MTV Awards May Be Toned Down
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In the 21-year history of MTV's Video Music Awards, viewers have been treated to some eye-popping moments &#151; Prince's bare buttocks, Lil' Kim's sequined pasty, Britney and Madonna's steamy kiss last year.
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Where are Eminem and Triumph the Insult Comic Dog when you need them? Despite Shakira's ever-gyrating hips, Justin Timberlake's "SexyBack" and the obscured image of a naked midget, Thursday night's MTV Video Music Awards had about as much spontaneity as an episode of "Cribs."
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Can they really call it an awards  show if most of the winners don't turn up?
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The Grammy Awards are the music industry's biggest bash, but the event long ago lost the TV popularity race to "American Idol."
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At the Country Music Awards, the awards presentations are minimized, to make room for performances by old favorites and new ones.
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NEW YORK - In the 21-year history of MTV's Video Music Awards, viewers have been treated to some eye-popping moments - Prince's bare buttocks, Lil' Kim's sequined pasty, Britney and Madonna's steamy kiss last year.    But after the firestorm over the MTV-produced Super Bowl halftime show, in which Justin Timberlake ripped off part of Janet Jackson's costume to reveal her bare breast, might we see tamer VMAs when they air Sunday?    MTV President Van Toffler isn't promising any flesh-baring moments...
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Stars come down with style at the MTV awards!
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MTV&#39;s Video Music Awards Sunday night had a glut of glitz, endless celebrity cameos and a non-partisan stance in favor of voting.
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MIAMI Aug. 29, 2004 - An already broiling Miami prepared for even more sizzle on Sunday as MTV brought the annual party known as the Video Music Awards to the city for the first time in the awards&#39; 21-year history.
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The union for striking Hollywood screenwriters said on Tuesday it had decided to spare next month's Grammy Awards from picketing that could dampen the recording industry's highest honors.
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With an emphasis on the  visual over the audio, MTV from its inception has never been  &quot;about the music.&quot; But after seeing interest in its signature  trophy show wane in recent years, the network put the spotlight  where it belongs for a music awards show: on the concert stage.
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Give MTV credit for putting a brave face on the 2004 Video Music Awards. Last year, the network, which is nominally devoted to music videos, commandeered Radio City Music Hall
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MIAMI - An already broiling Miami had even more sizzle on Sunday as MTV brought the annual party known as the Video Music Awards to the city for the first time in the awards' 21-year history.    The change of scenery for the awards, typically held in New York or Los Angeles, helped raise the decadence level at the already raucous, celebrity-soaked affair...
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Ratings for the MTV  Video Music Awards plunged 31% among viewers in the cable  network's target demographic, those aged 12-34.
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MIAMI - The MTV Video Music Awards show on Sunday featured typical frenetic energy and sexy style, and a few musical surprises, but it was mostly a kinder, gentler version of past shows. There was no Madonna-Britney Spears kiss, no partially clad Howard Stern coming down from the rafters, and certainly no wardrobe malfunctions...
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Now that the MTV Video Music Awards are out of the way, it's time for the mtvU Woodies.
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Justin Timberlake has been ordered to rest his voice. Timberlake's strained voice is the result of his performance Sunday at MTV's Video Music Awards in Las Vegas and months of touring, Jive Records said in a statement Tuesday.