Wednesday, June 25, 2014

MTV USA To Revive "Total Request Live" For One-Off Ariana Grande Special, "Total Ariana Live"

The Associated Press is reporting the exciting Nickelodeon Star News in the following article, from CBS News that Nickelodeon USA's sister network, MTV USA, will reprise its popular former "Total Request Live" countdown show for a one-off special with Nickelodeon Star and breakthrough pop singer Ariana Grande ("Sam & Cat", "Victorious") called "Total Ariana Live"!

The network announced today, Wednesday 25th June 2014, that MTV will bring back the series on Wednesday 2nd July 2014. Grande has the No. 2 song in the USA with the saxophone-laced "Problem".

The 20-year-old will perform her latest hit on "Total Ariana Live", debut her follow-up single, "Break Free", and discuss her upcoming second studio album.

The half-hour "Total Ariana Live" will air next Wednesday at 7:00pm ET/PT on MTV USA.

Ariana Grande will also perform at "Macy's 4th of July Fireworks Spectacular" Independence Day celebrations celebrating the birth of the USA on Friday 4th July 2014 (8-10pm ET/PT) on NBC:
MTV will revive "Total Request Live" for a day



Ariana Grande performs onstage during the 2014 iHeartRadio Music Awards held at The Shrine Auditorium on May 1, 2014, in Los Angeles. KEVIN WINTER/ GETTY IMAGES

MTV will reprise its former "Total Request Live" countdown show for a day with breakthrough pop singer Ariana Grande.

The network announced Wednesday it will bring back the series on July 2. Grande has the No. 2 song in the country with the saxophone-laced "Problem."

The 20-year-old will perform her latest hit on "Total Ariana Live," debut her follow-up single and discuss her upcoming sophomore album.

"TRL" ended its run in 2008 after 10 years. The show was MTV's most influential franchise, but the network pulled the plug after declining ratings.

Grande was the star of the Nickelodeon sitcoms "Victorious" and "Sam & Cat." She released her debut album last year, which featured the hit "The Way."

The half-hour "Total Ariana Live" will air next Wednesday at 7 p.m. E.

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