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- Miley Cyrus Says 'Can't Be Tamed' Is Unlike 'Any Other Music Video'
- Pharrell 'Sworn To Secrecy' On Jay-Z Project, Spills Clipse Details
- Pete Wentz Recalls His Pro Soccer Dreams On 'When I Was 17'
- Aaron Kelly Says Harry Connick Jr. Would 'Fit Perfectly' As An 'American Idol' Judge
- B.o.B's 'Nothin' On You' Was Slated For Lupe Fiasco, Producer Reveals
- Ke$ha Announces Nashville Flood Benefit Concert
- John Legend Is '99 Percent Done' With <i>Wake Up Sessions</i> Album
- Taylor Momsen Clarifies Kurt Cobain Quote: 'You Look Up To Your Idols'
- Miley Cyrus Talks 'Can't Be Tamed' Video, Frame By Frame
- Taylor Swift Says New Album Is About 'Boys And Love'
| Miley Cyrus Says 'Can't Be Tamed' Is Unlike 'Any Other Music Video' Posted: 07 May 2010 03:52 AM PDT 'I see videos all the time that I'm just like, 'Yeah, it's a great video, but I've seen it before,' ' she tells MTV News.
Some may look at Miley Cyrus' new "Can't Be Tamed" video and be reminded of a time when Britney Spears left her teenage, bubblegum image behind in favor of a sexier, more grown-up identity. Seeing Cyrus dance around a museum breaking windows, getting cozy with her dancers and wearing a barely there bird costume lets her fans know she's serious about making the transition to adulthood. But Cyrus insisted that she wasn't following some sort of adolescent-pop-star handbook when making the video — the ideas were all her own. "I made a big point to everyone that I didn't want anyone else to watch a music video and show me and say, 'This is what I think we should do,' " she told MTV News of the clip for her Can't Be Tamed title track. "I don't think it looks like any other music video. I think if we would have looked at another music video or listened to another song or looked at a different artist, it could have easily [been influenced]." Cyrus said she didn't want her video to be a cookie-cutter one, like so many she sees on a daily basis, no matter how good the quality. "I see videos all the time that I'm just like, 'Yeah, it's a great video, but I've seen it before,' " she said. Can't Be Tamed is due June 22. Do you think the video is different? Tell us in the comments! Related Videos Related Photos |
| Pharrell 'Sworn To Secrecy' On Jay-Z Project, Spills Clipse Details Posted: 07 May 2010 03:52 AM PDT The hitmaker dishes on upcoming collabos with the Game, Rick Ross and others, in Mixtape Daily.
Behind The Beats: Pharrell The great Skateboard P has a message for you: The N.E.R.D. tour is coming soon to a venue near you. "Just be prepared when you come to the show," Pharrell Williams told MTV News earlier this week, sitting next to his N.E.R.D. brethren, Chad Hugo and Shay. "You'll need more than just a water bottle for our show, at least in the festivals overseas. You'll need more than a water bottle. You'll need a towel. ... Get your stretches in. The EMTs are always on the side, because people pull muscles." Pharrell said his group's shows are so fresh, fans will be speechless: "When they ask you what it was like and can you describe it and could you put it in a word, you'll say nothing." The guys were able to come up with some words to describe their upcoming album, Nothing. "It's the ultimate spring, summertime record," Shay said. "It's the festival record. It's a fun record and it's geared towards the women. What woman doesn't want to put on their sundress and stroll through SoHo and have that as their theme music?" Pharrell and Chad have been lacing their peers with some theme music lately. The Neptunes have been back in the lab with Jay-Z, and the duo also worked on Drake's Thank Me Later and Game's The R.E.D. Album. Pharrell also recently did 12 tracks with Asher Roth and has studio sessions with J. Cole. "I just wanna do things I really like and really love," Pharrell said. "I want to do it because I really love it." Next Wave of Flav The Clipse: "I'm not sure what their plans are. Whatever they wanna do, we're always 100 percent onboard to help. They wanted to make a super street record for the last album, that's what we did. You know what it is about Pusha? He can make radio records if he wants. But what you have to love about the guy because he's such an artist, he wants to make 'Popular Demand' all day long. He wants to make that all day long. Listen, all Pusha wants to do is drive in a CL 600 drop, make 'Popular Demand' all day and count money. He may be mad at me for saying that, but it's really all I think about when I think about him. There's so many other aspects to his life, but the guy, that's what he likes. That's why in my opinion he has some of the most venomous 16's. His 16's are crazy, because of his affinity for spending money, fast cars and rap." On Drake: "We have [worked with him]. It was a great record." On the Game: "It was crazy, because you walk in the studio and it's 15 to 20 7-foot dudes. All of his friends are giants. I'm in there like Webster. Like Emmanuel Lewis, looking up at everybody like, 'Yeah, OK, cool.' It was kinda otherworldly. Except me and my engineer, we're the only two regular humans. These guys are like giants. But the most creative sessions ever." On Rick Ross: "Puff just said something to me last night [about Ross' album]. You can only imagine where that's going. Great places." On Fat Joe: "Fat Joe? Any time. Joey Crack has been in the game for a long time, since 'Flow Joe.' He's had a run. You cannot count him out. Every time you're prepared to, he'll go and find one. He knows how to make a record." On Jay-Z: "The guy is 40 and had a #1 record, and he sold more records than anybody in hip-hop at the time his album came out. And it's still selling. The one thing we're allowed to say [about our new collaboration] is he and I said that we're sworn to secrecy." For other artists featured in Mixtape Daily, check out Mixtape Daily Headlines or follow the Mixtape Daily team on Twitter: @shaheemreid and @mongosladenyc. Related Videos |
| Pete Wentz Recalls His Pro Soccer Dreams On 'When I Was 17' Posted: 07 May 2010 03:52 AM PDT Fall Out Boy bassist says he never dreamed he'd be a musician.
You probably couldn't guess it by looking at him, but there was a time when Pete Wentz was a bit of a jock. Sort of. See, back when he was 17, Wentz was the captain of his high school soccer team, dominating on the field and earning all-state honors in Illinois. He even had dreams of playing professionally. No matter how great his on-field exploits were, however, he never, ever considered himself to be a "jock." "I played soccer, but I wasn't really a jock," Wentz laughed. "It was something I was really passionate about. I feel like I had a magical connection with the ball. I wanted to play professional soccer in Europe." All of this — and more about the bass player's youth — is revealed on the next episode of MTV's new show "When I Was 17," which airs Saturday at 11 a.m. This week's installment also features rapper Ludacris recalling his early days as a lowly Pizza Hut employee and "Biggest Loser" trainer Jillian Michaels remembering her days as "the worst freakin' waitress in the world." Wentz carried his pro soccer dreams on with him to DePaul University, but it was there that he also started playing in bands, leading him to eventually drop out of school and pursue music full time. Surprisingly, when he was 17, music never really even entered into the equation. "Music was actually harder for me," Wentz said. "And, at 17, if somebody told me that I would be doing what I'm doing now, I wouldn't in any way believe them." "When I Was 17" — this week featuring Ludacris, Jillian Michaels and Pete Wentz — airs Saturday at 11 a.m. on MTV. Related Videos Related Photos |
| Aaron Kelly Says Harry Connick Jr. Would 'Fit Perfectly' As An 'American Idol' Judge Posted: 06 May 2010 12:48 AM PDT 'He's very honest, and he's gonna tell you straight out,' latest castoff says of potential Simon Cowell replacement.
When 17-year-old Aaron Kelly started out on "American Idol," he quickly earned comparisons to season-seven runner-up David Archuleta. What set the teen crooners apart was Kelly's country twang, and it seemed like that secret weapon could take him all the way to the final two, just like his predecessor. But his run to the title match was cut short after a passable performance of "Fly Me to the Moon" during Sinatra Week. So what's next for the high schooler? We caught up with him on Thursday (May 6) to find out. Q: The judges had some conflicting advice for you throughout the season, but you seemed to stick to your guns. Was staying true to yourself important in this competition? Kelly: Absolutely. You don't want to change who you are in this competition, because the people send you through from who you are in the beginning, and if you change who you are, then you're changing the person that America fell in love with. Q: Simon Cowell gave you an uncharacteristic hug after the results show. What did he say to you? Kelly: He asked me what I felt my best week was, and I said Country Week. And he said that's when I really shined. He said I just gotta figure out the kind of artist I am and the road I want to go down, and country is what I feel most content with, and I'm hoping to go down that road of country music. Q: Was it difficult to sing after you found out you were out of the competition, or do you think you did better than during Tuesday's performance episode? Kelly: I didn't get to watch it back after I had sang that night, but ... I let everything go. The difference for me between Tuesday night's performance and last night's performance is I was over-thinking it Tuesday night, because when I go out there, I want it to be perfect. ... I think, in a sense, it kind of pulls you back a little bit, because you're trying to clean everything up, whereas Wednesday night, I just let it all go and had a great time with it. Q: A lot of people have been critical of this season, saying the talent level isn't as high as in previous years. What's your response to that? Kelly: It seems like they say that every year. These are all talented people. We're all working very hard up there, and sometimes, when people watch the show ... they think we just go up there and sing. But there's a lot more behind the scenes that we have to go through, and it's very difficult singing a song or a genre that you're not very comfortable with. So it's a very difficult task, but we're all doing it pretty well, I think. Q: While the older contestants only have to worry about the competition, you had to go to school during the day too. How did you balance your schoolwork with "Idol"? Kelly: I looked at it as, the [other] contestants, they have to worry about their performance or the results, but I have to worry about astronomy, so I'm not thinking about all this stuff. I had school to take my mind off of it, so I used it as an advantage. Q: What's next? Will you go back to high school, or would you like to start making an album? Kelly: I'm actually on the verge of finishing up with high school. I've got all of my senior credits, so after I finish that, I'll be all finished, and then I'd love to record an album and get to do some original music, stuff that I've written, because we're not allowed to do that on the show. I don't know if people know that I write songs, but it's also another huge passion of mine. Q: When Rascal Flatts performed on the show last week, did you get a chance to talk to them? Kelly: I did. I got a chance to meet them and take a picture with them, and they're really down-to-earth guys, and that was incredible. That was one of the highlights for me, was getting to meet somebody that inspired me so much. And they thanked me for doing their music on the show. I mean, it's an honor to do their music on the show. And it's an honor to hear them say that, because I look up to them so much. Q: Who was your favorite mentor to work with? Kelly: My favorite mentor was Harry Connick Jr. He worked with us on such personal levels. He did all of the arrangements, and he worked really hard in making sure that we all shined on our performance night. Just to have a mentor that cares so much and is such an iconic figure — I mean, it's Harry Connick Jr. He's incredible. So it was such an honor getting to share the stage with him, and I felt really privileged to have him as a mentor. Q: Could you see Harry replacing Simon when he's gone next year? Kelly: Actually, we were talking about that a little bit today. He would be a great replacement for Simon. He's very honest, and he's gonna tell you straight out, and I think Harry Connick would fit the bill perfectly. Were you sad to see Aaron go? Will you listen to his post-"Idol" music? Let us know in the comments! Get your "Idol" fix on MTV News' "American Idol" page, where you'll find all the latest news, interviews and opinions. Related Videos Related Photos |
| B.o.B's 'Nothin' On You' Was Slated For Lupe Fiasco, Producer Reveals Posted: 06 May 2010 05:19 AM PDT 'I need this record for B.o.B,' Jim Jonsin recalls telling label execs of the #1 hit.
B.o.B is certainly on a roll right now, with the #1 album in the country this week and its lead single "Nothin' on You" also a #1 hit. But the upstart hip-hop star, powered by his syrupy smash, almost didn't get his hands on the Bruno Mars-assisted "Nothin' on You." The record, produced by the Smeezingtons (Bruno Mars and songwriting partner Phillip Lawrence), was originally slated for Lupe Fiasco, B.o.B's Atlantic Records labelmate. According to producer Jim Jonsin, who signed B.o.B to his Rebel Rock imprint, he was responsible for redirecting the record to his artist. "I was actually working on a session in Chung King [Studios], and [Atlantic Records chairman] Craig Kallman called me during that session with that particular track, to work on it for Lupe Fiasco," Jonsin told MTV News. "I told Craig, 'I like the song a lot. It's a smash and could be somebody's single. But it's not Lupe's record. I need this record for B.o.B. Please give this record to B.o.B.' I guess they went through whoever they went through, convinced whoever they needed to, and it got to B.o.B." As the song was climbing to the top of the Billboard Hot 100, B.o.B said he was as surprised as anyone by the song's success. "We really didn't expect it to have the dramatic impact it had, nor how fast it happened," B.o.B told MTV News last month. "Me and my managers, B. Rich and TJ, we still look at each other speechless. We always aim to be successful. But when the byproduct exceeds your expectations — when usually you barely make the basket with what you want — the gratitude is through the roof. It's literally a dream come true." The rewards have been a long time coming for the Atlanta rapper. He's been signed as an artist for a few years but realized only minimal success with a few scattered mixtape tracks. His potential, however, was always recognized, landing him on the 2009 cover of hip-hop magazine XXL's Freshmen 10 issue (putting him in the company of Wale and Asher Roth, among other rising MCs). "I will tell you this about the journey as an artist to get to the point where you actually have a release date," he explained earlier this year. "The biggest lesson I learned is patience. Once you get here, it's like, 'OK, now you have to keep going. You never get to an end.' So you have to be patient and pace yourself. Take time. It's like building a house. You gotta take time, build a foundation, get the walls right, get the electricity right, get the plumbing right and make sure when you turn the light on that the door don't open up." How do you think Lupe's "Nothin' on You" would have sounded? Share your thoughts in the comments! Related Artists |
| Ke$ha Announces Nashville Flood Benefit Concert Posted: 06 May 2010 03:13 AM PDT 'Tik Tok' singer says the love she has for her native city is 'beyond words.'
The devastating flooding in Tennessee at the beginning of the month resulted in more than 15 flood-related deaths in the state, the widespread destruction of property and the endangerment of many animals. People across the United States are rushing to offer their support to the flood relief efforts, but it's not just everyday Americans lending a hand. Celebrities, such as pop singer/songwriter Ke$ha, are pitching in as well. Ke$ha — a native of the flood-affected Nashville — has announced a benefit concert to be held June 16 at the Limelight entertainment venue in Nashville. Tickets go on sale Thursday (May 6) at 5 p.m. CT, and all the concert's proceeds will be donated to the assistance of families and animals affected by the Tennessee floods. "I'm thrilled to announce that I will be playing a show to help benefit Nashville, my hometown," the "Tik Tok" singer said in a press release. "100% of the profits from ticket sales will go to help the victims of these devastating floods. Nashville helped shape me as an artist and as a person, and my love for this city is beyond words. I will continue to do anything I can to help rebuild this city and support the families and animals who have been affected by this tragedy." Tickets for Ke$ha's flood benefit concert will start at $30. Special VIP ticket packages are available for $100, offering purchasers the opportunity to meet and greet the singer. Related Artists |
| John Legend Is '99 Percent Done' With <i>Wake Up Sessions</i> Album Posted: 06 May 2010 05:36 AM PDT Singer worked on the project with the Roots, whom he has been 'following since I was a kid at UPenn.'
John Legend is a pretty lucky guy. He sang the national anthem at the World Series and joined Stevie Wonder onstage at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 25th anniversary concert last fall — on the same day. The piano-playing crooner will follow those achievements with the release of his next album, Wake Up Sessions, with the Roots. According to Legend, he's been a fan of the Philadelphia band since his college days, when he was a student at the University of Pennsylvania. "We're, like, 99 percent done. We've done all the recording, and now we're mixing half the album, and it's coming out in September," the singer told MTV News. "I'm very excited about it. It's gonna be a very interesting, very cool album. And like I said, I'm a big fan of the Roots. I'm excited to be able to put out an album with the Roots. This is a group I've been following since I was a kid at UPenn. I would go to open mics and watch them host the open mics, wishing I could be onstage with them, and now I'm in the studio with them making this album, and it's pretty exciting." Legend and the Roots joined forces last month to perform at a 40th-anniversary Earth Day event. Wake Up Sessions is the follow-up to Legend's 2008 album, Evolver, which featured the Andre 3000-assisted "Green Light." Do you think John Legend working with the Roots is a good match? Tell us in the comments! Related Artists |
| Taylor Momsen Clarifies Kurt Cobain Quote: 'You Look Up To Your Idols' Posted: 06 May 2010 04:42 AM PDT 'I'm not trying to be Courtney Love,' 'Gossip Girl' actress says.
Last year, Courtney Love went after Taylor Momsen on Twitter, accusing the actress/ burgeoning rocker of swiping her look, "deeply disturb[ing]" her, and trying to pass off Love's name for credibility's sake. "I don't watch TV or read teen mags and gossip rags, so I wouldn't know," Love snarled (in 140 characters or less). "Do not still 'like my music' please." Love was referencing an interview Momsen had given to MTV News earlier in 2009, in which she claimed that Hole was a major influence on the music she was making with her band, the Pretty Reckless. The feud between the two didn't last for long and all seemed to be forgotten, until Momsen spoke to Entertainment Weekly last month, and, when asked about the frequent comparisons to Love, she proclaimed, "I don't wanna be Courtney Love — I wanna be Kurt Cobain. ... I look at Nirvana. I don't look at Hole." And suddenly everything started up again. Momsen's quote spread like wildfire around the Internet, with most interpreting it as a pretty huge slap in Love's face, if not hubris. So, when MTV News spoke to Momsen and her Reckless bandmates on Saturday at the Bamboozle festival, we asked her if she cared to explain what she meant by the comment — or at least try to pull herself out of the hole (no pun intended) she'd dug. "Everything is taken out of context," Momsen said. "Everyone compares me to Courtney Love. Courtney Love is great, sure, but in all honesty, I'm not trying to be Courtney Love. I would rather be Kurt Cobain, [because] I wrote the record. I'm not either [of them]. I'm saying I would like to be John Lennon, I would like to be Liam Gallagher, I would like to be Robert Plant ... should I keep going? You look up to your idols." And Momsen didn't stop there, either. Seems she's not trying to back down from her comments to EW, not by a long shot. And she's not apologetic about any of it. "I grew up listening to the Nirvana records, not the Hole records," she said. "And I'm sorry we both have blonde hair and play rock music. That's it." What do you think of Taylor's comments? Let us know in the comments below! |
| Miley Cyrus Talks 'Can't Be Tamed' Video, Frame By Frame Posted: 06 May 2010 09:39 AM PDT 'It's so cool so much fun to dance with all your friends,' she says of her sexy new clip.
On Tuesday, Miley Cyrus' sexy, dark clip for new single "Can't Be Tamed" premiered and made one thing clear: This isn't Hannah Montana anymore. The gothic-tinged video sees Cyrus as a bird-girl in a museum who breaks free and goes on a romp with her dancers by her side. The singer sat down with MTV News to give fans the inside scoop on the video, frame by frame. "That's one of my favorite outfits with the cage around, with the big hair. I think it looks so cool. It's so different," she said about the opening shot of the Robert Hales-directed video. "I think this looks really cool because of the lighting and how it looks eerie, not creepy necessarily, but there's kind of a creepy vibe about it. I think it's very dramatic, even the lighting and the sound effects. I like how there's a lot of drama as soon as it comes on. "The wings are so cool. The wings are amazing," she continued about her bird costume in the clip. "I love the wings and how different they are. I don't think there's a lot of videos that have stuff like that." Once the music kicks in, Cyrus seductively dances in her cage, then breaks free and slinks through the museum with some very sexy dancers. "This all is a set so everything is real, except the wings. The wings that I have on that are the little ones there, but the big ones are just added," she explained. "The choreography I loved, the way it's almost kind of like 'Thriller,' where everyone wants to learn the dance. I think that's pretty cool. They're such unique moves, and it goes along with the song. It's very birdlike. The lighting sells the edginess of it, but the moves are just so memorable, I think. "And then I like when it goes to harder part, which is the metal," she continued. "I love the big peacock feathers. The lighting it makes it beautiful too, not just all dark." Cyrus soon is dancing very intimately with male and female dancers, which she said was "freestyle in the dark where they had one small light. We freestyled and danced around. The lighting is so amazing in this video. It's so cool, so much fun to dance with all your friends. I love the way it's slow-mo, and I can see all my friends' faces. "I actually had a completely different [costume]," she said. "And that morning, creatively, I wasn't feeling the other one, so we made this one right there in the morning, and we added pieces throughout the day ... more leather and more feathers. I think it's really fun and kept changing the look." Miley's new album, also called Can't Be Tamed, is due out June 22. Related Videos Related Artists |
| Taylor Swift Says New Album Is About 'Boys And Love' Posted: 05 May 2010 11:16 PM PDT 'This summer it's all about the finishing touches,' country superstar says of new work.
NEW YORK — Although she re-released her sophomore effort, Fearless (with several new tracks), last fall, it has been nearly two years since Taylor Swift delivered a proper album. But fans can rest assured that one is coming soon, because Swift said she'll wrap up the final recordings for her third album in the next few months. "[The new album] is going great actually," Swift told MTV News on the red carpet at the Time 100 gala, where she celebrated being named one of the magazine's most influential people of the year. "I've been writing it for the last two years, so this summer it's all about the finishing touches and getting in there in the studio and recording the last couple songs." Asked what inspired her upcoming project this time around, the country-pop superstar shot back, "What do you think? Boys and love." The singer has shared some details about her songwriting process with us in the last year. "I'm constantly writing about what I go through as it happens to me," Swift said in November. "I try not to get too backlogged and have to go back. I record all the time, so I've got a lot of songs. "When I put out an album, I'd like to think that when people listen to that album it's like a diary of what I've been through in the last two years," she added. "So it's a really fun way to express how I feel and what I'm going through." Months earlier, Swift revealed that a certain Detroit rocker was on her wish list of collaborations. "Jack White ... 'cause he's awesome," she said of the White Stripes frontman. "I love his style. I love his writing, and I think he's an amazing player too, so any kind of collaboration there would be really awesome." Are you excited for Taylor's next album? Tell us in the comments! Related Artists |
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