At least one of your Stereogum correspondents is so lame and old that he didn't actually watch last night's VMAs, for like the first time in decades, because he was watching some political convention…   Read Story »

Comedian Kevin Hart is hosting this year's MTV VMAs, and he's got some jokes about partnering up with Kanye West and Kim Kardashian, who are truly in love and also in this promo video: Get More:…   Read Story »

This morning, MTV announced its nominations for the 2012 VMAs, and the list is just as random as ever. For one thing, the channel has continued its recent-years trend of nominating some smaller…   Read Story »

When M.I.A. held up her middle finger during Madonna's Super Bowl Halftime Show last weekend, she dominated blog chatter for a few days and incited a few minor cable-TV debates. She could have to pay…   Read Story »

Last night Justin Vernon watched MTV's annual Video Music Awards and hated it as much as you did, so naturally indie's hottest nu-mellow singer/songwriter had to get it off his chest and onto his…   Read Story »

Mercifully, Kanye and Jay-Z took the MTV VMA stage about 20 minutes into the broadcast to perform "Otis." Daddy-to-be Hov and 'Ye walked down a long runway replete with American imagery, bypassing a…   Read Story »

Robyn was on German morning TV last week, promoting Body Talk Pt. 2 with a couple of live, stripped down performances (you can't really call them acoustic or unplugged, since she's accompanied by one…   Read Story »

Hope you guys enjoyed the pizza party. We're a little bummed Twin Shadow lost Best Swagger Coach, but at least we got to see Ke$ha in the trash bag she deserves. As a reward for sitting through the…   Read Story »

Janet, New Moon, Gaga being even more terrifying than usual ... What a night(mare). Of course Gayfish stole the show. Until Taylor Swift stole it back (good looking out Beyoncé). Also Matt & Kim won…   Read Story »

Beyoncé and Gaga lead with 9 noms each, Britney got 7, and Kanye, Eminem, and Coldplay nabbed 4. Event airs live 9/13 from NYC with returning host Russell Brand and performances by Taylor Swift,…   Read Story »