In the wake of the Kanye West stage-crashing incident at this past Sunday's MTV Video Music Awards, the online world has been buzzing about West's actions, which clearly struck a nerve among the typing proletariat. There was the "Kanye interrupts Obama" clip (which made its way online seemingly moments after Kanye was ushered off the stage at Radio City Music Hall), and yesterday we took a look at the "Kanye intrudes on famous photos" meme (which only keeps growing). Though the man has apologized profusely and even vanished from his blog for a few days, the Web continues to pile on, partially in defense of Taylor Swift and partially because it only keeps getting funnier.

For example, you can now make Kanye drop in on any Web page you choose with Kanyelicious, which allow Kanye to crash just about any party he wants. (Really, it's just like Bacolicious, but that doesn't mean it isn't fantastic.)

Plenty of video has been generated as well. In another collision of Internet tropes, Kanye had a run-in with Keyboard Cat, which leaves the ivory-tickling kitty as confused and put off as Swift was on Sunday. He also decided to ruin Angry Emo Kid's day. Playing off the Obama interruption, it makes perfect sense that he would also drop in on one of George W. Bush's old addresses. You know who else was shocked by Kanye West? Harry Potter. And if Mario thinks he can just beat Bowser and the save Princess Toadstool, he's got another thing coming.

There are even mad geniuses out there plying fancier forms of craft, like the folks who mashed together Serena Williams' U.S. Open meltdown with the VMA incident. (Want the non-animated version? No problem.) But we keep coming back to ImaLetYouFinish.com, which keeps churning out photo montages that throws Kanye into protests, Cubs games and at least one horror movie.

I've walked a few red carpets, but this year's Video Music Awards carpet is ridiculous!

It starts at Paramount Studios' historic Bronson Gate, just off Melrose Avenue, then runs westward nearly a quarter-mile along the lot's shady Marathon Street.

Nearly 50 carpenters, electricians, stagehands and set builders have spent an entire week hanging 300 feet of step-and-repeat and laying over 8,000 square feet of plush red, yellow and blue carpet -- not to mention thousands of feet of cable.

Everyone from "ET" to AP to TMZ -- more than 200 credentialed media outlets overall -- will be on hand, along with nearly 1,000 lucky fans.

Of course, MTV News has the carpet covered from head to toe: John Norris will be at the limo drop, Tim Kash and I will be on home base, Taylor Swift will have her own fashion platform and Sway will be overhead in MTV News' first-ever news chopper!

It's massive. But don't take my word for it! Check out this sneak-peek video from our production walk-through this morning.

And don't miss MTV News' "Opening Act" at 8 p.m., live from the red carpet, followed by the main event -- the 2008 Video Music Awards -- at 9 p.m. sharp!

Every year, the red carpet at the MTV Video Music Awards is filled with stars walking that oh-so-fine line between fashion triumph and fashion tragedy — with some fashionistas showing they can pull off the latter category as couture. And over the years, we've seen some of the biggest names in the entertainment world make some famous and infamous decisions when it comes to their red-carpet finery.

There are the stars that show up and just make us go wow! Like when Megan Fox and Rihanna both went hot pink for the 2007 broadcast. Or, when Justin Timberlake went solo in 2006 and showed everyone that one is far from the loneliest number! Read more...