Today marks a sad day in history. Well it was a glorious day because Barack had his first interview on 60 Minutes after being nominated President-elect. However, today was the finale of TRL. When I interned at MTV last summer, the rumor that the show was near its end date was buzzing around the offices, but I never thought the rumor was true. From running home after school to watching the top ten countdown during the summer, I grew up watching the show. I think TRL helped foster my love for music. All the hottest videos premiered on TRL before I saw them anywhere else.  I would tape all of *N Sync and Britney Spear’s videos and learn the dances. I would also record videos and memorize the lyrics – clearly this was before lyric websites were established. As a child, I wanted to be VJ! That was the hottest job on the streets! If anybody asked me today, “If you could have one job in the world what would it be?” My response will continue to be, “A MTV VJ.”

I’m glad Carson Daly came back to host the finale. I will be completely honest and voice my opinion that TRL went downhill after Damien took Carson’s place. There are a lot of other celebrities that stopped by to participate in what a few have called “a high school reunion” as numerous young artists’ careers flourished after being on TRL. The show was opened by Beyonce and included performances by Fall Out Boy, Ludacris, Snoop, and Nelly, as well as appearances by Diddy, Kid Rock, Justin Timberlake, JC Chasez, and the list goes on and on. Then, there were so many people outside, the streets looked like NYC on New Years Eve. The show will definitely be missed

If you didn’t get the opportunity to watch the finale, I suggest watching MTV over the next few days. You KNOW they will repeat this about 4 times over the time period. 

by Nelly ft. Usher: From Air Force Ones six years ago to the whack Stepped on My J’z, I have come to the conclusion that Nelly wants a never-ending contract with Nike to receive shoes. From the moment I heard Stepped on My J’z, I thought this man needs to retire. If his upcoming album is anything along the lines of Stepped on My J’z, I will not even download it! I do not think Nelly can hold down a track on his own. The first three songs I heard off of Brass Knuckles, Nelly’s fifth studio album that is scheduled to release on September 16, have a featured artist. Looking at his released track list, 14 out of 19 songs have someone joining him. I don’t consider this being a talented artist, especially when his lyrics are not noteworthy. Rather, I consider this a man who can pay talented artists to make him a hit! He has restored some hope with this track Long Night that features Usher. I like this song. The content of the song is a little risky if the plan is to make it an official release. Usher + Nelly make an interesting mix, but it works.