In 1992, on this exact day, MTV aired the premiere of their reality television show The Real World, which was created by Mary-Ellis Bunim and Jonathan Murray and apparently based off of a 1973 documentary series An American Family. But is this landmark 20th anniversary something to celebrate or something to shun? more ›

Any move that MTV makes backwards is a good one at this point, so it was with great joy we read a press release today announcing the comeback of Art Breaks, their 1985 tv spots created by downtown New York artists. For the reincarnation of the project, the network has teamed up with MoMA PS1 and Creative Time, who announced today that they'll debut the first "Break" on MTV, MTV.com, MTV’s Facebook page and a dedicated Tumblr page beginning Monday, April 2nd. They will continue throughout the year. more ›

I guess I would just say that in any case like this (Michael for instance) my first thought is with someone's kids. In 1993 Whitney and Bobby took me into the nursery of their Miami condo to see a sleeping Bobbi Kristina in her crib. They could not have been happier. more ›

So now that Jersey City is welcoming Snooki and J-Woww and their "Jersey Shore" spinoff production crew with open arms, it seems that there will be ground rules. Like having four cops at wherever they will be living. more ›

Finally, you can sleep restfully now: Producers of the planned "Jersey Shore" spinoff featuring Snooki and J-Woww have permits to film from Jersey City. Just in time for the city's crime wave! more ›

Hoboken and Jersey City: prepare yourselves for a possible impending aerosol-fueled apocalypse! Yes, that's right, the rumor mill is churning with the news that MTV is scouting possible locations in both cities for a new series following Snooki and J-Woww outside of the Jersey Shore. more ›

Following the success of this uncensored history of the network, four of the original MTV veejays—Martha Quinn, Alan Hunter, Mark Goodman and Nina Blackwood—are coming back together to give their own uncensored accounts of MTV in the early days. You know, the days when the "M" actually stood for "music" and not "more reality television." Last year we checked in on the four pioneers as the network turned 30 years old, and even talked to Goodman, who told us the VJs and much of the crew are still friends to this day. more ›

Remember when that rascally governor of Arkansas told a MTV audience that he didn't inhale marijuana smoke? Probably not because in 1992 many of us were still sucking Ecto-Cooler and slamming Pogs. But future-president Clinton admitted the faux pas in the first incarnation of MTV's Choose or Lose, the network's slogan for all things political, until now. Behold, the "Power of 12." MTV President Stephen Friedman explains the change to Brian Stelter as coming out of the burgeoning cynicism amongst 18-29 year olds following Obama's election. “They were so passionate, and then they hit this wall of the economy.” more ›

MTV is planning a special one-hour tribute to former Jackass star Ryan Dunn, who died last June in a drunk-driving accident in Pennsylvania. The show will air on November 28 at 10:30 p.m, and will include appearances from Dunn cronies Johnny Knoxville, Rob Dyrdek, Wee Man, Chris Pontius, Jeff Tremaine and Bam Margera. more ›

As if its recent OWS award weren't proof enough that MTV is really sinking its teeth into the Occupy Wall Street movement, the moment you've been dreading is upon us: The network is airing its True Life: I'm Occupying Wall Street episode tomorrow. So what to expect? The Times got to see a rough cut and has filed a report. Seems the show portrays "the scene in Zuccotti Park as summer camp with protest signs, a rolling festival of exasperation and naïveté, stone-faced cops and Hacky Sack—Fuming Man." more ›

Not long ago MTV put out word that they were looking to cast Occupy Wall Street protesters for the new Real World (they're still looking!). At the time, a rep for the company confirmed with us that it was indeed their Craigslist ad, and they were "targeting young passionate people" for their 27th season (a location has yet to be determined). While they comb through the Zuccotti Hotties, they've slapped together an episode of True Life: I'm Occupying Wall Street (we would have gone with True Life: I Lost My Virginity At Zuccotti Park, but there's still time for that), which will air November 5th. more ›

Is Occupy Wall Street getting too much of the wrong kind of attention? Just earlier today we heard that Christopher Nolan wanted to film scenes for The Dark Knight Rises at Zuccotti Park, and now Viacom may be the next group to be profiting from the 99%. Dance monkeys! more ›

College kids these days get all the cool surprise lecturers! Like...South Park and The Book of Mormon's Trey Parker and Matt Stone, who apparently crashed a recent freshman "Storytelling Strategies" class on Tuesday at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts. You gotta feel bad for the inevitable kid who slept through that class. more ›

Hurricane Irene has come and gone, so now it's time to focus on more pressing matters: Beyonce is pregnant, with husband Jay-Z's baby! The long-rumored pregnancy was confirmed last night at the MTV Video Music Awards, when Queen Bee showed up in a vibrant red Lanvin muummuu, clutching her belly on the welcome carpet. MTV tweeted "OMG Beyonce just made a huge announcement on the #vma carpet! #baby!!!!!", and her reps confirmed the happy news shortly thereafter. more ›

It's time to take the way back machine all the way to 1995, when MTV News explored the World Wide Web. more ›

MTV has a new show coming out centered around a group of friends in their young 20s grappling "with dating, romance and becoming adults" in New York City. It's called I Just Want My Pants Back, adapted from the book, and they're looking for some "hipstras"! Miss Heather spotted this flyer in Greenpoint, which explains exactly what a hipstra is: more ›

MTV is turning 30 this year! To celebrate, we talked to one of the original five veejays on the network, Mark Goodman, about the good ol' days of MTV, 1980s New York... and how airing MIchael Jackson's epic "Thriller" video could have saved him if he got to the studio too late. Goodman was a veejay from 1981 to 1987, but like many who watched him on the air then, no longer tunes in to the network. more ›

Is it weird that a show about the Bridge & Tunnel brigade sounds refreshing after this endless era of Jersey Shore that we've been in? According to the Village Voice, MTV spent millions shooting a B&T reality show featuring two sisters from Staten Island: Brianna and Gabriella DeBartoli. They had 12 episodes in the can... but inexplicably killed it before it ever saw the light of day! Now "the only extant clip is the show's super-trailer," and little else. And it's a shame, because this would have been like 12 episodes of the amazing True Life: I'm From Staten Island special. Alas, all we get is this 1:42 minute teaser: more ›

Today in News That should Come As A Surprise To No One, embattled Jersey Shorer Vinny Guadagnino, who stormed out the cast's Seaside Heights home two weeks ago, is apparently back and ready to resume filming. more ›

Last week, we reported the earth-shattering news that Vinny Guadagnino stormed out of the Jersey Shore house, saying he'd "had enough" of the constant fighting in the house. Today, more of the story comes to light, and it's looking like Vinny might have actually bade the Shore a permanent adieu. more ›

Breaking news! We are hearing unconfirmed reports that normally even-keeled Jersey Shorer Vinnie Guadagnino has angrily stormed out of the Seaside Heights home where the cast just began filming their fifth season. more ›

Last week, we heard devastating rumors that MTV planned to fire the original Guido/Guidette crew we've come to know and love over the past four seasons of Jersey Shore. But today, veteran Shorer Pauly D says he isn't worried about losing his job. more ›

This TMZ headline had us thinking the cast of Jersey Shore had contracted some super-STD, but that's not quite it, though they do apparently have a certain something. The site notes that Snooki & Co. have been quarantined in Jersey so that they don't lose that certain je ne sais quoi they all possess. more ›

So there's the Royal Wedding... and then there's Geordie Shore. While delivering two different sides of Britain to television screens, they are both fascinating. To catch you up on the latter: MTV has created a bizarro version of Jersey Shore that will air across the pond. There are eight cast members (meet them here!), who will all be followed around Newcastle, which is apparently the UK's version of Jersey? Anyway, the trailer is below (warning: it will render you speechless). more ›

While the cast is banned from the city’s historic buildings, as well, Renzi says he “could not ban them from using the city (Florence) as a set.” Meanwhile, MTV has started to air the show for the first time in the country, and locals are terrified... particularly those with daughters, as Pauly D aims to pick up a wife while he's in town. (And by the way, he'll be in our town on Thursday, spinning at Pacha.) more ›