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- Jennifer Lopez And Marc Anthony Split
- 'Harry Potter' Fans Gush Over 'Deathly Hallows, Part 2'
- Nick Lachey And Vanessa Minnillo Get Married
- Blink-182's 'Up All Night': Mark Hoppus Tells The Story
- 'Harry Potter' Star Daniel Radcliffe: What's Next?
- RZA Recalls Being Challenged To Stop Sampling
- 'Twilight' Star Jackson Rathbone Hits Road With 100 Monkeys
- 'Boyz N The Hood' A 'Coming-Of-Age Story,' John Singleton Says
- Maroon 5 Say Mick Endorses 'Moves Like Jagger' Video
- 'Avengers' Director Joss Whedon Is 'So Clever,' Chris Evans Says
- Rihanna Tops Lady Gaga In Facebook Fans
- 'Glee' Graduates Already Have After-School Plans
- Blink-182 Roar Back With 'Up All Night'
- 'Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows, Part 2': The Reviews Are In!
- Pitbull And Wyclef Get Fit With Zumba
- Cali Swag District Call M-Bone Setup Rumor 'Crazy'
- 'Harry Potter' Expected To Smash Box-Office Records
| Jennifer Lopez And Marc Anthony Split Posted: 15 Jul 2011 03:16 AM PDT Couple have been married since 2004 and have 3-year-old twins together.
After seven years of what appeared to be wedded bliss, Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony have called it quits. "We have decided to end our marriage," Lopez and Anthony revealed to People magazine via a joint statement. "This was a very difficult decision. We have come to an amicable conclusion on all matters. "It is a painful time for all involved," the statement continued, "and we appreciate the respect of our privacy at this time." This news likely comes as a shock to their fans, as the seemingly happy couple were seen together frequently during the most recent season of "American Idol," on which Lopez served as a judge and Anthony appeared in the audience several times and as a mentor to the contestants. Lopez and Anthony were married in June 2004 at Lopez's Beverly Hills home. The wedding was a major surprise in the entertainment world, given the fact that J.Lo had ended her highly publicized relationship with Ben Affleck only 18 months before, and even more so for the family and friends who attended the casual ceremony, all of whom had been invited to attend under the guise of a summer party. The two Latin superstars dated briefly in the '90s and remained friends in the years before their marriage. Anthony was previously married to former Miss Universe Dayanara Torres, while Lopez was wed to Ojani Noa and Cris Judd. Professionally, Anthony and Lopez have recorded a number of duets together and starred in and produced the feature film, "El Cantante." Lopez and Anthony have two children together, 3-year-old twins Max and Emme. Related Artists |
| 'Harry Potter' Fans Gush Over 'Deathly Hallows, Part 2' Posted: 15 Jul 2011 02:44 AM PDT 'It's really hard to say bye,' one fan tells MTV News.
"Goodbye, childhood." Those two words, which one fan left behind for director David Yates during an early screening of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2," probably describe the sentiment felt by many Potterheads after they walked out of Thursday night's midnight screenings.
MTV News took to the streets to find out what viewers thought of the final installment of the epic film franchise, and the response was as overwhelmingly positive as the critics'. "I feel like it was a worthy completion," said one fan, who was clad in a Gryffindor sweatshirt. "From the start it just grabs you by the neck and takes you along for the ride, and really for the last film, you can't ask for anything more." His female friend agreed, saying, "It's really hard to say bye," before becoming choked up. The tears were shared by both the male and female fans interviewed after the screenings of "Deathly Hallows, Part 2." It's a sentiment that even the "Harry Potter" stars felt, though leading man Daniel Radcliffe was glad to hear the movie got the fans choked up as well. Favorite scenes in the film ranged from seeing Harry surrounded by all his loved ones to Neville Longbottom's epic scene with a certain snake. One girl in Slytherin garb said she was glad that the Weasleys didn't disappoint this time around, and particularly liked seeing Harry and his friends defending Hogwarts in the movie's final act. "It was bittersweet to see it end because it encompassed so much of my life," one female fan shared with MTV. The man she was with agreed. "It was everything you could want to cap off, in our lifetime, one of the greatest film sagas ever that I've experienced," he said. "It's not one of those things where I'm sad that it's ending, because I know it's not really going to end," another fan said. "But at the same time I know it's like closing the final chapter on my childhood." Send us your video review of "Deathly Hallows, Part 2" and we just might use it on MTV News! Related Videos Related Photos |
| Nick Lachey And Vanessa Minnillo Get Married Posted: 15 Jul 2011 05:16 AM PDT Couple surprised 35 friends and family with the wedding ceremony.
Some happy news to offset the recent announcement that Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony have split: Longtime lovebirds Vanessa Minnillo and Nick Lachey officially tied the knot Friday evening (July 15) on a tropical island in front of 35 friends and family. "For us, this is just a stepping stone to do what we ultimately want and that's to start a family together," Minnillo told People magazine. Despite that planning-ahead state of mind, the couple, who began dating in 2006 and became engaged last November, decided to do the opposite with regard to exchanging vows; they didn't tell their guests that they were being whisked away to a wedding ceremony. "Nobody knew where they were going," Minnillo told the mag. "Our wedding invitations were in the form of a plane ticket," Lachey added. "We told them they were going away and the attire was 'island chic.' It was all very vague." For those who didn't score a fancy invite, you can still be a part of the newlyweds' special day. Lachey and Minnillo's destination wedding will be televised on a TLC special called "Nick & Vanessa's Dream Wedding," premiering July 30 at 9 p.m. ET. Although the couple split briefly in 2009, they've maintained a very healthy relationship ever since. The key to keeping things interesting, according to Minillo, are their twice-daily showers together. "It's not a sexual thing and it's not a romantic thing," she told People. "It just becomes an intimate thing. ... I've had some of my most intimate conversations with him in the shower." It was the first marriage for Minnillo; Lachey was previously married to Jessica Simpson. Share your well-wishes for the newlyweds in the comments below! Related Photos |
| Blink-182's 'Up All Night': Mark Hoppus Tells The Story Posted: 15 Jul 2011 01:05 AM PDT First Neighborhoods single 'harder and heavier than its original incarnation,' Hoppus writes in email to MTV News.
Sure, there's already been a reunion tour, but Thursday, Blink-182 officially returned with "Up All Night," their first proper single in nearly seven years. And while the song recalls elements of Blink's past (not to mention all those side projects), it's by no means nostalgic. With its darkly undulating electronics, churning chords and Barker's mighty mashing, it also represents a new Blink for a new millennium. And that's even more impressive when you consider that the song's actually been around for more than two years now, ever since Blink-182 first resumed jamming together in early 2009. During that time, it's undergone some rather drastic changes, but it's always remained core to what the band hoped to do on their new album, Neighborhoods. How do we know all this? Because Mark Hoppus told us, in an email Friday morning (July 15), just hours after "Up All Night" nearly broke the Internet. " 'Up All Night' was the first song that we started writing when the band got back together," he wrote. "The foundation of the song remains largely the same as when we first began, but over the past two years, as we've been recording others songs, coming back to this one, working on something else, coming back to this song, it's gotten harder and heavier than its original incarnation. "Initially the chorus had much more air. It was a lofty, synth-y chorus, but we wanted the first song that people heard to be much more of a rocker. We changed a bunch of the instrumentation, recorded heavier guitars and bass, and Tom [DeLonge] wrote the progression that the guitars take on in the chorus," he continued. "Then Travis [Barker] took it over and the drums really solidified the rock element of the track. The half-time intro of the last section was all him, and I think punctuates the song very well." After all that work, you can imagine how thrilled the guys in Blink have been by the song's initial reception. But that's just the first part of their return. As Hoppus wrote, the next step is letting fans hear Neighborhoods itself. He's beyond excited for that, too. "I'm so glad to finally have new music out, and cannot believe how well it has been received," he wrote. "[Our website] crashed out several times, my Google-plus account crashed out twice, and blink-182 was a top trending topic worldwide. Totally amazing. Now, I can't wait for the album itself to be released." Share your review of "Up All Night" in the comments below! Related Artists |
| 'Harry Potter' Star Daniel Radcliffe: What's Next? Posted: 15 Jul 2011 12:33 AM PDT Other than Broadway and the horror film 'Woman in Black,' Radcliffe is a free agent.
The release of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2" may end a chapter for leading man Daniel Radcliffe, but that only means the rest of the entertainment world has opened up for him.
Up next, Radcliffe has the horror flick "The Woman in Black," which he recently finished filming in the U.K. The story is markedly different from "Harry Potter," with Radcliffe playing a grieving father investigating mysterious occurrences in a sleepy British town. The actor told MTV News that he is attracted to these sorts of dark tales because he finds something much more interesting about them. "I don't want to make a boring love story about two people who meet and then are happy. That's boring, and that doesn't exist," Radcliffe explained. "I also do like playing slightly disenfranchised characters like Arthur is in 'The Woman in Black.' He's someone who's grieving and whose grief has put him to the edge of madness and also has sort of made him ostracize himself from society. I guess I like the dark stuff. I find it more interesting." So don't expect a romantic comedy to be on Radcliffe's list of projects to conquer. With his schedule packed for the next few months while he's on Broadway performing in "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying," Radcliffe doesn't have any other announced future-film commitments. But we expect once "The Woman in Black" hits theaters in January that Radcliffe will explore a variety of other genres. That probably won't include another "Potter"-sized franchise, though, the 21-year-old actor admitted. "I think that we proved in doing 'Potter' that you can bring integrity and perpetual growth to a franchise. It doesn't have to be a law of diminishing returns after the first film comes out," Radcliffe told MTV News on the "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2" NYC red carpet. "Providing a script is good enough. I would absolutely do another, but it's not something I'm looking for in the next couple of years, certainly." Check out everything we've got on "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2." For breaking news, celebrity columns, humor and more — updated around the clock — visit MTVMoviesBlog.com. Related Videos Related Photos |
| RZA Recalls Being Challenged To Stop Sampling Posted: 15 Jul 2011 02:41 AM PDT 'I hadn't paid my dues to music, and so I went and started studying theory,' Wu-Tang beatmaker tells Mixtape Daily.
Behind the Beats: RZA
"The first thing happened was that I was at a music store buying equipment," RZA told Mixtape Daily. "I went platinum, I became a millionaire, I was probably feeling myself egotistically, going to Sam Ash to buy a whole bunch of equipment, and a regular musician stopped me because people were giving me attention, 'That's RZA, that's RZA.' And this guy said, 'You're ruining music.' " Of course, a young RZA was taken aback at first. "He's a musician, but because of sampling, he can't get a job. Because of drum machines, his drummer can't get no work. He said, 'You're not a real musician.' I said, 'What you mean I'm not a real musician? I got a platinum album.' He said, 'You're not a real musician. You don't know nothing about music.' " It was at that point that RZA's outlook began to change. "He was right. I couldn't tell him what a C note was. So he challenged me, basically," he said. Feeling inspired, the Wu-beat banger started to study music theory and began to craft sample-free tracks. That, coupled with multiple lawsuits that he faced for reworking compositions from others, led to RZA's growth. "It's unfair sometimes for us to have success on things when we haven't paid our dues," he said. "So even though I paid my dues to hip-hop, I hadn't paid my dues to music, and so I went and started studying theory." For other artists featured in Mixtape Daily, check out Mixtape Daily Headlines. Related Artists |
| 'Twilight' Star Jackson Rathbone Hits Road With 100 Monkeys Posted: 15 Jul 2011 01:41 AM PDT Band plays U.S., then the world in support of Liquid Zoo.
Jackson Rathbone has been keeping himself very busy since wrapping up "Breaking Dawn" earlier this year. The "Twilight" star is currently on the road with his band, 100 Monkeys, hitting towns all across the U.S. before taking their act overseas later this year.
The band, which recently released its second full-length studio album, Liquid Zoo, stopped by the MTV Newsroom to give us a sneak peek at what fans can expect from its usually unexpected live shows. "It's a raucous, theatrical live set, constantly switching instruments and singers and jumping and running around onstage, very interactive with the audience," Ben Graupner said. "We pull ideas from the crowd and make up a song on the spot. People will come out of nowhere and start rapping. You really don't know what to expect except for a smile and a good time." 100 Monkeys, who are pretty confident they have never played the same set twice, are constantly thinking up new ways to keep their fans entertained. "We always just have fun with it," Rathbone said. "At the end of the day, the thing we do with 100 Monkeys is we play with our audience. It's just a fun time. They came out to see us and we came there to see them. That's what makes us a great live band. We love playing." Next up, they are taking on New York City with a show at the Gramercy Theatre on Saturday, but don't ask them what they will be playing. They still have no idea. "We write our set lists 30 minutes to an hour before our show," Rathbone revealed. "We always write the set list, sometimes it gets a lot of doodles. It's fun. The best set list we ever had was from a sticker book." So, is life on the road as glamorous as it looks? Well, not for these guys. "We are on a red, smelly bus," Rathbone joked. "It wasn't as smelly before we got on, but it definitely had some residue. It's actually from the 1992 Metallica tour; it's got a little Metallica vibe to it." Are you going to see 100 Monkeys on tour? Let us know in the comments below! Related Artists |
| 'Boyz N The Hood' A 'Coming-Of-Age Story,' John Singleton Says Posted: 15 Jul 2011 12:54 AM PDT 'I knew Ice Cube was a movie star before he knew he was a movie star,' director tells MTV News.
When John Singleton wrote and directed his 1991 film "Boyz n the Hood," there was no grandiose cinematic inspiration or abstract muse. Instead, the Los Angeles native just wrote about what he knew best.
"My biggest influence for making the film was my friends, my friends growing up, and how Los Angeles was in the '80s and '90s," Singleton told MTV News. "None of the movies that we saw growing up had anybody, any characters in them that were like us. So we were like, 'We should make a movie about what we go through, about what we see.' " Released on July 12, 1991, "Boyz n the Hood" was nominated for two Academy Awards and is hailed as a classic 20 years later. On July 19, the film will be re-released in Blu-ray. The movie's impact doesn't seem to surprise Singleton much; he kind of always knew things would turn out this way. "I was like, 'Wow if I can get this in a film, a little bit of what this is, that life on film, then I think I'll have something that will have a hard effect on people,' " he recalled. The film, starring Ice Cube, Cuba Gooding Jr., Morris Chestnut and Laurence Fishburne, is set in South Central, Los Angeles, a California neighborhood notorious for gang violence. At the center of the film is Tre Styles (Gooding Jr.), who tries to balance his father's (Fishburne) life lessons with the harsh realities of the 'hood in which he lived. Then there are half-brothers Doughboy (Cube) and Ricky Baker (Chestnut), two characters who couldn't be more different. Doughboy, a stone-cold gangster, has street respect but very few prospects. His brother Ricky, however, is a young father and a star high school football player fielding sports scholarships from multiple colleges. In the end, Ricky's bright future is brought to a dark close when he's gunned down in an alleyway. Noted for its social message, "Boyz n the Hood" also marked the acting debut of rapper Ice Cube, who has gone on to star in movies like "Friday" with comedian Chris Tucker and "Anaconda" alongside Jennifer Lopez. Cube has also written, directed and produced a number of films as well. "I knew Ice Cube was a movie star before he knew he was a movie star," Singleton said. "He just embodied that role and did a great job." In fact, the director had a vision -- not just for Cube, but for all the members of his former group as well. "The script was originally written for all of N.W.A. The character Doughboy was always meant for Ice Cube, but the whole script was written for all of the N.W.A guys to be in it," Singleton revealed. Unfortunately, the casting didn't go as planned, and years later, Dr. Dre expressed a bit of regret. "It's funny, because when I told Dre that later on, he said, 'Man, if you got any great ideas, you come to me again, you come to me,' " Singleton said with a chuckle. When asked why he thought the film holds up after 20 years, John Singleton offered this: "I think people are still talking about 'Boyz n the Hood' because it's part of who they are. Even if they're not from that environment, they really identify with those characters. Ultimately, the movie is kind of like a teenage story, it's a teenage coming-of-age movie. People watch that movie and say, 'Wow, look at the journey of these characters,' and then they think about their own journey." Check out everything we've got on "Boyz n the Hood." For breaking news, celebrity columns, humor and more — updated around the clock — visit MTVMoviesBlog.com. Related Videos Related Artists |
| Maroon 5 Say Mick Endorses 'Moves Like Jagger' Video Posted: 14 Jul 2011 11:36 PM PDT Jonas Åkerlund directs clip, which pays tribute to Rolling Stones frontman's many eras.
Maroon 5's Adam Levine has already made a compelling argument for why his band's new single, "Moves Like Jagger," deserves to be your pick for the Summer Jam of 2011: Basically, unless you want to have the worst beach trip ever, you will add the song to your playlist.
But now, with the new "Jagger" video, Levine's making an equally compelling argument for why the Rolling Stones frontman deserves to be a part of your summer, too — mainly because he's pretty much the coolest guy ever. "We were lucky enough to get Mick's endorsement [for the video], as far as him giving us access to a bunch of different footage that's so cool," Levine explained. "Not many people have seen [it], especially a newer generation of people that don't know so much about how incredible he was." Maroon 5 teamed with director Jonas Åkerlund — who's helmed clips for everyone from Lady Gaga and Britney Spears to the Prodigy and Blink-182 — for the "Jagger" video, which allowed the band to focus its attention on replicating the icon's moves. "It's kind of a hodgepodge of many different ideas that we wanted to do, and Jonas Åkerlund is at the helm of this whole thing, and he's so talented and we love working with him, and this is going to be another great video, I think," Levine said. "We trust him so much that we can kind of take ourselves out of it a little more and just be like, 'He's Jonas, so he'll do his thing.' " Related Artists |
| 'Avengers' Director Joss Whedon Is 'So Clever,' Chris Evans Says Posted: 15 Jul 2011 12:45 AM PDT 'He's a great guy to be quarterbacking this thing,' the 'Captain America' star tells MTV News.
Although most of our Marvel Comics-related movie excitement these days is pegged to the impending release of "Captain America: The First Avenger," we can't help but already get excited for next year's highly anticipated, superhero-filled "The Avengers."
When MTV News caught up with Cap himself, Chris Evans, during our "MTV First: Captain America" interview Thursday, we asked for his thoughts on working with fan-favorite "Avengers" director Joss Whedon. "He's unbelievable," Evans said. "He's so clever. He lives in the world of comic books, so he has in his head an amazing story already mapped out. When it comes to directing actors and understanding dialogue, he's an incredibly talented writer. If something isn't working for you as an actor within the words, he can walk away for 10 minutes and come back with seven options that are all fantastic and clever and witty and it's got a pace and a banter," he explained. "He's a great guy to be quarterbacking this thing." With regard to Captain America's story line in "The Avengers," the details of which Evans couldn't fully divulge but are briefly teased at the end of "Captain America," he said his character is basically a fish out of water trying to understand the modern world around him. "It's really multifaceted. The guy has to accept the fact that everyone he knew and loved is gone," Evans said of his character's new arc. "Not only is he alone, [but] the world has changed so much, and I think a big part of what makes Cap Cap was his connection to the way things used to be, this kind of pro-American morality and good-ol'-boy sense of life and the way of doing things," he added. "In the modern era, there's a bit of a disconnect. There's not as much human interaction. I think there's more cynicism than there was back then, so it's him trying to come to terms with the way things are." 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 Videos Related Photos |
| Rihanna Tops Lady Gaga In Facebook Fans Posted: 14 Jul 2011 11:49 PM PDT Rihanna has around 40,000 more admirers than Gaga on the social-networking site.
We talk a lot around here about all the records Lady Gaga is breaking, but as of Friday (July 15), there was one title that even Gaga's ferocious Little Monsters couldn't help her win: Queen of Facebook. Though Mother Monster has an impressive 40,575,791 Facebook fans at press time, she was just pushed down to #2 in the bid to be the most popular woman on Facebook by Rihanna, who slipped into the lead with 40,616,457 fans, or around 40,000 more Facebook admirers than Gaga. The passing of the torch was noted by Facebook's marketing director Randi Zuckerberg, who tweeted on Thursday, "Sorry, Gaga! As of today, Rihanna has passed Lady Gaga as the #1 most popular woman on Facebook." Of course Gaga still rules the roost on Twitter (with 11.6 million followers, she bests Rihanna, who is down at #13 in Twitter followers), where she was the first person to surpass the 10 million mark. And that's just one of the many records she's smashed on her way to the top. She can also breathe easier now that her personal YouTube channel has been restored after going offline earlier this week thanks to a copyright-violation issues. A YouTube spokesperson told MTV News that the takedown order was given after Gaga had accumulated an unspecified amount of copyright claims, which results in an automatic suspension of an account. The clip that appeared to trigger the suspension involved unauthorized posting of a recent performance from Japan involving the popular boy band SMAP, who appeared in a medley of Gaga tunes on a TV broadcast. Do you "like" Rihanna or Gaga on Facebook? Let us know in the comments! Related Artists |
| 'Glee' Graduates Already Have After-School Plans Posted: 14 Jul 2011 11:38 PM PDT Lea Michele, Cory Monteith and Chris Colfer all are working on films.
Life is changing for the cast of "Glee," both onscreen and off. Thursday's Emmy nominations were kind to the cast, but creator Ryan Murphy's announcement Wednesday that leads Lea Michele, Cory Monteith and Chris Colfer will exit the show after the third season came as a bit of a shock to the actors involved. Apparently, neither Colfer nor Monteith was aware that their time with Fox's hit musical show would be ending so soon, though they did know their characters would be written off at some point to coincide with their impending high school graduations. "I didn't necessarily know that it was going to be our last season next year," Colfer told "Access Hollywood". "I knew something like that was coming up eventually. I mean, we can't be there forever. I don't necessarily want to leave so soon, but it's fine. It's what it is, and all things come to an end." Fortunately, things are on an upswing for Colfer. He earned his second Emmy nomination for the show Thursday, and after winning the Golden Globe earlier this year for his performance, there's a good chance he'll be taking Emmy gold home come September 18. Then, Friday morning (July 15), there was the announcement that "Mad Men" star Christina Hendricks will be joining Colfer in his upcoming film project "Struck by Lightning," which he both wrote and stars in. Sarah Hyland of "Modern Family" and "My Best Friend's Wedding" actor Dermot Mulroney jumped onboard as well. Colfer also can look forward to the release of "Glee: The 3D Concert Movie," coming August 12. The trailer for the film debuted online Thursday. The three exiting "Glee" stars all seem to be remaining optimistic about their upcoming departure. "We always knew we'd graduate in real time. It's all part of the plan and it's all good! It's going to make Season 3 amazing!!!" Michele tweeted after the announcement hit the web. Both she and Monteith also have upcoming film projects. Michele has a role in Garry Marshall's ensemble rom-com "New Year's Eve," filming now, and Monteith has the upcoming "Sisters & Brothers" in addition to his recently released "Monte Carlo." Then there's also the rumor, courtesy of RumorFix.com, that Michele and Colfer will be receiving their own spin-off show. Were you surprised by the "Glee" announcement? Sound off below! |
| Blink-182 Roar Back With 'Up All Night' Posted: 15 Jul 2011 08:33 AM PDT Band's new single recalls their past, while pushing towards the future.
Back in January 2010, Mark Hoppus was struggling to describe the new songs he was working on with Blink-182 — about the best thing he could come up with was "weird" — when all of a sudden, almost by accident, or perhaps because he was tired of searching for adjectives, he switched gears and began discussing the myriad of outside projects he and his bandmates were involved in, and how they were influencing Blink's new direction. "I think that everything that everyone works on outside of Blink comes back to Blink. And being involved in all these different projects allows us to go off and try different ideas and bring those ideas back home to what we do every day. And I think it's a really positive thing," Hoppus said. "I know it's confusing for people, because everyone's like, 'Tom's doing this, and Travis is doing this, and Mark's producing ... why aren't you guys focusing on Blink?' But I think what people need to understand is that, that's how we focus on Blink. We go off, and we bring all these different pieces and ideas back, and we get inspired by other artists and get inspired by working with different people, and then when we come back to Blink, it just helps us. "Everybody listens to such different stuff. Tom is really into, like, '80s stadium rock; huge, monumental '80s rock bands. Travis is all over the place musically, and he always comes up with beats and drum parts that are so way out that I would never think of them," he continued. "And I've just been listening to a lot of weird indie rock. So somewhere between amazing hip-hop beats, stadium rock and indie rock, you'll find Blink." And now, we know exactly what he meant. Because on Thursday night — something like 12 hours ahead of schedule — Blink premiered "Up All Night," the first single off their much-anticipated new album. And for all the hype surrounding it, it is very much the way Hoppus described it: a booming, skittering mix of beats, arena-rock and yes, maybe even a little indie. In short, "Up All Night" (which debuted on the band's website and Los Angeles radio station KROQ) is the perfect synthesis of everything Blink's three members have been doing in the eight years since their last record. The boom-bap backbeat recalls Travis Barker's solo album (and umpteen hip-hop remixes). The fluttering electronics bring to mind Hoppus and Barker's Plus-44 project. The widescreen chorus reflects the scope of Tom DeLonge's Angels & Airwaves. And the air-tight production reminds me of Hoppus' work with Motion City Soundtrack. Of course, the song also drums up memories of Box Car Racer, the late, lamented DeLonge and Barker band (it sounds very much like a muscled-up version of "Elevator"), and Blink's decidedly darker self-titled album, too. But at the same time — and in a testament to the band's talents — it never really feels like a retread ... it represents a new Blink for a new millennium, one capable of combining slipstream sonics with ripping chords and an absolute corker of a chorus. So now, finally, Blink are back. With "Up All Night," they not only prove that they've learned from the past but that they're willing to embrace the future. And by doing so, they may have also proved an old adage wrong: Perhaps you can teach old dogs new tricks. Related Artists |
| 'Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows, Part 2': The Reviews Are In! Posted: 15 Jul 2011 09:18 AM PDT The franchise finale seems to have magically transformed critics into full-blown fans.
After 10 years, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2" is sending the beloved series out with a bang. Early reviews that trickled in last week pegged the movie as being the best "Harry Potter" installment. Now that the grand finale has hit theaters, "Deathly Hallows: Part 2" has solidified itself as far and away the series' most critically beloved.
Up until now, "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" held that title, with a score of 91 percent fresh on Rotten Tomatoes. But "Part 2" has blown that out of the water with a whopping 97 percent fresh and only five dissenters counted at press time. Read our own "Deathly Hallows, Part 2" review over on the Movies Blog, and if that and the critical praise below get you to the theaters, send us your own reviews! The Performances Check out photos from the magical NYC premiere of "Deathly Hallows, Part 2." The Split The Conclusion of the Series The Farewell Factor The Final Word 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 |
| Pitbull And Wyclef Get Fit With Zumba Posted: 14 Jul 2011 11:36 PM PDT 'You go up there and you're like, 'Man I need to be a part of that,' ' Pit tells MTV News.
Pitbull and Wyclef Jean may have their roots in hip-hop, but through the years, both performers have garnered worldwide appeal and conquered multiple musical genres. Recently, both artists linked up with choreographer Alberto "Beto" Perez and contributed to his Latin dance-inspired Zumba fitness program.
"You see my stage shows, you see me flying through the air, backflips, doing all kinds of stuff. Zumba for me is natural, because it's exercising and dancing without feeling it," 'Clef told MTV News last week at the Zumba Fitness convention in Orlando, Florida. Zumba was conceived by the Colombia-born Perez in the 1990s using dance to promote physical health. Combining musical elements like hip-hop, samba, salsa, meringue, mambo and even a bit of belly dancing, Perez's program has grown into one of the hottest fitness crazes in gyms across the world. The Fugees producer partnered up with Zumba, and now his single "Historia" has been included as an official Zumba track that instructors use to teach their classes fitness through choreography. Pitbull's "Pause," a track from his recently released album Planet Pit, is also part of the Zumba playlist. "The way Zumba has done it is taken all those things that maybe we've all learned from different countries and put it into a form where it's global now," Pit told MTV News. "Same thing we've done with music, so that's why I think they both ride parallel and they coincide." During last week's convention, both Pit and 'Clef performed for 7,000 Zumba instructors, who moved in sync with the dancers onstage to specific Zumba choreography. "I'm up there and I'm rocking and 7,000 instructors are doing the exact moves to a song that I composed. I can't even explain to you what that feels like," Wyclef said. "That's incredible." While a rapper getting down with a fitness program may seem strange to some, Pitbull insists that the Zumba vibe is infectious. "It's not someone looking like, 'Man, what's Pitbull up there doing exercise?' " he said. "Nah, you go up there and you're like, 'Man, I need to be a part of that.' " Jean agrees, pointing out that Zumba's many cultural elements adds to its strength. "If it's hot in Brazil, it's hot in Afghanistan, it's hot in Jerusalem, it's hot in Flatbush [Brooklyn, New York]. It all should be on that one CD and we all should be able to rock with it," he said. "And that's why I'm into the Zumba movement." Have you ever tried Zumba? Let us know in the comments! Related Artists |
| Cali Swag District Call M-Bone Setup Rumor 'Crazy' Posted: 15 Jul 2011 08:54 AM PDT 'It really hurts us,' C-Smoove says on 'RapFix Live.'
Since the shooting death of Cali Swag District's Mante "M-Bone" Talbert in May, rumors have swirled while his loved ones search for answers. Rumblings of jealous rivals and gang activity have surfaced, but what bothers CSD the most is a rumor that suggests the group's surviving members had something to do with Bone's death.
"[There's] nothing we can do about the rumors," Yung said on Wednesday's "RapFix Live." "We can talk like we're talking right now because it ain't gonna change anything, but once it comes to the light, then we can breathe." C-Smoove called the setup rumor "crazy." "We made it together. We've been knowing that dude since we were kids," he said. "It really hurts us and our label and the team. How could you believe something like that when we did everything together?" The setup theory is particularly baffling for the group, who emerged as stars from their Inglewood, California, neighborhood thanks to their 2010 hit single "Teach Me How to Dougie." "We succeeded together, we got out the 'Wood together. We had fun all the time, everything we did was to have fun because that's what we do," Smoove said. "We wanted to have fun and give the people what they wanted. And for people to think something like that, it's just mind-boggling. How could you figure?" Yung added: "It's crazy. We think about that all the time, like, how could you even think something like that? We're family, we're brothers. So we want the rumors to just stop." Sound off about the M-Bone rumors in the comments below. Related Videos Related Photos Related Artists |
| 'Harry Potter' Expected To Smash Box-Office Records Posted: 15 Jul 2011 06:28 AM PDT 'Deathly Hallows, Part 2' could break $158.4 million opening-weekend record of 'The Dark Knight.'
It takes a powerful wizard to defeat "The Dark Knight," but based on early media reports, all indications are that the final episode in the onscreen Harry Potter saga, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2," is on track to beat the $158.4 million opening-weekend record set by "The Dark Knight" in 2008.
Thanks to a combination of breathless, nostalgic anticipation for the last installment in the series, a raft of sold-out midnight screenings on Thursday and higher ticket prices for the first 3-D installment in the $6 billion franchise, experts are predicting that a series of records could fall by Sunday. According to Deadline.com, the estimated two-day worldwide gross for "Deathly Hallows, Part 2" is at $142.7 million, with $82.5 million earned internationally from 43 countries, and roughly $60.2 million brought in domestically. The movie had already rolled up an estimated $45 million at the box office by Thursday before the doors had opened for a single showing. To put that in perspective, it has already beat the $53 million that "Green Lantern" made over the course of its entire opening weekend last month. "Potter" is opening in 4,575 theaters in the U.S. and Canada, and Deadline Hollywood predicted that based on the early tracking, it could smash the "Dark Knight" high-water mark and possibly reach $180 million in opening-weekend grosses. Another record almost sure to crumble is the biggest single day ever, which was set by "The Twilight Saga: New Moon," which pulled in $72 million, a figure that could be eclipsed (pun intended) by an estimated $80 million that "Hallows" is projected to collect between the $40 million in midnight screenings and an additional $40 million on Friday. Look for "Hallows" to also take the biggest foreign opening-weekend crown, a record recently set by "Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides," which boosted $260 million earlier this summer. "Potter" studio Warner Bros. expects the film to smash that figure, though it's unclear if it will be able to beat the worldwide seven-day opening-gross mark set by "Transformers: Dark of the Moon," which raked in $402 million in its first week in June. A good sign, though, is that "Hallows" has already broken records Down Under. The Hollywood Reporter noted that following its midnight opening on Wednesday, it took in more than $7.4 million in its first 24 hours in Australia, smashing the previous mark of nearly $1.8 million in the first 24 hours for "Lord of the Rings: Return of the King." Send us your video review of "Deathly Hallows, Part 2" and we just might use it on MTV News! Related Videos Related Photos |
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