Justin Bieber lands the cover of V magazine‘s music issue and the soon-to-be-18-year-old talks about growing up and incorporating more mature subjects in his music.

“People need to know I’m not a kid anymore,” the pop star said. “I’m still learning. I’m not going to try to conform to what people want me to be or go out there and start partying, have people see me with alcohol.”

The “Baby” singer says he’s not planning on over-hauling his public image in the blink of an eye, he’s going to take his time. Respect is his long-term goal.

“I want to do it at my own pace,” Bieber told V. “I don’t want to start singing about things like sex, drugs and swearing. I’m into love, and maybe I’ll get more into making love when I’m older. But I want to be someone who is respected by everybody.”

Bieber’s shoot for the magazine is done by Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin and he was styled by Lady Gaga‘s pal and Thierry Mugler creative head honcho Nicola Formichetti.

Biebs wears an ivy crown, a Roman helmet and lots of Mugler designs. Check out all the pics below.

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Lisa Loeb and her husband Roey Hershkovitz are getting ready to welcome a second child later this year.

The 43 year-old singer/songwriter, who is due in June, is anxious to give the couple’s daughter, 2 year-old Lyla Rose, a brother or sister.

“I grew up with a big family, so I’m excited for Lyla to have a sibling!” Loeb told People magazine.

She also says she’s working on finding the balance between career and her home.

“It’s a little bit of a challenge to try to balance my work with my family, but my family comes first.”

The “Stay (I Missed You)” singer, who married Herskovitz in 2009, is currently promoting her book for children Lisa Loeb’s Silly Sing-Along: The Disappointing Pancake and Other Zany Songs.

She also has a line of glasses – The Lisa Loeb Eyewear Collection.

Hershkovitz is a music production supervisor for Conan O’Brien‘s late night talk show.

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Jay-Z is showing how proud he is to be a dad to daughter Blue Ivy.

He and his wife, Beyonce welcomed their first child over the weekend at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City and the rapper has already put out a beautiful song that reveals his heartfelt feelings and the littlest Carter’s cry.

Jay-Z posted “Glory” on his website Life + Times, declaring her his “greatest creation.”

“The most amazing feeling I feel/ Words can’t describe what I’m feeling, for real.” he raps. “Baby, I paint the sky Blue, my greatest creation was you. Glory.”

The 42 year-old artist also reveals that the Single Ladies singer miscarried, making Blue Ivy’s arrival all the more significant for the superstar couple.

“False alarms and false starts/ All made better by the sound of your heart/ All the of the pain of the last time/ I prayed so hard it was the last time,” he says.

Later in the song he talks about their personal tragedy specifically: “Last time the miscarriage was so tragic/ We was afraid you’d disappear, but nah, baby, you magic.”

The tune, which was produced by Pharrell, includes Blue Ivy’s first recording. Jay-Z, who credits his little girl as B.I.C., ends the track with her cry.

Listen to the tune below.  (Read the article)

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Some people really know how to keep a secret!

Dido and her husband, Rohan Garvin welcomed a baby back in July and the couple is just now releasing the info publicly. She gave birth to their son Stanley at London’s Portland Hospital during the summer and has quietly assumed her mommy duties away from the public eye.

“I wanted to wish you all a very happy christmas. I’m ridiculously excited about stanley’s first christmas this year!” she posted to her rarely-used twitter account on Christmas Eve.

“Hope you all have a brilliant one and I’m looking forward to seeing everyone in 2012… Love, didoxx”

Dido, who’s full name is Dido Florian Cloud de Bounevialle O’Malley Armstrong, had to bow out of performing at the Oscars last February after learning of her pregnancy but has said nothing since then.

The singer rose to fame when Eminem sampled her song “Thank You” for the chorus of his tune “Stan,” the song of the obsessed fan who kills his girlfriend, unborn baby and himself after he thinks he’s been snubbed by the rapper.

Dido was shown sitting on a toilet in the controversial video.

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Jennifer Lopez showed her racy side at the 2011 American Music Awards held at the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles on Sunday, November 20th.

The diva pulled out all the fashion stops with her sheer, one sleeved Zuhair Murad couture dress. The gown was embroidered with black lace and crystals in all the right places to keep her barely covered but super sexy body on display.

Lopez also performed a medley of her singles “Until it Beats No More,” “Papi” and “On The Floor” starting in a Roberto Cavalli animal print dress with cape, changing into a gold dress with fringe and ending in a sparkling nude body suit that was reminiscent of Britney Spears‘ look from her “Toxic” video.

Lopez was the winner of Favorite Latin Artist of the Year.

Check out more photos and the video of her performance below. (Read the article)

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Beyonce and Jay-Z‘s marriage was super secret and there was one big detail people wanted to know about – what was her wedding dress like? For a fashion savvy star like Bey, the dress for her April 2008 nuptials would be the epitome of fashionable wedding glory.

For her new video “I Was Here” the ultra private star gives a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it peep at the elusive gown – all white and strapless – among other quick pieces of home video footage of Beyonce’s life.

The star is shown performing for her family and in competitions when she was young, frolicking on a slip-n-slide, playing with her nephew, Destiny’s Child footage and Beyonce meeting and performing with her heros.

The clip is from the new DVD Live at Roseland: Elements of 4 which goes on sale exclusively at Walmart November 21st.

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Selena Gomez and pals have fun in a corn field and they turn a front porch into a club scene for her new video “Hit the Lights”.

The 19 year-old singer and friends take a hay ride and snack on watermelon, pop oversize balloons and dance on the farm by day but by night, they turn a house into a rave, flashlights lighting the way.

Young, care-free and an ode to embracing life with lyrics “”Hit the lights, let the music move you/Lose yourself tonight, come alive/Let the moment take you, lose control tonight/Hit the lights, let the music move you/Lose yourself tonight, come alive/Let the moment take you, lose control tonight.”

Enjoy Selena’s latest song and vid!

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Rapper Heavy D was found unconscious outside his home in Beverly Hills, Calif., yesterday and rushed to the hospital but the musician and actor died shortly after arriving.

Heavy D – real name Dwight Arrington Myers – was reportedly coming back from a shopping trip when he complained to neighbors that he “couldn’t breathe” and paramedics were called to the scene.

The 44 year-old was best known for his massive hit with Heavy D & The Boyz “Now That We Found Love,” for the theme song to the sketch comedy show In Living Color and for his positive and upbeat attitude.

Hours before his death, Heavy D tweeted his last thoughts for his followers and true to form, his words were meant to uplift:

“BE INSPIRED!” were his final public words to his fans.

An autopsy is scheduled to begin this morning although police have said no foul play is thought to be involved in the rapper’s death.

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Adele‘s fans have been hit with two pieces of sad news about the singer: that she’s cancelled all the remaining 2011 concert dates and has throat cancer.

Only one of those things is accurate.

Yes, the “Rolling in the Deep” singer will not perform live at all for the rest of 2011 and possibly into 2012 – which is disappointing to fans – but everyone can breathe a sigh of relief as the rumors of Adele suffering from throat cancer are untrue.

“We would like to reiterate that Adele is to undergo surgery for a hemorrhaged vocal chord,” the rep tells E!. “All reports regarding any other condition are 100 percent false.”

The 23 year-old is having the procedure to repair her damaged vocal cords, but it isn’t due to the more serious illness of cancer. She has a  hemorrhage – sort of like a bleeding bruise – on her vocal cords that needs to be surgically corrected.

At the beginning of the month, when Adele issued a statement on her official website, she said she was devastated at letting down her fans.

“I have absolutely no choice but to recuperate properly and fully, or i risk damaging my voice forever. i have great confidence in believing you know how much this upsets me, how seriously i take it and how truly devastated and annoyed i am by this. wanting to do something so bad and not being able to is the most frustrating thing as im sure you know!”

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When Beyonce throws a party, she invites some of the best guests.

The 30 year-old diva partied her former Destiny’s Child band mate Kelly Rowland, her sister Solange Knowles and J Cole for the latest video “Party.”

Bey shows off her pre baby bump body with skimpy swimwear in a backyard barbeque full of fun, family and freestyle dancing in the clip.

The vid was shot in August, when Beyonce was just barely 3 months pregnant with her and Jay-Z‘s baby and there is no sign of any baby belly. The “Run The World (Girls)” singer looks amazing.

Check it below and tell us what you think.

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