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- Lil Wayne's <i>Sorry</i> Mixtape Is 'Outstanding,' Lil Twist Says
- 'Harry Potter' World Cup Down To Final Four!
- New Edition Album 'In The Making,' Bobby Brown Says
- J.K. Rowling Writing 'A Lot' Since Finishing 'Harry Potter'
- Britney Spears, Taking Back Sunday Video Worlds Collide Thanks To Director
- 'The Ward' Star Amber Heard Recalls Filming In Real Asylum
- Jay-Z Is Two Songs Deep Into Next Solo Album
- Chris Evans Will Answer Your Questions On 'MTV First: Captain America'
- Foster The People's 'Pumped Up Kicks': Bullying At The Beach
- Kelly Rowland's <i>Here I Am</i> Celebrates 'Year Of The Woman'
- Jay-Z Shares Sneak Peek Of <i>Watch The Throne</i>
- Katy Perry Postpones Tour Dates Due To Illness
- Joe Jonas Wants To Hit The Road With Chris Brown
- Justin Bieber, Lil Twist Song 'Is Going To Really Do It'
- 'Horrible Bosses': The Reviews Are In!
- Heidi Montag Says New Reality Show 'Famous Food' Is 'Cutthroat'
- Demi Lovato To Drop 'Skyscraper' Next Tuesday
| Lil Wayne's <i>Sorry</i> Mixtape Is 'Outstanding,' Lil Twist Says Posted: 08 Jul 2011 03:42 AM PDT Young Money teen's 'Flowers' also might land on Tha Carter IV.
Lil Twist, currently on the "106 & Park" Closer to My Dreams Tour, discussed working with and being influenced by Lil Wayne during a stop in Los Angeles. The teenaged YMCMB rapper has been taking cues from Weezy when it comes to his own performances, while his rhymes might land on Tha Carter IV.
"I've learned a lot over the past five years from my brother Lil Wayne, seeing him on tour since I was very young," Lil Twist told MTV News. "So you're going to see a lot of energy like he gives at his shows. Not the same, but a lot of swag." Being a member of Young Money has made Twist privy to an early listen of Weezy's upcoming mixtape, Sorry For the Wait. "It's amazing, it's great, it's outstanding," Twist said of the project, which Wayne is releasing to appease fans since his proper album, Tha Carter IV, has been delayed numerous times. "And, he's rapping. He's going in and y'all are gonna love it." Twist revealed he's also heard all of Weezy's album, now scheduled to drop August 29. "I've heard it all," Twist said. "Yes, we're in the studio every day, every night, till the morning, till sun up in Miami, so I've heard it all." Lil Twist himself will be rapping on one or both of Weezy's forthcoming projects. He revealed the name of the song he appears on: "It's called 'Flowers.' I can say it may make the mixtape, it may not. Because it's for C4, and it's also for Sorry For the Wait. It'll make either one, maybe both." Lil Twist is releasing a collaborative mixtape with Justin Bieber, whose rap persona is "Shawty Mane." The two buddies are working on a video for a song called "Wherever You Are" that appears on the long-in-the-works project. Which Lil Twist project are you most excited about? Tell us below! Related Videos Related Artists |
| 'Harry Potter' World Cup Down To Final Four! Posted: 08 Jul 2011 12:48 AM PDT It's Hermione vs. Snape and Ron vs. Sirius in a showdown for the title of best 'Potter' character.
With only four days left to vote in MTV News' "Harry Potter" World Cup, the competition is heating up as the contestants narrow down.
The Final Four "Harry Potter" characters were revealed Friday (July 8), and now Hermione Granger faces off against Professor Snape while Ron Weasley has a showdown with Sirius Black. It's anyone's call as to who will make it into the finals, let alone take home the trophy. "It gets down to who fans really want to see take this entire tournament home," said Julia Hodges of DanRadcliffe.com and RupertGrint.net. Even with the stakes raised so high, the "Harry Potter" experts MTV has been chatting with have their own gut feelings about who is going to make it into the final round. And, according to Rosie Halse of the Leaky Cauldron, this is Hermione's last hurrah. "This is where Hermione is going to fall down, unfortunately," Halse predicted. "I love Hermione to pieces, but I think that Snape has a much more ardent following. He has so many twists and turns in the book, whereas Hermione is quite a constant character that perhaps Snape might win on a character basis." But the experts still feel that one of the series' Big Three will make it into the finals: Ron Weasley. "Sirius has been such an important role model to Harry, yet Ron has been such an important friend to Harry," Andrew Sims of MuggleNet said. "I think in this competition, Ron is going to win because: A) popularity, and B) he's always been by Harry's side." Voting for the Final Four continues on the MTV Movies Blog through Sunday, July 10, at midnight. Then the showdown between the last two "Potter" characters left standing begins promptly at 12:01 a.m. ET on Monday, July 11, with the winner being announced later that night during MTV's live stream of the "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2" red-carpet premiere in New York City. We're streaming live from the red carpet at the New York premiere of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2" on Monday, July 11, at 4:30 p.m. ET. Visit MTV.com to watch interviews with the stars and see the winner of the "Harry Potter" World Cup announced live. Tweet your questions for the cast @MTVNews using the hashtag #AskPotter. Check out everything we've got on "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2." For young Hollywood news, fashion and "Twilight" updates around the clock, visit HollywoodCrush.MTV.com. Related Videos Related Photos |
| New Edition Album 'In The Making,' Bobby Brown Says Posted: 08 Jul 2011 03:52 AM PDT Pioneering pop&B boy band chop it up with MTV News about their reunion.
NEW ORLEANS — Don't let the fancy footwork fool you: Bobby Brown says it took him two years to get back enough "muscle memory" to pull off the smoove moves that earned his group, New Edition, a permanent place in the annals of boy bands.
OK, maybe not two years, but Brown — whose shirtless onstage dancing once got him arrested, during his '90s heyday, in the state of Georgia — admitted it took some time when we caught up with him and his bandmates at last weekend's 2011 Essence Music Festival. "It didn't take two years, but it took a little while to get back into, you know, not moving the way I used to move and get the steps and start dancing back on my toes instead of flat-footed," the onetime R&B bad boy laughed as he demonstrated a little shuffle. "Bobby got on shoes. Let me tell you, he ain't had shoes onstage for the last 20 years," group heartthrob Ralph Tresvant teased the sneaker-rocking Brown. "So that's a testament to his dedication." "It's a lot of things that I'm capable of doing, but New Edition steps, whether you think so or not, they're probably one of the hardest things in dance that you could do," Brown added. In the '80s, those steps, paired with soulful vocals, took five young boys from a Boston 'hood to music-industry superstardom. Now celebrating 30 years in the business, New Edition — Ronnie DeVoe, Ricky Bell, Michael Bivins, Tresvant, Brown and Johnny Gill (the only non-Bostonian brought into the fold in the '90s to take over for Brown) — put their indelible street stamp on the boy-band hustle. And their influence rolls on — whether the bubblegum pop of their 1983 Candy Girl debut or the boys-to-men songs of their classic Heart Break album. Case in point, sought-after producer Jim Jonsin told MTV News this month that he would reference the New Edition sound for Justin Bieber's next album. Backstage at the Superdome, the still-dapper guys, now in their early 40s, chatted with their arms flung around each other. In three decades, they've endured more than a few ups and downs — self-imposed hiatuses, label changes and infighting — and even spawned successful solo careers and subgroups like Bell Biv DeVoe. But gathered on this Fourth of July weekend in the Big Easy, they found they could recapture that magic, reducing grown women to squealing tweens. "Through the love of just being around each other for many years and trusting that we were just gonna be there for each other, we were able to let [individual projects] go for a minute and jump out that car and jump into this one," Tresvant, in a stylish tan fedora, explained. So could an album be in the works? "We got a New Edition album in the making," Brown revealed. "We're thinking about it, we're talking about it, and it all starts with us, just thinking about making some good music together. ... I'm just glad to be a part of this and I'm proud to be a part of this." Share your memories of New Edition in the comments! Related Artists |
| J.K. Rowling Writing 'A Lot' Since Finishing 'Harry Potter' Posted: 08 Jul 2011 06:23 AM PDT At 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2' premiere, author says, 'This feels like a new beginning to me.'
After more than a decade onscreen, the "Harry Potter" franchise will end July 15. The cast and crew had a big, sob-inducing farewell Wednesday at the London premiere of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2." Amidst the sad goodbyes and constant cheering of fans, MTV UK caught up with "Potter" scribe J.K. Rowling to ask about her experiences turning her novels into films.
"Hundreds of people have been involved," Rowling said. "There's not one of them I don't think was indispensible and phenomenal. The most talented groups of people you could've found, and I just love them. The idea I won't be able to go down to Leavesden and visit anymore is just sad." Though Rowling joked several times throughout the night that she would return to "Potter" — "You know what? Maybe I'll just write another one," she teased — she also said she has some other projects on the horizon. She was most likely referring to the same one she talked about in February, telling BBC News she was "writing hard." "I'm writing, and I've done quite a lot since finishing 'Harry,' " she said. "I also felt I wanted the last film out of the way before I made any moves on the publishing front. 'Harry' is so huge and I suppose my involvement with the world has still been quite intense. This feels like a new beginning to me." Since being released, the books have sold more than 450 million copies, and the films have grossed about $6.37 billion. Rowling told MTV UK she didn't start out writing expecting this sort of success, and that's not the way she measures the success of her books: She measures it by the way it has affected her readers. "Nothing makes me prouder ever than to meet a child or the parent of a child who says he/she never read before 'Harry Potter,' " Rowling said. "Nothing makes me prouder than that." We're streaming live from the red carpet at the New York premiere of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2" on Monday, July 11, at 4:30 p.m. ET. Visit MTV.com to watch interviews with the stars and see the winner of the "Harry Potter" World Cup announced live. Tweet your questions for the cast @MTVNews using the hashtag #AskPotter. Check out everything we've got on "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2." For young Hollywood news, fashion and "Twilight" updates around the clock, visit HollywoodCrush.MTV.com. Related Videos Related Photos |
| Britney Spears, Taking Back Sunday Video Worlds Collide Thanks To Director Posted: 08 Jul 2011 02:08 AM PDT Chris Marrs Piliero explains why the cat in 'Faith (When I Let You Down)' comes across an Easter egg from 'I Wanna Go.
Taking Back Sunday's video for "Faith (When I Let You Down)" is a social commentary about the fleeting nature of Internet fame, as illustrated by a fake cat trying to make it in Hollywood. It also happens to be the latest installment in the kooky videography of music video auteur Chris Marrs Piliero.
"It was an idea that I had floating around in my head, and when I listened to the song ... the meaning of the song clicked in my brain," the director said of the clip, which follows his cheeky video for Britney Spears' "I Wanna Go." "People just love cat videos," he explained. "And I just thought it would be fun to see what it would like if a cat had the brain to be like, 'Sh--, I'm a big deal.' " In the video, Taking Back Sunday post a clip of their cat online, and soon "OMG, WTF TBS Cat" goes viral. The cat eventually hops on a bus to L.A. (with a quick nod to Guns N' Roses "Welcome to the Jungle"), finds fame, disses the TBS guys, fails to make it as an actor, winds up in porn and eventually can't handle the pressure. Then, of course, TBS Cat heads back home. Was that cat as difficult in real life as he was in the video? "I was like halfway into the shoot, and he was throwing out demands," Piliero recalled, laughing. "It got to the point where no one was allowed to make eye contact with him on set. I had to sit him down and have a heart to heart with him." Along with the GNR homage and a few other pop-culture references, the video includes a cute Easter egg for Britney fans: One of TBS cat's discarded audition scripts is for the fantasy Spears sequel, "Crossroads 2: Cross Harder," which is also on the marquee in "I Wanna Go." "I made the TBS video right after the Britney video," he said. "I felt like the cat could exist in the same world as the 'I Wanna Go' world, so I thought it would be a fun little Easter egg. Also, [frontman] Adam [Lazzara] from TBS texted me after watching the Britney video, and I didn't even realize that during the paparazzi fight when she swings the mic around — that is something that Adam does all the time, which is something I was very conscious of — but I didn't realize the scene happened in front of a store called Keaton's, and his son is called Keaton!" Related Artists |
| 'The Ward' Star Amber Heard Recalls Filming In Real Asylum Posted: 08 Jul 2011 02:39 AM PDT 'We were cozily sandwiched between the prison for the criminally insane and the hospital for the mentally insane,' actress tells MTV News.
John Carpenter fans have had a long wait between films from their favorite genre man. The director of cult favorites like "Halloween," "Escape From LA" and "The Thing" has been on a hiatus of sorts but finally returns to multiplexes after a 10-year absence with this week's "The Ward." This psychological thriller takes place in a special ward in a mental hospital and revolves around new arrival Kristen (Amber Heard), who has no idea how she ended up institutionalized. As she slowly gets to know the other patients, played by Mamie Gummer, Danielle Panabaker, Lyndsy Fonseca and Laura-Leigh, she realizes they are all hiding a terrible and deadly secret.
When MTV News caught up with Carpenter and Heard to talk about their thriller, we asked how much of a creepy factor was added into the film simply by the practical effect of their filming location — an actual abandoned mental hospital. "It was in an abandoned building on a campus with crazy people in a mental institution, the criminally insane," Carpenter explained of their set. "We were cozily sandwiched between the prison for the criminally insane and the hospital for the mentally insane," Heard added. "We had this prime little location right between the two. We were fenced in." Carpenter said they didn't have to do anything to make the set look scary. "It's an old building, a dusty old building that they had left and was perfect for us," he said. "What's scary about this location was that it was real. It was just creepy." When asked to explain if there are any signature shots or nods to Carpenter's previous work that fans might appreciate in this film, the veteran genre director said he can't please everyone, so he focuses on stories that he likes first. "John Carpenter fans are unexpected human beings. A lot live under freeways and cardboard boxes, a lot live in mental institutions," he said. "I really can't think about them too much when I make a movie. The prime inspiration for me is the story. What kind of story? I got typecast as a horror director in the late '70s with 'Halloween,' but I've managed to have a career by doing different things," he revealed. "This one was great, an all-female cast, an ensemble cast who had to work together in an isolated dark shadowy location, and there's something walking around at night. [It was] great fun." Check out everything we've got on "The Ward." For breaking news, celebrity columns, humor and more — updated around the clock — visit MTVMoviesBlog.com. |
| Jay-Z Is Two Songs Deep Into Next Solo Album Posted: 07 Jul 2011 10:22 PM PDT Working on Watch the Throne with Kanye got the creative juices flowing for Blueprint 3 follow-up.
NEW YORK — While fans are still eagerly waiting for Jay-Z to drop his collaborative album with Kanye West, Watch the Throne, he has already started working on his next solo album. At an exclusive listening session for Throne on Thursday night at the Mercer Hotel, the Brooklyn rapper revealed that he is two songs deep into recording his 12th solo LP. The experience of creating the collaboration was so positive, Jay said, it inspired him begin working on new material of his own. Besides the two songs he has already completed, which he claimed were the best first pair of tunes he has ever created for one of his albums, he also has another four ideas ready to go. "I know exactly the tone and the whole feel of the album," Jay-Z said of the follow-up to 2009's platinum-certified The Blueprint 3. "I think when you experience creativity, you should get it out as much as possible." Even though Watch the Throne isn't in stores yet (pre-order receipts seem to indicate, unofficially, that it will be out on August 2), the "Empire State of Mind" rapper doesn't want to stifle the creative juices that started flowing when he was working with West. And the inspiration flowed both ways, it seems. After getting Odd Future singer Frank Ocean to record a song for his solo album, Hov decided to have the crooner contribute his vocals to two Watch the Throne songs. So will this new solo effort come out before the discs from his Roc Nation signees J. Cole and Jay Electronica? "Hopefully," he quipped, before adding, "I don't play that. We're all competing for the same mind share. J. Cole and Jay Electronica are both making inspiring music." Related Artists |
| Chris Evans Will Answer Your Questions On 'MTV First: Captain America' Posted: 07 Jul 2011 10:15 PM PDT The First Avenger himself will present an exclusive clip on MTV and MTV.com next Thursday at 7:56 p.m
With the release of "Captain America: The First Avenger" only two weeks away, MTV News is excited to announce that star Chris Evans will be sitting down with our own Josh Horowitz to premiere an exclusive clip of the film and talk about the movie for the latest installment of "MTV First" next Thursday night.
After the clip airs on MTV and MTV.com at 7:56 p.m. ET, Evans will stick around and chat for 30 minutes about the Marvel flick. Of course, we know you have plenty you're dying to know about the comic book adaptation, so submit your questions on MTV.com or through Twitter, tweeting @MTVNews with the hashtag #AskChris. You can also upload a 20- to 30-second video with your questions for the "Captain America" star at Your.MTV.com. With "MTV First: Captain America" happening only a week before the film premieres, expect plenty of probing questions about how terrifying Hugo Weaving looked in his Red Skull make up and what it was like holding Captain America's shield for the first time. And since the shooting of "The Avengers" is under way, we'll certainly make sure Evans tells us everything he can about Joss Whedon's foray into the Marvel universe. When MTV News visited the set of "Captain America" last year, he spoke about how he based the superhero on a good friend of his, giving us a glimpse into how personally he was taking the role. "He's just a good man who does the right thing," Evans said of his friend. "He wouldn't even tell a white lie. He's not pious, not condescending; he just wants to do the good thing. His morals are intact. I'm amazed that people like him exist. Even his demeanor is very noble and honorable, and he is Captain America to me." Got questions for Chris Evans? Tweet them @MTVNews with the hashtag #AskChris or upload them to Your.MTV.com. Then tune in to MTV and MTV.com next Thursday at 7:56 p.m. ET for "MTV First: Captain America." Check out everything we've got on "Captain America: The First Avenger." For breaking news and previews of the latest comic book movies — updated around the clock — visit SplashPage.MTV.com. Related Photos |
| Foster The People's 'Pumped Up Kicks': Bullying At The Beach Posted: 08 Jul 2011 12:24 AM PDT The band is surprised that their cheery-sounding song about a kid with a gun is a contender for Summer Jam of 2011.
Chances are, if you've been within a five-mile radius of a radio this summer, you've probably heard Foster the People's "Pumped Up Kicks," their hazy, fuzzy track that has become an unexpected smash and a genuine contender for the Summer Jam of 2011.
But have you really listened to the song — or, more specifically, its lyrics? In keeping with the grand tradition of such alt-hits like Eels' "Novocaine for the Soul" and the Smashing Pumpkins' "Today," the track manages to hide a rather dark message beneath all the mirth. " 'Pumped Up Kicks' is really about bullying, and the tragedy that bullying produces ... if that kid retaliates in a nasty way; both sides end up being harmed," Foster frontman Mark Foster told MTV News. "All the other kids with the pumped up kicks you'd better run, better run, outrun my gun," goes the chorus, in a deceptively cheery tone. "I tend to do that with a lot of songs," Foster said. "I like to tell a different type of story, lyrically, than what the music is expressing, because it brings another layer to the story itself. I wrote it a block away from the beach, and I was working at a music house — Mophonics, a place where I composed for ads and stuff — and I think that had some influence on the sound." And while Foster the People might be getting a kick out of the fact that their decidedly dark tune has become one of the year's biggest tracks, they're also blown away by its slow-burning success ... because, really, they never thought "Kicks" would do everything that it has. "I wrote the song like a year and half ago, and for it to still be circling around and become a summer song this year, I think it was definitely unexpected on our part," Foster said. "We like the song, but we had no idea it would spread around the world the way that it has." Still, they're taking full advantage of their newfound clout. Foster said he's already working on the follow-up to their debut, Torches (which just came out in May), bringing a portable studio out on the road — and they've got big plans for another potential hit. Or, we should say, they had big plans ... until Katy Perry went ahead and ruined them with her "Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)" video. "Yeah, we really want to get Kenny G involved on a track, he would just slay it," Foster sighed. "And I think we were all really bummed out, actually, when we found out that Katy Perry put him in her video, because we had been talking about that for a year — bringing Kenny G into the fold and writing something with him. But, that's OK. Katy Perry had it first, we'll have sloppy seconds." Is "Pumped Up Kicks" one of your favorite songs of the summer? Talk about it in the comments! Related Artists |
| Kelly Rowland's <i>Here I Am</i> Celebrates 'Year Of The Woman' Posted: 07 Jul 2011 11:26 PM PDT 'It's about being alive and being happy and living life and being a woman,' the 'Motivation' singer tells MTV News about July 26 LP.
Kelly Rowland got some "Motivation" from Lil Wayne for the lead single off her album Here I Am, out on July 26. The album is a mix of her R&B roots and her more recent dance-queen persona.
Earlier this year, Rowland told MTV News that she knew she wanted to try a little bit of everything on the record; she didn't want to be defined by any one musical genre. "The album is amazing. I'm so excited about the album. I'm so excited for everyone to hear the rest of the album," she said. "For a long time, I thought about, 'Should it be dance or should it be urban or should it be this or should it be that?' And I was like, 'Why am I allowing people to make me think like that?' "It's just about artistry, it's just about freedom," she continued. "It's just about music. It's about being alive and being happy and living life and being a woman, just feeling amazing. And from records that I did with RedOne to records with Tricky [Stewart] to even emotional songs that still talk about vulnerable things, there's so many songs on this album that people can relate to. So I can't wait for everybody to hear everything, the whole body of work." Given that it seems to be the summer of the diva, and that Rowland has her roots in a famous girl group, the theme of female empowerment fittingly comes up on her album as well. "That's what this album is about as well: It's the year of the woman," the former Destiny's Child singer laughed. "You know what? We just have something that they don't, and it's not just one thing, it's many. We're always thinking. We feel. We just have extra power than they do. Sorry, we can't help ourselves!" Are you looking forward to Kelly's album? Let us know in the comments! Related Artists |
| Jay-Z Shares Sneak Peek Of <i>Watch The Throne</i> Posted: 08 Jul 2011 06:03 AM PDT Hov played more than a dozen tracks from his collabo with Kanye for MTV News on Thursday night.
NEW YORK — Jay-Z and Kanye West's forthcoming album may be called Watch the Throne, but soon enough fans will be listening, not just looking, and it will have been worth the wait. On Thursday night, MTV News was among the shortlist of media outlets invited to get an early listen to the power duo's collaborative project.
The listening session was held in the Mercer Hotel, where the New York Post previously reported that parts of the album were recorded. Though it was originally set to begin at 8 p.m., Jay-Z walked into the hotel lobby closer to 9 (word is he was at a Yankees game hoping to see Derek Jeter get his 3,000th hit). The group of journalists followed the rapper up to a suite that had been transformed into a recording studio. Seated in the rear of the room, wearing a Yankees snap-back hat and crisp, white shell-toe Adidas, Hova balanced a MacBook Pro in his lap. After asking those in attendance to introduce themselves, he got right into playing selections from the album, loudly. Standout tracks included a pair of songs that feature Odd Future crooner Frank Ocean. Jay-Z relayed that he reached out to Ocean after hearing his Nostalgia, Ultra mixtape and wanted him to contribute to his next solo album. After their initial work went well — Ocean appears on one of two songs Jay-Z revealed he has recorded for the solo LP — Hova invited the crooner to get down on Watch the Throne too. The only other guest on the album is Beyoncé, who appears on the resounding "Lift Off," which sounds like it was tailor-made to be performed in large stadiums. On another particularly interesting song, Jay-Z and Kanye deliver verses directed to their hypothetical unborn sons. (Note: Jay-Z's press representative asked that lyrics from songs not be quoted.) The Brooklyn MC recalled that Yeezy first recited his verse to him at New York's Museum of Modern Art. "I told him I wasn't going to get on it," Jay-Z told MTV News of the song, adding that he thought Kanye's verse, running down his myriad past mistakes, is one of his best ever. "The honesty of it, it's just really cool." Throughout the album, Yeezy holds his own when rapping alongside Jay-Z, a lyricist of the highest caliber. Other standout tracks that feature the duo trading rap bars include a song whose beat features a chopped up Otis Redding vocal sample that many requested be played again. Another song called "Living So Italian" also got a favorable response from the room. Jay-Z played over a dozen songs and said that he hoped to finalize the track list by this weekend. He also admitted that the album is actually on its third iteration. Initially, he and Kanye were looking to make a grandiose project with elaborate songs, but they felt that doing so would take away from its enjoyment, so they chose to pare it down sonically. "It's just so big and so much, you don't want that sh-- screaming in your house," Jay-Z said, referring to their early single, "H.A.M." "If we don't make records that we like and represent the culture, we would be over." The room didn't start thinning out until near midnight, and as the session winded down, Jay-Z started playing additional tracks, including a song whose lyrics seems to hint that it was produced by No ID. Nodding his head along to the knocking grooves, he also played a song that features Swizz Beatz that he said probably won't make the final cut. Back in January, MTV News' Sway sat down with West, who teased the Watch the Throne project, saying, "We going to the South of France at the end of this month just to record new ideas." And late last year, when we caught up with Jigga, he explained the long history between him and 'Ye. "Kanye, he's really like a brother to me, I've seen him from the beginning to where he is now, and to see him as a producer and how he's grown as a producer and and artist, you know, for me, on another level it's enjoyable." While pre-order receipts of Watch the Throne indicate that it will be shipped on "2011-08-02," Jay-Z and his representatives did not provide a solid release date for the highly anticipated album beyond saying fans would hear it "soon." Keep watching. Related Photos Related Artists |
| Katy Perry Postpones Tour Dates Due To Illness Posted: 08 Jul 2011 09:58 AM PDT Pop star reschedules two concerts after 'an attack of food poisoning leading to severe dehydration.'
Another day, another sick pop star cancels summer tour dates. Just two days after Taylor Swift announced to fans that she would have to postpone dates on her Speak Now Tour because of bronchitis, Katy Perry said on Friday (July 8) that she will have to postpone two dates on her California Dreams trek after suffering from "an attack of food poisoning leading to severe dehydration." According to a statement from concert promoters Jam Productions, Perry has rescheduled her July 8 show at Chicago's Allstate Arena for August 21, and her July 9 gig at St. Paul's Xcel Energy Center for August 23 in the same venues. And once recovered, Perry said she plans to make it up to her fans. "I apologize to my fans in Chicago and the Twin Cities for not being able to perform this weekend, but I am going to return in a few weeks to give them the very best show ever!" she said. Perry also took to Twitter to deliver the unfortunate news, tweeting, "Chicago and St. Paul - I'm so sorry to have to postpone today and tomorrow's shows. But I'll be back 8/21 (CHI) and 8/23 (St. Paul)!" Despite the tour-date postponement, the pop singer has been riding high off of her mega-successful Teenage Dream album, which is closing in on Michael Jackson's #1 singles record. If the LP's recently released "Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)" hits the top of the Billboard Hot 100, she'll become the first female artist to have five chart-topping songs off one album. Additionally, Perry will become the first artist to nab the record since Jackson, who had five #1 singles off his Bad album in the late-'80s. Send your well-wishes for a speedy recovery to Katy in the comments! Related Artists |
| Joe Jonas Wants To Hit The Road With Chris Brown Posted: 08 Jul 2011 09:50 AM PDT 'We liked working together, so I can see it working,' Joe tells MTV News of his 'See No More' partner.
Joe Jonas was once a curly-haired kid from New Jersey who sang bubblegum pop/rock songs about puppy love with his brothers. Well, he's grown up a lot since then. He chopped off his hair and, on his first-ever solo album, Fast Life, he's opening up about falling in and out of love.
And in August, the middle JoBro turns a very grown-up 22. So, what does he have planned for the big day? "I don't have any birthday plans yet, actually," he told MTV News recently. "I don't even know where we're going to be because we're trying to figure out a touring situation right now and it either looks like I'm going on my tour, my own tour, or opening up for somebody, supporting somebody on tour." While his plans are still to be determined, he was sure of one thing: "Wherever I am, there will be a party and it will be fun." Speaking of tours, Joe was once rumored to be hitting the road with Britney Spears on her now all-female Femme Fatale trek. Those plans didn't pan out, of course, and now he's looking to hook up with someone else on the road. Joe even shared his dream tourmate with us. "My dream list, wow ... I mean, doing a tour with Chris would be cool," he said of Chris Brown, who helped the singer pen his first single, "See No More." "I feel like, musically, we both have the same sounds and we liked working together, so I can see it working." Joe's album drops in September, and he told us that he's not holding back on it. "It was scary in the beginning," he said of doing a solo LP, "just because I knew this is my one opportunity to show people my journal: the good and bad of every relationship I've been in, you know, [and] what I look for [in relationships]," he explained. Who would you like to see Joe tour with? Share your picks in the comments! Related Artists |
| Justin Bieber, Lil Twist Song 'Is Going To Really Do It' Posted: 08 Jul 2011 08:14 AM PDT Young Money MC tells MTV News the pair are working on a clip for single 'Wherever You Are.'
Late last year, Justin Bieber and his "homey" Lil Twist revealed they were working on a mixtape. Well, fans may soon get to hear a song and see a video from that mixtape.
When MTV News spoke to rapper Twist at 106 & Park's Closer to My Dreams tour stop in Los Angeles on Thursday, he told us that once his new single with Bieber reaches the masses, it would have a good chance at making a play in our race for Summer Jam of 2011. "My third single, 'Wherever You Are,' " Twist said of his summer jam pick. "It features my little brother Justin Bieber and I believe that that record is going to really do it." Twist went on to dish about the duo's plans to step up their game for the song's forthcoming video."We're gonna get some treatments [written]," he said. "We're not just gonna pick any treatment because that video could just be out of here. We got a few different ones; I don't mean to name any [directors], but a few different ones. It's going to turn out great." The collaboration between the two young stars has been long-simmering, with Bieber and Twist teasing a full mixtape. For now, though, fans will have to settle for one track. Last November, Twist explained that Bieber had come up with the idea to work on some music together. "Me and Justin, we actually met through a mutual friend and after that we got real cool actually," he recalled. "[We] started working in the studio, sending stuff through the MacBook and everything. And then he was like, 'Yo, bro, we should do a mixtape. Let's go.' We just started then." Are you looking forward to the Bieber/Twist collabo? Tell us in the comments! Related Artists |
| 'Horrible Bosses': The Reviews Are In! Posted: 08 Jul 2011 09:05 AM PDT What are critics saying about Jason Bateman, Jason Sudeikis and Charlie Day's flick about sticking it to the man?
Up until "Horrible Bosses" was released, "Bridesmaids" could easily claim the title of Funniest Movie of the Summer. But now that the film about three guys fed up with taking crap from their superiors has hit theaters, Kristen Wiig's girl-power comedy is getting a run for its money.
So will "Horrible Bosses" split your sides or leaving you walking out of the theater with a straight face? The critical response has been mostly positive, highlighting the chemistry of leads Charlie Day, Jason Bateman and Jason Sudeikis, and the hilarious acting prowess of secondary actors Kevin Spacey, Colin Farrell, Jennifer Aniston and Jamie Foxx. But some have also pointed out flaws in the script. Check out this little sampling of reviews and decide for yourself: The Plot "It takes the ordinary human traits of stupidity, selfishness, lust and greed (and also stupidity), embeds them in a human condition that is confusing, unfair and also stupid, and turns the whole sorry spectacle into a carnival. The laughter is mean but also oddly pure: It expels shame and leaves you feeling dizzy, a little embarrassed and also exhilarated, kind of like the cocaine that two of the main characters consume by accident." — A. O. Scott, The New York Times The Cast "In this well-cast movie, each one plays to the strengths of the actors portraying him. Consider Dave Harken (Kevin Spacey), a supercilious sadist who toys with his middle manager Nick (Jason Bateman). Few are better than Spacey at regarding others with contempt and humiliating them with pleasure. Many other actors, given his dialogue in this film, would seem unconvincing and over the top. Spacey demonstrates why he is getting praise right now in London for his work as Shakespeare's Richard III. You remember him." — Roger Ebert, The Chicago Sun Times The "Hangover" Comparison "Briskly written and sometimes acted with barely a straight face, 'Bosses' is what 'Hangover Part II' should have been: a celebration of slack-wits who find themselves over their heads when drunken talk becomes half-in-action plan. But where 'Hangover II' relied on gross-out humor, 'Bosses' finds laughter in cubicle chatter, such as if there's a difference between being one or two minutes late to work (apparently yes, if you're cutting the check). This is an 'Office Space' for a generation that gripes on Twitter." — Scott Bowles, USA Today The Script "It's a very good thing that those three guys [Day, Sudeikis and Bateman] cutting up, mocking each other and getting into embarrassing scrapes is fun to watch, because the script they're reading (credited to Michael Markowitz, John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein) is miscellaneous nonsense, and implausible even by the standards of who-cares Hollywood absurdity." — Andrew O'Hehir, Salon The Final Word "The movie is equal parts outrageous (did Aniston really say that?), raunchy (did Sudeikis really stick that toothbrush there?), and reassuring (aww, the dental assistant really loves his demure fiancée). In this comedic assault on the inequities of corporate hierarchy, the bosses only get what's coming to them. The audience, meanwhile, reaps the employee benefits." — Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly Check out everything we've got on "Horrible Bosses." For breaking news, celebrity columns, humor and more — updated around the clock — visit MTVMoviesBlog.com. Related Videos |
| Heidi Montag Says New Reality Show 'Famous Food' Is 'Cutthroat' Posted: 08 Jul 2011 08:39 AM PDT 'I want to stay away from all the drama,' 'Hills' star tells MTV News of VH1 show.
Heidi Montag became one of the biggest stars in "The Hills"-verse as Lauren Conrad's sometime bestie, sometime nemesis. From episode one of the MTV reality show, Heidi's bad-girl ways ruled, making her a star and tabloid fixture.
Montag has also tried her hand at various other occupations, including singer and fashion designer. She even starred with hubby Spencer Pratt on "I'm a Celebrity ... Get Me Out of Here!," doing her best to survive the wilderness, all with the cameras rolling, of course. On Sunday, Heidi launches the latest phase of her ever-evolving career. On the new VH1 reality show "Famous Food," she is back on reality TV, adding a new job to her résumé: restaurateur. Montag insists she has what it takes to meet the challenge of launching a restaurant in Los Angeles' already bustling food scene. "I grew up in the restaurant industry; my parents had a restaurant since I was 2 years old," she told MTV News. "There was nothing easy about 'Famous Food.' Really it was very difficult." Montag isn't the only big personality on the show. It also features famed call girl Ashley Dupre, Three 6 Mafia's DJ Paul and Juicy J, "Bachelor" star Jake Pavelka, "Sopranos" star Vincent Pastore and feisty "Real Housewives of New Jersey" star Danielle Staub. "We have a certain amount of time until we have to open the actual restaurant, and you're individually competing, but you also have to work collectively together as a group," she said. "So it's really hard whenever everyone thinks their opinion is right and they want to do it their way, but you have to agree at the end of the day. So it was a really competitive, cutthroat show." If you assume that Montag is going to come off just like she did on "The Hills," think again. It seems that she has moved away from her drama-queen days. "I really want to stay away from all of the drama," she said. "And I just try to be like, 'OK, let's open a restaurant.' " |
| Demi Lovato To Drop 'Skyscraper' Next Tuesday Posted: 08 Jul 2011 06:29 AM PDT Song will debut on Ryan Seacrest's radio show.
Demi Lovato is ready to launch her comeback. On Tuesday the singer will drop her highly anticipated new single, "Skyscraper." It will debut on Ryan Seacrest's radio show, and the singer will also call in to chat with Seacrest about the track. This marks Lovato's first big release of any kind since leaving treatment earlier this year. And while little is known about the song, Lovato told MTV News last summer that she was planning on making more R&B-sounding music. "I'm now just taking that next step and learning how to make my music more radio-friendly but also stay very artistic, and for me that's R&B," she said, revealing her dream of collaborating with Drake or Trey Songz. "I can put my vocal stylings on songs that are R&B and it showcases my vocals more than just singing really loud on a rock song." In a Seventeen magazine blog post, she wrote, "My first single is really special to me — to me it symbolizes my journey from the person I was to the happy healthy person I am today, and the fact that people are able to rise above anything, despite the odds." Lovato revealed on Twitter that she has shot a video for the new track, but no word yet on when it will drop. Just this week, she tweeted that she had recorded a duet for her forthcoming album, but she didn't reveal with whom. In Seventeen she wrote that she wanted her new album to empower her fans. "With my new album, I'm hoping to provide inspiration for girls everywhere who are going through the same issues I've faced," she said. "I think this will come through in a lot of the material." Related Photos Related Artists |
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