MTV Returns to its Roots With an Artist-Focused Initiative
More than three decades after its debut created a seismic shift in the pop culture landscape, it can be very easy to forget that MTV still stands for music television. That also makes it surprising to learn that 1,200 hours of music videos are aired each week across the Viacom family of networks, including MTV, CMT, and VH1 that reach 100 million homes in TV-land and 60 million online via digital and social screens. It’s...
The Legendary Lorne Gives the Long–and Short–of SNL’s Storied Past
With the exception of his brief but fairly regular cameos on “Saturday Night Live,” its executive producer Lorne Michaels is a man who prefers to work behind the scenes, someone who doesn’t normally seek the spotlight. But as one of the most powerful producers in the business, he was the laser focus of attention at the Beverly Hilton’s International Ballroom, in the hot seat alongside one of the many comedic actors whose...
Rebel-ing and Reveling in the MTV Movie Awards
Just when you thought movie awards season ended with the Oscars and kudo- attention shifted to the Emmys, along comes the MTV Movie Awards to shower last year’s films with golden popcorn trophies. That’s because the awards show, which aired live from Sony Pictures Studios Sunday April 14–and will be repeated numerous times on MTV–also acts as a great promotional opportunity for upcoming...
Dave Grohl and Rock Legends Transport Sound City to Hollywood Blvd.
The sounds of rock ‘n roll heaven and the chords of great bands of the past alighted on Hollywood Boulevard as Dave Grohl and the Foo Fighters closed down the street for an epic 90 minute jam outside the studios of Jimmy Kimmel Live, portions of which were aired on the late-night show. It was a happening complete with the Goodyear blimp flying overhead as Grohl, one of the hardest working men in music, took to the stage with...
Argo, Ang and the Academy Award for Awkward Oscar Host
Benjamin Affleck, we didn’t see your boobs. But now we can safely say that the members of the motion picture academy’s directors branch are in fact boobs for not nominating you– or Kathryn Bigelow. So the 85th Annual Academy Awards will go down in history as one of the few times that the winner of the best picture trophy was passed over for directing the film. Or as host Seth McFarlane put it, the story of...
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