B.O.B, YUNA, BOYS REPUBLIC, THAITANIUM PRESENT A SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER AT MTV WORLD STAGE MALAYSIA 2014

KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA, 17 AUGUST 2014 – The MTV World Stage Malaysia 2014 music party landed on Surf Beach, Sunway Lagoon on Saturday, 16 August 2014, and it was a night to remember! The stellar line-up of performers B.o.B, Yuna, Boys Republic and Thaitanium rocked the stage in Malaysia with a collective explosion of R&B, hip-hop and K-pop performances to a live audience of over 10,000 fans.

Thaitanium opened the night and wowed the audience with an upbeat 11-track medley, which included an inaugural performance of their new single with Snoop Dogg, “Wake Up (Bangkok City)”. The five sons of Siam – KHAN, WAY, DAY, BIG CALO and Tony B – got the audience rocking and really set the mood for the night. They performed songs like “Do What I Say”, “Bong Tong”, “Put Your Hands Up” and “Sukebe”.

Kicking off their performance with “You Are Special”, Boys Republic made their MTV World Stage debut with a bang as the stage ignited with a burst of fire power, matched by their fans’ screaming frenzy. The boys charmed the audience as they interacted with fans and expressed their love in returning to Malaysia. The audience was surprised with a maiden performance of Boys Republic’s remix of “Video Game” on the MTV World Stage Malaysia, where fans were invited to post 15-second mobile phone clips on Instagram to #worldstagemyfancam. One lucky fan, who won Boys Republic’s “Girlfriend” contest, was introduced during “Dress Up”, leaving hearts racing throughout the performance. The winner was curated towards a new Korean look by the K-Pop group’s stylist and received a wardrobe she strutted proudly on-stage as the boys serenaded her. Their show culminated with fan favourite, “Party Rock”.

The crowd gave a rousing welcome to their home girl, Yuna as she was elevated elegantly on to the stage, singing “Falling” against a backdrop of waterfall pyrotechnics. She enticed with soulful, intoxicating renditions on the MTV World Stage, including “Mountains”, “Lelaki” and “Dan Sebanarya”, “Lights And Camera” and “Terukir Di Bintang”. She mesmerized fans as she performed “Rescue” with her ukulele. The Malaysian superstar then wrapped up her set on MTV World Stage Malaysia with an absolutely magical performance of “Come Back”.

Returning to Malaysia, B.o.B heightened the crowd’s energy level as he kicked off his set with a spectacular display of lights as his backdrop. The international rapper impressed the audience with an energetic performance comprising of a 16-track medley that kept the audience bobbing to tracks like “Don’t Let Me Fall”, “Ready ft. Future”, “Headband ft. 2 Chainz”, “John Doe ft. Priscilla” and “So Good”. At the start of feel good song “Magic”, B.o.B headed over to his fans and exchanged high fives with them, showing his down-to-earth side. A master at thrilling his fans, B.o.B took live performances to the next level as he cheekily stole a phone from the audience to snap a selfie. MTV World Stage Malaysia 2014 was lit up with a beautiful scene of the audience waving their mobile phones to a soulful performance of “Both of Us ft. Taylor Swift”. It was a poignant moment when B.o.B dedicated global hit song “Airplanes ft. Hayley Williams of Paramore”, to all those who had lost loved ones in recent tragedies. Much to the delight of the audience, B.o.B teased fans and went crowd surfing, before delivering his finale “Still In This”, which was met with streamers and over 1,000 multi-colored LED balloons thrown into them.

This year’s MTV World Stage Insider made his debut on-stage to loud applause from local fans who cheered for their fellow Malaysian. MTV World Stage Malaysia made college student Aric Ting’s dreams come true as he was picked to be the MTV World Stage Insider 2014, giving him an all access backstage pass to capture behind the scenes moments and first-hand insider information. Ting spent his opportunity sharing exclusive moments on MTV Asia’s Facebook page, Twitter and Instagram feed.

Over the last 3 days, MTV World Stage Malaysia garnered nearly 26,000 Instagram posts, and since MTV first announced MTV World Stage Malaysia 2014 through an unlock social campaign, over 132 million potential social impressions were also garnered on Twitter in over 11 weeks. Last night, MTV World Stage Malaysia was among the top ten trends on Twitter in Malaysia.

Recorded live for global telecast, the show premieres on-air Wednesday, 20 August at 6.30pm (TH/WIB), 7.30pm (SG) and 8.30pm (MAL) and repeats on the same day at 10pm (WIB), 11pm (SG) and 12am (MAL). It premieres in the Philippines on Friday, 29 August at 10pm. Viewers are advised to check local listings in other markets.

MTV World Stage Malaysia 2014 is sponsored by Sunway, Xpax, Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Hong Leong Bank and William Grant & Sons, and supported by Tourism Malaysia, music partners, Atlantic Records, Thaitanium Entertainment Inc., Universal Music Group, broadcast partner, Astro, radio partner, hitz.fm and audio partner, Dolby.

MTV World Stage is a global series that brings multi-genre talents with global relevance, telecast to an audience in over 550 million households. Recorded ‘live’ at the most exclusive gigs, world renowned music festivals and unique concert locations from around the world, the series is the 'front row seats' for music lovers to experience the biggest artists on the globe without leaving the comfort of their sofas. MTV World Stage Malaysia is part of this platform that delivers the MTV brand experience not only on the ground with MTV fans in Malaysia, but with a global airing in 154 countries across MTV Networks. The Malaysia show is also MTV’s first originally-produced MTV World Stage event globally, which started in 2009.

PROGRAMMING SPECIALS

MTV will also be airing the following artist specials.

MTV World Stage: Yuna

• Wednesday, 3 September at 6.30pm (WIB), 7.30pm (SG) and 8.30pm (MAL) and repeats on the same day at 10pm (WIB), 11pm (SG) and 12am (MAL)

• Thursday, 4 September at 8pm (TH) and repeats on Friday, 5 September at 11pm (TH), Saturday, 6 September at 12am (TH) and Sunday, 7 September at 6pm (TH)

MTV World Stage: Boys Republic

• Wednesday, 10 September at 6.30pm (WIB), 7.30pm (SG) and 8.30pm (MAL) and repeats on the same day at 10pm (WIB), 11pm (SG) and 12am (MAL)

• Thursday, 11 September at 8pm (TH) and repeats on Friday, 12 September at 11pm (TH), Saturday, 13 September at 12pm and Sunday, 14 September at 6pm (TH)

MTV World Stage: B.o.B

• Wednesday, 17 September at 6.30pm (WIB), 7.30pm (SG) and 8.30pm (MAL) and repeats on the same day at 10pm (WIB), 11pm (SG) and 12am (MAL)

• Thursday, 18 September at 8pm (TH) and repeats on Friday, 19 September at 11pm (TH), Saturday, 20 September at 12pm (TH) and Sunday, 21 September at 6pm (TH)

MTV World Stage: Thaitanium

• Wednesday, 24 September at 6.30pm (WIB), 7.30pm (SG) and 8.30pm (MAL) and repeats on the same day at 10pm (WIB), 11pm (SG) and 12am (MAL)

• Thursday, 25 September at 8pm (TH) and repeats on Friday, 26 September at 11pm (TH), Saturday, 27 September at 12pm and Sunday, 28 September at 6pm (TH)

Repeat telecasts of MTV World Stage Malaysia 2014 will air during the following times:

• Friday, 22 August at 9pm (WIB), 10pm (SG) and 11pm (MAL)

• Saturday, 23 August at 11am (WIB), 12pm (SG) and 1pm (MAL)

• Wednesday, 27 August at 2pm (WIB), 3pm (SG) and 4pm (MAL)

• Saturday, 30 August at 12pm (TH), 10pm (WIB), 11pm (SG) and 12am (MAL)

• Sunday, 31 August at 2pm (WIB), 3pm (SG), 4pm (MAL) and 10.30pm (TH)
• Monday, 1 September at 8am (TH)
• Tuesday, 2 September at 8.30pm (TH)
• Wednesday, 3 September at 2pm (TH)
• Thursday, 4 September at 3.30pm (TH)
• Friday, 5 September at 9pm (TH)

NEWS UPDATES ON SOCIAL MEDIA

Fans followed MTV Asia on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter for MTV World Stage Malaysia 2014 news updates through the following:

Facebook: www.facebook.com/mtvasia

Twitter: @MTVAsia

Hashtag: #worldstagemy

Instagram: mtvasia

B.o.B Twitter: @bobatl

Boys Republic Twitter: @officialBoysRep

Thaitanium Twitter: @Thaitay

Yuna Twitter: @yunamusic

(Photo credits: MTV Asia, Lucas Lau, Kristian Dowling, Aloysius Lim, 

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Join MTV Roadshow to win exclusive MTV artist meet-and-greet passes!

UNPRECEDENTED FANS’ ENGAGEMENT WITH LIMITED ARTISTS’ MEET-AND-GREET SPOTS AND NEW EXCLUSIVE FANS’ ENGAGEMENTS WITH ARTISTS AT THE MTV ROADSHOW AND VIA MTV SOCIAL MEDIA THIS WEEKEND!

As MTV World Stage Malaysia 2014 passes are not for sale, fans who want a final chance at snagging passes can head down to the two-day MTV roadshow hosted by VJs Alan and Hanli, which will be held at Sunway Pyramid Shopping Mall (Blue Concourse) from 12pm to 6pm on 9 and 10 August. MTV goodies, mystery prizes, and exclusive artist meet-and-greet spots will also be up for grabs at the event.

For fans unable to attend the roadshow, they can also take part in the Meet-and-Greet contest online at worldstage.mtvasia.com. Fans will be able to win passes to the event and a chance to meet their favorite performing artist up-close. Contest ends August 12^th.

Apart from passes to be won, fans’ engagement is at an unprecedented level at the MTV roadshow and MTV social media channels for the next 10 days, including:

• On-ground auditions will take place during the MTV roadshow on 9 and 10 August for Boys Republic’s “Girlfriend” contest, which augments the on-going Boys Republic’s “Girlfriend” Instagram contest. The audience can participate on the spot or check out contenders who stand to get the opportunity to be styled by the group’s stylist and receive a wardrobe to be worn when the winner joins the boys on stage during the concert.

• B.o.B fans who want to bag a coveted spot to meet with him are invited to log on to worldstage.mtvasia.com for a B.o.B online trivia contest, or head down to the MTV roadshow to try winning meet-and-greet passes.

• Thaitanium fans can secure their concert passes at the roadshow by showing up with any of the group’s albums and answer an artist-related question. Redemption counter opens from 2:15pm to 3pm and 5:30pm to 6:15pm on Saturday 9 August, on a first-come-first-serve-basis.

• Yuna fans can send their song dedications via Instagram to #worldstagemy and @yunamusic. Yuna might just give a shout-out to a fan during her live performance of his/her most requested song.

Sponsors and partners will be giving out passes through their own promotions.

For more information, visit worldstage.mtvasia.com.

PROGRAMMING SPECIALS

MTV will also be airing the following artist specials.

MTV World Stage Malaysia 2014: B.o.B

• Tuesday, 19 August at 6.30pm (WIB), 7.30pm (SG) and 8.30pm (MAL) and repeats on the same day at 10pm (WIB), 11pm (SG) and 12am (MAL)

MTV World Stage: Yuna

• Wednesday, 3 September 6.30pm (WIB), 7.30pm (SG) and 8.30pm (MAL) and repeats on the same day at 10pm (WIB), 11pm (SG) and 12am (MAL)

MTV Presents: Boys Republic + K-Wave: Boys Republic

• 13 August at 6.30pm (WIB), 7.30pm (SG), 8.30pm (MAL) and repeats on the same day at 10pm (WIB), 11pm (SG), 12am (MAL)

• Additional airings of K-Wave: Boys Republic on 7, 8, 11, 12, 14, and 15 August at 4pm (WIB), 5pm (SG), 6pm (MAL)

MTV World Stage: Boys Republic

• Wednesday, 10 September 6.30pm (WIB), 7.30pm (SG) and 8.30pm (MAL) and repeats on the same day at 10pm (WIB), 11pm (SG) and 12am (MAL)

MTV World Stage: B.o.B

• Wednesday, 17 September 6.30pm (WIB), 7.30pm (SG) and 8.30pm (MAL) and repeats on the same day at 10pm (WIB), 11pm (SG) and 12am (MAL)

MTV World Stage: Thaitanium

• Wednesday, 24 September 6.30pm (WIB), 7.30pm (SG) and 8.30pm (MAL) and repeats on the same day at 10pm (WIB), 11pm (SG) and 12am (MAL)

NEWS UPDATES ON SOCIAL MEDIA

In the weeks ahead, fans can follow MTV Asia on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter for MTV World Stage Malaysia 2014 news updates.

Facebook: www.facebook.com/mtvasia

Twitter: @MTVAsia

Hashtag: #worldstagemy

Instagram: mtvasia

B.o.B Twitter: @bobatl

Boys Republic Twitter: @officialBoysRep

Thaitanium Twitter: @Thaitay

Yuna Twitter: @yunamusic

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THAI-AMERICAN HIP HOP GROUP THAITANIUM TO PERFORM AT MTV WORLD STAGE MALAYSIA 2014

KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA, 7 AUGUST 2014 – With 9 more sleeps to MTV World Stage Malaysia 2014, which is set to take place at Surf Beach, Sunway Lagoon on Saturday, 16 August 2014, MTV today announced several news highlights ramping up to the highly-anticipated one-night-only outdoor concert:

• Thai-American hip hop group Thaitanium will join the show’s current performers’ line-up consisting of award-winning Billboard Hot 100 hip hop artist, singer-songwriter and record producer, B.o.B, homegrown international singer-songwriter,Yuna; and Universal Music Group International’s first K-pop idol group, Boys Republic. Thaitanium is expected to perform their latest single, “Wake UP (Bangkok City)”, which features Snoop Dogg, for the first time at the concert.

• The appointment of 2014’s MTV World Stage Insider, 21-year-old Malaysian undergrad student Aric Ting Sie Yee, who nabbed the coolest ten-day ‘job’ and will join the MTV social media team from today, 7 August, representing fans and introducing them to the MTV Experience from the inside, via regular updates, videos, tweets, and photos of MTV World Stage Malaysia 2014.

• Amongst the anticipated 15,000 fans at the show will be two lucky fans, who stand to each win exclusive all-expense paid trip¹ for two to 2014 MTV EMA to join the 20^thanniversary celebrations on November 9^th in Glasgow.

• Unprecedented fans’ engagement at the MTV Roadshow, which will take place on 9 and 10 August at Sunway Pyramid Shopping Mall (Blue Concourse), where fans can stand a chance to exclusive artists’ meet-and-greet spots, but on-going exclusive artists’ engagement sessions to be won on social media.

Recorded live for global telecast, the show premieres on-air Wednesday, 20 August at 6.30pm (WIB), 7.30pm (SG) and 8.30pm (MAL) and repeats on the same day at 10pm (WIB), 11pm (SG) and 12am (MAL). It premieres in the Philippines on Friday, 29 August at 10pm. Viewers are advised to check local listings in other markets.

MTV World Stage Malaysia 2014 is sponsored by Sunway, Xpax, Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Hong Leong Bank and William Grant & Sons, and supported by Tourism Malaysia, music partners, Atlantic Records, Thaitanium Entertainment Inc., Universal Music Group, broadcast partner, Astro, radio partner, hitz.fm and audio partner, Dolby.

MTV World Stage is a global series that bring multi-genre talents with global relevance, telecast to an audience in over 550 million households. Recorded ‘live’ at the most exclusive gigs, world renowned music festivals and unique concert locations from around the world, the series is the ‘front row seat’ for music lovers to experience the biggest artists on the globe without leaving the comfort of their sofas. MTV World Stage Malaysia is part of this platform that delivers the MTV brand experience not only on the ground with MTV fans in Malaysia, but with a global airing in 154 countries across MTV Networks. The Malaysia show is also MTV’s first originally-produced MTV World Stage event globally, which started in 2009.

THAITANIUM

Thaitanium comprises of five proud sons of Siam with different backgrounds – Khanngeon “KHAN” Nuanual, Prinya “WAY” Intachai, Naymyo “DAY” Thant, Jason “BIG CALO” Roth, and Watana “DJAYBUDDAH” Watanachaiyot who are considered to be pioneers of Thailand’s hip hop industry.

KHAN and DAY are Thai nationals by birth, WAY, was born and raised in New York as with DJAYBUDDAH, and the youngest member of the group, BIG CALO was raised in Tampa, Florida.

KHAN and DAY first forged their friendship as a DJ/MC duo hosting jump off house parties in the San Francisco hip-hop scene, where the pair had both emigrated as young teens to pursue their education and to realize their dream to become musicians. While in Bangkok working on his solo album, KHAN made the acquaintance of WAY, then a young upstart Thai-American artist. From this meeting, the idea of a three-man, Thai hip hop group was born in Bangkok, eventually moving to New York in 2000, where their varied regional influences have since been heard in each album produced and released. In 2006, the addition of BIG CALO, WAY’s childhood friend and aspiring rapper, and DJAYBUDDAH, already a prominent DJ in New York City, were both added to the group.

Since then, Thaitanium and its parent label, Thaitanium Enertainment Inc., haveproduced their first two albums, AA and Thai Riders, which were exclusively self-promoted, launching them to the forefront of the Asia music industry while gaining a huge following in Thailand and the rest of Asia. Their follow up albums, P77 and RASwere subsequently distributed by Sony BMG Music Entertainment, where RAS, aka “Resisting Against Da System” attracted the interest of Grammy, a major player in the domestic Thai entertainment.

For the past 13 years, Thaitanium has been carving out a solid niche and reputation as one of the biggest and most successful hip hop groups in Asia through their unique blend of Thai and New York street sounds. The result has seen Thaitanium perform across Thailand, Southeast Asia, Japan, Europe, Australia and America, where they have been the opening acts for some of the world’s biggest hip hop artists, such as Jay-Z, Snoop Dogg, Far East Movement, Nas, Sean Kingston, Flo Rida and 50 Cent on his “Get Rich or Die Trying” world tour with Fort Minor.

2010 marked Thaitanium's 10-year anniversary and the release of a double album "Still Resisting", where they worked for the first time with international producers and artists such as the legendary producer DJ Clark Kent and LiL Fame from rap group M.O.P. The individual members of Thaitanium are simultaneously working on a variety of independent projects ranging from clothing lines, acting, modeling, as well as publishing and film.

Their last concert tour took place in four U.S. cities in 2013 and they most recently performed at the Music Tornado Festival in Japan in March this year.

They have received a number of accolades including the “Best Hip Hop Group” award at the Independent Asian Music Awards (AVIMA) 2009 and “Best Group” award at You2play Awards 2012. They were also nominated for “Favorite Artist Thailand” at the MTV Asia Awards 2006.

For more information, visit www.thaitanium.biz.

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Change in Performers’ Line-Up at MTV World Stage Malaysia 2014

MTV regrets Jennifer Hudson is no longer able to perform at MTV World Stage Malaysia 2014, due to scheduling conflicts that have arisen. While disappointed she cannot share the stage with the world on August 16th, MTV is still very excited about the current performers’ line-up with B.o.B, Boys Republic and Yuna, who are set to perform at one of the biggest nights in music in Malaysia.

“To all my fans and supporters in Asia, I’m sorry I can’t be there for MTV World Stage Malaysia 2014! I was so looking forward to meeting you all and sharing some of my new music. I’m eternally grateful for the constant love and support from Team JHud in Asia,” said Jennifer Hudson.

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JENNIFER HUDSON AND B.O.B TO PERFORM AT MTV WORLD STAGE MALAYSIA ON 16 AUGUST 2014

JENNIFER HUDSON AND B.O.B TO PERFORM AT MTV WORLD STAGE MALAYSIA ON 16 AUGUST 2014

Tweet it: .@MTVAsia adds Jennifer Hudson @IAMJHUD and B.o.B @bobatl to performers’ line-up at MTV World Stage Malaysia 2014 #worldstagemy on 16 Aug!

KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA, 17 JULY 2014 – MTV, a unit of Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIAB, VIA), today announced via its various social media channels in Asia, the addition of Grammy® Award-winner, as well as Academy Award and Golden Globe winning actress, Jennifer Hudson, and award-winning Billboard Hot 100 hip hop artist, singer-songwriter and record producer, B.o.B to its line-up of performers for MTV World Stage Malaysia 2014. The show, which will mark its 6^th year in Malaysia, currently includes homegrown international singer-songwriter, Yuna; and Universal Music Group International’s first K-pop idol group, Boys Republic.

Recorded live for global telecast, the one-night-only outdoor concert is set to take place at Surf Beach, Sunway Lagoon on Saturday, 16 August 2014. The show premieres on-air Wednesday, 20 August at 6.30pm (WIB), 7.30pm (SG) and 8.30pm (MAL) and repeats on the same day at 10pm (WIB), 11pm (SG/PH) and 12am (MAL). Viewers are advised to check local listings in other markets.

Both Jennifer Hudson and B.o.B are no strangers to MTV as they have both performed at the MTV VMAs, while B.o.B has also performed at MTV EMAs.

MTV World Stage Malaysia 2014 will be Hudson’s first visit to Asia. Most recently, she released 2 singles – “I Can’t Describe (The Way I Feel)” (features T.I.) with production by Pharrell, and “Walk It Out” (features Timbaland), where the latter continues to climb the Urban AC and Urban main radio charts in the U.S.. Her highly anticipated new album, JHUD, will be Hudson’s third studio album and is scheduled to be released in 2014. Hudson has described the album as more “upbeat” than her previous material, while showcasing different expressions of herself as an artist, a girl and a music lover. For the album, she has worked with Timbaland, Pharrell Williams, RedOne, R.Kelly and others.

MTV World Stage Malaysia 2014 welcomes B.o.B’s return performance in Asia, since he was last in the region in 2012. B.o.B was also selected to be an MTV International Push Artist in 2010 and has gone onto top Billboard and International charts over the past four years. B.o.B is already planning a major world tour for 2014, to come in the aftermath of Underground Luxury’s December 17 release. Additional producers and guests on the LP include T.I., 2 Chainz, Juicy J, DJ Mustard and Chris Brown.

Set to welcome an expected live audience of about 15,000 fans, MTV World Stage Malaysia 2014 is sponsored by Sunway, Xpax, Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Hong Leong Bank and William Grant & Sons, and supported by Tourism Malaysia, music partner, Universal Music Group, broadcast partner, Astro, radio partner, hitz.fm and audio partner, Dolby.

MTV World Stage is a global series that bring multi-genre talents with global relevance, telecast to an audience in over 550 million households. Recorded ‘live’ at the most exclusive gigs, world renowned music festivals and unique concert locations from around the world, the series is the ‘front row seat’ for music lovers to experience the biggest artists on the globe without leaving the comfort of their sofas. MTV World Stage Malaysia is part of this platform that delivers the MTV brand experience not only on the ground with MTV fans in Malaysia, but with a global airing in 154 countries across MTV Networks. The Malaysia show is also MTV’s first originally-produced MTV World Stage event globally, which started in 2009.


Jennifer Hudson

The Chicago-born and -based singer came from a big singing family background, where she grew up in the choir. At age 7, she already knew the dream she was going to pursue.

Hudson rose to fame in 2004 as a finalist on the third season of American idol and there has been no turning back. As an actress, she starred in her film debut, “Dreamgirls” with Beyonce, for which she gained worldwide acclaim and garnered 29 awards in 2006, including the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and a Golden Globe. She also appeared in other films like “Sex and the City” and “Winnie Mandela”.

As a singer, Hudson won her first Grammy Award for her debut album, Jennifer Hudson in 2008, which peaked at number two on the Billboard albums chart. The album spawned the hit single “Spotlight”, which also topped the Billboard Hot R&B/ Hip-hop chart in 2008, and was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), with sales exceeding a million copies worldwide. Hudson was nominated for four categories and won the Grammy Awards for Best R&B Album in 2008.

Hudson has performed at the Super Bowl XLIII, the Grammy Awards, The Oprah Winfrey Show and at the White House.

Her second album, I Remember Me was released in 2011, with three tracks co-produced by Alicia Keys, was then seen as a new introduction of Hudson. . It was placed at number two on the Billboard Aabums charts and was certified gold by RIAA, producing the hit, “Where You At”. By February 2012, Hudson had sold over 1.28 million albums and 2.23 million singles in the U.S. In 2013, she was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.


B.o.B

Born in Georgia, B.o.B a.k.a. Bobby Ray Simmons Jr., was convinced by his brother to begin rapping at the age of ten, after they heard DMX’s debut “It’s Dark” and “Hell Iz Hot”. B.o.B mimicked his idol with his early raps before developing his own style as a teenager. By 15, B.o.B trained himself to play the piano and at 19, he taught himself how to play the guitar, a hallmark of his live performances.

After making his introduction onto the mixtape circuit in 2007, B.o.B gained his first pieces of national exposure and acclaim appearing on MTV News’ “Mixtape Monday” as well as XXL Magazine’s coveted Freshman cover which highlighted raps top rookies of the year. The following year, Bob officially joined his friend and mentor T.I.’s Grand Hustle Records.

Under his mentor’s tutelage, B.o.B quickly rose to fame after his debut studio album, “The Adventures of Bobby Ray” was released in April 2010. The album reached number one on the U.S. Top 200 album charts and was eventually certified gold by the RIAA. The album also spawned the multi-platinum, career cornerstone singles like “Nothing on You” (features Bruno Mars) – reached number one in both the United States and the United Kingdom, “Airplanes” (features Hayley Paramore of Paramore) – topped several music charts, and “Magic” became his third top ten hit on the Billboard Hot 100. In the summer of 2010, B.o.B opened for Jay Z and Eminem’s historic “Home & Home” stadium tour. Later that year B.o.B was named the ninth “Hottest MC in the Game of 2010” by MTV, on MTV’s annual list.

B.o.B released his second studio album, “Strange Clouds” (2012), which not only debuted at number five on the Billboard 200, but spawned six singles, four of which charted exceptionally well internationally. The album’s lead single “Strange Clouds (features Lil Wayne)” became his fourth top ten hit on the Billboard Hot 100. “So Good” and “Both of Us (features Taylor Swift),” all certified as Platinum by RIAA.


WIN CONCERT PASSES
MTV World Stage Malaysia 2014 passes are not for sale and may be won by fans through an online game at worldstage.mtvasia.com. With the announcement of new performers, the online contest has been extended till 31 July. Fans can also follow the hashtag #worldstagemy for contest tips and updates.

Residents of Indonesia, Philippines and Singapore will have the chance to win all-expenses paid trips to attend the event. Contest terms and conditions are available on the website.

Sponsors and partners will be giving out passes through their own promotions.


PROGRAMMING SPECIALS
In the lead-up to the event, MTV will also be airing the following artist specials.

My Celeb: Yuna + MTV Hits: Yuna

• 16 July at 6.30pm (WIB), 7.30pm (SG/HK), 8.30pm (MAL) and repeats on the same day at 10pm (WIB), 11pm (SG/HK), 12am (MAL)

• 6 August at 6.30pm (WIB), 7.30pm (SG), 8.30pm (MAL) and repeats on the same day at 10pm (WIB), 11pm (SG/HK), 12am (MAL)

MTV Presents: Boys Republic + K-Wave: Boys Republic

• 23 July at 6.30pm (WIB), 7.30pm (SG/HK), 8.30pm (MAL) and repeats on the same day at 10pm (WIB), 11pm (SG/HK), 12am (MAL)

• 13 August at 6.30pm (WIB), 7.30pm (SG), 8.30pm (MAL) and repeats on the same day at 10pm (WIB), 11pm (SG), 12am (MAL)

• Additional airings of K-Wave: Boys Republic on 7, 8, 11, 12, 14, and 15 August at 4pm (WIB), 5pm (SG), 6pm (MAL)

NEWS UPDATES ON SOCIAL MEDIA
In the weeks ahead, fans can follow MTV Asia on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter for MTV World Stage Malaysia 2014 news updates.

Facebook:www.facebook.com/mtvasia
Twitter:www.twitter.com/mtvasia
Hashtag: #worldstagemy
Instagram: mtvasia
Jennifer Hudson Twitter: www.twitter.com/IAMJHUD
B.o.B Twitter: www.twitter.com/bobatl
Boys Republic Twitter: www.twitter.com/officialBoysRep
Yuna Twitter: www.twitter.com/yunamusic

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COOLEST 10-DAY JOB IS BACK: @MTVASIA KICKS OFF HUNT FOR 2014 MTV WORLD STAGE INSIDER

MTV is back with its hunt for the 2014 MTV World Stage Insider, a campaign that rewards a worthy candidate with the coolest 10-day ‘job’ ever to be part of MTV’s social media team for MTV World Stage Malaysia 2014 and receive an engagement fee worth US$10,000*. The MTV World Stage Insider holds the power in introducing fans to the MTV Experience from the inside via regular updates, videos, tweets, and pictures of the concert. This year, the chosen candidate will not only receive a once-in-a-lifetime MTV behind-the-scenes experience and the sizeable engagement fee, but to add a little cherry on top, MTV is also offering the candidate an optional MTV internship* after the 10-day engagement.

• “Take over” MTV Asia social media channels – Facebook, Instagram and Twitter

• Have their blog reposted on the MTV World Stage Malaysia 2014’s official site on a dedicated page that also displays relevant content produced by him/her (if applicable)

• Have a ‘backstage pass’^*** to MTV World Stage Malaysia 2014

• Connect the MTV Experience with fans

• The option of a potential MTV internship** after the 10-day stint

• The name of MTV on their CV, need we say more?

• 16 July at 6.30pm (WIB), 7.30pm (SG/HK), 8.30pm (MAL) and repeats on the same day at 10pm (WIB), 11pm (SG/HK), 12am (MAL)

• 6 August at 6.30pm (WIB), 7.30pm (SG), 8.30pm (MAL) and repeats on the same day at 10pm (WIB), 11pm (SG/HK), 12am (MAL)

• 23 July at 6.30pm (WIB), 7.30pm (SG/HK), 8.30pm (MAL) and repeats on the same day at 10pm (WIB), 11pm (SG/HK), 12am (MAL)

• 13 August at 6.30pm (WIB), 7.30pm (SG), 8.30pm (MAL) and repeats on the same day at 10pm (WIB), 11pm (SG), 12am (MAL)

• Additional airings of K-Wave: Boys Republic on 7, 8, 11, 12, 14, and 15 August at 4pm (WIB), 5pm (SG), 6pm (MAL)

KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA, 3 JULY 2014 – MTV is back with its hunt for the 2014 MTV World Stage Insider, a campaign that rewards a worthy candidate with the coolest 10-day ‘job’ ever to be part of MTV’s social media team forMTV World Stage Malaysia 2014and receive an engagement fee worth US$10,000*. The MTV World Stage Insider holds the power in introducing fans to the MTV Experience from the inside via regular updates, videos, tweets, and pictures of the concert. This year, the chosen candidate will not only receive a once-in-a-lifetime MTV behind-the-scenes experience and the sizeable engagement fee, but to add a little cherry on top, MTV is also offering the candidate an optional MTV internship** after the 10-day engagement.

The MTV World Stage Insider search targets music fans from Malaysia and around Southeast Asia, who already have an active social presence (e.g. Instagram, Twitter, blog). Tagged as not the usual ‘nine-to-five’ role, the hunt for MTV World Stage Insider kicked off today through MTV Asia’s Facebook,Instagram and Twitter accounts and will close at 12pm on 24 July. The chosen candidate will be announced on 6 August, with the role commencement on 7 August till 16 August.

Applicants are required to submit a creative social media resume in a video, blog link or social post to MTV, telling or showing MTV what makes them the right candidate for the role; with video lengths no longer than two minutes. Applicants’ submissions with their video, blog link or social post can be on any of their social media platforms tagging to #worldstagemy and #insidews (privacy settings are to be set to public). Video, blog submissions and social posts must be titled “Hunt for MTV World Stage Insider”.

“Last year, the MTV World Stage Insider campaign not only demonstrated how MTV is at the intersection of music, creativity and youth culture, but it gave fans a creative outlet and voice through the chosen one, and gave them unprecedented ‘access’ to MTV World Stage Malaysia like never before,” said Paras Sharma, Vice President of MTV and Comedy Central Brands and Digital Media, Viacom International Media Networks Asia. “We at MTV are flinging our doors open again to hunt for the most exciting, inspiring, passionate and ambitious social media maverick in Southeast Asia – to offer the opportunity of a lifetime experience with MTV and the chance to get started on their dream path to a social media career success. It’ll be 10 days of hard, but very fun and rewarding work at this much-socially talked about music event in Malaysia and in Southeast Asia! Last year’s fans’ engagement exceeded our expectations and we saw amazing candidates. We can’t wait to see what the online community will discover through one of their own again. We are waiting for the creative social media resume that will catch our attention!”

Apart from the attractive engagement fee, the MTV World Stage Insider will get to:

Last year’s MTV World Stage Insider, the multi-talented 24-year-old, Matthew Zachary Liu from Singapore, assumed control of MTV Asia’s Facebook, Twitter and Instagram platforms, for a 10-day period. His news and scoops helped create ten times more buzz around the hashtag #worldstagemy, which trended on Twitter over the 10 days and top trended over four days in Malaysia. Liu’s updates garnered over 25,000 more followers across MTV’s social media channels on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Hear what Liu had to say about his experience, through a video clip that wrapped up his whirlwind social media ‘job’.

Recorded live for global telecast, the one-night-only MTV World Stage Malaysia 2014 outdoor concert is set to take place at Surf Beach, Sunway Lagoon on Saturday, 16 August 2014. MTV Asia also announced the first two artistsgracing the MTV World Stage for the first time – homegrown international singer-songwriter, Yuna; and Universal Music Group International’s first K-pop idol group, Boys Republic, with additional performers to be announced shortly. The show premieres on-air Wednesday, 20 August at 6.30pm (WIB), 7.30pm (SG) and 8.30pm (MAL) and repeats on the same day at 10pm (WIB), 11pm (SG/PH) and 12am (MAL). Viewers are advised to check local listings in other markets.

 Boys Republic

Yuna

Set to welcome an expected live audience of about 15,000 fans, MTV World Stage Malaysia 2014 is sponsored by Sunway, Xpax, Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Hong Leong Bank and William Grant & Sons, and supported by Tourism Malaysia, music partner, Universal Music Group, broadcast partner, Astro, radio partner, hitz.fm and audio partner, Dolby.

MTV World Stage is a global series that bring multi-genre talents with global relevance, telecast to an audience in over 550 million households. Recorded ‘live’ at the most exclusive gigs, world renowned music festivals and unique concert locations from around the world, the series is the ‘front row seat’ for music lovers to experience the biggest artists on the globe without leaving the comfort of their sofas. MTV World Stage Malaysia is part of this platform that delivers the MTV brand experience not only on the ground with MTV fans in Malaysia, but with a global airing in 154 countries across MTV Networks. The Malaysia show is also MTV’s first originally-produced MTV World Stage event globally, which started in 2009.

WIN CONCERT PASSES

MTV World Stage Malaysia 2014 passes are not for sale and may be won by fans through an online game at worldstage.mtvasia.com. Fans can also follow the hashtag #worldstagemy for contest tips and updates.

Residents of Indonesia, Philippines and Singapore will have the chance to win all-expenses paid trips to attend the event. Contest terms and conditions are available on the website.

Sponsors and partners will be giving out passes through their own promotions.

PROGRAMMING SPECIALS

In the lead-up to the event, MTV will also be airing the following artist specials.

My Celeb: Yuna + MTV Hits: Yuna

MTV Presents: Boys Republic + K-Wave: Boys Republic

NEWS UPDATES ON SOCIAL MEDIA

In the weeks ahead, fans can follow MTV Asia on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter for MTV World Stage Malaysia 2014 news updates.

Facebook: www.facebook.com/mtvasia

Twitter: www.twitter.com/mtvasia

Hashtag: #worldstagemy

Instagram: mtvasia

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