By Nicole Guanlao
We walked into a hole-in-the-wall warehouse on Thursday to sneak a peek at New Kids on the Block and the Jabbawockeez rehearsing for their surprise joint performance on the "Today Show" — and let me tell you, it was quite the experience.
We were in a small studio space watching them perform and goof around, and there's no doubt that these guys are talented. After several years, the members of New Kids on the Block still look as dreamy as ever and can still bust a move or two. If they came out as a new group in 2009 — having never been NKOTB — I firmly believe they would still hit it big and make the girls swoon. As for the Jabbawockeez, I was in awe over their dancing skills. In fact, I was so jealous of their moves that I asked them to teach me a thing or two. Needless say, I don't think I'm going to be a Jabbawockee any time soon.
We have video of my little dance lesson, but for my own morale, I'd rather lock it away in a vault. Read more...
We here at MTV News are a pretty diverse bunch, so the views expressed by some in our more official-type year-end lists (like James Montgomery's Top 25 Albums and Best Songs, and the Mixtape Monday Awards) are not necessarily shared by the rest of the newsroom. So, this week we gave everyone else a chance to chime in with their own lists and explain (or defend) their choices. You'll find the staff faves of 2008 all together here.
By Jocelyn Vena, Writer
Let's face it, 2008 was the year of the pop artist. And, since I am the resident pop expert around these parts, I decided to make my top 10 list all about the greatest pop albums to hit the charts in the last 12 months.
10. Pink, Funhouse: Her tough-girl attitude paid off with this album. She performed her single, "So What," at the VMAs and soon after, it was everywhere. Read more...
One of the commenters bashing our own James Montgomery over his dismissal of NKOTB fans actually had a pretty astute point: why so much NKOTB coverage for something maybe we're not taking as seriously as some of the Blockheads are.
Well, that's just how altruistic we are. And as a peace offering, we wanted to show you the fan reaction that happened this morning when Joey, Jon, Jordan, Donnie and Danny came out for the "Today" show. PLUS, BONUS! A segment MTV did on NKOTB back from 1990, on an episode of "The Week In Rock"
The vintage NKOTB clip after the jump.
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