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MTV's Musical March Madness: My Chemical Romance Vs. Paramore

Posted 4/1/11 8:15 am EST by in Music


It's MTV's second annual Musical March Madness! MTV News took the 64 biggest names in rock, split them up into four regions, assigned them seeds and puts them up against one another in a single-elimination series of match-ups in a winner-take-all contest. We're leaving it to you to decide an actual champ in this field of 64, so over the next few weeks, fan voting will determine who will emerge as this year's champion. It's all about the fans, and the artist with the most passionate fan base will score the awesome Musical March Madness trophy!

This Final Four promises to be the closest and most intense in the history of MTV's Musical March Madness. Each of the four remaining bands could become the champion, but they'll have to overcome killer odds to do so. Which two bands will be left standing when the championship match goes down on Monday, April 4 (the same day as the NCAA men's basketball championship)? Only you, the fans, know for sure.

Voting for all Final Four match-ups will close on Sunday, April 3 at midnight. As always, you can follow all the voting here.

(3) My Chemical Romance vs. (5) Paramore
My Chemical Romance are making their second straight appearance in the Final Four of MTV's Musical March Madness, having ended the Cinderella story that was Sum 41's run through the tournament to win the East region. They'll take on Paramore, who managed to top the always-dangerous Tokio Hotel to win the South. Which one of these bands will compete for the coveted Musical March Madness trophy? Your votes will decide it!

Watch Dick Bagwell and Vincent Twice unveil the Final Four!

Check out the Musical March Madness bracket and be take a look at the hoops-centric photos of some of the tournament's biggest bands.

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MTV's Musical March Madness: My Chemical Romance Vs. Sum 41

Posted 3/30/11 1:30 pm EST by in Music


It's MTV's second annual Musical March Madness! MTV News took the 64 biggest names in rock, split them up into four regions, assigned them seeds and puts them up against one another in a single-elimination series of match-ups in a winner-take-all contest. We're leaving it to you to decide an actual champ in this field of 64, so over the next few weeks, fan voting will determine who will emerge as this year's champion. It's all about the fans, and the artist with the most passionate fan base will score the awesome Musical March Madness trophy!

The Elite Eight is now entirely open for business, with the East regional final representing the last of the new round of MTV's Musical March Madness. The winner will join the champs of the Midwest, West and South regions in the Final Four in a quest for all the marbles.

Voting for all Elite Eight match-ups will close on Thursday, March 31 at midnight. As always, you can follow all the voting here.

(3) My Chemical Romance vs. (16) Sum 41
One of the favorites even before the tournament started, My Chemical Romance have fulfilled much of their potential, as they have plowed through three rounds of the tournament besting the likes of titans like Rage Against the Machine and Radiohead. Standing in between them and their second straight appearance in the Final Four is Sum 41, the tournament's biggest underdog. They have defied their low seed by upsetting the top-seeded Arcade Fire, international superstars Coldplay and indie darlings the Strokes. MCR represent their strongest competition yet, but the Canadians seem game to take on anybody at any time. Who will end up in the Final Four? Your votes will decide it!

Watch the latest update on all the Elite Eight action!

Check out the Musical March Madness bracket and be take a look at the hoops-centric photos of some of the tournament's biggest bands.

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MTV's Musical March Madness: My Chemical Romance Vs. Radiohead

Posted 3/28/11 4:30 pm EST by in Music


It's MTV's second annual Musical March Madness! MTV News took the 64 biggest names in rock, split them up into four regions, assigned them seeds and puts them up against one another in a single-elimination series of match-ups in a winner-take-all contest. We're leaving it to you to decide an actual champ in this field of 64, so over the next few weeks, fan voting will determine who will emerge as this year's champion. It's all about the fans, and the artist with the most passionate fan base will score the awesome Musical March Madness trophy!

With the unveiling of the match-up below, the Sweet 16 is entirely open for business. You can now vote for your favorite bands in all eight of the pairings, and many of them are super-tight battles between large-scale bands. The competitions promise to go right down to the wire, so stay diligent!

Voting for all Sweet 16 match-ups will close on Tuesday, March 29 at midnight. As always, you can follow all the voting here.

(2) Radiohead vs. (3) My Chemical Romance
This is what the Sweet 16 is all about: Two powerhouses going nose-to-nose in a conflict for the ages. In one corner, Radiohead advanced past TV on the Radio and Owl City with ease. In the opposite corner, My Chemical Romance (last year's finalists) have notched victories over Panda Bear and Rage Against the Machine. Who will survive, and what will be left of them? Vote to find out!

Check out Dick Bagwell and Vincent Twice previewing the Sweet 16!

Check out the Musical March Madness bracket and be take a look at the hoops-centric photos of some of the tournament's biggest bands.

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MTV's Musical March Madness: My Chemical Romance Vs. Rage Against The Machine

Posted 3/25/11 2:00 pm EST by in Music


It's MTV's second annual Musical March Madness! MTV News took the 64 biggest names in rock, split them up into four regions, assigned them seeds and puts them up against one another in a single-elimination series of match-ups in a winner-take-all contest. We're leaving it to you to decide an actual champ in this field of 64, so over the next few weeks, fan voting will determine who will emerge as this year's champion. It's all about the fans, and the artist with the most passionate fan base will score the awesome Musical March Madness trophy!

The second round is almost completely open, though there is plenty of action still to come today (and over the weekend). Some of the Sweet 16 teams are coming into focus, while others remain up in the air. This particular pairing is especially intriguing, as it pits a perennial favorite against a surprise underdog.

Voting for all second round match-ups will close on Sunday, March 27 at midnight. As always, you can follow all the voting here.

(3) My Chemical Romance vs. (11) Rage Against the Machine
Despite not having released new music in years, Rage Against the Machine took down current modern rock chart kings Cage the Elephant in a first round drubbing. They'll square off against My Chemical Romance, who stomped all over Panda Bear in the opening round in hopes of securing the championship trophy this year (they fell in the finals of 2010's tournament). Will they continue their surge, or will Rage continue their unlikely run? Vote to find out!

Watch the breakdown of the first round and a preview of round two!

Check out the Musical March Madness bracket and be take a look at the hoops-centric photos of some of the tournament's biggest bands.

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MTV's Musical March Madness: My Chemical Romance Vs. Panda Bear, Cage The Elephant Vs. Rage Against The Machine

Posted 3/17/11 1:30 pm EST by in Music


It's MTV's second annual Musical March Madness! MTV News took the 64 biggest names in rock, split them up into four regions, assigned them seeds and puts them up against one another in a single-elimination series of match-ups in a winner-take-all contest. We're leaving it to you to decide an actual champ in this field of 64, so over the next few weeks, fan voting will determine who will emerge as this year's champion. It's all about the fans, and the artist with the most passionate fan base will score the awesome Musical March Madness trophy!

The real games in the 2011 NCAA men's basketball tournament are underway (we refuse to concede that any of those terrible "First Four" match-ups were really a part of the action), but the 2011 Musical March Madness tournament is deep into its opening round. Some of the pairings are blowouts, but others are separated by mere statistical differences (Paramore and No Doubt are in a particularly tight knock-down, drag-out affair). With half of the East down, the next two match-ups introduce a 2010 finalist and three other acts who could make a lot of noise.

Just as a reminder, first round voting continues through Sunday night (March 20), and you can catch up with any match-ups you might have missed here. Let's get to the match-ups!

(6) Cage the Elephant vs. (11) Rage Against the Machine
Cage the Elephant really elevated their game with their just-released new album Thank You, Happy Birthday, which has torn up the rock charts. Their live show is also picking up a reputation as being a can't-miss affair, but when it comes to live shows, Rage Against the Machine rarely find themselves in the company of an equal. (They have to, considering they haven't released any new music since they re-formed in 2007.) Which aggro act will claw their way to the second round? Vote and decide!

(3) My Chemical Romance vs. (14) Panda Bear
My Chemical Romance made a run to the finals of the 2010 Musical March Madness tournament and ended up falling to Coheed and Cambria in the championship match-up. They could easily take home the title this year, and the awesomeness of Danger Days might be just the extra pop they needs. But they have to get past Animal Collective member Panda Bear first. Can the adorable underdog take down the arena-punk titans? Vote and find out!

Watch Dick Bagwell and Vincent Twice break down this year's bracket!

Check out the Musical March Madness bracket and be take a look at the hoops-centric photos of some of the tournament's biggest bands.

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Celebrate Mardi Gras 2011 With Miley Cyrus And LCD Soundsystem

Posted 3/8/11 9:30 am EST by in Music


Happy Mardi Gras, everybody! Though it falls a little later on the calendar this year, that just means that revelers are slightly more well-rested for the partying, fun and debauchery that will be unfolding today and all week in New Orleans. As is typical of most celebrations this season, the weather won't be playing nice with anybody (most of Louisiana will be under a blanket of severe thunderstorms today and tomorrow), but that shouldn't stop people from raising their glasses and flashing their naughty bits at total strangers.

In order to put yourself in a proper Mardi Gras mindset, take a spin through the video playlist below. It's a six pack of killer tracks, including Better Than Ezra's "King of New Orleans" (as thrilling a bayou anthem as there is on the rock scene), Miley Cyrus' "Party in the U.S.A." (because Mardi Gras is an excellent reason to put your hands up and "moving your hips like yeah"), MGMT's "Flash Delirium" (as the barrage of bare chests is sometimes disorienting), "Weird Al" Yankovic's "Fat" (an ode to the sort of excess that Mardi Gras brings with it) and My Chemical Romance's "Welcome to the Black Parade" (because even a party this big needs a little bit of darkness).

But we kick things off with a genuine rager in LCD Soundsystem's "Drunk Girls." Not only does it have a great beat that makes you want to shake around, but it also is a tribute to public intoxication. Click play, turn up the volume and laissez bon temps rouler.


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Spotted: 'The Celebrity Apprentice' Premiere Party Rocks Extra Hard

Posted 3/7/11 12:30 pm EST by in Music


Every day a multitude of stars wander 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.

If you watched the premiere episode of "The Celebrity Apprentice" on Sunday night (March 6), you know that it instantly became one of the best shows on television. The cast is remarkable and the challenges are always a little bit insane, and the host — the amazing Donald Trump himself — is an impressive presence. Though tempers ran hot during the show on Sunday night, everybody got along just fine at the premiere party hosted by contestant John Rich. The country star invited a wacky cross-section of people to his home in Nashville, Tennessee (which he has dubbed "Mount Richmore") to watch the show and toast to the experience. In perhaps the greatest party photo ever taken, contestant Meat Loaf hung out with fellow rocker Dee Snider (of Twisted Sister fame) and former "The Celebrity Apprentice" contestant Scott Hamilton. Snider also performed on stage with country star Gretchen Wilson, and Meat Loaf, Rich and Sugar Ray frontman Mark McGrath got together for an all-star jam.

They weren't the only stars celebrating the work, as Kanye West attended the Jean-Paul Gaultier show during Paris Fashion Week and My Chemical Romance performed a caliente set at the Saint Jordi Club in Barcelona, Spain. Click here for these photos as well as the entire "Spotted" archive, which features over 500 candid shots of stars like Britney Spears, Taylor Swift, Justin Bieber, Eminem, Lady Gaga, Jay-Z, Katy Perry, Rihanna, Madonna, Mariah Carey and the Jonas Brothers!

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My Chemical Romance's Danger Days Dominates Sales Poll

Posted 11/30/10 1:00 pm EST by in Music


It's a great time to be a music fan, as there are huge releases hitting store shelves that cater to just about every taste out there. Into mind-bending hip-hop? Kanye West's My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy and Nicki Minaj's Pink Friday are waiting for you. Down with envelope-pushing dance pop? Ke$ha just dropped Cannibal and Black Eyed Peas are bringing out The Beginning. Do you love Justin Bieber? Justin Beiber's My Worlds Acoustic is out now. There are also digging-in-the-crate reissues from Bruce Springsteen, Weezer, Nine Inch Nails, Bob Dylan and a host of others, which should make for a fantastically lively holiday shopping season in the music world (something it could use, quite frankly).

But which album among last week's gigantic releases made the most impact on the readers of the MTV Newsroom Blog? We asked just such a question yesterday and demanded that people vote for the album they bought (or bought first) among the five big ones from last week: Kanye West's My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, Justin Bieber's My Worlds Acoustic, Ke$ha's Cannibal, Nicki Minaj's Pink Friday and My Chemical Romance's Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys.

The results are in, and though West's album is expected to debut at the top of the Billboard album chart with over a half million copies sold, the devotion of the MTV Newsroom readers belongs to My Chemical Romance. Danger Days took the top spot with 57 percent of the total vote (after thousands of entries over the past 12 hours). West came in second with 36 percent, with Minaj finishing in third with five percent. The other two entries barely made a dent, but it's clear that no matter how many albums they end up selling, My Chemical Romance certainly have the most fervent, devoted fan base of anybody putting out an album this holiday season.

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Did Kanye West's My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy Dominate The Week?

Posted 11/29/10 2:00 pm EST by in Music


Last week, MTV News focused on a handful of high-profile albums that all happened to be hitting the streets at the same time. Record buyers had the option of grabbing Kanye West's My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, Nicki Minaj's Pink Friday, Justin Bieber's My Worlds Acoustic, Ke$ha's Cannibal and My Chemical Romance's Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys, all of which came bundled with a ton of hype and a lot of positive buzz.

But with all that star power and past sales history, somebody had to come out on top. According to reports, West's My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy is expected to displace Susan Boyle's The Gift as the top album in the country on the back of around 600,000 in sales. Nicki Minaj should be finishing a distant second to West with Pink Friday, and Justin Bieber will be nipping at her heels (which would be an especially impressive accomplishment, considering that Bieber's album came out on Friday — giving it four fewer sales days — and was only available at Wal-Mart). Ke$ha and My Chemical Romance are likely to finish a bit behind those top three, but it's quite possible that we could see five new albums in the top 10 of the Billboard chart, which would be quite the feat at this stage in the game.

But we want to know which album you couldn't wait for. Vote in the poll below for the album you bought, and if you bought more than one of them, cast your lot for the record you bought first. Will the whims of the MTV Newsroom readers match those of the masses who purchase albums? We'll find out on Tuesday (November 30)!

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Jennifer Grey Wins 'Dancing With The Stars' And The AMAs Impress: This Week's Deep Cuts

Posted 11/24/10 2:00 pm EST by in Deep Cuts


It's about time to close up shop here at MTV News. We'll be hitting the road in a few minutes and gorging ourselves on meat and starches on Thanksgiving Day, but that doesn't mean we're packing it in for the weekend. Any Justin Bieber fans excited about the release of My Worlds Acoustic on Friday (November 26) should make sure you pay close attention to the Twitter feed of MTV News' own Jocelyn Vena. She just might have a Bieber-related surprise or two up her sleeve on Friday, so you won't want to miss out on that.

In the meantime, say hit to your relatives, have that extra slice of pie, enjoy the parade and do your best to find the Jets game. (Also, go see "Faster," because it's awesome.) But before you do any of that, check out the gems you might have missed on the MTV Newsroom Blog this week. Just because it was a short week doesn't mean there wasn't greatness happening. Happy Thanksgiving!

» Congratulations to Jennifer Grey, who overcame injuries, fatigue and a pair of young upstarts to win the 11th season of "Dancing With the Stars."

» MTV News was on the ground at the 2010 American Music Awards, beginning with a trip down the red carpet with Usher, Trey Songz and others.

» Justin Bieber was the big winner at the AMAs, picking up four awards (including Artist of the Year), performing his new single "Pray" and stealing a kiss from Katy Perry.

» The AMAs also marked the television debut of the nine-headed pop monster known as NKOTBSB.
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