Smallscreen News

Pete Wentz hosts 2008 “F'N MTV Summer”

By April MacIntyre May 29, 2008, 19:08 GMT

Soon to be new father and newlywed Pete Wentz will host 2008's “F'N MTV Summer!” Pete Wentz of US band 'Fall Out Boy' EPA/NINA PROMMER

Pete Wentz of US band 'Fall Out Boy' EPA/NINA PROMMERThe 24/7 non-stop summer music celebration created by music fans combines the best music experiences from TV and the Web. Each week MTV will premiere exclusive music videos and performances from the hottest musicians. MTV gives final control to the fans as they create their own music experiences on MTV.com and choose the best of the best to make it onto MTV for the world to see.“F'N MTV” will be “F'N MTV Premieres…” begins Friday, June 13th at 8pm ET/PT. The new Friday night music event, hosted by Pete Wentz of Fall Out Boy, will shine the spotlight on what viewers love best about music on television.Each week MTV will exclusively debut videos and set the stage for amazing live performances and special guest appearances. Artists featured on “F'N MTV Premieres…” will range from the up and coming to the already arrived. Panic at the Disco, Flo-Rida, The Ting Tings, Snoop Dogg, Lil’ Wayne, The Pussycat Dolls, Duffy, Boys Like Girls and Vampire Weekend are some the network promise.After the debut of exclusive new videos and live performances each Friday night, fans are invited to put their own take on the music they have seen.Music fans will then be the judge and jury as they determine the best of the best fan-submitted content that will make its way back onto the MTV big screen -- from fan-submitted videos to user text comments, each showcased with the corresponding music videos played on-air. "F is for feedback, N is for new, and together ‘F'N MTV’ is the summer music event that brings it all together. Starting in June, MTV will focus on exclusive NEW music video premieres, and via mtv.com, the instantaneous feedback from our audience and culture at large as they make the music their own,” said Brian Graden, President of Entertainment, MTV Music Group. “MTV's new paradigm enables us to not only initiate a conversation around music via flagship premieres, but also reflect that conversation back on television in real time. ‘F’N MTV,’ along with interactive amateur competitions like ‘America's Best Dance Crew’ and ‘Making the Band,’ the perennial viewer-driven ‘TRL,’ further MTV's mission of enabling this generation's great musical democracy."“Our audience has an insatiable hunger for the new and the fresh... We're going to be loud about what's new and use the power of MTV to engage music fans around music videos.” said Amy Doyle, SVP, Music and Talent, MTV. “Every week this summer we are going to highlight the most exciting artists and music and elevate the true art of the music video." & Talent.