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NEW YORK – December 28, 2009 – Pop star phenomenon Lady Gaga, known for her fashion-forward outfits, surprises the designers and provides inspiration on Launch My Line, airing Wednesday, January 6 at 10 p.m. ET/PT. In this week’s challenge, the teams look to Lady Gaga for inspiration to create an avant-garde outfit, but they must make sure they are pushing the boundaries of fashion without crossing the line of good taste. Meanwhile, the tension between some teammates gets intense and someone pushes their teammate to the edge.

Sneak Peak at upcoming episode…

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watch it…

Dear Buck (or shall i call you “JerBuck”)…

• Uh, honey, it’s a short “u” sound when pronouncing “Cudi” as in Kid Cudi’s name. He sings that song “Day and Night.”  Here’s a link to watch the video (VIDEO) DAY AND NIGHT.
• The girl with the big hat was the guitarist from Michael Jackson’s “This Is It” tour.  She had a huge moment in the documentary.  Hmmm, wondering if you saw it.
  
• I’m with you on Rihanna. Outfit was wack.  She looked like could hurt me with those spikes in her shoulder pads.  Maybe it was a protective move in case someone tried to beat her in the car (i know… that was wrong… ha ha!)
  
• What an unexpected Adam Lambert flip flop from you!
• What’s up with you guys, gay and straight, and hair loss.  Try shedding the lining of your uterus every month.  Wanna trade? ROFL!!!
• What’s up with saying “stanky leg?” You should learn it and actually do the dance in your next video!
• Sign language??

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Winners include: Artist of the Year — Taylor Swift and T-Mobile ‘Breakthrough Artist Award’ — Gloriana

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 23 /PRNewswire/ — Winners of the 37th annual American Music Awards (AMA’s) were announced this evening to a sold out crowd, from the Nokia Theatre/LA Live. The show aired live on ABC at 8:00pm ET/ 7:00pm CT. Prior to the awards ceremony, there was a two-hour online red carpet show that streamed live on ABC.com, Facebook.com/celebs, Ustream.tv, and mycokerewards.com along with numerous other sites. The AMA Red Carpet Pre-Show set a new Ustream record for the largest red carpet webcast and farthest-reaching event on the leading internet broadcasting platform. The webcast achieved more than 3 million total views (Total viewers: 3.3 million / Total uniques: 2.1 million) during the 2 hour live event. For highlights and more information, visit ustream.tv/ASNLive.

Produced by Dick Clark Productions, The 2009 AMA’s were produced by Larry Klein and executive produced by Orly Adelson, president of Dick Clark Productions.

Highlights of the event included: Stellar live performances from Lady Gaga, Rihanna, Jennifer Lopez and an 8 minute opening medley by Janet Jackson featuring “Control,” “What Have You Done for Me Lately,” “Make Me,” “Together Again” and more. The night also marked Whitney Houston’s return to stage singing “I Didn’t Know My Own Strength,” Eminem and 50 Cent performing “Crack a Bottle” and the finale with Adam Lambert’s first live television show since “American Idol.”

Winners of the 37th Annual American Music Awards included Taylor Swift taking home 5 awards including Artist of the Year, Michael Jackson honored with 4 awards including Favorite Male Artist (Pop/Rock), Jay-Z sweeping the Rap/Hip Hop category with 2 awards, Green Day winning Favorite Artist (Alternative Rock Music) and more. A complete list of winners is attached.

Music fans were able to vote for the T-Mobile “Breakthrough Artist” Award and selected Gloriana as this year’s “Breakthrough Artist.”

Winners were determined by online voting at amavote.com, the official voting location for the award show. Additional information about the show and performers can be found on ama.abc.com. Artists were honored in the categories of Pop/Rock, Country, Rap/Hip-Hop, Soul/R&B, Alternative, Adult Contemporary, Latin and Contemporary Inspirational.

About the Voting

Initial nominees were selected by using ballots containing names compiled from data supplied by the music industry trade publication, Radio & Records and Nielsen Soundscan, which tracks retail music sales. The ballots were then sent to a national sampling of more than 15,000 people based among other things on what type of music they listen to, what they buy and how many albums they purchase per year. The top three vote getters in each category were determined to be the nominees for this year’s American Music Awards (except in the Artist of the Year and T-Mobile Breakthrough categories which each have five Nominees). Winners were determined by online voting at ama.abc.com as well as at amavote.com (votes will be collected from October 14 to November 7)

About Dick Clark Productions, Inc.

Founded in 1957, Dick Clark Productions, Inc. (“DCP”) is a leading independent producer of television programming. dcp produces perennial hits such as Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest, the American Music Awards, the Golden Globe Awards and the Academy of Country Music Awards. dcp also produces popular weekly television programming, including So You Think You Can Dance, and owns and maintains one of the world’s most unique and extensive entertainment libraries, which includes more than 30 years of American Bandstand footage. For additional information about DCP, please visit www.dickclarkproductions.com.

About the American Music Awards

In 1973 Dick Clark created the American Music Awards to pay tribute to popular musicians from various genres of music and to put audiences in touch with the latest phenomena in American music. Since its founding, the AMAs have honored and showcased the talents of some of the biggest names in the music industry. For press credential requests, please go to www.dickclarkproductions.com.

Adam Lambert, wtf?? ...(image source: idolator.com)

WINNERS FOR THE 2009 AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS

POP or ROCK MUSIC
Favorite Male Artist
Michael Jackson

Favorite Female Artist
Taylor Swift

Favorite Band, Duo or Group
Black Eyed Peas

Favorite Album
Michael Jackson / Number Ones

COUNTRY MUSIC
Favorite Male Artist
Keith Urban

Favorite Female Artist
Taylor Swift

Favorite Band, Duo or Group
Rascal Flatts

Favorite Album
Taylor Swift / Fearless

RAP/HIP-HOP MUSIC
Favorite Male Artist
Jay-Z

Favorite Album
Jay-Z / Blueprint 3

SOUL/RHYTHM & BLUES MUSIC
Favorite Male Artist
Michael Jackson

Favorite Female Artist
Beyonce

Favorite Band, Duo or Group
Black Eyed Peas

Favorite Album
Michael Jackson/Number Ones

SOUNDTRACKS
Favorite Album
Twilight Soundtrack

ALTERNATIVE ROCK MUSIC
Favorite Artist
Green Day

ADULT CONTEMPORARY MUSIC
Favorite Artist
Taylor Swift

LATIN MUSIC
Favorite Artist
Aventura

CONTEMPORARY INSPIRATIONAL
Favorite Artist
Mary Mary

ARTIST OF THE YEAR
TAYLOR SWIFT - Country

T-MOBILE BREAKTHROUGH ARTIST
Country Breakthrough Artist - Gloriana

INTERNATIONAL ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Whitney Houston

Source: Dick Clark Productions

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On Kanye West and Taylor Swift…

Krysten’s take

Krysten: I felt so bad for Taylor Swift. I really did. Kanye, I mean he just doesn’t hold back for anybody. He kind of goes in full force. I mean it kind of was her moment and he kind of, I mean, he did ruin it but Beyonce patched it up. She gave Taylor her moment.

Ifelicious: Ya, I thought it was nice in the end. I’m still on the fence on whether or not it was all staged.

Krysten: I was trying to figure out that myself, but I just don’t think they would stage something like that, you know?

Mikey P’s take

Mikey P: Let’s put it this way, if Kanye West tried to bum rush me when I was getting my first award, I would have drop kicked him in the face. There is no question about it. He would not have made it onto the stage. That midget would not have made it past b_Roc let alone me. Kanye West stands four inches shorter than Taylor Swift so honestly Taylor Swift, she could’ve stood a fighting chance.

Ifelicious: Ya, I think she was just in shock.

Mikey P: It was so immature. I lost a lot of respect for Kanye West because of that. In the end, it was great because Beyonce just kind of like threw it back in Kanye’s face…by bringing [Taylor Swift] back onstage.

Favorite VMA Performance…

Krysten’s favorite

Krysten:  My favorite by far, I mean, I’m like a fan of Lady Gaga.  I love her.  She’s unusual.  She’s unique.  She’s just awesome.  I love her.

Ifelicious:  I was surprised to see how strong of a fan base she has.

Krysten:  I read an article on her.  Like when she first came out I wasn’t feeling her that much.  She was ok.  She had a strong voice but…from reading this article, I was just blown away.  She’s so articulate.  She knows what she’s doing.  She knows exactly what she wants.  She knows exactly where she wants to go, and I love that.

Mikey P’s favorite

Mikey P: I think my favorite performance last night was probably Pink because any person that can do those acrobatics and still sing at the same time. She was singing live, and that was impressive. That’s all I can say about that.

Ifelicious: Ya, I was like somebody needs to send that tape over to Britney and be like, “Guess what? When you go on tour, I would like to see you sing.”

Mikey P didn’t really respond to that, but I put it out there anyway. Britney, take note!!!

Mikey P: Jay Z’s performance was monumental as well. I was impressed by his entrance because I like the whole camera following him from behind…I think Alicia Keys stole the show from him at the end, and Lil Mama walking on stage was just retarded.

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I don’t know why I love Buck Hollywood, but he cracks me up.  Watch his review of the 2009 MTV VMAs that’s 6 minutes or so but if you put him in slow motion it would probably go for 60 minutes.  LOL

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Who else like me bought the hype that MTV was going to really do it up with a tribute to Michael Jackson? I was expecting to see more than Madonna’s speech and a short performance featuring Janet Jackson, however wonderful they were.  I thought MTV would perhaps come up with an award to present to the family, maybe do some video footage of MJ at the VMAs through the years, intertwine MJ info for the presenters to share, I don’t know…just something more than what they did.  I think many of us felt they would certainly upstage BET’s tribute at their awards but I’m not sure it was mission accomplished for MTV in that regard.

I can’t embed this video, but click HERE to see Madonna’s full Michael Jackson tribute speech at the VMAs.

Here’s Janet’s performance as a virtual duet with Michael Jackson for the song “Scream.”  I was so happy to see her get up onstage.  That was probably the only moment that I kind of felt a little choked up as I thought about how close they were and how it must feel to lose your brother.

Summary of MJ tribute

So the part of the night that seemed to even overshadow Michael Jackson’s tribute, was Kanye and his antics as he got up onstage to protest Taylor Swift’s win for Best Female Video over Beyonce. I’m going with the moment was staged, but then again I’m not sure Beyonce and Taylor Swift would agree to pull off some crazy antics like that. Hate me if you wish, but Kanye didn’t bother me. This is what he does. It is annoying and disrespectful and, yes, someone should muzzle him. The ugly truth is that it gets ratings and Kanye knows that. People love controversy and I feel by joining in the bad mouthing, I’m giving him what he wanted. So, I’ll just roll my eyes at Kanye and hope he pulls it together before he ends his career. And, no, I don’t think this even compares to Chris Brown as some people starting to tweet last night. Totally different ballpark.

Watch Kanye steal Taylor Swift’s sunshine…

The part that makes me wonder if this was a bit staged was how rehearsed Beyonce sounded when she took the stage for Video of the Year and called for Taylor Swift who so happened to be backstage. In my mind, there had to be some coordination going on at least at this point.  It was a classy move for Beyonce, staged or not.

Watch Beyonce hand over the mic to Taylor

It was nice not to see Britney this year live at the VMAs.  Instead we got some bizarr-o-world performance from Lady Gaga.  I saw folks tweeting that Lady Gaga is a genius.  I don’t think so.  She’s an out there artist, testing boundaries, but by no means a genius.  I mean how many words are actually in that song “Poker Face”?  And what was up with all those costume changes with various crap covering her face?  Just plain odd as far as I’m concerned.  I just wanted to hand her a Tampax and an Advil with all that fake blood (ya, i said it!) pouring out of her.

Here are some highlights that I found online.

As for everything else, I was actually bored.  I found myself getting sleeping about halfway in.  It was a good awards show, but not one of MTV’s best.  Jigga’s performance was cool (loved seeing Alicia Keys onstage…been a little bit since I’ve seen her out and about) and so was Beyonce’s.  It was nice to Eminem again, although people said he looked a little off, but that’s what a drug addiction can do long term, even though he’s allegedly sober now.  I just think he was nervous.

What did you think of this year’s VMAs?

What did you think about the Michael Jackson tribute?

What were some of the most memorable moments for you when watching?

Is Kanye’s move a stunt or was it real?  Was it a career ending move?

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