Sara Kelly Celebrity Updater

Nickelodeon is getting ready to rock. On Saturday, the arrangement will premiere its new show “How to Rock,” starring rising teen star Cymphonique Miller. Miller is a familiar face at Nickelodeon, having guest starred on “Right Jackson, VP” and “Huge Time Rush,” but this time she takes on the role as leading lady on the show, which is based on the book “How to Rock Braces and Glasses” by Meg Haston.

Miller plays high school student Kasey Simon (reckon Rachel McAdams’ character in “Mean Girls”), leader of the Perfs, the most well loved girls in school. But Miller’s character quickly finds herself kicked out of the “cool crowd” after she gets braces and glasses.

But Kasey won’t let the “make-below” get her down. She becomes friends with a new group of students and winds up as the lead singer of their new band, Gravity 5.

“[It's] nearly kind of like a battle of the bands, and the Perfs are sort of like the mean girls.” Miller recently told MTV News. “It’s like the Perfs are always plotting some certain way to stop Gravity 5. You can see lots of crazy physical comedy and crazy stunts in the show, ’cause every week we do something really silly and outrageous.”

Miller, who sings and co-wrote the show’s theme song, “Only You Can Be You,” is no weirder to the spotlight; her brother is actor/rapper Romeo, and her dad is hip-hop mogul Master P. Yet, that doesn’t mean it was simple for Miller to persuade her dad to let her star in “How to Rock.” She said he didn’t want her to be involved in “this crazy affair” until he realized how passionate she was about it. So he gave her his approval, on the condition that she keeps up her grades.

“We place education first in our family, and Romeo is like my inspiration because he was not only doing film and everything, but he also went to college, he went to USC,” Miller said.

“They’re always just constantly telling me to not get into this affair for the incorrect reasons like fame or money or else you will never be lucky, so just do it because you like it.” It seems like Miller certainly is loving what she is doing on “How to Rock” and hopes fans can relate to the show’s positive message.

“I hope that fans and the viewers can just take from the show is to find friends who like you for who you are, because it’s all about friendship with this show,” Miller said. “What they should learn is that at the end of the day, there’s nothing more vital than life yourself.”

“How to Rock” premieres Saturday at 8:30 p.m. ET on Nickelodeon.

Are you excited for “How to Rock”? Let us know in the comments.

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Lady Gaga and Beyoncé are besties, and when the Mother Monster sat down with “The Insider,” she gushed about her pal’s skills as a soon-to-be mommy.

“Of course she is [going to be a excellent mom]. That’s a tremendous understatement,” the singer said. “She’s the nicest female I’ve met in the industry. She’s wonderful!”

The two have quite the history together. Gaga and Beyoncé have appeared on two tracks (and in two videos) together for “Telephone” and “Video Phone.” And while Beyoncé is nearing motherhood, Gaga admits she desires to wait a bit longer before to giving birth to anything ? but new music, that is. “Someday. Long, long day from now!” she said. “My next baby will be my new record.”

When MTV News caught up with Gaga last month, she opened up about her plans to relief the follow-up to Born This Way. “I’ve started writing it and I have the name for it and all the concepts are commencement to flourish and take place,” she told MTV News.

But much like Beyoncé and her baby, a due date for the Mother Monster’s next album is still to be determined. “I’m excited to place it out, but it’s not done yet. So I’ll place it out when it’s done.”

Meanwhile, one psychic who spoke to MTV News helped us try to nail down just when we should expect Jayoncé’s baby. “I feel that Beyoncé’s 2012 is going to be very, very exciting,” Jesse Bravo told MTV News. “I get the date of January 8 to January 14 of her giving birth to her first son.”

When do you reckon Jayoncé’s baby will come? Make your predictions in the comments!

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Here in the States, Madonna sat down with ABC News and had some fascinating comments about Lady Gaga. In another interview, on Friday’s (January 13) “The Graham Norton Show,” the singer seemed to take the high road and likened her ahead of schedule days of hustling in New York City to Gaga’s beginnings.

“When I first saw her, I saw her performing at a very small club in Manhattan a couple of years ago, maybe it was like three years ago,” she said. “I was really really impressed by her. I thought she was really cool and she did remind me of me back in the day. I liked her rawness and there was something fresh about there and ballsy, and when she spoke to the audience, she sounded like she had a akin sense of humor to me, quite ironic, and I liked her. So I do reckon she is very talented.”

That was really the end of the subject during their chat, other than when Madonna teased the British talk-show host about naming his dog after her. But, when he said his other dog was named Bailey, she quipped, “Not Gaga?”

Some of that sentiment was mirrored in Madge’s ABC interview, the rest of which airs on Friday’s night’s 20/20. While she did call Gaga’s “Born This Way” song “reductive” when questioned about comparisons to her own “Express Yourself,” she went on to say that she sees a lot of her own work in Gaga’s.

“I certainly reckon she references me a lot in her work. And sometimes I reckon it’s droll and satisfying and well-done,” she said, later adding that she thinks Gaga is “a very talented artist” and that she’s making a “statement about taking something that was in the zeitgeist, you know, 20 years ago and turning it inside out and reinterpreting it.”

Madonna is currently making the rounds promoting her next album, M.D.N.A., as well as her film “W.E.”

What do you reckon of Madonna’s Gaga view? Let us know in the comments!

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God Forgives, I Don’t may be the name of Rick Ross’ upcoming LP, but the Bawse isn’t as coldhearted as his album title may suggest. When it comes to former Maybach Music affiliate Pill, Rozay wishes the Atlanta MC all the best.

“I’m a real dude and I’m a real boss and once you rep the MMG flag, I’ll never step on your feet; I’mma give you a pass anyhow,” Ross told MTV News correspondent Sway Calloway of Pill while at French Montana’s “Shot Caller” remix video shoot in Miami on Sunday.

In December, P-I-Double L took to Chirrup to vent about his mark situation with Warner Music Group, blaming WMG for his lack of radio and television help. Because of his prominent appearance on Maybach Music’s Self Made Vol. 1 compilation, many believed that Pill was signed to Ross’ mark, but in an exclusive interview with MTV News in January, Pill exposed that he was never technically signed to Rozay and that his deal went strictly through MMG’s parent company, Warner.

“Pill’s situation was a unique situation because he was already signed to Warner before to I did my mark deal at Warner. So when I did do my deal, it was a affair opportunity that was presented where Pill could run with the team for a year,” Ross confirmed. “I took that opportunity. That year ran its course and it was sweet much up to Warner what decisions they wanted to make with Pill as an artist after that point. I reckon they made it.”

Pill told MTV News in January that he was working on getting a relief from Warner and made it clear that he had no problems with anyone in MMG personally ? though he did say that he and Ross didn’t speak very often. “I ain’t got nothing against none of them, nobody. It’s just the situation don’t work,” Pill said matter-of-factly. “It’s cool with us, I don’t got nothing against Ross either. It’s just I don’t talk to him.”

Some believed that Pill’s outspokenness would rage the Boss, but Rozay didn’t take any of it to heart. “He made sure he reached out to me and called me and clarified,” Ross said. “He expressed that in no way was he disrespecting the team or the brand, because it’s a fantastic opportunity and a fantastic look.”

As far as why the “Trap Goin’ Ham” rapper’s situation didn’t work out, Ross thought the young MC just needed a hit record and a small luck to build his momentum. He used the success of MMG’s Meek Mill and Wale to exemplify his point. “Certain things happen for certain people at certain times and none of us could really predict that,” he clarified. “I couldn’t predict that Meek Mill would result in ‘Ima Boss’ to me or we couldn’t predict that Wale would result in ‘That Way.’ ”

Even though Pill and WMG are now going their separate ways, Ross is looking forward to seeing his former Maybach affiliate rack up a win. “Hopefully, in the future he’ll result in him a hit record, and get him some paper and do his thing,” he said. “I wish him much success.”

What do you hope to see from Pill in the future? Leave your comments below!

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