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So let's just go ahead and call this week's roundup the "Weekend Edition," in which we nostalgically celebrate the Web's best content since Monday.

1.) Guess who was at the premiere of "Justin Bieber: Never Say Never"! If you guessed the most rando celebs EVAR!!!, such as Mario Van Peebles and Sabrina the Teenage Witch, then you would be a winner. But you know who wasn't there? You, probably. Oh, burn. (Buzzfeed)

2.) Funnyman Zach Galifianakis has released another edition of his fake talk show "Between Two Ferns," this time featuring MTV reality star Tila Tequila and some other actress...what's her name, I forget? Oh yeah, Jennifer Aniston. (Funny or Die)

3.) This is possibly the coolest website ever. Play any number of these videos at the same time, starting them whenever, as loud as you want, like seriously do whatever, and I promise you it will sound AMAZING, like some next-level indie-movie soundtrack. Trust. (inbflat.net)

4.) 2011 mtvU Woodie nominee B.o.B thought it would be really cool/funny/mind-blowing to perform his hit song "Airplanes" on an airplane. And he was right. (Idolator)

5.) Hipster Little Mermaid is my favorite LOL of the week for two reasons. 1: "Part of Your World" was THE defining Disney song of my generation, and 2: She kinda looks like me. (Tumblr)

6.) Travis Barker, he of the many tattoos, has remixed Kanye West and Jay-Z's boast track "H.A.M." And it goes a little something like this. (Rap-Up)

7.) The Glee kids are going on tour all over this fair continent of ours ("ours" referring to those of us in North America... sorry Chile!), and ZOMG here are the tour dates. (Vulture)

8.) As you may know, even though he currently does not, Jon "Hammsome" Hamm is my husband. And this week he was in my neighborhood repeatedly saying the word "butthole" in the context of the alternative rock band The Butthole Surfers. Paul Rudd was there too. Good times. (Huffington Post)

9.) The glittery electro-pop kids in Passion Pit have remixed Bruno Mars' newish track "Grenade," and it is amazing, just the way you are. (Nylon)

10.) Kittens Riding A Roomba. 'Nuff said. (Urlesque)

Tags 10 Things To Know Now, B.o.B., Bruno Mars, butthole surfers, Glee, Jay-Z, Jennifer Aniston, jon hamm, justin bieber, Kanye West, LOL, Passion Pit, Paul Rudd, Tila-Tequila, Travis Barker, Woodie Awards, Zach Galifianakis

The 2009 mtvU Woodie Awards are happening now in New York City -- a mash-up of music's famous faces, and on-point performances. And we're liveblogging it all on the MTV Buzzworthy blog. Stay here for the backstage, birdseye, and middle-of-it-all 2009 mtvU Woodies report. And watch the 2009 mtvU Woodies Friday, December 4, at 10 p.m. ET on mtvU, MTV, MTV2, and Palladia.

10:51pm -- We're off to the after party, see ya, it's been a blast! For more Woodies gossip, party reports and general madness check in with Buzzworthy tomorrow or check out highlights from the show on the Woodies site right now. We have tons of photos, red-carpet looks, rehearsal performances (some of which you saw here earlier today) and more. PEACE!

10:23pm -- Matt & Kim can't go anywhere without throngs of admirers following them. They're pretty much the Brangelina of the Woodies. Except they don't own several kids and possibly hate each other.

10:14pm -- Alexa Chung is swaying along to "Treat Me Like Your Mother." Jack White looks like a cross between a pissed-off vampire and The Crow. In a way that works, though.

10:09pm -- The Dead Weather is taking the Woodies to the church of bad news on all-white instruments. Allison Mosshart's on a square guitar, and I'm pretty sure it's got the devil inside.

10:04pm --Mary-Louise Parker drops an eff-bomb while intro-ing the Dead Weather! RAWK!!!!!!

10:02pm -- Kid Sister and Kim (of Matt & Kim) are exchanging phone numbers on the floor, David Cross is catching up with Matt Pinfield, and Leighton Meester and Cyndi Lauper, present, and they're each dressed totally future-forward. They're dropping Woodie of the Year.

9:51pm -- Jamie Tworkowski wins the Good Woodie for To Write Love On Her Arms, and dedicates the award to people battling depression and drug addiction.

9:43pm -- Cam'ron drops some knowledge on the Clipse. The vibe is straight-up old-school -- no tricks, no autotune, no stunts. Just hype hip-hop. And RICK ROSS , bossin' behind shades, centerstage. Appropriately the crowd is dancing on barstools.

9:37pm -- The men of Passion Pit are launching tiny burgers into each other's mouths and ordering extra whiskey shots. A saucer-eyed, autotuned Janelle Monae intros the Clipse as the crowd yells out "You're beautiful!"

9:33pm -- Matt & Kim win Video Of The Year, and as their friends in the crowd toss their drink about 40 feet in the air, M&K bypass the stairs, crawl on top of the crowd, and rush the stage. They accept the award, thank pretty much everyone in one swoop, and Kim takes another dive off the stage.

9:27pm -- Death Cab just performed meet "Meet Me On The Equinox" to a mesmerized crowd but pretty much got the U2 reception when they did "Sound of Settling"

9:23pm -- MTV alumni Jon Norris and Matt Pinfield are catching up on the floor.

9:18pm -- David Cross has crown shoved into his pocket, and he's telling a Tom Cruise Scientology joke, for those of you who don't know what Dianetics is.

9:12pm -- Overheard, P.O.S telling someone "I just hope I looked cool," after someone congratulated him on his performance.

9:10pm -- P.O.S.just rapped over live flipcup percussion.

9:06pm -- Asher Roth gives out the Best Performing Woodie to Green Day. They're not here to accept so Asher stagedives instead.

9:04pm -- I'm down on the floor where all of the talent's seated, not at tables but at dozens of narrow glittery bars. There's a 1:2 ratio of kegs to celeb bar, and Oh The Story has their own personal shot waiter. Wisely, one member of Oh The Story cut himself off and ordered a diet coke.

9:00pm -- A production assistant carrying the next Woodie just rushed the award backstage.

8:59pm -- David Cross and the Clipse are having a heart-to-heart. Intense!

8:57pm -- Just walked by David Cross, who's dressed like he's going to a Superbowl party.

8:55pm --  Alexa Chung gives out the Best Music On Campus Woodie -- an award she promises will lead to getting laid more -- to an ecstatic Hotel Of The Laughing Tree whose friends are freaking out on the floor behind me.

8:46pm -- Amber Tamblyn intros Passion Pit via Twitter. Passion Pit is clearly a crowd favorite -- we've got people on top of people's shoulders, air drumming (like the Rush scene in "I Love You, Man," but far far cooler...)

8:42pm -- 3Oh3! is presenting the Left Field Woodie... DRESSED AS LADY GAGA AT THE VMAS!!!! The red dress and the white bird's nest mask thing! Reference was made to soiled panties! :O  Tech N9ne wins it and makes a Woodie joke and drops a KRS-One lyric!!!

8:28pm -- Never Shout Never has the shortest acceptance speech ever: "Power to the people!" Talks least, says most!

8:26pm -- Zooey Deschanel, darling as always in a darling dress, cracked a joke about not taking off her clothes as they swept up Matt & Kim's castoffs. She's presenting the Breaking Woodie Award, which goes to Never Shout Never!

8:23pm -- Pete Wentz, red solo cup in hand, is going rogue. Give that guy a mic and he'll take a mile. He just cracked a swine flu joke and dropped the "douchebag" bomb as he kicked off the 2009 Woodies!

8:21pm -- How'd do you get to college parties? BIKE there! Matt & Kim just biked here from Brooklyn straight into the lobby of the Woodies. They brought some friends who aren't just singing backup, they're stripping down to their skivvies for lessons learned. Undies party!!! Extra points to Kim -- she jumped up onto the drumkit and WALKED ON TOP of the crowd!!!!

8:15pm -- Jack White and the Dead Weather didn't walk the red carpet -- they basically ran it. Jack White needs a role in "Eclipse." Dude is whiter than a natural-born Cullen.

8:10pm -- Never Shout Never's Christofer Drew wins Best Dressed at the Woodies. Hands down. That Mickey Mouse sweater deserves its own award.

8:03pm -- Woah... Nick Cannon just ran down the red carpet! No sign of Mariah Carey...

8:01pm -- What's a college party without flipcup! The mtvU Woodies have their very own flipcup game going on at one of the bars. Kenna, just took aim. Isn't that how you get swine flu?

6:58pm -- The red carpet is under way, and I just caught up with breaking band Sparks The Rescue, who informed me that votes aliens are the new vampires.

Tags 3OH!3, Alexa Chung, Asher Roth, Cyndi-Lauper, David Cross, Dead Weather, Green Day, Hotel The Laughing Tree, Jack White, Kenna, Kid Sister, Leighton Meester, Mariah Carey, Matt And Kim, mtvU-Woodie-Awards, Never Shout Never, Nick Cannon, P.O.S., Passion Pit, Pete Wentz, Sparks The Rescue, Tech N9ne, The Clipse, Woodie Awards, Woodies, Zooey Deschanel

P.O.S. is staying positive about his shot at the Best Performance Woodie, but if he doesn't go home with the wood, Animal Collective's got his co-sign. And 3Oh3!. Don't sleep on either he says, noting that Animal Collective, "blew my mind off." And 3Oh3!? "Everybody thinks they got silly jams, but they put on a good show too," he said.

Describing his performance at the Woodies he said it would, "contain some raps." Gee, thanks! But seriously, he also said they'll be some "some cups and clapping." Huh? Well, for that explanation, you'll have to see a teaser of his performance in this clip. You only get a small taste, but it looks kind of inventive and interesting (peep the red cup in the picture above)

Check out this interview w the Twin Cities Rhymesayer to see why he can't stop reading sci-fi godhead novelist, Philip Dick and why the sweet Swedish sounds of Refused are blowing his mind.

Watch the 2009 mtvU Woodies Friday, December 4, at 10 p.m. ET on mtvU, MTV, MTV2, and Palladia.

Tags 3OH!3, Animal Collective, mtvU-Woodie-Awards, P.O.S., video, Woodie Awards, Woodies

Last week, we told you all about our crazy red carpet adventures at the 2008 mtvU Woodie Awards. And in addition to stalking Locksley's publicist, making moony-eyes at Boys Like Girls' Martin Johnson and gulping down a seriously unhealthy amount of mini sliders, we also managed to score killer seats to the show.

Which means we had an un-frickin'-believable view of Lykke Li and All Time Low's performances, Paramore's acceptance speech (Oh, like you didn't already know they won) and Santogold's Aladdin-meets-Purple Rain parachute pants.

So check out a few more pics from the show (and yes, that's Hit The Lights making the most of the beer pong table) and tune in tonight on mtvU to catch the entire thing!

Meanwhile, for those of you who demand instant gratification (as in, you can't wait another SECOND without knowing whether or not There For Tomorrow got wood) here's a list of all the big winners.

+ Plus, head over to the official Woodies site at mtvU.com to flip through the show highlights. And check back soon to catch the full performances online.

Tags All Time Low, Boys Like Girls, Hit the Lights, Locksley, Lykke Li, Paramore, Santogold, There For Tomorrow, Woodie Awards

What'd you guys do Wednesday night? Nothing? Sounds like fun! Hey! Wanna know what we did?? We went to mtvU's 2008 Woodie Awards, flirted with Boys Like Girls on the red carpet, got rejected (and un-rejected!) by the All American Rejects, found out Paramore's favorite movie and sat with Locksley and Andrew McMahon of Jack's Mannequin.

Okay, rewind. We've (occasionally) been known to exaggerate (or, as we like to call it, "make the story better') so we should probably back up and start at the beginning. Which brings us back to 5:45pm yesterday, the time we arrived at the mysteriously dark/freezing place called New York's Roseland Ballroom, grabbed our press pass and saw Santogold (looking super cute n' cozy in a gray hoodie and hoop earrings!) rehearsing on stage with Spank Rock.

Note: There were no pictures allowed inside before the show (Not that they would've come out, anyway -- mysteriously dark place, remember??) so you'll have to settle for this red carpet shot of Santogold wearing a shiny, silvery dress by Marc Jacobs that appears to be made from 100% Reynold's Wrap (though Santo swears it's actually way "softer" and more skin-friendly). And she's posing with Lykke Li. (LOVE her!)
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Tags All Time Low, All-American-Rejects, Andrew McMahon, Asher Roth, Boys Like Girls, Chasing Arrows, Jack's Mannequin, Kid Sister, Kim Stoltz, Locksley, Lykke Li, Moby, Motion-City-Soundtrack, Paramore, Q-Tip, Santogold, There For Tomorrow, Vampire Weekend, Woodie Awards

Okay, we know what you're thinking: Why would we be heading off the to the red carpet right now if the 2008 Woodie Awards aren't airing til NEXT Wednesday, November 19th? The short answer is, the show's being taped tonight (HOLY CRAP! What are we gonna wear??) which means in a less than an hour, we'll be rubbing elbows with Vampire Weekend, chatting it up with Hayley Williams from Paramore -- that is, assuming she's feeling chatty -- and catching live performances by Santogold and Lykke Li! Wheee!

So wish us luck, and stay tuned for a recap later on this week! Oh, and keep your heads in the game by checking out our fave videos from all five "Left Field Woodies" nominees (that's No Age, Chromeo, Yelle, She and Him and The Cool Kids) ... after the jump.

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Tags Chromeo, Hayley Williams, Lykke Li, No Age, Paramore, Santogold, She and Him, The Cool Kids, Vampire Weekend, Woodie Awards, Yelle

We'd like to say we love all our Woodie Awards categories equally. But truthfully, we can't help (not-so-secretly) playing favorites. And since we have this THING about rooting for the underdog, we've always been a wee bit partial to the Breaking Woodie -- the award given to the year's most promising newcomer.

So we were dutifully psyched when we found out we'd be getting some (virtual) face-time with one of this year's BW nominees, All Time Low.

Check out Woodie wannabes (and Dean's List hosts) Zack, Rian, Jack and Alex as they count down their top 10 favorite moments in Woodie Awards history, then head over to MTVu to find out which other videoss made the cut.

Plus, read up on the latest Woodie-related news, vote for ALL your favorite nominees and don't forget to tune in on Wednesday, November 19th for the big event!

+ Missed last week's Woodie's Wednesday? Catch up on all our pre-show coverage now!

Tags All Time Low, Woodie Awards, Woodies

With only two weeks standing between us and the Woodie awards (well, two weeks and two days for those of you keeping track) we figured we'd take a closer look at one of our favorite categories: Best Video Woodie. And since we have this thing about waiting (as in, we don't like doing it) we thought we'd help kill the time finding out who you guys think deserves to win. So take our informal survey now then watch it Wednesday, November 19, on mtvU.com to see how your picks match up with the actual results.

Tags Adele, Erykah Badu, Gnarls Barkley, Motion-City-Soundtrack, Polls, Vampire Weekend, Woodie Awards

Last week, we told you all about the 2008 Woodie nominations and encouraged you to do your civic doodee and hit the polls. And this week, we're upping the ante by hitting you with a list of the evening's all-star performers: UWS darlings Vampire Weekend, Swedish popper Lykke Li, hoodied hotties All Time Low and Santogold-en girl, Santi White.

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And since we know three weeks is a long time to wait (the Woodies aren't until Wednesday, November 12th) we're ever-so-graciously helping you pass the time by posting our favorite videos from each Woodie-inducing artist. Enjoy our vershe of an early-fall mix tape, and if you haven't already, check out the official Woodies Blog, and vote for your fave would-be Woodies now!

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Tags All Time Low, Lykke Li, Santogold, Vampire Weekend, Woodie Awards

We're still recovering from that crazy, sleep-deprived time in our lives we like to call the 2008 VMAs (and, more recently, from VH1's Hip Hop Honors bonanza), but that doesn't mean we're not already gearing up for the next big televised awards show. Fortunately, we don't have long to wait, seeing as the mtvU Woodie Awards kick off Wednesday, November 19th.

And whether you're a sorority girl (like Elle Woods!) a pre-frosh (like Serena and Blair!) or someone who religiously watches Hannah Montana, we have a feeling you're not gonna want to miss THE definitive college awards show (where all the nominees are chosen by poor, ramen-noodle-eating university types!) And since the polls are officially open from now through November 7th, here's a painstakingly complete list of the categories and nominees. You're welcome!

+ Lil Wayne, Paramore, Tokyo Police Club, MGMT and Santogold duke it out for Woodie of the Year. Note that as much as we would love to see the nominees breakdance fight, the winner for this category (and all subsequent categories) will be chosen solely on the basis of your votes.

+ We love charity. Just today, we selflessly scarfed down three oatmeal raisin cookies (purchased from a Breast Cancer Bake Sale!) all in the name of good health -- and late-afternoon sugar rushes. Now, cheer on your fave do-gooders as Eddie Vedder, Ludacris, Jack's Mannequin, Mary J. Blige and Emmanuel Jal fight for the right to take home the Good Woodie.

+ Ever heard that song "Video Killed the Radio Star?" Yeah, that's a bunch of bull. So hit the polls to see Adele and Motion City Soundtrack take on heavy hitters like Gnarls Barkley, Vampire Weekend and Erykah Badu for the Best Video Woodie.

+ We've always had a secret soft spot for the New Kid. So we'll definitely be checking back to find out which of these rookies (All Time Low, We The Kings, There For Tomorrow, Lykke Li and Tyga) is gonna walk out of here with the title of Breaking Woodie.

+ You know those amazing can't-live-without artists you never heard of 'til, like, yesterday? Well, you still have three more weeks to choose between No Age, Chromeo, Yelle, She and Him and The Cool Kids for Left Field Woodie.

+ And you gotta give it up for the performers who ALWAYS know how to put on a good show. Or as we like to call them, "the Michael Jordans of music." Yeah, we're talkin' about you, Kanye West, Atmosphere, N.E.R.D., The Ting Tings and Simian Mobile Disco. May the best one win! A Performance Woodie, that is.

****Psssst! Not only can you vote for your favorite artists -- you can also campaign for them on your Facebook/MySpace pages(!!) For more details about voting, campaigning and general Woodie goodness, go to mtvU's official Woodies Awards site. GO WOOD!

Tags Adele, All Time Low, Atmosphere, Chromeo, Eddie Vedder, Emmanuel Jal, Erykah Badu, Gnarls Barkley, Jack's Mannequin, Lil Wayne, Ludacris, Lykke Li, Mary J. Blige, MGMT, Motion-City-Soundtrack, N.E.R.D., No Age, Paramore, Santogold, She and Him, Simian Mobile Disco, The Cool Kids, The Ting Tings, There For Tomorrow, Tokyo Police Club, Tyga, Vampire Weekend, We the Kings, Woodie Awards, Yelle