T.I. is SERIOUS about being sorry. You know how I know? Because he put Mary J. Blige in his new video, "Remember Me," and no one calls on Mary J. Blige unless they're super serious. I'm not saying Mary J.'s a downer, but she is strictly business. No one puts Mary J. in their video strictly for comic relief, you know? She doesn't pop up in wacky pie-in-the-face gag reels. Because Mary J. Blige a closer.

But just because T.I.'s had the book thrown at him and the jail cell closed on him -- he's currently serving a 366-day jail sentence for attempting to buy firearms from an undercover cop -- doesn't mean he's gone for good. T.I. DOES NOT want you to forget him. Ever.

Promise T.I. you'll be waiting for him the minute he gets out of the clink by watching his new video, "Remember Me," directed by Jessy Terrero (50 Cent, Wisin & Yandel).

Maybe not that sorry?

+ De-gorgeous Taylor Swift performed at the 2009 CMA Music Festival yesterday and took to Twitter beforehand to thank her fans, saying "about to play in a stadium! CMA fest in Nashville.. Living out the daydreams I had when I was six. Thanks guys." No, seriously, Taylor, thank YOU. (Twitter)

+ Speaking of Twitter, David Archuleta vented his frustrations over those DAMNED CATS keeping him up. I mean REALLY. (Twitter)

+ Also, NICK JONAS JUST GRADUATED HIGH SCHOOL! Seriously, if he sat in front of me in school, I totes would've failed Englush. (Twitter)

+ Bonnaroo um... happened! Did you go? Phish fans, do you even remember going? (Spin)

+ Speaking of Bonnaroo, Lucky Magazine was all amazed that Erin McCarley wore a fanny pack to the festival. Hello! Fanny packs are so IN! Any good Jonas Brothers fan KNOWS THAT! (Buzzworthy)

+ Trent Reznor hung up his... bloody pig's heart?... at Bonnaroo, by the way (LA Times)

+ Weekend box office report: Rihanna saw The Hangover this weekend. GIRL, I haven't seen it yet, so do NOT go ruining all the jokes! (Rihanna is SOOOOOO famous for doing that!) (Just Jared)

+ Is Mary J. Blige FOR REAL working with CHRIS BROWN on a new song? Um, Mary, so, like, I don't know if you heard, but... (Ace Showbiz)

+ Aubrey O'Day is excited for Heidi Montag's Playboy "spread." That makes one of us! And I'm not talkin' Darlene, either. (MTV News)

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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White Lies are all about the USA. The UK-based dark-wave dance-vampires (they have a song called "Death") have been here a week or so and already they can't get enough. Lucky for them, the feeling is mutual. Single-by-irresistible-single, their sinister disco style is taking the States by storm.

Up until now, White Lies have been shrouded in mystery. They don't appear on the cover of their debut album, To Lose My Life, and distinguishing facial features hide behind shadows in most of their dodgy band photos. Who are they? Can they be trusted with a name that contains the word "lies?" What do they like? Where do they hide out all day? Well ... it turns out that they, uhh ... they kick it with Mary J. Blige's throat doctor?

Yeeeah. But that's just a tiny fraction of the ground covered in the revealing interview below! Find out about their photo fetishes, their deep interest in the land of Canada and their upcoming tour with School Of Seven Bells and new buddies Violens, when you watch White Lies doin' "The 5."

Holy Tokio Hotel fandom insanity. Numerous sources are reporting that Tom Kaulitz allegedly threw a lit cigarette at a girl at a gas station, and the girl then put out the cigarette on his car, prompting Tom to hit or punch her. And the whole incident was allegedly caught on camera, and NOT in the Tokio Hotel Caught On Camera way you all know and love.

Apparently the girl Tom Kaulitz allegedly punched is involved with a small group of French fans who call themselves "Les Afghans on Tour," who've stalked Bill and Tom Kaulitz and even attacked their mother.

There are still many unknowns and a lot of room for conjecture, but many Tokio Hotel fans are siding with and defending Tom, assuming that he snapped. My opinion: While it's true that artists do give up their privacy in exchange for fame (and stalking can be a really unfortunate and scary side of life in the public eye), true fans know that the best way you can show your love for an artist is to give them as much privacy and space as possible. No matter how badly you want to have their babies. These girls got the attention they're looking for. Now let's ignore them, please! And please, Tokio Hotel, if you don't already have it, get some SERIOUS 24/7 security. And some restraining orders.

Seriously, EVERYBODY just needs to chill the eff down and LEAVE TOKIO HOTEL ALONE, okay? No, punching people in the face is NOT cool no matter what. Yes, the entire thing is effed. What's also effed: The cheese slices (look below the jump) and the Hollywood Undead masks or whatever.

Seriously people, drop the keffiyehs and Scream masks (Scream the movie, not the Tokio Hotel album) and, in the words of Mary J. Blige, let's embrace a no-more-drama lifestyle when it comes to Tokio Hotel, shall we?

+ WTF-SERIOUSLY-cheese-on-steering-wheel pic below the jump.

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Duffy and Lady Gaga (and, most recently, um, Britney) aren't the only ones doing the no-pants dance, and T.I.'s not the only one with swagger. Def Jam R&B-pop act Electrik Red's got swagger and legs... and style too.

Watch all four of them -- Naomi, Sarah, Lesley, and Binkie -- work all three in their newest video, "So Good," which looks a little like Whitney Houston's "I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)" video in all the right ways.

Then, check out some more of Electrik Red's tracks -- produced by The-Dream -- to hear what Destiny's Child and Pussycat Dolls might sound like if they had a chance to get as nasty as they wanna be. (Damn, girls! "We F--- You" is NO joke.) And big up to Naomi's throaty Mary J. alto pipes.

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For years now, The-Dream's been quietly helping some of music's biggest and brightest female stars make and break records, climb to the top of the charts, and stay there -- Britney, Rihanna, Mary J. Blige, Ciara, and Mariah, to name a few.

Now, on the eve of the release of his new album, Love vs. Money, Mariah's repaying the producer/ singer/songwriter by appearing on his brand-new single, "My Love." And Mimi's nott afraid to take it all the way back to the days of dumping a sweet pound of sugar into that Kool-Aid mix either.

Watch The-Dream and Mariah retrace their steps from front stoop to penthouse suite in The-Dream's new video, "My Love," directed by Mariah's love, Nick Cannon.

Remember when Biggie did "One More Chance?" Back in '95 it was the monster jam with Mary J. Blige and Biggie's wife-to-be Faith Evans on the hook. To match its monster-jamness, Biggie enlisted the man, Hype Williams, to direct the video, and called on a whole posse of talent to star. By the time the project wrapped, it included appearances by Heavy D, Da Brat, Jermaine Dupri, Queen Latifah, Tyson Beckford, Aaliyah, Diddy and TONS of others. The all-starred-ness of "One More Chance" was then pretty much unprecedented (unless you're a HUGE Chevy Chase fan).

Is it obvious yet what all this jibba jabba is leading up to? Let's just say it: Jamie Foxx went and made a video so fly, so celebbed out, that even Biggie, on his golden hip-hop throne up thur in the sky, can't touch it.

"Blame It," also directed by Hype Williams, includes performances by Ron Howard, Jake Gyllenhaal, T-Pain, Forest Whitaker, Samuel Jackson, Quincy Jones, Morris Chestnut, Tatyana Ali, Cedric The Entertainer, and more, making it officially the biggest video you ever even heard of. Sorry, Jared Leto. Sorry, Kanye. Thi$ i$ it.

+ Can we cram any more celeb musical acts into Obama's inauguration weekend? YES, WE CAN! Put your hands together for the latest additions to Barackstock '09: Miley Cyrus, Jay-Z and the Jonas Brothers! Plus, read up on other confirmed performers (like U2, Mary J. Blige and Beyonce). (MTV News)

+ And have we mentioned lately how sweet it is to be a Jonas? In addition to prettying up the Golden Globes (and landing that nifty inaugural concert gig), the boys have also snatched up a performance slot at this year's Grammys. (E! Online)

+ Jamie Lynn Spears' wedding plans are FINALLY coming together! The mom/bride-to-be plans to wear a Monique Lhuillier dress (presumably in off-white?), but haters be warned: the festivities sound more like a Vera Wang ad than a Jeff Foxworthy special. (Celebslam)

+ Katy Perry to Rest of World: Get a life. Please? (MTV News)

+ Finally! An opportunity to sail off into the sunset with New Kids on the Block! Yes, please! (Idolator)

+ Snap out of your late afternoon food coma by checking out Kelly Clarkson's new single: "My Life Would Suck Without You." (Rickey.org)

+ Lady Gaga reveals her post-Pussycat Dolls tour plans. (MTV News)

+ David Cook and Kimberly Caldwell are supposedly splitsville! Possibly because someone finally told Kim that her (ex!) boyfriend was not, in fact, Jimmy Fallon. (mjsbigblog)

+ Rap Wars! 50 Cent disses Kanye West's new album in an upcoming track called "Heartless Monster." (Remote Control)