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- Lady Gaga: Best New Artist VMA 'Changed My Life'
- 'Hunger Games' VMA First Look: An Exclusive Photo!
- Britney Spears Is A VMA 'Icon,' Sabi Says
- Katy Perry, Adele, More: VMA Ladies' Night?
- Adele's 'Rolling In The Deep': A VMA Cheat Sheet
- Britney Cozies Up To Beyonce: VMA Seating Revealed!
- Lady Gaga's VMA Performance All About 'Fearlessness'
- Beyonce Strips Down For '1+1' Video
- Britney Spears' Iconic VMA History: Snakes, Stripteases And Smooches
- Taylor Lautner Chooses Bruno Mars, And More Celeb VMA Picks
- Aaliyah Remembered By Drake, Mary J. Blige
- Lady Gaga And Her #MeatDress: 2010 VMA Twitter Trends
- Lil Wayne Tour Evolves With 'So Much' New Music
- Pitbull Invites Lindsay Lohan To The VMAs
- Ludacris And 'Scarface' Star Talk Hip-Hop Influence
- Justin Bieber's Early Christmas Gift: A Holiday Album
- Kim Kardashian A 'Stunning' Bride, Julianne Hough Says
- Eminem, Nirvana Pave Way For 2011 VMA Best New Artist
| Lady Gaga: Best New Artist VMA 'Changed My Life' Posted: 26 Aug 2011 03:53 AM PDT 'I remember I asked Eminem to hold my Moonman,' she tells MTV News.
The 2009 Video Music Awards belonged to Lady Gaga. She stunned us on the red carpet, wearing a Jean Paul Gaultier gown with Kermit the Frog on her arm, and shocked us onstage with her blood-soaked performance of "Paparazzi."
In 2010, Gaga returned to the VMAs and made everyone's jaws drop again when she hit the stage in her infamous meat dress. Yet, out of all of her iconic VMA moments, there is one that really stood out for Mother Monster: her win for Best New Artist. "I will always remember Best New Artist," Gaga told MTV News. "I just remember that I won and I was surprised and I was really taken aback." Eminem presented Gaga with the award that night, and she is still a bit embarrassed about asking him to hold her newly acquired award as she peeled off her face-covering red-lace crown to thank her Little Monsters face-to-face. "I remember I asked Eminem to hold my Moonman," Gaga recalled. "And than he sort of looked at me like, 'Are you f---ing kidding me?' But he's really cool, so it was fine." We can't say that we blame her for what she did, since she said there were a million different things running through her mind when they announced that she was the big winner. "It was a super surreal moment, where you have to think very quickly," Gaga said of accepting her Moonman. "You can't hear yourself, because they are screaming so loud, and you don't have an in-ear [monitor] and you've got a microphone and you've got to get everything out, and I just remember I said, 'To God and the gays,' and I remember when I was done, I thought that was the right thing to say." But we weren't just transfixed by what Gaga was saying; we also couldn't take our eyes off of what she was wearing. Gaga hit the stage in an Alexander McQueen dress, complete with a crown and her face covered with red lace. What the viewers didn't know is that Gaga never planned to show her face during her acceptance speech. "I think I had been told and asked profusely by my label to take it off if I won," Gaga said of removing the mask. "I was like, 'I'm not breaking the fourth wall of this performance.' I gave them this whole sassy answer. Then I got up there, I just got so overwhelmed, and I ripped it off, and I'll never forget that moment. The first time that MTV recognized me, that changed my life." The 28th annual MTV Video Music Awards will air live Sunday from Los Angeles at 9 p.m. ET/PT, following the Selena Gomez-hosted pre-show at 8. See the list of nominees, revisit last year's highlights and vote for Best New Artist by visiting VMA.MTV.com. |
| 'Hunger Games' VMA First Look: An Exclusive Photo! Posted: 26 Aug 2011 03:53 AM PDT Before Jennifer Lawrence introduces exclusive glimpse at Sunday's show, we offer up a sneak peek.
All right, "Hunger Games" fans: There are only a few short days until we present the first-ever look at the upcoming film adaptation of Suzanne Collins' best-selling dystopian novel. The exclusive glimpse of the film will debut during Sunday's VMAs, to be introduced by star Jennifer Lawrence. It will also be available exclusively on MTV.com.
In an effort to make your wait a little less painful — or more so, depending on how you feel about teaser photos — we are pleased to offer this exclusive still photo from the first look that will debut during the VMAs. The snapshot features heroine Katniss Everdeen (Lawrence) captured in a moment of extreme intensity, mid-sprint. Those who know how the plot unfolds in the books might venture to guess that Katniss is in the midst of a fight to the death in the Hunger Games. We hope we'll see more of this when the footage debuts Sunday night. Until then, take a look back at the photos we've seen so far of Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson and Liam Hemsworth in action, as well as what Lawrence had to say about the coveted role when we spoke to her about it back in May. "I was a fan of the books before I really knew about the movies," Lawrence told MTV News, adding that she'd be working her butt off to get into character. "It's lots of training, but the training's actually really fun. I've done archery for about six weeks and rock climbing, tree climbing — and combat, running and vaulting. But also yoga and things like that, to stay catlike!" The 28th annual MTV Video Music Awards will air live Sunday, August 28, from the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles at 9 p.m. ET/PT, following the Selena Gomez-hosted pre-show at 8. See the list of nominees, revisit last year's highlights and vote for Best New Artist by visiting VMA.MTV.com. |
| Britney Spears Is A VMA 'Icon,' Sabi Says Posted: 26 Aug 2011 03:53 AM PDT Collaborator/ tour opener says Brit's 'catchy' catalog is perfect for Sunday's tribute.
Fans are eagerly anticipating the Britney Spears tribute at Sunday's Video Music Awards — and you can count Sabi among those die-hards.
Spears' Femme Fatale Tour opening act and "(Drop Dead) Beautiful" collaborator said it's definitely fitting that Spears will be feted at the awards show. "I think it's awesome," the singer/songwriter told MTV News. "I personally have been able to watch firsthand how she's worked her butt off. She's been in the game for a minute. She's an icon. It's well overdue." Go behind the scenes as Britney films her 2011 VMA promo. So what Spears songs would Sabi like to see in the tribute? Her picks: "I'm Slave 4 U," "Toxic" and Brit's breakout hit, " ... Baby One More Time." "She has so many catchy, great records," she added. As for Spears herself, she told MTV News that her favorite VMA memory was that infamous lip-lock with Madonna back in 2003. "My greatest experience — probably being with Madonna," she told MTV News. "The kiss was amazing. ... Being onstage with someone of that caliber is just iconic." Spears is up for two Moonmen at the 2011 VMAs, including Best Pop Video and Best Choreography. Sabi will get her first taste of the VMAs when she performs the dance hit "You Make Me Feel ... " with Cobra Starship during the VMA Pre-Show. "I always say this: Like, someone needs to pinch me," Sabi said of performing as part of the show. "Just know that the guys and the one girl, we've all performed a bunch of times with each other and just know that this is going to be different than anything I've ever done." The 28th annual MTV Video Music Awards will air live Sunday, August 28, from the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles at 9 p.m. ET/PT, following the Selena Gomez-hosted pre-show at 8. See the list of nominees, revisit last year's highlights and vote for Best New Artist by visiting VMA.MTV.com. Related Videos |
| Katy Perry, Adele, More: VMA Ladies' Night? Posted: 26 Aug 2011 03:53 AM PDT Fellow Best Female Video nominees Lady Gaga, Beyoncé and Nicki Minaj have also had a massive past 12 months.
Video of the Year might be the top prize at Sunday's MTV Video Music Awards, but this year, there is some serious competition in another category: Best Female Video. With pop heavyweights Adele, Beyoncé, Katy Perry, Lady Gaga and Nicki Minaj all looking to take home the Moonman, it's a battle between five women who have all had stellar years. Leading up to their showdown, MTV News takes a look back at the divas' massive past 12 months: Katy Perry Her Massive Year: Katy Perry dropped the feel-good clip in October, saying she "believed in people" when she wrote the track. Months later, in January, she announced the dates on her sugar-coated California Dreams Tour. In late June, Perry threw herself a party in her other VMA-nominated video, for "Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)," which director Marc Klasfeld said "is definitely '16 Candles'- and John Hughes-influenced." In July, it was announced that Katy was the lead nominee for the VMAs, racking up nine nods. To top it all off, weeks before the VMAs, it was announced that Perry had tied with Michael Jackson's record of five #1 singles from the same album. Check out our "VMA Time Machine" — an interactive timeline celebrating the ladies' epic year! Beyoncé Her Massive Year: In November, just two months after last year's VMAs, Beyoncé started teasing fans about her fourth album. What was her plan? To "make my own genre of music," she declared. B later added that her musical influences on the then-untitled project included Michael Jackson and Lauryn Hill. Fans finally heard and saw what she was talking about when she dropped the VMA-nominated video for "Run the World (Girls)" in May. Her album 4 eventually leaked three weeks early but still managed to debut at #1 on the Billboard albums chart. The year of 4 culminates when Beyoncé hits the VMA stage Sunday. Lady Gaga Her Massive Year: Fans were teased with a taste of "Born This Way" at the 2010 VMAs when the meat-dress-wearing Lady Gaga belted out part of the chorus as she accepted her award for Video of the Year. By the time the full song dropped in mid-February, it broke a record as the fastest-selling single in iTunes history. Weeks later, the video, directed by Nick Knight, had everyone talking, thanks to its spacey theme. Then Gaga finally released the album of the same name and it sold 1.1 million in its debut week on the charts, doing what no one has done since 2005. To celebrate her successes, Gaga is set to open the VMAs this year. Anything is possible with Gaga kicking off the show. Nicki Minaj Her Massive Year: Since hitting up the VMA Pre-Show last September, putting on what she described as an "amazing look" along with will.i.am, Nicki Minaj dropped her debut album, Pink Friday. The album debuted at #2 on the charts, only topped by Kanye West's Runaway, leaving Minaj feeling "so grateful and kind of still in shock." In March, Minaj proclaimed she was "letting it all hang out" in her "Super Bass" video. Whatever she did, it worked, earning her first VMA nomination. Then she not only had a "crazy" set on the I Am Still Music Tour along with Lil Wayne, she also told us that touring with Britney Spears "raises the bar" for her own stage show. Adele Her Massive Year: Adele's 21 was a smash from the start, hitting #1 on the charts in its first week. Then, week after week, the album kept reaching #1. Adele's only hiccup in her banner year was having to shuffle around tour dates after she got sick in June. Adele bounced back in a big way by earning seven noms for her video, feeling "flabbergasted" by the honor. Just weeks ago, her album topped the charts again, as the singer geared up for the VMAs and her performance on the show. The 28th annual MTV Video Music Awards will air live Sunday from Los Angeles at 9 p.m. ET/PT, following the Selena Gomez-hosted pre-show at 8. See the list of nominees, revisit last year's highlights and vote for Best New Artist by visiting VMA.MTV.com. Related Videos Related Photos |
| Adele's 'Rolling In The Deep': A VMA Cheat Sheet Posted: 26 Aug 2011 03:53 AM PDT Director Sam Brown walks us across the shattered glass in this stunning, if low-key Video of the Year nominee.
Sometimes less is more. Case in point: Adele's soft-touch clip for her smash breakthrough hit "Rolling in the Deep." Absent flashy special effects and elaborate set pieces, the clip, literally, has the British singer sitting in a chair and belting the soul-stirring tune as scenes of elegant destruction take place around her. The low-key approach was more than enough to help make 21 the year's best-selling album to date and garner Adele a whopping seven nominations at Sunday's VMAs.
Acclaimed VMA-winning director Sam Brown (Jay-Z's "On to the Next One," Corinne Bailey Rae's "Put Your Records On") said he created the visually stunning clip in collaboration with the singer, who was a fan of the Jigga video and sought him out. "The idea was really about finding different ways of expressing the anger in the words," Brown said, "and then housing them in this one giant building. I suppose I was thinking about the house as her mind and then the rooms as everything happening inside it." Since its release in late November, the understated video has been viewed more than 100 million times online and has earned Adele nods for Video of the Year, Best Female Video, Best Pop Video, Best Art Direction, Best Cinematography, Best Direction and Best Editing.
Set in an ornate mansion that appears to be undergoing some renovation — with huge plastic sheets draped over parts of the walls and furniture — the video opens with Adele seated and crooning the heartbreak ballad intercut with shots of thousands of glasses covering the floor of an upstairs landing. As the drums kick in, the water in the glasses begins to vibrate and we get the first shot of an enigmatic dancer in a harshly lit ballroom in which the floor is covered with a fine white powder and the walls obscured by thick black plastic sheeting. Brown said the shoot took place in an abandoned mansion on the outskirts of London over the course of one day and that the plastic sheeting was meant to shield the singer from the chaos around her. "I was thinking about how environments are protected from damage, so I pictured her in a room that was protected from her anger, the kind of space where something bad might happen," he explained. Wielding a long cane, the Kabuki-like dancer turns in increasingly intense circles, stirring up dust as the song's tempo kicks up another notch, spinning and kicking up the white powder, which envelops her in a haze. In a video that aims for simple, often starkly iconic images over a barrage of colorful explosions, the next cue is another subtle gem. As the dancer disappears in the fog, we see a giant pile of broken dishes, with an unseen hand tossing them against a screen hung at the bottom of the steps. The crockery flies, explodes into a million pieces and falls onto the heap as Adele sings, "The scars of your love remind me of us/ They keep me thinking that we almost had it all." Brown said he'd always pictured Adele seated in the video, because he thought that was more empowering and would allow the viewer to focus on the emotion in her delivery. "It took a lot of persuasion because Adele is someone who moves beautifully," he noted. "Generally, the videos I make are all about reduction, about taking out everything I don't need, and having her dance or move felt unnecessary to what we were trying to say ... Adele showed me a lot of images up front ... and we talked at length about the look and feel of it all. She wanted it to be dark and angry and mysterious." As the song steams toward its climax, the tempo picks up and Brown cuts between the dancer — who improvised all her moves on the spot — a drummer pounding out the song's beat with his back to the camera, the glasses of water, the smashed dishes and a new image: a scaled cityscape made of white paper sitting on a large dining room table. It doesn't last long, as sparks begin to fall from above, setting the city ablaze. "To be honest, I tend to respond to tracks quite quickly and without rationalizing too much," Brown admitted. "If I'm pushed, I guess the imagery in the video is all about expressing the obsessive nature of jealousy and resentment, hence all the fanatical repetition of objects, the glasses of water, etc. I was also wanting to take well-trodden clichés from films and videos and amplify them to a crazy extreme, like the smashing crockery. The paper city expresses the end of a relationship, something beautiful and complex and delicately constructed that is very quickly razed to the ground." In addition to her multiple nods, Adele will take the stage on Sunday night to perform at the VMAs along with Beyoncé, Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars, Lil Wayne, Chris Brown and more. And though voting is closed for Adele's categories, fans can still vote for Best New Artist by visiting VMA.MTV.com online or m.mtv.com on their mobile phones. In addition, Best New Artist text voting is open to all wireless carrier subscribers by texting BNA to 66333. Voting continues all the way through the show, until the winner is announced live on Sunday. The 28th annual MTV Video Music Awards will air live Sunday, August 28, from the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles at 9 p.m. ET/PT, following the Selena Gomez-hosted pre-show at 8. See the list of nominees, revisit last year's highlights and vote for Best New Artist by visiting VMA.MTV.com. Related Photos |
| Britney Cozies Up To Beyonce: VMA Seating Revealed! Posted: 25 Aug 2011 08:24 AM PDT Presenter Kim Kardashian has a VMA seat, but where's hubby Kris Humphries?
It's that time of year again, everyone. The seating cards are being placed inside the Nokia Theatre in sunny Los Angeles as producers work to put the finishing touches on Sunday's 2011 Video Music Awards.
So what types of match-ups have they thought up this year? MTV News' Jim Cantiello investigated and found out some tasty tidbits. "Tony Bennett: This guy is a baller, and whoever is behind him is going to have the craziest contact high," he teased of the 85-year-old crooner, who will pay tribute to the late Amy Winehouse at Sunday's show. So who snagged that seat? Wiz Khalifa, naturally. Kim Kardashian will also be in the house as a presenter, but Jim wondered: "Where's her husband at? Her husband doesn't get a seat card. You thought when you marry Kim Kardashian you'd instantly get more famous. Dude, you're still not famous enough to get your own card at the VMAs," Jim warned the newlywed. His advice? "#DealWithIt." "This is going to be a very rowdy section at the VMAs Sunday night," Jim said as he made his way through the theater. "This is the land of Odd Future. Now, there are like 100 members of Odd Future. I'm only seeing three cards. So sorry, Hodgy, you're not invited this year." When Jim noticed there were some potato sacks lying around, he had a thought: "Here at the VMAs, we are prepared for anything in the audience, so if Lady Gaga wants to have a potato-sack race with Lil Wayne, we got them covered." Of course, Justin Bieber and girlfriend Selena Gomez are seated next to each other. Jim, however, knows how to make it even more adorable. "The only thing that would make this cuter is if Maru the cat was trying to get in between them," he suggested. Perhaps the section of the room fans will be most excited to see contains two of pop's ruling divas. "I'm in section Queen B at the VMAs," he said. So what does that mean? Beyoncé and Britney Spears are sitting next to each other! Who else will be there? Well, the "Jersey Shore" kids will be sitting front row, right near the cast of "Teen Wolf." And the cast of MTV's newest hit show "Awkward." will be there as well. The 28th annual MTV Video Music Awards will air live Sunday, August 28, from the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles at 9 p.m. ET/PT, following the Selena Gomez-hosted pre-show at 8. See the list of nominees, revisit last year's highlights and vote for Best New Artist by visiting VMA.MTV.com. Related Videos Related Photos Related Artists |
| Lady Gaga's VMA Performance All About 'Fearlessness' Posted: 25 Aug 2011 07:57 AM PDT Laurieann Gibson calls opening performance an opportunity to 'create a new understanding of music.'
So much for giving up the goods. We really tried to get Laurieann Gibson, Lady Gaga's creative director, to spill her guts about what Mother Monster has planned for her VMA performance on Sunday, but she's keeping things under wraps — in the best way possible.
She jokingly said a few censored (and, considering how much she's bleeped in the embedded video, obscene) things about what viewers will see. Long story short: She's not telling. But Gibson did say of Gaga's opening performance, "I hope that people take the fearlessness away. The notion that you don't have to follow what is popular and that you can constantly take the opportunity and create a new understanding of music and performing. "It could mean standing under one spotlight," she continued. "It could mean tons of camels and belly-dancing girls. I don't know. One is not necessarily better than the other. But it is about the artist. It's about 'Who's the artist?' So in that one moment, you have to take it and give it all you can." Gibson is just following suit on the secrecy front: When Gaga talked to MTV News last week, she said she wants to surprise her fans at the VMAs. "I'm really very honored and excited to open the show," Lady Gaga told MTV News. "But I won't reveal anything; I want it to be a surprise." From what Gaga and Gibson revealed, the performance sounds like it will be avant garde, much like her 2009 VMA set, when Gaga took the stage for a blood-soaked "Paparazzi" performance. "It will be a continuation of everything I've been doing, and it will be exactly what they want," Gaga said. "I'm pretty good at knowing what my fans want me to do." The 28th annual MTV Video Music Awards will air live Sunday, August 28, from the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles at 9 p.m. ET/PT, following the Selena Gomez-hosted pre-show at 8. See the list of nominees, revisit last year's highlights and vote for Best New Artist by visiting VMA.MTV.com. |
| Beyonce Strips Down For '1+1' Video Posted: 25 Aug 2011 08:29 AM PDT B gets sexy and artistic in self-directed clip.
She may not know much about algebra, but when it comes to music videos, Beyoncé's expertise is unmatched. On Thursday (August 25), Queen B premiered the video for her power ballad "1+1" on E!, just days before her performance at MTV's 2011 VMAs. The clip -- which was directed by Beyoncé, Laurent Briet and Ed Burke -- is the third from her 4 LP and the first in a series of story-driven videos from the album. As the acoustic guitar strings are plucked and black screen fades in, Beyoncé comes into focus. She stands with blond hair draped just below her exposed shoulders. The honey-dipped diva glistens with a top coat of glitter all over her body. Looking as sexy as ever, turning her head from right to left with her eyes fixed off-camera, the sultry singer starts her vocal seduction. "If I ain't got nothin', I got you," she belts out. Caressing herself, the former Destiny's Child siren sexes it up for the camera as she starts to disrobe, pulling off the spaghetti straps from her champagne-colored dress. Things get even hotter when the bare-bodied B coyly plays in a cascading waterfall, pushing her lips out just far enough to get wet. The video sports psychedelic light effects and symmetrical camera tricks selling sex as art. The choreography is a far cry from the standard Beyoncé dance routines, which more often than not feature high-powered steps, swaying hips and her patented bootylicious shake. Instead, B settles for ballet-style steps, moving in a leotard and long, flowing cape. Her principal love interest is nondescript, and while his muscular arms grip the singer's body before taking her through a series of dips and bends, he remains mostly in the background. Clearly, the emotion is too much for her. Halfway through, the love-struck star begins to cry tears of joy before she begs her Romeo to make love to her on the song's vocal finale. As far as Beyoncé videos go, "1+1" will most likely remain under the radar in comparison to the highlights in her high-budgeted reel, which includes clips like "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" and "Crazy in Love." But much like the song, the visuals for "1+1" shouldn't be measured in terms of size, but rather in emotive presentation and subdued sexiness. The 28th annual MTV Video Music Awards will air live Sunday, August 28, from the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles at 9 p.m. ET/PT, following the Selena Gomez-hosted pre-show at 8. See the list of nominees, revisit last year's highlights and vote for Best New Artist by visiting VMA.MTV.com. Related Artists |
| Britney Spears' Iconic VMA History: Snakes, Stripteases And Smooches Posted: 25 Aug 2011 04:59 AM PDT We take a look back at pop princess' decade-plus track record before Sunday's tribute to the icon.
It's hard to believe there was ever a Video Music Awards without Britney Spears. Her iconic performances and eye-popping getups make her a perfect match for the outsized and outrageous VMA stage. Britney herself told us that her bombshell kiss with Madonna in 2003 is her favorite VMA moment. "My greatest experience -- probably being with Madonna," she told MTV News. "The kiss was amazing. ... Being onstage with someone of that caliber is just iconic."
See Britney's biggest VMA moments for yourself in these photos. But Spears certainly has a long list to choose from. And with that track record, it's no surprise that this year's VMAs will pay tribute to Britney. Let's dive into the highlights of her decade-plus history with the show: 1999 Go behind the scenes as Britney films her 2011 VMA promo. 2000 2001
But that was all kid's stuff until Spears took the stage at the Metropolitan Opera House in 2001 for her sultry and very memorable performance of "I'm a Slave 4 U." Draping herself in a white python and slithering around a steamy garden setting -- surrounded by dancers in zebra and tiger outfits -- Spears created one of the most striking visuals in the 27-year history of the show. 2002 2003 What's better than Britney, Madonna and Christina kissing? Cats re-enacting the smooch! Apparently, the three-way kiss struck a major chord with music fans around the world, who just voted it the most outrageous moment in the show's long history. 2006 2008 2009 2011 The 28th annual MTV Video Music Awards will air live Sunday from Los Angeles at 9 p.m. ET/PT, following the Selena Gomez-hosted pre-show at 8. See the list of nominees, revisit last year's highlights and vote for Best New Artist by visiting VMA.MTV.com. Related Videos Related Photos Related Artists |
| Taylor Lautner Chooses Bruno Mars, And More Celeb VMA Picks Posted: 25 Aug 2011 05:02 AM PDT Kim Kardashian predicts Katy Perry will win Video of the Year at the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards, airing Sunday at 9 p.m. ET/PT.
All of the categories for the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards are competitive, but none more so than the eclectic group vying for Sunday night's biggest prize: Video of the Year.
The 2011 nominees for Video of the Year are: Adele's "Rolling in the Deep," Beastie Boys' "Make Some Noise," Bruno Mars' "Grenade," Katy Perry's "Firework" and Tyler the Creator's "Yonkers." MTV News recently asked some celebrities for their predictions on who will take home the night's most-important Moonman. "I'm a huge Bruno Mars fan, so maybe I'd give the slight edge there," "Twilight" star Taylor Lautner said diplomatically. "I'm going to go with Bruno Mars," said Christopher Mintz-Plasse. "That song is really insanely catchy." And "Harry Potter" star Tom Felton also revealed, "I'm a bit of a Bruno fan." "I like Katy Perry," Kim Kardashian told us, as her sister Kourtney nodded in agreement. "Switched at Birth" star Sean Berdy cast his vote via sign language and the help of a translator: "It goes to Katy Perry for 'Firework.' I love her music." Admitted longtime fan Affion Crockett said, "I gotta be loyal: I'm going to stick with the Beastie Boys." And OneRepublic's Ryan Tedder told us, "I would vote for Beastie Boys." Allstar Weekend put their vote in for Tyler the Creator's trippy "Yonkers" clip, as did another all-boy band, Honor Society. "We're going for Tyler," Society frontman Michael Bruno revealed. "Cockroaches, vomiting, the whole thing, it's all there." "I gotta go with Adele," said "Voice" winner Javier Colon, and "Teen Wolf" star Crystal Reed gushed, "I love Adele. I secretly wish I was her." So, based on our informal celeb poll (we counted band members as one), Bruno Mars would take home the Video of the Year trophy, having earned three votes. All the other nominees received two. The 28th annual MTV Video Music Awards will air live Sunday from Los Angeles at 9 p.m. ET/PT, following the Selena Gomez-hosted pre-show at 8. See the list of nominees, revisit last year's highlights and vote for Best New Artist by visiting VMA.MTV.com. |
| Aaliyah Remembered By Drake, Mary J. Blige Posted: 25 Aug 2011 05:19 AM PDT Collaborators and friends Missy Elliott and Timbaland also pay homage to the singer on the 10-year anniversary of her death.
Friends and admirers of late R&B star Aaliyah took to Twitter on Thursday (August 25) to pay tribute to the One in a Million singer, who was killed 10 years ago in a Bahamas plane crash.
One of her closest musical collaborators, Missy Elliott, tweeted, "Aaliyah til this very day u r still in Your own Lane! Ure music is Timeless! We miss u!" Fellow Aaliyah confidant Timbaland offered a simple, "#ripaaliyah miss you babygirl." Another friend, rapper Q-Tip, couldn't believe how long it's been since his compatriot passed. "RIP 2 my girl Aaliyah," he wrote. "Man seems like yesterday ... Aaliyah and I were very close. We used 2 stay snapping on folks. She had a crazy sense of humor." Beyoncé's baby sister, Solange Knowles, had a lot to say about how influential Aaliyah was to her own musical career, ripping off a series of tweets in which she gave props to A. "I sang about crushes and realized just how abstract and wonderfully obscure you were with this ... genius video," she wrote, linking to the captivity-themed video for the seductive "4 Page Letter." Solange added, "I've grown up to you, idolized you, watched others try to capture what you had to no avail. You are the one & only Aaliyah! Never forgotten," noting that her 13th birthday party had a celebrity dress-up theme and that she came as Aaliyah and sang "One in a Million" on a karaoke machine. Plenty of contemporary stars also had Aaliyah on their mind, including Drake, who wrote, "RIP Baby Girl...in my ear at every show letting me know the next move I should make. Love you." Also weighing in was VMA-nominated MC Kreayshawn, who shared, "RIP Aaliyah! I miss you! Can't imagine the music and waves you woulda been makin this day!" Estelle wrote, "R.I.P. Aaliyah. #latebut miss her music," while Nick Cannon and Diddy also weighed in. Ciara wrote, "AALIYAH...A PRECIOUS SPIRIT...ONE OF A KIND...CAN NEVER BE REPLACED," and Mary J. Blige paid homage as well, reminding her followers to "take a moment to remember our sister Aaliyah!!!" Share your memories of Aaliyah in the comments section. Related Artists |
| Lady Gaga And Her #MeatDress: 2010 VMA Twitter Trends Posted: 25 Aug 2011 01:21 AM PDT We look back at the 2.3 million Bieber, Jared Leto and garbage-bag-dress tweets sent during last year's show.
With outrageous moments, surprise performances and meat-clad pop stars, the Video Music Awards undoubtedly leave many Twitterers nursing thumb cramps on Monday morning. As the tweeting community continues to grow exponentially each year, the VMAs drive even more activity and trends. Last year, the second in which we used the VMA Twitter Tracker, there were approximately 2.3 million VMA-related tweets sent during the East and West Coast broadcasts. Looking back at what people were the big trends that night provides a pretty accurate picture of the big show's onstage spectacles. On average, Lady Gaga was the subject of 9,200 tweets per minute (which, for Gaga, was probably a barely noticeable bump). Her meat-purse holder, Cher, was also popular that night as the subject of 7,100 tweets per minute. She was followed by Eminem, with 5,000 tweets per minute, and Rihanna, who had 4,700 tweets per minute.
Here are a few other interesting stats from 2010 VMAs trending topics. Maybe they'll give us hints about what people will be talking about during this Sunday's show. 30: Number of VMA-related topics trended from 8-11 p.m. ET. This doesn't even include topics that blew up after the show like meat dress, BornThisWay, and Lady Gaga Wins. 21: Number of these 30 topics that trended for an average of just 20 minutes (including white carpet, Drizzy Drake, #ifbiebermetgaga), a testament to the short attention span window on Twitter. 5: Number of topics that were a celebrity's misspelled name (Nicki Manaj, Chelsey Handler, Justin Beibers). Poor Nicki also trended as Niki Minaj, never as her correct name. 7: Number of trends regarding Lady Gaga, the most of any celeb. Bieber came in second as the subject of five. 5: Number of topics involving celeb fashion, including Varsity Jacket, Garbage Bag Dress, Lady Gaga's Shoes. 120: Number of minutes Jared Leto trended, the longest of any trend that evening. Go, Echelon! The 28th annual MTV Video Music Awards will air live Sunday, August 28, from the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles at 9 p.m. ET/PT, following the Selena Gomez-hosted pre-show at 8. See the list of nominees, revisit last year's highlights and vote for Best New Artist by visiting VMA.MTV.com. |
| Lil Wayne Tour Evolves With 'So Much' New Music Posted: 25 Aug 2011 03:07 AM PDT 'He's releasing song after song after song,' musical director Gil Smith tells MTV News of evolving I Am Still Music Tour.
Lil Wayne is constantly evolving. From a 12-year-old kiddie MC to the self-proclaimed "best rapper alive" to rock star and now R&B singer, Weezy has kept things interesting during the course of his 14-year career.
His I Am Still Music Tour has been just as prolific, thanks to the massive amount of music he's been releasing. And with his ninth solo album, Tha Carter IV, dropping at midnight after Sunday's VMAs -- where Wayne will also perform -- concertgoers can expect some changes to the set list. "I think just in terms of the tour, we've been adding songs here and there," Wayne's musical director Gil Smith told MTV News. "You gotta understand with Wayne, there is so much music. I mean, we can talk about Tha Carter IV, and then we can sit down and have a different conversation about Sorry 4 the Wait, which was a whole different thing that he put out. So it's so much music. Even when we're on the road, he's releasing song after song after song, so we got to kind of find ways to incorporate that as we go along." When he and his Young Money compadres opened the tour in May in Providence, Rhode Island, Wayne hadn't yet released his fan-dedicated tape Sorry 4 the Wait, and Tha Carter IV was in release-date limbo. During the course of the concert run, which was extended through September, Wayne released the mixtape and a number of C4 singles. Smith said that by the time the tour wraps, the first show will be much different from the last. It's not just the music, either. "It's changed quite a bit. Now he's skating around the stage, he has a skateboard trainer who's out there with him," Smith said. "He's really into skateboarding, and he's also into singing for the ladies. There's a section of the tour that's dedicated to that, and that's how we kind of incorporated 'How to Love,' along with some other favorites." Wayne will grace the stage this Sunday at the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards, and while Smith wouldn't reveal what the YMCMB star has planned, he said fans can expect a Weezy they've never seen. "We've been brainstorming and taking from things that we put together on the road, so I think they can just expect a new-and-improved Wayne, a different Wayne," he said. "You know, he always comes different: One day he's a rock star, one day he's a skater; he's singing R&B. I think we can expect a little bit of everything in this performance." The 28th annual MTV Video Music Awards will air live Sunday from Los Angeles at 9 p.m. ET/PT, following the Selena Gomez-hosted pre-show at 8. See the list of nominees, revisit last year's highlights and vote for Best New Artist by visiting VMA.MTV.com. |
| Pitbull Invites Lindsay Lohan To The VMAs Posted: 25 Aug 2011 12:21 AM PDT As Lohan sues him over the lyrics to 'Give Me Everything,' the rapper extends an olive branch.
Pitbull and Lindsay Lohan may currently be at odds over the lyrics of "Give Me Everything," but the rapper has extended an olive branch to the oft-troubled actress ... in the form of an invitation to this Sunday's Video Music Awards.
That's what Mr. 305 said in a statement posted Thursday (August 25) on his Planet Pit website, in which he addressed the lawsuit Lohan filed last week that alleges the lyrics of his hit — in particular, the line "I got it locked up like Lindsay Lohan" — are "destined to do irreparable harm" to the actress' career. Pit wants it known that he hopes the two sides can hash out their differences at the VMAs. "We'll be performing ['Give Me Everything] at the VMAs, and, as a matter of fact, I'd like to send out an invitation to Lindsay Lohan," Pitbull said. "Hopefully she can come with me to the VMAs, and we can figure this out." Pitbull also said he was "very surprised" when he first learned of the lawsuit, especially since he considers "Give Me Everything" — and his mention of Lohan — to be positive. "It was very ironic, to be honest with you. At first I read it and I was like, 'Nah, this has got to be a joke,' [but] come to find out it's very realistic," he said. "Me being someone who supports Lindsay Lohan's career, where I've seen her go through everything she's gone through, and everything that has to do with this record is so positive — you see the way I start off the record, where I say, 'I took my life from negative to positive/ I just want y'all to know that' — when I mention Lindsay Lohan in the record, it was really a positive message. "[The lyric] is 'Hustlers move in silence, so I'm tip-toeing/ So keep blowing, got it locked up like Lindsay Lohan,' " Pitbull continued. "When I say I got it locked up, if you're from the neighborhood, when they say, 'You got it locked up' that means you run that area." And as far as Lohan's claims that the song has caused her — and her career — irreparable harm, Pitbull said that he never intended to hurt anybody ... quite the opposite, in fact. "In no way, shape or form would I want to bring that on anybody. I didn't look to defame, degrade or hurt someone's career," he said. "For me, mentioning it on a #1 record around the world, I thought it would be helping someone's career, and keeping them relevant. We mention people's names all the time; when it comes to rapping, it's always about double meanings and metaphors and how you flip certain things." Pitbull added that he's not sure what the next step in the legal process would be ("That has to come with the attorneys," he said). But who knows? Perhaps things will be patched up after Sunday's VMAs. "It shows that success comes with a whole lot," Pit said. "And I always say, as hard as you work to succeed in this music business, there's four or five people working harder to take it all away from you." The 28th annual MTV Video Music Awards will air live Sunday, August 28, from the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles at 9 p.m. ET/PT, following the Selena Gomez-hosted pre-show at 8. See the list of nominees, revisit last year's highlights and vote for Best New Artist by visiting VMA.MTV.com. |
| Ludacris And 'Scarface' Star Talk Hip-Hop Influence Posted: 25 Aug 2011 03:53 AM PDT 'We were all living vicariously through your characters,' Luda gushes to actor Steven Bauer as Mixtape Daily looks on.
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Tony Montana himself, the legendary Al Pacino, expressed his appreciation for the hip-hop community on Tuesday night, right before a Los Angeles party in celebration of the upcoming Blu-ray release of the movie. "They really get it and they understand it, and that's a great thing. They've been very supportive all these years. I think they've helped us tremendously," Pacino told MTV News. And Pacino isn't alone, as his co-star Steven Bauer, who played Montana's best friend Manny "Manolo" Ribera, crashed MTV News' red carpet interview with Ludacris just to introduce himself and show love to the rapper. "You know what? You're responsible. You and everybody that came before you brought 'Scarface' to [the] mainstream," Bauer told Luda after exchanging pleasantries. "We were dead in the water, we were forgotten and we were lepers." The film was panned by critics after its theatrical release and the over-the-top violence proved to be too much for mainstream America at the time. But "Scarface" eventually became a cult-classic, and the rap community had a lot to do with it. "We were all living vicariously through your characters," 'Cris told Bauer of the flick's hip-hop appeal. "As the whole rap community, we definitely support." There was clearly mutual admiration between Luda and Bauer, as the veteran actor jokingly told the MC that he had "ho's in different area codes," making a reference to Luda's 2001 hit single. After the exchange, Luda gushed about his favorite "Scarface" scene. "Say hello to my little friend," he said, referencing the climactic death scene where Montana's home is invaded by rival drug lord Alejandro Sosa's assassins. "That is definitely my best line and best part of the movie, because he just went out in a blaze of glory, man. If you gonna go out, that's how you go out." For other artists featured in Mixtape Daily, check out Mixtape Daily Headlines. Related Artists |
| Justin Bieber's Early Christmas Gift: A Holiday Album Posted: 25 Aug 2011 01:30 AM PDT 'We are going to try and raise alot of money this year for charity!' teen pop star tweets about next project.
Beliebers have more to look forward to this holiday season than just chestnuts roasting on an open fire. Justin Bieber announced Thursday (August 25) on Twitter that he'll be releasing his first Christmas album later this year. "So it's true...been in the studio doing something special for christmas. we are going to try and raise alot of money this year for charity!" the 17-year-old Canadian pop star tweeted. This will be Bieber's second studio album, since his first release, My World, was technically an EP. Barring the release of Never Say Never -- The Remixes, which featured the new single "Never Say Never," this will be the first new music Bieber has released in more than a year. He didn't share whether he will be collaborating with any other artists on his holiday record or when fans can expect it to hit stores. Bieber is no stranger to using his musical talents for charitable causes. In 2010, he took part in "We Are the World 25" alongside Miley Cryus, Kanye West and Lil Wayne. Bieber has supported charities like Give Back Hollywood, Jumpstart and Children's Miracle Network in the past, though he did not specify which charity he would be donating the proceeds of his Christmas album to in his tweet. The "Baby" crooner isn't the only artist to announce a Christmas album recently. Zooey Deschanel shared the news over Twitter earlier this month that her band She & Him will be releasing their first holiday album -- and third album overall -- later this year. In addition, Bieber's fellow Canadian Michael Bublé has been releasing a series of promos for his holiday album, Christmas, on his official website over the past few weeks. Which Christmas carol are you hoping Justin covers on his holiday album? Share your suggestions in the comments! Related Videos Related Artists |
| Kim Kardashian A 'Stunning' Bride, Julianne Hough Says Posted: 25 Aug 2011 12:35 AM PDT 'Footloose' star and Ryan Seacrest's girlfriend says Kim's nephew Mason 'stole the show' as the wedding's ring bearer.
Kim Kardashian's friends and family are gushing over the reality starlet's headline-making nuptials last weekend. Kardashian and the New Jersey Nets' Kris Humphries tied the knot in front of family and friends like Eva Longoria, Demi Lovato, Ryan Seacrest and Julianne Hough, who recalled her favorite moment from the ceremony to MTV News.
"The dresses were so gorgeous, and watching those beautiful girls walk down the aisle ... they are absolutely stunning," gushed the "Footloose" star, whose beau, Seacrest, executive produces the many Kardashian-centric shows on E! "To just see them walking down the aisle was just beautiful," she continued. "And then little Mason, Kourtney's little boy, he kind of stole the show." In footage released from the ceremony, little Mason, the ring bearer, was having some issues walking down the aisle to hand off the bling to his aunt and new uncle. "The pillow and the rings; the walking and the running back and forth -- it was very, very sweet," Hough said. "Very cute." Another Kardashian bestie, "The Spin Crowd" star Jonathan Cheban, dished to MTV News about the wedding too "Just watching Kim walk down the aisle was probably the best thing ever," Cheban said. "It was 'wow.' She looked gorgeous, and the whole thing was huge. There were helicopters flying, so you couldn't really hear that much. As everyone got to see her at different moments, when she walked by, I was so happy for her." Kris and Kim recently embarked on a honeymoon in Italy before they return Stateside, where Kim is slated to present at the VMAs this Sunday in L.A. Her New York friends will throw the couple a party back in the Big Apple nest week, where she's set to film another season of "Kim & Kourtney Take New York." E! will air "Kim's Fairytale Wedding: A Kardashian Event" on October 9 and 10. Share your well-wishes for the newlyweds in the comments below! Related Photos |
| Eminem, Nirvana Pave Way For 2011 VMA Best New Artist Posted: 24 Aug 2011 10:22 PM PDT Big Sean, Foster the People, Kreayshawn, Tyler, the Creator or Wiz Khalifa will follow in their footsteps come Sunday.
We're all rookies at some point, but when it comes to the MTV Video Music Awards' Best New Artist category, you only get one shot at being the new kid on the block. And for this year's nominees — Big Sean, Foster the People, Kreayshawn, Tyler, the Creator and Wiz Khalifa — now is their time to shine and join an illustrious list of previous winners that includes Lady Gaga, Guns N' Roses, Justin Bieber and 50 Cent.
Since the very first Moonman was handed out in this category in 1984, MTV has a pretty stellar track record for picking artists who either went on to superstardom or at least represent a very specific moment in time (we're looking at you, Jesus Jones). While hip-hop heavy, this year's nominees span a pretty wide range of styles, from Kreayshawn's bawdy, viral sensation "Gucci Gucci" to Khalifa's day-in-the-life "Black and Yellow," Tyler's bugged-out, arty "Yonkers," Big Sean's penthouse-rockin' "My Last" and the DIY feel of the lone rock entry, Foster the People's "Pumped Up Kicks." Who's gonna win? Well, you'll have to tune in Sunday to find out, but chances are whoever takes home the prize will be a name you'll be hearing for a good, long time. The very first BNA Moonman went to the Eurythmics in 1984, notable not just because of that British synth soul duo's long, hit-filled career, but because they beat out a singer that went on to quite a career herself: Madonna. Over the years, such beloved bands as Crowded House (1987), GN'R (1988), Nirvana (1992), Eminem (1999), Alicia Keys (2001), 50 (2003) and Gaga (2009) have taken the prize. "I will always remember Best New Artist," Lady Gaga told MTV News recently, recalling how she surprised Eminem by asking him to hold her Moonman as she thanked "God and the gays" and took off her red lace mask. "The first time that MTV recognized me, that changed my life." Of course, there have also been some winners whose video work represented their artistic and commercial high point, such as 'Til Tuesday (1985), A-ha (1986), Michael Penn (1990), the aforementioned Jesus Jones (1991), Fiona Apple (1997) and Macy Gray (2000). Even more surprising are the commercial heights reached by a number of nominated acts who didn't win the award but went on to some pretty stellar careers regardless, including Whitney Houston (1986), Lenny Kravitz (1990), Beck and Green Day (1994), Kid Rock (1999), Christina Aguilera and Pink (2000), Coldplay (2001), Katy Perry (2008) and Nicki Minaj (2010). And, of course, there are the nominees who make you think: Really? Sure, Timbuk3's "The Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades" was fun, but Best New Artist? The same might be said for others whose careers never quite reached their initial peaks, from Neneh Cherry (1989) to Jane Child (1990), Gerardo (1991), Chumbawamba (1998), Orgy (1999), the Darkness (2004) and James Blunt (2006). Viewers can vote for Best New Artist by visiting VMA.MTV.com online or m.mtv.com on their mobile phone. In addition, Best New Artist text voting is open to all wireless carrier subscribers by texting BNA to 66333. Voting continues through the show, live on Sunday. The 28th annual MTV Video Music Awards will air live Sunday, August 28, from the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles at 9 p.m. ET/PT, following the Selena Gomez-hosted pre-show at 8. See the list of nominees, revisit last year's highlights and vote for Best New Artist by visiting VMA.MTV.com. > |
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