Four-time nominees will perform at Sunday’s VMAs.
By Gil Kaufman

Florence Welch of Florence and the Machine

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We hate to say we told you so, but we totally told you so. Back in January, we picked English rock group Florence + the Machine as one of the potential breakout artists of 2010, and, well, we can’t lie, we were totally right.

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Ke$ha and Ashley Greene join the star-studded presenters list for the live show on September 12.
By Jocelyn Vena

Justin Bieber

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One is a teen pop phenomenon known for inducing Beatles-level hysteria in his fans, the other, a free-spirit Atlanta MC whose debut album suddenly shot to pop success. Now, Justin Bieber and B.o.B are set to hit the stage as performers at this year’s 2010 MTV Video Music Awards. Bieber and B.o.B join already announced performers Kanye West, Drake and Florence and the Machine.

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Oscar-winning filmmaker Davis Guggenheim was lined up to helm the ‘feature biopic.’
By Kara Warner

Justin Bieber

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Uh-oh, Justin Bieber fans. The teen heartthrob’s 3-D concert-movie extravaganza has hit a roadblock: Oscar-winning filmmaker Davis Guggenheim has reportedly dropped out.

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Oscar-winning filmmaker Davis Guggenheim was lined up to helm the ‘feature biopic.’
By Kara Warner

Justin Bieber

Photo: George Pimentel/ WireImage

Uh-oh, Justin Bieber fans. The teen heartthrob’s 3-D concert-movie extravaganza has hit a roadblock: Oscar-winning filmmaker Davis Guggenheim has reportedly dropped out.

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Cory Monteith, Mark Salling, Chris Colfer and Kevin McHale will assist ‘Teenage Dream’ singer during August 9 show.
By Jocelyn Vena

Mark Salling and Cory Monteith

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Katy Perry might have two types of teenage dreams when she hosts the Teen Choice Awards next month. Not only is she thinking about singing the title track from her forthcoming album Teenage Dream as part of the night’s entertainment, she’ll have some dreamy male company that evening: The male stars of “Glee” have been announced as co-hosts for the August 9 show.

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Korn come in a distant #2 with Korn III — Remember Who You Are.
By Gil Kaufman

Eminem’s Recovery

Photo: Interscope

What a difference a year makes. Last summer, Eminem’s comeback album, Relapse, held on to the top position on the Billboard albums chart for two weeks before beginning a slow downhill march that had it out of the top 10 within two months.

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Chris Wolstenholme is ambivalent about soundtracks that have boosted his band’s profile in the U.S.
By Gil Kaufman

Muse’s Chris Wolstenholme

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After making millions of potential new fans thanks to the inclusion of their songs on all three “Twilight” soundtrack albums, Muse bassist Chris Wolstenholme may be risking the bloodthirsty wrath of the Twi-Hard Nation with some comments he recently made about the vampire sensation.

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Drake holds steady at #2, while Big Boi’s solo debut comes in at #3.
By Gil Kaufman

Eminem

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Now that Eminem is back on top of the charts, it looks like Slim Shady isn’t planning on budging anytime soon. For the third week in a row, Em’s Recovery will hold on to the pole position this week, moving another 229,000 copies to push the disc close to the 1.3 million mark, according to figures provided by Nielsen SoundScan. Also not budging is Drake, whose Thank Me Later holds steady in the #2 spot thanks to 74,000 more units served for a one-month total of more than 782,000.

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John Legend, Mary J. Blige and the ‘Twilight Saga: Eclipse’ cast are also scheduled to make Independence Day appearances around the country.
By MTV News staff

B.O.B

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The Fourth of July weekend. A time for potato salad, backyard barbecues, trips to the ER following fireworks mishaps and patriotic concerts headlined by Canadian tween stars.

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Fame singer will be first living person to pass 10 million mark on the social-networking site.
By Gil Kaufman

Lady Gaga

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President Obama, Starbucks, “House,” “Twilight” and “South Park.” What do all of these things have in common? As of Friday, they all had fewer Facebook fans than Lady Gaga.

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