Sen. Joe Manchin III asked MTV to cancel “Buckwild,” the network’s tawdry take on West Virginia. The Democrat says the show promotes unsavory, inaccurate stereotypes about the Mountain State. (MTV)
U.S. singer Alicia Keys appears on stage during the 2012 MTV European Music Awards show at the Festhalle in Frankfurt, central Germany, Sunday, Nov. 11, 2012. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
U.S. singer Alicia Keys performs during the 2012 MTV European Music Awards show at the Festhalle in Frankfurt, central Germany, Sunday, Nov. 11, 2012. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
U.S. singer Alicia Keys performs during the 2012 MTV European Music Awards show at the Festhalle in Frankfurt, central Germany, Sunday, Nov. 11, 2012. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
U.S. singer Alicia Keys performs during the 2012 MTV European Music Awards show at the Festhalle in Frankfurt, central Germany, Sunday, Nov. 11, 2012. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
South Korean Psy presents his award for the best video during the 2012 MTV European Music Awards show at the Festhalle in Frankfurt, central Germany, Sunday, Nov. 11, 2012. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
British singer Rita Ora performs during the 2012 MTV European Music Awards show at the Festhalle in Frankfurt, central Germany, Sunday, Nov. 11, 2012. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
Gwen Stefani, singer of US band No Doubt, performs during the 2012 MTV European Music Awards show at the Festhalle in Frankfurt, central Germany, Sunday, Nov. 11, 2012. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
US singer Taylor Swift performs during the 2012 MTV European Music Awards show at the Festhalle in Frankfurt, central Germany, Sunday, Nov. 11, 2012. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
British band Muse perform during the 2012 MTV European Music Awards show at the Festhalle in Frankfurt, central Germany, Sunday, Nov. 11, 2012. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
South Korean Psy performs during the 2012 MTV European Music Awards show at the Festhalle in Frankfurt, central Germany, Sunday, Nov. 11, 2012. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
South Korean Psy performs during the 2012 MTV European Music Awards show at the Festhalle in Frankfurt, central Germany, Sunday, Nov. 11, 2012. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
Canadian singer Carly Rae Jepsen performs during the 2012 MTV European Music Awards show at the Festhalle in Frankfurt, central Germany, Sunday, Nov. 11, 2012. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
German TV host Heidi Klum and US actor David Hasselhoff, right, perform on stage during the 2012 MTV European Music Awards show at the Festhalle in Frankfurt, central Germany, Sunday, Nov. 11, 2012. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
US singer Taylor Swift performs during the 2012 MTV European Music Awards show at the Festhalle in Frankfurt, central Germany, Sunday, Nov. 11, 2012. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
US singer Taylor Swift performs during the 2012 MTV European Music Awards show at the Festhalle in Frankfurt, central Germany, Sunday, Nov. 11, 2012. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
US singer Taylor Swift performs during the 2012 MTV European Music Awards show at the Festhalle in Frankfurt, central Germany, Sunday, Nov. 11, 2012. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)