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As you should be well aware by now, MTV hosted it’s annual Video Music Awards celebration last night at the Nokia Theater in downtown Los Angeles, CA and by pretty much all accounts, the show wasn’t the best one ever. Because there was no host, the entire show felt messy and disjointed. Some of the performances were stellar (Adele and Beyoncé, I’m lookin’ at you), others were less than stellar (take your pick of the rest) and the show overall just didn’t mesh for me. I was happy for some of the award winners (Britney Spears and Nicki Minaj, lookin’ at you) and very disappointed and offended by others (in particular I’m referring to the blatant and unabashed homophobe that I cannot bring myself to even mention by name who won Best New Artist), which left me with an overall feeling of …. malaise over the whole thing. Click below to see some of the photos from last night’s fete and try to focus on the positives with me, ok?

Earlier this week we got to see the first photos of newlyweds Nicole Richie and Joel Madden out and about in public together for the first time since they were married here in SoCal earlier this month. Today we get to see new photos of the couple out in the wild … but this time they were joined by their son Sparrow James Midnight and Joel‘s twin brother Benji Madden.

Twin brothers and Good Charlotte bandmates, who just released their latest album Cardiology last week, are featured in the new issue of Inked magazine. In their joint interview, the Madden brothers talk about their close relationship with their fans and, of course, talk about some of the tattoos that they’ve gotten inked on their bodies. Joel professes his love for his “terrible” dragon tattoo … which Benji thinks looks more like a sea horse:

Joel talks about life changes and his newest influence: “My kids. But I don’t know that they’ve changed our music. The family has given me some different things to write about and you can hear it in some songs, and they definitely make me work harder.”

Joel talks about how he feels closer to his fans: “It’s weird how 10 years after our first record, we’re closer to our fans than we’ve ever been because of things like Twitter. WE talk to our fans every day. It’s cool. Our whole career was built off of our relationship with our fans. Back in the day I would write them letters.”

Benji compares the decision to change producers to getting a new tattoo: “If you’re going to get a tattoo and you don’t fucking like the drawing, don’t get that shit. You know? Like, you learn, as you get older. When you get tattooed you kind of learn how it works. I don’t want to laser any tattoos off — I’m not going to. So if you’re going to put a record out, you fucking better back that shit. Once it’s out there, it’s out there. So it is kind of like a tattoo. You got to go with your guy.”

Joel on his favorite tattoo: “I like a lot of my old, shitty ones because they remind me of a really good, innocent time in my life.”

The brothers on Joel’s baddest tattoo:

Joel: “When I was like, 18 I got a horrible, horrible dragon on my leg. It’s terrible but it’s awesome!”
Benji: “You mean the sea horse?”
Joel: “Whenever we’re standing around with new people comparing tattoos I’m like, ‘Oh yeah? Check this one out!’ It’s such a terrible dragon that it’s a really cool tattoo.”
Benji: “It looks like a sea horse.”

LOL! Aren’t they the best? I just love Inked magazine so much, y’all have to pick up this copy. Back in the day, in early 2006, I appeared in Inked magazine alongside the eldest Madden brother Josh. After the jump, check out a blast from the past and see Josh Madden and me in the pages of Inked magazine …

Fashionista rockers Benji and Joel Madden of Good Charlotte have teamed up with Macy’s department store to offer a line of clothing called Mad Picks that the guys have personally selected as hot Fall looks this year … for the ladies. Despite what some may think about the rock and rollers, the Madden brothers (older brother Josh Madden included) are among the most fashionable and style-conscious guys around. Here is our first look at one of the promo images for Mad Picks and some deets about this new style offering from Macy’s:

On Wednesday, August 25, Macy’s and American Rag will unveil the limited edition “Mad Picks” capsule collection by Good Charlotte’s Benji and Joel Madden, available in select Macy’s stores and on macys.com. As part of an exciting music program created by FILTER Creative Group and Macy’s private brand American Rag, the “Mad Picks” capsule collection has a distinct rock-n-roll feel for the girl who loves to combine her love of music with fashion. In addition to handpicking “Mad Picks” items from the American Rag fall collection, Benji and Joel Madden will be performing a series of five free concert events in Macy’s stores across the country this fall in support of Good Charlotte’s new album, Cardiology, out November 2. With stylish denim, embellished tops, and boho vests, “Mad Picks” is the Maddens’ first collaboration with a retailer and features their favorite looks from American Rag’s new seasonal collection for girls. To celebrate this effort and launch, the Maddens will perform free acoustic concerts at the following locations:

* Saturday, 9/11: Cherry Hill, NJ – Macy’s Cherry Hill
* Saturday, 9/25: Rosedale, MN – Macy’s Rosedale Center
* Saturday, 10/9: Miami, FL – Macy’s International Mall West Dade
* Saturday, 10/16: Roseville, CA – Macy’s Galleria at Roseville
* Saturday, 10/23: Skokie, IL – Macy’s Old Orchard

Each concert event will take place at 2 p.m. in Macy’s Juniors department and will feature autograph signings and sweepstakes for customers to win tickets to Good Charlotte’s upcoming tour. Customers who make a $50 purchase will get VIP access to meet the Maddens and receive a download card featuring an exclusive acoustic version of Good Charlotte’s new hit single, “Like It’s Her Birthday.” Fans in attendance will also have the opportunity to pre-order the upcoming album, Cardiology … The Maddens currently appear on the cover of RAGGED, the free publication featuring full-length articles and photo spreads of today’s hottest artists sporting the latest collections by American Rag. In the article, “Good Charlotte: Fashion Ready,” Benji and Joel discuss the “Mad Picks” collection: “We like to wear clothes that you can wear up or dress down, like a T-shirt you can throw a jacket over for dinner. It’s important for us as a band to have clothes which we can both walk on stage or relax at home.” Further commenting on the collaboration process, Benji Madden adds, “Macy’s and American Rag have always been places we have looked to for new trends and stylish clothing so it was exciting to be working with retailers where we would normally shop. Both Macy’s, American Rag and FILTER have been incredible and inspiring to work with and we can’t thank them enough for the opportunity. Joel and I can’t wait to look out into the crowd at the next Good Charlotte concert and see all the girls wearing our first collaboration from Mad Picks.” Visit your local Macy’s store beginning August 25 to find “Mad Picks” exclusively from American Rag and get a free PDF download of RAGGED Magazine at raggedmag.com.

I love these guys so much … and I love that they are now moving into the fashion world. Joel‘s #1 lady Nicole Richie has already launched her own clothing (Winter Kate) and jewelry line (House of Harlow 1960) so now it’s his turn to have his fashion say. I think this Mad Picks collection will be a huge success. After the jump, check out one more promo photo from the new Mad Picks campaign …

Joel Madden, frontman for his band Good Charlotte and avid Twitter user, is pretty fond of sharing his personal photos on his official Twitter account and this weekend some of those photos have been culled together by People magazine. Here are some of the photos that Joel has shared with us all along with commentary tweets that he wrote for each photo:

“So a few weeks ago we were in PHILLY. One place I consider a home away from home,” Waldorf, Md., native Joel Madden Tweeted about a recent trip back East with Nicole Richie. “We saw the Phillies/O’s game. The O’s won of course….Still @nicolerichie had to root for against me!”

While in Philadelphia, the couple took daughter Harlow to the city’s 135-year-old zoo, the first in America. “Harlow really enjoyed the Hippos. Nicole somehow found a way convince Harlow that I am a gorilla,” Madden lamented.

Madden’s twin Benji finds himself the subject of Richie’s teasing, like when she posted THIS photo of the Good Charlotte guitarist. “Just walked in on @benjaminmadden posing like this in front of my 2 dogs. Ummmmmmmm…..”

Aww … love these photos! Joel Madden (as well as his brothers Josh and Benji) are the realest guys you will ever meet. I love that they are all so willing to share so much of themselves with fans. Twitter is such a great way to “get to know” the celebs that you may be a fan of and I can assure you, what you see/read from the Maddens is what you get in real life. It’s very clear that these guys are so thankful and grateful for their lives and they seem happy to share that bliss with the world. If you’d like to see more personal photos like these, you should follow them on Twitter. After all, who wouldn’t want an adorable photo of Harlow Winter to pop up in their Twitter timeline from time to time?

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Twin brothers and BFFs Joel and Benji Madden were spotted on the streets of LA this week doing a bit of working out and bonding together. Considering how bizzy the brothers have been lately, it’s nice to see that they manage to find some time to just hang out the two of them from time to time:

Now that Benji is an accomplished boxer, it’s important for him to stay in shape should he need to defend his title in the future. Joel is so cool to be there to help train with his bro. We usually see Joel out with Nicole Richie or his children but it’s nice to see him out with his twin every now and then. The Madden brothers have been hard at work on the next Good Charlotte album Cardiology … which is near completion … but this week, Joel and Benji made sure to set aside time for some brotherly bonding. Awww.

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Good Charlotte guitarist Benji Madden faced off against MTV VJ Riki Rachtman (Headbanger’s Ball) at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, NV over the weekend as the main event at Ellismania 5 (hosted by mixed martial arts fighter Jason Ellis). Before the fight, Rachtman was talkin’ all kinds of shizz about how he was going to beat Madden … but actions speak louder than words and after Madden beat the shizz out of Rachtman, Riki had to eat his words:

Rocker Benji Madden was crowned champion at a celebrity boxing match on Saturday night, April 3 after knocking out TV personality Riki Rachtman at the Las Vegas event. The Good Charlotte’s guitarist went head-to-head with MTV star Rachtman at mixed martial artist Jason Ellis’ Ellismania 5 fight at Sin City’s Hard Rock Hotel and Casino. TV host Rachtman was so confident he would knock Madden out, he offered to pay organizer Ellis $1,000 if he lost. But when the pair stepped into the ring in front of a 3,000 strong crowd, which included Madden’s bandmate and brother, Joel Madden, and Sum 41′s frontman Deryck Whibley, Rachtman was knocked down three times before the referee stopped the fight, ruling a technical knock-out less than two minutes into the first round. Rachtman told People after the match, “Benji Madden just kicked my ass. I got wasted by the guy in Good Charlotte.” Madden responded, “That was the best backhanded congratulations I’ve ever gotten, but thanks anyways.”

Never underestimate the Maddens. They are good guys but if push comes to shove, they will come out swinging and won’t stop swinging until they are the last person standing. My money is always on the Madden boys. After the jump, check out a few photos from the fight itself to see Benji and Ricki in action during Saturday night’s fight …

25 years after the original version was recorded, a new batch of stars convened at the Jim Henson Studios in Hollywood, CA to re-record the charity anthem We Are The World in an effort to raise money and awareness for Haitian Relief. 25 years ago, We Are The World was written and recorded in an effort to raise money for African Aid so it is very fitting that the song would be remade for the people of Haiti. Here are a few photos from inside the recording studio yesterday for this momentous occasion:

Producers were putting the final touches Tuesday to a remake of “We Are The World” with stars such as Barbra Streisand, Wyclef Jean and Celine Dion lending their support for Haiti’s quake victims. It was 25 years ago that Michael Jackson, Bob Dylan and Bruce Springsteen joined others at the famed A&M Studios in Hollywood for an all-star recording of the same song to benefit famine relief in Africa. That effort, USA for Africa, raised 63 million dollars. This time, dozens of other A-listers — who also include Usher, Lil Wayne, Pink, Natalie Cole and the Jonas Brothers — took to the same soundstage late Monday for an hours-long recording that dragged into the night. The aim is to raise money to help survivors of the massive January 12 quake that killed 170,000 people and devastated what was already the poorest country in the Americas. No cameras were allowed inside, but the song’s producers said “We Are The World – 25 For Haiti” will air during NBC television’s coverage of the opening of the Winter Olympics on February 12. More than 70 stars — many of them hip-hop artists — lent their voice to the effort, none of them participants in the original recording. Rapper Wyclef Jean, a Haiti native, said in a statement he was “proud to be joined by so many members of the artistic community that want to support the region and have donated their time and talents to providing an effective way for the global community to get involved with helping the Haitian population.” The original tune was co-written and produced by Jackson, who died June 25 of cardiac arrest, Lionel Richie and Quincy Jones. Richie and Jones produced the new version. Academy Award-winning filmmaker Paul Haggis, who directed “Crash” and also co-wrote “Million Dollar Baby,” filmed the session for an accompanying video. “What an unbelievable group of people who have come together to give their voices, for a cause to start the healing of a people who have experienced a devastation of such magnitude,” said Richie. Among the other performers spanning a broad swath of genres and ages, from 83-year-old Tony Bennett to 15-year-old Justin Bieber, were Carlos Santana, Brian Wilson and Al Jardine of the Beach Boys. “It kind of hit me that I guess this is something way more important than I could have ever imagined,” rapper Lil Wayne, who is playing Bob Dylan’s part from the original recording, told a news conference. The recording was timed just a day after the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards to ensure the maximum number of stars would attend. The contemporary version of the song and the video will be available to buy through online and traditional retailers. Producers say all proceeds will go “directly” to earthquake relief efforts in Haiti.

This is such a fantastic idea … what a great way to raise money for Haitian relief. It’s such a shame that Michael Jackson couldn’t be part of this redux but it was nice of Kanye West to wear one of MJ‘s jackets so that he could be there in spirit. I can’t even begin to express how much of an impact the original We Are The World had on me when it was released in 1985. I loved that song so much … I would sit by the radio and record it on cassette tapes every time it aired … I would have cassette tapes with just this song recorded on it over and over again. I’m really looking forward to hearing this version. I’m not sure why this report claims there were “no cameras” allowed in the studio because there were and a lot of photos have been made available. After the jump, check out some individual shots of some of the folks who participated in We Are The World: 25 Years for Haiti yesterday …

Yesterday we saw photos of new dad (again) Joel Madden making his way to his SoCal gym just a week after his second child, Sparrow James Midnight, was born … and today we get to see that Joel made it two for two as he stepped out again sans newborn baby boy but with twin brother Benji Madden:

It’s gotta be tough to leave your newborn baby boy so soon after his birth but I’m sure hanging out with a twin brother lessens the separation anxiety. It’s always great to see the Madden twins together and I’m sure they have a lot to talk about … but I’m already dying for more info about Sparrow James. I imagine that Nicole Richie is resting comfortably and little Harlow Winter Kate is having the time of her life with her new baby brother … the Richie-Maddens are the cutest family ever! I can’t wait to see them all together again.

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Britney Spears isn’t the only celeb showing off some slick wheels in LA these days, Good Charlotte guitarist Benji Madden was spotted in, what looks to be a new, Audi sports car here in SoCal yesterday afternoon. Earlier this week, his twin brother Joel Madden was spotted riding around on his new vehicle … which, while fun looking, isn’t nearly as cool as Benji‘s new whip:

Slick. To be completely honest, Benji doesn’t strike me as the kind of guy who would own a silver Audi but it does suit him. Knowing his affinity for going to the gym, it makes sense that Benj would want a nice, reliable vehicle to ensure that his work out regimen remains uninterrupted. Joel may be totes happy riding around town on his Bat-Cycle but it’s clear Benji needs something more fancy. You know what would make his car even better? No shirt.

UPDATE: Pink reader Beck informs me that Benji tweeted that he was babysitting for a friend … it turns out it was this sweet car that he was charged with taking care of ;)

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