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12/13/2005
THIS ISN'T YOUR PARENTS' NEW YEAR'S EVE CELEBRATION!
MTV'S NEW YEAR OF MUSIC RINGS IN 2006 LIVE IN TIMES SQUARE ON DECEMBER 31ST AT 10:30PM ET (TAPED DELAYED PT)
FEATURING PERFORMANCES BY KANYE WEST, SHAKIRA, FALL OUT BOY, YOUNG JEEZY, ALL-AMERICAN REJECTS, COMMON & ADAM LEVINE AND APPEARANCES BY REV. RUN & FAMILY & MORE.
New York, NY, December 12, 2005 -- MTV: Music Television announced today that it will kick start the New Year with a non-stop music extravaganza. The channels annual New Years Eve bash will air live from Times Square on Saturday, December 31st at 10:30pm ET.
For years, New Years Eve on MTV has always meant showcasing the best new music for our viewers, said Dave Sirulnick, Executive VP, MTV News and Production. 2005 is no different. With amazing performances by some of the biggest artists from the past year, we will feature wall-to-wall music straight through to 2006.
Hosted by MTV VJs Damien Fahey, Vanessa Minnillo, Quddus Philippe, La La Vazquez and Susie Castillo, MTVs New Year of Music features some of todays hottest artists. MTV Fans will enjoy special guest appearances as well as amazing live performances by Kanye West, Shakira, Fall Out Boy, Young Jeezy, All-American Rejects, Common and Adam Levine.
For over twenty years, since 1981, the inaugural MTV New Year's Eveparty was held at the Grand Ballroom of NYC's Hotel Diplomat. The yearly celebration has earned a reputation for being the biggest, baddest and hippest show for real music fans to watch. MTVs New Year of Music will continue the tradition by hitting on all the big places, events, and people that made the year 2005.
As part of the New Years Eve celebration, MTVs cameras followed multi-platinum rapper/actor Ludacris as he provided early Christmas presents for some Mississippi high school students devastated by hurricane Katrina. MTV will air a segment of Ludacris surprising the students with a visit to the school. During the visit, $57K worth of band equipment was donated to the school from the Mr. Hollands Opus Foundation and the Grammy Foundation, $10K from MTV for much needed school supplies lost during the hurricane and $10K in scholarships from The Ludacris Foundation.
MTV Overdrive will also participate in the festivities by adding New Years Resolutions from selected artists that will launch on December 22nd. There will also be health tips from top trainers on staying in shape for the New Year and how their celebrity clients do it. In addition, all performances from New Years Eve will be available on MTV Overdrive by 5pm on January 3rd.
Also, in anticipation of MTVs New Year of Music, MTV2 will air The New Years Eve Monster Mix Marathon starting at 10pm on Saturday, December 31st.
The official sponsors of MTVs New Year of Music are Warner Bros. Pictures, GM (Pontiac) and Skechers.
MTV Networks owns and operates the cable television programming services MTV: Music Television, MTV2, mtvU, Nickelodeon/Nick at Nite, TV Land, VH1, CMT: Country Music Television, Comedy Central, and Spike TV, as well as The Digital Suite from MTV Networks, a package of thirteen digital services, all of which are trademarks of MTV Networks. MTV Norks also operates and offers joint ventures, licensing agreements and syndication deals whereby its programming can be seen worldwide.
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CONTACTS:
Melissa Barreto
MTV
212-846-7226
melissa.barreto@mtvstaff.com
Ariana Urbont
MTV
310-752-8079
ariana.urbont@mtvstaff.com
FEATURING PERFORMANCES BY KANYE WEST, SHAKIRA, FALL OUT BOY, YOUNG JEEZY, ALL-AMERICAN REJECTS, COMMON & ADAM LEVINE AND APPEARANCES BY REV. RUN & FAMILY & MORE.
New York, NY, December 12, 2005 -- MTV: Music Television announced today that it will kick start the New Year with a non-stop music extravaganza. The channels annual New Years Eve bash will air live from Times Square on Saturday, December 31st at 10:30pm ET.
For years, New Years Eve on MTV has always meant showcasing the best new music for our viewers, said Dave Sirulnick, Executive VP, MTV News and Production. 2005 is no different. With amazing performances by some of the biggest artists from the past year, we will feature wall-to-wall music straight through to 2006.
Hosted by MTV VJs Damien Fahey, Vanessa Minnillo, Quddus Philippe, La La Vazquez and Susie Castillo, MTVs New Year of Music features some of todays hottest artists. MTV Fans will enjoy special guest appearances as well as amazing live performances by Kanye West, Shakira, Fall Out Boy, Young Jeezy, All-American Rejects, Common and Adam Levine.
For over twenty years, since 1981, the inaugural MTV New Year's Eveparty was held at the Grand Ballroom of NYC's Hotel Diplomat. The yearly celebration has earned a reputation for being the biggest, baddest and hippest show for real music fans to watch. MTVs New Year of Music will continue the tradition by hitting on all the big places, events, and people that made the year 2005.
As part of the New Years Eve celebration, MTVs cameras followed multi-platinum rapper/actor Ludacris as he provided early Christmas presents for some Mississippi high school students devastated by hurricane Katrina. MTV will air a segment of Ludacris surprising the students with a visit to the school. During the visit, $57K worth of band equipment was donated to the school from the Mr. Hollands Opus Foundation and the Grammy Foundation, $10K from MTV for much needed school supplies lost during the hurricane and $10K in scholarships from The Ludacris Foundation.
MTV Overdrive will also participate in the festivities by adding New Years Resolutions from selected artists that will launch on December 22nd. There will also be health tips from top trainers on staying in shape for the New Year and how their celebrity clients do it. In addition, all performances from New Years Eve will be available on MTV Overdrive by 5pm on January 3rd.
Also, in anticipation of MTVs New Year of Music, MTV2 will air The New Years Eve Monster Mix Marathon starting at 10pm on Saturday, December 31st.
The official sponsors of MTVs New Year of Music are Warner Bros. Pictures, GM (Pontiac) and Skechers.
MTV Networks owns and operates the cable television programming services MTV: Music Television, MTV2, mtvU, Nickelodeon/Nick at Nite, TV Land, VH1, CMT: Country Music Television, Comedy Central, and Spike TV, as well as The Digital Suite from MTV Networks, a package of thirteen digital services, all of which are trademarks of MTV Networks. MTV Norks also operates and offers joint ventures, licensing agreements and syndication deals whereby its programming can be seen worldwide.
# # #
CONTACTS:
Melissa Barreto
MTV
212-846-7226
melissa.barreto@mtvstaff.com
Ariana Urbont
MTV
310-752-8079
ariana.urbont@mtvstaff.com
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