I’m not surprised. A friend of mine, when hired to work at Hollister in downtown New York, chuckled at the company’s blatant racism when he was given the job of a “greeter” — a higher paid position than stock room — because he was tall, white, and athletic.

You voted, tweeted, and supported, and now there is one more way for you to be a part of MTV Iggy's Best New Band adventure. The Best New Band Concert featuring 2NE1, La Vida Boheme and Gyptian goes...

Have you ever thought of the popular American Christmas song "Frosty the Snowman" as a haunting, goosebumpy tale? We hadn't either until we heard Malaysian folky Zee Avi's shivery version. The skeletal arrangement and the old-timey wail in Avi's voice give the ordinarily cheery story the feeling of

The penthouse of the Mondrian Hotel crackled with electricity when 2NE1 walked in. The tallest building in NYC's stylish SoHo neighborhood, the Mondrian offers sweeping views of New York in every direction...all the way to the Empire State building. Through the floor-to-ceiling windows of the

SM representatives told Star News that CSJH will be making their comeback this July with a new project and asked fans to look forward to CSJH’s new look. Hm. New project, new look?

Kyoto might not be known for its ghettos and public housing, but the tattooed, bandana-donning MC Anarchy is a product of a lesser known Japanese subculture. Growing up amidst poverty, abandonment by his mother, and alcoholism in his community, Anarchy uses his lyrics as therapy. Through three

With less than two weeks to go until MTV Iggy's monster 12/12 party in Times Square, the hits of joy keep coming: We're thrilled to announce that Malaysian folk pop sweetheart Yuna will be officially performing alongside K-pop superstars 2NE1, Venezuelan dance punk rebels La Vida Boheme, and

Dev has a new video brewing. We can't tell you what it's about just yet, but let's just say that our homegirl from "Like a G6" has upgraded her budget since the "Booty Bounce" days. Looking at the teaser for "In the Dark," someone at least invested in a smoke machine, cool fonts, and some...

Wow, Uffie sure has grown up! Miami-born, Hong Kong-raised Uffie, who lives in Paris now, kind of dropped off the scene after the success of her sexy, scandalous track "Pop The Glock" (which came with an equally salacious video featuring our fave Portuguese-American pop star Sky Ferreira). As MTV

Gilles Peterson's mission in life is to shed light on great music no matter the genre or sound, and his label Brownswood Recordings is designed to take this concept to new heights. Brownswood electr*c 2 is the second in a series of compilations unearthing electronic producers from around the world

There aren't many international festivals these days that warn ticket-holders to ignore government warnings against them, and come out anyway. But Mali's Festival in the Desert does it nearly every year. While Western governments issue travel warnings against Northern Mali, fearing violence and

Charice, the bite-sized pop star and gifted singer from the Phillippines, is just as charming in a candid interview as she is in behind a microphone. MTV asked the 18-year-old chanteuse how she got her out-of-this-world singing voice, how teenage life in the United States differs from her home

Taiwanese pop star Jay Chou has more talent than we can keep track of. He's an amazing singer, a music video director, a business owner, he even has his own brand. Now, he's on the Hollywood screen kicking some serious a$$ in the movie The Green Hornet with comedy actor Seth Rogen. But before I

DJ /rupture is a well-traveled guy. We've posted his jet-setting playlist -- arranged per city, of course. Vibe magazine called his sound “globe-trotting…bumping, brash, and without borders.” On the man’s MySpace he includes among his various influences “cities that are tangles.” On his Twitter

It comes as no surprise that Best New Bands nom Ximena Sariñana, a former Mexican novela actress and charming star of her music videos, is a natural in front of a film camera. But as it turns out, the beguiling, bilingual singer-songwriter is equally captivating in still photography as well. During

Tomorrow, Grammy Award winning American blues rock duo The Black Keys release El Camino, the follow up to the group's breakout best-selling Brothers. To celebrate, MTV Hive's presenting the Black Keys live in performance at Webster Hall, NY, today (December 5th) and streaming it live! For more

Haitian music crew CaRiMi was in Port-au-Prince when the 7.0 earthquake struck last week. The Kompa band -- whose name is pronounced "Carry Me" -- was preparing for playing the country's annual Carnival festival when the quake struck. When Erik Parker, a freelance writer, interviewed band mate Karl

Guest blogger Ranjit Arapurakal has the first of many accounts of his European tour. A teasing tidbit, it hints at fun times ahead! Learn more about him in our introduction and don't miss the full list of his tour dates, so you can see the talented young thing live! But now, let's get to...

Girls’ Generation will soon be making us “feel the heat” again. On December 20, the ladies will be digitally releasing an American maxi single via Interscope Records. Consisting of eight tracks, the long-awaited EP will …

Yesterday, we scavenged all the news we could on M.I.A.'s latest in a string of secret shows in New York -- her performance on Tuesday night at Gotham Hall for Adult Swim, a cable TV series that was using the concert to woo advertisers. (Head here: M.I.A. Plays Another Secret Show in New York)

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