The leaves are leaving the trees and the kids are back in school. It's starting to look like Woodie weather out there, no?

MTVU's annual award show--held this year on December 4th--honors those artists who put it down on college campuses everywhere; celebrating the music the kids listen to while studying to become the future leaders of America, etc. And the best part about this show? You can vote to determine who wins!

This year features a really healthy crop of artists. Let's take a gander at some of the categories and nominees, shall we?

For the Woodie of the Year Award, for the artist who made the biggest splash on college campuses this year, we've got Asher Roth, Kings Of Leon, Drake, Silversun Pickups and MGMT.

In the category of Breaking Woodie, which honors up and coming artists who have made headway with the kids, the nominees are Grizzly Bear, Never Shout Never, Wale, La Roux, Friendly Fires and Passion Pit.

Probably my favorite category, Left Field Woodie, which features artists who defy classification, features nominees like Amanda Blank, Major Lazer, Janelle Monae and P.O.S.

You can also vote in the categories Performing Woodie, Good Woodie and College Radio Woodie, BMOC Woodie and Best Video Woodie.

Starlight, star bright, can I PLEASE sit here next to Justin Bieber, Andy Samberg, and Asher Roth on VMA night? Pretty please?

And Asher, don't use your proximity to corrupt little Justin Bieber (And by corrupt, please refer to the lyrics of "I Love College." JK! Loveyameanitcallme! No really. Call me).

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In his brand-new video, "She Don't Wanna Man," off his debut album, Asleep In The Bread Aisle, Asher Roth upgrades his party venue from college campus to club scene. But unlike the pantydropping prowess he displayed in "I Love College," Asher Roth gets the ice-cold Heisman from Keri Hilson, who's clearly not interested in what's going on under his baggies. Which is fine, because Asher Roth and Keri Hilson look like they have about as much chemistry as my great aunt and my dry cleaner.

Okay. Watch "She Don't Wanna Man." Oh yeah -- Are there fat-chick jokes in the song? Is there a midget in the video? Are there a half-dozen beers in a six-pack? Well of course there are.

The 2009 MTV VMA nominees are OUT! And sorry, Britney fans, but Lady Gaga and Beyonce are the big earners so far with NINE NOMINATIONS EACH for "Single Ladies (Put A Ring on It)," "Poker Face," and "Paparazzi" leaving Britney in the dust with a "paltry" seven nominations for "Womanizer."

Also, WTG, Drake! What up, dude. Hope that knee heals. He's up on the leaderboard with his first-ever nomination for Best New Artist!

Check out the 2009 VMAs categories below, and go vote!

VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Beyoncé: "Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)"
Lady Gaga: "Poker Face"
Eminem: "We Made You"
Kanye West: "Love Lockdown"
Britney Spears: "Womanizer"

BEST NEW ARTIST
3OH!3
Lady Gaga
Kid Cudi
Drake
Asher Roth

BEST MALE VIDEO
Eminem: "We Made You"
Kanye West: "Love Lockdown"
Jay-Z: "D.O.A (Death of Auto-Tune)"
T.I. featuring Rihanna: "Live Your Life"
Ne-Yo: "Miss Independent"

BEST FEMALE VIDEO
Beyoncé: "Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)"
Lady Gaga: "Poker Face"
Taylor Swift: "You Belong With Me"
Kelly Clarkson" "My Life Would Suck Without You"
Katy Perry: "Hot 'N Cold"
Pink: "So What"

BEST HIP-HOP VIDEO
Eminem: "We Made You"
Kanye West: "Love Lockdown"
Flo Rida: "Right Round"
Asher Roth: "I Love College"
Jay-Z: "D.O.A (Death of Auto-Tune)"

BEST POP VIDEO
Beyoncé: "Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)"
Britney Spears: "Womanizer"
Cobra Starship featuring Leighton Meester: "Good Girls Go Bad"
Lady Gaga: "Poker Face"
Wisin y Yandel: "Abusadora"

BEST ROCK VIDEO
Coldplay: "Viva La Vida"
Kings Of Leon: "Use Somebody"
Green Day: "21 Guns"
Fall Out Boy: "I Don't Care"
Paramore: "Decode"

BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
Beyoncé: "Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)"
Britney Spears: "Circus"
Ciara featuring Justin Timberlake: "Love Sex Magic"
AR Rahman & Pussy Cat Dolls featuring Nicole Scherzinger: "Jai Ho! (You Are My Destiny)"
Kristina DeBarge: "Goodbye"

BEST DIRECTION
Beyoncé: "Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)"
Lady Gaga: "Paparazzi"
Green Day: "21 Guns"
Cobra Starship featuring Leighton Meester: "Good Girls Go Bad"
Britney Spears: "Circus"

BEST EDITING
Beyoncé: "Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)"
Britney Spears: "Circus"
Miley Cyrus: "7 Things"
Coldplay: "Viva La Vida"
Lady Gaga: "Paparazzi"

BEST SPECIAL EFFECTS
Beyoncé: "Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)"
Gnarls Barkley: "Who’s Gonna Save My Soul"
Lady Gaga: "Paparazzi"
Eminem: "We Made You"
Kanye West ft Mr. Hudson: "Paranoid"

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Beyoncé: "Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)"
Coldplay: "Viva La Vida"
Green Day: "21 Guns"
Britney Spears: "Circus"
Lady Gaga: "Paparazzi"

BEST ART DIRECTION
Beyoncé: "Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)"
Britney Spears: "Circus"
Lady Gaga: "Paparazzi"
Gnarls Barkley: "Who’s Gonna Save My Soul"
Coldplay: "Viva La Vida"

BREAKTHROUGH VIDEO
Death Cab For Cutie: "Grapevine Fires"
Gnarls Barkley: "Who’s Gonna Save My Soul"
Anjulie: "Boom"
Cold War Kids: "I've Seen Enough"
Chairlift: "Evident Utensil"
Bat For Lashes: "Daniel
Major Lazer: "Hold The Line"
Passion Pit: "The Reeling"
Matt & Kim: "Lessons Learned"
Yeah Yeah Yeahs: "Heads Will Roll"

BEST VIDEO (THAT SHOULD HAVE WON A MOONMAN)
U2: "Where The Streets Have No Name"
Dr Dre: "Nuthin’ But A ‘G’ Thang"
Beastie Boys: "Sabotage"
Bjork: "Human Behavior"
Radiohead: "Karma Police"
George Michael: "Freedom"
Foo Fighters: "Everlong"
Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers: "Into The Great Wide Open"
OK Go: "Here It Goes Again"
David Lee Roth: "California Girls"

+ 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)

Asher Roth, your new video "Be By Myself" is so great that I wrote you a letter by hand, mailed it and then transcribed it here from memory. Please write back ASAP so we can become best friends.

Dear Asher Roth,

Thank you from the bottom of my heart for "Be By Myself," the new video that you have just now released, featuring his soulfulness Cee-Lo Green on the hook. To be greeted first thing on a three Advil morning by such sultry, grooving wonders as your beats, and then by the painted bikini ladies dancing along with them, was an unexpected joy. Next time you see your co-stars (the aforementioned paint-dripping swimsuit models) please pass on my most enthusiastic compliments. As the great artist Shakira once put it, they "make a man wanna speak Spanish."

Furthermore, your video's director, John Christopher Pina (Kanye West's "Champion," Common's "The Game"), has elevated their talents to new heights with his visionary camera work. His use of supersaturated colors and overlapping images -- simultaneously retro and next-level futuristic -- does stunning justice to your mellow but funk-a-fied new jam, my friend.

And finally we come to you, emerging rap artist Asher Roth of Morrisville, Pennsylvania. This is the third single from your debut album, Asleep In The Bread Aisle, and once again you have outdone yourself. Laying that lazy new-school swagger of yours over a deeply vintage loop was a very good idea. Tricking it out with a little Cee-Lo soul was an even better one. Your batting average is astounding, Asher Roth. The only downside to "Be By Myself" that I can think of is that, with a single this sweet, ain't nobody gonna leave you alone. OK, talk to you later Asher Roth.

Sincerely,
Daniel From Buzzworthy

If you wanna add a P.S., be my guest, but I recommend that you skip the chit-chat and get to watchin' that video with a quickness.

Since I know you all got major Asher Roth fetishes (pervs), I scammed you about 30 seconds of B-roll footage from the set of his "Be By Myself" video, which premieres on MTV tomorrow (Thursday, April 30).

Now, I'm not gonna lie. This isn't a very illuminating bit of video. All you get is Asher wandering around on the blown out set, hitting on girls in bikinis with their bodies painted green. For the record, it seems like they're totally into him. Here are a few choice cuts of dialogue that I think I heard right:

Asher Roth: "I'm a natural."

Bikini model 1: "Can I get a noseplug."

Asher Roth: "Are they recycling the paint? That's dope."

So, the obvious question remains -- what we're all asking -- what in the world is the "Be By Myself" video about??? When he performed in the office (see Asher Roth performance photos), I seem to recall Asher admitting that the song had something to do with a certain illegal activity that's generally associated with Little Debbie and April 20, but maybe I'm wrong ... Maybe Asher Roth just wants some alone time. In the meantime, give me your best guesses. WHAT IN THE WORLD IS THIS VIDEO ABOUT???

When I posed Asher Roth's freshness challenge -- fresh socks vs. fresh sheets -- I TOLD you there was a correct answer. And I wasn't kidding. Because there can only be ONE victor when it comes to fresh socks versus fresh sheets. Watch Asher Roth reveal the TRUE victor in this ultimate freshness duel.

Plus, watch "Lark On My Go-Kart," watch Asher Roth show you how not to get diseases and stuff in his MTV GYT videos, check out his MTV Spring Break interview, and check out exclusive photos of Asher Roth at a private MTV performance. And if that's still not enough Asher Roth for you, then you must be Asher's girlfriend, mom, or a stage five clinger.

(Credit: Ben Ritter)

This GYT (Get Yourself Tested) campaign just keeps getting weirder, and I LIKE IT. I like it a lot. This week GYT turns MTV Featured Artist Asher Roth from party boy fa lyf to poster boy for responsibility (bet he/you never saw that one coming) in a series of exclusive video shorts. Would you like to get into Asher Roth's exclusive shorts? Read on.

When he's not enunciating calmly -- free-styling in an empty room -- GYT takes Asher out of the studio and back to the frat house. He mingles with weirdos, competes in game shows, and goes wild with an overhead projector. In the process he performs "Bad Day" and "Lark On My Go-Kart" (twice), and does a really good job of gluing those jams to your brains.

My favorite is the spit sample "Lark On My Go-Kart" clip. I'll post it below. It's so clean and creepy. And that song, man, give it two more weeks and it'll be the National Anthem. It just keeps getting better! Watch the whole series of MTV's Asher Roth exclusives here.

Initially, Asher Roth's "Lark On My Go-Kart" stood out from the crowd because it had a monster beat and an organ loop that wouldn't quit. It also delivered on all the dirty promise of "I Love College," which, despite its mildly controversial stances, would be too PG for a Girls Gone Wild commercial. Not "Lark On My Go-Kart." That song is DIRTY! And I think it's on drugs.

It's also, presumably, a hardcore musical come-on pointed directly at Lark Voorhies, AKA Saved By The Bell's notoriously under-appreciated Lisa Turtle. And it is about time somebody came after her! How did she always get stuck with Screech? Lisa Turtle looked GOOD. Good for you, Asher Roth. Strike while the iron is hot.

But more than all that, what "Lark On My Go-Kart" has going for it is an instant-classic video. The crudely drawn cartoon is a send-up of pretty much everything wholesome about the '80s and '90s ("Like the blonde Bob Saget/ Ash can get nasty/ Pass me a blunt and some Captain/ chilling with an Ashley").

Watch as a gun-toting Teddy Ruxpin, AKA Teddy Rockspins, joins Ash on a pumpkin-smashing spree, hunting milfs and getting "butt from Miss Muffett." There goes your childhood... Finally!