Posted 10/27/11 3:38 pm EST by Jose Iniguez in Art, Sweet Tweet
Photo: (alexandragovere/YouTube)
Real World: San Diego's Alex Govere treats us to an acoustic set every now and then on the show (they're always SOOOO good!) We were already fans after hearing about the Kijana Project, an organization she founded at age 15 that helps children who have lost one or both parents to AIDS. But HOLD UP! Her passion for music and activism aren't stopping there...
Posted 10/13/11 9:59 pm EST by Jose Iniguez in Art, Celebs, sex, sexual health
Photo: Lady Gaga. (Terry Richardson/Terry Richardson Studio)
Before Nicki Minaj and Ricky Martin join in as Viva Glam M.A.C AIDS Fund spokespersons next year, Lady Gaga snapped a few photos for the initiative's 2011 campaign.
Posted 10/13/11 3:47 pm EST by Caroline Walker in Art, Celebs, Jobs, Money, School
Photo: Screenshot of Beyonce in the music video for "Countdown".
Beyoncé, you make our world more fun. With you in it, even counting backward becomes a mod, fresh, dance-inducing social activity. With your "Countdown" in it, even talking about drowning in student loans becomes bearable. Thank you for helping us stomach reality.
Posted 10/12/11 5:21 pm EST by Becca Frucht in Art, Music, TV
Photo: Lea Michele, Chris Colfer, Darren Criss, Dianna Agron (Getty Images)
When budget cuts bully schools into making tough decisions, it’s music education that often takes the first slushie to the face.
Posted 10/10/11 8:29 pm EST by Caroline Walker in Art, Celebs, Contests, Events, Money, School
Photo: Nicki Minaj (Getty Images)
Back in 2000, a bright young talent won the prized YoungArts Award in Theater. Her name: Nicki Minaj. Sound familiar? A decade later, the former student is collaborating with Kanye, opening for Britney and giving Barbie a run for her money. Are you a YoungArts star in the making?
Posted 9/30/11 6:43 pm EST by Caroline Walker in Art, Celebs, Music
Photo: Jenny Lewis from Rilo Kiley, Bon Iver, Sara from Tegan and Sara (Getty Images)
Proving once again that Canada is one of the world's primary producers of lovely things (case in point: Ryan Gosling, Justin Bieber, maple syrup), the Yellow Bird Project is back with a new installment of indie music + t-shirt cuteness + doing good.
Posted 9/30/11 6:16 pm EST by Sian-Pierre Regis in Art, Events, News
Photo: (Nova Ark)
I've seen some really bizarre things in my life, but an inflatable concert hall that holds 700 people?! The Ark Nova is a music space like no other and it will exist in a country struck by a natural disaster this year -- Japan.
Posted 9/20/11 3:58 pm EST by Caroline Walker in Art, Health, Money
Photo: Lee Baker, Pieter Henket, Stuart Semple (MTV Redefine)
Thirty years ago, when symptoms of what we now know to be AIDS mysteriously appeared in cases here in the US, doctors were baffled, people were scared and misinformation was a pandemic of its own. Today, we are armed with facts — and hope for a cure. Marking 30 years of struggle and progress, albeit slow, 30 of today's most iconic artists are auctioning off works for the Staying Alive RE:DEFINE project.
Posted 9/11/11 12:00 pm EST by MTV Act in Art, Contests, School
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This is the third in a series of three stories confronting intolerance to commemorate September 11. Read "My Voice" by Holly:
Posted 9/10/11 12:00 pm EST by MTV Act in Art, Contests, School
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This is the second in a series of three stories confronting intolerance to commemorate September 11. Read "I Said Yes" by Xena:
