Just 24 hours after upstaging country-pop star Taylor Swift during her acceptance speech at the MTV VMAs, Kanye West apologized for the incident in an emotional interview Monday night on the debut episode of The Jay Leno Show.

There was really only one man for the job. Only one who could honor such a terrible tragedy without making the night anything but a celebration. Only one MC so symbolic of New York City and its potential, yet so loved by all. Only Jay-Z can rock Madison Square Garden on 9/11.

The daytime soap opera starring Chris Brown and Rihanna just got even more dramatic.

Chris Brown was formally sentenced to five years probation, one year of domestic-abuse counseling, and 180 days of community service Tuesday, August 25, stemming from his February altercation with Barbados-born singer Rihanna, reports MTV.

"Run This Town," a bangin' song off Jay-Z's September 11 release Blueprint 3, may be a late contender for 2009's defining summer jam, but Hova has more on his mind that just another notch on his diamond-studded belt.

Kanye West definitely got the message: Ixnay on the Autotune-yay when rapping with Ova-hay.

For "Run This Town," the first proper single from September's The Blueprint 3, Jay-Z is going the all-star route, showcasing Rihanna on the hook to this midtempo guitar sample-based track.