MTV Returns to its Roots With an Artist-Focused Initiative
More than three decades after its debut created a seismic shift in the pop culture landscape, it can be very easy to forget that MTV still stands for music television. That also makes it surprising to learn that 1,200 hours of music videos are aired each week across the Viacom family of networks, including MTV, CMT, and VH1 that reach 100 million homes in TV-land and 60 million online via digital and social screens. It’s...
Dave Grohl and Rock Legends Transport Sound City to Hollywood Blvd.
The sounds of rock ‘n roll heaven and the chords of great bands of the past alighted on Hollywood Boulevard as Dave Grohl and the Foo Fighters closed down the street for an epic 90 minute jam outside the studios of Jimmy Kimmel Live, portions of which were aired on the late-night show. It was a happening complete with the Goodyear blimp flying overhead as Grohl, one of the hardest working men in music, took to the stage with...
Then I Saw His Face–at the AMAs–and I’m a Belieber
If the 40th edition of the American Music Awards, broadcast live on ABC from the Nokia Theater in downtown Los Angeles, came down to a battle between Justin Bieber and Psy, then it was the South Korean pop sensation who had the last word. His performance of the chart breaking “Gangnam Style,” featuring MC Hammer, topped off the three-hour kudocast that was originally created by the late Dick Clark and nominally hosted by...
Urban Brings it Closer to His Fans as He Wraps Up World Tour
Summer is technically over, but for Keith Urban, it’s been a long hot one—with his single “Long Hot Summer” just reaching number one on the country charts as his vaunted Get Closer 2011 World Tour closes out later this week in three Midwestern arenas. For his fans, Chicago, Milwaukee and Minneapolis will soon become Monkeyville as Urban and his band take the stage in those cities. And if the shows are like his recent...
Working 9-5 and 8-11 at the Hollywood Bowl: D-Parton Delivers
Parton brings her larger than life presence to the Bowl Could you ever imagine that Dolly Parton has been making hits out of heartfelt songs for 45 years now? And that even though the Queen of Country maintains a home inLos Angeles, she just made her first-ever appearance at the Hollywood Bowl? It was a dazzling, all-Dolly night in which the beloved singer came out right on time and with just a brief intermission and one costume...
Follow The Atkin Report
