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British jazz conductor, bandleader and saxophonist Sir John Dankworth dies at 82
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By Larry Carroll
You’ve got your brewskis, a big tub of corn and a space reserved on the couch. You are officially good to go for Sunday’s big event: Three hours of the world’s most anticipated commercials, promoting products with celebrities, gimmicks and billion-dollar ad budgets. Oh yeah, there’s also some kind of sporting game being [...]
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By Nick Neofitidis
It’s Super Bowl time, and while some of us watch the game intently, all of us wait in high anticipation for the commercials, and unless you really wanted to throw away $10 for the annual pay-per-view Lingerie Football event, chances are your glued to your TV waiting for the official mid-game performance. The [...]
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Tonight, in only the latest show of support from the recording industry for the people of Haiti following the devastating 7.0 earthquake last month, BET presents its own fundraising effort: “SOS Saving Ourselves: Help for Haiti.”
The star-studded event, taking place at the American Airlines Arena in Miami, is airing on MTV, BET, VH1 and Centric, [...]
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Lady Gaga has had plenty of praise and endorsements from a variety of sources. Her fans buy millions of her albums and sell out venues all over the country. Critics regularly laud her for her interesting explorations of pop music and fascinating approach to theatricality. But she just got a particular endorsement that pleases her [...]
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This week the New Kids on the Block released the DVD “Coming Home,” an in-depth look at the making of their return to the spotlight and the resulting album The Block. While the guys admit there is very little that can be captured on camera that can embarrass them, they say it’s those moments that [...]
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As we’ve mentioned previously, it’s Super Bowl weekend! So we’re getting ready to make seven-layer dip, paint our faces and wade through six hours of some of the least-satisfying (but most-watched) television of the year. However, there’s still business to take care of. Stay tuned for MTV News’ coverage of “SOS Saving Ourselves: Help for [...]
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MTV News sent a team of reporters to Haiti to chronicle the recovery effort in the wake of January 12th devastating earthquake. We followed their journey via e-mails, tweets, BBMs and video. Reporter Suchin Pak sent us these recollections of her trip in advance of tonight’s BET telethon, “SOS Saving Ourselves: Help for Haiti.”
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Tonight, in only the latest show of support from the recording industry for the people of Haiti following the devastating 7.0 earthquake last month, BET presents its own fundraising effort: “SOS Saving Ourselves: Help for Haiti.”
The star-studded event, taking place at the American Airlines Arena in Miami, is airing on MTV, BET, VH1 and Centric, [...]
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MTV News sent a team of reporters to Haiti to chronicle the recovery effort in the wake of January 12th devastating earthquake. We followed their journey via e-mails, tweets, BBMs and video. Reporter Suchin Pak sent us these recollections of her trip in advance of tonight’s BET telethon, “SOS Saving Ourselves: Help for Haiti.”
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It’s Super Bowl weekend, and the party got started on Thursday night (February 4) with VH1’s “Super Bowl Fan Jam 2010,” an all-star concert featuring Justin Bieber, Rihanna, Timbaland and Young Jeezy. Though Bieber Timbaland both got football fans moving in Miami, it was truly a showcase for Rihanna, who pounded out a series of [...]
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The Super Bowl! Just typing the name is giving me chills. Like most red-blooded Americans, I can’t get enough football, and Sunday’s tilt between the Colts and the Saints is the culmination of an entire season spent glued to the TV set, ingesting Buffalo wings and ignoring the general quality of my life. It’s the [...]
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“The Grammys have always been a joke. More often than not, they award convention, not creativity. When push comes to shove, the Grammys will always award the ’safe’ choice, and you can’t get any safer than a cute blond girl who sings about stupid teenage things. Think about some of the other artists she was [...]
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The Vegas oddsmakers have the Indianapolis Colts as five point favorites heading into Sunday night’s Super Bowl matchup against the New Orleans Saints. And, well, I’m inclined to believe them. Sure, Drew Brees and the Saints might be the 21st century version of “The Greatest Show on Turf,” but the last time we checked, Super [...]
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Prosecutors to file Michael Jackson death case next week
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Reporting by Josh Horowitz
Sarah Silverman may have a new beau in her life, but that doesn’t mean she plans to march down the aisle and make him her husband anytime soon. Silverman has made a name for herself with her quirky and dirty sense of humor, but she is quite serious when it comes to [...]
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Label chief defends Taylor Swift’s Grammy performance; cites technical problem
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By Matt Harper
In our continuing efforts to take you — the loyal music lover — deeper into the minds of today’s artists, MTV News presents “Frame by Frame.” Each week, we’ll get a musician to give you the inside scoop on their latest music video.
Robin Thicke’s sexually charged “Sex Therapy” video starts out with some [...]
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Lionel Richie and Quincy Jones made sure when they recorded the 25th anniversary edition of “We Are the World” for Haiti on Monday that it was a family affair. Quincy Jones was represented by his daughter, “Parks and Recreation” star Rashida Jones, while Richie’s family was on hand thanks to his daughter, Nicole, and the [...]
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