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Top 10 Songs in the US

1 GOTYE FEAT KIMBRA / SOMEBODY THAT I USED TO KNOW
- Somebody needs to leave Gotye with a black leotard, some pumps and a copy of Beyonce's "Single Ladies" so he can ease his heartache.

2 MAROON 5 FEAT WIZ KHALIFA / PAYPHONE
- As cheery as this song is, the lyrics are actually depressing as hell. Sad whale.

3 FUN. FEAT JANELLE MONAE / WE ARE YOUNG
- You know what's not young anymore? This song. It's ancient in chart years at this point.

4 CARLY RAE JEPSEN / CALL ME MAYBE
- If Sixpence None the Richer had an obnoxious little sister who made music, she'd probably sound like this.

5 FLO RIDA FEAT SIA / WILD ONES
-Who's spreading Flo Rida's business to Sia like that for her to call him a "wild one"? Did something leak on WorldStar?

6 NICKI MINAJ / STARSHIPS
- If alien lifeforms ever got their hands on Nicki, they'd have a field day probing her.

7 ONE DIRECTION / WHAT MAKES YOU BEAUTIFUL
- Welcome to the puberty section of the Billboard Hot 100.

8 THE WANTED / GLAD YOU CAME
- Why don't they ever bring out the accordionist for their shows?

9 JUSTIN BIEBER / BOYFRIEND
- For a major teen idol, Bieber's chart reign isn't very impressive.

10 TRAIN / DRIVE BY
- We go from teenaged boys to middle-aged men on the Hot 100. The perfect analogy for the blink-of-an-eye aging process that happens in showbiz. Just look at Lindsay Lohan.

SOURCE: Billboard Hot 100

Nicki Minaj falls for that street love in the "Right By My Side" video

Ever the calculating businesswoman, Nicki Minaj took a relatively low-budget video and managed to spin it into a must-see video. How? By placing her two soft lips on hip-hop legend and recently divorced rapper Nas.

The romance angle with Drake worked for a little bit, but that one at least made some sense, since they had the Young Money connection between them. But Nas and Nicki? By smooching and cuddling with Nicki, Nas is lending the Nickster some of his street cred, which has taken a hit since Nicki began producing dance-pop anthems like "Turn Me On" and "Starships."

And the deal is mutually beneficial, as it provides Nas with some much needed PR and star power for his upcoming album, Life Is Good, which has seen little buzz. The only problem with this genius pairing? Chris Brown has to tag along.

Watch the video for Nicki's latest single below

Abre a boca: Bonde do Rolê invites you to a feast in "Kilo"

If you haven't heard of Brazilian funk music, you're missing out on some of the best pelvic thrustworthy bass lines this side of the Atlantic. This grimey subgenre of music was brought to the attention of American music fans largely by DJ/producer Diplo in 2004 and 2005 with his Favela On Blast and Favela Strikes Back mixtapes. And he has remained plugged in to the Brazilian music scene since.

Putting his money behind his passion for Brazilian culture, Diplo signed the band Bonde do Rolê to his Mad Decent label.

Their music blends various Brazilian styles, including the aforementioned funk, but there's also tropicália, bossa nova along with curious hints of country and American rock thrown in for good measure.

The lead single from their upcoming sophomore effort, Tropicalbacanal, is a song called "Kilo." The song is sung entirely in Portuguese and like much of their material in the past, it's a tongue-in-cheek play on sex. The kilo is a type of restaurant found in Brazil where patrons come in and load up on as much food as they want and pay for it by the kilo.

The lyrics to the chorus translate as follows:

In Portuguese: "Vem neném, aqui se come bem bem / vem meu bem, a kilo sempre tem tem".

In English: "Come, baby, here you can eat well, well / Come, my dear, the kilo always has plenty."

The video, which co-stars Diplo, is a bacchanalia at its finest, mixing food, sex and video games together into one gigantic sensory overload.

Check out the video for the Brazilian band's single below

Rye Rye makes her major-label debut with Go! Pop! Bang!

Baltimore native Rye Rye has been on the path to a major label debut for a few years and with the release of her debut album Go! Pop! Bang! on N.E.E.T./Interscope Records, she is finally seeing the realization of her efforts.

Finding her niche in dance-rap, the young star has been groomed by M.I.A. Thankfully, Rye Rye doesn't possess any of her mentor's acrimonious posturing. She is instead all enthusiasm, light and fun and her uptempo music reflects her high spirits.

Check out a preview of her album below

Usher plays it cool on SNL with "Climax" and "Scream" performances

Usher is known for his onstage spectacles, so imagine our surprise when Usher opted not to dance for much of his SNL performances.

His performance of "Scream," his high-energy dance single, was instead a half-choreographed, half-backing track laced mishmash. Chris Brown is always good for cutting a rug during his dance tracks, but in order to make that happen, he trades off dancing for live singing.

Maybe Usher was really eager to show off his vocal chops. And if that's the case, his "Scream" performance didn't really make that case too well as it relied pretty heavily on that backing track anyway. So next time, Usher should spare us the half-hearted attempt and just go for that headset and dance, dance the night away.

Usher's other single, the slow-burner "Climax," put all the pressure on Usher's falsetto. While Usher did his best to hold it together, there were a few sour notes that slipped. But you try singing in falsetto for four minutes. Bet your throat will turn into shredded cheese in 30 seconds flat.

Watch Usher's SNL performances below

Top 10 Songs in the US

1 GOTYE FEAT KIMBRA / SOMEBODY THAT I USED TO KNOW
- Anyone want to place bets as to whether Gotye's mom practiced extended breast feeding? Sensing some attachment issues here.

2 FUN. FEAT JANELLE MONAE / WE ARE YOUNG
- Wondering what kinds of doors the success of this song has opened for Janelle.

3 MAROON 5 FEAT WIZ KHALIFA / PAYPHONE
- Verizon must be thanking Adam Levine for the free promotion of its antique services.

4 CARLY RAE JEPSEN / CALL ME MAYBE
- Hideously annoying songs like this are why Al-Qaeda hates America.

5 FLO RIDA FEAT SIA / WILD ONES
- People need to stop trying to shut down the club and just get their butts home already. In the words of Sweet Brown, ain't nobody got time fo' dat.

6 THE WANTED / GLAD YOU CAME
- How would this song sound if it was called "Mad You Came" instead?

7 NICKI MINAJ / STARSHIPS
- Did Nicki borrow Britney's "oooh whoooaaa ooh!" chanting crowd from "Till The World Ends" for this joint?

8 JUSTIN BIEBER / BOYFRIEND
- Say hello to the second single in 3, 2, swag.

9 ONE DIRECTION / WHAT MAKES YOU BEAUTIFUL
- It's nice that the One Direction guys know a thing or two about subtlety. Or not.

10 KELLY CLARKSON / STRONGER
- Hey, The Voice. Who have you produced that measures up to this amount of win?

SOURCE: Billboard Hot 100

Ed Sheeran brings his magic touch to Conan

What happens when you put two superstar gingers together? Magic. And that's exactly what happened when Ed Sheeran stopped by fellow redhead Conan O'Brien's show for a perfectly lovely performance of his single "A-Team."

Get into the lovely melodies of Ed Sheeran below

Chris Brown smacks Rihanna around in "Theraflu" freestyle

Welp. Things sure have a way of souring quickly between Chris Brown and Rihanna.

After an in-your-face reunion campaign that saw Rihanna drive away droves of loyal fans, Chris Brown has repaid Rihanna's absolution kindness with a rude, crude, slut-shaming diss in his latest viral freestyle. The track, which Christopher released to the web, is his take on Kanye's "Theraflu" aka "Way Too Cold," and like Kanye, he doesn't hold back one bit on his ex.

"Don't f**k with my old bitch it's like a bad fur
Every industry n***a done had her
Trick or treat like a pumpkin just to smash her
Bitch is breaking codes, but I'm the password"

Listen to Chris Brown vent his rage on RiRi below