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Even as he faces jail time and reflects upon the heartache caused by fallen homies (R.I.P., Philant Johnson!) T.I. still manages to distracts you with his unassailable hotness. Combine that with Justin Timberlake on the chorus, and you could almost forget Tip's "Dead And Gone" video, directed by Chris Robinson, is about erring, redemption and acceptance, and features alternating shots of gravestones, apocalyptic fire scenes, and disturbing imagery of paralysis and death. Watch, won't you? And check out T.I. and Justin behind the scenes of the video.

Tags Chris Robinson, Justin Timberlake, T.I.

Just in case you forgot how sweet it is livin' on Yeezy Street, check out the latest statement from Camp Kanye, ripped directly from the pages of Details magazine:

"Put this in the magazine: There's nothing more to be said about music. I'm the f---ing end-all, be-all of music. I know what I'm doing. I did 808s in three weeks. I got it. It's on cruise control. . . Man, we talked about music for God knows how long! Now let's talk about how my f---ing sweater didn't come back right from Korea. That's what's interesting me."

Why do we love this man??? How does his mega-ego continue to launch our thousand ships?!? Or wait! could this be another case of mistaken identity? Maybe the same frollet-headed fraud who brought us Kanye's Colbert beef and bi-porn debacle has slipped one past Details, too! But then again... that swag is vintage Kanye. Par for the course from the great one, who has just jetted back from dropping his Louis V sneaks on Paris Fashion Week. Who has just declared himself nuclear energy. Who just got off the phone with Barack Obama. Yup yup, all in a day's work for Martin Louis The King, Jr.

+ Read the complete Kanye interview in Details.

Tags Barack Obama, Kanye West, Louis Vuitton

+ Katy Perry kissed a... boy! Paris Hilton's ex, Benji Madden. And according to everyone who was totally spying on them at the Hard Rock Hotel in Vegas on V-day, she liked it. Like, a lot. (People)

+ Carrie Underwood thinks every day should be Valentine's Day. (Celebuzz)

+ Valentine's Day was also pretty memorable for M.I.A. this year -- she gave birth to a healthy baby boy. (MTV News)

+ Dear Lily Allen: YES, we all know you have a third nipple. Any chance you might stop whipping it out anytime there is a camera around? No? Very well then. (Evil Beet)

+ 50 Cent attempted to clear up all matters of Kanye West's sexuality last week, however, 'Ye has now chimed in to confirm that he's not gay, just sensitive... and fashion forward... and VERY secure in his manhood, thank you very much. (MTV News)

+ After all of the alleged nastiness last week between Chris Brown and Rihanna, Brown finally piped up about the matter and released a statement. He's "saddened"...and, uhm, so are we. (Pop Culture Fix)

+ The Jonas Brothers hit Letterman last week and dropped their own Top 10 list --  The Top 10 Most Surprising Facts About the Jonas Brothers. Number 8? "Sometimes we lather, rinse, repeat... And then repeat again." (Socialite Life)

+ And then "K-2," "Danger" and "Mr. President" -- i.e. the Jonas Brothers -- performed on Saturday Night Live (epic recap here) and almost became the Donut Brothers. (Pop Crunch)

+ And then Joe Jonas and Camilla Belle hit up New York's Meatpacking District, wearing matching shoes. (Just Jared Jr.)

+ And then the Jo Bros showed up at Honor Society's sold-out gig at the Fillmore East. (And already, EW raises the question: Is Honor Society the next Jonas Brothers? Buzzworthy's answer: Honor Society's adorable, but no.) (HonorSocietyFan)

+ Have you heard? We've joined the Twitterverse! What up Tweeple! (ok, Twitter speak dunzo in 3...2...1) (MTV Buzzworthy)

Tags 50 Cent, Benji Madden, Carrie Underwood, Chris Brown, Honor Society, Joe Jonas, Jonas Brothers, Kanye West, Katy Perry, Lily Allen, M.I.A., Paris Hilton, Rihanna, Twitter

YAY! It's (almost) FINALLY time for Nickelodeon to pull the sparkly curtain back and reveal Spectacular!

But until that happens tonight at 8pm ET, check out an exclusive photo gallery of Nolan Gerard Funk, who plays Nikko, watch my Buzzworthy interview with Nolan, find out more about Tammin Sursok, catch up with Simon Curtis, and use the time between now and 8pm to make up your own dance to "Break My Heart."

Tags Nolan Gerard Funk, Photos, Simon Curtis, Spectacular!, Tammin Sursok

My friendies over at MTV Movies just posted five clips from the Jonas Brothers' new 3-D movie. (You're like "BlahblahblahSHOWMETHEJONAS!").

Check out a clip of Jonas Brothers fans doing what they do best when they're not worshiping Nick, Kevin, and Joe -- CHASING AFTER NICK, KEVIN, AND JOE!

I love the girl in the car who gets her photo taken with Nick... And speaking of Jonas fans/Jonas Sisters, did you see my EXHAUSTING Twitter coverage of all of the Jonas fans and the JoBros themselves this past Friday at the taping of their MTV special?

And after the jump, watch the guys -- AND BIG ROB! -- explain how much they loved making the movie for their fans. (I know. It's SICK how sweet they are!)

+ Plus: Watch more Jonas movie clips: "Pushing Me Away" | "S.O.S." | "Burnin' Up"

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Tags Big Rob, Joe Jonas, Jonas Brothers, Kevin Jonas, Nick Jonas, Twitter

OMT(H!) This updated was added to Tokio Hotel's Myspace on Thursday, February 12:

"On a side note, information about Tokio Hotel's next single will be posted up soon, so keep checking back regularly for the scoop!"

Uh, "SIDE NOTE?" Side note is like "Oh, BTW, love your socks!" NEW TOKIO HOTEL SINGLE INFO is a MAJOR PIECE OF GROSSES KINO NEWS. I'll continue to keep you posted as soon as I hear more! But to recap, we know that Tokio Hotel's working with the Matrix, there may be a violin on the new album, and that the album might not be out until as late as June. That's all I got for now... OH YEAH! My Tokio Hotel Names Brand tee came! I'll take a pic and share soon. It rules. Now go put some clothes on Bill.

PS: I had to reuse that Tokio pic from before because the MTV offices are closed today, and I'm at home. Surely you won't mind, right?

Tags Tokio Hotel

There's no way you'd ever guess that Audrye Sessions are from California. Their lilting melodies, ever-swelling sound, their delicate pronunciations... even their clothes, haircuts and hometown (Livermore??) scream Brit-rock. And man do they scream it well! Like Muse covering U2 or The Verve with The Arcade Fire's berserk rhythm section.

Speaking of covers, much of the internet-addicted world got their first taste of Audrye Sessions when their weepy take on Elliott Smith's "Waltz #2" made the blog rounds. The band, which consists of Ryan Karazija (Vox, Guitar), Alicia Marie Campbell (Bass), Michael Knox (Guitar) and James Leste (Drums), has made short work of the offline world too, playing San Francisco's Noise Pop Festival, taking major strides at SXSW, touring with Margot & The Nuclear So & So's and quietly becoming one of Oakland's biggest deals. To add to the growing buzz, Audrye Sessions are in the process of translating their addictive vintage sound into their first full-length album. If you're a fan of Snow Patrol, Coldplay, Radiohead or Oasis, definitely give Audrye Sessions a whirl. Here's their video for "Turn Me Off."

Tags Audrye Sessions, Coldplay, Elliott Smith, Margot & The Nuclear So & Sos, Muse, Oasis, Radiohead, Snow Patrol, The Arcade Fire, The Buzz On, The Verve, U2

I don't wanna shatter any illusions here, but if you're looking to a professional blogger for advice on anything romantic, you have some serious thinking to do. That's why I'm handing this Valentine's Day post off to a pro. John Vesely, aka Secondhand Serenade has more magnetism in one frosted tip than the whole rest of the Internet combined. Can the Internet play piano and sing with its eyes closed? No. It doesn't even have feelings (or eyes). All it can do is make a heart out of a bracket and a three. Weak. John Vesely was born to tell you he loves you. Stick with him. Here's a special Valentine's Day message and a crazy romantic love-playlist from the man himself:

I've always been a lover, not a fighter which is why I love this time of year. And one of my true loves is obviously music. So to come up with a list of long songs/videos is no problem for a guy like me. It's the time of year where you hear songs you may have heard 100 times before, but you suddenly realize they have a special meaning or remind you of someone close to your heart. So hopefully you can take a look at the videos I decided to go with, and let it remind you of whoever may be that certain someone for you.

+ Jason Mraz, "I'm Yours" - A simple song and a simple video. Both are undeniable.
+ The Fray, "You Found Me" - The video showcases both a great band and a beautiful city.
+ Thriving Ivory, "Angels on the Moon" - These guys are good friends of mine. They went all out on this video.
+ Plain White T’s, "Hey There Deliah" - One of the biggest songs and best videos of a few years back.
+ Katy Perry, "Thinking of You" - I love her retro style, which is overly evident in this video.
+ Kanye West, "Love Lockdown" - Kanye is always evolving and this is a colorful, left-of-center display of his art.
+ Justin Nozuka, "After Tonight" - He's a great new young talent, which is clear as day in this, his first video.
+ R. Kelly, "Real Talk" - Because the video is just as real as the song.
+ We The Kings, "Secret Valentine" - Travis's hair turns me on.
+ Augustana, "Sweet and Low" - I love how the song was written it was written very personally.

Wow ... Thanks, John!!

Want more Valentine's Day playlists? OK. I got those, too. Do you love me yet? Please...?

+ V-Day Playlist: Let Me Count The Ways (Dashboard, Bright Eyes, Beyonce, etc)
+ V-Day Playlist: Love SUCKS (Alanis, Ashanti, Incubus, etc)
+ V-Day Playlist: Celebrity Wedding Songs (Lonestar, Marvin Gaye, Edwin McCain, etc)

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Tags Alanis Morissette, Ashanti, Augustana, Beyonce, Bright Eyes, Dashboard Confessional, Edwin McCain, Incubus, Jason Mraz, Justin Nozuka, Katy Perry, Lonestar, Marvin Gaye, Plain White T's, R.-Kelly, Secondhand Serenade, The Fray, Thriving Ivory, We the Kings

+ Gawd, can the Jonas Brothers get ANY cuter? (uh ... obvs no). Apparently the boyz just released their adorable-licious nicknames for each other: Kevin is "K-2," Joe is "Danger" and Nick is "Mr. President" (Swooning. Me. Now). (Us Magazine)

+ Ewww ... Michael Jackson is allegedly suffering some some nasty skin infection (I just poured hand sanitizer all over my keyboard just in case). (Fametastic)

+ Has "Rapper" Joaquin Phoenix always been this crazy? The dude appeared on David Letterman the other night and, uhm ... wow. (Perez Hilton)

+ Is anyone surprised that Aubrey O'Day is on the cover of Playboy? Didn't think so. (MTV News)

+ Gossip blogger Perez Hilton is teaming up with Britney Spears to collab on a video for her upcoming Circus tour. As per u, he can't shut up about it. (The Hollywood Gossip)

+ Eminem's "don't call it a comeback" single "Crack a Bottle" is #1 with a bullet on The Billboard Hot 100 chart. 50 Cent, who makes a cameo on the track (as of this writing), is not in a feud with Shady, but these things are pretty darn hard to keep track of. Rolling Stone)

+ It seems like Miley Cyrus *still* can't quite shake "Asian-gate oh niners" from our collective brains: now she's being sued for $4 billion dollars (!?) because of the incident. What's next? Margaret Cho writing a song about it? Oh wait ... (D Listed)

Tags 50 Cent, Aubrey O'Day, Britney Spears, Danity Kane, Eminem, Joaquin Phoenix, Jonas Brothers, Margaret Cho, Michael Jackson, Miley Cyrus, Perez Hilton

Oooohkey. So Spectacular! Week's almost over (sad face!), so let's recap.

+ Day 1: You saw exclusive photos of Nolan Gerard Funk, and then spent the rest of the week rewriting your name as different variations on his -- Mrs. Gerard Funk, Mrs. Nolan Gerard Funk, Mrs. Funk, Mrs. N. Gerard Funk, etc.

+ Day 2: You got saw an exclusive photo from the Spectacular! set!

+ Day 3: You got to know Tammin Sursok, who plays spazzy Courtney. Turns out she's super laidback and actually nothing like Courtney.

+ Day 4: Simon Curtis day! Mean as Royce, awesome in real life!

And today's Day 5 of Spectacular! Week, and we've got a whole lot more Nolan Gerard Funk for you. Watch as the Spectacular! star discusses playing Nikko, kissing all the girls on set, and his new mode of transportation.

Check out Nolan's exclusive video interview, and don't forget to watch Spectacular! when it premieres this Monday, February 16 at 8pm ET on Nickelodeon!

Tags Nolan Gerard Funk, Simon Curtis, Spectacular!, Tammin Sursok