+ The gargantuan line-up for 2009 Lollapalooza at Chicago's Grant Park was just announced, and it's fuller than a tick on a three-day suck!! The roster includes HUGE acts like Depeche Mode, The Killers, Snoop Dogg, and Beastie Boys, plus more of your favorites like Kings of Leon, Asher Roth, Santigold, and Silversun Pickups. What? NO CHROMEO?? (The Tripwire)

+ Today we mourn the loss of Ozzy Osbourne's dog Little Bit, who was shredded to, um... bits by a coyote. (Sleaze Roxx)

+ Kelly Rowland has bean tearing up the charts both overseas and stateside recently, with the rise of her new single "When Love Takes Over." Tonight we'll get to see her perform it live on the So You Think You Can Dance results show with French DJ David Guetta. Can't wait! (Neon Limelight)

+ American Idol winner Jordin Sparks just dropped her next single "S.O.S." and, thankfully, it's a DANCE track (all the gays say "Ay-ohhhhhh!!!"). What makes it even more awesome is that it samples the old freestyle song "Let The Music Play." Love it. (Perez Hilton)

+ Rapper Bow Wow seemed to be a little down in the Twitter dumps, as manifested in this Tweet from yesterday. (Bossip)

+ Man, I am craving some Toblerone after hearing that Maroon 5 are heading to Switzerland to work on their third album with Mutt "You're-an-idiot-for-cheating-on-Shania-Twain" Lange. (NME)

What is a "TV/TV," and why MUST you have one?

1. TV/TV recently recorded with Bleu. Who is Bleu? Bleu is the producer responsible for Jonas Brothers, Boys Like Girls and Hanson. Boom -- there goes the dynamite.

2. TV/TV have already sold out shows at New York City's most exclusive venues --> The Knitting Factory, Mercury Lounge and Bowery Ballroom. ShamWOW.

3. TV/TV have cut their teeth touring with rock role models like The Bravery, Artist Vs. Poet and Anarbor.

4. You're actually already a fan. Not only did lead singer Josh Ocean appear in an episode of MTV's Made, but TV/TV tunes have popped up in the soundtracks of The Hills, The Real World, Living Lohan (SCORE!) and many more!

5. Dude. Look at them.

The studly foursome, who share a tiny apartment in NYC's East Village, have been turning out jam after electro-sleaze jam since 2006, giving you way more than five reasons to be obsessed with them. Listen to their glammed-out, big-city-Kings-Of-Leon-jamming-on-AC/DC sound, and add your name to the list of TV/TV converted!

+ LISTEN TO TV/TV HERE!

Today our mission is to rewrite the list of the cheesiest, most ridiculous prom songs ever. Some of them will be wonderful. Others, just plain terrible. But none of them will be Chris DeBurgh's "Lady In Red." Why in the world are they still playing that slop at prom? It's the romantic equivalent of "The Hokey Pokey." And while we're at it, are you familiar with the mind-boggling lyrics of Eric Clapton's unkillable prom wrecker, "Wonderful Tonight"? Read them and weep:

We go a party/ And everyone turns to see/ This beautiful lady/ Thats walking around with me/ And then she asks me/ Do you feel alright?/ And I say, Yes. I feel wonderful tonight.

Unreal, right? Are prom DJs living underground?? Do they work for your parents?!? It's appalling. But, bad as cheesy prom ballads can be, they play an important role in our culture. Without "Lady In Red," can you imagine how many boring old people would never have fallen in love? That is why I offer you the following cheeseballs. So that maybe we can get through our lives and still fall in love, without ever hearing "Lady In Red" or "Wonderful Tonight," ever again.

+ "Truly Madly Deeply," by Savage Garden
One of the first questions I ask when judging a prom song is, "Does this amazing love ballad inspire me to ball both of my hands into fists, hold them out in front of my face and sing along with my eyes closed really tight?" Savage Garden is a major "YES." This means that it packs the emotional wallop of a Creed video without bumming you out by being a Creed video.

+ "Thunder," by Boys Like Girls
Your voiiiiiiice! Oh MAN! If you're already slow-dancing face-to-face when the epic chorus of this new-school tear-jerker hits and you don't make out, check your chest for a heart.

+ "Kiss From A Rose," by Seal
This song was meant to be heard outside in the pouring rain. For chicks, it's the ultimate, because all of them dream of making out with Batman. Bonus points for including "Kiss" in the title.

+ "Imma Put It On Her," by Day26
Subtlety is great, but sometimes you gotta just cut right to the chase. Day26 pull no punches on this prom-ready, perv-out, egging on the shiest of dancers with lines like, "Booty bumpin’ like the sounds in my car (she should)/ Let me take it up a notch/ Get her off the block/ Take her to my spot and it’s on!"

+ "Can You Feel The Love Tonight?" by Timon, Pumbaa, Simba, Nala and Jungle Chorus
As a prom ballad, "Can You Feel The Love Tonight" is interchangeable with any Disney love theme of the past 20 years ("Did you ever hear the wolf cry at the blue corn moon?," anyone?). This one's only downfall is that it's not sung by Peabo Bryson, who, if cheesy love songs had their own country, would be a shoo-in for President. Its greatest asset: inclusion of the word "vagabond," which, let's face it, is one of the world's most romantic words.

+ "Let Me Love You," by Mario
Dudes. No matter how bad of a scrub you are, when Mario's bumping hard out of the PA, you become righteous just by association (although if you're really bad it may have the opposite effect). Look: "If I was your man, baby you'd/ Never worry 'bout what I do/ I be comin' home back to you/ Every night, doing you right." On top of that, this beat could make a corpse do a neckpop. See also: The Remix.

+ Get more cheesy prom songs after the jump!

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Bow Wow put out an album a few weeks ago called New Jack City II, featuring the single you're already obsessed with, "You Can Get It All." In an exclusive MTV News interview, Bow Wow explained that he saw parallels between his professional friendship with Jermain Dupri and the brotherhood between New Jack City characters G-Money and Nino Brown. In that way, Bow Wow's album is -- as its title suggests -- sort of a sequel to the 1991 inner-city classic. You can watch part of that interview here.

Before he chatted with MTV News, Bow Wow dropped by Buzzworthy for a fan-terview and a set of exclusive new photos. As you'll see, he didn't even bother to change clothes. Around here, I believe that's what we call "really really real." Looks good, too. Crank up New Jack City II, and get a look at the Bow Wow photo flipbook before stopping by MTV News to see what's up with Jermain Dupri.

+ Bow Wow answers fan questions part 1

+ Bow Wow answers fan questions part 2

+ Lupe Fiasco, Kenna, and Justin Timberlake are all climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro for charity. Yes. You read that right. (LiveSteez)

+ The famewhoring just doesn't stop: Lindsay Lohan is now poking fun of herself on Funny or Die. (Gabby Babble)

+ Today's creeptastic moment brought to you by John Mayer Twitter-flirting with Demi Lovato. Discuss. Barf. (MTV News)

+ Mariah Carey is not pregnant. She was JUST wearing a dress shaped like a giant cupcake, 'kay lambs? (Us Magazine)

+ Lily Allen has been doing shameful things behind our back, like singing for Atomic Kitten??? (Holy Moly)

+ Behind the scenes of Green Day's new video -- what do you think? (The Rad Report)

+ It's official: Bow Wow is retiring from rap (at the ripe old age of 22). (Rap-Up)

In part 1 of Bow Wow's MTV Buzzworthy Blog interview, Bow answered your fan questions, schooled the uninitiated (like me) in all the sounds a Lamborghini makes, discussed rapping for the underdog, covered the artists he'd like to collaborate with, and bid farewell forever to his old-school braids.

In part 2, Bow Wow answers more of your Buzzworthy fan questions, including the craziest thing a fan's ever done, his favorite part of a woman (Bow Wow claims it's a lady's legs, but based on his "You Can Get It All" video, I coulda swooooooorn it was da butt), and whether or not he'd ever give Angela Simmons a shot at love again -- hey, you wanted to know. The answer to that last one, of course, was a gentlemanly one.

Watch Bow Wow answer more of your fan questions below, and catch up on part 1 here.

One of the best things about interviewing Bow Wow and asking him your Buzzworthy fan questions was when I asked Bow about his Vroom 1 Starbury sneakers. And, as you can see below in part 1 of Buzzworthy's interview with Bow Wow, he was all like, "You know, like the sound of a Lamborghini pulling off..."

I LOVED how Bow Wow was all like "You know?," which I know was rhetorical, but I was just standing there, smiling and nodding, as if I knew what the hell a Lamborghini feels or even sounds like driving away... I mean, I don't even have a car, and when I did, my sorry ass drove a busted-up 1991 Toyota Corolla that had about as much swagger as a golf cart.

But seriously, Bow Wow was great and super chill. So watch him answer your Buzzworthy fan questions and discuss his favorite mixtape tracks, his hair (sorry, ladies, those braids won't be making a reappearance), working with Kanye, and more. And watch for part 2 tomorrow!

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You asked, Soulja Boy Tell 'Em answered! Watch Soulja Boy Tell 'Em answer your Buzzworthy fan questions from the infamous MTV Studios green room, where he covered everything from the lines in his eyebrows (good question!!) to Barack Obama and Kanye West, the hater who inspired his "Yahhh!" single (thanks, dude, and no, it wasn't a pirate), his acting rising career, and even Tay Zonday of "Chocolate Rain" fame. (You forgot about Tay for a second there, didn't you? Shame on you!)

And -- spoiler alert! -- ever the hypeman, Soulja Boy Tell 'Em brought S.O.D Money Gang's JBAR along to MTV with him, so there's your two-for-the-price-of-one action for the day.

But did the ringtone rap kingpin/ phone freak/ Xbox aficionado touch upon that Bow Wow beef so many of you guys wanted to know about? Did he discuss the Soulja Girl of his dreams? Reveal a new Soujla dance?

Watch and see...

T.I. may've offered to prove his love via a hardcore boutique binge in "Whatever You Like," but Bow Wow's taking his commitment to you step beyond that. And if Bow Wow's told you once, he's told you a THOUSAND times before -- he loves your mind AND your body! He EVEN SAYS SO in "You Can Get It All."

You still sending me crazy emails
Like i know it's just sex you want
I can't lie the sex is truly incredible
And every part of your body is so edible
I get tears from just thinking bout it

Awww! What a sweetie!

Check out Bow Wow's "You Can Get It All" video, directed by Hype Williams. The single was produced by Jermaine Dupri, BTW, and that familiar sample? It's TLC's "Baby-Baby-Baby." Fun fact -- Jermaine Dupri also makes a cameo in TLC's "Baby-Baby-Baby" video! (Watch it after the jump.) Also, does anyone wanna let that girl know that her butt is showing?

PS: You've only got one day left to ask Bow Wow a question!

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Got a question for Bow Wow? Thought so. Coincidentally, he'll be stopping by Camp Buzzworthy next week, before the release of his latest album, New Jack City II.  I'll be asking him your questions, BUT only if you submit them in the comments below.

Sample questions:

+ Is it better to be on the "Marco" end or the "Polo" end of "Marco Polo"?
+ What steps are you taking to become the next Will Smith?
+ What was it like working with Ron Browz?
+ Do your arms ever getting tired from holding up such riches?

I'm talking to Bow Wow Wednesday, February 25th, so ask away until then, and watch his "Roc the Mic" video for some inspiration.