After a nearly unbearable two-week wait, Rockstar Games has finally launched "Grand Theft Auto Online." Set as sort of a prequel to "GTAV" (which raked in more than a billion dollars in the first three days following launch), the online version will allow players to steal cars, beat up criminals and work their way up to ruling a criminal empire... with players around the world. Call it "Crime With Friends," and you wouldn't be far off the mark.

With that in mind, before you boot up PS3 or XBox 360 (the only two platforms that currently support online play), here's a rundown of everything you'll need to know about "GTA Online."

Buy A Copy Of GTA V
First and most important step to getting online with GTAO: buy a copy of GTA V. It's available for both PS3, and XBox 360. You'll also need an account with either the Playstation Network or Xbox LIVE respectively. Once you've installed "GTAV," you'll be able to install an update to the game through PSN or XBL that will allow you to boot up "Grand Theft Auto Online."

Know Your Grandparents
Unlike most character generators, which allow you to pick a nose, hairstyle, and more, "GTA Online" makes you pick your grandparents. No joke. Once you've picked grandparents, they spawn parents, who then beget your character. Not only does this family line provide your distinctive look, it also means you have a significant backstory. Adding to that, you can choose a career and other details about your character, which again help generate their initial look.

Over time, though, you'll have ...

Jay Z has spent almost two decades building a loyal and dedicated following, but Hov's #1 fan isn't someone who's collected his extensive discography. In fact, she's not even two years old yet.

"She's my biggest fan. If no one bought the Magna Carta [album] — the fact that she loves it so much, it gives me the greatest joy," Jay told Vanity Fair of his daughter Blue Ivy. "And that's not like a cliché. I'm really serious."

The rap mogul appears on the cover of the magazine's November issue wearing a dapper white tuxedo jacket. And inside, Jay admitted it may be hard to determine where Blue gets her great musical ear from, after all her mom is Beyoncé.

"She does like her mother's music — she watches [her concerts] on the computer every night," he revealed. "But my album came out and I don't know if Blue ever heard any of my music prior to this album — she's only 18 months old and I don't play my music around the house. But this album was new, so we played it. And she loves all the songs."

According to Jay, little Blue likes MCHG so much that she actually makes song requests. "She plays a song and she goes, 'More, Daddy, more ... Daddy song,' " he told the mag. "She's genuine. She's honest because she doesn't know it makes me happy, she just wants to hear it."

The star rapper has made indelible marks in the worlds of sports, fashion and politics in addition to music, but he ...

Four months ago, Drake couldn't even get inside an NBA locker room. That won't be a problem anymore.

Because he's just accepted a job with his hometown Toronto Raptors, taking on the role of "global ambassador" for the team. Just what that job will entail still isn't clear: in theory, he'll help raise the profile of the struggling franchise, as they gear up to host the NBA All-Star Game in 2016, and Raptors president Tim Lieweke told reporters Drizzy could also be involved in redesigning the team's logo and colors.

At a press conference on Monday, Drake said he was open to any role with the team, and we believe him. Like Jay Z and Usher — who have held stakes in the NBA's Nets and Cavaliers, respectively — Drake's got big plans. In fact, here's how we see the next 12 months of his tenure panning out, as he begins to reinvent the Raptors.

» Drake changes the name of the team to the Toronto Tuscan Leather.

» Intros to all home games will now be six-minutes long, feature no choruses.

» Assuming the role of GM, Drake immediately attempts to trade for Chris Paul and Anthony Davis, his eyebrow equals.

» Toronto becomes the first team in the NBA to wear ugly-ass sweaters during games.

» Drake to deliver pre-game pep talks in a wheelchair, a la his character on "Degrassi."

» "Started from the Bottom" becomes the team's official anthem, which is fitting because Toronto's been at the bottom of the NBA for three years now.

» Drake ...

Rihanna was only getting started when she teased out some looks from her upcoming over the weekend. The Unapologetic singer was back on set Monday night and into Tuesday, sharing with her Navy some more revealing shots from the visual.

And it looks like this is not a low-budget clip. The singer's seen wearing a diamond bra and barely-there denim cut-offs paired with some sky-high platforms that look to be plastered with money. While the concept is still a bit mysterious, the video will feature Rihanna writhing around on an ornate throne, with a fur coat thrown on it, in a sparse room that has just water on the floor.

She also sports another look in that same set-up, this time pairing the diamond bra with lacy red underwear and a denim, cut-off thong layered over the top. Also, she's swapped out the money heels for some Lucite platforms.

"Pour It Up," a stripper anthem, is the latest release of 2012's Unapologetic. Rihanna is directing the video herself.

"I did multiple records for her. I did the stadium-[sounding] record and, of course, I had to do a record like 'Pour It Up,' because it was that turn-up," Mike Will explained to MTV News last year about working on the track with Rih, adding it recalls another track he helped produce. "It kinda has like a [Juicy J] 'Bandz a Make Her Dance' feel to it, but it still has Rihanna's own hop."

More than three months after she was involuntarily committed
 to a psychiatric ward following a bizarre incident in which she set a small fire
 on a stranger's driveway, Amanda Bynes is making progress in her fight against mental illness.

Parents Lynn and Rick Bynes gave an update on their daughter's condition on Monday in a statement released through their lawyer in which they confirmed Amanda, 27, has been moved to a different facility.

"Currently, upon recommendation by the skilled healthcare professionals at UCLA Medical Center, Amanda is receiving specialized treatment in a private facility outside of Los Angeles," read the statement, according to US Magazine. "Amanda is making great strides towards recovery. The entire Bynes family would like to ask that they be given some measure of privacy so they can focus on Amanda's health and well-being. The Bynes family would also like to thank all of Amanda's supporters and well-wishers for their thoughts and prayers during this difficult time."

TMZ reported that Bynes was recently moved from UCLA Medical Center to the Malibu, California, rehab center The Canyon. An unnamed source close to the star reportedly told the site, "Amanda was stuck with people in much worse condition than her. She was scared, afraid and did not leave her immediate room area." Lawyer Tamar Arminak added, "She is getting specialized psych care, one-on-one treatment, not drug rehab."

Lynn Bynes was granted a temporary conservatorship
 over Amanda following the hospitalization, allowing her to take control of the actresses' personal and financial decisions. During a conservatorship hearing on ...

Katy Perry had a little treat for her fans on Monday. The singer revealed the track list for her October 22 album release, Prism.

The 16 songs on the deluxe album include previously released tracks like (featuring Juicy J), and her feisty lead single, as well as 13 other tracks that fans will only have to wait a few more weeks to hear.

The same day she revealed the deluxe track list, she also took the stage in the U.K. for the last day of the iTunes Festival. She appeared at the Roundhouse in London, where among her hits (according to a reported set list) she also played several songs off Prism, including "By the Grace of God."

She was joined by longtime collaborator Greg Wells and shared, "We'd like to play you the first song that we wrote when coming back to make a new record in November 2012. We wrote this song together." She then launched into the revealing, piano-driven ballad.

"Was 27 surviving my return to Saturn/ A long vacation didn't sound so bad/ Was full of secrets locked up tight like iron melting/ Running on empty, so out of gas," she sings on the opening lines of the track. "Thought I wasn't enough/ Found I wasn't so tough/ Laying on the bathroom floor/ We were living on a fault line/ And I felt the fault was all mine/ Couldn't take it anymore." Track list for Katy Perry's Deluxe issue of Prism, according to iTunes: » "Roar"
» "Legendary Lovers"
» ...

Not only is surpassing expectations in the ratings department, but it's also bringing in some heavy hitters from the talent pool. On Monday, the competition continued their ever-entertaining blind auditions as Adam Levine, Blake Shelton, Christina Aguilera and Cee Lo Green vied for their favorites.

Playful banter was at a high as all the judges teamed up against Shelton, insisting that the country hitmaker let another coach take a contestant past the finish line. "We're going to gun for you, homie. You won three years in a row," Levine told Shelton. " America needs change!" Aguilera quipped. And yet, Shelton's turned it into his running theme for the evening to persuade contestants to join his team.

Take a look at some of the highlights:

The Blue Eyed Soul
Tuesday night's first contestant proved exactly why "The Voice" exists. Ray Boudreaux took to the stage with a guitar in tow and an image that didn't exactly match his "epically cool voice" during his cover of Bill Withers' "Use Me." Mid-performance, the Louisiana native caught the attention of Green and Shelton, who both later boasted about Boudreaux's cleaned-up looks and bluesy soul vocals. In the end, Boudreaux sided with latter. "I got the real deal there. I want him to bring that bluesy Louisiana sound," Shelton said of his new addition.

Miami Heat
Prior to Lina Gaudenzi's audition, the 23-year-old contestant said all she needed was 90 seconds to get a coach's attention. With her silky falsetto during her cover of Fleetwood Mac's "Landslide," she only needed about 30, earning swivels from Aguilera and Shelton.

"I think ...

Eminem, Lady Gaga and Arcade Fire will headline the first-ever YouTube Music Awards on November 3. The show, created by YouTube and director Spike Jonze, will be hosted by actor Jason Schwartzman and, of course, livestreamed all over the world.

Because it's YouTube, alongside Slim Shady, Mother Monster and budding Zooropans
 Arcade Fire, viewers will also be treated to performances from some of the site's homegrown stars, including violin ripper Lindsey Stirling and musical punsters CDZA.

The 90-minute show will feature musical events from all over the world, including Seoul, Moscow, London and Brazil, with the live awards program taking place at Pier 36 in New York. Nominations will be announced on October 17 based on the most-watched videos from around the planet and fans will get a chance to determine the winners by sharing their votes across social media. Users will be able to cast votes in six as-yet-unnamed categories until right before the show starts.

"We're setting out to create a night that's all about making things and creativity in the spirit of everyone that uses YouTube," said the show's creative director Jonze in a statement. "As well as giving out awards, we'll be making live music videos. The whole night should feel like a YouTube video itself. We're getting together a group of amazing artists and filmmakers to do this live - tune in to see what happens live."