Two years after their lauded debut, The xx are planning their highly anticipated second album.

The band made the announcement of their forthcoming record on the Web, and shared a link to a blog they created to post music that inspires them.

The music blog world is buzzing over the news, with some speculating that the album may even be inspired by deep house music.

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Today's news you might've missed:

• If you know where to look, you can have Drake's "Take Care" ahead of its actual release. The artist tweeted that he didn't know if the album had leaked or not, but did add to those who may have it, "Listen, enjoy it, buy it if you like it...and take care until next time." [PopDust; Twitter]
• Say it ain't so, Ebert! The famed film critic writes that unless "we find an angel, our television program will go off the air at the end of the season." [Chicago Sun Times]
• But while one series threatens to end, another is given life: "Spartacus" has already received a third season, according to a statement from Starz. Season 2, starring Australian actor Liam McIntyre (who is now in the lead role following the death of Andy Whitfield) begins January 27.
• Matthew Fox is taking the lawsuit that alleges he punched a woman in her vagina and is raising it one counter-suit - the actor claims that he's not only lost work because of the allegations, which he denies, but that he's also been the subject of "public hatred, contempt, ridicule and shame." [GossipCop]
• One thing we all - including Kourtney and Khloe Kardashian - can agree on: Kristen Wiig as Kris Jenner was pretty much the best thing about "SNL's" fairy tale divorce Kardashian spoof. [Us Weekly]

The woman who claims that Justin Bieber fathered her baby will appear on “The Insider” Monday night to plead her case.

Mariah Yeater, 20, claims she had a backstage tryst with Biebs at a Los Angeles performance last year. (Her 3-month-old son’s name could be related to the encounter - it’s Trystyn.)

“The Insider” host Kevin Frazier sits down with Yeater to hear her side of the story. Though Bieber denies ever meeting the woman, she says they were introduced after one of his shows. Yeater said Bieber asked to go somewhere private.

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Time flies when you’re… a celebrity.

Lindsay Lohan was sentenced to jail after violating her probation on a necklace theft conviction. However, the “Mean Girls” actress only served about four hours of her 30-day sentence. (She was released early Monday morning.)

But Lohan isn’t the only celeb to benefit from an overcrowded jail:

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Mom of 14 Nadya Suleman took on the infamous “Long Island Lolita,” Amy Fisher, in a celebrity boxing match Sunday, reports the Daily Mail.

Suleman, 36, won the match, and reportedly said of the Hollywood event, “I think it’s a great opportunity, I’m very grateful."

A portion of the boxing match’s proceeds will go to FilmOn Charitable Trust, a foundation that will pass the money to several children's charities.

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Before turning herself in for jail time, it looks like Lindsay Lohan made sure to hit the town.

The 25-year-old actress was spotted attending a celebration thrown at Hollywood's Roosevelt Hotel in honor of Leonardo DiCaprio's "J. Edgar" on Thursday, reports the New York Post's Page Six.

According to the paper, some sources claim that Lindsay "crashed" the event, although her rep begs to differ, saying "she was invited by a guest who attended."

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If the best-selling biography hasn't satiated your need for Steve Jobs info, good news: previously missing footage from a 1996 interview is heading to the big screen.

The Los Angeles Times reports that film from the PBS miniseries “Triumph of the Nerds: The Rise of Accidental Empires” is to become a documentary titled “Steve Jobs: The Lost Interview.”

The doc, depicting a conversation with the late Apple co-founder, will be shown in Landmark Theatres on November 16 and 17.

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There's always two sides to every story, and the problem with bullying is no exception.

A topic often discussed from the victim's perspective, rapper/author/actor 50 Cent is trying to provide insight into the mind of the aggressor with his young adult novel, "Playground," published earlier this month.

The protagonist is 13-year-old Butterball, a teen who has separated parents, a love of filmmaking and a lot of trouble on his hands after he lashes out violently at a classmate at school.

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Today I’m shaking my head for two reasons. One, still no N.B.A. And two, my favorite show about American up-and-comers living in New York City is getting out of hand in the best way possible.

Last night’s "I’m Sorry, Who’s Yosi?" let us know that all jokes aside, things are about to get serious for everyone.

Like back-to-back episodes of "True Blood," we pick up where we left off: in the middle of a sex scene. Now that Ben and Nancy are knocking the boots, you get the feeling it’s only a matter of time before things go from affair-hot to fallout-cold.

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Teen star Selena Gomez is standing by Justin Bieber during his paternity drama, and quite literally.

The 19-year-old singer/actress, who has been romanced with a Staples Center date by the 17-year-old, was seen with Biebs while in Belfast over the weekend. Gomez was scheduled to host the MTV Europe Music Awards, and Bieber was scheduled to perform.

On Friday, it was rumored that Gomez had parted ways with the (It's Not My) "Baby" singer. (Sorry, we couldn't help it. Blame Jimmy Fallon.)

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