Lorde Crashed Taylor Swift’s Birthday Party: Morning Mix

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:: Taylor Swift turned 24 on December 13, and as photos show, she invited Lorde to her birthday party. Just a few months ago, the “Royals” singer faced backlash for critiquing the standards that Swift set for young listeners — that is, “so flawless and so unattainable.” Clearly, Swift took her words in stride. [MTV]

:: Music video director Joseph Kahn claims responsibility for a “director’s cut” of Britney Spears‘ “Perfume” video, beefed up with scenes from Justin Timberlake‘s “TKO” video. Never forget. [Twitter]

:: Cyndi Lauper will appear during The Colbert Report‘s “Christmas Carols Week,” which starts today (December 16). For a taste of what to expect, watch “Jingle Man and Christmas Boy.” Now. [Digital Spy]

:: Celine Dion wants to try acting, but she admits to having her limits. Notably, she says that she isn’t interested in following Carrie Underwood‘s footsteps into NBC’s live Sound of Music special. “I’m not crazy about musicals, to be honest with you,” she says. [NPR]

:: Actor Will Ferrell admits that he was intimidated by Kanye West while filming Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues, especially since he was playing Yeezus (one of our best albums of 2013) repeatedly on set. “We got a scared 18-year-old intern to ask him to turn them down,” he says. [E!]

After the jump, find out what music you can catch on TV today.

:: Late Show with David Letterman (CBS) — Chris Cornell, Joy Williams :: The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (NBC) — Jake Bugg :: Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (NBC) — Bonnie Raitt :: Last Call with Carson Daly (NBC) — Capital Cities :: The View (ABC) — Mary J. Blige :: Jimmy Kimmel Live (ABC) — Megadeth :: The Ellen DeGeneres Show (syndicated) — Kings of Leon :: The Arsenio Hall Show (syndicated) — Gladys Knight :: The Queen Latifah Show (syndicated) — Gloria Estefan