Muse and Taylor Swift have become the first artists confirmed to perform at this year’s MTV Video Music Awards.

The British band will make their first US television appearance at the annual event, debuting new single ‘Uprising’ from their highly-anticipated album The Resistance.

Country star Swift, who served as a red carpet interviewer last year, has promised that fans can expect “theatrics” during her performance of an updated version of new single ‘You Belong With Me’.

“I think this year’s show will be unlike anything they’ve ever done! MTV has been so good to me. And I could not be more excited about this year’s VMAs,” she said.

Last year, when Taylor Swift attended her first VMAs, she did double duty as a Best New Artist nominee and the fashion correspondent for MTV News’ red-carpet preshow. At the 2009 VMAs, to be hosted again by Russell Brand on September 13, Swift will be one of the night’s big performers.

“I’m so excited that MTV and the VMAs have invited me to perform, because I think this year’s show will be unlike anything they’ve ever done!” she said of her debut on the VMA stage with an updated version of her new single, “You Belong With Me.”

2009 BET Awards has been wrapped, and it is revealed that Beyonce Knowles led its winners list with two nods. She received her first award in Best Female R&B Artist category, beating Keyshia Cole, Keri Hilson, Jennifer Hudson and Jazmine Sullivan.

Full winners list of 2009 BET Awards:

* Video of the Year: Beyonce Knowles – “Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)”
* Best Male R&B Artist: Ne-Yo
* Best Female R&B Artist: Beyonce Knowles
* Best Male Hip-Hop Artist: Lil Wayne
* Best Female Hip-Hop Artist: M.I.A.
* Best Group: DAY26
* Best New Artist: Keri Hilson
* Viewer’s Choice: T.I. feat. Rihanna – “Live Your Life”
* Best Collaboration: Jamie Foxx feat. T-Pain – “Blame It”
* Video Director of the Year: Benny Boom
* Centric Award: Jazmine Sullivan
* Best Gospel Artist: Mary Mary
* Best Actor: Will Smith
* Best Actress: Taraji P. Henson
* Best Male Athlete: LeBron James
* Best Female Athlete: Serena Williams
* Humanitarian Award: Alicia Keys and Wyclef Jean
* Lifetime Achievement Award: The O’Jays

With Michael Jackson’s death occurring just three days before Sunday’s BET Awards, the show was quickly overhauled to be a tribute to the legendary entertainer. And while most awards shows conclude with a rousing finale, this one concluded quietly, with a touching speech from Michael’s sister Janet and a soft, gospel-inflected performance of the Jackson 5′s 1970 hit “I’ll Be There” by Ne-Yo and show host Jamie Foxx.

While the evening began with New Edition romping through a stirring medley of the Jackson 5′s more upbeat hits, the gentle version of “I’ll Be There” made for a somber, dignified follow to Janet’s brief comments.

“To you, Michael is an icon, to us, Michael is family and he will forever live in all of our hearts,” she said. “On behalf of my family and myself, thank you for all of your love, thank you for all of your support. We miss him so much, thank you so much,” she said while tearing up.

The arrival

Kelly Clarkson looks stunning on the Much Music Video Award’s red carpet.
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Lady Gaga shocked fans in Canada over the weekend after donning a studded corset with firework breast plates during a show.
The singer, who was performing at the Much Music awards in Canada, exploded on stage in a black leather one-piece covered in studs and a pair of matching knee-high boots.

And the star took things to the next level when she donned a metal bra with lit sparklers.

GaGa performed a medley of her recent hits including Poker Face and LoveGame.

The 23-year-old New Yorker won the night’s first award, Best International Video by an Artist for “Poker Face.”

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2009 Teen Choice Awards nominees in music:

Choice Music: Single

* “My Life Would Suck Without You” – Kelly Clarkson
* “The Climb” – Miley Cyrus
* “Poker Face” – Lady GaGa
* “Hot N Cold” – Katy Perry
* “Circus” – Britney Spears

Choice Music: Hook Up

* Ciara feat. Justin Timberlake – “Love Sex Magic”
* Lady GaGa feat. Colby O’Donis – “Just Dance”
* Jason Mraz feat. Colbie Caillat – “Lucky”
* Soulja Boy feat. Sammie – “Kiss Me Thru the Phone”
* T.I. feat. Rihanna – “Live Your Life”

Choice Music: Male Artist

* Lil Wayne
* Jason Mraz
* Ne-Yo
* Soulja Boy
* Kanye West

Choice Music: Female Artist

* Miley Cyrus
* Lady GaGa
* Katy Perry
* Britney Spears
* Taylor Swift

Choice Music: Rap Artist

* Bow Wow
* Lil Wayne
* Pitbull
* Soulja Boy
* Kanye West

Choice Music: R&B Artist

* Beyonce Knowles
* Jamie Foxx
* Jennifer Hudson
* Ne-Yo
* T-Pain

Choice Music: Rock Group

* The All-American Rejects
* Green Day
* Kings of Leon
* Linkin Park
* Paramore

Choice Music: Breakout Artist

* David Archuleta
* David Cook
* Kid Cudi
* Lady GaGa
* Asher Roth

Choice Music: Love Song

* “Crush” – David Archuleta
* “Halo” – Beyonce Knowles
* “Lovebug” – Jonas Brothers
* “How Do You Sleep” – Jesse McCartney
* “Love Story” – Taylor Swift

Choice Music: R&B Track

* “Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)” – Beyonce Knowles
* “If This Isn’t Love” – Jennifer Hudson
* “Mad” – Ne-Yo
* “Kiss Me Thru the Phone” – Soulja Boy feat. Sammie
* “Love Lockdown” – Kanye West

Choice Music: Rap/Hip-Hop Track

* “Boom Boom Pow” – Black Eyed Peas
* “Right Round” – Flo Rida
* “I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)” – Pitbull
* “I Love College” – Asher Roth
* “Heartless” – Kanye West

Choice Music: Rock Track

* “Gives You Hell” – The All-American Rejects
* “You Found Me” – The Fray
* “Know Your Enemy” – Green Day
* “Decode” – Paramore
* “Sink Into Me” – Taking Back Sunday

Choice Music: Album (Male Artist)

* “David Cook” – David Cook
* “Relapse” – Eminem
* “Tha Carter III” – Lil Wayne
* “We Sing, We Dance, We Steal Things” – Jason Mraz
* “808′s & Heartbreak” – Kanye West

Choice Music: Album (Female Artist)

* “I Am…Sasha Fierce” – Beyonce Knowles
* “The Fame” – Lady GaGa
* “One of the Boys” – Katy Perry
* “Fearless” – Taylor Swift
* “Carnival Ride” – Carrie Underwood

Choice Music: Album (Group)

* “When the World Comes Down” – The All-American Rejects
* “The E.N.D.” – Black Eyed Peas
* “21st Century Breakdown” – Green Day
* “Lines, Vines and Trying Times” – Jonas Brothers
* “Only by the Night” – Kings of Leon

Choice Music: Soundtrack

* “Gossip Girl”
* “Hannah Montana: The Movie”
* “High School Musical 3: Senior Year”
* “Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience”
* “Twilight”

Choice Music: Tour

* “American Idol”
* Jonas Brothers
* Demi Lovato / David Archuleta
* Britney Spears
* Taylor Swift

As we can see on the list, Lady GaGa gets nominations in such fields as Best Single for her smash hit “Poker Face”, Best Hook Up for her collaboration with Colby O’Donis on single “Just Dance” and Best Album (Female Artist) for her debut effort “The Fame”. On top of that, she is also among the contenders for Best Female Artist and Best Breakout Artist.

Following GaGa’s domination with four gongs are Jonas Brothers, Beyonce Knowles and Taylor Swift. Among the four nominations they have got, the teen band and the two female singers are facing off each other in Best Love Song, in addition to competing against David Archuleta and Jesse McCartney.

Beyonce Knowles

Beyonce also counts a No. 1 film among her recent credits: “Obsessed,” which topped the box office when it opened last month.

The 27-year-old singer is up for female R&B artist, actress, the viewer’s choice award and video of the year, where she has nods for both “Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)” and “If I Were a Boy.”

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Taylor Swift @ 44th annual Academy Of Country Music Awards

Taylor Swift is ravishing in a red one-shoulder Angel Sanchez gown at the 2009 Academy Of Country Music Awards held at the MGM Grand on Sunday in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The 19-year-country cutie finished off her look with Neil Lane jewels, VBH clutch and Louboutin shoes.
Hmm…what a beautiful

This time, Taylor Swift, who also performed at the event, bagged Album of the Year trophy for her effort “Fearless”. Her sophomore set beat down such contenders as Jamey Johnson’s “That Lonesome Song”, Montgomery Gentry’s “Back When I Knew It All”, George Strait’s “Troubadour” and Carrie Underwood’s “Carnival Ride”.

“If I talked with you for more than five minutes, I probably wrote a song about you,” Taylor said during her acceptance speech after previously hugging fellow country music singer Kellie Pickler, who was sitting next to her on the audience seat. “I’d like to thank all the characters in my songs.”

Congratulation to Lauren Conrad

Taylor Swift @ 44th annual Academy Of Country Music Awards

Beyonce Knowles Performs At The 81st Annual Academy Awards

Beyonce Knowles made a surprise appearance at the Oscars, to join host Hugh Jackman for a spectacular medley of showtunes.

The pop superstar dazzled onstage at Hollywood’s Kodak Theatre wearing a top hat and red sequined leotard and gloves.

Knowles and Jackman whizzed through renditions of Top Hat, White Tie And Tails; You’re The One That I Want, from Grease; Lady Marmalade; All That Jazz; and Somewhere Over The Rainbow.

And they were joined onstage at the end by High School Musical stars Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens and Mamma Mia!’s Dominic Cooper and Amanda Seyfried for performances of Last Chance and Mamma Mia! from their respective films.

The medley was directed by Moulin Rouge filmmaker Baz Luhrmann.

Beyonce Knowles Performs at the 81st Annual Academy Awards

Oscar

Oscar Nominations 2009 Complete List

BEST PICTURE NOMINATIONS

* The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
* Frost/Nixon
* Milk
* The Reader
* Slumdog Millionaire

BEST ACTOR NOMINATIONS

* Richard Jenkins – The Visitor
* Frank Langella – Frost/Nixon
* Sean Penn – Milk
* Brad Pitt – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
* Mickey Rourke – The Wrestler

BEST ACTRESS NOMINATIONS

* Anne Hathaway – Rachel Getting Married
* Angelina Jolie – Changeling
* Melissa Leo – Frozen River
* Meryl Streep – Doubt
* Kate Winslet – The Reader

SUPPORTING ACTOR NOMINATIONS

* Josh Brolin – Milk
* Robert Downey Jr. – Tropic Thunder
* Philip Seymour Hoffman – Doubt
* Heath Ledger – The Dark Knight
* Michael Shannon – Revolutionary Road

SUPPORTING ACTRESS NOMINATIONS

* Amy Adams – Doubt
* Penelope Cruz – Vicky Cristina Barcelona
* Viola Davis – Doubt
* Taraji P. Henson – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
* Marisa Tomei – The Wrestler

DIRECTOR NOMINATIONS

* David Fincher
* Ron Howard
* Gus Van Sant
* Stephen Daldry
* Danny Boyle

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY NOMINATIONS

* Courtney Hunt – Frozen River
* Mike Leigh – Happy-Go-Lucky
* Martin – In Bruges
* Dustin Lance Black – Milk
* Andrew Stanton – WALL-E

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY NOMINATIONS

* Eric Roth and Robin Swicord – Benjamin Button
* John Patrick Shanley – Doubt
* Peter Morgan – Frost/Nixon
* David Hare – The Reader
* Simon Beaufoy – Slumdog Millionaire

FOREIGN LANGUAGE NOMINATIONS

* Der Baader Meinhof Komplex
* The Class
* Departures
* Revanche
* Waltz with Bashir

ANIMATED NOMINATIONS

* Bolt
* Kung Fun Panda
* WALL-E

Golden Globe Awards

Best Actress -Motion Picture – Drama
Anne Hathaway, Rachel Getting Married
Angelina Jolie, Changeling
Meryl Streep, Doubt
Kristin Scott Thomas, I’ve Loved You So Long
Kate Winslet. Revolutionary Road

Best Actor – Motion Picture – Drama
Leonardo DiCaprio, Revolutionary Road
Frank Langella, Frost/Nixon
Sean Penn, Milk
Brad Pitt, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler

Best Actress – Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical
Rebecca Hall, Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Sally Hawkins Happy-Go-Lucky
Frances McDormand, Burn After Reading
Meryl Streep, Mamma Mia!
Emma Thompson, Last Chance Harvey

Best Actor – Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical
Javier Bardem, Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Colin Farrell, In Bruges
James Franco, Pineapple Express
Brendan Gleeson, In Bruges
Dustin Hoffman, Last Chance Harvey

Best Supporting Actress
Amy Adams, Doubt
Penelope Cruz, Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Viola Davis, Doubt
Marisa Tomei, The Wrestler
Kate Winslett, The Reader

Best Actress in a Television Series – Drama
Sally Field, Brothers & Sisters
Mariska Hargitay, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
January Jones, Mad Men
Anna Paquin, True Blood
Kyra Sedgwick, The Closer

Best Actor in a Television Series – Drama
Gabriel Byrne, In Treatment
Michael C. Hall, Dexter
Jon Hamm, Mad Men
Hugh Laurie, House
Jonathan Rhys Meyers, The Tudors

Best Actress in a Television Series – Comedy or Musical
Christina Applegate, Samantha Who?
America Ferrera, Ugly Betty
Tina Fey, 30 Rock
Debra Messing, The Starter Wife
Mary-Louise Parker, Weeds

Best Actor in a Television Series – Comedy or Musical
Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock
Steve Carell, The Office
Kevin Connolly, Entourage
David Duchovny, Californication
Tony Shalhoub, Monk

The 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards will be broadcast Jan. 11 from the Beverly Hilton at 8 p.m. on NBC.

Kanye West’s CD, “Graduation,” won two awards, including favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Album. If he was humbled by his win, he didn’t show it in his grandiose acceptance speech.

“I’d like to thank everyone who accepted me trying to break new boundaries in music,” said West. “It’s our responsibility as musicians to keep pushing each other. We will be the new Beatles, the new [Jimi] Hendrix. I want to be Elvis.”

Watch his performance at 2008 American Music Awards below,

Album of the Year: Britney Spears, “Blackout”

Act of 2008: Britney Spears

New Act: Katy Perry

Ultimate Urban: Kanye West

Most Addictive Track: Pink, “So What”

Headliner: Tokio Hotel

Rock Out: 30 Seconds to Mars

Video Star: 30 Seconds to Mars, “A Beautiful Life”

Best Act Ever: Rick Astley

Artists’ Choice: Lil Wayne

Europe’s Favorite Act: Emre Aydin, Turkey

Ultimate Legend: Paul McCartney

Halle Berry - Esquire Magazine Cover

Halle Berry may be a mommy of a certain age, but the men’s magazine Esquire says the Oscar-winning actress is still the Sexiest Woman Alive.

In an article posted on Tuesday on the magazine’s website (www.esquire.com), Berry poses in a parody of a 2000 cover photograph of former U.S. President Bill Clinton, and writes about what she thinks of winning Esquire’s annual honor for the first time.

“Well, I don’t know exactly what it means but being 42 and having just had a baby, I think I’ll take it,” Berry wrote.

Esquire said it dressed Berry in a racier version of Clinton’s suit jacket and blue tie to recreate an iconic cover for its 75th anniversary celebration.

Berry starred last year in the movie “Things We Lost in the Fire” and is due to star next year in “Frankie and Alice,” a film about a woman with multiple personality disorder.

In the Esquire article, Berry describes things she finds sexy. It turns out that spaghetti and wine are major turn-ons.

“Sexy is not about wearing sexy clothes or shaking your booty until you damn near get hip dysplasia; it’s about knowing that sexiness is a state of mind — a comfortable state of being,” she said.

After delivering one of the worst performances in the history of the MTV Video Music Awards, Britney Spears has a chance to be crowned this year as the absolute best.

The rebounding pop queen is nominated for video of the year for “Piece of Me,” a clip that had fun with her reputation as a tabloid queen. Other nominees included the Jonas Brothers for “Burnin Up,” Chris Brown for “Forever,” the Pussycat Dolls for “When I Grow Up” and newcomers The Ting Tings for “Shut Up and Let Me Go.”

This is Spears third nomination for this year’s VMAs; earlier, fans nominated her for best pop video and best female video, both for “Piece of Me.”

There’s a possibility she get a chance to redeem last year’s bad performance at this year’s VMAs, to be held Sept. 7 in Los Angeles; MTV has confirmed they are in talks to have Spears appear in some capacity, and she’s appearing in two video ads to promote the show.

Other nominees announced Friday — Paramore, Fall Out Boy, Slipknot, Linkin Park and Foo Fighters — were in the category of best rock video.

Russell Brand has been selected to host this year’s VMAs, which is to include performances from Kid Rock, Lil Wayne and the Jonas Brothers. Other nominees include Kanye West, Jordin Sparks, Madonna, Rihanna and Katy Perry.
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