(Credit: Jamie Maldonado)

One For The Team have a song called “A Better Job” that opens, “Let’s move to Brooklyn together/ We’ll both get internships at Matador Records.” Is that the indie rock version of that thing rappers do when they mention specific street corners and recent cultural events? It’s definitely the indie kid equivalent of “Seats down/ Windows up” and other such rap fantasies. Few of them would admit it, but no skinny mustache-faced hipster in his right mind wouldn’t choose a shoebox Brooklyn apartment loaded with discontinued Yo La Tengo t-shirts over a steamy night at the club.

The One For The Team indie kid fantasy doesn’t end there. Not only do the band’s lyrics cater directly to aspiring hipsters everywhere, but they’ve got a sound to match. The Minnesota based power-pop balladeers sound like a cross between The Arcade Fire and The New Pornographers, with hints of Shins and early Beatles. Take note, Matador! Maybe this dream works both ways …

Finally, on top of all that, One For The Team back up their Obama-era optimism with this kinda incredible DIY promise:

The album [Build a Garden] was recorded and mixed entirely by One For The Team in their apartment in Minneapolis. Each individual order will be filled personally by the band and will include unique items sent directly from the band to you. The album’s packaging is printed on recycled materials and is assembled and numbered by hand by the band. Only 500 physical copies of the EP will be made, however, the album will be widely available for MP3 download.

Live One For The Team’s new age rock ‘n roll fantasy, right here.

Saturday night was Nickelodeon’s Kids’ Choice Awards 2009, also known as THE NIGHT JOE JONAS REVEALED HIS NEW HAIRCUT! But other things happened too! And instead of just TALKING about them, let’s LOOK AT THE PHOTOS, shall we?

Miley Cyrus won Favorite Female Singer, and she cried. And cried. And cried. She cried so much she became Cryly Cyrus. Cyley Crylus even! I don’t remember if she thanked Jesus, but she was super verklempt and definitely thanked her fans. And cried some more. She managed to do it in a classy way. Like, her face wasn’t all full of bawly snot or anything. Congrats, Miley!

Archidorable McArchipants David Archuleta, fresh off the U.S. leg of his tour, accepted the Favorite Reality Show award on behalf of American Idol along with Paula Abdul, who OF COURSE interrupted him AND scared the crap out of me in what looked like costume castaways from a performance of “Disturbia.” (Seriously, what WAS that?)

I was traumatized.

Jesse McCartney won Favorite Male Singer, and while the “How Do You Sleep” remix with Ludacris is totally hot, Jesse also won Buzzworthy’s unofficial Worst Glasses Award for those Transitions lenses. Sad panda, dude.

Demi Lovato was an absolute golden GODDESS. She was dressed up without looking OVERLY made-up. And her amazing gold metallic dress is an Ina Soltani, if you’re taking notes, and her heels are YSL.

I included this photo of Josh Peck because I have a total crush on him. I’m pretty sure he was sending secret eye signals to me through the TV and telling me he wants to run away with me. I’m positive.

And, finally, here it is, your moment of Zen — Best Music Group winners the Jonas Brothers and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson in a loin cloth or something, all wet and slimy and mens-like — which is going to push me into therapy… or an early grave…

+ Get the complete list of Kids’ Choice Awards 2009 winners, and check out KCA red carpet photos and behind-the-scenes photos of the Jonas Brothers, David Archuleta, Miranda Cosgrove and more KCA stars both slimed and unscathed!

[Photo Credit: Gregg Delman]

The-Dream’s got friends in high places. His “Rockin That Thang” remix just dropped and it’s stacked with names — Rick Ross, Ludacris, Fabolous, Juelz Santana and DJ Khaled — pretty much a who’s who of hip-hop right now. You could call it The- Dream Team and be right in more than one way.

If the cover-shoot-based layout of the Parris (Ludacris, Swizz Beats, Busta Rhymes) -directed video looks familiar, it’s probably because a) you’ve read a magazine before, and b) it’s more or less what Kanye and Jamie Foxx did on “Gold Digger.” I guess there’s also an outside chance that c) one of those many fly girls is your sister or best friend or tutor.

Anyway, when you got an all-star list of collaborators, hopefully you come out with some showstopper rhymes. Here are a few stand-outs:

Fabolous: “Can I call you Nana ’cause you got that rockin’ chair?”

Juelz Santana: “Treat you like the first lady, I’ll put my Barack in ya!”

Ludacris: “I’m ready to take the Milky Way to your Hershey’s Kiss.”

Dirty! I’m sure they mean all that literally, and wholesomely. Wholesome like Buzzworthy. Watch that video now.

Hey! Everybody! Kanye got his sense of humor back! Your dude who used to drag chublets to the gym mat in a full-body bear costume (”My name is Lasaaaandra“) has been on a dead-serious kick for a while now (”eat your salad, no dessert!”). In fact, thanks to a case of early-onset megalomania, all we’ve heard out of Kanye in the past year is anger and ego.

But wait. Look at Kanye in “Stay Up!” Watch how hard he goes for it as a fogey. How stupid he dances and how convincingly he peeks over the top of that lingerie shop dressing room. Kanye’s… sort of a good actor? Committed to his role, at the very least. Committed enough to make you wonder: Could all his huffing, puffing, blow-your-house-down magnificence just be a joke? If it is, Kanye, you’re a genius. If it isn’t, Kanye, you’re a genius.

Watch this new video, “Stay Up! (Viagra),” that Kanye did with his buddy, producer/MC 88-Keys, and tell me it doesn’t make you wonder. Directed by Jason Goldwatch (Ludacris, Dilated Peoples, Young Jeezy), “Stay Up!” is Kanye and 88-Keys dressed up as old dudes with melty faces and bottomless bottles of Viagra, caught on surveillance cameras acting like 15-year=olds. Basically it’s Borat meets Norbit. An appropriately ridiculous pairing, wouldn’t you say? As promised, we give you “Stay Up! (Viagra)!” Watch for clues.

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.

+ Britney Spears is joining the circus! (no jokes here, folks…nope, nothin’ to see). To celebrate the release of her upcoming album, Circus, Briters is staging her very own fan circus at the Virgin Megastore in Times Square on December 1. Diehard fanzies can sing, dance, or wrestle lions in order to prove their unwavering devotion to the pop diva. Can anyone say greatest show on Earth? (MTV News)

+ Beyonce is such a diva, just FYI. On Saturday, Mrs. Carter-Fierce shot the second video for her next release, “Diva” off of her I Am…Sasha Fierce album. Sadly, Justin Timberlake will not be appearing as a back-up dancer in this one. Alas! (Rap-Up)

+ Travis Barker won’t be flyin’ the friendly skies anytime soon, and who can blame him? The former blink-182 drummer is suing pretty much anyone and everyone involved in his September plane crash with DJ AM. 1-800-LAWYERS!!! (MTV News)

+ Ludacris and T-Pain rocked the house on SNL this weekend with two kick-ass performances. But holy hilariousness = their Blizzard Man sketch with Andy Samberg! (Hulu)

+ B-A-N-A-N-A-S! No Doubt is getting the band back together! After four long years, Gwen Stefani and the guys will hit the road on a world tour. (MTV News)

+ Kanye West’s apartment is too nice to play rap music in. Know this. (Kanye Universe City)

+ Are Paris Hilton and Avril Lavigne besties now? They were holding hands on Saturday night at The Villa after party in Los Angeles. LYLAS much? (Gawker)

+ Someone made a picture of Eminem … with, uhm, M&Ms. Big lulz. (Idolator)

Tony Yayo’s here and so is Ludacris, who just headed into his dressing room to get ready for his rehearsal. Across the street from the TRL studios are masses of screaming, sign-waving, freaking-out fans the likes of which shut down Times Square back in the heyday of Backstreet and *NSYNC mania and, more recently, during the Jonas Brothers‘ week-long stint hosting TRL this past September.

Only a few hours ago, Times Square was normal-nuts, and now that it’s dark out and Total Finale Live’s less than two hours away, it’s like New Year’s Eve-nuts — exciting, and little sad, and heavy with the reality that we’re counting down to the end of something big that we can never get back once it’s gone.

Okay, enough emo-ness from me. I’m off to watch Ludacris’ dress rehearsal!

ZOMG BTW Jesse Camp just got here, and he’s taller than two mes stacked on top of myself and somehow maybe even skinnier than Bill Kaulitz!

You’ve undoubtedly heard about the dangers of drinking and driving — but Ludacris‘ latest video, “One More Drink,” highlights another important alcohol-related issue: dating while under the influence. And in this faux-PSA (an LSA, actually, or “Luda Service Announcement”) Ludacris is here to show y’all that beer goggles are not just an urban drinking legend — they’re also a powerful weapon against looks-based discrimination!

So share the love (within reason), watch Luda team up with T-Pain for the latest vid off his album Theater of the Mind, and get ready to find out the real meaning of the term “coyote ugly.”

+ Not down with livin’ life in the ugly lane? Check out Luda’s last video, “What Them Girls Like,” which features tons of hot (albeit superficial-minded) female eye-candy and a bee-yoo-tiful (and Rihanna-free!) Chris Brown.

Y’all, I’m like sitting here up to my knees in Puffs Plus (the extra-aloe kind), bawlin’ like a bambino over the last-ever afternoon episode of TRL, which aired today.

And when the All-American Rejects weren’t busy pulling up the floor boards (hey, we’re gonna need those for the TRL finale this Sunday!), Damien and Lyndsey counted down the top 10 live performances of TRL’s 10-year history.

Chart toppers included a medley of Snoop Dogg classics, Alicia Keys‘ 2007 performance of “No One,” and  Outkast “Hey Ya”-ing on Halloween in 2003.

But it’s most fitting that the princess of TRL, Britney Spears, whose 2003 performance of “Me Against the Music,” came in at #7, right beneath TRL’s crown prince, Justin Timberlake and the rest of consummate TRL boy band *NSYNC, who made it to the #10 spot for their 1998 performance of “Tearin Up My Heart.” Meanwhile JT’s 2002 solo performance of “Like I Love You” won him the distinguished honor of the #1 top TRL performance ever.

+ Watch Britney, Justin, and *NSYNC’s performances, and check out more of the all-time biggest and best live TRL performances. And don’t miss Justin himself — plus JC Chasez (bringing us two steps closer to an *NSYNC revival!), Backstreet Boys, Snoop, Beyonce, Ludacris, Nelly, Diddy, Hilary Duff, Good Charlotte, Taylor Swift, Fall Out Boy, 50 Cent, and more this Sunday, November 16 at 8pm ET on Total Finale Live.

Now if you’ll excuse me, I’m gonna go pull myself together and then go downstairs and loot! (Maybe the photo booth hasn’t been swiped yet!) See you Sunday!

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We’re just bittersweet DAYS from the real-deal last-ever episode of TRL — this Sunday, November 16 at 8pm ET. So, here’s everything you need to know about who’s performing and appearing on the star-studded two-hour boo-hoo fest that’ll close the door on TRL forever-ever.

OLD-SCHOOL PLAYERS:
Old enough to remember Carson Daly? (Come on. You’re not THAT young!) Good. because the pioneering TRL host will be back in the house to co-host the night’s farewell festivities, along with Damien Fahey. And a parade of co-hosts and VJs, including Lyndsey Rodrigues, Vanessa Minnillo, Dave Holmes, Jesse Camp, Hilarie Burton (Peyton!!), Susie Castillo, La La Vasquez and Quddus (soooo hot! – ed.) will be stopping by to reflect, reminisce, and see how their old dressing rooms held up.

PERFORMERS:
Beyonce/ Sasha FIERCE will be performing live, which is simply unMISSABLE, speaking of which, so is the Backstreet Boys‘ performance (minus Kevin –- frowny face! It’s been too long guys, and you’ve so shown me the meaning of being lonely!) Anyway, ALSO Ludacris, Snoop Dogg and Nelly will be teaming up for a one-night-only three-way performance, not to be outdone by the monied, the powerful 50 Cent’s live performance or Fall Out Boy’s in-studio performance.

ALSO APPEARING:
Diddy — the unofficial godfather of TRL — will make his 37th (and final!!) TRL appearance. A glittering Mariah Carey will be there too, as well Justin Timberlake AND JC Chasez, which is like two-fifths of *NSYNC! Country-pop princess Taylor Swift, the always-glam Hilary Duff, Good Charlotte’s Benji and Joel Madden (cordially, I’m sure), Limp Bizkit’s Fred Durst, and Korn’s Jonathan Davis will all be in the soon-to-be-shuttered TRL studio to give the show the send off it deserves, while Christina Aguilera and Travis Barker will join the party via the magic of satellite, however that works.

+ Too depressed to remember that Total Finale Live is this Sunday, November 16 at 8pm ET? Embed this noise, AND come back heyah to the MTV Buzzworthy blog this Sunday for celebrity interviews, photos, and more behind-the-scenes access to the big TRL farewell.