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img alt="Photo: (Getty)" class="size-full wp-image-83143" height="280" src="http://act.mtv.com//wp-content/uploads/act/2013/08/MacklemoreThicke-Post.jpg" width="576">Photo: (Getty) The 2013 VMAs is just one day away, and all of the best stars, performers, and thrift shoppers have descended on New York City for the big event. Last night, two of this year's highly nominated breakout stars, Robin Thicke and Macklemore, got together at Terminal 5 to sing some songs for Lifebeat, an amazing organization that uses music to fight HIV/Aids. Macklemore...

img alt="Photo: (Getty)" class="size-full wp-image-83195" height="280" src="http://act.mtv.com//wp-content/uploads/act/2013/08/HarryStylesNecklace-Post.jpg" width="576">Photo: (Getty) Harry Styles appeared on the "TODAY" show this morning promoting "One Direction: This is Us", and we couldn't help but be distracted by the fab necklace hanging from his heavenly body. We soon realized, it's actually a key from former MTV "RJ Berger" star, Caitlin Crosby's charity "The Giving Keys"! If you have yet to hear about "The Giving Keys", let me catch...

We recently got a sneak peek at the 2013 Video Music Awards' seating chart, and boy, is it gooood! From BFFs to people who may be meeting for the first time, here's how it's all goin' down at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn this Sunday...according to us. + Taylor Swift & Selena Gomez Put two girls in their early 20s next to each other at any event, and they're bound to talk about one thing: boys. But after the requisite gossip, tears, and text message analysis ("What do you think Justin meant by, 'hi'?"), we always seem to settle on...

And the hits just keep on coming. We just kicked off day three of the 2013 Video Music Awards All Access Experience, and if you've been watching the past two days, you know exactly what to expect. We're talking nominated videos and interviews with nominees, performers, and more. It's going to be out of control, so strap yourself in. Media files:

img alt="Photo: (Getty)" class="size-full wp-image-83075" height="280" src="http://act.mtv.com//wp-content/uploads/act/2013/08/Manning-Post.jpg" width="576">Photo: (Getty) The news has been dominated this week by headlines about Bradley Manning, the Army private who was sentenced to 35 years in prison for leaking classified documents to Wikileaks. Today, however, the headlines changed as the officer announced in an interview that she is transgender and wishes to live as Chelsea Manning, a female. Photo: (The Guardian UK) If you don't know...

img alt="Photo: (Getty)" class="size-full wp-image-83154" height="280" src="http://act.mtv.com//wp-content/uploads/act/2013/08/BenMan-Post.jpg" width="576">Photo: (Getty) Ben Affleck has always been a real-life superhero, but the Oscar-winning actor is taking his superpowers to the silver screen in 2015. Affleck will play Batman, frenemy to Henry Cavill's Superman. The yet-to-be-named film will be the sequel to director Zack Snyder's "Man Of Steel." Ryan Gosling and Joseph Gordon-Levitt were fan favorites for the role of Batman, but...

img alt="Photo: (Getty)" class="size-full wp-image-83133" height="280" src="http://act.mtv.com//wp-content/uploads/act/2013/08/RoofGarden-Post.jpg" width="576">Photo: (Getty) It's going down in Brooklyn, NY this weekend at the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards, but before we get down with the bright lights and city sights, let's take a relaxing stroll down nature lane. These are our fave Brooklyn Orgs that are all about keepin' NYC eco-friendly. + Brooklyn Botanic Garden Concrete jungle got you down? The Brooklyn Botanic Garden has been providing...

img alt="Photo: (Getty)" class="size-full wp-image-83113" height="280" src="http://act.mtv.com//wp-content/uploads/act/2013/08/DicaprioHardy-Post.jpg" width="576">Photo: (Getty) Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hardy were both in the film "Inception," and both are passionate about helping wildlife. And while Tom might have looked pretty scary playing Bane in "The Dark Knight Rises," his new doc shows how compassionate he really is! Leo Tweeted: Check out Tom Hardy's doc 'Poaching Wars' on the #elephant & #rhino crisis in Africa. Tonight in UK...

img alt="Photo: (ETonline.com)" class="size-full wp-image-83081" height="280" src="http://act.mtv.com//wp-content/uploads/act/2013/08/Hudson1-Post.jpg" width="576">Photo: (ETonline.com) Which Emoji would you use to tell a friend, "Wow, Jennifer Hudson looks amazing as Tiana in this new Disney Parks photo?" If you think that Apple's Emoji selection and JHud's royal role aren't related, think again. While the singer slays it as the first African-American Disney princess, Apple's keyboard still lacks a lot of racial representation, especially...

img alt="Photo: (Facebook)" class="size-full wp-image-83057" height="280" src="http://act.mtv.com//wp-content/uploads/act/2013/08/AntoinetteTuff2-Post.jpg" width="576">Photo: (Facebook) Ronald E. McNair Discovery Learning Academy, an elementary school in Georgia, might have gone down in history as the location of another terrible school shooting. Instead, the school is now in the news for the heroism of Antoinette Tuff. + Who is Antoinette Tuff? Antoinette Tuff is a bookkeeper at Ronald E. McNair Discovery Learning Academy, and she was working...

img alt="Photos: (Getty)" class="size-full wp-image-82915" height="280" src="http://act.mtv.com//wp-content/uploads/act/2013/08/TBTflipbook-Post.jpg" width="576">Photos: (Getty) What were all of our fave celebs doing before they were vying for titles like Best Video With A Message and Video Of The Year? It's Throwback Thursday: VMA edition! Remember when JT was way into pleather pants? Or when Robin Thicke's hair was long and...well...thick(e)? And we can't forget about Katy Perry's Christian music days! We loved them then, and we love...