Beyonce And The Roots Perform “Countdown” Together!

If you want to make Beyoncé slightly more epic, just add The Roots. We know this because that’s exactly what happened this weekend on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon. Performing “Countdown,” Beyoncé foregoes her signature hyper-choreographed moves in favor of a more subdued, sexy performance. And it’s pretty damn sexy — even when the girl isn’t really moving, damn, can she move! Complete with hip-defining costume and wind machine, Bey proves why she’s the King; even with an amazing band (and they are amazing) like The Roots behind her, all you can think while watching is “Oh Bey!”

Scotty McCreery in best “Idol” album debut in 8 years

“American Idol” champion Scotty McCreery became the most successful winner in eight years on Wednesday when his debut country album went straight to the top of the Billboard charts.

McCreery, who turned 18 years-old this week, was also the youngest male artist to see a debut release open in the No.1 spot, and “Clear As Day” notched the highest first week album sales of any solo country artist this year, Billboard said.

McCreery took the “American Idol” crown in an all-country music finale of the TV singing contest in May. “Clear As Day” , released on a Universal Music Group label, sold 197,000 copies in the first week, according to Nielsen SoundScan figures.

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Selena Gomez to host MTV Europe Music Awards 2011

U.S. teen actress and singer Selena Gomez will host this year’s MTV Europe Music Awards in Belfast on November 6, the music channel said on Monday.

The 19-year-old, who is dating another teenage sensation the 17-year-old Canadian pop star Justin Bieber, will aim to find time to tweet and provide commentary for mtvema.com website as well as her regular hosting duties.

Gomez follows the likes of Justin Timberlake, Eva Longoria, Katy Perry and Snoop Dogg in hosting one of pop music’s biggest nights outside the United States.

Although held in a different European city each year, the MTV EMAs tend to be dominated by U.S. acts.

This year, Lady Gaga leads the list of nominations with six, followed by two other U.S. acts — Katy Perry and Bruno Mars. Bieber has been shortlisted in three categories.

Watch an Extended Preview of ‘The X Factor’

Fox has bestowed upon us an extended preview of “The X Factor,” and a few differences between it and “American Idol” are already clear.

For starters, it doesn’t look like the initial auditions are held privately in a room with only the judges present (as has always been done on “Idol”).

“X Factor” seems to throw contestants right into the fire, shoving them onto an arena stage with a sold-out crowd in attendance. Anyone with stage-fright will certainly show their colors with a quickness in that environment.

Also, the ubiquitous Coke logos from “Idol” are replaced by Pepsi, which reportedly paid $60 million to sponsor “X Factor.”

And while “Idol” has a narrow age range into which contestants must fall, “X Factor” welcomes everyone. The extended preview here shows two from opposite ends of the spectrum — a 13-year-old girl and a woman in her 40s. The judges and the giant crowd (no, seriously, that crowd is freakin’ huge) love them both.

“X Factor” premieres on Fox on September 21. In the meantime, take a look at the eight-minute preview.

6th person dies from Indiana state fair accident

So tragic. Family members say a 22-year-old college student is the sixth person to die from injuries suffered when a stage collapsed at the Indiana State Fair last weekend.

Along with several people who died immediately, at least four dozen were injured when a strong wind gust toppled the metal scaffolding holding lights and other equipment and sent it plunging into fans awaiting a concert by the country group Sugarland.

The Star Press first reported 22-year-old Jennifer Haskell died Friday morning at a hospital in Indianapolis. Her uncle, Mike Whited, announced her death in a statement later Friday.

Haskell was entering her senior year at Ball State University, where she was studying sports medicine

State Fair spokesman Andy Klotz tells WTHR-TV the fair expresses “its deepest sympathies to her family.”

Rebecca Black To Appear At MTV O Awards

You know you love her! After all, she’s given Friday an insane amount of publicity. Monday could really use some help, though. Maybe that will be her follow up single. If you’ve been living under a rock, we’re talking about internet sensation Rebecca Black!

Rebecca Black is slated to appear at MTV’s inaugural O Music Awards, www.omusicawards.com, a multiplatform franchise and award event that celebrates and honors the art, creativity, personality, technology and migration of music into the digital space. Black will appear alongside performers Matt & Kim and Chiddy Bang live from a surprise location in Las Vegas TONIGHT, April 28th at 11pm ET/8pm PST at OMusicAwards.com.

The award event will begin when a flash mob will descend upon a surprise iconic Las Vegas location that will serve as the backdrop for the festivities. Matt & Kim will kick off the show and be featured predominately throughout the live event. Additional performers include Chiddy Bang, Lil B, Lupe Fiasco, Mumford & Sons with Edward Sharpe and Old Crow Medicine Show, and Foster the People, who will perform at the central hub in Las Vegas, as well as other locations from around the country. Presenters include Ke$ha, Cee Lo Green, B.o.B, Wiz Khalifa, Robyn and Theophilus London.

This is gearing up to be an epic awards show you won’t want to miss!

Jason Aldean Tops The 2011 CMT Music Awards Nominees

Jason Aldean has been announced as the leading nominee for the 2011 CMT Music Awards, with a total of four nominations. Meanwhile, The Band Perry, Lady Antebellum, Miranda Lambert, Rascal Flatts, Taylor Swift and Zac Brown Band earned three nominations apiece. In addition, Kenny Chesney, Sugarland and Carrie Underwood, who each earned two nominations, join all these seven artists in the top category for video of the year.

The final nominees in each of the 2011 CMT Music Awards categories include:

Video of the Year
• Jason Aldean – “My Kinda Party”
• Kenny Chesney – “The Boys of Fall”
• Lady Antebellum – “Hello World”
• Miranda Lambert – “The House That Built Me”
• Rascal Flatts – “Why Wait”
• Sugarland – “Stuck Like Glue”
• Taylor Swift – “Mine”
• The Band Perry – “If I Die Young”
• Carrie Underwood – “Undo It”
• Zac Brown Band – “Colder Weather”

Male Video of the Year
• Jason Aldean – “My Kinda Party”
• Kenny Chesney – “The Boys of Fall”
• Toby Keith – “Bullets in the Gun”
• Blake Shelton – “Who Are You When I’m Not Looking”
• Keith Urban – “Without You”

Female Video of the Year
• Sara Evans – “A Little Bit Stronger”
• Miranda Lambert – “The House That Built Me”
• Reba McEntire – “Turn On the Radio”
• Taylor Swift – “Mine”
• Carrie Underwood – “Undo It”

Group Video of the Year
• Lady Antebellum – “Hello World”
• Little Big Town – “Little White Church”
• Rascal Flatts – “Why Wait”
• The Band Perry – “If I Die Young”
• Zac Brown Band – “Colder Weather”

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First MTV O Music Award for Most Innovative Music Video Decided today! Livestream panel debate at 4pm.

Today marks the official kick off of the week long MTV O Music Awards celebration, www.omusicawards.com. Today at 4pm, MTV will be live streaming a panel with Jermaine Dupri, legendary music video director Wayne Isham, and music journalists Caryn Ganz (Yahoo Music) and Brenna Ehrlich (Mashable) where they will debate the nominees for the most innovative music video. At the end of the live stream, the winner will be announced. Hosted by James Montgomery with appearances by Robyn, Tim Nordwind of OK Go, Andy Grammer, Perry Farrell, My Chemical Romance, Ke$ha, and more. Below, please find the list of nominees, as well as the URL and embed code (please note the embed code won’t work until the livestream begins).

The inaugural OMAs will stream live from Las Vegas at 11 p.m. ET/8 p.m. PT on OMusicAwards.com. Tune in to see who will reign supreme in categories like Most Viral Dance, Funniest Music Short and NSFW Music Video!

Below, please find the full list of innovative music video nominees:

Innovative Music Video
Arcade Fire, “We Used To Wait”
Robyn, “Killing Me”
The Johnny Cash Project, “Ain’t No Grave”
Cassius, “I Love You So”
Sour, “Mirror”
OK Go, “Back From Kathmandu”
Das Racist, “Who’s That? Brooown!”
Craig Wedren, “Are We”
Andy Grammer, “Keep Your Head Up”
Au Revoir Simone, “Knight of Wands”

Watch the Panel Debate Live at 4PM here (please note embed video will not work until 4PM) –

Or you can watch it live on MTV.com!

Katy Perry’s ‘E.T.’ Performance On American Idol

Katy Perry blasted off into space last night during her performance of ‘E.T.’ Perry surprised fans when Kanye West took to the stage midway through the song.

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Eliminated Idol Pia Toscano To Perform On Dancing With The Stars

There’s a first for everything! Pia Toscano may have been eliminated from American Idol, but she’s already making history as the first castoff to perform on the Dancing With The Stars results show before an official Idol has been crowned.

Rumors have been swirling that Pia has been getting close to Dancing With The Stars cast member Mark Ballas and now we know why! Whether or not it’s a publicity stunt, we’re excited to see Pia performing again on such a big show.

No word yet on what she’ll be performing. Could it be her rumored first single? Reports have claimed that Pia has been rushed into writing and recording her first album now that she’s signed a record deal.

Will you be tuning in to see Pia on Dancing With The Stars?

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