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I don't necessarily want one of the Snoop Dogg dessert pizzas or whatever he made on today's episode of It's On With Alexa Chung, but I very much do want a studded plaid jumper.

Here's what Alexa wore on today's episode.

Wednesday, October 28
+ Dress: Wren
+ Shoes: A.P.C.
+ Over-the-knee socks: American Apparel

Today's red plaid dress theme is high/low. High: American Retro's checked-and-studded plaid dress. It's $253 at Shopbop.com. More basic, less bucks: Forever 21's red plaid dress. $26.90. Bam.

And check out Alexa Chung modelling for Wren.

+ Ever the smart businessman, Snoop Dogg has just released some sick headphones (the only ones available with in-ear subwoofers), in partnership with music accessory outfit Skullcandy. Gotta make that meezy, fo' sheezy. (HipHop Wired)

+ Lady Gaga does the cover of OUT magazine (along with an amazing photo spread and accompanying article), and when we say "does it," we mean she blows it out. of the effing. water. Don't walk... RUN! (OUT)

+ Guitar god Les Paul passed away today, leaving tons of musicians and music lovers worldwide mourning the loss of a genius inventor and performer. (E! Online)

+ Electro duo La Roux announced today that their next single will be "I'm Not Your Toy." We're kind of in love with this band, and my boyfriend hates me because of it. Overshare? Oh, you just WAIT... (NME)

+ Remind us again why Scarlett Johansson is trying to have a singing career? Probably the same reason Beyonce is trying to have an acting career. Watch this just-released video in which, regardless of whether or not she can sing she looks insanely hot, for "Relator" with Pete Yorn to refresh your memory. (PopSugar)

+ We love Fefe Dobson (remember "Take Me Away?"). Evidently she put on a smoldering show at NYC's Mercury Lounge (performing new tracks like "I Want You" mixed with some old favorites) last night. We love what this girl stands for: sticking it to the man and doing things her way. Let's hope this time around her label will keep her on the payroll for a while. (Neon Limelight)

+ The gargantuan line-up for 2009 Lollapalooza at Chicago's Grant Park was just announced, and it's fuller than a tick on a three-day suck!! The roster includes HUGE acts like Depeche Mode, The Killers, Snoop Dogg, and Beastie Boys, plus more of your favorites like Kings of Leon, Asher Roth, Santigold, and Silversun Pickups. What? NO CHROMEO?? (The Tripwire)

+ Today we mourn the loss of Ozzy Osbourne's dog Little Bit, who was shredded to, um... bits by a coyote. (Sleaze Roxx)

+ Kelly Rowland has bean tearing up the charts both overseas and stateside recently, with the rise of her new single "When Love Takes Over." Tonight we'll get to see her perform it live on the So You Think You Can Dance results show with French DJ David Guetta. Can't wait! (Neon Limelight)

+ American Idol winner Jordin Sparks just dropped her next single "S.O.S." and, thankfully, it's a DANCE track (all the gays say "Ay-ohhhhhh!!!"). What makes it even more awesome is that it samples the old freestyle song "Let The Music Play." Love it. (Perez Hilton)

+ Rapper Bow Wow seemed to be a little down in the Twitter dumps, as manifested in this Tweet from yesterday. (Bossip)

+ Man, I am craving some Toblerone after hearing that Maroon 5 are heading to Switzerland to work on their third album with Mutt "You're-an-idiot-for-cheating-on-Shania-Twain" Lange. (NME)

Have you seen the (VERY, VERY NSFW) introductory video over at NipseyHussle.com yet? Good lord. It has got to be just about the most wildly glorifying and insanely over-the-top "nice to meet you" clip I have ever seen in my whole damn life. And my friends, after watching, I am now officially and deeply SOLD on some Nipsey Hussle.

It opens with solemn words from The Game, who, as you know, is not a dude to be taken lightly. He describes the West Coast newcomer as a resurrection. "Feel like you lookin' at Dre and Dogg all over again," The Game trumpets, imagining himself in the role of the mentor.

Anyway. Nipsey Hussle, who takes his name from TV poet laureate Nipsey Russell, got his first big break when he jumped on The Game's LAX tour back in '08. After being taken under that inked-up wing, he put out a barrage of violent mixtapes (Bullets Ain't Got No Name, Volumes 1 and 2) that quickly got folks to shouting about Nipsey being the West Coast's new spokesman.

Obviously it was right about then that the East African transplant sold his Los Angeles clothing shop and got to full-time rapping. The new jack West Coast rhymer doles out unflinching hardcore realness, bringing more than just braids to back up The Game's highfalutin claims.

Now Nipsey is hard at work on South Central State Of Mind, his first original full-length featuring cameos by, guess who, Snoop and The Game. Second single "Roll The Windows Up," a '90s-style drop-top popper with the Slauson Boyz on the fills, is in circulation now. Have you heard it? Are you in on this resurrection s---? Get a look at Nipsey Hussle on Mixtape Monday below, watch his "Hussle In The House" clip after the jump and tell me you aren't sold.

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+ Holy Sunday! Taylor Swift "appears" to have stolen the show at the Annual Academy of Country Music Awards. After taking the stage via magician David Copperfield's magic elevator, Ms. Fearless went on to win Album Of The Year and accepted a Crystal Milestone Award from Reba McEntire for bringing country back to life! (Associated Press)

+ In other magic crystal news, here's an eyeful of the Ferrari-red shoulder-baring mind-blower that Taylor Swift wore to the awards. (Just Jared)

+ Miley Cyrus to Teen Vogue: "Robert Pattinson? More like Blob-ert Fat-and-sucks." (MTV News)

+ Gabe Saporta's ass-shaking days are over (for now)! A major Vegas ankle bust has the Cobra Starship rocker rockin' a cane and tweeting for dear life. Help me Pete Wentz! Revolting photos included... (@GabrielSaporta)

+ Illin' in a leather trench and cracked black fedora, that same skinny brown-haired Eminem who graced this page Friday, helped induct childhood heroes (and temporary fashion inspirations) Run-DMC into the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame on Saturday. What a night for Cleveland ... (MTV News)

+ Ashlee Simpson demonstrates the pregnant splits, among ... other things, via TwitPic. (I Don't Like You In That Way)

+ Madonna and Angelina Jolie squabble over "spicy brown baby," baby island, space babies and more on Saturday Night Live. (Perez Hilton)

+ Wrestlemania champ John Cena to Rick Ross and Snoop Dogg: "Please help me find a job that's not getting punched in the face with chairs?" (MTV News)

These days, everyone who's anyone is partying over in the Twitterverse (bonus -- you don't even have to leave your couch!), and celebs are no exception. Also, if you don't know what Twitter is, a.) Seriously?!, and b.) Watch this.

Anyway, we here at Buzzworthy love Twitter because, well, we Tweet! But also, we love Twitter because the sheer entertainment value of following your favorite celeb CANNOT be overlooked. We've laughed, we've cried, we've poked our eyes out (after reading John Mayer's penis-falling-asleep Tweet) and attempted to set our keyboards on fire (ENERGY!). But we always come back for more.

So, herewith is our roundup of our favorite, must-follow celebrities who Twitter.

CLASS A CRAZIES: This group includes the "must-follows" -- the celebrities whose Tweets are so friggin' BANOODLES you simply cannot miss them.
+ Diddy (@iamdiddy) -- If you follow NO ONE else on this list, please, please, please follow Diddy. (LET'S GO, PEOPLE!)
+ MC Hammer (@MCHammer) -- Apparently he was hiding an early adopter in those glittery Hammer pants!
+ Shaqille O'Neill (@THE_REAL_SHAQ) -- Shaq lives in Twitteronia.
+ Snoop Dogg (@snoopdogg) -- His "izzle" talk just slays me every time. Occassionally Tweets while toking.
+ Steve Buscemi (@steve_buscemi) -- He hates penguins!
+ Solange Knowles (@solangeknowles) -- Love Solange, but when is she NOT Twittering. I think she's the sole reason Twitter keeps crashing.
+ Xzibit (@mrxtothaz)
+ Ryan Seacrest (@RyanSeacrest) -- Dude Tweets DURING COMMERCIAL BREAKS of American Idol! HOW IS THAT EVEN ALLOWED?
+ Lily Allen (@lilyroseallen) -- Lily still kinda hates Perez Hilton, and they are FOREVER back-and-forthing forever on Twitter.
+ Heidi Montag (@montagheidi) -- I swear to the Lord, you will S--T when you see how many of Heidi's Tweets are about Jesus!
+ Spencer Pratt (@prattspencer) -- Sometimes he's on the Bible train too, and he once even compared himself to Jesus. Epic.

FAMOUS BUT KINDA BORING: This group is dependable though almost never shocking. But they're all famous, so they've usually got somewhat interesting things to say. Just don't expect ALL CAPS Diddy rants or Lily Allen vs. Perez Hilton feuds):
+ Britney Spears (@britneyspears) -- Sometimes Britney's team posts for her, but this is still a good one.
+ Selena Gomez (@selenagomez) -- Yay, Selena!
+ Demi Lovato (@ddlovato) -- Demi and Selena leave each other little Twitter notes. 'Scute!
+ Taylor Swift (@taylorswift13) -- W00t Taylor! Predictably, Taylor Swift's Tweets are sweet.
+ Dave Matthews (@davejmatthews)
+ Soulja Boy Tell 'Em (@souljaboytellem) -- Mostly Soulja wants you to click on shiz for him and make him more famous. Soulja Boy also Tweets his beef with 50 Cent. (That was one of the weirdest sentences I've ever typed.)
+ Dave Navarro (@davenavarro6767) -- Tweets about being bored and playing video games. Fair enough, we say!
+ John Mayer (@johncmayer) -- He's become a bit of a mad Twitterer lately, and I'm actually a little tempted to move him to the above category. He once Tweeted about his penis falling asleep.
+ Sara Bareilles (@SaraBareilles) -- Sara Bareilles really needs to Twitter more.
+ Mark Hoppus (@markhoppus) -- He's been Tweeting about blink's new album a lot.
+ A Cursive Memory (@acursivememory) -- They really need to Tweet more.
+ Simon Curtis (@simoncurtis) -- Yay! We LOVE Simon Curtis! Posts fun pix of his trips.
+ Regina Spektor (@reginaspektor)
+ Liam Gallagher (@liamgallagher) -- Surprisingly, this feed is not so crazy. Bummer.
+ LeAnn Rimes (@leannrimes)
+ DJ AM (@DJ_AM)
+ REM (@remhq)
+ Duran Duran (@duranduran) -- Yes, they ARE still around!
+ Nick Cannon (@nickcannon4real) -- Mr. Mariah Carey is livin' large in the Twitterverse too.
+ William Beckett (@billbeckett)
+ Bjork (@bjork) -- Hers are crappy, unfortunately.
+ Four Year Strong (@fys)
+ Janelle Monae (@janellemonae)
+ Katy Perry (@katyperry) -- More exciting IRL than on Twitter. Oh wells.
+ Lady Gaga (@ladygaga) -- Ditto. Lady Gaga's Twitter sorta reeks of label Tweeting.
+ Ingrid Michaelson (@ingridmusic) -- Hers are cool and make me wanna hang out with her even more than I already do.
+ Cinema Bizarre (@cinemabizarre) -- Lady Gaga's German tourmates are also Twittering!

More celebrities on Twitter after the jump!

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(Credit: Thehollywoodgossip.com)

+ Just in time for Valentine's Day! Maybe scuzzy paparazzo Adnan Ghalib will be sending Britney Spears a crappy drugstore sampler of chocolates after all, since... you know... they still "share something really special." Like a restraining order. (Evil Beet)

+ The Jonas Brothers' right-hand lady (besides Mama Denise) is jumping ship! Their assistant, Felicia Culotta, who started off as Britney's assistant, is leaving Camp Jonas to rejoin Camp Britney. Big Rob, don't you go leaving the Jonases too! (E! Online)

+ Makeup mogul 50 Cent is taking this whole Foxy Brown feud a leeeetle too seriously, no? (Towel Road)

+ Miley Cyrus <3s all Asians, and she told you she's very sorry if certain photos gave certain impressions that she doesn't like Asians, and to show you much she loves Asians, she went and ate sushi. (Celebuzz)

+ John Mayer has a special birthday pressie for Jennifer Aniston, who turns 40 today: a song he wrote just for her. We really hope JM doesn't make his "stank face" when he sings it to her. (Celebuzz)

+ BREAKING: you will never be able to get tickets to anything ever again. Live Nation and Ticketmaster have merged. (Idolator)

+ Despite the fact that we are more than happy to accept all donations of cash, clothing, or other luxury goods (leave deets in the comments, plz), American Idol winner Fantasia Barrino has received absolutely nada -- especially from judge Simon Cowell, thank you very much. (Perez Hilton)

Apparently, we're not the only ones who think Bronx Mowgli Wentz is in for some serious schoolyard bullying one he hits elementary school. But just how did Pete and Ashlee come up with that unique combination of NYC borough + Disney character?

We're not sure, but our good friends over at Rum and Monkey came up with a handy-dandy generator to help you find YOUR secret emo baby name. Check it out now (Ours were "Staten Island Captain Hook" and "Bedford-Stuyvesant Ali Baba!") and tell us your names in the comments.

Bonus: If you close your eyes and listen really, really hard, you can almost HEAR baby Zuma Nesta Rock Rossdale laughing. Or is that Apple Martin?

+ Celebrate your brand-new polysyllabic moniker by re-watching this old-school (i.e. Pre-"fo' shizzle") gangsta rap track from Snoop "Doggy" Dogg.

Total Finale Live is halfway over, but the party's barely started backstage. Here's everything you won't see on camera that's happening backstage right now...

+ 10:30-something? WTRL? The show's OVER? I'm off to go get these interviews up for you -- Good Charlotte, TAI's Sisky, Nelly, and more. Read the always-hilarious Jim Cantiello's play-by-play of the show for more!

+ 10:01 Ludacris chills on the couch in the green room and watches 50 Cent perform while Kid Rock looks on, smoking a cigar.

+ 9:58 Just when 50 Cent is finally making his way toward the studio, Kid Rock shows up.  "Ohhhh. I never met this guy before," Kid says.  When the two greet each other, Kid Rock tells 50, "Eminem always tells me I need to meet you when I'm in Detroit."

+ 9:52 Hilary Duff was reminiscing about her first TRL experience -- standing in front of the big window facing Broadway while the fans cheered for her on the street. "I didn't ever want to leave the window!"

+ 9:44 50 Cent and Diddy met each other during a MTV News interview outside of the studio. 50 joked to Diddy about trying to get his spot producing shows at MTV, then they both laughed about who's making the most money.  After Diddy left, 50 had a question for the crowd in the hallway -- "Ok, be honest. Who's cooler? Me or Puff?"

+ 9:34 Justin Timberlake was dancing in his dressing room to Snoop's "Drop It Like It's Hot."

+ 9:27 Snoop Dogg is patiently posing for photo after photo after photo....

+ 9:20 Ludacris is signing a TRL yearbook while JC Chasez chills in the VIP room.

+ 9:16 Teyana Taylor's testing out the TRL photo booth!

+ 9:10 We The Kings are talking shop with Joel and Benji Madden from Good Charlotte.

+ 9:00 The Academy Is ... bassist Adam Siska was the man behind the Pete Wentz mask!

+ 8:45 Snoop Dogg says he thinks they should convert the times square studio in to a club (and he should be made part owner for coming up with the idea). Also, Nelly says he's gonna miss the energy of TRL and seeing the fans and artists coming together in such a way.

+ 8:40 No Pete Wentz, but definitely a man wearing a Pete mask when Fall Out Boy came down to the TRL studio during the show. The guys had just a few minutes to make their rounds before everyone went down to the street for their performance.

+ 8:37 As Justin Timberlake went to his dressing room, Diddy walked out of another room and greeted manager Johnny Wright.

+ 8:35pm Justin Timberlake just came in the TRL studios... one VIP saw him and told her friend, "oh my God. Justin Timberlake is here."

+ 8:27 Benji and Joel Madden were doing an interview at the TRL stage door when Joel's ex, Hilary Duff, walked by within inches! Looked over her shoulder straight-faced and blew by.


Y'all, I'm like sitting here up to my knees in Puffs Plus (the extra-aloe kind), bawlin' like a bambino over the last-ever afternoon episode of TRL, which aired today.

And when the All-American Rejects weren't busy pulling up the floor boards (hey, we're gonna need those for the TRL finale this Sunday!), Damien and Lyndsey counted down the top 10 live performances of TRL's 10-year history.

Chart toppers included a medley of Snoop Dogg classics, Alicia Keys' 2007 performance of "No One," and  Outkast "Hey Ya"-ing on Halloween in 2003.

But it's most fitting that the princess of TRL, Britney Spears, whose 2003 performance of "Me Against the Music," came in at #7, right beneath TRL's crown prince, Justin Timberlake and the rest of consummate TRL boy band *NSYNC, who made it to the #10 spot for their 1998 performance of "Tearin Up My Heart." Meanwhile JT's 2002 solo performance of "Like I Love You" won him the distinguished honor of the #1 top TRL performance ever.

+ Watch Britney, Justin, and *NSYNC's performances, and check out more of the all-time biggest and best live TRL performances. And don't miss Justin himself -- plus JC Chasez (bringing us two steps closer to an *NSYNC revival!), Backstreet Boys, Snoop, Beyonce, Ludacris, Nelly, Diddy, Hilary Duff, Good Charlotte, Taylor Swift, Fall Out Boy, 50 Cent, and more this Sunday, November 16 at 8pm ET on Total Finale Live.

Now if you'll excuse me, I'm gonna go pull myself together and then go downstairs and loot! (Maybe the photo booth hasn't been swiped yet!) See you Sunday!

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