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When Kanye and Kid Cudi dropped their digitally tripped-out "Welcome To Heartbreak" video, they did it in a hurry because they knew Chairlift's "Evident Utensil" clip was coming. The Brooklyn '80s throwbacks implement the same bizarre pixelization techniques that Kanye did -- psychedelically melting one frame into another -- only, arguably, to greater effect.

When you watch "Welcome To Heartbreak," mesmerizing as it obviously is, you have to wonder, "Is this finished?" It's beautiful, but there's something about it that still looks rough. Chairlift's "Evident Utensil" looks like a slick finished product, blending oceans into blue skies and faces into forests, artistically altering reality.

The song itself is just as successful. A light and airy synth-pop pleasure, it rehashes the best sounds of the '80s without sounding like a rip-off. In fact, if you aren't well-versed in the world of New Order, you'd swear that these indie innovators had stumbled on a brand-new sound, all their own. As it is, Chairlift sounds wildly fresh. Watch their mind-melter of a video for "Evident Utensil" below and decide for yourself if it tops Kanye's "Welcome To Heartbreak."

Tags Chairlift, Kanye West, Kid Cudi

It is plain to see that Jim Jones is a businessman. Not only does he have that healthy glow of comfort, but his efficiency is downright enviable. Over the course of one MTV Spring Break interview, he manages to level Jay-Z, light up Keri Hilson, dog Mo'Nique and challenge Asher Roth to break a world record.

Let's start with Jay-Z: When asked what a baller should wear to beach, Jim Jones responds, "An expensive watch and a pair of Hov' slippers -- that's thong sandals -- NOT!" Remember the Cam'ron-instigated controversy a few years back over Jay-Z's footwear? Well, apparently it never died. And this diss (any diss, really) is at its harshest when it's sealed with a "NOT!" (No matter how dated that Wayne's World reference may be.) Thank you, Jim Jones, for keeping your beefs at an eighth grade level, where we all can digest them easily.

Second, Keri Hilson vs. Mo'Nique. This is where it gets really cruel ... Jones confesses to wanting to see that spunky young thing, Keri Hilson, in a bathing suit ("She got that energy!"). In the same breath he cautions Mo'Nique to keep it under wraps, whispering, "She too big!" Now that is just cold, Jim Jones.

Finally, the Dipset all-star challenges Asher Roth to go where no man has gone before and find a way to kiss five girls at the same time. He doesn't give any clues as to how this feat of engineering could be pulled off, but he does sound very confident in Asher Roth. And he should be! Those two spent the week together, clowning MTV's Spring Break, redefining what a party can be with a series of monster performances. Gettin' that Panama City Beach crowd ALL THE WAY down. Watch Jim Jones' stunningly productive interview in full, right here:

Tags Asher Roth, Cam'ron, Jay-Z, Jim Jones, Keri Hilson, Mo'Nique, Spring Break

+ OH MEIN GOTT! Alles Gute zum Geburtstag (or however you say it...) Georg!!!

+ Courtney Love's cantankerous Tweets have Twittered her into a troublesome tizzy. (The Tripwire)

+ Behold the amazing awkwardness that is a recent interview Flo Rida did with quite possibly the hokiest British interviewer we have ever seen. (Holy Moly!)

+ OMG thankyouthankyouTHANKYOU Brazilian baby Jesus for giving us this New Moon movie poster!!! (Pretty Boring)

+ Just call him Andre 3000MPH: the Outkast crooner was cold busted for speeding down I-75 in Atlanta going 109 mph in his Porsche Carrera. Slow your roll, girl! (Socialite Life)

+ Kelly "I'll-never-be-as-big-as-Beyonce" Rowland on suicide watch?? Doubtful. (Bossip)

+ Aww...  Miley Cyrus misses her hometown of Franklin, TN, which is evidently teeming with musicians like Paramore, Nick Carter, Michael McDonald, and my CCM-crossover SUPERSTAR fave Amy Grant. Don't you hate whenever you go home, you always randomly run into people at Wal-Mart that you haven't seen in forever? Just saying. (Gabby Babble)

Tags Amy Grant, Andre-3000, Beyonce, Courtney Love, Flo Rida, Georg Listing, Kelly Rowland, Kristen Stewart, Michael McDonald, Miley Cyrus, New Moon, Nick Carter, Outkast, Paramore, Robert Pattinson, Tokio Hotel

Keri Hilson carries around enough nail polish to make Kid Sister jealous and half a counter's worth of MAC makeup, all of which she keeps in an airplane-friendly plastic bag, thank you very much. See what else the singer-songwriter-turned hip-hop/R&B balladeer has spirited away in her handbag in another edition of "Buzzworthy Style Files." Plus, watch Keri Hilson's videos here, and see what's in Lily Allen's bag.

Tags Buzzworthy Style Files, Keri Hilson, Kid Sister, Lily Allen

Pearl Jam is one of those bands that is so distinct -- with a sound so defined -- that, while it doesn't take a huge amount of courage to cover them, it does take a huge amount of talent to do it well. In fact, being able to approximate Pearl Jam without sounding like a loser is a legitimate basis for starting a new band. Look at Staind. Stone Temple Pilots. The list goes on.

William Beckett doesn't sound like Eddie Vedder, and he doesn't try to either. He doesn't make evil faces or scary hands or pantomime pottery with his eyes closed as he sings. He just sings "Jeremy" plainly, "Clearly I remember, picking on the boy," like earnest karaoke on an overnight choir trip. And I actually mean that as a huge compliment. He sings it as himself and sings it well, just like any deep down fan would. Only William Beckett's actually got a great voice.

P.O.S. isn't trying to do any impersonations either, although he is in flannel. The Minneapolis hardcore-kid-turned-Rhymesayer howls the lyrics to "Why Go," punctuated by the occasional hypeman's "Wooo," over a programmed beat, adding keyboard flourishes when appropriate. It's more a metamorphosis than it is a cover. Aside from the melody (P.O.S. apologizes for lack of auto-tuner -- ha!), the old "Why Go" is all but unrecognizable in the new.

Something tells me Pearl Jam would be way into that. Something tells me you will be, too. Watch William Beckett covering "Jeremy" below, and P.O.S. covering "Why Go," after the jump.

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Tags P.O.S., Pearl Jam, staind, stone temple pilots, The Academy Is, William Beckett

A funny thing must've happened on the way to the Nickeodeon Kids' Choice Awards 2009 this past Saturday. Seems like Joe Jonas tripped and fell on a pair of scissors, stood up and turned into Adrian Grenier 2.0, except exponentially better looking, in my opinion. Don't get me wrong -- I wouldn't kick Adrian Grenier off my flip-n-...er... friend! for eating Lunchables, but Adrian's hot 50% of the time, and the other 50% he kinda has a weird ape-like expression that makes me feel like I can't really trust him, whereas Joe Jonas looks good ALWAYS.

Anyway, what's your take on Joe Jonas' new haircut? I mean CLEARLY it's MILES above Camp Rock, and it also looks a little easier to maintain next to what I'll refer to as his A Little Less Longer hair, since this is clearly his Lines, Vines And Trying Times (or whatever the new Jonas Brothers album will be called) look.

Leave a comment below, and tell me whether you love Joe Jonas' new hair, hate it (traitor!), or prefer Adrian Grenier, and why!

And, appropriately, watch Pavement's classic "Cut Your Hair" video.

Tags Adrian Grenier, Joe Jonas, Jonas Brothers, Pavement

Saturday night was Nickelodeon's Kids' Choice Awards 2009, also known as THE NIGHT JOE JONAS REVEALED HIS NEW HAIRCUT! But other things happened too! And instead of just TALKING about them, let's LOOK AT THE PHOTOS, shall we?

Miley Cyrus won Favorite Female Singer, and she cried. And cried. And cried. She cried so much she became Cryly Cyrus. Cyley Crylus even! I don't remember if she thanked Jesus, but she was super verklempt and definitely thanked her fans. And cried some more. She managed to do it in a classy way. Like, her face wasn't all full of bawly snot or anything. Congrats, Miley!

Archidorable McArchipants David Archuleta, fresh off the U.S. leg of his tour, accepted the Favorite Reality Show award on behalf of American Idol along with Paula Abdul, who OF COURSE interrupted him AND scared the crap out of me in what looked like costume castaways from a performance of "Disturbia." (Seriously, what WAS that?)

I was traumatized.

Jesse McCartney won Favorite Male Singer, and while the "How Do You Sleep" remix with Ludacris is totally hot, Jesse also won Buzzworthy's unofficial Worst Glasses Award for those Transitions lenses. Sad panda, dude.

Demi Lovato was an absolute golden GODDESS. She was dressed up without looking OVERLY made-up. And her amazing gold metallic dress is an Ina Soltani, if you're taking notes, and her heels are YSL.

I included this photo of Josh Peck because I have a total crush on him. I'm pretty sure he was sending secret eye signals to me through the TV and telling me he wants to run away with me. I'm positive.

And, finally, here it is, your moment of Zen -- Best Music Group winners the Jonas Brothers and Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson in a loin cloth or something, all wet and slimy and mens-like -- which is going to push me into therapy... or an early grave...

+ Get the complete list of Kids' Choice Awards 2009 winners, and check out KCA red carpet photos and behind-the-scenes photos of the Jonas Brothers, David Archuleta, Miranda Cosgrove and more KCA stars both slimed and unscathed!

Tags David Archuleta, Demi Lovato, Jesse McCartney, Jonas Brothers, Josh Peck, Kids' Choice Awards 2009, Ludacris, Miley Cyrus, Miranda Cosgrove, Paula Abdul, Rihanna

+ What's the first thing any kid does when their parents go out of town? PIG OUT! Maybe that's the real reason Britney Spears is so concerned about her father getting too involved in her life. (Star / Just Jared)

+ Is Mariah Carey smothering Nick Cannon? Did the future America's Got Talent host buy his boo a Jack Russell Terrier for their anniversary because he's had enough of her petting? Nahhhhh. (MTV News)

+ After seeing that steam-fest Ciara video, "Love Sex Magic," it's no great shocker that Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel are on the outs. That or JB found out about Tamar... (I Don't Like You In That Way)

+ Jamie Kennedy and Jennifer Love Hewitt : Ghost Whisperers :: Madonna : Baby Snatcher (NY Daily News)

+ Look out, Avenue Q... Here comes Boulevard Of Broken Dreams! Apparently plans are underway to adapt Green Day's American Idiot into... brace yourself ... a musical! WEIRD. (Perez Hilton)

+ Remember that super controversial sculpture of Britney giving birth on a bearskin rug that made headlines a few years ago? Well, it turns out that was actually super tasteful compared to this Rihanna "art." (Y! News)

Tags Britney Spears, Chris Brown, Ciara, Green Day, Justin Timberlake, Madonna, Mariah Carey, Nick Cannon, Rihanna

When Asher Roth isn't busy putting the "higher" in higher education -- um, his album, Asleep In The Bread Aisle, comes out APRIL 20TH, and, as you know, he REALLY loves college -- Asher's basically been minoring in spring break.

Asher Roth has already taught you not to pass out with your shoes on. Now watch him address many top-of-mind spring break concerns, from breaking stuff, to dominating the MTV Panama City Beach scene with Jim Jones, to not waking up short one kidney, to Oprah Winfrey in a bikini. 

Plus, watch him perform "I Love College" and "La Di Da." And check out Lil Wayne and Young Money on their tour bus, watch live MTV Spring Break performances, and get more of MTV's 2009 Spring Break-a-palooza. And remember: What happens at spring break stays with you... possibly forever... often in the form of itchy, incurable sores! Stay safe, kids!

Tags Asher Roth, Jim Jones, Lil Wayne

Around the beginning of March, there was a great and mighty gasp heard 'round the Tokiosphere when, on top of his new black-and-white dreads that replaced his signature lion's mane, Bill Kaulitz revealed another brand-new look. Gone were the kohl-ringed, heavily lined (and lined... and lined... and lined again) cat eyes, pale lips, and matte skin. In their place, Bill revealed a rust-colored smokey eye, glossy lips, and skin that shined in all the right places in all the right ways.

Bill's look has been divisive amongst fans, but I personally love it and think it's mature, graceful, and more grownup. I know a lot of Bill Kaulitz fans miss the lion's mane. But Bill essentially matured overnight when he revealed his new look. And I applaud Bill's willingness to change his look and keep things interesting -- who among us hasn't grown bored with our hair or overall look? And love or hate Madonna, but she's stayed relevant for DECADES by changing her style more often than most of us change rolls of toilet paper.

So, inspired and intrigued by Bill's new makeup, and knowing that a lot of Tokio Hotel fans like to dress like Bill, I got in touch with my friends over at M.A.C. and arranged for a step-by-step makeup tutorial with senior M.A.C. makeup artist Keri Blair, who's worked with Katy Perry, Aerosmith's Steven Tyler, and Disturbed.

I can't bring you a new Tokio Hotel single, a sneak preview of the new album, a studio visit, or another sit-down interview with Tokio Hotel and a bag of yummy gummi candy (yet!), but hopefully I can ease the pain of the excruciating wait for Tokio Hotel's new album with this entertaining and informative video that shows you how to achieve Bill's brand-new look.

Watch me transform from Tamar to the lost Tokio sister (not really, but I did take one for the Tokio team), and learn how to get Bill Kaulitz's new look.

And thank you, James, MTV.com's production coordinator, for volunteering to be our male model, MTV video editor Toby for his handiwork, Jesse for the T-Pain wig, and, of course, our glam friends at M.A.C.!

PS -- I totally wore my Bill makeup on the walk to the train and all the way home. I felt a little weirded out for a minute or so, until I passed a girl dressed like a cross between Molly from Neuromancer and Tank Girl, and I breathed a little sigh of relief.

Tags Bill Kaulitz, Buzzworthy Style Files, Tokio Hotel