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VMA Rehearsals Stop Traffic In New York

Posted on September 9, 2009 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

But which artist was the rehearsal for? You’ll find out on Sunday night! By Jim Cantiello A mystery dancer rehearses in front of Radio City Music Hall in NYC Photo: MTV News NEW YORK — The 2009 MTV Video Music Awards have promised to take over New York City, and the invasion seems to be well under way! Last night at around 8:30 p.m., a group of dancers shut down a couple of lanes of 6th Avenue traffic as they rehearsed for Sunday nights big awards show. In addition to the impromptu choreography, a fake New York City taxi rolled up to the curb so that a couple dancers could practice their moves on the hood.

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VMA Venue Comes To Life: Inside Radio City Music Hall

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Get a sneak peek at the stage before the show airs live Sunday at 9 p.m.

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Eminem Will Be VMA Twitter King, Predicts iJustine

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MTV’s VMA preshow Twitter correspondent will be analyzing the trends Sunday at 8 p.m. ET. By Jocelyn Vena iJustine Photo: iJustine / flickr The 2009 VMA Preshow, which airs on Sunday at 8 p.m

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‘Twilight’ Star Ashley Greene Gets VMA Advice From Taylor Swift

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‘You have to think on your toes,’ Swift tells this year’s fashion correspondent. By Jocelyn Vena Taylor Swift Photo: MTV News Ashley Greene has been tapped to be this year’s MTV News fashion correspondent for the Video Music Awards preshow on Sunday in New York City. Greene follows in the illustrious footsteps of VMA-nominated Taylor Swift, who had the task last year .

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Beyonce Vs. Lady Gaga: Celebs Pick Their VMA Favorites

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Perez Hilton, Ashlee Simpson and others predict who will be Sunday’s big winner. By Jocelyn Vena It’s going to be an epic face-off come Sunday, when pop’s new disco princess, Lady Gaga , squares off against pop’s reigning R&B diva, Beyonc

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Kanye West’s VMA-Nominated ‘Love Lockdown’ — The Video You Almost Didn’t See

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We give you the details of the making of Video of the Year nominee “Love Lockdown,” in Behind the Lens. By James Montgomery Kanye West in “Love Lockdown” Photo: Roc-A-Fella Records If you think Kanye West’s sleek, stylized video for “Love Lockdown” is great, you should see the other version of the clip. It’s even better

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Queen Latifah, The Virgins, Liza Minnelli Celebrate Paper’s 25th Anniversary

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Kanye West, Kid Cudi, Mark Ronson and Janelle Monae party for the New York magazine. By Steven Roberts Queen Latifah at the PAPER magazine party at the New York Public Library in New York City on Tuesday Photo: Bryan Bedder/ Getty Images NEW YORK — Paper magazine celebrated its 25th anniversary Tuesday evening with a party at the New York Public Library. Kanye West , Kid Cudi and Janelle Monae were all in attendance as Queen Latifah , the Virgins , DJ Mark Ronson and Liza Minnelli performed

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Diddy, Wu-Tang Clan Help Raekwon Party For Cuban Linx II

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More than a decade after the first Only Built 4 Cuban Linx, the Chef has a reason to celebrate. Raekwon at his “Only Built 4 Cuban Linx II” album release party at Santos Party House in New York Photo: Jerritt Clark/ Getty Images NEW YORK — Wu-Tang Clan member Raekwon the Chef will be forever lauded, not just because of his lyrical exploits on proper Wu-Tang Clan LPs, but because his solo debut, 1995’s Only Built 4 Cuban Linx is one of the greatest rap albums ever. But nostalgia can only take you so far; you have to live in the here and now eventually

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Former WCW Champ Pinned for Battery

Posted on September 8, 2009 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

A former WCW Tag Team Champion was arrested this weekend after he allegedly put the wrong person in a choke hold … his girlfriend.Sean Haire — aka Sean O’Haire — was arrested early Sunday morning for battery and criminal trespassing after his … Permalink

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Will Andre 3000 Make His Third Appearance On The Hottest MCs List?

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‘I’d rather be #2 and everybody know I should be #1,’ Outkast MC says. By Shaheem Reid Andre 3000 Photo: Arista Can Andre 3000 become one of the few MCs to make three consecutive Hottest MCs lists? Make no mistake about it, Andre always epitomizes all the main criteria the MTV News Hip-Hop Brain Trust analyzes: massive skills, impact — he has that covered

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