I can't believe she is thinking about boycotting this...what's the big deal? It's MTV not the grammys! dare i say...DIVA?!


Stefani MIA for MTV?

by Charlie Amter
Aug 19, 2005, 3:30 PM PT



The MTV Video Music Awards could be minus a certain Hollaback Girl.

Despite six nominations, Gwen Stefani is going to skip this year's awards because, according to the New York Daily News, she is miffed about not getting a performance slot.

Stefani's "Hollaback Girl" is up for Moon Men for Video of the Year, Best Female Video, Best Pop Video and Best Choreography; her clip for "What You Waiting For?" is in contention for Best Art Direction and Best Editing. Her half-dozen nods tie her with Missy Elliott and are second only to Green Day's eight nominations.

Still, Stefani was not among those listed on MTV's latest rundown of performers, a slate that includes Green Day, Coldplay, the Killers, Shakira, Kanye West, Ludacris, Mariah Carey, 50 Cent and Kelly Clarkson; but the Daily News says Stefani and rocker hubby Gavin Rossdale won't be jetting to Miami for the Aug. 28 shindig.

Reps for Stefani's label and management issued no comments on the report Friday. An MTV spokesperson is quoted in the Daily News saying, "We love Gwen, and we hope she will be able to join us, as we know her fans would love to see her on this big night--especially since she's heavily nominated."

Us Weekly music editor Shirley Halperin has a theory on the behind-the-scenes drama.

Halperin reports her sources say Stefani and her band would "love to play the show, but as of now, [they] aren't planning on even being there because they know MTV won't let them play after they performed at the Teen Choice Awards."

Those awards were televised Tuesday on Fox.

"I think that for the last few years there has been some competition between the MTV Awards and the Teen Choice awards," Halperin says. "The MTV Awards obviously has more cachet, and MTV expects its performers not to play a competing broadcast event around the time of the VMAs."

Stefani, whose solo release, Love, Angel, Music, Baby, has gone double platinum, apparently signed on to the Teen Choice Awards months ago and wanted to honor that commitment. She has won five trophies with her band, No Doubt, and shared another with Eve in 2001 for "Let Me Blow Ya Mind."

Even if Stefani does not show, MTV expects around 10,000 fans for the awards, which will take place at Miami's American Airlines Arena with the recently renamed Diddy as host.

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Yeah its really something, isnt it?

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I don't want to see her non-dancing ass perform anyway.

I love those asian girls though


Smooches;)

wish i had her cash..

I don't blame her for doing this. However, what the fuck where her people thinking...."The Teen Choice Awards" aired (or reaired after...) on The TVGuide Channel! Moron! I guess she shouldn't have performed at the show...she's a lot bigger than it....she was bigger than it before the solo CD! Now if this continues, her ego is going crazy. And if The VMAs are competeing against the Teen Choice Awards....How the mighty have fallen!

i don't think it has anything to do with ego. why should mtv "punish" a performer for doing just that...performing? its not like mtv did her any favors. they didn't sign her or give her a record deal. they play her videos. big deal. that's what they do...they play videos. fuck mtv and their strong arm tactics.

MTV won't let Gwen Stefani perform because she already performed on Fox's Teen Choice Awards.


Where's the logic?

SassyBritches said:

I understand it, sort of. I think their logic is that people have already seen it. Now I woudl assume that Gwen would bring her A-game to the VMAs and change it up a little bit (ala Madonna's "Vogue" in 1990). Think about it this way. NBC has "Will And Grace"...so would you watch "Will And Grace", the same episode, on CBS a few weeks later. Maybe a better example is you have Ray Ramano, from "Everybody Loves Raymond"...I'm sure CBS would not have been happy if he did an appearance on "My Wife and Kids" (gratend, Ray appeared on "The Simpsons" last year, but that really isn't the same thing). You have to pick and chose with awards shows. There are so many and people woud like to see different performers at different shows. I kind of don't blame them for getting fussy but it is out of hand. Not only does it seem kind of harsh but maybe, just maybe there are too many damn awards shows? I don't want to watch any of them anymore because they aren't special. If ESPN has an awards show.....you know what I mean.....well, it just isn't speical anymore

SassyBritches said:

cuz everyone is SICK of the hollaback girl band march, that's why.

seeing as most artist don't really change up their performances that much while they are promoting it makes sense.


Remember when Ricky did the same Livin La Vida Loca performance on everyshow ever known to man?

got realy old really fast

Gwen sucks ass without the boys from ND. On her own, she's nothing but fluff.

MsMisha319 said:

Yeah, me too!!!

well, i don't think i'll really miss her performing...sorry