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Miley Cyrus Pours It On With Hot New Bangerz Photos; Here’s Why

Miley Cyrus is sexy like a fox. Despite all the hand-wringing and hoopla over her over-the-top MTV performance, her fans seems to be getting her, even if the finger-wagging critics aren’t. Her record sales are through the roof. Her performance on the MTV Video Music Awards ignited sales of her already popular song “We Can’t Stop.” Sales for her VMAs song “We Can’t Stop” and new release “Wrecking Ball,” jetted ahead while sales for Robin Thicke’s song “Blurred Lines,” which she performed with Thicke during the show were flat....

MTV Music Video Awards Live from Brooklyn; Watch Livestream

Lady Gaga, Miley Cyrus and a slew of other pop stars will be descending on Brooklyn for the first ever MTV Video Music Awards at the new Barclays Center tonight (Aug. 25) and you can watch the arrivals live on TheImproper’s Live Stream. The red carpet arrivals begins at 6 pm Eastern and the awards show will kick off at 9 pm Eastern. Other performers include Kanye West, Katy Perry, Drake and Robin Thicke, who is vying with Miley for “Song of the Summer.” His tune “Blurred Lines” has been nominated, while Miley’s “We Can’t Stop” is a top contender....

Miley Cyrus Raps on New Song, Blows Off Critics (Listen!)

Miley Cyrus channels Nicki Minaj, rapping on a new song by her collaborator Mike Will Made It. She’s taken some heat for bending her genre, but Miley is right to blow off the critics. Why shouldn’t she experiment. Miley has always charted her own course, going back to her precocious teen years as the star of Disney’s “Hannah Montana.” While she’s always been a little ahead of the game from an age standpoint, she’s an adult now and should be experimenting ...

One Direction Create Teen Frenzy, Perform on Today Show (watch!)

Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Liam Payne, Harry Styles and Louis Tomlinson, better known as “One Direction,” turned Rockefeller Plaza into a teen screamfest today (Aug. 23) when they hit the “Today” show’s Summer Concert series stage and performed three of their biggest songs. They drew the largest crowd ever, according to NBC. Police had estimated more than 18,000 fans turned out to cheer on the UK lads. Hosts Savannah Guthrie and Matt Lauer were caught up in the moment. ...

One Direction Fans Mob Today Show Set for Band Show (photos!)

An estimated 18,000 One Direction fans are jamming the plaza at Rockefeller Center to watch the lads perform for the second time on NBC’s Today Show Summer Concert Series. It may be one of the largest crowds ever, according to Today weatherman Al Roker. The lads, Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Liam Payne, Harry Styles and Louis Tomlinson, are making a much bigger splash compared with their last visit, when they were barely known in the United States. The band has returned to New York and a far different welcome to promote their biographical film “This is Us,”...

One Direction Hits ‘This is Us’ Red Carpet; Watch Via Live Stream!!

One Direction, the boy band crafted by music mogul Simon Cowell out of UK X-Factor rejects, will lift the curtain on their revealing new documentary “This is Us,” today (Aug. 20) in London, and you can watch the red carpet action live here!!! TheImproper will air red carpet arrivals live at 12 noon Eastern direct from London via live stream. Band members Louis Tomlinson, Liam Payne, Niall Horan, Zayn Malik and Harry Styles helped relaunch the boy band concept in 2010....

Lady Gaga a Chameleon in Art-Driven ‘Applause Video (watch!)

Lady Gaga ended weeks of teasing with the debut of her video for new single “Applause.” She puts on a chameleon-like performance, showing off more looks than a Ringling Bros. Barnum and Bailey Circus, including one very freaky black swan. Gaga’s eccentric costumes have been one of her trademarks. But she goes one step further and adds and element of performance art to the video. Her looks range from a highly stylized divas to semi-bare with little or no make-up...

Lady Gaga Goes All the Way to Bare in V Magazine (photos!)

Lady Gaga makes Miley Cyrus look like a saint in a new photo shoot for V magazine. She’s going all out nude to promote her new album Artpop. Miley has come close but has never gone quite this far… yet. Gaga, real name Stefani Germanotta, is in the best shape of her life and sporting a totally new look. Gone are the over-the-top blonde wigs and outlandish costumes; ...

Miley Cyrus Plays Sexy Muse for Big Sean’s ‘Fire’ Video (watch!)

Miley Cyrus burns through at least a half-a-dozen different looks as she strikes pose after poses in rapper Big Sean’s new video for his song “Fire.” In fact, she’s all the eye-candy he needs to convey his song visually. Miley is the only subject of the video. She preens and poses, caresses herself and strips down to a lacy brazier and panties. And get this no singing… by her that is. Miley is totally a living, breathing objet d’art....

Robin Thicke Sings ‘Blurred Lines’ Grade School Version (watch!)

Robin Thicke, who vaulted to the top of the charts with his catchy song “Blurred Lines,” shows just how simple it can get on the Jimmy Fallon show. He performs with the Roots playing a bunch of grade school instruments. It’s still just as catchy. Fallon and his house band have played similar impromptu sessions with Carly Rae Jepsen and Mariah Carey. So, it looks like the segment is on its way to becoming a regular feature....