Halloween is just around the corner, that October evening when the female masses pretend to be Lady Gaga or Amy Winehouse for a night. Except this year, another artist has become this year's go-to costume: Nicki Minaj. According to the Daily News, the rapper is the near the top of the most searched Halloween outfits, behind popular picks like "Playboy bunny" and "Angry Birds." A Minaj costume does make sense, especially since the rapper treats every day like it's Halloween. Instead of Hammering how to dress like Nicki, The Amp has the step-by-step guide on what you need to do to attain that "Super Bass" look:

First, and this is most essential thing, is a brightly colored wig, like one of these:

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Next, practice these stupid facial expressions in the mirror:

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Dr. Conrad Murray, the personal physician accused of involuntary manslaughter in the death of Michael Jackson, burst into tears this morning during his trial in Los Angeles. It wasn't testimony about the King of Pop's final minutes that made Murray openly weep, or the revelation that the Jackson's oldest son walked into the room while Murray was trying to resuscitate the singer. Instead, the court was hearing from defense witnesses -- Murray's former patients -- who praised the doctor for helping them through their assorted ailments. The defendant also wept when one witness discussed how the physician opened up a clinic in memory of Murray's father.

It was a brief, humanizing moment for Murray, who has been painted by the prosecution throughout the trial as a money-hungry drug peddler who used sedatives to help Jackson sleep. It wasn't the first time Murray showed emotion in open court and on national television: During the defense's opening statements last month, the doctor also

The best thing about a new Black Keys song? It's usually accompanied by a new Black Keys video. From the Machete-inspired faux-trailer for "Howlin' for You" to the violent playground love triangle in "Tighten' Up," the Ohio duo are almost single-handedly carrying on the tradition of awesome rock videos. That legacy continues with "Lonely Boy," the first single from the band's Saul Goodman-approved new disc El Camino. It's the simplest of premises -- one person, one camera, one shot, one take - but we can't help but be mesmerized by this dude's dance moves as he mimes the lyrics of the Black Keys' catchy new track. Call it "The Devolution of Dance."

With its strange setting -- is that a bail bondsman's office? -- and its improbable star, "Lonely Boy" is like a deleted scene from a Harmony Korine film, and probably the best dance video (non-pop star division) since Christopher Walken turned a luxury hotel into his own private ballroom:

Here are two more from the Black Keys' highlight

In the months following Amy Winehouse's death, her parents believed that -- after years of hard-living and drug and alcohol abuse -- their daughter died due to complications stemming from alcohol withdrawal. "Abstinence [from alcohol] gave her body such a fright, they thought it was eventually the cause of her death," a source close to the family said in July. It turns out, the complete opposite was true: According to the long-awaited coroner's inquest into the singer's death at the age of 27, Winehouse passed away after consuming an excessive amount of booze. The report stated that Amy died of "misadventure," since she voluntarily put the liquor into her system. "The unintended consequence of such potentially fatal levels (of alcohol) was her sudden and unexpected death," the coroner wrote.

The legal limit for operating an automobile in the U.K. is 80 milligrams of alcohol per 100 milliliters of blood. Winehouse's blood-alcohol content at the time of her death: 416 milligrams, over