Lauryn Hill was sentenced to three months in prison on Monday (May 6), after pleading guilty to tax evasion charges.

Hill, who admitted last year that she "intentionally and willingly" ignored her responsibility to file yearly tax returns on more than $1.5 million of income between 2005 and 2007, was also sentenced to an additional three months of home confinement, according to The Associated Press.

It's not clear when Hill will report to prison, or where she'll serve her sentence, though she was facing a maximum penalty of three years behind bars — one for each year she failed to pay taxes. She was also accused by in native New Jersey of failing to pay more than $446,000 in state taxes, though her attorney confirmed to the AP that Hill had already paid more than $970,000 to satisfy her federal and state tax liabilities.

During a statement to the judge that the AP described as "forceful," Hill said she had always meant to eventually pay the taxes, but was unable to do so because she took a lengthy hiatus from the music industry. She had recently inked a reported $1 million deal with Sony, and on Saturday, she released her first piece of new music in nearly three years ... though, she made it very clear that she was doing so only because her hand was forced.

"Here is a link to a piece that I was 'required' to release immediately, by virtue of the impending legal deadline," Hill wrote in a letter ...

Attention fashion lovers, gossip hounds and all-around pop culture aficionados! Monday night (May 6) is the annual Costume Institute Gala, and that means fashionistas of all types will be descending on the famed staircase at the Metropolitan Museum of Art to pay homage to all things punk.

We know that before the red carpet kicks off and the champagne begins to flow, you might have a few questions. Like, who will be there? What does punk have to do with it? Will Kimye's outfits pay homage to Sid and Nancy? So, ahead of all the Met Ball fun, MTV News is rounding up the latest dish about the splashy fete.

God Save the Met
This year's exhibit, "Punk: Chaos to Couture," runs at the museum through August 14. It will take a look back at the influence the punk movement of the '70s has had on fashion, right through today. That means that you can finally learn there actually aren't that many degrees separating Johnny Rotten and Joe Strummer from Avril Lavigne.

For complete coverage of everything Met Gala, head over to MTV Style!

Paging Queen Bey?!
Beyoncé has been named the Honorary Chair of the Met Gala this year. With a night off from her Mrs. Carter Show, she could easily make the trip from London to NYC just in time to show the fashion world just who runs it. "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" star Rooney Mara has also been named a co-chair of the event, along with fashion luminaries like Moda Operandi co-founder Lauren Santo Domingo, Givenchy creative director ...

Ladies and gentlemen, can we please have your attention? We've just been handed an urgent and horrifying news story. We need all of you to stop what you're doing and listen: There's been a shark attack on the set of (Not really.)

In "Anchorman," Will Ferrell's Ron Burgundy lands in a bear enclosure at the zoo, and when the sequel to the 2004 comedy hits theaters in December, the newsman will encounter yet another dangerous beast.

Photos from the Atlanta set show Ferrell treading water and struggling against a mechanical shark that's attacking him. It's unclear what leads Burgundy to end up in the water with the deadly creature, but since he's wearing his signature suit, it doesn't look like he was going out for a swim. But Burgundy has faced greater peril, so you can pretty safely assume he'll be OK.

"Anchorman: The Legend Continues" is the long-awaited follow-up to the 2004 hit comedy. Back in March of last year, Ferrell appeared in character on "Conan" to officially announce the sequel that had been rumored for years. Shooting started in Atlanta a little over two months ago.

The sequel reunites the all-star comedy lineup from the first "Anchorman." Christina Applegate, Paul Rudd, Steve Carrell and David Koechner are all returning to re-form the Channel 4 news team.

New additions to the cast include Kristen Wiig as a rumored love interested to Carrell's Brick Tamland and Harrison Ford, who joins the movie as a veteran newsman. There have also been a string of recently revealed surprise cameos. We won't spoil them ...

Main Pick

Headliner: Locksmith

Representing: Richmond, California

Mixtape: The Green Box

Real Spit: Locksmith always had grand expectations. These days the Richmond, California, lyricist strives to leave an indelible mark on the rap game, but when he was younger, all he wanted to do was hang out by the big electrical green box outside of his home.

With that simple childhood dream, Locksmith found the inspiration for his newest project, The Green Box which will drop on Iamlock.com on Tuesday.

"This is probably my most personal work," he told Mixtape Daily of the project, which features all original production. "It's a glimpse of who Locksmith is as a person, as a young man growing up and my journey to becoming who I am now."

On "Stand It," Lock bears his soul over a mellow 9th Wonder-produced groove. The Persian MC raps of his hardships growing up, while trying to discover who he really is. "Fighting with my childhood, other n---as would pester him/ I swear to God I even thought I was Mexican," he raps open and honestly.

As Lock got a little older, he'd look up to the neighborhood hustlers, who would set up shop by the green box. It's a recurring theme on the tape. "When I listened to the songs I was like, 'Yo this album is kinda describing where I came from and my progression and who I am now. What's the best way to symbolize that? Going back to my neighborhood, Crescent Park, Richmond, California and taking that symbol which is the green box," he said.

Joints to check for

» "Stand It" ...

What better way to celebrate arrested development than with a prom-themed music video, right? That's just what Avril Lavigne is doing in her clip for her new single,

Looking a bit like the beauty queen featured on Hole's classic Live Through This album, Lavigne and her band party like it's high school all over again in the soon-to-be-released video. MTV News was on set with the singer, who explained just why she wanted to don some formal wear for the clip.

"We're at prom, and the guys look amazing," she said, referring to her band who threw on some rented tuxes for the video. "I had my own concept for this video. And then last minute, we changed it because the director came up with a concept and the concept was just 'prom.' And that was really it."

With the treatment as straight-forward as "prom," and the video coincidentally dropping just in time for prom season, the singer immediately jumped on board to put the new treatment into action. She added, "I thought, 'That's an awesome idea,' 'cause we can dress up, the band can be in cool tuxedos. That was way more fun than I anticipated."

"Never Growing Up" is the lead single off Lavigne's follow-up to 2011's Goodbye Lullaby. It was co-written by her fiancé, Nickelback frontman Chad Kroeger. Much like the video, the tune celebrates youthful effervescence.

Speaking of formal wear, Lavigne will soon wear a wedding gown, as she preps to walk down the aisle with Kroeger in the near future. "That's how we ...

At this point it's safe to say that the Nicki Minaj/Mariah Carey experiment was a dud. While producers certainly got their money's worth from the turbulent twosome as far as on- and off-screen tension
 is concerned, neither diva has helped pull the graying show out of what appears to be a fairly predictable 12th season slump.

Ratings are on a steady slide,
 this year's remaining three female contestants have little-to-no buzz and viewers appear to be tuning in to a variety of other shows after making "Idol" appointment viewing for the past 11 seasons.

So, what do you do? According to Radar Online, you go back to the same drawing board again, roll the celeb judge dice one more time and hope for a lucky seven this time around. Quoting anonymous sources, the site reported on Monday (May 6) that producer Nigel Lythgoe's desperate plan to boost ratings is to assemble a "dream team" of new judges that includes former (and maybe current again
) couple Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez, Pink and Sean "Diddy" Combs. That would indicate that not only are Minaj, Carey and Keith Urban headed for one-and-done status, but that after 12 seasons sole original judge Randy Jackson might be on his way out as well. In this scenario, only host Ryan Seacrest's job is safe. While a spokesperson for "Idol" offered a no comment at press time on the rumor, the anonymous source told Radar that after a lackluster season, "Everyone involved with the show is well ...