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It's a great time to be Scotty McCreery.

The American Idol champion releases his debut album ("Clear as Day") in a week and has also just announced that he'll tour with country superstar Brad Paisley in 2012!

Scotty McCreery in Concert

Cities, dates and other details will soon be released, but Scotty has Tweeted how “it’s really humbling that somebody like him would invite me to tour w/ him," adding: “I just hope i’m ready for any pranks he throws my way.”

Since he was crowned the season 10 winner in May, McCreery's exclusive Wal-Mart CD has sold 185,000 copies, and his first single, “I Love You This Big,” reached number 15 on Billboard‘s Country Songs chart. Far from shabby for the young artist.

Stefano Langone is the latest American Idol contestant to sign a record deal.

As of this week, the smooth singer is officially part of 19 Management, the same company that represents Pia Toscano, Haley Reinhart and James Durbin. Sources confirm that Langone is currently in the studio, working on his debut album.

Stefano Langone in Concert

We're very happy for Stefano, but we can't help but wonder: where is the record deal for friend of the site Casey Abrams? His run on season 10 was as original as any in Idol history.

Bruno Mars is probably the biggest name included on the Breaking Dawn soundtrack, which will hit stores on November 8 and feature these artists and singles.

Now, the multi-talented writer/singer has made available the song that will be heard at some point in the film. It's titled "It Will Rain" and we can't verify when or why it appears in part one of the final Twilight installment. But we can give readers a chance to listen to it here:

Bruno Mars - It Will Rain

Justin Bieber has made it very clear: he'll be teaming up with mentor Usher for at least one song on his upcoming Christmas CD.

“just finished a late nt in the studio for the christmas album…it is OFFICIAL…my big bro @UsherRaymondIV is on the album with me! #EPIC (sic)” Justin Tweeted this week.

Let's just hope Justin can find time to lay down some songs in between his planning of amazing dates with Selena Gomez.

No release date has been announced for the album yet, but Billboard might as well save a spot at number-one for Justin some time this winter.

Other artists rumored to be collaborating with Bieber on it include The Band Perry, Boyz II Men, Taylor Swift and Sean Kingston.

Kelly Clarkson takes an ambitious step in her new music video: she reads the comments section of various celebrity gossip blog posts.

How does she react from there? What decision does she reach about a guy that's constantly giving her orders? Knowing Clarkson's history of female-empowerment songs, the answer isn't exactly a surprise.

But it's still worth watching, as the official video for "Mr. Know It All" takes a jab at certain kinds of men and media members. Watch now:

Kelly Clarkson - Mr. Know It All (Official Video)

It was humorous when Chris Farley screamed about it as Matt Foley on Saturday Night Live, but it's far less funny when it happens to a music legend:

Sly Stone is broke and living in a van.

Sly & The Family Stone - I Want To Take You Higher

The former funk singer, who fronted the group Sly & the Family Stone, opened up to The New York Post over the weekend about how his use of drugs and money mismanagement have led him to a homeless life on the road.

“I like my small camper,” Stone told the newspaper. “I just do not want to return to a fixed home. I cannot stand being in one place. I must keep moving.”

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Lady Gaga moved us last night at the iheartradio music festival when she performed a tribute to Jamey Rodemeyer, a young fan who committed suicide last week.

"We lost a little monster this week and I wanted to dedicate this song to him tonight," Gaga said of the teenager, before belting out an eight-minute, stripped-down, yet still spirited version of "Hair," her anthem of individuality.

Watch the singer's full, moving performance right here:

Lady Gaga - Hair (Live Jamey Rodemeyer Tribute)

Mid-song, Lady Gaga said "Jamey, I know you're up there looking on us, and you're not a victim, you're a lesson to all of us ... Bullying is for losers."

Rodemeyer was only 14 when he took his own life last Sunday, following online bullying (specifically gay slurs) for a year. He considered Gaga his idol.

As celebrities go, he certainly could do worse. R.I.P.

Let's take a break from analyzing the personal life of Jennifer Lopez, shall we?

Divorce or no divorce, new relationship with Bradley Cooper or 100% single, J. Lo is one of the most entertaining stars out there. She proved that over the weekend as one of the numerous acts to take the stage at the iHeartRadio Music Festival in Las Vegas.

The 42-year-old performed a set that included "Get Right, "Jenny On the Block," "Let’s Get Loud," "Ain’t It Funny," "On the Floor" and her latest, "Papi." Check out her rendition of final track listed now:

Jennifer Lopez - Papi (Live)

She's been making the media round - The Tonight Show, Good Morning America - and playing "Skyscraper" for millions of viewers, but Demi Lovato is already plotting her next radio release.

It will be a dance track titled "Who's That Boy," which features Dev and included the lyrics: "I've been staring at ya/ And I could do it all night/ You're looking like an angel/ With the kind of body that needs a spotlight."

Demi Lovato Thanks Her Fans

Lovato released "Unbroken" on Tuesday and tells MTV of the album:

"I think it's grown-up, but it's not too grown-up. It's not tasteless. It's growing up with my fans. It's [like] I'm not a kid anymore, but I'm also not a full-grown woman either. So I'm in that in-between stage, trying to figure out where that is. So I'm figuring it out, just like my fans are."

Demi is working on the music video for "Who's That Boy" as we type.

Rihanna’s new single, “We Found Love”, has just been released.

The track from her forthcoming album, which was produced by Calvin Harris, apparently has the singer "excited but nervous" about how her fans will react.

“I could throw up, [to be honest],” she wrote on her Twitter account.

Take a listen to the song below and tell us what you think of it:

Rihanna - We Found Love

How would you assess Rihanna's "We Found Love"?