What a weekend for my laptop to start falling apart! Oh, hurry, Dell repair person! The entire music industry and Paris Hilton should be in Vegas this weekend. And, this being Vegas, the weekend has already started.

The next few days in Vegas are going to be dominated by music. This afternoon I am going to a press conference where Jay-Z is scheduled to announce a new 40/40 Club coming to the Venetian's expansion, Palazzo. After that I am heading to Hard Rock to see Incubus and to meet some colleagues from Rolling Stone, where I reviewed music for many years. The concert is part of Rolling Stone's celebration of its 40th anniversary with a weekend of events at Hard Rock. I wasn't actually invited to the anniversary as a guest by Rolling Stone. Rather, I've agreed to help cover some of the events and parties for the magazine's website as working press. At least it is nice to be remembered.

But most of the interviewing, reporting and writing I'll be doing this weekend will be at the Palms for MTV's Video Music Awards. The Palms is being entirely transformed for the event. Even slot machines are being taken out to create more staging areas. My plan now is to blog and bring you photos in real time backstage at the VMAs, along with interviews with winners as I get them. So be sure to check back all weekend for updates, interviews and insider photos.