Another crucial member of the Young Money crew will be in the house next Sunday during the MTV Video Music Awards. The crew's resident bad girl, Nicki Minaj, will give her first-ever televised solo performance during the pre-show of the big event. The festivities kick off at 8 p.m. (live ET/ tape delayed PT) on September 12, with Minaj warming up the party with a performance of her hit single, "Your Love."And starting on Tuesday (September 7), Minaj will kick off a Twitter contest in which 10 fans will win a front-row seat to watch her performance.

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Jamie Foxx will be returning to some of his roots. The actor, 43, will be seen again on the FOX network, in his new, so far untitled comedy project. Foxx became well-known after starring on FOX’s In Living Color, which ran from 1990 to 1994, and consisted of others like the Wayans brothers, David Alan Grier, and Jim Carrey. According to MonstersandCritics.com, the FOX network picked up the show, which will be a primetime half-hour comedy sketch series. Oscar winner Foxx will be the new show’s executive producer. Comedian and actor Affion Crockett will star in the project, as well as serve as one of the show’s producers.

In addition to many other projects, Foxx is currently in pre-production for The Skank Robbers, a spin-off of a sketch from In Living Color, according to IMDB. Foxx won an Academy Award in 2005 for his performance in Ray, in which he portrayed blind singer Ray Charles. He has also won numerous other film awards.

Big Laugh Comedy Show, Event Photos: Those in the know consider the Big Laugh Comedy to be one of local entertainments best kept secrets. The shows producer and local comedian Lizette Mizelle brought a group of outrageous and fabulous comedians to Paso Robles on Saturday night. Starring comedians included Mark Pitta, Jen Kober, Mike Winfield, Marc Yaffee, Katsy Chappell, hosted by Lizette Mizelle. Find local events as well as movie show times at CalCoastNews’ Event Calendar.

Florence Welch surprised almost everyone around her, after her video for 'Dog Days Are Over' earned a total of four nominations at the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards, and now she and her band have been tapped to perform the song at the big show.

This show will be broadcasted on the 12th of September at 9 p.m. ET.The band would surely aim to surprise once more. Although, as Welch spoke to MTV News last week, after learning of her norms, the celebrities in the audience most likely won't be the only ones who wouldn’t believe what they see.

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So much for faking it. "The Hills" may have required a good deal of acting, but that doesn't mean the cast is moving on to a Hollywood career. The original face of the MTV show, Lauren Conrad, doesn't appear to have any plans to act again. She has already kicked off her post-"Hills" career with several books, a clothing line and is reportedly turning her memoir, "L.A. Candy," into a movie, which she thinks should star former cast mate Lo Bosworth.

But Bosworth may be too busy channeling Gwyneth Paltrow to take her up on her offer. She is currently nesting with her new boyfriend and tending to her lifestyle Web site he actress just wrapped "Honey 2," which also stars Mario Lopez and revolves around a dancer released from juvenile detention who joins a dance crew.

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INSIDE THE PROTEST, hosted by reporter Johnny Hockin, captured MTV the #1 network position amongst all Canadian & US non-sport specialty networks from 8-9 p.m. ET this past Friday for P12-34, A18-34 and A18-49(1). Impact: Inside the Protest was the second most watched non-sport program of the day for P12-34, 18-34, and A18-49 on all Canadian commercial & US specialty networks(2). Total audience for the MTV NEWS special was 176,000 P2+(1).

IMPACT: INSIDE THE PROTEST is the second installment of the MTV NEWS Presents IMPACT series – powerful newsworthy specials that address important issues relevant to the MTV audience. The series aims to spark discussion and debate amongst viewers. In this episode, MTV NEWS is embedded with activist Emily Hunter during the G20 protests in Toronto. Gritty frontline accounts of the destructive rampage of anarchists through Canada’s largest city and the intense showdown between riot police and protestors is interspersed with a spirited panel discussion recounting the events.

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After 13 years of skipping school, "Beavis & Butthead" may finally be getting a come back. "Beavis & Butthead" creator Mike Judge is rumored to be working on 30 new episodes of the series, according to REVIEWniverse. The rumors also state that the series will maintain it's loose animated style as well as its original format of music video critiques surrounded by two short cartoons.

However, the rumor also points out that there is no deal between Judge and MTV currently in place. It also suggests that Judge could simply release his material online if MTV passes on airing it. Originally created by Judge in 1993.

"Beavis & Butthead' followed the exploits of the title duo: a clueless pair of slackers with a penchant for rock music and misbehavior. The show ran on MTV for over four years and 200 episodes before ending in 1997. In 1996, the series came to the big screen with "Beavis & Butt-head Do America."

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Two superpowers have joined forces to bring online bingo players a new brand that should definitely go down well. Up Your Bingo is the name of a new bingo brand that will be created, thanks to a deal signed between Dragonfish, 888's Business to Business brand, and MTV Networks UK and Ireland.

The launch of the product marks MTV's first venture into the world of online gaming. The brand, Up Your Bingo, will be a skin on the Dragonfish Network for the time being. Due to go live this month, Up Your Bingo, will receive top notch exposure across the MTV and Viva network. Exposure will include online and offline channels.

The Chief Executive for 888, Gigi Levy, who is also serving as acting managing director of Dragonfish, said about the new venture: "We wish to form partnerships with market leaders from other branded sectors seeking to monetize their assets." "MTV Networks is an internationally renowned brand, and we are proud to launch their their first entry into online gaming," he added.

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Shah Rukh Khan’s TV production company, Red Chillies Idiot Box, has tied up with MTV to produce Cornetto Luv Reels. It will premiere two young mushy rom-coms for two weeks, starting June 3. Fresh faces have been cast in these TV movies that will be helmed by experienced directors like Somnath Sen who has the Dimple Kapadia-Vinod Khanna starrer, Leela, to his credit.

“MTV had approached us with the concept. We thought it could lend a new dimension to TV programming and came on board to give a ‘film feel’ to these stories,” says Idiot Box’s Samar Khan, who had earlier directed the critically acclaimed Shaurya.

He insists that Idiot Box has always tried to break convention. “The programming has to be innovative. It may or may not work, but at least it should be something that no one has seen before,” Khan asserts.

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MTV and its Viacom parent along with producer Bunim-Murray have answered the $5 million lawsuit, filed last month in U.S. District Court in Washington by Golzar Amirmotazedi, who claims she was given eight to 10 alcoholic beverages and ridiculed when she refused to have sex with one of the show's cast members. In pushing her claims of privacy violations and infliction of emotional distress, Amirmotazedi asserts that she was too inebriated to sign a lawful waiver. What say the defendants? Not drunk!

Predictably, the producers first say the release agreement covers them from liability. It states, "I understand that I have no expectation of privacy in (The Real World) house." (The waiver is also more good evidence of the broad rights that people sign away when appearing on reality TV.)

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