It may be raining at MTV headquarters in New York, but it's sunny, warm and lively in Acapulco where MTV is celebrating Spring Break 2010. This year's party was highlighted by some stellar performances by the likes of Ludacris (who teamed up with Young Money member Nicki Minaj for a killer run through "My Chick Bad"), Drake (who knocked out his latest single "Over") and Trey Songz (who brought out his hit "I Invented Sex"). The party continues with music from B.o.B., Pitbull and more members of the Young Money crew. You can catch all the excellent music (as well as the scantily-clad revelers in Acapulco) on mtvU all week.
Spring Break has been tradition at MTV for over two decades, and the parties have hosted live performances from some of the biggest artists of all time. But not everybody who played to the beach bums became legends — some...
Spring Break has been tradition at MTV for over two decades, and the parties have hosted live performances from some of the biggest artists of all time. But not everybody who played to the beach bums became legends — some...
- 3/22/2010
- by MTV News
- MTV Newsroom
Lit drummer Allen Shellenberger has passed away, aged 39, after losing his battle with brain cancer. Shellenberger, who was one of the founding members of the California rock outfit, is survived by his daughter, Giovanna Mackey, his mother, Connie James, and his father, Paul. In a statement, his former bandmates said: "To know Al was to know laughter. He had a heart of gold and would do anything for anyone. Words cannot begin to express how much he will be missed. This was our brother and not a day will go by that we won't think about him. "Right now we're trying to find the balance of mourning his loss and celebrating his life. Allen has experienced more in his 39 years than most people dream of in 10 lifetimes. This is a tremendous loss for us, our (more)...
- 8/19/2009
- by By Alex Fletcher
- Digital Spy
California rocker had a lengthy battle with brain cancer.
By James Montgomery
Lit's Allen Shellenberger
Photo: Ethan Miller/ Getty Images
Allen Shellenberger, drummer of rock band Lit, died Thursday after a lengthy battle with brain cancer. He was 39 years old.
Shellenberger founded Lit in Fullerton, California, during the early 1990s (first as a glam-rock outfit called Razzle) alongside brothers A. Jay and Jeremy Popoff and bassist Kevin Baldes. The quartet released a handful of albums before breaking through in 1999 with the modern-rock hit "My Own Worst Enemy," from their A Place in the Sun album.
The song sat at #1 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart and eventually pushed sales of Sun past the 1 million mark. Lit toured with No Doubt, Garbage and the Offspring in support of the album and released a pair of memorable follow-up singles, including "Zip-Lock," the video of which parodied Twisted Sister's "I Wanna...
By James Montgomery
Lit's Allen Shellenberger
Photo: Ethan Miller/ Getty Images
Allen Shellenberger, drummer of rock band Lit, died Thursday after a lengthy battle with brain cancer. He was 39 years old.
Shellenberger founded Lit in Fullerton, California, during the early 1990s (first as a glam-rock outfit called Razzle) alongside brothers A. Jay and Jeremy Popoff and bassist Kevin Baldes. The quartet released a handful of albums before breaking through in 1999 with the modern-rock hit "My Own Worst Enemy," from their A Place in the Sun album.
The song sat at #1 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart and eventually pushed sales of Sun past the 1 million mark. Lit toured with No Doubt, Garbage and the Offspring in support of the album and released a pair of memorable follow-up singles, including "Zip-Lock," the video of which parodied Twisted Sister's "I Wanna...
- 8/14/2009
- MTV Music News
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