Story by Bridgette McAuliffe, Staff writer On August 20, MTV hosted the 35th annual Video Music Awards at Radio City Music Hall in New York, New York. Regardless of the award show’s severe drop in ratings—10 percent drop in viewership from their key demographic of 18 to 45 year olds and 8 percent drop in total Read More
Column by Dylan Doyle, contributing writer The 2016 MTV Video Music Awards were certainly a spectacle – the glitz of a star-studded attendance list, Rihanna performing her entire discography – but something, unequivocally, was missing. The event was an exercise in self-aggrandizement for the mainstream music industry, featuring the larger-than-life personas and performances one comes Read More
Story by Brianna Willis, Staff writer When Todrick Hall – YouTube and MTV star – came to Murray State last week, cellphone glows lit up the room when the lights went down. Students taking selfies were spotted throughout the room before Hall came onto the stage. Hall has tapped into a generation who finds amusement in the Read More
Story by Brianna Willis, Staff writer Travis Whitlow, senior from Mayfield, Kentucky, was waiting for Todrick Hall at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 28 at the CFSB center, an hour and a half before the event was set to begin. Dressed in a unicorn onesie and shoes fashioned after Hall’s Teddy Bear backpack, Whitlow said he was excited to see Read More
The title of my column, Pop Culture Savvy, is a play on my name, but also ensures that I can write about anything that relates to pop culture. In previous columns, I’ve written about some heroes of mine including Bruce Springsteen, Jimmy Fallon and Beyonce. But, I have yet to write about my style icon Read More
Savannah Sawyer Staff writer “What do you want to do before you die?” It is a big question, one asked to a packed ballroom Tuesday night in the Curris Center as Dave Lingwood and Jonnie Penn from MTV’s “The Buried Life” spoke about their journey, dreams and aspirations. Lingwood and Penn, along with Ben Nemtin Read More