Jonas Brothers usher in a kinder, Disneyier MTV Awards?
After the great Britney Spears disaster of the fall of 2007, the MTV Video Music Awards seem to have a new game plan for 2008. Marking a move from Las Vegas to Los Angeles, the network will turn to teen pop studs the Jonas Brothers, perhaps ushering in a kinder, gentler MTV VMA era.
The "Camp Rock" survivors are the first act announced for the 2008 awards, which will be broadcast from the Paramount Studios lot on Sept. 7 in Los Angeles. While there's still plenty of time for MTV to offer up a more shocking appearance, a la the return of Brit last year, the mere presence of the Jonas Brothers would likely signal a shift toward a more family-friendly affair, unless the Jonas Brothers are hoping for some sort of MTV controversy to catapult them out of the tween-pop world. But that's more of a job for Annie Leibovitz, anyway.
In other MTV VMA news, the network announced that it will be revealing nominees throughout the summer on its new "FNMTV" series. Voting for the finalists will occur online, and fans can currently click on their favorites for best male and female video.
But good luck. The ballot for the men, for instance, is seven pages deep. Something tells me that means it won't be the year for Joell Ortiz, who is six pages away from most-viewed status.
Photo credit: Barbara Davidson / Los Angeles Times
I'm glad that they booked the Jonas Brothers. Britney was a huge disaster.
I'm pretty sure the Jonas Brothers won't disappoint.
Posted by: Kayla | July 22, 2008 at 10:09 AM
the jonas brothers are amazing, they have awesome music and they also are amazingly HAWT
Posted by: Ashley and Janelle | July 22, 2008 at 12:43 PM