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Not only did the 2013 “MTV Video Music Awards” deliver big numbers on television, web, and mobile on Sunday, but music's biggest night also drove instant and immediate sales, chart and social spikes for performers and nominees

In an interview on Monday with Johnny's House, an Orlando radio show, former 'NSync member Chris Kirkpatrick spoke about the chances of a future reunion tour with his bandmates.

During his daily Sirius XM talk show 'Dirty Pop' yesterday, singer Lance Bass spoke about the chances that his former boy band, 'NSync would reunite in the future following their surprise appearnce on Sunday's VMA's.

Morrison Hotel Gallery is thrilled to partner exclusively with Antiquorum Auctioneers on Tuesday, October 8, 2013, delving deep into the photo archives of the gallery and offering one of the most complete photography auctions ever presented to the international community, presenting over 300 iconic images and unique items.

On the recent 'The Package Tour,' a high grossing, 49-date summer fling across the U.S. with his group, New Kids on the Block and Boyz II Men, the singer saw firsthand the way otherwise mild mannered wives, moms, nurses, lawyers, etc. went crazy when NKOTB's Donnie Wahlberg and Jordan Knight ripped off their shirts like Chippendales dancers. That's the kind of widespread, uncontrollable estrogen commotion Timmons is set on stirring up with 'Men of the Strip' (www.menofthestrip.com), an explosive and multi-faceted new live male revue entertainment extravaganza whose branding is spot on: Taking Sexy To A Whole New Level!

Judith Hill has released the official music video for her original song 'Desperation,' featured on the soundtrack to 20 Feet From Stardom, the film from award-winning director Morgan Neville. Check it out below!

The 2013 “MTV Video Music Awards” delivered big Sunday night, with the award show currently ranking as cable's #1 entertainment telecast of the year among P12-34. The first-ever award show to be broadcast live from Brooklyn's Barclays Center, the VMAs garnered a total audience of 10.1 million viewers, a 66 percent increase versus 2012, and the ratings jumped 47 percent compared to last year's telecast, delivering a strong 7.8 P12-34 rating. The encore presentation of the show on MTV last night earned an additional 2.8 million total viewers, amounting to 12.9 million total viewers across both airings on MTV. Ratings for the 2013 “MTV Video Music Awards Pre-Show” increased 100 percent compared to last year with P12-34, garnering a 3.6 rating among that demographic, and total viewers grew a whopping 119 percent with 4.6 million tuning in.*

When talented studio and recording musicians who also love jazz combine their talents a kind of synergy happens based on a deep understanding of music that results in a spontaneous musical conversation. This is the case when JazzTime swings the jazz standards at Vicky's. Don Shelton vocalized with the Hi-Lo's and Singers Unlimited and is amazing on clarinet, sax and flute. He recently played with Barbara Cook and the LA Phil. He worked with Clare Fischer in sessions for Prince, Michael Jackson and Robert Palmer, plus the Clare Fischer Latin Jazz Quintet and Bob Florence band. Tom Keenlyside's sax and flute playing have been featured at major jazz festivals and with many of the biggest names in the music business: Diana Krall, Harry Connick Jr., Natalie Cole, Dizzy Gillespie, Mel Torme and Tom Jones. He has been inducted into the B.C. Entertainment Hall of Fame. Drummer Allen Goodman brings years of experience from NY's supper clubs to Carnegie Hall to NBC TV as a performer and studio drummer, as well as accompanying singers such as Dinah Shore, Johnny Mathis, Peggy Lee, Liza Minnelli, Vikki Carr, Bobby Troup, Billie Holiday & others. Larry Holloway, the Desert's go-to bassist, brings depth of experience and a unique approach to bass as exemplified by virtuoso bassist Red Mitchell and, in fact, was the first recipient of the 'Red Mitchell Scholarship Award.' Regular pianists such as Josh Nelson, Barney McClure, Chip Smith, Andy Langham, Joe Bagg, Jeff Colella and others bring their distinctive musical gifts to the group.

MOTOWN THE MUSICAL hosted First Lady Michelle Obama and her daughters Sasha and Malia at the matinee performance on Sunday, August 25, 2013. The Obama family was joined by poet Elizabeth Alexander (who composed and delivered "Praise Song for the Day" for the first inauguration of President Obama), and the party was greeted by a standing ovation upon recognition by the audience inside the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre.

The 2013 'MTV Video Music Awards' erupted with an explosion of musical firsts and epic moments from the Barclays Center, as the first award show to be broadcast live from Brooklyn.

Do you think Justin Timberlake's epic 17-minute medley the best VMA performance of all-time?

After an incredible 17-minute performance, which featured a reunion performance with his *N'sync mates, Justin Timberlake accepted the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award from his friend Jimmy Fallon.

Despite the insistance of Lance Bass, one of the greatest boy bands of all time reunited for a brief performance at the 2013 MTV VMAs. The pop quintet performed during former group memer Justin Timberlake's performance before receiving the 2013 Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award.

This weekend, the group launched an official Twitter account, despite the fact that they haven't performed together since the early 2000s. The group's first tweet read: 'Mic check, mic check one.. two... is this thing on?!'

MTV previously announced that Jimmy Fallon is set to present his longtime friend and History of Rap cohort, Justin Timberlake, with the prestigious Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award live during the 2013 'MTV Video Music Awards' tonight, August 25, at 9pm ET/PT.

MTV previously announced that Grammy Award winner, multi-platinum selling, recording artist Drake will perform his VMA-nominated top-10 SMASH 'Started from the Bottom,' for the first time on television live during the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards live from Brooklyn's Barclays Center tonight, August 25th at 9pm ET/PT.

Earlier this week, BWW reported that the members of music's most successful boy band, 'N Sync may be heading for a reunion on the VMA stage when the show airs live Sunday night from Brooklyn's Barclays Center.