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Katy Perry Is Cabaret Chic with 2009 EMAs Medley

This year’s edition of the MTV European Music Awards was hosted, just like in 2008, by the “I Kissed a Girl” star, Katy Perry. Aside from the many costume changes that contributed to what Katy herself described as a darker and edgier atmosphere, the hitmaker also took to the stage to perform –...

6 November 2009
05:32 GMT

Beyonce Brings Her ‘Sweet Dreams’ to the 2009 MTV EMAs

The say Beyonce is not only one of the most talented singers of our times, but the most accomplished performer as well. Judging by her fiery performance at this year’s MTV European Music Awards, where she did a medley of her “Sweet Dreams” and other recent hits, no one needs to ask why that comes to...

6 November 2009
04:28 GMT

MTV Confirms Robert Pattinson Appearance on Oct. 30

British actor Robert Pattinson is what one might call a “sight for sore eyes,” especially given his known adversity for all things media. Because of this, the few interviews that he gives or appearances that he puts up, even for promotional purposes, are like manna for true fans. On this note, these fans ...

23 October 2009
10:53 GMT

Beyonce Knew of Kanye West’s Intentions at the VMAs

Beyonce was recently named Billboard’s Woman of the Year and, while putting in a press appearance on the occasion, she also addressed the one question that had been on everyone’s mind since this year’s edition of the MTV Video Music Awards. Speaking to MTV, the singer admitted she knew of Kanye West...

6 October 2009
10:32 GMT

MTV to Go Ahead with DJ AM Drug-Intervention Series

DJ AM, real name Adam Goldstein, was found dead last month in his New York City apartment from an overdose. Sober for many years in a row, he had relapsed back to drugs, which eventually led to his untimely death. Before that, though, he had shot a reality show for MTV, whose future had been insecure ever since toxic...

25 September 2009
11:09 GMT

Kanye West's Outburst Video Propels the MTV Website in Traffic Rankings

Kanye West's outburst video from the 2009 Video Music Awards ceremony has managed to break almost every web user traffic record at MTV, Mashable's Adam Ostrow reports. The video portrays the self-loving egomaniac rapper disrupting Taylor Swift's acceptance speech for Best Female Video. If you haven...

17 September 2009
09:05 GMT

Kanye West Needs a Whooping, Tim McGraw Says

The Kanye West backlash continues, with more and more celebrities speaking up to express their disapproval of what the rapper did at this year’s MTV Video Music Awards. Country singer Tim McGraw, for one, believes Kanye deserves a “nice” whooping for the rude gesture of interrupting Taylor Swift dur...

17 September 2009
08:43 GMT

Video of Barack Obama Calling Kanye West a Moron

Not even the President of the United States agrees with interrupting Kanye West and what he did to Taylor Swift at this year’s MTV Video Music Awards, as the world already knows. First, there was a Tweet saying Obama had called Kanye a moron (in a less delicate term), then an audio clip – now, thanks to Y...

17 September 2009
04:04 GMT

Interrupting Kanye West Becomes Internet Phenomenon

Most people who saw this year’s MTV Video Music Awards and even those who only heard or read about it later had only harsh words for Kanye West for cutting Taylor Swift off during her acceptance speech to tell her that Beyonce should have won the Best Female Video award. As awkward and embarrassing as the scene...

16 September 2009
12:01 GMT

Pattinson and Stewart Get Cozy Backstage at the VMAs

The 2009 MTV Video Music Awards took place on Sunday and, as all Twilighters must already know, Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner were also in attendance, even taking to the stage at one point to present the new, extended trailer for “New Moon.” Photos of the three backstage have just s...

16 September 2009
06:05 GMT

Barack Obama Caught on Tape Insulting Kanye West

Many celebrities have expressed their disapproval of Kanye West’s outburst at the MTV 2009 Video Music Awards, most of them taking to their Twitter pages to do so and downright call out the rapper for being an insensitive bastard, in more or less words. Yesterday, it emerged that President Barack Obama also had...

16 September 2009
04:07 GMT

Raging Egomaniac Kanye West Stands to Win from VMA Outburst

Anyone who’s anyone has already weighed in on the Kanye West VMA scandal, from Kelly Clarkson who has never met him to Ricky Martin and, as unlikely as it might sound, President Barack Obama. Taylor Swift fans are not happy about what the rapper did two nights ago at the MTV award ceremony but, according to E! ...

15 September 2009
10:45 GMT

Kanye West Is a Moron, President Barack Obama Says

It’s not just celebrities from showbiz that are rallying up against rapper Kanye West for his outburst at this year’s MTV Video Music Awards, as President Barack Obama too has a very strong opinion as regards the scandal. As ABC News reporter Terry Moran Tweeted during a press conference, Obama thinks Kan...

15 September 2009
09:40 GMT

Taylor Lautner Talks Robert Pattinson’s Ripped Abs

The new, extended trailer for “New Moon,” set to drop in theaters on November 20, premiered at this year’s MTV Video Music Awards, after a brief introduction from the three main stars, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner and Kristen Stewart. MTV got to speak to Taylor before the award ceremony and, as ...

15 September 2009
08:49 GMT

Lil Mama Apologizes for Ruining Jay-Z and Alicia Keys’ VMA Set

The 2009 MTV Video Music Awards came with many surprises, from the heartfelt speech Madonna gave in honor of Michael Jackson, to Janet Jackson’s tribute to her late brother and, of course, the new, extended trailer for “New Moon,” but it also had its “off” moments. One of them was Kanye ...

15 September 2009
03:58 GMT

Taylor Swift Talks Kanye West VMA Incident

Country singer Taylor Swift won her first Video Music Awards Moonman on Sunday, at the 2009 ceremony, for Best Female Video. As she took to the stage to thank the fans who voted for her, she was rudely interrupted by Kanye West, who took the mic from her hand to address the crowd and say Beyonce should have won. Tayl...

15 September 2009
03:12 GMT

Adam Lambert, Pink, Katy Perry Rally Up Against Kanye West

Kanye West put his foot in it at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards when, presumably from too much Hennessy he had ingested before the awards ceremony, he stumbled on the stage and interrupted Taylor Swift who was giving her acceptance speech for Best Female Video award. Celebrities are already speaking out against him,...

14 September 2009
11:50 GMT

Beyonce Shares Her VMA Glory with Taylor Swift

The 2009 MTV Video Music Awards were last night and, aside from the touching Michael Jackson tribute led by Janet Jackson and a fierce performance by Beyonce, among the most memorable moments, it also included a very embarrassing segment where Kanye West ashamed himself in front of the cameras. After leaving singer T...

14 September 2009
09:51 GMT

Kelly Clarkson Blasts Kanye West for VMA Behavior

The crowd at the Radio City Music Hall, where the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards took place last night, was far from happy when rapper Kanye West stormed on stage during Taylor Swift’s acceptance speech and rudely interrupted her to say Beyonce should have won Best Female Video. However, it wasn’t only fans ...

14 September 2009
09:22 GMT

Lady Gaga’s Bizarre and Bloodied 2009 VMA Performance

No stranger to controversy and a lover of the shock factor, Lady Gaga kept her performance for the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards a secret until time came that she had to get up on the stage. All that she promised fans beforehand was that it would be something they’d remember for the rest of their life – and...

14 September 2009
06:07 GMT

Beyonce Brings the VMA House Down with ‘Single Ladies’

Everybody who is anybody in showbiz was at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards last night, as the industry celebrated its biggest performers of the year, while also paying tribute to the undeniable King of Pop, Michael Jackson, who passed away in June this year. Beyonce’s “Single Ladies” won Video of th...

14 September 2009
05:44 GMT

Janet Jackson to Perform at the VMAs 2009

As speculation is making the rounds that the remaining brothers from Jackson 5 are working on an entire tribute concert for their late brother, the King of Pop Michael Jackson, Janet too is preparing for her own tribute. TMZ and choreographer Wade Robson have confirmed, albeit without MTV also doing the same, that th...

8 September 2009
11:06 GMT

Extended ‘New Moon’ Trailer Drops Sept. 13 at VMAs

Back in May, the first official trailer of “New Moon,” the follow-up to the highly successful “Twilight,” was premiered at the MTV Movie Awards. More material has been released since then, but that’s not to say there is no longer room for surprises anymore. A new, extended trailer for th...

3 September 2009
05:13 GMT

Britney Spears and Russell Brand for VMA 2009 Promo

She may have had a rough couple of years, but Britney Spears is finally getting her life back on track and, by the looks of things, her body with it. If the singer surprised her fans with her appearance on David Letterman a while back, she more than managed to get tongues wagging with her new promo for the VMAs 2009,...

27 August 2009
10:39 GMT

MTV Casting for Weight-Loss Reality Show, ‘Freshman 15’

Some of us know it as “the office 15,” meaning the extra weight about 45 percent of all women and a smaller number of men gain in the first months after taking up a desk job. Others know it as the “freshman 15,” the same weight-gain, this time registered in college students who, because of a d...

21 August 2009
13:31 GMT

Britney Spears Was Drunk on Stage at the 2007 MTV Music Awards

Clearly, fans must remember the high controversial and much derided performance Britney Spears put on at the 2007 MTV Music Awards. It was supposed to be the night that would have brought her back into the spotlight after a several-year break, the performance that would remind the entire world that she was the Prince...

5 June 2009
06:07 GMT

Eminem Also Confirms Outrageous MTV Skit Was Staged

If there was anyone left with doubts as to what has been described as the most outrageous, hysterically funny and completely out of line skit in the entire history of the MTV Movie Awards ceremony, rapper Eminem is here to set the record straight. When comedian Sacha Baron Cohen, aka Bruno, landed in his lap during t...

4 June 2009
04:28 GMT

Eminem Performs Medley of New Songs at MTV Movie Awards

When Eminem took the stage at this year’s MTV Movie Awards, it was as he had never been away: the energetic performance he put on and the extremely warm public response combined to make his return to the stage one of the hottest moments of the awards ceremony. The rapper performed a medley of “We Made You...

1 June 2009
09:27 GMT

Rock Band and Pepsi Team Up for New Promotion

Music games are extremely popular these days, thanks to the fact that they appeal to a big number of gamers, making the developers and publishers of such titles very rich. As such, a lot of other companies have begun to wonder how they can associate with franchises like Rock Band or Guitar Hero and have a share of th...

25 May 2009
11:01 GMT

LG Phones and AT&T Services Featured in MTV's 'The Phone'

AT&T and LG Electronics MobileComm U.S.A. Inc. announced on Tuesday an integration with the new series “The Phone” from MTV, executive produced by Justin Timberlake and which premiered yesterday. Game contestants will use LG mobile phones that support AT&T services, while the competition simulates the pos...

22 April 2009
04:08 GMT

YouTube Moves Ahead of MTV in Preferences

A new dedicated survey has learned that in the United Kingdom more people aged 15 to 24 watch music videos on the dedicated Internet sharing website YouTube than they do on top-rated music channels on TV. The study refers directly to the competition between the site and MTV, a television channel that has been the mos...

28 March 2009
06:16 GMT

Rock Band Track Pack Volume 2 Arrives on November 17

The competition in the music game genre is a very tough one, with the two major titles, Guitar Hero and Rock Band, having a big market share. There are other games, like Wii Music, that try to make it on the market, but the loyal fans of the aforementioned two can't be constrained to abandon their favorite title...

7 November 2008
03:32 GMT

Harmonix Promises More Localized Songs for Rock Band

The music game genre is a very interesting one, giving fans the chance to play their favorite songs at home and envision themselves on the stages of the biggest concert halls in the world. One of the titles that truly revolutionized this genre was, without a doubt, Rock Band, developed by Harmonix and published by MT...

5 November 2008
02:37 GMT

Here's Why The Beatles Didn't Choose Guitar Hero

The music-games genre is one of the most rapidly expanding on the market nowadays. It has already surpassed the sports genre, and is becoming more and more popular, with titles such as Wii Music or SingStar emerging on the market.However, the true innovative games in this genre were Guitar Hero and Rock Band. These t...

4 November 2008
08:01 GMT

The Beatles Game Will Not Bear Rock Band Name

It's now official. MTV Games is set to publish a game that will feature the songs of the Beatles, but which will not be entitled Rock Band. The game is expected to be released sometime in the last quarter of 2010 and will be developed by Harmonix, which have until now worked, at one time, for both Guitar Hero an...

31 October 2008
07:41 GMT

AC/DC Coming to Rock Band, Only from Wal-Mart

The music game market is a very tough one, with the two main competitors, Activision Blizzard's Guitar Hero and Harmonix's Rock Band doing whatever it takes to be number one. Except the battles for songs and albums to come exclusively to their games, they also venture out in creating customized experiences...

30 September 2008
16:01 GMT

Bioshock for the PlayStation 3 Will Have the Same Ending

Bioshock was a great game. It was very innovative, it introduced gamers to the idea of free will and it really took the industry by storm with its many philosophical and moral issues. These aspects were presented to the players in many forms, and detailing upon them would only ruin the experience for those who haven&...

26 September 2008
02:52 GMT

Harmonix Talks About Free Tracks for Rock Band 2

Rock Band 2 was released yesterday. Or maybe I should say that the Xbox 360 version of the game was launched on the North American market while the PlayStation 3 variant is expected in about a month, with the PlayStation 2 and Nintendo Wii planned for late 2008. No release dates are available for other markets at the...

16 September 2008
03:17 GMT

MTV Mobile Content to Be Offered by Thumbplay

Thumbplay, a leading US mobile entertainment company headquarted in New York, announced that MTV Networks selected its services in order to enhance and take care of its mobile content for the following channels: MTV, MTV2, MTV Tr3s, MTV Jams and MTV Hits. Following the new agreement, MTV Mobile will receive personali...

12 August 2008
07:56 GMT

Vodafone and MTV Launched New Music Show

Vodafone, the second largest mobile operator in the world in terms of subscribers' number, has partnered with MTV in order to bring music fans a new "multi-platform program" called Vodafone Soundbites. Offering a comprehensive view of the global music scene, Vodafone Soundbites is comprised of 21 shows, eac...

11 August 2008
05:53 GMT

Be a Part of the Rock Band Live Tour

The music simulation mania is reaching new and weird heights. Just after Logitech and Activision Blizzard have announced their intentions to create "premium" instruments for Guitar Hero: World Tour, Harmonix and MTV reveal that, as part of the promotional campaign for their next music game, Rock Band 2, they will lau...

4 August 2008
08:57 GMT

Rock Band 2 Could Be Coming out by November

Some retailers are saying that they are expecting Rock Band 2 to hit stores by November this year. Even more, reports are coming in regarding focus groups set up by Harmonix concerning the price and the features of the new installment of the game.A rather curious mention regarding Rock Band 2 also popped up in an obi...

12 June 2008
18:06 GMT

Sony Ericsson W760 in MTV Clothes

Sony Ericsson never disappointed young mobile users and to keep things this way the Swedish-Japanese company has partnered with MTV Europe in order to release a special edition of its latest W760 walkman handset. The Sony Ericsson W760 MTV Edition will be available in a couple of weeks, in Italy at first, with other...

4 June 2008
03:57 GMT

Justin Timberlake Brings You "The Phone"

I'm sure all of you know Justin Timberlake, whether you want it or not, but what you probably don't know is that the American pop singer, dancer, producer, actor (plus all his other "titles") will soon have a new reality show on MTV, dubbed "The Phone". Inspired by a Dutch show created by Park Lane Producti...

13 May 2008
12:16 GMT

Rock Band Is a Money Machine

Viacom, the company that controls both Nickelodeon and MTV, announced that operating profits have gone up by 33 percent to around $270 million in the first quarter of the year. A lot of this growth is due to the success that Rock Band, created by Harmonix, has enjoyed. The Media Networks division, which is responsibl...

5 May 2008
18:06 GMT

Britney Spears to Release "Explosive" Video Diaries

If any of us still had any doubts about it, it's time we let go and embrace the madness: Britney Spears is not planning to retire anytime soon - on the contrary, the singer is set to turn her own breakdown into a reality circus, complete with "explosive revelations" about her life and the people in it. Apparentl...

16 April 2008
03:33 GMT

The First 3G MTV Phone Comes From France

MTV3.3 is the name of the first 3G-enabled MTV mobile phone, and the third ever MTV phone (as far as we know). The handset comes exclusively from SFR, the second largest mobile operator in France, after Orange, and it's created in collaboration with ModeLabs, the company behind other exclusive devices (the Levi&...

16 April 2008
03:09 GMT

Germany, Hit TV Shows Are Now Available on iTunes for You!

Apple has given the green light to Germany for downloading hit television programming via its iTunes Store. From Germany's top networks, such as ProSieben, Sat.1, ZDF Enterprises, Brainpool or US broadcasters ABC Studios and MTV Networks, you'll be able to get anything your Deutsch heart can desire, as far ...

2 April 2008
17:51 GMT

MySpace, MTV and Comedy Central On Verizon Phones

Yesterday was a productive day for Verizon Wireless, as the second largest US mobile carrier announced the availability of MySpace and other popular mobile websites on its subscribers' mobile phones. All Verizon users who own Mobile Web 2.0 enabled handsets can, from now on, enjoy more entertainment while on th...

29 March 2008
18:06 GMT

Gibson Sues Harmonix and MTV

A while ago, Gibson announced that it was filling a lawsuit against Activision in regard to Guitar Hero and the way it simulated a music performance. Gibson maintained that Activision was infringing on one of its patents regarding "technology used to simulate a musical performance" and that Activision refused to ente...

24 March 2008
04:19 GMT


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