CiCi and Nelly performing LL Cool J's "Doin It" at the VH1's Hip Hop honors!!!!!

Teenage rapper BOW WOW has come clean about his romance with R&B sensation CIARA in sensational fashion - by gushing about her in an MTV NEWS interview.

The rapper, 18, admits he's sick of hiding the truth about the romance and feels fans should respect the fact he's old enough now to have a serious girlfriend.

And he makes sure everyone knows his feelings for Ciara in new video LIKE YOU, which features his 19-year-old girlfriend.

He says, "It's funny, working with her, because I've known her for so long. It's funny and it's weird to look at her as an artist.

"I respect her a lot. She knows I ride or die for her. I respect everything that girl does, and she respects everything I do... She's holding it down. I love the girl to death. She's a sweet girl."

Bow Wow admits the romance has been a long time coming - the couple first met two years ago.

He adds, "She was actually an extra in my mini-movie for my tour when I did my UNLEASHED album. We kept in contact ever since and look at her now. She's blown up." - Female First

Ciara fans, the wait is over.

The First Lady of Crunk 'n' B has just released her first DVD, "Goodies: The Videos and More." The DVD is in stores, and includes all the videos from Ciara's platinum album "Goodies."

Among the items you'll be able to check out on the DVD are the videos for "Goodies," "1,2 Step," and "Oh," plus behind-the-scenes footage of Ciara and features on the making of the "1,2 Step" and "Oh" videos.

The "Goodies: The Videos and More" DVD package also contains a special bonus audio disc with unreleased Ciara tracks. - Net music Countdown

Ciara waves to her fans as she walks into the Awards Even in the midst of smoke, Ciara was off the meter! CiCI won an award for best collaboration ("1, 2 Step," featuring Missy ElliotI'm mildly obsessed with Ciara," said actress Gabrielle Union (The Honeymooners, Bad Boys II). "I tried her 'Oh' moves on top of my car, but it didn't quite look the same. Maybe Luda needs to be driving it." Ciara will next show off her moves when she joins 50 Cent, Ludacris and Lil Jon for late July/August some dates in. "It's all going so fast right now," she said. "I'm trying to catch up with it" . . ." -RollingStone