Wednesday, April 19, 2006

MTV Announces Nick Lachey In Exclusive One-Hour MTV Special - NICK LACHEY: WHAT′S LEFT OF ME

In Depth & Personal, MTV Cameras Follow Nick Lachey In Exclusive One-Hour MTV Special

In a television exclusive, MTV will present an anticipated look inside the life of Nick Lachey as he prepares to release his Jive Records solo album, WHAT′S LEFT OF ME on May 9th. Premiering Saturday, April 22nd at 12pm ET/PT, the one-hour special, NICK LACHEY: WHAT′S LEFT OF ME, follows Nick as he finishes his album, and emerges from his music into the public spotlight. Following the special at 1pm ET/PT, MTV will exclusively air the world premiere of Nick′s new video for WHAT′S LEFT OF ME, along with an inside look of its production with MAKING THE VIDEO: NICK LACHEY.

"We have a longstanding relationship with Nick, and we are excited to share this important new phase of his life with our audience," said Lois Curren, EVP MTV Series Entertainment and Programming. "Each of these shows provides a powerful glimpse into Nick′s life and new album, as he speaks honestly and from the heart, just weeks away from releasing what promises to be his most revealing musical project to date."

Emotional and insightful, MTV′s NICK LACHEY: WHAT′S LEFT OF ME catches up with Nick on his initial radio promotion tour supporting his album′s first single. From New York to Los Angeles and even to his hometown of Cincinnati, MTV follows Nick as he visits with friends and family, and reveals a raw and emotional album that speaks as a musical journal of his life over the last year. In the special, Nick unveils the track I CAN′T HATE YOU ANYMORE, and for the first time ever on television, performs the album′s closing song, RESOLUTION.

In MAKING THE VIDEO: NICK LACHEY, MTV catches up with Nick as he makes the first video of his new album. Featuring MTV′s own Vanessa Minnillo, Nick shoots the powerful music video for his single, WHAT′S LEFT OF ME. In addition to complete behind the scenes access, and commentary from Nick, "Making The Video" will also debut the exclusive world premiere of the finished video.

Fans will also be able to experience exclusive content with Nick on MTV.com and broadband network, MTV Overdrive. There they will find Nick′s I CAN′T HATE YOU ANYMORE and RESOLUTION exclusive in-studio performances, along with footage from his MAKING THE VIDEO including the final cut for WHAT′S LEFT OF ME. Fans will also be able to use their wireless service to access clips of Nick′s new video and his MAKING THE VIDEO experience. For complete information on MTV′s NICK LACHEY: WHAT′S LEFT OF ME special, and the MAKING THE VIDEO: NICK LACHEY, visit www.MTV.com.