Nowadays, people seem to rush the stage to degrade their own star quality. In our post-"Kanye West/I'ma Let You Finish"-world, you'd have to say there's nothing to be gained by getting onstage when it ain't your turn.

But let us cast our minds back to a gentler time. Back when you didn't have to rush the stage; you were practically pulled on. And when your appearance was actually a star-making moment, not a career-derailing one.

Peep the legendary "Dancing In The Dark" video from Bruce Springsteen -- who happens to be playing a series of concerts this week, bidding farewell to New Jersey's Giants Stadium. The video dropped in 1984, it was directed by film director Brian De Palma, and it features a fresh-faced, then-unknown, pre-Cougar Town Courteney Cox, who was conveniently wearing a Bruce Springsteen shirt.

The "Dancing In The Dark" went on to become a staple of MTV's early-'80s rotation, and for Courteney Cox,  it was stage invasion that launched her career. The main difference is, when Courteney Cox took the stage in "Dancing In The Dark," she was invited.

Hustle & Flow director Craig Brewer's $5 Cover may be over, but all of Memphis' best sex, fights and rock n' roll are all still waiting for you on MTV.com. Best rap, too! Resident rhymer Al Kapone and his super-talented son Young AJ make sure of that with blues-driven bangers like "Gettin' Mine" and "We On Deck."

Also on display are the monstrous homegrown talents of Amy LaVere, Snowglobe, Two Way Radio, River City Tanlines, Muck Sticky, Valerie June and Jack Oblivian. LaVere plays husky gothic folk dirges firmly rooted in her bluesy backyard. Snowglobe is a deadly hooky cross between Built To Spill and Belle And Sebastian, while Two Way Radio plays it sweet and twee with upbeat pop ditties. Muck Sticky's a rap clown, Valerie June is the twangiest little sweetheart you ever heard and River City Tanlines and Jack Oblivian growl like the world is ending.

Course I'm leaving one key player out. That's Lucero. The band fronted by $5 Cover's romantic leading man, Ben Nichols, is about as wildly freewheeling and charismatic as anything I've ever heard. An old personal favorite of mine, Bruce Springsteen's gravelly working class folk blues meet Lynyrd Skynyrd's country-fried, AM radio rock-crunch in every Lucero song. Man does listening to that band make me feel good.

Speaking of feeling good, plenty of that happens on $5 Cover, too. Boasting some of the steamiest bedroom scenes on MTV today (watch yourself, Kristin Cavallari), $5 Cover matches every tearful heartbreak with a frenzied bump and grind. And that's just when the cast isn't busy beating the hell out of each other at Memphis' best roller derbies, juke joints and blues halls. Long and short of it is, $5 Cover packs more authentic Southern soul action into every episode than KFC's got in a whole world of biscuits.

I'm gonna post the undeniably seductive episode 10 below, to give you a taste of what you been missin'. Once you're hooked, head back to $5 Cover HQ where you can watch the whole series for free! Get to it.

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!

Dookie came out when I was a freshman in high school. Whoa. What a weird sentence. Can I take that back? Or wait. Is that why Green Day decided to call their album Dookie? Because they knew they were too good to be anything but majorly famous -- so famous that one day sentimental music writers everywhere would talk fondly about where they were "when Dookie came out?" Geniuses.

Anyway, I was 14 when Dookie came out and my whole school just about lost its mind. The next day everybody had green hair, tight striped shirts and lip rings. People called Green Day corporate sell-outs. John Lydon from the Sex Pistols called them fakes. But we didn't care. When they come to town, their show got shut down because kids were freaking out and throwing bottles. A girl I knew cracked her head crowd surfing and had to stay home from school for two weeks. It was the coolest thing any of us had ever heard of. Corporate or not, they were so dangerous. Nobody saw socially responsible rock stardom coming for Green Day. They were like psychopaths. Possessed punks.

And then, like all good punks do, they evolved over time from snot-nosed pranksters to spitfire politicians. And like all good businessmen, they got rich and famous in the process. In the 15 years since Dookie came out (I'm gonna keep saying it!), Green Day have made plenty of mischief, but they've also taken on hurricanes, big oil, genocide and George Bush. They're still dangerous, but now it's the world's bad guys who they make nervous, not my friends' parents.

But don't take that to mean that Green Day are going soft! From what we've seen of 21st Century Breakdown, their stance is firmer than ever. Taking cues from Bruce Springsteen, The Who and The Clash, they fuse goading punk ferocity with classic rock integrity, spray-painting their names anew on the wall of rock'n'roll immortality.

Around here, all that's cause for celebration. So here's what we're gonna do. First of all, I've posted a video playlist below called 21st Century Getdown, that covers all the musical highlights of Green Day's jaw-dropping career.

Tomorrow, check back with Buzzworthy for an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the making of the video for leading 21st Century Breakdown single, "Know Your Enemy."

Come Thursday, we'll have a 30-second sneak peek of the video for the "Know Your Enemy."

And finally, beginning Friday at midnight, we will give you the world premiere of Green Day's "Know Your Enemy" video on Buzzworthy and MTV.com.

THINK CAN YOU HANDLE ALL THAT?!?! WELL YOU'D BETTER GET READY TO TRY. BECAUSE HERE IT COMES.

+ You'd think Amy Winehouse minus the booze would be a good thing. But experts say Duffy's lack of trainwreckiness could actually be her downfall. "She doesn't have the problems that make her so compelling," sez one industry insider. And, more importantly? "[S]he's not in the tabloids." (MTV News)

+ Is Victoria Beckham vying to be the new, better-dressed Paula Abdul? (Scandalist)

+ Bruce Springsteen's Working On A Dream bumps Taylor Swift's Fearless out of the top spot on the Billboard chart. (Rolling Stone)

+ Penelope "Slim Shady" Cruz secretly karaokes to Eminem! (Usmagazine.com)

+ Kelly Clarkson denies sharing Katy Perry's views on kissing girls. (PopEater)

+ Need an energy boost? This Christian Bale mega-remix will have you bouncin' off the walls in no time. (Idolator)

+ Preternaturally pale person Marilyn Manson says his new album, The High End Of Low, is named after "a self-described state of being that I’m in." In other words? "It's the s--t." (NME)

+ Awww, our Double Shot at Love has finally ended! Say buh-bye to the bisexual Ikki twins, plus let us know whether Rikki got unfairly dissed and dismissed... for her sis! (Remote Control)

+ Kanye West, Lil Wayne and T.I. are at the top of Day26's "Dream Collabs-slash-Not Gonna Happen" list. (MTV News)

+ What's Demi Lovato's way of coping with fame? 1. Avoiding the tabloids the way most of us avoid carbs. ("It will eat you alive if you read it," she swears.) And, 2. Reminding herself that Miley Cyrus is still #1 on the Paparazzi's Most Wanted hit list. (MTV News)

+ And speeeeaking of MyCy, the environment-loving teen star has decided to trade in that icky secondhand Porsche for a way-trendier Toyota Prius. Practicality be damned! (E! Online)

+ Obvs, WE think the Jonas Brothers can (and should!) win the Grammy for Best New Artist. But does the panel of experts agree? Answer: Sort of! (MTV Movies)

+ Now presenting ... Ryan's "Tampon Song," Chet's "Hobo Anthem" and other Greatest Hits from the Real World: Brooklyn crew! (Remote Control)

+ The good news: Justin Timberlake is back to turning his personal heartbreaks into breakup ballad gold! (Idolator)

+ The bad news: JT's current relationship won't be giving him any new material. "Super" girlfriend Jessica Biel threw her man a combination birthday/Super Bowl party at the Roosevelt Hotel this weekend. Way to stifle his creativity, Jess! (Usmagazine.com)

+ Meanwhile, there are probzies WAY better things to do than watch Bruce Springsteen's Super Bowl crotch-slide on continuous repeat. Let us know if/when you think of any. (Scandalist)

+ Mismatched tabloid fixtures Paris Hilton and Amy Winehouse are about to be neighbors! Anyone else think this has "wacky situation comedy" written all over it? (The Mirror - UK)

+ This just in: Jennifer Hudson lip-synced her way through the national anthem. Also? We don't care. (MTV News)

+ We didn't believe Ariel Moore REALLY left Clique Girlz, either. Fortunately, that's what farewell videos are for. (Tommy2)

+ In one of the awesomest examples of the "pot calling the kettle black" in like the history of EVER, Courtney Love revealed that she thinks Paris Hilton is way too self-involved (BWWWWWAAAHHHHAAAA). (Perez Hilton)

+ Despite the fact that we just elected our 1st African American president, the biggest news from Inauguration Day continues to revolve around Aretha Franklin's show stopping hat. And now the Smithsonian wants it. (Gawker)

+ "I've been attacked for being me, for being bright red in a grey world. I am nuclear energy." More proof that Kanye West's blog is *the* most entertaining read on all of the Interwebs. (D Listed)

+ Everyone was wavin' their cherry Chapstick around in the air like they just didn't care at Katy Perry's sold-out concert this weekend in Los Angeles. Rihanna was there, along with Josh Groban and Mika. (Ross Durham)

+ Lex Luthors 2.0, aka Adnan Ghalib and Sam Lufti were served restraining orders this weekend by their former on-again/off again pop tart muse Britney Spears Apparently Brit Brit is hoping to keep things "off again" ... like all official-n-stuff with both d-bags, er ... guys. (MTV News)

+ Madonna thinks if she can make it here, she can make it anywhere, which works out well since she's now got official permish to bring the kiddies to NYC. (Cover Awards)

+ If you were stuck watching the Super Bowl yesterday, our condolences. For us it was ALL about the Puppy Bowl! PUUPPPIEEEESSSS! (Defamer)

+ History Lesson: Before Tina Fey became the coolest chick on the scene with glasses, Lisa Loeb held that honor. And this weekend, LL decided she wanted to "Stay"... 4evs... with some dude named Roey Hershkovitz. (Evil Beet)

+ Singer/Lady Gaga impersonator Christina Aguilera admits she's undercover besties with Simple Life star/parenting pro Nicole Richie! "I’ve had the opportunity of getting to know [Nicole]," sez Xtina, "and I was blown away with how great of a mom she is...I actually ask her for advice." (Fox News)

+ Forget about getting her own spinoff show! Now the latest rumors have former Danity Kane singer Aubrey O'Day posing for Playboy! (MTV News)

+ Breaking! Someone at OK! magazine will "probably be fired" for accidentally spelling Ashlee Simpson's name the right/wrong way. (Dlisted)

+ Meanwhile, My Chemical Romance singer Gerard Way is on his Way -- er, way -- to becoming a dad. Sadly for Gerard, the name "Bronx Mowgli Wentz" is already taken. (Associated Press)

+ Ellen DeGeneres fuels rumors that Mariah Carey is pregnant by challenging the pop icon to a "champagne toast." Amazing?? (Newsroom)

+ Ay dios mio! Hills stars Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt tied the knot in a top secret (and, arguably, not legal) Mexican ceremony last week. Catch the latest wedding-related deets plus find out if the nuptials will make it onto a future episode! (Remote Control)

+ Beyonce/Sasha's latest LP topped the album charts at #1 this week, with a little help from Justin "I Wore A Leotard And I Liked It" Timberlake. (MTV News)

+ And speaking of B, Miss Knowles might get to perform at Barack Obama's inauguration after all -- that is, assuming she's willing to share the spotlight with her hubby Jay-Z, Bruce Springsteen and Mary J. Blige. (NY Daily News)

OMB! I woke up this morning and it was STILL true! America, thank (most of) you for not voting with your donut holes. GObama! Put us back on the map, dude!

Take it away, Bruce, you freaking stallion you!

PS: I can't wait to meet the first puppy!!

PPS:

+ Have you heard? Amy Winehouse's "most loyal friends" are extremely worried about the singer's "crumbling state of mind!" So they've decided to protect her in the way only best friends can...by selling her out to the British tabloids faster than you can say "Cha-ching!" (The Sun - UK)

+ Kanye West will not face felony charges over the bizarre LAX pap attack. (NY Times)

+ Boo! Junior Senior broke up! I'm never gonna dance again! (MySpace)

+ The still-sexy (if you're into much older guys) Bruce Springsteen is giving you a reason NOT to change the channel during the Super Bowl halftime show. (Rolling Stone)

+ Actress and sometimes-musician Scarlett Johansson gets hitched to Alanis Morissette's ex, Ryan Reynolds. "You Oughta Know" what's coming next. (Scandalist)

+ Madonna was fined nearly $300K for allowing her concert to run 40 minutes long. Hey, maybe we should start calling her the "Too Much Material" Girl? Get it??? Sigh. (NME)

+ For those of you who (still) don't know, G's to Gents host Fonzworth Bentley is takin' it to the streets. (Hypetrak)

+ Country singer Kenny Chesney to expand "the Chesney brand" by making his name synonymous with booze. (The Boot)

+ Maino explains the reasoning behind his album's prognostic title, Maino Is the Future. "That title fits right now. Me being the only new New York rapper that's being noticed nationally — it's only right." Don't believe him? "Hi, Hater!" (MTV)