http://mtvpress.com/press MTV press releases. en Jake.Urbanski@mtvstaff.com Copyright 2012 2012-02-22T18:22:13+00:00 http://mtvpress.com/press/release/chiddy_bang_gary_clark_jr._kimbra_and_ed_sheeran http://mtvpress.com/press/release/chiddy_bang_gary_clark_jr._kimbra_and_ed_sheeran#When:18:22:13Z Previously Announced Festival Performers Include fun., A$AP Rocky, WALK THE MOON, and Wallpaper.; Performances to be Live-Streamed on March 15 MTV and mtvU Kick-Off “Woodies Week” on-air beginning March 11th and close week with “2012 mtvU Woodie Awards Special” Airing Sunday, March 18th at 8pm ET/7pm CT  New York, NY – February 22, 2012 – MTV’s 24-hour college network, mtvU, today announced that Chiddy Bang, Gary Clark, Jr., Kimbra, and Ed Sheeran will join previous announced performers fun., A$AP Rocky, WALK THE MOON and Wallpaper. on stage at the 2012 mtvU “Woodie Awards Festival” on March 15 during the SXSW Music Festival. The day...read more MTV, mtvU, Music, Shows, Woodie Awards, 2012-02-22T18:22:13+00:00 http://mtvpress.com/press/release/demi_lovato_stay_strong http://mtvpress.com/press/release/demi_lovato_stay_strong#When:15:45:38Z “I’m not perfect… this is a daily battle I will face for the rest of my life” – Demi Lovato Releases Second Single “Give Your Heart A Break” NEW YORK, NY (February 22, 2012) – After a year of intense personal struggles and public attention, singer-songwriter and actress Demi Lovato allowed MTV News’ cameras to follow her most private moments as she continues her treatment in the public eye. Premiering on Tuesday, March 6th at 10PM ET/PT on MTV, “Demi Lovato: Stay Strong” reveals an intimate portrait of a resilient young woman confronting her issues, heading back on the road to...read more MTV, Music, MTV News, 2012-02-22T15:45:38+00:00 http://mtvpress.com/press/release/things_millennials_like http://mtvpress.com/press/release/things_millennials_like#When:17:11:50Z Alison Hillhouse, MTV Insights 1. They seem to like poking fun at themselves…in that self-referential-post-modern-we-are-in-on-the-joke-about-how-others-see-us way: The now defunct yet wildly popular "Stuff White People" Like seemed to launch the “Stuff____people____” genre in 2008, and since then we’ve seen a whole host of sites and handles that reflect this satirical Millennial mainstay: @TotalFratMove and @TotalSororMove, @BetchesLuvThis (which pokes fun of many a young women’s obsession with having a gay BFF, claiming to have ADD and “Betch of the Week” Pippa Middleton), "15 Things White Girls Do on Facebook" (share pictures of undeserving food, post complaints like “Never eating at AppleBees AGAIN...read more Research, 2012-02-21T17:11:50+00:00 http://mtvpress.com/press/release/i_just_want_my_pants_back_ratings http://mtvpress.com/press/release/i_just_want_my_pants_back_ratings#When:22:38:52Z Next Week Catch Two All-New Episodes Airing Back-to-Back at 11:00 P.M. and 11:30 P.M. ET/PT on MTV SANTA MONICA, CA (February 17, 2012) — MTV’s new critically acclaimed scripted comedy series “I Just Want My Pants Back” hit a series high in its third week last night, earning a 2.1 P12-34 rating, and delivering over two million viewers.  The series continues to grow each week, up 24% from the premiere and 11% from last week’s airing, following a similar pattern of growth as returning scripted hits “Awkward” and “Teen Wolf.”  Next week, viewers are in for two all-new episodes of &ldquo...read more MTV, Shows, I Just Want My Pants Back, 2012-02-17T22:38:52+00:00 http://mtvpress.com/press/release/fun._aap_rocky_walk_the_moon_and_wallpaper._to_perform_at_the_2012_mtvu_woo http://mtvpress.com/press/release/fun._aap_rocky_walk_the_moon_and_wallpaper._to_perform_at_the_2012_mtvu_woo#When:15:53:32Z Network to Stream Performances Live Online on March 15; MTV and mtvU Kick-Off “Woodies Week” on-air beginning March 11th and close week with “2012 mtvU Woodie Awards Special” Airing Sunday, March 18th at 8pm ET/7pm CT  New York, NY – February 17, 2011 – MTV’s 24-hour college network, mtvU, today announced that four of the 2012 “Breaking Woodie” nominees, fun., A$AP Rocky, WALK THE MOON and Wallpaper., will perform at the 2012 mtvU “Woodie Awards Festival” on March 15 during the SXSW Music Festival. The day will begin at 1pm CT with a host of live performances by up-and-coming artists during the first-ever, open-air ...read more MTV, mtvU, Woodie Awards, 2012-02-17T15:53:32+00:00 http://mtvpress.com/press/release/30_dates_in_30_days http://mtvpress.com/press/release/30_dates_in_30_days#When:20:38:29Z By Jillian Curran, MTV Insights Valentine’s Day: couples at dinner, single dudes playing xbox….and some single ladies are playing what might just be the ultimate video game - online dating.  As of recent, dating in the digital world has become this generation’s biggest & best-kept secret. When asked, 1 in 4 of our viewers at MTV have online dated, while 1 in 2 has “had a friend” who’s done it! There’s something fishy about that math…. We wanted to get a deeper understanding of the secret life of online dating, so we enlisted a crew of fearless female crusaders to...read more Research, 2012-02-14T20:38:29+00:00 http://mtvpress.com/press/release/mtv_and_fans_celebrate_the_life_and_legacy_of_whitney_houston http://mtvpress.com/press/release/mtv_and_fans_celebrate_the_life_and_legacy_of_whitney_houston#When:17:23:13Z MTV NEWS LIVE FROM THE GRAMMYS® RED CARPET SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 12th AT 5PM ET on MTV.COM   New York, NY (February 12, 2012) – MTV is celebrating the life and 27-year legacy of musical legend Whitney Houston. • MTV News broke into regularly scheduled programming on Saturday, February 11th at 11:30pm ET for a special one-hour Whitney Houston music video tribute including live updates from the MTV Newsroom in Times Square and coverage from MTV News’ Correspondent James Montgomery live at the Clive Davis Grammy Pre-Party. The video tribute will re-air on Sunday, February 12th with updated correspondent hits. • Since news broke, MTV’s music channels -...read more Music, MTV News, 2012-02-12T17:23:13+00:00 http://mtvpress.com/press/release/mtv_taylor_swift_global_premiere_of_safe_sound_hunger_games_soundtrack http://mtvpress.com/press/release/mtv_taylor_swift_global_premiere_of_safe_sound_hunger_games_soundtrack#When:15:34:46Z Taylor Swift to Introduce Video on Monday, February 13th at 7:54pm ET Across MTV’s Channels in the US, Canada, Europe, Latin America, Australia, Asia and Africa and Sit for Exclusive Interview with MTV News on MTV.com Followed by Premieres on VH1 and CMT NEW YORK, NY (February 8, 2012) – Viacom Music Group has partnered with Big Machine Records recording artist and 4-time Grammy® winner Taylor Swift for the simultaneous global premiere of her “Safe & Sound” music video featuring The Civil Wars – the first single from the highly anticipated film THE HUNGER GAMES – across its various TV and digital screens, including MTV, VH1...read more MTV, Music, MTV News, 2012-02-09T15:34:46+00:00 http://mtvpress.com/press/release/2012_mtvu_woodie_awards_nominees http://mtvpress.com/press/release/2012_mtvu_woodie_awards_nominees#When:15:29:22Z Woodie Award Nominees Include Skrillex, The Black Keys, Mac Miller, Foster the People, J Cole, Lana Del Rey, Frank Ocean, Childish Gambino and more; Steve Aoki, Calvin Harris, Martin Solveig and more Battle for New “EDM Effect” Woodie Award MTV and mtvU to Kick-Off “Woodies Week” on-air beginning March 11th and closes week with “2012 mtvU Woodie Awards Special” Debuting Sunday, March 18th at 8pm ET/7pm CT  New York, NY – February 9, 2011 – MTV’s 24-hour college network, mtvU, today announced that the “2012 mtvU Woodie Awards” are returning to Austin, Texas on March 15, 2012 during the SXSW Music Festival.  A...read more MTV, mtvU, Music, Shows, 2012-02-09T15:29:22+00:00 http://mtvpress.com/press/release/pauly_d_project_and_punkd_premiere http://mtvpress.com/press/release/pauly_d_project_and_punkd_premiere#When:20:07:22Z The Return of the All-New “Punk’d,” Which Will Feature a Different Celebrity Host Each Week, Including Justin Bieber, Miley Cyrus and Many Others, Kicks Off the Night at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT NEW YORK, NY (February 8, 2012) – Two of MTV’s most iconic series and talked-about pop culture phenomenons get set to converge on Thursday, March 29, when the network marks the return of the previously announced all-new “Punk’d,” featuring a different celebrity host each week, at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT, followed by the first spinoff series from “Jersey Shore,” “The Pauly D Project,” at 10:30 p.m. ET...read more MTV, Shows, 2012-02-08T20:07:22+00:00