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Supermodel Alert: The 2011 Victoria’s Secret Show Mega Gallery

There’s not much we can really say with this post because it’s all about the visuals. The 2011 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show took place yesterday at the Lexington Avenue Armory in New York, and all our favorite models, including Alessandra Ambrosio, Doutzen Kroes, Adriana Lima and Miranda Kerr strutted their stuff. We did miss seeing Heidi Klum, who retired as a Victoria’s Secret Angel last year. The music performances took it up a notch too — that’s if a Victoria’s Secret show can ever be taken up a notch? Jay-Z and Kanye West doubled up on stage and performed “Stronger” together. Adam Levine and Maroon 5 also performed, and Levine cozied up to model and girlfriend Anne Vyalitsyna while singing “Moves Like Jagger.” You couldn’t miss Nicki Minaj either, with her frothy pink wig and day-glo clothing.

But we’re keeping you from the pictures, and for that we apologize. Knock yourselves out, guys. It’s all in there!

[Photos: Getty Images/ WENN]

Adam Levine Calls Out American Idol Over LGBTQ Contestants

If there is anything Adam Levine loves more than showcasing his muscular torso, it’s battling homophobia. God bless America that he can do both at the same time. In addition to discussing his gay brother and musical career, Adam Levine’s gay right comments in Out have him putting American Idol on blast for being less than open about having LGBTQ performers. “What’s always pissed me off about Idol is wanting to mask that, for that to go unspoken,” the Maroon 5 singer fumes, pointing out that The Voice had 4 gay contestants this season. “C’mon. You can’t be publicly gay? At this point? On a singing competition? Give me a break. You can’t hide basic components of these people’s lives. The fact that The Voice didn’t have any qualms about being completely open about it is a great thing.” Somewhere Clay Aiken is in the process of leaving his agent 2,000 voice messages, telling him to get him on this show, stat.

Levine returns next season to join the other The Voice judges Christina Aguilera, Cee Lo Green, and Blake Shelton. Levine will concede, however, “I can’t f— with American Idol. It’s a cultural institution. On The Voice, we just care about a different list of things. It’s for a different type of person, I guess.” Right, for example the type of person who can actually sing. Yes, we just went there.

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All 4 Of The Voice Judges Will Return For Season Two

While Jennifer Lopez might be getting ready to scurry out from under American Idol like a really fabulous Louboutain-wearing mouse, The Voice judges are all snuggling in for a second season. “Our fantastic coaches were integral to the tremendous success of The Voice this year and we are thrilled that they are all returning,” said Paul Telegdy, NBC Universal’s executive vice president of alternative programming. “We look forward to building season two and making The Voice an even greater experience for fans.” Somewhere Simon Cowell is stretching out all his v-necks in a white-hot rage.

On last night’s season finale, judges Christina Aguilera, Cee Lo Green, Adam Levine and Blake Shelton bestowed the crown of Best Singer of The Singers Who Sang This Season to winner Javier Colon. Now it’s on to a new generation of performers who silently think all the jokes about Adam and Blake’s secret love affair are not reeeeeeeeeeally such jokes after all.

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Cee-Lo And Adam Levine Confirmed As Judges On NBC Singing Competition

Sure, American Idol might have rebooted itself this year with new judges, a kinder approach and a younger talent pool, but some might argue that the formula is stale. At least, that’s what the producers of the new singing show The Voice seem to be banking on. The new NBC show was created by producer Mark Burnett, the man behind every other successful reality show ever, and he got some pretty amazing talent to come on board as judges for the show. So far, Cee-Lo and Maroon 5 lead singer Adam Levine are confirmed as judges, and (sorry Steven Tyler and J-Lo), just their names alone give the show a much-needed freshness to the show. Carson Daly (yes, the poor man’s Ryan Seacrest) will host.

Burnett is reportedly also trying to woo Christina Aguilera to be a judge as well which—YES, please. She has yet to confirm her participation, however. So how does The Voice set itself apart from American Idol? While Idol claims to be a search for the “whole package”, The Voice is, dur, judging solely on the strength of voice, and “not on looks.” Well now we just hope X-tina signs on so that she can sing “Beautiful” to any contestant who gets voted off. It’s a match made in heaven. The show is set to premiere in April.

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Maroon 5′s Adam Levine Ditches His Clothes Once Again In Advance Of Tonight’s Critics’ Choice Movie Awards

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Adam Levine, the dashing frontman of Maroon 5, set the internets on fire last week when pictures of him posing totally nude (!) to raise awareness for prostate cancer were released. Well, our saucy VH1 News correspondent Janell Snowden caught up with Adam and Maroon 5 keyboardist Jesse Carmichael yesterday afternoon at the Hollywood Palladium, the site of tonight’s Critics’ Choice Movie Awards. And while we were chatting with tonight’s CCMA house band after rehearsals yesterday, Levine’s exhibitionist streak washed over him once again, as he spontaneously ripped off his clothes and landed nearly naked in Janell’s arms! Fortunately, we had cameras rolling and we’ve got video of this hilarious (and sexy) moment above.

As a reminder, the CCMAs are airing LIVE tonight on VH1 at 9/8c. There will also be a red carpet pre-show, which will also feature the sultry sounds of Maroon 5 and is hosted by MTV’s Tim Kash and our own LaLa Vasquez, starting at 8pm. We’ll also be giving you an insider’s view of today’s show rehearsals, all the red carpet festivities and what’s going on backstage at tonight’s 16th Annual Critics’ Choice Awards on Twitter, so be sure to follow @TheFABLife, @VH1 and @unclegrambo (that’s me!).

If you weren’t following our Twitter feeds yesterday, here’s a small sampling of some of the pics we snapped during yesterday’s rehearsals. More to follow all day today. Enjoy!

Adam Levine Gets Close To Model Girlfriend At Lakers Game

Adam Levine & Anna Vyalitsyna

The music of Maroon 5 always suggests a rather tempestuous romantic life for singer/songwriter Adam Levine, so we’re glad to see the guy looking so happy with model Anna Vyalitsyna at Lakers games these days. The glowing couple were joined court-side on Easter Sunday by such regulars as Taylor Lautner, Eva Longoria-Parker and the Kardashian sisters Kim and Khloe. See photos of the celebs in the gallery below.

[Photo: Splash News Online]

Charlize And Stuart PDA-dorable At Lakers Game

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Not since Jay-Z and Beyonce has a couple looked so in love at a sporting event. Charlize Theron and Stuart Townsend have always kept their romance private (some speculate they’ve secretly wed) but at last night’s Lakers game, they became frontrunners for Hollywood’s cutest couple. The pair cuddled and laughed courtside, alongside fellow celebs Nicky Hilton, Sacha Baron Cohen, Adam Levine, the Kardashian sisters, David Beckham, Heather Locklear, and Lakers mainstay Jack Nicholson. Who knew the Staples Center was the hottest spot in Hollywood? [Photos: Getty Images & Splash News Online]

Birth Dating: Who’s Older? Dane Cook Or Adam Levine?

In 2005, comedian Dane Cook hosted his first SNL episode. Maroon 5, led by Adam Levine, won Best New Artist at the Grammys that same year. Both men were born on March 18th. Which one is older?

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