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Buzzed: Britain’s prime minister joins One Direction (sorta)

In today’s Buzzed, David Cameron begins a powerful alliance with the teen idols, Azealia Banks fights “Harlem Shake” producer Baauer, and Vampire Weekend’s singer pops up on Girls.

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In Buzzed, we take a look at three things that trended over the weekend while you were away from your keyboard getting buzzed.

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Is Britain’s prime minister, David Cameron, the newest member of One Direction? No, that would be completely implausible and stupid, but according to a tweet sent by him, he’s cameoing in a upcoming 1D music video for charity. Aren’t you glad you know that?

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So, apparently there’s some beef between rapper Azealia Banks and “Harlem Shake” producer Baauer. Banks posted a remix of the song on Soundcloud, which annoyed Baauer, who then got the song pulled, reports Stereogum. Determined to let the masses enjoy her version, Banks posted a video of the remix on Vimeo on Sunday. Baauer hasn’t yet responded.

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In a blink-and-miss-it moment, Vampire Weekend lead singer Ezra Koenig briefly appeared on this weekend’s episode of Girls. A fan blog posted the clip on its Tumblr and we have to laud him for nailing the role of a guy who just stands there.

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