Diddy's a very, very busy guy, what with his Bad Boy empire and making all of those bands on MTV and such. But he's not all behind-the-scenes. And he's certainly not too busy to get right in on the action, as you'll see below, when he lends verses and his million-dollar face to Cassie's brand-new "Must Be Love" video. A minimal R&B slow-burner with a beat that sounds like rain, the track is the latest to surface from her upcoming album, Electro Love.

It was real nice of Diddy to help out on "Must Be Love." His rhymes definitely beef up the track and his million dollar face undoubtedly attracts attention. But, by now, you've probably seen a few photos of Cassie. She doesn't really need any help attracting attention, does she?

Aside from giving the beautiful Cassie plenty of air-time, the Bernard Gourley (50 Cent, Flo Rida, M.I.A.) -directed video also does plenty to fuel the frenzy over her effortless talent (not to mention the frenzy over her long-rumored romance with Diddy -- these two look pretty comfortable!). Get your first look at what everybody's gonna be slow-grinding to this summer, right here on Buzzworthy!

Flo Rida's new video "Sugar" -- the second single off his sophomore album, R.O.O.T.S. -- is finally out. You know it's sweet, you know it's sexy, and you know it takes place on a beach, but here are more five more facts you need to know about Flo Rida's addictive new cut.

1.) "Sugar" was shot on Miami's South Beach by director Shane Drake, who also shot "Elevator," as well as a seemingly unending list of other major videos, including Panic At The Disco's "Nine In The Afternoon" and Paramore's "Decode" video. But before "Sugar," Shane Drake directed another beach video -- Shwayze's "Corona and Lime video."

2.) At both the "Corona And Lime" video shoot and the "Sugar" video shoot, Shane Drake took off his shirt, establishing what's basically a pattern -- Shane Drake shoots a beach video, director Shane Drake takes off his shirt. Got that, ladies?

3.) The girl who sings the hook on "Sugar" is R&B singer-songwriter Wynter Gordon, who's written songs for Danity Kane and Mary J. Blige. *Bonus Style Fact: At around 0:11 into the video, Wynter's shown wearing a white enamel necklace by Lia Sophia. Other Lia Sophia fans include Miley Cyrus (she wore Lia Sophia bracelets on Good Morning America), Stephanie Pratt, Audrina Patridge, and Leven Rambin.

4.) Flo Rida samples the song "Blue (Da Ba Dee)," which was an unlikely hit in 1999 by Italian electro-pop band Eiffel 65. Despite the fact that the song was the audio equivalent of waterboarding, it became a #1 hit in 10 countries and earned a 2001 Grammy nomination for Best Dance Recording. Quite unfortunately, it was also covered by Crazy Frog, which never should've happened.

5.) While it's unclear if Flo Rida's a big Ian McCulloch fan, it's not a stretch to assume that Flo borrowed the line "lips like sugar" from the Echo & The Bunnymen hit of the same name.

+ Watch Flo Rida's "Sugar" video below, and after the jump, watch Echo & The Bunnymen's "Lips Like Sugar" video.

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The unstoppable, unsinkable, unflappable Katy Perry just released her latest video, "Waking Up In Vegas," which details the story of a wild, sleepless night in the city that really REALLY never sleeps.

So wake up, ante up, and find out five things very important things you need to know about Katy Perry's latest video.

1.) "Waking Up In Vegas" was directed by accomplished director Joseph Kahn, who's pretty much Britney Spears' go-to video guy. Joseph Kahn directed Britney's  "Womanizer" video, as well as "Stronger," and "Toxic." He directed Eminem's "Without Me" video, which won him a Grammy in 2002 as well as a 2002 VMA, and he directed Eminem's "We Made You" video.

2.) You're probably like "I know that guy in the video, but I don't know his name! Who IS that guy?" The guy in Katy Perry's "Waking Up In Vegas" video is an actor named Joel David Moore, and aside from roles on Six Feet Under, House, and Bones, Joel David Moore's also been in Dodgeball and will star in the upcoming movie, Avatar. He's also been in about a zillion commercials (basically, he's "that guy"), including that singing "Do It eBay" commercial.

3.) "Waking Up In Vegas" was filmed at The Palms Resort. Other videos filmed there include (ahem), Gym Class Heroes' "Clothes Off" video, as well as Eminem's "We Made You." Teairra Mari and Flo Rida just filmed "Cause A Scene" at the Palms, The Real World: Las Vegas was filmed there all the way back in 2002, and the Palms was also the location of the 2007 MTV Video Music Awards, which is where Britney Spears, well, you probably know how that went.

4.) The two guys Katy kicks out of her hotel room are Vegas magicians/ comedy staples Penn and Teller -- Penn's the tall one, and Teller's the one who rarely speaks. They also appeared in Run D.M.C.'s "It's Tricky" video back in the day. You've also probably heard Penn without realizing it -- he does lots of voiceover work for Comedy Central. There's also a poker pro in the video -- the guy Katy beats is real-life poker champ Daniel Negreanu.

5.) In the video, Katy wears real vintage costumes from Bob Mackie's personal collection. For the glam-oblivious, Bob Mackie is the esteemed fashion designer behind some of the most sequined, spangled, bejeweled, bedangled and outrageous costumes in the history of fashion. Remember the black feathered headdress Cher wore to the 1986 Oscars? That's Bob Mackie. (And if you still need them, check out more examples of glamourness -- ex-glam-ples?)

+ Now, watch the video. And remember: Always bet on black. (Or is it red?)

+ OH MEIN GOTT! Alles Gute zum Geburtstag (or however you say it...) Georg!!!

+ Courtney Love's cantankerous Tweets have Twittered her into a troublesome tizzy. (The Tripwire)

+ Behold the amazing awkwardness that is a recent interview Flo Rida did with quite possibly the hokiest British interviewer we have ever seen. (Holy Moly!)

+ OMG thankyouthankyouTHANKYOU Brazilian baby Jesus for giving us this New Moon movie poster!!! (Pretty Boring)

+ Just call him Andre 3000MPH: the Outkast crooner was cold busted for speeding down I-75 in Atlanta going 109 mph in his Porsche Carrera. Slow your roll, girl! (Socialite Life)

+ Kelly "I'll-never-be-as-big-as-Beyonce" Rowland on suicide watch?? Doubtful. (Bossip)

+ Aww...  Miley Cyrus misses her hometown of Franklin, TN, which is evidently teeming with musicians like Paramore, Nick Carter, Michael McDonald, and my CCM-crossover SUPERSTAR fave Amy Grant. Don't you hate whenever you go home, you always randomly run into people at Wal-Mart that you haven't seen in forever? Just saying. (Gabby Babble)

I had a conversation recently with one of the bands who played MTV Spring Break 2009 -- probably better not to tell you which one -- and among the glory stories, was one of waking up on the beach between two beautiful women, both of whom were rubbing his head affectionately. If that's what the morning is like at Spring Break, can you imagine the night?!? Well, you won't have to imagine anything much longer. Tonight FNMTV returns to take you directly to the thick of this year's Spring Break at its baddest!

I can't promise that you'll get your head rubbed. That's up to you. But I can absolutely guarantee that you'll be throwin' elbows and your head back as the crowd gets down to live performances by...

Lil Wayne

Asher Roth

Jim Jones

Kid Cudi

N.E.R.D featuring Santigold

Flo Rida

All-American Rejects

3OH!3

You'd have a hard time coming up with a lineup that good on the bestseller rack at a record store. But then, I guess you'd also have a hard time finding a record store! OH SNAP! But who needs one when all the hottest action on earth is cookin' out in that Panama City Beach sunshine, just waiting for you to join in?

Keep an eye on Buzzworthy next week for more tastes of what's to come, including exclusive reports from Lil Wayne, Young Money, Asher Roth, Kid Cudi, Jim Jones, and 3OH!3. Then tune in tonight at 8pm ET to see what it's all been building up to! And just because I know you're a glutton for instant gratification, here's Jim Jones doing "Na Na Nana Na Na," live from Panama City Beach!

Gentlemen, look out! And for God's sake, listen to ya ladies! Pleasure P wants to lick them from their necks down to their navels, and if you don't start treating them right, he will! If you wanna see exactly how he plans to carry it off, just take a look at his brand-new single/video, "Boyfriend #2." He pulls out the chair and everything!

The R&B bad boy got his start as part of Pretty Ricky, but you probably know him better from his cameos on Flo Rida's "Shone" and Teairra Mari's "Hunt For You." Like "Did You Wrong" and "Rock Bottom" (featuring Lil Wayne) before it, "Boyfriend #2" sets out to show the ladies just exactly what Pleasure P can do for them. And while the smooth-singing stud doesn't always say it polite, he always says it straight. Watch the world premiere video for "Boyfriend #2," below.

We recently put together a playlist over here called "Be The Change." It includes videos from Daughtry, Common, Green Day, Will.I.Am and other artists who are doing their part to join Barack Obama in moving the country forward. What a terrible oversight it was not to include Flo Rida.

Have you seen the original "You Spin Me Round" video? Have you ever even seen a photo of Dead Or Alive, the band responsible for it? Oh my holy Lord, how times have changed.

Shot in what appears to be a Sears portrait studio, "You Spin Me Round" is basically a walking, talking Yellow Pages ad for a pirate law firm. Dudes in unthinkable hairstyles and business suits (with the exception of the crimped leading she-man in the eye patch and the kimono) pose with their elbows on each others' shoulders and their grins set to "win." It's downright unbelievable.

Any practical artist would have trashed the video at first glance and started over. Not Flo Rida. He's a humanitarian with a vision for the future. While preserving certain visual cues, such as a shimmering disco ball and a variation on the eye-patch called "sunglasses," Flo Rida ushers in an era of accountability (err... sorta) by trading out the suits for shortie-shorts on fly girls. He replaces the law firm / maypole sequence with a glossy black turntable slathered in chicks. As for the vampire fingernails... well he just completely ditches them. Wise.

Thanks Flo Rida! Thanks for making America great again! Watch Flo Rida's update below and the original after the jump!

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There were so many amazing videos this year that we decided to commemorate our fave three by doing a mini Buzzworthy Countdown. (Sorta like MTV's Best of 2008 lists, except shorter!) Read on to find out my #2 pick for 2008, and stay tuned for #1 coming atcha later on this week!

I'm not gonna lie: I put an insane, almost-embarrassing amount of thought into choosing my second most-favorite video of 2008. But here's the thing: although I knew I wanted hip-hop, the more I carefully weighed my options, the more it started to seem as though I had an ulterior motive behind every single pick.

Take, for instance, Kanye West's "Stronger," which very nearly made the cut -- until I started being honest with myself, and admitted that my favoritism had less to do with 'Ye's powerful cinematography and more to do with the fact that I worship the line "Since O.J. had Isotoners." Genius!

Then I went through a brief Ludacris "What Them Girls Like" phase (before deciding my objectivity was compromised by my Chris Brown obsession), duly dismissed T.I.'s "Whatever You Like" (in retrospect, it was sorta hokey), and then, feeling equal parts decisive/mad with power, rejected Estelle's "American Boy" (too jet lag-inducing), Lil Wayne's "A Milli" (too venereal disease-y) and N.E.R.D.'s "Everyone Nose" (it makes me have to pee) in quick, rapid-fire succession.

Which left me ... right back where I started ... at which point, I decided 'Screw the whole moral superiority thing,' and picked Flo Rida's "Low" because it reminded me of the bald, fat-suit-wearing Tom Cruise dancing scene from Tropic Thunder. Enjoy the flashback.

+ Missed my #3 pick? Get up to speed now, plus find out which video my editor/partner-in-crime Tamar Anitai chose as her third fave.

The Gap's celebrity holiday ads are almost as much of a cold-weather tradition as spiking your egg nog, and/or returning that sweater that same clueless family member got you yet again. This year, celebs like Jennifer Hudson, futuro-Billie Holiday singer Janelle Monae (shown below with Napoleon Dynamite's Jon Heder) plus Flo Rida, The Dixie Chicks, Ashanti, and Trey Songz, and actors... including Saturday Night Live cast members AND Twilight's Cam Gigandet... are starring in print ads and in online videos featuring jingles, remixed carols, and lots of knitwear. Trust me, your friends will be bombarding your inbox with these Flash-heavy vignettes as soon as the puppy cam gets old.

Now doesn't that make you wanna go buy a holiday sweater (by the way, "Holiday Sweater" by Pas/ Cal is such a great song) or at least some socks? No? Too much crass commercialism for you? 'Kay. Watch Weezer's "Undone (The Sweater Song)," you big Grinch! And thanks for RUINING CHRISTMAS!

The first best thing about this LL Cool J clip? LL's impression of soccer moms shouting out Apple Bottoms and shearling knee-highs in Best Hip-Hop Video nominee Flo Rida's co-opted clip, "Low."

The second best thing? LL totally cheesing out over his own joke.

Watch it below, and check out photos of LL shooting his VMA promos with host Russell Brand.

Then, check out LL's live performance of "Mama Said Knock You Out" from the 1991 VMAs, complete with leather pants, matching vest, sick horns, and pyro.