LOS ANGELES, Aug. 29 -- The first week of September is
sledding to lineament some of entertainment's biggest stars in Los Angeles as
MTV kicks off the events circumferent the "2008 MTV Video Music Awards,"
which will air live from the Paramount Lot on Sunday, September 7th at 9pm
ET/PT. The week will feature events across L.A., where artists such as
Ne-Yo, Colby O'Donis, Calle 13, Panic At The Disco, Plain White T's,
Fabolous and T-Pain will perform in advance of Sunday's big bash. 944
magazine and MTV Tr3s will prime the weekend with star-studded events on
Wednesday and Thursday, and the TAG Records premiere party on September 5
will kick the weekend off with the first e'er live functioning from TAG
Records artist Q Da Kid at an invite-only event. Getting the party started
on Saturday night, Rock Band 2 will come together with LIFEbeat to
celebrate the game's approaching release and raise cognisance for HIV/AIDS
education, while Rhapsody brings out more upper side talent just before VMA
weekend reaches its peak with Sunday's show up.
Tickets for the Rock Band 2 Party to Benefit LIFEbeat, an all ages
case, are $50.00 for General Admission, with proceeds going to LIFEbeat.
Tickets tin can be purchased at House of Blues Box Office and on-line at
hTTP://www.ticketmaster.com.
The "2008 MTV Video Music Awards Weekend" schedule is as follows:
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3RD, 2008
944 LA IS 2: VMA Week Party
The Kress, Hollywood
Press Call Time -- 8:00pm
Red Carpet Arrivals -- 8:30pm
Live performance by Ne-Yo
PRESS CONTACT:
Carly Harrill
944 Magazine
619.817.5066 (mobile)
carly@944.com
Anastasia Lee
MTV
310.752.8082 (power)
818-929-7729 (mobile)
anastasia.lee@mtvstaff.com
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4TH, 2008
MTV Tr3s Pre-VMA Party 2008
Level 3
Red Carpet Arrivals -- 8pm
Doors Open -- 8pm
Live performances by Colby O'Donis and Calle 13 - 10pm
Hosted by -- Sucker Free Latino VJ L Boogs
PRESS CONTACT:
Anastasia Lee
MTV
310.752.8082 (office)
818-929-7729 (mobile)
anastasia.lee@mtvstaff.com
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 5TH, 2008
TAG Records presents: History in the Making -- The Official VMA
Kickoff Party
Avalon, Hollywood
Red Carpet Arrivals -- 10pm
Live performances by Fabolous and TAG Records' premiere artist Q Da Kid,
with his first of all time live performance -- 11:30pm - 12:30am
Hosted by -- Jermaine Dupri
PRESS CONTACT:
Tom Biro
212-846-6406
862-485-0711 (roving)
tom.biro@mtvstaff.com
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6TH, 2008
Rock Band 2 Party to Benefit LIFEbeat
House of Blues
Doors Open -- 9pm
Red Carpet -- 9:30pm
Show Begins -- 10pm
Special short performances by Panic At The Disco, Plain White T's
PRESS CONTACT:
Noelle Llewellyn
212-846-7166 (office)
646-296-7139 (mobile)
noelle.llwellyn@mtvstaff.com
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6TH, 2008 (cont'd)
Rhapsody Rocks the VMAs
The Roxy
Red Carpet Arrivals -- 11pm
Doors Open -- 11pm
Appearances by DJ Stretch Armstrong, T-Pain
PRESS CONTACT:
Ryan Luckin
Rhapsody
206-892-6330 (office)
206-661-5306 (mobile)
rluckin@real.com
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 7TH, 2008
The Official 2008 VMA After Party
Presented by Pepsi and Nikon
Paramount Backlot -- Immediately following the VMAs
Live performance by the Ting Tings
PRESS CONTACT:
Janice Gatti
MTV
212-846-8852 (office)
201-424-0482 (mobile)
janice.gatti@mtvstaff.com
TAG Records and MTV are offering an opportunity to win tickets to the
Official VMA Kickoff Party and the VMA Viewing Party at ticket.mtv.com.
Tickets can also be won through a national online contest at
mtvvmatrip.com through August 29. Additionally, wireless promotions for
tickets are running in major markets across the country, and local
listeners in Los Angeles tin can win tickets through the Ryan Seacrest show on
KIIS-FM or on KPWR and KROQ through Friday, September 5.
This year, one lucky watcher will receive the prospect of a lifetime tripper by
connexion "Do Good. Go to the VMAs." Think.MTV.com, MTV's online community
for youth activism, is hooking up one youth activist and shipping them off
to Los Angeles to hang the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards alongside the
biggest stars in the industry. Find out more by visiting
think.mtv.com/Groups/DoGoodGoToTheVMAs/.
The "2008 MTV Video Music Awards" will feature of speech one night only
performances by Lil Wayne, Jonas Brothers, Kid Rock, Paramore, Pink, T.I.
and Rihanna.
The official sponsors of the "2008 MTV Video Music Awards" are GM,
Pepsi, TAG Body Spray, Taco Bell, Rhapsody, Verizon Wireless and Nikon.
About MTV
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world's leading creators of entertainment content, with brands that engage
and connect diverse audiences across boob tube, online, mobile, games,
virtual worlds and consumer products. The company's portfolio spans more
than 150 television channels and 350 digital media properties worldwide,
and includes MTV, VH1, CMT, Logo, Harmonix, Nickelodeon, Nick at Nite,
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