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- Taylor Swift Recalls 'Ridiculous' Duet With T.I.
- 'Walking Dead' Creator On Shocking Season Premiere
- Dr. Dre Talks Up Latest Beats By Dre Options
| Taylor Swift Recalls 'Ridiculous' Duet With T.I. Posted: 17 Oct 2011 03:53 AM PDT 'We were all just so starstruck,' she tells MTV News of performing with the rapper in Atlanta earlier this month.
Over the course of her arena-filling Speak Now tour, Taylor Swift has been performing with some of her favorite artists. Many of the pair-ups have been with artists you might expect — Usher, Justin Bieber, Hayley Williams — but some are more likely to have you scratching your head. A swaggered-out Swift has been displaying her street cred by chilling with rappers like Nicki Minaj, T.I. and B.o.B during several of her tour stops. But it's not all that bizarre considering Swift is a big fan of the genre.
"I'm a huge hip-hop fan, and it's been so amazing to have so many incredible artists come out and to get to sing the hooks on their songs that I've been blasting in my car for the last couple years," she told MTV News at the launch event for her Wonderstruck perfume. "It's been awesome. I couldn't have asked for more amazing special guests on this tour, and we're not finished yet." When asked who she was most surprised by, she shared that it was T.I. The rapper joined Swift onstage in October, just days after finishing his 11-month prison sentence, to perform "Live Your Life." "Well, I called T.I. the night before the show, so I felt like it's such short notice that [he wouldn't do it with me], and he's just like, 'Hey, yeah, sure,' " she recalled. "And it was just amazing. I was so excited 'cause I'm such a fan and I thought, 'This is such short notice, this is so ridiculous' that I'm asking him to do this the night before. And he's like, 'I'll be there,' " she continued. "And he showed up for sound check and we were all just so star-struck." The headline-making Atlanta appearance marked the beginning of T.I.'s return to public life. He's currently releasing music (including his new single, "I'm Flexin' "), working on a clothing line, Akoo and is planning to take over pop with an in-the-works remix of Ke$ha's "Sleazy." Swift's Speak Now world tour continues through March 2012, with a break around the holidays in November and December. Related Photos Related Artists |
| 'Walking Dead' Creator On Shocking Season Premiere Posted: 17 Oct 2011 03:53 AM PDT 'Chandler, I think, was super-excited' about his fate, Robert Kirkman says of episode's stunning cliffhanger.
One week after "Breaking Bad" delivered its jaw-exploding season finale, AMC has delivered once again in the form of "The Walking Dead." The post-zombie apocalypse series crawled back onto television Sunday night, and it ended with one hell of a gut shot — literally.
In last night's second-season premiere, Southern lawmen Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln) and Shane Walsh (Jon Bernthal) spent much of the episode dodging zombies and trudging through the woods in search of a missing companion. Joined by Rick's son Carl (Chandler Riggs), the trio's journey took a turn for the eerie when they stumbled upon a deer in the forest ... a deer that was shot in cold blood seconds later, the victim of an unseen shooter. That deer wasn't the only party injured, either: That very same bullet found its final destination in poor little Carl's abdomen. Shot in the stomach in the middle of nowhere with nothing but two men and who knows how many hidden zombies for company, Carl's chances for survival are looking pretty slim. Regardless of whether or not he makes it, shooting a child in the belly certainly qualifies as crossing a line, but don't fear for actor Chandler Riggs — according to "Walking Dead" comic book creator and executive producer Robert Kirkman, Chandler was very much onboard with the scene. "Chandler, I think, was super-excited," Kirkman told MTV News about the young actor's reaction to hearing about his character's fate. "He was like, 'I'm going to get shot? This is great!' Chandler is really into that stuff." Kirkman, who was on set during the shoot, described the process of filming Carl's accident. "I got to witness what they were calling 'Chandler Chucking,' where they would basically pick him up by his pants and his jacket and then swing him onto a mat that was covered in leaves ... he was totally into it." "Anytime you shoot a child onscreen, you have to make sure the kid is OK with it," he joked. "I think most of that was digital effects." Beyond building a controversial, water-cooler moment out of shooting a child, Kirkman said that the scene represents another interesting aspect of adapting "Walking Dead" from comics to television. "I think that's the magic of the TV show, personified in that scene," he said. "That [scene] is something that happens in the [early phase of the] comic book series, and it's a shocking thing. You're not expecting that kid to get shot. People who have read the comic know that it happens, but the way we got to that scene in the TV show was done in a way that even if you're completely, 100 percent familiar with the comic book, you're not watching that going, 'I bet he's about to get shot. This is the part where he gets shot.' " "It shocks even me," he continued. "I've seen that episode probably — I'm not going to exaggerate — 400 times already. I'm always sitting there watching it going, 'OK, he smiles, and then the deer moves its ears, and then that gunshot's coming, and then — oh God, no! It came!' I can never really pinpoint when that gunshot is coming. It always really startles me. I think it's a cool scene." What do you think will happen to Carl? Weigh in with your thoughts in the comments section! |
| Dr. Dre Talks Up Latest Beats By Dre Options Posted: 17 Oct 2011 03:53 AM PDT His new favorite is the Beatbox, because 'before now, I've always taken my mixes out to the car and listened to them in the parking lot.'
While fans are still eagerly awaiting Detox, Dr. Dre can at least ensure that when the much-anticipated album does arrive, fans will have a vast array of premium listening options. Last week, the Good Doctor was in New York along with Interscope Chairman Jimmy Iovine to unveil the latest Beats by Dre headphone line. While Dre had much to say about the David Guetta-inspired DJ headphone and a wireless set, he seemed particularly fond of the new Beats boombox and iPod dock.
According to Dre, he has a Beatbox in every room of his house and even uses the speakers to judge his studio mixes. "Before now, I've always taken my mixes out to the car and listened to them in the parking lot," the Doc told MTV News. "I still do that, but more so now I'm listening to it on the Beatbox, and I think people should give it at least a listen and check it out and see what it is." Not that his car isn't an option. In April, Beats by Dre announced a partnership with Chrysler, which would place a Beats-designed sound system into the new Chrysler 300S. Ever the pitchman, Dre compared the 300S to a Bentley. "Yeah, the Chrysler, that sounds incredible," Dre boasted. "They actually pulled the Chrysler up to my driveway and we compared the sound to the stock system that's in the Bentley, and I don't hear the difference." Related Artists |
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