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!
