We've taken second helpings of pasta, done our push-ups and fueled up on the Bull, and in just a few minutes all the prep work will pay off. At 9pm sharp, Buzzworthy is taking it to the main event, eavesdropping on all the superstar convos and canoodling (Lady Gaga and Kermit the Frog seem to be getting on well), snapping pics of all the backstage madness and even chattin' it up with a few of The Biggest Names In Showbiz. You know, that sorta thing.

Your tireless blogging crew is Tamar Anitai, Shaheem Reid, James Montgomery and Kyle Anderson. So pleased to serve ya', stay right here for live updates throughout this soon-to-be legendary night!

Need a quick warm-up? Check out our Newsroom's pre-show live blog!

11:58pm -- As an ambulance races by with its lights on, the cop conducting traffic says, "Taylor Swift just beat up Kanye, and here's his ambulance." Kanye West might just be the most hated man in America right now.

11:50pm - On the way to the press room, I run into the young lady of the evening, Taylor Swift. I tell her, "Congratulations!" and she beams and yells back, "Thanks!"

Meanwhile, Beyonce zooms by while Tito Jackson cheers her on.

11:26pm - Jay-Z isn't rapping. He's firing words from his mouth like it's a machine gun. Radio City's never seemed this big.

11:22pm - Time for Jay-Z to take the stage! When Hov's back in town, everything shut down!

11:21pm - Everyone backstage is crowded around the monitor and smiling as Taylor Swift graciously re-accepts her award.

Oh yeah, the angel wings Gaga wore in her paparazzi performance are hanging on a hook nearby.

11:09pm - Pink's acrobatic performance partner just walked backstage, screaming and pumping his fists. Andy Samberg and Jimmy Fallon give him a high-five.

10:57pm - After Kid Cudi performs "Day N Nite," Wale says, "Rest in peace, DJ Am." Fingers form peace signs all around.

10:56pm - Serena Williams comes in really late. She chats on her cell phone while being escorted to her seat.

10:55pm - Kids are laughing at the All-American Rejects and asking why the lead singer is wearing glitter.

10:52pm - Everyone's wishing Pink good luck backstage before her performance. Plus, Eminem wins Best Behaved Celeb -- he's sitting quietly in his seat! (Unlike SOME Hennessy-swillin' rappers we know.)

10:48pm - Aside from Kanye's disturbance of the peace, the big story here tonight is Lady Gaga ... And how strange she's been acting. In addition to wearing a half-Papal/half Ms. Haversham crocheted get-up, Gaga's not really talking -- to anyone -- and now she's walking with an exaggerated limp.

10:34pm - Just talked to a security guard at the stage door where Kanye went to hang out after crashing the stage. The guard told me that Kanye has officially left the building. Meanwhile, dude just got booed HARD when they announced his nomination for Best Hip-Hop Video. ZING!

10:27pm - Backstage: Robert Pattinson is skinny in real life -- vampires really don't eat food, I guess. And Kristen looks like a tiny ice skater.

10:23pm -- After the New Moon trailer airs, R.Patz and crew are whisked backstage, photogs trailing a few steps behind. When Pattinson finally dodges them, he gets a few secs to chug a beer and watch Beyonce's performance, bobbing his head to the beat.

10:15pm - Just saw Beyonce's dancers dressed in silver backstage. Get ready to come to Beysus, y'all!

10:13pm - Kristin Cavallari's posing for the paps like a pro -- and she's being super sweet to all of her handlers. Where's the 'bitch' we all know and love? Also, Gaga just walked by in her feather headdress. She's got an assistant to hold the train of her dress!

10:11pm - Cobra Starship are outraged they didn't win Best Pop Video ... They tore up their tickets in disgust the whole time Britney's acceptance video played. "We woulda at least showed up!" frontman Gabe Saporta shouted. He then pulled a huge-ass flask out of his breast pocket and took a pull.

10:10pm - Billie Joe is helping people crash the stage. Looks like a mob scene. In fact, since the Green Day frontman is pretty short, he's completely eclipsed by the crowd around him.

10:02pm - Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart are 12 feet away. I cannot confirm or deny that they will go home together.

10pm - Now Russell Brand's using his hosting skills to hit on Megan Fox.

9:59pm - Chace Crawford and Ne-yo just headed backstage. (Wait up, guys!)

9:57pm - Stage left, I'm watching Nelly Furtado and Kristin Cavallari prep for their upcoming intro.

9:56pm - Perez Hilton and Hayley Williams are both trying to start a #TeamTaylor trend on Twitter.

9:54pm - There will be blood. On Gaga ... and on the audience.

9:47pm - Sean from 3OH!3 jokingly just said to me, "We're up for Best New Artist, but after [Kanye], I'm a little scared to WIN!"

9:44pm - What does Jennifer Lopez do during a commercial break? Same thing we all do: texts her friends.

9:41pm - Taylor's proving how a true lady rolls -- after Kanye's me-me-me moment, she's singing her heart out and havin' a grand ole time. (Hey Kanye, look who's playing on top of a cab in the middle of NYC!)

9:38pm - Fall Out Boy give Green Day a standing-o after their win.

9:31pm - Diddy doesn't have time for a fan photo -- he's a busy mogul with a Twitter habit!

9:30pm - People are going nuts in here. They booed like crazy when Kanye leaped onstage and stole Taylor's thunder. He responded by giving them all the finger on the way back to his seat. During the commercial break, Pink walked by him shaking her head in disgust. Even the show producers gave him a talking to. Not surprisingly, he didn't seem at all bothered by everyone's reactions, grabbing his date Amber Rose and planting a kiss on her lips.

9:25pm - Kanye West ruins Taylor Swift's big moment. Further proof that he's on the Hennessy. (Aside from the pic below.)

9:22pm - Katy Perry just strutted by me. She's wearing a white, studded bustier paired with skintight pants. Hot, not cold AT ALL.

9:20pm - Russell's making good on those Jonas jokes from '08 and turning the hose on Lady Gaga. Shocker! He wants to bone her.

9:15pm - Katy Perry's bowing down to Russell Brand as a team of live drummers bangs out "We Will Rock You." Joe Freakin' Perry's on guitar! Get ready for some lewd LOLs ... Russell Brand's here!

9:08pm - "Thriller" rises again!!! MTV loves you, Michael! (And so does EVERYONE in the audience.)

9:05pm - When Madonna wants to tell a story, you let her tell her story. Especially when it's about the life of Michael Jackson. You could hear a pin drop in here.

9:02pm - Have the VMAs ever started off this serious? Still, Madonna's really nailing it, calling Michael Jackson "a hero."

8:59pm - Nelly Furtado just ran to her seat to catch the Michael Jackson opening tribute. So excited to see it!

8:55pm - Beyonce's making quite a splash on the carpet in a sexy, red ruffle dress and her hair done curly.

8:51pm - Afraid the girl behind me is gonna need EMT assistance: Chace Crawford is standing right in front of her.

8:47pm - Radio City's roaring after Wale announces, "We gonna burn this mother f**ker down."

8:46pm - The house band is getting started.

This week Nicole Scherzinger's bindi joins Madonna's Kabbalah bracelet and Rachael Ray's fashion keffiyeh in our virtual museum of misappropriated religious paraphernalia. OK, so we don't really have a virtual museum (and we're not mad at bindis, either!), but if we did, it would definitely have a Darjeeling Limited trolley ride.

Pussycat Dolls' "Jai Ho (You Are My Destiny)" would be a fitting soundtrack for such a ride. The spicy Eastern disco-thumper is a remix, with added vocals, of A.R. Rahman's Oscar-winning Slumdog Millionaire song of the same name. The video is an elaborate dance extravaganza, the kind made famous by suddenly super-hip Bollywood movies. And you know what? It fits. Like a midriff-revealing sari, it fits.

When asked about the PCD remix, Scherzinger told the UK Sun, "It’s such an honour to be able to collaborate with A.R. Rahman and be a part of the Slumdog Millionaire project... I found the movie’s story and music very spirituality uplifting." Notice she said "honour," not "honor," in another display of newfound Pussycat Doll worldliness. Slumdog Millionaire must have really changed her life! Watch "Jai Ho (You Are My Destiny)," right here!

+ See how "Jai Ho" was made in this behind-the-scenes exclusive!

Company Of Thieves is a band out of Chicago made up of Genevieve Schatz on vocals, Marc Walloch on the guitar, and Mike Ortiz playing drums. Their sound is kinda Feist-y. Soft, throaty melodic vocals over jagged, bluesy riffs and rhythms. Just a pinch of attitude.

But before you get to all that, you're much more likely to hear of Company Of Thieves as the band behind "Oscar Wilde," basically a musical remake of Rushmore with the band cast in all the leading roles. Lady-in-chief Genevieve Schatz plays Max the choirmaster, JV boys' basketball manager and kung-fu yellow belt, to name a few. The video is so engrossingly true to Wes Anderson's quirky masterpiece that you'll have to watch it twice before you even hear the song. Why don't you go ahead and do that right now?

+ Vampire Weekend love Wes Anderson, too.

Apparently #6 is NOT good enough for 50 Cent. After he came in at a respectable sixth place in MTV News' compendium of 2008 Hottest MCs In the Game back in May 2008, he totally pulled a Kanye West and got all crybabypants during a 105.1 interview with DJ Clue. (The interview appears to be from or around July 2008.) AND he called Sway a couple not-nice things, including, um, "a burger." (This, after Sway practically risked his life riding in 50's bulletproof Jeep!) NOT cool, brah!

Sorry, but it's not like 50 Cent got trumped by Soulja Boy! 50 was lucky to even get on that list after dropping an album that even he referred to as a dud. Righteous Kill came and went faster than Pam Anderson's average marriage, and talk about biting the hand that feeds you: 50 Cent ripped on MTV right BEFORE both entities premiered 50 Cent: The Money and the Power. (Granted, that show was, um, not renewed.) Next thing you know, dude's gonna be dropping deuces in your Vitamin Water.

50's Before I Self Destruct is one of the most widely anticipated albums of 2009 (though lots of anti-50 folk and former fans are looking forward to simply seeing if the album actually self destructs and turns 50 into the next Eminem -- unless of course Em can resurrect himself from hip-hop's boneyard). But if it doesn't live up to its/ 50's own hype, we may have more Kanye-level ranting to look forward to from 50 Cent. Strike up that Caps Locks button, buddy.

(Warning: Language!)

They put their asses on the line for you, and MTV is honoring U.S. veterans with an all-star musical salute.

Tonight at 8pm ET, tune into "A Night for Vets: An MTV Concert for the BRAVE," with live performances by 50 Cent (in full fatigue gear!), Kanye West, Kid Rock, Linkin Park, Taylor Swift, Ludacris, Hinder, and more performers rocking the Nokia Theater in New York City to honor U.S. veterans and support BRAVE: the Bill of Rights for American Veterans -- a petition organized by MTV and several veterans' organizations that call on elected officials to enact positive legislative changes to help our veterans gain access to proper mental health care, avoid homeless, give disabled vets the care they need, fund veterans' hospitals, and provide just compensation for soldiers.

"A Night for Vets" also features performances by Juanes, O.A.R, Saving Abel, Angels & Airwaves, and appearances by Justin Timberlake, Beyonce, Ciara, Ne-Yo and Keri Hilson, Justin Timberlake, Will Ferrell and Will.I.Am and CNN resident hot brainiac Anderson Cooper.

Check out performances, photos and backstage coverage, see how one vet is helping soldiers cope with post-traumatic stress disorder, how other vets adjust to college, find out more about BRAVE -- sign the petition here, and watch MTV honor American soldiers on tonight's show at 8pm ET.

The VMAs are sorta like the biggest, most over-the-top prom in the universe: everyone dresses up, occasionally fights break out, and, also like prom, every year has its own theme, except, to my knowledge, there's never been an "Under the Sea" or a "Night to Remember" theme, which is absolutely for the best.

The theme for the 2008 VMAs is "Music. Mayhem. Music." Which is to say that there's two parts music, one part mayhem. And since this year marks the 25th VMA, that theme is sort of a recapitulation of what's always happened at every VMA -- music and mayhem, and, a lot of times, both at the same time. Like when Eminem performed at the VMAs in New York.

The year was 2000, the location was the once-hallowed Radio City Music Hall, and Eminem was at the absolute tippity top of his game.

To kick off his live performance of "The Real Slim Shady," Eminem marched into the venue, ready for battle, all the way from streetside at Sixth Avenue, surrounded by a posse of Emimen lookalikes, complete with he's-in-the-army-now blonde buzz cuts, three-to-a-pack oversized white tees, matching kicks, and baggy jeans with added room for extra crotch-grabbage. Even when the real Slim Shady himself stood up, it was hard to correct ID him. The effect was mesmerizing, and it's a move I imagine Kanye West's probably still bitter he didn't think of first.

Other unbelievable events that went down that evening and kept with this year's theme of "Music. Mayhem. Music." include the following:

+ When he reached into his pocket to pull out his speech to accept his Award for Best Male Video (he won for "The Real Slim Shady" -- watch it at the bottom of this post), Eminem accidentally dumped out a handful of pills. Oopsers! Eminem, consider this a warning: give your personal assistant your stash before accepting televised awards!

+ Eminem also addressed the audience, referring to the big night as "... the one night where you can fit all these people I don't like into one room." Zing!

+ The 2000 VMAs was the also when Rage Against the Machine's Tim Commerford climbed a big-ass fake palm tree behind the podium as Limp Bizkit accepted the award for Best Rock Video. (See who's nominated for 2008 Best Rock Video here.) Egged on the Bizkit (Tim, do you always do everything Fred Durst tells you to?), the audience all was like "Jump!" (soooo Van Halen!), Commerford refused to come down, was arrested, and spent the night in jail. Rock as hell!!!

+ Macy Gray accepted her Best New Artist (see who's nominated for 2008 Best New Artist here) award looking like a tripped-out drunk dinoasaur. What else is new?

+ Justin Timberlake's hair was mayhem in and of itself.

+ For her performance of "Oops!... I Did It Again," Britney stripped down to a flesh-colored body suit. At this point in history/life, that was considered shocking.

The 2008 VMAs -- way better than your prom. Watch the mayhem unfurl this year at the 2008 VMAs, happening live from Hollywood on Sunday, September 7th.

... And boy are our hands tired. We have our suspicions, but we, like you, won't know fo sho until this Friday night on FNMTV, when the final nominees in the "Best New Artist" category are announced, along with the "Best Dancing In a Video" noms. Seriously, someone's mom's gonna be super proud when she finds out she's one step closer to getting a Moonman to proudly display on her fridge.

Anyheezy, out of the eight pages (!!?!?!?) of possible VMA Best New Artist nominees, here are 10 of our favorite picks and their A+ videos.

+ OneRepublic, "Stop and Stare" -- Their smash hit "Apologize" is also a contender, but "Stop and Stare" hurts even better.

+ Leona Lewis, "Bleeding Love" -- Buckets of sexy, soulful emotion!

+ A Cursive Memory, "Everything" -- Punk'd 2.0!

+ Tokio Hotel, "Ready, Set, Go!" -- Duh...

+ Taylor Swift, "Teardrops on My Guitar" -- Seriously, how could Drew make our little pretty pretty princess cry!?!?

+ Vampire Weekend, "Oxford Comma" -- Wes Anderson + grammar = nerds unite!

+ Kid Sister, "Pro Nails" -- Inspiring us to keep our tips fly!

+ Estelle, "American Boy" -- Inspiring us to up our frequent flyer miles. And ring Kanye about another breezy duet.

+ She & Him, "Why Do You Let Me Stay Here?" -- Oh, Zooey. Why do you have to be so cute?

+ The Teenagers, "Love No" -- Frothy drinks, rollerskates, sexual tension and lotsa tongue? Yes, please!

More VMAs here.

+ Chris Brown, Ne-Yo want to double your pleasure, fun by remixing the classic Wrigley's jingle. (Billboard)

+ In Lil Wayne's new "Got Money" video, the rapper is just like "a modern day Robin Hood!" Minus the tights, of course. (MTV)

+ Breaking: Madonna was either completely devastated by her brother's unauthorized tell-all...or else she secretly co-wrote it! Thanks for clearing that one up, tabloid news! (NY Mag)

+ Natalie Portman goes Bollywood in her (Venezuelan-American) boyfriend's new music video. Which is only slightly less weird than her semi-naked cameo in Wes Anderson's Hotel Chevalier. (Certified Random)

+ Nas hints at a possible collaboration with his "Bossy" wife, Kelis. (MTV)

+ Okay, so Nine Inch Nails' Trent Reznor isn't your average concert-goer --  but he still totally feels your pain. "Generally at a rock show," he says, "the sound is not that great, and the guy next to me is an a--hole and I have to pee." Our sentiments exactly. (Rolling Stone)

+ DJ Samantha Ronson (who People mag slyly refers to as "Lindsay's constant companion") describes the new single by Ali Lohan as a "great f------ pop song!" We're sure her rave review has everything to do with Sam's musical taste and nothing whatsoever to do with her close, er, companionship with Lindsay. (People)

When you weren't counting the gratuitous Wes Anderson references in Vampire Weekend's new "Oxford Comma" video on last Friday's FNMTV episode, then you were probably swooning over Katy Perry's obscenely cute panda jumper. Because the only thing cuter than watching a panda chew on bamboo and fall over its sweet little panda self is watching Katy Perry on FNMTV in an adult-sized panda dress, complete with its very own paw pockets.

Katy's panda dress (no relation to Urban Outfitters' panda bikini), is by New York Couture (founder/ designer Cassie Kogler was featured on True Life: I'm Going to Fashion Week, by the way) and it retails for a reasonable $120, which means you can get your own and dress up like Katy Perry and go make out with girls!

+ More photos after the jump.

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We've read (admittedly) more than our fair share of Mark Ronson gossip lately -- he was bitten by a dog (boo), and he broke up with his girlfriend (um, YAY!?), but worst of all: Pam Anderson wants to hit that?

Now you listen here, Pam. (You too, Winona Ryder. We know how you love the nerdish musician boys). We've steadfastly adored Mark for longer than the duration of your last two marriages combined. True, you may look better in an obscenely revealing red bathing suit, but if you so much as lay an acrylic-tipped finger on Marky Mark, we will call upon our resources (Jagged Edge, awesomeness, whoever wins America's Best Dance Crew and possibly Randy Jackson himself, but that hasn't been totally confirmed yet) and challenge you to an R&B dance off like the one in the Nivea video below.

Consider yourself warned.

PS: We hear Josiah Leming isn't too busy these days.