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Throngs of revelers in and around New York's Times Square gave a boisterous welcome to 2012 on Sunday amid tight security, sending off a year marked by the grim 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the city.

If you can't make it to New York for New Year's Eve 2012, here's where to find live streaming of the event of your computer, when to catch Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve on TV, and even how to download an app that gives you commercial-less live feed and photos. If you're determined to see the Times Square Ball Drop in person, meanwhile, here are the entrance points around the city.

The Internet kept buzzing this week after pictures of international pop star Lady Gaga was seen strolling around California with hunky actor and rumored boyfriend, Taylor Kinney. It was rumored in September that Lady Gaga, 25, and Kinney, 30, were a hot couple after first meeting on the set of her You and I video. Soon after, multiple reports have said the two have been spotted in Pennslyvania and that they are looking to room together.

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Five...Four...Three...Two...One... It's almost New Year's 2012 and time to watch that glitzy ball drop to signal the beginning of the new year. Here is all the information you need to see the Times Square Ball Drop online or to watch live in person on New Year's Eve. As an added bonus, we've added some tips for those of you brave enough to be part of the most magical night of the year in New York City.

Kate Middleton, the Duchess of Cambridge, has been voted the top beauty icon of 2011, with her sister Pippa Middleton coming in at a close second in a new poll from Superdrug, which asked 3,000 UK women to name the most beautiful and fashionable celebrities of the year.

Lady Gaga and boyfriend Taylor Kinney were photographed earlier this month arm-in-arm in California. Gaga is rumored to be house-hunting in Kinney's hometown in Pennsylvania. But will the two celebrate New Year's Eve together in New York City?

U2 is No. 1 when it comes to touring. The band had the highest-grossing tour both in North America and worldwide in 2011.

If you're not in the mood to spend the night at home watching the Times Square ball drop via television and still haven't made plans, the International Business Times has created a guide of the top 10 best party venues to celebrate New Year's Eve 2012 in NYC.

No Doubt, Justin Bieber and The xx also have albums coming out in 2012.

It's finally confirmed! The rumors that have been circulating since July regarding Lady Gaga and supposed boyfriend The Vampire Diaries star Taylor Kinney are true; The couple went public with their relationship evident in paparazzi photos circulating the web.

Pop icon Lady Gaga will join Mayor Michael Bloomberg at the 2012 countdown taking place in New York City's Times Square.

Among musicians, flat is a word you don't want to hear. But to the industry, flat is truly music to everyone's ears.

Lady Gaga, born Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, has become an international pop music and fashion icon, but where did Mother Monster get her stage name? Check out these ten other music artists that have strange stage names.

2011's year in pop was led by Perry and her number one singles.

Justin Bieber seems to have caught the Christmas spirit of giving this year as he gave his best friend Ryan Butler a convertible Mustang on Sunday.

Jennifer O'Neill, 41, alleges that Lady Gaga, 25, owes her hundreds of thousands of dollars in back pay. Lady Gaga, whose real name is Stefani Germanotta, apparently employed O'Neill for 13 months in 2010 as her personal assistant during the pop icon's 2010 Monster Ball world tour.

Singer Michael Buble is taking his Christmas spirit into the virtual realm, collaborating with popular Facebook game CityVille and giving an interactive gift to his fans over the holidays.

It's Christmas time for Lady Gaga and her fans. The pop star Thursday announced that she would leak her unreleased song from Born This Way on Christmas day as a gift to her little monster from their Lady Santa.

Will Drake and Tony Bennett be the next to pair off on one of Bennett's Duets tunes? Maybe not. But the rapper and crooner are among the guest who'll perform on NBC's New Year's Eve With Carson Daly special on December 31.

Thumbs up for rock and roll!