MTV and videos really aren’t synonymous anymore, but the network’s goofy awards show is always one of the most amusing of the year.

Join me here on the AJC Music Scene blog tonight to dissect the songs, the outfits, the legitimacy of Carly Rae Jepson and determine which One Direction-er looks the dreamiest.

The show kicks off at 8 p.m. (which, by the way, was always the scheduled time so ignore this push for publicity that the time was moved up an hour to accommodate President Obama’s speech at the DNC) and a newly-shorn Rihanna is expected to launch the festivities.

See you back here in a bit.

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By Melissa Ruggieri, Atlanta Music Scene