it was raining stars backstage at z100's zootopia '08

From there, it was one star after another. Donnie Klang from Making the Band gave us the scoop on his debut album, which comes out August 19. The Jonas Brothers were on a super tight schedule when they walked into the On3 Gift Lounge. Even though they were told they didn't have time to talk to us, that didn't stop them from going out of their way to say "Hi" when they spotted us. Nick Jonas even ran over with a quick hug (aww!)

We then caught up with Trace Cyrus and Mason Musso from Metro Station and they talked about being big bros to their Hannah Montana siblings. Trace said it's "crazy" the criticism he sees Miley dealing with, but "It's part of being in the public eye. Any publicity is good publicity. She's handling it well." Mason said he is protective of Mitchel, but "He's definitely doing his own this. It's cool."

Long Island band Push Play then took us into their dressing room that they were sharing with Flyleaf and Metro Station. Sure enough, halfway through our interview, Flyleaf guitarist Sameer Bhattacharya came in and not long after Metro Station's Trace and Mason. So we got all three bands together and had them interview each other. (As you can see in this pic, I was pretty stoked- ha!)

After that, we stationed ourselves in a press room where we gabbed with Gavin DeGraw, OneRepublic (lead singer Ryan Tedder got hurt and being pushed around by his bandmates in a wheelchair-what a sport!), and choreographer Laurianne Gibson. The New Kids on the Block were all smiles and hellos when they walked past us. And we capped off the evening with Jesse McCartney (um, how much do you love his new song "Leavin'"?) who dished on his childhood obsession of giraffes and joked he had his baby rubber giraffe from his childhood with him in his dressing room.

Before you get too jealous...of course we caught every minute of this on video for you guys. Stay tuned to cosmogirl.com for our exclusive CosmoGIRL Z100 Zootopia video.

Finally, we caught the end of the show and saw Jesse win over the IZOD Center with songs both new and old ("Beautiful Soul"), and finally Trace came out to introduce his lil' sister who headlined the night. By the time Miley Cyrus closed with "See You Again," it was one big karaoke session in East Rutherford, New Jersey (I admit I was belting out right along to "My best friend Lesley says she's just being Miley!").

May's always an exciting month in the NYC world of entertainment, but this year has surely topped the rest already!

Who are your faves in this bunch? Let us know and I'll dish more!

Can't wait to hear from you!
Rachel
Entertainment Editor