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You already know that Drew Seeley not only wrote some of the songs on the High School Musical soundtrack (and earned an Emmy nomination for "Getcha Head In The Game") but was also Zac Efron's singing voice (not in a ventriloquist way though). You also know that Drew Seeley starred with Selena Gomez in Another Cinderella Story, which is where "New Classic" comes in! And no, "New Classic" isn't about sneakers. It's about Selena.

So, here are five things I love about Drew Seeley's "New Classic" video:

1.) Drew references "PYT," which is an AMAZING old-school Michael Jackson song! KNOW this!

2.) Once the chorus kicks in, you can almost sing Usher's "Yeah!" (yeah!) on top of it, which is cool.

3.) Drew kind of looks like a young Robbie Williams. Well, doesn't he?

4.) Selena uses public transportation in the video. SO enviro-friendly and green, like her friend Miley!

5.) The "New Classic" video looks like it cost next to nothing to make but instead focuses on Drew's vocal chops instead of over-the-top effects. And HELLO! We're in a hardcore RECESSION, people. Everyone should take a tip from Drew Seeley and shoot on a shoestring. And by "everyone," I mean Kanye West.

Watch Drew in action in "New Classic."

If those 3OH!3 boys have anything, it's class. Class out the ass. In the latest chapter of 3OH!3's much-asterisked European saga, we follow them to Germany, where we encounter cold-shouldered truckers, casual classical quartets, heroic beer pong tourneys and formidable babes (more photos after the jump). Now it's time do what 3OH!3 do in a pinch: kick back, relax and let the handsome do the talking. Boys?

So, we headed to Munich the other day. We chilled at a rest stop for a while eating Burger King and trying to pick up truckers. We failed. Whatever. We feel like we're good looking dudes and we can get it right another time, another rest stop. We got to our hotel and enjoyed a delightful little glass of rouge, whilst listening to the lovely quartet and piano playing Bach in the restaurant, no big deal.

The next day I woke up, got showered and headed into town on foot. It seems like Germany is really clean. People here are tall and handsome. The babes seem like they would rock the s*** out of pigtails. Is that bad that I would like to see the babes in pigtails out here? Nah. Went back to the hotel and made all sorts of beats on my computer. It was hot.

The show in Munich was rad -- It was in this big complex of beer and food and all things that are good. We slammed around as usual and a lot of kids were stoked. After the show I was gonna throw strawberries out our dressing room window at people waiting for Katy outside, but I got scared of Katy's manager and p****ed out like a little b*tch. I'm such a b*tch. I can't even be a bad boy. I was gonna beam some poor fan in the dome and it would have been great, but at the instant I was gonna chuck it at that poor head, I felt all bad for those people and got it in my mind that it would be a s***ty thing to do. What kind of f***ing musician am I? I need to be way more of a BAD BOY.

We drove to Frankfurt this morning. Watched Vanilla Sky on the way. Not a huge fan of Penelope Cruz usually but she is f***ing hot in that movie, man. I would love to just hold her a little bit. Maybe make out for a while who knows?

Here we are juicing before the set here in Frankfurt, trying to get some serious reps in before the show to get nice and swoll-up, you know what I mean. I'm probably yelling something along the lines of "get the f*** up Sean, you little f***ing p***y get that last set in b*tch" at Sean right there. Pretty standard before show material. We preformed in front of a velvet curtain tonight, with spotlights on us. A really nice German fan came up and we talked about it, and he said that it looked a bit High School Musical. I told him that is exactly the f***ing thing that we are going for!

The crowd was great -- maybe the best of the whole tour -- rowdy and ready to party. There were a bunch of Americans who had seen us on Warped. It was rad to meet them.

That's our deal. Tomorrow we are going to be playing beer pong at our merch table in Hamburg. Apparently the other merch people have been getting pissy over the "mess" that is being left at the merch table. We are retaliating by playing a 64-cup beer pong challenge all f***ing night, except for the 30 minutes when we will take the stage. Hamburg will never even f***ing know what hit it.

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Nat

+ Check out more tour diary entries from 3OH!3.

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+ Boozy beehiver Amy Winehouse reportedly checked into a hospital over the weekend. According to her publicist, Amy is currently undergoing tests for a "chest infection." Also surprising: Amy Winehouse has a publicist. And lungs. (E! Online)

+ 50 Cent describes fellow rapper Kanye West as his "opposite." For the record, we would've gone with Kenny G. (MTV News)

+ Meanwhile, The Opposite of Fiddy (a.k.a Kanye) swears he was NOT responsible for leaking his new/unfinished track. "I DID NOT LEAK ROBOCOP!!!" writes Ye in his understated all-caps fashion. "I’M PRETTY UPSET ABOUT IT BUT THAT’S THE WAY LIFE IS SOMETIMES!" Truer words were never ranted... (MTV News)

+ Diddy finds a way to simultaneously piss off PETA and permanently humiliate his twins on cyberspace. Bad Boy fa life! (Dlisted)

+ This just in: Paris Hilton wants a new BFF... AND a place in the Oval Office. (Remote Control)

+ High School Musical 3 becomes a smashing box office success! Take THAT, Beverly Hills Chihuahua! (MTV Movies)

+ The Killers' NYC show featured a campy, white tiger backdrop that would've made Siegfried & Roy proud. (Rolling Stone)

+ Stop the presses! The presidential election's already over, according to Good Charlotte's Joel Madden. (E! Online)

+ And speaking of Joel, Nicole Richie (and, presumably, her rocker hubby) are reportedly looking into adoption agencies. (Scandalist)

+ For what it's worth, Selena Gomez thinks Miley Cyrus' model boyfriend (get it??) Justin Glaston is "really cute." (Usmagazine.com)

+ Meanwhile, Miley's pop/manager Billy Ray has a friendly stern reminder for his daughter: she should be focused on her career, not on boys. Yeeesh, no wonder she's supposedly moving out. (The Sun - UK)

+ If oft-shot rapper 50 Cent finds you intimidating, you're probably something right. (MTV News)

+ Omigod, you guys, it's High School Musical superlatives! Find out why Zac Efron's the most likely to raid the craft services table and Vanessa Hudgens should start practicing for her collabo with Lil Wayne. (MTV Movies)

+ Are Chris Brown and Rihanna part of some evil, diabolical takeover scheme? Eh, probably not but, hey, conspiracy theories are fun! (Madatoms)

+ With all this talk about Madonna/Guy Ritchie not having a prenup, we almost forgot he's, like, a totally famous director who hangs with Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law. Guy, be like Kanye and holla "We want prenup." (E! Online)

+ Did you know Vanessa Hudgens has been living vicariously through her HSM alter-ego, Gabriella Montez? "I was actually homeschooled," the Disney star admitted. "[So working on 'HSM,'] I got to have my fantasy prom and got to wear a cap and gown for the first time." (MTV News)

+ Meanwhile, Zac Efron shoots down rumors that he's prepping for Pirates of the Caribbean 4. Which is a shame, really, 'cause we have a feeling Zefron would look brutally hot in an eye patch. (MTV Movies Blog)

+ Madonna's divorce proceedings take an ugly turn this morning with new rumors that Guy Ritchie was verbally abusive, possibly adulterous and all around not very nice. (Usmagazine.com)

+ Eminem opens up about drugs, death and depression in his new memoir, The Way I Am. (Rolling Stone)

+ This just in: T.I.'s Paper Trail is no longer the country's #1 bestselling album. And it's all Kenny Chesney's fault. (MTV News)

+ Is Britney Spears planning the best Halloween costume ever? (Scandalist)

+ Mariah Carey is giving fans the opportunity to design her next dress! Ooh, project! (AHN)

+ 50 Cent's new album, Before I Self-Destruct, isn't exactly what one would call G-rated. "Get ready to cover your kid's ears," warns the rapper. Hear that? Earmuffs, people, earmuffs! (MTV News)

+ Holy stunt double! Zac Efron's waxy doppelganger gives us the Hebrew jeebies. (Dlisted)

+ After a week of R&R, Janet Jackson is officially ready to RockWitchu once again. (MTV News)

+ Watch Katie Holmes sing and dance all sexy-like, and then ask yourselves: What Would Xenu Think? (Usmagazine.com)

+ Even if you didn't win a free trip to Mexico for Los Premios, you'll still want to tune in on October 16th to catch performances by Tokio Hotel and Metallica. (MTV Tr3s)

+ The Beastie Boys hit to road to make sure you can't, you won't and you don't stop...voting. (Rolling Stone)

+ David Archuleta will sing "God Bless America" in the 7th inning of tonight's ALCS series opener. Sorry, ladies, all ball-girl positions are currently filled. (Archuleta Fan Scene)

+ Franz Ferdinand whipped out some new material last night in front of a hipstery, Williamsburg crowd. (Billboard)

+ The good news? Guns N' Roses' new album, Chinese Democracy, is coming atcha November 23rd. The bad news? You can only get it at Best Buy. The best-ever news? Possible free Dr. Peppers for all! (Scandalist)

In case you weren't already on VMA overload from all the incoming star wattage (Tokio Hotel! The Hills cast! Zac Efron!) here's two more confirmed guests who'll be handing out a Moonman: Nickelodeon stars Drake Bell and Josh Peck.

The Drake & Josh co-stars recently went head to head at the 2008 Kids' Choice Awards, with Drake ultimately taking home the title of Favorite Male TV Actor. And while the real-life besties play step-brothers/rivals on the show (like Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly, but without the fake rap video) they're not about to let a little friendly competition turn them into the male/Nickelodeon equivalent of The Hills' Lauren and Heidi. (Or ARE they?)

Still, must be a relief for the boys to hit the VMAs as presenters and not direct competitors this time around. And since they'll be on the same team, that means they can turn their full attention to more important matters. Like beating out Tokio Hotel's Bill Kaulitz in the category of Biggest Lady Killah.

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(Photo via People.com)

Ashley Tisdale's the latest starlet to do time in front of the First Ladies camera, and if you've ever aspired to become the next Sharpay, think of this as your tutorial. Watch as Le Tiz opens up about living her life in the public eye, how she used her High School Musical success as a springboard for her music career and how she knew she was destined for stardom at a young age.

And speaking of Ash … she hasn't been shy about the fact that she just had a nose job. In fact, she launched a preemptive strike by announcing she was going under the knife to fix her deviated septum. We're not sure if it's the new nose or the darker hair -- or the one-two punch of them together -- but we think Tiz looks a lot like Sarah Michelle Gellar now. Thoughts?

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With a brand-new behind-the-scenes DVD, a late-2007 mall tour under her belt, a constant flurry of appearances, two more movies in the works (the third installation of High School Musical and the upcoming film Picture This) and her still-going-strong debut album Headstrong -- which could easily break the million-unit sales mark by early 2008 -- it's not clear when Ashley Tisdale even has time to breathe. But fortunately she made some room in her sched to stop by TRL yesterday afternoon and to chat with Buzzworthy. While she politely shot down questions about Hudgensgate, she did have lots to say about Hollywood drama, Christian Louboutins, and peeing in public.

Buzzworthy: How has your life changed in the past few years with the success of your movies, shows and music?

Ashley Tisdale:
It's definitely been a lot crazier. I've had a lot of opportunities, obviously, but I'm a lot busier. It's overwhelming sometimes.

BW: How has your fame affected your daily life? Do you get recognized absolutely everywhere? Read more...

281×211zac.jpgHigh School Musical heartthrob Zac Efron turns 20 today, amidst a report by OK! magazine that his body-baring, camera-crazed girlfriend, Vanessa Hudgens, is being dropped by Disney and won't appear in HSM3. Looks like she'll have to make up for hogging the spotlight on his big day with a really awesome birthday gift … one that's even better than those eye-popping pics she gave him awhile ago. But, really, what could top those? Two words: sex tape. It's the gift that keeps on giving…

UPDATE: Zac and Vanessa celebrated his birthday by have dinner at L.A.'s Orso, where TMZ caught V on camera denying that she's been canned.