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Any artist that has come since Whitney Houston has been influenced by her — whether it be her range, her power or simply her warmth. The industry was rocked to its core

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Stars are a bit reflective today. Ludacris sounds like fun behind the wheel (if you’re into danger and maybe flipping the bird). Chris Colfer had an adventure at first birthday party, while Rob Thomas figured out what will (or already did) bring the demise of human kind. Wiz Khalifa and Amber Rose got romantic, Tinie Tempah is nice — but his penmanship isn’t, Dev gives solid advice on life and Keri Hilson has some suggestions for filmmakers. Check out the best tweets of Jan. 7, 2012!

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The Rolling Stones know a little something about selling records, so it only makes sense Maroon 5′s album featuring the song, ‘Moves Like Jagger,’ has been certified platinum! Lea Michele, Harry Shum and Chris Colfer were sending well wishes to ‘Glee,’ castmate, Darren Criss, as he makes his Broadway debut tonight in the musical ‘How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying.’ Both Ludacris and Hanson were teasing some huge news for the new year. 2012 is shaping up to be a great year! Sara Bareilles was jumping for joy over a small discovery and Fabolous tweeted he is making moves abroad and on the homefront! See what your favorite stars were chirping about today!

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It’s the biggest party night of the year, so you know your favorites are celebrating! Bruno Mars kept his plans simple and vague — but it’s clear he’s excited. Daughtry pondered armageddon Sean Kingston pontificated on world peace. Ludacris is about wants to get wasted and wealthy, Pete Wentz wants immortality and Drew wants a record deal. Read what your favorite stars wish for 2012 and beyond!

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All the Barbz around the world will finally get to see some new Nicki Minaj material! The rapper confirmed via Twitter today she will release videos for ‘Stupid H–,’ and ‘Roman In Moscow,’ in two weeks! Rihanna was soliciting a bit of advice from her biggest fans on deciding a new single while Lady Gaga was getting excited for dropping the ball (literally) in Times Square on New Years Eve. Jessica Simpson was having some interesting pregnancy food cravings and Selena Gomez’s dog joined the family at the dinner table. Wiz Khalifa was experiencing some minor head trauma after sleeping in pig tails (truth is stranger than fiction sometimes, people) and the Script was reminiscing about a very rockstar moment. Read what your favorite stars were chirping about today!

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You know what’s sexy? Being No.1. And you know who knows it? LMFAO. After Rihanna reigned the charts for eight weeks straight, she has been dethroned by the party rocking duo LMFAO and their accompanying Speedos. Mac Miller also had some good news as his debut album, ‘Blue Slide Park,’ went gold! Jordin Sparks and Jason Derulo were partaking in a bit of Twitter flirting and Kanye West was praising the wonders of special effects in movies. Rebecca Black had a run in with Zooey Deschanel while Game was telling people to get their butts to the gym. New year be damned! Bow Wow was all up in arms about getting older and Weird Al had a very important question. Read what your favorite stars were chirping about!

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Technology has come a long way in these past few years and has made our lives much easier. The only problem is that sometimes our sleek new gadgets have sick sense of humor, whether they realize it or not. Chris Daughtry had a rather funny mishap with the iPhone 4S app, Siri. She’s not all- knowing after all. Sean Kingston was the center of some Internet rumors gone awry and was setting the record straight, while Weird Al was using his infamous unit of time measurement. Casey Abrams sent some birthday wishes to James Durbin and Rihanna was ready to get her summer glow back. Dev is dreaming up an R&B album and Grace Potter had a rather curious sight when she opened up her freezer. Read what your favorite stars were chirping about today!

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As police were closing in on the murder suspect of Waka Flocka Flame’s associate, Slim Dunkin, the rapper was saying goodbye to his friend for one last time. The Bridge Squad member sent out a message telling his followers that after the funeral they would be giving Slim Dunkin a send off in a hail of white balloons.

Wiz Khalifa tweeted about his meeting with Common, and Game had a serious warning for dudes who were Uggs. And we have to agree with him. Cody Simpson announced his plans for a tour beginning in February and Pink was questioning a fellow diner’s fashion choices. Stars like Natasha Bedingfield, Jessie J and Ricky Martin were all getting ready for the holidays! Read what your favorite stars were chirping about today!

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As if Rihanna‘s holiday season wasn’t awesome enough, her single ‘We Found Love,’ is atop the Billboard Hot 100 chart for the eighth week in a row making it her single most successful single in her career! ‘We Found Love,’ has now been on top of the charts for longer than both ‘Umbrella,’ and ‘Love The Way You Lie.’ Quite a feat! Her collaborator, Calvin Harris, was also celebrating via Twitter as he is responsible for writing the hit single. Somewhere in Japan, Lady Gaga was having trouble sleeping and so she coped the only way a Mother Monster knows how– staging a solo fashion show, of course. Rick Ross was putting the finishing touches on his upcoming mixtape and Romeo was more than peeved he went to see ‘Girl With The Dragon Tattoo,’ last night. Stars like Adele, Fat Joe, Christina Perri and Soulja Boy were all readying themselves for the holidays. Unfortunately for Soulja Boy, he had some gripes about his mother’s not-so-stellar gift hiding skills. Well, when you’re buying yourself private jets, what do you expect? See what your favorite stars were chirping about today!