After a brief hiatus, British grime MC Lady Sovereign's returning to the scene with her new electro-dance track, "I Got You Dancing," (listen here) from her upcoming album, Jigsaw, due April 7, 2009. But there's already another Lady on the "Dance" floor, and that's Lady Gaga, whose single, "Just Dance" is a ubiquitous hit. So is there room for just one "Lady" on the scene, or do we detect a Lady-on-Lady melee?

So let's examine the similarities and differences that could either unite Lady Gaga and Lady Sovereign to a common cause or create the biggest entertainment industry battle since Arsenio Hall and Roseanne Barr!

+ Lady Sovereign came from the humble beginnings of a housing project. Gaga attended New York City's Convent of the Sacred Heart -- where Nicky Hilton matriculated -- and attended NYU's Tisch. Lady Sovereign went to the school of hard knocks while Gaga's got a song called "Beautiful, Dirty, Rich." Do we smell socio-economic tensions? Advantage: Lady Sovereign for her in-tact street cred and street smarts.

+ They both have normal-people names: Lady Gaga's is Stefani, and Lady Sovereign's is Louise Amanda. Advantage: Tie! Though if we had to pick a normal-person name, we'd go with Stefani for sure.

+ Lady Sovereign dresses slightly like M.I.A., while Gaga dresses slightly like a tranny. Fightin's not easy in six-inch patent-leather Marni booties. (Also, since she's usually in some form of David Bowie war paint, we've never even seen Lady Gaga's real face.) Advantage: Sovereign, who's almost always seen in sneakers. Or "trainers," if you will.

+ Sovereign kept company with Jay-Z, who signed her to Def Jam in 2005, while Gaga hangs out with Colby O'Donis. Advantage: Sovereign, obviously.

+ Sovereign toured with Gwen Stefani, while Lady Gaga's often compared to Gwen Stefani. Advantage: Sovereign. Unless you are smoking wackycracky, you should not be comparing Gaga and Gwen. Seriously, are you high?

+ Lady Sovereign favors crimped hair and has partially upgraded to a more sophisticated, Lily Allen 'Q4 '08 blunt cut. Gaga's still rocking the blunt-cut Janice Muppet wig. Advantage: Nobody wins. Fail.

+ Lady Gaga's been nominated for a 2008 Grammy, but Lady Sovereign's been compared to Eminem. Advantage: Lady Sovereign. Eminem comparison crushes Grammy nom!

Winner: Should a Lady Sovereign-Lady Gaga kerfuffle scuffle ensue, we've got ten pounds on Team Sov.

Watch Lady Sovereign perform "Love Me Or Hate Me" live at MTV.

Like us, Colby O'Donis is both simultaneously intrigued and mystified by Lady Gaga, who delivered a laser-sharp performance surrounded by a bunch of beauty queens attempting to dance in bikinis and heels at the Miss Universe pageant this past Sunday.

Colby referred to the avant garde artiste as "very abstract" and confirmed that Gaga's glittery, latexed look isn't just for show: "It's not just a front for the camera," he said. "She's like that every day! She'll probably be home, and like most people are in pajamas, but she's probably wearing, like, a tight leather outfit, relaxing on her couch in like these extreme glasses!" Right you are, Colby. She's a one-woman couture culture club.

Watch our exclusive, in-depth exploration into the depths of Lady Gaga's fashion-of-the-future style (truly, we'd punch a toddler for those Marni heels), and then check out a bonus video of Lady Gaga discussing her favorite places to shop -- and party -- in New York City. Plus: Watch Lady Gaga discuss working with the New Kids on the Block and check out her first Buzzworthy interview and photos here.

(Credit: Candice Lawler)

Lady Gaga claims to be from New York, but the likeliest story is that she's from the same planet that spawned Lady Miss Kier (Google her), Kylie Minogue, and Princess Superstar. She also could've been hatched in a cool, dark corner of a sequin factory or a pinball machine warehouse.

What we do know for sure: the otherworldly electro-pop dance star signed to Akon's KonLive label, collaborated with Colby O'Donis and New Kids on the Block, parties with Perez Hilton, has a jones for Queen, and has written hits for the Pussycat Dolls. Now she's attempting to cover the world in sequins with her upcoming album, The Fame, due out later this summer.

Check out part 1 of our exclusive Lady Gaga interview, watch her "Just Dance" video -- featuring Colby O'Donis -- and check out her exclusive MTV.com photos. And stay tuned for more of our close encounters with Lady Gaga.

Ne-Yo -- still warm from the Spankin' New stage lights after his TRL performance with Plies today -- made room for us on the couch in the MTV Studios green room, where he talked hats and hat boxes, Barack and Jay-Z, post-feminism, and schooled us in the rules of being a true gentleman.

Ne-Yo: Am I Buzzworthy? Really?

Buzzworthy: You totally are, Ne-Yo. Nice shoes by the way! Are those customized Filas or something?

Ne-Yo: Thanks. No, they're Dolce & Gabbana. I don't get customized anything!

BW: What? That's ridiculous. Anyway, you've got a new album coming up soon. Why did you name it Year of the Gentleman?

Ne-Yo: I named it Year of the Gentleman after what started as an assessment of the business became an assessment of men in America in general. Just looking at how the essence of what it is to be a gentleman is very much lacking nowadays. Someone said to me the other day chivalry is dead, and I hated to have to agree, but it's true.

BW: What do you attribute to that?

Ne-Yo: As men, we just kinda got to the point where we didn't care no more. I don't wanna blame women or anything like that, but maybe the feminist movement had something to do with it, where women wanted to be viewed as equals to men. So men were like, 'You wanna be viewed as equal to me, then open your own damn door.' But I still don't view it as an excuse to be an a**hole. The essence of being a gentleman is to understand the way you're supposed to treat a respectable woman. So this album is me trying to lead by example. I always refer back to the days of Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, the Rat Pack. Back when everyone wore a suit because that's what it was to be an entertainer. You were stylish and you were fly, and it was an effortless fly. It wasn't 'Hey everybody, look at how big my chain is.' It was 'I'm charming in my swagger so you're gonna look at me anyway, so I don't gotta try so hard to get your attention.' You don't really see that effortless cool a lot these days.

BW: Who are some of the biggest gentlemen in the business?

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While you were busy watching TRL yesterday, we were busy sneaking around backstage with a camera up in everyone's business. Here's what you didn't see and more of what you did -- Lil Wayne's big limo entrance, Tyga taking the stage, Travis McCoy and Colby O's photo op, and other behind-the-scenes stuff that's more exciting when you watch it than when we describe it. Check it out below, and do be expecting some more backstage bites later this week (unless we get busted).

Also, check out exclusive backstage interviews with Colby O'Donis & Akon, Tyga, Lil Wayne, and don't miss today's show with Solange, Ne-Yo and Plies.

If Colby O'Donis was nervous during his Spankin' New Music Week live performance on TRL today, he certainly didn't show it. But that doesn't mean the newcomer isn't appreciative of his newfound fame, which, after working half his life to make it to the point where he had dancers grinding behind him on national TV, came at the hands of Akon, who signed him to his Konvict Muzic label. But despite all that, Colby's humbler than apple pie. And Akon's feeling that.

"I learned patience from him," Colby said of Akon, "When I first started with him, I thought the day I signed the contract, I'd be famous and on MTV, and that was two and a half years ago. So I've learned patience."

"He helped me learn about the appreciation that I have in life. Period," said Akon," who, by the way, was casually eating a slice of watermelon, lounging next to Colby on a couch backstage at TRL just before their performance. "I see how much he appreciates everything. No matter how big he gets, he's always going to be one of those humble types who always appreciates the opportunities. Some people get to a certain level and they don't think of it as a break or a blessing that millions of other people are trying to get. He understands that and I like that about him.

Awww. Too sweet, right? Okay. Enough sugar. Check out Colby's performance -- with Akon, of course, right here:

Kayguesswhat? Don't guess, actually. We'll tell you -- Spankin' New Music Week begins Tuesday, June 10th. This insta-classic MTV tradition kicks off on TRL tomorrow with Lil Wayne and Akon and continues through Friday the 13th, and every day is packed to points that test legal capacity limits with performances, appearances, new videos and surprised by your favorite artists.

Everything you need to know (and more!) is here, but if you're too lazy to click, here's the rundown:

Tuesday, June 10: Lil Wayne co-hosts, Colby O'Donis performs with Akon (natch), and special guests include Tyga, Mark Wahlberg and Zooey Deschanel. New videos by Madonna and G-Unit.

Wednesday, June 11: Live performance by Plies featuring Ne-Yo, teensy little Miranda Cosgrove stops by, and Solange Knowles is here. We'll premiere the new Foo Fighters video and show you Lloyd's latest.

Thursday, June 12: If it's your birthday, then consider Ashanti's live performance your present. Plus, Katy Perry and Metro Station are here, as is Busta Rhymes' new video.

Friday, June 13: Shwayze buzzes all over the TRL stage (wait, that sounded gross, but whatever), and Chris Brown and The Game will make a magical but very real appearance.

Also, and in addition to and plus: as a Buzzworthy Preferred Member, you'll get exclusive behind-the-scenes videos, interviews and more. Know this.