+ It's Pete Wentz's birthday today! He just turned dirty 30! May he drink Bacardi... and Caprisun... like it's his birthday. (Twitter)

+ Electrik Red assure you that they're not corny, like the Spice Girls. That'd better be a promise. (Bossip)

+ Soulja Boy Tell' Em is JUST NOW getting around to "getting" Jay-Z. Better late than never, I guess. (MTV News)

+ Method Man and Redman have some choice words for Kanye West. (Buzzworthy)

+ Toronto Raptors' Chris Bosh will be releasing a CD compilation of his favorite songs and music by new artists. Ballin'! (Baller Status)

+ British Band the Horrors blame blogs and Facebook and everything else FUN for ruining EVERYTHING. You know what? SCREW 'EM. It's not like they're reading this anyway! (Independent)

+ Pour some out for polka -- the Recording Academy pulled polka from its list of Grammy categories. We hardly knew ye! (New York Times)

+ Poison, Dolly Parton, AND Elton John will all be performing at the Tony Awards this Sunday. And LAAAAAAYYYYDIES, keep your eyes a-peeled for Constantine Maroulis, who's up for Best Actor in a Musical. Best. Tonys. Ever? (Billboard)

+ Oh holy GOD yes that IS Joe Jonas drip-drying by the pool, after having jumped in fully clothed. Yes. It. Is. (Buzzworthy)

+ It's Friday and we're lookin' great, feelin' great. That's why we're sharing this instrumental version of Britney Spears' next single "Radar," courtesy of someone who seems pretty good at tickling the ivories. (BritneySpears.com)

+ And on that note, don't bother putting that extra mole sauce on your chimichanga, kids. The JoBros have cancelled all their Mexican concert dates due to that pesky piggy flu that keeps rootin' around. (Us Magazine)

+ Buxom country music sweetheart/legend Dolly Parton wants to lend a "set" of helping hands to "perk up" Jessica Simpson's "sagging" career. (Celebitchy)

+ Barenaked Ladies have launched their own Ben & Jerry's ice cream flavor, much like predecessors Phish and Jerry Garcia. And if ex-lead singer Steven Page had his way, he would have named it "It's All Been Done" -- and then frantically called his dealer. (The Canadian Press)

+ OMG we just got our frosted hair and fire engine-red lipstick in a twist -- Blondie and Pat Benetar going on a U.S. tour this summer?  WHAT?! (The Tripwire)

+ And speaking of uh-mayzing summer tours, Blink-182, Weezer, AND Fall Out Boy are getting together and traipsing cross-country from July to October.  Word on the street is that All-American Rejects may join in the fun, too.  WEEEE! (MTV News)

+ If this rumor is true that Ashlee Simpson is preggo again... we just. cant. (The Blemish)

+ UPDATE: Check out video from Richie Rich's show below, courtesy of Sarah Conley! And yes, that IS Pam Anderson at the end...

Oh hai! So, I was illin' like a villain all day, but I got an invite to Richie Rich's Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week show -- Richie Rich is half of what was (weep! RIP!) Heatherette, who were part of the original New York club kids when you were still in diapers, and they made Teyana Taylor's dress for her Super Sweet 16 debut, and they were the also the reason (besides Dolly Parton) that sequins and rhinestones were invented -- and realized I'd be a complete idiot to pass that up. (For reference, that's Richie in the photo all the way at the bottom, me [hi!], and Traver Rains of Heatherette at the Heatherette for MAC event last year.)

So I rallied for the cause and headed up to the Waldorf-Astoria (ridick and kinda gross), where a prissy lady in the lobby raised a brow when I walked by in my vintage '80s bicycle sweater. Um, apparently she hadn't noticed the drag queen deluge pouring in. It was total and absolute gayhem, which is a super-fun term I just made up! Anyway, the Richie Rich show was '90s amazing!

Even though it was his Fall '09 line, that didn't stop him from sending a model down the runway in a teensy weeny animal print bikini. Or sending Aubrey O'Day out in a hot pink frock. (And if you've been keeping up with Fashion Week, neons are back back back! Marc Jacobs and Michael Kors and Narciso, oh my! Not to mention, the Stephen Sprouse windows lighting up the Louis Vuitton store on Fifth Ave... ) Or opening the show with a live performance by Kat DeLuna! Or closing the show with Pamela Anderson in a gold lamé thong after Amanda Lepore ripped the runway. Yes. That happened. Anyway, the Richie Rich touch always = the most fashion fun in the world, so thanks, Richie (indirectly at least) for having me! Oh yeah, and I met Justin Tranter of Semi Precious Weapons (and he was on MADE -- the one where Michelle becomes a bassist) before the show started, and he was a gorgeous doll.

And for you keeping track on the Buzzworthy Twitter, here's a shot of Teyana Taylor, who was there in a bad-ass sequined majorette hat! (@Sk8Boardsqueez -- sorry, I was wrong -- when she first walked by I thought it was a little porkpie hat, but it was definitely no T-Pain hat!) She was so excited when I told her MTV fans on Twitter were excited that she was there in a suh-weet hat, and she was rocking the Wonder Woman hair again like she was at the MAC x Hello Kitty event the other week. And below that, though it's self-explanatory, that's Ice-T and wife Coco, who also attended the show. Coco was wearing a lot of clothes! For her.

Anyway, I'm the sure The Cut blog will have pix of Richie Rich's show. The Cut has been killing it, BTW -- they even got a severe close-up of Kanye's nub at the Alexandre Herchcovitch show. Thanks, guys!

In a bizarre attempt to "Christmas things up," Bush International Airport is installing karaoke booths for frazzled travelers to "enjoy" en route to their dysfunctional family reunions this holiday season.

At first we thought, file this under WORST IDEA EVER, after nuclear warfare and that Alli drug that makes you poo your pants 19 times a day.

But the more we thought about it, the more we realized that this was a gift of an opportunity for us all. An early Chrismakkuh pressie if you will. A chance to help out our fellow travelers ... with a list of the five worst karaoke songs in the history of the universe that you really, truly, for SERIOUSLY should avoid at all costs..

5. "Don't Worry, Be Happy" by Bobby McFerrin: P.E.O.P.L.E. The title of this song also serves as all the friggin' lyrics. Have you noticed that? And do you know how stupid you'll look up there attempting to perform vocal percussion? Very. Very. Stupid.

4. "I Will Survive" by Gloria Gaynor: Okay, we get it. You broke up with your BF (or BFF) and emerged from the ordeal shaken, not stirred. Overcame some great adversity? Aced your SATs? Bravo, really. But whatever your she-power achievement might be, you need to honor it with something WAY better and WAY more original than this one. How about: anything by Alanis Morissette instead? Or -- better yet -- NOTHING by Alanis Morissette!

3. "I Touch Myself" by The Divinyls: This one is kinda sad, really and almost exclusively within the domain of scantily clad house bunnies who've likely had one too many crantinis. A good rule of thumb is: if you are thinking of "singing" this song, don't. Ever. K?

2. "I Will Always Love You" by Whitney Houston: This song should be outlawed at this point. Hells, Whitney herself can barely get this one out anymore. No matter HOW talented you think you are, trust us; unless you are Dolly Parton, you are not equipped. Just take a deep breath, put down the crack pipe, and remind yourself: Hell to the no.

1. "Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen: For one thing, this song is WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY too long. Like, you will miss your flight while you're up there singing. Next, it requires an intricate range of vocal calisthenics which -- guaranteed -- you do not possess. Also, it was funny in Wayne's World, but not funny in real life, because you're not Mike Myers and it's not 1992. And finally, people will either be asleep, passed out, or homicidal by the time you finish. Don't do it to yourself. Don't do it to us. No means no.

+ Bonus: "Crank That" by Soulja Boy Tell 'Em: On this front we will be brief: "Supaman dat ho" is not a directive we would ever like to encourage anyone to repeat in public. Yes, we know this song was nominated for a Grammy, NO that does not change our opinion.

Miley dearest,

Errryone here at Buzzworthy wishes you a very happy belated l'il birthday! Here's hoping your sweet sixteenth year is filled with:

+ Moar saxxxy mini-Joan Jett live performances, please!

+ Minimal return trips to the tat parlor, even if you're only watching. And making out.

+ No more Sidekick/YouTube hackers -- Keep 'em on lock!

+ More Hannah Montana bath products. Cleanliness is godliness!

+ No more semi-nude photos -- Annie Leibovitz, don't call us, we'll call you.

+ MORE answers to our questions. Because we have SO many questions.

+ Ooh, a country album ... just like your poppa, Billy Ray! Or your godmother, Dolly Parton.

+ No suggestively shaped candy at any of your concerts. (Swedish fish, maybe, next time?)

+ A dance-off to rival your M+M Cru/ACDC challenge. Plz?

+ A best-selling autobiography and requisite tell-all promo spot on Oprah!

+ A blockbuster box office take for your upcoming Hannah Montana movie.

+ Lots of TLF, church-goin' moments with Justin Gaston. Swooon and amen.

Not in the tragic, gum-smacking Britney Spears way. Jessica Simpson's first country single, "Come on Over" -- off her untitled country album slated for a fall release -- streamed online yesterday on the Website of Jacksonville country station WQIK, and --- eeeeyeaaahhh -- we're kind of fine with it and with the concept of a total career makeover into a modern country cross-over star.

Or are we just nostalgic for the awesome costumes Barbara Mandrell and Tammy Wynette wore at the Grand Ole Opry back in the '70s? (And those sets!) Not to mention, every outfit Dolly Parton's ever worn ever.

Listen to the track and tell us what you think... besides the fact that the opening sounds like Tom Petty's "Free Falling."

+ Another "Come on Over (Baby)" of note:

Mariah Carey does it big or she doesn't do it at all. But in her new "Touch My Body" video, she's doing it big and totally funny, with 30 Rock's Jack McBrayer (the new Jack McFarland!), a pink princess party dress (which we really want), a for-real unicorn (which we really want), a Catholic school girl costume circa Camelot-era Britney, and over four full minutes of free advertising for YouTube.

Director Brett Ratner -- who, in addition to directing several feature films, shot five other Mariah videos and Jessica Simpson in her "These Boots Were Made For Walkin'" video -- praised Mariah, saying "Mariah is musically at the top of her game and has never looked better..." and we'd be hard-pressed to disagree -- you could freaking clean your dirty laundry on that girl's abs.

Watch Mariah's "Touch My Body" sex jam video, off her 11^th album, E=MC ² -- out April 15 -- and don't miss her Spankin' New Ladies Week appearance this afternoon on TRL. Later, lambies!

If you tuned into TRL today for Spankin' New Ladies Week, you may've heard New York Giants star Osi Umenyiora drop Jessica Simpson's name when asked about his favorite female artist. He's clearly keeping tabs on the former MTV reality star, because he also mentioned her upcoming country album.

No, not as in "we'ze just country,"driving-with-your-toddler-in-your-lap-Britney-style country. As in classy, Carrie Underwood-in-diamonds country. Lately, Jessica's been spending lots of time in Nashville recording a country follow-up to 2006's A Public Affair. According to Papa Joe, the album's almost done, and now she's setting her sights on a possible reality show, possibly on MTV sister network, CMT.

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