In the history of rock and roll, few bands have had worse luck than Aerosmith. Throughout their nearly four decade career, they've battled drug issues, marketplace apathy, illness and in-fighting. They were forced to cancel a tour this year because of an injury to frontman Steven Tyler, who recently decided that he would leave the band behind for a while to pursue a solo career. Guitarist and longtime Tyler collaborator Joe Perry (who has a solo album of his own) took to his Twitter to announce that while the band isn't breaking up, they are searching for a new singer while Tyler is off on his own. "Aerosmith is positively looking for a new singer to work with. You just can't take 40 years of experience and throw it in the bin," Perry tweeted. "[The] band is playing hotter than ever and our songs need to be played live. Don't despair: Aerosmith is not splitting up. Promise that's the last you'll hear from me on the subject 'till we gear up again."

Perry didn't drop any hints about who might temporarily dance in Tyler's bellbottoms, but luckily, MTV News has come up with a handful of suggestions that the Aerosmith boys might want to consider. It all depends on what they're looking for. Do they want to tap into a younger market? Maybe they should try to court junior R&B star Justin Bieber. Would they prefer somebody they've worked with before? Send offers to Katy Perry or Kid Rock. But honestly, do they have any better option than to dangle the job in front of Adam Lambert?

Click here for the rest of the suggestions for Steven Tyler's replacement in Aerosmith, including Taylor Swift, Eminem and Pink!

No sleep 'til Brooklyn. During rush hour, it takes about 90 minutes to get from Manhattan to BK, but horrendous traffic couldn't deter stars current and past from the Def Jam label from traveling to the world's most popular borough for VH1's sixth annual "Hip-Hop Honors." Right in the heart of Crooklyn at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, the red carpet for the event was filled with heat (literally — it felt like it was about 120 degrees) and love.

KRS-One must have hugged former Def Jam franchise player DMX on the carpet. The Blastmaster said a definitive "Him!" and pointed to X when asked who was one of the artists that defined the label over the years.

Meanwhile, there's clearly no more bad blood between Ashanti and Ja Rule, as she smiled brightly when talking about performing with her former Murder Inc. labelmate.

Ludacris arrived with Player's Circle and Titi Boy took home the award for flashiest bling with a iced-out 747 hanging off of his chest.

As the carpet came to a close, Method Man ran into Kid Rock and the compliments went flying. Meanwhile, Fabolous said hello to fellow BK native Foxy Brown. Inside, Foxy and Onyx's Sticky Fingaz exchanged numbers before going to their seats.

Check out the rest of our "VH1 Hip-Hop Honors" photo gallery, featuring Ludacris, Kid Rock, Ghostface, Chuck D, Trey Songz and Flavor Flav! And be sure to check out the show, which airs on VH1 on Tuesday, October 13 at 9 p.m.!

While VH1's "Hip Hop Honors" doesn't air until October 13, rap's royalty converged on the Brooklyn Academy of Music tonight to tape the special, which is honoring the storied Def Jam label this year.

Some of the attendees paid tribute to the label's history with their red-carpet fashion as well. Kid Rock's Kangol hat, Adidas jumpsuit and dookie chain recalled vintage LL Cool J, while Flavor Flav paid homage to ... well, himself, in a white top hat, white shades and, of course, a white clock.

Other artists wore their Sunday best for the occasion, with Method Man cleaning up in a black jacket and white shirt and Trey Songz showing the men how it's done in a double-breasted gray vest and maroon shirt. Eve played the part of hip-hop's leading lady in a low-cut black dress, fingerless gloves and a fun yellow-and-black-striped clutch.

Want to see more fab fashion? Check out our "Hip Hop Honors" red-carpet gallery!

Which hip-hop heavyweight do you think looked best? Sound off below!

Today marks the 40th anniversary of the final day of the original Woodstock (the music actually carried over into the wee hours of August 18), so a lot of people are re-evaluating the lasting legacy of the festival. Did it really usher in a message of peace and love, or was it simply the beginning of a brand name? Is it truly a great representation of the era's mentality or just another slice of Boomer nostalgia? Whatever the case, Woodstock left a pretty bad taste in everybody's mouth when the festival celebrated its 30th anniversary with another three-day affair in upstate New York, featuring Metallica, Rage Against the Machine, Korn, Limp Bizkit, Kid Rock and the Red Hot Chili Peppers. The aggro attitude of the music combined with the questionable resources of the festival and a general feeling that everybody had been ripped off led to violent mosh pits, multiple cases of sexual assault, vandalism and fires. MTV was there live (and often the victim of the crowd's aggression) and captured the debauchery on film.

The aftermath certainly put the concept of Woodstock to bed for a while. In fact, promoters intended on celebrating the 40th anniversary with another festival but had trouble recruiting sponsors and support funds. The now-poisonous Woodstock name probably had something to do with it, but they were also dealing with a frigid economy and a musical landscape overflowing with festivals (in '99, Coachella was a small upstart event, Lollapalooza was dormant and events like Bonnaroo, All Points West, Outside Lands and Virgin Fest were years off). But Woodstock '99 didn't do the legacy any favors, and replaced the images of peace and love with notions of aggression, misogyny and greed. It certainly taught future festival organizers what not to do, but couldn't we have learned those lessons without so much unchecked brutishness?

What do you think: Were the Woodstock '99 organizers to blame, or did the bands not do enough to try to control the crowd? Was it simply a matter of macho guys trying to outdo each other? Leave your thoughts in the comments or head over to Your.MTV.com and make your voice heard!

Every day a multitude of stars wanders through the halls of MTV News to talk about their latest projects and goof around with staff members. But sometimes we catch stars elsewhere, and that's why we put together Spotted!, a daily compendium of stars in the wild.

Somehow, Kid Rock has managed to carve out an incredible fashion niche. The guy manages to show up to just about any event — be it a rock festival, Playboy party or the opera — wearing T-shirts and fedoras. And somehow, he always ends up looking just as good as the folks in bow ties and gowns. Case in point: Check out Rock hanging out with "Entourage" star Jeremy Piven at the premiere party for Piven's new movie "The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard."

(Check out the entire Spotted! photo archive, including photos of Britney Spears, Brad Pitt, Beyoncé and the Jonas Brothers!)

Piven may be wearing a vest and tie, but it's Rock who clearly runs the Planet Hollywood Casino in Las Vegas, where the premiere was held. He just has a certain cool that transcends any clothing or facial hair choices he seems to make. Wherever Rock goes, that's where the party is, and this particular party was also enjoyed by Holly Madison and Will Ferrell. Not everybody was at the premiere for "The Goods," though. Some, like Brad Pitt, simply rode around Manhattan wearing a lime green sport jacket, while others, like Christina Ricci, observed proper street parking laws. Check out these and a parade of other photos in our ever-growing "Spotted!" archive.

The week is over (as is the month of July), so it's time to close the books here in the Newsroom. It was another wild one, with plenty of beef, a handful of rumors, a little hilarity and at least one incredibly amazing video care of Shakira. But what lessons did we learn? You can feel confident walking into the weekend knowing that you can take the following revelations as absolute truth.

» It's unlikely that Eminem will be buying Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon an anniversary gift.

» William Shatner has a knack for nonsensical poetry. Got a Twitter account? He'll kill that too.

» Madonna may have been hitting the gym too hard. (Though she's still not as jacked as Trent Reznor.)
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It seems like just about everybody has hopped on the Twitter gravy train: Ashton Kutcher has nearly three million followers, Mariah Carey breaks news about herself on it and people like Katy Perry and Justin Timberlake have turned it into an experiment in artist/fan interaction. But not everybody is entirely sold on the greatness of Twitter. Trent Reznor, a first-adopter who initially embraced the service and updated it often, has turned his back on it, completely scrapping his account (though he had "quit" in the past only to return a few days later). Kid Rock has yet to embrace the microblogging system and has gone on the offensive about it.

"[Twitter] is gay," the "All Summer Long" and "Picture" rocker told Rolling Stone. "If one more person asks me if I have a Twitter, I'm going to tell them, 'Twitter this s---, motherf-----.'" Rock clearly questions the usefulness of the service and prefers to reserve his thoughts for his songs. "I don't have anything to say, and what I have to say is not that relevant. Anything that is relevant, I'm going to bottle it up and then squeeze it onto a record somewhere."

Of course, Kid Rock's lack of a Twitter account has kept the door open for impostors, some of whom keep hilarious Rock-based feeds. This account seems more focused on UFC fights and regularly tweets spam messages (it seems highly unlikely that the real Kid Rock would tweet, "30 Million Singles At AdultFriendFinder, Join Today"). Meanwhile, this short-lived account consists of completely benign messages about how much "Rock" doesn't want to work. The most convincing one is this fake account, which does its best to capture Rock's particular tone and plugs his tour dates and his new beer.

So will Rock's incendiary statement spark any beef — perhaps with fellow Detroit native and active Twitter user Eminem? And couldn't Rock have come up with a better diss than an off-color, juvenile taunt?

There were moments during WrestleMania 25 that I loved and that will forever have a place in my heart (I'm a wrestling fanatic) and in sports entertainment history. But none of them involved the celebrities who participated in last night's show.

For months, there was back-and-forth about whether Mickey Rourke would wrestle Chris Jericho at Mania. Ultimately, the acclaimed actor showed up and sat ringside. After disposing of legends Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat, "Rowdy" Roddy Piper and Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka, the brash gladiator invited Rourke in the ring. Jericho had been calling Mick out for several weeks during airings of "WWE Raw."

Rourke finally got in the ring for a confrontation. A couple of missed left jabs and a phantom left hook — and down went Jericho. Former boxer Rourke got the last laugh. Personally, I would have done without Rourke or the three legends. I would have loved to see Jericho face Ric Flair or my fave, "Stone Cold" Steve Austin.

Same thing with Kid Rock. He briefly turned Mania into a mini concert. I like Bob and all, all, but I'd much rather that the WWE showed the tag-team unification match as promised instead of relegating it to "dark match" status. Damn.

Nicole of the Pussycat Dolls performed "America the Beautiful" to open the show. I was cool with that, but I really would have loved to see her mix it up with some WWE Divas in a bikini, evening gown or pudding match. LOL! I'm only serious.

OK, you wanna hear about the matches? Money in the Bank tore the house down and Undertaker vs. Shawn Michaels was one of the best bouts ever! Ever!

By Rya Backer

Hello, Newsroom readers! Here's what we've got going in today's Headlines of the Day.

"WrestleMania XXV" is on April 5 in Houston, and Pussycat Dolls frontwoman Nicole Scherzinger and Kid Rock will be performing. Find out who will be kicking off the show with a rendition of "America the Beautiful."

And growing girl Miley Cyrus wants all of you to know something — check out what she has to say about her career.

That's all for today, but check back tomorrow!

By Vanessa White Wolf

Yeah, the Super Bowl and Australian Open were this weekend. But the other big story coming out of the sports world was a little less feel-good. Photos of Olympic superstar Michael Phelps were published in the British News of the World tabloid over the weekend — pictures in which he's smoking what appears to be marijuana from a glass bong.

In a statement, Phelps said he "engaged in behavior which was regrettable and demonstrated bad judgment. I'm 23 years old, and despite the successes I have had in the pool, I acted in a youthful and inappropriate way, not in a manner that people have come to expect from me." He then promised it would never happen again.

We can't help but feel a twinge of guilt over all this: See, at the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards back in September, Michael Phelps was scheduled to attend the show to introduce Lil Wayne's performance. So when he hit the carpet, we grabbed him in an effort to interview him during our pre-show. At the same time, Kid Rock — no stranger to partying — had just pulled up, so we hastily threw them together for a live segment. They even joked during the interview segment about the after parties.

See video evidence of Phelps and Rock after the jump! Read more...