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Very sad news for all Glee fans today. One of the show's stars, Cory Monteith, has been found dead following a drug overdose. Monteith was found dead in the Fairmont Pacific Rim Hotel in Vancouver, the city in which he lived for most of his life and began his career back in 2006. He was scheduled to check out on Saturday, but after being absent from the lobby staff went to check up on him in his room where he was found. Monteith's family was informed of the death on Saturday night, and at 10:30 the Vancouver police held a news conference on the story. Further details are expected in the next few days after a coronors report is conducted. Monteith originally checked himself into rehab earlier this year following a life-long struggle with substance abuse. He had previously detailed his drug taking habits, which started at age 13 and lead to Monteith stealing money from his friends and family to fund his addiction. He was later sent to rehab at age 19 where he completed a successful run. Our thoughts are with Monteith's family and friends at this shocking time. No word yet on what his girlfriend, fellow Glee-star Lea Michele, has to say about the incident; or how Glee heads will work around Monteith's death next season.

Lady Gaga has finally announced the release date of her brand new single, album and app, all called ARTPOP! The hugely anticipated project is set to begin on the 19th of next month, when Gaga releases her new single (no word yet on what this will be called). That's less than five weeks away! This will be followed by the album and app release on the 11th of November, although fans can pre-order from as early as the 1st of September. Gaga previously confirmed that the app would contain "chats, films for every song, extra music, content, gaga inspired games, fashion updates, magazines, and more still in the works". The album has been described as a "celebration of obsession" and seems to be strongly connected with Warholian ideas of pop-art. Meanwhile, Gaga has also announced an art show which will feature Haus of Gaga works as well as pieces by Inez and Vinoodh (who worked on the Yoü And I video), legendary performance artist Marina Abramović, Jeff Koons and Robert Wilson. Monsters are definitely lucky today! Check out what Gaga herself had to say on the project below and let us know what you think at our forums!

Two new Selena Gomez tracks have leaked - one off her new album and the other an unreleased demo! The first track is 'Love Will Remember', a pretty typical power ballad with a catchy little chorus to bop along to. The only problem with this track is the dreadful intro, which sounds like Bruno Mars figured out how to use a voice machine and read out the lyrics to one of his soppiest songs into it. Rumour has it, though, that the final version of the track, which will appear on Selena's upcoming album Stars Dance, will be sans the intro. Here's hoping! On the other hand is 'Sad Serenade', which, despite the sombre title, is a pretty upbeat song. Sadly, the track is so low quality that you can barely hear it; but from what we hear, it's really a travesty that this didn't make the album. We're hoping it will appear as a bonus track somewhere and we'll finally be able to get the HQ version! What do you think of the tracks? Which do you prefer? Let us know at the forums! Download: Selena Gomez - Love Will Remember (Demo) Download: Selena Gomez - Sad Serenade