I thought MTV has sucked for a long time but maybe there is a glimmer of hope yet
A VIDEO clip that almost didn't get made won Melbourne rock band Jet a coveted MTV video award at a star-studded ceremony in Miami on Sunday night.
The band's ubiquitous song Are You Gonna Be My Girl? - which has appeared in TV ads for iTunes in the US and for Vodaphone worldwide - won best rock video at the cable TV music channel's annual event, beating entries from English glam-rockers The Darkness and US acts Hoobastank, Evanescence and Linkin Park.
The black and white clip for Are You Gonna Be My Girl? was made for $US60,000, ($85,600) a tiny sum compared with some of the other entrants in the category.
I hope this gives them the springboard their talent deserves ... Ladies and gentlemen I reccomend to you the best new rock band in years
JET