+ It's a big day in blogland today, particularly for Miley Cyrus. First, she's been Tweeting a trail of tears all over the place about her alleged breakup with boyfriend Justin Gaston after recently leaving town to go shoot a movie in the South. (Twitter)

+ Then, her EX-ex-boyfriend Nick Jonas confirmed that he and Miley did indeed record an alternate version of a song originally sung by The Jonas Brothers. (Twist)

+ ...though it seems that Nick might have a had a little more to do with the split than they're letting on, as reports surface that the former couple were recently seen goofing around on the set of a music video, and also "writing" a song together in a dark movie theater. Hmms.... (E! Online)

+ If you can believe it, soul goddess Adele (also aMAYzing as MTV's first artist in the resurrected Unplugged series) actually canceled her first tour -- for booze and a boy. (ICYDK)

+ Oh yeah. Adam Lambert is gay. (MTV News)

+ And he had a mancrush on Kris Allen. (MTV News)

+ Photoshop moment of the day: Beyonce hustling hard in these Japanese water ads. (Bossip)

+ If Simon Cowell has his way, Zac Efron will play the lead role in the remake of Saturday Night Fever. How anyone could think John Travolta's performance could be matched, we will NEVER know. (Limelife)

+ Another Wednesday, another Caps Lock-laden rant from Kanye West. This time, it's about the fake Twitter accounts bearing his name. (KanyeUniverseCity)

+ And here's something else for you to get pissed at, Kanye. Spencer Pratt is the self-proclaimed "future of rap." (Bossip)

+ Creeepezzan stallion Marilyn Manson and his latest gal pal were seen "tool"ing around Hollywood yesterday. Doesn't he bear a striking resemblance to that chubby guy Brandon Davis that a certain blogger is always making fun of? (JustJared)

+ Calling all Adam Lambert fans: RUN! DON'T WALK! A lock of his hair is now up for grabs. Speaking of American Idol, do you think Simon's "call to action" for Little Lam was over the top/baiting? (eBay)

+ And this is why we're GOO GOO for GaGa. (PopCrunch)

+ Oh -- and here's Lady GaGa's amazing performance of "Poker Face" on the Ellen show today. Check out each pose at the start of the vid. LOVE. it. (Towleroad)

HOOORAY! I had lunch with the lovely and talented Diana DeGarmo today! We even sat next to each other, and now we're besties and she told me to call her "DD." Okay, the last two parts of that sentence aren't true, but she has the demeanor of a smart and mature BFF (it's hard to believe she's just 21-years-old), and she was absolutely lovely.

Diana was in town to discuss one of her new projects, GetScouted.com -- a talent recruitment site that connects up-and-coming artists, singers, dancers, performers, and designers with talent scouts -- and the musical revue she's in in L.A. right now, Back To Bacharach And David (as in BURT BACHARACH, who's one of my personal idols) -- and how she gets to wear one off Mel B's costumes from Peep Show! Eee!

Since you probably want to know which former American Idol-ers Diana still K.I.T.s with, I made sure to ask! She said she's closest with Kimberley Locke, and she talks to Michael Johns and Matt Rogers a lot and that he just texted her this morning! Cuh-YOOT! She also told a really sweet story about meeting the girl who would become Matt Rogers' wife and telling him immediately that he was going to marry her, which is how she ended up singing in their wedding.

And Diana, who said she's "keeping up" with this season's American Idol, said she's a huge Kara DioGuardifan, and that she supports the new judges-save rule. She also addressed the rumors that Simon Cowell may leave American Idol: "They'll definitely need to find that vinegar" she said, referring to Simon's flair for the vitriolic. Hee. Well put!

Finally, like any celebrity interview these days, the meet-up turned into a Tweet-up. Yes, friends, Diana DeGarmo is on Twitter, AND she Tweeted about our lunch while we eating (as did I). She also told me she Tweeted Perez Hilton, but he hasn't Tweeted her back yet. (Get on that, Perez!)

So, everyone follow @DianaDeGarmo, mkay?

Please tell me you've seen the clip of Susan Boyle from Britain's Got Talent (Simon Cowell's other show.) The 47-year-old frizzy-haired, bushy-browed Scottish catwoman stepped out onto the stage and, before she opened her mouth, the audience pretty much assumed she'd be the next William Hung sooner than the next Leona Lewis.

But after stammering out a little stage banter and unselfconsciously swiveling her hips for the judges, the sound that came forth from her lips when she performed "I Dreamed A Dream" from Les Miserables was a cross between Kathleen Battle, Audra McDonald, and a young Maria Callas, sprinkled with a little God. Susan Boyle absolutely and unabashedly OWNED not just that stage but that entire show and all of its slack-jawed viewers.

The "Susan Boyle" episode of Britain's Got Talent (also the season premiere) aired this past Saturday, April 11, and already the YouTube clip of Susan Boyle's performance has been viewed over 5.6 MILLION times. And Simon Cowell is apparently in talks to nab the raw talent a record deal.

Much has already been written about Susan Boyle's unlikely story -- She suffered mild brain damage at birth. She was mercilessly bullied as a child and turned to singing as an escape. Susan Boyle isn't classically trained -- her experience is limited to church and karaoke. Formerly employed as a church charity worker,  she's currently out of a job, lives with her cat Pebbles, and she told Britain's Got Talent that she's never been kissed. She stopped singing after her mother passed away but auditioned for Britain's Got Talent to fulfill a wish to her mother. After her initial appearance, she told British press that she looked "like a garage."

Now, clearly, Susan Boyle is no Susan Sarandon, but close your eyes and TELL me she doesn't sound like Alice Ripley (how badly do you want to hear Susan Boyle sing "Meadowlark"!??), or even Julie Andrews, to whom she's being compared. Broadway producer Cameron Mackintosh said he was gob-smacked by Susan Boyle's performance. And even Demi Moore Tweeted that she was moved by Susan Boyle.

Sure, Susan Boyle is over the hill by mainstream-music standards. (So is anyone over the age of about 22.) But please, I don't care if you're the most jaded, crusty cynic out there and absolutely despite reality TV (not a Hills fan, are you?). Listen to Susan Boyle, and let pop-irony be replaced by amazement, and celebrate what readers of Andrew Sullivan's column in The Atlantic referred to as Susan Boyle's impossible courage and confidence.

Honestly, I don't even care if Susan Boyle wins Britain's Got Talent. Just don't rain on her parade.

+ Sad panther Lily Allen says celebrity has gotten in the way of her everyday life. "There are some things I just can't do any more," she laments. "Like when I've had sex, I can't go to the sexual health clinic... I can't go to a shop to get condoms." At least she's keepin' it clean! (The Mirror - UK)

+ Semi-related side note: the clinically-deprived Allen recently propositioned Simon Cowell via "accidental" text message. (Simon, please see above.) (Scandalist)

+ Hayden Panettiere is reportedly stepping out on boyfriend Milo Ventimiglia with singer Jesse McCartney. Anyone else thinking improvement? (Radar)

+ Zac Efron plays a 40-year-old trapped in a teenager's body for his new flick, 17 Again. So how'd he get into character? "I tried to do a few things that I learned from my dad — things that he thinks are cool but are really dorky." Way to make your old man proud, dude. (MTV News)

+ Da Ringmasters get bounced from ABDC land for being overly circus freaky. (Remote Control)

+ Watch out, Amy Winehouse -- looks like Blake Fielder-Civil's stepping up his divorce game. So far, the ordinarily degenerate druggie has already hired a "top lawyer," compiled "a file of Amy's errors" and contacted "the men Amy’s meant to have slept with." (Perez Hilton)

+ John Mayer admits that he and girlfriend Jennifer Aniston occasionally have "sleepovers" and says her crazy/high-tech pad is like something out of Inspector Gadget. (Usmagazine.com)

+ T-minus two days til T.I. rocks the Grammy stage with Jay-Z, Kanye West and Lil Wayne. Lookin' forward to (finally!) seeing that "Swagga," Tip! (MTV News)

+ When Katy Perry goes dateless for a year, it's called celibacy. For the rest of us, it's just called sad. Either way, KP has vowed to spend the next 365 or so days with her cat. (Usmagazine.com)

+ Meanwhile, Lily Allen spent three weeks in the "nuthouse" in early 2008 ... and she liked it! (Daily Telegraph - UK)

+ And speaking of Lily, we gotta give her props for her story-telling skills. Word to the wise: Next time there's a lull in the conversation, just toss in a fun facilitator like "I did once snog these identical twins in San Diego." Works every time! (Scandalist)

+ Miley Cyrus has issued a corporate America-ish PSA claiming she has nothing but love for Demi Lovato, Selena Gomez, the Jonases and, presumably, everyone else on Team Disney. (MTV News)

+ What do 50 Cent and JLo have in common? It's all about the badonkadonk, baby. (Remote Control)

+ American Idol recap! Simon Cowell pretends to hate the new judge, Kara DioGuardi while Randy Jackson pretends to referee. (E! Online)

+ Jay-Z's been working on his latest album, Blueprint 3, forevs! Which is weird, since he sez he could've made "a great piece of art" in under three weeks. (MTV News)

+ Casting call! Who better to play a vampire in New Moon than the disconcertingly mature-for-her-age child star, Dakota Fanning? (MTV Movies)

When you think TRL and the heyday of boy bands, you probably remember the legendary groups of the late '90s and early 2000s, like *NSYNC and Backstreet Boys -- and you heard Backstreet's coming back to TRL to perform live on the finale on Sunday, November 16, right?

But then there are the bands that time (and taste) forgot -- like LFO, or Lite Funky Ones -- though LFO was neither Lite nor Funky -- and British boy band 5ive, whom Simon Cowell signed before he went on to crush people's hopes for a living on American Idol. (Ironically, 5ive had an album called Invincible, which charted well in the UK, but ultimately couldn't save the band from going the way of pogs.)

Check out LFO's arguably offensive (to Chinese people, women, anyone with any sort of musical sensibility whatsoever, and any combination thereof) "Summer Girls" video below, watch 5ive's "When the Lights Go Out" video after the jump, and check out TRL's top boy band videos here.

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+ Madonna and Guy Ritchie are officially divorcing. After months of speculation (mainly stemming from Madonna's alleged romantic trysts with A-Rod) the couple released a statement early this a.m. confirming rumors of their impending split. They were married for nearly 8 years. (NY Post, MTV News)

+ A Danity Kane divided! On last night's Making the Band Live Finale, Diddy officially booted Aubrey and D. Woods from the group. (Remote Control)

+ Ever wondered what it feels like to hold the top two slots on the Billboard Hot 100 chart? Well, according to T.I., it ain't easy. The rapper admits he's both "disturbed" and "exhilarated" by his success. And, apparently, somewhat humbled. (MTV News)

+ We always knew Simon Cowell had a bit of a Napoleon complex. We just didn't realize he was up to three throw pillows a day. (Scandalist)

+ Forget about the J-E-T-S. Tonight, Luda and 50 Cent are gonna give it up for the V-E-T-S (i.e. American military veterans) by headlining a live concert as part of MTV's Choose or Lose tour. (MTV News)

+ Not only is DJ AM out of the hospital -- he's just landed the biggest show of his career! The recovering turntablist is teaming up with Jay-Z tonight for his first post-plane crash gig. (People)

+ With elections creeping up, Barack Obama landed himself on the cover of music bible Rolling Stone (again)! Oh, and don't worry, conspiracy theorists. That huge, bold-faced Taliban story (on the bottom left) is totally just coincidence. (Rolling Stone)

+ Janet Jackson's mystery illness revealed! The singer has apparently been diagnosed with "migraine-associated vertigo." Hey, didn't U2 write a song about that once? (MTV News)

+ Tokio Hotel are actually worried about what YOU think of THEM. Says guitarist Tom Kaulitz, "Our vocabulary is just school English, so we have no slang, no cool words." Um, trust us, guys -- if anyone here should be giving lessons on how to be cool, it's not gonna be us. (MTV)

+ Are Britney Spears and Kevin Federline eying a reconciliation?? According to the British tabs, the two are trying to work through their issues in couples counseling. We'll believe it when we see it. (Daily Mail - UK)

+ Aerosmith's Steven Tyler sues Internet impersonators for talking about his mama. (Rolling Stone)

+ Kanye West is in such a hurry to hit you with his new album, 808s and Heartbreak, that he's bumped up the release date to "November something." Thanksgiving stocking stuffer, anyone? (MTV)

+ Limp Bizkit to reunite and recreate their unique blend of music, yelling and severe anger management issues. (Metal Hammer - UK)

+ There are plenty of people in this world who would looooove to follow the Jonas Brothers around -- like, for instance, us! But according to Lisa Origliasso of The Veronicas, it does occasionally have it's drawbacks. For instance? "I often have nightmares about 12-year-old screaming girls." Yeah, but SO WORTH IT!! (PopEater)

+ American Idol's Simon Cowell reacts to Clay Aiken's startling admission (basically with a "ZZZZzzzz"). (MTV)