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+ Bob Dylan performed "Blind Willie McTell" at the Critics' Choice Awards last night to honor Martin Scorsese. Scorsese was selected as the Music + Film honoree for his music documentary body of work, which includes The Rolling Stones' "Shine A Light." (MTV News)

+ Looks like Adele's recovering well from throat surgery as she, Coldplay, Bruno Mars, Rihanna and Florence + The Machine are among the 2012 BRIT Awards nominees who are also slated to perform. They take place Feb. 21 at London's O2 Arena. (Idolator)

+ More Grammy performers have been announced: Taylor Swift, Foo Fighters, Nicki Minaj, Bruno Mars, Kelly Clarkson and Jason Aldean are tapped to play the show on Feb. 12. (MTV News)

+ Lil Wayne's gearing up to publish the diaries he kept while serving eight months in prison at New York's Rikers Island. Entitled Gone Till November, it's slated to hit shelves on Nov. 28. (Pitchfork)

+ Watch as Dolly Parton impromptu raps (!) to Queen Latifah's beatboxing, before singing "Not Enough" from their movie musical "Joyful Noise on "The Today Show." (Rolling Stone)

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Tags Adele, Bob Dylan, Bruno Mars, Buzz Bites, Coldplay, Dolly Parton, Florence + The Machine, Foo Fighters, Jason Aldean, Kelly Clarkson, Lil Wayne, Nicki Minaj, Queen-Latifah, Rihanna, Taylor Swift, The Rolling Stones

+ Not only has Miley Cyrus participated in the recording of both major Haiti benefit singles (Quincy Jones' "We Are The World" and the Simon Cowell-organized cover of R.E.M.'s "Everybody Hurts"), she's also organizing a charity auction as well. Miley, along with Demi Lovato and Britney Spears, is auctioning off clothing and memorabilia at Ebay.com/Miley. Proceeds will benefit the American Red Cross. (People)

+Last night's Super Bowl, which, in case you were doing your laundry or something, was won by the Saints (WHO DAT!), featured plenty of music. Queen Latifah sang "America The Beautiful," Carrie Underwood performed the national anthem, and The Who rocked (or wheezed) their way through the half-time show. But the whole thing was kicked off by Jay-Z, who, in a pre-recorded segment, performed a version of "Run This Town," backed by the Rutgers Symphony Orchestra. The only thing missing was Rihanna, who, though her vocals were used in the segment, did not appear. (MTV News)

+ Maybe it's because girl was busy! Rihanna is apparently back on he studio grind, hard at work with dance-pop producer/hitmaker David Guetta. You have to wonder if Guetta, who recently worked with Kelis, will move Rihanna away from the murky, atmospherics of Rated R and towards the dancefloor. (That Grape Juice)

+ Last week we mentioned that Ke$ha had released a video in which she defaced the famous Holllywood sign so that the letters read "Ke$hawood." Some thought it was a prank then; a bit of viral video trickery. Well, some were right. Entertainment Weekly did the while "news gathering" thing (I think it's called "reporting") and talked to someone at the Hollywood Sign Trust who called you-know-what on the whole escapade. (EW)

+ Justin Timberlake was awarded Harvard's coveted Hasty Pudding Man of the Year Award. Naturally, when accepting an award from such a hallowed institution, one dons a blond wig and a bra. (Rolling Stone)

+ In a recently released Twitvid, R. Kelly announced he had 15 (FIFTEEN!) more chapters of Trapped In The Closet ready to go. Much like with the three additional Star Wars films, I'm hoping for the best but fearing the worst. Wait, what am I saying? The worse these things are the better! Bring 'em on, Kells! (Idolator)

Tags Britney Spears, Carrie Underwood, David Guetta, Demi Lovato, Jay-Z, Justin Timberlake, Kelis, Miley Cyrus, Queen-Latifah, Rihanna

+ Continuing where the Hope For Haiti Now benefit album and telethon left off, BET is picking up the torch and will be airing its own fund raising show tonight. SOS: Saving Ourselves: Help For Haiti will be broadcast, from Miami, this evening at  8pm ET. Performers and participants include Drake, Mary J. Blige, Keri Hilson, Ne-Yo, Wyclef and Trey Songz. The event will be hosted by Pharrell Williams, Diddy and Queen Latifah. (MTV News)

+ In a recently posted video, the leading promoter of whiskey as an oral hygiene product, Ke$ha, appears to be defacing the legendary Hollywood sign to spell out "Ke$hawood." Some folks think it's a viral hoax. Why? Because those "Hollywood" letters are 45 feet tall and Ke$ha is not The Hulk. (Gawker)

+ Robin Thicke and Nicki Minaj played the Late Show With David Letterman last night. Two things are great about this. 1) Letterman's intro, getting all hot under the collar after stumbling through Thicke's album title ("Sex Therapy...The Experience? You don't need to tell me!"). 2) NICKI MINAJ WAS ON LETTERMAN LAST NIGHT. (Rap-Up)

+ Yesterday we ran a Buzz Bite about Taylor Swift's label head defending his artist against some post-GRAMMY backlash that had turned up in, among other places, The New York Times. In doing so, said label head, Scott Borchetta of Big Machine, made a sideways comment about the prefab pop stars of American Idol. You know who did not care for that? Kelly Clarkson did not care for that. And she blogged about it. (Rolling Stone)

+ If you ask anyone, they'll tell you I always say, 'When you can't get Chris Brown, get David Archuleta.' Jordin Sparks feels the same way, obviously. Archuleta sang the Chris Brown part of "No Air" with Sparks at the third annual Jordin Experience in Miami. (Idolator)

+ Here are some pictures of Snoop Dogg hanging out with Darth Vader in Times Square. You're welcome. (Pink Is The New Blog)

Tags Chris Brown, David Archuleta, Diddy, Drake, Jordin Sparks, Ke$ha, Keri Hilson, Mary J. Blige, Ne-Yo, Nelly Furtado, Nicki Minaj, Pharrell Williams, Queen-Latifah, Robin Thicke, Taylor Swift, Trey Songz, Wyclef Jean

+ Since everyone else is doing something vampire-related these days, Henry Rollins figured he'd jump on the bandwagon (along with Iggy Pop and Moby) and star in Suck, a spoof movie about the vampire trend. We seriously hope they get Leslie Nielsen to make a cameo (Dracula: Dead And Loving It anyone??). Pretty sure he's probably booked tho. Watch the Suck trailer for a ridiculous look at Moby, Alice Cooper, Iggy Pop, and Henry Rollins. (Twenty Four Bit)

+ And for all the Twilighters out there who just can't get close enough to R.Patts and his famous Edward Cullen pout, now you can have him watching over your nibbly bits while you're hosing yourself down in the shower. (Street Level)

+ Leona Lewis is set to debut her sophomore album Echo in November of this year, after being the best-selling new artist of 2008. Seriously excited for this one...

+ American Idol runner-up Adam Lambert has evidently recorded some amazeballs song for the upcoming disaster flick 2012, and this photo shoot he did ain't bad either. He's so oddly attractive, we can't put our fake fingernail on it. (Socialite Life)

+ "Mommmmy, Katy Perry has her lipstick out again!!!" (Seriously? OMG! WTF?)

+ Jack-of-all-trades Queen Latifah has a new song out featuring Busta Rhymes and others AND she has a new album coming out next week. Listen to the track here. (Rap-Up)

Tags Adam Lambert, Busta-Rhymes, Henry Rollins, Iggy Pop, Katy Perry, Leona Lewis, Leslie Nielsen, Moby, Queen-Latifah, Robert Pattinson

+ In case you were completely and disgustingly sucked into the America's Next Top Model Cycle 12 marathon this weekend like we were and missed it, Justin Timberlake and 2009 MTV Movie Awards host Andy Samberg blew our minds on SNL with a Mother's Day treat that picked up in the same raunchy place where "D*** In A Box" left off. (MTV News)

+ So, we told you last week Friday that Amy Winehouse was going to be performing. Well, she made it to the stage and there was no fainting involved, but we don't know if you can really call it "performing." Judge for yourself (spoiler alert: it sucks). (Perez Hilton)

+ Beyonce is thinking about taking some time off after she finishes touring. Time off as in two. years. (Seriously? OMG! WTF?)

+ Much to the chagrin (LOVE that word) of our Senior Editor, it seems not a day goes by that we don't talk about Lady GaGa and her silly (and sexy) antics. This time, however, we're not just talking about our "Lady" in waiting, we're talking about rap's Royal Highness Queen Latifah, who recently laid down a verse or two on top of GaGa's radio-saturating hit "Poker Face." Whaddaya think? (Popbytes)

+ Finally, some Rihanna news that doesn't involve leaked photos (police file, nudie, or otherwise). At last Friday's 3rd Annual DKMS Gala, uber-hottie RiRi honored a five-year-old girl named Isabelle whose mission it was to save her best friend Jasmina from leukemia. Rihanna was genuinely moved to tears and helped shed light on Jasmina's fight, ultimately helping to find two bone marrow donors for the little girl. (Access Hollywood)

+ Nick Cannon was apparently more than wild n' out about a leaked record from Eminem's forthcoming album. (Em namechecks Nick and Mariah Carey, along with a few choice expletives). We can't tell what's worse: Nick trying to be a tough guy or Eminem's cheesy lyrics.  (MTV News)

Tags 2009 Movie Awards, Amy Winehouse, Andy Samberg, Beyonce, Eminem, Justin Timberlake, Lady Gaga, Mariah Carey, Nick Cannon, Queen-Latifah, Rihanna

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.

Tags 30 Seconds To Mars, Aaliyah, Da Brat, Diddy, Faith Evans, Heavy D, Jamie Foxx, Jermaine Dupri, Kanye West, Mary J. Blige, Notorious B.I.G., Paul Simon, Queen-Latifah, Quincy Jones, T-Pain, Tatyana Ali

If you:

+ Only heard "Rapper's Delight" for the first time when that old lady in The Wedding Singer dropped a few lines in that ridick scene

+ First heard of Dr. Dre when Eminem mentioned him

+ Don't remember when the Beastie Boys were actually boys

+ Didn't realize that the Fresh Prince and Will Smith were the same person, or that he left DJ Jazzy Jeff behind when he moved to Bel Air

+ Didn't realize Rev Run was, um, in a rap group

+ Didn't realize Ice-T had a whole separate career before he played Fin Tutuola on Law & Order: SVU

+ Didn't realize Jennifer Lopez and Diddy were once a couple

+ Don't know who the Fly Girls were

+ Thought Queen Latifah made her showbiz debut in BarberShop 2

And/or

+ Don't know who Kid or Play is...

Then you probably need a serious dose of Yo! MTV Raps, the seminal national hip-hop show that was the. shiz. on MTV back in the late '80s and early '90s. The show took hip-hop out of the New York boroughs and pockets of urban Cali, where it'd been brewing, and into the homes of anyone with MTV, beginning in 1988, and it's been a legend ever since.

Now, 20 years later, we've dusted off the turntables -- and the set -- and invited back host Fab 5 Freddy and an impressive roster of the original voices, leaders and pioneers of the hip-hop movement and resurrected Yo! MTV Raps.

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Tags Beastie Boys, Celebrity, Diddy, Ice-T, Jennifer Lopez, Music, Queen-Latifah, Run's House, Style, TV Shows, video, Videos, Will Smith, Yo! MTV Raps