http://showhype.com/television/mtv_video_music_awards/ The Web's top MTV Video Music Awards news from ShowHype - find more at http://showhype.com/television/mtv_video_music_awards/ en ShowHype http://backend.userland.com/rss http://images.dailyradar.com/media/img/showhype/logo_120x60.png http://showhype.com/television/mtv_video_music_awards/ 120 60 http://showhype.com/article/mtv-awards-show-director-tapped-for-oscars/ <p> By Josh L. Dickey The Oscars want their MTV. Hamish Hamilton has been named director of the 81st Annual Academy Awards, a sign that&nbsp;first-time producers Bill Mechanic and Adam Shankman may push the Oscars further into the musical performance-heavy territory that the telecast found critical and ratings traction with last time around. The 43-year-old Brit has steered the stylish and freewheeling MTV Video Music Awards going back to 2006,&nbsp;and this year helmed &ldquo;Neil Diamond: Hot August Night/NYC&rdquo; and &ldquo;Be the Change Inaugural Ball.&rdquo; </p><p>Find more top entertainment news, videos, and blogs on ShowHype: <a href="http://showhype.com/celebrities/">Celebrities</a>, <a href="http://showhype.comhttp://showhype.com/movie/academy_awards/">Academy Awards</a>, <a href="http://showhype.comhttp://showhype.com/television/mtv_video_music_awards/">MTV Video Music Awards</a>, <a href="http://showhype.comhttp://showhype.com/movie/josh_lucas/">Josh Lucas</a>, <a href="http://showhype.comhttp://showhype.com/television/mtv/">MTV</a>, <a href="http://showhype.comhttp://showhype.com/movie/adam_shankman/">Adam Shankman</a>, <a href="http://showhype.comhttp://showhype.com/music/britney_spears/">Britney Spears</a></p> http://showhype.com/article/mtv-awards-show-director-tapped-for-oscars/ Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:40:35 +0000 Celebrities Academy Awards MTV Video Music Awards Josh Lucas MTV Adam Shankman Britney Spears http://showhype.com/article/taylor-swift-takes-jab-at-kanye-west-in-saturday-night/ <p>The jokes about Kanye and Taylor Swift arent old yet. One of the "Saturday Night Live" promos riffs on the rappers rude interruption during Swifts acceptance speech at the MTV Video Music Awards in September. </p><p>Find more top entertainment news, videos, and blogs on ShowHype: <a href="http://showhype.com/celebrities/">Celebrities</a>, <a href="http://showhype.comhttp://showhype.com/music/kanye_west/">Kanye West</a>, <a href="http://showhype.comhttp://showhype.com/music/taylor_swift/">Taylor Swift</a>, <a href="http://showhype.comhttp://showhype.com/television/saturday_night_live/">Saturday Night Live</a>, <a href="http://showhype.comhttp://showhype.com/television/mtv_video_music_awards/">MTV Video Music Awards</a></p> http://showhype.com/article/taylor-swift-takes-jab-at-kanye-west-in-saturday-night/ Sun, 8 Nov 2009 16:40:52 +0000 Celebrities Kanye West Taylor Swift Saturday Night Live MTV Video Music Awards