From MTV Newsroom:

[...] We have run through 15 other categories, and the only one left is the big one: Video of the Year. Over the next few days (leading up to the actual VMA show this Sunday), we’ll take a look at each one of the Video of the Year nominees individually. Next up: 30 Seconds to Mars’ “Kings and Queens.” Shot by Bartholomew Cubbins (also known as 30 Seconds to Mars frontman Jared Leto), “Kings and Queens” is one of the few videos nominated for an award this year that doesn’t contain complicated special effects or wacky animation. Rather, “Kings and Queens” features little more than a small army of people riding around bicycles through abandoned streets in downtown Los Angeles, which sounds simple but is remarkably arresting. There’s something truly electric about the images that Leto captures, which is a testament to his abilities as a filmmaker and video artist.

“Kings and Queens” is all about stunning imagery, and there are a number of shots that really stick: The wildfires burning in the background, the homage to Banksy and the references to “The Warriors” among them. But will the relatively low-key quality of “Kings and Queens” (especially compared to eye-popping extravaganzas like “Bad Romance”) work against it? Logic would say yes, but consider Panic! at the Disco’s win for Video of the Year back in 2006. They came out of nowhere and toppled titans like Madonna and Britney Spears with the low-key but still visually arresting “I Write Sins Not Tragedies.” Upsets like this have happened before, and they could easily happen again.

The 27th annual MTV Video Music Awards will be broadcast live from the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles on September 12 at 9 p.m. ET.

Fans can go to VMA.MTV.com (or text VMA to 97979 for Verizon subscribers) to vote for the winners from now through September 12.

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From MTV:

The success of 30 Seconds to Mars’ This Is War album is as much a tribute to the band’s unyielding dedication as it is to their general insanity. After all, they were, for a long while, a band without a home — having been famously sued for $30 million by their label, Virgin Records — or a plan (Jared Leto told MTV News that he intended to sell their still-unfinished album “door to door”) if the band couldn’t rectify things with Virgin).

Of course, we all know how the story ends. After a long wait, War hit stores in December, spawned two hit singles and served as the launching pad for 30 Seconds to Mars’ ever-growing world tour. Perhaps as a tribute to their unwavering commitment, the band was honored with four nominations at the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards, including nods for Best Rock Video and Video of the Year. (Nominations they promise to celebrate with a very unique arrival at the show on September 12.)

It was a pretty nice reward for all their struggles, and though everything is right in the 30 STM universe these days, that wasn’t always the case. So with the VMAs just around the corner, we decided to take a look back at the band’s long and bloody battle for their future. There’s a reason they decided to call their album This Is War, after all.

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Huge thanks to VoxPopuli30 (Ksenia) for sending us this scan from the Russian Bravo magazine. She also translated the article for us, which you can read below. Thank you so much.

[x001] Bravo (Russia) Issue 32 – 4 August 2010

Work, work and once again work – 30 Seconds to Mars are working like mad: and its all for their fans!

Parties all night… That’s how most of the people imagine lives of rock stars on their tour. But in reality, days on their tour mean only one thing – work till you are worn out. “We never have parties when we are on tour or before the gigs. Going on stage with a hangover is unfair to our fans” – said Jared Leto.

The lead singer of 30STM refuses all the invitation to any parties after the gigs. Straight after the show he is meeting his fans, and after that, going to the hotel, to rest and think about a plan for the next upcoming gig. “I’ve never met such a hard working person in my life” – said the guitarist Tomo. “Jared always knows, what he wants, and how he will get it.”

Straight after that, we will think of a winter gig in St Peterburg. Jared himself, checked the stage. “When he went to the audience on the balcony, stood on the edge of the fence and started to sing a song, I thought he went crazy” – thinks Shannon. “Now, we are getting ready for another show, and I have no idea, what will come to Jared’s head this time…”

Translation from Russian, and scans by VoxPopuli30 (Ksenia)

liggybee wrote a little Review about yesterdays Show. They also posted a few pics. To see them click HERE.

Last night the Norva concert hall was filled with Jared Leto worshippers. His band, 30 Seconds to Mars, took hold of the stage at this sold out show and it seemed like Earth disappeared. This was the second concert for the band at the popular NorVa in Norfolk, Virginia.

If short people like me weren’t wearing at least 5 inch heels (I wore 5 inch high wedge sandals), you could barely see over everyone who were already standing shoulder to shoulder. When Jared Leto told everyone to jump up and down during several of the shows, the ground was thumping and the sweat of the mass was pumping. You had to keep moving along with everyone or risk your toes getting stomped on by the excited and energetic “Mars army” in front of you.

The band played all their major hits (and more) between all the screams and adorations of the fans. Jared Leto kept the fans in high spirits with non-stop interaction and calls for audience participation in the form of jumping, hand waving, marching forward and marching backward, and singing. In the middle of the show, he disappeared from the stage and reappeared in the balcony area where he drew the crowds’ attention to some of the fans there, including one young fellow named Ryan who was probably having the time of his life though wishing he could get out of his wheelchair and jump like the rest of the fans in the arena were doing.

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Thanks to MTV

You would probably think — based on, well, practically everything — that Jared Leto is not the kind of guy who likes to play things close to the vest (or studded leather jacket, or whatever). And in most instances, you’d be right. But not when it comes to 30 Seconds to Mars‘ arrival at the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards. Because while he’s certainly got big plans, he’s not about to reveal them just yet.

“We have an entrance plan that has never, ever been done before in the history of the VMAs,” Leto told MTV News on Tuesday. “Basically, it’s like ‘Seinfeld’ but not … it’s like open-heart surgery on the dance floor, it’s like taking your eyeballs out and putting them in the opposite sockets. It’s going to be crazy.”

That sounds, uh, interesting. And while we suspect he’s kidding, Leto and his 30 Seconds to Mars mates definitely have something in the works for the big show, which airs Sunday, September 12, live from the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles at 9 p.m. After all, 30 Seconds to Mars are nominated for four awards, including Best Rock Video and Video of the Year for their epic “Kings and Queens” clip.

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Thanks to syracuse

Thirty Seconds to Mars front man Jared Leto wasn’t sure what type of crowd would be out there in front of the stage Monday night at the state fair’s Chevy Court.

Leto knows his four-piece band doesn’t measure up recognition-wise with the Aerosmiths of the music world.

“We might not be the most well-known show, but we’ll be the craziest show at the state fair,” Leto declared halfway through Thirty Seconds to Mars’ emotional set.

Leto had the fans from hello.

The bleacher seats were all accounted for more than an hour before showtime. Fans lined the two sides of the grassy court and pushed up to the white iron rails set up behind the seats.

No, Thirty Seconds to Mars might not be the usual demographic band to play a senior day show at the free-admission court, but this crowd of twenty- and thirtysomethings was fired up to watch musician/actor Leto, his brother Shannon Leto on drums, Tomo Millicevic on lead guitar and Tim Kelleher on bass.

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MTV Buzzworthy reports:

30 Seconds To Mars brought the rock down to Mexico City for their MTV World Stage performance on Thursday, Aug. 26. Curiously though, Jared Leto blindsided us by debuting his blonde comb-over (and we’re clearly not complaining), paired with truly, truly sick animal-print sunglasses at the MTV World Stage press conference on Wednesday, Aug. 25.

But here comes the curious part — when 30 Seconds To Mars played Mexico City’s Auditorio Nacional on Thursday, August 26, it looked like Jared Leto magically regrew the mohawk. Well, not in full, and it certainly was not the pomegranate mohawk of yore. Still, what’s up with the hair-tomorrow-gone-today mohawk magic? Does the photo of Jared‘s blonde ‘do belie a mohawk-in-waiting in the back and top? Did he really flatten all of that hawk-ready hair into a new ‘do capable of going from zero to hawk, in, say, 30 seconds?

Watch 30 Seconds To Mars’ MTV World Stage performance on Friday, Sept. 24, on MTV Latin America.

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From MTV Buzzworthy:

You may recall that we recently posted about 30 Seconds To Mars‘ awesome new video for “Closer To The Edge.” The U2-meets-Rush epic is basically a global love letter to the band’s incredibly dedicated fans who call themselves “The Echelon,” with some lucky 30STM supporters appearing in the beginning of the clip.

Well, apparently, talking on camera about how much they love 30 Seconds To Mars is something fans of the group are really good at! Which brings us to the The Rogue Echelon, a website that hosts a series of video testimonials from fans, talking about how deep their love for the band is.

Look, fandom is a tricky thing; it can be a blessing or a curse for a band. But in The Echelon, 30 Seconds To Mars seem to have found an extended family of sorts. Sometimes they even get a little stage time with the group…

These are people not only have a passion for the band’s music but their ideals. And, even better, they like to make videos about it!

Check out all the clips at The Rogue Echelon.

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Thanks to BBC Radio 1

Fearne Cotton and Zane Lowe will be heading off on BBC Radio 1′s Student Tour for four days in September, coming live from University towns and cities across the country.

Each morning, Fearne Cotton will be celebrating student life and will be joined by some massive acts in the Live Lounge.

Then in the evenings Zane Lowe will be joining these bands on tour and broadcasting his show live, with headline performances from our Live Lounge artist of the day and massive support artists.

Tuesday 19 Oct 201 – 30 Seconds To Mars at Lincoln University Engine Shed

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Thanks to engineshed. BBC Radio 1 have announced their student tour is coming to Lincoln’s Engine Shed with an exclusive 30 Seconds to Mars gig in October! Tickets go on sale for this show on Friday 3rd September 2010 at 9am. For more Information click HERE

19th October 2010 – Lincoln’s Engine Shed