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Lady Gaga has earned her rep for lighting up the red carpet with splashy awards show ensembles, and during the leadup to this year’s MTV VMAs, the network promised more of the same with a #whatwillgagawear Twitter hashtag.

As it turns out, the VMAs were opened by none other than her sideburned alter ego, Jo Calderone, who started things off by launching into a profane tirade about the end of his relationship with … Lady Gaga.

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Ladies ruled at the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards: Beyonce’s pregnancy announcement was the big news of the night, Lady Gaga opened the show in style (and in drag) and Katy Perry took home top honors, winning Video of the Year for ‘Firework.’ 

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The stars turned out on the red carpet — or should we say black carpet? — for the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards at the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles. Celebs included Justin Bieber, who rocked a pair of scholarly specs, and Jessie J, who rocked a pair of bedazzled crutches and a cast (the singer sprained her foot at a recent live show).

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Every year the MTV VMAs always have spectacular performances, crazy outfits and of course our favorite singers, but this year, the ceremony is adding some spice by adding a new category: Best Video With a Message.

According to MTV, it “celebrates the union between music and social activism, and highlights artists who created music videos that made us think about the world around us.” 

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Most reality show participants have to sign extensive waivers and agree to terms not seen since the days of indentured servitude.

Recently, the Village Voice got its hands on the 30-page contract required of the people appearing on MTV‘s long-running ‘Real World’ series and, as expected, it’s positively draconian. The extreme stipulations are probably no different than those of other reality shows, but it does make you wonder who’d be crazy enough to sign it.

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On August 1, 1981, television and music shacked up on a little cable channel called MTV, hosted by a collective of video jockeys or “VJs.” MTV has been through countless iterations and format changes ever since and as it shifted its focus to reality fare like 'Jersey Shore' and 'Teen Mom' in recent years, the VJs became less instrumental to the channel's brand.

As MTV turns 30 today, let's take

This fall on MTV "Beavis & Butthead" return exposing a whole new generation to programing that doesn't suck, which for MTV it's been awhile. Other than "Headbanger's Ball" that's about the only damn thing I'll watch, the rest sucks! If so you're old like me.

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Despite a report from US Weekly, MTV says it has no plans to replace the cast of ‘Jersey Shore.’

“We love the present cast, and their summer adventures have just begun. We currently have no plans to recast the show,” a spokesperson told the Hollywood Reporter Friday.

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 The Beastie Boys are premiering their 30-minute video for "Make Some Noise" -- also known as "Fight For Your Right Revisited" -- beginning today on MTV networks.

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