Justin Bieber Joins President Obama For 'Christmas In Washington'

Cee Lo Green, the Band Perry and Jennifer Hudson also performed at concert, which airs Friday on TNT.
By Jocelyn Vena


President Barack Obama and Justin Bieber onstage at Christmas in Washington 2011
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Despite feeling a little under the weather, Justin Bieber performed for President Obama and his family at the 30th annual Christmas in Washington concert on Sunday, the Press Association reports. The show, which benefits the Children's National Medical Center, also featured performances by Jennifer Hudson, the Band Perry, "Victorious" star Victoria Justice and Cee Lo Green.

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, Bieber performed his track "Mistletoe" — off his holiday album, Under the Mistletoe — during the annual event. This marks the second time the teen star has appeared on the show. He performed two years ago.

"Waking up with a bad cold ... weather change. but will be ready tonight for CHRISTMAS in WASHINGTON. #resting," he tweeted in the hours leading up to the show, later adding, "Feeling good. Just had some fun at rehearsals and now we r ready. Time to sing for the President. #canadianrepresenter. Seeing the fans ... being here again 2 years later. Feeling very #blessed and #grateful. Thank U! Great night! President Obama is one cool Prez. He told me he was 'chillin.' #PresidentialSWAG."

During the event, a number of Christmas classics like "This Christmas," "Silent Night," "Let It Snow" and "I'll Be Home for Christmas" were performed. The night ended with all of the performers, as well as the Obamas and host Conan O'Brien, taking the stage for "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing."

While the night was all about the holidays, O'Brien did manage to poke a little fun at Bieber during the show. "It's especially exciting to be here during this joyous season, when we celebrate the arrival of a miracle child, worshiped by millions around the world," he said. "Of course I'm talking about Justin Bieber."

The full concert is set to air Friday on TNT.

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Samsung Galaxy S, Galaxy Tab 7-Incher Won?t Be Getting Ice Cream Sandwich

Samsung addressed some of the mystery surrounding its Ice Cream Sandwich rollouts on Friday, and the news isn't good. The latest flavor of the Android OS won't be arriving on Samsung's Galaxy S smartphone, or on its 7-inch Galaxy Tab tablet.

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Stock Talk 02: Apple value, RIM results, Android uptake

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Dropbox For Android Gets A Major Revamp, New Features

dropbox2.0androidThe new year is right around the corner, and many of us are in dire need of some organization. Luckily for all you fandroids out there, DropBox 2.0 has finally made its way onto the Android Market. The app has brand new features and a totally revamped layout. You'll find a little arrow to the right of each file in the app, which will then lead you to a pop-out menu. From there you can share, delete, and favorite, which is a brand new feature to DropBox. From the main menu, you'll see three tabs up top including Dropbox, Uploads and the newly added Favorites.

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Google becomes the Clark Griswold of the internet with 'Jingle Bells' doodle

Having conquered so many aspects of the software world, it's time for Google to take the next logical step in its evolution: becoming that annoying neighbor who always goes a bit overboard each year with the Christmas display. This time out, Google's doodle lets you play five notes of "Jingle Bells" manually, bringing down the lights and finishing up the song with a full-on holiday light show. Check it out, but don't blame us if your computer blows a fuse.

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The complete list of nominees: Grammy Awards 2012

Grammy Awards 2012

On Wednesday night (November 30), the 2012 Grammy Nominations Concert took place in Los Angeles. Held at the Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE, the LL Cool J hosted ceremony saw Kanye West top the pack with seven chances at Grammy glory while British singer Adele scored six nominations in categories including Song of the Year, Record of the Year and the grand prize of Album of the Year for her heralded disc "21". Other top nominees lining the 78 categories going into the 2012 Grammy awards include Lady Gaga, Foo Fighters, Bon Iver, Mumford & Sons, Bruno Mars and Katy Perry. With the Grammy Awards ceremony set to take place on February 12, 2012 at Staples Center in Los Angeles, the complete list of nominees is as follows: Album of the Year Adele, 21 The Foo Fighters, Wasting Light Lady Gaga, Born This Way Bruno Mars, Doo-Wops and Hooligans Rihanna, Loud Record of the Year Adele, ?Rolling in the Deep? Bon Iver, ?Holocene? Bruno Mars, ?Grenade? Mumford & Sons, ?The Cave? Katy Perry, ?Firework? Song of the Year Kanye West, ?All of the Lights? Mumford & Sons, ?The Cave? Bruno Mars, ?Grenade? Bon Iver, ?Holocene? Adele, ?Rolling in the Deep? Best New Artist The Band Perry Bon Iver J. Cole Nicki Minaj Skrillex Best Pop Solo Performance ?Someone Like You? ? Adele ?Yoü And I? ? Lady Gaga ?Grenade? ? Bruno Mars ?Firework? ? Katy Perry ?F***in? Perfect? ? Pink Best Pop Duo/Group Performance ?Body And Soul? ? Tony Bennett & Amy Winehouse ?Dearest? ? The Black Keys ?Paradise? ? Coldplay ?Pumped Up Kicks? ? Foster The People ?Moves Like Jagger? ? Maroon 5 & Christina Aguilera Best Dance Recording ?Raise Your Weapon? ? Deadmau5 & Greta Svabo Bech ?Barbra Streisand? ? Duck Sauce ?Sunshine? ? David Guetta & Avicii ?Call Your Girlfriend? ? Robyn ?Scary Monsters And Nice Sprites? ? Skrillex ?Save The World? ? Swedish House Mafia Best Dance/Electronica Album Zonoscope, Cut/Copy 4×4=12, Deadmau5 Nothing But The Beat, David Guetta Body Talk, Pt. 3, Robyn Scary Monsters And Nice Sprites, Skrillex Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album Duets II, Tony Bennett & Various Artists The Gift, Susan Boyle In Concert On Broadway, Harry Connick Jr. Music Is Better Than Words, Seth MacFarlane What Matters Most ? Barbra Streisand Sings The Lyrics Of Alan And Marilyn Bergman, Barbra Streisand Best Rock Performance ?Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall? ? Coldplay ?Down By The Water? ? The Decemberists ?Walk? ? Foo Fighters ?The Cave? ? Mumford & Sons ?Lotus Flower? ? Radiohead Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance ?On The Backs Of Angels? ? Dream Theater ?White Limo? ? Foo Fighters ?Curl Of The Burl? ? Mastodon ?Public Enemy No. 1? ? Megadeth ?Blood In My Eyes? ? Sum 41 Best Rock Album Rock ?N? Roll Party Honoring Les Paul ? Jeff Beck Wasting Light ? Foo Fighters Come Around Sundown ? Kings Of Leon I?m With You ? Red Hot Chili Peppers The Whole Love ? Wilco Best Alternative Music Album Bon Iver ? Bon Iver Codes and Keys ? Death Cab For Cutie Torches ? Foster The People Circuital ? My Morning Jacket The King of Limbs ? Radiohead Best Traditional R&B Performance ?Sometimes I Cry? ? Eric Benét ?Fool For You? ? Cee Lo Green & Melanie Fiona ?Radio Message? ? R. Kelly ?Good Man? ? Raphael Saadiq ?Surrender? ? Betty Wright & The Roots Best R&B Album F.A.M.E. ? Chris Brown Second Chance ? El DeBarge Love Letter ? R. Kelly Pieces Of Me ? Ledisi Kelly ? Kelly Price Best Rap/Sung Collaboration ?Party? ? Beyoncé & André 3000 ?I?m On One? ? DJ Khaled, Drake, Rick Ross & Lil Wayne ?I Need A Doctor? ? Dr. Dre, Eminem & Skylar Grey ?What?s My Name?? ? Rihanna & Drake ?Motivation? ? Kelly Rowland & Lil Wayne ?All Of The Lights? ? Kanye West, Rihanna, Kid Cudi & Fergie Best Rap Performance ?Look At Me Now? ? Chris Brown, Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes ?Otis? ? Jay-Z & Kanye West ?The Show Goes On? ? Lupe Fiasco ?Moment 4 Life? ? Nicki Minaj & Drake ?Black And Yellow? ? Wiz Khalifa Best Rap Album Watch The Throne, Jay-Z & Kanye West Tha Carter IV, Lil Wayne Lasers, Lupe Fiasco Pink Friday, Nicki Minaj My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, Kanye West Best Country Solo Performance ?Dirt Road Anthem? ? Jason Aldean ?I?m Gonna Love You Through It? ? Martina McBride ?Honey Bee? ? Blake Shelton ?Mean? ? Taylor Swift ?Mama?s Song? ? Carrie Underwood Best Country Song ?Are You Gonna Kiss Me Or Not? ? Jim Collins & David Lee Murphy ?God Gave Me You? ? Dave Barnes ?Just Fishin?? ? Casey Beathard, Monty Criswell & Ed Hill ?Mean? ? Taylor Swift ?Threaten Me With Heaven? ? Vince Gill, Amy Grant, Will Owsley & Dillon O?Brian ?You And Tequila? ? Matraca Berg & Deana Carter Best Americana Album Emotional Jukebox ? Linda Chorney Pull Up Some Dust And Sit Down ? Ry Cooder Hard Bargain ? Emmylou Harris Ramble At The Ryman ? Levon Helm Blessed ? Lucinda Williams Best Blues Album Low Country Blues ? Gregg Allman Roadside Attractions ? Marcia Ball Man In Motion ? Warren Haynes The Reflection ? Keb? Mo? Revelator ? Tedeschi Trucks Band Best Folk Album Barton Hollow ? The Civil Wars I?ll Never Get Out Of This World Alive ? Steve Earle Helplessness Blues ? Fleet Foxes Ukulele Songs ? Eddie Vedder The Harrow & The Harvest ? Gillian Welch [gallery=793]

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Britney Spears' Engagement Ring: How Does It Stack Up?

From Kim and Kris' monster-size rock to Beyoncé and Jay-Z's 18-carat mega-sparkler, we dish on the diamonds.
By Jocelyn Vena


Jason Trawick and Britney Spears in Las Vegas. Inset: her Neil Lane enagement ring.
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After Britney Spears confirmed her engagement to longtime beau Jason Trawick last Friday, fans wanted to know everything about the ring, a four-carat diamond designed by Neil Lane.

Trawick — Brit's former agent — popped the question after working with famed jeweler Lane on the design, according to People.com. The site also reported that Trawick wanted a crown-like band. In addition to the mega-sparkler at the center of the tiara-style setting, the hubby-to-be also had 90 small round diamonds added around the band. Spears debuted the ring during a trip to Las Vegas over the weekend to celebrate her fiancé's birthday.

"Jason is a romantic and when I asked him to tell me about Britney and what the ring would represent to them so I could find inspiration, his response was always the same — she is his princess!" Lane told the website. "Jason didn't want an over-the-top ring with a giant stone."

Minya Oh, the author of "Bling Bling: Hip Hop's Crown Jewels," told MTV News she was pleasantly surprised by how understated the rock is. "The ring is so damn classy! It's [four] carats, which by Hollywood standards these days is practically microscopic," Oh said. "The setting is a tiny crown but both that and the thin diamond-studded band are done so delicately, from afar the focus is still on that bright white center stone. Nothing about the ring overwhelms her hand, and nothing screams, 'Please believe my relationship is real!' " She added, "This is the kind of ring a pop icon has when they're ready for something that means more than just the ring."

This is hardly Spears' first engagement ring, however. When her ex Kevin Federline popped the question back in 2004, the former back-up dancer gave the pop princess a five-carat diamond ring.

All this talk about rocks got us thinking about some other celebrity proposals, so we decided to spotlight a few memorable engagement rings.

Kim Kardashian & Kris Humphries

When it comes to size, Spears' ring from Trawick is small compared to Kim Kardashian's monster-size rock. When Kris Humphries popped the question earlier this year, he gave her a 20.5-carat Lorraine Schwartz diamond. Of course, the size of the ring didn't guarantee lasting marital bliss: the couple split after 72 days of marriage.

Beyoncé & Jay-Z

Like Humpdash, Jay-Z, who is expecting his first child with wife Beyoncé, also went the Lorraine Schwartz route. He gave his pop-star lady love an 18-carat ring back in 2007. The couple kept their wedding ceremony under wraps.

Kristin Cavallari & Jay Cutler

While it has been a bumpy engagement for former "Hills" star Kristin Cavallari and her football player fiancé Jay Cutler, the couple announced they were engaged again last month. Cutler opted to use the same 5.2-carat ring he'd given the MTV reality star back in April when he first decided to put a ring on it.

Hilary Duff & Mike Comrie

Before Mike Comrie asked mama-to-be Hilary Duff to be his blushing bride last year, he reportedly spent $1 million for the sparkler, said to be about 12 to 13 carats.

Katy Perry & Russell Brand

Russell Brand also gifted Katy Perry with a ring of about 12 to 13 carats when he proposed last year to MTV's 2011 Artist of the Year. The comedian asked the pop star to marry him while the two were in India. The couple would later re-create that magic when they also married in the country in October 2010.

Share your well-wishes for Britney and Jason in the comments!

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Windows 8 App Store images leaked?

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Windows 8 images continue to leak onto the Internet, despite Microsoft's wallpaper-based pleas to those with access to the early releases. Today's installment courtesy CNBeta shows the upcoming Windows App Store, which will likely feature prominently in Windows 8.

We've got our doubts about the authenticity of the image. In addition to showing several of the built-in games which already ship with Windows, Opera is listed -- and a competing browser seems like an odd inclusion this early on. Of course, with the browser ballot still in place in the EU for quite some time, Microsoft would probably need to include rivals like Opera and Firefox to stay out of trouble. We're also not sure why Clickgamer is shown beneath Angry Birds instead of Rovio -- the game's actual publisher.

It's still early, of course, so it's entirely possible that the Windows App Store image is genuine but merely using placeholder images and text for now. Anyone else thinking Windows Marketplace might be a more logical name? You know, to keep things consistent with Windows Phone and keep Apple's legal eagles at bay.

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Dress up your Android for Christmas

Android Christmas

One of the best things about toting around an Android phone is the way you can make it yours.  Wallpapers, widgets, icon sets, even system apps can all be customized just about any darn way you please, and Christmas is a great time to do it! We dug around and found a few things you could use to get your Android phone into the Christmas spirit, check 'em out after the break.

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