"Me and Robin [Thicke,] the whole time said, 'You know we're about to make history right now.'"

In an exclusive clip provided to MTV News by a crew filming a previously announced documentary, Miley Cyrus has addressed, for the first time, reaction to her performance at last Sunday's Video Music Awards.

Cyrus had one goal in mind when she agreed to perform: to give folks something to talk about... not just now, but for years to come.

And so far, it looks like she's accomplished that goal. In the days since the VMAs, her daring performance of has dominated discussion. It's been subject to criticisms and critiques, called "hyper-sexualized," "the nadir of American Civilization," "an exaggerated spectacle meant to subvert pop-culture sexism," and just about everything in between.

Yet, it also drew praise for embodying the signature style and swagger of the VMAs, and for boldly going to places pop has rarely dared. It was a polarizing performance, one that made parents nervous and had pundits' pulses pounding ... yet, also thrilled her fans, inspired no shortage of memorable memes and bested Beyonce's Super Bowl mark for most tweets per minute.

In short, it became a moment, one that instantly told you which side of the generational divide you stood on.

And because of that, "We Can't Stop" may very well be on its way to joining the ranks of other VMA performances that touched nerves, rankled reactionaries and have come to define a time and place in pop: Think Madonna's iconic "Like A Virgin" or Britney's "Oops ... ...

Zac Efron and Seth Rogen seem like they would make good next-door neighbors, right? Efron might get a little loud with his singing, and there might be a funny smell occasionally coming from Rogen's house, but they're nice enough guys to share a fence with.

You'd think that might be the case, but in their new comedy called — of course — "

"Neighbors" tells the story of Mac Radner (Rogen) and his wife, Kelly (Rose Byrne), a married couple that are in need of some next-door friends, but when a fraternity moves one house down from them, their attempts to reach out the house leader (Efron) doesn't go over so well. The married couple and their new baby don't mix well with explosive ragers, horny college kids and the "balloons" that are left on their lawn the next morning.

Labor Day is essentially a closing ceremony for the greatest season of the year, leaving us with little to look forward to including, dwindling daylight hours, plummeting temperatures and school looming closer. So what better time to look ahead to see what our favorite artists have in store for the rest of the year?

All week, we'll be looking at the most exciting things to look forward to this year, from A-Z, 26 in all. From Ariana Grande and Beyonce to Lady Gaga, One Direction, Rick Ross and Zendaya, we've got everything you need to know on the music you'll need to own.

Today's list kicks off with the second album from 2 vChainz and includes the debut from Grande and everything we know about Austin Mahone's upcoming album.

2 Chainz: B.O.A.T.S. II: Me Time

Release date: September 10

The word: "You don't want to have the whole album about one thing, but I definitely show growth on there. I talk about gaining friends, losing friends; reality rap man. I talk about current events," 2 Chainz told MTV News correspondent Sway Calloway. "I definitely discuss it being my time. I feel like it's a changing of the guards. I feel like people need to recognize that it's about to be a new era."

Hear this: The Caribbean-tinged "Feds Watching" opened up a new lane for 2 Chainz, who has already mastered Atlanta's trap sound. Look for the Mannie Fresh-produced "Used 2" and Diplo-produced "Netflix" with Fergie to take Chainz into new territory.

Key players: Mike Will Made It, Pharrell Williams, Mannie Fresh, Drumma Boy and DJ ...

As if her opening set at last weekend's 2013 MTV Video Music Awards wasn't proof enough, Lady Gaga made sure the world knew she was back on Sunday (September 1) with a fierce album-preview performance to kick off the monthlong iTunes Festival.

Taking the stage at London's Roundhouse to play her first full live set since a hip injury
 scuttled her Born This Way Ball
 tour in February, Gaga blasted through seven (mostly unheard) tracks from her upcoming ARTPOP album.

The highly anticipated show, streamed all over the globe, was full of surprises, including the debut of "Jewels & Drugs," a trap-like tune featuring rappers T.I., Too $hort and Twista and Gaga's first stab at rhyming.

Dressed in a black ninja-style suit complete with black ski mask and a knife with "Hollywood" written on it, Gaga opened with the thumping new tune "Aura," singing while strapped into a black cage suspended above the stage. The industrial-style song featured the chorus, "Do you want to see me naked lover?/ Do you want to peek underneath the covers?/ Do you want to see the girl that lives behind the aura?"

Showing no signs of rust, Gaga leisurely changed into sparkly boots and a bra and told her Monsters, "To say that I've missed you, it's a bit of an understatement, isn't it?" In fact, she said she couldn't live without them. The next new one, "MANiCURE," found Gaga in a hand-clap-happy 50s rock mood that folded in a girl group groove and a touch of Joan Jett pop angst amid the repeated ...

Judging by her tweets about her upcoming iTunes Festival performance, Lady Gaga is looking to get nautical at the event she's dubbing "Swinefest" in honor of her new ARTPOP track, "Swine."

When Gaga takes the stage on Sunday at the month-long London festival, she will likely play and two tracks she's teased this week off of her upcoming record, ARTPOP. She will also, very likely, be trussed up like a mermaid of some sort — if her tweets have any veracity.

"I will be providing a list of acceptable attire for #SwineFest throughout the week. Item 1: Seashells. Item 2: Seahorses 3: Starfish," she tweeted Wednesday, followed by, "I would also suggestion [sic] 4. Paint colored dreadlocks for securing 'under the sea' Boticelli-Punk accessories. More fashion updates to come! X."

She also shared a The Little Mermaid gif and a photo of Botticelli's "The Birth of Venus."

Yup, Gaga has gone blue — or, should we say, has gone blue again. This isn't the first time Mother Monster has splashed around in the deep end. Check out our four favorite fin-filled moments below:

Gaga's Blue Blowout
We're pretty sure that Mother Monster wasn't born this way. Back in 2011, Gaga often sported a blue wig, once even complementing her coif with sea-colored underarm tufts and turquoise merkin at the Much Music Awards in Toronto.

Mermaid Mating
During the course of her career, Gaga has cavorted as both a woman and a man (her alter-ego Jo Calderone). She has also stepped out — ...

Considering that director Morgan Spurlock banked hours-- nearly 1,000 of them -- of One Direction footage while shooting their new concert film/documentary, fans might get to see even more shirtless antics featuring the fivesome on DVD.

"We shot for six months. We shot 963 hours of footage over six months. It was massive," Spurlock told MTV News about working with the megastar boy band over the course of a half a year, including being with them while on their massive Take Me Home tour and tear-filled visits home to their families.

"It's tough when you start editing down a film to 90 minutes. What do you keep? What do you get rid of? And ultimately it's what continues to feed the narrative the best, what tells the best linear story. And that's what we kind of focused on," he said. "For me, the core of the movie is about dreams and it's about family and everything that inter-relates to that."

One Direction Answers Your Burning Questions!

However, the bottom line is there's plenty of new stuff Directioners can look forward to come DVD time. "So things that didn't relate to that kind of ended up on the cutting room floor," he said. "And hopefully they'll all end up on a great box set/DVD sometime."

Spurlock previously revealed to MTV News that despite the unprecedented access to 1D, there was one topic he didn't want to include in the flick.

"I made it a point to leave [girlfriend] relationships out of the film. They're young men, and from the very beginning I ...

One Direction, often sans shirt, hit a theater near you this weekend in their 3-D flick, . The film follows the boy band around the globe as they travel the world on their Take Me Home tour. And, while there are many tears shed in the flick, there are also a few laughs as well.

SPOILERS AHEAD
For fans who stick around right through the end credits, they are treated to a LOL-worthy montage of the guys at their goofiest. During the end credits, each of the fellas don various costumes (old men, fat suits), as they try to fool unsuspecting pedestrians. At one point, one of the guys even asks for "free hugs" while in disguise, with very few people biting at the opportunity.

Eventually, the bandmates reveal themselves in each of the pranks, much to the delight of the folks they were fooling. The disguises pay homage to an earlier prank, where Niall Horan dresses like a security guard at a 1D show and complains, a lot, to the young ladies in the crowd. Morgan Spurlock explained to MTV News about including both sides, the comedy and the drama, of the 1D coin.

Laugh Your Pants Off!
The prank sequences in the film definitely show off the fun side of the guys, who play tricks on each other, fans and their inner circle as a way of blowing off steam.

"That was important for me. They have such a great, fun-loving attitude, and you really want to see that shine through, but at the same they are running a business. These are ...