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Earlier this year, R&B crooning sensation Trey Songz did a remix of Jay-Z's "D.O.A." which, among other things, posited the idea that Trey Songz was just trying to be the best Trey Songz he could be, not some kind of R. Kelly re-tread (in case you thought he was). Trey Songzalso took some shots at R. Kelly, saying that he was too old to be using AutoTune. (The feud was basically like The Hills with more singing.)

Funny thing is, while Songz is hardly a re-tread of R. Kelly, he does share some qualities with he who was trapped in the closet, especially on two of the singles from his '09 platter, Ready.

On "LOL :)" (yes, that's WITH a smileyface emoticon) and "I Invented Sex," Songz comes with an irrefutably catchy melody ("LOL :))"and wanton sexual arrogance ("I Invented..."), respectively; two staples of the R. Kelly repertoire. Personally I like "LOL :)" (which you can jam to your heart's content here) the more because a) Soulja Boy and Gucci Mane are on it b) it's incredibly playful, as any song about texting should be and c) IT'S CALLED LOL SMILEY FACE.

Not that there's anything particularly wrong with "I Invented Sex," which you can watch in all its NSFW/ walked-in-on-someone's-sex-tape glory below, as well as an MTV News Trey Songz interview about the "concept" surrounding the video.

Today was the very first-ever episode of It's On With Alexa Chung, and obviously you guys watched, judging by the overwhelming number of cats-on-heads photos you guys Tweeted and emailed in during the show. Aside from a drop-by from Heidi and Spencer, a live performance by Soulja Boy Tell 'Em -- who pulled himself away from Twittering long enough to perform "Turn My Swagger On" -- as well as live appearances from Jack Black and human puppy dog Michael Cera, you also got a sense of Alexa Chung's effortless style.

Every day here on the MTV Buzzworthy Blog, I'll be telling you what Alexa wore -- because I know you're already Googling it, Twittering it, and obsessing over it. So, let's get to what Alexa wore today, shall we?

Monday, June 15
It's almost officially summer, but here in New York City, where It's On With Alexa Chung tapes live, it's still chill. So, Alexa opted for a cooler look: a long-sleeved cotton top, black leggings, and sandals. Here's more on what Alexa Chung wore on her show today...

+ Top: Button-down cotton top by Kova & T.

+ Leggings: Alexa wore her leggings by Les Chiffoniers.

+ Jewelry: Alexa's necklace and bracelet by Chan Luu, who makes some amazing rough-hewn accessories using leather, metal, and stones. (I'm loving her new wrap bracelets.)

+ Sandals: Trendsetter Alexa wore her own studded sandals, which she picked up in Australia. Want your own studded sandals? Check out Steve Madden's "Boogle" gladiators for $59.95 a similar look.

+ Tune in tomorrow at 12pm for an appearance by Ashley Tisdale, former Danity Kane member Aubrey O'Day, and another covet-worthy outfit from Alexa Chung.

+ 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)

Well well well. Looks who's all growed up. Last year this time, Tyga was dropping tropical-fruit-based party anthems, trashing "cousin" Travis McCoy's house, and pissing off Pete Wentz.

"Coconut Juice," off Tyga's No Introduction debut, was a feel-good summer jam, and he followed that up with a song about instant messenging and MySpace. Fun, sure, but if you weren't paying attention, you might've thought Tyga and Soulja Boy Tell'Em were the same dude -- big glasses, big backpacks, neckscarves, tats, party jams, jewelry drama, etc.

However, one look at Tyga's new video, "Cali Love," and it's clear that he's not only coming back, but he's coming back HARD. Tyga's sound on "Cali Love" is less loopy, more Lupe. Less jiggy, more Jay-Z. And after a few viewings of his "My Glory" video (one of the first lines out the gate: "F+++ you, pay me"), Tyga's even got some of that early, Diddy swagger. Pre-Twitter Diddy, that is.

+ Watch Tyga pay homage to his Compton hometown in "Cali Love," directed by Mickey Finnegan, and tell us what you think of Tyga 2.0.

First of all, let's let a l'il tear drop for Soulja Boy Tell 'Em, who never got to go prom. Okay, now roll those tears back up inside your eyeballs and chew on this; Soulja Boy Tell 'Em probably never went to prom because he was too busy doing the Soulja Boy dance and making like a zillion dollars off ringtones and downloads -- "Crank That (Soulja Boy)" is the third most-downloaded song ever. That people have paid for. Paid MONEY for.

Fortunately, Soulja Boy Tell 'Em's riches afford him many luxuries, like medallions the size of laptops, and the ability to take ALL of the girls of Flavor of Love to prom all the corsages money can buy.

Watch Soulja Boy Tell 'Em tell you his prom fantasy, see why half of  V Factory probably wouldn't agree with Soulja Boy's wardrobe choice, and check out more celebrity prom stories.

Plus, check out Soulja Boy Tell 'Em photos, and watch Soulja Boy Tell 'Em's exclusive Buzzworthy fan Q&A!

+ Poor Rihanna can't catch a break these days. It appears that the sage words of Hindu text she had inked on her haunch aren't spelled correctly. This is exactly why we will ONLY ever get those rub-on kinds that you use with water. (Giant)

+ Trim or not, we still think Eminem looks a little crazy in the eyes. (XXL)

+ This past weekend, Britney Spears catered a little Easter brunch for her dancers on the roof of a hotel in San Jose. We think this was a really sweet gesture on BritBrit's part, but for the sake of the dancers we hope this wasn't the same "finger foods" they hand out on her VIP Backstage Tour. (Britneyspears.com)

+ Something tells us that Soulja Boy Tell 'Em is not actually using TurboTax to do his taxes. Soulja, if you are, DEF spring for the Audit Protection for an extra $10 bucks -- sooooo worth it. (Twitter)

+ The Veronicas are Buzzworthy faves (and so is Joe Jonas or ANYTHING JoBro, for that matter. DOY.) So it's no wonder we freaked a little after seeing this pic of ALL of them together at Pinkberry! That would NEVER happen at the Pinkberry by us. It'd be like, Clay Aiken and Harvey Fierstein. (Jemistry!)

+ Kanye West and The Killers' frontman Brandon Flowers randomly laid down a track for 'Ye's new album.  Even weirder is that bad-actor-turned-worse-musician Jared Leto was there to ruin it all (while looking like a serial killer). (Smoking Section)

+ Earlier in the week we mentioned that P!nk and ex-hubster Carey Hart were getting reacquainted.  Now it turns out they're getting re-hitched? (In Touch Online)

These days, everyone who's anyone is partying over in the Twitterverse (bonus -- you don't even have to leave your couch!), and celebs are no exception. Also, if you don't know what Twitter is, a.) Seriously?!, and b.) Watch this.

Anyway, we here at Buzzworthy love Twitter because, well, we Tweet! But also, we love Twitter because the sheer entertainment value of following your favorite celeb CANNOT be overlooked. We've laughed, we've cried, we've poked our eyes out (after reading John Mayer's penis-falling-asleep Tweet) and attempted to set our keyboards on fire (ENERGY!). But we always come back for more.

So, herewith is our roundup of our favorite, must-follow celebrities who Twitter.

CLASS A CRAZIES: This group includes the "must-follows" -- the celebrities whose Tweets are so friggin' BANOODLES you simply cannot miss them.
+ Diddy (@iamdiddy) -- If you follow NO ONE else on this list, please, please, please follow Diddy. (LET'S GO, PEOPLE!)
+ MC Hammer (@MCHammer) -- Apparently he was hiding an early adopter in those glittery Hammer pants!
+ Shaqille O'Neill (@THE_REAL_SHAQ) -- Shaq lives in Twitteronia.
+ Snoop Dogg (@snoopdogg) -- His "izzle" talk just slays me every time. Occassionally Tweets while toking.
+ Steve Buscemi (@steve_buscemi) -- He hates penguins!
+ Solange Knowles (@solangeknowles) -- Love Solange, but when is she NOT Twittering. I think she's the sole reason Twitter keeps crashing.
+ Xzibit (@mrxtothaz)
+ Ryan Seacrest (@RyanSeacrest) -- Dude Tweets DURING COMMERCIAL BREAKS of American Idol! HOW IS THAT EVEN ALLOWED?
+ Lily Allen (@lilyroseallen) -- Lily still kinda hates Perez Hilton, and they are FOREVER back-and-forthing forever on Twitter.
+ Heidi Montag (@montagheidi) -- I swear to the Lord, you will S--T when you see how many of Heidi's Tweets are about Jesus!
+ Spencer Pratt (@prattspencer) -- Sometimes he's on the Bible train too, and he once even compared himself to Jesus. Epic.

FAMOUS BUT KINDA BORING: This group is dependable though almost never shocking. But they're all famous, so they've usually got somewhat interesting things to say. Just don't expect ALL CAPS Diddy rants or Lily Allen vs. Perez Hilton feuds):
+ Britney Spears (@britneyspears) -- Sometimes Britney's team posts for her, but this is still a good one.
+ Selena Gomez (@selenagomez) -- Yay, Selena!
+ Demi Lovato (@ddlovato) -- Demi and Selena leave each other little Twitter notes. 'Scute!
+ Taylor Swift (@taylorswift13) -- W00t Taylor! Predictably, Taylor Swift's Tweets are sweet.
+ Dave Matthews (@davejmatthews)
+ Soulja Boy Tell 'Em (@souljaboytellem) -- Mostly Soulja wants you to click on shiz for him and make him more famous. Soulja Boy also Tweets his beef with 50 Cent. (That was one of the weirdest sentences I've ever typed.)
+ Dave Navarro (@davenavarro6767) -- Tweets about being bored and playing video games. Fair enough, we say!
+ John Mayer (@johncmayer) -- He's become a bit of a mad Twitterer lately, and I'm actually a little tempted to move him to the above category. He once Tweeted about his penis falling asleep.
+ Sara Bareilles (@SaraBareilles) -- Sara Bareilles really needs to Twitter more.
+ Mark Hoppus (@markhoppus) -- He's been Tweeting about blink's new album a lot.
+ A Cursive Memory (@acursivememory) -- They really need to Tweet more.
+ Simon Curtis (@simoncurtis) -- Yay! We LOVE Simon Curtis! Posts fun pix of his trips.
+ Regina Spektor (@reginaspektor)
+ Liam Gallagher (@liamgallagher) -- Surprisingly, this feed is not so crazy. Bummer.
+ LeAnn Rimes (@leannrimes)
+ DJ AM (@DJ_AM)
+ REM (@remhq)
+ Duran Duran (@duranduran) -- Yes, they ARE still around!
+ Nick Cannon (@nickcannon4real) -- Mr. Mariah Carey is livin' large in the Twitterverse too.
+ William Beckett (@billbeckett)
+ Bjork (@bjork) -- Hers are crappy, unfortunately.
+ Four Year Strong (@fys)
+ Janelle Monae (@janellemonae)
+ Katy Perry (@katyperry) -- More exciting IRL than on Twitter. Oh wells.
+ Lady Gaga (@ladygaga) -- Ditto. Lady Gaga's Twitter sorta reeks of label Tweeting.
+ Ingrid Michaelson (@ingridmusic) -- Hers are cool and make me wanna hang out with her even more than I already do.
+ Cinema Bizarre (@cinemabizarre) -- Lady Gaga's German tourmates are also Twittering!

More celebrities on Twitter after the jump!

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(Credit: Gregg Delman)

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...

Photo by Gregg Delman

(Credit: Gregg Delman)

Sure he put out that iSouljaBoyTellem record back in December, but we don't need a special occasion to take a good long look at our dude Soulja Boy Tell'Em. Especially when we got the exclusive new MTV photos to share. Looks like that incredibly rude January house-jacking hasn't put too much of a limp in his birdwalk. He's dropped the granny BluBlockers and is looking tough as ever. Must be all them kisses coming through the phone this Valentine's Day, eh? Anyway, we're glad you're back to feeling as good as you look, Soulja Boy. Now Tell'em 'bout how you like those kisses again.

Check out Soulja Boy Tell'em's exclusive MTV photos.

Okay, remember how TRL ended? Okay, well yesterday I was downstairs in the MTV Studios yesterday waiting to ask Soulja Boy Tell 'Em your questions, and I noticed a sad, sad thing: the iconic, legendary TRL photo booth -- where famous butts of ballers like Britney Spears, Miley Cyrus and Fergie, *NSYNC, Usher, No Doubt, Tokio Hotel, Vanessa Hudgens, and even John McCain and, um, Poo Baby and the Scream mask guy once perched to have their photos taken -- is broken! Weep! That's a little piece of history right there... I'll keep you posted if I see it's back and up and running. Until then, check out these bazillion photos taken in the legendary booth.