When you live in the world of Little Monsters, there is meaning in everything. Take, for instance, a provocative image uploaded by Lady Gaga's makeup artist, Tara Savelo, late Tuesday night.

Sure, the average person logging into the LittleMonsters community might have just seen Gaga with a paint palette in their lap holding a hand over a frame with the word "Applause" written in all red caps across the top.

But a Little Monster would absolutely notice that the post was titled "26 Days," and done the backwards math to realize that that is (almost) exactly the time left before the August 19 date Gaga promised for the first single from her long-awaited ARTPOP album.

"I knew that the applause was the next single, seeOh well ... I TOLD YA!!!!!," wrote fan Claudia on Little Monsters. Another, Bryan, seemed to have figured it all out when he wrote, "The blank canvas of ARTPOP is finally beginning to fill. The artist is Lady Gaga, and the first piece of the painting is 'The Applause.' "

Another enterprising young man found what he deemed a hidden clue. "If you flip the photo upside down, and look right above where 'The Applause' is written it says, 'Lady Gaga B198."

The singer stirred the pot a bit herself a short time later, posting a drawing with some poem-like verses that could be lyrics to a new song. "If only fame had an IV/baby I could bare being away from you/ I found the vein put it in here." The final line has an arrow ...

Add Bonnie Braaten to the list of people who are confused by Amanda Bynes' actions on Monday night. The homeowner whose driveway was allegedly set on fire by the actress has spoken out about her confusion over the bizarre incident
 outside her Thousand Oaks, California home.

"I have no idea what she was doing," Braaten told US Weekly, noting that she's been told that Bynes' parents live nearby. "I don't even think she has an idea what she was doing."

Braaten told the magazine that she was in a back bedroom watching TV at the time of the incident and came on the scene after the fire had been put out by a neighbor. An eyewitness told her that the flames rose five feet in the air and that there were two different fires, which were reported to sheriff's officials as arson.

Bynes, 27, was placed on an involuntary 72-hour psychiatric hold
 by California's sheriff's deputies on Monday night after she reportedly set the fires. Braaten's neighbor, Bruno Corsi, told the magazine that he extinguished the fire, which he discovered after hearing a disturbance while working in his garage. He emerged to see "a bunch of teenage kids who were trying to stop the fire." He described seeing a woman with "long blonde hair ... sitting on the sidewalk." Bynes has been spotted lately wearing a long blonde wig.

"There was a gas can, a two- or three-gallon container," he said. "It was melting. If it were metal, it would have exploded, but it was plastic. [There were] four- or ...

There will be talented singers, there will be awkward auditions, but there's one thing won't have season three: drama on the judging panel.

Except, of course, the friendly banter between returning judges Simon Cowell and Demi Lovato.

"No absolutely not," Lovato told MTV News at Philadelphia's Pop-Tart Crazy Good Summer Tour of whether we will see the judges argue on the show. "Other than against Simon, so that's fun."

Cowell and Lovato will be joined by Kelly Rowland and Paulina Rubio, who replaced L.A. Reid and Britney Spears and whom Lovato affectionately nicknamed her "older sisters." The four have been jet-setting across the country for auditions, and in the process have become a close-knit panel.

So, what's the key to the success of this judging panel? According to Lovato, it's all about the ladies.

"That's fun having a bunch of women on that panel, because it's like girl power and it brings a lighter energy to the show. Instead of having feuds on the panel, there's actually ... It's all positive," Lovato said. "Therefore it makes it fun to watch."

The "Heart Attack" singer, who is up for a 2013 Video Music Awards, tells viewers that they can expect Rowland to bring the humor, Rubio to bring the craziness and Cowell to "still come across as a jerk." As for Lovato? Expect her to bring the honesty.

"I've raised my bar, I put a lot of people through last year that had the overall package but didn't have the best voices," Lovato said. "And now I've raised the bar where I am ...

Things won't be so easy for Hayley (Phoebe Tonkin) in the Big Easy. As we learned during the backdoor pilot for "The Vampire Diaries" spin-off "The Original," the werewolf is pregnant with hybrid Klaus' baby — and a coven of witches is using her and her unborn child to force the bloodsucker to do their bidding.

It was a plot twist few (including the cast) saw coming, and one that left plenty of unanswered questions (including, "What is it?") after the April 25th episode aired. But star Joseph Morgan may have the best query of the bunch:

"Does it turn every full moon when it's in the womb?" he asked creator Julie Plec when we spoke with the cast during San Diego Comic-Con.

Plec was ready with an intriguing answer — one that seemed to surprise the assembled cast members.

"Well, I will tell you this: We did have dialogue in the original episode, and I think we are putting it into the episode that will be our first episode in October," Plec teased. "We're talking about Hayley's pregnancy and how do you know, and she says, 'Look up.' And it's a full moon, and she says, 'I'm not turning.' You know, that's werewolf culture. When women are pregnant that's the one time the curse releases itself so the werewolf bloodlines can continue to procreate."

"The Originals" follows the millenia-old Mikaelson family of undead, first introduced in "The Vampire Diaries," as they return to New Orleans and Klaus tries to reclaim rule from protégé Marcel (Charles Michael Davis).

"The Originals" premieres Tuesday, October ...

Happy 3rd birthday, One Direction! Although you only have the age of a toddler, it certainly feels like you've been around longer — especially with two albums, two world tours, eight music videos, an upcoming movie and 68 awards, including three VMAs.

Exactly three years ago, on July 23, 2010, Zayn, Harry, Liam, Louis and Niall were banded together by Simon Cowell on the British version of the "X Factor," and since then, the guys have been singing in harmony and stealing hearts. As the Directioners have been celebrating with their fave memories on Twitter on Tuesday (July 23) in celebration, MTV News has rounded up the most adorable moments from the fivesome.

November 2010 — In the first week of the "X Factor," the guys made a video diary for their growing group of fans. When asked for what they look for in a girl, many of them gave generic answers. Not Louis. He told the world "I like girls who eat carrots." Since then, Directioners have been bringing 1D carrots to every show. Hope you guys like Vitamin C!

February 2012 — It took a bit for One Direction to make it big in America, but once they caught on, they spread like Directioners outside Madison Square Garden. And although it seems like eons ago, "What Makes You Beautiful" kickstarted 1D's quest for fame in the U.S. After that, their first album debuted at #1 on Billboard and another LP followed in November 2012.

April 2012 — Remember when One Direction took over "Saturday Night Live"? Along with their ...

The next 48 hours will play a critical part in what comes next for Amanda Bynes. The actress was placed on an involuntary psychiatric hold by California sheriff's deputies on Monday night after she reportedly set a small fire
 in a stranger's driveway.

A spokesperson for the Ventura County Sheriff's Department said Bynes, 27, was, "involved in a disturbance in a residential neighborhood last night in Thousand Oaks" and after investigating the incident and speaking to Bynes, 27, they determined that she met the criteria for a 5150 psychiatric hold.

"The maximum is a 72 hour hold, but in most cases they don't need 72 hours," said Rusty Selix, executive director of the Mental Health Association of California. Selix, who is a lawyer, not a clinician, has no first-hand knowledge of the Bynes incident, but has extensive experience with 5150 cases and said in rare occasions a 5150 hold can be extended to 14 days.

"For someone to be admitted, a judicial proceeding takes place and someone has to make a finding that the person is a danger to themself or others ... [with the act of] setting fires in a driveway it is not problem to make that determination," he said. "You have to determine that it's a result of mental illness and there's usually a second order to medicate the person with or without their consent."

Selix said that second order usually involves the injection of fast-acting anti-psychotic medication that can typically stabilize the patient within 24 hours and get them to a level where they are no longer a danger ...

The next 48 hours will play a critical part in what comes next for Amanda Bynes. The actress was placed on an involuntary psychiatric hold by California sheriff's deputies on Monday night after she reportedly set a small fire
 in a stranger's driveway.

A spokesperson for the Ventura County Sheriff's Department said Bynes, 27, was, "involved in a disturbance in a residential neighborhood last night in Thousand Oaks" and after investigating the incident and speaking to Bynes, 27, they determined that she met the criteria for a 5150 psychiatric hold.

"The maximum is a 72 hour hold, but in most cases they don't need 72 hours," said Rusty Selix, executive director of the Mental Health Association of California. Selix, who is a lawyer, not a clinician, has no first-hand knowledge of the Bynes incident, but has extensive experience with 5150 cases and said in rare occasions a 5150 hold can be extended to 14 days.

"For someone to be admitted, a judicial proceeding takes place and someone has to make a finding that the person is a danger to themself or others ... [with the act of] setting fires in a driveway it is not problem to make that determination," he said. "You have to determine that it's a result of mental illness and there's usually a second order to medicate the person with or without their consent."

Selix said that second order usually involves the injection of fast-acting anti-psychotic medication that can typically stabilize the patient within 24 hours and get them to a level where they are no longer a danger ...