Growing up in a theater household blew away Robyn’s concepts of gender roles and made the Swedish dance queen what she is today…a feminist. Check out what Robyn is like in concert in New York as well as photos of the pop queen in action!  ...

Growing up in a theater household blew away Robyn's concepts of gender roles and made the Swedish dance queen what she is today...a feminist. Check out what Robyn is like in concert in New York as well as photos of the pop queen in action! ...

If you're nervous about speaking to a crowd, doesn't everyone always give the same advice? "Imagine them naked!" This is supposed to strip the group of its power. Why is it then, that meeting the porn star Tera Patrick this morning, I was more nervous than I've ever been? She was the only person

Of all the cast members of K-Town, (aka ''the Asian Jersey Shore'') Scarlet is definitely not the shy one. We recently spent the day with the gang as they worked out, tanned by the pool, and got ready to hit the Los Angeles area Korea town for a night of sheer insanity. These kids...

The …Paper Cuts… EP by Bambu finally dropped today. It’s said to be one of his last albums before he hangs up the mic and focuses on other various initiatives. If you didn't know, Bambu isn’t only a rapper. He’s a community organizer, father, soon to be husband and activist as well.

There was some kind of PR thing about breasts in this study and*... WHO CARES!? THIS IS MTV!!! What's important is some kind of event prompted a bunch of women to wear lingerie in public. And even if they were there for some kind of feminist cause, you can ignore it and stare at...

The Shondes -- meaning "shame" or "disgrace" in Yiddish -- is an an utterance heard time and time again from the mouths of disappointed Jewish parents. But fear not, self-conscious kinderlekh, the word has been reclaimed by four intrepid Brooklynites who mock shame where it stands. Brooklyn's The

I'm not gonna lie, I'm glad that this week's MTV Iggy Artist of the Week competition is over. Between all the cruel comments, mudslinging, and accusations, I was afraid that none of the bands would make it out alive. Poland's D4D, formerly known as Dick4Dick, were neck and neck with California's

  True to their moniker, hip-hop duo Poetic Pilgrimage pays homage to the spoken soul of poetry and its journey through the power and tribulations of long-awaited social liberation. The women behind the group are fueled by much more than creative rhymes and story telling. Their newest

Post-punk can mean a lot of things these days. Most of the time, when someone tells you a current band plays post-punk it’s a nice way of saying they sound like some limp Cure or New Order cover band. If you’re lucky, it means they sound like Gang of Four. But with Las Kellies's rambunctious...

German producers Bara Bröst really really love a good circus. Their whole debut album Elephancycle has a circus theme. "Zebril" tells the tale...through techno...of a crocodile that eats a zebra and takes over the show. "Madame Mila" is about a brass band leader. "Monkeynuts"...well, those are

“We’re legislating for the future. Wearing a full veil is a sign of a community closing in on itself and of a rejection of our values,” spokesman Luc Chatel told reporters. Sarkozy, Chatel said, believed that the veil was an “assault on women’s dignity.

The Internet is debating over whether an author’s video about dating European men is a joke. But after looking into her background and her other videos, Katherine Chloé Cahoon is actually trying hard hock her dating advice book.

The new reality TV show featuring America's pop sweetheart -- blond, bubbly Jessica Simpson -- is billed as a far cry from her days on The Newlyweds as it's an intellectual venture, a piece of documentary realism. Uh... not! We had the chance to see a sneak peak of Episode 1 and we're telling...

Italy's Miss Chain and the Broken Heels play power pop like they mean it. There are a lot of bands breathing convincing life into the well-worn genre but Miss Chain and her Heels are among the best. The group pulls off a very difficult trick that only a handful of garage and power pop revival...

In the world of music, the word “cover” invokes thoughts of bad singing and a fuzzy webcam. Yuna, a folk popper from Malaysia, changed our minds with her smooth,...

What do Middle Eastern dance and post-hardcore have in common? Maybe a lot of things, but one is that they both had an influence on Carol Bui’s forthcoming third album Red Ship.

It's fiiiiiiiiiiiinally here, the day you've been waiting for all week. The weekend's coming, and more importantly, it's your chance to vote in our Artist of the Week poll! This is a round-up of five of the best global bands we found this week. You have until Monday night at 11:59 p.m. USA Eastern

We loved Avatar, but we couldn't help wondering... Why blue? If you haven't seen the ubiquitous blockbuster, you probably still know that it concerns an alien race of limber, lithe ten foot creatures with skin the color of Skeeter's on Doug. The film's plot may have been a parable on racial and

We know the economies of Bangkok and Las Vegas and Amsterdam don't exactly strain under the influx of sex tourists. But is that the sort of tourist you'd want to come to your city? Or is that the type of reputation for your country that you'd be comfortable living with? (Not that I personally think

Watch the full length music video "Feminist Pirate" from Two Way Radio for free on MTV.com.

Beyonce talks about the important of female companionship, how she doesn't need to use her alter ego Sasha Fierce anymore and her plans to start a family when she's ready.

Watch free trailers, read the latest news and plot synopsis, and see photos of the cast and crew of The Feminist and the Fuzz on MTV.com.