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Justin Bieber, Selena Gomez kiss on live TV at the Billboard Music Awards

By Sophie Schillaci

May 22, 2011 10:12 PM ET

Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez shocked viewers by kissing on the mouth (eep!) during the live broadcast of ABC's Billboard Music Awards. Stop the presses!

The lip lock came after Bieber's second award of the evening, just as cameras hit him before heading on stage to accept the Best New Artist award. See the photographic evidence above.

The duo reportedly arrived at the Las Vegas award show together, though Gomez walked the red white carpet solo.

After several months of playing coy about their relationship, Gomez has been opening up little by little -- coming close to explicitly confirming, but not quite. We'll take this kiss as full confirmation.

Were you surprised to see the smooch? We're just happy they're finally (basically) admitting it. Look in the bottom right hand corner of the screen grab -- Keith Urban is apparently super excited for them!

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Mary J. Blige and Lil Wayne

After an electric performance from Rihanna and Britney Spears to kick off Sunday night's show and followed later by a duet between Far East Movement and Snoop Dogg, the Billboard Music Awards kept the collaborations coming with an inspired set from Mary J. Blige and Lil Wayne.

Entering the stage on a post-apocalyptic street corner set, with light poles down and and the street in ruins, Blige belted out "Someone to Love Me (Naked)" from her upcoming record, "My Life II: The Journey Continues."

The "Queen of R&B" was at the top of her game, giving a diva-esque performance as she paced about the stage, looking stunning in a long white overcoat and dangling golden earrings.

As expected, Weezy joined Blige onstage halfway through, with a Lakers cap atop his head. Though a small portion of Wayne's verse was censored during the TV broadcast, the crowd immediately in front of the performers seemed to catch the full effect quite well.

Afterward, the "Lollipop" rapper sat down on the stairs behind Blige, leading the audience in a chorus of claps while the diva brought the song home. And though Wayne was all smiles following the performance, Blige put an accent on the thrilling set with a defiant stare into the crowd before embracing Wayne.

The performance added to a continuing evening of live performances and award recipients at the BBMAs, airing on ABC from the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas. Taio Cruz, Nicki Minaj, Britney Spears performed at the show, while Rihanna won an award for Top Female Artist and U2 was honored with a special Touring Award.

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Al-Qaeda releases posthumous bin Laden tape

Bin Laden praises Arab uprisings and calls on followers to help in bringing down more "tyrants" in the Muslim world. Last Modified: 19 May 2011 02:45

Al-Qaeda said bin Laden had recorded the message a week before his death [AFP]????? Al-Qaeda have released a posthumous audio recording by Osama bin Laden in which the group's late leader praised revolutions sweeping the Arab world. In the audio posted on Islamist websites on Thursday, bin Laden called on his followers to help efforts to bring down more "tyrants" in the Muslim world. Bin Laden, who was killed in a US raid on May 2 in Pakistan, called on al-Qaeda supporters to "set up an operations room that follows up events and works in parallel ... to save the people that are struggling to bring down their tyrants". Al-Qaeda said bin Laden had recorded the message a week before his death. The audio was included in an Internet video lasting more than 12 minutes. In the audio, a voice which appears to be bin Laden's referred to the wave of revolutions which began in the Maghreb region of North Africa. 'Winds of change' "The sun of the revolution has risen from the Maghreb. The light of the revolution came from Tunisia. It has given the nation tranquility and made the faces of the people happy." Tunisia's president was overthrown in January, followed by Egyptian leader Hosni Mubarak after mass protests centred on Cairo's Tahrir Square. "Tunisia was the first but swiftly the knights of Egypt have taken a spark from the free people of Tunisia to Tahrir Square," said bin Laden, adding: "It has made the rulers worried." He predicted that the winds of change would blow over the entire Muslim world. "I think that the winds of change will blow over the entire Muslim world, with permission from Allah. "A delay may cause the opportunity to be lost, and carrying it out before the right time will increase the number of casualties," bin Laden says in the audio message.

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