Today's news you might've missed:

• Target has just become the new Twihard hotspot, now that the retailer has announced that close to 500 of its stores will extend hours and host an 11 p.m. screening of a scene from the final "Twilight" film as the DVD/Blu-ray edition of "Breaking Dawn - Part I" arrives in stores February 10. (Is it just us, or is that a super fast theater-to-DVD turnaround?) [EW]
• ABC is sliding Courteney Cox's "Cougar Town" into "Work It's" old time slot, Tuesdays at 8:30 p.m. ET, starting February 14. We feel the love, ABC. We feel the love. [The Wrap]
• Daniel Radcliffe to all the Lana Del Rey critics: Way harsh, Internet. [TMZ]
• Yes, we know it's a few weeks into 2012, but let's reflect on 2011 for a moment - specifically the fact that Katy Perry has been named Popdust's 2011 Artist of the Year. Do we agree? Show of hands, please. [Popdust]
• A cleavage tattoo for Dolly Parton is apparently only a matter of time. [People]
• Tickets to "Thor 2" are becoming an even hotter commodity now that Idris Elba has said that his character Heimdall will be in the sequel "for sure." [Rap Fix/MTV]
• Fans of "Downton Abbey" can now look forward to a collaboration from Lady Mary and the Countess of Grantham - otherwise known as Michelle Dockery and Elizabeth McGovern. The two are said to be working on an album together, although we're guessing its not going to be period-themed. [Telegraph]
• Brody Jenner and Avril Lavigne are rumored to be single again, if anyone cares. [E!]

This is a '90s throwback we wholeheartedly support: Brandy and Monica are collaborating again for a new single.

According to the Hollywood Reporter, the two R&B stars have reunited on a song called "It All Belongs To Me." That title to us sounds like an apt follow-up to their 1998 hit "The Boy Is Mine," but THR doesn't specify.

When "The Boy Is Mine" was released in 14 years ago, it stayed on the charts for 13 weeks, became the year's top-selling single, and won a Grammy for best R&B performance by a duo or group.

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Prepare your ears for more of the husky tones of Paris Hilton's voice - we're assuming this will feature her real voice, not the baby one - because the heiress has a second album on the way.

Hilton, 30, spilled to MTV at a Golden Globes after-party that she's been in the studio cranking out more music.

"It's completely different from my last album," the former "Simple Life" star said. "I'm going with a whole new genre. I have Afrojack executive-producing the entire album."

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Giving recovering stars a break from showing their struggles with addiction on national TV,  Dr. Drew Pinsky is taking the "celebrity" out of his VH1 reality show and is opting to work more with everyday people.

Pinsky's new program is tentatively being called "Rehab with Dr. Drew," and will "follow the real-life experiences of young adults who are struggling with addiction as they undergo the same detoxification and treatment plan at The Pasadena Recovery Center" that was featured on the "Celebrity Rehab" version, a statement says.

The idea is to reflect the struggles of the network's core demographic, and so "Rehab with Dr. Drew" will focus on 20- and 30-somethings who are trying to get clean and gain a fresh start.

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Lady Gaga's reign as Twitter royalty - she named herself queen of the social network two years ago - is going strong.

The superstar has reached 18 million Twitter followers, and she acknowledged her growing legion with, of course, a tweet.

"Can't believe I have 18,000,000 TwitterMonsters, really rad, was just a few years ago I had barely any," Gaga posted over the weekend.

Trailing behind are Justin Bieber (16 million); Katy Perry (almost 14 million); and Shakira and Kim Kardashian, who are nearly neck and neck with over 12 million followers.

I’m confused.

First we’re led to believe that Lucas is working with A to torture the girls. Then, in an anti-climactic twist, we find out he simply gambled away Caleb’s life savings on a basketball tournament.

Things aren’t adding up. For one, Lucas seems too logical to gamble on a sporting event. And secondly, what basketball tournament is he betting on in the middle of January?

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Betty White kicked off her 90th birthday celebration with the world watching - or, at least, the 14 million who tuned in to NBC at 8 p.m.

The celebrated "Golden Girl" officially enters her ninth decade today, and NBC threw her a birthday party during primetime Monday that featured guest appearances from other funny folks like Amy Poehler, Carol Burnett and White's former co-star, Mary Tyler Moore, in a 90-minute special.

Even President Obama sent in a video message - asking White to prove she's 90 by providing a long-form birth certificate (at least he can joke about that now?).

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Last night's "Bachelor" took place in San Francisco, which Ben called "home." Given that he considered Sonoma home last week, I'm a bit concerned that Ben can't stay in one place for a long period of time.

Ben starts off the show by chatting with his sister about what he's dealt with on the series so far. Ben proudly notes that his sister could get along with Courtney the model - perhaps his sis is a Katie Holmes fan.

The 16 remaining contestants check into their suite, which comes with its own telescope. I presume the telescope is for spying, not stargazing.

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The glimmer of hope for an Oscar nod next week is looking a little brighter for a few of the race's dark horses following the BAFTAs reveal of the 2012 Orange British Academy Film Awards nominees on Tuesday.

In addition to “The Artist” and “Hugo,” which were handed 12 and 9 BAFTA nods respectively (and are front-runners for Oscar best picture nominations), films that had been considered somewhat long shots, such as “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy” and “Drive,” also received multiple nominations, possibly bumping their chances with Oscar.

“Tinker” was especially heavily lauded, picking up 11 nominations, including best film, outstanding British film, director, adapted screenplay and lead actor (Gary Oldman), among its haul.

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Editor's note: Do not read any further if you didn't watch Monday night's episodes of "Alcatraz."

Thinking back to the first episode of "Fringe," I remember being interested but not overly impressed, especially considering that co-creator J.J. Abrams had given us "Alias" and "Lost," which were two of the best pilots of the past decade or so.

"Fringe" has since gone on to be one of the best series on television.

So, that's how I approached Monday night's two-episode premiere of "Alcatraz." Executive produced by Abrams (who recently spoke to CNN about "course correcting" the show prior to its premiere), it stars a former "Lost" cast member and has a concept that immediately hooks you, not unlike "Person of Interest."

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