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Rihanna defends video, says victims need a voice
NEW YORK (AP) — Rihanna is defending her latest music video, which opens with a man being shot in the head. “Man Down,” which premiered Tuesday on BET, is a song about a girl who shoots her abuser in...
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Adele, Chris Brown, Lil Wayne to perform at VMAs
NEW YORK (AP) — Chris Brown and Lil Wayne are returning to the MTV Video Music Awards stage, while Adele will make her first appearance. The trio are the first performers announced for the Aug. 28...
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MTV at 30: How it changed the face of black music
An ocean’s worth of ink spillage by entertainment reporters is likely to greet the celebration of MTV’s 30th birthday today. The channel broke new ground by introducing an entire generation to music...
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'Cheslea Settles': MTV throws weight behind black reality
MTV’s newest reality star, Chelsea Settles, is young, black, loves Kim Kardashian and is moving to LA to be in the fashion industry. So far, sounds like the typical ingredients for another salacious...
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Herbie Hancock's new video a group effort
NEW YORK (AP) — Herbie Hancock was a music video trailblazer: In 1984, he was awarded five trophies at the first MTV Video Music Awards for his “Rockit” video, which featured robot-like sculptures...
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Mathew Knowles is back with new girl group
From Seattle Post-Intelligencer: NEW YORK (AP) — Mathew Knowles says there’s a lack of girl groups in the music industry today, so it’s the right time to launch his latest project: a reality show on...
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Reality star Chelsea Settles conquers weight, gains confidence
The world was introduced to Chelsea Settles when her self-titled MTV reality-doc series premiered back in October. Smart and bright eyed with a bubbly personality, it was hard not to like the...
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Diddy to launch music-themed cable network
Media news site, Broadcasting & Cable has reported that Diddy is planning to create a music-themed cable channel called Revolt. By striking a distribution deal with Comcast and Time Warner Cable,...
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MTV contestant uses Nutella for blackface on 'Battle of the Exes'
MSNBC: Note to reality TV contestants and, well, people everywhere: If in the middle of planning a prank, you have to ask someone if it’s racist, the answer is probably “yes it is.” That’s a lesson one...
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Rihanna heads to London for 3 months to shoot new reality TV show
Rihanna will call London home this summer, as she heads overseas to find the next up-and-coming fashion designer on her new reality show, Sky Living. The singer told The Sun that she’s “excited” about...
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Terrence J and Rosci Diaz may leave ‘106th & Park’: Is there a future for the...
Could it be the end of the televisionmusic video era? Yesterday, news circulated that the hosts of BET’s long-running countdown show, 106th & Park, were preparing to depart from the program....
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MTV2’s ‘Hip-Hop Squares’ is a record-breaking hit
MTV2 has put a different spin on the classic Hollywood Squares game show. In true MTV fashion the new show is tailored to a younger, more musically inclined crowd and it’s called Hip Hop Squares. The...
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Drake gets ‘Punk’d’ before MTV Movie Awards
Rapper Drake will be the latest victim of a new Punk’d episode that is set to air at 8 p.m. this Sunday, June 3 right before the MTV Movie Awards. “Hip-hop’s favorite punching bag” is going to be the...
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Drake gets ‘Punk’d’
Ashton Kutcher returned to his throne as the king of celebrity pranks last night when he Punk’d rap phenomenon Drake before the MTV Movie Awards on his iconic show. Kutcher had been complaining that...
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Mathew Knowles’‘Breaking from Above’ makes US debut
Famous music producer Mathew Knowles’ new MTV reality show Breaking from Above premiered in the U.S. on Monday. The shows follows Knowles as he tries to help female musical talents from the U.K. launch...
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Quddus talks ‘Duets,’ says ‘Frank Ocean is a hero’
Quddus became a household name as a VJ for MTV’s Total Request Live from 2001 to 2006. But now he’s back in the spotlight, as host of ABC’s singing competition Duets. The show takes superstars John...
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Lupe Fiasco brought to tears by the ‘ghosts’ of his past
Lupe Fiasco was brought to tears on MTV’s Rap Fix Live after watching a video of him in Chicago six years ago. Most of his friends from his old neighborhood are either dead or in jail. Looking at those...
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Is the MTV Video Awards stealing stars from the DNC?
With both parties upping the ante as the presidential race advances, President Obama may have found an indirect form of competition vying against him at the upcoming Democratic National Convention in...
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Kevin Hart caps extraordinary year with VMAs hosting gig
Ask Kevin Hart about the seemingly extraordinary year he’s had, and he’ll tell you it’s but a ray of the sun. Undoubtedly, 2012 has marked the brazen stand-up comic’s ascent to greatness, stealing the...
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MTV moves up Video Music Awards to avoid Obama conflict
NEW YORK (AP) — MTV has moved up the start of its annual Video Music Awards so its fans won’t have to choose between pop stars and President Barack Obama. The show is airing Thursday, the night Obama...
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