Watching MTV

Britney can stand under Rihanna’s umbrella. New reports state that Rihanna is defending Britney’s VMA trainwreck:

You can’t judge her performance without knowing what was going on with her personally. She had so much pressure for that one performance. I’m telling you, it’s not easy being on that stage. I performed for a minute and a half, and I was extremely nervous. To have the amount of pressure that Britney had? I don’t know what I would’ve done. She did her best, so leave her alone.

LOL! Alright, Rihanna, you’re the new Chris Crocker.

To see the original Britney defender–LEAVE BRITNEY ALONE!–click “read the rest of this entry.”

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There are now reports that Britney Spears–who was spotted crying after VMA performance–blames Sarah Silverman for her bad performance.

Apparently, the comedian’s jokes about Britney’s kids shattered Britney’s concentration. Yeah. Of course. There are a few… “alternative” explanations for what happened last night as well. Take a look!

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Also, I’m so over the VMAs. Come on, they were terrible! I initially thought Britney’s performance would be the night’s low, but the boredom just kept coming at me.

I suppose there were some memorable moments…

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There’s been speculation for weeks, but now OK! magazine is confirming that Britney Spears will open the 2007 MTV VMAs.

Details!

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Lily Allen, famous for her radio hit “Smile,” has been pulled from the 2007 VMA line up. After trying to negotiate her work visa with the authorities, it appears that she is no longer allowed entry into the US. What a shame; after all, she is nominated for best new artist…

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Well, well, the VMA chatter is certainly heating up. New reports say that Timbaland, the music producer behind Nelly Furtado and Justin Timberlake, will be “remixing” the 2007 VMAs (whatever that means). I guess he’s acting as the show’s producer, because it sounds like he’s responsible for coordinating on-screen performances.

In an unprecedented move, MTV remixes the “2007 MTV Video Music Awards” by teaming with innovative music producer Timbaland to be the show’s Maestro and by bringing together today’s hottest artists to create unique and collaborative “one time only” performances at the 24th annual awards show.

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Also, if you hadn’t already heard, MTV is promising to air the VMAs one time only. With their history of long VMA marathons, expect “Real World” overkill to fill in the timeslots.

To find out more details about the 2007 VMA show, including who will be performing, click “read the rest of this entry.”

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So the big news is that VMA nominations were announced yesterday. Beyonce and Justin Timberlake each boast seven nominations, no small feat. The categories announced were:

Video of the year, male artist of the year, female artist of the year, best new artist, best new group, most earthshattering collaboration, quadruple threat of the year, monster single of the year, best directing, best editing, and best choreography.

Seriously! “Most earthshattering collaboration,” hmmmm… looks like MTV is hyping up ratings with the categories themselves. To get the FULL list of VMA nominees, click “read the rest of this entry.”

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Yo quiero Taco Bell (this post is going to make me so hungry). Anyway, Taco Bell is sponsoring a contest where viewers can create digital commercials and try to win a 30-second spot during the VMAs. Contestants must create a digitally animated character of themselves, an “avatar,” and produce a creative, persuasive, and tantalizing Taco Bell commercial. Here’s the official word:

“Our 18- to 24-year-old customers are all about creating their own videos and content online, and this consumer-generated ‘avatarsment’ gives us an opportunity to think outside the bun while getting them inside our ads,” said Bob Fulmer, interim chief marketing officer of Taco Bell Corp. “And if starring in a television commercial weren’t enough, who wouldn’t want to debut their 3D animated talking avatar in front of millions of viewers during MTV’s highest-rated music awards show, the VMAs?”

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To audition or to see rules, log on to www.tacobell.com by Sunday.
Using Gizmoz.com’s photorealistic avatars, consumers can audition for the Taco Bell TV Me! search by uploading a digital photograph. In less than a minute, their 3D lifelike head and personalized body is automatically created.

I’m sure the talented WatchingMTV.com readers would do great at this contest–click here to read the full article and get all the entry guidelines. I’m off to get a burrito supreme.

The VMAs will be hitting TV screens this September. Perez Hilton is reporting that, as a surprise at this year’s show held in Las Vegas, Britney Spears will be performing a new single. Here’s what he had to say:

Word on the street is that Britney Spears is rehearsing to make her big comeback at the MTV Video Music Awards in Las Vegas this September. The VMAs will be held this year at the Palms Hotel, which is owned by the Maloof brothers - close personal friends of the former pop star. Britney has already completed several tracks and is said to be ‘itching’ to show one off.

Personally, I’d love to see Britney Spears (try to) get back in the game–and what better place to do it than the VMAs? Britney already has a history of stirring up controversy at the Video Music Awards, so a disastrous comeback performance seems only natural.

To see Britney’s video clip that shocked America, click “read the rest of this entry.”

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One more day until the weekend. Let this tie you over tomorrow:

• See explosive video from the upcoming “Real World: Sydney.” You might want to shield your eyes, there’s nudity and fighting all around.
• Find out huge VMA news, including where it’ll be hosted and who might do a very special performance.
• See inside the new “Real World” house! You won’t believe how revealing the showers are this season.

The VMAs are notorious as being the badass of the award shows scene. They can bring the Grammy’s to its knees with just a cold glare, and the Emmys don’t stand a chance when faced with the VMAs’ menacing… enough of that.

If you want to experience this firsthand, or even just meet SuChin Pak, you can enter this Neutrogena contest:

Neutrogena is teaming with MTV for a contest that ties into the cable TV station’s 2007 Video Music Awards.

Entrants are asked to submit 500-word essays and accompanying photos explaining their enthusiasm for the awards show to a promotional web site. Twenty finalists will be chosen to create two-minute videos in which they express a desire to be part of the Neutrogena VMA Fan Lounge at the awards show in Las Vegas on Sept 9. Ten grand-prize winners receive a trip to the event and a chance to appear on air during the show.

I know you all groaned when you read that “500-word essay” part, but I believe in you! Roll up your sleeves, get dirty (and then clean, with Neutrogena, naturally), and enter the contest.

Then, provide all your juicy scoop to me so I can blog about it.