Buzz Bites -- 7/17/2008: Aubrey O'Day Gives 'Hairspray' Way Too Much Credit

+ Aubrey O'Day goes from Making the Band to making her Broadway debut! And the soon-to-be Hairspray star is taking her new role very seriously. "This show focuses on a lot of racial issues," she said. "It's important, I think, especially with Obama [and] the turn our country is going through, racially." Totally. (MTV)

+ Gym Class Heroes lead singer Travis McCoy makes a really, really bad decision. (Idolator)

+ Kanye West denies rumors that he's hired a ghost blogger and takes full responsibility for all those angry, capitalized blog entries. (Kanye West blog)

+ Keri Hilson admits we were totally right about that whole "boxing as a metaphor for her entire relationship" thing. (MTV)

+ Director Brett Ratner describes the experience of shooting Miley Cyrus' "7 Things" video. "I had at least a thousand calls. 'Can I just come by the set and watch Miley?’ and I’m like, 'But you’re 40 years old!'" Yep, not creepy at all. (E! Online)

+ Breaking: An anonymous British source says Britney and Justin were each invited to join Madonna's Sticky & Sweet tour but are "a little bit reluctant" to commit. (NME)

+ Sarah Silverman's "I'm F---ing Matt Damon" video just got nominated for an Emmy in the category of outstanding original music and lyrics. (People)

+ Adam Sandler breathes life into a decades-old Who hit at the VH1 Rock Honors 2008. Wait… that wasn't a roast? (VH1)

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