30 Seconds To Mars - Walk On Water (Ft. Travis Scott) (Live on MTV 2017-08-27 VMAs)

The first live performance of "Walk On Water" from the new album to be realeased SOON.
Some inovations here for sure. Just look at this SICK live video.

30 Seconds To Mars - Walk On Water (Live on MTV 2017 VMAs) ft. Travis Scott

Thirty Seconds To Mars and Travis Scott perform “Walk On Water” on the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards on August 27, 2017, courtesy of MTV.

30 Seconds To Mars, 2012-08-09 - MTV, Jared Leto Reveals His Dream Date For The VMAs

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Aug 9 2013 1:24 PM EDT1,006

Jared Leto Reveals His Dream Date For The VMAs

Sounds like Thirty Seconds to Mars might be bringing a zebra to the 2013 VMAs on August 25.

By James Montgomery (@positivnegativ)


Thirty Seconds To Mars' Jared Leto

Photo: Ollie Millington/ Getty Images

Earlier this week, Jared Leto bemoaned his lack of a summer vacation, a fact due in no small part to his job as director on Thirty Seconds to Mars' "Do or Die" music video.

But, as it turns out, he can't put all the blame on that clip. After all, as is often the case with him, Leto was actually pulling double duty during the filming of "Do or Die," shooting a second Mars music video ... this one for the track "City of Angels." And, from the sound of things, this one's gonna be epic.

"I'm making two videos at once. I've been working on 'City of Angels' while I was shooting 'Do Or Die,' " he said. "It's our new single here in the States, it's a very important song, a very personal song.

"It's also a longer song, and while I'm still figuring out what [the video] needs, it will certainly feature a couple of pieces of music, minimum," he continued. "So, yes, it's going to be another Thirty Seconds to Mars short film; it's going to be powerful and emotional and definitely something special."

And for a guy whose past credits include shooting a mini-movie for "From Yesterday" in China, pushing boundaries with the hyper-sexualized "Hurricane" and employing an army of extras and animals for "Up in the Air," that's saying something.

What Leto wouldn't say was just when "City of Angels" would be finished — "sooner rather than later," was about as specific as he'd get — but he did let MTV News in on his band's plans for the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards, where they're up for three Moonmen, including Best Rock Video. And it probably won't surprise you to learn they're going to try and top their arrival at the 2010 show, when they stormed the red carpet with a bevy of bikers.

"Well I would like to maybe replicate the 'Up in the Air' artwork," he laughed. "Wouldn't it be great if we showed up with a zebra? It could be pretty amazing."

A zebra would be pretty amazing indeed. Just don't try to ride it, Jared.

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30 Seconds To Mars, 2012-08-07 - MTV, How Jared Leto Spent His Summer Vacation: Making Mars' 'Do Or Die'

http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1711969/jared-leto-thirty-seconds-to-mars-do-or-die.jhtml

Aug 7 2013 4:40 PM EDT

How Jared Leto Spent His Summer Vacation: Making Mars' 'Do Or Die'

Thirty Seconds To Mars' latest video is a love-letter to the band's fans, and a document of life on the road.

By James Montgomery (@positivnegativ)

Jared Leto in Thirty Seconds To Mars' video for "Do Or Die"

Photo: Polydor

Jared Leto had plans for a summer vacation. Instead, he ended up making a music video.

"It was going to be the first-ever planned summer vacation of my entire adult life. I blacked out the time and said I was going to do it, and then, lo and behold, it went from an overzealous three weeks, to two weeks, then a week, then five days, then nothing," he laughed. "But, in exchange, I have this beautiful little film. I got these experiences with these people I'll never forget, so it's a fine trade-off for me."

That "beautiful little film" is Thirty Seconds To Mars' "Do Or Die," the spiritual sequel to their stirring 2010 live clip for "Closer to the Edge." It was filmed during the band's globe-spanning summer tour, and, like "Closer," features heart-wrenching interviews with members of the Echelon.

So, in a sense, it is a love-letter to Mars' fans ... but, as is often the case with this band, "Do Or Die" is also something more.

"So much has changed about us, about our audience, about our shows, so I wanted that to be a part of it, also. Most of the interviews, I did myself, so they're really intimate. It's me, it's them, and it's the camera," Leto explained. "What I've found is, that if you talk to everybody long enough, you find an incredible story. Every single person has a moment in their life, something that they've found a solution for, a story to tell. Some are funny, some are really intriguing, and if you ask the right questions, you get interesting answers."

One of the most touching moments comes at the very beginning of the video, where Leto speaks with a German fan he'd previously met in Berlin, who told him that his father had recently passed away ... and he'd played a Thirty Seconds To Mars song at his funeral.

Weeks later, almost by chance, Leto ran into him once again, at a Mars show in Austria. And, on a whim, he decided to have him tell his story once again, this time on camera. And though he'd interview hundreds of fans at Mars' shows over the next few months, this story stuck with him throughout. Which is why he chose it to lead off the new video.

"At the show in Austria, where there were tens of thousands of people, and I ran into him and interviewed him; he was the first interview of the summer, and he shared this story about losing his father, and what it taught him, it was really an organic and serendipitous and beautiful way to begin," Leto said. "He shared a really personal part of himself and we're really grateful to him, and that continued throughout all the interviews ... this is basically a document to how we spent our summer; not just us, but all of our amazing fans."

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30 Seconds To Mars, 2012-08-06 - MTV, New Video: Thirty Seconds To Mars, 'Do Or Die'

http://buzzworthy.mtv.com/2013/08/06/thirty-seconds-to-mars-do-or-die-video/

New Video: Thirty Seconds To Mars, 'Do Or Die'

Posted 18 hours ago by John Walker in Celebrity, Music, Videos

Thirty Seconds To Mars pay heartfelt homage to their fans in their "Do Or Die" video.

After watching Thirty Seconds To Mars talk about sex (baby) and battle the elements in their truly epic "Conquistador" lyric video, it is with GREAT pleasure that we announce Thirty Seconds To Mars' brand-new "Do Or Die" video, which is also the band's follow-up to their "Up In The Air" video, which was nominated for three VMAs including Best Rock Video. And just as you've come to expect from the trio, "Do Or Die," which clocks in at a whopping seven minutes, leaves no visual stone left unturned.

Watch Thirty Seconds To Mars' "Do Or Die" video after the jump.

The second single from their album, Love, Lust, Faith And Dreams album, "Do Or Die" chronicles the band's backstage and onstage antics as they work to break a world record for the number of live shows (300!) performed during a single album cycle. This new clip is basically a love letter to the Echelon, and the explosive exchange of energy that takes place whenever they perform for them. Also to Leto's piercing blue eyes. And flowing hair. And... oh, right, we're back!

The love between Thirty Seconds To Mars and their fans is STRONG.

Filmed live abroad in Europe, the
Jared Leto, er, Bartholomew Cubbins-directed clip opens on a young man describing the pain of his father's unexpected death, how he dealt with the loss, how he continues to do so, and the role that music has played throughout the entire grieving process. More confessionals are added to the mix, claiming that music is everything from a drug to the reason why they're even alive. Then, the video cuts to high-quality live performance footage, only occasionally swapping in scenes of the band helming a gigantic sailing ship. (Unless that's the tour bus...?)

Thirty Seconds To Mars are really pirates? We believe it.

Additional interviewees interject at a few more key points in the video, declaring everything form "I believe in music -- it's everything to me" to "the one thing that has never left me is music." Throughout cancer scares, divorce, job loss, death, and nearly anything else you could think of, music has helped these individuals persevere and continue to enjoy life. Likewise, Thirty Seconds To Mars seem so moved by the audience's emotions every time they perform live, "Do Or Die"'s concept seems to be that they want to return the favor.
GAH, this is so sweet. #ASingleTragicTearDrop. Oh, and did we mention that the band's NEXT VIDEO, "City Of Angels," is supposed to surface very, VERY soon?!?! #ALLTHETEARS

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Whitney Houston, 2012-02-12 - MTV, Whitney Houston's Musical Legacy, By The Numbers

http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1679039/whitney-houston-musical-legacy.jhtml

Feb 12 2012 7:53 AM EST

Whitney Houston's Musical Legacy, By The Numbers

We break down the stunning sales numbers behind the late diva's record-setting career.

By Gil Kaufman

Whitney Houston performs at the 1999 Brit Awards

Photo: JMEnternational/ RedFerns

There had been other explosive young divas before — Aretha Franklin, Tina Turner — but in the 1980s and early 1990s, Whitney Houston seized the spotlight so fast, so early, so young and so forcefully that she set a bar so high singers are still trying to vault it today.

The daughter of gospel great Cissy Houston and cousin of "I Say a Little Prayer" singer Dionne Warwick, Houston was discovered as a teenager and burst into the national consciousness in 1985 with her self-titled debut. The seamless mix of wide-screen ballads and dance-floor-worthy anthems spawned such iconic hits as "You Give Good Love," "Saving All My Love for You," "The Greatest Love of All" and "How Will I Know." A radiant breath of fresh air, Houston rode the music-video wave to stardom, scooping up dozens of awards for her smash first album, including two Grammys and an MTV Video Music Award for Best Female Video for "How Will I Know."

Along with Michael Jackson, Houston helped pave the way for a generation of black artists to exploit the video medium to reach a global audience. She did it by spinning off a string of indelible hits in such an joyful manner that her vocal feats of strength appeared effortless.

On the eve of the 54th annual Grammy Awards, Houston was found dead Saturday in Los Angeles at age 48. At press time, the cause of death was still unknown. She had last taken the stage Thursday night at a pre-Grammy event on Thursday night. Just hours before the news broke, friend Kelly Price said stories of Houston's ongoing struggles were exaggerated. CNN reported Saturday night that Jennifer Hudson would participate in a tribute to Houston at Sunday night's Grammys. Houston died just hours before the start of the annual pre-Grammy party thrown by legendary music impresario Clive Davis, the mogul who signed Houston to Arista Records after seeing her perform in New York clubs in the early 1980s.

Though her hitmaking days were long past, Houston's influence continues today, from the sound of such avowed acolytes as Mariah Carey, Christina Aguilera and Mary J. Blige to an untold number of singers hoping to stake their claim on such reality singing competitions as "American Idol," "X Factor" and "The Voice." Houston's muscular, gospel-tinged vocal gymnastics and her telegenic spark raised the bar to a level today's singers — from Rihanna to Adele — are still striving to achieve.

By the time her career faltered in the 2000s as she struggled with substance abuse, personal drama and vocal issues, Houston had already blazed an unstoppable trail and was ranked by the Guinness Book of World Records as the most celebrated female vocalist of all time, including 26 Grammy nominations and 6 wins, along with sales of more than 170 million albums, singles and videos.

Some of Houston's career achievements:

» Released when she was 22, Whitney Houston was the best-selling album by a female artist in the 1980s, with more than 9 million copies sold on its way to becoming the best-selling debut ever by a female artist.

» Her "Bodyguard" smash cover of Dolly Parton's "I Will Always Love You" was the best-selling single of all time by a female artist. The "Bodyguard" album was #1 for 20 nonconsecutive weeks, a record that could by tied by multiple-Grammy nominee Adele next week.

» The "Bodyguard" soundtrack was the first album in history to sell more than 1 million copies in a single week. Houston remains one of only four women — including Britney Spears, Norah Jones and Taylor Swift — to sell more than 1 million albums in a week. The "Bodyguard" album is one of the best-sellers of all times at 17-times platinum in the U.S. alone and more than 42 million worldwide. It was also awarded with the Grammy for Album of the Year in 1994.

» Houston was the first female artist to receive two diamond awards from the Recording Industry Association of America, signaling 10 million copies sold of an album or a single for the "Bodyguard" soundtrack and Whitney Houston.

» While many artists have sung the "Star-Spangled Banner" at the Super Bowl — including, most recently, Kelly Clarkson — Houston's memorable, emotional rendition at the 1991 game is the only one to be certified platinum. The song regained notice following the 2001 terror attacks, when it was re-released as a single.

» The incomparable "I Will Always Love You" topped the Hot 100 charts on Billboard for 14 consecutive weeks, the longest-running #1 single ever by a female artist. It is one of the best-selling U.S. singles of all time.

» Houston is the only artist in pop history to land seven consecutive #1 hits.

» Her second album, 1987's Whitney, was the first by a female artist to enter the Billboard 200 chart at #1.

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Madonna, 2012-02-06 - MTV, Madonna Halftime Show: The Reviews Are In!

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Feb 6 2012 10:44 AM EST

Madonna Halftime Show: The Reviews Are In!

Super Bowl performance reinstates Madge as 'the biggest pop vixen on the planet.'

By Jocelyn Vena (@jocelyn1212)

Madonna performs at Super Bowl XLVI
Photo: Jeff Kravitz/ FilmMagic

Madonna did it all on Sunday night when she performed during the Super Bowl halftime show in Indianapolis.

She was an Egyptian Queen "Vogue"-ing it up for her biggest devotees. She was a cheerleader, cheering on L-U-V alongside a middle-finger flinging M.I.A. and Nicki Minaj for "Give Me All Your Luvin'." She got her "Music" on with LMFAO and she sang the gospel of "Like a Prayer" with Cee Lo Green.

In a sea of costume changes (with looks by Givenchy and Adidas Originals Jeremy Scott), dancers, acrobats, A-list collaborators and a killer set list, Madonna seemed to leave very little to chance. Sure, there were a few slip-ups, but, in the end, Madonna ensured that all anyone would be talking about around the water cooler come Monday morning was her, whether or not you completely loved what she did during the show.

"It's Madonna Louise Ciccone's world, we're just living in it," Billboard.com wrote about her 12-minute-plus performance. "The pop icon took to the world's biggest stage to rock three-and-a-half older tracks and a playful new song during the Super Bowl halftime show."

While the Super Bowl audience is usually dominated by people who most likely aren't Madge fans, the singer, according to one review, seemed indifferent to that fact. "Madonna was defiantly unconcerned with the more conservative red state wing of the football fanbase who'd never be caught dead singing along to one of her songs," the Los Angeles Times noted about her performance. "And her halftime show was pure spectacle by the Cleopatra of the game."

The show, according to the Chicago Tribune, wasn't just about her, but also about reminding fans that she's about to drop her next album, MDNA, in March. "This was Madonna's party, and besides breaking off bits of her greatest hits to remind people of a time when she was the biggest pop vixen on the planet, she had important career-advancing work to do," the review noted. "Madonna, after all, never does anything unless she's got something to sell, and with a new studio album due out in March and a tour to follow, she had plenty on her to-do list."

30 Seconds To Mars, 2011-12-08 - MTV, 30 STM Make History At Triumphant Show

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Dec 8 2011 1:28 PM EST 16,430

30 Seconds To Mars Make History At Triumphant Show

Band entered the Guinness Book of World Records on Wednesday night at New York's Hammerstein Ballroom.

By James Montgomery (@positivnegativ


NEW YORK — For a band that, over the past three years, has been no stranger to adversity — everything from battles with their label to scraps with censors and the occasional stage collapse — 30 Seconds to Mars had probably never had to deal with the kind of trouble that occurred during the encore of their record-setting show Wednesday night in New York.


During the crashing crescendo of "Kings and Queens," a female fan was crushed against a barricade and required immediate medical assistance. "Queens" was the final song of the band's set, which was preceded by a lengthy presentation from the folks at Guinness World Records, who honored 30STM for Most Shows Played During An Album Cycle (309 was Guinness' count). Jared Leto invited fans to join them onstage for the finale. Spirits were high inside the Hammerstein Ballroom, and as "Queens" unfolded, they only got higher ... until Leto stopped the song and asked for medics to tend to the injured fan. After 20 solemn minutes, EMTs carried her away on a stretcher.

"As soon as she got oxygen, she sat up and is doing OK," 30STM's management told MTV News after the show. After getting the all-clear, 30 Seconds to Mars undauntedly finished the song and the night ended with the crowd triumphantly chanting its "woah-oh-oh" hook while streamers fell from the ceiling.

And not to downplay the severity of the situation, but it helped illustrate everything that made 30 Seconds to Mars' record-setting run with This Is War so unique. Their ability to overcome obstacles, their willingness to push on, and the otherworldly bond they share with their fans — displayed best when drummer Shannon Leto left the stage to assist the EMTs.

The band had already played more than 300 shows, and yet, they still pushed hard on Wednesday, imbuing songs like "Search and Destroy" and "Night of the Hunter" with walloping guitars, anthemic sing-along choruses and washes of spooky synths. Jared sprinted up and down the catwalk stage (not easy to do in a huge black cloak), shined a massive spotlight into the crowd to illuminate fans' faces, and even performed a few acoustic numbers mid-set. Shannon pounded his kit as sweat flew, and guitarist Tomo Milicevic crunched chords and charmed ethereal soundscapes out of his ax. It could have been show number one, not the final gig of a two-year trek.

Of course, 30STM's fans matched, if not doubled, the band's enthusiasm. There were signs in the audience touting the Detroit chapter of the Echelon, and at one point, Leto brought a fan onstage who had traveled all the way from Maryland. Every chorus was sung back to the band loudly, each massive chant repeated at top volume, and the opening chords of each new song greeted with squeals of delight. Fans reached skyward as confetti fell, and ooh-ed and aah-ed as lasers shot from the stage. This was definitely a celebration, in just about every conceivable way.

Not surprisingly, the band seemed genuinely touched and a tad nostalgic. Jared told fans that the Guinness award was theirs, too, shouting, "I want everyone in here to carry this with them for the rest of their lives," as he thrust the certificate above his head.

As if their record-setting tour didn't already tip you off to it, the rather frightening delay proved that 30STM are a band seemingly at their best when forced to push on. And on. And on.

Did you attend any stops on 30STM's record-setting tour? Share your reviews in the comments below!

MTV EMAs 2005 in Lisbon, Portugal. Nov. 3rd. I was there.

Hi friends.

It is a while since I write here but some strange things are happening to me.
I'm going to tell you my day at the EMAs of MTV on the Atlantic Pavillion here in Lisbon.

On the 3rd of November (the great day of the show) I arrive there to the "Cast Audience" row a little after 2 o'clock pm. By this time I knew that already other cast audience winners are inside. When we were waiting we were given food and drinks. I waited and at about 3:30 I got in. I was checked in by giving my name and showing my id and I get a red wristband.
I knew by this time that Robbie williams had already did the rehearsal.

After I get in inside the pavillion I went with many people to the seatings just on the left side of the stage. Here I saw the rehearsal of "The Black Eyed Peas", of The "Foo Fighers" and of "Shakira". It was awsome to see them again live. Shakira did the rehearsal twice. COOL.

Than about 6:00 pm, my group people with red wristbands went outside the pavillion to the area of the "Red Carpet" where almost all the "stars" will pass. I stayed in a good place behind the portuguese TV camara "RTP1" and with the "Sky News" and "RTL" on the right side of the portuguese TV reporter. Our group was the only one to be here on the "Red Carpet". I was shot by the "RTP1" many of my frinds saw me on Live TV and I was shot also on the "Sky News" and other Countrys TV Stations.

A little time after 6pm all the famous people start to arrive. They entered very slow and some were interviewed by the portuguese TV Crew like "Shakira", "Robbie Williams", "Luis Figo" (the soccer player), a guy from the "Black Eyed Peas", "The Pussycat Dolls", "Nelly Furtado", "Rasmus", "Green Day", "Sugababes", "t.A.t.U.", "Craig David", "Akon" and some other famous people. It was really cool to see all this people passing by me. The only people that didn't pass there was "Madonna" and "Gwen Steffany".
When almost all the singers were interviewed by the camaras we started to thing their songs. It was a good time.

A little before 8 o'clock we (me and the other people with the red wristbands) were told that the show will start 10 minuts later. And that later someone from MTV will take us to inside the pavillion in front of the stages.
But I was really upset because we lose the first 30 minutes of the show here outside and I really would love to see "Madonna" that of course I did not see because she opened the EMAs. I was really mad by this time.

Well, than we finaly were inside at the time of the "Hip-Hop" award. To arrive there we pass trough many tunnels including the cabinets of the world radio and world press from other countries and we even pass trough a little room with the clothes of the artists.

When I was inside I saw the "Black Eyed Peas" by the 2nd time, I saw also "Foo fighters" (including the interruption of Barrat) by the 2nd time and "Shakira" by the 3rd time.

On the afternoon I already had seen all the rehearsels of the awards and some of the stars.

About the bands that played live I saw "The Pussycat Dolls" just in my front (2 or 3 meters from me).

But the best for me was "Robbie Williams". The guy is awsome. He played on the main stage and I was just in front of him on the first row. Before he appeard on TV I saw him on the stage doing crazy things like the "Robot dance", hehe. Then finaly was his time. He played the new song and in the middle of the song he take of his coat and his ear piece. He put the jacket on the microfone and then the greast moment. He jumped to the audience. He jumped one metre from me, but this time I was not able to touch him. The security guards all jumped to take him out. I think by this time I flew. HAHA. It was awsome. The man is a show.

Finaly I saw "Madonna" to give the award to "Bob Geldof". She was really amazing and it was a great moment on television. Bob Geldof is a Sir that deserves everything that Madonna said abou him. As you know he was the man who made "Live Aid" in 1985/07/13 and "Live 8" in 2005/07/02.

I hated to see "System Of A Down" and all the "hip-hop" trash. But I also loved to see "Green Day".

I didn't spend one cent of one euro all day.

Well my final phrases of all the show is that I love almost everything. I didn't like to not see "Madonna" singing the new "Hung Up" song at the begining. But I love to see specially "Robbie Williams" and "Shakira" and even "Green Day" were awsome. I didn't like to see the "hip-hop" awards and all the "hip-hop".

To finalize I have to say that on the end of the show I was with 2 friends who bring me home. I arrive with 38,5 degrees celcius of fever.

MTV Europe Music Awards 2005 (EMAs) in Lisbon, Portugal. Nov. 3rd.

http://www.mtv.co.uk/mtv.co.uk/blag/article.jhtml?articleId=30129881

This year's super glamorous MTV Europe Music Awards are nearly upon us, and your sexy ass could be there on the night...

The MTV Europe Music Awards 2005 (EMAs) will take place on November 3 in beautiful Lisbon in Portugal.

Performers on the night include Green Day, Madonna, Robbie Williams, Coldplay, Black Eyed Peas and Foo Fighters. And taking care of hosting duties – the world's favourite Khazakstani TV journalist Borat.

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It is going to be amazing the MTV Europe Music Awards 2005.

I will be there. I went to a casting to be a screamer and I made it. I won an entrance for free. Hehe.

I want to see MADONNA, the goddess. I also would like to see Robbie Williams and Foo Fighters.

Black Eyed Peas are also cool.

I hope to have there a great time.