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  • MTV Music Awards surf back to Miami

    MTV Music Awards surf back to Miami

    MUMBAI: The 2005 MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) will return to Miami in the sunshine state of Florida for the second year in a row. The 22nd edition of the show will take place at the American Airlines Arena on 28 August.

    MTV Networks president Van Toffler said, “Miami radiates an energy that was clearly visible in last year’s show–the arrivals by yacht, the six different stages, the countless amazing performances, and much more. The support from the local community really made the decision to return to Miami an easy one for us.

    “The mayors, Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau, the local community leaders, the American Airlines Arena, and especially the South Floridian fans have made the VMAs and MTV feel at home in Miami.”

    Miami played host and backdrop to the 2004 VMAs. This was the first time in the 21 year history of the show it has been broadcast from a city other than New York or Los Angeles. OutKast and Jay-Z topped the list of winners with four Moon Men each.

  • OutKast, Jay-Z triumph at MTV Video Music Awards

    OutKast, Jay-Z triumph at MTV Video Music Awards

    MUMBAI: Miami was sizzling Sunday night as celebrities made a splash on the red carpet and on stage at the 2004 MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs). OutKast and Jay-Z topped the list of winners with four Moon Men each.

    The event aired live on MTV US on 29 August at 8 pm.

    OutKast was recognised for the track Hey Ya. It won for Video of the Year, Hip Hop Video, Special Effects in a Video, and Art Direction in a Video. Jay-Z won four Moon Men for 99 Problems.

    The night started with celebrities arriving by yacht for the first time ever in the awards show history. Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony had their official “coming out” as a married couple as they arrived by yacht and paraded the red carpet.

    For the opening act, Usher stepped out of the rain, to sing his hit single Confessions and then went into an energetic performance of Yeah. He was surrounded by people descending from the rafters and flying and jumping to the beat working the nearly 13,000 audience members into a frenzy!

    Another key moment was rapper turned actor Will Smith Ali flying onto the stage to introduce basketball team Miami Heat’s newest member Shaquille O’Neal. There was a digital reveal of a 40 foot tall O’Neal.

    At the show it was also announced that MTV, working through the Red Cross, would be making a significant contribution to aid the people of northern Florida. The area had recently been hit by Hurricane Charley. John Kerry and George Bush’s daughters who made the announcement also encouraged the crowd to get out and vote in the upcoming November elections.

    A unique angle to the show came courtesy a rock in the round performance. A battle of the bands took place on three different stages with Jet, Hoobstank, and Yellowcard.

  • CBS apologises for Outkast’s Grammy performance

    CBS apologises for Outkast’s Grammy performance

    MUMBAI: A five minute tape delay during the Grammy Awards couldn’t prevent CBS from landing in hot water yet again after the Janet Jackson Super Bowl episode. The broadcaster apologised to American Indians who took offence over Outkast’s performance at the event on 9 February.

    The group made a grand entrance to the sound of drums and smoke wafting from a tepee-shaped structure. Then dancers appeared and started dancing in skimpy, fringed costumes, braided hair and feathered head dresses. They were accompanied on stage by members of a university marching band.

    A Reuters report indicated that the San Francisco-based Native American Cultural Center (NACC) had posted a notice on its Web site last week calling for a boycott of CBS, OutKast’s label, Arista Records, and the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, which sponsors the Grammys. This prompted CBS to issue an apology on Friday.

    An AP report added that the NACC filed a complaint with the Federal Communications Commission saying that the programme was racist in nature. American Indians across the US felt that the performance was disrespectful to their culture and also perpetuated tomahawk-and-teepee stereotypes. In fact the initial chant and drums is said to have given some people the impression that an American Indian group was about to perform. .