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Hey J-14ers,

I was lucky enough to not just watch the 2009 mtvU Woodie Awards being taped last night at NYC's Roseland Ballroom, but I got to head out on to the red carpet too! I talked to all the celebs about who they were excited to see at the awards show and, of course, talk about New Moon!

Sparks the Rescue's single is called "We Love Like Vampires," so I had to ask if they were Team Edward or Jacob. "Team Bella!" guitarist Toby McAllister told J-14. But Zooey Deschanel -- her hubby happens to be Death Cab For Cutie's lead singer Ben Gibbard -- told me she hasn't seen the movies! "I just haven't gotten to it, but I'm open to it," Zooey told J-14. "I love the soundtrack!"

Never Shout Never's Christopher Drew -- one of the night's big winners who told me, "I wish I was a vampire!" -- was psyched to see Death Cab perform, while singer Kenna loves Alicia Keys. In fact, he wanted her to win the Good Woodie award for charity work -- over himself! But would he pull a Kanye West if Alicia didn't win? "Yes," he told me. "I'll take the award from whoever - like if I win it, I'll take it from myself. Is [Taylor Swift] here? I want to give her a hug."

He wasn't the only one -- the Kanye incident was mentioned by rapper Asher Roth when he presented an award. But the biggest surprises of the night? Matt & Kim's back-up dancers stripping down during the band's opening number (they still had some clothes on -- don't worry!), 3OH!3 dressed up in two of Lady Gaga's craziest outfits, and Gossip Girl's Leighton Meester presented with the legendary Cydni Lauper!

My fave parts of the night overall were just watching Death Cab perform their hit off the Twilight soundtrack, "Meet Me On The Equinox," and one of my all-time fave songs of theirs, "The Sound of Settling." P.O.S. rapping through the crowd was pretty cool too, as was mega rock band The Dead Weather performing three songs to close out the night -- after all, they're an awesome group who hardly ever take the stage!

You can check out all the madness when the 2009 mtvU Woodie Awards when it premieres on Friday, December 4 at 10 p.m. ET/PT.

There were tons of up-and-coming bands and indie groups there that I think you guys would love. So tell me -- what new bands are you interested in hearing about? Do you guys like finding out about new music?

<3,
Emily, J-14 editor

Lady Gaga's tour with Kanye West may have been cancelled, but the dance-pop princess is definitely not letting that hold her back! First, she announced a re-release of her debut CD, The Fame -- the album, now dubbed The Fame Monster, drops November 23 and will feature eight brand new tracks.

And now, she's revealed that she is going on tour this winter -- just not with Kanye! Her new tour, The Monster Ball, will start on November 27 in Montreal.

"A message to all my little monsters: The Fame Monster will come out four days before the first live show," Lady gaga says. "You have exactly 96 hours to learn all of the lyrics so you can sing along. Dress accordingly."

Sounds like it'll be an awesome -- and way out there -- show! Check out all of Lady Gaga's tour dates for The Monster Ball after the jump.

Are you excited for Lady Gaga's new tour? Do you want to see her live?

Photo: Courtesy of Interscope

Beyonce's kept pretty quiet about the whole Taylor Swift/Kanye West VMA debacle -- until now! The singer finally sounded off on why Kanye did it and what was running through her mind when it happened...

"He told me before, when they said the nominees, he's like, 'You have this award,'" Beyonce spilled. She had no idea what he was going to do if she didn't though! "When they didn't call my name he was, like, completely shocked," Beyonce explained. "When he walked on stage, I was like, 'No, no, no!' and then he spoke, and I was like, 'Oh, no, no, no!'"

And of course B admitted that she was happy to let Taylor have her moment at the end!

For more on Beyonce:
Popeater: Beyonce Breaks Silence About Kanye West

What do you think about Beyonce's statement? Let us know in the comment section below!

Photo: Courtesy of Columbia

Lady Gaga and Kanye West were getting ready to head out on their "Fame Kills" tour together -- when the entire tour was suddenly canceled!

Just a few days ago, Gaga had spoken out in support of Kanye following the Taylor Swift incident saying, "I would say he's a good guy and everybody makes mistakes, and he feels so bad. He really does... everyone likes to focus on gossip, but he's changed music and he's really prolific and an incredible person, and I think it's unfair to judge somebody on one mistake they've made. He's really kind of shown me a lot, as a friend, planning this tour -- it's all about the fans. I felt like that moment really portrayed him in a way that he really isn't. It was just a random moment."

Despite that, the entire tour was canceled on Thursday. No official explanation was given, but refunds will be available for anyone who bought tickets already.

Would you go see a Lady Gaga and Kanye West tour if it was still happening?

Photo: Interscope

Free Style and Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? star Madison Pettis stopped by the J-14 office today... and had a special message she wanted to send to Taylor Swift.

In fact, Madison used the Taylor Swift-Kanye West incident as part of her school project -- find out how by watching the video!

And if you haven't already, don't forget to sign our virtual greeting card to Taylor.

Miley Cyrus was a guest on The Jay Leno Show today as part of Jay's new segment, "10@10" where he asks a celeb 10 random questions, wherever they might be in the world.

Miley was sitting in the stadium as the crew was setting up the stage for her big concert tonight while she answered Jay's quick-fire questions. She said that she loves putting ketchup on pizza, that her favorite Jonas Brother is Frankie (eeks -- this aired on Nick's birthday!), that she thought what Kanye West did to Taylor Swift at the VMAs was "rude" and "disrespectful"... and that her nickname is "Spider Monkey!"

"Spider Monkey"? As in a reference to what Rob Pattinson's Edward Cullen calls Bella Swan in the Twilight movie (not book)!

Photos: Courtesy of Disney, Courtesy of Summit Entertainment

Kanye West recently opened up about the Chris Brown/Rihanna battle saying how devastated he is. After all, Rihanna is like a baby sister to him. "It should never come to that place," Kanye said. "Rihanna has the potential to be the greatest artist of all time." Rapper T.I. said that he spoke with Chris Brown. "My only intention was to support both Rihanna and Chris during these times," T.I. says. "My heart goes out to both of them." Be sure to grab the March issue of J-14 (on stands Monday) for the full scoop!