UPDATE! i've added in some of the pictures i snapped today - enjoy - i'm so tired right now!
hey y'all! in a little while i'm heading over to universal studios for the 2009 MTV movie awards - first i'll be covering red carpet arrivals (hopefully i'll be able to chat with a few celebs - check out my pics from last year) then i'll be watching the show (hosted by andy samberg and featuring performances from eminem & kings of leon) i'll be totally twittering up a storm today - so please follow me if you aren't already! (plus i'll be hanging out with my blogger/twitter pals @icydk, @popsquire, @mollygoodson, @katzni, and @laurensammak) popbytes over & out for now ... xoxo
hey hey! this is just a quick reminder to tune into tonight's 7th annual TV land awards - with super adorable host neil patrick harris - last weekend i had the pleasure of covering the red carpet and attending the show - although it was hot as hell - i really enjoyed myself - and the show was funnier than i thought it would be! (i also make a brief appearance in a video being interviewed by funny man judah friedlander (from 30 rock) go here and watch the clip entitled 'judah runs wild') right now i think i'm going to try and get out of the house and enjoy the nice weather - i can't believe i have to go back to work tomorrow already - i do love the weekend but it's always over before it seems to begin - ugh! popbytes over & out for now ... xoxo
hey hey! i'm still feeling totally drained from yesterday but i took it easy today so i can be ready to deal with the good times waiting at work for me tomorrow! as far as the red carpet at the video music awards '08 was concerned it wasn't flowing with celebrities like i had hoped but i did manage to talk to a few people - including shwayze & cisco adler (a small bit of video is posted below with an introduction by hip hop artist ditch who was way cool too) i actually had more fun commiserating with my fellow blogger comrades standing nearby including maura from idolator, diana from hollyscoop, nikki from b5media, jen & wayne from buzznet, and zack from hot or not gossip, plus i ran into my longtime pal charlie who writes for the LA times! right before i left to head over to the b-tank VIP area to watch the show i ran into DJ samantha ronson who was taken back a bit when i told her i was a blogger yet i mentioned i'm one of the nicer ones and she totally got what i was talking about...
the folks over at MTV did a superb job at providing a cool & comfy area to watch the show from plus there was free food and drinks which was desperately needed by the time i arrived over there - i did see a number of celebs mingling around including paris hilton's parents rick & kathy - basically i ended up moving from area to area checking out the scene while enjoying my drinks and the tasty treats at hand - i still need to watch the entire show (i missed some parts of it and of course host UK comedian russell brand managed to stir up a bit of controversy) however i managed to see pink & rihanna's performances which were off the hook and i did like christina aguilera but her whole new vibe reminded me a lot of lady gaga...at the end kanye west did an excellent job and he performed right in front of where i was! once the show was over (around 8:15pm) i felt the need to move on since i had been on the lot since 11:30am! (i will say that this year's awards were much better than last year's las vegas mess and i was thrilled to see britney spears walking off with three awards) many thanks go out to sarah, emily and mylan for helping to hook a blog up - you guys rule!
i was drained by the time i left but luckily i got a second wind and decided to head over to in touch weekly's party at the chateau marmont which seemed to be the hottest ticket in town and let me tell - oh my word - it was pure insanity outside trying to get in (the cops had to keep telling pople to get out of the street) then as i was waiting in line i realized i couldn't find my valet ticket which really started to stress me out in a major way so i left and went back to the valet area...thankfully one of the girls had it in her pocket - phew! once that stress was gone i got in touch with my pal bich ngoc who helped me gain quick entry (with her label credentials - many thanks go out to jamie too for always keeping me in mind) since we were there to see the veronicas who came on just as we walked into the party and they sounded great - plus i got to meet jess (who has the most adorable aussie accent) we tried to find her twin sister lisa but it was really crowded inside!
however i did see my pals molly & becky from popsugar and we moved from area to area scouting out the celebrity filled scene - probably the biggest sighting was lindsay lohan who was planted right next to her girl DJ samantha ronson - and then audrina patridge (who is simply gorgeous in person) was floating around right by us (she was with some very cute guy and they were holding hands) we also saw new daddy david spade, matthew perry, linkin park, annalynne mccord, candis cayne, simon rex, dave annabelle, rick salomon, damien fahey, sean stewart, tiffany 'new york' pollard, shane west, pauly shore, kris jenner, and 'bachelor' andy baldwin (there's plenty of pictures over on popsugar)
then singer leona lewis did an amazing three song set including her new single better in time along w/ her smash hit bleeding love - i had no clue she was performing so that was a really kick-ass unexpected treat! after that things started to wind down and i was so very tired - right after audrina patridge left - i stepped out the door and she was being swarmed by a bunch of paparazzi - it was complete madness and the poor thing had trouble getting a ride as she was blinded by the many flashes but finally it looked like she jumped in a cab with her cute boy in tow! then i headed up to get my car with bich ngoc and we waited for about twenty minutes for our cars to come around...the night was finally over! ok that was a really long post - kudos to anybody who actually read the whole thing! popbytes over & out for now...xxoo
UPDATE! i finally posted my wrap-up of the evening - check it out!
UPDATE! oh my word - i am home - finally (a little after midnight) overall i had a great time - i met a bunch of cool people and thankfully ran into some friends & colleagues! then after the awards the in touch weekly party held at the chateau marmont was awesome (yet super crowded) i can't believe i was able to observe lindsay lohan while she was sitting next to samantha ronson - both ladies looked fabulous and ms. ronson was mixing it up for the dancefloor! (i'm going to see sam's show at the roxy on september 19th which i mentioned to her personally earlier in the day when i introduced myself) the party was packed with a bunch of celebrities and then right before i left leona lewis sang three songs...a total unexpected musical treat! i'll post more on the whole day tomorrow...right now i'm completely drained (thankfully i took off tomorrow since i knew i would be in no shape to deal with work - i seriously need to sleep) popbytes over & out for tonight...xoxo (oh and have a look at a very happy britney spears below who walked off with three awards tonight for piece of me - it's so great to see a smile on her face!)
hey everyone! today is the big day - i'm about to head out the door to check-in over at the video music awards '08! although it's going to be a very long day - i have a feeling it should be a total blast and i simply can't wait to see what britney spears does to open the show plus i'm looking forward to performances from pink, rihanna, and kanye west! please stay tuned - i will be twittering throughout the day and later on tonight (or tomorrow) i'll have my pictures and video posted here! popbytes over & out for now...xoxo
hey hey! MTV just released the nominees for the 2008 video of the year award to be given out at the video music awards taking place here in los angeles on sunday september 7th (i'll probably be covering red carpet arrivals and twittering live at the show - i can't wait!) the five nominees include:
• jonas brothers burnin' up
• britney spears piece of me
• chris brown forever
• pussycat dolls when i grow up
• the ting tings shut up and let me go
i hope britney spears walks off with the big award this year - i still love her last album blackout and piece of me is one of the best tracks - i also love pussycat dolls, the ting tings, and chris brown - as far as jonas brothers - i'll take a slice of joe jonas anytime! (the other two can go get lost) if you haven't seen all the nominated videos - watch them after the jump! (and check out the full list of nominations) popbytes over & out for now...xxxoo
good morning! here's a hot new picture taken this past week during the filming of a promo spot for the upcoming MTV video music awards '08 featuring a britney spears looking fabulous (she's already nominated twice this year) posed in front of an elephant next to sexy host russell brand (the popular british bad-boy comedian who has a reputation for being quite the ladies' man...) mr. brand is a very interesting choice to play host plus i'm thrilled the network decided to go back to actually having a host (last year's show in las vegas suffered without one...) thankfully the festivities are taking place in los angeles this time around and i'll be hopefully covering the red carpet and the show (i wonder what part britney might play this year...remember her disastrousperformance from 2007?!?) popbytes over & out for now...xxoo
PS there's also pictures of ms. spears out shopping at intermix this week on robertson blvd - it's so great to finally see her head screwed on straight!
good evening! as promised here's some of the pictures i managed to snap at yesterday's teen choice awards blue carpet arrivals along with a short video i edited together from some of the footage i shot that includes quick moments with lauren conrad,natasha bedingfield (who gave popbytes a shout out), and lil' mama (along with clips of summer glau, chad michael murry, selena gomez, jonas brothers, chris brown, david archuleta, jerry o'connell, hayden panettiere, and mary murphy) just a small sample of what went down! it was completely packed in my area and then mixed in with the intense sunlight - i got what i could (i'm still learning the ropes of doing red carpet coverage right) plus there's a gazillion other outlets (radio, TV, print, and online) vying for everyone's attention - next time i plan to bring a microphone with me - i was noticing it works quite nicely getting people to stop - i must give shout outs to national lampoon and my pals at hollyscoop who were right next to me and kept everyone entertained and a special hello to my pop comrades aimee & thia from bop & tigerbeat! popbytes over & out for tonight...xxoo
UPDATE! i finally posted some pictures and video from the blue carpet arrivals - check it out!
hey kids! right now i'm getting ready to head over to universal studios to cover the red carpet arrivals for the teen choice awards '08 (airing tomorrow night on FOX) hosted by teen sensation miley cyrus (who i'm not all that crazy about but i do love her one track see you again - the video is posted below) hopefully i'll manage to talk to a few people (i'd love to talk to mariah carey who is performing but that seems doubtful...) and snap a bunch of pictures & shot some video plus i'll do my best to try and twitter what's going on moment by moment! then i need to rush back here for quick break before i need to head out again to see dolly parton (my 2nd dolly concert - i can't wait) popbytes over & out for now...xxoo
good evening! ok yes - i've seen these pictures on a bunch of other sites today but how could i pass up posting on a 'golden girls' reunion (estelle getty (84) sadly was not present) that took place on the red carpet over the weekend at the 6th annual TV land awards (which you can catch when the show airs next week) i do adore both betty white (86) and rue mcclanahan (74) but my favorite 'golden' lady hands down is bea arthur (86) probably because she played one of my favorite TV characters (besides 'dorothy zbornak') of all-time maude who happened to be the very sassy 'spin-off' cousin of 'edith bunker' (played by the incredible jean stapleton (85)) from my top show everall in the family - nobody makes sitcoms like those anymore - both shows were completely ahead of their time and they still hold up today! i did like the golden girls but you simply can't compare it to norman lear's sheer genuis! popbytes over & out for now...xxoo
oh my word! what a day it has been - overall i had a splendid time covering the 2008 MTV movie awards which were held earlier today at universal studios - although there was a massive fire on the lot this morning - the show went on without a hitch (although traffic getting to the venue was totally insane...what would normally take me about 5-10 minutes from my place took about one hour & twenty minutes - not good times)
i also got to meet up with my blogger pals vera from i'm not obsessed and jocelyn from in case you didn't know and ran into my gals from hollyscoop along w/ the always lovely jen g. & mr. wayne from buzznet (they had trace cyrus' (brother to miley) girlfriend hanna beth covering arrivals - she was adorable too) plus i must give shout outs to my way cool new friends from bop & teen beat magazine!
after all the gold (yellow) carpet arrivals - i took my very decent seat at the show - which was quite enjoyable (many thanks to sarah & mylan for making it all happen) highlights included performances from coldplay and pussycat dolls and the reunion of wayne's world w/ mike myers & dana carvey was awesome & unexpected! below are a bunch of pictures i snapped - i must send out loads of big love to both robin antin (creator of PCD) & laura bell bundy (broadway superstar) who took the time out to chat with me and posed for a pic with yours truly (yet be warned - i have a slightly goofy face on with ms. antin - she was so freakin' awesome & friendly - i can't even tell you - she's like my new favorite person) popbytes over & out for tonight - i so need to get some sleep - xxoo
PS if you happened to be watching the pre-show on MTV - towards the end sarah jessica parker was being interviewed and you see me standing beside ms. vera from INO in the background - i'll try to post the clip later this week!
hey kids! today i'll be coming to live from the 2008 MTV movie awards - i'm super excited to have a spot on the red carpet plus i'll be getting to see the show as well! i will keep you updated via twitter - so keep refreshing and i'll do my best to keep the updates flowing from my end! popbytes over & out for now...xxoo (even though there's a big fire going on at universal studios - the show is still going on!)
hey hey! i made it to boston safe and sound without any major drama - it's a bit colder than in los angeles but that's a total welcome change since it has been a heat wave in southern california! anyways i'm pretty much running on empty at this point - i didn't get much sleep last night and sleeping on the plane never quite works out for me (i ended up watching maude on DVD) anyways i wanted to bring you a fun pop item - below is the promo poster for the upcoming MTV movie awards (taking place on sunday june 1st) which are being hosted by funny man mike myers (who is also starring in the upcoming flick the love guru along w/ jessica alba) plus there's two shots of mr. myers in his 'buff suit' standing next to lindsay lohan (i might be live blogging from the event like i did last year - stay tuned) i hope everyone is enjoying their weekend - i promise to check back in when i can! popbytes over & out for tonight...xxoo
hey hey! last night nickelodeon held its annual kids' choice awards here in los angeles hosted by funny man jack black and the big rumor was that britney spears was going to walk the red carpet but ms. spears was a no show - at least she added some extra buzz to the awards - i didn't even know about the show until i heard the rumors of britney possibly making an appearance! she's been laying low the past few weeks which is a totally good thing and now supposedly there's more photographers assigned to follow miley cyrus (who picked up two awards) than ms. spears - although miley is far less interesting than britney! popbytes over & out for now...xxoo!
hey kids! below is a brand new sexy promo photo of rihanna shot by kick ass photographer david lachapelle for the upcoming '07 MTV video music awards - mr. lachapelle also shot fall out boy, kanye west, foo fighters, & chris brown for the new VMA campaign, which hits everywhere this coming monday (aug 20th) i'm actually looking forward to this year's awards (taking place in las vegas on sept 9th) thankfully it sounds like my messy but oh so talented gal amy winehouse will still be performing (although she has canceled all of her august appearances...oh yes it's time for amy to finally get her shit together) plus we got word today confirming (not officially but it does seem likely) that britney spears will be opening the show...trainwreck-ville here we come! anyways i'm still so tired from last night - it has been a super long day & i'll probably post my junior senior & the roxy review tomorrow night when i can actually focus! popbytes over & out for tonight...xxoo!
PS i wasn't the one who blocked out the boobs - the picture came censored - i'm not sure mr. lachapelle would approve of something like that done to one of his pictures...
well hello hello hello! i'm coming to you 'live' from a 'blogger viewing room' over at the MTV movie awards! i really had no clue what to expect but i figured i would at least head over and see what was going! this year the show is being held over at the gibson amphitheatre which is part of the whole universal studios complex - a five minute drive from popbytes' humble abode! although they've (MTV) placed a bunch of restrictions on us bloggers - including no cameras (i totally should have brought it anyways - i'm always trying to obey the rules but then i get screwed) when i first arrived i was way annoyed - i kept thinking what the hell is the point of inviting us down?!? i seriously could have easily done what i'm doing from the comfort of my own living room...
yet thankfully i ran into ms. lisa from a socialite's life who is always a blast to hang around - so we've been busy catching up on both celebrity & personal gossip! i've also met some other great people including marjorie (meevee), hallie (tmz), kimmy (ivillage), elina (laist), and jared (just jared) and as a bonus i ran into one of my hollyscoop girls diana - gosh i love my hollyscoop gals! ok so here we go - ms. silverman is about to take to the stage! i'll be back with more...stay tuned!
OMG! sarah nailed the opening - totally sassy - just the way we like her! although i know one person who probably isn't feeling her at the moment - yup paris hilton who is making her 'last' public appearance before going to the slammer! sarah joked that the prison would be painting the bars to look like penises and she was worried that ms. hilton would probably end up busting her teeth on them - ha! plus they nabbed a sour pussed reaction shot from ms. hilton - i loved it! (below are the before & after the joke shots) i don't know what MTV thought about her opening but ms. silverman should open every awards show there is - she rocks!
oh look it's my darling victoria beckham (i was just interviewed a few days ago by a UK production company on the beckhams' move to LA which went very well!) introducing rihanna performing her super hot single umbrella with jay-z! oh btw don't bother looking for beyonce in the crowd - she's over in europe doing shows or some bullshit like that...
i'm not really keeping track of the winners - i'll make sure to link to the complete list at the end - as we know these awards are really more for fun than anything - this certainly isn't the oscars but i did get a chuckle out of will ferrell & sacha baron cohen making out after they nabbed the 'best kiss' award for talladega nights!
cameron diaz's legs are looking way long & super hot - she was up on stage introducing mike meyers who is about to get some kinda lifetime achievement award - i wonder if ms. diaz ran into jessica biel yet?!? oh popbytes does love a good catfight! oh pardon me it's a 'generation' award for mr. meyers...
here comes my gal amy winehouse being introduced by bruce willis! (wasn't he trying to get with her a few months back?!?) she's performing rehab again...i was hoping she'd sing another track but she did an awesome job - and looked nice and tan (i know she went tanning today because she stopped by where my pal zach works for a bite to eat after getting her color on!)
special props must go out to dane cook who so far has been the only talent to stop by the 'blogger room' and my new friend hallie (a kick-ass intern for TMZ - they should be proud to have her!) was spot on with some great questions including which jessica was a better kisser - alba or simpson? dane took the high road and said he couldn't answer because one of the jessica's would kick his ass (my bets are all on alba!) also andy signore stopped by - he won the best spoof award for his united 300 short and he was totally thrilled with his win!
just now i've just been informed my least favorite couple is about to stop by...heidi montag & spencer pratt - ugh! ok so i asked ms. montag right off the bat what's going on with her offer to pose naked in playboy - apparently the decision is still up in the air (i think they want $5 million!) i then told her 'well they do look good' (referring to her recently enhanced chest) which was a slight stab but in a nice way...ha ha ha! the couple confirmed they will be on the upcoming season the hills (they're shooting right now) which heidi promises to be the best season yet...who knows but the publicist pulled them out pretty quickly - before i started chanting lauren conrad rules - i think they could tell there was blood in the water and if they stayed any longer - we would have eaten them alive!
things seem to be winding down here - please excuse any mistakes above - i'm going to do a proof & polish when i get home! also many thanks to elina (who also brought a flask of soco - which totally hit the spot!) from laist for snapping the pics below - she did an awesome job live blogging the event! (they also have a great photo essay post) popbytes over & out for now...xxoo!
PS i thought paris hilton was going to be presenting an award but perhaps after ms. silverman's joke she said no no no...
hey everybody! the MTV movie awards are just around the corner - hosted by one of my favorite people ever - sarah silverman - she's hysterically funny - i totally dig her style although she'll have to tone down her usual schtick a drop - it certainly won't be like when she hosted the IFC spirit awards (watch her opening bit) where she got way sassy but i know ms. silverman will do a kick-ass job - plus she's got her trusty dog doug by her side! you must watch the clips below where sarah gets her sass on with will forte & jon heder! today i heard two things about the show from tipster on the 'inside'...both items are quite interesting! read on...
1.paris hilton will be making her last public appearance before she heads to the slammer two days after the show! (i wonder if she'll have the 'holy bible' in tow?!?)
2. even juicier - beyonce is up for an award and is threatening to be a no show because she's all in a jealous tizzy over her boyfriend jay-z performing with rihanna! they'll be doing her new single umbrella and it's a hot track (take a look at the video) maybe all that heat has caused sparks between the two! damn if ms. rihanna stole beyonce's man - that would be so darn scandalous - we'll totally need to keep our eyes on this situation - oh drama!
i'll have to do a separate post on this but i've had a listen to rihanna's upcoming third album good girl gone bad and oh my word - it's really good - i'm loving it right now - literally - i'm listening to it as i pen this post! the album is going to have many hit singles - trust me on this one - it's so damn tight - popbytes can't say enough about it! she even does a track called 'rehab' that features justin timberlake & timbaland on back up vocals - it's hot! no worries - it is nothing like amy winehouse's hit song 'rehab' - speaking of ms. amy - it was announced today that she'll be performing at the movie awards - oh my gosh we just came full circle! popbytes over & out for tonight - tomorrow starts the holiday weekend - woo hoo!
oh i hope this works ok - I'm posting this from my new blackberry from the middle of columbus circle in NYC! I love sarah silverman - so I knew this would be fun plus I heard a dog was involved which almost guarantees a post! popbytes over & out for now...xxoo!
ok i had one more thing to post tonight that just came to my attention...tonight was the country music awards and american idol country gal carrie underwood took the prize for 'best female vocalist of the year' - you MUST watch fellow nominee faith hill's reaction below to ms. underwood winning! oh my gosh - her reaction is simply priceless...i don't think her hunky hubby tim mcgraw would be very pleased with his wife being such an obvious sore loser!!! oh man i had to post this before i went to bed! popbytes over & out for tonight...xxoo!
good afternoon! the awards are in at the 63rd venice film festival - this year the golden lion went to china's sanxia haoren (still life) while ben affleck (things are looking up for him) nabbed best actor for his turn in hollywoodland (which just opened here) and helen mirren for the queen (opening the ny film festival on sept 29th) all three movies sound amazing - especially 'the queen' which is about queen elizabeth II in the week following the death of princess diana...ok so i just went and watched the trailer - it gave me chills - no wonder mirren won! (besides the fact she is always brilliant) plus it's directed by stephen frears! gosh i can't wait to catch that one! check out the full list of awards - 'queen' also took best script! i might go try and catch 'hollywoodland' this weekend (read nathaniel's review...maybe i should skip) any film dealing with old-time hollywood scandals & mystery - popbytes is always up for - like i can't wait for the black dahlia (opening next friday) anyways i hope y'all are having a good weekend so far...
oh good morning people! these are so the days when i miss NYC and the great white way...theater is just not the same in los angeles! this morning over on the east coast the nominations were announced for the 60th Annual Tony Awards - broadway's highest honor - the awards will take place in the big apple and will be broadcast by CBS on sunday june 11th! my good blog pal nathan over at film experience just emailed me his report - so be sure to check it out...popbytes over & out for now...xxoo!
Yes, JULIA ROBERTS was snubbed -which I'm sure will dominate the news
today. [Oprah will not have to use her powers to destroy the world
because The Color Purple was nominated - so she had better luck than
Rosie O'Donnell doing the Broadway producing gig]. Other high profile
snubees with Julia Roberts are David Schwimmer (Caine Mutiny) and
Cyndi Lauper (Threepenny Opera).
Famous folks who DID get nominated:
Mark Ruffalo, Alan Cumming, Harry Connick Jr., Oliver Platt, Ralph
Fiennes, Cynthia Nixon, etc...
