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It's obvious by now that Lady Gaga has a thing or two to say about fashion. She wears graduation caps when she's not graduating, drapes when she's not redecorating and loofas when she's not exfoliating. PURE GENIUS, I TELL YOU. So if there's anyone qualified to conduct an in-depth and super candid interview with the fashion-forward Lady, it's celebrity designer and one of the leading kings of fashion, Jean Paul Gaultier.

Aptly titled "Gaga By Gaultier," the CW special is set to air in full Sept. 12, and it features a nautically dressed Gaultier as he delves deep into the Gaga psyche. To start, Jean Paul asks Gaga if there's one question she doesn't want him to ask. A strong and sure Lady confidently replies, "NO." We wish we got that access!

In the hour-long special, the 2011 VMA Best Female Video winner discusses everything from her possible bisexuality to the effects of her rampant drug use -- "I just ended up taking all my clothes off." While the extended promo is just over a minute, it's packed with juicy sound bites that give us a real glimpse of what's to come. In other words, Facebook status-worthy quotes for days.

"Gaga By Gaultier" will air Monday, Sept. 12, at 8 p.m. ET on The CW.

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Greyson Chance out-"Paparazzi"-ed Lady Gaga last year when the YouTube video of him performing the Gaga hit went viral. Tens of millions of views and one brand-new record deal later, Greyson's now releasing his own album, Hold On 'Til The Night, and he's currently out on the road to promote it. Oh, and he's only 13. IDK what to tell ya, everyone else -- get better at stuff.

Greyson stopped by Buzzworthy HQ to answer a couple questions, and also sit in front of a yellow backdrop and look totally adorbz. When asked about his fan base and the kinds of people who show up to his shows, it turns out young Greyson is kind of a cougar magnet. But he's not complaining. It sounds like the younger ones are a little more zealous about their fandom, though: "They sometimes knock on the door [of the bus] like, 'Hey, it's your manager. Answer! Answer!' and I'm like, 'I know it's not you, but I'll come out anyway." Brave soul!

Greyson also gave us his picks for the 2011 MTV VMAs: "[Katy Perry's] 'Last Friday Night''s a good one. I really want 'Judas' and 'Born This Way' to win for Gaga 'cause she's close to my heart." Nepotism? Nah.

+ WATCH GREYSON CHANCE'S BUZZWORTHY INTERVIEW AFTER THE JUMP!

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Wiz Khalifa's got a lot going for him. Cover of "Rolling Stone." Cover of "The Fader." His own Terrible Towel. At age 23, he's got more albums and mixtapes than you have casual Facebook friends, and one of the most unforgettable, most-remixed hip-hop songs of the first decade of the 2000s, with one of the most star-studded remixes on record. He's also got a Woodie Of The Year nomination, and he looks smokin' in a suit. Oh, and he's got a brand-new album, Rolling Papers, out March 29. That'd be more than enough for me to retire early on and live out the rest of my days playing Words With Friends. But despite his infectiously easy-going demeanor, Wiz Khalifa is a classic overachiever. Not content to dedicate his new album, Rolling Papers, to one of his favorite, oft-cited recreational pursuits, Wiz Khalifa's also got a special complement to his album: actual rolling papers. Not only can you LISTEN to Wiz Khalifa's Rolling Papers, but you can... experience them too. I know, because Wiz Khalifa -- who is approximately 17 million feet taller than I am -- gave me two packs. Jealous?

I caught up with Wiz Khalifa outside of his trailer during rehearsals for the 2011 Woodie Awards, where he'll perform live (at the Woodies, not outside of his trailer) and possibly go home with a Woodie Of The Year (Side note: as you can see, both of us found "Woodie Of The Yeart" funny. And actually, pretty much every artist I talked to about the Woodies couldn't help but make a phallic joke... and can you blame them?) It was there that Wiz Khalifa showed me his first tattoo, revealed the artist he still hasn't worked with yet (watch and find out), and -- ever the hustler -- gifted me with two packs of his special papers, which he dutifully, proudly presented like he was selling them by the millions on QVC. Given Wiz Khalifa's charm, talent, and success, if QVC traded in that sort of thing, they'd sell out in seconds.

Watch Wiz Khalifa's 2011 mtvU Woodies interview. And don't miss the The 2011 mtvU Woodie Awards air live on MTV, MTV2 and mtvU from South By Southwest in Austin, Texas, on Wednesday, March 16, at midnight (ET/PT).

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Lest you think Sleigh Bells is all violence, all the time, well... you're kind of right. There's the wielding of baseball bats, the fire starting, switch blading and pushing human beings out of a moving car (and those are just in their "Rill Rill" and "Infinity Guitars" videos). In person, Derek Miller and Alexis Krauss are, of course, not actually menacing, but they are both violently hilarious and fond of joking about violence. (I lost track of how many "pushing Derek off stage" jokes were made.)

After their spectacular Woodie Awards rehearsal -- I'm not allowed to reveal much more about their Woodies performance, so you'll have to watch -- Sleigh Bells posed for photos with Woodies host Donald Glover...

I sat down with Sleigh Bells for a Q&A session that revealed their taco enthusiasm, how Diplo basically stole Derek's machine-gun-carrying-manatee tattoo idea (jerk!!), and an elaborate recipe for Odd Future's (save!) Earl Sweatshirt's special milkshake. And, as we are in Austin, which is not only the home of live music but the home of an actual karaoke cab (it's karaoke on freaking wheels, and it's called The Land Yacht), Sleigh Bells shared their favorite karaoke songs, should they happen to encounter Austin's famed cab.

Watch Sleigh Bells' Buzzworthy interviews from the 2011 mtvU Woodie Award rehearsals. And don't miss the The 2011 mtvU Woodie Awards air live on MTV, MTV2 and mtvU from South By Southwest in Austin, Texas, on Wednesday, March 16, at midnight (ET/PT).

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Hey! Buzzworthy took a road trip down to Austin for the 2011 mtvU Woodie Awards at the Austin Music Hall, where I'll be bringing you behind-the-scenes interviews from Woodies rehearsals and tons of coverage of the red carpet and show. (And important need-to-know Woodies stuff, like the bathrooms in the Austin Music Hall are seriously environmentally friendly! And Woodies host Donald Glover is just as cute in person as you probably thought he is.)

So, yesterday I talked to Two Door Cinema Club. And while the Irish band's insanely catchy indie dance pop has a certain alluring aloofness to it, (they've mastered the art of crafting detached lyrics that suggest they know what you're thinking without you knowing it), the men behind those serious, subtle songs are anything but aloof. They're actually quite hilarious.

After a perfectly polished run-through of "What You Know," which they'll perform live at the 2011 Woodie Awards -- where they're also nominated for a Breaking Woodie -- I sat down with Alex Trimble, Kevin Baird and Sam Halliday for an open and honest discussion about weird tacos, tattoos (Kevin Baird just got an amazing one yesterday here in Austin), and the most-played stuff on their iPods. I also managed to screw up the lyrics to one of my most-played songs, "Party In The U.S.A." Oops. You'll also see an intense, in-depth discuss with Alex Trimble about the politics of being a ginger minority.

Watch Two Door Cinema Club's Buzzworthy interviews from the 2011 mtvU Woodie Award rehearsals, watch a sneak peek of their performance and hear Alex's thoughts on being a redhead. And don't miss the The 2011 mtvU Woodie Awards air live on MTV, MTV2 and mtvU from South By Southwest in Austin, Texas, on Wednesday, March 16, at midnight (ET/PT).

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Once again, MTV has intercepted your direct-to-Kaulitz prayer hotline and fulfilled your desires: Tokio Hotel will attend the 2008 VMAs, which is convenient because they're nominated for Best New Artist and Best Pop Video.

How huge will Bill's hair get? Will Tom drop more hilariously inappropriate one-liners about making "big business in the toilet" or the status of the rest of the band's virginity? (I HOPE SO!)

Will the last remaining old-guard Jonas Brothers versus Tokio Hotel fans drop the hate and learn to appreciate? Or is the feud finally over?

Watch Tokio Hotel on Sunday, September 7 and see.

Until then, check out this exclusive Tokio Hotel interview to see TH discuss cuckoo fans, meeting chicks, and virginity (again, thanks Tom). And if you haven't been paying attention, this post has pretty much become MTV Tokio Hotel headquarters.

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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.

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One of the next 'slebs barreling down the 2008 VMA promo pike is LL Cool J.

Now, LL and 2008 VMA host Russell Brand are so similar that they're often mistaken for each other, so to help you distinguish between the two, that's LL on the left and Russell on the right.

Find out what LL had to say about working with Russell, see what happened behind the scenes at the shoot, where things got heatedly, hip-hop-edly academic, and watch their first promo too.

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In case you need a few more reasons not to develop a nasty crack and heroin habit, now-sober 2008 VMA host Russell Brand is back with some of his own. And if you're still not convinced, go watch Trainspotting, Spun (Mena Suvari's meth mouth = NOT hot), and/or Requiem For a Dream and thank your lucky Jared Letos that you still have your forearm. (My sincerest apologies if you don't.)

Plus, watch...
+ Russell's lesbian kiss
+ Russell's VIP VMA guest list
+ Russell and Britney's elephant promos
+ Russell's attempt to impregnate Britney
... And Russell, on his once-abusive relationship with MTV.

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People like to think that working at MTV is totally anything-goes -- the halls are filled with girls dressed like Katy Perry or lounging around in bikinis like they stepped out of a Shwayze video, and the dudes all look like either Pharrell or Trace Cyrus. Not exactly (though we have seen the Shwayze dudes around here from time to time.)

We do often wear jeans and ironic t-shirts and stuff, but we also have standards. Like -- for starters -- not coming to work dressed as Osama Bin Laden.

Just ask Russell Brand. He got fired from his VJ gig at MTV UK when he showed up, high out of his mind on heroin, dressed as the evil bearded one on September 12, 2001. No one -- including Kylie Minogue, who he was set to interview on the MTV UK equivalent of TRL -- was amused. He was fired quickly thereafter. But, life's about second chances, right? And MTV hired the now-sober comic back to the host the 2008 VMAs.

Watch Russell explain his relationship with MTV and to the VMAs in this exclusive clip.

+ Plus, check out Russell and Britney Spears' elephant VMA promos, watch more promo spots starring Russell and Britney, and find out more about the badboy Brit.

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