MTV.com News — Up-and-coming pop singer hopes to run into Beyoncé on the red carpet Sunday.By Jocelyn Vena, with reporting by Saimon Kos Justin Bieber Photo: MTV News Justin Bieber is ready to take his fame to the next level at the 2009 Video Music Awar... more info

MTV.com News — NYC-centric vehicles could replace monster trucks and elephants at this year's show, which airs live Sunday at 9 p.m.By Kyle Anderson T-Pain arrives on the red carpet of the 2008 VMAs Photo: Kevin Mazur/ WireImage In just a few days, the l... more info

411 Mania — I look at some examples of terrible lyrics in urban music. New tracks from Usher, Britney Spears, R Kelly, Diddy and Brian McKnight finish this off like fries in a KFC bucket! more info

Scotsman.com — IF THE Usher Hall series is the proud father of the Edinburgh International Festival music programme, why did so much of it feel like a neglected uncle this year? It's a q more info

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411 Mania — I preview the big releases planned for the rest of 2009, including Usher, Mariah Carey, Raekwon, Rakim, and Mary J Blige! New promos from Jay-Z, Wale, L'il Wayne and Leona Lewis round things off. more info

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VH1 News — Usher's ex, Tameka Foster-Raymond, calls the couple's divorce "upsetting" and says the public would have better accepted her if she were more "exotic looking." more info