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A couple of weeks ago we took a look at some of the must-have music apps for Apple's iPad. Several of the apps promised user-friendly experiences, allowing novices the chance to DJ, fool around on a (fake) piano and remix songs. But it got us wondering: What kind of music-making potential does the iPad have in the hands of a true composer or musician?

We got out answer! A.R. Rahman, famed composer of Bollywood soundtracks and the man largely responsible for the sound of the Academy Award-winning film "Slumdog Millionaire" (for which he won two Oscars himself), recently gave MTV Iggy a little demonstration of his iPad musical acumen.

Rahman toys around with an app called Bebot, making a song from scratch, right on the spot. Check out the video below, and be sure to check out Rahman's technological innovative and otherwise awesome The Journey Home tour. You can find dates and more info over at MTV Iggy.

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Somebody call 911! Sean Kingston gives the "what a gwan" dancehall revival a Bollywood makeover in his sauna of a new video for Tomorrow single, "Fire Burning." And let me tell you. That little preview we broke you off with last week had nothing on the real deal.

Processions of zoot suit G-men and fly dancers on Razor scooters snake their way through a bass-bumping warehouse where the animal-print-Spandex-clad guests are jumping higher than the temperature. And just when you think it couldn't get any hotter, the dance crews show up.

The explosive scene gets packed enough to make "Jai Ho" jealous! And, between the swing kids, the booty dancers, and the break crews, if you watch close, you could really learn a thing or two. Get with it! Sean Kingston! "Fire Burning!"

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Did you know that the winners of the 2009 MTV Movie Awards are pretty much up to you? The nominees have been announced, and you can vote right now to determine who's gonna take home the Golden Popcorn at this year's show, airing May 31 at 9PM. Kinda makes you feel sorry for all the movies that aren't Twilight, doesn't it?

Particularly of interest around here is the Best Song From A Movie category. A super diverse cross-section, it pits old guard heavyweight Bruce Springsteen (The Wrestler) against Eastern import A.R. Rahman (Slumdog Millionaire) and flashy Buzzworthy besties Miley Cyrus (Hannah Montana: The Movie) and Paramore (Twilight, obvs).

So, the question is, can anything beat Twilight? The odds are long, but I've seen Miley's fan club take over Times Square, and they are nothing to trifle with. Also, Slumdog took the Oscars and Bruce has been the Boss of all music for 30+ years.

In other words, as is always the case at an MTV awards show, anything can happen. The outcome is completely in your hands. All you have to do is vote 25,000 times. No biggie. Watch the videos, and vote now!

Tags 2009 MTV Movie Awards, A.R. Rahman, Bruce Springsteen, Miley Cyrus, Paramore, Twilight

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!

Tags A.R. Rahman, Bollywood, Madonna, Nicole Scherzinger, Pussycat Dolls, Rachael Ray, Slumdog Millionaire, Wes Anderson