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Robert Pattinson's Edward 'Becomes A Man' In 'Breaking Dawn'

Posted: 28 Jul 2011 03:53 AM PDT

Director Bill Condon says 'Twilight' star deftly tackles finale's most emotional scenes.
By Kara Warner, with reporting by Josh Horowitz


Robert Pattinson
Photo: Summit Entertainment

"Twilight" fans who've already read the best-selling books upon which the films are based have a sense of what to expect from the final two films when they hit theaters. Specifically, what emotional ups and downs will unfold onscreen, and which characters will be most impacted.

"Breaking Dawn" director Bill Condon recently revealed to MTV News what he predicts will be the most emotional moments in the final installments. He also opened up about how stars Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson have tackled the acting challenges presented to their characters, Bella and Edward. (Spoilers ahead for those who haven't read the books.)

"There's this really quiet moment when Bella discovers that she's pregnant and Edward leaves the room having said, 'Carlisle will get that thing out of you,' " Condon recalled, "and she realizes, 'Oh my god, I've got trouble ahead.'

"Edward, the person she's been longing for all this time is actually on the other side of this very basic issue about this baby that's growing inside of her, and she puts all that aside and she turns and she has a moment where she catches herself in this mirror. It's actually a scene, just Kristen alone, where she falls in love with the idea of being a mother and it's just simple, but I think it's very moving."

Condon went on to say that Pattinson's work in the film is equally moving, noting how much he has evolved as an actor. "[Edward] really becomes an adult [in this film]," Condon said. "In the beginning, he has this beautiful toast to [Bella] where he talks about, 'You're so lucky if you find that one person who can see you for who you are and still accept you and allow you to move beyond who you've been.' And that's what Rob does in this movie," the director added, "He sort of puts aside Edward's self-loathing and all that stuff and actually becomes a man.

"So at the end, when Bella's given birth and she's died and he's trying to bring her back, there is stuff in there where the camera just holds him for a long time where he's just doing everything he can think of to make her live and to beg her to live," Condon revealed. "It's just really powerful."

Check out everything we've got on "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1."

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Rebecca Black's 'My Moment' Video: Frame By Frame

Posted: 28 Jul 2011 03:53 AM PDT

'Friday' star takes MTV News behind the scenes of the new clip for her inspirational single.
By Jocelyn Vena


Rebecca Black in her "My Moment" video
Photo: ARK Music Factory

In Rebecca Black's new video for her single, "My Moment," the viral star gives fans a taste of what life has been like since her rise to fame.

In the video, Black takes fans behind the scenes, and when MTV News sat down with her, she took us behind the scenes of the clip itself, frame by frame.

The video opens with Rebecca in the recording studio, where she's putting the final touches on the inspiring song. "So it was really hard to shoot the first line 'cause I was supposed to be really serious and I'm not a serious person," she admitted. "Having to be kind of sullen was hard. I kept smiling 'cause I'm a natural smiler, if you haven't noticed."

The studio used in the video was especially important to the young star since it turns out one of pop's greatest idols once recorded there. "It was great to be in that studio 'cause that was where Michael Jackson recorded 'We Are the World.' "

Fans who've seen the video know it's a mix of celebrity moments and teen moments. Black explained, "I still like all the school footage that we put in," pointing to a montage of her friends. "It was me having fun with my family and friends."

Black also danced a little in the video, thanks to some help from a few recognizable faces. "It was really amazing doing the dancing; a lot of the dancers were from 'So You Think You Can Dance,' " she said of Robert Roldan and Kent Boyd from the hit Fox show. "And I watch that show [so] I was intimidated at first. It was great to be around people that like what you like."

The video concludes with Black making her way to a red-carpet affair, where her name lights up the marquee. "When I was in front of all the flashing lights, it was crazy commotion," she said, adding that she hopes her fans see that while red carpets are a part of the job, it's definitely fun too. "These celebrities get lost in the whole world of fame, [and the video is to] show people how I stay grounded myself."

What's your favorite part of Rebecca's "My Moment" video? Let us know in the comments!

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Nicki Minaj Is A 'Great Artist,' Britney Spears Says

Posted: 27 Jul 2011 09:47 AM PDT

'I think she has a distinct sound when she raps,' Spears says of Femme Fatale Tour opening act.
By Christina Garibaldi


Britney Spears
Photo: MTV News

When the news that Britney Spears was taking MC Nicki Minaj on the road with her hit, fans — and Brit herself — couldn't have been more excited. The Femme Fatale Tour is now in full swing, with both women bringing their A-game to each performance. And along the way, it seems as if these two have sparked a friendship.

"I think she's great," Spears told MTV News of Minaj. "She's a great artist in every way and I'm really happy for her."

Minaj, who is nominated for three Video Music Awards, brings her own flair to the girl-power tour, adding her eccentric style, her fiery wigs and, of course, her signature beats.

"I think she has a distinct sound when she raps," Spears said. "It really stands out and sets her apart from everyone else. I'm happy she's able to be on tour with me because that's just amazing."

Last month, we caught up with Minaj just before she hit the road with the pop veteran, and she was ready to take that distinct sound to a whole new fanbase.

"I'm just trying to put more theater on that stage. So much to me is music, but it's also about putting on a show, so that's my goal: to truly put on a show and incorporate theater and dance," Minaj said.

And if you're lucky, you might just catch Spears and Minaj teaming up for a special performance of the remix for "Till the World Ends."

"At the end of the show, the last song she comes on every once in awhile," Spears said of Minaj joining her onstage. "Not every show, but it's usually special when she does it."

Will you see Britney and Nicki on tour this summer? Let us know in the comments.

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Amy Winehouse 'Deserved Better,' Estelle Says

Posted: 27 Jul 2011 02:56 AM PDT

Fellow Brit soul singer tells Sway, 'I cried for about two days,' after hearing news of star's death.
By Rob Markman, with reporting by Sway Calloway


Amy Winehouse
Photo: Epsilon/ Getty Images

Amy Winehouse's death has hit her fans hard. From her friends and family to her musical contemporaries, many have expressed their love and condolences for the fallen soul singer who died in her London home on Saturday.

On Wednesday's (July 27) satellite radio broadcast of "Sway in the Morning" on Shade 45, Estelle opened up about her feelings on Winehouse's death.

"I'm sad, I'm disappointed, I'm angry — I can't. I'm really upset, I think I cried for about two days," the British singer told Sway.

Estelle, who frequently crossed paths with Winehouse during the pair's rise across the pond and then here in the States, steered clear of any judgment concerning Amy's documented battles with drugs and alcohol. While it has been widely speculated that Amy's addiction led to her death, an initial autopsy reportedly came up inconclusive.

"Amy's been Amy — that's Amy, a bit drunk, a bit high. My thing is, again, you can't tell from the inside-out what is going on with an artist," Estelle said. "This fame is a juggernaut: It slaps you in the face and you don't know what you're doing. You don't know who has your back, who is your support system."

Estelle, who won a Grammy in 2009 for her single "American Boy," knows the pressures that being in the spotlight can bring and said she didn't want to condemn anyone for how they deal with it.

"I don't want to judge her, having similarly been through that explosion of everything, [becoming] famous all at once," she said. "And then having to deal with my stuff in public in front of people that I never knew and I know don't care about me and are just after whatever they are going to get from me.

"It's hard," Estelle said before getting a bit choked up. "We came out with albums at the same time, so I'd always see her. I just know she deserved better than that."

Catch MTV's Sway on "Sway in the Morning," on SIRIUS XM Radio's Shade 45, Monday through Friday, from 8 a.m. to noon ET.

Celebrate Amy Winehouse on Wednesday night (July 27) at 6:30 p.m. ET/PT, when MTV will air an encore presentation of a performance she taped in the MTV studios in 2007.

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'Madden NFL 12': Rosters, Stats Updated, But Not Rules

Posted: 27 Jul 2011 05:11 AM PDT

Now that NFL lockout has ended, EA 'able to flip the switch on roster updates pretty easily,' rep says.
By Russ Frushtick


Madden NFL 12
Photo: EA Sports

What would the world be like without football? Thankfully, fans needn't concern themselves with such a horrible scenario (at least for another 10 years), as NFL owners and the NFL Players Association came to an agreement to end a months-long standoff that might have canceled the 2011-2012 season. Because the lockout ended early enough, there will be no impact on the season itself, but what about this year's installment of "Madden"?

"Madden NFL 12" is scheduled to be released in about a month, but video games are often finalized months before they hit store shelves. Does that mean anyone who buys "Madden" will be playing with out-of-date rosters from before the lockout was even settled?

Anthony Stevenson, the director of marketing for "Madden NFL 12," discussed how the development team is planning to keep everything up-to-date for fans. "From the game's standpoint, what everyone wants to know is rosters," he said. "You're taking what historically would be five months of offseason activity and you're condensing it into what would be as little as two to three weeks. So, there are going to be a lot of roster moves. And these aren't inconsequential moves: There's Donovan McNabb, Kevin Kolb; these are moves that could shape a division. But we're fortunate that we're able to flip the switch on roster updates pretty easily."

Mike Young, the game's creative director, confirmed that the rosters would be up-to-date not only at the beginning of the season, but also straight on through to the Super Bowl. "Our ratings people and our roster guys are going to be really, really busy," he said. "Day one, anybody with an online connection is going to have all these moves and up-to-date rosters. All season long, we'll support that really well."

Young confirmed that while the rosters and player stats will be up-to-date, EA won't be able to implement all of the just-agreed-upon rules. "Some of the new rules we will not get in the game this year. Unfortunately, [the end of the lockout] happened too late," he explained. "It's kind of a complicated system to change with something like a patch."

As for which new rules didn't make the cut, Young revealed, "The rookie cap stuff, a lot of the business part of football. So your Franchise mode will be using last year's rules for another year. That was the only disappointment. But, as far as rosters, I think we're the best at having those up-to-date."

Those roster updates will require an Internet connection for your console. If you don't have your console hooked up to the Internet, Young suggested taking advantage of nearby gamers. "Take it over to your friend's house, plug it in," he recommended. "There are a lot of free trials for Xbox Live and PSN [PlayStation Network] is free. Update your game, save it to your hard drive, and bring it home. You need the rosters!"

Certainly, fans who are just thrilled to have an NFL season will consider updated rosters the cherry on top.

Check out the Multiplayer blog, updated daily, for even more on "Madden NFL 12" and other gaming coverage.

Amy Winehouse 'Had A Huge Heart,' Producer Salaam Remi Says

Posted: 27 Jul 2011 09:37 AM PDT

Remi opens up about working with Winehouse on third album, which is not complete.
By James Montgomery, with reporting by Kim Kane


Amy Winehouse
Photo: Roger Kisby/ Getty Images

Salaam Remi was already an established producer before he met a then-unknown singer named Amy Winehouse, having already created hits for the likes of Nas, the Fugees and Ini Kamoze (to name just a few). But from the minute he was introduced to Winehouse in 2002, his life — and career — were forever changed. Because not only did he produce the lion's share of her recorded work (her 2003 debut Frank and the follow up, 2006's iconic Back to Black), but he became a close friend with the mercurial Winehouse too, a confidant who knew her better than most.

So when Winehouse died on Saturday in her London home, it was somewhat fitting that Remi was nearby: in town to attend the wedding of the singer's former manager. In fact, he had planned on stopping by Winehouse's apartment that day to catch up with the singer.

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Days after Winehouse's death, Remi spoke via telephone with New York's Power 105.1 host Kim Kane about the loss of his dear friend and the status of her new album. Kane was kind enough to share their conversation with MTV News.

"We were working on it; it's not a complete album," Remi said, debunking reports that her third LP was finished and slated for release. "We had a lot of things going, there are recordings, but first things first, I think. We're trying to focus on what's at hand and what her family wants to do. So those reports [that there is finished material] are false."

Read more about Amy Winehouse's influence on music beyond "Rehab."

Remi also told Kane that despite near-constant speculation about Winehouse's health, he believed that she was well enough to complete her new album and was actually using the ongoing recording sessions as a sort of therapy, channeling her emotions and frustrations into her songs.

"To put it all in a nutshell, Amy loved to sing, to write ... that ability never left her," he said. "She was very good at channeling her emotions into lyrics, and then being able to sing them. She was in a place to go forward and make it happen. ... The way that Amy and I always created was, she would write and we would toss ideas around."

And though details surrounding Winehouse's death remain murky, Remi said that he's trying very hard to block out the near-constant media coverage of her passing and focus instead on the private moments the two shared in the studio. Those moments revealed the artist few ever knew: opinionated, funny and, above all else, caring.

"Amy had strong opinions on everything. .... She was very opinionated about what she liked. At the end, she was a real person," he said. "She had a huge heart. We'd be working for hours and she would have everybody in the room snickering. She always had a joke. You could hear a lot of that in her lyrics, she could be sarcastic and she was extremely witty ... but more than anything else she was a real person, an individual artist."

Celebrate Amy Winehouse on Wednesday night (July 27) at 6:30 p.m. ET/PT, when MTV will air an encore presentation of a performance she taped in the MTV studios in 2007.

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'Cowboys & Aliens' Nude Scene 'Crazy,' Olivia Wilde Says

Posted: 27 Jul 2011 04:11 AM PDT

Co-star Daniel Craig had to 'look me up and down,' actress explains.
By Terri Schwartz, with reporting by Eric Ditzian


Olivia Wilde in "Cowboys & Aliens"
Photo: Universal Pictures

Olivia Wilde might have been covered in dust and dirt while shooting "Cowboys & Aliens," but that didn't make shooting a mostly nude scene in front of her co-star Daniel Craig any less awkward.

"It was kind of strange because I was half-naked in front of a bunch of people, including the crew, a bunch of Apache warriors, a bunch of cowboys, and Daniel Craig, who I had to stand in front of basically naked," Wilde explained to MTV News. "He had to take a moment to sort of look me up and down before covering me in a blanket. And I was like, this is crazy."

It didn't help that after the long night of shooting, Wilde and the rest of the "Cowboys & Aliens" cast had to take an overnight flight to San Diego Comic-Con to make their Hall H presentation. So if fans remember her being a little frazzled, it probably has something to do with the fact Wilde had no sleep after filming a scene in which she was partially nude for the majority of it.

As fans will find out come Friday's release of "Cowboys & Aliens," the scene Wilde is talking about — which has been teased in the film's many trailers — happens at the climax. She said filming the sequence was an "honor" because it is such an important moment in the movie.

"It was really exciting because we knew we were creating something kind of spectacular in that scene," Wilde said. "It was a really cool effect happening, as people will see."

The actress said she didn't wear much make-up and required little hairstyling while filming because the style of the flick was "very bare." She said it was a very dirty shoot, and not just because she was almost naked.

"We were literally dirty because we were riding all day long out in the desert, and you get very dirty. But the dirtier everybody looked, the hotter they looked. It was a really good look, I think," she said.

"The people in the Old West were very dirty. The thing that's unrealistic about our movie is all our teeth: We have good teeth; they didn't have good teeth. So, logic police will call BS on that."

Check out everything we've got on "Cowboys & Aliens."

For breaking news, celebrity columns, humor and more — updated around the clock — visit MTVMoviesBlog.com.

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Young Jeezy Reflects On <i>Thug Motivation 101</i> Debut

Posted: 27 Jul 2011 05:46 AM PDT

'I wanted to take everybody back,' Jeezy tells MTV news of staging album-anniversary concerts in NYC and ATL.
By Rob Markman, with reporting by Rahman Dukes


Young Jeezy
Photo: MTV News

Young Jeezy sure knows how to throw a birthday bash. To celebrate the six-year anniversary of the release of his 2005 debut album, Let's Get It: Thug Motivation 101, Jeezy staged a pair of concerts, one in New York City on Monday, and a second on Tuesday, which was actually the anniversary of the album, in Atlanta.

"It felt good to see the city out, givin' everybody something to dress up for, get out have a good time," the Snowman told MTV News on Tuesday while backstage at his ATL show. "It was definitely a lot of thug motivatin' going on. Everybody was there for one reason: We were celebrating. It was a celebration.

"I just wanted to put somethin' together that was special," he said of the tribute shows. "Music is so different nowadays from when I came out. An album would last two or three years, especially when you have a classic like I do," he added with a chuckle.

In NYC, Jeezy thrilled concertgoers as he ran through the TM 101 track list, bringing out special guests like Jay-Z, Kanye West, Bun B, Fabolous and the LOX during the 80-minute show. And for Atlanta, Jizzle brought out Yo Gotti and Lil Scrappy.

"I got a lot of what I call family in this industry. It's a lot of cats that came from the same walk of life that I came from and we really rock like that," Jeezy said about his star-studded guest list. "We just show that support for each other. I've been on tour with a lot of these cats and kick it on the phone with them daily, so it's phone calls, two, three phone calls," he said of getting his rap-star friends to participate.

When it was released in 2005, Let's Get It: Thug Motivation 101 helped usher in a brand of drug-related, trap rap that has become prevalent in hip-hop in the past six years. Things have definitely changed since Jeezy made his first splash, but he believes his album represents a specific time in hip-hop that may never return.

" '05 was a beautiful year — for the economy, for the people, for the hood, just working-class, even if you were a street hustler," Young Jeezy said of his rookie year in rap. "The world is a different place now, so I wanted to take everybody back and give them that feeling, because it's hard out here. At the same time, just that in the back of your head, knowing when this music was playing what you were doing, help you get through your day again, still motivation."

During his set in NY, Jeezy announced that his long awaited TM 103 will be released on September 20, and on Tuesday, he announced a 26-ctiy tour that will begin in New Orleans on July 31, concluding in Seattle on September 2.

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Wiz Khalifa Felt 'It Was Time' For Big Sean, Curren$y Collabos

Posted: 27 Jul 2011 03:19 AM PDT

'We'll see what comes of it,' Wiz tells MTV News about rumors of a joint mixtape.
By Steven Roberts


Wiz Khalifa
Photo: MTV News

Getting a gold plaque is a big deal these days. The music industry has changed drastically in the past 10 years, and rappers are more likely to rack up download sales for singles than for entire albums. So when Wiz Khalifa learned that his debut, Rolling Papers, had gone gold, selling more than 500,000 copies, he was ecstatic.

"The album going gold, that's crazy, just because these days, I know how much doesn't sell and I know how hard it is to get to that point," Wiz told MTV News on the set of his upcoming "No Sleep" video. "It's a big deal for me, and with 'Black and Yellow' being triple-platinum, 'Roll Up' being platinum, it's just all going towards what I said before: my fanbase and my underground love transitioning into sales and numbers, which people really respect in the end."

Wiz has had a very successful year and a half. In addition to the new plaques adorning the walls of his bakery, Wiz is one of the front-runners for the Best New Artist award at the 2011 VMAs. And in spite of the success the Taylor Gang general has been enjoying, he's still not above giving back to his fans.

He recently released five new tracks via his Twitter, featuring partner in crime Curren$y, his Rolling Papers tourmate Big Sean and Wiz himself. The Pittsburgh MC's team at ID Labs produced all of the tracks ("O.T.T.R," "Weed Brownies," "Dot Dot Dot" and "Flowers" are produced by Big Jerm; the fifth track, "Proceed," was produced by Cardo). The new releases only increased speculation that a joint mixtape — maybe even an album — with all three MCs might be in the works. But Wiz said he wasn't sure what exactly would come of the material because they recorded them just for fun.

"It's always fun to be in the position where we could make music that sells to people, videos that people enjoy, and still just drop free music that we feel like is just good stuff," Wiz said. "And at the end of the day, we weren't hearing anything like what we make and I felt like it was time for that. Me and Spitta, we talk all of the time, and it was just a thing where he called me and he was like, 'Yo, we need to do something,' and I was like, 'Yeah, we should do something. We should do this,' and he was like, 'Perfect.' "

Wiz said he thought Sean would be a perfect fit, adding something new to what he and Curren$y have previously done.

"We've done that before, so if we did it again, we would just be doing it over," Wiz said of his and Curren$y's collabos. "We wanted to do something new, add that new element, and it ended up being real fun. It's definitely not How Fly 2, but we'll see what comes of it."

What do you think of Wiz's latest tracks with Curren$y and Big Sean? Share your reviews in the comments!

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Adele Becomes Dance Music Muse At Tomorrowland Festival

Posted: 27 Jul 2011 05:39 AM PDT

David Guetta, Kaskade, Steve Angello talk to MTV News about why they couldn't get enough of the Brit's VMA-nominated 'Rolling in the Deep.'
By Akshay Bhansali


Adele
Photo: Paul Bergen/ Redferns

Now in its seventh year, the Tomorrowland Festival kicked off again in Boom, Belgium, this past weekend, and MTV News was there for the entire spectacle.

The dance music event started small but over the years it has ballooned into one of the most popular electronic dance music fests in existence. The Tomorrowland of 2011 had a fairy-tale theme and was made up of 14 colorfully dressed stages, which included set pieces like enormous replicas of mushrooms and trees; two of the stages were even dominated by an oversize skull and a sun. TL accommodated 30,000 campers on its "Dreamville" grounds, bringing the total draw for the weekend to upwards of 180,000, a figure that beat out Miami's Ultra Music Festival. (And what American festival can claim a Church of Love, where couples are encouraged to get some ... quality time?)

But perhaps what set this colossal European festival apart from the others this year was the sheer awesomeness of the talent flown in for it. Blockbuster dance music brands like David Guetta, Swedish House Mafia and Tiësto shared headlining duties with Belgian heroes Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike and 2manydjs (brothers Stephen and David Dewaele of Soulwax fame).

And if there was a recurring theme that played out over the course of three days, particularly on the main stage, it was that the dance music world has love for seven-time VMA nominee Adele. The remixes of the British soul singer's "Rolling in the Deep" were as varied as the performers themselves. Adele's a capella vocals were featured in too many sets to count.

Swedish sensation Avicii dropped his "Nothing Without Adele" bootleg; Swedish House Mafia played the Thomas Gold/ Hard Rock Sofa & St. Brothers/ Axwell mash-up "Blow Up in the Deep"; Laidback Luke dished out John Legend's Adele cover; and Kaskade unleashed Feenixpawl's "Rolling in the Deep" remix, just to name a few. Dance music's biggest stars had clearly found their muse at Tomorrowland.

According to some of the producers we caught up with at TL, it should come as no surprise that Adele is up for multiple Moonmen.

"Everyone loved it," Los Angeles-based producer Kaskade told us after his set, "from electronic fans to pop fans to country music fans. It's an amazing song, it's very well written and it's very remix-able."

"She's so special, so different from anything," French superstar Guetta offered. "['Rolling in the Deep'] is incredible. To tell you the truth, it was also kind of inspiration for me when I was producing my record with Sia," he added of the track "Titanium" off his upcoming Nothing But the Beat. "It's totally different, but it's just a mood and using acoustic elements and mixing it with my style of course. I was listening to her record and thinking I would love to introduce a mood like this."

SHM's Steve Angello said, "It's one of those songs. She's an amazing artist and she has a very strong voice and obviously she means what she was singing. If you think about it, most artists out there, they get a record and they just go in there and record it — they don't know what it's about. They don't give a sh--. But Adele, she means it. She's the real f---ing deal, and you can tell."

Chuckie, Hardwell and Norman Doray were also among the Tomorrowland performers documented playing elements of Adele's chart-topping song.

And while Adele-spinning headliners captured the main stage, there were some equally stellar supporting acts among the 469-deep lineup: Richie Hawtin, Afrojack, Wolfgang Gartner, Steve Aoki, Nervo, Sander Van Doorn, Carl Cox, Paul Van Dyk, Fedde Le Grand and Martin Solveig were but a few of the memorable performers over the weekend.

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'Star Trek 2' Close To Locking In Director J.J. Abrams

Posted: 27 Jul 2011 04:11 AM PDT

Since finishing 'Super 8,' Abrams working on 'Trek 2' script.
By Terri Schwartz


JJ Abrams
Photo: Getty Images

Trekkies and J.J. Abrams fans alike can rejoice, for the "Super 8" director is at long last close to committing to helm "Star Trek 2." Now that Abrams can no longer use his stock answer — "The truth is that my focus has been so much on finishing 'Super 8' " — to avoid giving any "Star Trek 2" updates, Deadline has confirmed that he is working with the flick's writers and is close to committing to direct the sequel to his hit "Star Trek" reboot.

This must have been the "announcement" Abrams promised MTV News would be coming "soon" back at the "Super 8" premiere in June. But it also means that the film will miss its intended June 29, 2012, release date.

That's good news for "G.I. Joe: Cobra Rises," though, which Deadline is calling "G.I. Joe: Retaliation." The entertainment news site has learned that Paramount is planning on giving the June release date to the "G.I. Joe" sequel and slating "Star Trek 2" for either winter 2012 or summer 2013.

Either way, Paramount has agreed to be ready to jump into production on the flick whenever Abrams is. Abrams is now sitting down with writers Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman to polish up the "Star Trek 2" script, which Deadline is guessing will begin production in January.

MTV News caught up with Damon Lindelof at San Diego Comic-Con, where he chatted about the current status of the script. "There was a lot of work going on over the course of the last year between Bob [Orci] and Alex [Kurtzman] and I," Lindelof said. "We generated, like, a 90-page half-script half-treatment based on some meetings that we've had with J.J. [Abrams]. Now that J.J. is finally finished with 'Super 8,' we've kind of, not thrown out that material, but we're reworking a lot of it."

He added that the final product of the script will hopefully improve upon the sequel the same way "Batman Begins" improved upon "The Dark Knight." " 'Trek 2' has to be better than 'Trek 1,' " Lindelof said. "It has to."

Check out everything we've got on "Star Trek 2."

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DJ Khaled Says Fat Joe's Weight Loss 'Inspired Him'

Posted: 27 Jul 2011 12:14 AM PDT

'[It's] just more inspiration for him to make more hit records,' Khaled tells Mixtape Daily.
By Rob Markman


DJ Khaled
Photo: MTV News

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"Fat" Joe is no more. The Bronx, New York, rapper has recently been dropping pounds like he drops hit records, losing more than 80 pounds to date. No word yet as to whether he will consider a name change, but his friend and frequent collaborator DJ Khaled is in full support and astonished by his buddy's new physique.

"Joe lost so much weight that I can't believe it," Khaled told Mixtape Daily. "I was just on the phone with him and he was like, 'Khaled I wear a 1X. I walk into Bal Harbour, go to Gucci and whatever.' "

Shopping in the ritzy North Miami Beach neighborhood is not the only perk to being lighter. According to Khaled, Joe's diet has also reinvigorated his artistic muscle. "Now he goes into any store and buys a 1X. He said he feels the best he ever felt and he's back in the studio working," the We the Best Forever DJ said. "I think by him losing all this weight, it just inspired him, just more inspiration for him to make more hit records."

Back in June, Joe revealed to the New York Daily News that he went on a diet following the deaths of a number of his close friends. "I always loved being fat, obviously. I'm Fat Joe," the rapper told the newspaper. "If I could gain 1,000 pounds and be healthy, I would love to do that. The biggest killer of people is food. It kills more people than AIDS or gun violence or war, anything you can name.

"Everybody keep catching strokes and heart attacks, and what happened to me was, like seven of my friends passed last year from heart attacks, and they were all 32, 34 years old, 35. And I said, 'I got kids, I can't leave 'em like that.' This world is too hard for me to leave my kids, without me supervising and being there for them."

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'Battleship' Trailer: The Five Key Scenes

Posted: 26 Jul 2011 10:32 PM PDT

We see a whole lot of Brooklyn Decker's skin and an alien ship, but blink and you'll miss Rihanna.
By Eric Ditzian


Photo: Universal Pictures

"Battleship" may be based on a board game, but the action flick's first trailer shows an influence far more cinematic than anything having to do with little plastic pegs and the faux-sinking of tiny seafaring vessels. The new footage, which Yahoo! premiered on Wednesday (July 27), begins like an ode to a "Blue Crush"-ish beach make-out movie, veers into "Armageddon"-esque father-vs.-daughter's-boyfriend antagonism, then explodes in an orgy of a couple dozen alien-invasion movie references.

Totally original, this one ain't. But it's also pretty damn entertaining, and we really are looking forward to checking out the madness when it hits theaters on May 18, 2012. Until then, here are our picks for the five key "Battleship" trailer moments.

Brooklyn, Obviously
One of these days, Brooklyn Decker is going to get a movie role that doesn't require her to parade around a beach in a bikini. Or not. One thing is certain after checking out this footage and taking in her performance, such as it was, in Adam Sandler's "Just Go With It": Decker, the Sports Illustrated model, has been typecast. In "Battleship," she finds herself in the middle of one of cinema's oldest relationship pickles: in love with a bad boy whom her dad can't freaking stand. Clearly the relationship between the boy (a naval officer played by Taylor Kitsch) and the daddy (Liam Neeson's no-nonsense admiral) will factor into the battle with these aliens. Let's just hope it doesn't become the emotional focus.

Don't Tread on Me
Everything in the Navy's military exercises in the big blue ocean seems to be going well until they encounter a hulking contraption submerged in the water. One unlucky dude (Kitsch) is sent out to touch base, literally, with the alien ship, unleashing a whole lot of extraterrestrial terror. The aliens, we'll soon learn, are here to utilize our oceans as a power source. This one shot raises a bunch of questions. Why are the ship's defenses activated by simple touch, rather than the proximity of the Navy? What kind of tech do the aliens possess that they can send a sort of shockwave that hurtles a man so far, so quickly? And what's inside the ship that we don't yet see?

What a Big Bubble You Have!
Speaking of alien weaponry, the ship is capable of unleashing some kind of bubble force field that encompasses an enemy and, so it seems, destroys everything within it. We'll just ignore, for now, how the bubble reminds us of that containment unit in "The Simpsons Movie." Instead, let's concentrate on the alien tech. We're hoping for originality and cool visuals to join forces and deliver us a satisfying early summer movie experience. The bubble, perhaps, is the harbinger of fun, absurd, eye-popping stuff to come.

She Needs an Umbrella
"Battleship" marks Rihanna's big-screen debut. In the trailer, blink and you miss her. But she's there, standing up in a raft and looking wet as the alien craft flies overhead. She certainly looks freaked out. But we can't yet get a sense of her acting chops from this footage; and hey, we might not be able to even after this popcorn flick's credits roll. All we can say for now is she had a blast on the production. "Working with [director] Peter Berg is unbelievable," she told us last fall. "I love doing movies now. It's something I want to do more of. I just want to pick films that are wise for me and roles that I can pull off, nothing that is too big for me."

Taking Flight
We have to say we're surprised how much of the alien ship we get to see in this first trailer. We see how it's a craft that can both plunge into the water and also take flight. We see how it can transform and shift and hover; quite a lot of control, those aliens have on this sucker. We see its cylinder-shaped weaponry. We see the front of the ship almost seems to have a face. So the question is: How much did filmmakers hold back? We haven't, for instance, seen the aliens themselves. With so many alien flicks hitting theaters each year, it's getting harder and harder to surprise audiences with those creatures. Can "Battleship" do it? Stay tuned.

Check out everything we've got on "Battleship."

For breaking news, celebrity columns, humor and more — updated around the clock — visit MTVMoviesBlog.com.

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Chris Brown Video Director Calls VMA Noms 'Crazy'

Posted: 27 Jul 2011 02:19 AM PDT

Colin Tilley tells MTV News it's 'really cool' to see clips he helmed for Breezy and Justin Bieber getting awards-show nods.
By Rob Markman, with reporting by Steven Roberts


Chris Brown
Photo: Kevin Winter/ Getty Images

Colin Tilley has been having a heck of a year directing videos for Lil Wayne, Chris Brown, Diddy-Dirty Money and Justin Bieber. Now, the California native finds two of his works nominated for the 2011 VMAs.

Tilley's clip for Chris Brown's "Look at Me Now" is up for Best Hip-Hop Video and Best Collaboration, while his video for Justin Bieber's "U Smile" garnered a nod in the Best Male Video category.

"It's crazy to see the videos that we've been doing getting awards, actually nominations in general, from the VMAs. It's pretty amazing," Tilley told MTV News on Tuesday when we visited the set of Wiz Khalifa's upcoming "No Sleep" video.

"As far as the hip-hop [category], 'Look at Me Now,' in general, is an amazing song. I remember when I got that song, I was like, 'Jeez, this is a hit right here. This is just going to win some awards,' as soon as I even I heard the song," Tilley recalled of the vid that features both Lil Wayne and Busta Rhymes. "The video just naturally and very seamlessly came together and we created something that I think is really cool."

While the director has worked most frequently with Brown — directing a number of his videos, including "Deuces," "She Ain't You" and "No BS" — Tilley also built a nice working relationship with Bieber after directing his 2010 visual for "Never Let You Go."

" 'U Smile' was a very special video because I got to see Justin grow up. So we definitely went for this cinematic, stylized feel that really just showcased him as an iconic artist, as an icon in general," the lens master said. "That was a really special experience. I remember the night before he had some award and he came to the set and he was really feeling himself. It was awesome."

You can vote for general VMA categories, including Best New Artist, by visiting VMA.MTV.com or m.mtv.com on your mobile phone. In addition, you can get in on Best New Artist text voting by texting BNA to 66333 on your wireless phone. Voting continues through the show, which airs live August 28 at 9 p.m. ET. (Verizon subscribers can vote on all categories via SMS by texting VMA to 66333; standard message rates apply.)

The 28th annual MTV Video Music Awards will air live on Sunday, August 28, from the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles at 9 p.m. ET/PT. See the list of nominees, revisit last year's highlights and vote for your favorites in the general categories by visiting VMA.MTV.com.

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'Breaking Dawn' Star Taylor Lautner Praises 'Dream' Directors

Posted: 27 Jul 2011 01:23 AM PDT

'Twilight' heartthrob tells MTV News that working with pros like Bill Condon and John Singleton has helped him grow as an actor.
By Terri Schwartz, with reporting by Josh Horowitz


Taylor Lautner
Photo: MTV News

Taylor Lautner has had quite an impressive career for a 19-year-old. Since "Twilight" came out in 2008, he's worked with some of Hollywood's biggest stars and hottest directors and is primed to become the film industry's next big action star when "Abduction" hits theaters in September.

MTV News caught up with the "Breaking Dawn" actor at San Diego Comic-Con, and he talked about getting the opportunity to work with and becoming more comfortable around so much A-list talent.

"All the directors in the 'Twilight' franchise have been amazing, [and] ending with Bill Condon, who's just a dream," Lautner said, "and then John Singleton [on 'Abduction']. And then all the actors and actresses I've been surrounded by, really, I couldn't have done it without them, but they have definitely helped me throughout the past few years."

With "Abduction" and "Breaking Dawn - Part 1" both wrapped and set for release this fall, Lautner will be busy with press for those films but he also has some free time on his hands. And while the actor doesn't have any projects lined up right now, he told us he's looking at some possibilities.

"We're reading a lot [of scripts] right now and we will probably make that decision while I'm promoting," he explained. "I'm gearing up because in two weeks, I'm off to the races. I start off in Australia and then I'm around the entire world for 'Abduction,' and then once again for 'Breaking Dawn.' "

Lautner added that he would love to do a comedy after the good feedback he got for his Funny or Die sketch "Field of Dreams 2." He also teased that something could come of his recent meeting with director Gus Van Sant and screenwriter Dustin Lance Black.

But Lautner is really looking forward to spending time with fans, many of whom would visit his "Abduction" set in Pittsburgh. The actor said he was always thankful rather than distracted by their presence.

"There's moments where it could impede the job, but I'm able to stay focused and be in character when I need to and snap right out of it and go over and talk to the fans and be with them for a while and go right back into it, which is great, because I have a lot of fun with them and I love them coming out and hanging with us," he said.

Check out everything we've got on "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1" and "Abduction."

For young Hollywood news, fashion and "Twilight" updates around the clock, visit HollywoodCrush.MTV.com.

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Blink-182 Just Might 'Get Naked' For 'Up All Night' Video

Posted: 27 Jul 2011 12:38 AM PDT

But Tom DeLonge also hints that band's new clip will be 'more serious' than typical Blink fare.
By James Montgomery, with reporting by Sasha Hamrogue


Blink-182
Photo: Kevin Winter/ Getty Images

It's not like Tom DeLonge's schedule was empty before the Blink-182 machine fired back up with the premiere of "Up All Night," the first single from their long-in-the-works Neighborhoods album.

But now, he's balancing Blink with his other band, Angels & Airwaves, and the sundry of related projects, including but not limited to, the August 10 premiere of the Angels & Airwaves film "Love" in some 450 theaters nationwide and the impending release of the double-album Love II.

So, as you can expect, things are pretty hectic for DeLonge these days. Still, as he told MTV Radio, he really wouldn't have it any other way.

"I mean, it's crazy ... the Blink record wasn't supposed to be out right now, it just kinda kept getting pushed back by everyone's schedules ... so these things are [all] happening on top of each other," he explained. "But I think it's good; of course, people are going to say that the new Blink single has elements of Angels & Airwaves in it, and that's been a big topic of discussion ... they're really working hand-in-hand."

And things don't show signs of slowing down any time soon for DeLonge. Beginning next week, Blink will hit the road with My Chemical Romance on the 2011 Honda Civic Tour. ("In some ways, the tour will almost be a forced break from everything else," DeLonge laughed.) And they just finished shooting the video for "Up All Night," which, from the sound of things should be a welcome addition to the band's already-extensive (and nudity-filled) collection of clips.

"[The plot of the video] is a secret, [but] I think that, at this point in our career, what we're trying to do with this record and everything, it's not going to be totally the same as what people expected," DeLonge teased. "But, old Blink videos, we had a lot of serious ones and we had a lot of funny ones. This one, I think, will be along the lines of being more serious, but who's to say that we don't get naked and start kissing each other in it too? Who knows? We're still the same guys."

What are you expecting from Blink's "Up All Night" video? Tell us in the comments!

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50 Cent Threatens To Withhold New Album ... Again

Posted: 26 Jul 2011 11:12 PM PDT

Rapper also says he'll leak Dr. Dre's new Detox single in retaliation against record company.
By Rob Markman, with reporting by Matt Elias


50 Cent
Photo: MTV News

50 Cent is no stranger to controversy, and the G-Unit general has once again caused a stir with some early morning tweets saying he won't release another album on Interscope and threatening to leak Dr. Dre's new single "Psycho" later in the day on Wednesday (July 27).

MTV News caught up with Fif last night in L.A., where he was on the set of G-Note recording artist Hot Rod's "Hot Girl" video. There was no sign of drama as 50 explained his plans for his Black Magic album, which he has recorded but scrapped in favor of a new untitled LP that he was hoping to release this year. "No, it has a whole new title. It's a whole different energy," 50 said of his upcoming fifth studio album. "The Black Magic music, I have it, and I'll probably use it in, maybe, a film project."

Now it seems as if Fif won't be releasing either album, judging from tweets that he began firing off shortly after midnight Pacific time. "Man I'm not releasing a album. I can't believe Interscope is this f---ed up right now. I apologize to my fans," he wrote. "I will work with other artists on their projects but I will not put out another album. They dropped the ball with me one time too many." Things didn't end there, with 50 then threatening that he would be "putting out" Dr. Dre's next Detox single on Wednesday in retaliation against Interscope. "You're gonna love it, it's a big song. I just don't think it deserves a great setup since they can't seem to get it right when it comes to me," he tweeted.

This is not the first time that Fif used the social medium to voice his displeasure with his label. On June 16, the multiplatinum rapper took issue with the speed in which Interscope was moving when it came to the setup for his next album. "OK I tried to be cool with my record company. I went to the meeting, talked to everyone and sh-- feels like they're moving in slow motion," he tweeted. "I'm sorry to announce I will not be releasing a new album this year if we don't get on the same page." Soon after, he fired off, "My whole career iv been doing sh-- and they have been playing catch up. This is the last f---ing album. THEY BETTER WAKE UP AND WORK."

The next day in an interview with MTV News, 50 opened up about his Twitter rant, saying that he didn't blame Dre (to whom 50 is signed) or Interscope head Jimmy Iovine personally, but rather the individuals at the label who are given the task of handling the rapper's work. "It's not necessarily Dre or Jimmy, it's more the guys that they pass the responsibilities onto," he said. "It takes longer for people, because they'll be like, 'OK, we're gonna do this and we're gonna do that,' and the building will start having those conversations, but they're not actually moving at that point."

A new 50 track called "I'm On It" made its way onto the Internet early Wednesday morning, but there is no word whether that song was slated to appear on the MC's album, which is now in limbo. What do you think of 50 Cent's threats to hold back his album? Tell us in the comments.

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'Breaking Dawn' Didn't 'Make Sense' For James Franco, Director Says

Posted: 26 Jul 2011 10:43 PM PDT

'For a moment it was like, what could James Franco play that doesn't feel like 'Where's Waldo?' ' Bill Condon jokes.
By Terri Schwartz, with reporting by Josh Horowitz


Josh Horowitz and Bill Condon
Photo: MTV News

Picture in your mind James Franco sparkling in the sunlight with red vampire eyes, because director Bill Condon told MTV that the actor almost (sort of) was cast in "Breaking Dawn."

The "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" star has long been lamenting the fact that he could not be a part of the "Twilight" film series, of which he has admitted to being a big fan. During an appearance on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" in December, Franco even admitted that he petitioned for a role in the "Breaking Dawn" movies but was turned down.

So when MTV News had a chance to catch up with Condon at San Diego Comic-Con while he was promoting "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1," we couldn't resist asking the director if there was any truth to the rumor Franco has been spreading.

The short answer: There is.

"He told a friend of mine who then sent a message along to me," Condon explained. "For a moment it was like, what could James Franco play that doesn't feel like 'Where's Waldo?' I really thought about it for a second, and nothing made sense."

The only roles open to Franco would have been as one of the new vampires in the covens who come to support the Cullens against the Volturi, and Condon felt that between Franco's star power and his busy schedule, it would not have been a good fit.

"I think he thinks this somehow involves some big rejection of the idea. It wasn't that," Condon explained. "If it had made sense, and frankly if I had called and said 'do you want to play that vampire from that country,' it would have involved hanging around for two months in a scene with 80 people, and I don't know if he really would have wanted to do it."

Check out everything we've got on "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1."

For young Hollywood news, fashion and "Twilight" updates around the clock, visit HollywoodCrush.MTV.com.

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Adele Has It All Atop <I>Billboard</I> Again

Posted: 26 Jul 2011 10:30 PM PDT

Amy Winehouse's Back to Black returns to top 10 following her death
By Gil Kaufman


Adele
Photo: Getty Images

It's been five weeks since Adele's 21 sat atop the Billboard 200 chart. But it's fitting that the British songbird will be back on top next week in the same cycle that one of her biggest inspirations, Amy Winehouse, returns to the top 10 in the wake of her death on Saturday at the age of 27. It marks the 11th time Adele has held the top spot as her album's sales steamed past 2.7 million with the addition of 77,000 sales last week.

According to figures provided by Nielsen SoundScan, sales of Winehouse's breakthrough second album, 2006's Back to Black surged in the day after her passing, racking up more than 37,000 units before the Sunday reporting deadline. Winehouse also posted more than 111,000 in posthumous single track downloads, with Billboard predicting that her singles and album sales impact will be multiplied next week.

Next week's top 10 will also see the debut of Kidz Bop 20 (#2, 69,000), as well as the latest from rockers 3 Doors Down, Time of My Life (#3, 60,000), DJ Khaled's We the Best Forever (#5, 53,000) and 311's Universal Pulse (#7, 46,000).

The rest of the top 10: Beyoncé's 4 (#4, 53,000), Blake Shelton's Red River Blue (#6, 47,000), Jason Aldean's My Kinda Party (#8, 43,000) and Selena Gomez & the Scene's When the Sun Goes Down (#10, 28,000).

Three albums that debuted in the top 10 last week had major drops in their second go-round, including Chris Young's Neon (down nine spots to #13 on sales of 25,000, a 65 percent drop), Incubus' If Not Now, When? (down 12 spots to #14 on sales of 23,000, down 71 percent) and Colbie Caillat's All of You, which shed 67 percent of its business to drop nine spots to #15 (22,000).

It was also a big comedown for veteran reggae rock band Sublime, whose first effort with new singer Rome, Yours Truly, falls 21 spots to #30 in its second week as sales trailed off by 63 percent to 13,000.

Further down the line, Canadian psychedelic rockers Portugal. The Man come in at #42 with Mountain in the Cloud (10,000), and blunted rappers Kottonmouth Kings are in at #46 with Sunrise Sessions (9,000). Winehouse's 2003 debut, Frank,, also re-enters the charts at #57 on sales of more than 7,500.

At one point over the weekend, Winehouse's Black was at #1 on the iTunes album chart, but by the end of the reporting week Adele was back at #1, with Winehouse falling just behind at #2, followed by 3 Doors Down, Khaled, 311, pre-orders for the Red Hot Chili Pepper's upcoming I'm With You, Eminem's Bad Meets Evil project Hell: The Sequel, an Adele iTunes Festival release, Mumford & Sons' Sigh No More and Shelton.

On the iTunes singles chart, LMFAO continued to rule the summer with "Party Rock Anthem," which held on to #1 above Katy Perry's "Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)," Nicki Minaj's "Super Bass," Hot Chelle Rae's "Tonight Tonight" and the Bad Meets Evil tune "Lighters." At #6 was Lil Wayne's "Hot to Love," then Pitbull's "Give Me Everything," Britney Spear's "I Wanna Go," Adele's "Rolling in the Deep" and OneRepublic's "Good Life."

Look for bigger numbers for Winehouse next week, as well as chart debuts from Kelly Rowland, Odd Future crooner Frank Ocean's major label debut and an album from country singer Eric Church.

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Amy Winehouse's Music Sales Spike

Posted: 27 Jul 2011 06:23 AM PDT

Back to Black has stormed back onto the Billboard 200 albums chart since the singer's death on Saturday.
By Gil Kaufman


Amy Winehouse
Photo: Ben Stansall/ AFP/ Getty Images

In the same way that fans rushed out to buy Michael Jackson's music following his passing in June 2009, Amy Winehouse's album and single sales have skyrocketed in the days since her death at age 27 on Saturday.

According to Nielsen SoundScan, Winehouse sold more albums in the past reporting week (which ended on Sunday) than she did in the first six months of this year, moving 50,000 copies versus 44,000 year-to-date as of July 17.

MTV celebrates Amy Winehouse's music with a special show this Wednesday.

That sales push has sent her second album, 2006's breakthrough Back to Black, into the #9 position on the Billboard 200 albums chart this week, with 37,000 copies sold. In the previous week, the album had sold just 1,000 copies. In a testament to the power of the Internet, of those Black sales, 36,000 were digital.

Sales of Winehouse's 2003 debut, Frank, were also up, charting at #57 with nearly 8,000 in sales, a 4,100 percent jump from the week before. As with Black, nearly all of the Frank sales (7,000) were digital, with online purchases accounting for more than 95 percent off all of Winehouse's sales this week.

The figures for Black were the highest weekly tally since the week ending March 2, 2008, when it moved 38,000 units just two weeks after the British singer won five Grammy Awards.

Read more about Amy Winehouse's influence on music beyond "Rehab."

Fans were also snatching up some of Winehouse's most beloved singles, with "Rehab" racking up 34,000 in digital sales, or nearly one-third of the total 111,000 in digital track sales for the singer this week. That's a major jump from her digital sales in the previous week, which topped out at 5,000.

Given the fact that Nielsen's reporting period ends on Sunday, it is expected that next week's chart will see an even bigger boost in Winehouse record sales.

Celebrate Amy Winehouse on Wednesday night (July 27) at 6:30 p.m. ET/PT, when MTV will air an encore presentation of a performance she taped in the MTV studios in 2007.

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