SAVE THE DATE: MTV VMA's September 6 @ LA's Staples Center

MTV will be bringing the annual MTV Video Music Awards to L.A.'s Staples Center for the first time ever. Also a change of pace is the moving of the show from its usual Sunday night schedule to Thursday, September 6.

The MTV Video Music Awards have graced the airwaves since 1984, hosting performances and infamous moment from a who's who of music stars that runs the gamut from Madonna to Michael Jackson, Nirvana to Guns N Roses and, of course, Kanye West to Taylor Swift

The 2011 Video Music Awards was MTV's biggest success yet, netting an all-time high of   12.4 million total viewers.   The 2012 MTV Video Music Awards is set for similar success, airing across MTV’s global network of 60+ channels to more than 600 million households. 

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2012 MTVU Woodie Best Video Nominees

The MTVU Woodie Awards heads back to Austin on March 15 for another SXSW takeover. The award show will air March 18 @ 8p/7c on MTV and MTV, capping off a Woodies week on both channels that will include interviews and other covereage from the indie music festival.

Best Video Woodie Nominees are below... Visit the mtvu/woodies site for a full list.

2012 Best Video Woodie Nominees (Best Video of the Year) 

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MTV ALERT: 2011 VMA Winners

The 2011 VMA Winners, starting with the "professional" categories...

Acceptance speeches, video links and more at: mtv.com/ontv/vma/2011...

BEST DIRECTION

Adam Yauch, director
Beastie Boys "Make Some Noise" 

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

Tom Townend, DP
Adele "Rolling In The Deep" 

BEST EDITING

Art Jones @ Work, editor
Adele "Rolling In The Deep" 

BEST SPECIAL EFFECTS

Jeff Dotson @ Dot & Effects, vfx
Katy Perry f/ Kanye West "ET"

BEST ART DIRECTION

Nathan Parker, art director
Adele "Rolling In The Deep" 

BEST CHOREGRAPHY

Frank Gatson, Sheryl Murakami & Jeffrey Page, choregraphers
Beyonce "Run The World Girls" 

VIDEO OF THE YEAR

Katy Perry "Firework"
Dave Meyers, director | Robert Bray, Danny Lockwood, producers | Radical Media, production co.

BEST FEMALE VIDEO

Lady Gaga "Born This Way"
Nick Knight, Haus of Gaga, directors | Nicole Ehrlich, Steven Johnson, producers | Factory Films, production co.

BEST MALE VIDEO

Justin Bieber "U Smile"
Colin Tilley, director | Andrew Listermann, producer | Riveting Entertainment, production co.

BEST NEW ARTIST VIDEO

Tyler, The Creator "Yonkers"
Wolf Haley (aka Tyler, The Creator), director | Tara Razavi, producer | Happy Place, production co. 

BEST COLLABORATION

Katy Perry f/ Kanye West "ET"
Floria Sigismondi, director | Natasha Alexsa-Garcia, Danny Lockwood, producer | Symphony 19, production co. 

BEST HIP-HOP VIDEO

Nicki Minaj "Super Bass"
Sanaa Hamri, director | Kimberly S. Stuckwisch, Michelle Larkin & Keith "KB" Brown, producers | Michelle My Belle, production co.

BEST POP VIDEO

Britney Spears "Till The World Ends"
Ray Kay, director | Clark Jackson, producer | Rockhard Films, production co.

BEST ROCK VIDEO

Foo Fighters "Walk"
Sam Jones, director | Jil Hardin, producer | Black Dog Films, production co.

BEST VIDEO WITH A MESSAGE

Lady Gaga "Born This Way"
Nick Knight, Haus of Gaga, directors | Nicole Ehrlich, Steven Johnson, producers | Factory Films, production co.

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DVR ALERT: MTV VMAs This Sunday - 9/8c

MTV's annual Video Music Awards are broadcasting live from L.A. this Sunday, August 28 9/8c. Here's the deal:

  • Performers include Lady Gaga, Lil Wayne, Adele, Chris Brown, Bruno Mars, Pitbull, Young The Giant, and a tribute to Amy Winehouse featuring Tony Bennett. Also, Jessie J will be fronting the House Band all night. 
  •  Presenting and/or appearing are:  Jonah Hill, Rick Ross, Seth Rogen, Selena Gomez, Kim Kardashian, Odd Future, Nicki Minaj, Taylor Lautner, Drake, Joe Jonas and many more.
  • Nominated videos and full credits be found in this previous post.

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NEWS: Full 2011 MTV VMA Nominees

2011 MTV VMAs Nominees have been announced for the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards, to be broadcast live from the Nokia Theatre L.A. on Sunday, August 28. Katy Perry leads all nominees with nine nods, closely followed by Adele and Kanye West with seven nominations each.

Surprises include Tyler, The Creator's self-directed video for "Yonkers" — now officially credited to Tyler's Wolf Haley alter-ego for the director — which is up for Video Of The Year and Best New Artist, while creative team DANIELS scored two technical nods for the Manchester Orchestra "Simple Math" video.

Video and Director Of The Year categories are immediately below; jump through the break for everything else.

VIDEO OF THE YEAR 

Adele 

Title: Rolling In The Deep

Album: 21

Director: Sam Brown

Label: XL/Columbia

Production Company: Flynn

Producer: Hannah Chandler

 

Tyler, The Creator 

Title: Yonkers

Album: Goblin

Director: Wolf Haley

Label: XL Recordings

Production Company: Happy Place

Producer: Tara Razavi

Katy Perry 

Title: Firework

Album: Teenage Dream

Director: Dave Meyers

Label: Capitol

Production Company: Radical Media

Producers: Robert Bray, Danny Lockwood

 

Bruno Mars 

Title: Grenade

Album: Doo-Wops and Hooligans

Director: Nabil Elderkin

Label: Elektra

Production Company: Little Minx/RSA

Producer: Anne Johnson   

Beastie Boys 

Title: Make Some Noise

Album: Hot Sauce Committee Part Two

Director: Adam Yauch

Label: Capitol Records

Production Company: Directors Bureau

Producer: Samantha Storr

 

 

BEST DIRECTION 

Adele 

Title: Rolling In The Deep

Album: 21

Director: Sam Brown

Label: XL/Columbia

Production Company: Flynn

Producers: Hannah Chandler

 

Beastie Boys 

Title: Make Some Noise

Album: Hot Sauce Committee Part Two

Director: Adam Yauch

Label: Capitol Records

Production Company: Directors Bureau

Producer: Samantha Storr

Katy Perry feat. Kanye West 

Title: E.T.

Album: Teenage Dream

Director: Floria Sigismondi

Label: Capitol

Production Company: Symphony 19

Producers: Natasha Alexsa-Garcia, Danny Lockwood

Thirty Seconds To Mars 

Title: Hurricane

Album: This Is War

Director: Bartholomew Cubbins

Label: Virgin

Production Company: Sisyphus

Producer: Anke Thommen

 

Eminem feat. Rihanna 

Title: Love The Way You Lie

Album: Recovery

Director: Joseph Kahn

Label: Aftermath Records

Production Company: H.S.I. Productions

Producer: Mary Ann Tanedo

 

 

BEST FEMALE VIDEO

Adele 

Title: Rolling In The Deep

Album: 21

Director: Sam Brown

Label: XL/Columbia

Production Company: Flynn

Producers: Hannah Chandler

 

Katy Perry 

Title: Firework

Album: Teenage Dream

Director: Dave Meyers

Label: Capitol

Production Company: Radical Media

Producers: Robert Bray, Danny Lockwood

Beyonce 

Title: Run The World (Girls)

Album: 4

Director: Francis Lawrence

Label: Parkwood Entertainment/Columbia

Production Company: DNA

Producer: Justin Diener

 

Nicki Minaj 

Title: Super Bass

Album: Pink Friday

Director: Sanaa Hamri

Label: Young Money/Cash Money Records

Production Company: 305 Films

Producers: Kimberly S. Stuckwisch, Michelle Larkin & Keith "KB" Brown

Lady Gaga 

Title: Born This Way

Album: Born This Way

Director: Nick Knight, Haus of Gaga

Label: Streamline/Interscope/Konlive

Production Company: Factory Films, Ltd.

Producers: Nicole Ehrlich, Steven Johnson

 

 

BEST MALE VIDEO

Cee Lo Green 

Title: F*** You

Album: The Lady Killer

Director: Matt Stawski

Label: Elektra

Production Company: Refused TV

Producer: Paul Bock

 

Eminem feat. Rihanna 

Title: Love The Way You Lie

Album: Recovery

Director: Joseph Kahn

Label: Aftermath Records

Production Company: H.S.I. Productions

Producer: Mary Ann Tanedo

Bruno Mars 

Title: Grenade

Album: Doo-Wops and Hooligans

Director: Nabil Elderkin

Label: Elektra

Production Company: Little Minx/RSA

Producer: Anne Johnson   


Kanye West feat. Rihanna & Kid Cudi 

Title: All Of The Lights

Album: My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy

Director: Hype Williams

Label: Hip Hop Since 1978/Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam

Production Company: Naaila Entertainment

Producer: Hype Williams

Justin Bieber 

Title: U Smile

Album: My World 2.0

Director: Colin Tilley

Label: RBMG/Island Records

Production Company: Riveting Entertainment

Producer: Andrew Listermann

 

 

BEST HIP HOP VIDEO

Lil Wayne feat. Cory Gunz 

Title: 6’7’

Album: Tha Carter IV

Director: Hype Williams

Label: Cash Money Records

Production Company: Naaila Entertainment

Producer: Hype Williams   


Kanye West feat. Rihanna & Kid Cudi 

Title: All Of The Lights

Album: My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy

Director: Hype Williams

Label: Hip Hop Since 1978/Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam

Production Company: Naaila Entertainment

Producer: Hype Williams

Chris Brown feat. Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes 

Title: Look At Me Now

Album: F.A.M.E.

Director: Colin Tilley

Label: Jive/JLG

Production Company: Riveting Entertainment, LLC

Producer: Andrew Listermann

 

Nicki Minaj 

Title: Super Bass

Album: Pink Friday

Director: Sanaa Hamri

Label: Young Money/Cash Money Records

Production Company: 305 Films

Producers: Kimberly S. Stuckwisch, Michelle Larkin & Keith "KB" Brown

Lupe Fiasco 

Title: The Show Goes On

Album: Lasers

Director: Hiro Murai

Label: 1st and 15th/Atlantic Records

Production Company: Partizan

Producer: Anne Johnson

 

 

BEST NEW ARTIST

Foster The People 

Title: Pumped Up Kicks

Album: Foster The People

Director: Josef Geiger

Label: Columbia

Producer: Josef Geiger

 

Wiz Khalifa 

Title: Black and Yellow

Album: Rolling Papers

Director: Bill Paladino

Label: Rostrum/Atlantic Records

Production Company: Bill Paladino,Kevin Kauffman

Producers: Kevin Kauffman, Adam Topper

 

Tyler, The Creator 

Title: Yonkers

Album: Goblin

Director: Wolf Haley

Label: XL Recordings

Production Company: Happy Place

Producer: Tara Razavi

 

Big Sean feat. Chris Brown 

Title: My Last

Album: Finally Famous

Director: Taj

Label: GOOD Music/Def Jam

Production Company: Happy Place

Producer: Tara Razavi

Kreayshawn 

Title: Gucci Gucci

Album: N/A

Director:  Joseph Zentil

Label: Columbia

Production Company: Strange Customs

Producer: Armand Zentil

 

 

BEST POP VIDEO

Adele 

Title: Rolling In The Deep

Album: 21

Director: Sam Brown

Label: XL/Columbia

Production Company: Flynn

Producers: Hannah Chandler

 

Bruno Mars 

Title: Grenade

Album: Doo-Wops and Hooligans

Director: Nabil Elderkin

Label: Elektra

Production Company: Little Minx/RSA

Producer: Anne Johnson   

Pitbull feat. NE-YO, Nayer & Afrojack 

Title: Give Me Everything

Album: Planet Pit

Director: David Rousseau

Label: J/Pologrounds

Production Company: Creative Seen

Producer: Alexandra Sdoucos 

 

Katy Perry 

Title: Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)

Album: Teenage Dream

Director: Marc Klasfeld & Danny Lockwood

Label: Capitol

Production Company: Rockhard Films

Producer: John Winter

Britney Spears 

Title: Till The World Ends 

Album: Femme Fatale

Director: Ray Kay

Label: Jive/Jive Label Group

Production Company: Rockhard Films

Producer: Clark Jackson 

 


BEST ROCK VIDEO

The Black Keys 

Title: Howlin For You

Album: Brothers

Director: Chris Marrs Piliero

Label: Nonesuch

Production Company: Kleiner @ Hello! (Santa Monica)

Producers: Sheira Rees-Davies

Foo Fighters 

Title: Walk

Album: Wasting Light

Director: Sam Jones

Label: RCA

Production Company: Black Dog Films

Producer: Jill Hardin 

 

Foster The People 

Title: Pumped Up Kicks

Album: Foster The People

Director: Josef Geiger

Label: Columbia

Producer: Josef Geiger

 

Mumford & Sons 

Title: The Cave

Album: Sigh No More

Director: Fred and Nick

Label: Glassnote Records

Production Company: Pulse Films

Producers: Samira Kanwar/Rebecca Sykes

 

Cage The Elephant 

Title: Shake Me Down

Album: Thank You Happy Birthday

Director: Isaac Rentz

Label: DSP/Jive Label Group

Production Company: More Media

Producer: Blake Morrison

 

 

BEST COLLABORATION

Pitbull feat. NE-YO, Nayer & Afrojack 

Title: Give Me Everything

Album: Planet Pit

Director: David Rousseau

Label: J/Pologrounds

Production Company: Creative Seen

Producer: Alexandra Sdoucos 

 

Chris Brown feat. Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes 

Title: Look At Me Now

Album: F.A.M.E.

Director: Colin Tilley

Label: Jive/JLG

Production Company: Riveting Entertainment, LLC

Producer: Andrew Listermann

Kanye West feat. Rihanna & Kid Cudi 

Title: All Of The Lights

Album: My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy

Director: Hype Williams

Label: Hip Hop Since 1978/Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam

Production Company: Naaila Entertainment

Producer: Hype Williams

 

Katy Perry feat. Kanye West 

Title: E.T.

Album: Teenage Dream

Director: Floria Sigismondi

Label: Capitol

Production Company: Symphony 19

Producers: Natasha Alexsa-Garcia, Danny Lockwood

Nicki Minaj feat. Drake 

Title: Moment 4 Life

Album: Pink Friday

Director: Chris Robinson

Label: Young Money/Cash Money Records

Production Company: robot Films

Producers: K. Brown/M. Gutman

 

 

BEST ART DIRECTION

Adele 

Title: Rolling In The Deep

Album: 21

Director: Sam Brown

Label: XL/Columbia

Production Company: Flynn

Producers: Hannah Chandler

Art Director: Nathan Parker

 

Katy Perry feat. Kanye West 

Title: E.T.

Album: Teenage Dream

Director: Floria Sigismondi

Label: Capitol

Production Company: Symphony 19

Producers: Natasha Alexsa-Garcia, Danny Lockwood

Art Director: Jason Fijal

Lady Gaga 

Title: Judas

Album: Born This Way

Director: Lady Gaga, Laurieann Gibson

Label: Streamline/Interscope/Konlive

Production Company: Factory Films, Ltd.

Producers: Nicole Ehrlich, Steven Johnson

Art Director: Amy Danger

 

Kanye West 

Title: Power

Album: My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy

Director: Marco Brambilla

Label: Hip Hop Since 1978/Def Jam

Production Company: Stink

Producer: Anna Smith

Art Director: Babak Radboy

Death Cab For Cutie 

Title: You Are A Tourist

Album: Codes and Keys

Director: Tim Nakashi

Label: Atlantic Records

Production Company: Jonathan Lia Productions

Producer: Jonathan Lia

Art Directors: Nick Gould, Tim Nackashi, Anthony Maitz

 

 

BEST CHOREOGRAPHY

Beyonce 

Title: Run The World (Girls)

Album: 4

Director: Francis Lawrence

Label: Parkwood Entertainment/Columbia

Production Company: DNA

Producer: Justin Diener

Choreographer: Frank Gatson

 

Britney Spears 

Title: Till The World Ends 

Album: Femme Fatale

Director: Ray Kay

Label: Jive/Jive Label Group

Production Company: Rockhard Films

Producer: Clark Jackson 

Choreographer: Brian Freedman

Lady Gaga 

Title: Judas

Album: Born This Way

Director: Lady Gaga, Laurieann Gibson

Label: Streamline/Interscope/Konlive

Production Company: Factory Films, Ltd.

Producers: Nicole Ehrlich, Steven Johnson

Choreographer: Laurieann Gibson

 

Bruno Mars 

Title: The Lazy Song

Album: Doo-Wops and Hooligans

Director: Nez

Label: Elektra

Production Company: Furlined LLC

Producer: Anne Johnson

Choreographers: Bruno Mars & Poreotics

LMFAO feat. Lauren Bennett & GoonRock 

Title: Party Rock Anthem

Album: Sorry for Party Rocking

Director: Mickey Finnegan

Label: Cherrytree/Interscope

Production Company: Rock Hard Films, LTD

Producers: Alexa Dedlow, Joyce Washington, Nicole Ehrlich

Choreographer: Hokuto Konishi of the Quest Crew

 

 

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

Adele 

Title: Rolling In The Deep

Album: 21

Director: Sam Brown

Label: XL/Columbia

Production Company: Flynn

Producers: Hannah Chandler

Cinematographer:  Tom Townend

 

Beyonce 

Title: Run The World (Girls)

Album: 4

Director: Francis Lawrence

Label: Parkwood Entertainment/Columbia

Production Company: DNA

Producer: Justin Diener

Cinematographer: Jeffrey Kimball 

Eminem feat. Rihanna 

Title: Love The Way You Lie

Album: Recovery

Director: Joseph Kahn

Label: Aftermath Records

Production Company: H.S.I. Productions

Producer: Mary Ann Tanedo

Cinematographer: Christopher Probst

 

Katy Perry 

Title: Teenage Dream

Album: Teenage Dream

Director: Yoann Lemoine

Label: Capitol Records

Production Company: H.S.I.

Producer: Dawn Rose

Cinematographer: Paul Laufer

Thirty Seconds To Mars 

Title: Hurricane

Album: This Is War

Director: Bartholomew Cubbins

Label: Virgin

Production Company: Sisyphus

Producer: Anke Thommen

Cinematographers: Benoit Debie, Jared Leto, Rob Witt, Daniel Carberry

 

 


BEST EDITING

Katy Perry feat. Kanye West 

Title: E.T.

Album: Teenage Dream

Director: Floria Sigismondi

Label: Capitol

Production Company: Symphony 19

Producers: Natasha Alexsa-Garcia, Danny Lockwood

Editor: Jarrett Fijal

Thirty Seconds To Mars 

Title: Hurricane

Album: This Is War

Director: Bartholomew Cubbins

Label: Virgin

Production Company: Sisyphus

Producer: Anke Thommen

Editors: Jared Leto, Frank Snider, Michael Bryson, Stefanie Visser, Daniel Carberry

Adele 

Title: Rolling In The Deep

Album: 21

Director: Sam Brown

Label: XL/Columbia

Production Company: Flynn

Producers: Hannah Chandler

Editor: Art Jones at Work

Kanye West feat. Rihanna & Kid Cudi 

Title: All Of The Lights

Album: My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy

Director: Hype Williams

Label: Hip Hop Since 1978/Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam

Production Company: Naaila Entertainment

Producer: Hype Williams

Editor: Hadaya Turner

Manchester Orchestra 

Title: Simple Math

Album: Simple Math

Director: Daniel Scheinert, Daniel Kwan

Label: Columbia Records

Production Company: Prettybird

Producer: Gaetano Crupi

Editor: DANIELS

 

 

 

BEST SFX (SPECIAL EFFECTS)

Manchester Orchestra 

Title: Simple Math

Album: Simple Math

Director: Daniel Scheinert, Daniel Kwan

Label: Columbia Records

Production Company: Prettybird

Producer: Gaetano Crupi

Special Effects: DANIEL

Katy Perry feat. Kanye West 

Title: E.T.

Album: Teenage Dream

Director: Floria Sigismondi

Label: Capitol

Production Company: Symphony 19

Producers: Natasha Alexsa-Garcia, Danny Lockwood

Special Effects: Jeff Dotson for Dot & Effects

Kanye West 

Title: Power

Album: My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy

Director: Marco Brambilla

Label: Hip Hop Since 1978/Def Jam

Production Company: Stink

Producer: Anna Smith

Special Effects: Nice Shoes, ArtJail

Linkin Park 

Title: Waiting For The End

Album: A Thousand Suns

Director: Joe Hahn

Label: Warner Bros. Records

Production Company: cYclops Productions

Producer: Bill Boyd

Special Effects: Ghost Town Media

Chromeo 

Title: Don’t Turn The Lights On

Album: Business Casual

Director: Keith Schofield

Label: Big Beat/Atlantic/Vice

Production Company: Caviar

Producer: Nick Diaz

Special Effects: The Mill

 

 

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MTV VMA Nomination Live Stream

MTV will be unveiling the nominees for the 2011 Video Music Awards tonight, July 20, at 11p ET / 8p PT. Tune in, or watch online at mtv.com or below:

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NEWS: MTVU Woodie Award Performers

Mtvuwoodies_2011 Performers for the 7th annual MTVU Woodie Awards will include: Wiz KhalifaSleigh Bells, Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All and Two Door Cinema Club.  The show will be broadcast live on MTV, MTV2, MTVU out of Austin, TX on March 16 at 12am (Live ET/ Tape delayed PT).

Full info from press release below:

MTV’s 24-hour college network, mtvU, today announced that Wiz KhalifaSleigh Bells, Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All and Two Door Cinema Club will take the Woodies stage with LIVE performances during the “2011 mtvU Woodie Awards” -- the only night honoring college students favorite emerging artists and music.  Matt & KimLupe FiascoDevChiddy BangSkylar Grey and MTV’s Liz Lee from “My Life as Liz” will present the Awards, handing over chunks of wood to the 2011 winners.  Additionally, MNDR will keep the night going as the Woodies’ house DJ.  The “2011 mtvU Woodie Awards” air live on Wednesday night, March 16 at 12am (Live ET/ Tape delayed PT) on MTV, MTV2 and mtvU from Austin, Texas during the South by Southwest Music Festival.  Additional performers and presenters will be announced at a later date. 

Fans can vote for their favorite artists at Woodies.MTV.com now through March 1, 2011, except for the “Breaking Woodie” category which will continue during the live show on March 16.   mtvU will collect “Breaking Woodie” votes in via Tweets and Facebook posts that include a combination of the nominee’s official "@" Twitter handle and the hashtag #Woodies. Artists will earn more votes as the "social voting" gets amplified via re-tweets, "likes" and comments. 

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NEWS: 2011 MTVU Woodie Nominees

Mtvu_2011woodie Nominees have been announced for the 2011 MTVU Woodie Awards, scheduled to be held in Austin, TX on Wednesday night, March 16 during SXSW. In another first, the show will  be broadcast live on MTV, MTV2 and MTVU...

Nominees in the music related categories are as follows:

Best Video Woodie – (Best Video of the Year)

  • Vampire Weekend “Giving Up the Gun” (XL)
    The Malloys, dir. | HSI, production co.
  • Duck Sauce “Barbara Streisand” (Fool’s Gold)
    SoMe, dir. | Caviar Content, production co.
  • Gorillaz “Stylo” (Capitol)
    Jamie Hewlett, dir. | HSI, production co. (live action)
  • Chiddy Bang “Opposite of Adults” (Capitol)
    Ben Dickinson & Duncan Skiles, dir. | Loose World, production co.
  • The Black Keys “Tighten Up” (Nonesuch/Warner Bros)
    Chris Marrs Piliero, dir. | Symphony 19 (note: Piliero now with HELLO!)

Woodie of the Year – (Artist of the Year)

  • The Black Keys (Nonesuch/Warner Bros)
  • B.o.B (Atlantic)
  • Arcade Fire (Merge)
  • LCD Soundsystem (DFA/Capitol)
  • Wiz Khalifa (Atlantic)

The Breaking Woodie – (Best Emerging Artist)

  • Local Natives (Frenchkiss)
  • Sleigh Bells (Mom + Pop)
  • Dev (Universal Republic)
  • Wavves (Fat Possum Records)
  • Two Door Cinema Club (Glassnote)

Performing Woodie – (Best Tour) 

  • The National (4AD)
  • Girl Talk (Illegal Art)
  • Matt & Kim (FADER Label)
  • Robyn (Konichiwa/Cherrytree/Interscope)
  • Mumford & Sons (Glassnote)

Left Field Woodie – (Most Original)

  • Die Antwoord (Cherrytree/Interscope)
  • Lil B (Amalgam Digital)
  • Yelawolf (Ghet-o-vision/Shady/DGC/Interscope)
  • Das Racist (Unsigned)
  • Kanye West (Island Def Jam)

Steven Gottlieb at February 1, 2011 in MTV, News | Permalink | Comments (0)

MTV ALERT: 2010 VMA Winners

Lady Gaga owned the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards, garnering eight Moonmen, including the big award for Video of the Year.

Full winners as follows, with an emphasis on the professional/tech categories... Watch em all at MTV.com...

VIDEO OF THE YEAR

  • Lady Gaga "Bad Romance"
    • Director: Francis Lawrence
    • Production Company: DNA Inc.
    • Producers: Heather Heller, Nicole Ehrlich and Kathy Angstadt
    • Label: Interscope, Cherrytree, Streamline, KonLive

BEST DIRECTION

  • Lady Gaga "Bad Romance"
    • Director: Francis Lawrence
    • Production Company: DNA Inc.
    • Producers: Heather Heller, Nicole Ehrlich and Kathy Angstadt
    • Label: Interscope, Cherrytree, Streamline, KonLive

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

  • Jay-Z & Alicia Keys "Empire State of Mind"
    • DP: John Perez
    • Director: Hype Williams
    • Production Company: Naaila Entertainment
    • Producer: Abdur Rahman
    • Label: Roc Nation

BEST EDITING

  • Lady Gaga "Bad Romance"
    • Editor: Jarrett Fijal
    • Director: Francis Lawrence
    • Production Company: DNA Inc.
    • Producers: Heather Heller, Nicole Ehrlich and Kathy Angstadt
    • Label: Interscope, Cherrytree, Streamline, KonLive

BEST SFX (SPECIAL EFFECTS)

  • MUSE "Uprising"
    • Special Effects: Sam Stevens
    • Director: Hydra
    • Production Company: Humble
    • Producer: Humble
    • Label: Warner Bros. Records

BEST ART DIRECTION

  • Florence + The Machine "Dogs Days Are Over"
    • art directors: Louise Corcoran and Aldene Johnson
    • Director: LEGS
    • Production Company: Rokkit
    • Producer: Malachy Mcanenny
    • Label: Universal Republic

BEST CHOREOGRAPHY

  • Lady Gaga "Bad Romance"
    • Choreography: Laurieann Gibson
    • Director: Francis Lawrence
    • Production Company: DNA Inc.
    • Producers: Heather Heller, Nicole Ehrlich and Kathy Angstadt
    • Label: Interscope, Cherrytree, Streamline, KonLive

BREAKTHROUGH VIDEO

  • The Black Keys "Tighten Up"
    • Director: Chris Marrs Piliero
    • Production Company: Symphony 19
    • Producer: John Lathan
    • Label: Nonesuch

BEST NEW ARTIST

  • Justin Bieber featuring Ludacris "Baby"
    • Director: Ray Kay
    • Production Company: Rockhard Films
    • Producer: Nicole Acacio
    • Label: Island Def Jam, RBMG

BEST MALE VIDEO

  • Eminem "Not Afraid"
    • Director: Rich Lee
    • Production Company: DNA
    • Producer: Justin Diener
    • Label: Aftermath, Interscope

BEST FEMALE VIDEO

  • Lady Gaga "Bad Romance"
    • Director: Francis Lawrence
    • Production Company: DNA Inc.
    • Producers: Heather Heller, Nicole Ehrlich and Kathy Angstadt
    • Label: Interscope, Cherrytree, Streamline, KonLive

BEST HIP HOP VIDEO

  • Eminem "Not Afraid"
    • Director: Rich Lee
    • Production Company: DNA
    • Producer: Justin Diener
    • Label: Aftermath, Interscope

BEST POP VIDEO

  • Lady Gaga "Bad Romance"
    • Director: Francis Lawrence
    • Production Company: DNA Inc.
    • Producers: Heather Heller, Nicole Ehrlich and Kathy Angstadt
    • Label: Interscope, Cherrytree, Streamline, KonLive

BEST ROCK VIDEO

  • 30 Seconds To Mars "Kings and Queens"
    • Director: Bartholomew Cubbins
    • Production Company: Hello and Co.
    • Producers: Jared Leto, Emma Ludbrook, Sheeira Rees-Davies, Melissa Larsen, Dave Robertson
    • Label: Virgin Records

BEST DANCE VIDEO

  • Lady Gaga "Bad Romance"
    • Director: Francis Lawrence
    • Production Company: DNA Inc.
    • Producers: Heather Heller, Nicole Ehrlich and Kathy Angstadt
    • Label: Interscope, Cherrytree, Streamline, KonLive

BEST COLLABORATION

  • Lady Gaga featuring Beyoncé " Telephone"
    • Director: Jonas Akerlund
    • Production Company: Serial Pictures/Anonymous Content
    • Producers: Stephanie Bruni, Violaine Etienne and Nicole Ehrlich
    • Label: Interscope, Cherrytree, Streamline, KonLive

Steven Gottlieb at September 13, 2010 in MTV, News | Permalink | Comments (0)

MTV ALERT: VMAS - SUNDAY, Sept 12, 2010

WHAT: The 2010 MTV Video Music Awards

WHEN: Sunday, September 12 @ 9PM et.

WHERE: Los Angeles, Nokia Theater

WHO: Confirmed performers include: Eminem, Linkin Park, Usher, Paramore, Kanye West, Justin Bieber, Drake, B.o.B, Florence + The Machine, plus Travie McCoy, Jason Derulo and Robyn  who will join this year’s VMA house artist, deadmau5. The pre-show will feature Nicki Minaj in her first-ever TV performance.

Chelsea Handler is hosting. Presenters include: Ke$ha, Nicki Minaj, Emma Stone, Penn Badgley, Trey Songz, Ashley Greene, Selena Gomez and Ne-Yo.

And there are a bunch of awards. See below for the list of categories and nominees. 

2010 MTV VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS NOMINEES

VIDEO OF THE YEAR

  • Lady Gaga "Bad Romance"
    • Director: Francis Lawrence
    • Production Company: DNA Inc.
    • Producers: Heather Heller, Nicole Ehrlich and Kathy Angstadt
    • Label: Interscope, Cherrytree, Streamline, KonLive
  • Florence + The Machine "Dog Days Are Over"
    • Director: LEGS
    • Production Company: Rokkit
    • Producer: Malachy Mcanenny
    • Label: Universal Republic
  • 30 Seconds To Mars "Kings and Queens"
    • Director: Bartholomew Cubbins
    • Production Company: Hello and Co.
    • Producers: Jared Leto, Emma Ludbrook, Sheeira Rees-Davies, Melissa Larsen, Dave Robertson
    • Label: Virgin Records
  • Lady Gaga featuring Beyoncé "Telephone"
    • Director: Jonas Akerlund
    • Production Company: Serial Pictures/Anonymous Content
    • Producers: Stephanie Bruni, Violaine Etienne and Nicole Ehrlich
    • Label: Interscope, Cherrytree, Streamline, KonLive
  • Eminem "Not Afraid"
    • Director: Rich Lee
    • Production Company: DNA
    • Producer: Justin Deiner
    • Label: Aftermath, Interscope
  • B.o.B featuring Hayley Williams "Airplanes"
    • Director: Hiro Murai
    • Production Company: Partizan Entertainment
    • Producer: Anne Johnson
    • Label: Atlantic, Grand Hustle, Rebel Rock

BEST DIRECTION

  • Jay-Z & Alicia Keys "Empire State of Mind"
    • Director: Hype Williams
    • Production Company: Naaila Entertainment
    • Producer: Abdur Rahman
    • Label: Roc Nation
  • Lady Gaga "Bad Romance"
    • Director: Francis Lawrence
    • Production Company: DNA Inc.
    • Producers: Heather Heller, Nicole Ehrlich and Kathy Angstadt
    • Label: Interscope, Cherrytree, Streamline, KonLive
  • Eminem "Not Afraid"
    • Director: Rich Lee
    • Production Company: DNA
    • Producer: Justin Diener
    • Label: Aftermath, Interscope
  • Pink "Funhouse"
    • Director: Dave Meyers
    • Production Company: Radical Media
    • Producer: Derek Roberto
    • Label: LaFace Records, JLG
  • 30 Seconds To Mars "Kings and Queens"
    • Director: Bartholomew Cubbins
    • Production Company: Hello and Co.
    • Producers: Jared Leto, Emma Ludbrook, Sheeira Rees-Davies, Melissa Larsen, Dave Robertson
    • Label: Virgin Records

BREAKTHROUGH VIDEO

  • Dan Black "Symphonies"
    • Director: Chic & Artistic
    • Production Company: Corinne Bance & Axel D’Harcourt
    • Producer: Corinne Bance & Axel D’Harcourt
    • Label: The Hours
  • Gorillaz featuring Bobby Womack & Mos Def "Stylo"
    • Director: Jamie Hewlett
    • Production Company: Zombie Flesh Eaters, HSI Productions and Passion Pictures
    • Producer: Cara Speller
    • Label: Virgin Records
  • Coldplay "Strawberry Swing"
    • Director: Shynola
    • Production Company: Black Dog Films
    • Producer: Margo Mars
    • Label: Capitol
  • The Black Keys "Tighten Up"
    • Director: Chris Marrs Piliero
    • Production Company: Symphony 19
    • Producer: John Lathan
    • Label: Nonesuch

BEST COLLABORATION

  • B.o.B featuring Hayley Williams "Airplanes"
    • Director: Hiro Murai
    • Production Company: Partizan Entertainment
    • Producer: Anne Johnson
    • Label: Atlantic, Grand Hustle, Rebel Rock
  • Beyoncé featuring Lady Gaga " Video Phone" (Extended Remix)
    • Director: Hype Williams
    • Production Company: Naa’ila Entertainment
    • Producer: Hype Williams
    • Label: Columbia, Music World Music
  • Lady Gaga featuring Beyoncé " Telephone"
    • Director: Jonas Akerlund
    • Production Company: Serial Pictures/Anonymous Content
    • Producers: Stephanie Bruni, Violaine Etienne and Nicole Ehrlich
    • Label: Interscope, Cherrytree, Streamline, KonLive
  • 3OH!3 featuring Kesha " My First Kiss"
    • Director: Isaac Ravishankara
    • Production Company: Anchor Light Productions
    • Producer: Kevin Hayden
    • Label: Photo Finish Records

BEST FEMALE VIDEO

  • Lady Gaga "Bad Romance
    • Director: Francis Lawrence
    • Production Company: DNA Inc.
    • Producers: Heather Heller, Nicole Ehrlich and Kathy Angstadt
    • Label: Interscope, Cherrytree, Streamline, KonLive
  • Ke$ha "Tik Tok"
    • Director: Syndrome
    • Production Company: Hello & Company
    • Producer: Billy Parks
    • Label: RCA
  • Katy Perry featuring Snoop Dogg "California Gurls"
    • Director: Mathew Cullen
    • Production Company: Motion Theory
    • Producer: Javier Jimenez, Patrick Nugent, Bernard Rahill, Danny Lockwood
    • Label: Capitol Records
  • Beyoncé featuring Lady Gaga "Video Phone (Extended Remix)"
    • Director: Hype Williams
    • Production Company: Naa’ila Entertainment
    • Producer: Hype Williams
    • Label: Columbia, Music World Music
  • Taylor Swift "Fifteen"
    • Director: Roman White
    • Production Company: Revolution Pictures, Inc.
    • Producer: Randy Brewer
    • Label: Big Machine Records, Universal Republic

BEST MALE VIDEO

  • Eminem "Not Afraid"
    • Director: Rich Lee
    • Production Company: DNA
    • Producer: Justin Diener
    • Label: Aftermath, Interscope
  • Usher featuring Will.I.Am "OMG"
    • Director: Anthony Mandler
    • Production Company: LET Films
    • Producer: Kim Bradshaw
    • Label: LaFace Records, JLG
  • B.o.B featuring Hayley Williams "Airplanes"
    • Director: Hiro Murai
    • Production Company: Partizan Entertainment
    • Producer: Anne Johnson
    • Label: Atlantic, Grand Hustle, Rebel Rock
  • Drake "Find Your Love"
    • Director: Anthony Mandler
    • Production Company: Let Films
    • Producer: C. Pardo
    • Label: Cash Money Records, Young Money
  • Jason Derulo "In My Head"
    • Director: Kai Crawford
    • Production Company: Red Summer Photo Play
    • Producer: Cisco Newman
    • Label: Warner Bros. Records, Beluga Heights

BEST HIP HOP VIDEO

  • B.oB featuring Hayley Williams "Airplanes"
    • Director: Hiro Murai
    • Production Company: Partizan Entertainment
    • Producer: Anne Johnson
    • Label: Atlantic, Grand Hustle, Rebel Rock
  • Eminem "Not Afraid"
    • Director: Rich Lee
    • Production Company: DNA
    • Producer: Justin Diener
    • Label: Aftermath, Interscope
  • Drake, Kanye West, Lil Wayne & Eminem "Forever"
    • Director: Hype Williams
    • Production Company: Naaila Entertainment, Inc
    • Producer: Tony McGarry
    • Label: Interscope, Zone 4, Inc., Harvey Mason Music
  • Jay-Z & Swizz Beats "On To The Next One"
    • Director: Sam Brown
    • Production Company: DNA Inc.
    • Producer: Jeremy Sullivan, Pepper Carlson
    • Label: Roc Nation
  • Kid Cudi featuring MGMT & Ratatat "Pursuit Of Happiness"
    • Director: Brody Baker
    • Production Company: El Nino
    • Producer: Jules Dieng
    • Label: Fool’s Gold

BEST POP VIDEO

  • Lady Gaga "Bad Romance"
    • Director: Francis Lawrence
    • Production Company: DNA Inc.
    • Producers: Heather Heller, Nicole Ehrlich and Kathy Angstadt
    • Label: Interscope, Cherrytree, Streamline, KonLive
  • Katy Perry featuring Snoop Dog "California Gurls"
    • Director: Mathew Cullen
    • Production Company: Motion Theory
    • Producers: Javier Jimenez, Patrick Nugent, Bernard Rahill, Danny Lockwood
    • Label: Capitol Records
  • Ke$ha "Tik Tok"
    • Director: Syndrome
    • Production Company: Hello & Company
    • Producer: Billy Parks
    • Label: RCA
  • Beyoncé featuring Lady Gaga "Video Phone (Extended Remix)"
    • Director: Hype Williams
    • Production Company: Naa’ila Entertainment
    • Producer: Hype Williams
    • Label: Columbia, Music World Music
  • B.o.B featuring Bruno Mars "Nothing on You"
    • Director: Ethan Lader
    • Production Company: Kleiner Inc.
    • Producer: Christopher Cho
    • Label: Atlantic, Grand Hustle, Rebel Rock

BEST ROCK VIDEO

  • 30 Seconds To Mars "Kings and Queens"
    • Director: Bartholomew Cubbins
    • Production Company: Hello and Co.
    • Producers: Jared Leto, Emma Ludbrook, Sheeira Rees-Davies, Melissa Larsen, Dave Robertson
    • Label: Virgin Records
  • MUSE "Uprising"
    • Director: Hydra
    • Production Company: Humble
    • Producer: Humble
    • Label: Warner Bros. Records
  • Paramore "Ignorance"
    • Director: Honey
    • Production Company: Partizan Entertainment
    • Producer: Jeff Pantaleo
    • Label: Fueled By Ramen
  • Florence + the Machine "Dog Days Are Over"
    • Director: LEGS
    • Production Company: Rokkit
    • Producer: Malachy Mcanenny
    • Label: Universal Republic
  • MGMT "Flash Delirium"
    • Director: Andreas Nilsson
    • Production Company: Streetgang Films
    • Producer: Jason Botkin/ Jonathan Lia
    • Label: Columbia

BEST DANCE MUSIC VIDEO

  • Lady Gaga "Bad Romance"
    • Director: Francis Lawrence
    • Production Company: DNA Inc.
    • Producers: Heather Heller, Nicole Ehrlich and Kathy Angstadt
    • Label: Interscope, Cherrytree, Streamline, KonLive
  • Enrique Iglesias featuring Pitbull "I Like It"
    • Director: David Rousseau
    • Production Company: CreativeSeen
    • Producer: Alex Sdoucos
    • Label: Universal Republic
  • Cascada "Evacuate The Dancefloor"
    • Director: Max Nichols
    • Label: Robbins Entertainment, LLC
    • Production Company: Clark Jackson Productions
    • Producer: Clark Jackson
  • David Guetta featuring Akon "Sexy Chick"
    • Director: Stephen Schuster
    • Production Company: U-MAN
    • Producer: Hervé Humbert
    • Label: Gum Pod
  • Usher featuring Will.I.Am "OMG"
    • Director: Anthony Mandler
    • Production Company: LET Films
    • Producer: Kim Bradshaw
    • Label: LaFace Records, JLG

BEST NEW ARTIST

  • Ke$ha "Tik Tok"
    • Director: Syndrome
    • Production Company: Hello & Company
    • Producer: Billy Parks
    • Label: RCA
  • Jason Derulo "In My Head"
    • Director: Kai Crawford
    • Production Company: Red Summer Photo Play
    • Producer: Cisco Newman
    • Label: Warner Bros. Records, Beluga Heights
  • Justin Bieber featuring Ludacris "Baby"
    • Director: Ray Kay
    • Production Company: Rockhard Films
    • Producer: Nicole Acacio
    • Label: Island Def Jam, RBMG
  • Nicki Minaj featuring Sean Garrett "Massive Attack"
    • Director: Hype Williams
    • Production Company: Naaila Entertainment
    • Producer: T. McGarry & K. Brown
    • Label: Cash Money Records, Young Money
  • Broken Bells "The Ghost Inside"
    • Director: Jacob Gentry
    • Production Company: POPfilms/Soapbox Films
    • Producer: Alexander Motlagh
    • Label: Columbia

BEST ART DIRECTION

  • Lady Gaga "Bad Romance"
    • Art Director: Charles Infante
    • Director: Francis Lawrence
    • Production Company: DNA Inc.
    • Producers: Heather Heller, Nicole Ehrlich and Kathy Angstadt
    • Label: Interscope, Cherrytree, Streamline, KonLive
  • Florence + The Machine "Dogs Days Are Over"
    • Art Director: Louise Corcoran
    • Director: LEGS
    • Production Company: Rokkit
    • Producer: Malachy Mcanenny
    • Label: Universal Republic
  • Eminem "Not Afraid"
    • Art Director: Ethan Tobman
    • Director: Rich Lee
    • Production Company: DNA
    • Producer: Justin Diener
    • Label: Aftermath, Interscope
  • 30 Seconds To Mars "Kings and Queens"
    • Art Director: Marc Benacerraf
    • Director: Bartholomew Cubbins
    • Production Company: Hello and Co.
    • Producer: Jared Leto, Emma Ludbrook, Sheeira Rees-Davies, Melissa Larsen, Dave Robertson
    • Label: Virgin Records
  • Beyoncé featuring Lady Gaga "Video Phone (Extended Remix)"
    • Art Director: Lenny Tso
    • Director:: Hype Williams
    • Production Company: Naa’ila Entertainment
    • Producer: Hype Williams
    • Label: Columbia, Music World Music

BEST CHOREOGRAPHY

  • Lady Gaga "Bad Romance"
    • Choreography: Laurieann Gibson
    • Director: Francis Lawrence
    • Production Company: DNA Inc.
    • Producers: Heather Heller, Nicole Ehrlich and Kathy Angstadt
    • Label: Interscope, Cherrytree, Streamline, KonLive
  • Lady Gaga featuring Beyoncé "Telephone"
    • Choreographer: Laurieann Gibson
    • Director: Jonas Akerlund
    • Production Company: Serial Pictures/ Anonymous Content
    • Producers: Stephanie Bruni, Violaine Etienne and Nicole Ehrlich
    • Label: Interscope, Cherrytree, Streamline, KonLive
  • Beyoncé featuring Lady Gaga "Video Phone (Extended Remix)"
    • Choreographer: Frank Gatson
    • Director: Hype Williams
    • Production Company: Naa’ila Entertainment
    • Producer: Hype Williams
    • Label: Columbia, Music World Music
  • Usher featuring Will.I.Am "OMG"
    • Choreographer: Aakomon “AJ”
    • Director: Anthony Mandler
    • Production Company: Les Enfants Terrible
    • Producer: Kim Bradshaw
    • Label: LaFace Records, JLG
  • Janelle Monáe featuring Big Boi "Tightrope"
    • Choreographer: Janelle Monae & The Memphis Jookin Community
    • Director: Wendy Morgan
    • Production Company: Revolver Film Company
    • Producer: Helen Urriola
    • Label: Atlantic Records, Bad Boy Records, Wondaland

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

  • Eminem "Not Afraid"
    • Cinematographer: Chris Probst
    • Director: Rich Lee
    • Production Company: DNA
    • Producer: Justin Diener
    • Label: Aftermath, Interscope
  • Jay-Z & Alicia Keys "Empire State of Mind"
    • Cinematographer: John Perez
    • Director: Hype Williams
    • Production Company: Naaila Entertainment
    • Producer: Abdur Rahman
    • Label: Roc Nation
  • Lady Gaga "Bad Romance"
    • Cinematographer: Thomas Kloss
    • Director: Francis Lawrence
    • Production Company: DNA Inc.
    • Producers: Heather Heller, Nicole Ehrlich and Kathy Angstadt
    • Label: Interscope, Cherrytree, Streamline, KonLive
  • Mumford and Sons "Little Lion Man"
    • Cinematographer: Ben Magahy
    • Director: Fred & Nick
    • Production Company: Pulse Films
    • Producer: Mikey Levelle
    • Label: Glassnote Records
  • Florence + The Machine "Dog Days Are Over"
    • Cinematographer: Adam Frisch
    • Director: LEGS
    • Production Company: Rokkit
    • Producer: Malachy Mcanenny
    • Label: Universal Republic

BEST EDITING

  • Lady Gaga "Bad Romance"
    • Editor: Jarrett Fijal
    • Director: Francis Lawrence
    • Production Company: DNA Inc.
    • Producers: Heather Heller, Nicole Ehrlich and Kathy Angstadt
    • Label: Interscope, Cherrytree, Streamline, KonLive
  • Eminem "Not Afraid"
    • Editor: Ken Mowe
    • Director: Rich Lee
    • Production Company: DNA
    • Producer: Justin Diener
    • Label: Aftermath, Interscope
  • Rihanna "Rude Boy"
    • Editor: Clark Eddy
    • Director: Melina
    • Production Company: Black Dog Films
    • Producer: Jil Hardin
    • Label: Def Jam, SRP
  • Pink "Funhouse"
    • Editor: Chris Davis
    • Director: Dave Meyers
    • Production Company: Radical Media
    • Producer: Derek Roberto
    • Label: LaFace Records, JLG
  • Miike Snow "Animal"
    • Editor: Frank Macias
    • Director: Sebastian Mlynarski
    • Production Company: Sebastian Mlynarski
    • Producer: Sebastian Mlynarski
    • Label: Downtown Records

BEST SFX (SPECIAL EFFECTS)

  • Lady Gaga "Bad Romance"
    • Special Effects: Skulley FX
    • Director: Francis Lawrence
    • Production Company: DNA Inc.
    • Producers: Heather Heller, Nicole Ehrlich and Kathy Angstadt
    • Label: Interscope, Cherrytree, Streamline, KonLive
  • Eminem "Not Afraid"
    • Special Effects: Animaholics-VFX
    • Director: Rich Lee
    • Production Company: DNA
    • Producer: Justin Diener
    • Label: Aftermath, Interscope
  • MUSE "Uprising"
    • Special Effects: Sam Stevens
    • Director: Hydra
    • Production Company: Humble
    • Producer: Humble
    • Label: Warner Bros. Records
  • Green Day "21st Century Breakdown"
    • Special Effects: Laundry
    • Director: Marc Webb
    • Production Company: DNA
    • Producer: Michael Angelos
    • Label: Reprise Records
  • Dan Black "Symphonies"
    • Special Effects: Corinne Bance & Axel D’Harcourt
    • Director: Chic & Artistic
    • Production Company: Chic & Artistic
    • Producer: Corinne Bance & Axel D’Harcourt
    • Label: The Hours

Steven Gottlieb at September 9, 2010 in MTV, News | Permalink | Comments (2)

2010: MTV VMA Nominees

MTV announced the 2010 MTV Video Music Award Nominees today. As expected, it's all about Lady Gaga with a record breaking 13 nominations and, in a rare feat, both "Bad Romance" and "Telephone" are nominated in the Video of The Year category. Other Video of the Year nominees are: 30 Seconds To Mars "Kings and Queens", B.o.B. f/ Haley Williams "Airplanes", Eminem "Not Afraid", and Florence + The Machine "Dog Days Are Over", which is the other big story of the 2010 VMA nominees.

Underground act Florence + The Machine will crash the mainstream, thanks to five nominations for the LEGS-directed "Dog Days Are Over" clip,  including the aformentioned nod for Video Of The Year.

trivia: Other artists/acts to score two VOTY nominees in the same year are: David Lee Roth in 1985 and U2 in 1988. It's also worth noting that neither of them took home the award, so don't throw any money down on Lady Gaga.

A full list of nominees and credits are below... Click thru the jump to see em all...

2010 MTV VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS NOMINEES

VIDEO OF THE YEAR

  • Lady Gaga "Bad Romance"
    • Director: Francis Lawrence
    • Production Company: DNA Inc.
    • Producers: Heather Heller, Nicole Ehrlich and Kathy Angstadt
    • Label: Interscope, Cherrytree, Streamline, KonLive
  • Florence + The Machine "Dog Days Are Over"
    • Director: LEGS
    • Production Company: Rokkit
    • Producer: Malachy Mcanenny
    • Label: Universal Republic
  • 30 Seconds To Mars "Kings and Queens"
    • Director: Bartholomew Cubbins
    • Production Company: Hello and Co.
    • Producers: Jared Leto, Emma Ludbrook, Sheeira Rees-Davies, Melissa Larsen, Dave Robertson
    • Label: Virgin Records
  • Lady Gaga featuring Beyoncé "Telephone"
    • Director: Jonas Akerlund
    • Production Company: Serial Pictures/Anonymous Content
    • Producers: Stephanie Bruni, Violaine Etienne and Nicole Ehrlich
    • Label: Interscope, Cherrytree, Streamline, KonLive
  • Eminem "Not Afraid"
    • Director: Rich Lee
    • Production Company: DNA
    • Producer: Justin Deiner
    • Label: Aftermath, Interscope
  • B.o.B featuring Hayley Williams "Airplanes"
    • Director: Hiro Murai
    • Production Company: Partizan Entertainment
    • Producer: Anne Johnson
    • Label: Atlantic, Grand Hustle, Rebel Rock

BEST DIRECTION

  • Jay-Z & Alicia Keys "Empire State of Mind"
    • Director: Hype Williams
    • Production Company: Naaila Entertainment
    • Producer: Abdur Rahman
    • Label: Roc Nation
  • Lady Gaga "Bad Romance"
    • Director: Francis Lawrence
    • Production Company: DNA Inc.
    • Producers: Heather Heller, Nicole Ehrlich and Kathy Angstadt
    • Label: Interscope, Cherrytree, Streamline, KonLive
  • Eminem "Not Afraid"
    • Director: Rich Lee
    • Production Company: DNA
    • Producer: Justin Diener
    • Label: Aftermath, Interscope
  • Pink "Funhouse"
    • Director: Dave Meyers
    • Production Company: Radical Media
    • Producer: Derek Roberto
    • Label: LaFace Records, JLG
  • 30 Seconds To Mars "Kings and Queens"
    • Director: Bartholomew Cubbins
    • Production Company: Hello and Co.
    • Producers: Jared Leto, Emma Ludbrook, Sheeira Rees-Davies, Melissa Larsen, Dave Robertson
    • Label: Virgin Records
BREAKTHROUGH VIDEO
  • Dan Black "Symphonies"
    • Director: Chic & Artistic
    • Production Company: Corinne Bance & Axel D’Harcourt
    • Producer: Corinne Bance & Axel D’Harcourt
    • Label: The Hours
  • Gorillaz featuring Bobby Womack & Mos Def "Stylo"
    • Director: Jamie Hewlett
    • Production Company: Zombie Flesh Eaters, HSI Productions and Passion Pictures
    • Producer: Cara Speller
    • Label: Virgin Records
  • Coldplay "Strawberry Swing"
    • Director: Shynola
    • Production Company: Black Dog Films
    • Producer: Margo Mars
    • Label: Capitol
  • The Black Keys "Tighten Up"
    • Director: Chris Marrs Piliero
    • Production Company: Symphony 19
    • Producer: John Lathan
    • Label: Nonesuch
BEST COLLABORATION
  • B.o.B featuring Hayley Williams "Airplanes"
    • Director: Hiro Murai
    • Production Company: Partizan Entertainment
    • Producer: Anne Johnson
    • Label: Atlantic, Grand Hustle, Rebel Rock
  • Beyoncé featuring Lady Gaga " Video Phone" (Extended Remix)
    • Director: Hype Williams
    • Production Company: Naa’ila Entertainment
    • Producer: Hype Williams
    • Label: Columbia, Music World Music
  • Lady Gaga featuring Beyoncé " Telephone"
    • Director: Jonas Akerlund
    • Production Company: Serial Pictures/Anonymous Content
    • Producers: Stephanie Bruni, Violaine Etienne and Nicole Ehrlich
    • Label: Interscope, Cherrytree, Streamline, KonLive
  • 3OH!3 featuring Kesha " My First Kiss"
    • Director: Isaac Ravishankara
    • Production Company: Anchor Light Productions
    • Producer: Kevin Hayden
    • Label: Photo Finish Records
BEST FEMALE VIDEO
  • Lady Gaga "Bad Romance
    • Director: Francis Lawrence
    • Production Company: DNA Inc.
    • Producers: Heather Heller, Nicole Ehrlich and Kathy Angstadt
    • Label: Interscope, Cherrytree, Streamline, KonLive
  • Ke$ha "Tik Tok"
    • Director: Syndrome
    • Production Company: Hello & Company
    • Producer: Billy Parks
    • Label: RCA
  • Katy Perry featuring Snoop Dogg "California Gurls"
    • Director: Mathew Cullen
    • Production Company: Motion Theory
    • Producer: Javier Jimenez, Patrick Nugent, Bernard Rahill, Danny Lockwood
    • Label: Capitol Records
  • Beyoncé featuring Lady Gaga "Video Phone (Extended Remix)"
    • Director: Hype Williams
    • Production Company: Naa’ila Entertainment
    • Producer: Hype Williams
    • Label: Columbia, Music World Music
  • Taylor Swift "Fifteen"
    • Director: Roman White
    • Production Company: Revolution Pictures, Inc.
    • Producer: Randy Brewer
    • Label: Big Machine Records, Universal Republic
BEST MALE VIDEO
  • Eminem "Not Afraid"
    • Director: Rich Lee
    • Production Company: DNA
    • Producer: Justin Diener
    • Label: Aftermath, Interscope
  • Usher featuring Will.I.Am "OMG"
    • Director: Anthony Mandler
    • Production Company: LET Films
    • Producer: Kim Bradshaw
    • Label: LaFace Records, JLG
  • B.o.B featuring Hayley Williams "Airplanes"
    • Director: Hiro Murai
    • Production Company: Partizan Entertainment
    • Producer: Anne Johnson
    • Label: Atlantic, Grand Hustle, Rebel Rock
  • Drake "Find Your Love"
    • Director: Anthony Mandler
    • Production Company: Let Films
    • Producer: C. Pardo
    • Label: Cash Money Records, Young Money
  • Jason Derulo "In My Head"
    • Director: Kai Crawford
    • Production Company: Red Summer Photo Play
    • Producer: Cisco Newman
    • Label: Warner Bros. Records, Beluga Heights
BEST HIP HOP VIDEO
  • B.oB featuring Hayley Williams "Airplanes"
    • Director: Hiro Murai
    • Production Company: Partizan Entertainment
    • Producer: Anne Johnson
    • Label: Atlantic, Grand Hustle, Rebel Rock
  • Eminem "Not Afraid"
    • Director: Rich Lee
    • Production Company: DNA
    • Producer: Justin Diener
    • Label: Aftermath, Interscope
  • Drake, Kanye West, Lil Wayne & Eminem "Forever"
    • Director: Hype Williams
    • Production Company: Naaila Entertainment, Inc
    • Producer: Tony McGarry
    • Label: Interscope, Zone 4, Inc., Harvey Mason Music
  • Jay-Z & Swizz Beats "On To The Next One"
    • Director: Sam Brown
    • Production Company: DNA Inc.
    • Producer: Jeremy Sullivan, Pepper Carlson
    • Label: Roc Nation
  • Kid Cudi featuring MGMT & Ratatat "Pursuit Of Happiness"
    • Director: Brody Baker
    • Production Company: El Nino
    • Producer: Jules Dieng
    • Label: Fool’s Gold
BEST POP VIDEO
  • Lady Gaga "Bad Romance"
    • Director: Francis Lawrence
    • Production Company: DNA Inc.
    • Producers: Heather Heller, Nicole Ehrlich and Kathy Angstadt
    • Label: Interscope, Cherrytree, Streamline, KonLive
  • Katy Perry featuring Snoop Dog "California Gurls"
    • Director: Mathew Cullen
    • Production Company: Motion Theory
    • Producers: Javier Jimenez, Patrick Nugent, Bernard Rahill, Danny Lockwood
    • Label: Capitol Records
  • Ke$ha "Tik Tok"
    • Director: Syndrome
    • Production Company: Hello & Company
    • Producer: Billy Parks
    • Label: RCA
  • Beyoncé featuring Lady Gaga "Video Phone (Extended Remix)"
    • Director: Hype Williams
    • Production Company: Naa’ila Entertainment
    • Producer: Hype Williams
    • Label: Columbia, Music World Music
  • B.o.B featuring Bruno Mars "Nothing on You"
    • Director: Ethan Lader
    • Production Company: Kleiner Inc.
    • Producer: Christopher Cho
    • Label: Atlantic, Grand Hustle, Rebel Rock
BEST ROCK VIDEO
  • 30 Seconds To Mars "Kings and Queens"
    • Director: Bartholomew Cubbins
    • Production Company: Hello and Co.
    • Producers: Jared Leto, Emma Ludbrook, Sheeira Rees-Davies, Melissa Larsen, Dave Robertson
    • Label: Virgin Records
  • MUSE "Uprising"
    • Director: Hydra
    • Production Company: Humble
    • Producer: Humble
    • Label: Warner Bros. Records
  • Paramore "Ignorance"
    • Director: Honey
    • Production Company: Partizan Entertainment
    • Producer: Jeff Pantaleo
    • Label: Fueled By Ramen
  • Florence + the Machine "Dog Days Are Over"
    • Director: LEGS
    • Production Company: Rokkit
    • Producer: Malachy Mcanenny
    • Label: Universal Republic
  • MGMT "Flash Delirium"
    • Director: Andreas Nilsson
    • Production Company: Streetgang Films
    • Producer: Jason Botkin/ Jonathan Lia
    • Label: Columbia
BEST DANCE MUSIC VIDEO
  • Lady Gaga "Bad Romance"
    • Director: Francis Lawrence
    • Production Company: DNA Inc.
    • Producers: Heather Heller, Nicole Ehrlich and Kathy Angstadt
    • Label: Interscope, Cherrytree, Streamline, KonLive
  • Enrique Iglesias featuring Pitbull "I Like It"
    • Director: David Rousseau
    • Production Company: CreativeSeen
    • Producer: Alex Sdoucos
    • Label: Universal Republic
  • Cascada "Evacuate The Dancefloor"
    • Director: Max Nichols
    • Label: Robbins Entertainment, LLC
    • Production Company: Clark Jackson Productions
    • Producer: Clark Jackson
  • David Guetta featuring Akon "Sexy Chick"
    • Director: Stephen Schuster
    • Production Company: U-MAN
    • Producer: Hervé Humbert
    • Label: Gum Pod
  • Usher featuring Will.I.Am "OMG"
    • Director: Anthony Mandler
    • Production Company: LET Films
    • Producer: Kim Bradshaw
    • Label: LaFace Records, JLG
BEST NEW ARTIST
  • Ke$ha "Tik Tok"
    • Director: Syndrome
    • Production Company: Hello & Company
    • Producer: Billy Parks
    • Label: RCA
  • Jason Derulo "In My Head"
    • Director: Kai Crawford
    • Production Company: Red Summer Photo Play
    • Producer: Cisco Newman
    • Label: Warner Bros. Records, Beluga Heights
  • Justin Bieber featuring Ludacris "Baby"
    • Director: Ray Kay
    • Production Company: Rockhard Films
    • Producer: Nicole Acacio
    • Label: Island Def Jam, RBMG
  • Nicki Minaj featuring Sean Garrett "Massive Attack"
    • Director: Hype Williams
    • Production Company: Naaila Entertainment
    • Producer: T. McGarry & K. Brown
    • Label: Cash Money Records, Young Money
  • Broken Bells "The Ghost Inside"
    • Director: Jacob Gentry
    • Production Company: POPfilms/Soapbox Films
    • Producer: Alexander Motlagh
    • Label: Columbia
BEST ART DIRECTION
  • Lady Gaga "Bad Romance"
    • Art Director: Charles Infante
    • Director: Francis Lawrence
    • Production Company: DNA Inc.
    • Producers: Heather Heller, Nicole Ehrlich and Kathy Angstadt
    • Label: Interscope, Cherrytree, Streamline, KonLive
  • Florence + The Machine "Dogs Days Are Over"
    • Art Director: Louise Corcoran
    • Director: LEGS
    • Production Company: Rokkit
    • Producer: Malachy Mcanenny
    • Label: Universal Republic
  • Eminem "Not Afraid"
    • Art Director: Ethan Tobman
    • Director: Rich Lee
    • Production Company: DNA
    • Producer: Justin Diener
    • Label: Aftermath, Interscope
  • 30 Seconds To Mars "Kings and Queens"
    • Art Director: Marc Benacerraf
    • Director: Bartholomew Cubbins
    • Production Company: Hello and Co.
    • Producer: Jared Leto, Emma Ludbrook, Sheeira Rees-Davies, Melissa Larsen, Dave Robertson
    • Label: Virgin Records
  • Beyoncé featuring Lady Gaga "Video Phone (Extended Remix)"
    • Art Director: Lenny Tso
    • Director:: Hype Williams
    • Production Company: Naa’ila Entertainment
    • Producer: Hype Williams
    • Label: Columbia, Music World Music
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
  • Lady Gaga "Bad Romance"
    • Choreography: Laurieann Gibson
    • Director: Francis Lawrence
    • Production Company: DNA Inc.
    • Producers: Heather Heller, Nicole Ehrlich and Kathy Angstadt
    • Label: Interscope, Cherrytree, Streamline, KonLive
  • Lady Gaga featuring Beyoncé "Telephone"
    • Choreographer: Laurieann Gibson
    • Director: Jonas Akerlund
    • Production Company: Serial Pictures/ Anonymous Content
    • Producers: Stephanie Bruni, Violaine Etienne and Nicole Ehrlich
    • Label: Interscope, Cherrytree, Streamline, KonLive
  • Beyoncé featuring Lady Gaga "Video Phone (Extended Remix)"
    • Choreographer: Frank Gatson
    • Director: Hype Williams
    • Production Company: Naa’ila Entertainment
    • Producer: Hype Williams
    • Label: Columbia, Music World Music
  • Usher featuring Will.I.Am "OMG"
    • Choreographer: Aakomon “AJ”
    • Director: Anthony Mandler
    • Production Company: Les Enfants Terrible
    • Producer: Kim Bradshaw
    • Label: LaFace Records, JLG
  • Janelle Monáe featuring Big Boi "Tightrope"
    • Choreographer: Janelle Monae & The Memphis Jookin Community
    • Director: Wendy Morgan
    • Production Company: Revolver Film Company
    • Producer: Helen Urriola
    • Label: Atlantic Records, Bad Boy Records, Wondaland
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
  • Eminem "Not Afraid"
    • Cinematographer: Chris Probst
    • Director: Rich Lee
    • Production Company: DNA
    • Producer: Justin Diener
    • Label: Aftermath, Interscope
  • Jay-Z & Alicia Keys "Empire State of Mind"
    • Cinematographer: John Perez
    • Director: Hype Williams
    • Production Company: Naaila Entertainment
    • Producer: Abdur Rahman
    • Label: Roc Nation
  • Lady Gaga "Bad Romance"
    • Cinematographer: Thomas Kloss
    • Director: Francis Lawrence
    • Production Company: DNA Inc.
    • Producers: Heather Heller, Nicole Ehrlich and Kathy Angstadt
    • Label: Interscope, Cherrytree, Streamline, KonLive
  • Mumford and Sons "Little Lion Man"
    • Cinematographer: Ben Magahy
    • Director: Fred & Nick
    • Production Company: Pulse Films
    • Producer: Mikey Levelle
    • Label: Glassnote Records
  • Florence + The Machine "Dog Days Are Over"
    • Cinematographer: Adam Frisch
    • Director: LEGS
    • Production Company: Rokkit
    • Producer: Malachy Mcanenny
    • Label: Universal Republic
BEST EDITING
  • Lady Gaga "Bad Romance"
    • Editor: Jarrett Fijal
    • Director: Francis Lawrence
    • Production Company: DNA Inc.
    • Producers: Heather Heller, Nicole Ehrlich and Kathy Angstadt
    • Label: Interscope, Cherrytree, Streamline, KonLive
  • Eminem "Not Afraid"
    • Editor: Ken Mowe
    • Director: Rich Lee
    • Production Company: DNA
    • Producer: Justin Diener
    • Label: Aftermath, Interscope
  • Rihanna "Rude Boy"
    • Editor: Clark Eddy
    • Director: Melina
    • Production Company: Black Dog Films
    • Producer: Jil Hardin
    • Label: Def Jam, SRP
  • Pink "Funhouse"
    • Editor: Chris Davis
    • Director: Dave Meyers
    • Production Company: Radical Media
    • Producer: Derek Roberto
    • Label: LaFace Records, JLG
  • Miike Snow "Animal"
    • Editor: Frank Macias
    • Director: Sebastian Mlynarski
    • Production Company: Sebastian Mlynarski
    • Producer: Sebastian Mlynarski
    • Label: Downtown Records
BEST SFX (SPECIAL EFFECTS)
  • Lady Gaga "Bad Romance"
    • Special Effects: Skulley FX
    • Director: Francis Lawrence
    • Production Company: DNA Inc.
    • Producers: Heather Heller, Nicole Ehrlich and Kathy Angstadt
    • Label: Interscope, Cherrytree, Streamline, KonLive
  • Eminem "Not Afraid"
    • Special Effects: Animaholics-VFX
    • Director: Rich Lee
    • Production Company: DNA
    • Producer: Justin Diener
    • Label: Aftermath, Interscope
  • MUSE "Uprising"
    • Special Effects: Sam Stevens
    • Director: Hydra
    • Production Company: Humble
    • Producer: Humble
    • Label: Warner Bros. Records
  • Green Day "21st Century Breakdown"
    • Special Effects: Laundry
    • Director: Marc Webb
    • Production Company: DNA
    • Producer: Michael Angelos
    • Label: Reprise Records
  • Dan Black "Symphonies"
    • Special Effects: Corinne Bance & Axel D’Harcourt
    • Director: Chic & Artistic
    • Production Company: Chic & Artistic
    • Producer: Corinne Bance & Axel D’Harcourt
    • Label: The Hours

Steven Gottlieb at August 3, 2010 in MTV, News | Permalink | Comments (0)

SHOT: Muse - Anthony Mandler, dir. (MTV + Vh1 Global Premiere)

MTV and Vh1 will be serving up a global premiere this Thursday for Muse "Neutron Star Collision (Love Is Forever)," the first video in support of The Twilight Saga: Eclipse - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack.

The video will debut on MTV, VH1, MTV2, mtvU, MTV Hits, MTV.com, and VH1.com as well as on MTV and VH1's international channels on Thursday, May 20 at 8pm ET. Viewers can also go to muse.mtv.com on Thursday, May 20 beginning at 12pm ET/PT to get their fix

Muse has been included on both previous Twilight soundtracks. Other acts on the Chop Shop/Atlantic release include Metric, Sia, Beck and Bat For Lashes, The Dead Weather, Fanfarlo, Vampire Weekend and many others.

A sneak peek at the video is below...

  • artist: Muse
  • song: "Neutron Star Collision (Love Is Forever)"
  • label: Chop Shop/Atlantic
  • director(s): Anthony Mander
  • production co: LET Films

Steven Gottlieb at May 17, 2010 in Atlantic, Les Enfants Terribles, MTV | Permalink | Comments (0)

NEWS: 2010 MTV Awards Season

Mtv_2010logo MTV has announced dates, locations and a few details for the 2010 installments of the MTV Movie Awards and the MTV Video Music Awards...

  • MTV Movie Awards will air live, Sunday, June 6 at 9pm from the Gibson Amphitheatre in Universal City, CA. Reality show kingpin Mark Burnett is executive producing for the fourth straight year.
  • The MTV Video Music Awards will return to Los Angeles after being held in NYC this past year. A venue is still TBD, but the date is set for Sunday, September 12. Jesse Ignjatovic of Den of Thieves is once again the Executive Producer.

For those who like numbers n stuff, here's some info on last year's VMAs from the press release:

The "2009 MTV Video Music Awards” was 2009's most watched non-sports cable telecast among P12-34. Delivering a 7.5 P12-34 coverage rating and an average of 9 million total viewers on MTV, the “VMA”s marked its largest audience since 2004. The show attracted 1.7 million unique visitors on MTV.com, including traffic to show pages, flipbooks, video content, and news related to the “Video Music Awards.” This marked 24% increase over 2008’s day-of figures, making this the best “VMA” premiere day in MTV.com history.

Also, regarding that new logo: Yes, MTV streamlined their logo, removing the words Music Television from the bottom. Seeing as how just as many people refer to MTV as Music Television as there are people who consider it an abomination to call NBC anything other than the National Broadcasting Company, this makes sense. Also, small text doesn't reproduce at small sizes on small screens very well at all. It's too small. And since people identify the big "M" and the overlaid "TV" as MTV, they really don't need the extraneous text. And yes, it's surely a better reflection of the diverse content that MTV actually airs.

Steven Gottlieb at February 11, 2010 in MTV, News | Permalink | Comments (0)

NEWS: MTVU Woodie Award Nominees

MTV Networks college station MTVU has announced nominees for its annual Woodie Awards, celebrating the best on the buzzier side of the music spectrum. Don't get MTVU? No worries. The Sixth Annual Awards Show will air on mtvU in addition to  MTV, MTV2, and Palladia on Friday, December 4 at 10pm ET.

Key nominees include:

Woodie of the Year – (Artist of the Year)
The artists who made the biggest splash on mtvU and the college music scene this past year.
  • Asher Roth (SRC/Universal Mowtown/Schoolboy)
  • Kings of Leon (RCA)
  • Drake (Universal Republic/Young Money)
  • MGMT (Columbia/Red Ink)
  • Silversun Pickups (Dangerbird Records)
Best Video Woodie – (Best Video of the Year)
The music video that is so incredible, we would watch it even without the music.
  • Matt & Kim "Lessons Learned" (Cornerstone/Fader)
  • The Dead Weather "Treat Me Like Your Mother" (Warner Bros./Third Man)
  • Death Cab for Cutie "Grapevine Fires" (Atlantic)
  • Anjulie "Boom" (Hear Music)
  • Yeah Yeah Yeahs "Heads will Roll" (DGC/Interscope)
  • Kid Cudi "Day N Nite" (G.O.O.D Music/Fool's Gold/Universal Motown)
All category winners will be decided by fan voting. Visit the MTVU.com Woodies site for voting links, additional categories and much more.

Steven Gottlieb at October 5, 2009 in MTV, News | Permalink | Comments (0)

MTV Adds for the Week of 9/21/09

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MTV Adds for the week of September 21:

  • Muse "Uprising"

MTV2 Adds for the week of September 21:

  • Birdman f/ Jay Sean "Written On Her"
  • Dead By Sunrise "Crawl Back In"
  • Esso "Don't Stop"
  • Miike Snow "Animal"
  • Muse "Uprising"
  • Three 6 Mafia "Lil Freak (Ugh Ugh Ugh)"
  • Three Days Grace "Break"

MTVU Adds for the week of September 21:

  • Amanda Blank "Might Like You Better"
  • Dead By Sunrise "Crawl Back In"
  • Illa J "Sounds Like Love"
  • Ingrid Michaelson "Maybe"
  • The Lovely Feathers "Lowiza"
  • Mew "Introducing Palace Players"
  • Muse "Uprising"
  • Owl City "Fireflies"
  • Ryan Leslie "You're Not My Girl"
  • Three Days Grace "Break"

MTV Hits Adds for the week of September 21:

  • David Gray "Fugitive"
  • Jordin Sparks "S.O.S."
  • Kings Of Leon "Notion"
  • Michael Franti "Say Hey (I Love You)"
  • Muse "Uprising"
  • Tokio Hotel "Automatic"
  • Whitney Houston "Million Dollar Bill"

MTV Jams Adds for the week of September 21:

  • Birdman f/ Jay Sean "Written On Her"
  • Ester Dean "Drop It Low"
  • Fat Joe "Aloha"
  • Three 6 Mafia "Lil Freak (Ugh Ugh Ugh)"
  • V.I.C. "Say Bow"

Steven Gottlieb at September 21, 2009 in MTV | Permalink | Comments (0)

MTV ALERT: 2009 VMA Winners

Yes. In addition to Kanye's ODB meets Joe Wilson moment at the VMAs — not to mention a bunch of performances that started on a high note with a virtual duet by Janet Jackson with her late brother Michael on their track Scream, and taken even higherr with a show-closing celebration to NYC with Jay-Z and Alicia Keys — there were also awards.

Here are the winners, including several non-televised categories:

  • Video of the Year: Beyonce " Put A Ring On It"
    — Jake Nava, director
  • Best New Artist: Lady Gaga "Poker Face"
    — Ray Kay, director
  • Best Hip Hop Video: Eminem "We Made You"
    — Joseph Kahn, director
  • Best Male Video: T.I. f/ Rihanna "Live Your Life"
    — Anthony Mandler, director
  • Best Pop Video: Britney Spears "Womanizer"
    — Joseph Kahn, director
  • Best Rock Video: Green Day "21 Guns"
    — Marc Webb, director
  • Best Female Video: Taylor Swift "You Belong With Me"
    — Roman White, director
  • Best Video (That Should Have Won A Moonman): Beastie Boys "Sabotage"
    — Spike Jonze, director
  • Breakthrough Video: Matt & Kim "Lessons Learned"
    — Taylor Cohen & Otto Arsenaul, directors
  • Best Art Direction: Lady Gaga "Paparazzi"
    — Jason Hamilton, art director
  • Best Choreography: Beyonce "Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)"
    — Jaquel Knight & Frank Gatson Jr, choreographers
  • Best Cinematography: Green Day "21 Guns"
    — Jonathan Sela, DP
  • Best Direction: Green Day "21 Guns"
    — Marc Webb, director
  • Best Editing: Beyonce "Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)"
    — Jarrett Fijal, editor
  • Best Special Effects: Lady Gaga "Paparazzi"
    — Chimney Pop, effects

Check all the videos out at http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/2009/winners.jhtml

Steven Gottlieb at September 14, 2009 in MTV, News | Permalink | Comments (0)

MTV Adds for the Week of 9/14/09

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MTV Adds for the week of September 14:

  • Madonna "Celebration"
  • Mary J. Blige f/ Drake "The One"

MTV2 Adds for the week of September 14:

  • Alice In Chains "Check My Brain"
  • Black Dada "Imma Zoe"
  • Breaking Benjamin-I Will Not Bow"
  • Ghostface Killah "Baby"
  • Silversun Pickups "Substitution"

MTVU Adds for the week of September 14:

  • Bamboo Shoots "Hey Girl (Live Performance)"
  • Between The Trees "We Can Try"
  • Breaking Benjamin "I Will Not Bow"
  • Mary J. Blige f/ Drake "The One"
  • Parachute "Mess I Made"
  • Say Anything "Hate Everyone"
  • School of Seven Bells "My Cabal"
  • Silversun Pickups "Substitution"
  • Third Eye Blind "Don’t Believe A Word"

MTV Hits Adds for the week of September 14:

  • Madonna "Celebration"
  • Miranda Cosgrove "Raining Sunshine"
  • Sean Kingston "Face Drop"

MTV Jams Adds for the week of September 14:

  • Black Dada "Imma Zoe"
  • Keri Hilson "Slow Dance"
  • Ryan Leslie "You’re Not My Girl"
  • Saigon ft Just Blaze "Gotta Believe It"

Steven Gottlieb at September 14, 2009 in MTV | Permalink | Comments (0)

MTV ALERT: VMAs Sunday @ 9pm

The 2009 MTV Video Music Awards will be broadcast live this Sunday, 9pm from NYC's Radio City Music Hall.

Russel Brand hosts for the second year in a row. Janet Jackson opens the show with a musical tribute to her brother, Michael Jackson. Previously confirmed performers include Beyonce, Lady Gaga, Taylor Swift, Green Day, Pink and Muse, pllus Wale and D.C. go-go band UCB as house band with guests All-American Rejects, Pitbull and 3OH!3.

Nominees can be found here.

Steven Gottlieb at September 11, 2009 in MTV | Permalink | Comments (0)

MTV Adds for the Week of 9/7/09

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MTV Adds for the week of September 7:

  • Pitbull "Hotel Room Service"

MTV2 Adds for the week of September 7:

  • Theory of A Deadman "By The Way"
  • Lil Boosie f/ Young Jeezy & Webbie "Better Believe It"
  • U2 "I'll Go Crazy If I Don’t Go Crazy Tonight"

MTVU Adds for the week of September 7:

  • Fabolous f/ Jay-Z "When The Money Goes"
  • Jay Reatard "It Ain’t Gonna Save Me"
  • Shywayze "Get U Home"
  • The Wallpaper "I Got Soul, I'm So Wasted"

MTV Hits Adds for the week of September 7:

  • Shywayze "Get U Home"
  • LMFAO "La La La"
  • Panic At the Disco "New Perspective"

MTV Jams Adds for the week of September 7:

  • Jeremih "Break Up To Make Up"
  • Metro P f/ Bobby Valentino "Lavish"

Steven Gottlieb at September 8, 2009 in MTV | Permalink | Comments (0)

MTV Adds for the Week of 8/31/09

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MTV Adds for the week of August 31:

  • Drake & Trey Songz "Successful"
  • Jessie James "I Look So Good (Without You)"

MTV2 Adds for the week of August 31:

  • Asher Roth f/ Keri Hilson "She Don’t Wanna Man"
  • Cage the Elephant "Back Against the Wall"
  • Drake & Trey Songz "Successful"
  • Pearl Jam "The Fixer"

MTVU Adds for the week of August 31:

  • A Fine Frenzy "Blow Away"
  • Arctic Monkeys "Crying Lightening"
  • Cage the Elephant "Back Against the Wall"
  • Chali 2Na "Lock It Down"
  • Drake & Trey Songz "Successful"
  • Ghostface Killah "Baby"
  • Imogen Heap "First Train Home"
  • Meiko "Under My Bed"
  • Pearl Jam "The Fixer"
  • Pitbull "Hotel Room Service"
  • The Roots "How I Got Over"

MTV Hits Adds for the week of August 31:

  • Asher Roth f/ Keri Hilson "She Don’t Wanna Man"
  • Care Bears On Fire "Everybody Else"
  • Colbie Caillat "Fallin’ For You"
  • Drake & Trey Songz "Successful"
  • Jack’s Mannequin "Swim"
  • Jessie James "I Look So Good (Without You)"
  • Mary J. Blige f/ Drake "The One"

MTV Jams Adds for the week of August 31:

  • Asher Roth f/ Keri Hilson "She Don’t Wanna Man"
  • Boo Rossini "I Stop, I Quit"
  • Day 26 "So Good"
  • Dirty Money "Angel"
  • Drake & Trey Songz "Successful"
  • Ghostface Killah "Baby"
  • Mary J Blige f/ Drake "The One"
  • R. Kelly f/ Keri Hilson "Number One"
  • The Roots "How I Got Over"

Steven Gottlieb at August 31, 2009 in MTV | Permalink | Comments (0)