2006 MTV VMA's: Official Discussion

[Karma]

2006 MTV Video Music Awards hosted by Jack Black

Tonight @ 8 p.m. e.s.t. on MTV

Official 2006 MTV VMA website

The Red Hot Chili Peppers and Shakira are front and center at this year's MTV Video Music Awards.



The rock band and the pop superstar got seven nominations each for the videos "Dani California" and "Hips Don't Lie," respectively, MTV announced July 31. Both will compete for video of the year along with Christina Aguilera ("Ain't No Other Man"), Madonna ("Hung Up") and Panic! at the Disco ("I Write Sins Not Tragedies").

Madonna, Shakira and Aguilera are also nominated for best female video with Kelly Clarkson ("Because of You") and Nelly Furtado ("Promiscuous").

Madonna is up for another three awards, including best dance video and best pop video.

Aguilera, now in a '40s glamour-puss phase, is also nominated for best pop video and best choreography in a video.

Nick Lachey's "What's Left of Me," which recreates his breakup with Jessica Simpson, will vie for best male video with James Blunt ("You're Beautiful"), Kanye West ("Gold Digger"), T.I. ("What You Know") and Busta Rhymes (for his remix of "Touch It," featuring Mary J. Blige and Missy Elliott).

The bands for best group video include the Chili Peppers, Fall Out Boy ("Dance, Dance") and Gnarls Barkley ("Crazy").

The 2006 MTV Video Music Awards, scheduled to air live on MTV (8 p.m. ET), will take place Aug. 31 at Radio City Music Hall in New York. The awards, which debuted in New York in 1984, have been held in Miami the last two years. Jack Black will host.

"I think it's time for the Video Music Awards to come back to New York," Justin Timberlake said July 31 at a press conference. "I think, in my opinion, it lost a bit of its luster."

T.I. said MTV has made a big impact on his career.

"It represents the upper echelon of entertainment for me and my culture and what we do," he told The Associated Press July 31. "For a rapper to be in the same rights as Beyoncé and Justin on the MTV VMA Awards -- it's kind of big for us."

Timberlake, who snagged a best male video award in 2003 for "Cry Me a River," will perform his new single "SexyBack" for the first time.

Beyoncé, whose "Check on It" is nominated for best R&B video, will perform "Ring the Alarm," the second single from her upcoming album, "B'Day."

Other acts slated to perform are Panic! at the Disco, the Killers and rappers T.I. and Ludacris.

The Raconteurs, fronted by the White Stripes' Jack White, will provide the show's "soundtrack," MTV said.

 

[Foxfire]

I didn't watch this, I see no need to. Most of the artists and bands I want to win never do. Its always the same old boring artists over and over. Its like the same thing with the Emmies, Oscars, etc.

And I can't stand most of the hosts they choose. Did you watch it and what did you think, Farrah?

 

[Karma]

i thought it was a smart move for them to return the show to the Radio City Music Hall for a start. they NEVER should've taken it to Miami. I liked last year's "water" theme and imagery but Diddy as a host fell FLAT. This year, Jack Black "played it safe". He wasnt funny, he didnt take risks...he was just "cute" and "pleasant" which equals BORING when it comes to the VMA's.

the show itself was put together nicely BUT the performances were all pretty damn boring. Beyonce and Christina Aguilera were EXTREMELY disappointing both for that they chose to perform and the fact that they just really didnt have a live or hype vibe.

half the people who won werent even THERE and i was PISSED that Kelly Clarkson and the Pussy Cat Doll beat out Madonna for "best female video" and "best dance video". Madonna did win ONE award (and she wasnt even there lol) . Janet was supposed to be there...supposed to PERFORM but she didnt show. Kelly Clarkson didnt show etc.

Jessica Simpson looked like "Slut Barbie" fresh out of a box.

I think one of the biggest problems is that MTV is now trying to capitalize on the "anything can happen" reputation the show ONCE had but in an age where the FCC is censoring everything and considering the fact that MTV (and now even MTV2) dont even broadcast videos anymore...how could anyone really KNOW what was going on?

MTV as a network has long grown stale and the VMAs are not what they used to be.

 

[Rampage]

You hit the nail on the head with MTV. Woith almost no videos on the air, there were few videos I had seen or craed about enough to try to watch. I saw a bit of it, but I think that the first thing MTV should do is get a damn videos channel. Right now I'm atching what amounts to 23 hours of "How can we make up a show that is essentially about getting laid interesting without having nudity?" and MAYBE an hour of vidoes punctiated with almost half that time being ads. It is disgusting. It is also the reason why the VMAs suck now. Even P. Diddy (who gave a mighty effort) couldn't save a show about something NO ONE has access to.

 

[Black Widow]

I watched and was disappointed, with everything really.

Performances were flat with maybe the exception of Justin Timberlake's opening [boy can dance] OKGO's treadmill rendition [that was just fascinating... they must have had way too much time on their hands to come UP with it, let ALONE choreograph that shit to look so fluid.] and Panic! At the Disco's performance was nice and broadway-showy, which is something I enjoy in their music videos and fits nicely with their music.

I profoundly wondered what happened to the rest of Jessica Simpson's dress.

I always thought Jack Black [and Will Ferrel as well, while I'm at it] tried TOO HARD to be funny. Sarah Silverman was funnier with the 'Lance Bass hit on me' and 'Paris, please lose weight' bits.

I was surprised Shakira, Madonna, and Nelly Furtado all got shafted. Red Hot Chilli Peppers got stiffed too, but I haven't seen their video, and only knew they were nominated alot and won only one technical award. I think i was only satisfied with Chamillionaire's win in Rap video and Panic!'s win in video of the year. I really enjoyed Panic's video, it was innovative and I remembered it long after my sister showed it to me.

I thought Madonna DESERVED Pop Video. That's just self explanitory. I DID love Pink's video too though... and her acceptance speech was by far one of the funniest moments of the night.

Shakira deserved Dance Video. That song just makes me want to dance and she can REALLY cut up the dance floor.

Nelly Furtado should have gotten SOMETHING... her song has DOMINATED airwaves all summer and is THIS year's "Yeah", basically.

Who the HELL was that taking home 'Best New Artist' ?! Chris Brown and Panic! At the Disco were MORE deserving. I haven't even HEARD of 'Avenged Sevenfold'... and Rihanna and James Blunt were also better candidates but only have one video out a piece.

 

[Rampage]

Rihanna has videos for "Unfaithful", "Rescue Me", "If it's Lovin' That You Need", and her firts single, "Pon De Replay". In terms of having lots of good records, she should have won hands down.

 

[Black Widow]

LOL, whoops, scratch that back. I've only HEARD OF one video as far as Rihanna goes.

and PS... if you watch MTV at 4, 5, 6'oclock in the morning... that's when thy actually play videos. Ive only done it once.... lol. I personally dont like a SINGLE one of their programs. MTV has really gone to the dogs, so to speak.

 

[Karma]

we discussed this in a thread in TV Land as well...as someone who saw the BIRTH of MTV and have watched it through many of its milestones(Michael Jackson's thriller, the first VMA's featuring Madonna performing, Yo! Mtv raps etc) ... the network has made it a practice to continue to try to catre to the "young" crowd. once you past 25, you're no longer considered their target audience.

music videos used to be the crowning achievement for an artist. Michael Jackson and Madonna were just as good for Mtv as Mtv was good for THEM and they basically are the king and queen of the music video era...but now we seem to be in a new time...where music videos don't matter. thanks in part to talentless artists and lack of video time on Mtv

ive seen archive footage of past VMAs and i have to say...they were much more live and hype than anything seen since 2003 (the last good VMA they had featuring Madonna's kiss and Beyonce's showstopping number) . back in the day they had a true mix of legendary artists and up and comers and you TRULY didnt know what would happen (of course this was before the FCC began going mad with censorship post Janet Jackson's superbowl flash)

the VMA's now have become a formula. they are boring....and the ratings proove it. less tha 6 million people tuned in for this year's VMA's.