+ Let's face it -- it's old news that Avril Lavigne's marriage to Sum41 frontman Deryck Whibley may be on the rocks for a while now, but this new report seems to seal the deal, don't it? (WWTDD?)

+ BEYONCE will perform at the 2009 VMAs! But you knew that, right? (MTV News)

+ Wait... is Jordin Sparks NOT INVITED to Kevin Jonas' wedding? (Confidential to Kevin -- Register at Bed  Bath & Beyond. They let you return EVERYTHING for cash! Oh wait...  You don't need casth.) (MTV News)

+ We've always been a huge fan of Shania Twain... from her personal story of tragedy and triumph, to her cheesefest lyrics and catchy hooks, everything about her is absolutely perfect. So when news broke that she was getting a divorce from her longtime companion and producer Robert "Mutt" Lange, it seems like the earth stood still! But talk about a huge slap in a dirty dog's face: Shania is engaged to the guy whose wife cheated on him with Shania's hubster! To quote my favorite movie-turned-TV-show, Heathers, "Lick it up, baby. LICK. IT. UP." (Star Magazine)

+ Here's Rihanna doing the September 2009 cover of Italian Vogue, looking nothing like herself whatsoever. (ICYDK)

+ Madonna was briefly booed at a concert in Bucharest last night, after bringing up the issue of discrimination against "gypsies," Eastern Europe's most socially and economically disadvantaged minority. (E! Online)

+ If early reviews are correct, Whitney Houston looks like she's on track to get a Grammy for her most recent album of work (her first in seven years). And it's not even available for sale yet! (Rap-Up)

+ In case you were wondering what it was like to be in Times Square with Britney Spears during Monday's Twitter scavenger hunt, check this out. Totally reminds us of TRL, circa 1998. PS -- I DEFINITELY went to Brit's show last night, and it was nothing short of fan-effing-tastic. (BritneySpears.com)

+ 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)

Watching Mandy Moore on "The 5," you can tell she is as much an actress as she is a musician. Her face is so animated that you could sit through this MTV.com interview with the sound off and still get a real good feel for what her new album's like: grown-up, sincere and ever-so-slightly self-deprecating.

Whether or not her recent marriage to new-country's punk prince, Ryan Adams, has directly affected her music, she doesn't say. But she does name-check Wilco while describing the sound she's after. Her debut Amanda Leigh single, "I Could Break Your Heart Any Day Of The Week" isn't exactly "Whose Bed Have Your Boots Been Under," but it's definitely got a twang to it.

Manning that twang is producer Mike Viola, the guy who actually wrote and sang "That Thing You Do." Introduced by Mandy's buddy Inara George (The Bird And The Bee), the two hit it off immediately and quickly had an album on their hands. But why don't I let Mandy tell the rest. She says it all so... clearly. Only thing that's sorely lacking from this interview is her Ultimate Fighting fetish, but that's why you've got Google!

Check out Mandy Moore's new interview below, and watch her new "I Could Break Your Heart Any Day Of The Week" video after the jump! Plus, stream Wilco's new album, Wilco (The Album), on mtvU!

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+ Call me a dreamer, but I'm preeeeeetty sure Robert Pattinson was just kidding. Wait -- Jimmy Kimmel was kidding about f---ing Ben Affleck, right?? (MTV News)

+ On a completely separate note, the Jonas Brothers are secure enough in their masculinity to make and sell clothes for 11-year-old girls. (Us Magazine)

+ I don't care if it's cool to hate Katy Perry. I don't care what Lily Allen thinks of her.  Lily Allen does not look like this. (Esquire)

+ Amanda Bynes is pretty hot and somehow stays vaguely relevant, given that she shows up to every single movie premiere in Hollywood wearing a tight black tube dress and gobs of really awful mascara. (Popoholic)

+ Brushing up on his battle skillz for his new Wisin y Yandel collabo video "Mujeres en el Club," 50 Cent got some free Spanish lessons from veteran Dominican video director Jesse Torrero. And let's just say he wasn't learning Don Quixote. (Blogamole)

+ Resident "it" girl Taylor Swift just released tour dates for her 2009 Fearless album. And by "tour dates," we mean playing pretty much every city in the continental U.S. (And a few dates in Canada. 'Cause they like country, y'all! Oh wait... Shania Twain... My bad.) (MTV News)

Remember Christina Aguilera's "Come On Over," which dates all the way back to her bubble-gum days, before her "Dirrty," crazy-haired, and married-with-baby phases? Well, the countrified new video by Jessica Simpson may share the same name, but that's about where the similarities end.

In fact, the raspy vocals from Jess' "Come On Over" don't even sound much like the Jessica Simpson we know and love. Instead of sounding like vintage Jessica -- like "With You" and "I Think I'm In Love With You," -- the video actually triggered vivid '90s flashbacks to Melissa Etheridge's impassioned love ballads ("I Want To Come Over") and completely confounded our colleagues.

Side note: While watching the video, we challenged our nearby MTV coworkers to identify the singer -- the closest they came was "That chick who just won Nashville Star" and "Shania Twain."

Anyway, we're not joining the critics in booing the Texas-born, former Newlywed's star's crossover to country. Instead, we respect her for showing off her God-given vocal chops -- instead of just her upper thighs -- by forgoing the Daisy Dukes this time around. Of course, that doesn't mean you guys will agree. Check out Jess' latest and tell us whether you think she's gone country -- or just gone off the deep end.

You already know that Miley Cyrus loves Chuck Taylors and vanilla lipgloss but hates your gamin' ways and your unspeakable vanity -- the likes of which haven't been expressed so articulately in song form since Shania Twain dropped "That Don't Impress Me Much."

But what else does Miley hate? Besides Pete Wentz's tattoos and hair? See for yourself in this exclusive unaired bonus sketch from this past Friday night's episode of FNMTV.

+ Plus, check out photos from Miley's rehearsal and performance, and watch her perform "7 Things" right here.

(Credit: People.com)

The billion-buck photos from Ashlee Simpson and Pete Wentz's (and their Fall Out Baby's) shotgun wedding are in... or out, we should say... and Hemingway cleans up so nice, y'all! Even if he is in drag. More disturbingly, WTF is up with Jessica's O-face?

And here's some harshness: you sell your photos of the happiest day of your life to People for a million bucks, (guess everyone's gotta make money... including John Mayer) and they slap a divorce on the same cover -- in this case, Shania Twain's split from husband "Mutt." That don't impress me much. But at least Pete got prenup.

We haven't been this blown away by a country-pop crossover since the first time we saw Shania Twain's abs. And speaking of firsts, watch Taylor Swift reveal her most important firsts: first guitar, first time on TRL, first magazine cover and more, on an all-new "First Ladies" video interview. She's so sweet, she'll make your teeth throb.

Plus: watch more "First Ladies" interviews: Ashlee Simpson | Janet Jackson | Colbie Caillat | More