"The Way It Is" won Bruce Hornsby and The Range a Best New Artist Grammy back in '87 and scored them millions of dollars. Nowadays it sounds overblown and cheesy, but back when music was made for and by adults, Bruce Hornsby was straight-up awesome (so were pastel suits :-/). If you don't believe me, consider the fact that even Tupac Shakur picked up on Bruce's sweetness and sampled some of the magic in his mega-jam, "Changes." It's likely that Pac picked up on Hornsby's civil rights-themed lyrics and drew parallels to his own racially-charged rhymes.

Now Jack's Mannequin are a bunch of white dudes and their lovelorn lyrics don't seem to be too concerned with race relations. But the piano that drives "The Resolution" is no doubt dead-on Hornsby. And, like Hornsby and 2Pac before them, that piano-line has served the Something Corporate side-project incredibly well as "The Resolution" is their biggest hit by far. So big that, as Buzzworthy mentioned this morning, the OC rockers have just re-released "The Resolution" as a live video filmed during last year's tour of intimate theaters (as I'm sure you remember, the orig was directed by Stephenie Meyer).

So, watch it. Listen close. Think about the fact that McMahon and Hornsby have both fronted multiple groups, all of which were tied together by piano and a passionate voice. Look at the length of their faces and their funny haircuts... Is there really any difference?

Well, yes. There is one difference. Now, instead of perms and private detectives in banana-colored blazers snapping along with underbites and their eyes closed, the audience is loaded with kids like you singing along at the tops of their lungs on the verge of tears. Strange times, eh? That's just the way it is.

+ Watch Jack's Mannequin live "The Resolution" video

Keyshia Cole is proud of where she came from. Not because she liked coming of age in foster care and serenading drug dealers on the streets of East Oakland, Cali, but because she knows her real-life success story (the one-time 'hood singer is now a two-time Grammy nominee, twice-platinum selling artist, and a former MTV Artist of the Week) is nothing short of inspirational.

And with her third album, A Different Me, Keyshia's ready to show her fans how much she's grown (look for the upcoming single, "Make Me Over") without losing herself in the process -- translation: new clothes, different hair, same ol' Keyshia.

Check out this exclusive interview and find what the new(-ish) Keyshia's all about, plus get ready to see some amazing collabos; sure, "Game's Pain" was off the hook, but we're talkin', like, Resurrection-of-Tupac amazing. And mark your calendars -- Keyshia's latest LP drops December 16th, just in time for your annual family gift exchange! (Hint, hint.)

+ VMAs' Best New Artist nominee Taylor Swift says "Yes" to "Rehab" cover. (Idolator)

+ Meanwhile, Kim Kardashian pulls a Scarlett Johansson... (PopEater)

+ And the real Amy Winehouse wants 48 bottles of Jack Daniels at her latest gig. (UK Sun)

+ Tokio Hotel modestly disavows their chances of winning Best New Artist this year. YEAH RIGHT. (MTV)

+ Word has it Kanye West's new album (due out next year) might be ready as soon as December. (Rolling Stone)

+ The Jacksons can't reunite without Michael ... or can they? (Billboard)

+ Someone finally dares to ask: Is Tupac Shakur overrated? (The Boombox)

+ Shop the Fashion Rocks charity auction! With amazing prizes (like Duffy concert tix!) up for grabs, philanthropy has never felt so good. (Ebay)

+ Is Lil Wayne on the verge of becoming an international superstar? Um, yeah. (MTV)

+ Country singer-turned-inept dad Billy Ray Cyrus takes zero responsibility for his 15-year-old daughter's recent Vanity Fair striptease. (MSNBC)

+ New evidence suggests that missing -- and presumed dead -- rapper Tupac Shakur is currently living it up... in an Indonesian food court. (Neatorama via Idolator)

+ Rapper-slash-producer Swizz Beatz confirms rumors of his impending divorce, denies rumors citing Alicia Keys was to blame. (MTV)

+ Duffy shakes, stirs up rumors that she recorded the theme song to the upcoming James Bond flick. (NME)

+ Once upon a time, Amy Winehouse had a promising future ... and normal hair. (Seriously? OMG!)

+ Like iPods? Love SoHo? Hate Times Square? Why not head down to the Apple store on Prince Street to catch a live performance by the Ting Tings? (Gothamist)