23 Of The Most Painfully Awkward Lyrics From 2013

1. Justin Bieber, “All Bad”

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Stringer / Reuters

There are sooooo many reasons you should not be singing this line, Biebs.

2. Jason Derulo, “Talk Dirty”

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Lucas Jackson / Reuters

Yes, I guess you could.

3. Katy Perry, “This Is How We Do”

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Lucas Jackson / Reuters / Reuters

No one is more worthy of respect.

4. Miley Cyrus, “#GETITRIGHT”

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Christopher Polk / Getty Images for Clear Channel

You’re in front of a mirror, Miley. You can just look down and check.

5. Kings of Leon, “Temple”

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Watch out, buddy, or you’re going to jail.

6. Selena Gomez, “B.E.A.T.”

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Lucas Jackson / Reuters

DO NOT SAY THIS, SELENA! This does not sound good, Selena!

7. Lady Gaga, “Applause”

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Lucy Nicholson / Reuters

This is a straw man argument, Lady Gaga. NO ONE HAS EVER SAID THIS.

8. Childish Gambino, “3005”

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Paul Butterfield / Getty Images for Coachella

C’mon, dude. Seriously.

9. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, “Mermaids”

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Greetsia Tent / WireImage

Ew, no.

10. Robin Thicke, “Blurred Lines”

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Christopher Polk / Getty Images for Clear Channel

Oh man, Robin. So many things!

11. Jay Z, “Heaven”

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Benoit Tessier / Reuters

Is Jay Z even trying anymore?

12. Jay Z, “Tom Ford”

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Ollie Millington / WireImage

No, he is not.

13. Jay Z on Drake’s “Pound Cake”

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Benoit Tessier / Reuters

Not even a little bit.

14. Migos, “Versace”

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But he’s not alone in that.

15. Drake, “Versace”

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Michael Buckner / Getty Images for Bing

Is that a threat?

16. Geri Halliwell, “Half of Me”

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Uhhhh…..girl power?

17. Jason Derulo, “Marry Me”

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Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press / MCT

And not one second longer!

18. The Wanted, “Walks Like Rihanna”

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…what? Since when does Rihanna have a distinctive walk?

19. Eminem, “Survival”

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Jumana El Heloueh / Reuters

Well, congratulations for multi-tasking.

20. Miley Cyrus, “4×4”

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Lucy Nicholson / Reuters

TMI, Miley.

21. Katy Perry, “Double Rainbow”

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Ethan Miller / Getty Images for Clear Channel

Lightning has no sound, Katy.

22. R. Kelly, “Cookie”

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Andrea De Silva / Reuters

This is not what anyone means by “rough sex,” Kells.

23. Cam’ron, “Go Outside”

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Larry Busacca / Getty Images for Pepsi

Actually, you know what? Never mind. This one is genius.

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MTV Award Nominees See Spike in Sales, Social Reach

If you’re a skeptic who thinks MTV lost its focus on the musical artists, you might want to think again. Thanks to multi-platform voting for the network’s upcoming Video Music Awards, artists are seeing noticeable spikes in both their sales and their social fan bases.

MTV opened mobile and online voting last Tuesday when the network initially announced the nominees and first performers. In an effort to leverage the network’s digital following, MTV opted to not have a television nomination special and build buzz exclusively in the digital sphere. The switch proved effective, particularly for artists nominated in a new category, Best Electronic Dance Music Video.

Among the nominees is Avicii, who gained colossal fandom for his mainstream monster hit, “Le7els.” The song has been sampled ad nauseam, and the Swedish DJ hasn’t been shy about asking fans (and fellow artists) to pick a new track. Last month, he went so far as to post this video to his YouTube channel, complete with a list of virtually every other song the artist has made.

Clearly, the fans still can’t get enough. Following the nomination of the “Le7els” video in the EDM category, Avicii gained 100,000 new Facebook fans and 15,000 new Twitter followers. Fellow nominees in the category, Duck Sauce and Skrillex both saw increases across social platforms as well.

While we all wish we could compensate artists for their work by following them on Twitter, that just isn’t exactly the case. Thankfully, social counts aren’t the only figures on the upswing; Best Electronic Dance Music Video nominee Calvin Harris saw an approximate 30% sales bump for his nominated track, “Feel So Close.”

Among the nominees for Best Rock Video, Imagine Dragons saw sales for its EP Continued Silence rocket from #80 to #58, a 12% increase on Nielsen Soundscan. At time of writing, the EP held the #16 spot on the iTunes Main Album Chart and the #6 spot among iTunes Alternative Albums.

Voting will continue through Aug. 26 for all categories except for Best New Artist, which will remain open until Sept. 6. Artists can only hope as the voting continues, the spikes in buzz and profits will continue as well.

The VMAs will air on Sept. 6 at 8/7c on MTV. Hosted by comedian Kevin Hart, the show will include performances from boy-band sensation One Direction and 14-time Grammy winner Alicia Keys, who will debut a new song at the awards show. Until then, you can continue voting online at VMA.MTV.com or on mobile web at M.MTV.com. Verizon subscribers can vote on mobile by texting VMA to 22444.

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