Posts By Jim Macnie

It’s been awhile, and Daughtry fans have been patient. But they need some new material from their favorite rocker, and just in the nick of time, to kick off the summer correctly, they’re getting it. The quadruple-platinum rocker premiered “No Surprise” on American Idol a few weeks ago, and now the song’s video is ready to drop. The new CD, Leave This Town, is due on July 14. Be here at VH1.com next Tuesday, June 2, at midnight (that’s 12 am Weds technically), for its premiere. In the meantime, you can get psyched by watching the teaser clip above.

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Are you an expert in celebreality? Do you know more than 100 greatest one-hit-wonders of the 80s? Maybe you’re addicted to Rock Docs or the Top 20 Countdown? If so, you may have a better grip on VH1 than some of the people here do, and even better, you may just be someone who can help us shape our future.

We’re inviting a throng of VH1 zealots to interact with each other and network bigwigs regarding programming on the channel. If you’ve ever sat around and said, ” You know Real & Chance would be more at home if they had a NASCAR show,” then you’re already brainstorming for us. Put those ideas to work, and connect with others who feel the same. Be a Vh1VIP. Have the Best Day Ever.

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All year long the Broadcast Film Critics Association is on the case, scrutinizing the movies that are released each week. They recommend the jewels, advise against the junk, and keep audiences informed on which actors and actresses are hitting highs or lows.

Even better, each year they wrap up the annum’s artistry with the Critics’ Choice Movie Awards, broadcast on VH1 the last two years running. That tradition is continuing: all the films from 2009 will be voted on and ranked by the BFCA; on January 15, 2010, the results will be revealed at the 15th Annual Critics’ Choice Movie Awards, which airs live on our channel.

Since its inception in 1995, the Critics’ Choice Movie Awards has been a star-studded bellwether event of the movie awards season. The BFCA consistently picks nominees and winners that go on to garner more Academy Award nominations and wins than any other of the movie awards shows. Of the 20 actors and actresses nominated for Oscars this year, 19 were first Critics’ Choice Awards nominees.

The Critics’ Choice Movie Awards is the first televised movie award show of the year. With its notable history of picking the most deserving nominees and winners, it provides television viewers with their first opportunity to see all the top awards season contenders in one place. Nominations for the 15th Annual Critics’ Choice Movie Awards will be announced on Monday, December 14, 2009.

“Critics Choice Movie Awards viewers last year witnessed a truly spectacular Hollywood event where A-list stars from the film world gathered at this intimate yet high-energy event thrown by our nation’s leading film critics. We’re already working with our wonderful partners at the BFCA on giving VH1 viewers an even bigger show on January 15, 2010 — and we can’t wait,” says Tom Calderone, President, VH1.

“The stars have always come out for our show, and they surely will be there in abundance again this year,” adds BFCA President Joey Berlin. “What makes the Awards extra exciting is the way VH1 transforms our gala evening into a memorable television event. I’m confident the 15th Critics’ Choice Movie Awards show will be the best ever.”

It was celeb-filled event last year. It will be the same again in 2010. Do yourself a favor and see plenty of movies through December. (Don’t miss Johnny Depp in Public Enemies – trailer above.) We’ll need you to have plenty of opinions come January 15

Check the BFCA’s recommendations for summer films.

Watch VH1′s Summer Movie Preview

Check coverage of the Cannes Film Festival on The FabLife

Vote in the MTV Movie Awards