MTV RADIO’S MORNING FACTS FOR MONDAY, FEBRUARY 28th, 2011

TAYLOR SWIFT SEEN WITH GLEE STAR

According to HollywoodLife.com, Taylor Swift attended an L-A Kings NHL hockey game with Glee star Chord Overstreet last Tuesday. Overstreet plays “Sam Evans” on the award winning show and has also made an appearance on No Ordinary Family and iCarly. Ironically, Taylor also attended an NHL game in L-A with Taylor Lautner in October of 2009.

TAYLOR SWIFT NEEDS TO THICKEN UP

Despite constantly being judged in the spotlight, Taylor Swift says her skin hasn’t thickened any with her fame. She considers herself strong and confident, but she doesn’t take things lightly when someone insults her. She told the website PopSugar.com she doesn’t want her openness in songs to come across as being weak. She’s said, “Putting on a brave face doesn’t make you a brave person. That’s why everyone in my life knows everything I’m going through. People need to realize being open isn’t the same as being weak.”

NATASHA BEDINGFIELD TALKS BRUNO MARS

Natasha Bedingfield recently performed a short set for AOL Music, and talked about a number of interesting subjects as well, including married life, songwriting and Bruno Mars.   Watch the interview and the performance now at Music.AOL.com.

P!NK TALKS MOVIES

The Oscars might have been last night, but P!nk was excited about a movie that just recently came out.   The pop star wrote on her Twitter page that she went to see Just Go With It with her husband, Carey Hart, and that she thinks star Jennifer Aniston is “adorable.”

BIG NEWS FROM BRITNEY

Big news for all the Britney Spears fans out there — the pop star is coming back to live to TV.   In a short video, Britney announced that she’ll be making her first live TV performance in a very long time on Tuesday, March 29th on Good Morning America from the Castro neighborhood of San Francisco.   Learn more at BritneySpears.com.

LEONA LEWIS WANTS TO BE ON GLEE

Leona Lewis wants to be on Glee.   The former X-Factor winner told E! Online that she would “love” to be on the hit FOX program, and that she would “love to play a rebel. Be a real biker chick in leather and covered in tattoos.”   Read more at EOnline.com.

ADELE PERFORMS ON ELLEN

Adele recently performed her song “Someone Like You” on The Ellen DeGeneres Show.   Don’t worry if you missed it though, because you can check it out at Ellen.WarnerBros.com.

SEE FOOTAGE FROM THE STROKES STUDIO

NME.com has posted video footage from The Strokes’ studio as they made their upcoming album, Angles. The record is set to come out on March 22nd. For a list of live shows, visit TheStrokes.com.

GAGA LOVES GREEN DAY

It seems Lady Gaga is a Green Day fan. Gaga took time out of her busy schedule to see their American Idiot play on Broadway last week and hung out with frontman Billie Joe Armstrong backstage. Fans can see pics now at GreenDay.com. Green Day’s new live album is out on March 15th.

MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE PLAY SPANISH WINTER EVENT

My Chemical Romance are performing at the MTV Winter Music Event in Valencia, Spain alongside Sum 41, Groove Armada and more. The performances will be shown on MTV’s World Stage on April 15th.

GAGA TO BE GODMOTHER TO ELTON’S SON?

Could Lady Gaga be the Godmother to Elton John’s son?   In a recent interview with Macleans.ca, Elton’s partner, David Furnish, was asked if Gaga was named Godmother to their son, Zachary, to which he replied that things haven’t been “publically confirmed,” but that the interviewer’s sources are “very good,” and that a statement will come later on.   Sounds like it may be true!   We’ll keep you posted.

IT’S PAT FROM TRAIN’S BIRTHDAY!

Today, Pat Monahan turns 42 years old.   The singer, along with his band Train, have had many hits during their almost 20 year long career, but the two biggest are arguably “Drops of Jupiter” and “Hey, Soul Sister.”   So Pat told us that perhaps it’s fitting that they’ve been closing out their shows with a medley of both (See Related Cut #3).   If you see Pat, be sure to wish him a happy b-day, and in the meantime, check out TrainLine.com to see when the band is coming to a town near you.

NELLY TALKS SISTER’S DEATH ON BEHIND THE MUSIC

To get everyone more excited about Nelly’s upcoming Vh1 Behind The Music episode, a trailer has leaked with the with rap superstar opening up about the death of his sister Jackie, who died of leukemia in 2005. Be sure to tune in for the full show when Behind The Music: Nelly airs March 7th at 10 PM Eastern.

http://www.vh1.com/video/play.jhtml?id=1658413

MJ’S CHILDREN FOLLOW IN HIS FOOTSTEPS

Similar to their dad, who helped people in need with his Heal the World Foundation, Michael Jackson’s three children, 14-year-old Prince Michael, 12-year-old Paris and eight-year-old Blanket, recently volunteered at a organization in Los Angeles, helping the homeless. SingersRoom.com reports their grandmother said that they are doing “pretty well” with the passing of their beloved father and are very much inspired by MJ’s philanthropic efforts before he died.

VAN DER BEEK IN KE$HA VIDEO

There’s something pretty random that happens in Ke$ha’s new video for her song “Blow.”   Sure, it’s filled with unicorns dressed as people, but what might be viewed as even more surprising is the fact that there’s a special appearance in the clip from none other than Dawson’s Creek star James Van Der Beek.   Head to MTV.com to check out the video now.

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