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MTV’s music video premiere show “FNMTV” ended its inaugural season with a bang on Wednesday in Hollywood.

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Scheduled guests Cassie, Pink, John Legend, and Ne-Yo made for a jam-packed hour, but what put the cherry on top were the surprise appearances. Of course, Diddy popped up during the premiere of Cassie’s “Official Girl” video featuring Lil Wayne, excitedly tapping his toe and dancing the way only he knows how. He brought with him a bouquet of flowers sure to be for his artist and rumored “unofficial girl.” Instead they were given to MTV music critic James Montgomery, just before he gave his thoughts on Cassie’s video. Clad in knee-high Gucci boots and an altered hot pink Pleasure Principle dress, Cassie dished to host Pete Wentz that she was once the side chick she sings about.

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The noise level in the building rose more than a few decibels when the next surprise guest emerged. Clearly he was given the name Ladies Love Cool James for a reason, because the lip-licking rapper caused a frenzy when he popped up on set as this week’s celebrity commentator.

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Pink showed us that she is still dealing with her divorce from freestyle motorcross star Carey Hart, with the premiere of her new single “So What” off of her upcoming album Funhouse, which actually features Hart. Funhouse was the pop star’s next best choice since she said she really wanted to name it Heartbreak is a Motherfucker, but couldn’t.

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John Legend’s one-of-a-kind voice filled the studio when he premiered his unexpected new video for “Green Light” featuring André 3000 off his album Evolver. More upbeat than we are used to from Legend, the song will definitely be a “club banger” according to LL Cool J.

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We were lucky to see Ne-Yo perform not once but twice, both his chart-topping single “Closer” and latest single “Miss Independent,” off the forthcoming aptly titled Year of the Gentleman. The singer is living up to his gentleman title as he insisted on a hug instead of a handshake.

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The season finale of “FNMTV” airs Friday at 8 p.m. on MTV.

Words by Jessica Washington. Photos by Chris Polk/MTV.