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Sports radio host Craig Carton was arrested Wednesday on fraud charges alleging he operated a Ponzi scheme and engaged in a ticket-selling scam that raised over $5 million, partly to repay millions of dollars in gambling debts.
MTV announced nominations for the 2017 “MTV Video Music Awards” exclusively on Instagram Live, with Kendrick Lamar scoring the most of the year with eight nominations for his video “HUMBLE.”
Worlds collided in a spectacle of music and stunning visuals on the 2016 MTV EMAs stage, featuring epic performances that took over Rotterdam and aired globally on 7 November. Host Bebe Rexha kicked off the global music celebration as she crashed through the ceiling to start the party, followed by superstar Bruno Mars delivering the first big global performance of his smash single 24K Magic, literally lighting up the stage with his dance moves. The show repeats tonight on MTV at 8pm (WIB) and 9pm (MY/PH/SG), and on MTV LIVE HD at 8.45pm (WIB) and 9.45pm (HK/MY/PH/SG).
From Justin Bieber to Shawn Mendes, cover songs have helped spark the careers of many great artists. MTV International’s competition MTV Cover of the Month calls on fans across 120+ international markets to showcase their talent by asking them to cover a specific song each month, with the opportunity to highlight their talent on MTV. For now till 23 October, fans are invited to submit covers for Lukas Graham’s smash hit “7 Years”, a Best Song nominee for the 2016 MTV EMA. The fan who claims the title of winner of the year*, selected by a panel of MTV International judges, will get their own music video produced with and promoted by MTV, which will be rotated across the network’s worldwide music hours. View/embed Lukas Graham’s video shout out HERE.
The heat is on in Rotterdam this November! MTV today announced nominations for the 2016 MTV EMAs, with cultural icons Beyoncé and Justin Bieber leading the pack with five nominations each. Superstar Adele followed closely behind with four nods, alongside Best Rock nominees Coldplay, Best New Act nominee Lukas Graham and Best Male candidate Shawn Mendes.
Rob Lowe may want to call an audible. Comedy Central unveiled today an all-star roster of Roasters who will join Roast Master David Spade for the Comedy Central Roast of Rob Lowe, which includes some of today’s hottest comedic talent, a perfect 10 beauty, and one of the greatest quarterbacks of all time throwing spirals at Lowe. The #LoweRoast will tape at Sony Studios in California on Saturday, 27 August and premiere in Asia on Saturday, 10 September at 8pm (TH/WIB), 9pm (HK/PH/SG/TW) and 10pm (MY). Click HERE to view/embed the U.S. promo video.
They were first spotted having dinner last month and it looks like they’re making their status official as One Direction’s Niall Horan was spotted kissing Selena Gomez at Channing Tatum’s wife Jenna Dewan’s birthday party.
Because last night’s telecast was all about the “fight of the century” between boxers Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao, “Saturday Night Live” decided to air a “pirated broadcast” of the sports event in order to boost its ratings. This was actually the cold opening to the night’s show which featured Scarlett Johansson as guest host.
Selena Gomez is reportedly “freaking out” at the thought of Justin Bieber writing tracks about their separation
Justin Bieber turned up at the American Airlines Arena in Miami to duet with Ariana Grande as part of her Honeymoon tour.