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Baseball has a bit of a problem roping in the young folks to watch the World Series. It starts late, ends later and features a lot of dudes spitting sunflower seeds, scratching themselves and occasionally hitting a ball. Not really must-see TV.

So, Major League Baseball sought to raise the temperature with a little Bieber Fever this past weekend, attaching a new Justin Bieber music video for an acoustic version of his song "Never Say Never" before Game 3 of the 2010 World Series, played between the San Francisco Giants and the Texas Rangers.

In the "Never Say Never" acoustic video, Justin Bieber plays it safe by wearing a Giants hat and a Rangers jacket, acrobatically performing "Never Say Never" on a baseball diamond. The video also features dramatic footage of various Rangers and Giants players in action.

It's not exactly Queen's "We Will Rock You," but Bieber does lighten things up a bit. The acoustic version of "Never Say Never" is taken from Bieber's acoustic album, which is due out on Nov. 23.

+ Watch Justin Bieber's video for "Never Say Never" (acoustic).

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This week's MTV PUSH Artist of the Week is Hot Chelle Rae. We first told you about this Nashville band last year, when it released its incredibly accomplished debut album, Lovesick Electric. Mixing everything from the operatic rock of Queen to the more contemplative moments of Death Cab For Cutie, Hot Chelle Rae is adept at both heart-string-pulling ballads such as "Bleed" and raucous, sweat-drenched rock songs such as "I Like To Dance," from Lovesick Electric.

Hot Chelle Rae's shared a bill with everyone from Lil Jon to Boys Like Girls and The Academy Is... and has charmed crowds everywhere from South By Southwest to the Warped Tour. And if the group hasn't charmed you yet, then they're about to.

Watch Hot Chelle Rae's "Bleed" and "I Like To Dance" videos, and check out live performances of "I Like To Dance" and "Nothing Left To Hide." Plus, watch exclusive interviews with Hot Chelle Rae to see how the group got its name, how the song "Last One Standing" was inspired by "Twilight" and what it was like meeting Aerosmith's Steven Tyler. Plus, see the band visit the famed Dakota building in New York City and pay homage to the Beatles, and watch Hot Chelle Rae take a trip down under.

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Tags Death Cab For Cutie, Hot Chelle Rae, MTV PUSH: Hot Chelle Rae, Queen, video

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Early arrivals to this summer's Paramore/Tegan And Sara tour might have caught a glimpse or heard some highly orchestrated, epic sounds coming in that traveling rock circus' opening act, Kadawatha; and, no doubt, they were intrigued by what they saw and heard.

Kadawatha is the musical project of singer/songwriter Daniel Kadawatha, who has shepherded Kadawatha from being a solo project, recorded in a self-painted, self-decorated trailer, to a full band featuring two (yes, two!) guys named Andreas.

Kadawatha takes emo rock and expands it to U2-size proportions. On their debut single, "Agape," Kadawatha's operatic, Bono-esque vocals are backed by a powerful arena-ready sound that calls to mind everything from Queen to At The Drive-In to Jimmy Eat World.

You can see Kadawatha live, with Paramore and Tegan And Sara this summer and hear more music at their MySpace page.

Tags At The Drive In, Bono, Jimmy Eat World, Kadawatha, Paramore, Queen, Tegan And Sara, U2

A little while back we introduced you to the wonderfully over-the-top, theatrical glam-rock of Foxy Shazam. And since the group's influences -- from Queen to T. Rex -- hail from the United Kingdom, it couldn't be more appropriate that we caught up with them in a London hotel room.

Don't worry -- these up-and-coming rock stars (seriously, these dudes were born into a rock star resume) actually aren't trashing their room; rather, they're playing an intimate acoustic set for your eyes only. With singer Eric Nally laid out across guitarist Loren Turner's legs on a fancy couch and Turner playing an unplugged electric guitar along to some helpful, timekeeping finger snaps, this is truly about as acoustic as it gets.

Tags Foxy Shazam, Queen, T. Rex, video

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Theatrical, dramatic, hilarious and daring, Foxy Shazam are here to put a little pomp and circumstance into your daily dose of rock 'n' roll.

Led by flamboyant singer Eric Nally (who must've come out of the womb as a kick-ass frontman), this Cincinnati sextet make audacious glam-rock-meets-prog-pop-meets-musical-theater. (Try to find that genre on iTunes.) The songs on the band's self-titled third album, which comes out April 13, recalls everything from Elton John and The Stooges to T. Rex and Queen.

Plus, the group is equally as dazzling on record, on stage (we still get choked up just thinking about how Nally likes to chow down on a pack of cigarettes during each performance) and on camera. Always one to take a risk, the band recently made headlines by previewing its new album on Chatroulette and hosting a listening party on the anything-goes chat program.

Foxy Shazam is currently on tour, and its album Foxy Shazam drops April 13. Check out the group's dazzling video for its single "Oh Lord" below.

Tags Elton John, Eric Nally, Foxy Shazam, Queen, T. Rex, The Stooges, video

+ Adam Lambert took the high road (sort of) in response to Clay Aiken's bitter blog rant about his performance on this season of American Idol. (PopCrunch)

+ On the "Lamchop" tip, looks like this year's American Idol runner-up could be the next frontman for Queen. (Prefix)

+ Mmm... if you're hurting for a smooth cover of No Doubt's "Don't Speak," Chrisette Michele has the perfect remedy for you. A beautiful rendition, indeed. (Neon Limelight)

+ Outspoken fashion queen/rapper Kanye West doesn't like books (or reading for that matter) -- which is why he wrote his own book and wants you to buy it now. (Reuters)

+ Is this for real??? Ciara is giving away her Fantasy Ride CD for free when you buy a large chicken sandwich from KFC?? Is this real life? (Fierocia)

+ Friday LOLZ: In case you didn't see that hysterical vid of Katharine McPhee getting attacked by paparazzi and then promptly saved by an outspoken homeless woman, FunnyOrDie has released a spoof of said video. You MUST watch. (Seriously? OMG! WTF?)

Tags Adam Lambert, American Idol, Chrisette Michele, Ciara, Clay Aiken, Kanye West, Katharine McPhee, No Doubt, Queen

With everyone all is-he-or-isn't-he-ing over American Idol finalist Adam Lambert's sexuality, we here at the MTV Buzzworthy Blog are firmly entrenched in Team Glambert and could care less if he's gay or not as long as he keeps keeping his glam gun set to stun.

But friends, Adam Lambert wasn't the first man in music to get glittery and glossy, wield an eyeliner pencil, nor keep his skin positively pristine.

And so, to celebrate Adam Lambert, the most glam man (or woman!) on TV, let's take a look at some of the glammest guys in music history!

From Prince to Perez, from the Backstreet Boys to the most glam Jonas Brother of them all, see who else made the list!

Boy George: The godfather of early '80s glam, Boy George and the Culture Club -- their 1982 single, "Do You Really Wanna Hurt Me?," off the album Kissing To Be Clever, went to #1 in a dozen countries -- were never afraid to play with musical genres, gender, or with makeup, obviously. Unfortunately, Boy George tumbled for drugs and false imprisonment of a male escort and is currently in prison. Whoops! Video: Culture Club | "Do You Really Want To Hurt Me?"

Marilyn: One of Boy George's contemporaries, British pop star Marilyn, born Peter Robinson, also saw brief gender-bending fame in the '80s. Marilyn was featured on the 1984 all-star Band Aid jammy-jam "Do They Know It's Christmas?," had a massive falling out with Boy George, and claims that he had an intense affair with Gavin Rossdale back in the day. Gavin denies his involvement with Marilyn, but one thing that's undeniable was that Marilyn was the master of the perfectly arched brow -- the killer app in any glam guy's tool kit.

Backstreet Boys: The liberal use of lip gloss, eyeliner and, hair products that the Backstreet Boys featured in their 2005 video, "Just Want You to Know," was strictly due to the fact that they were portraying fictitious '80s hair band, Sphynkter... or was it? And I defy you to find something NOT glam about zebra car seat covers. Video: Backstreet Boys | "I Just Want You To Know"

Freddie Mercury: No one pushed the glam envelope (glamvelope?) harder or farther than the late, great Freddie Mercury. Known as one of the most commanding, theatrical, and flamboyant performers of all time, even David Bowie considers him one of the edgiest performers ever. Equally at home in a tight t-shirt and jeans or a skin-tight court jester's catsuit and a crushed velvet cape, Freddie Mercury popularized the cop 'stache and ambiguous sexuality while unintentionally paving the way for Lady Gaga to appropriate her namesake from Queen's 1984 hit, "Radio Gaga." Video: Queen | "Radio Gaga"

Bill Kaulitz: Please. As IF we would leave Bill Kaulitz off a list of glam guys. The trademark hair and makeup alone are award-worthy, as is the fact that his life is one big series of angular, intense, and amazing poses. Also, Bill deserved his own giant tongue just for the makeup he wore to the MTV Tr3s Los 2008 Premios Awards. Video: Tokio Hotel | "Monsoon" Live on TRL

Perez Hilton: Though he's worn a most un-glam tenty Sherlock Holmes cape... thing... and a Hello Kitty shower cap... and shorts that looked a lot like lederhosen, the self-proclaimed Queen of All Media earned back tons of glam points when he wore an ARETHA HAT, designed by Mr. Song Millinery, to his South By Southwest party in March 2009.

Kanye West: Aside from hanging out with a guy who wears an Aretha Hat and spending an inordinate amount of time fantasizing about models, when he's not ruining awards shows or claiming he's not gay, Kanye West spends an inordinate amount of time discussing fashion, attending fashion shows, and basically giving himself over to fashion. And being very very fashionable. He also changed his name to Martin Louis The King, Jr. and was recently named hip-hop's best-dressed man.

George Michael: Shown here catching a nebulous orb of glam, George Michael's been and stayed glam throughout the years. Whether prancing about in nut-huggers and a pro-life t-shirt and doing the jitterbug (see: the entire "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" video) during his Wham! days, or being all James Dean-y as Faith-era George Michael, George wrote the prescription for the perfect rugged-glum look: well man-icured facial hair, sculpted brows, sunglasses, and earrings. And speaking of prescriptions, George Michael's affinity for drugs and public toilets led to some majorly un-glam photo opps. Whoops! But, hiring Cindy Crawford, Linda Evangelista, Christy Turlington, and Naomi Campbell for his 1990 video, "Freedom '90," was one of the glammest moments in guy-glam history.  Video: George Michael | "Freedom '90"

++ CHECK OUT MORE GLAM GUYS AND SEE WHICH JONAS BROTHER IS THE GLAMMEST AFTER THE JUMP!

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Tags Adam Lambert, American Idol, Aretha Hat, Backstreet-Boys, Bill Kaulitz, Boy George, Britney, Christina Aguilera, Dee Snider, Diddy, Freddie Mercury, Gavin Rossdale, Jim Verraros, Jonas Brothers, Kajagoogoo, Kanye West, Katy Perry, Lady Gaga, Liberace, Marilyn, Nick Jonas, Perez Hilton, Pete Wentz, Queen, Rick James, Rihanna, The Blonds, The Lonely Island, Tokio Hotel, Twisted Sister

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+ UPDATE: Watch Cinema Bizarre's Buzzworthy interview here! ++

TOTAL ME SORROW, you guys! Cinema Bizarre was JUST on the 17th floor of MTV (AKA WHERE BUZZWORTHY LIVES AND BREATHES) to answer your Buzzworthy fan questions, and I WASN'T THERE! (I'm currently at home getting ready for my bestie's wedding. What a bish, right? Scheduling her zzzzzz wedding for the SAME DAY CINEMA BIZARRE WAS COMING TO MTV! SHE SHOULD'VE KNOWN THE FUTURE BETTER WHEN SHE PLANNED HER WEDDING A YEAR AGO!)

Anyway, "furcht" not, because the wonderful Toby, who shot the interview (he also edits most of Buzzworthy's interviews and videos, including the Bill Kaulitz makeover!) sent me this photo of the guys and a quick spoiler, which I will now share!

Ahem: When asked who they'd most like to have dinner with, Strify said Freddie Mercury!! Can you even IMAGINE? The universe would've crapped itself over that spectacular pairing. Probably for the best that it can't happen. Oh! There was also mention of asparagus.

Okay. Stay tuned for Buzzworthy's exclusive Cinema Bizarre fan question interview, mkay? And if you still have no idea who Cinema Bizarre is, watch them introduce themselves. Grosses ketchup!!!

+ Appropriately, watch Queen's "Radio Gaga" video.

Tags Cinema Bizarre, Freddie Mercury, Queen, Strify

Los Angeles power-pop balladeers Crash Kings have a blurb on their AbsolutePunk profile that begins, "Crash Kings sound like nothing you've heard before." It's not true at all. Crash Kings sound like Ben Folds and Jack White joined CK bros Weezer in a Queen tribute band. Look at "Mountain Man," for example. Dead-on White Stripes lead vocals, theatrical piano-driven back-up (hello, Ben Folds) and epic guitar crunch a la Weezer emulating Queen.

"1985" is more funk than rock, emphasizing the Ben Folds angle only to quickly rule it out with harmony so tight it sounds like a clever snake is singing both parts in one supernatural voice. It sounds diabolical. Surely you've heard a few diabolical things by now.

So anyway, Crash Kings don't sound like nothing you've heard before. In fact, they sound a lot like plenty. But here's a thought: Suppose you were to eat a sandwich made of tuna fish, peanut butter, and caramel. BUT suppose it was delicious. It wouldn't be out of line for you to exclaim, "This is like nothing I've ever tasted before," when in fact, it is exactly the same as three things you've had regularly since you were a kid (four, with the bread). It's the unexpected combination of things that you already like, that gets you shouting. Crash Kings are like that. Try them. Shout a little.

Tags Ben Folds, Crash Kings, Jack White, Queen, Weezer, White Stripes

Last week we (and the whole rest of the Internet) leaked the new Sixten-inspired album art for Green Day's 21st Century Breakdown, and we've been making out in alleys all over the city ever since. Well, that is, if you consider our minds to be alleys... Which we definitely do. Anyway, since us Buzzworkies have been so wrapped up in other people's mouths, that grouchy genius FNMTV panelist / MTV News anchor James Montgomery beat us to the album preview. And it's a good thing he did! That guy really knows how to put a sentence together, I tell you what. Here are a few choice clips:

["21st Century Breakdown"] takes off on a multi-sectional sprint, featuring big, clean guitar chords (played windmill-style, à la Pete Townshend, one imagines) one minute, cacophonous drum breakdowns the next — not to mention a "We Are the Champions"-style interlude. Armstrong yelps couplets like, "Video games of the towers' fall/ Homeland Security can kill us all," before the whole song comes crashing to a close with him singing, "Oh dream, America, dream ... / Oh, scream, America, scream."

"Restless Heart Syndrome" starts with piano, and Armstrong sings "I've got a really bad disease/ It's got me begging on my hands and knees." He keeps going — again reaching that upper register — as the song picks up a swing tempo, eventually interrupted by a buzz-saw guitar section and some lock-step bass and drums. "21 Guns" — which, if it's not Breakdown's final song, really ought to be — is a cell-phones-in-the-air anthem...

Hungry for more? Yeah you are! What did I tell you about that Montgomery? That guy is GOOD. Read his full analysis of the 21st Century Breakdown preview, and realize how bad you been missing Green Day since American Idiot!

Also, Billie Joe turned 37 on Tuesday! Whoa! Check out this clip of Green Day playing the amazing "Christy Road" on 120 Minutes back in '94 to see how far he, Mike and Tre Cool have come in 15 years.

Tags Green Day, James Montgomery, Queen, The Who