Although MTV’s other promos for the 2010 VMAs had a cool, retro vibe, Ke$ha’s clip is all drama and color—it reminds us of the video for “Total Eclipse of the Heart” mixed with the beginning of Lady Gaga’s “Paparazzi”, right before the pop star falls down a rabbit hole leading to somewhere more like Sin City than Wonderland. Catch her VMA promo below, then head over to Buzzworthy for some exclusive (and oh-so glamorous) on-set pics of K-Dolla looking uncharacteristically non-Travolta-like.

Ke$ha will no doubt bring Auto-Tune as her date to the VMAs on September 12.