Hilary Duff shares another super-sweet pic of her baby boy! Plus, check out more stars' cute, candid and crazy Twitter photos
Saturday, June 30, 2012
Blake Lively Admits: "I Eat Cupcakes & Don't Work Out!"
Blake Lively would love to share the diet and fitness formula for her amazing figure, but she swears there isn't one.
Lady Gaga's Fame Perfume Smells Like 'Tears Of Belladonna'
'My perfume was designed for women, but a lot of my gay friends wear it,' she wrote after photo of perfume's bottle leaked online.
By Jocelyn Vena
<P>A photo of the bottle for <a href="http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/lady_gaga/artist.jhtml">Lady Gaga</a>'s first-ever fragrance, Fame, leaked on Wednesday, but rather than lash out at excited fashion editors and bloggers for putting the design out there ahead of schedule, Mother Monster took to her <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/ladygaga" target="_blank">Twitter</a> to open up a bit about the perfume.</P><P>"Looks like photos of my perfume are being leaked. Oh you fashion editors I could just crinkle my hands at you!" she wrote, before posting her own photo of the bottle. The container is deep purple/black with a gold, spiked top. (How very Mother Monster!) The front of the box indicates that it is a "black fluid."</P><P>Gaga then tweeted the back of the box, which describes what all her Little Monsters will smell like when they wear it. The description explains that the fragrance has notes of "tears of belladonna, crushed heart of tiger orchidea with a black veil of incense, pulverized apricot and the combinative essences of saffron and honey drops."</P><P><blockquote class="twitter-tweet tw-align-center"><p>Here's what it smells like! <a href="http://t.co/xDBIoIQI" title="http://twitter.com/ladygaga/status/212983392910848000/photo/1">twitter.com/ladygaga/statu...</a></p>— Lady Gaga (@ladygaga) <a href="https://twitter.com/ladygaga/status/212983392910848000" data-datetime="2012-06-13T19:02:52+00:00">June 13, 2012</a></blockquote> <script src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></P><P>When asked by a fan on Twitter if Fame will be followed by a men's cologne, Gaga replied, "My perfume was designed for women, but a lot of my gay friends wear it."</P><P>Fame has long been in the works. Gaga originally signed a fragrance deal with Coty Inc. in September 2010, and rumor had it that it would be called <a href="/news/articles/1649689/lady-gagas-perfume-be-called-monster.jhtml">Monster</a>. Stephen Mormoris, senior vice president of global marketing in the Coty Beauty division, said at the time that they wanted to work with Gaga because she is a "phenomenon" and "a fascinating cultural force" and he hoped her mass appeal would "electrify" the market on behalf of his company.</P><P></p><div class="player-placeholder right" title="Lady Gaga: Inside The Outside" id="id:1664719" width="415" height="255"></div><p></P><P>In early 2011, months after the <a href="/news/articles/1647864/lady-gaga-inks-perfume-deal.jhtml">deal was announced</a>, Gaga had a very colorful description for the perfume, noting that it would smell "like an expensive hooker." "[Blood and semen] is in the perfume but it doesn't smell like it," she told an <a href="http://www.styleite.com/beauty/gaga-perfume-blood-semen-interview/" target="_blank">Australian radio station</a> at the time. "You just get sort of the after feeling of sex from the semen and the blood is sort of primal. And the blood was taken from my own blood sample so it's like a sense of having me on your skin."</P><P>The fragrance will hit shelves in September, just in time for her next turn as a <i>Vogue</i> cover girl, <a href="http://style.mtv.com/2012/06/12/lady-gaga-september-vogue/">MTV Style</a> reports. September is shaping up to be a big month for the singer as she will also announce the name of her <a href="/news/articles/1686922/lady-gaga-new-album-title.jhtml">next album</a> then. </p>
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Giuliana Rancic's Makeup Free Salon Pampering
Showing off a make-up free face, Giuliana Rancic was spotted leaving Salon Benjamin after enjoying a day of pampering in West Hollywood, California on Friday (June 29).
The E! News anchor looked comfortable in baggy black sweater and a pair of bright red skinny jeans while heading out to her black Range Rover with her hair pulled back in a low ponytail.
Giuliana is expected to travel to London to cover the Olympics around the same time her husband, Bill Rancic will be traveling to London for business, and the soon-to-be mom recently joked that the trip will be their "Babymoon" because it will be their last trip before their baby is born.
"It's going to be such an incredible experience," Rancic tells Lifeline Live, "Bill has some work there, so he's going to be there for four or five days...I guess that's going to be our babymoon! I wish London was tomorrow, because then I would know the baby was right around the corner. I can't wait! ... We're already arguing over who gets to hold the baby first!"
And it seems as soon as baby Rancic is in her arms, her work will fall to second place for the first time in her life, "I am going to take a maternity leave for a couple of months. I'm so looking forward to it. I truly haven't had a real vacation in over 10 years, which is kind of scary," admits Giuliana. "I used to be notorious at E! -- I'm going into my tenth year here -- people would stop me in the elevator at E! and go, 'Are you the girl who never takes a vacation day?' And I was like, 'Yeah, that's me!' My bosses would be like, 'Please leave. Please go on vacation.'"
However when her son arrives at the "end of August, early September", Rancic says "it's not so much about scaling back (on work), but taking the baby everywhere."
Source: http://celebrity-gossip.net/giuliana-rancic/giuliana-rancics-makeup-free-salon-pampering-686899
Friday, June 29, 2012
Selena Gomez Says New Album Won't Be Justin Bieber 'Tell-All'
Follow-up to 2011's When the Sun Goes Down 'going to be the biggest one for me personally,' singer says.
By Jocelyn Vena
<P><a href="http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/gomez__selena/artist.jhtml">Selena Gomez</a> is readying work on her brand-new music. She recently shared she wanted to work with a whole bevy of artists ranging from <a href="/news/articles/1687055/selena-gomez-fun-taylor-swift-new-album.jhtml">New York rockers Fun. to Nashville princess Taylor Swift</a>, but don't expect her to get another world-famous pop star on the album.</P><P>And, don't even expect her to sing about him, either. "It's not going to be necessarily, 'Here's my tell-all,' " Gomez explained to <a href="http://www.eonline.com/news/selena_gomez_guess_what_shes_doing_again/325968" target="_blank">E! News</a> about the possibility of her getting personal about her relationship with Justin Bieber on the record. "It's going to be more of something that people could say, 'It could be that or it could be this or it could be that.' At the end of the day, I only make my music because I want it [to] be really fun, and if I could have people dance to it, relate to it, have a good time, that's all I want."</P><P></p><div class="player-placeholder right" title="Selena Gomez Wants To Collaborate With Fun. And Taylor Swift" id="vid:790228" width="415" height="255"></div><p></P><P>Having already met with producers to begin talks about this whole new set of music, her follow-up to 2011's <i>When the Sun Goes Down</i>, she wants to grow. She's met with the likes of Toby Gad and Rock Mafia. "I think this is going to be the biggest one for me personally. I want to be able to write about things I've never talked about before and tell a story with this album, because I've never actually had time to go in and do that," she said. "I've never worked on a song for more than two days."</P><P>In an interview with MTV News, Gomez shared that she wanted to get into the studio by year's end and confirmed she hoped to try out a whole new set of sounds on it. "Very different! I want to go for producers that probably wouldn't want me to do their songs," she said. "I just want to knock on their door. I also want to work with Fun. I want to work with just different styles of music."</P><P>Gomez has yet to announce a release date, but the album is expected to drop in 2013.</P><P></p><div class="player-placeholder right" title="Why Selena Gomez Enlisted Fans To Help Create Her Fragrance" id="vid:767891" width="415" height="255"></div><p></p>
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Is Lucy Hale 'Ready' For 'Fifty Shades Of Grey' Role?
'God, what a big role to take on,' she tells MTV News of fan support for her to play Anastasia Steele.
By Kara Warner
Lucy Hale
Photo: MTV News
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Martin Scorsese Giving Up On Celluloid For 'Wolf Of Wall Street'
It's the end of an era for Martin Scorsese. After being an advocate of shooting on film for decades, it seems as though he's given up the fight. This is all according to his longtime editor, Thelma Schoonmaker. She was recently interviewed by Empire Magazine, and said that Scorsese is shooting his upcoming flick, "The [...]
Source: http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2012/06/28/martin-scorsese-celluloid-wolf-of-wall-street/
Which Celebs Are the Sexiest Vegetarians of 2012?
As if you needed another reason to eat your veggies, here are two real-life inspirations: Jessica Chastain and Woody Harrelson. The stars of The Help and The Hunger Games, respectively, have been named the Sexiest Vegetarians of 2012 by PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals).
Thursday, June 28, 2012
Britney Spears - Scary (Audio)
- Artist: Britney Spears
- Label: Jive
- Director:
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Around the Web?
Take a timeout this Thursday for some afternoon reading: What do you do when you don’t look like your kids? ? Today Moms Germany bans circumcisions ? Times of Israel Remembering Nora Ephron: her thoughts on children and pregnancy ? TheBump.com Is it ever okay to bribe your kids? ? BabyCenter.com The benefits of spoiling [...]
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Britney Spears - I Wanna Go
- Artist: Britney Spears
- Label: Jive, Zomba Label Group
- Director: Chris Marrs Pillero
- Album: The Morning Dew
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Why Did Justin Bieber Almost Quit Music?
'He just broke down, and he said, 'I can't do it anymore,' ' Bieber's manager, Scooter Braun, recalls to MTV News.
By Jocelyn Vena
<P>It's not always easy being <a href="http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/bieber_justin/artist.jhtml">Justin Bieber</a>. In fact, there has been a moment or two when the <a href="/news/articles/1687691/justin-bieber-believe-album-details.jhtml"><i>Believe</i></a> singer had his doubts about embarking on a life of celebrity.</P><P>He recently opened up to <a href="http://fabulousmag.co.uk/2012/06/18/justin-bieber-exclusive-interview-uk-girls-have-the-dirtiest-mouths/" target="_blank"><i>Fabulous</i> magazine</a> about questioning his life of fame after he found himself smack dab in the middle of a paternity scandal with a fan, Mariah Yeater, who claimed he fathered her child. He remained steadfast that he never even met the woman, and she eventually dropped her claim.</P><P>But, as it turns out — according to Bieber's manager, Scooter Braun — when Bieber needed a pick-me-up and some convincing to stick to the music game <i>another</i> time, he looked to a pro athlete for some wisdom.</P><P></p><div class="player-placeholder right" title="Justin Bieber Nearly Quit Music Altogether" id="vid:793962" width="415" height="255"></div><p></P><P>"There was a show in Orlando, [Florida] ... It was a day where he had to make a decision if he was going to continue on or not, 'cause he was fighting," Braun recalled to MTV News. "We were in Orlando. We had a sold-out arena show, and it had gotten to a point where kids were surrounding hotels, and you're talking about a kid who is 15, 16 years old, and he went and did a show 20,000 people, sold out, but right before he went into the show, he was having a little bit of an attitude." (Bieber played Orlando on his <i>My World</i> Tour in August 2010.)</P><P>"And he goes in the show, and he was fine, and he comes off, and I go, 'What was that before the show?' and he just broke down, and he said, 'I can't do it anymore. I can't go outside. I can't go anywhere ... I feel like a spectacle all the time.' And he was really struggling with it. You got to remember he didn't want to be a star: I found him, and it happened."</P><P>Bieber and Braun had a major heart-to-heart as he struggled with his superstardom, but the teen did offer one suggestion on how he might be able to come to terms with how he was feeling. "So, we had a long talk about 'Is this what you want?' He sat there, got real quiet, he looked at me and goes, 'I want to meet Kobe Bryant.'</P><P>"And I was like, 'Kobe Bryant? We just had this emotional conversation.' And he goes, 'No, I just feel like no matter what Kobe does, he'll always be chasing Michael Jordan's ghost, and someone the other day told me I could grow up in front of the entire world like <a href="/news/articles/1687838/justin-bieber-die-in-your-arms-michael-jackson.jhtml">Michael [Jackson]</a> did, and I just want to know how you handle always chasing someone's ghost that you'll just never going to be able to catch.' It was actually a pretty profound moment."</P><P>Three weeks later, the encounter happened. Braun recalled, "They had a pretty intense conversation and something that I think Justin will never forget."</P><P></p><div class="player-placeholder right" title="Justin Bieber Proving His Haters Wrong With 'Good Music'" id="vid:793035.id:1687833" width="415" height="255"></div><p></p>
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Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Lady Gaga - Marry The Night (Official Video)
Marry The Night (Official Video)
- Artist: Lady Gaga
- Label: Interscope
- Director: Lady Gaga
- Album: Fear of a Black Planet
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Beyoncé - Love On Top (Live at Roseland) - Video
Love On Top (Live at Roseland) - Video
- Artist: Beyoncé
- Label: Parkwood Entertainment/Columbia
- Director: Anthony Green
- Album: Folkways Years, 1955-1992: Songs of Love and Politics
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'Catching Fire': Wait, Is Romeo Joining The Cast?!
Romeo Miller tells MTV News he's already met with Lionsgate about possibly appearing in one of the 'Hunger Games' flicks.
By Kevin P. Sullivan
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Romeo Miller (formerly known as Lil' Romeo) has racked up an impressive number of credits in the decade or so that he's been acting. As the 22-year-old makes moves in his career as an adult actor, Romeo has his eyes set on one franchise in particular.
One of Miller's ideal projects would be a trip to Panem for "The Hunger Games," he told MTV News during a recent interview for "Madea's Witness Protection." In fact, he's already met with Lionsgate to discuss the possibility.
Although he got his start as the rap star son of Master P, Miller has been acting for years now. "A lot of people don't know I've been doing this for 10 years now," he said. "I felt that all of that was practice, leading up to the time now."
But for his next roles, Miller has his sights set on an acting career similar to Will Smith. "I want to be the next big action hero or I want to do a lot of romantic type movies, romantic comedies, a little bit of everything, but definitely the next action hero," Miller said, and then added, "You can see me in 'The Hunger Games' or something like that. Just throwing that out there."
Though he admitted to not being very familiar with Suzanne Collins' books, Miller confirmed that there has been some discussion about possibly joining "Catching Fire," which is currently casting.
"I actually just met with Lionsgate about that, so you may be seeing me in one of the 'Hunger Games.' That's all I'm saying," Miller said. "Not a particular role, we just had a meeting, seeing if it was something I was interested in. I can't really talk too much, or they'll kill me. You know how 'The Hunger Games' is."
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Beyoncé - I Care (Live at Roseland)
- Artist: Beyoncé
- Label: Parkwood Entertainment/Columbia
- Director: Anthony Green
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Tuesday, June 26, 2012
Justin Bieber - Be Alright (Audio)
- Artist: Justin Bieber
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- Album: Port Royal
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Britney Spears - Scary (Audio)
- Artist: Britney Spears
- Label: Jive
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Jack, My Narcoleptic Nephew Update
Remember when I wrote this post about how my nephew Jack can sleep anywhere?
Well, here's the latest:
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'The Campaign' Heats Up As Two New Posters Debut
Have we mentioned we're excited about "The Campaign"? Because we're pretty excited about "The Campaign," the new political comedy that pits Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis against one another as competitors for a North Carolina Congressional seat. The only problem with the film is that its marketing campaign is asking us to pick sides between [...]
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Monday, June 25, 2012
Usher - Fed Up (featuring Usher, Young Jeezy, Drake, Rick Ross)
Fed Up (featuring Usher, Young Jeezy, Drake, Rick Ross)
- Artist: Usher
- Label: We The Best, E1 Music
- Director: Gil Green
- Album: American Patriot
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Justin Bieber 'Really Can Act,' Mark Wahlberg Says
For upcoming basketball movie, Wahlberg tells MTV News he'll push Bieber to get a 'strong performance out of him.'
By Kara Warner
<P>Clearly, <a href="http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/bieber_justin/artist.jhtml">Justin Bieber</a> has a lot going on with the release of his new album <i>Believe,</i> Tuesday's <a href="/news/articles/1687837/justin-bieber-live-behind-the-scenes.jhtml">live MTV News special</a> and planning a world tour, but that doesn't mean he's forgotten about fostering his movie career.</P><P>Both <a href="http://www.mtv.com/movies/person/166010/personmain.jhtml">Mark Wahlberg</a> and Bieber have spoken positively about their planned buddy basketball movie. Wahlberg has said it will be in the vein of the Martin Scorsese-directed "The Color of Money," starring Tom Cruise and Paul Newman, except with Wahlberg playing the older reluctant mentor and Bieber playing a "wisecracking kid who's very talented."</P><P></p><div class="player-placeholder right" title="Mark Wahlberg Says New Bieber Film Is Like 'Color Of Money'" id="vid:792981" width="415" height="255"></div><p></P><P>"It's set in [the world of] street hustling basketball," Wahlberg told MTV News recently while he promoted his upcoming comedy "Ted." "Obviously, [Bieber] is a very good athlete. <a href="/news/articles/1634633/how-justin-biebers-basketball-skills-espn-columnist-weighs.jhtml">People have seen him on MTV</a>; he can play. But I also really think he can act."</P><P>Wahlberg said he's willing to put in the work in order to get a great performance from the young pop star/ aspiring actor.</P><P>"There's not going to be any shortage of pushing him in getting that kind of strong performance out of him, if we get to make the movie," Wahlberg said. "We're just going to have to make him realize that he's playing a character so he can't have the same hairdo," he joked.</P><P>And is there a chance there will be any singing in the film, à la Wahlberg's crowd-pleasing rendition of the theme from "Octopussy" in "Ted"? "Absolutely not," he said definitively.</P><P>Wahlberg said if they can get their scheduling worked out, he hopes to start production next spring, which will give Bieber enough time to get back in the gym and "hooping."</P><P>"I'm still working on this movie with Mark Wahlberg," Bieber <a href="http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1684617/justin-bieber-mark-wahlberg-basketball-movie-film.jhtml">told us in May</a>. "I don't know what the deal is. Turns out they're rewriting the script or something, trying to make it fit better and stuff.</P><P>"It's really cool," he added. "Hopefully, I'll be able to do that as well soon. So, I'll be hooping. I got to get back in the gym. I haven't played basketball in a while. I did a little charity basketball game at Shaq's house for Pencils of Promise. We did a little charity basketball game, and I won."</P><P><b>For breaking news, celebrity columns, humor and more — updated around the clock — visit <a href="http://moviesblog.mtv.com/">MTVMoviesBlog.com</a>.</b></p>
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Kings of Leon's Caleb Followill Welcomes a Baby Girl!
The singer and his model wife, Lily Aldridge, are proud first-time parents! Plus, see more stars who welcomed new bundles of joy
Katy Perry: I Cried Over Russell Brand While on Tour
When Katy Perry's upcoming concert documentary Katy Perry: Part of Me hits theaters July 5, fans are going to get a lot more than a behind-the-scenes look at the makings of the singer's 124-day-long California Dreams world tour. The movie was shot at the same time that the 27-year-old's marriage to soon-to-be-ex-husband Russell Brand was crumbling, and, in a new interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Perry admits to struggling with how to present the breakup on the big screen. Ultimately she simply stayed true to herself.
CBS Mocks ABC with Fake 'DWTS' Rip-Off
Who says TV network execs don't have a sense of humor? The top dogs at CBS might be frustrated by ABC's latest, blatantly derivative reality show, but its marketing folks aren't above poking fun at the situation.
Sunday, June 24, 2012
Lady Gaga - Marry The Night (Official Video)
Marry The Night (Official Video)
- Artist: Lady Gaga
- Label: Interscope
- Director: Lady Gaga
- Album: Fear of a Black Planet
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Lady Gaga Gets A Concussion, Keeps On Singing
During another New Zealand show, the Mother Monster responds to a shot Madonna fired during her show Tel Aviv.
By Gil Kaufman
<P>Maybe <a href="http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/lady_gaga/artist.jhtml">Lady Gaga</a>'s fans should call her Mother Terminator instead of Mother Monster. The unstoppable pop machine proved her mettle on Sunday night during the last of three shows in New Zealand when she was struck in the head with a pole and just kept on rocking.</P><P>Videos of the incident <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dw9ob2mfUdk&feature=player_embedded" target="_blank">posted online</a> show a male backup dancer accidentally hitting Gaga in the head with a metal set piece while trying to take move it off the stage. Gaga, who bent down to pick up a prop machine gun during the performance of "Judas," staggered a bit and rubbed her head before briefly walking off the stage. But, a short time later, she was right back at it, performing 16 more songs before calling it a night.</P><P>Later in the gig, she told the audience, "I want to apologize. I did hit my head and I think I may have a concussion. But don't you worry, I will finish this show." The singer's make-up artist, Tara Savelo, <a href="https://twitter.com/TaraSavelo/status/211820859176919040" target="_blank">tweeted</a> about the incident on Sunday, writing, "Gaga has a concussion but she is going to be okay. She wants u to know she loves u. I'm taking care of her. Can't believe she finished the show."</P><P></p><div class="player-placeholder right" title="Lady Gaga Will Bring a 'Personal' Touch To 'Born This Way' Tour" id="vid:717952" width="415" height="255"></div><p></P><P>Maybe at the next big awards show she can trade notes with <a href="http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/bieber_justin/artist.jhtml">Justin Bieber</a>, who recently <a href="/news/articles/1686227/justin-bieber-paris-concussion.jhtml">suffered a concussion</a>
 when he walked into a glass wall backstage during an appearance in Paris.</P><P>There was other news out of her New Zealand swing as well. After <a href="http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/madonna/artist.jhtml">Madonna</a> <a href="/news/articles/1685970/madonna-lady-gaga-mash-up.jhtml">called Gaga out</a>
 during her tour kick-off in Tel Aviv recently by playing a mash-up of her "Express Yourself" with Gaga's similar-sounding 'Born This Way' and then ending the song by chanting, "She's not me," Gaga appeared to respond to the dis.</P><P>While playing her follicular pride tune "Hair" during a NZ show on Thursday, Gaga sat down at her motorcycle-shaped keyboard and appeared to respond to the incident. "It sometimes makes people feel better about themselves to put other people down or make fun of them or maybe make mockery of their work," she said in a video of the speech posted on <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJV1JodhFdQ&feature=player_embedded" target="_blank">YouTube</a> in which she speaks in general terms about knocking down others to make yourself feel better. (Speech starts at 2:30 mark.)</P><P>"And that doesn't make me feel good at all. That just makes me feel like I'm not being a good human being ... I don't even want to fight back because it's more important to me to keep writing music. Because that's really all I care about, is the music ... things are really different than they were 25 years ago, and that's what makes 'Born this Way' so relevant for me. We're socially in a different place and it's OK, we don't have to all slice and hate each other anymore."</P><P><a href="http://www.mtv.com/photos/?fid=1617615"><img src="http://www.mtv.com/news/photos/s/spotted/banner/spotted.jpg"></a></p>
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Usher Teases 'Incredible,' 'Crazy' Collabo With David Guetta And Ludacris
Trio recorded track for Ludacris' Ludaversal album, which drops in September.
By Christina Garibaldi
<P><a href="http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/usher/artist.jhtml">Usher</a> was out to make a statement with his latest album, and he seems to have achieved that. On his seventh studio effort, <a href="/news/articles/1686990/usher-looking-4-myself-evolution.jhtml"><i>Looking 4 Myself</a>,</i> the R&B star broadened his horizons, taking a chance on some new producers, which resulted in a unique — what he calls <a href="http://rapfix.mtv.com/2012/03/30/ushers-looking-for-myself-album-june/">"revolutionary pop"</a> — sound.</P><P>Teaming up with DJ/producers <a href="http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/swedish_house_mafia/artist.jhtml">Swedish House Mafia</a> and Salaam Remi, Usher enriched his genre-breaking sound on this album, especially with the artistic and sultry first single, <a href="/news/articles/1682000/climax-usher-diplo.jhtml">"Climax,"</a> produced by Diplo.</P><P></p><div class="player-placeholder right" title="Usher Wanted To 'Challenge' Himself On 'Looking 4 Myself'" id="vid:789774.id:1686957" width="415" height="255"></div><p></P><P>"I never would have imagined that me and Diplo would have created as much incredible music as we did," Usher recently told MTV News. "However, I felt like he could get it, and just ... the nights of going through the ideas and him being very humble in his approach. To be as successful as he is musically ... he's probably one of the most humble people that I've ever met and will sit there — I'm talking until 6 o'clock in the morning — off a melody that we've been working on all day, no words, just melody, and still be patient and still come back with a very positive vibe the next day."</P><P>Usher also went back to producers he has worked with in the past including <a href="http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/will_i_am/artist.jhtml">will.i.am</a>, Rico Love and <a href="/news/articles/1685352/usher-looking-4-myself-scream.jhtml">Max Martin</a>. And with the massive success of last year's <a href="/news/articles/1674782/usher-david-guetta-without-you.jhtml">"Without You,"</a> many were hoping that <a href="http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/guetta_david/artist.jhtml">David Guetta</a> would collaborate on <i>Looking 4 Myself.</i> Well, fear not, fans, as Usher and Guetta have gone back into the studio together for what Usher promises will be another hit record.</P><P>"Well, there is another crazy record, that he, I and Luda [Ludacris] worked on," Usher said. "I can't tell you too much about it. I'll tell you as much as he has: It's incredible, it's crazy."</P><P>When we caught up with <a href="http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/ludacris/artist.jhtml">Ludacris</a> recently at the <a href="/news/articles/1686997/ludacris-bonnaroo-2012.jhtml">Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival</a>, he revealed that this new track will actually be featured on <i>his</i> upcoming album, <a href="http://rapfix.mtv.com/2012/03/13/ludacris-ludaversal-album-due-september/"><i>Ludaversal</a>,</i> which drops in September.</P><P>"That is definitely the track, absolutely," Ludacris said. "I can't tell you anything else, but that's it. That's all you need to know for now."</p>
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Michael Jackson Immortal Tour: How They Uphold The Legacy
MTV News gets a behind-the-scenes look at the Cirque Du Soleil tribute to the King of Pop.
By Uptin Saiidi
<P><b>NEWARK</b> — Since its opening, <a href="/news/articles/1682347/michael-jackson-immortal-cirque.jhtml">Michael Jackson: The Immortal World Tour</a> by Cirque Du Soleil has honored the King of Pop through music, dance and acrobatics 117 times. Night after night, artists celebrate the life of the late Michael Jackson, but how do they take his iconic legacy and put it into a production? When the tour came to New York City this week, MTV News went behind the scenes to talk with the creative forces and performers to find out.</P><P>The artists (all 65 of them) had limited time to train and learn choreography -- an especially difficult feat when it's honoring MJ's signature moves. It was a kind of pressure that creative director Tara Young certainly learned to channel into a positive force.</P><P><CENTER><embed src="http://media.mtvnservices.com/mgid:uma:video:mtv.com:755805/cp~vid%3D755805%26uri%3Dmgid%3Auma%3Avideo%3Amtv.com%3A755805" width="430" height="242" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowFullScreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" base="."></embed></CENTER></P><P>"I think it is a pressure for sure; something I share with the whole building here is that we have nothing to prove, only to share," Young told MTV News. "We have an opportunity to share what Michael would have wanted to share and the pressure is only there to achieve excellence."</P><P>For Felix Cane, a two-time world champion pole dancer who does a captivating performance to "Danger," it was all about using that pressure to help the audience to remember the pop icon. "You are sharing this passion with them, and this love of MJ. There's times in the show when some people and I, myself, might have shed a few tears."</P><P>That pressure never felt as great as when the Jackson family sat in the front row at a show in Montreal, an experience Young described as "inspiring." When asked what MJ would think if he were sitting there with them, Young smiled, "He would feel such a sense of pride of what he has given us to work with. It evokes emotions in people that they didn't even know were going to come out."</P><P>I think everyone feels inspired, which evokes a certain feeling of change," Young added. "You feel a sadness too because he is not with us anymore, and that is an emotion that is wonderful too actually ... just to honor him."</P><P>The tour will continue in North America through the summer, before heading to Europe this fall.</P><P><i>Have you seen Michael Jackson: The Immortal World Tour? What did you think? Leave your comment below!</i></P><P><center><a href="http://www.mtv.com/photos/?fid=1617615"><img src="http://www.mtv.com/news/photos/s/spotted/banner/spotted.jpg"></a></center></p>
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Usher - Dirty Dancer (Audio)
- Artist: Usher
- Label: Polydor
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- Album: Introducing
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Saturday, June 23, 2012
HGTV, LA and Dining Room Tables
I've been watching a lot of HGTV since coming to LA. My favorite shows are House Hunters and House Hunters International. There's also another show I like to watch called For Rent, but only because it makes me angry.
When it comes to apartments/homes, I think living in New York for the past eleven years has made me bitter because there was this whiny broad on For Rent a few nights ago who was looking at a huge place—A HUGE PLACE—and was like, "There's no place for a dining room table..."
B*TCH, YOU'RE LUCKY TO GET A KITCHEN IN NEW YORK.
I hated her.
Now there's some stupid lady on House Hunters who wants a townhouse with a fireplace that she can turn on with a light switch. IT HAS TO BE A LIGHT SWITCH because she doesn't want to bend down and flip a switch on the floor.
WHO DO THESE PEOPLE THINK THEY ARE?
Anyway, I know my LA update is WAY overdue (and truth be told I wrote a long one last week but for some reason it didn't save so I lost the whole thing and I was so angry that I just said, "Ah, f*ck it," and closed the computer instead of rewriting) but to give you a quick update, I AM SO HAPPY HERE. I MEAN, I'M REALLY, REALLY HAPPY. And I think living here and watching HGTV—both of these things combined—has made me realize that New York was just beating me down. I mean, the fireplace lady—yes, she's an idiot. But there's nothing wrong with wanting a dining room table. Why did I get so mad at that lady?
Since being here, at least once a day I ask myself why I have lived in New York for so long. (It's like I had Stockholm Syndrome or something.) CALIFORNIA IS AWESOME. It's like the promised land. It's sunny all the time and there are birds and flowers everywhere. I have space out here. I have a sofa on the patio out here. I HAVE A SOFA OUTSIDE. I haven't seen one rat since I've been here. But hummingbirds? THEY ZIP BY MY HEAD EVERY DAY. I am so happy.
I'm supposed to go back to New York in November, but truth be told, I'm not sure I will.
Source: http://www.prettyinthecity.com/blog/2011/7/15/hgtv-la-and-dining-room-tables.html
Michael Jackson - The Way You Make Me Feel
- Artist: Michael Jackson
- Label: Epic
- Director:
- Album: Live Experience
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Michael Jackson Doctor Can't Afford Lawyer For Appeal
Conrad Murray asks judge for a court-appointed attorney to appeal his involuntary manslaughter conviction.
By Gil Kaufman
<P>Just weeks after being sent to jail for <a href="/news/articles/1675062/conrad-murray-sentence.jhtml">four years</a> following a conviction on a felony involuntary manslaughter charge in the death of <a href="http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/jackson_michael/artist.jhtml" target="_blank">Michael Jackson</a>, cardiologist Conrad Murray is throwing himself on the mercy of the court.</P><P>The doctor had been slated to earn up to $150,000 a month to act as Jackson's personal physician before the pop icon's death in June 2009 from an overdose of the Murray-administered surgical anesthetic propofol. But on Tuesday <a href="http://www.eonline.com/news/conrad_murray_in_shackles_asks/280479" target="_blank"><I>E! News</I></a> reported that Murray filed a <a href="/news/articles/1675343/conrad-murray-conviction-appeal.jhtml">notice of appeal</a> in Los Angeles Superior Court in which he claimed that he is "indigent and respectfully requests the appointment of counsel on appeal."</P><P>Murray, 58, is planning to appeal both his conviction and his sentence, but has not yet filed papers with the California Appeals Court. He had hired two lawyers to handle his manslaughter case, but is now seeking attorneys with appeal experience. One of those former lawyers, J. Michael Flanagan, told E! that he was shocked at how his client is being treated in jail.</P><P>"It is crazy and unbelievable how [the sheriffs] are treating" Murray in jail, said Flanagan, who claimed he waited over an hour to see Murray, who was brought out in handcuffs and leg chains. Flanagan was further shocked to see Murray handcuffed to the table for their meeting, something the lawyer said he'd never seen before in the case of a low-level, non-violent offender.</P><P>Charles Peckham, who is handling civil cases against Murray, told the <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/doctor-convicted-in-michael-jacksons-death-seeking-court-paid-attorney-for-appeal/2011/12/13/gIQAHIYGsO_story.html" target="_blank"><I>Associated Press</I></a> that his client is under tight security and isolation that is more intense than other inmates at the Los Angeles Men's Central Jail.</P><P>"Treating him like Hannibal Lecter is offensive," said Peckham. "This man who saved lives made a mistake, and they're going to [make] him pay like a mass-murderer." Sheriff's officials defended the tight security, saying it was for Murray's safety.</p>
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Short Shorts Lovin' Miley Cyrus' Engagement Glee
Fitting in one last workout before the weekend gets underway, Miley Cyrus spent time at a local fitness center as she engaged in a Pilates class in Los Angeles on Friday (June 22).
The 19-year-old singer/actress donned a tight, striped ab-revealing top with tattered daisy dukes, navy kneehigh socks and black boots as she followed up the body-toning effort by grabbing up a beverage from a nearby juice bar.
The week-ending Pilates class comes as Miley took to Twitter earlier this week to gush about her new relationship status as an engaged young woman.
"I love being a 'fiancee,'" wrote the "Last Song" starlet, who said 'yes' after her actor beau Liam Hemsworth popped the question earlier this month.
Currently holding off on wedding planning, a source close to Liam told Us magazine, "Right now they are enjoying being engaged. There is no rush."
Source: http://celebrity-gossip.net/miley-cyrus/short-shorts-lovin-miley-cyrus-engagement-glee-683421
Friday, June 22, 2012
Michael Jackson - The Behind The Mask Project
- Artist: Michael Jackson
- Label: Epic
- Director: Dennis Liu
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Ke$ha Previews 'Supernatural' New Track
Producer Dr. Luke unveils a snippet of a song from her upcoming album.
By James Montgomery
<P>It's not exactly <a href="/news/articles/1663946/kesha-new-album.jhtml">"balls-out irreverent rock and roll"</a> — quite the opposite, in fact — but with one 40-second snippet, Ke$ha is serving notice that her new album is most definitely going to be a departure.</P><P>On Wednesday (June 6), frequent Ke$h collaborator Dr. Luke gave fans <a href="http://soundcloud.com/drluke/snippet-super" target="_blank">a sneak peek</a> at a song from her long-in-the-works new album, an all-too-brief preview that features her cooing about a lover's prowess — "When you take my body to the stars/ I believe it/ Boy, this love is supernatural/ Can you feel it?" over a bed of shimmering synths and knotty bass that gradually builds to a twisting, rapidly contrasting electronic break.</P><P><iframe width="100%" height="166" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" src="http://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F48805816&auto_play=false&show_artwork=true&color=ff7700"></iframe></P><P>It's the kind of high-gloss production she largely avoided on her breakthrough <a href="/news/articles/1629566/keha-partying-pop-genius-weve-all-been-waiting.jhtml"><i>Animal</i></a> album, and while we certainly can't figure out how the track fits in with her <i>other</i> collaborations (she's reportedly worked with everyone from <a href="/news/articles/1685827/kesha-flaming-lips-tattoo.jhtml">Flaming Lips frontman Wayne Coyne</a> to Iggy Pop on the still-untitled new album), the new track certainly showcases her maturation. And thanks to Ke$h herself, at least we know what the new track is about: having sex with ghosts.</P><P>Yes, just hours after Dr. Luke leaked the snippet, Ke$ha took to her Twitter account to mock-chastise her producer, <a href="https://twitter.com/keshasuxx/status/210428157554196480" target="_blank">writing</a>: "You leaked my song about me having sexy time with a ghost, @thedoctorluke," she wrote. "Now everyone knows I get it on with ghosts!"</P><P></p><div class="player-placeholder right" title="Ke$ha Says New Album Will Be ' Balls-Out, Irreverent Rock'" id="vid: 652875" width="415" height="255"></div><p></P><P>Somehow, that doesn't surprise us. There's still no firm release date for Ke$ha's new album, which she began working on in February. But, from the sound of one snippet, at least, it sounds like things are progressing quickly. And, apparently, ghostly.</P><P><i>What do you think of the sneak peek? Let us know in the comments!</i> </p>
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Molly Sims: Son?s Birth the ?Happiest Day of My Life?
"It is with such absolute pride and pure joy that we welcome baby Stuber into our lives," the model and actress, 39, wrote on her website Wednesday.
Source: http://feeds.celebritybabies.com/~r/celebrity-babies/~3/1M1UDCB-Fmk/
Thursday, June 21, 2012
Lady Gaga's Health Worries Elton John
'She is frail, and she doesn't eat when she should,' John says of Gaga in new interview with The Guardian.
By John Mitchell
<P><a href="http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/john_elton/artist.jhtml">Elton John</a> is concerned about his friend <a href="http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/lady_gaga/artist.jhtml">Lady Gaga</a>'s health, telling <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2012/jun/01/elton-john-interview-fatherhood-pnau?INTCMP=SRCH" target="_blank"><i>The Guardian</i></a> that Mother Monster's hectic touring and work schedule leave her "frail" and undernourished.</P><P>Perhaps more disconcerting is that John said Gaga's parents, to whom she is famously quite close, worry about her welfare as well. "I look at Gaga, and I think, 'How does she do it?' I talk to her mum and dad about it. They worry," he said.</P><P>"She is frail, and she doesn't eat when she should do, and she's a girl, and it's tougher for a girl. She works really hard," John continued. "She will be in Denmark one night and Saudi Arabia the next. I know how tiny she is, and I do worry about her, yes."</P><P>Gaga and John are so close that the music legend chose the "Born This Way" singer to be the <a href="/news/articles/1662501/lady-gaga-godmother-elton-john.jhtml">godmother</a> of his one-year-old son, Zachary. The pair have collaborated artistically multiple times, including a medley performance of their hits at the 2010 Grammys and on the duet "Hello Hello" for the animated 2011 film "Gnomeo & Juliet." Gaga has said that the two <a href="/news/articles/1674731/lady-gaga-elton-john-duet.jhtml">will duet again</a> for her <a href="/news/articles/1686196/lady-gaga-new-album.jhtml">next album</a>, which she is reportedly working on concurrently with her "Born This Way Ball" Tour.</P><P></p><div class="player-placeholder right" title="Lady Gaga Has The Title And Concept For Her Next Album" id="vid: 717202" width="415" height="255"></div><p></P><P>"My next duet, I believe, will be with Elton," Gaga told British talk-show host Alan Carr late last year. "I'm already working on my next album, and I played him a song that I wrote, and he really loved it. I don't want to give anything [else] away!"</P><P>John's concerns for Gaga's health are not without precedent. In January 2010, the pop star was forced to <a href="http://newsroom.mtv.com/2010/01/15/lady-gaga-cancels-shows/">cancel a concert in West Lafayette, Indiana</a>, when she experienced shortness of breath and a rapid heartbeat backstage immediately before the performance was set to begin. After that frightening incident, Gaga canceled dates in Atlantic City, New Jersey, and Wallingford, Connecticut, based on doctor's recommendations that she take time to recover from exhaustion.</P><P>Just two months later, Gaga appeared on the verge of collapse by the conclusion of a <a href="http://www.popeater.com/2010/03/16/lady-gaga-collapses/" target="_blank">"Monster Ball" show in Auckland, New Zealand</a>. Video from the performance shows Gaga sitting and even lying down during the final song of the evening, "Bad Romance."</P><P><a href="http://www.mtv.com/photos/?fid=1617615"><img src="http://www.mtv.com/news/photos/s/spotted/banner/spotted.jpg"></a></p>
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