- Artist: Ke$ha
- Label: RCA
- Director: Syndrome
- Album: Animal [Clean]
Source: http://www.mtv.com/overdrive/?artist=3213641&vid=445445
Saturday, November 13, 2010
Mary J. Blige Dishes On Her 'Crazy' Led Zeppelin Covers
'I've listened to their music since I was a child,' says the R&B diva, who recorded 'Stairway to Heaven' and 'Whole Lotta Love.'
By James Montgomery, with reporting by Larry Carroll
Mary J. Blige
Photo: MTV News
You wouldn't peg Mary J Blige as the black-light-and-tapestry sort, but, as has become readily apparent in recent weeks, she absolutely loves Led Zeppelin.
In early February, reports began circulating that Blige had re-recorded Zeppelin's classic "Stairway to Heaven," working with Travis Barker, "American Idol" judge Randy Jackson and guitarist Steve Vai on the track, which is slated to appear on the international reissue of her Stronger With Each Tear album, due Monday.
But after she had recorded "Stairway," Blige continued to get the Led out, covering another Zeppelin classic — the thunderous "Whole Lotta Love" — for the album too. And when MTV News caught up with her on the Essence Black Women in Hollywood red carpet, she told us all about channeling her inner Robert Plant for the tracks, a process that came much easier than you'd probably imagine.
"I did Led Zeppelin's 'Stairway to Heaven' and 'Whole Lotta Love' — it's crazy," she said. "I am a Led Zeppelin fan. I'm not going to say I've been to their concerts, but I've listened to their music since I was a child, and it's always moved me, especially 'Stairway to Heaven,' and 'Whole Lotta Love' is just fun."
Blige also said she recorded another new song — a "club record" called "I Can't Wait" — for the re-release. And while it's only slated to hit shelves outside the U.S., she hopes her fans will get a chance to hear all the new songs pretty soon.
"I want y'all to hear it," she laughed.
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Friday, November 12, 2010
Kanye West to the Today Show: Kiss Off!
Kanye West says there's NO WAY he's returning to the Today show later this month, as he was scheduled to do, after his testy interview with Matt Lauer this week.
A few hours ago, he Tweeted: "I'm not performing on the Today Show for obvious reasons. I'm so happy the world got to see just a small piece of 'the set up.'"
In this week's interview, Kanye's infamous criticism of George W. Bush was rehashed by Lauer, but what ticked the rapper off was video clips aired by Today.
There was no love lost on the Today set this week.
Kanye grew increasingly agitated when the show aired footage of W.'s pained reaction to West's post-Katrina remarks and later of the Taylor Swift VMA incident.
At the end of that interview, Lauer said he still expected Kanye to do their show on Black Friday, as scheduled, but a rep confirms that Kanye's officially out.
What do you think? Should Kanye sack up, or did Matt take things too far, given that West is obviously remorseful? Whose side are you on?
Source: http://www.thehollywoodgossip.com/2010/11/kanye-west-to-the-today-show-kiss-off/
Ke$ha to Launch Get $leazy Tour
Singer will hit the road beginning on February 15.
By Gil Kaufman
Ke$ha
Photo: Kevin Mazur/WireImage
Ke$ha will spend 2011 getting "$leazy" across the U.S. and Canada. Her first North American headlining tour, the Get $leazy Tour, kicks off in Portland on February 15, 2011 and wraps up with a show in Los Angeles on May 6.
The outing will support her upcoming release Cannibal, which drops on November 22. That companion album to her debut Animal has already spawned the huge hit "We R Who We R," which debuted at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 last week.
The singer, still celebrating her MTV EMA win for Best New Act, will also release a deluxe edition combining her first two records, Animal + Cannibal, on November 22. Beginning Wednesday (November 10), fans who pre-order Cannibal or the deluxe package from www.keshasparty.com will be able to buy tickets for the tour ahead of the general public, who will be able to snag their seats on November 19.
Ke$ha spent the summer opening for Rihanna, and she has promised to give fans another dose of her glitter-soaked pop on Cannibal.
"This year has been carnivorous and life-changing. I have my rowdy, gorgeous fans to thank for taking me on the ride of a lifetime," she said in a statement. "My only goal with this record is to keep them dancing. The songs on Cannibal were made to inspire people to ignore any hate or judgment and be themselves unapologetically. It's the perfect companion to Animal and I hope you guys like it. And if you don't like it — bite me."
2011 tour dates: » February 15 - Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom
» February 16 - Seattle, WA @ The Showbox SODO
» February 19 - Denver, CO @ Fillmore Auditorium
» February 20 - Kansas City, MO @ Uptown Theatre
» February 22 - St. Louis, MO @ The Pageant
» February 24 - Chicago, IL @ House of Blues
» February 26 - Detroit, MI @ The Fillmore Detroit
» April 5 - Dayton, OH @ Wright State University
» April 6 -- Toronto, ON @ Kool Haus
» April 12 - Boston, MA @ House of Blues
» April 13 - New York, NY @ Roseland Ballroom
» April 16 - Clarion, PA @ Clarion University
» April 19 - Charlotte, NC @ The Fillmore Charlotte
» April 20 - Atlanta, GA @ The Tabernacle
» April 22 - Orlando, FL @ House of Blues Orlando
» April 26 - Dallas, TX @ House of Blues
» April 29 - Houston, TX @ Verizon Wireless Theater
» May 3 - Reno, NV @ Grand Sierra Resort & Casino Grand
» May 4 - San Francisco, CA @ Warfield Theatre
» May 6 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern
Are you excited to see Ke$ha on tour? Let us know in the comments!
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Where Does Robsten Rendezvous? A Look at Rob and Kristen's Brazlian Bungalow
Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson are all over each other in Brazil. The two have been spotted making out on the set of Breaking Dawn.
Away from the cameras, though, the couple is also making a point of getting away from the crew.
Hollywood Life reports that movie employees have rented out a $5,000/night residence in Paraty, but “[Rob and Kristen] are staying at [another house] next door... it’s about a five minute boat ride away." And it looks VERY luxurious:
Stewart and Pattinson "have about 20 security guards" around them at all times, this source adds, saying "they don’t leave the house for any reason.”
But that's not because locals are upset that this installment of the Twilight Saga is shooting in the region.
“They are not against it,” says an insider. “In Rio de Janeiro, they arrived around midnight, and they closed some streets and no one could get back to their houses... that was the only problem.”
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Hed: Exclusive Video: Rainn Wilson Talks To IVillage About Love, Soul Mates, Sexting And How To Break Up With Someone
Plus all about his new book 'SoulPancake' and why he loves his author photo...
Source: http://www.ivillage.com/298257/1-h-298257
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Dexter
You know when you're hanging around, at the bank or in line somewhere... do you ever find yourself worrying about Dexter Morgan?
I'm just so worried he's going to get caught.
Source: http://www.prettyinthecity.com/blog/2010/10/25/dexter.html
Katy Perry?s Victoria?s Secret Fashion Show Performance (Video)
Katy Perry?s Victoria?s Secret Fashion Show performance is all the talk today, as the singer stole the show from the models! Check out vide, along with photos!
Newlywed, Katy Perry is all the talk today as her performance at the Katy Perry?s Victoria?s Secret Fashion Show, stole the limelight from the models!
Heidi Klum is no longer [...]
Newlywed, Katy Perry is all the talk today as her performance at the Katy Perry?s Victoria?s Secret Fashion Show, stole the limelight from the models!
Heidi Klum is no longer [...]
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Thursday, November 11, 2010
Don't Miss MTV's 'Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows' Premiere LIVESTREAM This Monday!
"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1" doesn't hit theaters until November 19, but the cast will be hopping across the Pond a few days early for the star-studded U.S. premiere in New York City on Monday (November 15). And MTV will be there on the Lincoln Square red carpet to LIVESTREAM the whole [...]
Source: http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2010/11/11/harry-potter-and-the-deathly-hallows-premiere-livestream/
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Nicole Richie Obtains A New Restraining Order
Nicole Richie has obtained a restraining order to prevent a photographer from going anywhere near her daughter’s pre-school. The former ‘Simple Life’ star – who has two children, two-year-old Harlow, and 14-month-old Sparrow with Good Charlotte rocker Joel Madden – has sought the court order against Fabricio Luis Mariotto, who has been causing her “emotional [...]
Todd Phillips And Liam Neeson Address Mel Gibson's Reaction To Being Dropped From 'The Hangover 2'
It's been a few weeks since the whole Mel Gibson casting fiasco in "The Hangover 2," and though most of the controversy and discussion over giving Gibson the role and then taking it away has died down, director Todd Phillips has had plenty of opportunities to talk about the situation while he's been promoting "Due [...]
Source: http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2010/11/11/todd-phillips-liam-neeson-mel-gibson-reaction-hangover-2/
Kristen Stewart, Director Address 'Rileys' Unexpected Ending
'She's sort of opened her eyes a little bit,' Stewart says of her stripper character.
By Eric Ditzian
Kristen Stewart
Photo: Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images
There is no fairy-tale ending in "Welcome to the Rileys," which opened in select cities last week. The story of a grieving couple (James Gandolfini and Melissa Leo) who take a teen stripper named Mallory (Kristen Stewart) under their wings and try to show her how to live a better life is not wrapped up in a neat little bow, as is often the case in Hollywood flicks. (Beware of "Welcome to the Rileys" spoilers below!)
At least, that's not how it ends in the cut that hit theaters last week. In that version, Mallory declines to return to the couple's home with them and instead takes off to keep stripping in a new city. Yet that wasn't the original ending, as MTV News learned at the red-carpet premiere earlier this month.
"The original ending was very different, and they all moved in with each other and started making grilled cheese sandwiches and started watching movies on the sofa," explained director Jake Scott. "That was something we decided to change because it felt inauthentic."
In a quest for authentic storytelling, Scott returned to his experiences with his own children and how he interacts with them while away on business. "We speak on the phone and you talk about nothing," he said. "The writer Ken Hixon and I discussed this, and Ken wrote this amazing scene at the end with them just talking on the phone. I was after authenticity and truth, and that seemed like the better way to go."
Stewart, too, adored the fact that "Rileys" didn't reach for an unrealistically happy ending, but settled for an authentic one that still hints at how Mallory is attempting to change for the better.
"That's definitely one thing I loved about the script," she told us. "It was so good, I didn't expect it to end like that. Not that any of us can be as presumptuous to think we know that we're doing something so real that we would know how things would work out. But it does seem far from realistic to think Mallory would suddenly change everything she is. What you do see is she's sort of opened her eyes a little bit and seen that she has the potential and capacity to not be alone."
Check out everything we've got on "Welcome to the Rileys."
For young Hollywood news, fashion and "Twilight" updates around the clock, visit HollywoodCrush.MTV.com.
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Taylor Swift Dominates Charts Again With Speak Now
Mariah Carey's Merry Christmas II You debuts at #4 on Billboard 200.
By Gil Kaufman
Taylor Swift's <i>Speak Now</i>
Photo: Big Machine
Even with a second-week sales drop of nearly 70 percent, Taylor Swift will still easily top the Billboard 200 with her third album, Speak Now. After moving an impressive million-plus in its debut, Now's second-week sales of 320,000 easily beat the debut of country singer Jason Aldean's My Kinda Party, which comes in at #2 on next week's chart with sales of 193,000, according to figures provided by Nielsen SoundScan.
And, in just two weeks, Swift has already slipped into fifth place on the list of best-selling albums of the year, with nearly 1.4 million copies blowing out the door. The top 10 featured three other debuts, including a #4 bow from Mariah Carey's Merry Christmas II You (55,000), Neil Diamond's Dreams (#8, 35,000) and Brad Paisley's Hits Alive (#9, 31,000).
The rest of the top 10 are Sugarland's Incredible Machine (#3, 60,000), Lil Wayne's I Am Not a Human Being (#5, 45,000), Kings of Leon's Come Around Sundown (#6, 40,000), Eminem's Recovery (#7, 38,000) and Elton John and Leon Russell's Union (#10, 27,000).
The latest slice of psychedelic hip-hop from Pharrell's N.E.R.D., Nothing, winds up at #21 (20,000). Meanwhile, rockers Escape the Fate debut at #25 with their self-titled album (18,000), Matt & Kim notched a #30 bow with Sidewalks (17,000), and Good Charlotte are just behind at #31 with Cardiology (17,000).
Other new faces included the Weezer compilation of previously unreleased songs, Death to False Metal (#48, 10,000), and the reissue of that band's landmark second album, Pinkerton (#73, 6,000).
Swift also dominates the iTunes albums chart again, topping the list, followed by Aldean, Matt & Kim, Kings of Leon, Mumford & Sons' Sigh No More, then Punk Goes Pop, Vol. 3, Carey's Christmas album, Kid Cudi's Man on the Moon II: The Legend of Mr. Rager, pre-orders for Rihanna's Loud and Lil Wayne.
On the iTunes singles chart, Rihanna was tops with her Drake collabo "What's My Name?," beating out the smash Ke$ha hit "We R Who We R" and the super-sticky "Like a G6" from Far East Movement. iTunes does not provide sales figures, but it was another good week for Pink, who held in at #4 with "Raise Your Glass," followed by Rihanna again with "Only Girl (In the World)," Katy Perry's "Firework," Nelly's still-strong "Just a Dream," Willow Smith's "Whip My Hair," Trey Songz's "Bottoms Up" and Bruno Mars' "Just the Way You Are."
Swift will probably have to cede the top spot next week with the arrival of reality-TV singing sensation Susan Boyle's second album, along with new efforts from Cudi, Cee Lo Green, Bon Jovi, Reba McEntire and the deluxe repackaging of 30 Seconds to Mars' This Is War.
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Usher's OMG Tour To Launch In November
Usher's 25-date arena tour will start on November 10 in Seattle.
By Gil Kaufman
Usher
Photo: Michael Caulfield/ WireImage
Usher will reward his fans' patience in November when he finally kicks off the long-awaited tour in support of his platinum Raymond v. Raymond album. Though it won't feature Chris Brown as recently rumored, Usher is promising a major show for the 25-date North American arena tour that kicks off on November 10 in Seattle.
"Songs like 'OMG,' 'DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love,' 'There Goes My Baby,' 'Papers,' 'Daddy's Home,' 'Lil Freak' with Nicki Minaj and 'Hot Tottie' with Jay-Z have dominated the airwaves since last February," said Randy Phillips, president & CEO of AEG Live, the promoter behind the tour. "Now is the time for one of our greatest entertainers to go live and we are thrilled to be part of the ultimate Usher experience. Usher is bringing his fans an evening they will not soon forget. This will be the 'Must See' concert tour of 2010!"
The singer, who is on tap to perform at Sunday night's MTV Video Music Awards, will be on the road through late December, hitting major cities from Las Vegas and Los Angeles to Dallas, Detroit, Chicago and Boston, wrapping things up on December 18 with a show at the XL Center in Hartford, Connecticut.
Tickets will go on sale beginning September 17, with more information on opening acts and tour details available at Usherworld.com.
Dates for the OMG Tour:
» November 10 - Seattle, WA @ Key Arena
» November 12 - Oakland, CA @ Oracle Arenabr
» November 13 - Las Vegas, NV @ Mandalay Baybr
» November 14 - Anaheim, CA @ Honda Center
» November 17 - San Diego, CA @ Sports Arena
» November 18 - Los Angeles, CA @ STAPLES Center
» November 19 - Phoenix, AZ @ Jobing.com Arena
» November 23 - Houston, TX @ Toyota Center
» November 24 - Dallas, TX @ American Airlines Center
» November 26 - St. Louis, MO @ Scottrade Center
» November 27 - Kansas City, MO @ Sprint Center
» November 29 - Toronto, ON @ Air Canada Centre
» November 30 - Montreal, QC @ Bell Centre
» December 2 - Detroit, MI @ TBD
» December 3 - Chicago, IL @ Allstate Arena
» December 5 - Atlanta, GA @ Philips Arena
» December 7 - Greensboro, NC @ Greensboro Coliseum
» December 8 - Baltimore, MD @ 1st Mariner Arena
» December 10 - Newark, NJ @ Prudential Center
» December 11 - Norfolk, VA @ Scope Arena
» December 13 - New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden
» December 14 - Boston, MA @ TD Garden
» December 16 - Philadelphia, PA @ Wells Fargo Center
» December 17 - Washington, DC @ Verizon Center
» December 18 - Hartford, CT @ XL Center
Source: http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1647336/20100908/usher.jhtml
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Usher - OMG
- Artist: Usher
- Label: LaFace Records, JLG
- Director: Anthony Mandler
- Album: Raymond V. Raymond
Source: http://www.mtv.com/overdrive/?artist=1270&vid=498588
Taylor Swift Dominates Charts Again With Speak Now
Mariah Carey's Merry Christmas II You debuts at #4 on Billboard 200.
By Gil Kaufman
Taylor Swift's <i>Speak Now</i>
Photo: Big Machine
Even with a second-week sales drop of nearly 70 percent, Taylor Swift will still easily top the Billboard 200 with her third album, Speak Now. After moving an impressive million-plus in its debut, Now's second-week sales of 320,000 easily beat the debut of country singer Jason Aldean's My Kinda Party, which comes in at #2 on next week's chart with sales of 193,000, according to figures provided by Nielsen SoundScan.
And, in just two weeks, Swift has already slipped into fifth place on the list of best-selling albums of the year, with nearly 1.4 million copies blowing out the door. The top 10 featured three other debuts, including a #4 bow from Mariah Carey's Merry Christmas II You (55,000), Neil Diamond's Dreams (#8, 35,000) and Brad Paisley's Hits Alive (#9, 31,000).
The rest of the top 10 are Sugarland's Incredible Machine (#3, 60,000), Lil Wayne's I Am Not a Human Being (#5, 45,000), Kings of Leon's Come Around Sundown (#6, 40,000), Eminem's Recovery (#7, 38,000) and Elton John and Leon Russell's Union (#10, 27,000).
The latest slice of psychedelic hip-hop from Pharrell's N.E.R.D., Nothing, winds up at #21 (20,000). Meanwhile, rockers Escape the Fate debut at #25 with their self-titled album (18,000), Matt & Kim notched a #30 bow with Sidewalks (17,000), and Good Charlotte are just behind at #31 with Cardiology (17,000).
Other new faces included the Weezer compilation of previously unreleased songs, Death to False Metal (#48, 10,000), and the reissue of that band's landmark second album, Pinkerton (#73, 6,000).
Swift also dominates the iTunes albums chart again, topping the list, followed by Aldean, Matt & Kim, Kings of Leon, Mumford & Sons' Sigh No More, then Punk Goes Pop, Vol. 3, Carey's Christmas album, Kid Cudi's Man on the Moon II: The Legend of Mr. Rager, pre-orders for Rihanna's Loud and Lil Wayne.
On the iTunes singles chart, Rihanna was tops with her Drake collabo "What's My Name?," beating out the smash Ke$ha hit "We R Who We R" and the super-sticky "Like a G6" from Far East Movement. iTunes does not provide sales figures, but it was another good week for Pink, who held in at #4 with "Raise Your Glass," followed by Rihanna again with "Only Girl (In the World)," Katy Perry's "Firework," Nelly's still-strong "Just a Dream," Willow Smith's "Whip My Hair," Trey Songz's "Bottoms Up" and Bruno Mars' "Just the Way You Are."
Swift will probably have to cede the top spot next week with the arrival of reality-TV singing sensation Susan Boyle's second album, along with new efforts from Cudi, Cee Lo Green, Bon Jovi, Reba McEntire and the deluxe repackaging of 30 Seconds to Mars' This Is War.
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Jay-Z, Eminem Joined By Kanye West, Beyonce, Others At Yankee Stadium
Drake, Chris Martin, Nicki Minaj also appear at first New York stop of Home and Home tour.
By Shaheem Reid
Eminem and Jay-Z perform at Yankee Stadium on Monday
Photo: Kevin Mazur/ WireImage
NEW YORK — A year ago, Jay-Z showed why he's music's Emperor of the Empire State with a historic charity concert at Madison Square Garden, which Jay called "the house that Hovie built." On Monday night, "the God MC" took his mastery of performance to the front stoop of Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez, Yankee Stadium. And because that's no setting in which to go small, he brought out special guests like Kanye West, Drake, Chris Martin, Swizz Beatz, Nicki Minaj and, of course, Beyoncé.
After kicking off in Detroit two weeks ago, Jay and Eminem's Home and Home concerts landed on the Jiggaman's soil for shows on Monday and Tuesday (September 14). This time, after J. Cole opened, Slim Shady shook the stadium in the second slot, with special guests the G-Unit and Dr. Dre. Then Jay took over with a bevy of surprises and a catalog of hard-line hits.
"Before I start this piece, let me say, rest in peace to the boss, George [Steinbrenner]," Hov began, freestyling a reference to the late Yankees owner after commencing his program with the "Dynasty Intro."
"By the time we sliding home/ I hope we playing in the dome," he continued rapping.
During "Run This Town," Jay asked, "Where you at, boy?" And out came 2010 VMA closer Kanye West in a red suit. The roar was thunderous for the Louis Vuitton Don, who also rocked a huge gold link chain.
They followed up with the first live performance of the "Power" remix — where all 50,000-plus people did the soulful "power clap" — and "Monster." There was no Rick Ross on the latter, but 'Ye and Hov brought out Nicki Minaj, who was showered with love from her hometown.
Hov said that since they were in New York, he couldn't let Kanye off the hook that easy. West told the audience he was going to "take them back." The Chicago-born icon then crushed the concert with "Can't Tell Me Nothing" and a follow-up haymaker of the stadium-friendly "Good Life."
"It's one of the most unbelievable feelings in the world, being from New York and being in Yankee stadium," Jay said about the night.
"That's how you feel, New York City?" Hov continued, in response to the crowd's overwhelming cheers. "New York City, is that how you feel tonight? I can't believe this sh--!"
Jay's next guest was Bronx native Swizz Beatz, who was also celebrating his birthday. What a present!
Further along in his set list, Jay rolled out his jaw-dropping verse from "Free Mason." Like in most of his shows, the Jiggaman constantly spoke to the crowd. "Just because you question religion doesn't mean you don't believe in God," he said after his rumor-admonishing verse. "Don't let anybody scare you into having their beliefs. Be a muthaf---in' renegade."
Out came Eminem for their classic colossal meeting of the minds. No matter how many times they perform "Renegade," it's still surreal to see the two biggest names in rap stand unified, side by side.
Memphis Bleek then came out for a parade of familiar Jay knockers, including "U Don't Know," "99 Problems" and "Big Pimpin'."
There was a tribute to hip-hop's gone-but-not-forgotten greats that included B.I.G., D12's Proof, Pimp C and Tupac Shakur. Monday was the 14th anniversary of Pac's tragic death.
Chris Martin from Coldplay came out to sing the hook on "Heart of the City." Martin was crisp and soulful on the mic. Jay kicked the graceful lines to "Most Kingz," and then Martin took the energy up a few levels with "Viva la Vida."
"I used to rule the world," the crowd sang. "Seas would rise/ When I gave the word/ Now in the morning I sleep alone/ Sweep the streets I used to own/ I used to roll the dice/ Feel the fear in my enemy's eyes."
Hov then told his DJ to throw on any song, and out came Drake for "Miss Me."
"Tellllllll me/ What's really going / Drizzy back up in this bitch/ What's happenin!!!" Drake came on rapping. The approval for the 23-year-old was vibrant.
"Say, 'Free Weezy!' " Drake commanded during Lil Wayne's verse. Jay and Drizzy then let the mics explode with "Light Up."
Not letting the audience catch their breath, Beyoncé came out for "Forever Young."
"One word, Beyoncé, make some noise," Jay said about his wife. "That girl baaad! That girl tough!"
After "Already Home" came "Empire State of Mind." No Alicia Keys, but Roc Nation artist Bridget Kelly was on her A-game with the vocals. Not that it mattered, because the NYC crowd drowned the song out.
"This is better than any Grammy. Better than any MTV award," Jay said about being able to rock his city.
He then went into overtime with a barrage of classics such as "Jigga My N---a" and "Izzo."
He told the fans he wasn't going anywhere and continued to keep the energy high with "Where I'm From" and "Dirt Off Your Shoulder." Most of the sold-out crowd stayed until the very end, which featured Jay doing the Linkin Park mash-up version of "Encore."
"This night was like a gift for me," said the man who seemingly has everything. "I hope I returned it tenfold."
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'Jersey Shore' & 'Twilight' Score People's Choice Awards Noms!
It's time again to have your voice heard and make your picks, as the 2011 People's Choice Awards nominations are in.
Eclipse, the third installment of The Twilight Saga, raked in the most nominations, and Jersey Shore, the reality show that taught the world the importance of G.T.L., scored with a nod in the guiltiest pleasure category.
Johnny Depp, Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert Downey Jr. and Twilight hotties Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner are all vying for the title of favorite movie actor. And it's Angelina Jolie vs. Jennifer Aniston (and Julia Roberts, Katherine Heigl, and Kristen Stewart) in the favorite movie actress category.
Up against the fist-pumping Jersey crew for favorite TV guilty pleasure is Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List, Keeping Up with the Kardashians, The Real Housewives of New Jersey, and Tosh.O.
Check out the full list of nominees here and be sure to tune in to the 2011 People's Choice Awards on Jan. 5 on CBS.
Who will you be voting for in the People's Choice Awards? Chime in below!
Source: http://www.ivillage.com/jersey-shore-twilight-score-peoples-choice-awards-noms/1-a-297605
Bret Michaels Repeats: I Did Not Do Tish Cyrus!
He's already denied it, but Bret Michaels wants to make it absolutely clear: he did NOT have an affair with the mother of Miley Cyrus.
The rumor that Michaels and Tish Cyrus slept together, prompting Miley's dad to call for a divorce, popped up earlier this month. It was quickly shot down by the rocker's rep, but Bret was asked about it again Fox & Friends yesterday and simply replied:
"The answer is no."
He then went into detail about his dealings with the Cyrus family, which included a duet with Miley on "Every Rose Has Its Thorn."
"I've been friends with her family forever," Michaels said. "It started out with me and Miley simply working on a song together. Her mom, Tish, likes "Every Rose Has Its Thorn," the first concert Miley ever saw was Poison, and so they wanted to remake it for the new record.
"When I was in the studio, Miley came in and sang on my song... and that was it."
Are you buying Bret's side of the story? Do you think he slept with Tish?
Source: http://www.thehollywoodgossip.com/2010/11/bret-michaels-repeats-i-did-not-do-tish-cyrus/
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Pregnant Miranda Kerr Bares All
The model - who's seven months along - bared her breasts and belly for famed photographer Patrick Demarchelier in the magazine's family issue.
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Usher - Trading Places
- Artist: Usher
- Label: Zomba/LaFace Records
- Director: Chris Robinson
- Album: Here I Stand
Source: http://www.mtv.com/overdrive/?artist=1270&vid=285678
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Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Coldplay, Led Zeppelin Album Covers Featured On New British Stamps
Album art from Pink Floyd, Blur and David Bowie also included.
By James Montgomery
Coldplay's new British stamps
Photo: Royal Mail
On Thursday (January 7), the U.K.'s Royal Mail unveiled a series of 10 new stamps, honoring the most iconic album covers of the past 40 years.
The albums featured in the new series are the Rolling Stones' Let It Bleed, Led Zeppelin's IV, David Bowie's The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars, Mike Oldfield's Tubular Bells, The Clash's London Calling, New Order's Power, Corruption and Lies, Primal Scream's Screamadelica, Pink Floyd's The Division Bell, Blur's Parklife and — the most recent album on to make the cut — Coldplay's A Rush of Blood to the Head.
Meant to honor "the most potent graphic images of modern times, many of which have provided a visual soundtrack to people's lives," the series is the end result of a lengthy research process by the Royal Mail, who looked through thousands of album covers by British artists before deciding on the final list. And, during a Wednesday night BBC Radio broadcast, it was revealed that the queen herself actually approved each design.
Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page — who helped design the cover for IV — was on hand to celebrate the release of the stamps and recalled the mysterious nature of the album's iconic imagery.
"Almost 40 years after the album came out, nobody knows the old man who featured on the cover, nor the artist who painted him," he said. "That sort of sums up what we wanted to achieve with the album cover, which has remained both anonymous and enigmatic at the same time."
Of course, any great honor is befitting of an equally great contest, so, on the same day the stamps were made available to the general public, Coldplay decided to give one of their Rush of Blood stamps away. In a message on their official site, the band held a contest to send one lucky fan "a letter using a Coldplay stamp, postmarked with today's issue date."
"We visited our local post office earlier today and bought some of the Coldplay stamps," the message read. "Very nice they are too."
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Michael Jackson?s Kids Are Ready To Step Into The Public Eye
Michael Jackson‘s children Prince Michael Joseph, Paris Michael Katherine and Prince Michael Joseph, II aka Blanket appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show in their first interview ever yesterday and revealed to the Big O that they hope to one day enter showbiz. Prince revealed that he wants to produce and direct films while Paris revealed [...]
Source: http://www.pinkisthenewblog.com/2010/11/michael-jacksons-kids-are-ready-to-step-into-the-public-eye/
Kesha's "Sleazy" leaks
Lord, you sure are girl. Actually, who couldn?t get behind this song? Stealing drinks, making fun of the bourgeoisie, getting laid to phat beats?
The Nicki Minaj appropriation on this song is bald-faced; Kesha?s entire turn is all syncopated faux-weird, accents, birdsong dynamics. The whole nine. And spitting the lamest rhymes probs ever (the part of [...]
The Nicki Minaj appropriation on this song is bald-faced; Kesha?s entire turn is all syncopated faux-weird, accents, birdsong dynamics. The whole nine. And spitting the lamest rhymes probs ever (the part of [...]
Source: http://blog.mtvmusic.com/2010/10/29/keshas-sleazy-leaks/
Charlie Sheen's Defense: I Had "One Bad Night"
It's going to take more than a drunken hotel rampage to ruffle Charlie Sheen's feathers. The actor -- who was reportedly found naked and intoxicated in a trashed room at New York City's Plaza Hotel on Oct. 25 -- is chalking the occurrence up to a fluke.
"If a guy has one bad night everybody goes insane and panics," Sheen told Extra. "I'm not panicking."
Not even the disappearance of his $150,000 Patek Phillippe 5970 watch has him agitated.
"The way I look at it, if you have expensive tastes, you gotta be prepared for expensive losses," he said.
The actor, 45, seems to be getting on with his life since the altercation in New York, which left more than $7,000 worth of damage in the hotel room. He has since filed for divorce from third wife Brooke Mueller, has returned to work on Two and a Half Men and is claiming to be doing just fine.
"Doing great, just finished a show... (I'm) back to work," he said over the weekend. "Everything's good, everything's good."
Do you think Charlie Sheen is just putting on a brave face? Chime in below!
Source: http://www.ivillage.com/charlie-sheens-defense-i-had-one-bad-night/1-a-297090
Monday, November 8, 2010
Michael Jackson's Daughter Paris Remembers Her Dad's French Toast
During Oprah Winfrey's long-awaited interview with Michael Jackson's family (which airs today), the King of Pop's mother and children open up about their memories of the late star.
On Monday's episode of The Oprah Winfrey Show, 12-year-old Paris Jackson reveals a side of her father not many knew. "He made the best French toast in the world," says Paris. "I kinda felt like no one understands what a good father he was. I'd say he was the best cook ever. He was just a normal dad, except he was the best dad."
Paris' older brother Prince Jackson, 13, recalls some fond memories of their father, too. During the interview, Prince describes times when he and his dad would take morning strolls on the beach with sodas and candy.
Both Prince and Paris say they're adjusting well to school. (The youngest of the bunch, 8-year-old Blanket Jackson, continues to be home-schooled.) But though his family seems to be living a normal life, Jackson is far from forgotten. "He always stays on my mind," his mother Katherine Jackson says. "His memory is with me."
And while the children focus on happy memories, Jackson's mother doesn't shy away from Oprah's tough questions. She comes clean about his multiple plastic surgeries, saying he started hating his appearance as a child.
"He didn't want to start looking 'like a spotted cow,' he said," Katherine explains of his multiple skin surgeries to treat his vitiligo. "I don't know what in the world he did to change that, but he did."
Katherine also opens up about Michael's nose surgeries. Though he once told Oprah he'd only had only two procedures done, Katherine disagrees. "He had more than two, he was just embarrassed," she says. "I hear that people get addicted to plastic surgery, and I think that's what happened to him. I said, that's enough."
But plastic surgery wasn't the only thing Katherine believes Michael was addicted to. His mother also addresses the topic of his speculated drug addiction.
"I spoke to him about (drugs) once, when I had heard it and he denied it," Katherine says. "I was telling him I didn't want to one day hear that he had overdosed because it would break my heart...He kept saying, 'My own mother don't believe me.' Part of me wanted to believe him, but I didn't believe him."
Watch a sneak peek of the interview below:
Will you be tuning in for Oprah Winfrey's interview with the Jackson family on Monday? Chime in below!
Source: http://www.ivillage.com/michael-jacksons-daughter-paris-remembers-her-dads-french-toast/1-a-296946
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Michael Jackson?s New Single ?Breaking News? Is Released
The day that Michael Jackson fans have been waiting for has finally come … today, a BRAND NEW single from the late King of Pop titled Breaking News has been made available to fans all around the world. But, the single’s release does not come without its fair share of controversy … as you might [...]
Source: http://www.pinkisthenewblog.com/2010/11/michael-jacksons-new-single-breaking-news-is-released/
Ke$ha Goes 'Hard' On New Single, 'We R Who We R'
Singer keeps the party going with first single from Cannibal.
By Jocelyn Vena
Ke$ha
Photo: Kevin Mazur/ WireImage
Ke$ha has found a chart-topping formula — combine killer beats with lyrics about super-fun parties and hot pants. And her latest single, "We R Who We R," certainly fits that mold.
The track, the first single off her November 22 release Cannibal, hit the Internet on Thursday (October 14). It's another uber-fun tune about how awesome it is to dance the night away, with Ke$ha singing on the chorus: "Tonight we're going hard/ Just like the world is ours/ We're tearing it apart/ You know we're superstars/ we are who we are."
While the song doesn't veer much from prior club bangers like "Tik Tok" and "Take It Off," the singer admits that "We R" is in part inspired by the recent rash of suicides among gay youth. "I wanted to inspire people to be themselves," she told EW.com. "It's a celebration of any sort of quirks or eccentricities."
In January, Ke$ha released her debut album Animal and it went straight to the top of the charts. Cannibal — a nine-song set that features collaborations with Max Martin, Benny Blanco and Bangladesh — is set to be released both on its own and as a bundle with Animal.
"I don't want to go away!" she said. "I feel like I'm creating this hopefully very youthful and irreverent movement of the kids, of, like, adolescence. I feel like the parents don't get it, but the kids get it. And they deserve to have more good, positive music ... It's fun as sh--! So I wanted to give [my fans] that."
The Seventeen cover girl also tweeted a message to her fans about the tune: "WE R WHO WE R! on the radio today you guys like??? dancin liiiiike were dumbbbb we be forever younggggg."
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Michael Jackson - Man In The Mirror
- Artist: Michael Jackson
- Label: Epic Records
- Director: n/a
- Album: Moonwalker
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Usher Remembers Being A 'Pizza Face' On 'When I Was 17'
'I had really, really bad acne ' he admits in Saturday's episode.
By Mawuse Ziegbe
Usher on "When I Was 17"
Photo: MTV News
He's known as one of the smoothest R&B sensations to grace the stage, but when Usher was 17, he grappled with a far less flattering image.
"I went through this phase where I had really, really bad acne," the singer admits on the latest episode of "When I Was 17," premiering Saturday at 11 a.m. Usher, who was 17 in 1995, reveals with a grin that his nickname was "Pizza Face."
"His acne was so horrible," recalled one of Usher's more blunt friends, Keith. "His face was so jacked up."
Music mogul and producer Jermaine Dupri remembered how the entertainer's spotty complexion led him to shy away from the spotlight.
"He didn't want to go out. He wanted to stay in," Dupri says. "He was a little ashamed of what was going on with his face."
The singer went to extreme, and ultimately unsuccessful, lengths to disguise his breakouts.
"As a dude, you're not gonna put makeup on your face, right?" Usher said. "I tried that, it didn't even work."
He may have experimented with cosmetics and spent a few more nights at home but the multiplatinum star didn't let his acne hold him back from wooing the ladies. "I was 17, so I would still try to talk to girls [and] get past it," Usher reasoned.
He even had some smooth lines to drop when he wanted to draw attention away from his skin. " 'Don't look at that, look at my eyes, baby. I'm trying to say something real serious to you right here,' " Usher recalled, reenacting his complexion-deflecting dating moves. "I know I have pizza face, I don't care."
In the end, his skin cleared up and the singer said it was just a matter of riding out a rite passage that many teens are forced to endure.
"This is something that all 17-year-olds have to deal with," Usher said. "You can't run away from it."
— this week featuring B.o.B, Usher and Ne-Yo — premieres Saturday at 11 a.m. on MTV
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Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore Fight Human Trafficking
Good for Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore.
Instead of wasting time fighting tabloid rumors that have accused the former of infidelity - an act that would merely make more headlines for alleged mistress Brittney Jones - the couple has dedicated itself to battling a far more important cause:
Human trafficking.
As seen above, Moore and Kutcher attended the launch of a new UN Trust Fund for Victims of Human Trafficking last Thursday, as they testified at the event about the 2.5 million victims involved in “modern day slavery.”
“The truth is slavery globally is a dirty little secret. It is happening everywhere, right in front of our eyes and we ignore it. There are more slaves in the world today than ever before in world history. [It is happening] behind the closed doors of the Internet. Behind those closed doors you can make a purchase on the Internet and feel completely anonymous.”
That's a frightening thought, one the pair is trying to prevent, as it created the DNA Foundation earlier this year. Its goal is to combat the organized sexual exploitation of young females around the world.
Source: http://www.thehollywoodgossip.com/2010/11/ashton-kutcher-and-demi-moore-fight-human-trafficking/
Sunday, November 7, 2010
Gucci Mane & Waka Flocka Flame, "Pattycake"
What a week: Weezy's free, TI isn't, Kanye West hurt Georgie's feelings, The Anthology of Rap is woefully inaccurate, Hammer hated on Jay, Cudi quit...
Meanwhile, on Earth, Waka Flocka was relatively lauded by Pitchfork and Gucci Mane was jailed for driving shitty way too early in the morning but quickly (whew) released. So let us [...]
Meanwhile, on Earth, Waka Flocka was relatively lauded by Pitchfork and Gucci Mane was jailed for driving shitty way too early in the morning but quickly (whew) released. So let us [...]
Source: http://blog.mtvmusic.com/2010/11/05/gucci-mane-waka-flocka-flame-pattycake/
Robert Plant And Alison Krauss Win Grammy Album Of The Year
Raising Sand, from Led Zeppelin vet and bluegrass superstar, wins five Grammys on Sunday night.
By James Montgomery with MTV News staff
Alison Krauss and Robert Plant accept the award for Album of the Year at the Grammy Awards on Sunday
Photo: Kevin Winter/ Getty Images
"I'm bewildered," Robert Plant said onstage as he accepted the Grammy Album of the Year award with Alison Krauss on Sunday night. "In the old days we would have called this selling out, but it's a good way to spend a Sunday."
He was probably one of the few who were surprised, because Raising Sand, which won five trophies at Sunday night's show, is in many ways the perfect Grammy album. It features two respected veterans, a critically lauded producer, some sandpaper-and-velvet vocals and a baker's dozen of time-tested standards.
You're probably familiar with Robert Plant from his Led Zeppelin days, and you might be aware of producer T-Bone Burnett's work on the "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" soundtrack (it won the Grammy for Album of the Year in 2002). And if you don't know who Alison Krauss is, she possesses a haunting set of pipes and is one of the meanest fiddle players in the world. Oh, and she's won 21 Grammys, more than any other female artist and the seventh-most in history.
Really, she's the key to Sand's success, and not just because of her voice (or her fiddle playing). She and Plant first met in 2004, at a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame tribute to legendary bluesman Leadbelly, and the former Zeppelin man was amazed by her knowledge of American Roots music — so much so that they began kicking around the idea of recording an album together. Three years later, Sand was released.
And while Plant possesses the more famous voice, the album's finest moments radiate from Krauss. Whether she's getting bluesy on Little Milton's "Let Your Loss Be Your Lesson" or entwining with Plant's husky voice on songs like "Please Read the Letter" and Roly Salley's winsome "Killing the Blues," she more than carries her end of the bargain.
And perhaps that's also due to producer Burnett, who handpicked the 13 songs the duo cover on Sand. His arrangements are sparse — giving the two voices ample room to breathe — yet dense, warm and crackling at the same time. It's a testament to his work that he's often given just as much billing as Plant and Krauss on the project ... and it's certainly justified.
To date, Sand has sold more than 1 million copies, heaped tons of acclaim and actually earned a Grammy last year — "Gone Gone Gone (Done Moved On)" took home the award for Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals.
One expert was surprised not by the album's success, but by the fact that it's actually quite a good album.
"At first, the album seemed like a vanity project. ... Two names, clearly a one-off record, didn't have to be any good, you know?" New York Times music critic Jon Caramanica said. "Led Zeppelin fans would buy it because of Robert Plant, Alison Krauss would get a check. But it actually turned out to be a really thoughtful, really good record. So when you combine all that with the fact that the Grammys love to lionize one of their own, I could really see it taking home some awards."
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