Inspired by contrasting music genres, three distinctive lounges represented pop, rock, and hip-hop, with tongue-in-cheek props, candy, and entertainment. For the "Pop" area, the lighting scheme was pink, three dancers performed on a small dance floor, and tchotchkes included shoe-shaped charms and gold-colored jewelry. Naturally, the snacks included ring pops and bubblegum balls. Conversely, the "Rock" room was washed in a green glow and featured metal chains, guitar picks, drum sticks, licorice, and a temporary tattoo artist. And the "Hip-Hop" corner of the space was illuminated in blue, showcased graffiti artist Michael "Kaves" McLeer—one of the stars of Fuse's new series The Brooklyn Way—and supplied guests with heavy bracelets and necklaces (as in bling), as well as Kanye West-style plastic shades.

Other decorative elements included speakers embedded in the eight-foot-tall ice sculpture that sat in the center of a circular bar, walls covered with wallpaper-like patterns (mixing the Fuse logo with musical images), and a girl in headphones lying in a bathtub. The last of those was a reference to the theme, and one of the few decorations in the front room.

Following a short speech from the network's senior vice president of advertising sales, Allan Infeld, and president Eric Sherman, Wyclef Jean took to the stage for a performance. Lasting more than an hour, Jean's singing, dancing, and instrument-playing appearance got an enthusiastic response from the audience, who, at one point, rushed the stage.   —Anna Sekula