http://newsroom.mtv.com This is the MTV Newsroom Blog Sat, 07 Nov 2009 02:04:04 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The first week of November is almost behind us, and while the march toward the holidays is already on, that doesn't mean the music world took any time off. In fact, the next few weeks should be quite exciting, with oodles of new music, video and tour news coming at ... http://newsroom.mtv.com/2009/11/06/rihanna-chris-brown-adam-lambert/ "American Idol" winner Kris Allen debuted his first music video today (although he's been the unwilling star of several hilarious/creepy fan-made Kradam tribute clips) and while "Live Like We're Dying" probably won't win any Moonmen at next year's VMAs, it's a big, bold and awesomely expensive-looking first taste of what ... http://newsroom.mtv.com/2009/11/06/kris-allen-live-like-were-dying-video/ Jordan Knight is currently touring the country in order to record an album. And while he's doing that, he's holding "Jordan Idol" events in various cities trying to find the best up-and-coming talent this great land has to offer, with the winner getting a personal boost into the industry from ... http://newsroom.mtv.com/2009/11/06/jordan-knight/ "I woke up with the song in my head called 'Half of My Heart.' And the idea is that it's this real sort of updated — not that it needs to be updated — sort of Tom Petty, Fleetwood Mac, Stevie Nicks thing. I thought, 'Well, if this is going ... http://newsroom.mtv.com/2009/11/06/john-mayer-taylor-swift/ Before you watch Taylor Swift hosting and performing on "Saturday Night Live" this weekend, spend some time on CBS checking out "Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Rogers," an MMA event live from the Sears Centre Arena in Hoffman Estates, Illinois. The main event features legendary heavyweight Fedor "The Last Emperor" Emelianenko in ... http://newsroom.mtv.com/2009/11/06/strikeforce-jason-mayhem-miller/ Tomorrow night, Taylor Swift will once again grace the stage at Studio 8H at Rockefeller Center when she serves as both the host and musical guest on this week's edition of "Saturday Night Live." It's familiar territory for Swift, who was last on the show back in January, making this ... http://newsroom.mtv.com/2009/11/06/taylor-swift-on-saturday-night-live/ Every day a multitude of stars wanders through the halls of MTV News to talk about their latest projects and goof around with our intrepid correspondents. But sometimes we catch stars elsewhere, and that's why we put together Spotted!, a daily compendium of stars in the wild. 50 Cent had a ... http://newsroom.mtv.com/2009/11/06/spotted-50-cent-cologne/ Ever since the news broke of Chris Brown's assault on then-girlfriend Rihanna back in February, we knew what the results were but details were always hazy about what exactly lead up to Brown's actions. Some of that was cleared up this morning on "Good Morning America," where another portion of ... http://newsroom.mtv.com/2009/11/06/rihanna-chris-brown-assault/ Has any young artist done a better job at creating buzz for his debut album than Justin Bieber? The Canadian kid whose entire career was kickstarted after he posted footage of himself singing on YouTube has gone completely grassroots, building up his Twitter followers, making Facebook friends, dropping strategic singles ... http://newsroom.mtv.com/2009/11/06/justin-bieber-golden-ticket/ The Jonas Brothers and the Backstreet Boys brought their equally hot brand of boy band magic to the MTV Europe Music Awards yesterday (November 5). And things got really awesome when the guys all met up on the red carpet. Believe it or not, the two generations of boy bands ... http://newsroom.mtv.com/2009/11/06/jonas-brothers-backstreet-boys-emas/