You Hear It First

You Hear It First was an on-air MTV News program from 2001 to 2007 that gave the MTV audience a first look at hot emerging artists. Past You Hear It First artists that went on to success include:

• Kanye West^[1]
• Alicia Keys^[2]
• Coldplay
• John Legend
• The Killers
• Franz Ferdinand
• The Game
• Taproot
• My Chemical Romance
• Fall Out Boy^[3]
• Rihanna^[4]
• Ne-Yo^[5]
• Chris Brown^[6]
• Paramore^[7]
• The Jonas Brothers^[8]
• Robin Thicke^[9]
• Sean Paul^[10]
• Young Jeezy^[11]
• Lily Allen^[12]
• Joss Stone^[13]
• Silversun Pickups^[14]
• Arctic Monkeys^[15]
• t.A.T.u.^[16]

References

1. MTV.com Kanye West You Hear It First
2. "THE SWORD Named MTV NEWS 'You Hear It First' Artist". Blabbermouth. February 22, 2006. Retrieved February 14, 2015.
3. MTV.com Fallout Boy You Hear It First
4. MTV.com Rihanna's First Interview with MTV News
5. MTV.com Jay-Z's Picks: Rihanna & Ne-Yo Archived August 30, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.
6. MTV.com Chris Brown You Hear It First
7. MTV.com Paramore You Hear It First
8. Jonas Brothers You Hear It First
9. MTV.com Robin Thicke You Hear It First
10. MTV.com Sean Paul You Hear It First
11. MTV.com Young Jeezy You Hear It First
12. MTV.com Lily Allen You Hear It First
13. MTV.com Joss Stone You Hear It First Archived November 5, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.
14. MTV.com Silversun Pickups You Hear It First
15. MTV.com Arctic Monkeys You Hear It First
16. MTV.com T.A.T.U. You Hear It First