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!

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!

The 2011 Brit Awards Winners List

The Brits went ‘back to the music’ last night with Tinie Tempah and Arcade Fire proving the biggest winners after walking away with two gongs each.

Tinie, the most nominated artist of the night, won in half his categories taking away best British Breakthrough Act and Best Single for Pass Out.

Canadians Arcade Fire won in both the International Group and International Album categories, where their third album The Suburbs beat offerings from the likes of Eminem and Kings Of Leon.

Rap’n'B star Plan B was named best British Solo Male Artist, while Laura Marling trumped Cheryl Cole and Ellie Goulding to take home the British Female Solo Artist title.

The now five-piece Take That won in the British Group category, with Mark Owen telling Robbie Williams:

“Can I say, thanks for coming back mate… It’s a real pleasure for the five of us to be up here.”

Relative newcomers Mumford And Sons won the coveted MasterCard British Album of the Year for their debut Sigh No More, while Rihanna, Cee Lo Green and Justin Bieber took gongs in the International Female, Male and Breakthrough Act categories respectively.

As previously announced, Jessie J was awarded the Critics’ Choice title, making her the fourth consecutive female to take home the gong.

BRIT Awards 2011, full list of winners:
British Male Solo Arist – Plan B
British Breakthough Act – Tinie Tempah
International Album – Arcade Fire, ‘The Suburbs’
Critic’s Choice – Jessie J
International Male Solo Artist – Cee Lo Green
British Single – Tinie Tempah, ‘Pass Out’
International Group – Arcade Fire
International Breakthrough Act – Justin Bieber
British Female Solo Arist – Laura Marling
International Female – Rihanna
British Group – Take That
Mastercard British Album Of The Year – Mumford And Sons, ‘Sigh No More’

First Group Of Grammy Performers Announced

Current Grammy nominees Arcade Fire, Eminem, Cee Lo Green, Lady Gaga, Miranda Lambert, and Katy Perry are the first performers announced for the 53rd Annual GRAMMY Awards telecast. Arcade Fire and Lambert will perform on the Grammy telecast for the first time, while Eminem, Green, Lady Gaga, and Perry are returning to the GRAMMY stage. Additional performers, presenters and special segments will be announced soon.

CHECK OUT THE THE TOP 10 SINGLES AND ALBUMS ON ITUNES

iTunes’ top 10 selling singles and albums of the week ending Aug. 30, 2010:
Singles:
1. “Teenage Dream,” Katy Perry
2. “Dynamite,” Taio Cruz
3. “Just the Way You Are,” Bruno Mars
4. “Love the Way You Lie,” Eminem
5. “I Like It,” Enrique Iglesias
6. “DJ Got Us Fallin’ In Love,” Usher
7. “Just a Dream,” Nelly
8. “Magic (feat. Rivers Cuomo),” B.o.B
9. “Take It Off,” Ke$ha
10. “Erase Me (feat. Kanye West),” Kid Cudi
Albums:
1. “Teenage Dream,” Katy Perry
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CHECK OUT THE THE TOP 10 SINGLES AND ALBUMS ON ITUNES

iTunes’ top 10 selling singles and albums of the week ending Aug. 23, 2010:

Singles:
1. “Right Above It (feat. Drake),” Lil Wayne
2. “Teenage Dream,” Katy Perry
3. “Dynamite,” Taio Cruz
4. “Love the Way You Lie,” Eminem
5. “I Like It,” Enrique Iglesias
6. “Just the Way You Are,” Bruno Mars
7. “Just a Dream,” Nelly
8. “DJ Got Us Fallin’ In Love,” Usher
9. “Magic (feat. Rivers Cuomo),” B.o.B
10. “Cooler Than Me,” Mike Posner
Albums:
1. “Recovery,” Eminem
2. “God Willin’ & the Creek Don’t Rise,” The Pariah Dogs, Ray LaMontagne
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Check out the The top 10 singles and albums on iTunes

iTunes’ top 10 selling singles and albums of the week ending Aug. 16, 2010:
Singles:
1. “Love the Way You Lie,” Eminem
2. “Dynamite,” Taio Cruz
3. “Teenage Dream,” Katy Perry
4. “I Like It,” Enrique Iglesias
5. “Mine,” Taylor Swift
6. “DJ Got Us Fallin’ In Love,” Usher
7. “Magic (feat. Rivers Cuomo),” B.o.B
8. “Cooler Than Me,” Mike Posner
9. “California Gurls (feat. Snoop Dogg),” Katy Perry
10. “Ridin’ Solo,” Jason Derulo
Albums:
1. “Recovery,” Eminem
2. “The Suburbs,” Arcade Fire
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