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- Nirvana On 'Headbangers Ball': Behind The Ball Gown
- 'Dancing With The Stars' Results: Ron Artest First To Go
- Justin Bieber: Boyz II Men 'Perfect' For Christmas Song
- Nirvana's <i>Nevermind</i> 20 Years Later: Forever Changes
- Lil Jon Gets Rowdy In Yelawolf's 'Hard White' Video
- 'Pearl Jam Twenty': The Reviews Are In
- Eve, Diplomats Turn Out For Wolfgang Gartner's <i>Weekend In America</i>
- Robert Pattinson Not Recording A Solo Album
- CyHi The Prynce Jacks Rap Classics For <i>Jack Of All Trades</i>
- Nas Wants 'Nasty' To Bring 'Realness' Back To The Game
- Daniel Radcliffe Compares 'Harry Potter' To 'Star Wars'
- Beyonce Says Shopping For Maternity Clothes 'So Much Fun'
- Coldplay OK With Fans' <I>Mylo Xyloto</I> Title Confusion
- Gavin DeGraw Talks New Album And One Heck Of A Bad Night
- Ashton Kutcher On 'Two And A Half Men': How'd He Do?
- Rihanna Confirms Next Single 'We Found Love'
- Don't Ask, Don't Tell Officially Over
| Nirvana On 'Headbangers Ball': Behind The Ball Gown Posted: 21 Sep 2011 03:53 AM PDT In celebration of Nevermind's 20th anniversary, Riki Rachtman recalls Nirvana's most notorious MTV appearance.
On October 25, 1991, with their Nevermind album only a month old but already gaining traction and the video for "Smells Like Teen Spirit" beginning to turn the world on its ear, Nirvana appeared on MTV's flagship metal show "Headbangers Ball" for an interview that would become legendary — mostly for all the wrong reasons. As they made abundantly clear during their stint on the show, Nirvana considered "Headbangers" to be the epicenter of everything they considered evil: the teased-and-tousled, tough-guys-and-tanned-babes world of mainstream metal. As if barely feigning interest wasn't proof of this point, one only had to look at the canary-yellow ball gown Kurt Cobain threw on for the occasion. It was about as un-metal (and tellingly un-macho) as you could get.
The on-camera interaction between Cobain and bassist Krist Novoselic (drummer Dave Grohl had apparently decided to skip the taping) and "Headbangers" host Riki Rachtman was awkward enough, but you don't know everything that happened behind-the-scenes. Now, in celebration of Nevermind's 20th anniversary, we sat down with Rachtman to get the story of what happened on that fateful, cringe-inducing day. And, as is the case with most great rock stories, this one starts backstage. "I did that show for five years, and when Nirvana was coming in, here was a band that I could tell was on the verge of making it huge. I was a fan of [them], and I was pretty stoked that I was going to get to meet them, because I had never met Cobain or any of these guys," Rachtman told MTV News. "Bands would always sit in the green room before they came on the set, you know, have some drinks or whatever, and I walk into the green room thinking, 'Hey, I'm going to meet Kurt Cobain, you know, we'll talk a little bit before the show.' And he is just sprawled out on the floor, passed out. I mean, kick him, not moving." Of course, things didn't improve much once the cameras started rolling, as Rachtman repeatedly tried to rescue the interview, despite mounting evidence that this one was heading downhill fast. "So the first time that I ever met Kurt was when all of the sudden they bring him onto the show with his big yellow ball gown. ... I'm like, 'OK, whatever.' So he sits down, and the whole time he's just like, 'Uhhh.' You could tell that he didn't want to be there," Rachtman explained. "People always knew that when I was on the show and there was a band that I was digging and excited to meet, I'm all excited, so I'm up ... [but] in that interview, I looked like I was about as slow as he was, because as we started ... I wasn't getting any good answers, I wasn't finding out anything about them. ... It was like pulling teeth. And what started as a day that I was really excited about ended up becoming a day that I was just like, 'When is this over?' And you can just see [it]." Of course, Nirvana's anti-antics only further rankled metal fans, most of whom were already suspicious of the band's motives and increasing popularity. They saw their "Headbangers" appearance as not only a slap in the face of the respected Rachtman, but of the entire genre. Then again, all that has only added to the episode's mystique in the years since it first aired. Even if, to this day, Rachtman won't watch it.
"I don't watch that show, even though it was pretty historic and, hey, I got to interview Nirvana; it was one of the worst interviews I've ever done," he said. "And you can just tell that I didn't want to be there the whole time, because they didn't want to be there either." Despite the "Headbangers" experience, Rachtman remained a Nirvana fan. In fact, almost 20 years later, he'll still defend them to metal fans who maintain they singlehandedly killed their genre. Nirvana's rise to fame, in their own words. "People say, 'Nirvana killed heavy metal,' and they didn't. If you had any type of music scene that is so weak that another band can come on playing a different type of music and kill your scene, then your scene wasn't good enough in the first place," he laughed. "You come out with this crazy hair and all glam, look like a chick, you know, if you do that, OK, that's fine, but after awhile, you're going to need some sort of substance behind it. And what happened was, here's somebody new that really doesn't care, that picks up dirty clothes off the floor, wears 'em, has no stage show, goes on camera, does concerts and just plays rock and roll." Stick with MTV News all week as we reveal the Nevermind You Never Knew, celebrating the 20th anniversary of Nirvana's definitive album with classic footage, new interviews and much more. |
| 'Dancing With The Stars' Results: Ron Artest First To Go Posted: 20 Sep 2011 07:53 AM PDT Lakers star — now known as Metta World Peace — couldn't cut it in week one.
As much as the studio crowd might have been rooting for World Peace, they didn't get it. Basketball star Ron Artest — now known as Metta World Peace — couldn't garner enough votes with his cha-cha and was the first to go on season 13 of "Dancing With the Stars." The field of 12 competing couples was trimmed down to 11, and the L.A. Lakers player and partner Peta Murgatroyd were sent packing.
The first elimination round was action-packed. The professional dancers kicked things off with a sizzling group number set to an amped-up version of Lady Gaga's "Edge of Glory," followed by the gradual, performance-interspersed reveal of the couples named to the bottom three: Rob Kardashian and Cheryl Burke, Metta and Murgatroyd and later Nancy Grace and Tristan MacManus. The headlining performers for the evening included musician/actor Harry Connick Jr. and self-described party rockers LMFAO. Connick wowed the crowd with his soulful rendition of the titular number from his upcoming Broadway revival, "On a Clear Day You Can See Forever." The expectedly energetic and colorfully dressed LMFAO kept it classy for network TV with a medley of their new single "Sexy and I Know It" and their summer dance club sensation "Party Rock Anthem." Despite receiving one of the three lowest scores on the first night of competition, Italian TV host and George Clooney ex Elisabetta Canalis and Val Chmerkovskiy were voted through. And the biggest cheers of the night from both the audience and dancers occurred when Chaz Bono and partner Lacey Schwimmer were safe. Looking at the leader board moving into week two, the couples with the highest scores are Chynna Phillips and Tony Dovolani and J.R. Martinez and Karina Smirnoff. It should also be noted that MTV alum Kristin Cavallari and partner Mark Ballas are not far behind. Were you sad to see Metta/Ron voted off in week one? Let us know in the comments! |
| Justin Bieber: Boyz II Men 'Perfect' For Christmas Song Posted: 20 Sep 2011 01:45 AM PDT Holiday collabo is called 'Falalalala,' group reveals to MTV News.
After a photo surfaced online of Justin Bieber and Boyz II Men singer Shawn Stockman in the studio together, Beliebers were pretty excited about the Christmas track they were putting together. Bieber had his musical heroes in mind when he heard the song — called "Falalalala," the group revealed to MTV News — for his upcoming holiday album.
"He thought we'd be perfect for it," Stockman said. "And we went in and locked in." When the Boyz stopped by to talk about their October album Twenty, Wanya Morris recalled meeting the teen star for the first time way back before they all worked together. "We met him in the hotel, at the Le Montrose, in L.A. and the dude, he had a cast on at the time," Morris remembered. "And he stepped up and said, 'Oh my God! Boyz II Men, you're my favorite group!' And we're like, 'Oh, OK,' and at the time, we didn't know who he was. He was a new dude, and the next thing you know, he's huge. And I'm like, 'That's the same guy!' " Bieber was a fan of Boyz II Men from when he was a kid, but there was one track that wasn't allowed in the Bieber household. "He told us his mom didn't want him to sing 'I'll Make Love to You,' so he'd sneak and go sing it somewhere," Morris said. "It's also good to know we've influenced such a good artist. It's something that makes us feel we've accomplished [something and] we're doing our job, [that] a guy so young and so into his craft [is] influenced by three guys from Philadelphia that love to sing." What are you expecting from Bieber and Boyz II Men's Christmas collabo? Let us know in the comments! Related Artists |
| Nirvana's <i>Nevermind</i> 20 Years Later: Forever Changes Posted: 20 Sep 2011 06:03 AM PDT Can the album that changed everything change it again? Bigger Than the Sound looks back.
Here's an abbreviated list of everything that's happened in my life in the 20 years since Nirvana's Nevermind was released: graduated middle school, started wearing thrift-store corduroys, got my learner's permit, lost my virginity, got my driver's license, got in several accidents, named All-County keeper in the Central Florida High School Lacrosse League (two times), graduated high school, started smoking clove cigarettes, had an ill-fated long-distance relationship and an even iller-fated run in a community-college film program, moved out to attend "real college," spent six years doing anything but, slept on a futon in Burbank, attempted to use 9/11 to reconnect with my ex-girlfriend, experienced shame from that attempt, moved to New York City, had dark times (aside from the Red Sox '04 and '07 World Series wins), met a girl, fell in love, got engaged in Reykjavik, got married in Dublin, recently discovered small black hairs growing on my earlobes.
Of course, reading back over all that, none of it makes me feel nearly as old as the fact that on Saturday, Nevermind will officially turn 20. Because as a kid who was alive and kicking during that era when all of a sudden "Smells Like Teen Spirit" was everywhere and Nirvana were the biggest thing in the world (or at least the suburbs), I can tell you that it seemed impossible that this music would ever age; mostly because everything about it seemed so of the moment, so important, so young. That was, in part, due to everything Kurt Cobain was (unwillingly) on his way to becoming: an outsider icon, a generational symbol, maybe even a musical messiah. Like I wrote a few years back, on the 15th anniversary of Cobain's death, he represented truth and the honor that came with never compromising. He had made it on his terms, and he was going to lift us all up with him. That's the kind of stuff you believe in when you're too young to know better. Mostly, it was because Nevermind ripped up the mainstream and instantaneously made everything else out there seem passé. (Guns N' Roses? Please. They were making "trilogy" videos with supermodels and dolphins. Metallica? They were cramming orchestras on their albums.) And it did so without an ounce of intent. The opening riff of "Teen Spirit," the snarl of "In Bloom" 's chorus, the weird take of the Youngblood's "Get Together" tacked onto the beginning of "Territorial Pissings" (and the hyperkinetic hyperventilation that follows), the sneering sentiment of "Drain You," the guttural growls of "Stay Away" ... all of it seemed to have happened almost by accident, because, surely, no band was capable of doing it willingly. Lil Wayne shared his vivid memories of watching the "Smells Like Teen Spirit" video as a kid. In short, Nirvana sounded like nothing I'd ever heard, mostly because I was 13. But then, almost as if it was their duty (or at least Kurt's), they kept leading me in further expanding circles, talking up the wonders of Shonen Knife and the Melvins, Daniel Johnston, Bikini Kill. I discovered the Breeders because Cobain said he liked them, and then, by proxy, discovered the Pixies too (backwards, I know; I was a weird kid, music-wise). Nevermind made me want to seek new music, to listen to stuff that wasn't getting played on the radio (or MTV). So, in that regard, yes, it changed my life. Because it connected me to rock music in a deep, personal way, which, in a lot of ways, has led me to right here, right now. You can see why it's so unfathomable that the first album that changed my life (not to mention the lives of a whole lot of other folks) is turning 20 this weekend. Of course, the beauty of Nevermind lies in the fact that, two decades later, it does not sound old in any conceivable way. In fact, it is the rare album that still reveals more with each spin. When I listen to it these days, I am struck not so much by the newness of it all, but how equally indebted it was to punk, thrash, blues and even the Beatles. I now marvel at the chorus of "On a Plain," the harmonies on "Come As You Are" and "In Bloom," the Chuck Berry guitar rushes on "Breed," and the sheer amount of really good playing on the album. As a three-piece, Nirvana truly were one of the all-time best. But mostly (and perhaps sadly), I find myself identifying more and more with the nascent pessimism of Cobain's lyrics, both bold-faced (his sumptuously sneering admission that the finest day he ever had "was when I learned to cry on command") and subtle. When he sang "Something in the Way," he meant it both literally and figuratively; as you get older you realize that there's always something in the way, and more often than not, whatever that something is seems nearly insurmountable. In a lot of ways, I assume that listening to Nevermind as a 33-year-old in 2011 was a lot like hearing it as a 33-year-old in 1991. You've been around long enough to remember the good stuff, and you're mortified that the bad stuff will never go away. And then, out of nowhere, you hear something visceral and vibrant, something so different and compelling that it makes you want to believe that maybe good can win out once again. We don't even have to be talking about music right now. Of course, in 1991, they were lucky enough to get Nevermind. I'm still waiting for the album that's going to recharge the 33-year-old me. Maybe it's just around the corner, maybe it's not. Either way, I've still got hope, and that's the essence of youth. Even if I'm old enough to know better. |
| Lil Jon Gets Rowdy In Yelawolf's 'Hard White' Video Posted: 20 Sep 2011 03:57 AM PDT First clip from Yela's upcoming Radioactive debut features a debauched crowd in a gritty bar.
Bar fights, bikini wrestling and a Lil Jon guest spot — what's not to love about Yelawolf's "Hard White" video? On Tuesday (September 20) Catfish Billy debuted the first visual to his debut album, Radioactive, which is set to hit stores on October 25.
The Motion Family-directed clip starts with a pan from an outside parking lot, revealing bikers, truckers and various riffraff who file into the gritty bar where the MC is set to perform. Lil Jon is the hype man, but Yela is clearly the life of the party as he raps and pops champagne bottles in a tie-dyed hoodie. "You ain't gotta lay down on your back to know you're already f---ed up/ Lettin' me in the motherf---in' club is like lettin' me drunk drive in your truck," the Shady signee spits to set things off as partygoers keep their hands in the air. The crowd is a mixed bunch — black, white, tatted up and gangsta — who seem to enjoy debauchery. Women are passed out drunk in the bathroom, while Wolf slides his buddy across the bar top like a human bowling ball, striking all the staged beer bottles in the process. The Gadsen, Alabama, lyricist isn't the only entertainment in the staged nightclub, however. In the middle of the venue a kiddie pool, filled with some type of lubricant, houses two scantily clad eye candies who wrestle and smack each other on the backside in slow motion as the rowdy crowd cheers them on. The song's hook ("Up in the club, don't give a f---") is a lyrical reflection of what fans see. Visually, "Hard White" is dark, mixing hip-hop and punk elements seamlessly as Yela proves he is a musical force to be reckoned with even before his boast at the end of the clip. "I ain't in the building, I own the building, bitch," he exclaimed. And who are we to argue? Related Videos Related Artists |
| 'Pearl Jam Twenty': The Reviews Are In Posted: 20 Sep 2011 03:06 AM PDT Critics accuse director Cameron Crowe over fawning over the band, but fans probably won't mind.
In a neat bit of pop-culture convergence, the 20th-anniversary commemoration of Nirvana's Nevermind (which MTV News has been feting all week long) is coinciding with another grunge-centric, two-decade celebration: Cameron Crowe's documentary about the founding and globe-spanning success of Pearl Jam. "When I saw the early ... edits of it, I thought it was very interesting and kind of exciting and, like I said, it runs the gamut of all those emotions," guitarist Mike McCready told us in May. "And it actually put in some sort of musical perspective the past 20 years, like, 'Oh yeah, we did do that, we did do this': the Ticketmaster thing, there was Roskilde, there were all these issues, and there were these great highs and interesting beginnings. The story it tells is: Why did it work, and why does it still? It made more sense when I saw the movie."
After debuting at the Toronto International Film Festival earlier this month, "Pearl Jam Twenty" is set for a one-night-only premiere at theaters across the country Tuesday (September 20). The early word from critics is that while the doc gives fans unique access to the band, especially in early footage hauled out from the achieves, it suffers from director Cameron Crowe's hagiographic treatment of his subject. But that might just be exactly what PJ devotees are looking for. The Comparison The Focus The Fandom The Frontman The Final Word For breaking news, celebrity columns, humor and more — updated around the clock — visit MTVMoviesBlog.com. Related Artists |
| Eve, Diplomats Turn Out For Wolfgang Gartner's <i>Weekend In America</i> Posted: 20 Sep 2011 03:40 AM PDT 'I could go on and on with what I feel for hip-hop,' the dance music producer tells MTV News of roping in all-star rap features on new album.
After a stint in Texas, electronic dance music producer Wolfgang Gartner moved back to his native California, where he resumed recording in a new studio. Now that he's all settled in, Gartner's got a treat for his fans too: a brand-new album that boasts so much hip-hop star power he may become to rap what superstar EDM producer David Guetta is to pop.
But longtime fans of Gartner that have been devoted to him for hits like "Undertaker" and "Animal Rights" need not worry: Even with the big collabos, the Wolfgang product sounds no less underground. Weekend in America, which dropped on Tuesday (September 20), features 11 tracks. Thematically, it's an effort borne of "life on the tour," according to Grammy-nominated Gartner. "There is definitely a sense of patriotism there," Gartner (born Joey Youngman) told MTV News recently. " 'Illmerica,' the track came far before I knew the album was going to be called Weekend in America. Once ['Illmerica'] became a song, I started having these mental images of when you're flying over the center of the U.S., you see the little houses and you see America. "And for some reason, that's what this song made me see: the soul of America, which is the bad part and the good part and all of the messed up stuff and the good stuff combined," the producer continued. "For some reason, that's just how it made me feel. "Weekend in America was more alluding to going out on the weekends playing these shows, [where] I'm playing these tracks that I've been making. I'm playing other people's tracks, too, but it's kind of a culmination of what I see and what I hear out there that influenced the making of this album." Even before its official release, America tracks like "Space Junk," "Menage a Trois" and "818" have already taken off as singles on the EDM scene. But with Tuesday's album release, Gartner emphasizes what his hard-core fans already knew: He's got a serious love for hip-hop. Rap princess Eve is featured on the party-hard "Get Em." Dipset's Cam'ron and Jim Jones jump on "Circus Freaks." Omarion belts on "Still My Baby" and as WG fans know, will.i.am gets busy on "Forever," which was released earlier this year. "I definitely listen to hip-hop more than I listen to dance music," Gartner confessed to us. "When I'm in my car, all I listen to is rap. Obviously, I'm really into the Dipset crew — that's like half my playlist right now, the new Jim Jones album. I listen to a lot of old Snoop and West Coast. A lot of old Biggie and the classics. Kanye. I really like Drake, Lil Wayne, that whole [YMCMB] crew. I could go on and on with what I feel for hip-hop." Of course, with that many hip-hop features on tap, many will draw comparisons to Guetta's pop crossover success, which has helped to bridge the dance and mainstream music worlds. But while their styles may be different, it's a comparison Gartner welcomes. "David Guetta has been instrumental in creating the climate that we have now, where I can work with Eve and I can work with will.i.am, and they are receptive, the public is receptive and radio is receptive," Gartner explained. "He played a role in opening the door up for people like me to do the same thing and have success. I think the dance music community, including myself, owes something to him for sort of paving the way for that." Weekend in America is available at Beatport.com. Next up for Gartner is the video for "Get Em," with Eve. Related Videos Related Artists |
| Robert Pattinson Not Recording A Solo Album Posted: 20 Sep 2011 01:36 AM PDT Contrary to online rumors, 'Breaking Dawn' star has no plans to drop an LP, rep confirms to MTV News.
His legions of hopeful fans will be sad to hear it, but despite reports and rumors to the contrary, Robert Pattinson is not recording an album. On Tuesday (September 20), Us Weekly reported that the "Twilight" superstar was itching to record his own songs, but according to the magazine's two sources, he felt torn between his acting commitments and his love of music. The story further alleged that the 25-year-old would be putting together a guitar-based record in the next few weeks, before the promotional tour for "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1" kicks into gear. MTV News reached out to Pattinson's rep, who told us, "The report is untrue. He is not working on an album right now." Of course, that is not to say Pattinson might not record music someday — he has previously recorded "Never Think" and "Let Me Sign" for the original "Twilight" soundtrack — but it's not happening now. When we caught up with "Breaking Dawn" director Bill Condon at Comic-Con, he confirmed that there would be some familiar musical themes weaved into the fourth film, courtesy of composer Carter Burwell, who scored the first movie. And while the director would not confirm Pattinson's inclusion on the soundtrack, he hinted that some of the musically inclined castmembers might lend their talents. "We're just figuring out [the soundtrack] now," Condon said during MTV News' "Breaking Dawn" Comic-Con takeover. "We have a lot of [songs]. We have like 15, I think." Do you want to hear RPattz on the "Breaking Dawn" soundtrack? Tell us in the comments! Related Videos |
| CyHi The Prynce Jacks Rap Classics For <i>Jack Of All Trades</i> Posted: 20 Sep 2011 03:15 AM PDT 'It's just me showing my versatility,' G.O.O.D. Music soldier tells Mixtape Daily of jumping on timeless beats from Youngbloodz to Outkast.
Main Pick Artist: CyHi the Prynce Representing: Atlanta Mixtape: Jack of All Trades Real Spit: CyHi the Prynce figured he would end the summer the same way he started: with a free mixtape. In June, the G.O.O.D. Music soldier released Royal Flush 2 to much fanfare and as August rolled to a close, the MC once again got to work with his Jack of All Trades tape.
The Atlanta rapper teamed with both DJ Scream and DJ Spinz to gather a bunch of familiar instrumentals that would showcase his rhyme skills. As far as the title of the tape, it's all pretty simple if you let the Prynce tell it. "It's just me showing my versatility and that I'm a jack of all trades," CyHi told Mixtape Daily. "Slow beats, fast beats, mid-tempos, whatever; rugged, pop, I can rap on it all. Gospel, country — whatever you want to give me, I can do. So I think Jack of All Trades shows that I'm a jack of all trades." On "Farmer," CyHi goes to the Midwest for inspiration, using Bone Thugs-n-Harmony's 1994 beat for "Thuggish Ruggish Bone" to rap about his affinity for marijuana. "Blacksmith" continues the trend. Over the slow bounce of Tru's "I'm Bout It, Bout It," Kanye's protégé pounds his chest, bragging on his lyrical prowess as well as the women that he attracts. It's all standard rap fare, but CyHi's interwoven rhyme couplets set him apart from his contemporaries. In perhaps his most humorous flip, Cy re-imagines Naughty by Nature's 1993 classic "Hip Hop Hooray," turning it into a pimp's anthem by interpolating the song's original hook ("hip hop hooray, ho") to spit "You trick off and pay, ho's." A new take on old classics, Jack of All Trades tackles rap hits, regardless of region or era. Even DJ Khaled's "I'm On One" gets a nod in the mix of classic beats made popular by the likes of T.I. ("Be Easy"), the Youngbloodz ("85") and Jay-Z ("Feelin' It"). "Jack of All Trades, I jacked some of your favorite beats," CyHi brags. Joints to Check For » "Artist": "That's over the 'Elevators' beat from Outkast. I did that just to show some versatility and bring back the legends of Atlanta. Shout-out to the whole Dungeon Family: Goodie Mob, Outkast, the whole fam. Shouts out to you guys, you inspire me a lot." » "Preacher" " 'Preacher' I did that over the Sunshine Anderson ['Heard It All Before'] beat. It was kinda like left field; people didn't know I was gonna do it like that. It really displays my feeling between rap and hip-hop, and it's a big difference between the two. So if you listen to the song, I kinda explain that." For other artists featured in Mixtape Daily, check out Mixtape Daily Headlines. |
| Nas Wants 'Nasty' To Bring 'Realness' Back To The Game Posted: 20 Sep 2011 02:23 AM PDT 'That's why 'Nasty' is out there, it's an M-80,' Nas says of first single off upcoming album.
Few would argue that Nas lit a spark with "Nasty," the first single off of his upcoming 10th solo album, but let the Queensbridge MC tell it and the old-school inspired hip-hop track actually packs a bigger boom.
"You know 'Nasty' is what I would like the game to be right now in a lot of ways; back to the realness," Nasir told MTV News before performing with Damian Marley at Austin City Limits last weekend. "That's why 'Nasty' is out there, it's an M-80. I lit an M-80." The song's video was shot in Nas' native Queensbridge housing projects back in August, but its release has been delayed. Not to worry, says God's Son, it is on its way soon. "Yeah, the 'Nasty' video is coming. I can't wait 'til it hits, it's perfect timing," he said of the clip, which is directed by Decon. "It got pushed back 'cause — I mean, I guess I got busy, but we shot it, so it's coming out for the people." Though Esco wouldn't give out any details surrounding his upcoming album, he did insist that it was coming out this year. Back in June, in an interview with DJ Envy on MTV2's Sucker Free, the Illmatic One said that the album would be called Life Is Good, but later backtracked. "A lot of people around me didn't understand where I was coming from. They kinda thought I was saying, 'Let's pop bottles, we're rich, everything's good.' That's not where I was coming from," Nas cleared up in a June interview with MTV News. "So, there's another title that came, that kind of fits a little better, and you might hear about that. There might be a change coming real soon." Regardless of the name, Nas has a good feeling about "Nasty" and the trend that it will set in hip-hop. "So 'Nasty' is one of the songs to come and bring the sh-- back to the real sh--," he said. Related Artists |
| Daniel Radcliffe Compares 'Harry Potter' To 'Star Wars' Posted: 20 Sep 2011 01:57 AM PDT In this 'Deathly Hallows, Part 2' Blu-ray exclusive, Radcliffe says literary beginnings set 'Potter' apart from other film franchises.
He's the Boy Who Lived. And lived. And lived. The "Harry Potter" film franchise has come to a close — taking with it $1.3 billion and counting at the international box office for the final part of "Deathly Hallows" — but the bespectacled wizard and his friends and foes are neither gone nor forgotten. There are still Blu-rays to nab, fresh footage to consume and things to learn about the series.
In an exclusive clip from the upcoming Blu-ray release of "Deathly Hallows, Part 2," which Warner Bros. just announced will be hitting shelves November 11, Daniel Radcliffe pointed out how J.K. Rowling's book series has given rise to an entire new generation of young people with a love of literature — something other big franchises cannot claim. "I always think that that's one of the wonderful things about 'Potter' and the 'Potter' fanbase," Radcliffe says. "If you think about the other big costume-wearing [franchises] that go with it, things like 'Star Wars' and 'Star Trek,' with 'Potter,' because it started off as a literary thing, has created a generation of the same kind of mentality ... with an appetite for reading and literature, which is kind of amazing." Radcliffe's comments are included in a special Blu-ray featurette presenting a never-before-seen conversation between the actor and Rowling herself. That's one extra on the new release, in addition to behind-the-scenes footage and a preview of Pottermore, Rowling's online "Harry Potter" experience. Start your pre-ordering now! Because 10 years into the franchise's run, fans still can't get enough of all things "Potter." Neither can Radcliffe, not even when the franchise intrudes into his post-"Potter" career, as it did at the end of a performance of his Broadway musical, "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying." "Somebody shouted, 'You're a wizard, Harry!' [during the end of a 'How to Succeed' performance], and I just went, in a way, 'I'm kind of annoyed at you right now, but on the other hand, you've done quite well to restrain yourself for two and a half hours and not shout that in the middle of the show,' so I kind of have to be grateful," Radcliffe told us this past spring. 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 |
| Beyonce Says Shopping For Maternity Clothes 'So Much Fun' Posted: 20 Sep 2011 07:52 AM PDT B dishes on dressing for her expanding baby bump after unveiling latest House of Deréon line.
Beyoncé hit up London Fashion Week this past weekend to launch the latest House of Deréon line. The line was described as "global nomad," and according to B, anyone — even pregnant ladies like herself — can wear the clothes.
"What I'm wearing today is part of the collection and it's not supposed to be, but it actually is really good for ... maternity," the singer, dressed in a sparkly black pantsuit, told CNN. B explained that she and her mom, Tina Knowles, started working on the line at least six months before her pregnancy, so they hadn't planned maternity clothes specifically. "But we do have some things that I am still trying to rock," she admitted. "Actually, I am having so much fun, it has been the most fun time now that [my pregnancy] has been announced and I don't have to, you know, it was really difficult to conceal," she continued. "But now that I can be proud and excited about it, I'm having so much fun shopping. It's great." Beyoncé has always been a trendsetter in the world of fashion, and that isn't going to change just because she's going to be a mom. "I just feel like it is often within," she said. "My mother has always told me that beauty comes from within and what's exciting about being a woman is you can say, 'Today ... I feel really conservative, today I'm feeling classy. Today, I am going on a date and I want to just be a showstopper.' And you know there is this variety of beautiful clothes that can bring out whatever you feel inside," she added. "But it comes from here and you should wear your clothes, they shouldn't wear you." The singer also shared that she isn't sure whether to buy pink or blue clothes as she doesn't know the baby's gender yet. Her mom, however, is just happy about the news. "I am so delighted. I'm over the moon," she gushed. Related Photos Related Artists |
| Coldplay OK With Fans' <I>Mylo Xyloto</I> Title Confusion Posted: 19 Sep 2011 10:51 PM PDT 'Before anyone knew what a Snickers was, that word would have sounded weird,' singer Chris Martin reasons with MTV News.
Reaching a certain level of stardom and popularity brings with it all kinds of perks: private jets, free clothes from top designers, the best seats at the most exclusive restaurants and, you know, the money, the adoration of millions, and all that.
But for Coldplay, a decade's worth of success and hard work also meant that when it came time to name their upcoming fifth album, the group wasn't worried that the somewhat bizarre title they came up with might confuse their biggest fans. "That's why we called it such a strange thing, Mylo Xyloto," explained singer Chris Martin backstage at the Austin City Limits festival over the weekend. "We did take a gun and kind of shoot it right at our shoes [by calling it Mylo Xyloto]," he added. "It's just an attempt to ... it just feels fresh to us, it's new. It doesn't mean anything except that [album's] music." And while neither Martin nor drummer Will Champion would go as far as to explain exactly what the title of the album (due October 25) refers to, they did confirm that it was pretty much the only name they considered all along. "It sort of has a nice appearance to it," Martin continued, "with all those O's. We had it on one of our many lists for about two years and for all the other titles that were suggested, it kept winning." In fact, Martin and Champion couldn't even remember what the other potential titles were, but they both swore that all were "even worse" than the cryptic, if oddly alluring, one they settled on. "And so we [accepted that], 'Well, this will be tough to explain.' But then we thought well, but maybe in the old days before anyone knew what a Snickers was, that word would have sounded weird as well, or Google ... or Yahoo! So why not try and invent something new?" What do you think of the title of Coldplay's upcoming album? Sound off in the comments! Related Videos Related Artists |
| Gavin DeGraw Talks New Album And One Heck Of A Bad Night Posted: 20 Sep 2011 08:08 AM PDT Singer says 'it got bloody' when he was attacked by a group of young men last month in New York City.
Getting ready for the release of his fourth studio album, Sweeter, singer Gavin DeGraw dropped by MTV News' studios to discuss his excitement for the album, his upcoming tour with "American Idol" alum David Cook, and, of course, to give us the full story behind the unfortunate "incident" that landed the singer in the emergency room last month.
"I'm so excited about touring for this record," Gavin said, bursting with excitement. "I think that the music on this record is going to make for a really exciting show." The always-smiling soul/rock singer of smash hits like "I Don't Want to Be," "Chariot" and "In Love With a Girl" is excited to bring together all of his music for one epic show when he hits the road with Cook this fall. Judging by his hearty laughter and great enthusiasm for his new material, you'd never guess that the soulful rock singer had recently taken a severe beating by a group of unidentified men in New York City's East Village late one summer night. Gavin had a night off in New York City while touring with Maroon 5 and Train and decided to spend it with a few friends at the National Underground, a New York City bar he co-owns with his brother. "I had a few drinks, and I put them in a cab," Gavin recalled. "Typically, when I'm at that place, I'll walk home afterwards. I walk a few blocks, and then I cross paths with some people who had something to say to me." Gavin explained that is where details became hazy and "it got bloody." When the attackers fled, Gavin was left to get himself to the emergency room, but the misfortune didn't end there. "I ended up having to go to the hospital in an ambulance," Gavin said. "What they think is either I got hit by a cab or I went over and grabbed the handle of the cab to get in and this guy just saw some bloody dude trying to get into his car and hit the gas, which knocked me off into the sidewalk." Despite the terrible night, Gavin remains very positive about his relationship with his family, friends, fans and New York City itself. "I happened to have a rough night in New York," Gavin said in defense of the city that never sleeps. "But the whole night wasn't rough. Actually for the most part, the night was amazing. I just had a rough couple of minutes at the end of it." Gavin likened the poor circumstances of that night to gambling. "If New York was a casino, the odds are pretty good. I've had thousands of great nights out in New York, and I lost at the roulette wheel one night, but I usually win big money." Gavin had a word of advice for people who know someone who finds him- or herself in similar circumstances: "If something does happen to a friend of theirs or a loved one, it does go a long way when you just even send a text message out to somebody. Just the distraction of having someone reach out to you is actually pleasant." Related Artists |
| Ashton Kutcher On 'Two And A Half Men': How'd He Do? Posted: 20 Sep 2011 08:38 AM PDT After Monday night debut, TV critics mostly agree Kutcher 'fit in' pretty well on Charlie Sheen's old CBS sitcom.
In the end, not much had changed. After the tiger blood and the smack talk and the recasting and the months of speculation, the first episode of the new season of "Two and a Half Men" ended like so many had before: with a rich dude bedding two ladies while Jon Cryer's Alan sobbed himself to sleep.
And that's the real (and really kind of surprising) takeaway from Monday night's premiere: nothing's changed. Ashton Kutcher may have joined the cast, but the same collection of writers is still churning out jokes about threesomes, venereal diseases and flatulence. This sort of stuff, delivered in the guise of family-oriented primetime entertainment, either tickles your funny bone or it does not. Charlie Sheen's absence, as strange as it is to say and as large as his character's death loomed during the premiere, is almost beside the point. And that made Kutcher's job all the easier as he slipped seamlessly into the familiar sitcom yuks. The morning after, TV critics are largely in agreement: The guy did pretty well. He hasn't remade the show in his own outsize image, but that surely was never creator Chuck Lorre's intention. Instead, Kutcher's debut assured the pop-culture universe that "Two and a Half Men" will continue to thrive (the premiere drew an astonishing 27.7 million viewers). Whether that's a good thing or not, though, is a question on which not everyone agrees. Brilliant or Blah? Vote now on how Ashton fared last night. The Character The Comparison The Long-Term The Final Word Did you catch Ashton's "Two and a Half Men" debut? Tell us what you thought in the comments section! Related Photos |
| Rihanna Confirms Next Single 'We Found Love' Posted: 20 Sep 2011 07:15 AM PDT Song title became a Twitter trend following Rihanna's announcement.
Rihanna was looking for love and it seems she found it, on her next single at least. As she gears up for the release of her sixth album later this year, the Loud singer has released the name of her next single. On Monday, Rihanna confirmed the name of the first single off her forthcoming album, tweeting, "NP: "WE FOUND LOVE." Soon after she announced the name of the song, it became a Twitter trend, to which the singer responded, "We in dis bitch! ... 'We Found Love' is trending WORLDWIDE...!" A rep for the singer confirmed to Rapup.com that the Calvin Harris-produced song will hit radio on October 11. Harris toured with Rihanna on a leg of her Loud outing earlier this summer. "Calvin is the perfect fit for the Loud tour. He is going to bring something unique and fun for the fans," Rihanna said at the time, according to JustJared.com. Last week, Rihanna announced that her "GangstaR"-fied next album would be heavily influenced by club music, sharing on Twitter, "You KNOW how I been lovin Dubstep since Rated R." Collaborators for the forthcoming project began dishing details on the LP months ago. Back in July, producer Verse Simmonds, who worked on Rihanna's reggae-infused hit "Man Down," talked to MTV News' Mixtape Daily about the album's progress. "From what I understand, she's closing the album up now, and we did two records for her that she really, really loved, and I'm really excited about them as well," Simmonds said. "They are records that we wrote and produced as the Jugganauts." Simmonds admitted that he was "99.999 percent" sure that his Jugganauts' contributions will make the final cut, adding that his tunes on the LP will not sound similar to "Man Down." But Rihanna isn't keeping all the magic to herself. She's also set to appear on Coldplay's next album, Mylo Xyloto, on the track "Princess of China." "Well, her bit on our record is my favorite bit ... when the song came out, it sort of asked for her to be on it. And I think at this point, we have nothing to lose, and so we've been trying some new things and trying to break down the perceived boundaries between different types of music," Chris Martin explained. "Because from where we're sitting, it seems like you can try and sound any way you like nowadays. You don't have to be in a rock box or a hip-hop box or a pop box, and I think it's fun when you embrace that idea." Related Photos Related Artists |
| Don't Ask, Don't Tell Officially Over Posted: 20 Sep 2011 06:33 AM PDT Policy requiring gay and lesbian service members to keep their orientation secret was officially repealed Tuesday.
It took a little longer than planned, but Tuesday (September 20) marks the official end of the U.S. military's controversial "don't ask, don't tell" policy. The 1993 law that allowed gays and lesbians to serve in the armed forces as long as they kept their orientation secret officially went off the books as of 12:01 a.m. EDT, putting an end to a rule that drew fire from scores of gay activists and supporters over the years, including Lady Gaga and Katy Perry. While some in Congress have said they oppose the ruling, CBS News reported that top leaders in the Pentagon have expressed confidence that the change will not undermine the military's ability to recruit or fight wars and will not have a negative impact on troop morale. "The law is repealed," the Army announced plainly in a statement, which included a reminder to soldiers to treat each other fairly and with respect. The White House sent out an official tweet with the news as well, which read, "As of 12:01 a.m., the repeal of the discriminatory law known as 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' finally & formally takes effect." As of last week, the Pentagon said 97 percent of the military had already undergone training under the new law and the armed services have been accepting applications from openly gay recruits for weeks. Gaga celebrated the repeal, tweeting, "What a tremendous & beautiful day, DADT is officially repealed & the new order is in place. Sending all my love&gratitude to service members." Celebrity blogger Perez Hilton celebrated with a tweet early Tuesday morning, writing, "R.I.P. #DADT. And good riddance!" Gaga, who arrived at the 2010 MTV VMAs with openly gay service members who had been discharged or left the military due to the policy, made viral videos and spoke at a September 2010 rally calling for the end of DADT, tweeted her emotional reaction to the repeal last year. "Can't hold back the tears+pride. We did it! Our voice was heard + today the Senate REPEALED DADT. A triumph for equality after 17 YEARS," she wrote back on December 18 when the Senate voted to officially repeal the measure. |
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