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Taylor Swift celebrates 23rd birthday by premiering 23rd music video on MTV

December 10, 2012 Jeff Pfeiffer

It’s a weeklong party on MTV in celebration of singing star Taylor Swift’s 23rd birthday this Thursday, Dec. 13. The festivities, beginning today, Dec. 10, culminate on Thursday, her actual birthday, with the premiere of her 23rd music video — “I Knew You Were Trouble,” the third single from her No. 1 album Red — during MTV First: Taylor Swift Dec. 13 at 4:40pm ET. Shot over two days in and around Los Angeles, the video features Swift playing the character of a girl completely drawn in by her attraction to a guy (Reeve Carney) with a beautiful smile and […]

Singing star Jenni Rivera dead in plane crash

December 10, 2012 StayTuned Staff

Mexican-American singing sensation Jenni Rivera was among those killed in a small plane crash Sunday in Mexico. In addition to her success as a singer, the 43-year-old Rivera was the star of I Love Jenni, a reality series following her life, on mun2. As the world mourns her passing, we remember an occasion our own Jeff Pfeiffer had to sit down with Jenni last year just before the second season of I Love Jenni premiered. E! Online has gathered some reactions from friends and celebrities reacting to the news.

Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show 2012 airs on CBS

December 4, 2012 Jeff Pfeiffer

Tonight, Dec. 4, CBS not only airs Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer for the kids, but also offers the decidedly more risque Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show 2012 at 10pm ET/PT. Last year’s Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show garnered its best ratings ever in adults 18-49 and women 18-34, and averaged 11.5 million viewers. Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show 2012 looks like it should at least duplicate those numbers. Not only does it have a popular show like Rudolph as a lead-in, but it has the traditional can’t-miss elements of of beautiful women in sexy, over-the-top lingerie, combined with three top singers performing. The […]

VH1 airs “Miss U Much” sneak peek this Sunday

November 30, 2012 Lori Acken

If you were young and pop-culture obsessed in the ’90s, Catherine Reitman has your dream job. The 31-year-old actress and comic was tapped by VH1 to go on excellent adventures with some of the era’s most well-known stars, and give viewers a revealing look at what their youthful icons are up to now, in the network’s upcoming series Miss U Much, which debuts with a sneak peek this Sunday, Dec. 2 at 10pm ET. From paddleboarding with Baywatch stud David Chokachi (while not-so-happily wearing the famous red swimsuit) to singing karaoke with Saved by the Bell’s Mr. Belding, Dennis Haskins […]

Holiday music specials on TV 2012

November 29, 2012 Jeff Pfeiffer

Updated Dec. 27, 2012, 1:46pm CT You know it’s the holiday season when the sounds of joyous carols fill the air (and sometimes those sounds start even earlier than the holiday season, with many radio stations kicking into Christmas mode the day after Halloween). SEE ALSO: HOLIDAY MUSIC SPECIALS ON TV 2013 But the radio is not the only place where you can hear holiday music. There are plenty of new and returning music-filled specials hitting the TV airwaves in December, featuring Christmas music of all sorts — from the sacred to the rockin’ — as well as New Year’s […]

VOD Spotlight: “Sparkle,” with Whitney Houston’s final role

November 29, 2012 StayTuned Staff

It would be difficult to say anything about the 2012 remake of the 1976 film Sparkle without mentioning the truth for which it’s probably best known and for which it will be remembered — as Whitney Houston’s final screen performance. The film tells the story of a girl, Sparkle (Jordin Sparks), one of a trio of tight-knit sisters growing up in 1960s Detroit who form a girl group in hopes of catching the wave of excitement about the Motown sound that’s sweeping the nation. Poised for success, their dreams are tempered by their strong, domineering mother who isn’t supportive of […]

Spike Lee’s “Bad 25” makes television debut on ABC this Thanksgiving

November 15, 2012 Jeff Pfeiffer

This year marks the 25th anniversary of the release of Michael Jackson’s album Bad, his 1987 follow-up to the 1982 mega-smash Thriller. Bad was another critical, artistic and financial triumph for Jackson, launching several hit singles, including the title track, along with “I Just Can’t Stop Loving You,” “The Way You Make Me Feel,” “Man in the Mirror,” “Dirty Diana” and “Smooth Criminal.” The album itself is the fifth best-selling album of all time, and launched a world tour for Jackson in 1987-89. Naturally, with anniversaries of this sort — especially when related to departed mega-icons like Jackson — there […]

MTV helps to “Restore the Shore” with Hurricane Sandy relief special

November 14, 2012 Jeff Pfeiffer

Seaside Heights, New Jersey, has helped MTV to ratings success as one of the locations for its hit series Jersey Shore, and now the network — and the stars of that show — will be giving back to the area that is at the heart of the Jersey Shore, and which was recently devastated by Hurricane Sandy. MTV is airing Restore the Shore Nov. 15 at 11pm ET. The live event (tape-delayed PT) is a one-hour fundraising special to help Seaside get back on its feet. Restore the Shore will feature live performances from Gym Class Heroes (with special guest […]

“Crossfire Hurricane” on HBO documents the rise of The Rolling Stones

November 7, 2012 Ryan Berenz

Crossfire Hurricane on HBO Nov. 15 documents the rise of The Rolling Stones from “the band everybody hated to the band everybody loves.” The Rolling Stones were the bad boys of the 1960s British Invasion, the sexually charged, rebellious foil to the clean-cut, “I Want to Hold Your Hand” Beatles. The Beatles lasted only 10 years together. The Stones have been at it for 50 years. The Stones’ golden anniversary is celebrated with the new documentary Crossfire Hurricane (HBO, Nov. 15 at 9pm ET), which chronicles the band’s evolution from, as Mick Jagger puts it, “the band everybody hated to […]

“America’s Got Talent” Season 8 auditions begin this month

November 6, 2012 Tom Comi

If you watch the contestants on America’s Got Talent on NBC and think you could do a better job, it’s time to put your talent where your mouth is. Beginning on November 14, the hit reality show will hold auditions for people of all ages throughout the country — including California, Texas, Illinois, Louisiana, North Carolina and Virginia. The coveted $1 million prize is still on the line, but there will be a new look to the America’s Got Talent judges table with Sharon Osbourne moving on. There has been a lot of speculation as to who will join Howard Stern […]