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We couldn't celebrate el año nuevo without delivering our favorite headlines of the year past!

9. Octomom- Nadya Suleman gave birth to octuplets in January of 2009. She already had 6 hijos bringing the grand total to 14. Reality shows should be in the works...but we're pretty sure the Jon and Kate Plus Eight drama ruined it for the money making mami!

8.  TIE: Swine Flu/ Jobs?- The world went crazy when H1N1 emerged in April of 2009. The outbreak began in Mexico, and quickly spread. In recent months the vaccine has become available. Still...this was a rather unpleasant story of the year.

Tales of the Recession!- The economy sucked this year. Recent college graduates couldn't get jobs, experienced professionals lost their jobs and couldn't find jobs..

Lets just say admitting you were jobless wasn't as bad as admitting you had swine flu.

7.  Chrihannagate-Chris Brown and Rihanna were once the next Beyonce and Jay-Z, but a February altercation changed all that. After leaving a party in Los Angeles, Brown reportedly received a text message from another woman and refused to let Rihanna see his phone. An argument ensued, followed by Brown assaulting Rihanna. A TMZ photo was leaked of the extensive damage Brown did to Rihanna's face and Brown later pleaded guilty to felony assault  and was sentenced to five years probation and six months of community service. However, we like to remember them in happier times...

6. Balloon Boy- This was perhaps one of the funniest stories of 2009. On October 15, 5 year old Falcon Henee took off on an air adventure in a silver balloon his meteorologist father had designed for work. Or so we thought...after every air authority followed the balloon for up to 2 hours, it finally landed and young Falcon (the name is perfectly ironic) wasn't inside. Instead he was hiding in his attic. The following day the Henee family was on every morning show,  leading the public to believe this was a publicity stunt. It was in fact a hoax and on December 23, Falcon's dad, Richard Heene, was sentenced to 90 days jail and  mom, Mayumi Heene, to 20 days weekend jail.

5. Twitter- The social networking site was founded in 2006, but reached popularity in 2009. The 140 character messages are quick and make everyone feel like their very own self important celebrity..including MTV Tr3s! Feel free to follow us here @mtv3. The site became much more than a quick version of Facebook's status updates though; it's now a go to for quick links to news stories and recaps for pop culture's biggest events. When news of Balloon Boy emerged, the funniest updates included tweets like "Falcon, Imma let you finish, but Up was the greatest runaway balloon story of all time."

4. Kanye West vs. Taylor Swift- How could we forget Kanye West stealing Taylor Swift's moment during the 2009 VMAs. Ye believed Beyonce deserved the coveted MTV Moon Man for Best Female Video, and hopped up on stage during Swift's acceptance speech to proclaim that 'Single Ladies' was one of the best videos of all time. Kanye later apologized twice to Taylor, and also managed to coin the phrase "Imma let you finish."

3. Michael Jackson's Death- The King of Pop died on June 25th after suffering from cardiac arrest. He reportedly had been administered drugs such as propofol and lorazepam, and his death was ruled a homicide by the Los Angeles County coroner. His death triggered an outpouring of grief from around the world with a globally live broadcast of his memorial service from Los Angeles' Staples Center that attracted an audience of up to one billion people. Director Spike Lee recently made a video for Jackson's last song, 'This Is It', which was also the name of his 2009 tour.

Michael Jackson - This Is It - Directed by Spike Lee from 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks on Vimeo.

2. President Barack Obama- This may feel like a 2008 story, but the official inauguration for President Barack Obama took place on January 20th. The first African American President is still highly favored and appointed our number one story of the year....

1. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor- The Bronx-born Latina is the first Hispanic to sit on the Supreme Court, the third female justice in U.S. history and the second-youngest member of the court. Making her NUMBER ONE on our list!

Feliz y prospero año nuevo! And remember to stay tuned to MTV Tr3s in January to catch nuestros especiales on Lo Mejor De Los 00's, y mientras tanto... 

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Tags 2009, 2009 Video Music Awards, 2009 VMAs, 2010, Beyonce, Chris Brown, Jay Z, Justice Sonia Sotomayor, Kanye West, michael jackson, President Barack Obama, Rihanna, rihanna and chris brown domestic violence, Swine Flu, Taylor Swift, This Is It

Hard to believe that Lady Gaga only burst on the pop scene el año pasado, considering how much of a cultural (and musical!) phenomenon she's become!

With her new album 'The Fame Monster' out esta semana, and as part of Spankin' New Music Week, the Gaga Monster has put together una lista de los mejores momentos in her career so far.  We think this pop diva has accomplished quite a lot hasta ahora, no creen?  [MTV Buzzworthy]

Is she missing anything?  What about her bloody VMA performance from este año?  Dinos, what do YOU think are the best moments in Lady Gaga's career so far?

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Tags 2009 VMAs, career, Lady Gaga, Música, Spankin New Music Week, The Fame Monster, Top 5, Video

Jennifer Lopez's highly anticipated new single featuring Pitbull was released yesterday. Entitled "Fresh Out The Oven" and produced by Pharell Williams, this is the first single off Lopez’s forthcoming album.  We caught up with Mr. 305 during the 2009 VMAs where he discussed his recent collabo with Jennifer Lopez, describing the track as "something very, very sexy" and the video as something reminiscent to the movie "Eyes Wide Shut." CALIENTE!

Lopez has not revealed her album title just yet but if yesterday’s online promotional launch of "Who is Lola" and new Twitter account is any revelation, then we have a feeling the album will be called "Lola," which is the new nickname Lopez has given herself.  Que, que?! Like Madonna's daughter? That’s right! According to sources, Jennifer Lopez will go by J.Lo no longer, self-titling herself Lola.  Doesn’t this remind you of someone? Perhaps of J.Lo's ex, Sean Combs, who's successfully made the transition from Puff Daddy to P. Diddy to just Diddy?  Or maybe of Beyonce and her alter-ego "Sasha Fierce"? Will Jennifer Lopez have the same success? I guess we have to wait and see…

Now without further ado, listen to Jennifer Lopez's new single featuring Pitbull and stay tuned for the release of the music video…

Jennifer Lopez f/Pitbull "FRESH OUT THE OVEN" - LISTEN NOW

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Tags 2009 VMAs, Beyonce, Fresh Out the Oven, J.LO, Jennifer Lopez, Lola, new single, P. Diddy, Pharell Williams, Pitbull

Looks like Kanye West better not even think of messing with Calle 13.

In response to Kanye's infamous interruption of Taylor Swift's speech at this year's VMA's, Calle 13 posted this on Twitter:

"Kanye West nunca me quitaría el microfono por que le rompa la cara de mamao que tiene. jejeje.. enserio. no es chiste."

Ouch! Them sounds like fighting words!!  We'll take Calle 13 on our side any day of the week!

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