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2006 MTV Video Music Awards

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MTV TAKES OVER NEW YORK CITY WITH VMA EVENTS, CONCERTS, PROMOTIONS AND MORE LEADING UP TO THE 2006 VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS ON AUGUST 31^st

AT 8 PM ET/PT

The All-American Rejects, Rihanna, New Found Glory, Chamillionaire and Cartel to Perform at the VMA Kickoff Concert at Battery Park

MTV2 Presents a LIFEbeat Benefit Concert with MTV2 VMA Award Nominees Taking Back Sunday and 30 Seconds To Mars

250,000 VMA Metrocards Will Be Available At Select New York City

Subway Stations and Much More

New York, NY (August 22, 2006) – MTV will take New York City by storm with the hottest events, concerts, promotions and more as the network, and the biggest names in music, get ready to bring back the 2006 MTV Video Music Awards to Radio City Music Hall on August 31st airing live at 8pm ET/PT.  

The MTV “Video Music Awards” NYC promotions and events are as follows:

2006 VMA EVENTS AND CONCERTS:

TUESDAY, AUGUST 29^th

VMA KICKOFF CONCERT

Battery Park –5pm 

MTV will get the VMA festivities started with a special concert at Battery Park featuring performances by The All-American Rejects, Rihanna, New Found Glory, Chamillionaire, and Cartel.  Concert attendees will have the chance to win tickets to the 2006 Video Music Awards on August 31^st. Tickets for this All-Ages event are free and will be available starting Thursday, August 24th at 12noon at the following locations: Tower Records (1961 Broadway), Tower Records (692 Broadway), and the MTV Store (Corner of 44^th/Broadway).  In addition, fans can also win tickets to this concert by listening to Z100 and Power 105.1.  The VMA Kickoff Concert is sponsored by Verizon Fios. Limit 4 tickets per person.

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 30^th

MTV2 PRESENTS A LIFEbeat BENEFIT CONCERT

Webster Hall – 7pm

MTV2 will hold its annual concert to benefit LIFEbeat, The Music Industry Fights AIDS, the national nonprofit organization dedicated to reaching America's youth with the message of HIV/AIDS prevention.  The MTV2 Presents A LIFEbeat Benefit concert will be held at Webster Hall (125 East 11^th Street) on Wednesday, August 30^th at 7pm ET.  Performing at this year’s concert are 2006 MTV2 Award nominees Taking Back Sunday and 30 Seconds to Mars and both bands will offer special fan ticket pre-sales on August 22^nd.  Tickets go onsale to the public August 23^rd at 12 Noon.  Tickets for the 16 and over concert are $40 for General Admission and are available at www.ticketweb.com / # (866) 468-7619. Limit 2 tickets per person.

2006 VMA PROMOTIONS:

VMA-NYC Microsite 

MTV has produced the ultimate web destination to help fans keep up with the latest happenings in this year's MTV Video Music Awards.  The site, www.vmanyc2006.com, will be "the site that never sleeps" as it provides a view of life in NYC and the VMA's through the eyes of the artists and of course, New Yorkers.  Users can check out their favorite artists' hot spots in NYC via an interactive VMA map, download an exclusive “Vidget” that will update a user's desktop with the latest VMA news, check out all the hot events around NYC leading up to the VMAs, downloadable content, videos featuring messages from various VMA artists and all VMA Week restaurant promotions will live on the VMA-NYC Microsite.  There's also a daily sweepstakes giving away limited edition VMA merchandise, and year-long subscriptions to Urge with one winner everyday for 14 days.

VMA Limited Edition Lyric T-Shirts

MTV has created very limited edition T-shirts featuring custom art using the lyrics from Video of the Year Nominee's and Performers songs including: Madonna, Christina Aguilera, Beyonce, Shakira, T.I., The Killers. Panic! at the Disco and more. These T-shirts will be distributed to fans around VMA Week events in NYC including the VMA Kickoff Concert. T-shirts will also be distributed to concert goers and lucky New Yorkers at city hot spots leading up the VMAs.

VMA Metrocards

Beginning Sunday, August 20th a total of 250,000 VMA Metrocards will be available at the following subway stations:

Times Square (7^th Ave.)                       Grand Central

Rockefeller Center                               W.14^th St. (7^th Ave.)

W.72^nd St. (Broadway)                         149^th St. & 3^rd Ave.-Bronx

Main St. Flushing-Queens                     Utica Ave.-Brooklyn

Atlantic Ave.-Pacific St.-Brooklyn        St.George Ferry-Staten Island

E.14^th St. (3^rd Ave.)                              E.68^th St.(Lexington Ave.)       

Arthur Ashe Kids Day / US Open

Saturday, August 26^th - 10 am – 1pm

MTV will have a VMA booth at Arthur Ashe Kids' Day - the US Open's pre-tournament celebration for families - on Saturday, August 26th from 10am-1pm.  Attendees will be able to enjoy performances by Cheyenne from MTV’s hit show, Teddy Geiger and Ne-Yo as well as enter to win a pair of tickets to the 2006 MTV Video Music awards. For tickets go to usopen.org or call 866-OPEN-TIX.

NYC Radio VMA Ticket Giveaways

Fans can listen to Z100/WHTZ and Power 105.1 /WWPR starting on Tuesday, August 22^nd to win tickets to attend the 2006 VMAs. In addition, Z100 and Power 105.1 will be giving away tickets to the VMA Kick-Off Concert and will also broadcast live from the VMA Red Carpet on Thursday, August 31^st.

VMA Restaurant, Bar and Club Promotions

These VMA promotions will take place beginning August 24^th through August 31^st.  See complete listing of participating restaurants and venues below.   

Public transportation is encouraged to all local events.

The 2006 MTV Video Music Awards will air live ET / tape delayed PT on Thursday, August 31st at 8pm ET/PT from Radio City Music Hall in New York City.  Hosted by Jack Black, the star studded show will also include appearances by Jennifer Lopez, Jessica Simpson, Chris Brown, Fall Out Boy, Rihanna, Jared Leto, Busta Rhymes, Shaun White, Ne-Yo, Missy Elliott, Cast of Jackass, Amy Lee of Evanescence, Lil Jon, and Nick Lachey.  Beyoncé, Justin Timberlake, Christina Aguilera, All-American Rejects, T.I., Panic! At The Disco, Ludacris and The Killers are scheduled to perform on the show and The Raconteurs will provide the soundtrack for the VMA’s live throughout the evening.  For more information, please go to www.vma.mtv.com

Click here for a list of all of this year's nominees

MTV Networks, a unit of Viacom (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B), is one of the world’s leading creators of programming and content across all media platforms.  MTV Networks, with more than 100 channels worldwide, owns and operates the following television programming services – MTV: MUSIC TELEVISION, MTV2, VH1, mtvU, NICKELODEON, NICK at NITE, COMEDY CENTRAL, TV LAND, SPIKE TV, CMT, NOGGIN, VH1 CLASSIC, LOGO, MTVN INTERNATIONAL and THE DIGITAL SUITE FROM MTV NETWORKS, a package of 13 digital services, all of these networks trademarks of MTV Networks.  MTV Networks connects with its audiences through its robust consumer products businesses and its more than 95 interactive properties worldwide, including online, broadband, wireless and interactive television services and also has licensing agreements, joint ventures, and syndication deals whereby all of its programming services can be seen worldwide.

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