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Thursday, August 25, 2011
Bar Refaeli -- Greece'd Up Bikini Pix
Bar Refaeli went to Greece ... put on a tiny bikini ... and once again forced Leonardo DiCaprio to question his life decisions.
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Shaquille O'Neal -- Just Call Him THE BIG DIRECTOR
Shaquille O'Neal is giving the movie biz another shot -- yes, even after "Kazaam" and "Steel" -- and this time he wants to be a director! Shaq is about to complete the Filmmaking Conservatory at the New York Film Academy 's branch at Universal Studios…
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Matt Hardy -- OUT of TNA Following DWI Arrest
Matt Hardy 's arrest today in North Carolina has had immediate repercussions -- he's been DROPPED from TNA. A rep for TNA tells TMZ, "TNA today released Impact Wrestling star Matt Hardy from its roster. Hardy was already under suspension from the…
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J.Lo & Marc Anthony -- REUNITED in Red Convertible
Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony 's separation has taken a back seat. Nearly a month after the couple split, the two singers were spotted basking in the Long Island sun near Sagg Main Beach in Southampton ... inside a red Mustang convertible. No…
'Antiques Roadshow' Breaks Appraisal Record
A guy who showed up to an " Antiques Roadshow " event in Tulsa, OK with a set of cups got some pretty AMAZING news ... they're worth over $1,000,000!!!!! A rep for the show says the collection of five Chinese carved rhinoceros horn cups was valued…
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Kings of Leon -- Rescheduling Texas Concerts
The band Kings of Leon has not only scheduled a make-up concert for their Houston show that was canceled completely last night, but they are also going back to Dallas to make up the show that ended abruptly on Friday ... TMZ has learned. KOL will play…
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Will Smith & Jada Pinkett- Smith Deny Split Rumors
Will Smith & Jada Pinkett- Smith Deny Split Rumors
Will Smith has dismissed reports suggesting that he and wife Jada Pinkett Smith are separating, insisting that his marriage is “intact”. In Touch Weekly reported [...]
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?Jimmy Kimmel Live? Star ?Uncle Frank? Potenza Dead At 77 (Photos/Video)
“Jimmy Kimmel Live” Star “Uncle Frank” Potenza Dead At 77 (Photos/Video)
“Uncle Frank” Potenza, the former cop who was a favorite on his nephew’s talk show “Jimmy Kimmel Live”, died early this morning at age 77. [...]
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Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Anne Hathaway Talks Pressures Of Adapting 'One Day'
Actress tells MTV News she saw people reading book all over London during filming.
By Terri Schwartz, with reporting by Josh Horowitz
Jim Sturgess and Anne Hathaway in "One Day"
Photo: Giles Keyte
Anne Hathaway knows you have your doubts about her, but she's ready to impress you with "One Day."
The actress is no stranger to adapting well-loved literature to the big screen, having starred in "The Princess Diaries" and "Brokeback Mountain." But having to speak in an English accent and co-helm a romance novel that fans were so protective of certainly put the pressure on when she was filming "One Day."
Fortunately, the response from fans has been positive so far. MTV News caught up with Hathaway and her co-star Jim Sturgess recently, and "The Dark Knight Rises" actress said that people have received her performance in the flick positively.
"I've had people come up to me who have seen it actually and they say, 'I didn't think you could pull it off.' And people feel inclined to tell me that they really had no faith in me whatsoever," she said with a laugh. "So far, it's ended with a, 'But you surprised me, and I really enjoyed your performance.' But I'm just waiting for that person to come up and say, 'Well I knew you couldn't do it.' "
She added that the pressure was amplified by the fact that when she and Sturgess were filming in London, Hathaway saw people all across the city reading the book. The cover of the novel's U.K. edition is orange, and Hathaway said it would freak her out to see "One Day" so prominently featured in every bookstore she walked into.
"At night, it kind of lights the streets of London," Sturgess joked.
People who want to walk into "One Day" spoiler-free might not be too psyched to hear that both Hathaway and Sturgess say they prefer "ill-fated, tear-inducing" romantic films as opposed to ones that end happily ever after. That news certainly doesn't bode well for the love story between their onscreen characters.
While Sturgess said he feels that way because he's "just cynical," Hathaway explained that she feels tragic romantic stories stay with a person longer.
"If something's happily ever after, yay, you're happy for them, but what else do you feel about it? When something rips your guts out, you're more inclined to remember it," she explained.
Check out everything we've got on "One Day."
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Warrant Pays Tribute to the Late Jani Lane
Warrant dedicated their concert in North Dakota last night to Jani Lane -- punctuated by a performance of their classic song "Heaven" ... which was written by Lane and was actually their most commercially successful single. Lane passed away on Thursday…
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'OC Housewife' RIPS Tabloid -- I'm NOT Going Broke!
Alexis Bellino from " Real Housewives of Orange County " is out for justice -- threatening a legal FIRESTORM ... after a tabloid rag claimed she was going broke. It's all over an issue of In Touch Weekly that came out earlier this month -- the cover of…
'Avengers' Star Scarlett Johansson Praises 'Fanboy' Joss Whedon
Actress tells MTV News she thinks director of next year's ensemble flick will 'protect the franchise.'
By Terri Schwartz, with reporting by Kara Warner
Scarlett Johansson at the D23 Expo
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While we have yet to see anywhere near enough "Avengers" footage to get a sense of what direction Joss Whedon is taking the ensemble superhero flick, if leading lady Scarlett Johansson is to be believed, it will be unlike any of the previous Marvel films.
The cast of "The Avengers" assembled at Disney's D23 Expo in Anaheim, California, on Saturday to unveil new scenes from the comic book movie, and after a panel presentation, MTV News caught up with Johansson and co-star Jeremy Renner. The actress explained how Whedon has set himself apart from the series' previous directors.
"Joss is a fanboy," Johansson said with a chuckle. "I think that Joss is going to protect the franchise by staying true to the characters' integrity."
The "Iron Man 2" star had only worked with Jon Favreau on that Marvel film, but that experience was enough to underscore for her that Whedon is taking a unique approach to "The Avengers."
"I think Jon Favreau is such a different director from Joss Whedon," Johansson added. "The flavor is different, their fingerprints are different; they just have a different way of storytelling — same with Ken Branagh."
"Avengers" castmembers have remained mostly mum about the movie's story line, talking primarily only about the tease revealed at the end of "Captain America: The First Avenger." But over the weekend at D23, two new scenes were revealed. Still, when asked about her favorite scene to shoot, Johansson said it was the big ensemble sequence seen in that first "Avengers" teaser.
"I do think one of my favorite moments is when we all assembled together. That was kind of amazing, when all of us were there," she said. "It's extremely surreal. It's strange."
"Thor" leading man Chris Hemsworth had the same pick as Johansson when we spoke to him at D23. "One of our first days was the whole assembly. That was pretty crazy," he said. "Not only meeting Robert Downey and Scarlett and whatever, but it was meeting Iron Man and Black Widow and the Hulk. It's exciting."
Check out everything we've got on "The Avengers."
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Viola Davis Circling New HBO Drama Series
Jay A. Fernandez Sundance breakout Dee Rees is writing with Margaret Nagle.
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Ex-Queens of the Stone Age Guy CHARGED After S.W.A.T. Standoff
Former Queens of the Stone Age bassist Nick Oliveri has been charged with four felonies after a tense standoff with a S.W.A.T. team in L.A. last month -- and now faces up to 15 years in prison. As we previously reported, Oliveri was arrested on July…
Adam Sandler: I Did NOT Dine and Dash!
Adam Sandler is being accused of stiffing a small Massachusetts restaurant, but it looks to us like the restaurant owner is a publicity hound. Here's the low down. Adam is filming a movie in Peabody, MA. Last month, Adam's company, Happy…
Monday, August 22, 2011
'Fright Night': How The Original Can Inform The Remake
There can only be one original, but that never stopped Hollywood from trying to remake our favorite films. No other genre seems as bloated with remakes as horror, but not every retelling is a terrible thing. "Lars and the Real Girl" director Craig Gillespie will show us what he can do with Tom Holland's 1985 [...]
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Michael Jackson Estate Threatens Legal Action Over Tribute Concert
'Michael Forever' concert rescinds invitation for Kiss to perform following complaints from estate and fans.
By Gil Kaufman
Michael Jackson in the video for "Hold My Hand"
Photo: Sony Music Entertainment
Several weeks after announcing their intention to celebrate the life of Michael Jackson with an all-star concert called "Michael Jackson Forever," the initial lineup for the October 8 show at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Wales, was revealed last week.
According to promoters, the Michael Forever show is slated to feature such stars as Christina Aguilera, Cee Lo Green and Motown legend Smokey Robinson, in addition to less globally popular talents, including Alexandra Burke, Pixie Lott, Leona Lewis, JLS, Craig David, Alien Ant Farm and a pair of Jackson-related groups, 3T and the Jackson Brothers.
The one thing the event does not have, however, is the approval of Jackson's powerful estate, which had kept silent about the show put together by parents Joseph and Katherine Jackson, along with siblings Jackie, Tito, Marlon, LaToya and Rebbie. Brothers Jermaine and Randy have not been involved in the plans and have publicly objected to the event because it falls in the middle of the involuntary manslaughter trial of Jackson's doctor, Conrad Murray.
On Tuesday (August 16) a spokesperson for the estate — which has handled all of Jackson's affairs since his 2009 death — confirmed that estate lawyer Howard Weitzman sent a letter to concert organizers last week raising some pointed questions about the show.
"I represent the Executors of the Estate of Michael Jackson. As the legal caretakers of Michael's intellectual property, we believe it is our duty to contact you directly regarding the growing number of questions that have been addressed to the Estate, as well as multiple concerns that have emerged in recent days," reads the letter.
After reminding organizers that the estate is the only entity that can sign off on the use of Jackson's image or his intellectual property — the concert's website is careful not to feature any images of the singer or samples of his music — the letter said the estate was "especially disappointed" by the announcement on Monday that greasepaint rockers Kiss have been added to the bill.
Specifically, the beef was that outspoken Kiss bassist Gene Simmons has made a number of disparaging comments about Jackson in the past. "It was extraordinarily embarrassing when no sooner had you announced this 'news' that [Simmons] would participate in your concert that TMZ posted an item noting that Mr. Simmons called Michael Jackson ... a child molester, notwithstanding the fact that Michael was acquitted by a jury," read the letter.
Jackson fansite MJ4Justice was flooded with negative comments about the addition of Kiss, announced on Monday by Katherine Jackson on CNN, and has called for a boycott of the show. The concert's Facebook page has also been inundated with concerns over the booking of Kiss.
And the complaints worked. On Tuesday, the concert's promoter, Global Live Events, canceled Kiss' "invitation" to appear in the show. "We have listened to Michael's fans and are grateful to have been alerted to these unfortunate statements by Gene Simmons," CEO Chris Hunt said in a statement. "Under the circumstances we fully agree that even though Kiss is a band Michael admired we have no choice but to rescind our invitation to them to appear in our tribute concert. We offer our sincerest apologies to Mrs. Jackson and the family for this oversight — our primary concern must be to do justice to Michael's memory, and to put on a tribute that the family and the fans will find suitable and fit for a King, our King of Pop."
The estate also expressed concerns about the promotion of the concert as a charity event, noting that it is using Jackson's "good name" to promote contributions, when the charitable element of the show is voluntary. "It appears from your interviews and from your website that none of the (approximately $90-$390) per person ticket price is committed to charitable causes," the letter states. The estate asked for clarity on to whom the charitable contributions are going , as well as an explanation of the small type clause that says that refunds will not be offered if "50% or more of the number of contracted artists attend and perform."
A spokesperson for the concert had not returned requests for comment about the donations at press time. Tickets are being distributed in lottery fashion, with fans asked to register for the chance to buy them in order to, "avoid the usual frantic rush and confusion when tickets for big events go on sale," according to the concert's website.
"Michael Jackson always made sure his fans were treated to concert experiences so spectacular that they would remember the evening for the rest of their lives," lawyer Weitzman concluded. "He always treated his fans with the utmost respect. In light of the questions raised above and the confusion surrounding this 'event,' we are extremely concerned about Michael's legacy, his fans and the public-at-large." The letter asks promoter Global Live to address those concerns and those of the singer's fans as soon as possible.
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Ryan Reynolds & Sandra Bullock On Vacation, Take a Hike in Wyoming
Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds hooked up ... for a friendly hike in the Wyoming wilderness -- along with Sandy's adorable son Louis Bardo . Ryan carried Louis in a backpack during the nature walk through Grand Teton National Park last weekend. The…
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Game 'Putting On Boxing Gloves,' Producer Mars Says
The R.E.D. Album follow-up 'coming along crazy,' 1500 or Nothin' producer tells Mixtape Daily.
By Alvin Blanco
La Mar "Mars" Edwards
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Behind the Beats: Mars
Don't let his relatively young age fool you: La Mar "Mars" Edwards is already an accomplished production veteran at only 26 years old. The California native's production discography includes placements with A-list clients like Kanye West, Snoop Dogg and Chris Brown, to name a few.
Mars and some fellow church musicians started a band and officially formed 1500 or Nothin', now a conglomerate of sought-after songwriters and producers, shortly after high school. Mars linked up with T.I., who was looking to work on his own production craft, around 2004.
"We had the same attorney," Mars told Mixtape Daily about T.I. "Tip always did beats, but he didn't have time to do it while he's rapping and doing business stuff, so he talked to my attorney about finding somebody that could help him form a company and produce with him as well as somebody he could learn from and possibly teach some things to. It was a no brainer for my attorney.
"I got out there [to Atlanta] on the next plane smoking that day. Ever since then, he treated me like a brother," Mars continued. "He'll call me to talk about life. It's more to it than me being his production partner and having Smash Factory."
T.I. and Mars, along with Lil C, formed the Smash Factory in 2005. The production team has since hooked up tracks including Nelly's "She's So Fly" and T.I.'s "I Can't Help It." While Tip has been incarcerated, Mars has asserted himself, most recently by earning an executive producer credit, alongside the likes of Dr. Dre, on Game's just-released The R.E.D. Album.
Although he produced a good chunk of the album — including the Tyler, the Creator- and Lil Wayne-assisted "Martians vs. Goblins" and "California Dream" — he was still surprised about the distinction.
Mars said the Compton rapper granted him the executive producer nod because "[Game] seeing that it wasn't about trying to get however many songs or just going up there and sending beats and just leave like other producers would." "I just wanted to be there every day to make sure there's input," he added. "Even if it was songs I didn't produce, I made sure I was vocal about it. He respected different things I would suggest."
Mars continued, "We'd been working on The R.E.D. Album for three years. Just seeing my name on the credits right when you open the album, that was pretty exciting. As well as being in good company with Pharrell and Game and Dre, that's the icing on the cake. Especially being a producer, growing up listening to their sounds and them being a big influence on my production."
As for his upcoming projects, Mars didn't offer any details on the new Will Smith album he and 1500 or Nothin' are reportedly creating. He did mention working on a 1500 or Nothin' compilation album, on Snoop Dogg's daughter's album and on Game's next album.
"Me and Game was in the studio yesterday," Mars revealed. "We did two songs. That's coming along crazy. We're going to have no features: It's just him rapping. No name dropping, no little things people say is cliché about Game. It's just putting on the boxing gloves and going for what we know."
For other artists featured in Mixtape Daily, check out Mixtape Daily Headlines.
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Zooey, Rashida or Elizabeth: Who'd You Rather?
Zooey Deschanel , Rashida Jones and Elizabeth Banks made nice at the premiere of their film " Our Idiot Brother " in L.A. on Tuesday. Question is ...
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Barry Bonds -- A Cut Above the Rest
Barry Bonds flashed photogs the "thumbs up" sign today in Marina Del Rey after his morning bicycle ride ... but judging from the cuts on hand and arm, he's a little less than 100%. That's strange ... he was almost never injured during his playing days.
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Jay-Z, Kanye Get To Work In Watch The Throne Studio Pics
Beyoncé and Pharrell Williams also appear in photos from the recording sessions.
By Alvin Blanco
Jay-Z recording <i>Watch The Throne</i>
Photo: Life + Times
Having one of the year's most anticipated albums means fans will eat up any morsel of new info they can get their hands on about its release. Via his Life + Times website, instead of an audio sneak peek, Jay-Z has revealed a visual look into the creation of Watch the Throne in the form of more than 20 photos taken during the recording of his collaborative album with Kanye West.
In the pictures, besides Yeezy and Hova, a number of celebrities are seen milling about as the two hip-hop stars were going about creating their album. Some of the familiar faces include rapper/producer Pharrell Williams and Jay-Z's wife, Beyoncé.
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In one particular photo, Kanye is seen looking down at a yellow pad that appears to have a track list for the album. Earlier this week, the official Watch the Throne track list was also revealed on Jigga's site.
Watch the Throne was recorded across a few continents, including Europe and Australia. At least some of the photos were taken in New York City's Mercer Hotel, where parts of the album were recorded and where Jay-Z held an exclusive listening session of the album last week for select media, including MTV News. During the same session, Jay also confirmed that part of the album was recorded at NYC's Tribeca Grand Hotel.
At the listening event, Jay-Z spoke about being in awe of the people who gathered around the room he was sitting in, much like the assembled journalists, while he and Kanye were creating songs. Some of the notables he remembered stopping by off the top of his head included Academy Award winner Russell Crowe, Givenchy creative director Riccardo Tisci, who designed the album-cover artwork, and heralded fashion designer Phoebe Philo.
Although the release date is still unconfirmed, Watch the Throne appears to be set to drop August 2.
What do you think of the studio pictures? Let us know in the comments!
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Michael Jackson Doctor's Trial Delayed
Judge pushes start of Conrad Murray's trial back to May.
By Gil Kaufman
Conrad Murray
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LOS ANGELES — Though Conrad Murray's lawyers had been pressing for a speedy trial, a judge in the involuntary manslaughter case against Michael Jackson's doctor ruled on Wednesday to delay opening statements in the proceedings until May.
The Associated Press reported that Murray's attorneys consented to the postponement after they discussed the matter with prosecutors and both agreed they could be ready for trial by May 9.
According to a transcript from the closed-door session, though opening statements will not begin for several months, Murray told Superior Court Judge Michael Pastor that he did not want to forfeit his right to a quick trial, but agreed to the delay if screening of prospective jurors begins as scheduled on March 24.
"It is only acceptable to me if this is not strung along over a long period of time," Murray told the justice. "I don't want to lose my constitutional right to speedy trial." Murray — who has pleaded not guilty to the charges — reportedly has been in favor of having the proceedings begin as soon as possible because he is facing financial troubles, but he said he understands that the delay is necessary to allow both sides to prepare for the trial.
Pastor consented because he said he didn't want to lose a jury pool, and believed a month-long delay might let potential jurors shuffle their schedules for the case, which could take up to two months to decide. The judge has reportedly clashed with Murray's defense team in recent weeks, pressing them for answers about why they had not turned over more witness notes and other potential evidence to prosecutors in the run-up to the trial.
Cardiologist Murray was hired to be Jackson's personal physician while the King of Pop prepared for his planned 50-date comeback series of shows at London's O2 arena in the summer of 2009. The doctor told police that he provided the then-50-year-old Jackson with sedatives and the surgical anesthetic propofol in order to combat the singer's chronic insomnia. He said he did so on the morning of June 25, 2009, when Jackson died of what a coroner deemed acute propofol poisoning.
Murray's lawyers reportedly plan to argue that Jackson was already in weak health before he died, that it's unfair to blame propofol for his passing and that, if the anesthetic was to blame, the pop superstar may have given himself the fatal dose by drinking the drug in a panic.
A status hearing in the case has been set for this Wednesday.
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Sunday, August 21, 2011
Will '(Drop Dead) Beautiful' Be Britney Spears' Next Single?
Spears' collaborator Sabi weighs in on whether her song with Spears will be the next Femme Fatale single.
By Jocelyn Vena
Britney Spears
Photo: MTV News & Docs
Britney Spears flirted with fans on "Hold It Against Me," threw a party with "Till the World Ends" and got a bit cheeky on "I Wanna Go." Now the singer is wondering what her fourth Femme Fatale single should be. She even recently posted a poll on her Facebook page pondering whether her next single should be "Criminal," "Inside Out" or "(Drop Dead) Beautiful."
The Internet has been abuzz about what that next single could be, and Spears' "(Drop Dead) Beautiful" collaborator Sabi says that she's just as anxious to find out what the decision is as well. "I don't know, I don't know, it's all up in the air," she explained to us backstage at the Femme Fatale Tour. "Nothing is for sure yet. We'll see. It would be really nice if that were the next single. The crowd seems to really love it when we do it in the set. That's kind of like how we've been checking it out."
The videos off Femme Fatale have been as unique as the singles selected, with Spears playing a resurrected pop star ("HIAM"), a sweaty party queen ("Till the World Ends") and a paparazzi-stalked pop star ("I Wanna Go"). Sabi said she would love for the "(Drop Dead) Beautiful" video to mirror the setup she and Brit use during their tour performances of the song.
"What we do onstage is very Egyptian, Middle Eastern-like feel and a lot of vanity kind of stuff," she said of the performance, which features lots of mirrors and sparkles. "So I would just imagine what we kind of did for the green screen, where there's mirrors and there's boys that are like oiled up ... I would imagine us in goddess-looking outfits and us looking vain," she added.
Do you think "(Drop Dead) Beautiful" should be Brit's next single? Tell us in the comments!
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MTV News asks pop-music experts to weigh in on the likelihood of a joint album between pop divas, à la Jay and Kanye.
By Jocelyn Vena
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With so much talk about the epic matchup of Jay-Z and Kanye West on the just-released Watch the Throne, we wondered whether something similar could ever exist in the pop world. Sure, the New Kids on the Block and the Backstreet Boys managed to rekindle our love of boy bands with their joint tour this summer, but could two pop divas get together and drop an album in the way Hova and Yeezy have?
There have been hints of Throne-like pop collabos over the past decade thanks to ladies like Madonna and Britney Spears, and Lady Gaga and Beyoncé, but nothing as extensive as a full-length album like WTT. So, could something like that ever happen?
Well, it would take the right combination of factors.
Us Weekly Senior Music Editor Ian Drew noted that history is important. "You've got to understand that the reason this is happening is because this is a very, very long friendship — they're like brothers," Drew said of Jay and Kanye. "We've gotten tastes of this all along. This is a deep personal friendship and a labor of love between two people. I think that needs to exist first."
Perez Hilton, however, said it doesn't have to be that deep. But there does have to be a certain something between the two artists to make it work.
"I don't know if there has to be a friendship, but there definitely has to be a mutual respect, admiration and history of kind words for each other," the entertainment blogger said. "It needs to make sense and it needs to happen at the right time in their careers."
Kyle Anderson, a staff writer at Entertainment Weekly, said the only obstacle to a pop version of WTT would be the logistics of getting two pop stars, like Britney and Gaga for example, in the same place at the same time.
"Hip-hop lends itself more to collaboration because it's part of the culture," Anderson said. "Jay and Kanye have known each other for quite a while. They've had a friendship that is both professional and personal," he added. "[Pop stars'] camps would also cause a weird logistical problem ... there's so many elements" needed to make this happen.
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So, who would Perez like to see try their hand at a joint album? "Someone like a Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera could probably do something like that together because they're well into their careers and that collaboration would make sense," he said. "You can't just throw any two people together. Another collaboration like Beyoncé and Lady Gaga would make sense, but I don't think that Gaga is at a point in her career yet where she would want [to]."
Like Perez, Anderson thinks a Gaga/Beyoncé album is the most likely pairing. Why? "Their aesthetics sort of mesh, they both kind of work, so I would be very interested to hear that," he said. "I think they could really put a concept together. To them, it's a two-person planet and they're the only two people on it."
Which pop stars would you like to see team up for a joint album? Share your wish list in the comments!
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New Movie INFURIATES Friends of REAL Bomb Victim
Jesse Eisenberg 's new movie about a pizza delivery boy who's abducted, outfitted with a bomb, and forced to rob a bank ... is PISSING OFF friends of a man who was killed under VERY similar circumstances ... TMZ has learned. The movie -- " 30 Minutes or…
John Mayer -- I Wanna Be Like Depp
Not content with his own image anymore, adult contemporary singer John Mayer did his best Johnny Depp impersonation as he left a medical building in Beverly Hills on Thursday. Your body is ... Alice in Wonderland?
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John Mayer -- I Wanna Be Like Depp
Not content with his own image anymore, adult contemporary singer John Mayer did his best Johnny Depp impersonation as he left a medical building in Beverly Hills on Thursday. Your body is ... Alice in Wonderland?
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Soulja Boy -- Accused of $55 Million Lie About Private Jet
Soulja Boy -- along with several members of his inner circle -- perpetuated a lie about purchasing a $55 million G5 jet ... at least that's what a spokesperson for Soulja is now saying. Earlier this week, TMZ spoke with Soulja, a member of his…
Lady Gaga And Bette Midler: A Real Mermaid Weighs In!
MTV News goes straight to the source to discuss recent pop-culture mermaid trends and beefs.
By Jocelyn Vena
Lady Gaga
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Beyoncé declared her love for mermaids during her MTV special "The Year of 4," while Katy Perry, Lady Gaga and Bette Midler have all dressed up like the mythical sea creatures onstage or in videos. Madonna has surrounded herself with mermen during a past tour, and mermaids also show up in "Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides" and in several new novels, including a forthcoming book by "Twilight" author Stephenie Meyer.
Weeki Wachee Springs State Park in Florida is famous for its mermaid shows, so MTV News decided to go right to the source and get a real-deal mermaid on the phone. It's no surprise that "mermaid" Carli Goodworth told us it's officially the Year of the Mermaid.
"It used to be really popular, like, 60 years ago and everybody was all about mermaids, and now today, it's coming back again," Goodworth told MTV News. "The stars are starting to use it, and the people from outside are loving it, and hopefully it'll draw more people to our attraction as well."
So why are pop stars taking on mermaid alter egos? Goodworth said the public persona of mermaids has shifted from the cute and cuddly Disney version to the more accurate version of mermaids who are mysterious, dangerous and sexy.
And the mermaid trend hasn't been free from controversy: There has already been beef between fans of Katy Perry and Lady Gaga, accusing the pop stars of lifting the idea, and then between Lady Gaga and Bette Midler, who did the mermaid-in-a-wheelchair routine decades before Gaga did.
"It's becoming so popular," Goodworth laughed about the mermaid beefs. "I think it's awesome. We're used to the few people around here, because we are known as the mermaid country, and it's neat to see all these other people battling it out to be the only mermaid. It's just different."
Being that Goodworth has performed as a mermaid for quite some time now, she's happy to see other people getting excited about it. "We love mermaids, so it's fun to see other people doing stuff with mermaids besides us," she said, adding her advice: "Be creative, do your own thing, really do your research."
What do you think about the pop-culture mermaid trend? Let us know in the comments!
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Saturday, August 20, 2011
'Scrubs' Hospital Damaged in Fire
The hospital made famous on " Scrubs " nearly suffered the same fate as the sitcom ... when flames ripped through the North Hollywood Medical Center -- but unlike the show the building was saved. According to the Los Angeles Fire Department, the blaze at…
Beyonce Shares Her Love For Frank Ocean, Kanye West
B shares how Jay-Z and his collaborators influenced her chart-topping 4.
By Jocelyn Vena
Beyoncé in <i>Complex</i> magazine
Photo: Thierry Le Gouès/ Complex
Beyoncé has said that she was "inspired by every type of genre" of music while making 4. But in a recent interview, she spoke in detail about how husband Jay-Z and other hip-hop artists became sonic touchstones while she recorded her fourth solo album.
"Jay had a CD playing in the car one Sunday when we were driving to Brooklyn," she tells Complex about hearing Odd Future's Frank Ocean, who co-wrote the 4 track "I Miss You." "I noticed his tone, his arrangements, and his storytelling. I immediately reached out to him — literally the next morning. I asked him to fly to New York and work on my record."
She also chose to work with Kanye West (who eventually produced "Party") after she heard "Runaway," which she admits, made her cry. "The fact that he's belting out his pain, his confusion, and his anger, with no pre-written lyrics, was so moving," she explained of her husband's frequent collaborator. "He's singing his heart out for five minutes. He is so vulnerable. I love when an artist can be so honest."
Of course, B acknowledged the direct influence of Jay's own work too. "Jay's music is more than music. His lyrics have fathered generations," she told the magazine. "All that he has overcome gives millions so much hope. There are moments when I see his lips moving, and I can see lyrics floating above his head, and I think, 'Wow! How did I get so lucky to be able to witness this level of genius so closely?' "
Beyoncé released her album in a season dominated by strong female voices, but she doesn't want any part in conversations that pit her against other divas.
"There is room on this earth for many queens," she said. "I have an authentic, God-given talent, drive and longevity that will always separate me from everyone else. I've been fortunate to accomplish things that the younger generation of queens dream of accomplishing. I have no desire for anyone else's throne. I am very comfortable in the throne I've been building for the past 15 years.
"I just want my legacy to be great music," she later added. "Someone who was a risk taker and someone who had songs that struck conversation and emotion."
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Lady Gaga Explains Mermaid Sex In 'Yoü And I' Video
'Well, that's actually part of what the metaphor is — you can't,' Gaga responds to a fan's question about how a mermaid has sex.
By Jocelyn Vena, with reporting by Sway Calloway
Lady Gaga on "MTV First: Lady Gaga"
Photo: Scott Gries / Picture Group
Lady Gaga packs a lot of visual punch into her "Yoü and I" video. She plays the piano, she plays a man named Jo Calderone, she furiously dances in a cornfield and a barn, and she even goes under some unusual procedures. The jarringly beautiful images include Gaga being transformed into many types of creatures by her mad scientist lover, including a mermaid called Yuyi.
Yuyi and the scientist don't just hang out together in his barnyard lab, they also get it on. The scene is borderline NSFW and includes Yuyi's and the scientist's bodies gyrating in rhythm with one another. That being said, is it even possible for a man and mermaid to, you know, have sex with one another?
"Well, that's actually part of what the metaphor is — you can't," Gaga told an inquiring fan during her "MTV First: Lady Gaga" special on Thursday night, when she not only debuted the video on TV for the first time, but also revealed that she's going to open the 2011 Video Music Awards on August 28, where she's up for four nominations.
"Sometimes in love, you can't make it work," she continued about that particular scene. "No matter what you do, there's this giant boundary between you and someone else. So that's what it's about, perceiving in your imagination that there's something magical inside of you that you can make it work."
It's a real-life former love that has left an indelible mark on Gaga's creative spirit, and she says that this video perfectly captures that. "For me, it was all about capturing the true spirit of the song, which is when you're in love, you'll be willing to walk and do the craziest and most inconvenient things you can possibly imagine," she added. "The video is quite complex in the way that the story is told, and it's meant to be slightly linear and slightly twisted and confusing, which is the way that love is."
The 28th annual MTV Video Music Awards will air live on Sunday, August 28, from the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles at 9 p.m. ET/PT. See the list of nominees, revisit last year's highlights and vote for your favorites in the general categories by visiting VMA.MTV.com.
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Katy Perry Closing In On Michael Jackson's #1 Singles Record
If 'Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)' tops Hot 100, Perry's Teenage Dream will tie MJ's mark of five #1s from a single album.
By James Montgomery
Katy Perry
Photo: John Parra/ WireImage
Katy Perry's unstoppable Teenage Dream album continues to churn out hits ... and now, it might just make history too.
If Dream's fifth single, the just-released "Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)", continues its climb to the top of the Billboard Hot 100 (it currently sits at #4, jumping 27 spots from last week), Perry will not only become the first female artist to ever have five #1 songs off one album, she'll be the first artist of any gender to accomplish the feat since Michael Jackson had five chart-topping singles off his Bad album in 1987 and 1988.
Perry's previous #1s from the Dream album are, of course, "California Gurls," "Teenage Dream," "Firework" and "E.T." Jackson's five #1s from the Bad album are "I Just Can't Stop Loving You," "Bad," "The Way You Make Me Feel," "Man in the Mirror" and "Dirty Diana."
Perry has already shattered the Hot 100 record for most consecutive weeks with a single inside the Top 10 (48, a number previously held by Swedish popmeisters Ace of Base), then kept that momentum going by spending an entire year in the chart's upper echelon. More incredibly, that streak is still active, as two of Perry's singles — "T.G.I.F." and "E.T." — sit at numbers 4 and 5, respectively.
What's more, "T.G.I.F" currently sits atop the Billboard Digital Songs chart, and may soon be her sixth single to pass the 4 million mark in digital sales, joining "E.T.," "California Gurls," "Firework," and from her One of the Boys album, "Hot N Cold" and "I Kissed a Girl." No other artist has even had four songs pass the 4 million download mark ... Perry's closest competitors in that regard are Lady Gaga and Rihanna, both of whom have had three 4 million-sellers.
What do you think of Katy Perry's chart streak? Sound off in the comments!
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Mariska Hargitay -- Special Swimsuit Unit
Wearing a form-fitting green one-piece bathing suit, " Law & Order: SVU " star Mariska Hargitay cooled off in the Hamptons on Wednesday. Life's a beach for Detective Benson.
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'Two and a Half Men' -- The Secret 'Charlie Harper' Funeral PHOTOS!
The stage is finally set for Charlie Harper 's funeral on " Two and a Half Men " ... which features a tribute to the iconic WARDROBE Charlie Sheen made famous on the show -- and TMZ has the pics! Harper's trademark bowling shirt and shorts hang at the…
UFC Champ Rashad Evans Flashes a CAST!! Gets Pins to Repair Injured Thumb
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Friday, August 19, 2011
Smurfette: Good Genes or Good Docs?
Here's Smurfette back when the animated TV series "The Smurfs" debuted in 1981 ( left ) -- and 30-years-later, the ageless blue diva in the feature film " The Smurfs in 3D " ( right ). La la la-la la la.
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Britney Spears Enlists Joe Jonas For European Tour
'It's so funny to think I had [her poster] on my wall and here I am about to perform with her,' Jonas told People.
By Jocelyn Vena
Britney Spears and Joe Jonas
Photo: Kevin Mazur/ WireImage
Britney Spears might be the Femme Fatale, but that doesn't mean she can't share the stage with a guy too. After announcing he'd be opening up for Spears at her tour stop in New Jersey, Joe Jonas announced Thursday (August 4) that he'd also be her opening act for stops in Europe.
People reports that the singer — who drops his first-ever solo album, Fast Life, in October — will be on hand for nine dates, including stops in Sweden, Germany, the Netherlands, France, Ireland and the United Kingdom. Spears heads to Europe in September after she wraps up the North American leg of her tour August 25. Her European leg ends in November before she heads to South America for a handful of dates.
"I'm really looking forward to being part of this," Jonas said of the jaunt. "It's a dream come true." He added that the warm-up gig will be an expanded version of smaller shows he's been playing these past few months in places like Chicago and New York. "I'll be playing more music than I have the past few times I've performed live so far. It's going to be really fun to perform some of my music from the album."
Jonas met Spears a few years back at the VMAs and said "she's a very sweet lady" and that, as a kid, he had a bit of a crush on the singer. "She was the first girl I ever had a poster on my wall of, and her album was the first CD I ever bought," he said. "It's so funny to think I had that on my wall and here I am about to perform with her."
Jonas recently wrapped up the music video for "Just in Love With You," which he filmed in Paris. It serves as the follow-up single to "See No More." Fast Life hits stores October 11.
Are you excited Joe is joining Britney on tour? Let us know in the comments!
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