Mariah Carey and The Killers Join Line-Up of 2005 MTV Video Music Awards Performers
03 August 2005 - 3:45AM
PR Newswire (US)
Join Previously Announced Super-Star Performers Kelly Clarkson,
Kanye West, and Green Day NEW YORK, Aug. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- MTV:
Music Television today announced that Mariah Carey and The Killers
are set to perform on the "2005 MTV Video Music Awards." Hosted by
Diddy, the 2005 VMAs will broadcast live from AmericanAirlines
Arena in Miami, FL on Sunday, August 28, 2005 at 8:00PM (LIVE
ET/Tape Delayed PT). Mariah Carey and The Killers join a list of
previously announced musical heavy-weight performers including
Kanye West, Kelly Clarkson, and Green Day. "Mariah and The Killers
have both had amazing years -- taken together they have sold more
than 8 million albums, set up camp on the Billboard charts, and
spawned numerous hit singles," said Christina Norman, President,
MTV. "We are working closely with Mariah and The Killers to present
two of the most sensational show-stopping performances for this
year's VMAs." As one of the best-selling female performers of all
time, Mariah Carey has continuously raised the bar and set the
standard of excellence within the music industry worldwide. Her
current album, The Emancipation of Mimi, is triple platinum in the
US with worldwide sales of the album have topped the 4 million
mark. "We Belong Together" hit the #1 spot on the Billboard Hot
100, Pop 100, Pop 100 Airplay, Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, Hot
R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay, Adult R&B (a career-first for Mariah),
Rhythmic Top 40, and Mainstream Top 40 making her the first solo
artist ever to top all eight charts concurrently. The video for "We
Belong Together" has been nominated in the Best Female Video and
Best R&B Video categories. "Mr. Brightside" by Island recording
group The Killers has generated four MTV VMA nominations -- Best
Group Video, Best Rock Video, Best New Artist In A Video, and Best
Art Direction In A Video. On August 16th, The Killers will release
a special album titled, Hot Fuss Limited Edition, which will
include 3 bonus tracks ("Glamorous Indie Rock & Roll," "The
Ballad of Michael Valentine" and "Under The Gun") never released
before in the United States. This one time offer with special art
work will not be available after initial orders are locked in. With
more than 4 million sales worldwide, Hot Fuss is in its 57th week
on the Billboard 200 albums chart (at #25). The #8 best- selling
title of the year, it has stayed the longest-running rock album
inside the top 50 on the chart for all of 2005. The 2005 VMAs will
be presented for the first time on multiple MTV platforms this year
giving viewers new ways to experience the show. Exclusively through
MTV Overdrive, the network's hybrid broadband channel, MTV viewers
will have unprecedented access to the VMAs, beyond the TV screen.
Salli Frattini and Dave Sirulnick are the Executive Producers for
the "2005 MTV Video Music Awards." Michael Dempsey is Producer and
Summer Strauch is Co-Producer. Beth McCarthy-Miller is Director.
Kathy Flynn is Event Producer. The "2005 MTV Video Music Awards"
will be available to a potential viewing audience of over 1 billion
people via MTV's 45 channels reaching 429.1 million households
around the world as well as through syndication, and its convergent
and original online programming will reach the entire online
nation, via MTV's 38 Web sites around the world. The official
sponsors of the "2005 MTV Video Music Awards" are Gap, Jeep,
Pantene, Pepsi, Revlon, Saturn, Taco Bell, and Virgin Mobile. MTV
Networks, a division of Viacom International Inc.
(NYSE:VIANYSE:VIA.B), owns and operates the following television
programming services - MTV: MUSIC TELEVISION, MTV2, mtvU, VHI,
NICKELODEON, NICK at NITE, COMEDY CENTRAL, TV LAND, SPIKE TV, CMT,
NOGGIN, MTV INTERNATIONAL and THE DIGITAL SUITE FROM MTV NETWORKS,
a package of 12 digital services, all of which are trademarks of
MTV Networks. MTV Networks also has licensing agreements, joint
ventures, and syndication deals whereby all of its programming
services can be seen worldwide. DATASOURCE: MTV CONTACT: Graham
James, +1-212-846-8911, , or Jennifer DeGuzman, +1-212-846-7175, ,
both of MTV; or Vanessa Reyes, +1-310-752-8081, , or Lindsey
Schiff-Abrams, +1-310-852-8082, , both of MTVN Web site:
http://www.mtv.com/
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