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- Miley Cyrus Says Tonight's MTV Live-Stream Show Will Be 'Rad'
- Eminem's <i>Recovery</i>: A Track-By-Track Guide
- Michael Jackson's Final Days: A Look Back One Year Later
- Taylor Lautner Recalls Lugging Kristen Stewart Around For 'Eclipse'
- Rick Ross 'Delivered' On 'Blowin Money Fast (B.M.F.),' Atlanta DJs Say
- Miley Cyrus Wishes Dad Billy Ray 'Happy Father's Day'
- Pitbull, Vanessa Minnillo, Chris Paul Look Back On 'When I Was 17'
- Father's Day Playlist: Give Props To Pops With These Songs
| Miley Cyrus Says Tonight's MTV Live-Stream Show Will Be 'Rad' Posted: 21 Jun 2010 05:09 AM PDT 'Can't Be Tamed' singer says she's 'excited' fans can catch her House of Blues show without having to be there.
Miley Cyrus fans won't have to be in Los Angeles to catch her concert at the House of Blues Sunset Strip on Monday (June 21). The pop star is treating her admirers to a free global live stream of the show across a number of MTV Networks' Music and Logo Group websites — the same day her new album, Can't Be Tamed, hits stores. And Cyrus tells MTV News she couldn't be more stoked about the jam-packed day.
"I'm excited. Any time you can show your fans your show without necessarily them having to be there — because so many people can't make it — [is cool]," she said. "So, them being able to watch it is going to be pretty rad. ... And hopefully, people will have my record and listen to it a few times by then, so that they can sing along." Miley, who'll perform several tracks off her new effort, gave us a sneak peek at her set list. "One of my favorites is called 'Liberty Walk.' I wrote it for women that feel like they're stuck in abusive relationships, but it's a dance song. So you think that must be kind of a sad ballad, but it's a party song. ... It's about breaking free. And I'll be doing 'Tamed,' 'Who Owns My Heart,' which is a total dance track," she continued. "And it's about, you know, if you're out dancing at a club and the way that the whole vibe is, everything is so sexy and if you actually like the person you're dancing with or if it's [just] the whole ambience. And I think that's kind of a cool concept." The show will stream on Miley.MTV.com, Miley.VH1.com, Miley.CMT.com, Miley.LogoTV.com and more than 30 websites across Europe, Canada, Latin America, Asia, Africa and the Middle East. Cyrus will debut songs, and in addition to the live stream, a special widget will allow for live chatting with fans from around the world. What songs are you hoping Miley will perform? Tell us in the comments! Don't miss Miley Cyrus' Can't Be Tamed World Premiere Live concert, which will be live-streaming on Miley.MTV.com tonight at 10:30 p.m. ET — the preshow with Sway begins at 10:15 p.m.! Related Videos Related Photos |
| Eminem's <i>Recovery</i>: A Track-By-Track Guide Posted: 21 Jun 2010 05:09 AM PDT Em worked with everyone from Lil Wayne to Pink on his just-released album.
Eminem returned from a five-year hiatus last year with the release of Relapse, and, fortunately for fans, he's back again just a year later with his new offering, Recovery, which was released Monday (June 21). The collection marks the first time the Detroit MC has broken free from his network of go-to collaborators, like Dr. Dre and the Shady Records camp, to work with outside talent such as Just Blaze, DJ Khalil, Jim Jonsin, Pink and Rihanna. The album continues Eminem's post-drug-dependency life as he narrates his experiences through sober eyes. Here, MTV News delivers the goods on the set: 1. "Cold Wind Blows" Illuminating Rhymes: "Drop the anvil, these are shoes that you can't fill/ Sh--, the day that happens the world will stop spinning and Michael J. Fox will come to a standstill." 2. "Talkin' 2 Myself" (featuring Kobe) Illuminating Rhymes: "I went away, I guess, and opened up some lanes/ But there was no one who even knew I was going through growing pains/ Hate was flowing through my veins/ On the verge of going insane/ I almost made a song dissing Lil Wayne." 3. "On Fire" Illuminating Rhymes: "I just put a bullsh-- hook in between two long-ass verses/ If you mistook this for a song, look, this ain't a song it's a warning/ To Brooke Hogan and David Cook that the crook just took over, so book." 4. "Won't Back Down" (featuring Pink) Illuminating Rhymes: "Listen, garden tool/ Don't make me introduce you to my power tool/ You know the f---ing drill/ How you douche bags feel?/ Knowing you're disposable, Summer's Eve, Massengill." 5. "W.T.P." Illuminating Rhymes: "Pull out a fifth of Bacardi from out my underwear/ And walk around the party without a care, like a body without a head/ Looking like a zombie from 'Night of the Living Dead'/ And tomorrow probably still be too high to get out of bed." 6. "Going Through Changes" Illuminating Rhymes: "Marshall, what happened that you/ Can't stop with these pills and you falling off with your skills/ And your own fans are laughing at you?" 7. "Not Afraid" Illuminating Rhymes: "To the fans, I never let you down again, I'm back/ I promise to never go back on that promise/ In fact, let's be honest/ That last Relapse CD was 'ehh'/ Perhaps I ran them accents into the ground/ Relax, I ain't going to do that now." 8. "Seduction" Illuminating Rhymes: "She's sitting here getting liquored up at the bar/ She says it's quicker to count the things that ain't wrong with you than to count the things that are/ There's a seven-disc CD changer in her car/ And I'm in every single slot and you're not, aww." 9. "No Love" (featuring Lil Wayne) Illuminating Rhymes: "Get these wack co------ers offstage/ Where's Kanye when you need him?" 10. "Space Bound" Illuminating Rhymes: "Don't play games, it'll be dangerous/ If you f--- me over, 'cause if I get burnt, I'mma show ya/ What it's like to hurt, 'cause I've been treated like dirt before ya/ And love is evil, spell it backwards, I'll show ya." 11. "Cinderella Man" Illuminating Rhymes: "Who forms pyramids and rap circles around square lyricists/ Who? Here's a clue/ He came to the ball in his wife-beater, lost his Nike/ Now it's in your ass, he's in your ass, he's all up in your psyche too." 12. "25 to Life" Illuminating Rhymes: "Look at how I dress, f---ing baggy sweats, go to work a mess/ Always in a rush to get back to you, I ain't heard you yet/ Not even once say you appreciate me, I deserve respect." 13. "So Bad" Illuminating Rhymes: "Same sh--, different toilet, oh you got a nice ass, darling/ Can't wait to get you into my Benz, take you for a spin/ What you mean we ain't f---ing, you take me for a friend?" 14. "Almost Famous" Illuminating Rhymes: "I stuck my di-- in this game like a rapist, they call me Slim Roethlisberger/ I go berserker than a fed-up post-office worker/ A murker with a Mossberg, I'm pissed off, get murdered." 15. "Love the Way You Lie" (featuring Rihanna) Illuminating Rhymes: "Wait, where you going? I'm leaving you/ No, you ain't, come back/ We running right back/ Here we go again/ It's insane, 'cause when it's going good, it's going great/ I'm Superman, with the wind to his back/ She's Lois Lane/ But when it's bad, it's awful/ I feel so ashamed/ I snap, 'Who's that dude? I don't even know his name'/ I laid hands on her/ I'll never stoop so low again/ I guess I don't know my own strength." 16. "You're Never Over" Illuminating Rhymes: "For you, I wanna write the sickest rhyme of my life/ So sick it'll blow up the mic, it'll put the dyna in mite." 17. "Untitled" (bonus track) Illuminating Rhymes: "Shady, I don't understand your flow, understand my flow/ Bitch, I flow like Troy Polamalu's hair, boy/ Don't you dare try to follow or compare, boy." Are you excited for Eminem's new album? Let us know in the comments! It's Eminem Week at MTV News, so stick with us as we celebrate the release of Recovery and take you inside the making of Em's latest album. Related Photos |
| Michael Jackson's Final Days: A Look Back One Year Later Posted: 21 Jun 2010 05:09 AM PDT Singer was furiously preparing for his comeback shows at London's O2 arena last summer.
It was the best of times and the worst of times for Michael Jackson. A year ago, the King of Pop was working furiously, by some accounts day and night, to hone an over-the-top production that he hoped would mark a triumphant return to the world scene during an unprecedented 50-show run at London's O2 arena. His final weeks were spent preparing for the unlikely comeback that he hoped would show his three young children what daddy used to do for a living, after he'd spent most of their young lives off the stage. He was also eager to prove to fans and doubters across the world that his once unbeatable pop machine could moonwalk back into their good graces despite nearly two decades of controversy, shame, broken promises and missed opportunities. Ever the perfectionist, Jackson wanted to blow fans away with a production the likes of which the world had never seen in order to retake his mantle as pop's greatest showman. At the same time, years of alleged abuse of prescription pills had left the singer fragile and rattled, unable to sleep at night due to chronic insomnia, rail thin and allegedly dependent on a toxic mixture of sedatives and propofol. The latter, a previously obscure surgical anesthetic, would become a household word in the weeks after the singer's unexpected death on June 25, 2009. Just 50 years old when he died, Jackson had risen from humble beginnings in Gary, Indiana, to worldwide pop stardom by his mid-20s, cementing a reputation as a hard-working, restlessly inventive hit machine and totally dominating the music business in the 1980s with such hit albums as Off the Wall and his legendary smash, Thriller. But years of false starts, diminishing returns on his musical projects and a crushing trial on child molestation charges (which ended in 2005 with an acquittal) appeared to smash his spirit. Though he had amassed unimaginable wealth (while also reportedly indulging a voracious spending habit) and reached the pinnacle of stardom, according to various reports that emerged after his death, Jackson's final days were a mix of euphoria and nervousness about the comeback. Those around him had already expressed grave concerns about his seemingly frail health. With three separate rehearsal studios going at once, in the days before his death Jackson was in the final push to get his This Is It show in shape before the production moved to London in anticipation of a July 14 kick-off date. Jackson had hired a personal trainer to get him back into performance shape, and his band, choreographers and dancers had been going through their paces in nearly a dozen studios at the CenterStaging rehearsal complex in Los Angeles since April. Demand for tickets had been intense, and the notoriously detail-oriented Jackson appeared to be feeling the heat, working feverishly and taking an even more hands-on approach than he had in the past. Insiders at the time said despite a long lay-off from live performance, Jackson's dancing and singing was strong and his focus was clear. The production moved first to the Forum in Los Angeles and then to the Staples Center for final U.S. rehearsals in June. Amid rumors of multiple missed rehearsals, Jackson was reportedly three hours late to his final rehearsal on June 24. As always with Jackson — who spent much of his adult life alternating between hiding from the glare of the spotlight in strange getups and gated homes, and making oddly splashy appearances that appeared to feed his need for attention — his whereabouts in the days and weeks leading up to his demise were a closely guarded secret. The world knew the musical Willy Wonka was brewing up something special, but Jackson and tour promoter AEG Live kept a tight lid on what was in store. But by the time June 24 rolled around, there were only eight more Los Angeles rehearsals left, according to a report in the Times of London, and then the whole production would be shipped to London for two weeks of full dress and technical rehearsals. We do know that Jackson spent the last night of his life where he had spent so many nights: on stage. He was rehearsing at Staples, pleased with the giant set pieces that had just been completed and brought into the space, according to a report in Time magazine. One of his vocal coaches said Jackson was unusually present during the preparations for the tour, attending auditions for backup singers and dancers and chatting up the crew about his concepts for the show. Plans called for elaborate 3-D effects, gravity-defying aerial stunts and re-creations of some of his most iconic videos. Jackson was going to fly out over the audience on a wire that would rotate him 360 degrees. And, if he had had his way, the set would have included an enormous waterfall that would have been one of the largest set pieces ever assembled for a live concert. "He'd take the stage with this group of dancers, all in their 20s, but you couldn't take your eyes off him," said coach Dorian Holley, who marveled at Jackson's focus during what would turn out to be the final weeks of rehearsal. "He could still do everything. ... The only difference now was that he would sometimes talk about how it made him sore." But one fan who got a chance to see one of the final rehearsals, which sometimes lasted up to 10 hours a day, told People that Jackson was not the robust performer the tour's promoters portrayed him as, but "a skeleton" who she thought, "may die." Longtime choreographer Kenny Ortega said he'd been at Jackson's home in the weeks before his death and seen the singer playing with his children, showing no signs of the multiple medical conditions that would be revealed after his death. (The coroner reported puncture wounds up and down his arms, seemingly from the near nightly intravenous injections of propofol, chronically inflamed lungs and an arthritic lower spine.) And while Jackson was never one to eat very much, Ortega was constantly trying to get the slightly built star to nibble on something during their long days on the Staples Center stage. Jackson left Staples around midnight on June 24 on his way to a few more meetings before calling it a day. Ortega said Jackson's last words to him were, "I'll see you tomorrow." And then Jackson left with a big smile on his face, waving to everyone. "One of our movie producers ran over to thank Michael for the work we had done that night to finish the films," Ortega said. "He came running back to me and said, 'You won't believe what Michael just said to me: "Make sure those ghosts come through the screen!" ' " It was a fitting final demand from a man who had made his adult life a childlike playground and who friends often said loved making people laugh and scaring them with juvenile pranks. When Jackson didn't show up on time the next day, on which he was scheduled to begin rehearsing "Dirty Diana," Ortega said he immediately knew something was wrong. News slowly leaked out that Jackson had been rushed to the hospital, and within hours it was confirmed that the King of Pop had died following cardiac arrest. Jackson left behind more than 100 hours of high-definition footage of his rehearsals that were edited together to create the "This Is It" documentary, which went on to become the highest-grossing music doc of all time. According to reports, after a fitful night of trying to get to sleep, taking multiple injections of sedatives from his personal physician, Conrad Murray, Jackson died alone in his bedroom from a mixture of prescription drugs that stopped his heart. On the cusp of what might have been the greatest comeback in the history of entertainment, in death, as he often did in life, Michael Jackson left his millions of fans wanting more. Celebrate Michael Jackson's legacy all week long as MTV News looks back at his life, his music and the death that shook the world one year ago. Related Videos Related Photos |
| Taylor Lautner Recalls Lugging Kristen Stewart Around For 'Eclipse' Posted: 21 Jun 2010 05:09 AM PDT 'There's a scene where I'm carrying her, and it's also, like, four pages of dialogue,' he tells MTV News.
It's a good thing Taylor Lautner spent all that time building up those much-discussed muscles of his, because it turns out he needed them during the filming of a particularly labor-intensive scene in "Eclipse."
"There's a scene where I'm carrying [Kristen Stewart], and it's also, like, four pages of dialogue," Lautner told MTV News. "So I'm carrying her, and we're walking through the woods, and I'm talking to her, and it's a pretty intense talk. We actually had plans, a rig that was basically going to carry her, and I was just going to pretend that I was carrying her. We got there on the day, and the rig didn't look very natural. They were like, 'What are we going to do?' and I'm like, 'I'll just carry her. She's like, what, 110 pounds? It's no big deal!' " So he thought. Unfortunately for Lautner, it was no quick take. "We filmed that scene all day long," he said. "Did the wide shot, did my close-up, did her close-up, the back shot, everything. It was so hard. ... It was painful." Something else that was painful — or looks painful onscreen at least — is a scene in which Lautner's Jacob gets a little too forward with Stewart's Bella and earns himself a swift punch to the face. "It was rough," Lautner said of the scene. "Let's just say the second kiss was a lot better than the first." He added that things could have been worse for him, had they let Stewart actually make contact with Lautner's face. "I wanted her just to give me a shot, let her punch me once, and we'll be done. Of course, we couldn't do that, so it was some major technical thing where I had to stand there and pretend I'm getting punched and then ... we had to have her fist punching a bag. It was very technical." We'll be live at the L.A. premiere of "The Twilight Saga: Eclipse" on Thursday, June 24. Tune in to Movies.MTV.com at 9:30 ET (8:30 Central) for our red-carpet webcast, and watch us chat with Robert, Kristen, Taylor and all your favorite stars. And don't forget to submit your burning 'Eclipse' questions! Check out everything we've got on "The Twilight Saga: Eclipse." For young Hollywood news, fashion and "Twilight" updates around the clock, visit HollywoodCrush.MTV.com. Related Videos Related Photos |
| Rick Ross 'Delivered' On 'Blowin Money Fast (B.M.F.),' Atlanta DJs Say Posted: 21 Jun 2010 05:09 AM PDT 'Biggest street record this year thus far,' DJ Scream tells Mixtape Daily.
Street Banger: Rick Ross' "Blowin Money Fast (B.M.F.)" We had to do it. It's the kickoff of yet another new chamber of Mixtape Daily. The Street Banger section will be dedicated to the song that gets so hot, it makes the whole 'hood jump and starts earthquakes in the clubs. It's only right we kick it off with a song that's been getting a swell of support the past few weeks, Rick Ross' "Blowin Money Fast (B.M.F.)" from the Albert Anastasia mixtape.
We told you to look out for it, Ross and his family spoke on it before, but just like we're going to do every time you see this section, we'll give the DJs a voice. We asked some of your favorite DJs from ATL what they think of the record. After all, when Ross says he feels like Big Meech, he's talking about the Atlanta street legend who is currently incarcerated. "It's crazy in the clubs, the clubs where real street party people go," said Greg Street, a.k.a. Mr. 6 O'Clock. "Ross is a metaphoric lyricist, so you know he gonna put a twist on it." "The reaction in the clubs is tough!" DJ Drama said emphatically. "And it caught on fast. [The record] has a strong beat. ... He touched on topics the streets adore and respect: self-made bosses. ... Ross, lyrically, is by himself right now." "It's popular because people have flashbacks of the real BMF [Black Mafia Family] era, and it mentions the one and only Big Meech," DJ MLK assessed. "Dope boys and strippers who was around then all relate." DJ Scream gives "B.M.F." the ultimate accolade: "It shuts the club down! Biggest street record this year thus far. It's street music. It seems like a lot of artists have strayed away from or are scared to make raw and uncut street music. The people still want that type of music, though. Ross delivered. The people reacted. 'Nuff said." For other artists featured in Mixtape Daily, check out Mixtape Daily Headlines or follow the Mixtape Daily team on Twitter: @shaheemreid and @mongosladenyc. |
| Miley Cyrus Wishes Dad Billy Ray 'Happy Father's Day' Posted: 20 Jun 2010 06:02 AM PDT 'I would definitely not be pursuing this dream without him,' the pop star says of her dad.
Miley Cyrus and her dad, Billy Ray, have a unique bond. The superstar pair are not only father and daughter in real life but they play those roles onscreen, too, on her hit Disney show, "Hannah Montana." With all of her phenomenal success in the last few years, Miley has a special Father's Day message for the man she says helped shape her career.
"My dad gets to come to my concert for Father's Day," she joked to MTV News. "I just want to tell my dad, 'Happy Father's Day,' and that I love him so much. And he's the best dad in the world and I would definitely not be pursuing this dream without him 'cause he always taught me to keep going." On "Good Morning America" Friday, Cyrus admitted that she tends to do more for her mom in celebration of Mother's Day. Whereas for Father's Day, the pop star joked that she tends to run out to the store real quick to grab something for Billy Ray. Miley also explained to us that she has her dad to thank for teaching her some valuable lessons about handling negative press. "It's about being who you are. My dad has been in the spotlight for 20 years now and still every time he walks his dog they're saying, 'Billy Ray picks up dog poop,' " she said of the close scrutiny celebrities endure. "It's like, 'That's a law in California, folks.' You gotta do what you gotta do. That's life for you. That's life in the spotlight — it's never gonna change." Don't miss Miley Cyrus' Can't Be Tamed World Premiere Live concert, which will be live-streaming on Miley.MTV.com Monday at 10:30 p.m. ET — the preshow with Sway begins at 10:15 p.m.! Related Videos Related Photos |
| Pitbull, Vanessa Minnillo, Chris Paul Look Back On 'When I Was 17' Posted: 20 Jun 2010 06:02 AM PDT 'Music to me is something I did as a hobby,' Pit recalls of his early rapping days.
This week on "When I Was 17," Pitbull, Vanessa Minnillo and Chris Paul all sat down to talk about their lives back in high school. While Minnillo had her eye on a certain car, Paul got himself a crew and Pitbull decided if show business was really right for him.
Minnillo said that, despite really wanting a certain car, her dad went and disappointed her. "The Christmas of '97, I wanted a car, and I wanted a Toyota Celica, like, something fierce," the "True Beauty" host recalled. "I thought it was the hottest car that I've ever seen." She did get a car that year: "It's everything you would think of, except for the fact that it was no red Celica. I got the rusty, steel-blue Nissan Pulsar." Paul had his own crew called the X-Factor, and he said the group even had their own jackets made — which his brother, CJ, thought were "lame." "We felt like we needed something to set ourselves apart, so we had jackets made," the New Orleans Hornets star recalled. "Then going down the sleeve it said 'X-Factor.' " Meanwhile, long before he was topping the charts, Pitbull was busy freestyling. "Music to me is something I did as a hobby," the 29-year-old admits on the show. "I did it in school, freestylin' against cats. ... My drama teacher [saw] me one day battlin' someone. She thought it was a fight, because there were 200, 300 kids all around, trying to watch what's going on." "When I Was 17" airs Saturday at 11 a.m. on MTV. Related Videos Related Photos |
| Father's Day Playlist: Give Props To Pops With These Songs Posted: 20 Jun 2010 06:02 AM PDT Our playlist includes everything from Will Smith's 'Just the Two of Us' to Madonna's 'Papa Don't Preach.'
In honor of Father's Day, MTV News has compiled a special "Give Props to Pops" music playlist.
Because the holiday — which celebrates its centennial this year (though it wasn't made an official holiday in the U.S. until 1972 by President Nixon) — not only honors fatherhood but also paternal bonds and the influence of fathers in society, the collection is a fitting tribute to what it means to be a dad. With the songs in the list ranging from Will Smith's warm and fuzzy "Just the Two of Us" to Lindsay Lohan's angsty and somber "Confessions of a Broken Heart (Daughter to Father)," these nine dad-centric tunes explore the many layers — some of them sweet and sentimental, some sad, many of them complicated — of being a dad. On the cheery, more celebratory side of the list are Smith's "Just the Two of Us" and Eric Clapton's "My Father's Eyes." Also, Snoop Dogg's "The Doggfather," in which we learn it's Snoop's world, we're all just living in it, and Roger's funky, Auto-Tune-rific take on the James Brown classic "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag." The somber side of the list includes Lohan's teary "Confessions," Black Stone Cherry's tribute/memorial "Things My Father Said" and George Michael's "Killer/ Papa Was a Rolling Stone" cover. And then there are a couple of controversial and message-driven tunes, with Tori Amos' "Father's Son" and Madonna's "Papa Don't Preach," which was criticized for being a "commercial for teenage pregnancy" and earned Madonna her first trouble with the Vatican. Her music video did give the song a happy ending, however, with a loving father/daughter embrace. What songs should also be included in this playlist? Which song, if any, reminds you of your father or Father's Day? Let us know in the comments! Related Videos |
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