The clock is counting down...and all you fans out there, at home, in Times Square, or the lucky few who will be inside the Best Buy Theater, be a part of our...

The first time the boys of La Vida Boheme came to New York City was just this past July. And today, just six months later, they’re deep inside MTV headquarters in Times...

Jamaican singjay phenom Gyptian didn't feel the need to talk much during his run-through at MTV headquarters today. In a shiny black parka and suspenders dangling behind...

With less than 24 hours to go before our Best New Band Concert, Iggy and our Best New Band artists are in final preparation mode. First up, Yuna arrived at MTV...

Don't you feel like lately there's a secret global contest running for which dark, sultry female vocalist of the many popping up in the dance-indie world will be crowned...

With our Best New Band winners coming to New York City for our Monday concert, it's like some of our coolest friends are visiting -- and we want to show off our...

While controversial dancehall colossus Vybz Kartel is currently in a Jamaican prison, his music goes on, live as ever. "Half On A Baby," his second single off this...

When Just A Band aren't churning out Nairobi's hottest disco-electro-house, they direct their own music videos. One of their very first went viral, and "Huff + Puff,"...

The versatility of the gangster rapper trope will never stop amazing me. Anarchy, an underground Japanese rapper who's spent the past few years rising into global hip...

It's been a bad year for the world economy, but a good one for Italy's socially-conscious rappers Zero Plastica. The political shakeups caused by the deteriorating Euro...

We've already mentioned that we'd like to step into the shoes of the world-traveling Zakee, who glides from Rio to Philly and back again like it's no thing at all....

South-Londoner-by-way-of-Nigeria Afrikan Boy just graduated uni, and it's given him time to hone in on his new hard, gym-sculpted persona. Following up on his spring...

At this week's Kpop-star-studded Mnet Asian Music Awards, 2NE1's Minzy, Dara and Bom freaked out in the audience like a bunch of fangirls. The reason? Fourth group...

Brazilian cheese ironist João Brasil has put his hands on a sample idea so good that we just wonder why no one's done it already -- a baile funk song that mashes up the...

If you love Yelle's rock electro a la francaise, you'll likely tomber en amour for fellow Frenchmen Housse de Racket. The duo's name means "tennis racket cover," but...

Last summer, Kyle Brinkmann, who makes music as Das Kapital, was having a tough day. Maybe it was love troubles, or just the pains of being a 19-year-old DJ in Capetown,...

Scotland's Cha Cha Heels swear, talk graphic sex, and have no problem with full-frontal nudity. They're also known in the Scottish music scene for their live theatrics,...

Would you be into a movie about a sentient car tire? Who goes on a killing rampage through the Mojave desert? If you’re like, "Totally! And where can I get the...

Not to essentialize, but I can't help but notice that nowadays the Brazilian music industry is largely executed by an army of bearded hipsters with curly, dark hair. The...

When Silvio Berlusconi stepped down as prime minister this weekend and the streets of Rome exploded in celebration, hip hop group Zero Plastica must have been among the...