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20 Adorable Couples Being Adorable To Get You In The Valentine’s Mood

Happy Valentine’s Day! Or not, depending on how you feel about the holiday. And listen, we know there are a lot of singletons out there who are not so pleased about how much we in the media focus on this holiday. But we can’t help it, OK? We cover divorces and breakdowns and deaths and fights all the time, and it’s really nice to have a day that’s all about the important things in life. (No, not the unveiling of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, though that’s nice too.) We just really want to escape from it all and look at Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez nuzzling each other. We would like to soak in the happiness that is Adam Lambert and Sauli Koskinen’s love, bask in Jay-Z and Beyonce’s adorable glory, shiver with delight at the perpetual hotness of Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart, and marvel at the lasting power of Will and Jada Pinkett Smith. We are hoping some of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt’s world-saving affection will rub off on us. And we’re even going to allow for some admiration of Tom Brady and Gisele Bunchen, football loyalties aside.

But here’s some good news for you black-hearted V-day haters: The last time we did a best couples gallery, back in December, one of those couples announced their divorce a few days later. Oh, no! What have we done?!?

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Keith Urban Follows Unfortunate Throat Surgery Trend

Keith Urban is headed for throat surgery later this month, to remove a polyp on his vocal chords. Unfortunately, he’s had to cancel performances including January’s All For The Hall benefit show in Nashville. It’s not a serious procedure, says his spokesperson, explaining, “The surgery, an out-patient procedure, while minor, will require complete voice rest followed by an undetermined period of recuperation.”

Even though he’ll be resting his vocal chords, Urban will go ahead with performances that require him to sing just one song, so there’s no strain.

Urban’s condition comes on the heels of similar injuries suffered by Adele, canceled her performances for the remainder of the year due to a throat hemorrhage, and John Mayer, who also had to cancel shows and postpone his album due to a throat lesion. And earlier this summer, R. Kelly had to have emergency throat surgery due to an abcessed tonsil. We really hope that we haven’t been asking too much of our favorite vocalists!

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2011 Billboard Music Awards Red Carpet Has More Misses Than Hits

Is it just us, or was the 2011 Billboard Music Awards ~~red~~ white carpet dull? The press room and the stage (obviously) had way more action! As far as we’re concerned, the carpet was all about Nicki Minaj‘s pink hair versus Rihanna‘s red! We love both, but we’re handing this one to Ri-Ri who was super streamlined in a spotless white suit. Gorgeous! We’re not going to get into Nicki’s powder blue whatchamaycallit of an outfit, or Ke$ha‘s, for that matter. We can’t make sense of either!

We’d also like to point out how our little sweetheart Selena Gomez—who shared a kiss with BF Justin Bieber later—seems to slipping in more and more skin every time we see her. Little by little, so people don’t freak out! Crafty… but we’re on to you, Gomez! She and Nicole Kidman had a particularly sweet red carpet photo op that you can see in our gallery below. Nas, Ne-Yo and Mary J. Blige in all her leonine glory all added a touch of glamor, but just not enough. Do you agree with us? Sound off in the comments section below!

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Orange-Skinned Keith Urban Gunning For Gig As Male Snooki

Holy SPF 4. Keith Urban rolled into the Academy of Country Music Awards last night looking more like Snooki than, well, Snooki herself. Wife Nicole Kidman‘s alabaster skin only highlighted his serious tanning bed addiction. Between the straightened hair, the orange skin, the open shirt and the tribal tatt, Keith seems ready to fist pump the night away. No offense Nic – we’re sure he’s sweet and all, but Keith is seriously damaging your A-List cred like whoa.

Other stars spotted on the ACMAs red carpet last night: Taylor Swift looking typically Taylorish, Carrie Underwood in eggplant, that kinda hot Ryan Gosling-ish dude from Lady Antebellum, Julianne Hough and a prom-ready Miranda Lambert. Pics below.

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Nicole Kidman Blames Her Fashion Choices On Her 2-Year-Old

Nicole Kidman, if a 2-year-old told you to jump off a bridge, would you? The actress told Us at Monday’s Oscar Nominees Luncheon that her daughter Sunday has “strong opinions” about what her mommy wears on the red carpet. “She chooses what she calls ‘pretty dresses,’ so she has a very strong voice in terms of what I will be wearing on the night of the Oscars,” she warned. “Fingers crossed, guys—I could be wearing a tutu!” Somehow we don’t think Sunday was responsible for Nicole combining a tight leather dress with a sheer blouse (is that a cravat?) at the Just Go With It premiere, though. We’re guessing one of Sunday’s “pretty dresses” would be more flattering.

See photos of Nicole’s peculiar pairing in the gallery below. Does Sunday tell Keith Urban to put on all that eyeliner, too?

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The Top 30 Hottest Aussie Exports

TheFABlife could think of no more appropriate and enjoyable way to celebrate Australia Day than to celebrate the sexiest actors, musicians and models from Down Under. From Miranda Kerr‘s enviable bikini bod to Elle Macpherson‘s eternal youth to Hugh “Wolverine” Jackman‘s abs — Australia’s got a lot to offer. So throw another shrimp on the barbie (too easy?), sit back and salivate over the Top 30 Hottest Aussie exports. [Photos: Splash News Online, Getty Images]

Nicole Kidman Leads The Parade At The American Country Music Awards

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Nicole Kidman may have been at the American Country Music Awards with husband Keith Urban last night, but steel guitars and fiddles are the last thing her dresss has us hearing (did she leave the baton and majorette hat in the limo?). Thankfully, most of the gaudiness at the Vegas soiree was appropriate to the genre, with plenty of grand gowns (Taylor Swift! Carrie Underwood!) and sharp suits (you the man, Randy Travis). Kristen Bell‘s slinky number certainly stuck out (as did the presence of Kristen Bell), but we’re not complaining. See all these stars and more in the gallery below.

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“Hope For Haiti” To Include Jay-Z, Bono, President Clinton, Oprah, Dozens More

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The official Hope for Haiti Now telethon lineup has just been announced, and this show is going to be even bigger than we had imagined. Rarely, if ever, have so many of the world’s biggest musicians mobilized so quickly with Hollywood elite (plus President Clinton and Oprah) to lend a helping hand in a time of tragedy. If only George Clooney, the mastermind behind the telethon, had been responsible for the relief efforts after Hurricane Katrina!

We already reported that the Hope for Haiti Now lineup will include Robert Pattinson, Bono, Jay-Z, Jennifer Hudson, Alicia Keys, Christina Aguilera, Sting, Taylor Swift, Bruce Springsteen and Shakira. Now we can provide the full, official lineup. Of particular interest will be headliners Jay-Z and Bono (a rock/rap collaboration for the ages) and Justin Timberlake.

Performing in Los Angeles:

Alicia Keys
Christina Aguilera
Dave Matthews
Emeline Michel
John Legend
Justin Timberlake
Sheryl Crow, Keith Urban and Kid Rock (Group performance)
Stevie Wonder
Taylor Swift

Performing in New York:

Bruce Springsteen
Jennifer Hudson
Madonna
Mary J Blige
Shakira
Sting
Wyclef Jean

Performing in London:

Beyonce
Coldplay
Jay-Z, Bono and The Edge (collaboration)
Rihanna

Presenters and speakers in Los Angeles (except where noted differently) include:

Anderson Cooper (from Haiti)
Ben Stiller
Brad Pitt
Chris Rock
Clint Eastwood
Denzel Washington
Drew Barrymore
George Clooney
Halle Berry
Jon Stewart (from New York)
Julia Roberts
Leonardo DiCaprio
Matt Damon
Meryl Streep
Morgan Freeman
Nicole Kidman
Oprah Winfrey
President Clinton (from New York)
Robert Pattinson (from London)
Samuel L. Jackson
Tom Hanks
Will Smith with Muhammad Ali

Turn on your television at 8PM EST to witness history in the making. Hope for Haiti Now will be on just about every channel, including VH1 and MTV. Donations will go to Oxfam America, Partners in Health, Red Cross, UNICEF and Wyclef’s Yele Haiti Foundation. Facebook and MySpace have signed on as official social-media partners to help drive donations.

Nicole Kidman: M.I.A Mom

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The only thing in Hollywood that confounds us more than the infinite Michael Jackson rumors are the infinite rumors about Tom Cruise, Scientology and anyone Tom Cruise has been associated with. Take, for instance, the latest rumors that Nicole Kidman, who has been divorced from Cruise for ten years, has all but abandoned the children they adopted together. Kidman, who married Keith Urban in 2006 and gave birth to daughter Sunday Rose just over a year ago, seems to have distanced herself from her other children. Connor, 14, and Isabella, 16, live with Cruise and Katie Holmes and appear to be estranged from their mother, to the point where they address her only as Nicole, not “mom”. In fact, Kidman has not been seen publicly with her children since May 2007. Ironically, the whole Cruise clan is currently living in Kidman’s native Australia while Holmes films Don’t Be Afraid Of The Dark. [Photo: Getty Images]

Flashback Lunch: Keith Urban’s Pre-Nicole Fashion Nightmares

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Keith Urban‘s having a pretty great week. His new album, Defying Gravity, debuted at #1 on the Top 200, his first chart-topper, and he just won an ACM award for his duet with Brad Paisley. It’s been a long road for the 41-year-old, whose been performing since childhood.

A clue as to why it took him so long to reach this career peak can be found in photos from his initial burst of country stardom at the beginning of the decade. Frankly, he dressed like a deranged cross between Billy Ray Cyrus, David Spade and Gram Parsons. You could blame it on the failure of his first engagement (to a veterinary technician), the joy of belated success, or drugs—lots of drugs. No matter what the reason, we’re glad wife Nicole Kidman‘s around to keep the guy in smart suits and tasteful on-stage casual wear. Don’t screw this one up, Keith.

Check out Urban’s pre-Nic fashion crimes in the gallery below.