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- Usher Says 'Papers' Was Recorded Before His Marriage Ended
- Jae Millz Talks Working In The Studio With Lil Wayne
- Nicole Scherzinger Picks Her Favorite 'Dancing With The Stars' Contestant
- Justin Bieber Contest: Win Special Autographed Prize!
- Tommy Lee Joins Deadmau5, Kelis Joins Benny Benassi At Ultra Music Festival
| Usher Says 'Papers' Was Recorded Before His Marriage Ended Posted: 29 Mar 2010 03:51 AM PDT 'Unfortunately, it did become a reality,' he says of the Raymond v. Raymond track.
Usher said his hit song "Papers" was a case of life imitating art, not the other way around. Speaking with MTV News last week, the singer talked about the song that kicked off his Raymond v. Raymond LP on the radio earlier this year. "I think people would have immediately alluded to the fact I was talking about my wife when I made that record — and now my ex-wife," he said. "When the song was recorded, I wasn't divorced. It was some reality in the contrast of trying to make it all work, having to balance a career and having a normal life. Coming in at 6 in the morning and arguing was a reality when you have those type of relationships. I felt that in a way, the story did touch on certain things at the time. I didn't know how realistic it would become. I didn't know I would become divorced. I did know it spoke on the contrast between trying to balance this world of being married and having this responsibility that's like a marriage at the same time. The song spoke to that place. Unfortunately, it did become a reality."
In October, Usher's ex-wife, Tameka Foster, told People magazine that "Papers" was just "entertainment" and "people shouldn't take it literally." "For you, I gave my heart and turned my back against the world/ 'Cause you were my girl, girl, girl," Usher sings on the chorus. "I done damn near lost my mama, I done been through so much drama/ I done turned into the man I never thought I'd be/ I'm ready to sign them papers." The track is produced by Zaytoven and written by Sean Garrett. "Let's say I wrote a record for Usher three or four months ago where I really didn't have any idea of what he was going through personally. I work really hard at creating records I feel that's gonna fit like a glove to an artist," Garrett explained back in June. "Me and Usher have a close relationship; I tend to sort of assist certain artists in giving them a direction, where I think they need to go in their next move. I felt that was the direction we needed to go. I felt that was the question everyone wanted to know: Was [his relationship] good or was it bad? Was it right? Are you happy or you're not?" Raymond v. Raymond drops Tuesday. Are you excited for Usher's new album? Are you surprised that "Papers" was written before Usher's marriage ended? Let us know in the comments! Related Videos Related Artists |
| Jae Millz Talks Working In The Studio With Lil Wayne Posted: 29 Mar 2010 03:51 AM PDT 'On a certain day, he might like a certain beat,' Millz tells Mixtape Daily.
This Week's Main Pick Street King: Jae Millz Holding It Down For: Harlem Mixtape: The Flood Real Spit: Jae Millz knows the method to getting Lil Wayne on tracks. Several days before Weezy started his one-year prison sentence, The Fireman was in the studio with his Young Money signee. While playing beats, Millz, a native of Harlem, put on a track that had a sample of a voice saying "Rikers Island."
"My boy J. Cardim did it," Millz said of the untitled track. "It's a sample of an old reggae record. ... I was gonna do it because I was gonna talk about my homies that's locked up, but that's not powerful enough. It wouldn't have been that much of a record. So with the situation that's up right now, I happened to stumble across the beat. "You gotta catch him on a certain day," Millz added about Wayne. "On a certain day, he might like a certain beat. The sh-- might be hot, depending on his mode. He works off whatever mode he's in." Millz is in assassin mode these days — The Flood is the first of many tapes to come before he drops his official LP. Joints To Check For » "The First 48." " 'First 48' is one of my favorite shows on A&E — it deals with reality," Millz explained. "My mixtape deals with reality, but it's kinda like a show in a way. 'The First 48' is the first 48 bars of my show, my reality. I gave them 48 bars. The first 48 bars off the mixtape." » "Angels." "I had to go in on that," Millz said. "Shout-out to Diddy. I had to go in on this when I heard Ross' verse. I wasn't gonna do it, because to me that's just the 'Where I'm From' beat. No disrespect to Jay-Z, but you know how many times we threw that beat on in a cipher? Or at a radio station, they threw that beat on and I had to go in on that beat? That's a monumental song. But when I heard Ross do it, them first two bars, 'I'm a photographer's dream/ Counting cream as my chain swing.' I was like, 'There are people still out here playing. Here's people in the studio playing, besides the people in my camp.' " For other artists featured in Mixtape Daily, check out Mixtape Daily Headlines. Related Videos Related Artists |
| Nicole Scherzinger Picks Her Favorite 'Dancing With The Stars' Contestant Posted: 29 Mar 2010 03:51 AM PDT 'I fell in love with Cloris Leachman,' Pussycat Dolls frontwoman says of the season-seven dancer.
Nicole Scherzinger is up against a number of celebs this season on "Dancing With the Stars," including Buzz Aldrin, Shannen Doherty and Pamela Anderson. But the celebrity dancer who still stands out as the Pussycat Doll's favorite is the one and only Cloris Leachman, who danced on the show back in season seven.
Scherzinger said she's taking some cues from Leachman during her "DWTS" run. "I fell in love with Cloris Leachman when I saw her on 'Dancing With the Stars,' " she told MTV News. "She did things and had stamina at her age [83] that I don't even know I can do at my age [31]." What impressed the Pussycat Dolls frontwoman about the octogenarian actress? "Just the personality she brought to the performances was so infectious," she said. "I commend her, and I look up to her for that." This season, Scherzinger has her eye on Anderson, who she thinks will bring the most sex appeal to the dance floor. "She is just fierce to me," she said. "I'm scared of her, actually. She is the one. I don't know if I'll be able to take her down, but she's going to be hot and sizzling. She's gonna do her thing. "I will leave the sexy part to Pamela Anderson! Because she's the hottest chick out there," Scherzinger continued. "For one, I never tried to be sexy or anything — for me the music's what brings out that sensuality. I'm just gonna be myself. [I'm] just gonna have fun with it. In the show, I'll be able to connect with everyone in a completely different light." Are you excited for the new "Dancing With the Stars" episode? Who's your favorite celeb dancer from past seasons? Let us know in the comments! Related Photos Related Artists |
| Justin Bieber Contest: Win Special Autographed Prize! Posted: 26 Mar 2010 03:51 AM PDT Upload a video showing why you're Bieber's biggest fan and it will be yours! Winner will be picked by Justin himself!
Are you Justin Bieber's biggest fan? Do you know every word to all of his songs? Is your room plastered with Bieber posters? Well, we want you to prove your fandom — and reward it with a prize from the star himself!
All you have to do is head over to Your.MTV.com and upload a video of yourself telling and showing why you are the biggest Justin Bieber fan on the planet. We'll then take a look and decide who has the most impressive and creative video — and the winner will get a special personalized gift package: an autographed hat and CD! The winner will be chosen by Justin himself! Here are the rules for entry: Videos, which must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. ET Sunday, March 28, must be approximately 30 seconds long and must include contact information. Upload to Your.MTV.com and tweet the link to your video @MTVNews along with the hash tag #BiggestBieberFan. Beyond that, all bets are off! Make up a dance or a song (remember, you can't use copyrighted songs), paint a picture, tell a story — get creative! Just prove that you love Bieber more than everyone else! So put on your thinking caps, turn on your cameras, show us why you love Bieber — and the prize can be yours! Good luck! MTV News will be rolling out previews from "The Diary of Justin Bieber" all week — don't miss the full show, airing on MTV Sunday at 7:30 p.m. ET! Related Videos Related Artists |
| Tommy Lee Joins Deadmau5, Kelis Joins Benny Benassi At Ultra Music Festival Posted: 28 Mar 2010 08:27 AM PDT Above and Beyond, Swedish House Mafia also close out the two-day fest during WMC 2010.
MIAMI — With over 200 DJs vying for the attention of close to 100,000 people in attendance this Saturday at the Ultra Music Festival in Miami, in the end it was an Italian Stallion, the holy trinity of Swedish dance music and a guy who dons the mask of a fallen mouse that reigned supreme. Yes, on the second and final day of UMF, held at Miami's Bicentennial Park and coinciding with the city's Winter Music Conference, fans were treated to a healthy dose of dance music talent. British techno and house DJ Carl Cox closed out the night at the Carl Cox & Friends arena. Producer Paul Oakenfold, and Above and Beyond closed out action at the UMF Brazil Arena. But of course, the Ultra Main stage is where most gathered. Italian house DJ Benny Benassi hit the stage in the early evening with a series of hair-raising, relentless party anthems that had the audience in a frenzy for almost the entire set. Along with an excellent remix of Jimmy Hendrix's "Purple Haze," the Grammy-winning DJ/producer spun his 2002 club hit "Satisfaction" and "Electro Sixteen." More notably, singer Kelis, who has worked with Benny on her upcoming Flesh Tone album, wore a metallic silver face mask and silver lace-up boots as she joined Benassi onstage for their collaboration "Spaceship" and the David Guetta-produced "Acapella." And then came the trio of Sebastian Ingrosso, Axwell and Steve Angello — billed together as the all-star Swedish House Mafia. They're known for their dramatic thumping performances, and this one certainly fell in line with what fans have come to expect. SHM had the crowd jumping with Sebastian Ingrosso's hit "Kidsos," based on MGMT's "Kids," and then came "Meich Clocks," the Ingrosso mash-up using Coldplay's "Clocks." Supermode's (an Axwell/Angello group) "Tell Me Why" was also rabidly received. Of course, the highlight was their yet-unnamed new single, a mix of eerie atmosphere and euphoric resolution that had fans begging for more. And certainly no one was prepared for Mötley Crüe drummer Tommy Lee to take the stage with Canadian sensation Deadmau5 to close out the night — OK, that's not completely true: Tommy Lee was present when MTV News interviewed Deadmau5 (a.k.a. Joel Zimmerman) earlier this week. The two began the set with a treat fans have come to love WMC for, the debut of a brand-new song (so new that it's still untitled too). Lee departed after this initial song, and the 'Mau5 launched into an hour and 40 minutes of hits, including his own mix of Rage Against the Machine's "Bulls on Parade," "Strobe" and his biggest fan favorite "Ghosts 'N Stuff" (featuring Rob Swire). And, fittingly for the guy who frequently dons a mouse hat headpiece (he named himself after finding a fallen rodent inside his computer), Deadmau5 had the crowd in a fit of laughter when he killed the music and emitted the death sound effect from "Super Mario Brothers." Game over! Related Videos Related Artists |
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