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'It'll probably be my best video yet,' Cole tells MTV News of his 'Nobody's Perfect' video on the Grammy red carpet Sunday night.

Taylor Swift will sit down with MTV News' Sway Calloway on Monday for "MTV First: Taylor Swift," during which she will premiere her video for "Safe & Sound," followed by an exclusive 30-minute chat.

Whitney Houston 's sudden death on the eve of the 54th Grammy Awards was on the tip of everyone's tongue on Sunday night , including three-time Grammy nominee Fergie , who opened up to MTV News about the late icon's profound influence on her career.

Working with Dr. Dre has become a rite of passage for superstar rappers, and now Rick Ross will join the likes of Eminem, Snoop Dogg, Jay-Z, 50 Cent and Nas.

Everyone knows the best part of the Grammys often happens before the actual awards telecast.

On February 19th , MTV News will bring you the seventh installment of its popular, provocative and controversial series, "Hottest MC's In The Game VII," airing at 10:30pm ET/PT on MTV2 .

VIACOM MUSIC GROUP has partnered with BIG MACHINE RECORDS star TAYLOR SWIFT for the global premiere of her "Safe & Sound" music video featuring THE CIVIL WARS, which is the first single from the upcoming film "The Hunger Games." The video will premiere across VIACOM's various channels including MTV, VH1 and CMT.

From the first arrival to the last star running down the red carpet before the show begins, we'll bring you all the glittering action from the Grammys live this Sunday night during the MTV News Pre-Show. With a crew anchored by MTV News' Sway and James Montgomery, we'll be everywhere you want to be in the run-up to the 54th annual ceremony.

'We're trying to put that young, youthful energy out in the air,' Diddy tells MTV News about his new Bad Boy signees.

'Once you rep the MMG flag, I'll never step on your feet,' Rick Ross tells MTV News of his former Maybach affiliate.

Wiz Khalifa is riding high off of his success, but it isn't all good. On his sophomore album, O.N.I.F.C., Wiz will celebrate his victories, but he promises to give fans the other side, too.

'When we say Maybach Music, it's not about the car, it's just about the level of quality,' Ross tells MTV News.

'Me and you got a lot of things we got to talk about face-to-face,' 2 Chainz tells MTV News' Sway Calloway.

It is among the many surprises in the line-up for the 2012 Festival Club, which is to be called Barrio.

'I had to go through a lot of things for me to be able to write the type of things I'm writing now,' Bow tells 'RapFix Live.' Bow Wow has grown up in hip-hop, but in order to deliver his upcoming seventh album, Underrated, the Cash Money MC had to go through some real-life experiences.

The real is back! Hip-hop's most highly contested debate returns to MTV2 on Sunday, February 19, with the " Hottest MCs in the Game VII ." MTV News correspondent Sway Calloway will oversee the roundtable discussion while the Hottest MCs Hip-Hop Braintrust will convene to decide who the top rappers in the game are! Eminem snagged the top spot on ... (more)