By Sam Hendrick
Tonight, Motor City welcomes Grammy-nominated Swedish producer/DJ Avicii and manager "Ash" Pournouri as they kick off their "House for Hunger" tour in the US – it's the first of 26 stops in just 27 days. As part of a personal mission to combat American hunger and give back to a nation that they feel has provided them with so much support over the past year, Avicii and Ash will personally donate $1 million of their tour revenue to Feeding America, the nation’s largest hunger-relief organization. Earlier this week, MTV News sat down with Avicii and Ash to discuss the drive behind their generous donation.
“When he [Ash] approached me with the idea is just felt really natural, especially to do it in the states because for me personally it’s given me so many experiences and good times,” said Avicii, who was one of MTV's Best EDM Artists of 2011. “It felt like giving something back to a country that’s given me so much.”
Ash explained that news of the recession had initially opened their eyes to the problem, but that they weren’t fully aware that millions of Americas still face hunger issues on a day-to-day basis. Read on for more and to see if the tour is stopping through your town! Read More...
Did you know that we made it back to the hotel at 5:30 this morning? 
[Insert generic Texas-style greeting here], folks! Welcome to Friday at South By Southwest. We're all still recovering from a rather epic Thursday night in Austin -- 
Morning, y'all. We wrapped the first night of South By Southwest sometime around 4am -- you can read all about Wednesday's highlights 
Matthew "Dreamboat" Harper (He's Canadian!) and I give you a preview of MTV News' Wednesday at South By Southwest. Plenty of interviews on tap (the Decemberists! Wavves!!), plus a shopping trip with Kid Sister and hopefully some shows.