Carly Rae Jepsen: Call Me Crazy

Carly Rae Jepsen thinks her VMA nomination is "crazy".

The 'Call Me Maybe' singer is stunned at how much her life has changed since her sudden rise to fame and says discovering she was up for the Best New Artist award at the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards was the most surreal feeling ever.

Carly, 26, told MTV News: "I have to pinch myself. I mean, a year ago I was touring Canada in a soccer mom van, and all of the sudden, my life's just taken off in a completely different direction.

"Moments like that just let it really sink in. It's crazy."



The Canadian starlet thinks even being considered for the title is an honour because of the stiff competition from international acts One Direction with their chart-topping tune 'What Makes You Beautiful', Frank Ocean with 'Swim Good', The Wanted with 'Glad You Came' and Fun with 'We Are Young' featuring Janelle Monae.

Carly said: "When I found out, I think I was on tour somewhere, on the bus with the boys, and I think I screamed it to them, and we all did a little dance party victory on the bus.

"Even to be listed among those names is honestly just crazy to me. I'm a big fan of all of them."

The excitable brunette first rose to fame in 2007 as a finalist on 'Canadian Idol', but has teen heartthrob Justin Bieber to thank for her recent success.

Carly is gearing up to open for the 18-year-old star on tour from September.

The VMAs will air on MTV today at 8pm.

Michael Jackson wanted Bad to beat Thriller

Michael Jackson was "determined" 'Bad' would outsell 'Thriller'.

The late King of Pop - who died of acute Propofol intoxication in 2009 - was "very self-motivated" and even pinned up signs around his house to urge himself to work harder on the iconic 1987 LP in a bid to outdo his previous effort, which is the best-selling album of all time.



Director Spike Lee - who has been working on 'Bad 25', a documentary about the making of the album - told MTV News: "I learned that, number one, he was very self-motivated. Even though it was an impossible task, Michael wanted 'Bad' to outsell 'Thriller'. And everywhere he'd go, he'd put up signs, write on mirrors in bathrooms; '100 million.' "

"He always wanted to surpass what he had done previously and 100 million albums sold. He was determined to do that."

Since its 1982 release, 'Thriller' has sold more than 110 million copies across the globe.

Though 'Bad' never matched its success, the record is still the fifth best-selling album of all time, shifting around 30 million copies worldwide.

Next month sees the release of 'Bad 25', a repackaged version of the album that will include the documentary, unreleased demo songs, remixes and concert footage.

Gavin Rossdale: nobody cared about solo album

Gavin Rossdale says "nobody cared" about his solo career.

The Bush frontman formed new band Institute after the group originally split in 2002, and after that failed made a solo album, 2008's 'Wanderlust', but now admits it was a mistake.

Referring to Bush's breakup, Gavin told Classic Rock magazine: "There were no fireworks. It was almost like the air being sucked out of a building.

"There was a side-project [Institute], and then a solo career, by default - that was almost a douche-bag route; who cares about singers making solo records? I needed to be in Bush again."



Bush had big hits in the US with their albums 'Sixteen Stone', 'Razorblade Suitcase' and 'The Science of Things' but split after guitarist Nigel Pulsford left and sales declined.

Nigel and original bass player Dave Parsons both declined to return when the band reformed in 2010, and released new album 'The Sea of Memories' the following year.

Gavin said he's not upset the founding member of the group hasn't returned, saying: "I haven't even missed Nigel not being in the band. It couldn't be more normal. Nigel just doesn't want to work anymore, he's never coming back."