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'Hottest MCs In The Game': The 2008 Edition Is Coming On Friday, May 16! "The Hottest MCs in the Game" airs on MTV Friday, May 16! 50 Cent, Snoop Dogg, Rick Ross, Lupe Fiasco said what they think of last year's list. Radiohead / May 8 / Atlanta (Lakewood Amphitheater) Iconic U.K. rockers Radiohead played the third show of its 2008 U.S. tour Thursday (May 8) just outside of Atlanta, exhibiting confidence and restraint while enthralling a sold-out crowd. The show leaned heavily on material from their seventh album "In Rainbows," released last year, and the setlist illuminated just how far the band has come a decade after the release of its breakthrough album, "OK Computer." R. Kelly 'Relaxed ... But Serious' During Trial's First Day R. Kelly was "relaxed ... but serious" during the first day of his child-pornography trial. Flight of the Conchords / May 6 / New York (Town Hall) In real life, the men behind HBO's "Flight of the Conchords" -- Jemaine Clement and Bret McKenzie -- now have to deal with their new found fame: Girls do throw themselves at the pair and choruses of requests echo loudly through the duration of their sets. But it hasn??t gone to their heads, at least not yet on the second stop of their short tour. Mariah Carey, Nick Cannon Make First Public Appearance As Married Couple; Talk Wedding, Tattoos Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon made their first public appearance as a married couple in New York Thursday; they also talked about their wedding tattoos with People. Newton Faulkner / April 30, 2008 / New York (Bowery Ballroom) The so-called British folk-pop sensation that storms the charts in the U.K. but fails to break in the 'States, has become a kind of clich??. Enter Newton Faulkner. DMX Arrested On Animal Cruelty, Drug Possession Charges; Attempts To Barricade Himself In Bedroom Before Surrendering DMX was arrested in his Arizona home on Friday and charged with animal cruelty and drug possession. Santogold / April 27 / New York (Virgin MegaStore) Let's indulge in some NME-style hyperbole -- Santogold is just the greatest thing ever. She's smart, she's adorable, and her record is an exercise in how to do genre-hopping right. Snoop Dogg Shoots A Country-Style Video With His 'Soldier' Willie Nelson Snoop Dogg shot a country-style video for "My Medicine" with Willie Nelson. "It's not a typical hip-hop song," Snoop admitted. Paul Simon and Friends / April 24, 2008 / Brooklyn, N.Y. (Brooklyn Academy of Music) You know something special is happening when Josh Groban shows up in jeans. The vocalist was one character amongst many to interpret the songs of Paul Simon -- and also to sing with the folk great -- on April 24 at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. 'Speed Racer': Massive Attack, By Kurt Loder Kurt Loder reviews "Speed Racer," the Wachowski brothers' "monument to kinetic excess." Kanye West / April 21, 2008 / Los Angeles (Nokia Theater) Early reviews of Kanye West's current "Glow in the Dark" tour have ranged from glowing to the less flattering headline found in the SeattlePost-Intelligencer: "Kanye was feeling the love -- for himself." Meet One Of The Soldiers Who Reviews 'American Idol' From Iraq, In The Newsroom Blog Nathan Puckett, one of the soldiers who reviews "American Idol" for MTV News from Iraq, paid a visit to us last week. New York Dolls / April 17, 2008 / Buenos Aires (Teatro Roxy) With Spanish as broken as it was endearing, David Johansen came onstage in the first of the band??s two presentations in Argentina, intent on conquering the public that had been awaiting them for so long. 'Office Space' Mastermind Mike Judge Returns To The Workplace With 'Extract' "Office Space" mastermind Mike Judge returns to the cubicles with "Extract," a comedy starring Jason Bateman as a sympathetic boss. Destroyer / April 22, 2008 / Brooklyn, N.Y. (Music Hall of Williamsburg) Midway through Destroyer's stunning set at the Music Hall of Williamsburg in Brooklyn, my friend leaned over and whispered, "This dude is kind of like Dylan, isn't he?" R. Kelly's Aide Paid Woman To Return Sex Tape, Report Alleges As Trial Gets Under Way R. Kelly's aide allegedly paid an Atlanta woman to return an incriminating sex tape, the Chicago-Sun Times reports. Jens Lekman / April 5, 2008 / New York (Webster Hall) For pop music lovers, there were arguably few 2007 releases that topped the superb sweetness of Jens Lekman's "Night Falls Over Kortedala." Jason Castro Admits He 'Felt Relieved' After Being Kicked Off 'American Idol' Jason Castro admitted that he "really felt relieved" after being kicked off "American Idol" on Wednesday night. Eddie Vedder / April 13, 2008 / Los Angeles (Wiltern Theatre) Ed Vedder is no dummy. With the opportunity to embark on his first ever solo tour now upon him, largely thanks to the positive commercial and critical response from his recent "Into the Wild" soundtrack, the man has officially done his homework. Panic At The Disco Talk About New, Stripped-Down Show At NYC Concert, By John Norris Panic at the Disco talked with John Norris about their new, eco-friendly show at their tour's New York date. Fall Out Boy's Patrick Stump Lends His Dead-On Manager Impression To Cobra Starship Video Fall Out Boy frontman Patrick Stump lends his dead-on impression of manager Bob McLynn to Cobra Starship's new video for "Guilty Pleasure." R. Kelly's Child-Pornography Trial: Why Has It Taken So Long? The many delays to R. Kelly's child-pornography trial, from pretrial hearings to medical emergencies, haven't all been the singer's doing, but they have been to his advantage. Games Like 'Grand Theft Auto IV' Aren't A Threat To Hollywood, Gaming Experts Say "Grand Theft Auto IV" isn't a threat to Hollywood, gaming experts tell MTV News. DragonForce Frontman Not As Impressed As 'Guitar Hero' Fans; Plus Deftones, All That Remains And More News That Rules, In Metal File DragonForce frontman ZP Theart isn't quite as impressed with Herman Li's unrivaled shredding as "Guitar Hero" fans are: "I think sometimes it could be better."