Win your way in to the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards!!! Read how below.
It's not every day that you get offered once-in-a-lifetime opportunities. I mean, literally, that's why they're called that. Well thanks to Pepsi, you've got a shot at a once-in-a-lifetime chance to attend the 2012 MTV VMAs!
Here's what's up: We're sending three lucky winners and their friends to the VMAs to take photos for MTV on the red carpet, at the show and even backstage. To enter, all you have to do is take a photo -- re-create your fave videos, show us your fan-art wall, or the ever classy duck-face-and-peace sign pose -- and tweet or Instagram it using the hashtag #mtvnow, and you'll be automatically entered. Keep sharing and uploading for the chance to win an invite to the big show!
Check out mtvlivefornow.com for more details, and get to Tweeting and Instagramming!
Posted 7/31/12 2:28 pm EST by Tamar Anitai in Celebrity, Must See, Photos, VMAs
One Direction's up for two VMAs AND they're performing? GET ME TO THE GIFS!
One Direction are up for TWO 2012 MTV VMA nominations -- Best New Artist and Best Pop Video for "What Makes You Beautiful" -- and they'll be performing live and probably making One Direction VMA history. So it's only reasonable to celebrate with some adorable One Direction GIFs, wouldn't you say?
This is basically us right now! Get more One Direction GIFs after the jump!
Posted 7/31/12 11:54 am EST by Tamar Anitai in Celebrity, Music, Must See, VMAs
The 2012 VMA nominees: battles, BFFs, and boy bands!
The 2012 MTV VMA nominations are out! You've probably got many opinions about them (NO KRISPY KREME!?? DUDE WAS ROBBED!), and so do I. But because I'm the one with the mic (I have no idea how that happened), let's talk about a few interesting things I've noticed about this year's VMA nominees.
1.) Rihanna's got one of the biggest potential VMA hauls -- she's up for five VMAs. Katy Perry's up for four VMAs, and they're battling each other in head-to-head hot-girl-to-hot-girl competition in four different categories: Video Of The Year, Best Female Video, Best Art Direction and Best Visual Effects. My thing is like, I hope this doesn't affect their BFF status, you know? I actually hope they each win two each for the sake of parity and for the sake of friendship.
2.) Rihanna's got four different videos on the board -- "Take Care," (which she's nominated for with Drake), "We Found Love," "Where Have You Been" and "Princess Of China" via Coldplay. If you're Rihanna, how do you choose your favorite video? Do you think she does that thing my mom did, where she told me and sisters that we were each her favorite so we'd all think we were the most special in a backward way? Like, HOW DO YOU CHOOSE? Thankfully you guys are doing the voting.
3.) Five of the six professional VMA categories feature a video Rihanna was in. The point is, if you want a cool-looking video, make sure Rihanna's in it.
4.) Speaking of Rihanna, both Drake and Chris Brown are battling each other in the Best Male Video category... Awkward.
Find out more about the 2012 MTV VMA nominees after the jump!
Posted 7/31/12 6:04 am EST by Tamar Anitai in Celebrity, Music, Must See, News, VMAs
Alicia Keys and One Direction will perform at the 2012 MTV VMAs!
At long last, we're unlocking the Pandora's box that contains the 2012 VMA nominees! Finally, I can reveal the VMA secrets (I love you too much to keep secrets from you!) I've been dying to share! Secrets like... One Direction and Alicia Keys will perform at the 2012 MTV VMAs! AND One Direction is nominated for two VMAs! Speaking of VMA nominees, hopefully Rihanna's planning on coming to the show that night, because she's nominated for FIVE VMAs, including Video Of The Year for "We Found Love." AT ATTENTION, Rihanna Navy!
Find out more about the 2012 MTV VMA nominees after the jump!
Posted 8/31/11 1:21 pm EST by Nicole James in Bigger Than The Buzz, Celebrity, Must See, Videos, VMAs
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Coming at you from L.A. post-VMAs is this week's episode of "Bigger Than The Buzz"! Buzzworthy's very own Tamar Anitai and MTV News' James Montgomery sat down to discuss big VMA news and surprises in episode 6 of the most hilarious short-form pop culture web show to ever hit the internet in all of eternity. (Just my completely objective opinion.)
Up first, THE COOLEST BABY EVER!!!! In case you missed it, Beyoncé announced her pregnancy at this year's VMAs, first on the red carpet and then officially at the end of her performance of "Love On Top." As expected, the audience went crazy, and don't even get me started on the cut to Jay-Z after Beyoncé rubbed her belly. I will cry real tears in front of you. Do not even.
In addition to the Beyoncé/Jay-Z news that almost broke Twitter, at the VMAs we also found out that Katy Perry dances like your mom. No, seriously -- there is video evidence of Katy Perry dancing to Beyoncé's performance, and she's doing the adorable "I'm not really sure how I should be moving right now because this song is kind of mid-tempo so I'm just going to step from side to side and clap my hands" dance. Oh, and she's wearing a block on her head, so like, WATCH THE VIDEO.
And of course, what kind of VMA wrap-up show would this week's "Bigger Than The Buzz" be if Tamar and James didn't discuss Lady Gaga going full-on DUDE. Lady Gaga showed up to the VMAs (and stayed that way for the entire evening) as Jo Calderone, her male alter ego (and Adam Goldberg's seriously uncanny doppelgänger). And it turns out homeboy is a playaaaah. Kissing Britney Spears AND rubbing up on Snooki? Be careful, Jo. Lady Gaga's s*** list is not one we want to be on.
+ WATCH BIGGER THAN THE BUZZ EPISODE 6: VMA WRAP-UP!
+ WATCH KATY PERRY'S MOM DANCE AT THE VMAs!
Posted 8/30/11 2:19 pm EST by Nicole James in Celebrity, Music, Photos, VMAs
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There was So! Much! Epic! S***! that went down at the 2011 VMAs! And I don't know about y'all, but I'm still rewatching all the performances. Wait, I mean working really hard, whoops. From Lady Gaga kicking off the show as Jo Calderone to Kanye West's and Jay-Z's surprise performance of "Otis" to the super-talented kids paying tribute to Britney Spears to Beyonc é revealing her pregnancy in the most adorable way possible, 2011 was yet another year to remember on the VMA front.
So we need to know: What did you guys think? MTV Newsroom is wondering what your favorite performance was, but Buzzworthy wants to know your favorite 2011 VMA moment.
+ Click through the jump to vote for your favorite moment at the 2011 VMAs!
Posted 8/29/11 9:23 pm EST by Nicole James in Celebrity, Videos, VMAs
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You know, for someone who is considered such a sex symbol, it's kind of ironic (AND VERY GRATIFYING) that when no one's watching, Katy Perry kind of dances like your mom. We have video proof! Thanks to MTV's All Access cameras that were set up all around the Nokia Theatre L.A. during the 2011 VMAs, we have an exclusive look into the unique dancing styles of Katy Perry that she was practicing during Beyoncé's live performance of "Love On Top." And by "unique" I mean, "Wait, does she seriously dance like that? TRIUMPH!"
It could have been that GIANT BLOCK ON HER HEAD that was hindering her moves, but from the looks of this exclusive vid, Katy Perry could maybe use an Amazon gift card so she could pick up some of Carmen Electra's instructional DVDs or something. We love you Katy, and we know what a goofball you can be, but when Beyoncé's performing, the swingy elbow dance thing is not what you're supposed to do!!
+ Watch "VMA All Access: Katy Perry's Rhythm" and watch Katy's version of "getting down." And then stand up a little straighter today knowing that even the Video Of The Year winner has a hard time looking cool sometimes.
Posted 8/29/11 8:57 pm EST by Nicole James in Celebrity, Videos, VMAs
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So yes, everyone's talking about Lady Gaga as Jo Calderone and little Jayoncé (Beyoncé and Jay-Z's baby!) and Bruno Mars' tribute to Amy Winehouse, but what about the stuff you might have missed at the 2011 VMAs? MTV had their cameras set up virtually everywhere at the VMAs, and they allowed visitors to MTV.com to access whatever camera they wanted at any time they wanted. Oh, thought you knew!
In case you happened to just catch the show on TV, we got three exclusive videos from some pretty hilarious moments that you may have missed from the 2011 VMAs. Up first, we have a super stealthy video (no, seriously, you guys got kinda creepy with those angles!) that shows some very private moments that didn't air during the show. We see Tyler, The Creator freaking the eff out in his dressing room, Katy Perry literally running around backstage, Lady Gaga as Jo Calderone lighting Adele's cigarette (!!!!!!!) and an obviously drunk-ish Lady Gaga celebrating her win backstage. This is all access stuff, people!
In our second video, we see Beyoncé's big pregnancy reveal from the beginning of the night to the end. We see her posing in that stunning orange dress on the VMA red carpet as she announces, "I have a surprise," just before she rubs her belly. And after her big reveal during her performance of "Love On Top," we see her run backstage as she's followed by BFF Kelly Rowland and hubby Jay-Z. If you liked Beyoncé before, you'll LOVE her now. She's just the sweetest ever!
+ Watch "2011 VMA All Access: Best-Of Moments" and "2011 VMA All Access: Beyoncé's Big Night" for exclusive, behind-the-scenes footage you didn't see on the show!
Posted 8/29/11 6:09 pm EST by Byron Flitsch in Celebrity, Must See, Photos, VMAs
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Family reunions are the best, especially when they're to celebrate world VMA domination! After receiving two Moonmen for Best Pop Video and the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award , Britney Spears grabbed a cocktail and a cozy spot on the couch to catch up with baby sis, Jamie Lynn Spears. Too much cuteness on one piece of furniture, IMHO.
Everyone knows blood is thicker than water, and there's nothing more adorbz than seeing two related BFFs out for a post-VMA celebratory night on the town. Judging by the cocktail in her hand and total adult-profesh attire, it looks like Jamie Lynn's all grown up, guys. WHAT. When did this even happen!? Remember when she was itty-bitty "Zoey 101," calling boys for dates? Now she's probably calling babysitters on speed dial.
Side note: Does having amazing skin run in the Spears genes? Um, can you add a limb to your family tree for us?
Posted 8/29/11 4:32 pm EST by Nicole James in Celebrity, Photos, VMAs
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IDK if any of y'all noticed that Justin Bieber seemed kind of somber last night at the 2011 VMAs. The camera cut to him several times throughout the show, and he just didn't seem his usual self. I thought maybe it was a case of the sadz or like, maybe his leopard print high-tops were too tight. I DON'T KNOW, PEOPLE, I'm not a mind reader.
I'm also wrong, apparently, because according to this photo, Justin Bieber was having a damn good time. Video Of The Year winner (w00t!!) Katy Perry and husband Russell Brand were seated in front of Bieber in the audience and posing for what would have been a totally dece photo for the couple's fireplace mantel or a bedroom dresser... until Justin Bieber PHOTOBOMBED the hell out of it! Seriously! Look at that face!
We're glad to see you weren't actually sad last night, Biebs. And that you are still a goofy teenager. Also, commence internet Bieber Photobomb Memegate 2011 NOW.