BOOKED: Sworn Enemy - Dale Resteghini, director

artist: Sworn Enemy
song: "Relentless Pain"
label: Century Media
director(s): Dale Resteghini
production co: Raging Nation

NEW RELEASE: Shout Out Louds "The Comeback"

Shout Out Louds "The Comeback" Capitol
Ted & Tom Malmros, directors
Description: The Shout Out Louds answer questions and then perform for an interlocutor who records the results for of a team of underground techicians. Split-screens show the technicians grooving to the band's sound until something catches fire and they're forced to reveal themselves to a somewhat nonplussed band.

NEW RELEASE: Muse "Stockholm Syndrome"

Muse "Stockholm Syndrome" Warner Bros.
Patrick Daughters, director
Kira Dixon, producer
Black Dog, production company
Shawn Kim, DP
Gary Knight, editor
Description: Muse raise hell on a creepy talk show with a blistering performance that literally  blows away the host and everyone else on-set.

IMF ALERT: Programming from the Week of 5/16/05

Video Static will be presenting playlist samples from The International Music Feed on a regular basis. The IMF is a new music video channel that spotlights clips from all around the world. It is available at Dish network channel 157.

This week we have the videos from the channel's top Superstar Feed rotation and the prominent International Hit Feed rotation.

Superstar Feed:
50 Cent "Just A Lil Bit" (Shady/Aftermath/Interscope)
Audioslave "Be Yourself" (Epic/Interscope)
Gwen Stefani "Hollaback Girl" (Interscope)
Nine Inch Nails "The Hand That Feeds" (Interscope)
Queens of the Stone Age "Little Sister" (Interscope)
The Game "Hate It Or Love It" (G Unit/Aftermath/Interscope)
Weezer "Beverly Hills" (Geffen)

International Hit Feed:
AI "E.O." (from Japan)
Body Rockers "I Like The Way" (from the UK)
Juanes "La Camisa Negra" (from Colombia)
Orishas "El  Kilo" (from Cuba)
M I A "Galang" (from Sri Lanka)
Negrita "Sale" (from Italy)
Powderfinger "Bless My Soul" (from Australia)
Razorlight "Somewhere Else" (from the UK)
Shout Out Louds  "Very Loud" (from the UK)
Stress "Tu Me Manques" (from Switzerland)

PHOTOGRAPHIC EVIDENCE: Sleater-Kinney "Entertain"

@radical.media directing team Molly and Mariah on-location with Sub Pop trio Sleater-Kinney for the video "Entertain." Mariah is second from left and Mariah is second from right.

SHOT: Tah Mac - Akwesi & Shay Ola, directors

artist: Tah Mac featuring Royston
song: "Make Ya Body Shake!"
label: Gibbo Entertainment
directors(s): Akwesi & Shay Ola
production co: The I Factory @ Lynx Digital
DP: Alex Hemming
post: Condor

SHOT: Kids Of Widney High - Michael Medaglia, director

The Kids Of Widney High are a group of students from a special education high school in Los Angeles with musical ambitions.

The group has caught the attention of Mike Patton (who released some of their recordings on Ipecac Records) and Howard Stern. They are also slated to appear in The Ringer, an upcoming comedy produced by The Farrelly Brothers.

artist: The Kids Of Widney High
song: "Pretty Girls"
director: Michael Medaglia
production co: Prettypictures

Watch the video at Prettypictures.com

NEWS: Executive Switch at VH1 and MTV

MTV Networks announced last week that Christina Norman is the new President of MTV and Tom Calderone is now General Manager of VH1. Norman had been President of VH1; Calderone had been Executive Vice President of Music Programming and Talent for MTV & MTV2.

The full press release can be found at PR Newswire.

NEWS: Nominees Set For June 28 BET Awards

Nominees have been announced for the BET Awards. Ciara leads all nominees with four nods, with Kanye West, John Legend and Destiny's Child each receiving three nominations each.

Scheduled to be broadcast live on June 28 from Hollywood's Kodak Theater, the show will be hosted by celebrity couple Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith. Patti LaBelle will receive the BET Lifetime Achievement Award and Denzell Washington and wife Pauleta will receive the BET Humanitarian Award.

The nominees for all music categories are as follows...

BEST FEMALE HIP HOP
Miri Ben-Ari
Jackie-O
Remy Martin
Shawnna

BEST MALE HIP HOP
50 Cent
Jay-Z
Ludacris
Snoop Dogg
T.I.
Kayne West

BEST COLLABORATION
Ciara feat. Missy Elliott "1, 2 Step"
Destiny's Child feat. Lil Wayne & T.I. "Soldier"
The Game and 50 Cent "Hate It or Love It"
Jadakiss feat. Anthony Hamilton "Why"
Snoop Dogg feat. Pharrell "Drop It Like It's Hot"
Usher and Alicia Keys "My Boo"

BEST FEMALE R&B
Amerie
Mariah Carey
Ciara
Fantasia
Alicia Keys
Jill Scott

BEST MALE R&B
Anthony Hamilton
John Legend
Mario
Prince
Usher

BEST GROUP
112
Destny's Child
Lil Jon and The Eastside Boys
The Roots
Terror Squad f/Fat Joe

BEST NEW ARTIST
Ciara
Fantasia
The Game
John Legend
Omarion

BEST GOSPEL ARTIST
Fred Hammond
Donnie McClurkin
Ruben Studdard
CeCe Winans
Kanye West

VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Amerie "1 Thing"
Jay-Z "99 Problems"
John Legend "Ordinary People"
Snoop Dogg feat. Pharrell "Drop It Like It's Hot"
Kanye West "Jesus Walks"

BET.com VIEWERS' CHOICE
Ciara feat. Missy Elliott "1, 2 Step"
Destiny's Child feat. Lil Wayne and T.I. "Soldier"
Mario "Let Me Love You"
Omarion "O"
Terror Squad feat. Fat Joe "Lean Back"
T.I. " U Don't Know Me"

NEWS: FUSE Summer Programming Line-up

FUSE has several new programs set to run throughout the summer...

Hiphop Confidential: A half-hour, daily, in-studio hip-hop music video show hosted by Marianela. Set to debut on June 6.

Metal Asylum: A half-hour, daily, in-studio hard rock music video show hosted by Juliya. The show debuted last week. Juliya's on-location metal show Uranium is also in production, with upcoming episodes to feature System Of A Down, Zakk Wylde and artists from the New England Metalfest.

Also, FUSE will once again be broadcasting performances and interviews from the Hot 97 Summerjam at Giants Stadium in New Jersey. This star-studded event is hosted by influential NYC hip-hop station Hot 97.