Looking fresh-faced and ready for her flight, Kate Bosworth arrived at Los Angeles International Airport yesterday (April 3).
The 28-year-old looked as cute as can be as she walked about the terminal wearing a jean jacket, loose white top, black skinny jeans, and black leather Burberry ankle boots.
Kate is currently preparing for the upcoming film "Serpent Girl," co-starring Malin Akerman, Armie Hammer, and Helen Hunt .
The movie centers on ?Bailey Quinn, a 22-year-old college dropout, who wakes up in the Columbia River Basin high on peyote and sans pants. A scabbed slash across his neck reminds him that his buddies threw him over after they robbed the payroll at Bailey?s place of employment, Circus Maximus, a poor man?s Ringling Brothers ruthlessly run by its freak show performers.?
The famous design team talk about dressing the pop star for her Femme Fatale photos and appearances. By Jocelyn Vena
Britney Spears Photo: C. Flanigan/ WireImage
It seems like a natural fit for sex kitten Britney Spears to don sexy couture by Dolce & Gabbana. So when the Femme Fatale singer needed to make sure she was at her sexiest in promotional photos for the album, she called upon the legendary design duo.
"We love Britney and we love to dance to her new songs!" Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana, the design team behind D&G, told U.K.'s Telegraph about the pop star. "We can't wait to hear the whole album!"
In photos, Spears looks hot sporting three designs by the duo. In one photo, she rocks a polka-dot body suit with platform peep-toe heels.
In another shot, Spears sits on a bathroom cabinet, gazing into a mirror, while looking glamorous in a buttery gown made of a silk bustier and matching chiffon skirt. She pairs the look with tie-up platforms. In final image, Spears wears black spandex hot pants with an untied black silk bustier.
"She has always been among our favorite artists because she has been able to remain true to herself and to her style throughout the years," the designers added. "With her music she influenced and inspired generations of people for more than 10 years, always staying at the top, and we can't but congratulate her for this new, important achievement."
Spears has been hitting the stage in similar body-hugging designs. From her glowing bodysuit to her sequined one, both of which she wore at her recent Las Vegas nightclub gig, Spears has certainly been stepping up her glamour game during the Femme Fatale era.
D&G recently hooked up with another pop siren for her wardrobe: The pair is creating styles for Kylie Minogue to wear on her Les Folies tour. The designers expressed a similar sentiment about working with the Aussie pop star on her looks.
"Working with Kylie has always been very spontaneous and easy," the pair said in a statement. "We are given free rein to create because she trusts that we know exactly what she likes."
Spears latest album, Femme Fatale, dropped this week, and don't miss the special, which airs this Sunday, April 3, at 9 p.m. ET on MTV.
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Official 'Hollywood Tonight' remix coming to Miami Music Week. By Akshay Bhansali
Chuckie Photo: Jason Ano/ One and Only Productions
Leaving the South by Southwest festival, Lavo New York and Las Vegas' Marquee in his wake, house DJ Chuckie has his sights set on the week ahead. With Miami Music Week now upon us, Chuckie plans to seize the opportunity to debut new material. Fans will be tickled to know the Dutch producer has tracks in the can with Kelly Rowland and T-Pain, but when MTV News caught up with him Friday in New York, Chuckie shared the achievement of which he's most proud.
"I did a Michael Jackson remix, which was really scary — to touch Michael Jackson vocals," Chuckie said. "I did this remix for this track 'Hollywood Tonight.' I couldn't say it for a minute: The label called me, and they said, 'You can't say nothing about this. It's kind of a secret project.' It's gonna come out anytime now."
"Hollywood Tonight" was originally produced by Teddy Riley for Jackson's posthumous Michael album, and Chuckie's mix of the song will be the sole official remix of the track.
"I will play it Miami," Chuckie revealed. "I told them this is the best week to launch the remix. So it feels really good. I'm the only one remixing that Michael Jackson track, and they are considering it a single. For me, especially, it's an honor to remix the King of Pop because he died on my birthday."
So, will the mix be a thundering Chuckie Dutch house banger or will it have a melodic progressive house feel, like his Marquee remix of Diddy-Dirty Money's "I Hate That You Love Me"? Well, according to the "Let the Bass Kick" producer, fans will be getting a healthy dose of both.
"I had to bring in the raucous," Chuckie confessed. "Yeah, I did the Chuckie flavor, but then again, I wanted to make it really musical, so I went progressive (house) on it."
Chuckie will be performing twice at Miami Music Week: at the Cr2 Records Party at Wall Lounge on Wednesday, and then headlining "No Sugar Added" at Nikki Beach on Friday.
Are you excited to hear Chuckie's remix of Michael Jackson's "Hollywood Tonight"? Let us know in the comments below!
The 21-year-old singer confidently took the MGM Grand Garden Arena stage while belting out her hit song "Mean" for the Sin City crowd.
Making for quite the busy night, Taylor also was one of the attendees to have been nominated for multiple awards.
Topping things off, Miss Swift was chosen to receive the Jim Reeves International Award, which is presented to an individual for outstanding contributions to the acceptance of country music throughout the world.
Summit Entertainment addresses the leaks in a statement on Facebook. By Jocelyn Vena
Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart in "Breaking Dawn" Photo: Summit Entertainment
When very steamy photos of Bella (Kristen Stewart) and Edward (Robert Pattinson) on their honeymoon hit the Web, they were pretty much immediately scrubbed from the internet.
The "Breaking Dawn" production photos, along with ones in which Bella appeared to have been through some sort of vampire transformation (her eyes were amber-colored) had fans drooling for more and left the studio fuming mad.
"As some of you may know, pictures and screen grabs of 'The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn' as a work in progress have leaked on the Internet. We are extremely proud of this film and also extremely heartbroken to see it out there at this stage," reads a Facebook message from Summit Entertainment. "The film and these images are not yet ready or in their proper context. They were illegally obtained and their early dissemination is deeply upsetting to the actors, the filmmakers and Summit who are working so hard to bring these movies to fruition to you in November 2011 and November 2012."
The letter, signed by author Stephenie Meyer, director Bill Condon, producer Wyck Godfrey and Summit Entertainment, asks that the photos no longer be shared online. "Please, for those who are posting, stop. And please, though the temptation is high, don't view or pass on these images. Wait for the film in its beautiful, finished entirety to thrill you."
The whole ordeal made Pattinson chuckle. "It's always awkward, in a way, doing it with anybody," he admitted to MTV News about having to shoot sex scenes. "But at the same time ... it really depends on how it's staged and stuff. It's like doing Twister."
'Jersey Shore' star served as Brit's DJ for her Vegas nightclub set. By Jocelyn Vena
Pauly D Photo: MTV News & Docs
When Britney Spears took the stage at Rain nightclub at the Palms Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas last Friday, she was joined by the casino's resident DJ, none other than "Jersey Shore" star Pauly D, who spun tunes for Spears' rollicking three-song set.
MTV News caught up with the DJ, who said that it was quite a trip having his name up on the Palms marquee along with Spears'. "It's amazing. I like to see my name on marquees anyway, but now having it associated with Britney Spears [is awesome]," he admitted. "I've been a fan of her my whole life. I used to always play her music, so it's unreal."
Pauly further explained that when it comes to all the right ingredients coming together, having Brit and him on a bill together in Vegas is about as good as it gets. "Me, Britney and Vegas is the perfect combination. I love Las Vegas. I love music. Britney Spears loves music. Her new album's out, and who better to be onstage with her than DJ Pauly D?" he joked.
So, how does one prepare for a gig alongside the Femme Fatale star herself? "As a DJ, my style's like fresh to death," Pauly explained. He admitted that he makes sure his hair is just right, and of course, he throws in some GTL beforehand. But most importantly, "my music's got to be on point. The fresher I feel, the better I'm gonna perform."
Since all of the songs on Brit's album are club-ready, Pauly says he can foresee spinning any one of them. "Femme Fatale is amazing," he gushed about the critically acclaimed album. "Her music is amazing. It's all club bangers. 'Till the World Ends' is her new track and 'Hold It Against Me' goes off in the club."
We dive headfirst into Jake Gyllenhaal's trippy new sci-fi flick. By Eric Ditzian
Michelle Monaghan and Jake Gyllenhaal in "Source Code" Photo: Summit Entertainment
Duncan Jones pulled off a nifty feat for his first cinematic trick: He took the all-too-often-banal sci-fi genre and infused it with new life, at the same time paying homage to past classics. "Moon" was a revelation, one made all the more impressive because it was Jones' feature debut. Not only did he spin an inventive tale — about a solitary man, played by Sam Rockwell, working on a lunar base when very strange things start to happen — but he did so for just a couple million dollars. Oh, and he coaxed out perhaps the finest performance of Rockwell's career.
Where would Jones go from there? Straight back into sci-fi land, it turned out, this time with a bigger budget and one of the biggest Hollywood stars in Jake Gyllenhaal. "Source Code" arrived in theaters Friday (April 1), and it's a doozy, but we expected nothing less from Jones. In fact, we've been eagerly expecting the movie since word of the project first popped up in November 2009. Before hitting the theater, read on for everything you need to know about "Source Code."
Foundations The movie's plotline was immediately intriguing. Gyllenhaal plays a helicopter pilot named Captain Colter Stevens, who inexplicably awakens in the body of a commuter on a train and has no idea how he got there. Eight minutes later, the train explodes. Gradually, Stevens learns he's part of a government program called Source Code that allows him to travel back into the past again and again — a past he can't change — to find out who blew up the train and hopefully prevent the next terrorist attack.
After Gyllenhaal signed on at the end of '09, he was followed the next year by Jeffrey Wright as the brains behind the program, Vera Farmiga as his fellow military employee and Michelle Monaghan as a woman Stevens meets on the train. Shooting began in March 2010, but when we caught up with Farmiga at the Oscars, she couldn't tell us much about the production.
"I'll tell you why," she explained. "Because I haven't wrapped my head around it myself and I'm going to sound like an utter idiot trying to explain it to you. It's a pretty complicated plot — with all due respect to Duncan Jones. I'm sure Duncan is not proud of me in this moment."
Introductions We didn't hear much about "Source Code" until the end of the year, when the first trailer arrived. The footage delivered a vibe that mixed "Déjà Vu" and "12 Monkeys"-style sci-fi with a high concept reminiscent of "Groundhog Day." But there also seemed something unique in the works. Our only complaint was the trailer seemed to give too much away. To a lesser extent, that's how we felt about a second trailer too.
In a weird way, the movie's first five minutes, which were recently posted online, revealed far less than either of the trailers or the exclusive clips we ran earlier this month. But not much could diminish our enthusiasm for "Source Code"; there was a reason we named it one of our most anticipated films of 2011.
Revelations We weren't the only ones immediately drawn into the film's central conceit. "I was just fascinated with the idea, the concept of what the Source Code was because it felt like the center of the movie is this computer program," Gyllenhaal told MTV News recently. "So I thought, 'Well, does this hold water?' And then I thought, 'It does because it's a computer program that allows somebody to go into the body of another person for the last eight minutes of their life.' Had it been a computer program that allows somebody to go into somebody else's body, just anybody's body, it wouldn't be interesting, but this plays on the usurping of the electromagnetic impulses in the brain right before somebody dies."
Fascinating stuff to be sure, but handled poorly, the idea could come off as some third-rate SyFy cheesefest. Instead, in the hands of Jones and writer Ben Ripley, it turned out to be a winner.
"There are some heady ideas here," Jones explained to us, "and I think [Ripley's] done a really good job of balancing what the audience needs to know and giving the audience enough rules that if you just invite them to take a leap of faith you'll go with it and you can enjoy the ride."
'Arthur' star believes, 'There's bound to be some extraterrestrials.' By Jocelyn Vena, with reporting by Josh Horowitz
Russell Brand Photo: Steve Granitz/ Getty Images
In her latest visual creation, Katy Perry takes fans to outer space as an alien looking for her lover in "E.T." The pop princess dons crazy makeup and several artfully designed costumes as she cascades to another planet to meet her fallen love. Her real-life love, Russell Brand, revealed his favorite look to MTV News.
"I like it when she's that weird one in the beginning all made out of plastic," he said at CinemaCon in Las Vegas about Perry's flashy, spacey Floria Sigismondi-directed video, which dropped Thursday.
Stylist Carol Beadle explained to MTV News what she had in mind when she was thinking up looks for the trippy clip. "I was looking at jelly fishes and amoebas; those words were constantly used, and we wanted it to look like a flash of an amoeba and then it coming to life," she said.
Brand's alien love certainly doesn't begin and end with Perry's video. The "Arthur" star is an avid believer in all things extraterrestrial. "I happen to believe there is such a thing as extraterrestrials, and that needn't necessarily make me a crackpot," he confessed. "There probably are [aliens]. The universe is infinite: There's bound to be some extraterrestrials. Let's not worry about it."
In fact, Brand and his lady love aliens so much, they have a romantic trip planned to visit outer space. "I'm so into extraterrestrial stuff," Perry explained.
"It's very difficult for me to look up into the sky in the middle of the night and not think that our planet is one of ... a bajillion. It's really, really small. And Russell and I are interested in anything extraterrestrial. I mean, we're going to space!"
What is your favorite look in the "E.T." video? Tell us below!
'Britney Spears: I Am the Femme Fatale' airs Sunday at 9 p.m. on MTV. By Jocelyn Vena, with reporting by Sway Calloway
Britney Spears Photo: MTV News & Docs
Sure, Britney Spears is a chart-topping pop star, but when she's not oozing sex as a Femme Fatale, she loves to sit around and chat about shoes like any other girl.
"I love those," she says about her assistant's studded platform heels in a clip from her MTV special, "Britney Spears: I Am the Femme Fatale," airing this Sunday. "Mine don't have that many studs? They do? I love them!"
Spears opens up to MTV News' Sway Calloway about her home life, which includes cooking and being a mom to her two sons, Jayden and Sean. "I help cook dinner sometimes. I'm not that much of a cook, but I help," she shares. "I try a little bit of everything, but I don't have a special dish."
Spears gets candid during the show's sit-down interview, in which she talks about her upcoming 30th birthday this December. "I think I hoped I would be [doing this]," she said about still being a performer. "I genuinely love what I do. This is what I love to do."
The special is a mixture of behind-the-scenes footage of the singer as she wraps up production on her album, which dropped this week, as well as an inside look at her life and fans. In addition, those who couldn't make Spears' recent nightclub show in Las Vegas will get to see her as she takes the stage in her latest pop incarnation.
Taking the stage to receive quite the honor, Justin Timberlake was toasted at Nickelodeon's 24th Annual Kids' Choice Awards in Los Angeles, California on Saturday night (April 2).
The "Bad Teacher" star was a quite the hit at the Galen Center venue as he was presented with the Big Help Award from actress Rosario Dawson.
Known for his generous nature when it comes to those in need, Timberlake was chosen as the Big Help recipient for his charity work with Shriners Hospitals for Children over the past year.
As for his acceptance speech, the 30-year-old entertainer told the crowd: "Way back when I was a kid, my parents taught me it?s better to give than receive. So tonight, kids, when you get home, do something totally unexpected... Listen to your parents.?
Episode 7 of Survivor: Redemption Island begins on Night 16 at the Zapatera Tribe camp. There are plenty of hurt feelings after Stephanie was voted out. Namely between David and Sarita. David sided with Stephanie in an effort to ditch Sarita, who stinks at challenges, and does not really do much [...]
DJ Pauly D, Nicki Minaj and Joe Jonas rumored to be possible replacements. By Gil Kaufman
DJ Pauly D Photo: Tom Briglia/ FilmMagic
Shortly after it was announced that he would be touring with Britney Spears this summer, and then it was revealed that he would not be hitting the road with the Femme Fatale,Enrique Iglesias finally addressed his fans on the matter.
Though he didn't go into the details, Iglesias posted a message on WhoSay.com, saying, "Hey guys, sorry for the confusion regarding a possible tour in the summer with Britney Spears. We are on the Euphoria Tour and will continue to do so including some soon-to-be-announced dates in US. So hope to see all of you soon."
Iglesias came clean as a raft of rumors began swirling about who may replace him on the tour, including whispers about a certain "Jersey Shore" DJ, a fellow Disney star and a certain Barbie-loving Queens MC.
Spears has revealed to MTV News that she would love to tour with Usher if given the chance, and Zap2It quoted unnamed sources saying that Joe Jonas is a top candidate to join the outing, since he's working on a dance-leaning solo record that might fit in with the Spears vibe.
And, after shooting down rumors that she might join Simon Cowell's "X Factor," Young Money honey Nicki Minaj has also been mentioned by TMZ as a possible replacement, which would make for a fierce female double-bill. The gossip site said the two camps were in "serious talks" and that it's looking "very good" that an arrangement could be reached by this weekend.
Though he would not likely do the whole tour because he's slated to film season four of the "Jersey Shore" in Italy next month, DJ Pauly D was mentioned in the New York Daily News as a potential opener for Brit. That would make perfect sense, since the pair share a manager in Larry Rudolph, but spokespeople for both had not commented on the rumor at press time.
Spears Britney's Femme Fatale tour is scheduled to kick off on June 17 in Sacramento and will run for 26 dates through North America, winding up on August 13 in Toronto.
Who do you think should open for Britney? Let us know in comments below!
Last night David and I were feeling a little “homesick” for Berlin so we decided to make our way out to Silverlake, CA so that we could dine and drink at the Red Lion Tavern. The Red Lion is an authentic German ?Gasthaus? & Beer Garden that has great eats, great beers and really great [...]
'I'm not worried about it,' actor tells MTV News of movie, whose November trailer received lukewarm reception. By Eric Ditzian, with reporting by Josh Horowitz
Ryan Reynolds in "Green Lantern" Photo: Warner Bros.
Those behind "Green Lantern" haven't shied away from admitting that the flick's first trailer, which underwhelmed many viewers upon its release in November, wasn't the best introduction to their adaptation of the DC Comics hero.
As Warner Bros. worldwide marketing chief Sue Kroll put it in an interview with the Los Angeles Times, "Part of the reason the response to the first trailer was lukewarm was that the big-scale sequences weren't ready to show, and we suffered for it. We can't afford to do that again."
So the pressure was on as the studio brought "Green Lantern" to Las Vegas for CinemaCon, where they planned to screen about 10 minutes of footage to show fans they have a winner on their hands. But as star Ryan Reynolds put it to MTV News while walking the press line before the screening, although he was frustrated by the marketing plan, he is not at all fearful that the film itself will be a letdown.
"For me, I just want it out there faster than Warner Bros. can unfortunately produce it. If anyone's rushing it, it's me," he told us.
"This movie is a huge project for the studio, it's a huge project for me, it's a huge project for everyone involved. There are so many visual-effects shots and so much to do, and it's just really hard to get ahead of that in terms of a marketing standpoint. That's no secret. But all that stuff is coming.
"I'm not worried about it," he added. "We've never been worried about it because we saw the early concepts and we saw how well they worked. Unfortunately that was stuff you just can't release and show to people because it needs to be perfected. I'm not worried at all."
Then Reynolds and the Con-goers headed inside for the screening. Afterwards, the audience was buzzing: This, finally, was a "Green Lantern" to get excited about, as we told Reynolds later in the day.
"I agree," he responded. "I feel better. I feel better that you feel better."
Soccer stud and new daddy-to-be (again) David Beckham made a guest appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live last night to talk about various things … including baby names for his forthcoming baby daughter! Now, I’ve seen many interviews with David Beckham and he is usually a very jovial, good-natured guest. Becks was downright giddy last night [...]
According to the Los Angeles Times, when asked by judge Michael Pastor how he pleaded to the charge, Murray said, "Your honor, I am an innocent man." When Pastor interrupted and asked Murray what his plea was, the cardiologist said, "Therefore, I plead not guilty."
The brief hearing in Los Angeles Superior Court ended with Pastor setting a March 28 date for the start of a trial in the case. Murray faces a maximum of four years in prison if convicted, and the Times noted that he surprised the judge by invoking his right to a speedy trial, which meant the case would have to begin by late March. Pastor noted the rarity of a defendant asking to have a speedy trial, then set jury selection for the week of March 28 and said he was inclined to allow television coverage of the trial that the defense expects will last two months.
Lawyers for Murray have maintained his innocence all along, saying he did not do anything that "should have" caused the 50-year-old pop icon's death. The Los Angeles County Coroner's office determined that Jackson died of an overdose of the surgical anesthetic propofol mixed with a cocktail of other sedatives.
Murray has admitted to administering propofol to Jackson in the hours before the singer's death, but the defense appears to be gearing up to claim that it was Jackson who administered the final, fatal dose of the drug after he woke in a panic from a fitful night of sleep.
During a preliminary hearing earlier this month to determine if there was enough evidence to hold Murray over for trial, the physician's attorneys said that there was evidence Jackson injected or drank a fatal amount of the drug when the doctor was not looking.
Green Lantern, the big screen adaptation of the long-running DC Comics series, won’t open in theaters until June but this weekend at WonderCon 2011 in San Francisco, CA convention attendees got to see a LOT of new footage from the film. Early reports claim that folks who were lucky enough to screen the footage in [...]
It has been confirmed that George Clooney received a subpoena to be a witness in the trial for the Italian Prime Minister. Silvio Berlusconi called him and other to testify in his trial. But how exactly are they linked?
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A pesar de lo dicho ayer, Peter Mensch, manager del guitarrista Jimmy Page, se retractó totalmente en eso que la banda buscaría un reemplazo al ultragenial Robert Plant para seguir rockeando y toureándola por el mundo tras su show de 2007 en el O2 Arena de Londres por el poder de la música más sexual de la historia. No habrá más Led Zeppelin, no hay planes de que lo haya.
Mensch comentó: "Led Zeppelin se acabó. Si no los vieron en el 2007, se los perdieron. Probaron reemplazantes a Robert Plant, pero nada funcionó. Se acabó. No hay planes para continuar. Francamente, ojalá todos dejaran de hablar al respecto."
Los fans no están nada contentos, especialmente los británicos, considerando los precios delirantes de las entradas del show reunión.
Singer performs two Femme Fatale tracks on the late-night chat show. By Jocelyn Vena
Britney Spears performs on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" Photo: ABC
Britney Spears may have been billed as the musical guest on Tuesday night's "Jimmy Kimmel Live," but the pop star also used the appearance as a chance to show off her funny side.
In one bit, Spears was visited by Kimmel in her dressing room. After some casual hellos, Spears asked the talk-show host, "Oh, did you get it?"
Kimmel said, "I did get it."
Spears excitedly responded, "Oh my gosh, let me see. Really? Great! Oh, you got it."
Then came the big reveal: Kimmel pulled up his pants legs to reveal that he had gotten the words "Britney Spears" inked on his calves. Spears, shocked by his dedication to their oath to get matching tattoos, said, "Oh my god!" Then she showed off her own: Written in tiny letters on her wrist were the words "Jimmy Kimmel."
"It's in pen," he said, disappointed by the fact that hers is not permanent.
"It's ink," she responded. "Shhh. You're getting on my nerves," she added as she escorted him out.
Later in the show, Johnny Knoxville revealed that Spears had originally been in "Jackass 3D," and that now the footage was finally being shown. In a pre-taped bit, Spears arrived on the set, telling Knoxville and his crew of merry men, "I'm ready! I'm not scared of poo-poo. Let's do it!"
She looked into the camera, before stepping into the Porta-Potty, saying, "Hi, I'm Britney Spears and this is the poo cocktail supreme."
Then a blonde got swished around in the Porta-Potty, dirty water splashing everywhere. After the stunt, the blonde, whose face you couldn't see, got out and began chasing the guys around.
After she taped her stunt, Spears took to Twitter to send a special message to Knoxville. "Just did my first @jackassworld stunt with Knoxville and company. Knoxville better watch his back," she wrote.
The pop star came out one more time, this time for her musical spot. While much of the performance was similar to recent gigs in Las Vegas and San Francisco, this time Spears, starting with "Till the World Ends," wore a brand-new look. Her sparkly black and green bodysuit was paired with black fingerless gloves as she sashayed her way around the stage, much to the delight of the crowd.
For her second song, "Hold It Against Me," she rocked bright red sparkly fingerless gloves with a super-tight, sexy black bodysuit with sparkles.
His Violent Torpedo of Truth tour is already generating all kinds of buzz, and now Charlie Sheen has announced he?s bringing Snoop Dogg along for the ride and it all begins this weekend at Detroit's Fox Theatre.
During an interview on the Mojo in the Morning radio show, the ?Hot Shots? actor shared the good news.
Charlie explained, ?This is very true. It?s radical. We?re all just lucky to have him.? When asked if he?d be rapping on the tour, Sheen added, ?Depends on what type of mood I?m in.?
He added, ?With the right background vocal I can rap. I need Lady GaGa immediately! Get me GaGa.?
A brand marketing company that brokered a deal for Britney Spears’ fragrance line sued the singer and her father Wednesday, claiming the pair secured a new deal that stinks to the tune of more than $10 million. Brand Sense Partners LLC’s lawsuit claims the pair renegotiated a royalties deal with cosmetics company Elizabeth Arden last [...]
Last week we learned that celebrity stylist and reality TV star Rachel Zoe and her hubby Rodger Berman gave birth to their first born child, a son they named Skyler Morrison. This week, Rachel introduces little Skyler to the world as she shares our first look at the little guy on her official Twitter profile. [...]
'The Golden Globes celebrate comedies every year — comedies like 'Burlesque' and 'The Tourist,' ' Andy Samberg points out to MTV News. By Eric Ditzian, with reporting by Josh Horowitz
Will Ferrell arrives at the Comedy Awards on Sunday Photo: Getty Images
If there were an awards show to celebrate the very best in comedy, you'd probably want Will Ferrell and Adam McKay there on the red carpet riffing about how "The Other Guys" was snubbed at the Oscars and now finally their genius is being recognized.
"I was with Will during the Academy Awards, and he slowly got drunker and said, 'What about my kind?' " you'd want McKay to say.
"I kept saying, 'It has to be nominated! It has to be on there!' " Ferrell would answer.
"And I said, 'Will, we know ahead of time if it's going to be nominated," McKay would respond.
And Ferrell would shoot back, "'No, tonight's going to special! They're going to announce a secret nomination.' "
Here's the funny thing: There is such an awards show — Comedy Central held the first annual Comedy Awards on Saturday night — and that exchange is exactly how Ferrell and McKay began a red-carpet chat with MTV News. And as other celebs joined them on the carpet — Jon Stewart, Tina Fey, Stephen Colbert, Andy Samberg, Tracy Morgan — they picked up on Ferrell and McKay's theme: Does comedy need an awards show, or is laughter all the reward comedians need?
"It's all about winning things!" Andy Richter declared. "That's the reason we all got into this. It's all about trinkets and trophies."
Not so, said Stewart. "I'm not sure anything needs acknowledgement anymore, especially in the show-business arena," the "Daily Show" host told us. "But here's what I think it is: These carpets get no other use, and it would be wasteful not to use them. If you think about it that way, none of this is necessary."
Samberg, meanwhile, deadpanned that before the Comedy Awards, there was one show in particular around to reward the funniest people of the year. "The Golden Globes celebrate comedies every year — comedies like 'Burlesque' and 'The Tourist,' " he said. "And 'Chicago' — another hilarious comedy. So no, we don't need this night."
Earlier this month we got to see a dramatic poster for the upcoming sequel film Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides that featured a very dramatic-looking Captain Jack Sparrow and today we get to see a new poster that features the mermaid characters that will be seen in the film. As I understand it, [...]
Raising Sand, from Led Zeppelin vet and bluegrass superstar, wins five Grammys on Sunday night. By James Montgomery with MTV News staff
Alison Krauss and Robert Plant accept the award for Album of the Year at the Grammy Awards on Sunday Photo: Kevin Winter/ Getty Images
"I'm bewildered," Robert Plant said onstage as he accepted the Grammy Album of the Year award with Alison Krauss on Sunday night. "In the old days we would have called this selling out, but it's a good way to spend a Sunday."
He was probably one of the few who were surprised, because Raising Sand, which won five trophies at Sunday night's show, is in many ways the perfect Grammy album. It features two respected veterans, a critically lauded producer, some sandpaper-and-velvet vocals and a baker's dozen of time-tested standards.
You're probably familiar with Robert Plant from his Led Zeppelin days, and you might be aware of producer T-Bone Burnett's work on the "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" soundtrack (it won the Grammy for Album of the Year in 2002). And if you don't know who Alison Krauss is, she possesses a haunting set of pipes and is one of the meanest fiddle players in the world. Oh, and she's won 21 Grammys, more than any other female artist and the seventh-most in history.
Really, she's the key to Sand's success, and not just because of her voice (or her fiddle playing). She and Plant first met in 2004, at a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame tribute to legendary bluesman Leadbelly, and the former Zeppelin man was amazed by her knowledge of American Roots music — so much so that they began kicking around the idea of recording an album together. Three years later, Sand was released.
And while Plant possesses the more famous voice, the album's finest moments radiate from Krauss. Whether she's getting bluesy on Little Milton's "Let Your Loss Be Your Lesson" or entwining with Plant's husky voice on songs like "Please Read the Letter" and Roly Salley's winsome "Killing the Blues," she more than carries her end of the bargain.
And perhaps that's also due to producer Burnett, who handpicked the 13 songs the duo cover on Sand. His arrangements are sparse — giving the two voices ample room to breathe — yet dense, warm and crackling at the same time. It's a testament to his work that he's often given just as much billing as Plant and Krauss on the project ... and it's certainly justified.
To date, Sand has sold more than 1 million copies, heaped tons of acclaim and actually earned a Grammy last year — "Gone Gone Gone (Done Moved On)" took home the award for Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals.
One expert was surprised not by the album's success, but by the fact that it's actually quite a good album.
"At first, the album seemed like a vanity project. ... Two names, clearly a one-off record, didn't have to be any good, you know?" New York Times music critic Jon Caramanica said. "Led Zeppelin fans would buy it because of Robert Plant, Alison Krauss would get a check. But it actually turned out to be a really thoughtful, really good record. So when you combine all that with the fact that the Grammys love to lionize one of their own, I could really see it taking home some awards."
