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Today was Nick Cannon and MILF day <ahem!> on It's On With Alexa Chung. Of course, every day is a good outfit day on the show, so let's get to what Alexa wore today, hm?

Tuesday, June 24
+ Striped mini dress: Charlotte Ronson.

+ Rosette necklace: Tuleste Market.

+ Shoes: Christian Louboutin, her own.

First of all, I need to applaud Charlotte Ronson -- her clothing is amazing and often affordable, her sizes are realistic, AND she's related to Mark Ronson, which is applaud-worthy in and of itself. Anyway, looking for something similar but more summery? Observe! Topshop's backless striped mini dress. It's $100 at Topshop.com.

... Or check out this SIIIICK sleeveless striped sweater dress by McQ Alexander McQueen. It's $239.25 at Chickdowntown.com.

J'adore this gold rosette necklace by Nicole Romano. Get it for $330 at CharmandChain.com, which has the BEST selection of chunky necklaces on the planet.

SHOES! Alexa wore her own Christian Louboutin Mary Janes today. Can't afford Louboutin? OMG! ME EITHER! We have SO much in common! Check out these Marc By Marc Jacobs patent ballet flats instead. They're $180 at ShopKitson.com.

(Oh, and speaking of shoes, did Olivia Palermo REALLY re-wear a pair of TOPSHOP heels -- THE SAME shoes she wore to the CFDAs -- when she was on It's On With Alexa Chung today? THE HORROR!)

Tags Alexa Chung, Buzzworthy Style Files, It's On With Alexa Chung, Olivia Palmero

Denver's Meese take their name from founding brothers Patrick and Nathan Meese, not from multiple mooses (although I believe technically those are called "moose"). Along with Mike Ayars (guitar) and Ben Halay (drums) -- formerly of rival band For The Holiday -- the brothers have become some of the Mile-High City's favorite local rock stalwarts.

After years of paying their dues as frequent openers for fellow Coloradans The Fray, Meese are on the verge of busting out of their cozy Denver scene and into the big, bad mainstream. Their first major label release, Broadcast, is due out at the end of this month. Armed with a rising tide of irresistible pop gems, like "Tell Me It's Over" and "Next In Line," Broadcast looks like Meese's ticket to the big time. Get to know the band on "The 5," sit back, and watch them rise.

Tags Meese, The 5, The Fray, video

L.A. underage duo Ben J and Dominic Thomas (AKA Legacy) go by New Boyz, and they don't even have an LP out yet, but they've already caught the ear of the LA Times, the New York Times, and the outlet that really matters most out of the three, at least musically -- YouTube, where their single, "You're A Jerk" has already been viewed over 1 million times. "You're A Jerk," LA Boyz's satisfyingly simplistic insta-hit may not be Shakespeare, but then again, Marcel Duchamp signed a freaking toilet in 1917, and people still pay money to see that sh+t.

"You're A Jerk," the next single off the New Boyz's Skinny Jeans and a Mic EP, is a sure-fire summer hit, and while it lacks the in-your-pants promise of "Birthday Sex," it's got more staying power thanks to old-school Neptunes-esque stripped-back/ drip-drop production, smooth vocals, and the L.A. unit's signature second-wave post-modern B-Boy flavor. (Again -- Skinny jeans.)

Watch New Boyz' pay tribute to the Jerk in their "Jerk It Out" video, and don't even try to resist the urge to jerk. Unless you're strictly on that BBU juke tip.

Tags Jeremih, New Boyz

Sad news, dudes. All Time Low AND the hard drive containing their upcoming album, Nothing Personal, are STILL being held hostage in Long Island. (The album's SUPPOSED to be out July 7, but now I don't know... I just don't know anymore...)

All Time Low kidnapping suspects include five hot hos between the ages of 17 and 20. Though I think that Sandra Ott newscaster lady looks shady too.

All we have right now are these performance clips of All Time Low's new songs -- “Damned If I Do Ya (Damned If I Don’t),” “Weightless” and “Lost In Stereo." I just hope this isn't the last we ever see of them.

If ANYONE has heard from All Time Low, please let us know in the comments, okay? Jack's Mom? Did you get that letter? Are they eating enough? Alex did look a little skinny to me. And did anyone else get a threatening poster from them?

Tags All Time Low

+ In case you missed it, there was TOTAL DRAMS at last night's Much Music Video Awards in Canada. It was QUITE the spectacle: Lady Gaga had her poker face on, and she had a couple of flamethrowers for boobies.  You won't believe it. (Much Music)

+ Later on in the night, after doing an onstage bit with the Jonas Brothers and then being badgered throughout the night relentlessly by Fergie and Will.i.am of the Black Eyed Peas about saying mean things on his blog, Perez Hilton allegedly got attacked by the Peas' manager (though we're not really sure why beating up Perez Hilton would make anyone feel better). (Associated Press)

+ Meanwhile, back in the States, Beyonce/Sasha Fierce was kicking off the North American leg of her tour to a packed house at NYC's Madison Square Garden. (Socialite Life)

+ Oh. And just one day after Father's Day, Chris Brown struck a plea deal by pleading guilty to beating the crap out Rihanna back in February. A little probation and some community service? Sure. Why not? (MTV News)

+ This mom hates her life right now: (as if the Universal Music Group needs any more money), a Minnesota mother of two was just ordered by a federal jury to pay $1.92 million to several record labels for illegally sharing 24 songs online. It's like it's 2001 ALL. OVER. AGAIN. (NY Times)

+ Madonna recently doled out some unsolicited career advice to Adam Lambert: "Keep your eyes on the prize." In Madonna's case, prizes are small children in Africa. (E! Online)

+ And as we all pretty much assumed, Amy Winehouse filed papers to permanently park her bony ass in St. Lucia. Do we care?? (NME)

Tags Adam Lambert, Amy Winehouse, Beyonce, Black Eyed Peas, Chris Brown, Fergie, Jonas Brothers, Lady Gaga, Madonna, Perez Hilton, Rihanna, Will.i.Am

Birdman's new video, "Always Strapped," features absolutely EVERYTHING I look for in a solid, honest-to-GAWD hip-hop video: fishnets and fire, jacked-up/ tricked-out whips, references to both Bugattis and b+tches, and bounce -- diggity -- bounce.

Lil Wayne's right up on the Cash Money joint and in the video too, and while it's no "Stuntin' Like My Daddy" (but really, what is?), trying to figure out what the hull Weezy's saying is almost as a fun as sizzurp-soaked game of Scrabble Slam. (Not that I'd know.)

It's part video, part condom ad. Oh, and watch for Mack Maine too. And Yo, Gotti, nice chain!

+ Watch "Stuntin' Like My Daddy" after the jump.

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Tags Birdman, Lil Wayne, Mack Maine, video

The members of Incubus have no interest in scamming their fans. They love you! They're not the kind of band that re-packages the same old jams and rakes it in with nothing but new cover art. So, when the time came to put together a greatest hits retrospective, they had no interest in going the traditional route.

Instead they "took the opportunity to make it as creative as possible," says Brandon Boyd, in the video below. Incubus' upcoming Monuments & Melodies does come with a standard greatest hits collection. But it also includes a second disc of their favorite rarities, and has an exhaustive online component, which offers access to a monstrous archive of live MP3s.

To make an even bigger deal of this upcoming Incubus inundation, the band hooked up with MTV2 to distribute a series of unseen live performances of some of their biggest hits. Watch "Pardon Me," "Megalomaniac," "Love Hurts" and "Drive," all live, all right here.

Tags Incubus, video

Today's episode of It's On With Alexa Chung featured EXTRAORDINARILY fashion-forward guests Whitney Port, Olivia Palermo, AND Christian Siriano. Um, no pressure or anything. As usual though, Alexa Chung turned up perfectly dressed, but never overly dressed, which just makes her casual-chic style all the more enviable -- and accessible. And as lovely as The City stars Whitney Port and Olivia Palmero usually look, personally I think Alexa's outfit stood out the most. Here's what Alexa wore on today's show.

Monday, June 22
+ Top: Chanel, her own.

+ Cardigan: J. Crew.

+ Jean shorts: Levi's, her own.

+ Rhinestone necklace: her own.

+ Shoes: Doc Martens.

More power to you if you can afford a Chanel top (or Chanel anything). I'd like to live where you live because clearly the recession hasn't hit you. But if you're looking for star-print alternative, check out this fun star-print tee. It's just $35 by With Mocha at YesStyle.com.

Or check out this great Sonia by Sonia Rykiel star print purple jersey dress. It's $162 at Asos.com.

Alexa's camel-colored cardigan is by J. Crew, but check out Delia's even cheaper boyfriend cardigan. It's $34.50 at Delias.com.

Also, HOLY 1992! Alexa Chung was wearing Doc Martens today! Not just regular old old-school black ones, either but metallic Docs. (Appropriately, tomorrow's musical guest is Bikini Kill! Um, just kidding. But that'd rule.) Feeling that? Get a pair of pewter metallic Doc Martens for $110 at DMUSAstore.com.

Lastly but not leastly, Alexa's chunky vintage rhinestone necklace was her own, but a quick search for vintage rhinestone necklaces by brands like Trifari on sites like RubyLane.com should net you some sparkly "Grandma-wore-this-to-prom" results.

PS: Check out these cute star-studded leather lace-up flats! They're $55 at Topshop.com.

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Tags Alexa Chung, Buzzworthy Style Files, It's On With Alexa Chung, Olivia Palermo, Whitney Port

Michael Jackson jokes aren't funny anymore. Being cruel to that special little guy is passe and, well, cruel. "The Way You Make Me Feel" is a particularly problematic video.

For one thing, this song rules. It's amazing. I say with no sarcasm, whatsoever, that it basically almost makes The Beatles look bad. Honestly, the same can be said for much of MJ's early catalog. His talent is just astounding. How in the hell did he do it?!?

On the other (gloved) hand, there are a few things about this video that are just too absurd to ignore. For one thing, as an aggressive pursuer of women, Michael Jackson is completely implausible. There is just no believing him.

Secondly, the fact that he seduces this woman by screaming, literally screaming, "ahhhhhh," right in her face, is almost more than I can handle. Could that ever possibly work? Will somebody PLEASE try it and report back? If it works, we'll give you a reality show.

Back to the matter at hand. As flat-out incredible as "The Way You Make Me Feel" is, as a single, the plot line of the video is almost completely indigestible. Michael Jackson just can't be believed as a romantic lead. It's like casting Christopher Mintz-Plasse opposite Angelina Jolie in a Gladiator sequel. Totally impossible. All except for one part. The end. Where the woman finally submits to Michael Jackson's animal advances.

In the perfect climax to 6+ minutes of raw "masculinity," they approach each other tentatively in shadows, sizing each other up, breathing heavily, and then... They hug.

Tags Michael Jackson, The Beatles, video, vintage-video

You already know Jason Mraz's new single, "Lucky," by heart. The Colbie Caillat duet has been a hit since it got its first taste of the airwaves in January. The pair celebrated its success with a Saturday Night Live performance, and watched it climb the charts.

But Jason Mraz's "Lucky" story doesn't end there. In anticipation of the release of his Latin American version of We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things., Mraz has re-recorded "Lucky" as "La Suerte," a duet with Spanish lyrics, featuring Mexican singer/actress Ximena Sariñana.

Her name may be new to you, but Sariñana is a Grammy nominee and a telenovela veteran who got her start acting at age 11. Now, Jason Mraz is bringing her beautiful face and voice into the US spotlight. Get your first look at the seductive new video for "Lucky," aka, "La Suerte," premiering today on MTV Tr3s!

+ Watch the original "Lucky" video on Buzzworthy!

Tags Colbie Caillat, Jason Mraz, video, Ximena Sarinana