Q-Tip And Lykke Li, Vampire Weekend And Chromeo: Odd Collaborations Rule At The mtvU Woodie Awards

Cool Kids and Asher Roth also teamed up for show, which airs Wednesday night. By Chris Smith Chromeo and Vampire Weekend perform at the mtvU Woodie Awards last week Photo: MTV News The 2008 MTVU Woodie Awards taped last week , and the night, as usual, was filled with hot talent. Paramore , All-American Rejects , All Time Low and many others were in attendance — but the focus during the show was on the performances, specifically special collaborations between artists that were organized for the event. And this year's show did not disappoint with its ambitious team-ups: world-pop outfit Vampire Weekend and dance-rock mavens Chromeo ; Swedish chanteuse Lykke Li (who's been covering A Tribe Called Quest's "Can I Kick It") with Tribe Called Quest MC Q-Tip ; and two rising hip-hop stars (and buds themselves), the Cool Kids and Asher Roth. We snuck into rehearsals, where Vampire Weekend frontman Ezra Koenig told MTV News: "I think we're all excited. This is ... (link)