Big and Best of 2012

December 13th, 2012 | 2:39 pm by VH1

The Top 5 Performances From Last Night’s Big And Best of 2012

Last night’s momentous date made for an equally momentous musical event: The Big & Best of 2012. The all-live, all-fun event collected the best music from the year, having some of our favorites perform in honor of the special date. 12/12/12 is a once in a lifetime date and The Big & Best of 2012 was a once in a lifetime event. Check out the top five performances from yesterday, and be sure to watch it all in its entirety over at MTV.

1. With 5(!) Grammy nominations this year, Miguel blowing up. Here’s “The Thrill” from his album, Kaleidescope Dream.

2. You Oughta Know artist Metric performed “Synthetica”.

Tune In To The Big And Best Of 2012 Livestream Today To Watch Grace Potter

Have you tuned in to watch the Big & Best of 2012 livestream yet? Thanks to our friends at T-Mobile, you can watch a steady stream of stars appear all day long over at bigandbestof2012.com. Miguel and A$AP Rocky have already done their thing, and if you check in at 5:15 PM ET you can catch the inimitable Grace Potter. Go check it out!

And be sure to stick around all-day for an amazing collection of performances from the likes of December 2012 You Oughta Know artist Metric, Bruno Mars and more., Bruno Mars and more. We’ve also got a fantastic VH1 Reality Roundtable on the docket for 6:00 p.m. ET/5C, featuring appearances from Mob Wives‘ Renee Graziano, Love & Hip Hop‘s Yandy Smith and Basketball Wives LA‘s star Jackie Christie. This extravaganza will run through 8 p.m. tonight over at bigandbestof2012.com!
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December 12th, 2012 | 1:00 pm by Mark Graham (@unclegrambo)

Tune In To The Big And Best Of 2012 Livestream Today To Watch VH1 You Oughta Know Artist Metric Perform

Metric Big And Best Of 2012 T-Mobile

Have you tuned in to watch the Big & Best of 2012 livestream yet? Thanks to our friends at T-Mobile, you can watch a steady stream of stars appear all day long over at bigandbestof2012.com. For instance, if you head over there at 5:30 p.m. ET, you can catch our December 2012 You Oughta Know artist Metric performing their very special You Oughta Know Live set. Their set will include a few tracks (“Breathing Underwater”, “Gimme Sympathy”, “Synthetica”) off of their new LP, Synthetica, as well as a cover of Morrissey‘s “Why Don’t You Find Out For Yourself.” Go check it out!

And be sure to stick around all-day for an amazing collection of performances from the likes of Grace Potter, Bruno Mars and more. We’ve also got a fantastic VH1 Reality Roundtable on the docket for 6:00 p.m. ET/5C, featuring appearances from Mob Wives‘ Renee Graziano, Love & Hip Hop‘s Yandy Smith and Basketball Wives LA‘s star Jackie Christie. This extravaganza will run through 8 p.m. tonight over at bigandbestof2012.com!
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December 6th, 2012 | 1:15 pm by Bené Viera

MTV Celebrates Bruno Mars’ “Unorthodox Jukebox” With Big & Best Of 2012 Performance, Miguel Added To List Of Performers

Earlier this week the week early streaming of Bruno Mars‘ Unorthodox Jukebox left some music critics and writers scrambling to add Mars to the “Best Of” 2012 lists. Short and sweet, the 10 track album is already receiving grade A raves prior to its December 11 release. To celebrate Mars’ sophomore album MTV will launch a multiscreen celebration with a performance of “Locked Out of Heaven” on Tuesday, December 11, and a performance of “Young Girls” and in-depth interview with the singer during “The Big & Best of 2012: A Year End Celebration Presented by T-Mobile” the following day. And if performances by one lovemaking crooner wasn’t enough to get you excited, try two. Miguel has been added to the list of performers for the December 12th event. You won’t want to miss it. For more info read the full press release below. Read more…