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- Dave Grohl Talks Pseudo Nirvana Reunion On 'I Should Have Known'
- Casey Abrams Hospitalized During 'American Idol' Results Show
- Sleigh Bells On MTV's Musical March Madness: 'Expect The Unexpected'
- 'Red Riding Hood' Cheat Sheet: Everything You Need To Know
- 'Jane Eyre' Stars Mia Wasikowska, Michael Fassbender Find Love Comes Easily
- 'Battle: Los Angeles' Cheat Sheet: Everything You Need To Know
- Ashthon Jones Eliminated From 'American Idol'
- Nicki Minaj 'Letting It All Hang Out' On 'Super Bass' Video Set
- Dave Grohl Wanted To Keep 'Rope' Video 'Really Simple'
- Gucci Mane Just Can't Commit In 'I Don't Love Her' Video
- The Foo Fighters' 'Rope' Video: The Walls Are Closing In
- Diddy-Dirty Money, Skylar Grey Bring 'Coming Home' To 'American Idol'
- Yelawolf Recalls Meeting Eminem For The First Time
- Lloyd Banks Has Plans For Recently Freed Prodigy
- 'Jersey Shore' Star Sammi Joins 'Idol Party Live' Tonight!
- Lindsay Lohan's Plea Deal Deadline Extended
- Foo Fighters Take Us Behind The Scenes Of 'Rope' Video
- Casey Abrams Is Ready To Be A 'Heartthrob' On 'American Idol'
- Yelawolf Takes It Home For 'Pop The Trunk' Video
- 'American Idol' Report Card: James Durbin Joins Pia Toscano At The Top
| Dave Grohl Talks Pseudo Nirvana Reunion On 'I Should Have Known' Posted: 10 Mar 2011 07:02 AM PST 'People really just sort of assume that it's about Kurt,' Foo Fighter says.
Nirvana changed the course of popular culture with their defining album, Nevermind. When Dave Grohl reunited with producer Butch Vig some 20 years later to make the newest Foo Fighters record, Wasting Light, it made perfect sense to invite his ex-bandmate Krist Novoselic to come down and jam. Naturally, this led fans to speculate about the subject matter of the resulting track, "I Should Have Known."
Speaking candidly to MTV News and a group of fans assembled at the home of Shivan, a California contest winner who won the chance to have the Foo Fighters premiere their video for "Rope" in his backyard on MTV.com, Grohl explained how "I Should Have Known" came to be and how it relates to the tragic suicide of Kurt Cobain. "When we made that record, Nevermind, it really changed everyone's lives — forever," he said. "Butch is a great guy. It was a long time ago, but we don't really feel like we've changed too much. We've seen each other over the last 20 years. We've seen each other at parties. I always kind of knew that someday I'd make another record with him, 'cause he's an amazing producer. He's great." Vig's involvement with the Foo's forthcoming seventh studio album prompted the drummer-turned-singer/guitarist to call up his old friend Novoselic, who co-founded Nirvana with Cobain in 1987. Grohl joined the band in 1990. "We've got a lot between us. We're very close friends," Grohl explained. "I thought, 'Wow, I'll call Krist and have him come down and jam.' At first, I don't think we had a particular song in mind; I just called him up and he was like, 'Yeah, I'll come down and do it.' The most important thing, really, was for us to hang out together, with Butch, in a studio." "I Should Have Known," which Grohl called one of the darker songs on the record, happened a little bit later. "With every album, if I ever sing a song about losing someone or death, most people really just sort of assume that it's about Kurt," Grohl said. "And I have wonderful memories of Kurt. Kurt was a great dude. He was a really sweet guy. And it's heartbreaking still, what happened. But unfortunately, it's happened to me more than once in my life. So when I first started writing that song, I was writing it about someone else." The song eventually took on even broader meaning, as songs often do, beyond the initial inspiration. "The idea is really more that you don't think about the specific person or who it's about. It's just about what it's about. "I don't want to take that connection from you because it might have happened to you," he continued. "So when you're listening to it or singing it, you're doing it for your own reasons, not mine." Wasting Light, which also features a guest appearance from Bob Mould (whose band, Hüsker Dü, were a huge influence on Nirvana) and marks the return of guitarist Pat Smear, will be released April 12. What do you think of the Foo Fighters' new music? Let us know in the comments! Related Videos Related Artists |
| Casey Abrams Hospitalized During 'American Idol' Results Show Posted: 11 Mar 2011 05:27 AM PST 'I got some nice fresh blood in me and feeling better,' finalist tweets.
There was a conspicuous absence on Thursday night's "American Idol" elimination show, long before Ashthon Jones got booted out of the top 13. That didn't happen until the end of the show. It was judges' darling and bushy-bearded budding sex symbol Casey Abrams.
After another impressive performance on Wednesday night, when he took on Joe Cocker's version of the Beatles' "With a Little Help From My Friends," the 19-year-old film-camp counselor was nowhere to be seen on the stage. Host Ryan Seacrest announced at the top of the show that Abrams was hospitalized for the second time this season and would not be joining his pals for the results broadcast. "You'll notice that Casey is missing from the group. He is unfortunately sick and in the hospital right now," Seacrest announced. "Wave to him. ... We know you're watching buddy, feel better — shout-out to the nurses. Get back here soon, OK?" While a spokesperson for "Idol" told MTV News that no further details were available on Abrams' illness on Thursday night, the bass-playing singer tweeted about the situation after the show, writing "Hey guys, thanks for the well wishes, I got some nice fresh blood in me and feeling better. People at Idol & Cedars are treatin me real good." An unnamed "Idol" insider reportedly told the Hollywood Reporter that Abrams received two blood transfusions while in the hospital to treat a condition called ulcerative colitis, an inflammatory condition that affects the lining of the large intestine. Earlier this season, on February 23, Abrams was rushed to the ER after complaining about stomach pains and almost missed the subsequent taping of the top-12 men's performances, which potentially would have eliminated him from the competition before the finals. Abrams was in no danger of going home on Thursday night's show, but if his condition continues and he is unable to perform next week, he could be sent home. Last season, eventual runner-up Crystal Bowersox nearly missed out on her chance to stay on the show when she was rushed to the hospital, necessitating a rare lineup shuffle that forced the men to perform a night earlier than scheduled. Had Bowersox not recovered in time, producers said that she was in danger of being eliminated from the show. Don't miss "Idol Party Live" every Thursday on MTV.com, following the "American Idol" results show, for analysis, celebrity guests and even some karaoke — get in the conversation by tweeting with the hashtag #idolparty! In the meantime, 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 |
| Sleigh Bells On MTV's Musical March Madness: 'Expect The Unexpected' Posted: 11 Mar 2011 03:52 AM PST Tournament tips off Monday, and the Brooklyn duo like their chances.
Much like the actual March Madness tournament, MTV's second annual Musical March Madness brackets are filled with upstart bands looking to shock the world. Everywhere you looked this year, there were unknown acts making big moves — everyone from Mumford & Sons and Florence and the Machine to the Black Keys and Cage the Elephant — but perhaps no band went from obscurity to the big time quite like Sleigh Bells. The Brooklyn duo broke out with their squalling, squelching debut Treats.
So it should probably come as no surprise that, as we gear up for the tipoff of the 2011 MMM on Monday, the Bells are making preparations for a deep run in the tournament. And, in keeping with the spirit of dark-horse contenders like the Butler Bulldogs (who came within a desperation 3-point heave of upsetting Duke in the 2010 NCAA finals), they're entering firmly as underdogs — which suits them just fine. "We are definitely an underdog," singer Alexis Krauss laughed. "I don't know ... it's a bit overwhelming. But I'm appealing to you as the underdog to try and go out at least fighting a good fight." And, really, that battling spirit is perhaps Sleigh Bells' best shot at making their way to the MMM championship. They already know they'll face tough challenges from established acts like Linkin Park and Panic! at the Disco and up-and-comers like Adele, and if they survive that, they might just run into defending champs Coheed and Cambria in the finals. But as Krauss put it, underdog or not, her band possesses a trait that none of the other MMM bands have: Namely, a lot of weapons. And genuine psychosis. "Have you seen our videos? In my first video, I was walking around wielding a baseball bat. In my second video, I was pushing [guitarist/producer] Derek [Miller]out of a car, and he was covered in blood. So clearly we have some tricks up our sleeves," she explained. "Derek, he knows his basketball, he knows his stuff. We already have jerseys made; we're ready to go. So, I don't know, expect the unexpected. And we may not just use basketballs, we may use baseball bats and switchblades. Who knows? We're psychos." MTV's 2011 Musical March Madness Tournament begins Monday, March 14, when we reveal the full field of 64 bands that will battle for the championship. Winners are determined by fan votes, so if your favorite act made the cut, it'll be up to you to guide them to glory. You can rally the troops on Twitter using the hashtag #MMM — but get ready, it's gonna be a war. Related Videos |
| 'Red Riding Hood' Cheat Sheet: Everything You Need To Know Posted: 11 Mar 2011 03:52 AM PST We've been following the fairytale reinvention since Catherine Hardwicke chose it as her first post-'Twilight' project.
While Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart continued on with the franchise Catherine Hardwicke launched on the big screen, the director left the "Twilight" series behind in 2008, bouncing from one project to another until finally committing to one: the "Twilight"-esque "Red Riding Hood." For a while, she'd been attached to Summit Entertainment's "If I Stay" and had been eyeing both an adaptation of "Hamlet" and a teen-focused fantasy pic called "Maximum Ride." But in the end, Hardwicke settled on "Red Riding Hood," with Amanda Seyfried in the title role, as her first post-"Twilight" project.
Now, more than two years after the debut of the film that made stars out of Pattinson, Stewart and — yes, god bless those ever-faithful Twi-fans — Hardwicke herself, "Red Riding Hood" is finally here. So let's flash back and bring you up to speed with an MTV News cheat sheet: everything you need to know about the new movie. Leaving Forks, Finding Medieval Times Seyfried entered talks for the film in early 2010. Julie Christie, Gary Oldman and Shiloh Fernandez, as Seyfried's love interest, eventually came aboard as well. "I'm always kind of careful about what I choose," Seyfried explained to MTV News. "I had known [Hardwicke] kind of a little bit before, when I was dating Emile Hirsch, and I had been to her house before. That was years ago. And when I had met with her again, she talked about this movie. I completely fell in love with her idea and trusted her from that moment on, and I'm like, 'Yeah, I'm down.' " A Fairy Tale for the "Twilight" Set? "It's a bummer that that's what's happening," Seyfried told us. "I mean, it does surround a girl coming of age in a love triangle, but that's a lot of movies. The truth is, it's an entirely different story." Yet even Hardwicke, it seemed, found herself mixed up a bit. "We'd make jokes about her calling us Kristen and Rob and Taylor [Lautner]," Seyfried laughed. Regardless of any confusion, though, Seyfried maintained that "Red Riding Hood" is an utterly original creation, neither a "Twilight" remake nor a strict retelling of the original fairy tale. As she put it in a separate interview, "Catherine Hardwicke has just completely turned this story into something edgy and gothic and dark, and she's clearly somebody that's very capable of turning something, everything into an extraordinary world, as we've seen before." Check out everything we've got on "Red Riding Hood." For young Hollywood news, fashion and "Twilight" updates around the clock, visit HollywoodCrush.MTV.com. Related Videos Related Photos |
| 'Jane Eyre' Stars Mia Wasikowska, Michael Fassbender Find Love Comes Easily Posted: 11 Mar 2011 03:52 AM PST Stars bring Cary Fukunaga's adaptation of timeless tale to the big screen.
There is no Bella without Edward, no Sookie without Bill, and there is certainly no Jane without Rochester. In "Jane Eyre," the classic literary tale penned by English novelist and poet Charlotte Brontë, readers are thrust into a timeless tale chronicling the turbulent romance between Edward Rochester, the master of Thornfield Hall, and the titular Jane, his governess. The relationship between Jane and Rochester is a brutally complicated affair filled with astonishing lies and undeniable passion at every turn. It's a rollercoaster ride, to say the least, and moviegoers better be ready to strap in tight when director Cary Fukunaga's adaptation of the 1847 novel arrives in theaters Friday (March 11).
Mia Wasikowska and Michael Fassbender have the great honor — and the extraordinary challenge — of bringing these characters to life, as Jane and Rochester respectively, but as they explained to MTV News at the New York City premiere earlier this week, their real-life relationship is nowhere near as dramatically complex. "We got on really well from the beginning, so it was kind of easy to go from there," Wasikowska said. "The most important thing when you have a relationship that has to be that intense in a film, it's 90 percent being able to get along well and have fun, and I really think we did. We were able to channel that energy into the intensity of the scenes." It wasn't just their personal chemistry that led the way to a successful dynamic as Rochester and Jane, according to Fassbender. The up-and-coming British actor, who counts the hotly anticipated "X-Men: First Class" and "Prometheus" as two of his highest-profile projects on the board, said that Wasikowska's inherent gifts as an actress made the relationship work. "She's so talented," he enthused. "She just sort of gets down into the work. She's so disciplined, practical, straight-forward and easy to work with that you just start riffing and it's like playing music. You either sing well together or you don't." And these two sing so well together that they didn't need to spend any time engaging in team-building exercises to develop their characters' tumultuous relationship. "We didn't do any exercises, like, 'I am a rabbit, and you are a ... horse,' " Fassbender explained, laughing. "Maybe that's something to use in the future," he managed between laughs. "There's a joke in there somewhere. I have to bring my rabbit to some project!" Check out everything we've got on "Jane Eyre." For breaking news, celebrity columns, humor and more — updated around the clock — visit MTVMoviesBlog.com. |
| 'Battle: Los Angeles' Cheat Sheet: Everything You Need To Know Posted: 11 Mar 2011 03:52 AM PST Aaron Eckhart, Ne-Yo and Michelle Rodriguez star in 'kick-butt movie.'
Yes, "Battle: Los Angeles" is filled with nasty alien creatures determined to firebomb Earth into submission, but the new flick is not exactly a sci-fi escapade. It's best thought of, in truth, as a war movie in which the foe just so happens to be extraterrestrial in nature.
"Independence Day" this is not, and star Aaron Eckhart is not a hero of the Will Smith variety. He's haunted from previous tours in war-torn areas and dead-set on retiring from the Marine Corps, before a couple of seemingly harmless asteroids turn out to be apocalypse-minded aliens. For Eckhart and his fellow soldiers, it's time to saddle up and save the world. As soon as Eckhart signed up for the project, MTV News has been all over its production. With "Battle: Los Angeles" opening Friday (March 11), read on for everything you need to know about the new film. Amassing the Troops The film first crossed our radar in November of 2008, when Eckhart signed on to the Jonathan Liebesman-directed flick, marking the actor's return to big-budget fare following his turn as Harvey Dent in "The Dark Knight." "We are doing our best to do something that hasn't been done before. This is a more down and dirty alien movie," Liebesman told us. "This is like ['Bourne Supremacy' director] Paul Greengrass got a camera, saw some aliens, and shot it from the point of view of a platoon. It's literally like 'Black Hawk Down,' if there were aliens in there. Like Iraqi war footage, but with aliens running around." Gradually the rest of the cast came into focus, including Ne-Yo and Michelle Rodriguez as soldiers and Bridget Moynahan and Michael Peña as civilians caught up in the fray. Production kicked off in the fall of '09. Ten-hut Before then, however, Eckhart and his castmates had to attend Marine boot camp, as the actor explained in a sit-down with MTV News. "It's gonna be an intense, action killer movie," he explained. "It's gonna be a kick-butt movie." One man who certainly appreciated the boot camp was Ne-Yo, who took on the role to see if he really had "acting chops," as he said, laughing in an MTV News interview. "I told myself, if I'm going to be an actor, I want to be an actor, meaning that you can't just limit yourself to one genre of film," he said. " 'Stomp the Yard,' as cool as it was, it was very, very similar to what I do already. I'm a dancer/singer by profession. I needed to step outside of me and do something that really showed off whether or not I could really act." Lest you think all of "Battle: Los Angeles" is about blowing stuff up and looking cool while doing so, Moynahan explained that the film has a strong emotional current running through it. "I can't even tell you: When I saw parts of it recently, I was crying," she recalled. "It's just got such heart to the movie. The director shot such a beautiful movie, so hopefully the editing and everything is going to pull it together, but it was a really good story." The Invasion Begins After swooping into Comic-Con and showing off some cool footage, the production dropped its first trailer online in November. Without a single snippet of dialogue and set to a somber soundtrack, the footage touched both on conspiracies about past alien landings around the world and on the brutal assault that these aliens unleash upon Los Angeles. A second trailer spilled plot details but also descended into slow-motion, gloomy music-assisted carnage. "[It's] like '28 Days Later,' " Liebesman told us. "It's all gonna be very grounded. Aliens are fantastical enough." Check out everything we've got on "Battle: Los Angeles." For breaking news, celebrity columns, humor and more — updated around the clock — visit MTVMoviesBlog.com. |
| Ashthon Jones Eliminated From 'American Idol' Posted: 10 Mar 2011 06:38 AM PST Show also featured performances from Adam Lambert and Diddy-Dirty Money.
There wasn't much drama on Thursday night's (March 10) "American Idol" elimination show. A number of this year's top 13 stumbled on Wednesday night, and for once, host Ryan Seacrest didn't torture the contestants by making them wait until the show's final moments to find out the bottom three. In the end, it was curtains for wild card Ashthon Jones, who stumbled on Wednesday night with a limp cover of Diana Ross' "When You Tell Me That You Love Me."
Earlier in the night, after slogging through the Ford video and a trip to the "Red Riding Hood" premiere, Seacrest finally got to the business of building that bottom three, calling out Jacob Lusk, Stefano Langone and Karen Rodriguez to center stage. He pulled a bit of rope-a-dope by telling all three they were safe, then adding an "except," and it was Rodriguez who made season 10's first long walk to the bottom three, landing there after her messy cover of Selena's "I Could Fall in Love." The next group featured teen Lauren Alaina, Haley Reinhart and Jones, with the latter an almost unanimous pick by our "Idol" experts to land in the bottom three. After tearfully admitting that the harsh criticism she got Wednesday night, well, "sucked," Alaina was waved over to safety. In a shock, though, Seacrest then announced that after 30 million votes, both Jones and Reinhart were in the bottom three as well, ending the suspense early. Jones sang for her life one more time near show's end, but her thin, reedy vocals were not much better than the night before, despite her clear attempt to go out with a bang. Ash broke down in tears, the judges deliberated, but it was a no-go. "Not this time, baby, I'm sorry," Jennifer Lopez said after a long exhale, revealing that it was a unanimous no. Jones' trip to "Idol" ended with a montage keyed to this year's goodbye song, former "Idol" champ David Cook's cover of Simple Minds' "Don't You Forget About Me." The only real drama in the show was that for the second time this season, bearded hunk of love Casey Abrams was in the hospital on Thursday night, reportedly due to stress-induced stomach problems. He made a similar trip for treatment more than a week ago. At press time a spokesperson for "Idol" said there was no additional information available about Abrams' condition. Though it wasn't pulled out Thursday night, Seacrest announced that the show will once again give the judges a single save this season, which they must use before the top five. Viewers also got a look at the gigantic Beverly Hills mansion the contestants will be living in this year, complete with a star-worthy swimming pool, grand piano, Ford car-shaped pool table and a kitchen that's bigger than most New York apartments. Looking remarkably tame in a T-shirt, jeans and a black jacket, former "Idol" runner-up Adam Lambert dropped in for an acoustic run through his single "Aftermath," which mixed his signature power high notes with some nuanced balladeering. Proceeds of the sales of a dance-remix version of the single will go to the anti-bullying Trevor Project. Also dropping in was Diddy-Dirty Money to perform "Coming Home," complete with a dramatic piano assist from Skylar Grey. The top 12 will do it all again next week. Check out the Newsroom blog on Friday to see how our "Idol" experts did on their predictions. Don't miss "Idol Party Live" every Thursday on MTV.com, following the "American Idol" results show, for analysis, celebrity guests and even some karaoke — get in the conversation by tweeting with the hashtag #idolparty! In the meantime, get your "Idol" fix on MTV News' "American Idol" page, where you'll find all the latest news, interviews and opinions. Related Photos |
| Nicki Minaj 'Letting It All Hang Out' On 'Super Bass' Video Set Posted: 10 Mar 2011 08:14 AM PST Young Money diva calls latest clip 'playful' and 'sexy.'
While Nicki Minaj is supposedly on a recording hiatus, that isn't stopping the chart-topping rap diva from creating steamy visuals for a track featured on the deluxe edition of her platinum-selling debut, Pink Friday. MTV News caught up with the fashion-forward diva on the set of her new video for "Super Bass."
Dazzling in a skintight pink bodysuit emblazoned with giraffe prints, Nicki completed the look with a half-blond and half-pink wig, gold eye shadow and bright pink lipstick matching the outfit. Nicki revealed the theme behind the song during a break in shooting. " 'Super Bass' is about the boy that you are crushing over," Nicki said. "And you kind of want to get your mack on, but you're taking the playful approach." Gyrating atop a crystal-clear motorcycle, Nicki is clearly upping the sex appeal. The Young Money diva explained the focus behind the video: "I just wanted to do something real colorful and cutesy. This is an icy world, it's a sexy world, it's a playful world. Of course I have lots of eye candy for my girls and my boys," she teased. The teasing doesn't stop there. "We have a lot of little surprises in store for this particular video," Nicki promised. "I would like to put out 50 videos. The videos really tell the story a lot more elaborately than just the song does." Nicki also talked about her smash hit "Moment 4 Life" and its incredible staying power. "It's been #1 on the rap Billboard charts and then it's been #1 on the R&B and hip-hop charts," marveled the 26-year-old starlet. Pink Friday continues to break records as well, with the album achieving a milestone of the most consecutive weeks in the top 10 by a female rapper. The hip-hop beauty summed up neatly her approach to the video in a few brief words. "I felt like 'Moment 4 Life' was like letting my hair down, but 'Super Bass' is letting it all hang out," Nicki said with a playful chuckle. Are you excited for the "Super Bass" video? Let us know in the comments! Related Artists |
| Dave Grohl Wanted To Keep 'Rope' Video 'Really Simple' Posted: 10 Mar 2011 07:45 AM PST Foo Fighters fans will get a Wasting Light preview when their white limo travels the U.S. playing tunes, band reveals during MTV live stream.
The Foo Fighters spent six hours making the video for "White Limo" and the hilariously lo-fi clip became an Internet sensation with more than 1.2 million views to date. Soon, the clip's namesake will travel the country giving fans early previews of the band's forthcoming album, Wasting Light. So when it came time to make the video for "Rope," the first official single, it only made sense to break out the VHS cameras again.
On Thursday night (March 9), the Foos premiered "Rope" on MTV and told fans what inspired their DIY approach during our MTV.com interview, which just happened to stream live from the California backyard of contest winner/Foo fan Shivan. "We like to keep things really simple," Grohl explained shortly after the video premiere. "The way we made this new record, we did it in my garage. We did it to tape. We didn't use any computers. We just used our old tape machine. To me, that's sort of the easiest way to do it. If you're in an environment where you feel really comfortable and you use really simple equipment, then there's not a lot that can go wrong, really. It just is what it is, you know?" The concept of the beauty of simplicity fueled the making of the "White Limo" video, which was in turn inspired by old-school, hard-core punk videos like Black Flag's "TV Party" and "Slip it In." "They were always done on VHS," Grohl said. "The lip-syncing was always out of sync. They were really silly. The music was insane but they were funny." "So, we got this limo and we had Lemmy [Kilmister] from Motorhead drive us around. And it was me directing! So I was just like, 'Uh, I don't know, um, drink that whiskey!' ... There's something about old school VHS. It has this weird resolution that's almost more high-def than high-def. It makes you look so gross. The lighting is always bad and the colors are always off. There's just something about it. It's almost like an effect, you know?" After the online success of "White Limo," the band elected to take a similar approach to the video for "Rope," with Grohl back in the director's chair. "Honestly, it was like, 'We need a video in a week.' It was just like, 'Uh ... OK.' I came up with the idea of this cube and the colors and the silhouettes. I thought all of those things together with that VHS resolution would look kind of cool. It was really easy. We did it in like a day." "Rope" is currently available as a digital single and the Foo Fighters' Wasting Light is due on April 12. To find out when the official "White Limo" hits your town, visit the site or follow the stretch limousine on Twitter. Related Videos Related Artists |
| Gucci Mane Just Can't Commit In 'I Don't Love Her' Video Posted: 10 Mar 2011 04:31 AM PST But Mr. La Flare, Webbie and Rocko find things to love about the ladies in new clip, which premiered on 'RapFix Live.'
It's Gucci time. Atlanta's Gucci Mane debuted his new video for "I Don't Love Her," featuring Webbie and Rocko, on Thursday's (March 10) edition of "RapFix Live."
The video features Gucci, Webbie and Rocko lyrically asserting what they love about their women, without necessarily admitting they ever fall in love with them. Directed by Mr. Boomtown, the majority of the video's scenes take place in a dark club, where the song's players are surrounded by numerous, gyrating video vixens. "I love things about her (but don't love her)/ I love the way she treat me (but don't love her)," Rocko says on the most-PG portion of the song's hook. "I Don't Love Her" is produced by Zaytoven and will appear on Gucci's upcoming street album, The Return Of Mr. Zone 6, due in stores on March 22. Earlier this week, Gucci released another song from the project, "Brinks," with rhymes from veteran rapper and music mogul Master P. Other features on the album include Wale, Birdman, OJ Da Juiceman and Waka Flocka Flame, among others. Lately, Gucci has been getting more attention for his legal dilemmas and questionable taste in body art than his music. In January, Gucci made headlines when photos of his new tattoo — an ice cream cone with three scoops and the word "Brrr" beneath it on the right side of his face — hit the Internet. That same month, Gucci La Flare was arrested for a parole violation and it was revealed that he had filed a "special plea of mental incompetency." What do you think of Gucci Mane's new video? Tell us in the comments! Related Videos Related Artists |
| The Foo Fighters' 'Rope' Video: The Walls Are Closing In Posted: 10 Mar 2011 04:55 AM PST Band's brand-new clip is a claustrophobic companion piece to upcoming Wasting Light album.
Earlier this year, when MTV News spoke to producer Butch Vig, he made it a point to mention that the Foo Fighters' Wasting Light album was recorded not just in Dave Grohl's garage, but on analog tape, and that it avoided any and all digital manipulation until its final mastering.
It wasn't a gimmick. Rather, it was a matter of necessity, the only way Vig and Foos frontman Dave Grohl knew to do justice to the "primal" and "raw" songs the band was thundering through. Fuzzed-out guitars, blown bass and Grohl's guttural wails (all readily apparent on songs like "White Limo") just wouldn't sound appropriately skuzzy on anything but 2-inch tape, after all. And so, after all that discussion of tape, perhaps it's not surprising that the Foo Fighters' new video for Light's proper first single, "Rope," was shot entirely on VHS. No digital cameras, no big budgets, no pretenses. Much like the album itself, the "Rope" video is a rough and raw, back-to-basics kind of thing. It's little more than a really killer performance clip — the Foos riffing their way through the song in stark black-and-white — which is appropriate, since, at its very core, Light is very much a killer rock record, one that sounds unmistakably like a band setting up in a tiny room and just letting it rip. But the "Rope" video also binds itself to Light in another, less apparent way. As Grohl — who directed the clip — explained, it's modeled after the Foo Fighters' own cluttered rehearsal space, meant to feel slightly "claustrophobic." The big secret is that the band is really performing in a room within a room. And watching it, one gets the feeling that the walls are getting slightly closer with each passing frame — a tension that's echoed in the song and the album itself. The pervasive sentiment on Wasting Light is one of creeping claustrophobia, the snarling guitars and booming bass rattling off Grohl's garage walls, which seem to be closing in on the band with each song. So, really, while it's easy to admire "Rope" strictly for its rough-hewn, warts-and-all look, its deeper appeal lies in the way it complements the very essence of Wasting Light itself. Committed to tape, creeping in at the corners — that's synergy, people. Claustrophobically so. Related Videos Related Artists |
| Diddy-Dirty Money, Skylar Grey Bring 'Coming Home' To 'American Idol' Posted: 10 Mar 2011 07:27 AM PST Diddy also gives some advice to the singers: 'Never give up believing in your dreams.'
Sean "Diddy" Combs always feels at home on a stage. During Thursday night's (March 10) "American Idol" results show, Diddy-Dirty Money and singer/songwriter Skylar Grey performed a rousing rendition of "Coming Home." After an introduction by "Idol" host Ryan Seacrest, Grey started the performance seated at a piano, sweetly singing the song's opening refrain. Diddy was then seen center stage, delivering his lyrics in a hushed-but-dramatic tone to loud cheers from the crowd. Dirty Money vocalists Dawn Richard and Kalenna Harper stood atop elevated platforms, flanking Diddy while singing. Photos of Diddy with his children and snapshots from various periods throughout his career flashed across screens behind the Bad Boy Records CEO while he delivered his autobiographical verses. Some brief dance moves from Diddy during the song's chorus drew more cheers from spectators. The performance closed with Diddy-Dirty Money standing toward the front of the stage and pyrotechnic effects flashing behind them. After rocking the stage, and at Seacrest's behest, Diddy walked over to the "Idol" contestants and gave them some advice. "You get out of life what you put into it," Diddy said. "You have to keep on practicing, keep on rehearsing. Never give up believing in your dreams. You guys have made it this far. Keep God first in your life, and don't stop. Don't ever stop." Diddy then quickly jumped into promo mode, reminding the audience that in April, Diddy-Dirty Money will be embarking on the Coming Home Tour, in support of Last Train to Paris, through May. Skylar Grey's last nationally televised performance was at the Grammy Awards, where she performed "I Need a Doctor" alongside Dr. Dre and Eminem. Skylar Grey co-wrote the Alex Da Kid produced "Coming Home," Last Train to Paris' fourth single. Don't miss "Idol Party Live" every Thursday on MTV.com, following the "American Idol" results show, for analysis, celebrity guests and even some karaoke — get in the conversation by tweeting with the hashtag #idolparty! In the meantime, get your "Idol" fix on MTV News' "American Idol" page, where you'll find all the latest news, interviews and opinions. Related Photos Related Artists |
| Yelawolf Recalls Meeting Eminem For The First Time Posted: 10 Mar 2011 03:14 AM PST Shady Records rapper also tells MTV News' 'RapFix Live' that Em got him to curb his drinking.
When Yelawolf first met his new boss, Eminem, the meeting couldn't have been more casual. "He said, 'What's up? I'm Marshall,' " Yelawolf recalled to MTV News on Thursday's (March 10) "RapFix Live."
The meeting obviously went well: Yela is the latest recruit to Em's Shady Records empire, along with Slaughterhouse (Joe Budden, Crooked I, Joell Ortiz and Royce Da 5'9".) Yela and Em talked in Detroit after producer Jim Jonsin and Eminem's manager urged the rapper to listen to the upstart's music. They shared similarities in their upbringing, and the partnership paid off immediately when the Grammy-winning superstar bestowed the young lyricist with advice, according to Yela. "I'm a drinker; I drink a lot," he explained. "My management was concerned about some advice he could give me about slowing down so I don't get caught up in that life. He told me if it gets to the point where you need a drink before you go onstage, like you require that to function, is when you need to check yourself. And honestly, that's where I was at that point. And I've changed. I don't drink before I perform anymore." The Alabama rapper will stick knock back a beer, but he's given up overdoing it before shows. Now, he says, he's enjoying himself more and his confidence has grown. And that courage helped when he first played Eminem his debut album. "I'm super excited about the music and fully confident that it's jamming," he said. "I was a little nervous, but after we broke the ice and really chopped it up, he seemed excited about it. So that makes me twice as excited now." What do you think of Yelawolf's music? Let us know in the comments! Related Videos Related Artists |
| Lloyd Banks Has Plans For Recently Freed Prodigy Posted: 10 Mar 2011 07:02 AM PST Rapper says he and Mobb Deep vet 'gonna get something done.'
G-Unit foot solider Lloyd Banks is enjoying quite the resurgence in his nearly decade-long career. The "Beamer, Benz or Bentley" rapper sat down with MTV News in Las Vegas to talk about the public reception of his H.F.M. 2 (Hunger for More 2) album, longevity in the rap game and collaborating with recently freed rap veteran Prodigy, of Mobb Deep fame.
Regarding his latest album, Banks said, "I feel like the reception matches the first one. For me, it's gonna have a little more extra meaning to it," he continued, "because I remember you come in as a brand-new artist, you feel like it's gonna be that way forever." "I was just watching Snoop perform," he added. "In my mind, I'm like, 'Damn, it's going two decades into the game,' and I've been in the game approaching a decade now with putting out music. It's kind of expected for you to do good, then 10 years later when you do good, it's a whole 'nother feeling." The self-proclaimed Punch Line King announced a special track he has in mind for his former G-Unit teammate Prodigy. "I haven't spoken to him yet," Banks said. "We gonna get something done." Banks added that he has, however, been in contact with the gruff-voiced rapper's longtime producer and comrade the Alchemist and promised that the pair will work together. He mentioned that he already has a record in mind for the collaboration, which would include another artist. "I had the crazy record, [but] I'm not gonna say the other feature, but hopefully I get a good one," he teased. Who would you like to hear collaborate with Lloyd Banks? Tell us below! Related Artists |
| 'Jersey Shore' Star Sammi Joins 'Idol Party Live' Tonight! Posted: 09 Mar 2011 11:07 PM PST Recent castoff Rachel Zevita and Popdust's Maura Johnston will also be in on the 'American Idol' fun at 9 p.m. ET on MTV.com.
"Idol Party Live" is getting something of a "Jersey Shore" makeover this week, as Sammi "Sweetheart" Giancola joins MTV News' live stream on Thursday (March 10) at 9 p.m. ET, following the "American Idol" elimination show. Will wild card and Diana Ross wannabe Ashthon Jones get the boot? Can Karen Rodriguez overcome her unwelcome ode to Selena? We'll know in a matter of hours, and then you can head over to MTV News to discuss it all with Sammi and host Jim Cantiello. That's because "Idol Party Live" is your new destination for can't-miss post-game analysis, commentary, interviews, conspiracy theories, "Idol" insanity, karaoke and more. Every Thursday, Jim and special guests gab about all the drama, music and Steven Tyler-isms that make "Idol" a TV addict's dream. Plus, viewers can join in the fun by tweeting their passionate opinions with the hashtag #idolparty. The best tweets will get shout-outs live on the air, and our favorite commenters may be asked to Skype in for a future episode. This week, in addition to Sammi, Jim will be joined by co-host Maura Johnston, an editor at Popdust.com, and special guest Rachel Zevita, a top 24 "Idol" contestant this season who was sent home last week. We'll also be rolling in a slew of interviews with current "Idol" crooners from a recent press event, so you'll be hearing from the likes of Casey Abrams, Pia Toscano, James Durbin and the rest of the top 13. So don't miss the latest episode of "Idol Party Live" on MTV.com at 9 p.m. ET, the moment "Idol" goes off the air. (Don't worry, West Coasters, we'll have the entire show archived on the site by the time the results show airs in your neck of the woods.) Don't miss "Idol Party Live" every Thursday on MTV.com, following the "American Idol" results show, for analysis, celebrity guests and even some karaoke — get in the conversation by tweeting with the hashtag #idolparty! In the meantime, get your "Idol" fix on MTV News' "American Idol" page, where you'll find all the latest news, interviews and opinions. Related Photos |
| Lindsay Lohan's Plea Deal Deadline Extended Posted: 09 Mar 2011 11:10 PM PST Judge gives actress two more weeks to decide if she'll accept a plea deal, which will require jail time, rather than proceed to trial.
Lindsay Lohan appeared in a Los Angeles courtroom on Thursday (March 10) and rejected a plea deal that would have put the troubled actress behind bars as a part of the agreement. Lohan is charged with felony grand theft in the case. Lohan will return to court on March 25 to offer her final decision on whether she will accept the plea deal. If she rejects the deal, a preliminary hearing will be set for April 22 before a different judge, according to TMZ. During the hearing, prosecutors will present evidence stemming from a January incident in which the starlet allegedly stole a necklace from a jewelry store. Judge Keith Schwartz warned Lohan that her options were dwindling, suggesting that she would be sent to jail if a deal could not be reached. The "Mean Girls" star's attorney, Shawn Chapman Holley, has been attempting to strike a deal with prosecutors that would spare her client prison time. Although Judge Schwartz rejected initial offers, it appears Lohan's lawyer will have more time to continue to negotiate. Lohan is facing felony grand theft charges after a Venice, California, jewelry store owner accused her of stealing a $2,500 necklace. Lohan is facing up to three years jail time if she's found guilty. The former Disney star is on probation for past transgressions, including several DUI-related infractions. Schwartz has gone on record insisting Lohan is certain to go to prison if she accepts a plea deal, a sentence that has been speculated to be six months. "One of the things about me is that I treat everybody the same," Schwartz said at a prior hearing. "What I look to in sentencing is, 'What is the prior record?' In this particular case, there has been so much speculation in the press [that] I'm just going to tell you a couple of things: If you plead in front of me, you are going to jail. There might be an issue about the amount of time, but if the case settles here, you will be going to jail." Related Photos Related Artists |
| Foo Fighters Take Us Behind The Scenes Of 'Rope' Video Posted: 10 Mar 2011 01:36 AM PST 'Rope' premieres on MTV and MTV.com tonight at 7:54 p.m. ET/PT, followed by a live stream at MTV.com.
"I don't know what we're doing," Dave Grohl says, staring with a serious expression into the camera. "Because I don't know what I'm doing!" Grohl probably really did know what he was doing as he directed the new Foo Fighters music video, "Rope," which premieres on MTV at 7:54 p.m. ET/PT on Thursday (March 10), but he played up the modesty while giving a behind-the-scenes sneak peek at his work.
"Dave's paying attention to what's happening and watching the monitors, tweaking things here and there," explains the Foo Fighters bassist, Nate Mendel. "He comes up with the idea and maps it out and then you've got people to actually run the cameras that know what to do [with] all the technical stuff and getting in there and making sure it's something that's going to look good." Grohl has already directed the band's videos for "My Hero," "Monkey Wrench" and "All My Life," so it is no big surprise that he has stepped up to helm "Rope," the first single off of the Foo Fighters' seventh studio album, Wasting Light. This time around, fans can expect a performance-based video. "It's easy for me to come up with a treatment or direct the band because I know what we're like," Dave told MTV News recently. "I know what we look like when we play, so most of the Foo Fighters videos that I've done have at least a little bit of performance in them." The entire video was shot on VHS tape to give it an edgier look, and as Dave recently explained, "We had to build this cube out of fabric and wood for the band to play within, and it's lit from outside," he explained. "And then, there's a part in the video where it's actually revealed that we're inside this weird white cube. At first it just seems like we're in this glowing white room from within, and then towards the end, the big reveal is we're in this room, which is within a massive room." That concept might be confusing, but Dave makes one thing about the video very clear. "I'm not getting paid for this," he smirks. "It's a freebie. You're welcome, band!" The Foo Fighters' "Rope" video premieres live at 7:54 p.m. ET/PT tonight on MTV and MTV.com, followed by an exclusive Q&A session from one lucky Foo fan's house to be live-streamed on MTV.com. Fans can submit questions via Twitter (@MTVNews using hashtag #askfoos). Related Videos Related Artists |
| Casey Abrams Is Ready To Be A 'Heartthrob' On 'American Idol' Posted: 10 Mar 2011 03:58 AM PST Singer was called 'sexy' by judge Jennifer Lopez.
Jennifer Lopez has made a career of knowing what her fans think is sexy. So when she told bearded "American Idol" top 13 finalist Casey Abrams that she thought he had serious sex appeal, the singer took the praise in stride. The 19-year-old upright-bass player and film-camp counselor almost missed out on last week's show due to an emergency hospitalization for stomach pains, but he's had a good time with all the talk about his looks on the show.
"Am I ready to be a heartthrob? Yes," he said at last week's afterparty for the top 13. "I'm ready. We'll see how it goes." Given his embrace of sex symbol-dom, he was asked what his plan was to take on magazine cover boy Justin Bieber. "I guess I'm gonna have to start dancing, I have to learn the drums, I'm gonna have to do this with my hair," he joked, pulling down his unruly 'fro onto his forehead in an attempt to approximate the Bieber swoop. The good news is that the multi-instrumentalist already plays the drums, so he can check that off his list, and he hinted that he may pull out an electric bass at some point — or even a sitar! On Wednesday night's show, Abrams joked that he had the right (read: grizzled) look to take on notoriously disheveled rock icon Joe Cocker's version of the Beatles' "With a Little Help From My Friends," and on an earlier show, he quipped, "I just want to show the world that guys like me are sexy." "You're sexy, Casey," Lopez assured him last week when Casey performed an unhinged version of Screamin' Jay Hawkins' "I Put a Spell on You" to acclaim from the judges' panel. "Do you know that? Somebody wants it bad," she added in a nod to what she said was Abrams' obvious dedication to remain in the competition. Do you agree with J.Lo that Abrams is sexy? Let us know in comments below! Don't miss "Idol Party Live" every Thursday on MTV.com, following the "American Idol" results show, for analysis, celebrity guests and even some karaoke — get in the conversation by tweeting with the hashtag #idolparty! In the meantime, 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 |
| Yelawolf Takes It Home For 'Pop The Trunk' Video Posted: 10 Mar 2011 03:44 AM PST Shady Records rapper talks to 'RapFix Live' on Thursday (March 10).
Most young artists dream about life on the road, touring and rubbing shoulders with stars backstage. But for Yelawolf, that was an existence he experienced early in his life. His mother, who he describes as "super rock and roll," dated a stage designer, and soon her son found himself meeting Ted Nugent, REO Speedwagon and Randy Travis, among others. "I definitely saw pieces of this life early," Yela told "RapFix Live" on Thursday (March 10).
That authenticity is what still powers the upstart Alabama rapper. His video for "Pop the Trunk" personifies his gritty appeal. He recruited his actual parents and hometown friends to star in the clip. "We took a camera to Gadsden, my hometown, and we shot this video with no script," he explained. "I went to the locations that I was talking about and I got the people that I was talking about to play themselves." Recently, Yelawolf aligned his talents with Eminem, inking a deal to join his Shady Records. The move bolstered the label's roster, as he was also joined by underground supergroup Slaughterhouse. The move re-ignites the collective that's also home to 50 Cent and D-12. "It's a huge deal being able to have a mentor in someone who's done this for so long and been through so much," Yelawolf said of joining the team. "And also artistically, just pushing me to be better. Being around them dudes will make you better naturally. So, we're excited, man." Share your comments about Yelawolf below! Related Videos Related Artists |
| 'American Idol' Report Card: James Durbin Joins Pia Toscano At The Top Posted: 10 Mar 2011 12:25 AM PST Many of the top 13 stumbled this week, and we're not grading on a curve.
Listen up, "American Idol" students! You've got to show up to class every single week, and by that we don't just mean filling a seat onstage and snoozing through the competition. We mean coming prepared. We mean building on previous performances, displaying artistic growth, and wowing us anew. Alas, that's not what happened with most of the "Idol" contestants on Wednesday's (March 9) show, and all we have to say to those slackers is that we're not upset, we're just disappointed. After generally strong performances last week, many of the top 13 stumbled. Now, it's report card time, and it's not going to be pretty. Excellent
James Durbin: We're as shocked as anyone that Durbin killed it with Paul McCartney's "Maybe I'm Amazed." We never saw the appeal of this kid up until now, especially after his messy Judas Priest, look-ma-I'm-a-rock-star shtick last week. This time around, he lost the scarf-tail-thingy and embraced his sensitive-rocker side. Who knew it ever existed? More of this, please. Good Stefano Langone: This wild-card kid had a lot to prove on Wednesday. And he had a lot to overcome, thanks to a hammy arrangement marred by a Bee Gee-esque backbeat. Nonetheless, his vocals were on point and pleasingly reminiscent of Stevie Wonder during a cover of "Lately." We agree with Jim Cantiello's mother-in-law: Stefano is this season's heartthrob, and he won't be going home this week. Naima Adedapo: OK, her take on Rihanna's "Umbrella" was kind of a mess. And it was far removed from the jazzy-pop vibe we think is her strength. So how did she make it into "good" territory? For simply being intriguing. She took a big risk — reggae breakdown, people?! — and we sat up and noticed. For every rushed vocal line, there were some nifty dance moves to compensate. We hope this wild card gets to stick around for a while, because in a season filled with predictability, Naima has the potential to surprise us every week. Satisfactory Lauren Alaina: The gal who could seemingly do no wrong on "Idol" was finally dinged by the judges, and she seemed absolutely gutted by the disses, however apologetic they were. The fact is, Lauren's performance of Shania Twain's "Any Man of Mine" — while a very savvy choice — felt flat. There was something missing that we can't quite put on finger on. Maybe she was just tired? She's not going anywhere, though, fan favorite that she is. Haley Reinhart: Just because you make a strong vocal choice, that doesn't mean it was a wise or ear-pleasing one. The yodels? Not a good call, unless Haley was actually attempting to sound like a beached whale. Thia Megia: The teen took Michael Jackson into Billie Holliday land, and while we did, as always, enjoy her beautiful tone, "Smile" just seemed like the wrong song choice. The arrangement, too, was all sorts of wrong, once the tempo sped up. Thia should've embraced someone like Adele, as we previously suggested. Scotty McCreery: Though Scotty stood on the "Idol" stage like everyone else, this performance felt phoned in. Dare we say there was something almost lazy about his croon-by-numbers rendition of Garth Brooks' "The River"? Show us something new, Scotty, because we're getting a bit bored. Unsatisfactory Jacob Lusk: We were hoping for a breakout performance from Lusk; what we got instead was a breakdown. He zoomed from 0 to 60 without pausing long enough to let us strap on a seat belt. Perhaps his strategy was that if he shouted long and loudly enough, we wouldn't realize what a terrible arrangement he had to contend with, complete with a low-rent, drum-machine effect. Well, we did. Jacob's not going anywhere— he remains too likable — but he'll have to step up next week. Karen Rodriguez: Might this be the end of the line for Karen? There were pitch problems galore, especially, but sadly not limited to, her lower register. Jimmy Iovine was worried about her vocal strength for good reason: She simply didn't have the power to take on this Selena song, and she might be going home because of it. Don't miss "Idol Party Live" every Thursday on MTV.com, following the "American Idol" results show, for analysis, celebrity guests and even some karaoke — get in the conversation by tweeting with the hashtag #idolparty! In the meantime, get your "Idol" fix on MTV News' "American Idol" page, where you'll find all the latest news, interviews and opinions. Related Photos |
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