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Celebrity Playlist: Nikki Reed's Favorite Songs

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Nikki Reed (Getty Images) Twilight star Nikki Reed is very much a lover of music.

The talented actress and screenwriter was an American Idol fan before she met her husband Paul McDonald, and was captured looking kind of starstruck when she first encountered him on the red carpet at the premiere of Red Riding Hood earlier this year.

This week, the happy newlyweds released a duet, "Now That I Found You," with Paul on the lead vocals and Nikki working the harmonies. It's an achingly sweet tune, one that came together when Nikki penned lyrics to one of MacDonald's Garage Band compositions.

Nikki sounds gorgeous on the recording, but she's not sure if she'll venture into a musical career with her hubby anytime soon, telling Ryan Seacrest, "[Paul]'s just really supportive and encourages everything. He wants to be a super team. I'm a little bit more shy."

In the meantime, check out some of the other music that Nikki loves to listen to.

Hanson's "Thinkin' About Somethin'"

In late 2010, Nikki wrote a lengthy blog post about her admiration of Oklahoma heroes Hanson, who wowed her with their video for "Thinkin' About Somethin'": "I must have watched it ten times in a row. It wasn't just their obvious talent (i.e. their voices/songwriting ability/skills with multiple instruments) that got me, it was the subtle details throughout the video incorporating their sense of humor that makes them such unique artists." Nikki's now friends with the band.

Head and the Heart's "Lost in My Mind"

Nikki traveled to Tennessee in June to catch the Bonnarroo Music & Arts festival with Paul, writing with particular fondness of seeing this particular group: "We raced over to see The Head and the Heart, a band that I had been listening to on repeat for the last couple of weeks. Their last song made me cry. Something about that kind of passion, I so rarely see, gave me goose bumps, and he pointed them out."

Laura Marling's "The Man Sings About"

Nikki is not the only Twilight cast member who counts British singer-songwriter Laura Marling among her favorites—Robert Pattinson is an avowed fan as well. But it was Nikki who said of this song, "It's 'that song' that I used to play at maximum volume in my car over and over again. There was a time when I felt a deep connection with those lyrics. Now I just laugh when I hear it. All of her songs are amazing, I'm her biggest fan.

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