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| Aubrey O'Day's Former 'Making The Band' Co-Stars Talk About Her <i>Playboy</i> Shoot Posted: 29 Jan 2009 11:14 PM PST Day26 have 'much love' for Aubrey's decision, while ex-Danity Kane bandmate Dawn Richard 'doesn't know what to say.'
When MTV News caught up with several of Aubrey O'Day's former "Making the Band" castmates, we had to know: What do they think of the ousted Danity Kane member's upcoming Playboy shoot? The responses varied, but they all cracked a smile when the topic came up. The guys of Day26 expressed only love and excitement for O'Day's photo shoot. "I'm going to get that issue," Will Taylor said. "Much love to her. Ain't no hard feelings."
The group's resident prankster, Robert Curry, joked that he had "already seen" the Playboy spread. "I'm just playing!" he laughed. "Big up to Aubrey, and may she be blessed in everything she does. It's sad things ended the way they did, but Aubrey, we still love you. I still love you." "I'm gonna be the first person to pick it up," Brian Angel added. "Tell me when it debuts. Playboy, I support you and Aubrey. I wanna see it!" The only guy apprehensive about responding to the news was Qwanell "Que" Mosley: "Next question!" Meanwhile, Aubrey's former bandmate Dawn Richard was a little more unsure about the whole thing. "Um, congratulations? I don't know what to say to that," Richard told MTV News. "When someone says, 'Yo, she posed for Playboy.' That's great." Richard did find one positive thing to say about the whole endeavor: "I mean, she has a great body, so yay. I can't tell somebody what their career move is. Maybe that's what they wanted their career to be." But just because she's OK with O'Day posing for Playboy doesn't mean she'll be the next former DK member to grace the magazine's pages. "Would I do that right now? My mom would beat me," Richard said. "I don't judge. It's like, whatever. I don't judge people. I'm not going to give it more time than that. I think people give it too much time, actually." Related Videos Related Artists |
| Bret Michaels -- Pennsylvania Native, Arizona Resident -- Gives His Super Bowl Odds Posted: 30 Jan 2009 12:48 AM PST Poison-frontman-turned-'Rock of Love' superstud is torn about which team he's rooting for, but not that torn.
Bret Michaels is in a rather unique position — and it's not the kind you might think ... See, the Poison-frontman-turned-"Rock of Love" superstud grew up in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, and considers himself a "die-hard" Pittsburgh Steelers fan. Yet, for the past four years, he's called Scottsdale, Arizona, home, which means that, when it comes to this Sunday's Super Bowl — which pits his beloved Steelers against the Arizona Cardinals — he's torn, but not that torn. "I go black-and-gold, all the way," Michaels told MTV News on Friday (January 30). "I grew up a member of Lambert's Lunatics [a group of fans who worshipped at the altar of the Steelers' punishing middle linebacker Jack Lambert] in the '70s, and remember all the insanity of the old Three Rivers Stadium. It's truly in my blood. But, I have a place in Scottsdale, and there's no doubt that the Cardinals are my NFC team, too. I've hade some great times out here, and they've got great fans." Having said that, he paused for a second, then added the following caveat: "Now make sure you put this in the article: I would root for the Cardinals if they were playing any team but the Steelers. So this Sunday, it's going to be Steelers all the way. I am a true, die-hard Steelers fan. They are my only team." This is clearly very important to Michaels, who says some of his fondest memories were going to Steelers games in Pittsburgh, watching his dad "getting plastered at tailgate parties" and throwing snowballs at opposing players. He has very, er, fond memories of Pittsburgh — and all of Pennsylvania, for that matter. "Growing up there I had some good times," he said. "I lost my virginity at the Mechanicsburg fish hatchery, so that should tell you the kind of times I'm talking about." Still, his connection to his new home is very strong. "Out here, the weather is beautiful. I mean, it's 70 degrees on Christmas Day, and you can't beat that," Michaels laughed. "Here, the worst thing that can happen to you is that you sweat too much before you can get the air conditioning working in your car. And, you know, I love the women in Pittsburgh. Love them. But desert women ... man, they're smoking hot." But women and weather aside, Michaels can't be swayed from his Steel Curtain loyalties, which is why he's picking the Steelers to beat the Cardinals — 27-24 — in the Super Bowl. He's confident but still a little bit worried. Seems he thinks his team might waltz into the game expecting to roll over the Cards, which is why, as we wrapped up our conversation, he had just one final piece of advice for his beloved black-and-gold. "The Cardinals are a good team — don't take them lightly. So, here's my advice: Go balls-to-the wall, play the Cards hard and do not underestimate them," he said. "Both teams know each other's tendencies, so it's going to come down to which team is stronger. So, please, Steelers, go out there with guns a-blazin'. And that concludes my drunken coach's corner." MTV News will be all over the Super Bowl's music and movie highlights — be sure to check in on Sunday! Related Artists |
| Rick Ross Is Not Impressed With 50 Cent's Dis Track, 'Officer Ricky' Posted: 30 Jan 2009 08:39 AM PST Ross gives 50 '48 hours' to 'come up with another one!'
Rick Ross has heard "Officer Ricky (Go 'Head, Try Me)," 50 Cent's response to his "Mafia Music," and he said he's not impressed. "We all gonna act like we didn't hear that," Ross told Shade45 morning host Angela Yee on Friday morning (January 30). "We gonna give him 48 hours. Time to come up with another one!" On 50's track, which hit the Net Thursday night, the G-Unit star taunts Ross for his history as a correction officer. "Officer Ricky radio for backup/ See your a-- anyway, you know I'm gonna act up," 50 raps. "You wanna play with me when I don't wanna play?/ Have my n---as whip the skin off your a-- in broad day/ Screaming, 'Boss,' n---a , you ain't a boss/ Pu--- n---a, you're lost/ Listen, Officer Ross."
"Officer Ricky" is a response to Ross' own dis track, in which the Miami rapper dived into 50's legal troubles with the mother of his child. Ross wouldn't reveal the reason for the rift between the two rappers, saying "it's not important." 50, however, has been embroiled in a war of words with Ross allies Fat Joe and DJ Khaled for some time now. 50's Web site, Thisis50.com, also posted pictures in the past of Ross in various police uniforms. The Miami rapper explained to Yee that he wanted to talk to 50 Cent during the most recent BET Awards. He said 50's facial expression, however, left him "disappointed" when he spotted him. Ross compared the expression to the look DJ Vlad wore when he was involved in a physical altercation with associates of Ross. After that response from 50, Ross said he decided not to approach the G-Unit head. "When I finally got the opportunity to bump into him, I planned to have words, but he disappointed me, so I kept it moving," Ross said. Ross reiterated at the end of the interview again how shocked he was by 50's response, which he characterized as poor. "I was positive that couldn't be the response," Ross said. Related Videos Related Artists |
| Britney Spears Gets Restraining Orders Against Adnan Ghalib, Sam Lutfi Posted: 30 Jan 2009 06:06 AM PST The duo had allegedly been trying to gain control of the singer's affairs.
Britney Spears has obtained restraining orders against ex-boyfriend Adnan Ghalib and former friend/manager Osama "Sam" Lutfi, according to The Associated Press. Quoting a source close to Spears, the AP reports that the duo had been trying to gain control of the singer's affairs. It was barely a year ago that Lutfi was still Spears' manager, until a restraining order alleged that he had drugged Britney in an attempt to control her. "[He] essentially moved into Britney's home and has purported to take control of her life, home and finances," Britney's father, Jamie — who still retains temporary conservator powers over the singer's person and estate — wrote in the complaint at the time. "Mr. Lutfi has drugged Britney. ... He has cut Britney's home phone line and removed her cell phone chargers. He yells at her. He claims to control everything — Britney's business manager, her attorneys and the security guards at the gate." Meanwhile, Britney rocked the tabloid world when she began dating Ghalib, a paparazzo, around the time of her hospitalization in January 2008. The relationship fell apart shortly after Ghalib began providing his photo agency with exclusive details and photos of their relationship. The exact nature of the new restraining orders was not immediately clear, as a court official told the AP that the documents were behind locked doors in the judge's chambers. Spears and her father had chosen not to renew a temporary restraining order against Lutfi when it expired this past July. "Britney has made clear to everyone that she does not want to be further harassed or contacted in any way by Osama 'Sam' Lutfi," Britney's court-appointed attorney Samuel D. Ingham III said in a statement at the time. "Now or at any time in the future." It was a year ago this weekend that a court placed Britney under co-conservatorship of her father and attorney Andrew Wallete, giving them complete control of her assets, followed by Spears' involuntary psychiatric hold at UCLA Medical Center. Soon after, a restraining order was secured against Lutfi, and in the eyes of some fans, those moves began a year of redemption that would return Britney to her former glory. Related Videos Related Artists |
| Diddy Says Lil' Kim 'Has Every Right' To Be Upset About 'Notorious' Posted: 29 Jan 2009 10:58 PM PST In a video blog, Puff and D-Roc agree that Kim's portrayal in the movie was incomplete.
Lil' Kim has made it known that she's not happy with her portrayal in the Biggie biopic "Notorious." The pint-size rapper said her and Big's relationship was deeper than what was reflected in the film, complaining that the actress who portrays her, Naturi Naughton, was terrible. And she said Biggie's mother, Voletta Wallace, and the late star's wife, Faith Evans, are behind it all. Lil' Cease, Wallace, Evans and the film's writers have refuted Kim's criticisms in various interviews. Evans told MTV News that Kim's badmouthing was "just sad." And though Big's mom told Hip Hop Weekly that Kim should "get a life," she also said she felt "bad" for Kim after seeing the film. Now, however, Diddy and Junior M.A.F.I.A. cohort Damian "D-Roc" Butler have entered the fray to defend Kim. The two spoke up in a video blog on Diddy's YouTube page on Friday morning (January 30). Diddy said Kim called him and asked the Bad Boy CEO to consider how she feels about how she was represented in the film. "The only thing that I can say about the movie ... that was great from their relationship is that he really respected her as an artist, as an MC and was into her like that," Diddy explained. "All the other extra stuff, it was a movie. And Kim will have her chance, her own movie will come out there. Give Kim her chance. Don't believe what you saw in the movie; it wasn't only about that. She was with us, that was our queen. She'll always be the queen. She got every right to feel that way. The movie is really about Big. Don't focus on none of our parts; focus on Big as the man." In "Notorious," Kim's character is shown in several lewd sex scenes with Biggie and also in a physical confrontation with the Bad Boy rapper. D-Roc, who has spoken very little in public about the movie, said the real-life Kim has more depth than her character in the movie does. "She's more than that, and you see that when you meet her," he said. Related Artists |
| Bruce Springsteen Talks Super Bowl, 'We Are One' Performances Posted: 29 Jan 2009 11:59 PM PST 'This is a really busy month, [but] I'm lucky — I don't work, I play,' the Boss tells MTV News.
MTV News intern Lindsay Wallace just happens to be Bruce Springsteen's friend and neighbor. She talked with the Boss about his forthcoming Super Bowl performance and his appearance at the Obama inaugural "We Are One" concert earlier this month. Just days after his latest album, Working on a Dream, hit stores, and just a couple of weeks after his rousing appearance at the "We Are One" concert, Bruce Springsteen is set to play the halftime show at the Super Bowl on Sunday. "This is a really busy month," Springsteen said, "though I'm more than happy with everything going on. I'm lucky — I don't work, I play." And to emphasize that point, he's beginning another world tour in April. Springsteen talked a bit about his version of "The Rising" at "We Are One." "It was truly an experience to be on that stage," he said. "There were people as far as I could see, and the choir behind me sang their hearts out for me. It was a beautiful feeling." (Check out this shot of Bruce from the "We Are One" rehearsals.) Of course, the Super Bowl, given its enormous global audience, is a colossal event as well. While Bruce didn't say which songs he's got in mind for the performance, he's aware of just how much emotion and personal connection his audience brings to his songs. "The thing is, records used to be about telling a story, and that's what I'm great at — and I'm modest about it, too!" he laughed. Anyone who's seen Bruce and the E Street Band in concert knows just how much they bring to those songs during their high-energy, three-plus-hour-long sets — and they're sure to rock just as hard on Sunday. MTV News will be all over the Super Bowl's music and movie highlights — be sure to check in on Sunday! Related Artists |
| Coachella To Be Headlined By Paul McCartney, The Killers, The Cure Posted: 30 Jan 2009 06:56 AM PST Amy Winehouse, Franz Ferdinand, Travis Barker and DJ AM will also play the California festival.
One of winter's annual waiting games is finally over. After days of speculation, false deadlines, more speculation and a totally bogus leaked lineup posted by none other than Ryan Seacrest, the talent roster for the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival was announced early Friday morning (January 30), and it's full of surprises. In keeping with a recent trend of major heritage artists headlining on one night (Prince, Roger Waters), former Beatle Paul McCartney will top the bill for the first night of the 10th annual three-day desert fest (April 17-19) at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California. It is McCartney's first-ever U.S. festival appearance, in support of his recent release under the Fireman moniker, Electric Arguments. The Killers have the top-billing honors on the second night, along with a surprising second headliner, troubled British singer Amy Winehouse, who hasn't played a show in the U.S. in more than a year due to her ongoing struggles with drugs and health issues. The final night is topped by goth rock legends the Cure and reunited shoegazer icons My Bloody Valentine. As always, the wildly eclectic festival will present a wide range of rock, noise, dance and indie acts, including Morrissey to Franz Ferdinand, iconic poet/crooner Leonard Cohen, Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band, mashup DJ Girl Talk, the Ting Tings, the Hold Steady, TV on the Radio, hush rockers Band of Horses and Fleet Foxes, pummeling metalists Mastodon, drum-and-DJ duo Travis Barker and DJ AM (a.k.a. TRAV$DJ-AM), buzzy Glaswegian rockers Glasvegas, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, possibly retiring rapper Lupe Fiasco, hip-hop legends Public Enemy and Swedish dance/trance queen Lykke Li. The full lineup of the festival: April 17: Paul McCartney, Morrissey, Franz Ferdinand, Leonard Cohen, Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band, Beirut, The Black Keys, Girl Talk, Silversun Pickups, the Ting Tings, the Crystal Method, Ghostland Observatory, Crystal Castles, the Airborne Toxic Event, We Are Scientists, N.A.S.A., Patton & Rahzel, M. Ward, the Presets, tThe Hold Steady, A Place to Bury Strangers, Felix da Housecat, Buraka Som Sistema, Ryan Bingham, Bajofondo, Peanut Butter Wolf, Noah & the Whale, White Lies, the Bug, Alberta Cross, Los Campesinos!, Craze & Klever, Molotov, Switch, Gui Boratto, Steve Aoki, the Aggrolites, People Under the Stairs, the Courteeners, Cage the Elephant, Dear and the Headlights. April 18: The Killers, Amy Winehouse, Thievery Corporation, TV on the Radio, Band of Horses, Fleet Foxes, MSTRKRFT, Michael Franti & Spearhead, Atmosphere, Mastodon, TRAV$DJ-AM, Henry Rollins, Crookers, Turbonegro, Hercules and Love Affair, Superchunk, Glasvegas, Dr. Dog, Drive-By Truckers, Booker T & the DBT's, Amanda Palmer, the Bloody Beetroots, Surkin, Para One (Live), Calexico, Liars, Bob Mould Band, Zane Lowe, Electric Touch, Blitzen Trapper, James Morrison, Drop the Lime, Glass Candy, Thenewno2, Gang Gang Dance, Billy Talent, Ida Maria, Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti, Zizek, Cloud Cult, Tinariwen. April 19: The Cure, My Bloody Valentine, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Throbbing Gristle, Lupe Fiasco, Paul Weller, Peter Bjorn and John, X, Antony & the Johnsons, Roni Size, Public Enemy, Jenny Lewis, Groove Armada, Paolo Nutini, Christopher Lawrence, Lykke Li, The Kills, Okkervil River, M.A.N.D.Y., Clipse, Sebastien Tellier, F---ed Up, Perry Farrell, The Horrors, Late of the Pier, K'naan, Junior Boys, Brian Jonestown Massacre, Supermayer, No Age, Vivian Girls, Shepard Fairey, Themselves, Gaslight Anthem, the Knux, Mexican Institute of Sound, the Night Marchers, Marshall Barnes. Tickets for the show go on sale on Friday at 12 p.m. ET, with three-day passes going for $269 and single-day tickets for $99, plus applicable fees. And, for the first time at Coachella, in a nod to the financial struggles affecting many Americans, promoters are offering the option to buy three-day tickets and onsite camping on a payment plan (50 percent down) through February 28. Related Artists |
| Rihanna, Fall Out Boy Kick Off Super Bowl Weekend With Pepsi Smash Show Posted: 30 Jan 2009 07:54 AM PST Lifehouse also perform their new singles at Tampa's Ford Amphitheater.
Just what exactly does Barbadian R&B pop queen Rihanna have to do with the Super Bowl? About as much as Fall Out Boy. Yet there both acts were, playing to a hyped-up crowd on Thursday night at Tampa's Ford Amphitheater for the VH1-broadcast Pepsi Super Bowl Smash show that served as the unofficial kickoff of Super Bowl XLIII weekend. The one-hour special, hosted for the second year by easily excited actor Jerry O'Connell and a series of NFL guests, kicked off with a mini-set from FOB. The band stormed out to play "I Don't Care" with their new signature LED-flickering guitars on a huge stage that featured a massive screen with a seizure-inducing series of black-and-white strobe patterns. The band didn't say much as they plowed into their new single, "America's Suitehearts," during which they were backed by multiple giant red, white and blue images of singer Patrick Stump. At one point, bassist Pete Wentz tossed aside his instrument and leaned out into the crowd to high-five some of the screaming girls down front. Meat-and-potatoes rockers Lifehouse followed with a mid-show set that included their recent singles "First Time" and "Broken." Rihanna closed the broadcast, wearing an all-black outfit that was a mixture of bondage gear and a space-age hockey uniform as she performed a string of her hits. The set opened with a series of images on the big screen giving way to Ri-Ri appearing at the top of a set of stairs wearing thigh-high boots, a black bikini top with a high-waisted bottom and a black overcoat adorned with hanging straps. As she's done often live, she spiked a hard-rocking take on goth pop single "Disturbia" with a bit of the White Stripes' "Seven Nation Army" as flames shot up across the front of the stage. She then dove straight into "Breakin' Dishes" without taking a breath, joined by a pair of backup dancers with legs up to there wearing black leather jackets, red bikini tops and black hot pants that matched Rihanna's. After some more football-related banter from O'Connell, Rihanna closed the show with a slow-grind take through "Rehab" and an amped-up "Shut Up and Drive," which featured a chair dance, lots of funky wah-wah and screaming guitar solos, and graphics of spinning rims and neon speed gauges on the mega screens. Related Photos Related Artists |
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