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You may not know Ming + FS by name, but there's a good chance you've heard them before. The duo's laid-back, instrumental drum and bass has percolated through numerous TV shows, including CSI: NY and CSI: Miami, and even a Nissan commercial. So, if there's something vaguely familiar about that combination of rubbery horn stabs and laid-back snare that pops up during tonight's premiere episode of The Buried Life, there may be a reason.

The track "Simple Mathematics" (from the Om Records album The Human Condition) is about "making hard trick seem easy," explains Ming. "When the elements of a song, as disparate they may seem, fall into place, the symphony created is one that only a brilliant equation can represent ... or not." (If anyone wants to write that equation in the comments, please feel free.)

As The Buried Life crew schemes a way into the Playboy Mansion, Ming + FS ripple along. It's a place Ming, for one, is happy to be. He digs the concept for the show and has long been trying to live life to fullest -- or "Live hard, die trying" as he translates it.

"I've been knocking things off my bucket list since I knew what a bucket list was."

What's been on that list? Jumping a bike over a pit of fire. Playing the Coachella festival. Leaping out of an airplane. Swimming with dolphins.

The latest addition is a little more domestic: "I just got married, so having some kids might be next."
In the meantime, he's been busy, having recently finished a remix of "Telephone" for Lady Gaga, and working on new material by 33Hz and Youth Group's Toby Martin. Hopefully, he'll finish up his solo album ("a combo of indie rock and electro dance music with a bunch of great guest vocalists") this year. Listen carefully to the first episode of The Buried Life and you can still hear one of his classic productions.

The Buried Life premieres tonight -- Monday, Jan. 18 at 10pm -- on MTV.

More songs from Episode 1 of The Buried Life:
Javelin -- "Tryouts"
Othello feat. DJ Vajra -- "Same Team Suckas"
The Wylde Bunch -- "Tale Of Two Cities"
Passion Pit -- "Swimming In The Flood"

Tags Lady Gaga, Ming & FS, The Buried Life

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.

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Aside from the fact that tonight's VMAs will feature stage performances from some of the sickest artists in the universe, we online folk are giving you a birds-eye-view of everything goin' down inside, outside and all around Radio City -- and that includes the backstage chaos, red carpet glamour and all of those private celeb convos taking place at the water cooler open bar. (Uh, helloooo best buds Steve-O and Al Gore!?)

So check out the live streaming VIP View (the stahhhs are already rolling in!) while you take in all the amazingness of the main event, and while you're on the homepage, get a peek at what everyone's saying on Facebook and Twitter. (Don't be shy to post your own comments, predictions, professions of love for the JoBros, whatevs.) And as always, stay tuned to Buzzworthy throughout the evening -- we'll be bringin' you in-depth interviews with all the beautiful people and MUCH much more!

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Old enough to remember 1980s R&B family group DeBarge? Of "Rhythm Of The Night" fame? Pop sensation  Kristinia DeBarge is actually the daughter of James DeBarge, and she's already been tapped by Britney Spears, who's already taking her out on her Circus Tour this summer.

Yesterday we gave you a 30-second teaser sneak of her new video, "Sabotage," and today you get a full-on first-look at the full-length video.

"Sabotage" is bangin', and the track, taken from her 2009 debut album Exposed, chronicles the battle between being a good girl and a bad girl and how sometimes we make the wrong choices and sabotage ourselves.

DeBarge might be new, but she's already hitting the scene with a good musical pedigree, plus people are already feeling her: Babyface helped her get a record deal with Def Jam, plus there's that Britney endorsement. Not bad, right?  And her first single, "Goodbye" is already up for a Best Choreography Award at the 2009 MTV Music Video Awards too. Not too shabby, right?  Check the video for "Sabotage."

Tags Babyface, Britney Spears, DeBarge, Kristinia DeBarge, video

One of the many perks of working at MTV -- aside from getting to say, "I work at MTV" -- is that occasionally you'll share an elevator ride with a big star (not to mention their intense, BlackBerry-heavy management team). Today, it happened to be my turn.

On her way to shoot It's On With Alexa Chung, Kim Kardashian stepped into my bank with some sexy, zillion-inch heels (pictured above) ... and a much more petite bottom than imagined, I might add. Plus, not sure if it was done on purps, but the rest of Kim's hot, little number perfectly complemented Alexa's slinky, skin-bearing ensemble! Speaking of which, here's what Alexa wore today:

Wednesday, July 29
+ Dress: Lover
+ Necklace: Vale Jewelry
+ Necklace: Helen Ficalora
+ Flats: Chanel

Tags Alexa Chung, Buzzworthy Style Files, Kim Kardashian

It's been five long years since we've gotten new Eminem music and that's just waaaaaay too long. With the world premiere if Em's newest video, "We Made You," coming tomorrow morning at 6 a.m. ET on AMTV and MTV.com, we've been getting nostalgic for the smashes that have made Marshall Mathers a household name, at least in our house.

(If you haven't seen the exclusive Eminem interview we posted on Friday about his new music video, check it out now!)

MTV News did a kickin' piece last week with quotes from Em as they looked back at his video legacy. Now we're dipping in to the past, too, with The Eminem Collection, a set of his greatest music videos to date.

Kick back and let the beats set the tone and let Eminem do all the talkin' as you watch him go from the gritty streets of his youth ("Lose Yourself") to his comic impersonations like Jacko, Hammer, Pee Wee Herman, Santa and more ("Just Lose It") to the defining single that changed the way a generation looked at hip-hop ("My Name Is").

Let's face it, his Relapse is one we can't wait to witness.

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Wow. What would you give to have The Miley & Mandy Show -- aka Miley Cyrus and her pal Mandy Jiroux -- celebrating New Year's Eve at your house? How could something like that even be possible? Well, it happened to Alison because M&M Cru wanted to do something to honor the work she's done and money she's raised for breast cancer awareness with the Pink Ribbon Club Foundation.

Check out the video they uploaded to MTV.com:

Great stuff, no?

High school Pink Ribbon Clubs work to increase teen and young adult awareness of breast cancer and provide those ever-so-important community service opportunities, as well as raising funds in the fight against breast cancer.

Kids like Alison are working with the non-profit Pink Ribbon Club Foundation and doing really great stuff with high school clubs in California (where Alison established her club), Ohio, West Virginia, Connecticut, Florida and Arkansas. There are also college clubs at University of Southern California and University of California, Santa Barbara that assist in starting high school clubs and raising awareness on their own campuses.

Any high school student (boys or girls) can participate, and the Pink Ribbon Club Foundation provides professional support, resources, education, imagination and necessary tools to the clubs to help them achieve their goals.

You won't believe how easy it is to start a Pink Ribbon Club at your high school. If you're interested, visit prc-foundation.org for more information or email prcfoundation@aol.com for a free New Club Starter Kit.

Tags Miley Cyrus, New Year's Eve 2009

While dodging shoes from a rogue journalist (who vaguely resembles Pete Wentz), The Academy Is ... announced they'll be performing during MTV's annual New Year's Eve special. Full details of the December 31 event will be unveiled soon. Until then, watch the shocking footage:

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If you know BoA, you're gonna think this is so cool. If you don't know BoA yet, a) you will, and b) you're gonna want to be there, because this is so cool.

Only Asia's biggest pop star, BoA is coming to New York tomorrow (December 3). At about 10:30 a.m., she'll be taping a three-song performance -- her very first in the United States -- in MTV's Times Square studios for MTV Iggy (huh? wha? More on that later) that will be broadcast on a later date. BUT ... as a special treat, we're putting the performance live, not on television, not online, but ... wait for it ... wait for it ... up on a humongous HD video screen on Broadway!

If you're already a fan of this Korean superstar who has spent the last five or six years dominating the South Korean and Japanese music scene, you know that she finally officially released some music in the America recently. If you haven't caught the BoA bug yet, what are you waiting for? Her single "Eat You Up" is currently rising up Billboard's Hot Dance Club Play chart. Expect to hear more from from the tri-lingual (Korean, Japanese, English) artist soon in the U.S., including an as-yet-untitled English-language album that's due out next year.

If you want to immerse yourself in BoA, the place to be is MTV Iggy, MTV's new global and pop culture network. There you can watch videos like "Eat You Up," "Everlasting" "My Name" and "Atlantis Princess" (watch it after the jump), read her blog posts, check out how hard she's been working in Los Angeles in exclusive web videos (Part 1 and Part 2, so far), and follow her as she adjusts to stateside life. Read more...

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