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- Robyn, Arcade Fire Fight To Win O Music Awards' Most Innovative Video
- 'Hangover Part II' Director Todd Phillips Reveals His 'Godfather' Inspiration
- Papoose Ready For 'Round Two' With <i>2nd Coming</i> Mixtape
- 'Game Of Thrones' Sex Scenes Were 'Hard' To Film, Jason Momoa Says
- The Black Eyed Peas Define Innovation Before O Music Awards Debate
| Robyn, Arcade Fire Fight To Win O Music Awards' Most Innovative Video Posted: 25 Apr 2011 04:47 AM PDT Nominees will be cut from 10 to five before our debate streams live at 4 p.m. ET on OMusicAwards.com and MTV.com.
We started with a terrific 10, and now we're down to a formidable five. After thousands of votes, the list of nominees for the O Music Awards' Most Innovative Music Video is about to be cut in half. At noon ET on Monday, voting in the Most Innovative category will close, and only the top five vote-getters will survive — a list that, right now, includes Robyn's "Killing Me" clip, the Arcade Fire's "We Used to Wait" and OK Go's "Back From Kathmandu." From there, the five favorites will move on to the O Music Awards debate for the Most Innovative Music Video, a roundtable discussion hosted by MTV News' James Montgomery and featuring producer/ Global14.com creator Jermaine Dupri, legendary music-video director Wayne Isham, Mashable's Brenna Ehrlich and some super-secret celebrity guests. During the debate, the roundtable will whittle the top five down to a final two and then will crown one video as Most Innovative. Don't worry, your votes will still get an equal say; and if you want to take part in the discussion, you can have your voice heard by using the hashtag #MTVOMA. The O Music Awards debate will stream live on OMusicAwards.com and MTV.com at 4 p.m. ET on Monday. Of course, if your choice for Most Innovative Video isn't in the top five, well, there's still time to get it there. Voting for the award closes at noon ET. The inaugural O Music Awards will stream live from Las Vegas at 11 p.m. ET/8 p.m. PT Thursday on OMusicAwards.com. Tune in to see who will reign supreme in categories like Most Viral Dance, Funniest Music Short and NSFW Music Video! Related Videos |
| 'Hangover Part II' Director Todd Phillips Reveals His 'Godfather' Inspiration Posted: 25 Apr 2011 04:47 AM PDT Check out an exclusive picture of the gang huddled around a fire in Thailand to kick off MTV News' Summer Movie Preview Week.
This week, MTV News kicks off our Summer Movie Preview week, five jam-packed days in which we'll bring you exclusive interviews, photos and clips from the upcoming season's most-anticipated flicks — everything from "Captain America: The First Avenger" and "X-Men: First Class" to "Bridesmaids" and "Bad Teacher" to "Conan," "Kung Fu Panda 2," "Larry Crowne" and more. We're getting it all started with an exclusive photo from "Hangover Part II" — Bradley Cooper, Zach Galifianakis and the rest of the gang huddled around a fire in Thailand — and a chat with director Todd Phillips about a comedy he thinks can measure up to the finest second installments in movie history.
"I think there are very few sequels that have been made that live up to or exceed their first film. 'The Godfather' is the first one," Phillips told us. "We had always planned on calling it 'The Hangover 2,' and when we finished the script, I changed the cover page and wrote 'The Hangover Part II,' because I think the film lives up to or exceeds the first one. It was very much a nod to 'The Godfather.' " If Robert De Niro portrayed the breakout character in Francis Ford Coppola's masterpiece of a sequel, Phillips points to his film's monkey as the one everyone will be talking about when the movie hits theaters May 26. "There's a monkey in the film that I think is going to book a lot of parts after this film," Phillips said of the creature who, under Galifianakis' perverse guidance, simulates oral sex on a Buddhist monk in the trailer. As Zach says in the trailer, "When a monkey nibbles on a weenus, it's funny in any language." Truth! And we don't want the laughs to end. Which is why, even though the second flick hasn't even hit theaters, we can't help but wonder if there's a third one in the works. "I could [do a third]," Phillips admitted. "And I'm only saying that because we love working together — me, Ed [Helms], Bradley, Zach, Justin [Bartha], Ken Jeong. We have such a good time on these movies. I know it sounds absurd, but I see other movies that have gone to three and you go, 'I get why they do it.' It's actually fun. We just spend the whole day laughing and trying to make a movie." It's Summer Movie Preview Week, and MTV News will be bringing you exclusive interviews, clips and photos for the most anticipated films of the coming months. Get ready to gorge on inside looks at "Captain America," "The Hangover Part II," "X-Men: First Class," "Cowboys & Aliens" and more. Check out everything we've got on "The Hangover Part II." For breaking news, celebrity columns, humor and more — updated around the clock — visit MTVMoviesBlog.com. Related Videos Related Photos |
| Papoose Ready For 'Round Two' With <i>2nd Coming</i> Mixtape Posted: 25 Apr 2011 04:47 AM PDT 'I got a lot more to offer the game than what I had back then,' he tells Mixtape Daily.
Mixtape Daily Main Pick Representing: Brooklyn, NY Mixtape: The 2nd Coming Real Spit: For those wondering what Papoose has been up to, here is your answer. Mixtape Daily caught up with the Brooklyn wordsmith recently at Gleason's Gym. While the BK institution is where boxers go to train and sharpen their knuckle game, Pap is back with a new mixtape (#24, by his count) that he insists will let heads know his verbal jabs are still sharp.
"The reason why I called the mixtape The 2nd Coming is because when I first came in the scene, I shook the ground, I had the whole industry petrified, I took a million-plus," Pap told Mixtape Daily, referring to the reportedly million-dollar recording deal he signed with Jive Records back in 2006. "This time I'm coming back, it's going to be even worse. Y'all know what I did before. See what I did; now, round two." Despite the blockbuster record deal, the Most Lyrical One has yet to release his debut album, The Nacirema Dream. According to the rapper — who is married to incarcerated MC Remy Ma — he was able to walk away from Jive in 2007 with his money and his masters, so after some career ups and downs, his album really is on the way. Until then, The 2nd Coming is hosted by his longtime supporter DJ Kay Slay and features appearances from Busta Rhymes, Sheek Louch, Gudda Gudda, Karina Bradley, Raekwon and Tony Yayo as well as his Thugacation crew. "I feel like l'm more mature now and I got a lot more to offer the game than what I had back then," Pap said. "So I'm glad my album didn't come. Now with my album coming out, I think I'm well-prepared. This mixtape will really show a first-time listener what hip-hop represents." Joints to Check For » "I Don't Eat No Ham." "You know, Jay-Z and Kanye had the record 'I'm about to go H.A.M.,' but you know me, I got knowledge of self, I don't eat no ham. So that title is 'No Ham,' I'm going in." » "Last Man Standing." "The Gudda Gudda collab happened through a mutual friend," Papoose explained. "Basically he reached out to me and told me Gudda respect what I'm doing, I let him know vice versa, I respect his music. Me and Gudda got on the phone, chopped it up, and we came out with the joint. Shout out to the whole Young Money on that. We just basically expressing what it feels like to be the last man standing. The cats who came up with me they not here no more or either they crossed over and doing something totally wack. I feel like I'm the last man standing that represent that real hardcore lyrical hip-hop." For other artists featured in Mixtape Daily, check out Mixtape Daily Headlines. Related Videos |
| 'Game Of Thrones' Sex Scenes Were 'Hard' To Film, Jason Momoa Says Posted: 25 Apr 2011 04:47 AM PDT 'It's one of the hardest things I've ever had to do,' he tells MTV News.
For those who've been following the buzz surrounding HBO's epic new series "Game of Thrones," based on George R. R. Martin's beloved "A Song of Ice and Fire" fantasy novels, there is a lot going on in this show. In a nutshell, it's about power, politics and sex — with a little fantasy thrown in for good measure. Speaking to the sexy factor, Emilia Clarke told MTV News back in January that her character's sex scenes were particularly "scary" but that co-star Jason Momoa helped her feel more at ease during some of the more intense moments.
In the first episode, Clarke's character Daenerys (Dany, for short) is forced into a politically motivated marriage to a much older man, Momoa's Kahl Drogo, from a much different culture than her own, and on their wedding night, Kahl has his way with his new bride, in a particularly forceful manner. When MTV News caught up with Momoa recently, the man behind the brutal warrior, we asked him what it took to get through those particularly graphic scenes with Clarke and when we might see the kinder side of Kahl Drogo. "It's hard," he said. "It's one of the hardest things I've ever had to do, because I love Emilia, she's someone that I love and adore to this day. You have to kind of separate [yourself from] it," he explained, adding that there were lots of warm fuzzies exchanged after they finished filming the scene. "Lots of kisses and 'I'm sorry' afterwards," he said. "It's horrible, but Kahl Drogo, that's what he does. Then you watch and you see him like this, your interpretation of what the character is, but by the end, you absolutely fall in love with him and you find out a soft side." For breaking news, celebrity columns, humor and more — updated around the clock — visit MTVMoviesBlog.com. |
| The Black Eyed Peas Define Innovation Before O Music Awards Debate Posted: 24 Apr 2011 08:02 AM PDT Most Innovative Music Video award will be handed out live Monday at 4 p.m. ET during online roundtable.
On Monday, in a roundtable debate, the first-ever O Music Award will be handed out: Most Innovative Music Video. For weeks, fans have been voting for their favorite boundary-pushing, genre-expanding clip over at the O Music Awards site, and come Monday (at 4 p.m. ET on OMusicAwards.com and MTV.com), they can watch as a winner is crowned — after some spirited debate from producer/ Global14.com creator Jermaine Dupri, acclaimed video director Wayne Isham, Mashable's Brenna Ehrlich and MTV News' James Montgomery.
We'll also be hearing from a host of acts who know a thing or two about innovation — including the Black Eyed Peas, who have melded hip-hop, pop and dance music into a sound that is uniquely theirs and have pushed the boundaries of music videos at the same time. So we decided to ask them to describe what innovation means to them. And, not surprisingly, they went all the way back to the early days of MTV — during the first reign of the King of Pop. "There would be no MTV if it wasn't for Michael Jackson," will.i.am said. "If you think about it, 'Billie Jean' and 'Thriller' — all those songs — it was right around the time the video, it boomed. It was the first Internet, right? The idea of a visual, coupled with audio, and it was the first time you would see your favorite artist who was played all over the radio that told you to go see the concert. "So the video amplified concerts, it amplified the song on the radio, it created a business to where we were given MTV songs to play our video," he continued. "It was a great business. 'Check this out: I'm going to play the stuff you pay to make.' ... That is the best thing in the world." And from Michael Jackson to today, the Peas see a clear line of inspiration — one that pushes the medium of the music video forward, through nothing more than sheer innovation alone. "It makes you really inspired to see people like Missy Elliott. She always had amazing videos. Ludacris, Busta Rhymes ... Marilyn Manson is one of my favorite video stars; I'm always stuck like glue to the screen when he presents a video, because it's just interesting, and it's creative, and it's really showing a peephole into his world," Fergie said. "And I think that's what it is with a video: You're getting a peephole into a moment of an artist's life, to present the visual with what you do sonically." The O Music Awards debate for the Most Innovative Music Video, presented by Fuze, will stream live on OMusicAwards.com and MTV.com at 4 p.m. ET on Monday. The inaugural O Music Awards will stream live from Las Vegas at 11 p.m. ET/8 p.m. PT on OMusicAwards.com. Tune in to see who will reign supreme in categories like Most Viral Dance, Funniest Music Short and NSFW Music Video! Related Videos Related Artists |
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