There was so much amazing merchandise at 1D World, and the friends were so happy with their purchases.

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The girls checked out exclusive 1D t-shirts and hats that they just couldn't resist!

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The girls took time out of their shopping spree to pose with the latest edition of our magazine available in stores now.

The 1D World pop-up store in NYC opened their doors early on Saturday, November 17 for our lucky J-14 contest winner Kaitlyn and 10 of her best friends! They were the first ones to see the store, shop for $100 worth 1D merchandise each (!) and sign the fan wall. They had so much fun exploring the store and posing with all the 1D merchandise -- there were even life size cardboard cutouts of the guys! Other awesome merch included press-on nails with 1D's logo, board games, onesies and, of course, their new album Take Me Home (available in stores and online now).

Go behind the scenes of the NYC's 1D World here!

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A huge congratulations is in order for the guys of One Direction! The numbers are in and their sophomore album Take Me Home has officially debuted at #1 on the Billboard Top 200 Album Chart, with 540,000 copies sold! And this huge accomplishment officially makes them the first British band to have both their first and sophomore albums debut at #1!

Not only that, but Take Me Home entered the charts at #1 in 32 countries around the world! The album also shattered records worldwide with pre-order sales on iTunes! Crazy!

'Take Me Home' is available now in stores and online, so be sure to check it out if you haven't already!

Leave your congratulations for One Direction in the comments!

Stephenie Meyers' 'The Host' is getting 'The Twilight Saga' treatment and coming to the big screen! The supernatural flick stars Saoirse Ronan, Max Irons, and Jake Abel and hits theaters on March 29.

'The Host' tells a futuristic love story where earth has been occupied by an alien species who erase the minds of their human hosts. Melanie Stryder (Saoirse) is one of the last remaining humans to fight back, and she soon finds herself struggling to save her life -- and her heart!

Watch the full-length trailer for 'The Host' below:

Are you excited for 'The Host'? Do you think it can be the "next 'Twilight'"?

One Direction sure knows how to bring on the Twitter LOLs! After David Beckham announced that he'll be playing his final game for the Los Angeles Galaxy in the MLS Cup next month, British journalist and television host Piers Morgan voiced his opinions about the soccer star's decision on Twitter this morning. "No serious top flight team would sign Beckham for football reasons any more -- he should retire gracefully," Piers Tweeted.

But little did Piers know, he'd insulted some One Direction soccer super-fans with his snippy comment! One Direction band members Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson and Liam Payne quickly fired back at Piers and as the conversation heated up, the dialogue became even more hilarious with Piers suggesting that the boys should sign Beckham to their group because "he sings better than he plays now."
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Harry, Louis, and Liam kept the Twitter interaction going, even dragging in former 'X Factor UK' mentor Simon Cowell to help them win the Twitter war. "Hiiii @SimonCowell can you tell @piersmorgan to leave us alone please? He's being nasty..." Harry Tweeted.

And 1D fans were quick to defend their favorite boy band as they, too, hurled comments at Piers via Twitter, hashtagging #PiersMorganIsSmelly which the 1D boys started. (Thankfully Piers took his LOL-worthy trending topic with a smile!)

In a last ditch effort to save himself, Piers tried to embarrass Harry and the guys by posting a link to an article featuring photos of 1D during their school days. "Oops," Piers Tweeted along with the link. "Oops," Liam fired back, with a photo of One Direction meeting the Queen of England!

Haven't you learned not to mess with One Direction, Piers? They'll always win!

Would you back up the 1D boys? How do you feel about Piers' comments?

He's cute. He dates Jennifer Lawrence. And he's got a huge movie year ahead of him. You may remember Nicholas Hoult as the adorable kid starring opposite Hugh Grant in 2002's 'About A Boy,' but now, the 22-year-old actor is all grown up -- in fact, we're predicting that Nicholas will be one of the fastest rising stars of 2013!

First, he'll star as a zombie named R in the unexpected romance flick 'Warm Bodies' (February 1), and then he'll be back on the big screen in the epic tale of 'Jack the Giant Slayer' (March 1).

Check out the trailers for both of Nicholas' upcoming films below:

'Warm Bodies'

'Jack the Giant Slayer'

And for a fun flashback, watch 11-year-old Nicholas in this 'About A Boy' clip:

What do you think of Nicholas Hoult? Are you excited to see his new movies?

The guys of One Direction sure are busy when it comes to love! As if we weren't already confused by Liam Payne's and 'X Factor UK' winner Leona Lewis' maybe-maybe not dating rumors, new reports are now giving us even more to consider!

After helping out and performing on the BBC Children in Need telethon on November 16, sources reveal that the two were rumored to spend some alone time together after the performance backstage.

Leona also recently spoke out about the eight-year age difference between her and the 1D pop star. "If you have a bond with someone it [age] doesn't come into it. I'd date someone younger or older, age doesn't matter to me. Or looks, really -- it's all about maturity," she says. But when asked to comment on her rumored relationship with Liam specifically, she refused to give any scoop. "I'm having fun and enjoying myself," she says.

What do you think? Do Leona and Liam make a good couple? Do you think they're dating?

Unfortunately, all good things must come to an end and this Thanksgiving weekend we say goodbye to our favorite 'iCarly' characters who we've followed from the very beginning and throughout all five seasons. The unforgettable hour-long season finale airs this Friday, November 23 at 8 p.m. on Nickelodeon.

In "iGoodbye" Spencer offers to take Carly to the Air Force father-daughter dance while their father is still overseas. When Spencer gets sick, Freddie and Gibby swoop in and offer to take her instead. But to everyone's surprise, Colonel Shay shows up just in time to go to the dance with her. Carly and her dad have a fabulous time, but she's disappointed again when she finds out that he has to leave that night -- and she is left with a big decision to make.

We're not the only ones broken up about the end of the show either. "There were just so many fun elements to that show that to know that it's over makes me really sad," Jennette tells J-14. "I can't make direct eye contact when I'm talking about it because I'll just start crying!"

Are you upset about the end of iCarly? What will you miss most?

We always knew that the guys of One Direction were daredevils, but 1D's Harry Styles really showed his adventurous side with this video of himself and One Direction's sound engineer David bungee jumping in Los Angeles!

"Not for the faint hearted... Me and @Harry_Styles at Magic Mountain in LA earlier in the year. Enjoy :-)," David Tweeted.

In the video, Harry looks calm, cool, and collected as the rig pulls them up to their start position (170 feet up!) -- and has a huge grin on his face once the bungee cord drops and he flies through the air!

Check out the video of Harry Styles bungee jumping below:

What do you think of Harry's adventurous side? Which member of One Direction would you most want to go bungee jumping with?

Lily Collins and real-life BF Jamie Campbell Bower are teaming up in the film adaptation of 'The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones,' in theaters August 23. The movie is set in New York City -- a place that's now secretly home to evil spirits, angels, warlocks, faeries and shadowhunters.

Check out the trailer for 'The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones' below:

Are you excited for 'The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones'?

The J-14 editors spent their first day back after Thanksgiving break in the best way possible -- hanging with One Direction! Between playing Truth or Dare, chatting about their new Hasbro singing dolls, and chilling in their Times Square hotel in New York City, we had so many awesome moments with the guys on Monday, November 26! Here are a few of our favorites:

"My favorite moment was watching the boys interact with each other. They're always feeding from one another's energy whether they're singing or chasing each other around the room. I also loved watching Liam singing a quote from my favorite holiday movie, 'Elf,' 'I'm in a store and I'm singing!' while we photographed the boys." --J-14 Photo Assistant Nicole Mazza

"I loved when Liam, Louis, and Zayn switched clothes and shoes! I even noticed that Louis was wearing socks!" --J-14 Photo Director Danielle Kepler

"My favorite part of the day was getting to sit down and chat with Niall one-on-one -- literally! He hopped off his chair right away and insisted that I sit down while we talked -- what a gentleman!" --J-14 Assistant Editor Laura Knipping

"When One Direction was ready to pose for their J-14 group picture, Niall was off to the side eating a peach yogurt. Everyone was telling him to hurry, but I said, 'He's a growing boy, he needs to eat!' He smiled, lifted up his shirt, and rubbed his bare belly. What a Niall moment -- too cute!" --J-14 Editor-in-Chief Rachel Chang

"Before interviewing Harry, he came over and gave me one of his famous hugs. It was so heartfelt, in fact, that his arm kind of pushed into my throat and I could barely sputter a 'Hi!' Talk about getting choked up!" --J-14 Deputy Editor Ashley Spencer

Stay tuned to J14.com for more pics and videos from our day with 1D!

'Glee' tackled "What Makes You Beautiful" during season three, and now the cast is back with a cover of One Direction's "Live While We're Young!"

In the November 29 episode, "Thanksgiving," the Warblers take on the iconic track as the show centers around Sectionals and each of the kids' Thanksgiving breaks.

Check out 'Glee's full-length performance of One Direction's "Live While We're Young" below:

'Glee' airs Thursdays at 9 p.m. on FOX, and the "Live While We're Young" cover is available on the new 'Glee' album, 'Glee: The Music, Season 4 Vol. 1!'

What do you think of 'Glee's "Live While We're Young" cover? What One Direction song would you like them to cover next?

We all love musical collaborations, especially when they could potentially involve One Direction. The boys recently admitted to MTV that if they could choose anyone to collaborate with, they'd love to work with rapper Jay-Z on a hip-hop track.

And just because One Direction is famous, doesn't mean they don't still get star struck around their idols! "I don't know how to talk to him," Liam Payne reveals. "I think he's wicked. I love Jay-Z. It upsets me that we're not cool enough, but I wish we could."

Harry Styles remains optimistic though. ''It would be amazing to work with him, obviously," Harry says. "He's a very talented guy, and every time we go down to the studio with him, he's a great person to work with. We like working with him a lot, so who knows. We'll see what happens.''

Only time will reveal the fate of this dream collaboration, but hey, anything's possible!

What do you think a 1D/Jay-Z collaboration would sound like?

As if Justin Bieber wasn't busy enough, the teen idol made an extra stop in Canada while on his Believe tour where he was presented an award from Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper. Justin was honored with the Diamond Jubilee Medal to celebrate his tremendous career success so far.

Although Justin is usually known for his flawless style, he received international backlash when he showed up to receive the award in overalls. To clear up any confusion, the Biebs took to Instagram to defend his outfit choices. "The pic of me and the Prime Minister was taken in a room in the arena where I was performing at that day," Justin says. "I walked straight from my meet and greet to him."

Prime Minister Stephen Harper didn't seem to have a problem with Justin's outfit either! "In fairness to Justin Bieber, I told him I would be in my overalls too," he Tweeted.

What do you think of Justin's outfit choice?

We recently got the opportunity to chat with 12-year-old Yara Shahidi who's starring in the film Butter, alongside Jennifer Garner and Ashley Greene, and on the TV series First Family, in which she and her younger brother, Sayeed, explore living in the White House with their presidential family! She's also good friends with 'Twilight's' Mackenzie Foy and comes from a star-studded family! (You'll never believe who her cousin is -- rapper Nas!)

J-14: Were you a fan of 'The Twilight Saga' before you worked with Ashley Greene?
Yara: Yes. I read the 'Twilight' book, and my friend Mackenzie was in the last movie. In Butter, I think Ashley and I were in one scene together in the cooler for the butter. But everyone was really cool to work with on set. We've had so much fun.

J-14: How did you and Mackenzie meet? Yara: I've known her since I was little. We would both do print ads for companies, so we did a ton of different ads together. We've been friends ever since because we'd see each other so often. We'd even lose teeth at the same time, so we'd be in ads, and you'd notice that we both had the same tooth missing.

J-14: That's so cute! Tell us a little bit about the new TV show.
Yara: First Family on the CW is about the President and his family living in the White House. I'm the first daughter, Chloe Johnson, and my brother's in it, Sayeed, and he plays the second oldest son. And the show's about all of the trouble we get into at the White House, whether we're trying to sell products to kids or brushing our teeth with chocolate.

Beliebers and Smilers were out in full force this year! According to search engine Bing.com, Justin Bieber was the second most searched person of the year, with Miley Cyrus close behind in third. Kim Kardashian managed to beat everyone, however, and topped the list at number one.

Justin and Miley are no strangers to the Most Searched list. Last year, Justin came out on top as the most searched person of 2011, while Miley came in at number ten.

This year, the two were joined by several other teen stars new to the list, including Selena Gomez who came in seventh and Taylor Swift who rounded out the list at number ten.

Which star did you search the most for in 2012?

You may recognize Mikey Deleasa and his famous family from Married to Jonas, but fans of the show might not realize that he too has a passion for music. Mikey recently came by the J-14 offices and dished about his new music, the show, and what it's really like to be related to the Jonas Brothers!

J-14: Tell us about how you got started making music!
Mikey Deleasa: I started a band in middle school and from that point on I never stopped. I kept playing through high school and college. I was working on a solo record and some one out in L.A. heard it and the next thing you know I'm flying out there for two months to work on music. I built some good friendships and working relationships and the next thing I knew I was living out in LA for two and a half years working on music.

J-14: Who are some artists you've taken inspiration from?
Mikey Deleasa: I like a lot of funk and soul stuff. I'm a very big fan of Jamiroquai. I also think Jason Mraz is a talented artist, so I'm a big fan of him and there's a new guy out named Allen Stone who I think is absolutely phenomenal. Those are some people I admire but even growing up listening to a lot of doo-wop stuff like Smokey Robinson thanks to my father and Dean Martin thanks to my mom, I would say I'm inspired by pretty diverse styles of music.

J-14: Your sister Danielle has married into quite a famous family! What's your relationship like with the Jonas Brothers?
Mikey Deleasa: Kevin's definitely been great with any questions that come up about the music business because obviously he gone through so much as well as his brothers. It's good to have another professional opinion, another brain to pick. And Joe and I formed a very close friendship and just became best friends.

Calling all Directioners! You're going to want to tune in to SiriusXM's "Artist Confidential" radio show series for an exclusive acoustic performance and Q&A with One Direction!

The special episode of "Artist Confidential" will take place on December 7 at noon and air on Christmas Day (December 25) at noon ET on SiriusXM Hits 1, Channel 2. Click here for more info on broadcast times.

But that's not all! Starting today, Friday November 30, at 10 am ET until December 3, fans will be able to enter to win the ultimate prize pack: a paid trip to New York City, two nights at a hotel and two tickets to the event by Tweeting @SiriusXMHits1 and including the hashtag #SXMHits1D.

You can also Tweet @SiriusXMHits1 to submit a question for the guys. All questions have to be in by 5 pm ET on Thursday, December 6, and you must use the hashtag #SXMHits1D!

Are you planning to tune in? If you could ask the guys anything, what would you ask?