Ok, so I sat through the TIVOed TRL Awards. The show is certainly filled with screaming teenagers (in the studio and out on Times Square hoping for a chance to peak at their favorite stars), so it seemed like a good choice, but boy was every moment of it painful to watch.
TRL's 1ST LADY AWARD: Lindsay Lohan
BEST NEW ARTIST AWARD: Kanye West
ROC THE MIC AWARD (Best performance): "What You Gonna Do" Lil Jon & the Eastside Boyz
QUIT YOUR DAY JOB AWARD (Best Guest Host): Mischa Barton
BEST MALE ARTIST AWARD: Usher
WALK THIS WAY AWARD (Best Entrance): Destiny's Child by Helicopter
FAKE ID AWARD (Best Guest Under 21): Jesse McCartney
BEST BAND THAT ACTUALLY PLAYS INSTRUMENTS AWARD: Good Charlotte
WET YOUR PANTS AWARD (Funniest Guest): Will Ferrell
MOMENT OF THE YEAR AWARD: Ciara & Vanessa's Limbo contest
and a Lifetime Achievement Award for Eminem (and they showed his Mockingbird video which features home videos of his daughter and niece growing up.)
There was even a "Just Lose It" award where they featured fans who totally flipped out when they won a chance to interact with one of the stars.
Ah! The official word from my brother is that TRL is more middle school -- and that it used to be passible but has gone downhill. That's quite reassuring since it was so awful to watch.
Posted by Emily at February 24, 2005 02:40 PM