All right, stop — collaborate and listen. Because Gwyneth Paltrow dropped some majorly interesting tidbits about her film career past on last night’s episode of “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” As she revealed to the host, the “Iron Man 3″ star was actually offered the female lead in Vanilla Ice’s Golden Raspberry Award-winning 1991 classic, “Cool As Ice.”

Unfortunately for us all, Gwyneth’s father, the late director and producer Bruce Paltrow, convinced her not to accept what would have been one of her very first roles. (“No daughter of mine shall wax a chump like a candle,” he probably didn’t say.) Then again, that decision was most likely for the best — America probably wasn’t ready for the Notorious G.O.O.P. just yet.

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Beyonce’s 33rd birthday might not be until Thursday, September 4, but that shouldn’t stop you from celebrating early! Hello, you’re a grown woman — you can do whatever you want. Same goes for grown men. For now.

To help you observe what might as well be the BeyHive national holiday, we’ve curated this 33-song “Happy Bey Day” playlist that spans the iconic entertainer’s entire career. So, pop open a jar of Swagu, put on that freakum dress and [INSERT FLAWLESS THIRD BEY REFERENCE HERE], because it’s time to party.

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The wait is over — Lady Gaga and her French bulldog, Asia, are finally back together again.

The pup surprised the “I Can’t Give You Anything But Love” singer when she landed at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport on Monday, September 1. For those keeping track at home, it’s been nearly a month since Gaga and her pet have seen each other IRL — Asia was barred from accompanying her owner to all of the Japanese, South Korean and Australian artRave tour stops due to alleged “quarantine rules.” They just were not ready for THAT FAAAAAAAAAAACE, I guess.

Never fear, though. Gulf News has confirmed that Asia will join Gaga on the road once again when her tour picks back up on September 10 in Dubai. You may officially resume sleeping at night.

Getting major “Christian The Lion” flashbacks from this mother-daughter reunion.

Later at home, Asia was “mad at mommy for leaving.”

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This pile of “Japanese Toys” seems to have eased the tension.

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Gaga also had a reunion with boyfriend Taylor Kinney — or at least his disembodied hand.

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Get ready to see more of this again, Lady Gaga’s Instagram followers.

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I don’t wanna say anything I can’t take back, but 5 Seconds Of Summer might actually be the worst at breakfast. Like, if you’re looking for some professionals to help break your fast, don’t call these guys. Lord only knows how they’d desecrate brunch.

In London for the iTunes Festival — they take the stage on Thursday, September 4, FYI — the “Amnesia” singers couldn’t have effed up the most important meal of the day more if they’d tried. Who sent you, 5SOS? Lunch? Dinner?!

First, 5SOS were unable to hit up a Starbucks because it, um, wasn’t open yet.

Ashton finally got his hands on a banana and a latte, then — NO OH MY GOD WHAT ARE YOU DOING.

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We were rooting for you. WE WERE ALL ROOTING FOR YOU.

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Literally no words at this “breakfast” video. It’s like watching an alien presentation on human behaviors.

All of you, see me after class.

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Today being Labor Day and all, you are pretty much federally required to take the day off under penalty of death — or something. (Pretty sure that’s in the Constitution.) Don’t worry, this GIF wall of Beyoncé, Britney Spears, Rihanna, Nicki Minaj, Lady Gaga and more of your favorite pop divas has your work werk covered.

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Once a pop star is firmly established, we know her persona inside and out. Rihanna is DGAF personified, Katy Perry is the queen of pinup kitsch, Lady Gaga is our resident reverse Warholian artist-in-residence and Beyoncé — hallowed be her name — reigns benevolently from above like the ***flawless goddess that she is.

But, what about before each of these pop ladies had gotten the public’s attention? By flipping back to the earliest days of their respective catalogs, we can see the very beginnings of their now-ubiquitous identities taking root. This is especially true when you listen to their earlier features, where they, as young artists just starting out, might have had even less say over their overall look, sound and feel.

So without further ado, let’s check out nine of these “Forgotten Features.” It will be fun, weird and kinda mind-blowing in places, but most of all it’s not work. Happy Labor Day!

1.) Wale’s “Chillin” featuring Lady Gaga

This video from 2009 shows Gaga at her earliest: enigmatic, mysterious, perhaps more wig than woman. She’s also affecting some kind of M.I.A. circa “Paper Planes” attitude — all cool, calm and collected. It’s a far cry from the outspoken “Applause” singer we know today.

2.) 3OH!3′s “Starstrukk” featuring Katy Perry

Back before we heard Katy “Roar,” she was just One Of The Boys — in this case Sean Foreman and Nathaniel Motte of 3OH!3. (They were kind of ...

The deluxe, 14-track version of Maroon 5′s fifth studio album, V, is streaming right now on iTunes Radio, which means that fans of the band are finally able to listen to frontman Adam Levine’s much buzzed-about collaboration with his fellow “Voice” judge, Gwen Stefani.

The understated piano ballad was co-penned by Sia — and it shows. The sweeping sonic landscapes and the raw, elongated vowel dips have her signature all over them. Levine, Benny Blanco, Darkchild and Andre Lindal all played a hand in the song’s creation, too, just in case you need more reasons to check it out.

Other standouts on the LP include lead single “Maps”, “It Was Always You,” with verses that build to near George Michael “Freedom ’90″ levels, and a cover of Marcy Playground’s “Sex And Candy.” There’s also “Sugar,” a slinky bit of Bee Gees electronica — not unlike past hit “Makes Me Wonder” — that makes for a pretty effective comedown from the plethora of ’70s-throwback we’ve been given this past year.

Hit Up iTunes Radio To Listen To Maroon 5′s V

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In case you missed the all-out Twitter breakage last night, a nude Snapchat video allegedly depicting Calum Hood, 5 Seconds Of Summer’s 18-year-old bassist and singer, made its way onto the Internet.

Calum seems to be taking it all in stride, brushing off the obvious with the air of a seasoned publicist.

And the 5SOS Fam have been nothing but supportive.