October 24, 2011

VH1 Classic Amps Up For “National Metal Day” On 11-11-11

VH1 is gearing up for our inaugural National Metal Day that will see VH1 Classic host an entire day of metal-only programing. Fear not, though: This day isn’t solely for hardcore headbangers! National Metal Day will see the debut of of several revealing documentaries about the genre, and will celebrate metal’s seminal artists, both past and present. Full press release as follows:

VH1 CLASSIC AMPS UP FOR “NATIONAL METAL DAY” ON 11-11-11

Banger Films’ Groundbreaking 11-Part Documentary Series Metal Evolution Premieres Friday, November 11, 2011 at 10 PM ET/PT

11 Days Of Metal Programming Begins Tuesday, November 1, 2011 On VH1 Classic

NEW YORK, NY – October 24, 2011 – As previously announced, VH1 Classic has proclaimed 11-11-11 as “National Metal Day” and will celebrate with a slew of exclusive metal programming, including three major metal premieres: Behind The Music Remastered at 9 p.m. ET/PT, the exclusive debut of Banger Films’ groundbreaking documentary series, Metal Evolution, at 10 p.m. ET/PT and the ninth season premiere of a VH1 Classic original That Metal Show at 11 p.m. ET/PT.

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Tags: , , Metal Evolution, That Metal Show, Dave Mustaine, Brian Johnson, Tracii Guns, Sully Erna, Slash, Black Country Communion, Dream Theater, Queensryche, Mastodon, In Flames, System of a Down, Thin Lizzy, Judas Priest, Deep Purple, Slayer, Iron Maiden, Megadeath, Slipknot, Motley Crue, Anthrax, Alice Cooper, Jimi Hendrix, Twisted Sister, Def Leppard, Rob Zombie, Ozzy Osbourne, Metallica, Marilyn Manson, Linkin Park, Led Zeppelin

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September 1, 2011

Last Lap: Thursday’s Odds And Ends In Music News

Wayne’s “Jeggings” Dominate VMA Fashion Talk
Lady Gaga may have dressed in drag (including a fake penis!) but the underdog fashion statement of the Video Music Awards has turned out to be Lil Wayne‘s attire—specifically, the Tripp women’s leopard-print skinny jeans he sported during his show-closing performance of “How To Love” and “John.” As eagle-eyed critics noted, the style is available from East Village boutique Trash and Vaudeville (but also, unsurprisingly, from Hot Topic). Technically, they’re not jeggings, but that hasn’t stopped “Wayne’s Jeggings” from catching on, even as Twitter account @Waynes_Jeggings (naturally, @DrakesSweater also exists). [Us Weekly/Complex]

Altruism Alert: Linkin Park’s Benefit-Show Tsunami-Relief Fundraiser Nets $350K; 50 Cent Does His Part After Festival Set
The Linkin Park tsunami-relief show we reported on last month happened last night, after fans raised over $350,000 for Japan for Relief. [MTV]
50 Cent also played a benefit show (today, in fact) in Norway following his performance at the RxR Festival. He scheduled an aftershow to take place in the ballroom of the Clarion Hotel in Stavanger to raise money for the Utøya Fund, and invited survivors of the Utøya massacre to both shows and a meet-and-greet. (Bet you thought the 50 Cent altruism story was going to be about his appearance on Pauly D‘s album.) [NY Post]
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August 18, 2011

Do Something Award Nominee Linkin Park Still Raising Money For Japan—With An Exclusive Show

Linkin Park scored a nomination for a 2011 Do Something Award thanks to the work the band has done in connection with its charity Music for Relief, which is currently supporting tsunami relief work in Japan. (Tune in to VH1 tonight at 9 p.m. ET to see if they won!) Want proof that the band doesn’t do this for the accolades? Look no further than the exclusive and intimate live show the band has planned for August 31 in Los Angeles. There’s only one way to score a pair of tickets: Raise at least $500 for tsunami relief.

In a clever turnaround of the Kickstarter-style “rewards for pledges,” which was inspired by non-profits’ fundraising techniques, the band booked a secret location (later revealed to be the Mayan Theater in Los Angeles) and have employed an online fundraising engine through which over 5,000 fans have raised nearly $275,000 so far in a competition for just over 1,000 tickets. Six days (and limited tickets) remain in the fundraising challenge, but it’s certainly still worth giving a shot if you’re in the greater Los Angeles area. If not, find a fan who’s near the goal and help her or him score tickets. All proceeds go to tsunami relief (Music for Relief’s partner organizations are listed on its website.)

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July 13, 2011

VH1′s Top 100 Videos of 2011 … So Far, Part II: #50-11

Yesterday, we introduced you to the upper reaches of our Top 100 Videos of 2011 … So Far list, serving up the #100-51 videos that you’ve been clicking on most so far this year. Although a hefty portion, consider that first installment just an appetizer for today’s first course and tomorrow’s main entree. Going a bit deeper into the list, we now give you #50-11, inching closer and closer to #1.

50. Train, “Hey, Soul Sister”
49. Goo Goo Dolls, “Notbroken”
48. Jennifer Lopez, “Love Don’t Cost a Thing”
47. Jennifer Hudson, “Where You At”
46. Beyonce, “Run The World (Girls)”
45. My Chemical Romance, “SING”
44. Adam Lambert, “If I Had You”
43. Fitz and The Tantrums, “Money Grabber”
42. Kid Rock ft. Sheryl Crow, “Collide”
41. Bruno Mars, “Just The Way You Are”

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Tags: , , , , Sick Puppies, Andy Grammer, Fitz And The Tantrums, Rock Mafia, The Civil Wars, Crystal Bowersox, Two Door Cinema Club, Grace Potter & the Nocturnals, Christina Perri, Sia, Bruno Mars, Lee DeWyze, Jason Derulo, Train, Ke$ha, Katy Perry, Adam Lambert, Kylie Minogue, 30 Seconds To Mars, Sara Bareilles, Taylor Swift, Foo Fighters, Goo Goo Dolls, Jennifer Lopez, Pink, My Chemical Romance, Linkin Park, Kings of Leon, Kid Rock, Britney Spears, Beyonce, Beastie Boys, Avril Lavigne

July 12, 2011

VH1′s Top 100 Videos of 2011 … So Far

As we parallel park into July and officially hit the curb of this year’s halfway point, it’s time to take a quick look back at what the past six months have taught us. Not conventional life lessons, however; we’re talking about stuff that’s a little bit less intense and also involves YOU! That’s right, in the first installment of our Top 100 Videos of 2011… So Far, we’re spilling the beans on the #100-51 most clicked-and-viewed videos on VH1.com. You’ll see that this piñata-like list of content contains tasty treats and slippery surprises alike! We’ve got brand-new videos that just recently launched, some VH1 Classic leaning clips (hey there, Megadeth), repeat offenders, and of course, effervescent, essential vids from the music video cannon. So take a look at the first fifty videos below and don’t forget to come back later this week as we continue on our quest to discover what artist snags the #1 spot!

100. Jack Johnson, “From The Clouds”
99. Chris Brown, “Deuces”
98. Ke$ha, “Tik Tok”
97. Bruno Mars, “The Other Side”
96. Beyoncé, “Video Phone (Extended Remix)”
95. Usher, “OMG”
94. B.o.B, “Airplanes”
93. Taylor Swift, “Mine”
92. Sara Bareilles, “King Of Anything”
91. John Legend & The Roots, “Wake Up Everybody”

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Tags: , , , You Oughta Know, Megadeath, Super Stereo, Augustana, Pitbull, Raphael Saadiq, Weird Al Yankovic, Arcade Fire, Mumford & Sons, John Legend & The Roots, Duran Duran, B.o.B, Willow Smith, Mike Posner, Lissie, Christina Perri, Trey Songz, Fantasia, Bruno Mars, Jack Johnson, Train, Ke$ha, Katy Perry, Adam Lambert, Death Cab For Cutie, Adele, David Cook, Chris Brown, a-ha, Josh Groban, Sara Bareilles, Taylor Swift, Shakira, Foo Fighters, Steven Tyler, Usher, Linkin Park, Kings of Leon, James Blunt, Dr. Dre, Britney Spears, Beyonce

July 8, 2011

iTunes Festival Covers: Adele Sings Bonnie Raitt; Linkin Park Sings Adele

Adele has never shied away from cover songs (when 21 debuted at #1, Buzzfeed listed their favorite nine covers, topped by her Unplugged performance of “(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman”) but this latest cover is maybe her most fitting choice yet. As part of her iTunes Festival performance last night, she offered her take on Bonnie Raitt‘s “I Can’t Make You Love Me.” Aside from being a powerful song that Adele delivered well, the song is a good match for the boy-chews-up-girl-and-spits-her-out themes of 21, so it fits nicely into her body of work. One thing we’re wondering, though: a week and a half ago, Adele blogged her love of Bon Iver. Was she inspired to cover the song from his own rendition, on the B-side of his “Calgary” single and live on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon?

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Tags: , Adele, Linkin Park

June 3, 2011

Premiere: Linkin Park’s “Iridescent” Transformers-Themed Clip

Joe Hahn has come a long way in the last decade. Linkin Park‘s turntablist has guided the band’s visual presentation since designing the concept for their first video (“One Step Closer”) and new single “Iridescent” is his fifteenth directorial credit.
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May 31, 2011

Sneak Peek: Linkin Park Transforms in “Iridescent”

The video for “Iridescent,” the fourth single from Linkin Park‘s A Thousand Suns and lead single from Transformers: Dark of the Moon: The Album, premieres on air on VH1 this Thursday, June 2, at 8pm, but you’ll be able to see the whole video online eight hours early, and you can watch an exclusive sneak peek above.

“Iridescent” is the fifteenth Linkin Park video directed by turntablist Joe Hahn, and the second (after 2009′s “New Divide”) to prominently feature Transformers imagery. That video used animation to link film clips and performance footage thematically as well as visually, but judging from this preview, “Iridescent” is considerably more ambitious, featuring a number of the upcoming film’s villainous bots flying around the band members performing, a skeletal outline of Optimus Prime superimposed over lead singer Chester Bennington, and possibly the first look at the film’s megavillain Unicron in his planet form:

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December 17, 2010

VH1′s Top 40 Music Videos Of 2010 [Complete List]

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Earlier this week, we gave you an alphabetical list of 35 of our Top 40 Music Videos of the year and asked you to guess what artists where going to be included in our top five music videos of 2010. Well, we’ve got good news and we’ve got bad news. If you’re one of the Little Monsters or a card carrying member of Glam Nation, you’ll be happy to see that Lady Gaga’s “Bad Romance” and Adam Lambert’s “Whataya Want From Me” each made the Top Five. However, if you count yourself as a die-hard 30 Seconds To Mars fan, um, well, there’s always next year!

Without any further ado, here is our complete list of VH1′s Top 40 Music Videos of 2010!

1. Train – “Hey Soul Sister”
2. The Script – “Breakeven”
3. Katy Perry ft Snoop Dogg – “California Gurls”
4. Adam Lambert – “Whataya Want From Me (Concept)”
5. Lady Gaga – “Bad Romance”

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Tags: , Eminem, Jay-Z, John Mayer, Kid Rock, Kings of Leon, Linkin Park, Maroon 5, Muse, Rihanna, Usher, Pink, Taylor Swift, Sara Bareilles, Daughtry, Sugarland, Paramore, Lady Gaga, Adam Lambert, Katy Perry, Ke$ha, Lady Antebellum, Train, TOP 20 VIDEO COUNTDOWN, Jason Derulo, Jack Johnson, Drake, Bruno Mars, Travie McCoy, B.o.B., Christina Perri, The Script, Mike Posner, Michael Bublé, Taio Cruz, Mumford & Sons, Katy Perry featuring Snoop Dogg

October 8, 2010

Linkin Park Video Premiere: “Waiting For The End”

Back on Wednesday, we gave you a 30-second preview of “Waiting For The End,” the new video from rap-rock stalwarts Linkin Park. As a reward for your patience, we’re happy to let you know that the full video was just released; we’ve got it for you above. As we have come to expect from Mike Shinoda, Chester Bennington and the rest of the fellas in Linkin Park, it’s a visually sumptuous treat. From the looks of it, we are just going to go ahead and assume they’ve gotten their hands on an old Tempest machine. Let us know what you think below!

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