After sifting through all of the videos and arguing about the finalists into the wee hours of the night, we could only come to one solid conclusion: 311 fans are so passionate, creative and devoted to their favorite band that it seemed absurd to reward just one. That is why the winner of MTV News’ [...]

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Well, that was anti-climactic. Despite the best efforts of some seriously dedicated followers of the ongoing “Iamamiwhoami” campaign (who tackled the codex I received last week in a creepy envelope from whomever is behind this whole thing), we’re still no closer to solving the mystery of perhaps the greatest viral effort of all time.
After taking [...]

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It seems like there’s nothing Hollywood won’t remake, and they show no signs of stopping. Already having covered 1980s staples like “Transformers,” “G.I. Joe” and “Fraggle Rock,” it was only a matter of time before “The Smurfs” got the splashy multiplex treatment. Production is just beginning, but there are already some interesting casting choices. “How [...]

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Every day a multitude of stars wanders through the halls of MTV News to talk about their latest projects and goof around with our intrepid correspondents. But sometimes we catch stars elsewhere, and that’s why we put together Spotted!, a daily compendium of stars in the wild.
One of the best performances from the 2010 Grammy [...]

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Now that Jay Leno has settled back into “The Tonight Show” and Conan O’Brien has taken a decidedly different tactic to stay in the minds of the masses, we can finally get back to really focusing on the guests of your favorite talk shows (rather than the hosts themselves). It’s Oscar hangover week, which means [...]

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Of all the rock sub-genres that had their moment in the sun in the 1990s (and there were plenty of them), perhaps the most misunderstood was industrial rock. Combining the savagery of heavy metal with the surgical precision of electronic and dance music, industrial rock graduated from some basements in the midwest to the mainstream [...]

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By Rahman Dukes
“As a youth, all I ever did was sell crack, I used to idolize Cat/ Hurt me in my heart to hear that n—a snitched on Pap/ How he go out like that?” – 50 Cent, “Ghetto Qu’Ran”
John “Teflon Don” Gotti. Kenneth “Supreme” McGriff. Alpo and Rich Porter. Pappy Mason. The list goes [...]

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You should be proud of yourselves, 311 fans. Last week, we asked you to make videos to put forth your case for being the special MTV News correspondent at 2010 311 Day (which launches this week) and you delivered in incredibly impressive ways. MTV News received dozens of entries, most of which were exceptionally clever, [...]

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Funeral service planned for Marie Osmond’s son at Mormon chapel in Utah

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Really, you should be listening to music every day, but thanks to Twitter, Monday has become the best day of the week to discover new songs, show some love to the tune currently dominating your iPod playlist and quietly judge the listening habits of your closest friends. Yes, it’s #MusicMonday, one of Twitter’s most enduring [...]

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Lil Wayne sentenced to year in NY jail after admitting to having loaded gun on tour bus

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Musicians could learn a thing or two from Aziz Ansari about marketing. The stand-up comedian, star of “Parks and Recreation” and hip-hop enthusiast has been working on a mixtape for a while with TV on the Radio member Dave Sitek (it was originally supposed to drop in February, but according to Ansari, it now comes [...]

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“Everybody makes mistakes. I’m pretty sure at this point, Wayne is kicking himself in the ass for the sh– he did. But n—as is fathers, n—as is growing. With age comes wisdom, man. We’ll learn and we’ll get it all together. As long as we stay together, we’ll be straight. This sh– is a brotherhood. [...]

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With the exception of Katelyn Epperly’s quasi-funereal cover of Coldplay last week, this year’s “American Idol” semi-finalists have shown predictably tame, somewhat bland taste in song choice. And while it’s been the same cavalcade of Gavin DeGraw, Sam Cooke and much-feared covers of “The Climb,” a handful of contestants have shown they have a jones [...]

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T.I.’s slow return to the music game after serving 10 months in prison on federal gun charges. Last week, he tweeted the name of his new single, “I’m Back,” teasing a major announcement on Monday (March 8).
Tip has asked fans to check back at 5 p.m. EST on Monday for a “special premiere.” Though [...]

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Every day a multitude of stars wanders through the halls of MTV News to talk about their latest projects and goof around with our intrepid correspondents. But sometimes we catch stars elsewhere, and that’s why we put together Spotted!, a daily compendium of stars in the wild.
On Sunday night (March 7), Hollywood took some time [...]

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The independent music world lost one of its true visionaries, as Rolling Stone is reporting that Mark Linkous, the singer-songwriter and genius behind Sparklehorse (and a number of other genre-pushing projects), took his own life on Saturday (March 6). “It is with great sadness that we share the news that our dear friend and family [...]

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Paisley OK after on-stage tumble during SC concert; star quips he was ‘brave boy’ at hospital

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