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No one gives a damn about this show anymore.   Instead of putting the style and music like back in the day, they choose to over commercialize the show beyond belief.  No budget, maybe?  No creativity?  No insight?  I have no idea what’s going on at the MTV offices these days, but I’m still speechless after watching the 2008 VMA’s.  The once “it” show of the year has now become nothing short of an over-hyped Hollywood wannabe hipster prom.  Let’s start with the choice of host.  Russell Brand?  He had a few jokes that got a chuckle out of me, but he’s not funny enough to ad lib his way out of a bad joke.   There are better things to poke fun at other than the Jonas Brothers’ celibacy promise rings, and the fact that he didn’t have much else to go on, just proves his material is not worthy of hosting such an event. Now the Britney factor.  Shame, shame, shame on MTV for continuing to exploit this poor child for their benefit.  They threw her out into the pack of wolves last year as the opening act that resulted in complete humiliation.  Mind you, she has cleaned up and looked fantastic that night, but I’m still bitter at MTV for exploiting her image as the “opener” for the show when ANYONE could’ve done the job.  Do they honestly think we tuned in to see her in a boring skit with Jonah Hill and to say ‘welcome to the show’?  Hell no!  Now on to the music…. or better yet, the lack thereof.  Rihanna is the opening act?  Really?  I know she’s hot right now and is at the top of the charts, but what happened to the kick ass opener that rocks the house and gets the party started?  Nothing against Rihanna, but she wasn’t it.  Not that she’s not worthy of being a fantastic opening act — if you tuned in to Fashion Rocks, you would’ve seen what could be done when an artist is put into a well thought out musical and theatrical production.  Aside from Rihanna, I guess MTV felt that if we threw Lil’ Weezy in as much as we can throughout the night, then the show would be totally HOT!  Wrong.  What a headache!  Yes, Lil’ Wayne gave me a headache!  If it wasn’t from his sagging jeans, then it was from his lackluster performances.  He had no business being on the stage with Kid Rock.  And his own set was a complete bore.  This coming from the #1 selling artist for the past month?  Very scary.  Paramore rocked it.  Pink did her thing.  Kanye closed it.  But these small acts can’t make up for the two-hours of torture.   I would’ve been happy just watching Travis & DJ AM go at it all night.  My advice to MTV — just go old school next year.  Forget all the over-the-top venues (Vegas, Paramount Studios lot, etc.) and just take it back to the Barker Hangar and just throw one big garage party.  Invite more rock bands and consider doing those surprise collaborations that only get seen on award shows and the occasional live show.  You mean to tell me you invited Slash to the VMA’s just to sit in the crowd?  For crying out loud, see if he’s up for a GNR reunion or see if he wants to jam with the Foo Fighters or Linkin Park?  My point is make use of the talent pool that’s out there.  Nothing fancy, just keep it real and keep it SIMPLE.  Let the rockers jam and let the rappers flow.  Take note, you stuffy MTV suits….. and maybe you can spare the fans from the misery that lies ahead for next year.

Yes, I’m gonna be the first one to say it — Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon will NOT… I repeat, will not last. Why say such negative things? ‘Cause they’ve just jinxed themselves with what my husband and I have dubbed the “Kiss of Death” — they got their names tattooed on each other. Hel-lo? Have they not seen the damage this has done to all former Hollywood couples (Tommy Lee & Pamela Anderson and Johnny Depp & Winona Ryder, to name a few)? Forget Hollywood couples, this goes for ANY couple, period! You just don’t do it. It never works in your favor and then you’re screwed with a permanent reminder of what you thought was a sign of love and devotion at the time. WRONG! Mariah’s tattoo isn’t so bad. Typical tiny girly tattoo that says Mrs. Cannon inside some girly type design. But Nick’s tattoo is horrendous. He got “Mariah” tattooed on his upper back. And these are not tiny letters either. They’re huge! It looks as though it takes up his entire shoulder blade area. Just way too big for a name written in cursive lettering. Tacky!

Greetings to my fellow bloggers in the entertainment world. Welcome to my first blog…. EVER! Let’s cut to the chase and get to the headlining ‘rumor’ of the day: Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon eloping? Hopefully we’re all being PUNKED! I’m sorry, but I just can’t see it. Sure she’s gorgeous and he’s handsome…but when did they even start dating? He directed her ‘ByeBye’ video, and then what… they start checkin’ each other out and decide to make a go for it?!! With Whitney Houston being spotted with her off/on ‘friend’ Ray J, one can’t help but wonder if this is the latest trend in the music industry. Speaking of music, American Idol is starting to bore the hell out of me! David Archuleta is annoying me with his wimpy posturing and nasally singing. And he’s a total bore to boot. Syesha comes out swinging but never seems to wow me, and Jason Castro doesn’t even realize where he is half the time. It’s obvious that I’ve narrowed it down to David Cook, but c’mon.. do you REALLY think anyone else deserves to win? This week we said goodbye to Brooke. She’s talented, but she’s way too weepy to even have a chance at the top 3. This could be why I get more viewing pleasure watching Dancing With The Stars. Finally, Jason Taylor was able to knock top runner Kristi Yamaguchi from the #1 spot last week. Awesome! Kristi’s a great dancer, but I would love to see her fall just ONCE this season! And speaking of falls….. who will take the fall for the Miley’s VF photo spread? NO ONE! My advice to Miley: Man up and be a professional and admit that you did the shoot and were happy with the work. Don’t degrade the great artist known as Annie Lebowitz. Disney will forgive you if you stick by your art.