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MTV News Shuts Down After 36 Years
The division had already faced significant downsizing in recent years. MTV News Shuts Down After 36 Years Eddie Fu
Lewis Largent, Host of MTV’s 120 Minutes, Dead at 58
The MTV VJ interviewed the likes of David Bowie, Radiohead, Pavement, and more. Lewis Largent, Host of MTV’s 120 Minutes, Dead at 58 Bryan Kress
MTV Announces 6 New Films For 2022 Holiday Season with Ashanti, Ne-Yo, MC Lyte & More
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: SOPA Images / Getty The holiday season is fast approaching, and MTV is getting into the spirit with six new movies set to air on their networks beginning at the end of November. On Thursday (Oct. 27), MTV Entertainment Studios announced the premiere of a slate of six new movies for the 2022 holidays with star-studded casts and equal star power serving as producers. “Last year we broke the traditional mold of holiday films in a big way,” said Nina L. Diaz, President of Content and Chief Creative Officer, Paramount Media Networks & MTVE Studios Head of Unscripted Entertainment & Adult Animation P+ in the press release. “As we look toward this new slate, with the depth of our powerful producers coupled with the diversity of our amazing talent, we wil...
LL Cool J, Nicki Minaj & Jack Harlow To Host 2022 MTV VMAs
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz This year’s edition of the MTV Video Music Awards will be a truly unique one, as LL Cool J, Nicki Minaj, and Jack Harlow have been named as the emcees for the event. The network announced on Thursday (August 18th) that instead of one artist serving as the emcee for the night, they are calling on the Hip-Hop trio to do the honors which include introducing the major performing acts for the awards show. The move marks a return to the origins of the awards show for MTV, as comedic actors Dan Aykroyd and Bette Midler served as hosts for the first show that was held in 1984, and a group of MTV’s own VJs (“Downtown” Julie Brown, Mark Goodman, Alan Hunter, Martha Quinn, and Dweezil Zappa)took over the reins in 1986 and 19...
Everybody Hates Chris Animated Reboot Greenlit at MTV Studios
Chris Rock’s busy year continues: Today, MTV Studios announced that they’ve granted a straight-to-series order for Everybody Still Hates Chris, an animated revival of Rock’s popular oughts sitcom Everybody Hates Chris. Like its predecessor, Everybody Still Hates Chris is largely inspired by Rock’s own memories of growing up as a hapless, dorky teenager from a working-class family in 1980s Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn. Rock will serve as executive producer of the series alongside showrunner Sanjay Shah, Michael Rotenberg, Dave Becky, and Ali LeRoi — the latter of whom co-created the original Everybody Hates Chris alongside Rock. With both adult animation and revivals of bygone series having a big moment in TV, there’s certainly a market for Everybody Still Hates Chris. Belov...
Kendrick Lamar, Lil Nas X & Jack Harlow Lead 2022 MTV Video Music Award Nominations
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Jason Koerner / Getty The 2022 MTV Video Music Awards won’t have to worry about being dissed by Lil Nas X this year. He, along with Kendrick Lamar and Jack Harlow, top in nominations this year. The 2022 MTV Video Music Awards Nominations Are Here Nothing screams the end of the summer more than the MTV Video Music Awards. The annual awards show that made its triumphant return in 2021, hosting an in-person spectacle at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center, this year, the shenanigans will head to the Prudential Center in New Jersey. Coming into the night, Kendrick Lamar, Lil Nas X, and Jack Harlow could have big nights at the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards. Harlow and his best buddy Nas X earned multiple nominations for their collaborative effort “Industry Baby,” video o...
Yo! MTV Raps Announces Premiere Date and Lineup, Shares Trailer: Watch
More than three decades after its debut, Yo! MTV Raps is returning on Paramount+ Tuesday, May 24th with battle rapper Conceited and DJ Diamond Kuts as hosts. As a preview, MTV has shared the show’s lineup and a new trailer. The return of the groundbreaking series will delve into the current state of hip-hop with live performances, interviews, cyphers, and more. Freddie Gibbs will be featured in the season premiere, followed in subsequent episodes by Latto, Saba, and J.I.D, as well as other notable guests like Tee Grizzley, IDK, and Trina. In the trailer below, you can also spot Just Blaze, Baby Tate, and Maino, as well as the star-studded collectives Pivot Gang and Dreamville. Scroll onwards for the full guest lineup. Advertisement Related Video Yo! MTV Raps origin...
Freddy P Of Da Band Calls Out Diddy & MTV’s For Causing Him To “Hate Life”
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Johnny Nunez / Getty If we’re keeping it a buck, back when rap mogul Sean Combs, AKA Diddy, brought us MTV’s Making the Band, a lot of us knew he was creating reality TV stars, not successful recording artists. Now, this isn’t because the members of Day26, Danity Kane and Da Band didn’t have the talent to make it in today’s Hip-Hop industry, it was just painfully obvious that we were watching an artist training process that was geared more towards the entertainment of reality show viewers than it was to actual tools for creating lucrative and lasting artist careers. I mean, seriously—how are you going to make a rap group walk miles to bring you cheesecake in front of the whole world and still expect them to be taken seriously as hardcore rappers? Da ...
Dave Holmes on Rediscovering the Lost ’90s for His Waiting for Impact Podcast
Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | Pocket Casts | Radio Public | RSS Dave Holmes sits down with Kyle Meredith to talk about his new podcast, Waiting for Impact, which tells the story of ’90s group Sudden Impact, who disappeared after making an appearance in Boyz II Men’s “Motownphilly” video. Related Video The former MTV VJ discusses lost pop cultures of the past, pop music’s need for weirdness, the monoculture of the ’90s, Soundscan’s impact on the music industry, and how our collective perception of certain eras tend to leave out much of the reality of the time. He goes on to dive into Sudden Impact’s brushes with fame and how we define success in the present and in hindsight, the importance ...
Kelly Bradshaw to Oversee MTV Entertainment Brands Outside U.S.
A new executive is taking charge of ViacomCBS’ MTV Entertainment Group brands abroad. Kerry Taylor is leaving her post as executive vp of MTV Entertainment International, with Kelly Bradshaw taking on the new role of senior vp of MTV Entertainment Brands International. In that role, she will lead the MTV Entertainment brands, which include the likes of MTV, Comedy Central, Paramount Network and VH1, outside of the U.S. “Long-time partner and friend” Taylor has “after 14 tremendous years … decided to step away,” ViacomCBS Networks International president and CEO Raffaele Annecchino said in an internal memo obtained by THR. “As many of you who have worked with Kerry Taylor can attest, she will be greatly missed as she has made remarkable contributions to our brands a...
Joel Corry Stars In MTV’s New YouTube Series
After the release of his breakthrough, Platinum-selling single “Sorry” in 2019, London-based DJ and producer Joel Corry has captured the hearts of the dance music scene with chart-topping singles like “Lonely,” “Bed,” and “Head & Heart.” Now, he’s starring in MTV’s new series Being Joel Corry, which aired on MTV UK’s YouTube channel on Friday, October 8th and showcases a typical day in the touring DJ’s life. Kicking off the show is an entertaining house tour à la Cribs, where we get a glimpse into Corry’s charismatic personality. We even learn that he still has his mum do his laundry every Sunday. MTV then follows Joel Corry into the studio, where we get to see him in his element and witness the making of “Out Out” with Jax Jones and Charli XCX. Jax Jones makes a came...
Jackass Cast’s Medical Bills Have Cost Over $24 Million: Study
For 20 years, we’ve cringed and winced as the stars of Jackass brought the hurt on themselves. But how often have we thought about the damage they do to medical insurers? It turns out the number is almost as painful as the injuries themselves, as a new study has found that the main Jackass crew has racked up over $24 million in medical expenses over their careers. The study from Nova Legal Funding (via Complex) examined the 79 injuries incurred by six members of the Jackass team: Johnny Knoxville, Steve-O, Chris Pontius, Ehren McGhehey, Dave England, Jason ‘Wee-man’ Acuña, and Preston Lacy. The boo-boos range from 28 broken bones to one alligator bite. In total, NLF estimates that those six individuals’ injuries have cost roughly $24,263,000. When taking into account all stunt performers i...
