After last year's excursion to sun-soaked Las Vegas and the Palms Casino Resort, the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards will be returning this fall to Los Angeles, where the show will take over Paramount Pictures Studios on September 7.
The 25th annual awards will air live on MTV at 9 p.m. ET, and the show's host — as well as a list of performers, nominees and presenters — will be unveiled in the coming weeks.
This year's event will mark a first in VMA lore: The channel will be turning to its audience, asking them to executive-produce the big show. MTV will give fans a chance to decide this year's nominees, helping to create an awards show with the music they love (details on this will be coming soon!). MTV will be invading the movie studio's lot, presenting the awards show from soundstages, rooftops and city streets.
"With Paramount Pictures as the ideal setting, the glamour and musical heritage of L.A. are sure to be catalysts for creating explosive pop-culture moments that the VMAs are known for," said Van Toffler, president of MTV Networks Music Group, in a statement.
Seems fair but, of course, the fans of ****** acts like Jonas Brothers will spam the hell out of it so they get a nod. Raven Symone might have a chance as well.
Seems fair but, of course, the fans of ****** acts like Jonas Brothers will spam the hell out of it so they get a nod. Raven Symone might have a chance as well.
LMFAO Mazen ... I can always count on you for a good laugh.
The 2007 VMA's were a total disaster and poor Britney took most of the blame for it. The show was poorly designed and I felt jipped by the lack of actual performances and the fact that commercial breaks cut in and out at the worst times. It felt like one huge party for the celebs and the audience was excluded. Everyone at MTV deserves to be dragged out in the street and shot.
Seems fair but, of course, the fans of ****** acts like Jonas Brothers will spam the hell out of it so they get a nod. Raven Symone might have a chance as well.
MTV want to be really cool with people and all that stuff cause last year was a compleat ****. so this year they want to be "great"
awful lets see but how and when we can choose the nods?
Last year was such a train wreck of a show to watch. The only redeeming quality, as mentioned above, was Chris Brown's performance. But even that couldn't save such a crap show.
But I think everyone should vote "Flashing Lights" as Video of the Year. Just to piss MTV off.