Discourse & Dischord

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The Good

Taylor Swift and Zac Efron serenade Ellen

Just in case there are a few of you out there who aren’t nursing a serious crush on Zac Efron and/or Taylor Swift, we thought we’d help you out with this adorable clip from Ellen in which the two Lorax stars perform Foster the People’s Pumped Up Kicks. Watch them cleverly switch up the lyrics, then sigh deeply and enjoy your new unrequited love like the rest of us.

Obama sings the blues with B.B. King

Whether you love or hate Obama, you can’t say our President can’t carry a tune. Watch the Commander-in-Chief sing Sweet Home Chicago with B.B. King during the taping of a PBS special called In Performance at the White House: Red, White, and Blues. We bet Sarkozy can’t belt it out like that.

The Bad

Adele pulls an M.I.A. at Brit Awards

Adele picked up a dirty habit watching the Super Bowl halftime show. After being cut short for giving an overly-long acceptance speech, the GRAMMY-winning singer flipped the bird to cameras. We’ve got the clip below, but blink and you’ll miss it. That Adele is quick on the draw.

Justin Timberlake plays Bon Iver on SNL

Justin Vernon may have won a GRAMMY (albeit, reluctantly), but that doesn’t mean he’s won everyone’s respect. The singer songwriter’s somnolent songcraft was lampooned by Justin Timberlake on SNL. We’ll see how well the self-important songwriter takes a joke, but for now, enjoy the spoof.

The Ugly

Chris Brown gets nasty on Rihanna remix

Rumors have been swirling that Rihanna and Chris Brown are hooking up behind the scenes, and RiRi’s new remix of Birthday Cake isn’t doing much to squash the talk. Despite their troubled past, the singer recruited Brown for the track, and he took the opportunity to get raunchy, like R. Kelly-style. Sample lyric: Girl, I wanna f**k you right now / Been a long time, I been missing your body. Maybe if he hadn’t assaulted that body, he wouldn’t have to miss it ¦ eh, Chris?

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