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"The 2011 MTV Video Music Awards" -- We don't recall how many Moonmen trophies Lady Gaga nabbed last year, but we sure do remember that she showed up in a freaky meat dress. Yeah, this awards show is like that. We dig the VMAs more for their outrageous moments (the Britney-Madonna kiss; Kanye's West's dissing of Taylor Swift, etc.) than their nods to artistic achievement. The live acts aren't bad, either, as this year's roster of performers at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles includes the aforementioned Gaga, the red-hot Adele, Lil Wayne, Bruno Mars and Chris Brown. On a more somber note, legendary crooner Tony Bennett is scheduled to introduce a tribute to the late Amy Winehouse. 10 p.m. today, MTV and VH1.

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* The summer finale of "Leverage" finds Nate (Timothy Hutton) and the team in Dubai, where an international chess tournament is being held. But will they be pawns in Sterling's (Mark Sheppard) plans to steal a nuclear reactor calibration weight? 7 p.m. today, TNT.

* Another strange case presents itself on "The Glades" when the body of an Ernest Hemingway look-alike is found with a bullet hole in his head during an ocean cruise. Let's hope the script is penned with a distinctive economy of words and understatement. 11 p.m. today, A&E.

* On "Top Gear," our intrepid hosts race $500 clunkers along the Pacific Coast Highway to see which ones perform the best. At least the scenery will be worth the hassle. 11 p.m. today, History Channel.

* Will "Basketball Wives LA" be a ratings slam dunk -- or a brutal brick shot? This spin-off follows a group of NBA players' spouses, girlfriends and exes as they live the glam life in Los Angeles, home to the Lakers and Clippers. 9 p.m. Monday, VH1.

* Say it isn't' so! The summer finale of "Pretty Little Liars" is upon us already? We can't wait to see what other devious doings "A" has planned for the girls. 9 p.m. Tuesday, ABC Family.

* On "Auction Kings," a Cadillac once owned by Elvis Presley arrives at Gallery 63. Then the rock 'n' roll theme continues as the crew also obtains an authentic flag-themed guitar signed by Bruce Springsteen. 10 p.m. Tuesday, Discovery.

* As "Rescue Me" nears the end of the show's distinguished run, it's wedding day for Colleen and Black Shawn (Natalie Distler, Larenz Tate). Oh, you just know it's not going to go off without a hitch -- or two, or three. 11 p.m. Wednesday, FX.

* "Nick News With Linda Ellerbee" presents a special installment in "What Happened? The Story of September 11, 2001." The veteran newswoman explains the terrorist attacks for children who weren't born yet, or were too young to understand. Also included: Misconceptions about the attacks. 7 p.m. Thursday, Nickelodeon.

* Everything is, indeed, bigger in Texas -- even the aquariums. On "Tanked," they put the finishing touches on a 57,000-gallon monstrosity at a Dallas mega church. Apparently it will house more than guppies. 7 p.m. Friday, Animal Planet.

* The college football season has just begun and we already have a marquee matchup on the menu as Oregon clashes with LSU. The game between highly ranked teams that had just three losses between them last year is being played in Arlington, Texas. 6 p.m. Saturday, KTVX Channel 4.

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We Got Your Crazy: The Wackiest VMA Moments Ever

Let's be real: When it comes to the MTV Video Music Awards, it's never about who wins or loses. Everyone has long forgotten that the Cars' "You Might Think" took top honors at the first VMAs ceremony, or even that Beyonce's "Single Ladies" was the big winner in 2009, but no one will ever forget Madonna's career-making performance from 1984 or Kanye West's Taylor Swift bumrush from 2009.

MTV correspondent Sway promises that this year's show will offer plenty surprises as he anticipates viewers watching with their mouths agape. Considering Lady Gaga topped last year's event with the Video Of The Year win as well as the night's most edible fashion moment, we should expect her to uphold her rep when she opens the show. But you think Gaga can top these 16 craziest incidents in VMA history? Review them below and decide for yourself.

Lady Gaga Answers Age Old Question, "Where's The Beef?" (2010) Only show-stealer Lady Gaga could upstage herself at the VMAs. You think it would be honor enough for Lady Gaga to take home the moonman for Video Of The Year. But no. She received her trophy wearing a dress literally made of raw meat. Viewers wondered if Kanye would apologize to Taylor for ruining her first VMA moment the year prior. And though he didn't, and instead lead the audience in a toast to his fellow jerks, no one really cared. Everyone wanted to know, however, who made Gaga's dress, and whether or not it needed to be refrigerated. This past June we learned that the beefy couture has been preserved by a taxidermist and will enjoy a stay at the Rock And Rock Roll Hall Of Fame And Museum.

Kanye West Doesn't Let Taylor Swift Finish (2009)
In a cruel move that's been likened to pig's blood being dumped on Carrie at the prom, in 2009 Kanye ruined America's sweetheart's big moment when he hopped onstage to protest her winning the Best Female Video moonman over "Single Ladies," aka the BEST VIDEO OF ALL TIME (capslock is Kanye's, not Yahoo!'s). It may have been the greatest thing that ever happened to Taylor's career, which took off as the entire world sympathetically rallied around her. But it was still mean. A year later, Kanye is profusely apologizing all over Twitter and Chelsea's hinting that there may be some sort of West/Swift reunion at this weekend's VMAs. If so, will Kanye reallylet Taylor finish this time?

Britney's "Gimme More" Performance: Gimme Less, Please (2007)
Don't call it a comeback. Because it wasn't. Yes, the big hype in '07 was the fact that Britney Spears--a woman who'd made VMA history in the past by performing with an albino snake--would be kicking off that year's Vegas ceremony with a performance of her supposed comeback single, "Gimme More." But with worse lip-synching than "SNL"-era Ashlee Simpson, clodfooted choreography that in no way reflected the hours of rehearsal time she'd reportedly logged at the Millennium Dance Studio, and utterly confused/disappointed expressions on the famous faces of spectators like 50 Cent and Chris Brown (too bad the cameras didn't cut to Justin Timberlake's surely priceless reaction)...seriously, Kevin Federline could have done a better job opening the VMAs. This performance was trainwrecky enough to make fans shave their own heads in protest, and at the time it seemed like Britney's career was finally kaput.

Tommy Lee & Kid Rock In The Battle For Pamela (2007)
Apparently Pamela Anderson is the Helen Of Troy of rock 'n' roll. In 2007, the "Baywatch" babe's two ex-husbands, Tommy Lee and Kid Rock, got into a brawl during, of all things, Alicia Keys's otherwise mellow VMA performance--resulting in both rockers being escorted out by security. Kid was for all purposes the winner of this fight, since he managed to a) land a punch on Tommy's face and b) keep his cigar in his mouth throughout the brawl. (Kid was cited for misdemeanor battery for his assault on Tommy.) Host Jamie Foxx lightened the mood by later jokingly asking the audience to "stop white-on-white crime."  

Madonna, Britney & Xtina: The Kiss Heard Around The World (2003)
All anyone remembers about the 2003 VMAs is the opening number featuring Madonna and the two logical successors to her pop-starlet throne, Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera. We just think it's sad that people only remember Madge swapping spit with Britney--she kissed Christina too, you know! But somehow it's that Britney/Madonna smooch that remains ingrained in every VMA viewer's brain. Missy Elliott also rapped with the trio, by the way, and her video "Work It" won Video The Year, too. No one remembers that either.

Michael Jackson Wins Non-Existent "Artist Of Millennium" Award (2002)
The King Of Pop was once of the king of MTV. In fact, MTV probably wouldn't have become the empire it is now without his groundbreaking early videos. So it's understandable that when Michael appeared on the VMAs--with Britney Spears presenting him with his 44th birthday cake and saying he was the "artist of the millennium" in her eyes--he thought he was getting a well-deserved Artist Of Millennium Award. The truly embarrassing part was that he mistook a cheap Styrofoam cake decoration for a trophy, then delivered an emotional acceptance speech that namechecked David Blaine. Oh well. Maybe Michael will get a posthumous Artist Of Millennium Award this year...

Eminem Feuds With Moby, Puppet (2002)
Marshall Mathers really needs to pick on people his own size. While Kid Rock at least had the decency to brawl with an equal opponent, in 2002 Eminem flipped off bookish, bespectacled techno star Moby (whom he'd ridiculed in "Without Me"), then later called Moby a "little girl" in one of his acceptance speeches and warned, "I will hit a man with glasses." He also shoved Conan-affiliated canine hand puppet Triumph The Insult Comic Dog, when Triumph attempted to interview Eminem about the Moby incident. Despite being the big VMA winner that year, Shady's shady behavior elicited rounds of audience boos. Where was Kanye to interrupt Eminem's nasty speech, when Moby and Triumph needed him most?

Rage Against The Machine's Bassist Rages Against...Something, We're Just Not Sure What (2000)
Rage Against The Machine are known for their organized protests, but there was nothing organized about the 2000 VMAs, when RATM bass-slinger Tim Commerford (who was calling himself "Tim2K" at the time, in honor of the new millennium) climbed on top of some stage scaffolding during the broadcast and refused to come down. No one was really quite sure what he was protesting, either--although we're going to guess it was the fact that Limp Bizkit had just won an award. Regardless, it was later revealed that rabblerousing documentary director Michael Moore had encouraged Tim2K to "follow his heart" and go through with this stunt.

Diana Ross Gives Lil' Kim A Hand (1999)
When Motown legend Diana met queen bee Kim (when they presented an award together with Mary J. Blige), a simple handshake just wouldn't do. Dirty Diana instead took a very hands-on approach, and enthusiastically jiggled Kim's purple-pastie'd left bosom onstage. Talk about a boob-tube moment!

Fiona Is One Sour Apple (1997)
When waify songstress Fiona Apple was only 20 years old, she was presented with a Best New Artist moonman by none other than Elton John, beating out frontrunners like Hanson, the Wallflowers, and Jamiroquai, the latter of whom won a ton of VMAs for "Virtual Insanity" that year. This was every young artist's dream. But not for Fiona. Instead she took her time at the podium to denounce the entire awards show. "Everybody out there who is watching this world, this world is bulls**t," she babbled, adding a Maya Angelou quote just to keep things classy. Where was Kanye in '97, to interruptthis?

Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love: Van Halen's Botched Reunion Attempt (1996)
The reunion between Van Halen and off/on original frontman David Lee Roth on the VMAs stage--their first appearance together in 10 years--was so exciting. For about 47 seconds. Because that's about how long this particular VH reunion lasted. Eddie Van Halen's icy body language at the VMAs made it clear that he still loathed Diamond Dave--at times he was standing so far away from Roth, he may as well have been on a different show on another network--and Dave's constant goofy quips about Eddie's hip surgery didn't help matters. Rumor has it they nearly got in a fistfight backstage. Now in 2010, Roth and VH are reunited once more and working on a comeback album. So, will they appear at this year's VMAs? We guess that if they do, they'll split up immediately afterwards, and their comeback album will never come out.

Courtney Love Doesn't Let Madonna & Kurt Loder Finish (1995)
The most exciting moment of the '95 VMAs actually took place offstage, once the show was over, when loose-cannon rock widow Courtney Love hijacked VJ Kurt Loder's perfectly civilized interview with elder stateswoman Madonna. (Courtney got Kurt's attention by tossing her powder compact into the press pit.) A lesser pop star may have been intimidated by Courtney's crazy antics. But Courtney was no match for Madge, who in a refreshing change of pace came across as classy and totally non-controversial, smiling benignly while Courtney struggled to remain upright and babbled about Michael Stipe and Birkenstocks. This was live television at its finest.

Michael Jackson Kisses His Bride (1994)
Amid rumors that their tabloid marriage was a sham, a ploy to clean up Michael's post-child-molestation-accusations image, the King Of Pop and the King's daughter canoodled openly onstage at the 1994 VMAs. They convinced precisely three people that they were really in love, while their sloppy smooch effectively grossed out the other 5 million or so people who were watching. Lisa Marie later told Rolling Stone: "That [kiss] was not my idea, by the way. I was terrified. It was [Michael's] manager's idea. I thought it was stupid. All of a sudden I became part of a public relations machine."

The Beasties Sabotage R.E.M.'s Speech (1994)
The Beastie Boys' "Sabotage," one of the GREATEST MUSIC VIDEOS EVER (capslock is Yahoo!'s, not Kanye's), ridiculously lost out in all categories. This shutout so angered Beastie Adam Yauch's lederhosened alter ego, Nathaniel Hornblower, that Nathaniel famously bumrushed the stage during Michael Stipe's typically PC speech, yodeling, "This is an outrage! This is a farce!" (over the injustice that "Sabotage" mastermind Spike Jonze had lost the Best Direction award to R.E.M.'s "Everybody Hurts"). Stipe just looked confused. But we think it was the VMA judges who were most confused. Spike shouldhave won. We bet even Kanye would agree.

Nirvana Perform At VMAs, Chaos Ensues (1992)
Kurt Cobain never seemed at ease with the whole MTV megafame thing, which was at its peak in 1992, one year after Nevermind came out and changed the music business in ways he probably never imagined or intended. So when Nirvana performed at that year's VMAs, Kurt was his typical rebellious self--starting their performance with a few un-PC bars of their unreleased and unrehearsed tune "Rape Me" (against VMA producers' wishes) in one of the most chaotic and punk-rock appearances in MTV history. At the performance's conclusion, bandmate Krist Novoselic hurled his bass guitar in the air and tried to catch it, but it wacked him in the face instead. Krist blogged years later that Queen's Brian May had nursed him backstage with a glass of champagne, indicating that Krist had adjusted to the swishy MTV lifestyle much more easily than Kurt ever did.

Madonna's Opening Number: A Video Star Is Born (1984)
Older generations vividly recall the exact moment when they first saw Elvis twitch his pelvis on TV or when the Beatles first performed on "Ed Sullivan." But for children of the '80s, one of the most defining televised music moments was when Madonna kicked off the first annual VMAs. Given the many outrageous antics she'd pull off later in her career, it's hard to fathom now that back then, viewers were genuinely shocked when Madonna rolled around onstage to "Like A Virgin" in a see-through wedding gown, granny panties, and pile of rosary beads. But no one had ever seen anything like it at the time. And come to think of it, no one's seen anything like it since.

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Lady Gaga's MTV Evolution

VMAs September 13, 2009

The first time the singer graced MTV's Video Music Awards stage, she - unsurprisingly - made a statement. Wearing white knee-high boots, underwear and a lace top, the singer opened her number with a few lines from hit "Poker Face" before transitioning to "Paparazzi" and finishing her set with blood suddenly dripped from her chest.

TRL August 12, 2008

Months before she released her debut album, The Fame, Gaga visited the now-defunt Total Request Live for her MTV introduction. She premiered the video for her "Just Dance." "I was the new pop underground in New York," she said of her musical roots. 

VMA After party September 13, 2009

Gaga donned a vaguely bridal all-white number for her VMA after party at club Avenue in NYC, where she partied with Katy Perry, Russell Brand (before they were married), Diddy and Kim Kardashian.

VMAs September 12, 2010

Now a bonafide pop star, Gaga ruled the 2010 show, taking home eight moon men throughout the evening. And, never one to disappoint, she had many costume changes as well. Here, the singer accepted her Best Pop Video award from Glee's Cory Monteith (L) and Jane Lynch (R) in a black Armani dress with spikes to match her spiked headpiece.

VMAs 2010, L.A.

Probably her most sensational outfit to date, Gaga wore a dress made of real meat during the 2010 show. Los Angeles designer Franc Fernandez constructed the carnivorous creation out of matabre meat, which weighed about 40 pounds. "She said it was the most comfortable dress of the night," Fernandez has said.  

VMAs 2010, L.A.

To make her 2010 entrance at L.A.'s Nokia Theater, Gaga wore one of her favorite designers: Alexander McQueen. The regal-looking Renaissance-art inspired gown with a golden Mohawk headdress and the designer's famed lobster claw heels.

VMAs 2009, NYC

After winning Best New Artist, the fashionista - never one to wear pants - sported a silver tubed one-shoulder bodysuit in the press room. "I will always remember Best New Artist," she later said.  

VMAs 2009, NYC

To accept her Best New Artist moon man, Gaga made a statement by sporting a nearly-head-to-toe red lace number that, most shockingly, completely covered her face. But, at the end of her speech, overcome with emotion she removed the mask to thank "God and [her] gays."

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Lady Gaga's VMA Performance: Here's What We Know!

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In 2009 Lady Gaga won the VMA for Best New Artist, which she recently spoke to MTV News about being a life-changing moment for her. Here we are a mere two years later -- Lady Gaga has practically taken over the world, and she's about to take over the VMAs! One might think that after a live performance where the artist ended their set in a (fake) bloody death as Gaga did with her 2009 performance of "Paparazzi," the producers of the show might not exactly be racing to invite said performer back. WRONG. It's the VMA, guys! Bring on the blood and guts! (No seriously, my money's on Gaga literally bringing blood and guts on stage.)

Lady Gaga announced that she'll be opening the VMAs this year when she stopped by MTV to premiere her "Yoü And I" video and answer fan questions during "MTV First: Lady Gaga." When asked about what fans can expect at her VMA performance, the ever elusive Mother Monster didn't give us much insight: "It will be a continuation of everything I've been doing." Oh gee, thanks! That means... nothing?

Luckily though, MTV News sat down with Laurieanne Gibson, Gaga's friend and choreographer, to get the inside scoop about Gaga's VMA performance. And Laurieanne had some gems for us! And by gems I mean "something will come down from the ceiling." And that's about it. Come on!

So, to recap, we know that Lady Gaga's opening VMA performance this year is: It will be a continuation of all of her previous performances and something might come down from the ceiling. We're sure she'll fill in the spaces with signature Gaga moves like decapitated unicorns and a naked Muppet chorus or something. Okay. It'll be way better than that. And the wait is killing us.

Watch Lady Gaga open the 2011 MTV VMAs live from Nokia Theatre L.A. in Los Angeles on Sunday, Aug. 28, at 9 p.m. ET/PT on MTV and MTV.com. Catch the live preshow at 8 p.m. ET/PT and cast your votes for Best New Artist up until the show airs!

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Lady GaGa: 'MTV Best New Artist award changed my life'

Lady GaGa has said that winning the MTV Video Music Award for'Best New Artist' in 2009 "changed [her] life".

The 'You and I' singer recalled the "surreal" moment of being honoured with the prestigious prize in an interview with MTV News.

"I will always remember 'Best New Artist'. I just remember that I won and I was surprised and I was really taken aback," GaGa recalled. "It was a super surreal moment, where you have to think very quickly.

"You can't hear yourself, because they are screaming so loud, and you don't have an in-ear [monitor] and you've got a microphone and you've got to get everything out, and I just remember I said, 'To God and the gays' and I remember when I was done, I thought that was the right thing to say."

The Born This Way star went on to say that she was "overwhelmed" by the recognition, adding: "I'll never forget that moment. The first time that MTV recognised me, that changed my life."

Lady GaGa will perform at the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards this weekend in Los Angeles.

She recently promised that her performance at the ceremony will not disappoint fans.
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Lady Gaga Talks MTV Awards, Cher And More

When the MTV Video Music Awards kick off at 9 p.m. on Sunday night, Lady Gaga will be at the forefront. The singer will undoubtedly deliver an outrageous performance to open the show, but she's keeping mum on exactly what it will be. "I'm really very honored and excited to open the show," Gaga told MTV News. "But I won't reveal anything; I want it to be a surprise... It will be a continuation of everything I've been doing, and it will be exactly what they want. I'm pretty good at knowing what my fans want me to do."

The singer explained that MTV offered her the opening slot after hearing what she had in mind for the performance. "I was just really excited and I was really happy because they asked me after I told them what I wanted to do, so it was even more exciting because I knew that it was based off the performance idea and MTV believing in me as an artist and they have, and I appreciate that, from the beginning," she said. "They always allowed me to do my version of pop music and not someone else's."

Gaga also dished on other topics, such as her new collaboration with Cher. Cher wrote on Twitterlast week that the song is called "The Greatest Thing" and will be released in September. The track will reportedly serve as the lead single for Cher's next album.

"I wrote that song a long time ago, and I've never put it on one of my own albums for, really, no particular reason," Gaga explained. "I always write these concept records, and it just didn't fit in. But it's always been this big, massive, beautiful hit record and everyone always says, 'Why don't you put that on your album?' And I said, 'I don't know, it just doesn't fit with everything else.' Cher heard the song and loved it and wanted to do it together. And I said, 'F**k yeah, it's Cher!'"

Meanwhile, amidst all this activity, Forbes magazine has named Gaga on its list of the World's 100 Most Powerful Women. The list is primarily dominated by politicians and CEOs, but Gaga grabs the #11 spot, which is higher than other celebrity figures like Oprah Winfrey (#14) andBeyoncé Knowles (#18).

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Lady Gaga And Her #MeatDress: 2010 VMA Twitter Winners

With outrageous moments, surprise performances and meat-clad pop stars, the Video Music Awards undoubtedly leave many Twitterers nursing thumb cramps on Monday morning. As the tweeting community continues to grow exponentially each year, the VMAs drive even more activity and trends. Last year, the second in which we used the VMA Twitter Tracker, there were approximately 2.3 million VMA-related tweets sent during the East and West Coast broadcasts.
Looking back at what people were the big trends were that night provides a pretty accurate picture of the big show's onstage spectacles. On average,Lady Gaga was the subject of 9,200 tweets per minute (which, for Gaga, was probably a barely noticeable bump). Her meat-purse holder, Cher, was also popular that night as the subject of 7,100 tweets per minute. She was followed by Eminem, with 5,000 tweets per minute, and Rihanna, who had 4,700 tweets per minute.

Here are a few other interesting stats from 2010 VMAs trending topics. Maybe they'll give us hints about what people will be talking about during this Sunday's show.
30: Number of VMA-related topics trended from 8-11 p.m. ET. This doesn't even include topics that blew up after the show like meat dress, BornThisWay, and Lady Gaga Wins.
21: Number of these 30 topics that trended for an average of just 20 minutes (including white carpet, Drizzy Drake, #ifbiebermetgaga), a testament to the short attention span window on Twitter.
5: Number of topics that were a celebrity's misspelled name (Nicki Manaj, Chelsey Handler, Justin Beibers). Poor Nicki also trended as Niki Minaj, never as her correct name.
7: Number of trends regarding Lady Gaga, the most of any celeb. Bieber came in second as the subject of five.
5: Number of topics involving celeb fashion, including Varsity Jacket, Garbage Bag Dress, Lady Gaga's Shoes.
120: Number of minutes Jared Leto trended, the longest of any trend that evening. Go, Echelon!
The 28th annual MTV Video Music Awards will air live Sunday, August 28, from the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles at 9 p.m. ET/PT, following the Selena Gomez-hosted pre-show at 8. See the list of nominees, revisit last year's highlights and vote for Best New Artist by visitingVMA.MTV.com.
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Lady Gaga to spice up The Simpsons

Lady Gaga is to make a guest appearance on The Simpsons - and will share a kiss with Marge.

The Born This Way singer has recorded her voice over for Lisa Goes Gaga, due to air in the US next spring, which sees her visit Springfield after hearing that many of its residents have low self-esteem and try to cheer up Lisa through the power of song.

Outlandish performer Lady Gaga confessed to Entertainment Weekly she found the recording, "a little nerve-wracking."

She added: "I make music, but I don't do voice-overs every day of the week, and their characters are so awesomely convincing and sincere and wild and funny, I had to remind myself constantly of the sincerity of the humour.

"That's what I was trying to focus on, not putting on a character too much and really being as sincere as I could with the lines."

The episode will include plenty of costume changes and a girl-on-girl kiss with wife and mother Marge.

Lady Gaga said: "I play a little bit of a slut. The apple doesn't fall far from my artistic tree."

But the 25-year-old global superstar is very excited about the role.

She said: "I would say this is one of the coolest things I've ever done. My dad's probably going to do 80 backflips when the episode comes out."

Simpsons creator Matt Groening said: "Since the very beginning, I've always wanted to have on the most iconic personalities of our time, and she's it."

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Lady Gaga, 'Yoü And I' (Wild Beasts Remix)

The Wild Beast's have had their way with Lady Gaga's "Yoü And I," and their stripped down version is barely recognizable from the original, ripping away the country-esque, seedy bar anthem and sparing only Gaga's vocals and some piano trills.

The Wild Beasts, an indie band from the UK, is known for their falsetto rising about sparse beats (check out "We Still Got the Taste Dancin' on Our Tongues" here), and it's clear they've left their trademark on Gaga's track. It's a welcome one, as this was in track in desperate need of some toning down, if you ever wanted to listen to it more than once, at least.

For the record, this is an official remix, as we deduced from the fact that it was posted to Lady Gaga's official YouTube account.

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Lady Gaga's Wild VMA History: What Will 2011 Bring?

Lady Gaga is already a VMA icon. Since she first made her VMA debut in 2009, she has become a force to be reckoned with. She annually makes headlines for her fierce sense of style, her fierce sense of self and the fact that she's always willing to do the unexpected. That combination has made her a fan favorite. And, she said those qualities are an extension of her as a celebrity.

"I think something that's always been very important to me ... is that the fame as an art form has always been an interesting stage," she told MTV News during "MTV First: Lady Gaga." "It begins on the subway or in the car on the way here. It begins when I wake up in the morning and I take a shower. It's not something that is temporal. It has no end, so I'm excited to continue as an artist to push the boundaries of where pop music can exist."
2009
Arrival: She hit the carpet at Radio City Music Hall in New York City wearing a designer neck brace, but it was her date, the beloved Kermit the Frog, that really made headlines.
Outfits: Four in the main part of the show, which included her red-carpet Victorian-style gown, her white and blood-smeared performance bra and underwear, a red lace Alexander McQueen dress/mask/top hat combo and a sparkly white dress and wreath hat.
Nominations: She tied pal Beyoncé with nine nods, including Video of the Year and Best Female Video.
Wins: Three, including Best New Artist.
Performances: She gave fans a theatrical take on her "Paparazzi" track, seemingly bleeding all over the stage at the famed New York institution.
2010
Arrival: She hit the carpet in L.A. in a stunning McQueen dress joined by dates that were just as surprising as her 2009 beau: former armed-services members, in protest of the now-defunct "don't ask, don't tell" policy.
Outfits: Three, which included her red-carpet look by McQueen, an edgy black ball gown by Giorgio Armani, and, of course, the infamous meat dress by Franc Fernandez.
Nominations: Thirteen nominations, including nods for Video of the Year, Best Choreography and Best Collaboration.
Wins: Eight wins, including the night's big prize of Video of the Year for "Bad Romance," beating out herself for "Telephone."
Performances: She rather unexpectedly gave a blink-and-you-might-miss-it sneak peek at her 2011 single "Born This Way." When she hit the stage to accept her Video of the Year award, she sang part of the song's infectious chorus.
2011
Arrival: She's certain to arrive, but how will she do it and who will be her date? Frankly, anything is possible.
Outfits: Given her penchant of wearing numerous outfits over the course of the night, we expect many looks at this year's show.
Nominations: She racked up four noms for Best Female Video and Best Video With a Message for "Born This Way," as well as Best Art Direction and Best Choreography for "Judas."
Wins: That's up to the fans, who vote on winners.
Performances: She's scheduled to open the show and set the vibe for the entire night. Given the caliber of stars (Eminem and Rihanna, Janet Jackson, Madonna with Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera) who have done it in the past, it is one of the most-coveted slots in the show.
What do you expect from Lady Gaga at this year's VMAs? Tell us in the comments!

The 28th annual MTV Video Music Awards will air live Sunday, August 28, from Los Angeles at 9 p.m. ET/PT, following the Selena Gomez-hosted pre-show at 8. See the list of nominees, revisit last year's highlights and vote for Best New Artist at VMA.MTV.com.
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