iron bowl iron bowl bo jackson bo jackson weather houston weather houston small business saturday
Saturday, April 28, 2012
The Wanted Out To Prove Boy Bands 'Make Good Music'
'If you like us despite it or because of it, then we're happy,' Jay McGuiness tells MTV News of boy-band label.
By Jocelyn Vena, with reporting by Sway Calloway
The Wanted
Photo: MTV News
It's not always easy being in a boy band. There are a lot of preconceptions for the five guys who choose to sing catchy pop tunes and dance in formation for a living.
Given that boy bands have come in and out of fashion once every decade for the last few years, it should come as no surprise that we are knee-deep in a brand-new boy-band bonanza. This one is being led by this generation's 'NSYNC and Backstreet Boys: One Direction and the Wanted.
When MTV News sat down with the Wanted to premiere their "Chasing the Sun" video, they chatted a bit about being labeled a "boy band."
"Eventually, we were, like, over it," Jay McGuiness explained. "If you like us despite it or because of it, then we're happy."
Well, something is working for the guys. Their lead U.S. single, "Glad You Came," has topped the charts, and they are once again getting people dancing with "Chasing the Sun," from their just-released debut U.S. EP. It's a good time to be in a boy band, thanks to all the love out there for them. And it's an even better time to be in the Wanted.
It seems that their success might have a lot to do with the way they've approached their boy-band career thus far. "We went out there and we're like, 'You know what? I think we can change people's perspectives of the '90s boy bands,' " Tom Parker explained. "And that was our aim: just to make good music."
Voting in round two of MTV's Battle of the Boy Bands runs until noon ET on Monday, April 30. Winners are determined by fan votes, so if your favorite band made the cut, make sure you keep voting. Tune in to AMTV and MTV Hits for their boy-band video takeovers each day and make sure to spread the word on Twitter using the hashtag #BBB and like us on Facebook for updates!
Vote for your favorite band, discuss and share on Facebook and Twitter in the MTV Battle of the Boy Bands interactive bracket!
- The Wanted Take Over NYC, MTV News Tags Along!
- Behind The Scenes Photos From The Wanted's "Chasing The Sun" video
amanda bynes dui ghost ship tiger woods masters jet crash virginia beach petrino clayton kershaw fab melo
Hands-On: Google Drive Arrives In ChromeOS Developer Channel
Ever since Google released its cloud storage service Google Drive earlier this week, there has been some speculation as to what its integration with ChromeOS, Google's cloud-centric operating system, would look like. Today, Google released the first developer version of ChromeOS 20 with support for Google Drive. As expected, Google Drive is now deeply integrated into the ChromeOS file manager, though this is clearly just a first effort and still needs quite a bit of work.il postino il postino online black friday deals college football scores maggie daley black friday online deals black friday news
Friday, April 27, 2012
Sophia Grace & Rosie Perform "Starships" on Ellen
Everyone's favorite dynamic British little kid YouTube duo is back, baby!
Young Sophia Grace Brownlee and Rosie McClelland returned to The Ellen DeGeneres Show Wednesday, armed with a new Nicki Minaj song to cover.
Before singing Nicki's newest single, "Starships," Sophia Grace, 8, and Rosie, 5, revealed that Britney Spears and Justin Bieber are fans on Twitter.
Not shabby in the follower department. Or the singing department. These youngsters really can carry a pop hit and turn it into a viral sensation:
For more Sophia Grace, Rosie and Nicki, follow these links to watch them perform "Moment 4 Life" and the song that put them all on the map, "Super Bass."
new ipad release pregnant jessica simpson international womens day joe the plumber lra lra eric johnson
Google Glasses Make Their First TV Appearance on Charlie Rose [Video]
hank baskett beyonce dance for you beyonce dance for you nba lockout over nba lockout news nba lockout news gifts for mom
Thursday, April 26, 2012
Twitter app update brings improved discover, search and notifications to iOS and Android
It's not like there's any shortage of alternatives, but those sticking with the ooh-ficial Twitter app on iOS and Android woke up to a rather pleasant update today. Briefly, the company's promising improvements to discover, search and notifications, with the new build allowing users to view "Activity" -- described as a "stream of updates that shows which tweets are favorited or retweeted by the people you follow and which accounts those people follow or add to lists." Search has also been made simpler in both programs, with the Connect tab allowing you to start typing the first or last name or username of the person you're looking for and watching autocomplete handle the rest. Finally (and perhaps most importantly), notifications for Interactions are in place, enabling busybodies to know right away when a tweet has been retweeted or favorited. Hit up your market of choice to get the new bytes, or just visit one of the source links below. Your call -- no pressure.
Twitter app update brings improved discover, search and notifications to iOS and Android originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 26 Apr 2012 17:21:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Permalink
PhoneScoop | 
Twitter, App Store (iTunes), Google Play | Email this | Commentsmovie times serene branson matthew mcconaughey to catch a predator davenport chris hansen ehlers danlos syndrome
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)