· One of Busta Rhymes' bodyguards was found shot dead in the back of his pickup in Queens on Wednesday.

· According to this report, “American Idol” producers had originally booked Michael Jackson, rather than George Michael, to perform on the show's finale.

· First, Pete Wentz praised John Mayer for his deep thoughts on celebrity, then Mayer returned the favor, calling the newlywed father-to-be “one of the best eggs in the music industry." Aww.

· How can something so wrong feel so right? Ladies and gentlemen, someone has made a bluegrass/gangsta rap mash-up album.

Our shoe-in candidate for most likable bassist, Death Cab For Cutie’s Nick Harmer, is busy blogging away about the band’s tour. And what we’ve learned thus far about the lifestyle of the indie outfit with a Number One album (Narrow Stairs) is this: they suffer from really bad jet lag; they like to go for (Morrissey-inspired?) walks through English cemeteries; they worry a lot about whether or not they sound any good; they are really into “Battlestar Galactica” and “The Assassination of Jesse James.”

But don’t worry, Death Cabbies (Death-heads? Cab-heads?)! Nick has promised that he’s going to write some more about things like “partying” and “rocking and rolling all night”! Any day now, he’ll tell us how debauched Ben Gibbard really is. (It’s always the sensitive-seeming guys who get the most messed up when their fans aren’t looking. Call it a theory.)

So check back with Buzzworthy for Nick’s next installment…

I would like to take a moment to consider the most important aspect of the Puerto Rican primary looming this weekend, and it has nothing to do with the horse race. Nothing to do with whether Hillary adds another reason to stay in this thing; nothing to do with how many elected delegates Barack adds toward that magic number. No -- the most interesting thing about the primary happening on Sunday is that IT’S HAPPENING ON SUNDAY!

While there have been a few states holding primaries and caucuses on weekends this electoral season, the United States remains largely a nation of Tuesday voting. (Yeah, I know, it’s also a country that remains stubbornly out of step with the vast majority of the world on its system of measurement and the way it writes dates as well – but let’s save those issues for another time.) Tuesday? Really? That’s the day you want to mandate for a collective effort, something that we want as many Americans as possible to take part in? What about, oh, day jobs and classes? How did this lunacy come about? Read more...

What's more socially acceptable: Gay marriage or gays in the military?

That was the question posed this morning after nearly 20 college students, mostly from Harvard Divinity School and all part of the Right To Serve Tour, marched to the Times Square military recruitment office to protest "Don't Ask Don't Tell," a policy signed into law by President Clinton in 1993.

Ex-Soulforce leader and Equality Ride co-founder Jake Reitan led the demonstration. He attempted to enlist, but once he announced to the recruiters that he was gay, recruiters ordered him to leave the office or (incredibly) be arrested for trespassing. Reitan refused and was quickly led away in handcuffs in front of picketing Right To Serve students and hordes of Times Square gawkers. An hour later, he was released from police custody with a summons to appear in court by the end of July. Read more...

So you're telling us that Pharrell can produce Madonna, sing the hook on another hit record, get ready to drop the new N.E.R.D. album...and get home in time to design furniture??

What have we been doing with our free time?

Oh, and it's called the "perspective" chair. For some reason.

Thanks to Kanye's always excellent blog for pointing this out. 'Ye also recently posted some ridiculous Chinese fashion pics that are totally in line with the spooky aesthetic trip he's been on lately...

So that breakbeat from the song "Ashley's Roachclip" is one of the most sampled beats in hip-hop, and possibly pop. It hadn't been sampled for awhile, but then Lloyd and Lil Wayne brought it back for their song "Girls All Around the World." So blogger FourFour decided to make a mix of songs that use the beat.

But wait -– MTV News producer Joseph Patel writes in, “Aw man, they're missing Ice Cube's ‘Jackin' For Beats,’ Nice & Smooth's ‘Down The Line,’ and the most famous one: ‘RUN'S HOUSE.’ Suckas.”

So have we missed any others?

The MTV News slackers on the Left Coast tell us the insanity around the MTV Movie Awards is approaching fever pitch as the big day (live! Sunday! 8pm!) creeps ever closer. Apparently, News has taken over nearly a dozen fluorescent-lit offices in the bowels of Universal Studios lot, right next door to the "Desperate Housewives" set, and...(insert inappropriate comment about Teri Hatcher here).

Here's just some of the "work" you can get done after an all-nighter at Hyde with Lindsay Lohan:

· Tila Tequila handicapped the Best Kiss Award.

· All-American Reject Tyson Ritter took us to celebrity hiking hot spot (only in LA) Runyon Canyon to give us the (pooper) scoop(er) on "House Bunny."

· We unearthed this fairly embarrassing 1987 audition tape from 2008 Generation Award recipient Adam Sandler.

· We crashed the Movie Awards writers’ meeting.

· And Verne Troyer taught our own Top Model, Kim Stolz, the art of living large in Hollywood.

What's going down today? God only knows. And on Sunday?? God help us.

And before the Awards go live, be sure to check out MTV News’ “Coming Attractions” pre-show at 7:30pm. Why? Because it will be amazing.

· Garbage’s Shirley Manson will play a recurring role on the second season of FOX’s “Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles.”

· Scars on Broadway’s self-titled debut is due July 29th.

· Muse, the British band that produced one of the greatest videos to feature a magical horse but not Mariah Carey, are working on their next album.

· Sean Levert’s death in jail was ruled a death by natural causes.

· Ted Nugent has recorded his rousing right-to-bear-arms anthem “I Am the NRA,” and you can download it now -– if you wear a bandana on your head and have a gun rack on your pickup.

MTV News is now calling the American Commonwealth of Puerto Rico for Senator Hillary Clinton!

But wait...the election there isn't June 1st, so why are we so confident she'll win? Because Ricky Martin endorsed her, that's why.

See, Puerto Ricans (like Mr. Martin) can vote in party primaries but not in the November elections, since the island is a territory and not a state. We are kind of at a loss on this one, so we will just go straight to the press release:

"These elections will have historic repercussions both in the United States and the world. Senator Clinton has always been consistent in her commitment with the needs of the Latino community. Whether fighting for better education, universal health care and social well-being, as First Lady and Senator from New York -- representing millions of Latinos --she has always fought for what is most important for our families," said the 5-time Grammy award-winning artist.

"I am honored to have Ricky Martin's support," said Senator Clinton. "In addition to his great talent, Ricky is committed to improving the world through his philanthropic work, and I am grateful for his support. He is a very important voice in the Latino community and together we will work to improve the lives of families and children across the country."

Now, we know that Ricky Martin is important to Coldplay, but tell us, Latino members of the MTV community, is he “a very important voice in the Latino community"? Does this endorsement affect your vote?

To celebrate June as Black Music Month, iTunes and Apple will host performances by black artists at Apple Stores around the country. Wyclef Jean, Talib Kweli, David Banner, Michelle Williams, and a slew of others will be getting in on the action.

Now if only they would offer up a few of those mysterious new iPhones for free too, we'd be totally hooked.

A list of performances thus far -- with dates and venues tentative, and more artists to be added -- after the jump. Read more...