You may remember that last year, in an effort to get people on the Internet psyched about the Video Music Awards, MTV entered into a partnership with microblogging site Twitter–ostensibly allowing users to follow every move of Timbaland, Daughtry, Peter Bjorn & John, and other artists as they… More »
It’s been two months since the Video Music Awards, although the post-traumatic stress from that night is still raging around my consciousness, which is why I watched the above video–featuring the original choreography for Britney Spears’ performance of “Gimme More”–with a little bit of fear. More »
Always up on the hottest, most up-to-the-minute music news from months and maybe even weeks ago, Page Six informs us that–no way!!–the in-suite performances during last week’s Video Music Awards may have been taped in advance. What tipped you off, Page Six? More »
“The VMAs telecast, from 9 p.m.-11 p.m. Sunday, averaged 7.08 million total viewers and 5 million viewers 12-34, up about 23% from last year. That was the most viewers in the demo for any ad-supported (thus excluding Disney Channel) cable telecast this year.” More »
People, be warned: this is what happens when you have YouTube, a video-editing program, a lot of free time, and a near-obsessive drive to keep your favorite pop star’s light shining brightly in the face of frozen-marg binge rumors. Although if nothing else, the “it was her shoe’s fault!” More »
Feel free to use this post to speculate just what, exactly, Brit Brit wanted “more” of during this performance. Cheetos? “Mature dancing”? Wide-brimmed hats? Funny lines from Sarah Silverman? More »
It wasn’t Britney Spears’ fault that her performance sucked, y’all–blame the Palms, who thought that her Criss Angel-masterminded performance would be “too controversial”! Or who didn’t want to pay the insurance for “a set of mirrors and flotation” and “mature dancing”! More »
Britney Spears’ VMA-opening performance last night: Was it bad, was it pretty bad, or was it beyond awful? A smattering of reactions from various members of the media follows after the jump.
You’d think that pumping out 4,300 words-plus about last night’s Video Music Awards would have been more than enough for me, but when you’re this hung over, the things that you experienced the night before tend to stick with you. So let’s use what I swear is going to be my final post about last night to look into a theory that friend of Idolator Jami Attenberg floated my way earlier: What if the powers that be at the channel were sort of banking on Britney Spears’ show-opening performance being a trainwreck? Our IM conversation on this topic follows.
MTV has been hyping Britney Spears’ opening performance at tonight’s Video Music Awards to the hilt, but if a New York Daily News report is to be believed, they’re not above pulling the plug on the whole thing if she doesn’t shape up:
