We've got SO much to discuss regarding internationally-flavored group Paradiso Girls. I will try to remain composed, but I have such an investment in these girls that I may chick out at some point...

Let's ease in with the video for "Patron Tequila," from the quintet's debut album, Crazy Horse... Wait, first I want some credit: I was an early adopter of this track, even texting uninterested parties: I am obsessed with this ridiculous song that Keri Hilson wrote about puking from margaritas ... which is what "Patron Tequila is about.

Watch the video below for a little Eve and Lil Jon, as well as Paradiso's hip-thrusting fiend of a lead vocalist (on this track), Aria Crescendo. Now it's cool each of the five Paradiso Girls is of a separate nationality, but I'm only going to discuss two: Aria, born in Paris, raised in Transylvania (I didn't make that up), and Chelsea Korka, the group's sole United States-ian.

I remember Aria from a gay-ish music video a few years back, "Girl I Told Ya" by Valeria (just gay-ish, as in Katy Perry, wink-wink, we-might-be-two-girls-who-actually-hook-up-at-"sleepovers" gay).

Now here comes my inappropriate investment: Chelsea, if she looks familiar to you, was straight-up robbed on the first season of The Pussycat Dolls: The Search for The Next Doll. I didn't watch -- I couldn't watch -- Season 2 of that show out of outrage and protest. Chelsea was my girl; now, as a Paradiso, sweet revenge is MINE!

Anyway, like The Pussycat Dolls, Paradiso Girls is a Robin Antin production, and it was sort of built around Aria. Working with Interscope and will.i.am, Paradiso auditioned and recruited the four other members you see now. Since then, the girls scored a featured spot on DJ Space Cowboy's "Falling Down" and made their TV debut on LOGO's 2009 NewNowNext Awards. Check out the live performance, with a lead-in from none other than RuPaul. Whut?

By the way, just one year ago, Lady GaGa made her TV debut on the NNN Awards. Could be a good sign...

Somebody call 911! Sean Kingston gives the "what a gwan" dancehall revival a Bollywood makeover in his sauna of a new video for Tomorrow single, "Fire Burning." And let me tell you. That little preview we broke you off with last week had nothing on the real deal.

Processions of zoot suit G-men and fly dancers on Razor scooters snake their way through a bass-bumping warehouse where the animal-print-Spandex-clad guests are jumping higher than the temperature. And just when you think it couldn't get any hotter, the dance crews show up.

The explosive scene gets packed enough to make "Jai Ho" jealous! And, between the swing kids, the booty dancers, and the break crews, if you watch close, you could really learn a thing or two. Get with it! Sean Kingston! "Fire Burning!"

Pussycat Dolls' latest video, "Hush Hush; Hush Hush," is noteworthy not just because the song's title contains a semi-colon, which you don't see every day, but because the song and video hold a lot of behind-the-scenes dramz. The song is from PCD's Doll Domination. Doll Domination 2.0, but honestly, they could've just called it Doll Drama 2.0. Because...

1.) You won't hear much of the other Dolls in "Hush Hush; Hush Hush." Nicole Scherzinger recorded lead and background vocals on the song. No wonder Melody Thornton had some "words" during PCD's concert in Phoenix this past April. That, and the fact that originally, "Hush Hush; Hush Hush" was originally tauted as "Pussycat Dolls featuring Nicole Scherzinger." Ouch.

2.) In the beginning of the video, a super naked Nicole Scherzinger uses the PHONE in the bathtub, which is just SUCH a bad idea for a variety of reasons. Though not as bad as using a hair dryer in the bathtub, which you should REALLY never do.

3.) "Hush Hush; Hush Hush samples Gloria Gaynor's 1978 hit "I Will Survive," and certainly the video's disco scene is an homage to that era, while Nicole Scherzinger's hair, makeup, and lame' look are clearly an homage to Diana Ross.

4.) Yes, the DJ in the video is Perez Hilton. Modest, too, as he's wearing a t-shirt that says "'Hush Hush featuring Perez." Perez has also appeared in Simple Plan's "When I'm Gone" video, Eric Hutchinson's "Rock And Roll" video, and The White Tie Affair's "Candle (Sick And Tired)." There's also a quick cameo by Carmen Electra. Also, check out that cameo by HP Mini 1000 Vivienne Tam Edition -- it's a teensy little fashion laptop that's almost as pretty as Nicole. Hearts it!

5.) "Hush Hush; Hush Hush" was directed by Rich Lee, who also directed All-American Rejects' "The Wind Blows" video and Fergie's "Clumsy."

+ Watch "Hush Hush; Hush Hush," and, after the jump, watch Diana Ross' version of "I Will Survive."

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This week Nicole Scherzinger's bindi joins Madonna's Kabbalah bracelet and Rachael Ray's fashion keffiyeh in our virtual museum of misappropriated religious paraphernalia. OK, so we don't really have a virtual museum (and we're not mad at bindis, either!), but if we did, it would definitely have a Darjeeling Limited trolley ride.

Pussycat Dolls' "Jai Ho (You Are My Destiny)" would be a fitting soundtrack for such a ride. The spicy Eastern disco-thumper is a remix, with added vocals, of A.R. Rahman's Oscar-winning Slumdog Millionaire song of the same name. The video is an elaborate dance extravaganza, the kind made famous by suddenly super-hip Bollywood movies. And you know what? It fits. Like a midriff-revealing sari, it fits.

When asked about the PCD remix, Scherzinger told the UK Sun, "It’s such an honour to be able to collaborate with A.R. Rahman and be a part of the Slumdog Millionaire project... I found the movie’s story and music very spirituality uplifting." Notice she said "honour," not "honor," in another display of newfound Pussycat Doll worldliness. Slumdog Millionaire must have really changed her life! Watch "Jai Ho (You Are My Destiny)," right here!

+ See how "Jai Ho" was made in this behind-the-scenes exclusive!

+ Beyonce's still trying to convince everyone that Jay-Z was the first guy who got her feeling all "Crazy In Love." (HipHopRX)

+ Kelly Clarkson pees in the shower. And so do you. (Blender)

+ Why (the hell?) did Diddy host Rihanna and Chris Brown at his place in Miami? Because he's all "Wah! It's my house and I can have whoever I want over! I can do what I want when I want! It's my house! Because I said so! That's why!" Well, that's not exactly a direct quote, but that's basically what he told Ellen. (Radar)

+ More Chris Brown (boooo!) news: Despite his nominations, sources say he does not plan to attend the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards on March 28. (People)

+ Mandy Moore and Ryan Adams got married! Sorry ladies! (Hollyscoop)

+ Pop quiz: Is this Agatha Ruiz de La Prada's Fall 2009 Milan Fashion Week show, or Katy Perry's closet on parade? (Coutorture)

+ Starving yourself is SOOOO passe. So here's an easier, less taxing way you can look like Lindsay Lohan. (Pretty Boring)

+ Speaking of, Nicole Scherzinger, ZOMG! What happened, girlfriend? (ONTD)

+ Pete Doherty took a trip. This time on a bus! (The Rad Report)

+ Happy (/sad) Nick Jonas diabetes day. :<  (JonasHQ)

+ It looks like Sublime... It sounds like Sublime... But is it the wrong way? (Tripwire)

+ If you seek photos of Britney in her blue bikini, then here they are. (JustJared)

Remember way back to five seconds ago when everyone in the universe couldn't stop talking about Slumdog Millionaire, and Oscars (eight of 'em!) fell out of the sky, and even Angelina Jolie was clamoring to chat up Dev Patel (careful or she'll adopt you!), and editors everywhere were beside themselves with punny glee (Underdog Millionaire! Slumlord Millionaire! Slam-dunk Millionaire!)

Well NATURALLY that all lends itself to the Pussycat Dolls taking "Jai Ho" -- the Hindi song that the cast dances to during the movie's big Bollywood ending -- and putting their sexier, breathier, more Pussycat-ier spin on it.

Appointed in bindis, scarves, and mock-saris, the Pussycat Dolls recorded their interpretation of "Jai Ho" and shot the video in Vienna at the time that songwriter A. R. Rahman won two Oscars for his work this past February.

Check out this behind-the-scenes footage of the Pussycat Dolls' interpretation of "Jai Ho," and get more Desi music at MTV Iggy!

There are two types of punk and pop-punk fans -- those who'd rather be caught dead than caught listen to Britney Spears and/or Pussycat Dolls, and those who'd only listen to Britney Spears and/or Pussycat Dolls if and when covered by A Static Lullaby, August Burns Red (their cover of "Baby One More Time" sounds like angry indigestion) and Mayday Parade respectively. (There's also the third type -- the closeted pop fan who'll only listen to pop on someone else's iPod.)

Fearless Records isn't unleashing Pop Goes Punk 2 -- a tongue-in-cheek collection of punk-covered pop hits -- until March 10, but you can stream the entire album track right now on "The Leak."

Extra points go to There For Tomorrow for covering one of my favorite R&B joints -- "Ice Box" by Omarion (two great tastes that taste great together!) and to Bayside for putting what I'm almost positive will be a fresher coat of paint on Sean Kingston's cloying "Beautiful Girls."

+ Listen to Pop Goes Punk 2 now!

In case you missed last year's MTV Movie Awards, lemme give you a lil' recap: It was berserko. Has another show ever packed a Chris Brown/Mike Myers dance-off, a pornographic Wayne's World reunion, musical performances by everyone from Pussycat Dolls to Adam Sandler, rampant making out, Rainn Wilson of The Office fully nude and a giant bag of weed all into the same night? Never once in history and that's a straight up fact.

Now that the 2009 Oscar nominees have dropped, all the talk around the MTV water cooler is speculation about this year's show, right? RIGHT? Who will host? Can anybody top Mike Myers? Who's gonna perform? Is Robert Pattinson gonna do a piano ballad? Will Hurley from LOST show up in a bikini? Will Pineapple Express be considered a comedy or a drama? And most importantly, most interestingly, WHO'S GONNA WIN?

Well, as you may have noticed, MTV is a democracy. And I figured that since you're the ones who are gonna be watching the show, maybe YOU had some ideas about how it should go??? Who would you like to see host? If you were in charge of performances, who would you sign? And again, most importantly, WHO'S GONNA WIN? Post your best ideas as comments below and I'll pass them on to the suits calling the shots!

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+ 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)

Tokio Hotel is up for a Bravo Otto Award in Deutschland! First, if you're NOT a TH fan, you're probably all, WTF's a Bravo Award? No, it's not the same as the network that beams The Real Housewives of Orange County and Top Chef into your home. This Bravo is a German teen magazine that's been around for over 50 years (it originally featured Elvis on the cover, to give you an idea how old it is), and it's spun off into a variety of pop-culture mags, a TV show, and the Bravo Awards, which Madonna, Kylie Minogue, Mariah Carey, and David Hasselhoff have all received.

Tokio Hotel performed at the "50 Jahre Bravo" show ("50 Years of Bravo") in October 2006 and received  Otto awards in 2006, 2007, and 2008. And Tokio Hotel was recently nominated for a 2009 Otto for Best Superband, next to a host of other bands, including Jonas Brothers, Pussycat Dolls (a Tokio Hotel fave!), and Fall Out Boy. Not too shabby, right?

Acknowledging that Best Superband is a superlatively AWESOME category, one far more interesting than, say, Best Compilation Soundtrack Album For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media, and one that an American awards show REALLY needs to adopt (you listening, VMAs peoples?) -- tell me this: Which award, real or otherwise -- should Tokio Hotel should be nominated for next?

+ Plus: TokioHotelWorldFans.com posted some amazing TH photos shot by Christopher Haering. Check 'em out if you haven't seen them yet. And: Bill Kaulitz's new hair -- inspired by Stevie Wonder?