Tim Urban and Katie Stevens survive the bottom three amid performances by Usher, Diddy-Dirty Money and Ruben Studdard.By Gil Kaufman
Didi Benami on “American Idol” Wednesday
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It was another week with no save on “American Idol.” Didi Benami’s ride to potential stardom screeched to a halt Wednesday night (March 31) when even a strong reprise of [...]
‘It was not the right choice to go and perform the video as it was performed,’ Dwaine Caraway tells MTV News.By MTV News staff
Erykah Badu in her video for “Window Seat”
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Dallas City Councilman Dwaine Caraway knows Erykah Badu, and he’s always been impressed by the Texas native’s philanthropic ventures and support of D-town [...]
‘Tim Urban’s performance last night was ridiculous and a little creepy,’ blogger MJ Santilli says.By Gil Kaufman
Didi Benami performs on “American Idol” on Tuesday
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Now that we’re down to the top 10 on “American Idol,” the competition is heating up and it becomes harder each week to predict who will be sent packing. But on [...]
My Chemical Romance outlast 30 Seconds to Mars, in Bigger Than the Sound’s bracketology!By James Montgomery
My Chemical Romance
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When historians look back on MTV News’ inaugural Musical March Madness tournament, they will undoubtedly focus on the Sweet 16 matchup between My Chemical Romance and 30 Seconds to Mars (well, either that or Linkin [...]
‘When we created the songs, we actually started on the computer, so doing it unplugged, this is the first time for that,’ he says.By Jocelyn Vena
Adam Lambert
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Adam Lambert took the dance-floor-friendly tracks from his debut album, For Your Entertainment, and gave them the acoustic treatment for “Unplugged.”
For the special, he performed “Whataya Want From [...]
Video premiering Wednesday is dedicated to Lil Wayne, ‘because he’s not here.’By Shaheem Reid, with additional reporting by Matt Elias
Nicki Minaj on the set of her video for “Massive Attack”
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On the set of her video for “Massive Attack,” Nicki Minaj said she wanted to dedicate the production to her musical family, especially the [...]
‘Bieber fever, man, call the doctor,’ says Nickelodeon star Victoria Justice.By Jocelyn Vena
Justin Bieber
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As Justin Bieber’s My World 2.0 tops the Billboard albums chart, it’s starting to feel like the whole world has a case of Bieber fever. And in addition to the legions of screaming teen girls who love the [...]
Badu credits duo at beginning of her clip, and talked with them before filming.By James Montgomery
Erykah Badu in her “Window Seat” video
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The first thing that flashes across the screen in Erykah Badu’s “Window Seat” video isn’t a bit of exposed flesh or some wondrously weird background character — it’s a message that reads [...]
‘Twilight’ author’s first adult novel is well on its way to the big screen.By Christoper Campbell
Stephanie Meyer
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With the film installments of her “Twilight” novels not yet fully completed, Stephenie Meyer is already well into the development of her next film franchise. According to Deadline.com, the adaptation of the author’s first adult novel, “The [...]
Coodie reveals that he and co-director Chike collected bail money in advance just in case.By Gil Kaufman, with additional reporting by Shaheem Reid
Erykah Badu in her video for “Window Seat”
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Erykah Badu knew that her salacious “Window Seat” video shoot was a risky proposition, but she was so committed to the concept that she [...]
