MTV.com News — 'I couldn't have written a better story if I tried,' the singer tells MTV News.By Jocelyn Vena, with reporting by Tim Kash Jason Derülo Photo: MTV News Double VMA nominee Jason Derülo is pretty jazzed for Sunday's MTV Video Music Awards, ... more info

MTV.com News — The Black Eyed Peas frontman and the Young Money MC will perform 'Check It Out' Sunday night at 8 p.m. ET.By Mawuse Ziegbe will.i.am Photo: David Livingston/Getty Images How do you make the MTV Video Music Awards debut of Nicki Minaj, one o... more info

MTV.com News — The Best New Artist nominees talk about what a Moonman would mean to them.By James Dinh Nicki Minaj Photo: Dave M. Benett/ Getty Images On Sunday (September 12), Jason Derulo, Nicki Minaj, Ke$ha, Justin Bieber and the Broken Bells will vie ... more info

MTV.com News — 'He works harder than a lot of people I know,' she says of Best New Artist nominee and pal.By Jocelyn Vena, with reporting by Christina Garibaldi Justin Bieber Photo: Jeffrey Ufberg/ Getty Images Justin Bieber is in for the fight of his sho... more info

Pitchfork - Tours — 09-14 Charlotte, NC - Snug Harbor09-15 Chapel Hill, NC - Nightlight09-16 Washington, DC - DC909-17 Brooklyn, NY - Rock Shop09-18 Northampton, MA - Flywheel09-22 Richmond, VA - Strange Matter09-23 Philadelphia, PA - Magic Garden09-24 Pittsburgh, PA - ... more info

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Stereogum — This Broken Bells video is in 3D! Which means maybe their music will finally take some shape? Because sometimes 3-D is what it takes to make a musical project engaging. Technozing. Broken Bells — the better-on-paper team-up of James Mercer, a man o... more info

Pitchfork - Tours — 08-12 Oslo, Norway - Oya Festival08-13 Helsinki, Finland - Flow Festival08-14 Gothenburg, Sweden - Way Out West Festival08-16 Hamburg, Germany - Uebel & Gefährlich08-17 Cologne, Germany - Gloria08-19 Amsterdam, Netherlands - Melkweg08-20 Biddinghuiz... more info

MTV.com News — Twist has been posting updates online for Lil Wayne during his incarceration.By Shaheem Reid Lil Twist at the 2010 Teen Choice Awards Photo: Jason Merritt/ Getty Images Hey, it's an even exchange. Lil Wayne teaches his protégé Lil Twist a... more info

MTV.com News — The pop queen vies for a record 13 nods at the show, airing September 12.By Jocelyn Vena Lady Gaga in her VMA nominated video for "Telephone" Photo: Interscope The 2010 MTV Video Music Awards will feature yet another epic battle: Lady Gaga ... more info