MTV heats up August

This month MTV will screen new MTV World Stage concerts, highlights from European music festivals Wireless and a documentary on EDM festival, Tomorrowland.

Later this month is also has a Live broadcast of the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards, with nominees including Australian and New Zealand artists Iggy Azalea, 5 Seconds Of Summer, Sia and Lorde.

MTV has also recently launched Your MTV Top 20, aiming to be the world’s most comprehensive weekly music video chart and the only one ultimately determined by fan interaction via social and digital media.

“This exceptional line up of music programming is one of the best that MTV Australia and New Zealand has ever seen,” said Simon Bates, Director of MTV Australia and NZ.

“We sometimes receive feedback that we do not play enough music on the channel but it just isn’t true. We have four full time music channels across Australia and New Zealand, MTV Music, MTV Dance, MTV Hits and MTV Classic, dedicated to music, 24/7. In addition to these, and with the upcoming roster of music programming on the MTV channel, we are confident that there is something in there for every music fan.”

MTV World Stage
MTV Friday nights @ 11:40pm AEST
MTV Music & MTV Dance Saturday afternoons @ 4:00pm AEST

MTV World Stage is a global series that telecasts multi-genre talents with global relevance, to an audience of more than half a billion households across the globe. Recorded live at the most exclusive gigs, world renowned music festivals and unique concert locations from around the world, the series is a front row seat for music lovers to experience the biggest artists on the globe, without leaving the comfort of their sofas.

Upcoming, brand new episodes of MTV World Stage feature international superstars including: DJ Hardwell, Dizzee Rascal and Kiesza at Isle of MTV in Malta, Coldplay at the VMAJs and French Montana, Miguel and Trey Songz at the MAMAs. MTV will also premiere new episodes from music festivals Wireless in London and Tomorrowland 2014, marking the first time in Tomorrowland’s history, that the hugely popular EDM festival will be televised.

August 8th – Video Music Awards Japan (VMAJs) and Rock Am Ring special featuring Coldplay
August 15th – Isle of MTV, Malta featuring Dizzee Rascal, Kiesza and Nicole Scherzinger
August 23rd & 24th – Wireless featuring Pharrell Williams, Rudimental, Ellie Goulding, Tinie Tempah, Wiz Khalifa, J.Cole, John Newman, Iggy Azalea and Azealia Banks
August 22nd – Tomorrowland Part I
August 29th – Tomorrowland Part II

Tomorrowland: Ten Years of Unity, Love, Madness and Magic
Premieres on MTV August 29 @ 12:30pm AEST
Airs on MTV Dance August 30 @ 5:00pm AEST

In addition to the MTV World Stage broadcast of Tomorrowland, MTV will also air the documentary Tomoorowland: Ten Years of Unity, Love, Madness and Magic, celebrating Tomorrowland’s 10-year history as one of the world’s most popular and successful festivals. Tomorrowland, which won its third Best Music Festival Award at the IDMA in Miami earlier this year, is the world’s leading electronic dance music festival, celebrating its 10th anniversary this summer. The Belgian festival sold 360,000 tickets available for the 2014 edition in less than one hour to guests from over 190 countries.

MTV @ Wireless
Premieres on MTV Music, Saturday August 23 and Sunday August 24
MTV will be airing all the hottest performances from this year’s Wireless festival with acts including Pharrell Williams, Ellie Goulding, Schoolboy Q, J Cole, Iggy Azalea, Foxes, Labrinth, Azealia Banks plus two dedicated Best Bits specials.

The 2014 MTV Video Music Awards
Premieres live on MTV Monday August 25 @ 10am AEST
5 Seconds of Summer, Usher and Ariana Grande are the first artists to be announced as performers at this years VMAs, airing live from the Forum in Inglewood, California on Monday 25 August from 10am. This year, Australian artist Iggy Azalea came in second to Beyonce with a whopping eight nominations.

No other award show has been responsible for creating more memorable or bigger musical moments in pop culture history than the “2014 MTV Video Music Awards”. From Madonna, Michael Jackson, Guns N’ Roses and Nirvana to Britney Spears, Taylor Swift, Beyoncé, JAY Z, Kanye West and Miley Cyrus, an appearance on the VMA stage can forever change the trajectory of an artist’s career in one single night. During the two-hour live telecast of the “2013 MTV Video Music Awards,” social media exploded as fans passionately reacted to the performances and winners generating 120 national and worldwide trending topics on twitter, and 1.2 million Instagram likes.

Made in Oz
Premieres on MTV Music, Mondays @ 1pm in August
From Iggy Azalea to Kylie Minogue, Sia to 5 Seconds of Summer, join MTV Music every Monday at 1pm for Made in Oz. Back to back floor fillers from all the biggest artists that call down under home.