MTV VMAs 9/9/07
09-11-07 | 02:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Jadzia
MadonnasManOne, as a reminder, personal attacks are not allowed in this forum.
At any rate, I can adhere to the rules, as long as those same rules apply to everyone.
09-11-07 | 02:54 PM
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I also saw someone attacking Bush over in the Politics forum. Just so you know. 
MMO - Generally celebrities, etc. are not covered under that rule according to the rules.
MMO - Generally celebrities, etc. are not covered under that rule according to the rules.
09-11-07 | 03:05 PM
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Originally Posted by Rypro 525
Almost immediately after Britney's disastrous performance at last nights MTV Music Awards, her handlers went into spin mode. And, shockingly, it turns out Britney wasn't to blame for Britney's lame and robotic performance. X17 Online says:
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X17 has uncovered the truth behind Brit's less than energetic performance tonight.
A source tells X17 Brit found out about Sarah Silverman's crappy line about Britney's babies just moments before she took the stage to perform "Gimme More." Needless to say, Britney was PISSED! ... as any mom would be. Britney was so upset she walked through her performance just to get it over with (despite encouragement from her friends, including Sam who was apparently yelling at Sarah backstage) to skip out on it all together). She held up her end of the bargain and got a major slap in the face from Sarah.
And BreatheHeavy says pretty much the same thing:
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Britney threatened to ditch her VMA performance just minutes before she took the stage. Want to know why? Britney overheard Sarah Silverman rehearsing her monologue in which she calls Britney's babies mistakes and takes jab after jab at Britney.
Britney made it very clear with MTV that Sarah was NOT allowed to talk about her kids, and MTV agreed. That big-mouthed bitch said it anyway.
Sam Lufti was overheard backstage screaming at Sarah Silverman because of her outrageous remarks saying: "Sarah Silverman is a seriously unprofessional person to make fun of infants to get a laugh. Making fun of kids is not condonable," and that "she should have picked on someone her own size."
Perhaps this why Britney looked upset during her performance.
While it is Silverman's job to get a laugh, it should not be at the expense of little babies. Your career must be hurting if you have to turn to bashing infants in order to gain a laugh. You'll get what's yours.
Yeah this sounds about right. Britney cares about her kids. That's why she's in Vegas on a Sunday night dressed like a whore. You know what, fuck little kids. They suck. Who gives a shit if you make fun of them, especially infants. Their skull hasn't even hardened yet, you think they care if Sarah Silverman calls them a mistake. They don't even do anything, why do we assume they're so great. Maybe they hate black people, we don't know.
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X17 has uncovered the truth behind Brit's less than energetic performance tonight.
A source tells X17 Brit found out about Sarah Silverman's crappy line about Britney's babies just moments before she took the stage to perform "Gimme More." Needless to say, Britney was PISSED! ... as any mom would be. Britney was so upset she walked through her performance just to get it over with (despite encouragement from her friends, including Sam who was apparently yelling at Sarah backstage) to skip out on it all together). She held up her end of the bargain and got a major slap in the face from Sarah.
And BreatheHeavy says pretty much the same thing:
Quote:
Britney threatened to ditch her VMA performance just minutes before she took the stage. Want to know why? Britney overheard Sarah Silverman rehearsing her monologue in which she calls Britney's babies mistakes and takes jab after jab at Britney.
Britney made it very clear with MTV that Sarah was NOT allowed to talk about her kids, and MTV agreed. That big-mouthed bitch said it anyway.
Sam Lufti was overheard backstage screaming at Sarah Silverman because of her outrageous remarks saying: "Sarah Silverman is a seriously unprofessional person to make fun of infants to get a laugh. Making fun of kids is not condonable," and that "she should have picked on someone her own size."
Perhaps this why Britney looked upset during her performance.
While it is Silverman's job to get a laugh, it should not be at the expense of little babies. Your career must be hurting if you have to turn to bashing infants in order to gain a laugh. You'll get what's yours.
Yeah this sounds about right. Britney cares about her kids. That's why she's in Vegas on a Sunday night dressed like a whore. You know what, fuck little kids. They suck. Who gives a shit if you make fun of them, especially infants. Their skull hasn't even hardened yet, you think they care if Sarah Silverman calls them a mistake. They don't even do anything, why do we assume they're so great. Maybe they hate black people, we don't know.
09-11-07 | 03:09 PM
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Originally Posted by MadonnasManOne
That's cool. The same should apply to Bill Needle, who was personally attacking two different people in his post. Sure, they may not be members of this site, but, he was, in fact, attacking them.
At any rate, I can adhere to the rules, as long as those same rules apply to everyone.
At any rate, I can adhere to the rules, as long as those same rules apply to everyone.
Chris
09-11-07 | 07:26 PM
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Originally Posted by MadonnasManOne
That's cool. The same should apply to Bill Needle, who was personally attacking two different people in his post. Sure, they may not be members of this site, but, he was, in fact, attacking them.
At any rate, I can adhere to the rules, as long as those same rules apply to everyone.
At any rate, I can adhere to the rules, as long as those same rules apply to everyone.
Last edited by big whoppa; 09-11-07 at 07:34 PM.
09-11-07 | 07:50 PM
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Originally Posted by big whoppa
You should know better that these same rules do NOT apply to people who are not on the forum. Celebrities are always exempt. People can bash Madonna and Britney all they want. Hell, they ask for it.
Sure, I've yet to ever hear Madonna ask for anyone to bash her.
At any rate, I'm a fan of Madonna. If someone wants to bash her, then I have every right to defend her. So, I wasn't personally attacking anyone, but, as a fan, defending Madonna.
09-11-07 | 08:00 PM
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Originally Posted by MadonnasManOne
Sure, I've yet to ever hear Madonna ask for anyone to bash her.
At any rate, I'm a fan of Madonna. If someone wants to bash her, then I have every right to defend her. So, I wasn't personally attacking anyone, but, as a fan, defending Madonna.
Where's digitalfreaknyc? You two need to meet! Someone should invite him to this thread.
Seriously, I love Madonna--always have and always will. And before someone mentions "gaydar" or anything like it, I'm a straight female!
09-11-07 | 08:04 PM
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Originally Posted by tboogie
Where's digitalfreaknyc? You two need to meet! Someone should invite him to this thread.
Seriously, I love Madonna--always have and always will. And before someone mentions "gaydar" or anything like it, I'm a straight female!
Seriously, I love Madonna--always have and always will. And before someone mentions "gaydar" or anything like it, I'm a straight female!
Also, the notion that only gay people like Madonna is crazy. There are many fans, both male and female, who are not gay.
09-11-07 | 08:21 PM
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Originally Posted by MadonnasManOne
Sure, I've yet to ever hear Madonna ask for anyone to bash her.
At any rate, I'm a fan of Madonna. If someone wants to bash her, then I have every right to defend her. So, I wasn't personally attacking anyone, but, as a fan, defending Madonna.
09-11-07 | 08:23 PM
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Originally Posted by MadonnasManOne
I've seen digitalfreaknyc around these boards. He's cool with me. You are too!
Also, the notion that only gay people like Madonna is crazy. There are many fans, both male and female, who are not gay.
Also, the notion that only gay people like Madonna is crazy. There are many fans, both male and female, who are not gay.
So true! You do know how people tend to judge though...
This thread is proof of that.
09-11-07 | 08:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Rypro 525
pretty good for a cover band (it was all new members except for Axl and i think the drummer, but it doesn't touch the original lineup (which did perfom several times on the vma's.
thanks for posting that video, i really forgot about how bad Axl was.
09-11-07 | 10:22 PM
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Yeesh...even with the video of Britney stuttering visually, it was pretty bad. In fact, that probably helped with the lip sync problems. NOTE: Who knew that Family Guy cartoon would be so prophetic so soon? Laff....
On another note, I don't remember GNR sounding quite that bad on that performance. God DAMN that was beyond horrible. I do remember thinking though, way back then, why are the band members all freaky looking (one looking fresh out of Marilyn Manson) and another with the bucket on his head etc. Obviously that was an attempt to detract from the horrorshow that was (and is) Axl Rose.
Perhaps, in the future, Axl should consult Maynard James Keenan on trying to blend into the background.... (c;
Finally, I always thought it was PERSONNEL attacks were not allowed. Hmmm...
On another note, I don't remember GNR sounding quite that bad on that performance. God DAMN that was beyond horrible. I do remember thinking though, way back then, why are the band members all freaky looking (one looking fresh out of Marilyn Manson) and another with the bucket on his head etc. Obviously that was an attempt to detract from the horrorshow that was (and is) Axl Rose.
Perhaps, in the future, Axl should consult Maynard James Keenan on trying to blend into the background.... (c;
Finally, I always thought it was PERSONNEL attacks were not allowed. Hmmm...
09-11-07 | 10:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Rypro 525
pretty good for a cover band (it was all new members except for Axl and i think the drummer, but it doesn't touch the original lineup (which did perfom several times on the vma's.
09-12-07 | 12:20 PM
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http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/070912/nyw113.html?.v=101
I guess we can expect the same format next year!
But next time I won't be fooled by their so called 'live' performances!
And young people sure love to spend their parents money sending text messages.
Chris
Press Release Source: MTV
***Updated with Latest MTV.com Metrics***
2007 MTV Video Music Awards Score Quadruple Threat
Wednesday September 12, 1:04 pm ET
TV Ratings Jump 23 Percent, MTV.com Shatters Traffic and Video Stream Records, MTV Mobile Sets Record, and Marketing Partners Win Big
NEW YORK, Sept. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Just like the "Quadruple Threat" handed out at the show, the Video Music Awards rocked out in four key categories - on-air, online, on mobile and with marketing partners.
Ratings Jump By 23 Percent
The 2007 VMA premiere averaged a 6.40 P12-34 rating, representing a 23 percent increase over last year's VMAs. This year's VMAs rank as the highest-rated telecast on ad-supported cable for the year to-date among P12-34. The premiere averaged over 7 million viewers P2+. All VMA programming (pre-show, premiere, post-show and repeat) reached more than 23.6 million viewers P2+.
The VMA Pre-Show averaged a 3.13 P12-34 rating, a 72 percent increase versus last year's pre-VMA show, while the post-show earned a 4.66 P12-34, up 86 percent from last year.
MTV.com Traffic and Streams Soar
MTV.com scored a triple win, shattering records for unique visitors on the day prior, day of and day after the VMAs.
MTV.com attracted 8.7MM unique visitors on Monday (9/10/07), making it the highest-trafficked day on the site ever and a 340 percent increase from the day after last year's VMAs (9/1/06). Of the 8.7MM uniques to MTV.com on Monday, 6.5MM uniques viewed VMA content, a 744 percent increase over last year's day-after show.
Monday's incredible performance builds on the momentum from Sunday (9/9/07), which itself set a daily record for unique visitors. On Sunday, the site attracted 2.6MM uniques, a 40 percent increase over last year's day-of- show numbers (8/31/06).
On Saturday (9/8/07), MTV.com logged 1.4MM unique visitors, a 40 percent increase over last year's day prior to the show (8/30/06).
Just as MTV.com set back-to-back records for uniques this year, the site set new benchmarks for streams.
Viewers generated more than 17.4MM streams on Monday (9/10/07) - an astonishing 160 percent increase over day after last year's show (9/1/06) - and a one-day record. The embeddable player, which allowed bloggers and fans to paste video from MTV.com onto their own sites and homepages, generated nearly another 4MM streams, bringing the total number of streams to 21MM.
In addition to streaming video, viewers also cast nearly 100,000 votes for their favorite performances, moments and awards. Viewers' votes will inspire the three re-mix editions of the VMAs - "The Celebrity Commentary Edition," which aired last night at 10 p.m. ET/PT; "The Viewer's Choice" remix, which airs Thursday at 6 p.m. ET/PT; and the celebrity performances and un-aired Fantasy Suite performances, which airs Saturday at 11 p.m. ET/PT.
Fans Dial In to MTV Mobile
Fans also followed all the action on their mobile phones, streaming video clips and texting their votes for Best New Artist.
On Monday, MTV Mobile generated the most video streams ever in a single day - more than double what the service delivers on an average Monday. In fact, the VMAs proved so popular on the mobile platform that VMA clips accounted for all of the top 20 videos viewed on MTV Mobile. MTV Mobile published over 200 VMA-related clips during the days leading up to and following the live show - an unprecedented number of clips for a single event on the mobile channel.
Viewers who purchased the two Britney Spears ringtones available exclusively on MTV Mobile following her performance drove MTV Mobile to record days on Sunday and Monday. Subscriptions to MTV Mobile on both days were double previous daily records.
Additionally, hundreds of thousands of votes were cast for the Best New Artist category on the day of the show itself, with nearly 120,000 text messages logged between 9 p.m. and the cutoff time of 10:34 p.m. ET.
VMAs and Sponsors Win Big Via Live Dial Test
During the show, MTV conducted focus groups and a live dial test with viewers to get their reaction in real time reaction to the VMAs. Focus-group viewers thought the show had a "different vibe," a "new energy" and that it felt like a "crowd at a live concert." (Other comments: "The performance on the roof with Kanye was awesome! I liked how he moved through the crowd and worked it" and "It was all about the music this year.") The live dial test revealed that 82 percent of the viewers said they enjoyed watching the show and 77 percent said they would be talking about it with friends.
Viewers in the live-dial test also responded strongly to the event's sponsors. The results - there is a lot to gain by being involved with the VMAs:
-- As a premier event for young people, the test showed they expect
sponsors to treat the event in kind, by featuring customized, unique
creative spots. Overall, custom spots created for the VMAs generated
stronger engagement scores than traditional spots.
-- 7 out of 10 respondents agreed that the VMAs feature advertising that
is more relevant to their lifestyle than what they typically see on
other networks.
-- 8 out of 10 respondents also say that brands should advertise on the
VMAs if they want to connect with consumers like them.
-- The majority of viewers said they had an overall better impression of
the brands/products advertised in the VMAs. They also thought that
brands were cooler than before by being associated with the VMAs were
more likely to talk to someone about brands/products that they saw
advertised on the VMAs.
-- The majority of viewers also responded favorably to the fit of this
year's VMAs sponsors.
The official sponsors of the 2007 MTV Video Music Awards are Chevy, Herbal Essences, Neutrogena, Pepsi Smash, Rhapsody, Sprint and Taco Bell.
***Updated with Latest MTV.com Metrics***
2007 MTV Video Music Awards Score Quadruple Threat
Wednesday September 12, 1:04 pm ET
TV Ratings Jump 23 Percent, MTV.com Shatters Traffic and Video Stream Records, MTV Mobile Sets Record, and Marketing Partners Win Big
NEW YORK, Sept. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Just like the "Quadruple Threat" handed out at the show, the Video Music Awards rocked out in four key categories - on-air, online, on mobile and with marketing partners.
Ratings Jump By 23 Percent
The 2007 VMA premiere averaged a 6.40 P12-34 rating, representing a 23 percent increase over last year's VMAs. This year's VMAs rank as the highest-rated telecast on ad-supported cable for the year to-date among P12-34. The premiere averaged over 7 million viewers P2+. All VMA programming (pre-show, premiere, post-show and repeat) reached more than 23.6 million viewers P2+.
The VMA Pre-Show averaged a 3.13 P12-34 rating, a 72 percent increase versus last year's pre-VMA show, while the post-show earned a 4.66 P12-34, up 86 percent from last year.
MTV.com Traffic and Streams Soar
MTV.com scored a triple win, shattering records for unique visitors on the day prior, day of and day after the VMAs.
MTV.com attracted 8.7MM unique visitors on Monday (9/10/07), making it the highest-trafficked day on the site ever and a 340 percent increase from the day after last year's VMAs (9/1/06). Of the 8.7MM uniques to MTV.com on Monday, 6.5MM uniques viewed VMA content, a 744 percent increase over last year's day-after show.
Monday's incredible performance builds on the momentum from Sunday (9/9/07), which itself set a daily record for unique visitors. On Sunday, the site attracted 2.6MM uniques, a 40 percent increase over last year's day-of- show numbers (8/31/06).
On Saturday (9/8/07), MTV.com logged 1.4MM unique visitors, a 40 percent increase over last year's day prior to the show (8/30/06).
Just as MTV.com set back-to-back records for uniques this year, the site set new benchmarks for streams.
Viewers generated more than 17.4MM streams on Monday (9/10/07) - an astonishing 160 percent increase over day after last year's show (9/1/06) - and a one-day record. The embeddable player, which allowed bloggers and fans to paste video from MTV.com onto their own sites and homepages, generated nearly another 4MM streams, bringing the total number of streams to 21MM.
In addition to streaming video, viewers also cast nearly 100,000 votes for their favorite performances, moments and awards. Viewers' votes will inspire the three re-mix editions of the VMAs - "The Celebrity Commentary Edition," which aired last night at 10 p.m. ET/PT; "The Viewer's Choice" remix, which airs Thursday at 6 p.m. ET/PT; and the celebrity performances and un-aired Fantasy Suite performances, which airs Saturday at 11 p.m. ET/PT.
Fans Dial In to MTV Mobile
Fans also followed all the action on their mobile phones, streaming video clips and texting their votes for Best New Artist.
On Monday, MTV Mobile generated the most video streams ever in a single day - more than double what the service delivers on an average Monday. In fact, the VMAs proved so popular on the mobile platform that VMA clips accounted for all of the top 20 videos viewed on MTV Mobile. MTV Mobile published over 200 VMA-related clips during the days leading up to and following the live show - an unprecedented number of clips for a single event on the mobile channel.
Viewers who purchased the two Britney Spears ringtones available exclusively on MTV Mobile following her performance drove MTV Mobile to record days on Sunday and Monday. Subscriptions to MTV Mobile on both days were double previous daily records.
Additionally, hundreds of thousands of votes were cast for the Best New Artist category on the day of the show itself, with nearly 120,000 text messages logged between 9 p.m. and the cutoff time of 10:34 p.m. ET.
VMAs and Sponsors Win Big Via Live Dial Test
During the show, MTV conducted focus groups and a live dial test with viewers to get their reaction in real time reaction to the VMAs. Focus-group viewers thought the show had a "different vibe," a "new energy" and that it felt like a "crowd at a live concert." (Other comments: "The performance on the roof with Kanye was awesome! I liked how he moved through the crowd and worked it" and "It was all about the music this year.") The live dial test revealed that 82 percent of the viewers said they enjoyed watching the show and 77 percent said they would be talking about it with friends.
Viewers in the live-dial test also responded strongly to the event's sponsors. The results - there is a lot to gain by being involved with the VMAs:
-- As a premier event for young people, the test showed they expect
sponsors to treat the event in kind, by featuring customized, unique
creative spots. Overall, custom spots created for the VMAs generated
stronger engagement scores than traditional spots.
-- 7 out of 10 respondents agreed that the VMAs feature advertising that
is more relevant to their lifestyle than what they typically see on
other networks.
-- 8 out of 10 respondents also say that brands should advertise on the
VMAs if they want to connect with consumers like them.
-- The majority of viewers said they had an overall better impression of
the brands/products advertised in the VMAs. They also thought that
brands were cooler than before by being associated with the VMAs were
more likely to talk to someone about brands/products that they saw
advertised on the VMAs.
-- The majority of viewers also responded favorably to the fit of this
year's VMAs sponsors.
The official sponsors of the 2007 MTV Video Music Awards are Chevy, Herbal Essences, Neutrogena, Pepsi Smash, Rhapsody, Sprint and Taco Bell.
But next time I won't be fooled by their so called 'live' performances!
And young people sure love to spend their parents money sending text messages.
Chris
09-12-07 | 12:24 PM
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Originally Posted by mrpayroll
And young people sure love to spend their parents money sending text messages.
09-12-07 | 12:39 PM
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Originally Posted by boredsilly
Yeah, I never got that either. You pay for the right to vote? Voting for the President is free, so should it be for some Pop Punk group.
They probably earned between $300k & $500k for a little electronic message that costs a couple of cents at most.
Chris
09-12-07 | 01:33 PM
#143
DVD Talk Legend
Originally Posted by mrpayroll
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/070912/nyw113.html?.v=101
I guess we can expect the same format next year!
But next time I won't be fooled by their so called 'live' performances!
And young people sure love to spend their parents money sending text messages.
Chris
I guess we can expect the same format next year!
But next time I won't be fooled by their so called 'live' performances!
And young people sure love to spend their parents money sending text messages.
Chris
09-21-07 | 12:59 PM
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http://www.tmz.com/2007/09/21/rock-v...-the-big-guns/
Chris
Rock vs. Lee -- Beacher Pulls Out the Big Guns
Posted Sep 21st 2007 11:30AM by TMZ Staff
Filed under: Wacky and Weird
Legendary boxing promoter Bob Arum has thrown his hat in the ring for the proposed throwdown between Tommy Lee and Kid Rock.
TMZ has learned that the bout could now be as big as some of the major Las Vegas square-offs of our time. Arum, one of boxing's biggest promoters, has just signed on with Jeff Beacher to get the bout off the ground. The purse has now been raised to $5 million!
"I will make sure this fight happens no matter what the cost." Arum tells TMZ. The fight is now being shopped to air on Pay-Per-View television as well. Get ready to rock and rummmmmmmblllllllllllllllllllle!
Posted Sep 21st 2007 11:30AM by TMZ Staff
Filed under: Wacky and Weird
Legendary boxing promoter Bob Arum has thrown his hat in the ring for the proposed throwdown between Tommy Lee and Kid Rock.
TMZ has learned that the bout could now be as big as some of the major Las Vegas square-offs of our time. Arum, one of boxing's biggest promoters, has just signed on with Jeff Beacher to get the bout off the ground. The purse has now been raised to $5 million!
"I will make sure this fight happens no matter what the cost." Arum tells TMZ. The fight is now being shopped to air on Pay-Per-View television as well. Get ready to rock and rummmmmmmblllllllllllllllllllle!
