I want my MTV hottest

MTV hottest - still

You can't begin to discuss iconic American art without mentioning our number one art form -- music.

And now, in keeping with its role as our unofficial musical tour guide throughout the years, is the MTV hottest musician awards.

From jazz to hip hop, America definitely rocks, and for the past few decades tracking it all for everyone has been MTV and its nonstop music videos.

Long before Twitter, before Facebook, before there even was an internet to log onto, it was MTV that ruled the universe.  

Now MTV wants to know who YOU think is the best artist this summer.

Is it teen heart-throb Justin Bieber? Demi Lavato? Lady Gaga? Or fabulous fivesome One Direction?

Whichever one is your favorite, tweet your vote on Twitter with the #mtvhottest hash-tag by the middle of August. 

Because this isn't just another silly contest; this isn't simply runaway fandom. It's about iconic art performed by iconic artists, and nothing's more important in the world.

Personally though, this blogger's secretly waiting on an Elvis comeback ... but wherever that dude is at the moment, it doesn't appear he's actually in the running.