Diddy’s Kid Gets the Works
Jan 28, 2010 Diddy
This past weekend, Diddy threw his eldest son Justin Dior Combs a star studded and expensive birthday bash to celebrate turning 16. At the end of the party, the music mogul surprised Justin with the keys to a $360,000 car. No, that’s not a typo. The 16-year old kid is now a proud owner of a Maybach sports car. All in all, Justin got a whole bunch of celebrities, an MTV film crew – his birthday was being filmed for the network’s series ‘My Super Sweet 16’ –and a car for his birthday. Let’s hope that he’s a really good driver or that car’s going to be a pretty expensive piece of trash.
Omarion Takes Over Judging Duties
Jan 26, 2010 Omarion
With previous judge Shane Sparks being charged with 8 counts of felony child molestation, Omarion is taking over as judge on the upcoming 5th season of America’s Best Dance Crew. The former B2K singer said “I’m so excited to be a judge on MTV’s America’s Best Dance Crew. Dancing and performing is what I do and being a judge on this show will allow me to give creative feedback to the newest and hottest dancers on the rise.” Executive producer Randy Jackson is also pleased to have Omarion on board saying “Omarion is a great friend, and I am looking forward to him joining the ABDC family. Season five is going to be blazing hot!”
Tags: America’s Best Dance Crew, B2K, MTV, Omarion, Randy Jackson, Shane Sparks, Singer
Diddy’s gift for his son
Jan 25, 2010 Diddy
It must be really cool to have a mega-rap star as a father. This is probably how Justin, Diddy’s son, feels after recently getting to be sixteen. As if the party he had wasn’t enough, Diddy went ahead and bought his son a Maybach sports car that cost 360 000 dollars. Just what the world needs, another sixteen-year old, barely with his learner’s permit in hand, cruising the streets in a high-speed car. Diddy really showed some kick-ass father-ship with this one. Justin probably loves his dad all the more after this recent purchase and of course everybody got to see that he got it on MTV. What more could the kid want?
Tags: Brithday, Diddy, Hip Hop, MTV, Sports Car
No Invitation for Kanye West
Jan 22, 2010 Kanye West, MTV
It is being said that Kanye West was not invited to participate in George Clooney’s telethon fundraiser for the earthquake victims in Haiti due to his bad reputation. One of the producers of the special said “After what he said on the Katrina telethon and the way he behaved at the MTV Video Music Awards, everyone agrees it’s just best that he does not participate. Kanye has to make everything about himself. He will do anything to steal the spotlight and, well, this night it’s just not about him.” I can’t say I blame them. However, a rep for MTV has come out and said that the rapper has indeed been invited but that they didn’t hear from him regarding his participation.
Tags: earthquake, George Clooney, Haiti, Kanye West, MTV, Rapper, Telethon
Rihanna Talks New Video
Dec 10, 2009 Music, Music Artists, Music Videos, Rihanna
Rihanna recently filmed a new music video for her song ‘Hard’. The 21-year old singer described the video as being “couture military”. The Barbadian beauty also told MTV about the project, saying “We got tanks, we got troops, helicopters, explosions, tight gear, lots of cute outfits, lots of bullets. Crazy!” She was right about the cute outfits. There are clips of Rihanna wearing a military helmet made to look like Mickey Mouse ears! I wonder when the video will be premiering. I can’t wait to see how it comes out. She’s obviously going for something a little harsher than what we’re used to seeing from her.
Tags: Mickey Mouse, Military, MTV, Music Video, Rihanna, Singer
Leona Lewis at EMAs
Nov 12, 2009 Black Eyed Peas, Leona Lewis, MTV
Leona Lewis looked absolutely stunning when she attended the 2009 MTV Europe Music Awards in Berlin last week. The 24-year old singer, who also performed her new single ‘Happy’, also recently returned to the show that made her famous and also to be the said cause for the random unprovoked attack she suffered a couple of weeks back. Leona recently made an appearance on the X Factor’s results show this past weekend. Given the things she’s recently gone through, you can’t even tell that something went wrong in Leona’s life. She’s still as spectacular as ever. She shared the stage with the Black Eyed Peas.
Tags: Black Eyed Peas, Europe Music Awards, Leona Lewis, MTV, Singer, X Factor
Chris Brown Gets Interview Too
Nov 9, 2009 Chris Brown, Concert, MTV, Rihanna
To counteract Rihanna’s interview with Diane Sawyer, Chris Brown also took the time to tell his own side of the story with MTV’s Sway. During the interview, the R&B singer talks about the struggle to adapt to the public’s new perception of him and how fans might react towards him at his concerts. Chris goes on to talk about his on-going anger management therapy, court-mandated weekly group sessions and his community labor sentence. He says that all of those things helped him evaluate his past behavior and express his feelings in his new songs. It’s not like anyone’s going to watch and buy whatever he has to say.
Tags: Chris Brown, Concert, Diane Sawyer, Interview, Labor, MTV, R&B, Rihanna, Singer, Therapy
Kanye West Leads BET Nods
Sep 22, 2009 BET, Jay-Z, Kanye West, Lil Wayne, Taylor Swift
Everyone may still be upset at what Kanye West did to Taylor Swift at the 2009 MTV VMAs but there’s a network which isn’t – BET. The rapper received nine nominations for the fourth annual BET Hip Hop Awards which will air on October 27th. Kanye leads in the nominations with Jay-Z and Lil Wayne following with seven nods each and TI having six nods. People may not be happy with Kanye as a person but they sure are happy with his music. This time, I bet he can hog the spotlight and ruin his image without having to hurt someone else in turn.
Tags: BET, Hip Hop, Jay-Z, Kanye West, Lil Wayne, MTV, Rapper, T.I., Taylor Swift, VMA
Lady Gaga Scores Another Hit
Sep 21, 2009 Lady Gaga, MTV VMA
Lady Gaga just earned herself another Top 20 song on the Billboard Hot 100 last week. The singer’s latest single ‘Paparazzi’ just jumped 26 spots to the number 18 spot and made the song her fourth US Top 20 hit. Congratulations to her! I can’t believe she’s already achieved that goal so early in her career. You can bet that she’s going to have even more up her sleeve down the road. I also bet that the sudden jump came from the mass hysteria after her 2009 MTV VMA performance. Let me be honest with you, I am still slightly disturbed by it.
Tags: Billboard, career, Lady Gaga, MTV, Paparazzi, Singer, US, VMA
The All-American Rejects Rock New York City
Sep 18, 2009 All-American Rejects, MTV, Song, Video
The All-American Rejects got busy in New York City this week starting off with a special performance of their hit single “Gives You Hell.”
They took the stage with house band Wale at MTV’s VMAs show where front man Tyson Ritter debuted a new glittery look. After rocking the proverbial house, Ritter caught up with MTV news
and confirmed the long standing rumor that he will in fact be teaming up with pop powerhouse Rihanna for a yet to be recorded track. With AAR’s stock rising by the day, it only made sense for the quartet to cap their week by ringing the opening bell for the New York Stock Exchange
The All-American Rejects’ album When The World Comes Down featuring “Gives You Hell” and “I Wanna” is in stores now. For more information visit allamericanrejects.com
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Tags: All-American Rejects, Gives You Hell, MTV, New York City, Rock, Song, Video, VMA
2009 MTV VMA winners
Sep 14, 2009 Beyonce, Britney Spears, Eminem, Green Day, Lady Gaga, Rihanna, T.I., Taylor Swift
MTV Video Music Awards 2009 winners:
BEST VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Beyonce, Best Video of the Year
BEST NEW ARTIST
Lady Gaga
BEST MALE VIDEO
T.I. featuring Rihanna, “Live Your Life”
BEST FEMALE VIDEO
Taylor Swift, “You Belong With Me”
BEST POP VIDEO
Britney Spears, “Womanizer”
BEST HIP-HOP VIDEO
Eminem, “We Made You”
BEST ROCK VIDEO
Green Day, “21 Guns”
BEST VIDEO (THAT SHOULD HAVE WON A MOONMAN)
Beastie Boys, “Sabotage”
BEST BREAKTHROUGH VIDEO
Matt and Kim, “Lessons Learned”
Tags: 2009, Beyonce, Britney Spears, Eminem, Lady Gaga, MTV, Rihanna, T.I., Taylor Swift, VMA, winners
Lady Gaga Heartbeats By Dre Headphones + ‘Paparazzi’ Remixes + MTV VMA Voting
Sep 11, 2009 Award, Lady Gaga, Remix, Song, Widget
The official remix EP for Lady Gaga’s smash single, “Paparazzi”, just dropped! Check out the tracklisting and official artwork below, then download them all at iTunes!
“Paparazzi”: The Remixes Tracklisting
1. Demolition Crew Remix (3:55)
2. Moto Blanco Remix (4:11)
3. Stuart Price Remix (3:19)
4. Filthy Dukes Remix (5:26)
Keep spreading the word about Lady Gaga’s upcoming performance at the 2009 MTV VMAs Ceremony! Grab & post the HTML codes for her official promo banners to your web page! Check out all four right here! And the polls are still open! Cast your vote for Lady Gaga to win this year’s “Best New Artist” Award!
SEX-PLICIT “LoveGame” Widget:
Tags: Award, Lady Gaga, MTV, MTV VMA, Remix, Song, Voting, Widget
Singer Janet Jackson is planning a massive tribute to her late brother Michael Jackson at the VMAs
Sep 8, 2009 Janet Jackson, MTV VMA, Michael Jackson
Singer Janet Jackson is planning a massive tribute to her late brother Michael Jackson at the VMAs.
Janet is going to make a one-time tribute to the King of Pop at the MTV Video Music Awards on September 13.
Janet, 43, and around 20 back-up dancers have been constantly rehearsing to make their performance truly spectacular.
Jackson has been working with some of the world’s top choreographers, including Frank Gatson and Travis Payne to honour Michael.
One dancer told TMZ.com: “There won’t be a dry eye in the house at the end of the number.”
Source: Splash News
Tags: Janet Jackson, Michael Jackson, MTV, Tribute, VMA
New Jay-Z Video
Aug 21, 2009 Jay-Z, Kanye West, MTV, MTV VMA, Rihanna
There’s a new trailer that recently came out for the video of Rihanna, Kanye West and Jay-Z’s new song ‘Run This Town’. Jay-Z said “The song is about evolution and the progress. You start out as a new artist and you make your way into the game. You climb that mountain and you get to the top and you put your flag down. This is us putting our flag down. This is Roc Nation. Pledge your allegiance. You’ve got to put your flag at the top of the mountain and say we run this town.” The trio of singers and rappers will perform the song on NBC’s The Jay Leno Show on September 14. It’s also being said that they will also perform a day before the show at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards.
Tags: Jay Leno, Jay-Z Rapper, Kanye West, MTV, Rihanna, Singer, Video, Video Music Awards
Eminem was Robbed
Eminem has just been the victim of a robbery! While the rapper was busy getting tea bagged by Sacha Baron Cohen at the 2009 MTV Movie Awards, a thief or two snuck into his Los Angeles hotel room and stole a bunch of his stuff. Some of the items that were stolen included a diamond necklace worth $60,000 and his laptop. I wonder if there would be any juicy stuff hacked out of his laptop. Naked pictures perhaps? I don’t want to see any of his junk though. Maybe there are some demos there that we can make fun of.
Tags: Eminem, Los Angeles, MTV, Rapper, Robbery, Sacha Baron Cohen
Lady Gaga Interviews with MTV News About Madonna + On the Set for Wale’s ‘Chillin’ Video!
May 8, 2009 Lady Gaga, Madonna, Music Videos
When you succeed in grabbing the Queen of Pop’s attention, you know you’re on the right track! On Saturday, Lady Madonna, with her daughter in tow, attended Lady Gaga’s ‘Fame Ball’ Tour at Terminal 5 in NYC.
Recently, Lady Gaga sat down with MTV News and discussed being humbled by the fact that Madonna came to her show last week and Lourdes “dancing her pants off.” Check out the video below!
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Lady Gaga shot a video with Wale in Boston for his single, “Chillin’” Check out The Boston Phoenix for a first glimpse behind the scenes, and check out Wale’s song “Chillin’” featuring Lady Gaga on imeem!
“Chillin’” featuring Lady Gaga:
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Kelis Files for Divorce
May 4, 2009 Hip Hop, Kelis, Nas, Rapper
Hip hop power couple Kelis and Nas are going through a divorce. The saddest part of this story is that Kelis is actually seven months pregnant. The couple met at a 2002 MTV VMA’s after party which was thrown by Diddy. They then tied the knot in 2003. Reps for Kelis have confirmed the split, stating “I can confirm that she has filed for divorce… We request the media to respect her privacy during this very difficult time.” The singer is asking for both spousal and child support from the rapper. I wonder what brought this on. They’ve been pretty quiet up until now.
Snoop Dogg shakes hands with MTV
Feb 12, 2009 MTV, Snoop Dogg
Just a couple of days ago Snoop Dogg made a sudden announcement that he has snapped ties with his record label Interscope Records and from that moment it was certain he had something big coming up or else he wouldn’t be foolish enough to go on without something substantial already in his bag.
The hip-hop artist has now signed a path breaking new deal with MTV which will see him launch a variety show and also release him next album. MTV has given him a multi-platform deal wherein Snoop Dogg will don the colours of being the face of an entertainment program titled Dogg After Dark. MTV will be responsible for his music career and will begin with distribution and promotions for his record Malice in Wonderland due for release at the end of 2009.
Certainly now there is no doubting this chap’s business acumen, he already has a reality TV show and now will have another one, he has moved with time and created his own opportunities albeit churning controversies to suit he requirements.
Tags: MTV, Snoop Dogg