Exclusive Preview of THE TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON During 2009 MTV Video Music Awards
September 4, 2009 by Sandie
Filed under MTV, Press Releases
[Press Release - Released by MTV]
MTV GIVES FANS EXCLUSIVE PREVIEW OF THE TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON DURING "2009 MTV VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS"
Twilight Stars Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart & Taylor Lautner To Appear On The 26 th Annual Awards Show Airing Live From New York City On Sunday, September 13 at 9PM (Live ET/Tape Delayed PT)
New York, NY (September 2, 2009) –– MTV grants fans another exclusive preview of one of the most anticipated films and soundtracks of the year, The Twilight Saga: New Moon during the "2009 MTV Video Music Awards" on Sunday, September 13, 2009 at 9PM (Live ET/Tape delayed PT). After revealing the film's first trailer at the "2009 MTV Movie Awards," the network will once again treat viewers to an expanded trailer from Summit Entertainment's second installment from the widely popular Twilight series that opens in theaters November 20, 2009. The movie's cast has also been confirmed to appear including Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner. Also during the show, MTV.com will exclusively unveil "Meet Me On the Equinox," the lead single off of the New Moon Soundtrack (available October 20, 2009) from VMA nominees Death Cab for Cutie.
As previously announced, comedian Russell Brand will host the show, and Beyoncé, Jay-Z, Lady Gaga, Green Day, P!nk, Taylor Swift and Muse are confirmed to perform. Katy Perry, Ne-Yo, Nelly Furtado, Chace Crawford, Leighton Meester and Miranda Cosgrove are confirmed presenters. Wale and the legendary go go band UCB are the official VMAs house band and will collaborate with artists including The All-American Rejects, Pitbull and 3OH!3. The "2009 MTV Video Music Awards" will air live on Sunday, September 13, 2009 at 9PM (Live ET/Tape delayed PT) and on Sunday, September 20 at 5pm ET with Spanish subtitles on MTV Tr3́s.
P.Diddy's STARMAKER - The Search Is On!
August 13, 2009 by Sandie
Filed under MTV, Press Releases
[Press Release - Released by MTV]
MTV, Music powerhouse Sean "Diddy" Combs and Emmy Award-winning producer Mark Burnett team up to search for the next big name in music with "P. Diddy's StarMaker." The new ten-episode one-hour series will bring together the most respected names in music and feature industry power players hand-selected by Diddy to teach, test, coach, and ultimately create the world's next global music superstar. Pete Wentz, Lady Gaga, Nicole Scherzinger and Kelly Rowland will make special appearances throughout the series to help Diddy and his team of experts judge the talent. Hosted by Kimberly Caldwell, the series will kick-off with a special 90-minute premiere on August 16, from 10:00PM-11:30 PM directly following MTV's hit "America's Best Dance Crew."
Each week, contestants will showcase their talents to some of the top names in the music industry as they vie for the ultimate prize: an exclusive recording contract from Bad Boy Records and a career launch supervised by Diddy. From performing in front of an audience each week to handling photo shoots and paparazzi, Diddy will push these contestants with a variety of challenging tasks.
Diddy's hand selected team of industry experts includes:
Andy Samberg and Rashida Jones Best Villain Video for MTV Movie Awards
This Sunday, May 31 2009, Andy Samberg will host the MTV Movie Awards, but before then check out the Funny or Die video of Andy Samberg and Rashida Jones in the movie "Gentle Dismemberment" for consideration in the Best Villain category. Thanks to our reader Anna for sending it our way!
Don't forget to tune in this Sunday at 9pm.
2009 MTV Movie Awards Nominations
The 2009 MTV Movie Awards Nominations have been announced. This year marks the first time that the final nominees were chosen by the fans.
From May 4 – May 27, viewers can visit MovieAwards.MTV.com to vote for their favorite film moments and actors but the category of "BEST MOVIE" will be a fight to the end as voting for favorite film of the year will remain open throughout the LIVE show.
The 2009 MTV Movie Awards will be hosted by Andy Samberg and be broadcast LIVE on Sunday May 31st at 9pm.
Nominees for the "2009 MTV Movie Awards" are:
2009 MTV Movie Awards Video Promo
Check out a promo for the MTV Movie Awards starring Jack Black, Michael Cera, and Andy Samberg, that one of our readers sent us (Thanks!). I found it pretty funny.
Don't forget that the 2009 MTV Movie Awards will air on May 31 at 9pm.
Review: THE AMERICAN MALL on MTV
Since High School Musical 3 is not coming out until October 24, I am introducing you to the next best thing, MTV's THE AMERICAN MALL, premiering tomorrow, Monday August 11, at 9pm on MTV.
The American Mall, from the executive producers of High School Musical, tells the story of Ally, a wannabe singer/songwriter, who works in her mom's music shop at The American Mall (where the entire movie takes place), while waiting to pursue her dream. There she meets Joey, a wannabe rock star who works as a janitor to get enough money to buy instruments for his band. Sparks fly when these two meet, but the mall owner's daughter, Madison, threatens their happiness when she sets her eyes on opening her new shop in place of Ally's mom's music shop. Of course let's not forget that this whole story unfolds through musical numbers here and there. Yes, it's a musical (which is probably why it appealed to me in the first place).
Some of the cast includes Nina Dobrev (Degrassi: The Next Generation) as Ally, Rob Mayes as Joey, Autumn Reeser (The O.C.) as Madison Huxley, Yassmin Alers (Rent) as Erin, Ally’s mom, Al Sapienza (The Sopranos) as shopping mall owner and Madison’s dad, Max Huxley, Wade Allain-Marcus as Ricky, Neil Haskell (So You Think You Can Dance) as Drew, David Baum as Stavros, Brooke Lyons (American Dreams) as Dori, Blythe Auffarth (Veronica Mars) as Alexa, Bresha Webb (Lincoln Heights) as Little Penny, Bianca Collins (Unfabulous) as Mia and Rodney To as Ben.
Ok so now that I have seen it what do I think? Well, first of all let's get the bad stuff out of the way. It's not the best story ever told. In fact, there are lots of holes in the storyline, which I felt could have been explained in a better way, especially when they are supposed to create the crisis of the movie. And as far as the acting goes, I have definitely seen better. But the thing is, most people won't watch The American Mall for the acting, but for the musical numbers, and so with that said let's get to the good stuff.
First Look: THE AMERICAN MALL Promo Video
On Monday, August 11 at 9pm, MTV will premiere THE AMERICAN MALL, a musical from the executive producers of High School Musical.
I think we all know how much of a freak I am about High School Musical, and so of course, The American Mall has spiked my interest. Although I am not expecting another High School Musical, I think that The American Mall could satisfy my musical needs for this month.
And for those curious to find out if I actually enjoyed it, I will have a review up before Monday's premiere, so keep an eye out.
Finally, in addition to its premiere on August 11, The American Mall will be released DVD Tuesday, August 12, along with its soundtrack.
Review: THE HILLS "The Next Move Is Yours" (S03E32)
Season 3 is officially over as the last episode aired this Monday night. While it didn’t deliver as many “oh my god†moments as I hoped, It was actually pretty good. Spencer follows Heidi to Vegas and crashes maybe one of the most important business meetings of her career so he could tell her that he was mad she left without telling him. And what’s worse, is that Heidi leaves the job and goes home with Spence! Did she not learn anything from LC giving up Paris to stay with Jason?
Laruen and Audrina finally try to talk things out. Audrina was completely right on the money with everything, but I don’t think that LC was seeing things the same way. Methinks she will stay loyal to Lo. It will be interesting to see what happens with that next season 
