BMI Urban Awards kickstart MTV weekend
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The MTV Video Music Awards aren't until Sunday, but hip-hop stars started accepting trophies Friday night.
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"New and Improved" is a tried-and-true corporate cliche. If Sunday's MTV Video Music Awards are a success, perhaps "Complete and Total Reinvention" will become the new buzz packaging.
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Hip-hop duo OutKast are set to add a handful of top MTV awards to their crowded trophy cabinet on Thursday night when millions of fans tune in to MTV's Europe Music Awards, this year hosted in Rome.
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New York rappers the Beastie Boys are to headline the Bestival music weekend in the Isle of Wight.
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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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THE who&#39;s who of world music walked the red carpet in Miami today for the annual MTV Video Music Awards. Stars including Usher and Jessica Simpson arrived on by luxury yacht to the venue - the first time in
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Hip-hop duo OutKast and rapper Jay-Z are among the main winners at the 2004 MTV Video Music Awards.
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The MTV Music Video Awards are about to get a dose of Jack Black. The actor-slash-rocker will host this year's version of the anything-can-happen extravaganza, set for Aug. 31, MTV announced Thursday.
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Does the free, ad-based music service's deal with BMI mean the Fab Four's long-awaited online debut is happening? In Listening Post.
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While several celebrities threw parties in celebration of Sunday's MTV Video Music Awards, Ludacris had another reason to celebrate this weekend &#151; his upcoming 30th birthday.
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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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Britney Spears will be the opening act at this year's MTV Video Music Awards.
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NEW YORK (Billboard) - Music videos may not have a home in MTV's prime-time programming schedule, but the network is looking for new ways to give artists a presence in key viewing hours. In the latest wrinkle, MTV is experimenting with letting recording stars determine the soundtracks to some of its hit lifestyle shows.
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Scissor Sisters, rapper 50 Cent and Sir Paul McCartney compete in the inaugural UK Festival Awards.
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Marshaling hip hop's influence on young listeners, a city official and youth activist joined celebrities of the rap and mainstream entertainment worlds Wednesday in announcing a nationwide initiative to foster community service and curb gang violence.
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MIAMI -- It&#39;s the stuff that doesn&#39;t make the national broadcast highlights. Backstage at the 2004 MTV Video Music Awards, the artists take the time to talk about upcoming projects, romantic situations and