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Talk about coming full circle, Gleeks. The hit-and-miss second season of "Glee" started with a nod to New York City by covering Jay-Z and Alicia Keys' anthem "Empire State of Mind" in the premiere and wrapped things up with a love letter to the Big Apple. The gang from Lima, Ohio, packed their bags and headed to the bright lights of NYC for Nationals and took Gleeks right along for the wild ride with them.

It's been debated all season whether "Glee" is a comedy or a drama, but I'd argue that it fits in the fantasy genre, especially if you consider the version of Manhattan they experienced. Need proof? "Glee" New York included a quiet Times Square, romantic dates while Gershwin and "Lady and the Tramp" songs playing in the background, celebrity encounters with Patti LuPone at Sardi's, having actual breakfast at Tiffany's and performing impromptu musical numbers that include a mash-up of the classic "New York, New York" with Madonna's "I Love New York." As a New York resident I hate to break it to you non-NY Gleeks, but most days living in this wonderful city rarely resembles that.

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Tags Amber Riley, Charice, Cheyenne Jackson, Chord Overstreet, Chris Colfer, Cory Monteith, Darren Criss, Dianna Agron, Glee, Heather Morris, Jonathan Groff, Kevin McHale, Lea Michele, Madonna, Matthew Morrison, Naya Rivera, Usher, Wicked

From winners and losers to surprise cameos and awesome performances, there were plenty of things to talk about after last night's Billboard Music Awards, and yet the moment that seems to have caused the biggest stir is the kiss between Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez. Justin kissed GF Selena right after his win for Best New Artist, and while the kiss lasted approximately three seconds (we're being generous here), it was enough to set the entire internet abuzz.

This wasn't the first time an awards-show pucker has sparked headlines. In fact, throughout the years there have been plenty of memorable lip-locks that set the trail for Sel and the Biebs. Check out our list of the five most memorable awards show smooches after the jump!

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Tags Adrien Brody, Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, Halle Berry, Justin Bieber, Kristen Stewart, Madonna, Michael Jackson, Rachel McAdams, Robert Pattinson, Ryan Gosling, Selena Gomez

After months of speculation and headlines, today the world found out just who Kate Middleton had picked as her royal wedding dress designer. Kate looked sleek and sophisticated in an Alexander McQueen gown—designed by Sarah Burton, the label's creative director—when she married Prince William in Westminster Abbey.

An official statement from the royal family sums up why Kate chose the forward-thinking, U.K.-based fashion house, crediting it for combining "tradition and modernity with the artistic vision that characterizes ... McQueen's work." Sarah joined Alexander McQueen in 1997 and took over the brand's designing duties in 2010, after McQueen's unexpected death in February.

The Duchess of Cambridge joins a long list of celebrities who have donned McQueen for important public events. Here are some of our favorites:

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Tags Alexander McQueen, Ashlee Simpson, Kate Middleton, Lady gaga, Madonna, Rihanna, Royal Wedding, Sarah Jessica Parker

James Franco was one busy guy at last night's Oscars. In addition to being co-host and a Best Actor nominee at the 83rd Annual Academy Awards, he still managed to keep up on his tweeting! James (pictured) tweeted throughout the Oscar ceremony, including sharing backstage pictures and videos of himself and his partner in crime, Anne Hathaway (in one posted clip, she gives him a hand massage! http://say.ly/VWaa8b.) We especially liked the photo the "127 Hours" star took of himself on the stage of the Kodak Theatre "From the stage #OSCARSREALTIME http://say.ly/kjpa7g" as well as video of him waiting in the wings as Sandra Bullock introduced him during the Best Actor category, "http://say.ly/VWaa8b."

But James wasn't the only one who didn't get to take home the gold. A gracious and funny Mark Ruffalo ("The Kids Are All Right") used his Twitter to tell followers he was, "Happy to be a beautiful loser!" and even tweeted the Best Supporting Actor acceptance speech he didn't get the chance to use. While Leonardo DiCaprio didn't get to attend this year's Oscars as a nominee, his film "Inception" did get some love from the Academy, which prompted the actor to write from his page, "Congrats to the #Inception team for the 4 wins! Well done. #oscars"

Check out the rest of the today's best Tinseltown tweets, including Lea Michele and Jenna Dewan living it up at Madonna's post-Oscars bash! Follow us @hollywoodcrush to get even more celebrity and pop culture news around the clock!

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Tags 127 hours, Anne Hathaway, Inception, James Franco, Jenna Dewan, Lea Michele, Leonardo DiCaprio, Madonna, Mark Ruffalo, Oscars, Oscars 2011, Sandra Bullock, The Kids Are All Right, The Twitter Nation, Tweet Dreams, Twitter

Kelly Osbourne is officially a Material Girl! Last month it was announced that the 26-year-old reality star/actress was replacing "Gossip Girl"'s Taylor Momsen as the face of Madonna and daughter Lourdes Leon's rocker chic line. And now you can see the raucous results!

A platinum-tressed Kelly vamps, vogues and poses for a series of graffiti-laced ads meant to hearken back to Madge's roots in New York City's East Village. The '80s are alive and well in these images, from Kelly's bangled wrists to that ginormous boom box. (Yes, kids, that's how us oldsters used to listen to music.)

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Tags Kelly Osbourne, Lourdes Leon, Madonna, Material Girl, Photo

A historic day in world history became all the talk of Twitter, as the news that Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak had resigned and relinquished his power. Many celebrities went on their pages to express their feelings towards the people of Egypt, who have been part of the massive protests over the past 18 days. Ian Somerhalder posted his thoughts on the revolution in the country, "Congratulating the people of Egypt- freedom is every living person's right! You deserve it! Dictators be done!" while Nick Lachey wrote, "big day in #egypt! congrats to all the people there who finally made their voices heard!." Elijah Wood opted to write a simple, yet powerful message, "Power to the people."

On the other spectrum of the Twitterverse, there was plenty of buzz surrounding Lady Gaga's latest single, "Born This Way." Before the song hit iTunes and radio early this morning, Lindsay Lohan counted herself among the many fans who couldn't wait to listen, as the actress told followers, "I'm so excited for Lady Gaga's "Born This Way" to drop! - http://say.ly/UBU8wX." After the little monsters had a chance to check out the tune, many couldn't help but hear some similarities between Gaga (pictured) and Madonna. Chris Daughtry tweeted, "Just listened to a clip of Lady Gaga "Born This Way" and I gotta say...sounds a lot like "Express Yourself" from Madonna" and Kevin McHale noticed it, too, "kk glad im not the only one feeling like i just heard a "new" madonna song.."

Check out the rest of Friday's best tweets from the stars, including birthday wishes for Taylor Lautner and gearing up for the Grammy Awards! Follow us @hollywoodcrush to get even more celebrity and pop culture news around the clock!

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Tags Chris Daughtry, Elijah Wood, Grammys 2011, Hayley Williams, Ian Somerhalder, Kevin McHale, Lady gaga, Lindsay Lohan, Madonna, Nick Lachey, Taylor Lautner, The Twitter Nation, Twitter

It looks like Madonna's Material Girl is ready for a new face.

Kelly Osbourne will replace Taylor Momsen as the new spokeswoman for the clothing line helmed by Madge and her daughter Lourdes Ciccone Leon, the Material Girl Collection blog announced on Monday.

"Material Girl is thrilled to confirm that Kelly Osbourne is the new face for 2011! We will be sharing all the details on this exciting new campaign in the upcoming weeks," a rep told Us Weekly.

The announcement shouldn't come as a huge surprise for readers of Lourdes' MG blog, where she recently posted that the brand was "desperately seeking" the next face.

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Tags Gossip Girl, John Galliano, Kelly Osbourne, Lourdes Leon, Madonna, Material Girl, Taylor Momsen

For years we thought we only had room in our hearts for one Britney Spears. How wrong we were. After last night's epic "Glee" episode (called "Britney/Brittany"), we are officially just as obsessed with Brittany S. Pierce (played by the comedic gem that is Heather Morris.) In fact, Brittany's, er, musings were so good they're getting their own list at the end of this recap.

Before we get to Brittany's greatest hits, let's get down to the episode at hand. With the exception of one song (more on Lea Michele's touching, but somewhat out-of-place, Paramore cover later) it was, as promised, a Britney extravaganza. It all stemmed from a very down-on-his-luck Mr. Schuester suggesting glee club give easy listening a go. You've got to be in a pretty dark place if you think teens want anything to do with Christopher Cross or Michael Bolton, and poor Mr. Schue was there. From the return of his scary ex-wife Terri to watching the woman he really loves, Emma, move on with a sexy dentist named Carl (good to finally have you, John Stamos!) Will is resistant to let loose, Britney-style.

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Tags Amber Riley, Britney Spears, Chris Colfer, Cory Monteith, Dianna Agron, Dot Jones, Glee, Harry Shum Jr., Heather Morris, Jane Lynch, Jayma Mays, Jenna Ushkowitz, Jessalyn Gilsig, John Stamos, Kevin McHale, Lea Michele, Madonna, Mark Salling, Matthew Morrison, Naya Rivera, Paramore, TRL, TV Recaps

It almost seemed too good to be true. One of our favorite shows had a scatterbrained but lovable blond (and let's face it, an awesome dancer) named Brittany. Then, one of our favorite pop stars (who just so happens to fit a very similar bill) was stopping by said show where some of her best songs would be covered.

Of course, one of our wildest pop-culture dreams will be coming true with Britney Spears appearing on tonight's brand new (and highly anticipated) episode of "Glee." As we've seen in the promo shots, Ms. Spears is facing off with our other favorite Brittany (played by the hilarious Heather Morris.) Since the two look (and from what we've heard so far, sound) quite a bit alike, we wanted to see how much these two Brits actually match up.

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Tags Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, Glee, Heather Morris, Madonna, TV News

It's Taylor vs. Taylor in this week's Style Superstar, as country cutie Taylor Swift and "Gossip Girl" Taylor Momsen battle for a spot in our recap of the week's best and worst dressed. Whose glowing look had us swooning? And whose left us in the dark (literally)? Keep reading to find out which Taylor is triumphant and which looks just plain tacky!

Taylor Swift looked every bit the modern day princess at the Country Music Hall of Fame, where she wore a fluttery, bright yellow knee-length dress that we absolutely adored. The "Mine" singer paired her frock with unique black and gold shoes, a glam up-do and some striking red lipstick, which made her look this week's runaway winner.

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Tags Fashion & Style, Lourdes Leon, Madonna, Material Girl, Taylor Momsen, Taylor Swift