2008年9月8日(当地时间9月7日晚),第25届MTV音乐录影带大奖(MTV Video MusicAwards)的颁奖礼在洛杉矶举行,作为开场介绍嘉宾的布兰妮·斯皮尔斯包揽了包括“年度最佳录影带”和“最佳流行录影带”在内的三项重要奖项,成为本届VMA音乐奖的焦点。
今年是MTV台成立的第25个年头,25年前,在首届MTV音乐录影带大奖的颁奖礼中,Madonna演唱的《Like A Virgin》成为MTV历史上经典的片断之一。如果说已经50岁的Madonna和MichaelJackson记录了MTV的光辉岁月的话,今天登台的这些明星们才代表着MTV的现在和未来。
在《Baby One MoreTime》的歌声中,BritneySpears再次站在了MTV的舞台上,与去年相比,今天的Britney无论是身材还是气色都显得要好了很多。在最近几年经历了很多不愉快的事儿之后,Britney Spears还能以如此好的精神状态站在这儿,本身就已经值得所有人为她鼓掌了。在最早颁发的奖项当中,BritneySpears凭借《Piece of Me》获得了“最佳女歌手录影带奖”。平心而论,这首《Piece ofMe》在过去一年中的人气并不如同时获得本项提名的另外两首单曲:Rihanna的《Take A Bow》和Katy Perry的《IKissed A Girl》,但MTV依然将本届VMA音乐奖的首项大奖授予了BritneySpears,这其中自然包含了不少人情分。作为美国流行乐坛近10年来具有代表性的人物,BritneySpears也是近年来MTV音乐奖收视率的重要保证,近年的VMA颁奖礼当中诸多令人记忆深刻的片断几乎都跟她有关。虽然Britney在去年出丑,但去年VMA班奖礼的收视率却比2006年提高了超过两成。而在去年出丑的开场演出之后,BritneySpears今年再次被MTV邀请担任本次颁奖礼的开场嘉宾,不难看出Britney是如今的MTV手中最为重要的棋子。值得一提的是,这是Britney在MTV音乐录影带大奖当中16次提名之后第一次拿奖,因此,她在上台领取“最佳女歌手录影带奖”时也显得格外激动。
Beyonce's third solo album will be released Nov. 18 via Music World Music/Columbia, and will be preceded Oct. 7 by the radio release of the singles "If I Were a Boy" and "Single Ladies."
Beyonce co-wrote or co-produced all the material, which the label says comprises "her most personal, reflective and revelatory collection to-date." Justin Timberlake will also appear on the as-yet-untitled project, but additional details about his contributions have not been released.
The artists teamed up to cover the Marvin Gaye/Tammi Terrell classic "Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing" last Friday at the Fashion Rocks event at New York's Radio City Music Hall.
Producer Jim Jonsin, the man behind Lil Wayne's "Lollipop," has also logged studio time with Beyonce on the track "Beautiful Nightmare," which leaked online earlier this year. It is unknown if the song will make the final track list.
The new album is the follow-up to 2006's "B-Day," which has sold 3.2 million copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan.
Knowles is also gearing up for two upcoming film projects. She stars as blues legend Etta James in "Cadillac Records," a release date for which has yet to be announced, and as the wife of a stalking target in "Obsessed," due Feb. 27.