Did The Net Kill Hip-Hop?

This is a great piece about how rap music has morphed into a caricature of itself. I've been listening to some old Paris lately, which is great, but i still think BDP's the "Blueprint of Hip Hop" is the greatest rap album ever."Did The Net Kill Hip-Hop?We were living in a...

Rock Video Games Go Remote

Stuck in the suburbs and can't find a good drummer? Problem solved: With the just-announced XBox/PS3 game Rock Band, you'll be able to enlist three other members from around other world and play virtual gigs. Produced by MTV and the Electronic Arts/Harmonix team behind the...

Justin Timberlake Admits He Was 'Incredibly' High During Punk'd

Mega-Top 10 recording artist Justin Timberlake told Entertainment Weekly that he was 'incredibly' high on marijuana during an episode of MTV's Punk'd. The show, hosted by Ashton Kutcher, is famous for playing pranks on celebrities using hidden cameras to catch it all on...

MTV and P Diddy ''Making The Band 4,'' Auditions Online and In-person

"A nation-wide open call will be going on for the show which began on Jan. 17th and will end on Feb. 6 in New York and if you can't make it to any of the auditions in-person you can now...""

Brightcove to Launch Online Video Marketplace

"Brightcove, an Internet TV company backed by Barry Diller's IAC/InterActiveCorp and Time Warner Inc.'s America Online, today plans to launch an online video marketplace that will enable owners of movies, television programs and other videos to cut distribution deals with...

MTV Awards uncut, live on the Net

"NEW YORK - MTV has managed to find entertainment in Ozzy Osbourne taking out the trash and Mariah Carey touring her house. On Thursday night, they hoped to squeeze a few more drops out of celebrity navel gazing.On a simultaneous online broadcast, MTV offered viewers not just...

MTV Goes All Bloggy, Gawker Stalker For VMAs

The newly launched site/blog/map/video extravaganza which is loaded with all sorts of goodies aims to give viewers a NYC lifestyle through the use of Google Maps.  There's videos of the artists, an interactive map that lets visitors "spy" on artists' hang outs...

MTV draws fire for cartoon of black women on leash

"A new MTV cartoon depicting black women squatting on all fours tethered to leashes and defecating on the floor is drawing fire from several prominent African Americans who call the episode degrading. Critics say MTV showed especially poor judgment because the weekly animated...

MTV channel buys online college newspaper firm

"MTVU, an MTV Networks-owned channel geared toward college students, has purchased Youth Media & Marketing Networks (Y2M). Y2M owns College Publisher, which provides Web-based publishing and content management software geared toward online student newspapers. It counts...