Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Lady Gaga - Marry The Night (Official Video)

Marry The Night (Official Video)

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Miley Cyrus To Play 'Two And A Half Men' Love Interest?

Former Disney star rumored to play a 'sexy' new catch for Jake Harper.
By Jocelyn Vena

<P>"Two and a Half Men" might be adding some girl power: <a href="http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/cyrus__miley/artist.jhtml">Miley Cyrus</a> is rumored to appear on the show next season.</P><P>According to a source, the actress/singer will play the love interest of the show's "half man," Jake Harper (Angus T. Jones). <a href="http://www.eonline.com/news/337331/two-and-a-half-men-s-new-woman-miley-cyrus-to-guest-star-on-hit-comedy" target="_blank">E! News</a> reports that she will appear in several episodes as a new girl who catches Jake's eye.</P><P>While reps for both the show and the actress have yet to respond to MTV News' requests for comment, the source said Miley's character will be "sexy" and the part will be "rife with comedy." Her part on the hit CBS show will welcome the "Hannah Montana" star back to the small screen after she <a href="/news/articles/1656023/miley-cyrus-post-hannah-montana-whats-next.jhtml">hung up her "Hannah Montana" wig back in January 2011</a>.</P><P>"Two and a Half Men" is just the latest news for Cyrus. In addition to her work in the big-screen FBI-themed comedy <a href="http://hollywoodcrush.mtv.com/2011/10/13/miley-cyrus-so-undercover-joshua-bowman/"> "So Undercover,"</a> set for release later this year, she has also been busy planning her <a href="/news/articles/1686727/miley-cyrus-liam-hemsworth-engaged-timeline.jhtml">wedding to fellow star Liam Hemsworth</a> and working on a <a href="/news/articles/1686813/miley-cyrus-sexy-album-liam-hemsworth.jhtml">new album</a>.</P><P>Earlier this summer, Cyrus began work on her next batch of music, which will reportedly show her growth not only musically, but also as a person. Working with the likes of Pharrell Williams and Hit-Boy, an insider said she is "having fun making music for the first time in her career. ... We are watching a young girl turn into a young woman."</P><P>Miley is also making headlines for her new 'do: She chopped off her hair over the weekend and tweeted a photo of the <a href="http://hollywoodcrush.mtv.com/2012/08/13/miley-cyrus-haircut/">cropped, platinum-blond look</a>. Of the new hairstyle, she wrote, "Never felt more me in my whole life."</P>

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Carly Rae Jepsen Gets Warning From Lady Gaga After Breaking Hot 100 Record

'I'm coming for you,' Gaga tweets after Jepsen logged seven weeks at #1 with 'Call Me Maybe.'
By Gil Kaufman

<P><a href="http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/jepsen_carly_rae/artist.jhtml">Carly Rae Jepsen</a> has been put on notice by <a href="http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/lady_gaga/artist.jhtml">Lady Gaga</a>: break my chart record and I <I>will</I> come after you. The jokey warning shot across the Justin Bieber protégé's bow came after Jepsen's inescapable summer smash, <a href="/news/articles/1687413/carly-rae-jepsen-call-me-maybe.jhtml">"Call Me Maybe,"</a>&#8232; broke one of Gaga's chart records.</P><P></p><div class="player-placeholder right" title="Carly Rae Jepsen Wants To Collaborate With Katy Perry" id="vid:810250" width="415" height="255"></div><p></P><P>"Maybe" just celebrated its seventh week at #1 on the <I>Billboard</I> Hot 100, which catapulted it beyond the record set by Gaga's 2011 hit, "Born This Way," which managed six weeks at the top.</P><P>"@carlyraejepson I SEE you just swooped in and broke my BORN THIS WAY record of the most weeks at #1," Gaga <a href="https://twitter.com/ladygaga/status/228276995983806464" target="_blank">tweeted</a> on Wednesday. "DONT GET COMFORTABLE IM COMING FOR YOU."</P><P>Gaga, who just revealed her acting debut in the upcoming Robert Rodriguez pulp sequel <a href="/news/articles/1690633/lady-gaga-machete-kills-acting-debut.jhtml">"Machete Kills,"</a>&#8232; played some new music for her fans from a car in a New York City parking lot on Sunday night.</P><P>In barely audible footage <a href="http://www.digitalspy.com/music/news/a394632/lady-gaga-plays-new-track-on-car-stereo-for-fans-in-new-york.html" target="_blank">posted</a> online, the dance track plays in the background &#8212; the majority of what is heard in the video is the club-banging beat. Gaga sits in the backseat of an SUV as fans call the track "amazing." The 38-second clip ends with the Mother Monster driving away from her fans.</P><P>Could it be the song that will knock Jepsen from her lofty perch? Only time will tell.</P><P>Gaga will <a href="/news/articles/1686922/lady-gaga-new-album-title.jhtml">reveal the name</a>&#8232; of her new album in September. Last week she hinted that the first song off the LP is produced by longtime collaborator DJ White Shadow, who worked with Gaga on <I>Born This Way</I> singles "Born This Way" and "The Edge of Glory."</P>

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Christopher Dorner -- Carjack Victim Sues for $1 Million Reward

The man who was carjacked by cop killer Christopher Dorner hours before he was cornered in a cabin ... is suing the city of L.A. for the $1 million reward it offered to the public, but then pulled back over a loophole ... TMZ has learned.In the…

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Julianne Hough & Nina Dobrev -- The Bikini 3-Way On the Beach

Newly single Julianne Hough and her "Vampire Diaries" star BFF Nina Dobrev like to french ... braid their hair on the beach.In a scene straight out of a porn film --  minus all the nudity and sex -- the orange bikini babes engaged in an…

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Monday, April 29, 2013

On August 16, 1977, We Lost Elvis Presley

http://www.zoomers.ca/video/old-friend-elvis-tribute Bill Medleys Tribute To Elvis, Taken From The 1980s TV Special Graceland, And was hosted by Priscilla Presley. Remembering Elvis on this tragic day in history, gone much too soon, gone but never forgotten…. “And God shall wipe away … Continue reading

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Elvis Presley and His Music From the Heart

Gen Wright asked: When Elvis began putting together his collection of music for his comeback, he was able to reflect on many years of a great range of popular American music, including his own and that of other people.Elvis was blessed with a natural talent to sing just about anything, but he also needed to [...]

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Eminem Beats Lady Gaga, Rihanna To 60 Million Facebook Fans

Rapper now has more Facebook "likes" than any other living person.
By Gil Kaufman

<P>If you had to guess which artist has the most Facebook "likes," who would you guess? <a href="http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/lady_gaga/artist.jhtml">Lady Gaga?</a> <a href="http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/bieber_justin/artist.jhtml">Justin Bieber?</a> <a href="http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/jackson_michael/artist.jhtml">Michael Jackson?</a> Close, but no cigar.</P><P><a href="http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/eminem/artist.jhtml">Eminem</a> recently set the record for the most Likes by a living person with 60.1 million, blowing past the competition and landing at #5 on the list of the top 10 Facebook pages.</P><P>According to the <a href="http://pagedata.appdata.com/pages/leaderboard/fc/fan_count" target="_blank">App Data</a> page, Eminem is picking up close to 179,000 new Likes a week (or 26,854 a day), edging out <a href="http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/rihanna/artist.jhtml/">Rihanna,</a> who has 59.4 million Likes and is gaining around 167,000 "likes" per week pace (or 22,141 a day).</P><P>The only things blocking the 39-year-old Detroit MC's path to the top are the kinds of wildly popular time suckers that are hard for any flesh-and-blood superstar to pass: YouTube (61.2 million), Texas HoldEm Poker (63.8 million), Facebook itself (70.3 million) and the Facebook for Every Phone page (117.5 million).</P><P>Where do his fellow pop stars land? Shakira is #8 on the list with 53.3 million Likes (just below "The Simpsons" with 53.8 million), then Lady Gaga at #9 (53 million) and Jackson at #10 (51.1 million). Bieber is down at #15 (45.7 million), just ahead of Katy Perry (#16, 45.5 million), Linkin Park (#17, 44.2 million) and Lil Wayne (#20, 39.8 million). You didn't ask, but we'll tell you that MTV is at #27 (36 million).</P><P>Slim Shady might be the Facebook king, but he has quite a way to go when it comes to ruling the Twitter universe. That realm belongs to Gaga, who has more than 27.8 million followers, with Bieber a hair behind at 25.8 million and Perry gaining ground at #3 with 24.2 million. Em, meanwhile, is way down on the list at #19 with 11.8 million followers.</P>

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Elvis? Circle G Ranch ? Part 2

In the ElvisBlog article two weeks ago, I stated ?spring 1967 may well have been the happiest period of his (Elvis?) life.?� Last week, I ended the article by saying it could be argued that his three straight weeks at … Continue reading

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Remembering Gordon Stoker

I?m usually thankful when something shows up in the news that inspires an ElvisBlog article.� The exception is when the news is about the death of another Elvis buddy or bandmate or anyone else from Elvis? world.� In the past … Continue reading

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Elvis-This Day In History

July 27, 1963 After 3 days of filming at the Lake Mead Marina, cast and crew from the Viva Las Vegas set returned to Los Angeles and by now Elvis and Ann-Margret were the subject of gossip. Elvis-This Day In … Continue reading

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Sunday, April 28, 2013

George Jones and Elvis

I was saddened to learn that country music icon George Jones died yesterday at age 81.� Although I am not a huge country fan, over the years I?ve heard plenty of George Jones songs, and it?s easy to appreciate his … Continue reading

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Sorority Emailer Rebecca Martinson -- Double F**king Newsflash ... I'm Getting a Job Offer at Scores

Rebecca Martinson -- the sorority girl whose expletive-filled email set the Internet on fire this week -- clearly thinks her former sisters are no fun, so a webcam site wants to give her the chance to hang out with some livelier ladies (aka…

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2012 MTV Video Music Awards: The Nominations Are In!

Drake and Rihanna lead the pack with five nods each at the awards show, airing live on September 6 at 8 p.m. EST.
By Gil Kaufman

<P><a href="http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/rihanna/artist.jhtml/">Rihanna</a> and <a href="http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/drake/artist.jhtml">Drake</a> are bound to cross paths during the <a href="http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/2012/">2012 MTV Video Music Awards</a>. Following a year when both singers pushed the boundaries of their sound by mixing in even more dance and R&B flavor, the pair lead all nominees at this year's awards with five nods each.</P><P></p><div class="player-placeholder right" title="The 2012 Video Music Award Nominees Are..." id="vid:820732.id:1690828" width="415" height="255"></div><p></P><P>Rihanna, in fact, has two chances to take home the night's biggest prize, as she's up for Video of the Year for her solo hit "We Found Love" and her duet with Drizzy on his "Take Care." This year's show will air live on September 6 at 8 p.m. EST from the Staples Center in Los Angeles and feature performances from four-time VMA veteran Alicia Keys and VMA first-timers One Direction.</P><P>Last year's big winner, Katy Perry, is not far behind with four nominations on a show that will also shine a light on the global EDM explosion with a Best Electronic Dance Music Video category featuring such bold-faced names as Avicii, Martin Solveig, Skrillex, Calvin Harris and Duck Sauce.</P><P>Rihanna will also duke it out for Best Female Video, Best Pop Video and possibly get on the board in a number of professional categories, including Best Choreography and Best Visual Effects.</P><P>Drake's nominations include bids for Best Hip-Hop Video and Best Male Video, as well as Best Art Direction and Best Cinematography.</P><P><big><a href="http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/2012/categories.jhtml"><b>What are you waiting for? Start voting for the 2012 VMAs now!</a></b></big></P><P>A bumper crop of acts are in the running with three nominations, among them Beyonc&#233;, Coldplay, Frank Ocean, M.I.A. and the Throne. A couple of VMA newbies also got multiple nominations, including Gotye, Lana Del Rey, Fun., Avicii, and Skrillex. Among the fresh faces getting on the board with one bid are: A$AP Rocky, Childish Gambino, Imagine Dragons, Of Monsters &amp; Men and the Wanted.</P><P>The video of the year category is super tight, with Perry's gothic sleepwalk <a href="/news/articles/1687697/katy-perry-wide-awake-reality.jhtml">"Wide Awake"</a> and Rihanna's love on the edge clip <a href="/news/articles/1672801/rihanna-we-found-love-video.jhtml">"We Found Love"</a> facing off against Gotye's inescapable, paint-splattered clip for "Somebody That I Used To Know," M.I.A.'s desert ghost riding "Bad Girls" and Drake and Rih's atmospheric "Take Care." The Best New Artist race is a MTV <a href="/news/articles/1690638/opening-ceremony-summer-jams-games.jhtml">Summer Jam Olympics-style</a> stroll through the songs that have defined the year, from Fun.'s "We Are Young," to <a href="http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/jepsen_carly_rae/artist.jhtml">Carly Rae Jepsen</a>'s "Call Me Maybe," Frank Ocean's "Swim Good," One Direction's "What Makes You Beautiful" and the Wanted's "Glad You Came."</P><P><a href="http://www.mtv.com/photos/2012-mtv-video-music-awards-nominees/1690852/7371191/photo.jhtml#7371191"><big><b>For photos of the nominated videos, click here.</b></big></a></P><P>Kanye West has two shots at the Best Hip-Hop Video crown, one on his own for "Mercy," and another as part of the Throne for the flashy "Paris." Those two will go up against Childish Gambino's "Heartbeat," Drake and Lil Wayne's "HYFR" and Nicki Minaj's "Beez in the Trap."</P><P>Justin Bieber is among a number of double nominees, with love in the Best Male Video race (where he'll face Ocean, Drake and Rihanna's "Take Care," Chris Brown and Usher) and the Best Pop Video (One Direction, Fun., Rihanna and Maroon 5).</P><P>The Best Video With a Message category is back, led by Demi Lovato's "Skyscraper," Rise Against's "Ballad of Hollis Brown," Kelly Clarkson's "Dark Side," Gym Class Heroes' "The Fighter," Lil Wayne's "How to Love" and K'Naan's "Is Anybody Out There?"</P><P></p><div class="player-placeholder right" title="One Direction Are Looking Forward To Their First VMAs" id="vid:820739.id:1690828" width="415" height="255"></div><p> Beginning Tuesday (July 31) at 6 a.m. EST, viewers can vote for general VMA categories, including Video of the Year, Best New Artist and more by visiting <a href="http://www.vma.com" rel="nofollow">vma.mtv.com</a> online or <a href="http://m.mtv.com">m.mtv.com</a> on their mobile phone. In addition, Best New Artist is available for voting via all wireless carrier subscribers by texting BNA to 22444 or by visiting MTV's official Facebook page.</P><P>Voting for all VMA categories, except Best New Artist, will end on August 24 at 6 p.m. ET. Voting for Best New Artist continues through the show on September 6. Verizon subscribers can vote on all categories via SMS by texting "VMA" to 22444 (standard message rates apply.) In addition voters who text "VMA" to 22444 are automatically entered into a sweepstakes to win a trip to the 2013 Video Music Awards.</P><P>Full List of 2012 MTV Video Music Awards Nominees:</P><P><a href="http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/2012/video-of-the-year/"><b>Video of the Year</b></a><br> Katy Perry, "Wide Awake"<br> Gotye, "Somebody That I Used To Know"<br> Rihanna, "We Found Love"<br> Drake feat. Rihanna, "Take Care"<br> M.I.A., "Bad Girls"<br></P><P><a href="http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/2012/best-new-artist/"><b>Best New Artist</b></a><br> Fun. feat. Janelle Monae, "We Are Young"<br> Carly Rae Jepsen, "Call Me Maybe"<br> Frank Ocean, "Swim Good"<br> One Direction, "What Makes You Beautiful"<br> The Wanted, "Glad You Came"<br></P><P><a href="http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/2012/best-hip-hop-video/"><b>Best Hip-Hop Video</b></a><br> Childish Gambino, "Heartbeat"<br> Drake feat. Lil Wayne, "HYFR"<br> Kanye West feat. Pusha T, Big Sean &amp; 2 Chainz, "Mercy"<br> Watch the Throne, "Paris"<br> Nicki Minaj feat. 2 Chainz, "Beez in the Trap"<br></P><P><a href="http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/2012/best-male-video/"><b>Best Male Video</b></a><br> Justin Bieber, "Boyfriend"<br> Frank Ocean, "Swim Good"<br> Drake feat. Rihanna, "Take Care"<br> Chris Brown, "Turn Up the Music"<br> Usher, "Climax"<br></P><P><a href="http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/2012/best-female-video/"><b>Best Female Video</b></a><br> Rihanna, "We Found Love"<br> Katy Perry, "Part of Me"<br> Beyonc&#233;, "Love on Top"<br> Nicki Minaj, "Starships"<br> Selena Gomez &amp; The Scene, "Love You Like a Love Song"<br></P><P><a href="http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/2012/best-pop-video/"><b>Best Pop Video</b></a><br> One Direction, "What Makes You Beautiful"<br> Fun. feat. Janelle Monae, "We Are Young"<br> Rihanna, "We Found Love"<br> Justin Bieber, "Boyfriend"<br> Maroon 5 feat. Wiz Khalifa, "Payphone"<br></P><P><a href="http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/2012/best-rock-video/"><b>Best Rock Video</b></a><br> Coldplay, "Paradise"<br> The Black Keys, "Lonely Boy"<br> Linkin Park, "BURN IT DOWN"<br> Jack White, "Sixteen Saltines"<br> Imagine Dragons, "It's Time"<br></P><P><a href="http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/2012/best-electronic-dance-music-video/"><b>Best Electronic Dance Music Video</b></a><br> Duck Sauce, "Big Bad Wolf"<br> Calvin Harris, "Feel So Close"<br> Skrillex, "First of the Year (Equinox)" <br> Martin Solveig, "The Night Out"<br> Avicii, "Le7els"<br></P><P><a href="http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/2012/best-video-with-a-message/"><b>Best Video With a Message</b></a><br> Demi Lovato, "Skyscraper"<br> Rise Against, "Ballad of Hollis Brown"<br> Kelly Clarkson, "Dark Side"<br> Gym Class Heroes, "The Fighter"<br> K'Naan feat. Nelly Furtado, "Is Anybody Out There?" <br> Lil Wayne, "How to Love"<br></P><P><a href="http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/2012/best-art-direction/"><b>Best Art Direction</b></a><br> Katy Perry, "Wide Awake"<br> Drake feat. Rihanna, "Take Care"<br> Lana Del Rey, "Born to Die"<br> Regina Spektor, "All the Rowboats"<br> Of Monsters &amp; Men, "Little Talks"<br></P><P><a href="http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/2012/best-choreography/"><b>Best Choreography</b></a><br> Chris Brown, "Turn Up the Music"<br> Rihanna, "Where Have You Been"<br> Beyonc&#233;, "Countdown"<br> Avicii, "Le7els"<br> Jennifer Lopez f/Pitbull, "Dance Again"<br></P><P><a href="http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/2012/best-cinematography/"><b>Best Cinematography</b></a><br> M.I.A., "Bad Girls"<br> Adele, "Someone Like You"<br> Drake feat. Rihanna, "Take Care"<br> Coldplay feat. Rihanna, "Princess of China"<br> Lana Del Rey, "Born to Die"<br></P><P><a href="http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/2012/best-direction/"><b>Best Direction</b></a><br> M.I.A., "Bad Girls"<br> Duck Sauce, "Big Bad Wolf" <br> Coldplay feat. Rihanna, "Princess of China"<br> Frank Ocean, "Swim Good"<br> Watch the Throne, "Otis"<br></P><P><a href="http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/2012/best-editing/"><b>Best Editing</b></a><br> Beyonc&#233;, "Countdown"<br> A$AP Rocky, "Goldie"<br> Gotye, "Somebody That I Used to Know"<br> Watch the Throne, "Paris"<br> Kanye West feat. Pusha T, Big Sean and 2 Chainz, "Mercy"<br></P><P><a href="http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/2012/best-editing/"><b>Best Visual Effects</b></a><br> Katy Perry, "Wide Awake"<br> Rihanna, "Where Have You Been"<br> David Guetta feat. Nicki Minaj, "Turn Me On"<br> Linkin Park, "BURN IT DOWN"<br> Skrillex, "First of the Year (Equinox)"</P><P><i>Who are you voting for for the <a href="http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/2012/">2012 MTV Video Music Awards</a>? Leave your picks in the comments section below!</i></P>

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'This Is The End' Set Visit: Sit Through Danny McBride's Intervention

FROM MTV NEWS It's the end of the world as we know it, and Danny McBride has fallen off of the wagon a little. At least, that was the case when MTV News' Josh Horowitz visited the set of "This Is The End," the new apocalypse comedy starring McBride, Seth Rogen, Jay Baruchel, Craig Robinson, [...]

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Olivia Wilde Talks Bringing 'The Rider And The Storm' To Tribeca

For the third time in four years, Olivia Wilde, with her partners David Darg and Bryn Mooser, has brought a short-form documentary to the Tribeca Film Festival, but this year, their project has a special significance to the city of New York. "The Rider and the Storm" tells the story of Timmy Brennan, an avid [...]

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Saturday, April 27, 2013

Justin Bieber, Snoop, Shakira And More Tweet About World Cup Final

Will.I.Am, Paris and Perez Hilton and others post excitement over Spain's win over the Netherlands.
By Mawuse Ziegbe

<P>As Spain took home its first-ever FIFA World Cup win on Sunday, stars of all kinds took to Twitter to reflect on the final match of the global soccer tourney.</P><P>British songstress Estelle shouted out the Spanish team, <a href="http://twitter.com/EstelleDarlings/status/18303345774/" target="_blank">tweeting,</a> "Spain were...on dis ting!!!!! Congrats!!!"</P><P>Justin Bieber apparently enjoyed the matchup between Spain and the Netherlands, <a href="http://twitter.com/justinbieber/status/18301837091/" target="_blank">tweeting,</a> "wow...SPAIN!! great game...nothing to be ashamed of." The Spanish team may have reigned victorious but the Canadian teen showed love to the Netherlands as well. "True champions on both sides," Bieber wrote.</P><P>Some stars shared their eager anticipation of the final match with their Twitter followers. <a href="/news/articles/1642969/paris-hilton-detained-south-africa-marijuana-possession.jhtml">Paris Hilton, who was still taking in the games</a> after a run-in with local police over alleged marijuana possession, sent out a <a href="http://twitpic.com/24fik4/" target="_blank">picture</a> of an illuminated stadium before the match kicked off.</P><P>Will.I.Am tweeted his support for the Spaniards before the game: "Spain, please be victorious tonight against Holland...(Pay back for beating my Brazilian team)."</P><P>Three hours later, as "La Furia Roja" scored the winning goal in overtime, the Peas producer <a href="http://twitter.com/iamwill/status/18302200167/" target="_blank">typed,</a> "Vamos Spain...victory."</P><P>Gossip-monger Perez Hilton tweeted a similarly succinct message, <a href="http://twitter.com/PerezHilton/status/18307362396/" target="_blank">typing,</a> "Ol&#233;! #ESP," after the team walked away with the win.</P><P>Snoop Dogg, who has been <a href="http://twitter.com/snoopdogg/status/17588055887/" target="_blank">active</a> on his <a href="http://twitter.com/snoopdogg/status/17983621269/" target="_blank">Twitter page</a> about the World Cup hullabaloo, apparently wasn't able to catch the game live and <a href="http://twitter.com/snoopdogg/status/18293359752/" target="_blank">tweeted</a> Sunday, "I land at 2:30 pm pst in Vegas need to watch the game when I get there. Hook me up wit the replay or download link for the game."</P><P>The Doggfather apparently got a link hook-up and later <a href="http://twitpic.com/24lzh3/" target="_blank">tweeted</a> a picture of himself onstage with the caption, "Live at the Pokerstars party in Vegas for WSOP and rockin the red n [yellow] spain jersey."</P><P>Shakira, who brought her power-shimmy to both the <a href="/news/articles/1641300/black-eyed-peas-john-legend-alicia-keys-more-light-up-world-cup-concert.jhtml">opening</a> and closing concerts at this year's World Cup, <a href="http://twitpic.com/24i709/" target="_blank">tweeted a picture</a> of her and South African native Charlize Theron in a post-game embrace with the caption, "With Charlize Theron celebrating at the end of the world cup!"</P><P><a href="http://twitter.com/NickyHilton/status/18312863711/" target="_blank">Nicky Hilton,</a> who hung out in the African nation with her sister Paris, showed love to the first-time winners but also acknowledged the first-time host country. "Congratulations to South Africa for putting on a brilliant World Cup and being such an amazing host!"</P><P><i>Were you tweeting with your friends during the World Cup? Share your favorite reactions in the comments below.</i></P>

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More women-only days announced for Dubai beach parks

Men�were turned away from one of Dubai's popular beaches on Sunday under new "women-only" regulations.

The Dubai Municipality has launched more women-only days at the emirate's top beach parks, popular with families and tourists for the stretches of sand and connecting gardens that can all be accessed with a small entry fee.�

Under the new decree, Jumeirah Beach Park and Al Mamzar Beach Park are setting aside two days each week -- Monday and Wednesday at Jumeirah, Sunday and Tuesday at Al Mamzar -- as women-only days.�

The only males allowed in are those under the age of four. Even the lifeguards and park staff will be female on those days, reported Dubai daily newspaper Khaleej Times.�

"The move is part of the civic body?s plan to make the leisure destinations more women-friendly to encourage them into more physical activities and keep fit," said the Times report.

Monday was already a women-only day at Jumeirah Beach Park and the Dubai Municipality's decision to add more was a result of positive feedback from female customers.

Bikinis remain tightly controlled

Men must head to the open beach areas away from the enclosed parks.

Note to female foreign tourists: bikinis remain subject to a strict dress code and are limited to the beach areas only.�

The Municipality also separated areas by activity. There are now designated beach areas for barbecuing, sun-bathing and other activities.�

Designated spaces for ladies is an ongoing trend in the city.�

Last year, the emirate's first women-only dance night --� launched as an event to allow Arab women to "let their hair down" -- was held at the Gloria Hotel, while a number of Dubai hotels including the Tamani Hotel Dubai Marina and the Jumeirah Emirates Towers Hotel have opened ladies-only floors.�

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'Prince Avalanche' Trailer: Paul Rudd And Emile Hirsch Hit The Road

Before making three films in positioned squarely in the stoner comedy genre, director David Gordon Green specialized in small, idiosyncratic movies like "George Washington" and "All the Real Girls." His latest film, "Prince Avalanche," which stars Emile Hirsch and Paul Rudd, is Green's attempt to strip away the excess of his last three theatrical efforts [...]

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Miley, Liam And Five Other Famous Workplace Romances

Cyrus and Hemsworth join a long list of celebrity couples who first met on set.
By Kara Warner

<P>Just about nothing makes more headlines in the world of entertainment than celebrity engagements. Unsurprisingly, the news of <a href="/news/articles/1686645/miley-cyrus-liam-hemsworth-engaged.jhtml">Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth's plans to wed</a> has caused a media storm. Since their romance <a href="/news/articles/1686727/miley-cyrus-liam-hemsworth-engaged-timeline.jhtml">got its start on the set of their movie "The Last Song"</a>, we got to thinking about all the other couples who met and later married after meeting at work</P><P><a href="http://www.mtv.com/photos/celebrities-who-met-at-work/1686964/7229015/photo.jhtml"><b><big>Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan</big></b></a><br> The "Magic Mike" star and his lovely actress/dancer wife Jenna Dewan met in 2006 during the filming of "Step Up." They officially started dating after production wrapped, were engaged in 2008 and married on July 11, 2009, in Malibu.</P><P><a href="http://www.mtv.com/photos/celebrities-who-met-at-work/1686964/7229006/photo.jhtml"><b><big>Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie</big></b></a><br> The headline-grabbing couple was born out of their filming 2005's action adventure "Mr. and Mrs. Smith." Though rumors swirled of an on-set romance, Brangelina insisted that they didn't start dating until after Pitt was officially separated from then-wife Jennifer Aniston. Pitt was not Jolie's first set-generated romance, she had married onetime co-stars Jonny Lee Miller and Billy Bob Thornton.</P><P><a href="http://www.mtv.com/photos/celebrities-who-met-at-work/1686964/7229011/photo.jhtml"><b><big>Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck</big></b></a><br> Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner met in 2003 on the set of "Daredevil," shortly after Garner ended a relationship with another co-star, Michael Vartan, whom she met on "Alias." Affleck and Garner became engaged nine months later and married on June 29, 2005. Similar to Jolie's serial on-set dating, Jennifer Garner had previously dated and married her "Felicity" co-star Scott Foley.</P><P><a href="http://www.mtv.com/photos/celebrities-who-met-at-work/1686964/7229013/photo.jhtml"><b><big>Sarah Michelle Gellar and Freddie Prinze Jr.</big></a></b><br> Although Sarah Michelle Gellar and Freddie Prinze Jr. met and became friends on the set of 1997's teen horror flick "I Know What You Did Last Summer," they didn't start dating until 2000.The couple became engaged in 2001 and were married in Mexico on September 1, 2002 in a ceremony officiated by "Rock of Ages" director Adam Shankman, with whom Gellar had worked on "Buffy the Vampire Slayer."</P><P><a href="http://www.mtv.com/photos/celebrities-who-met-at-work/1686964/7229008/photo.jhtml"><b><big>Jay-Z and Beyoncé</big></b></a><br> Despite their superstar status and being named <a href="/news/articles/1629585/jay-z-beyonce-named-top-earning-couple-entertainment.jhtml"><i>Forbes</i> magazine's top earning couple in entertainment</a> last year, Jay-Z and Beyonc&#233; are the most private couple on this list. We don't know the official start of their relationship, but all reports point to their musical collaborations on 2002's hits "03 Bonnie &amp; Clyde" and "Crazy in Love." The couple married in April 2008.</P><P><i>What's your favorite celebrity workplace romance? Leave your comment below!</i></P>

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Eminem Beats Lady Gaga, Rihanna To 60 Million Facebook Fans

Rapper now has more Facebook "likes" than any other living person.
By Gil Kaufman

<P>If you had to guess which artist has the most Facebook "likes," who would you guess? <a href="http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/lady_gaga/artist.jhtml">Lady Gaga?</a> <a href="http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/bieber_justin/artist.jhtml">Justin Bieber?</a> <a href="http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/jackson_michael/artist.jhtml">Michael Jackson?</a> Close, but no cigar.</P><P><a href="http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/eminem/artist.jhtml">Eminem</a> recently set the record for the most Likes by a living person with 60.1 million, blowing past the competition and landing at #5 on the list of the top 10 Facebook pages.</P><P>According to the <a href="http://pagedata.appdata.com/pages/leaderboard/fc/fan_count" target="_blank">App Data</a> page, Eminem is picking up close to 179,000 new Likes a week (or 26,854 a day), edging out <a href="http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/rihanna/artist.jhtml/">Rihanna,</a> who has 59.4 million Likes and is gaining around 167,000 "likes" per week pace (or 22,141 a day).</P><P>The only things blocking the 39-year-old Detroit MC's path to the top are the kinds of wildly popular time suckers that are hard for any flesh-and-blood superstar to pass: YouTube (61.2 million), Texas HoldEm Poker (63.8 million), Facebook itself (70.3 million) and the Facebook for Every Phone page (117.5 million).</P><P>Where do his fellow pop stars land? Shakira is #8 on the list with 53.3 million Likes (just below "The Simpsons" with 53.8 million), then Lady Gaga at #9 (53 million) and Jackson at #10 (51.1 million). Bieber is down at #15 (45.7 million), just ahead of Katy Perry (#16, 45.5 million), Linkin Park (#17, 44.2 million) and Lil Wayne (#20, 39.8 million). You didn't ask, but we'll tell you that MTV is at #27 (36 million).</P><P>Slim Shady might be the Facebook king, but he has quite a way to go when it comes to ruling the Twitter universe. That realm belongs to Gaga, who has more than 27.8 million followers, with Bieber a hair behind at 25.8 million and Perry gaining ground at #3 with 24.2 million. Em, meanwhile, is way down on the list at #19 with 11.8 million followers.</P>

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Lady Gaga's ARTPOP: A History Of Album Title Oddities

From unpronounceable symbols to parentheses, Gaga's ALL-CAPS album title joins the ranks of the all-time weirdest.
By James Montgomery

<P>Over the weekend, <a href="http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/lady_gaga/artist.jhtml">Lady Gaga</a> struck a blow against copy editors everywhere when she announced that the title of her new album, <a href="/news/articles/1691226/lady-gaga-new-album-artpop.jhtml"><i>ARTPOP,</i></a> must <i>always</i> be written in ALL CAPS, because "it's all in the details."</P><P>And while we're not trying to downplay said details, we'd be like to point out that Gaga isn't exactly the <i>first</i> artist to demand orthographical satisfaction. Shoot, she's not even the first to go ALL CAPS: Earlier this year, Linkin Park did the same thing with their <a href="/news/articles/1688422/linkin-park-living-things.jhtml"><i>LIVING THINGS</i></a> album, only they one-upped Gaga by also requesting that all <i>songs</i> on the album also be written in all caps, bravely eschewing the lowercase for reasons apparent only to them.</P><P>In fact, the history of popular music is packed with <a href="/news/articles/1579620/panic-at-disco-know-punctuation-better-than-they-think.jhtml">affronts to punctuation</a> &#8212; from early pioneers like the Beatles' "I Want You (She's So Heavy)" and James Brown's "Get Up (I Feel Like Being A) Sex Machine" to more recent torchbearers like Panic! at the Disco and Godspeed You! Black Emperor &#8212; though rarely have artists had the audacity to extend that mistreatment to the album title itself.</P><P>Of course, there are those who have bravely dared to throw logic (and roughly 300 years of letter-case tradition) out the window when it came time to name their new albums. So in honor of Gaga's <i>ARTPOP</i> demands, here's a look back at some of the greatest &#8212; and by that, we mean most nonsensical &#8212; album titles in history.</P><P><b>Led Zeppelin's <i>IV</i></b>: At the peak of their powers &#8212; both artistically and, it would seem, <i>mystically</i> &#8212; Zeppelin decided they didn't need to title their fourth album. Instead, they printed four hand-drawn symbols (each representing a band member) on its inner sleeve. The move has subsequently enthralled generations of bong-glazed dorm inhabitants and only added to the album's mystique. In the 40 years since it was released, the record has come to be known as <i>IV,</i> <i>Runes,</i> <i>Zoso</i> (after Jimmy Page's symbol) and "the one with 'Stairway to Heaven' on it."</P><P><b>Prince's <i>Love Symbol</i> album</b>: Released in the lead-up to the Purple One's "symbol" phase &#8212; when he changed his stage name to an unpronounceable hieroglyph that incorporated the symbols for both male and female &#8212; it understandably infuriated his label, Warner Bros., which was precisely what Prince intended. (Note to labels: Do not release greatest-hits packages without Prince's approval.) After the album didn't sell (he blamed this on Warner), Prince would eventually begin appearing in public with the phrase "Slave" written on his face. Shocking, to be sure, but at least you could <i>pronounce</i> it.</P><P><b>Ministry's <i>Psalm 69</i></b>: Its actual title is a collection of Greek symbols (that translate to "head") and the number "69" in Greek numerals. Not only that, but Ministry named their 1992 album in honor of occultist Aleister Crowley's "The Book of Lies," which was first published as "Which is also Falsely Called BREAKS. The Wanderings or Falsifications of the One Thought of Frater Perduarbo, which Thought is itself Untrue. Liber CCCXXXIII [Book 333]." And <i>that</i> would have been a ridiculous name for an album.</P><P><b>Sigur Ros' <i>( )</i></b>: The Icelandic art-rockers really outdid themselves on their third album, and we're not just talking about the decision to sing all the songs in a made-up language called "Hopelandic." Technically, <i>( )</i> has no actual title. Rather, the brackets are meant to represent its two halves or give the listener the opportunity to determine the title themselves. Oh, and officially, all of the tracks on the album are untitled too. Your move, Gaga.</P><P><b>Coldplay's <i>X&Y</i></b>: Sure, it's got a traditional title. But ever the <i>artistes,</i> Coldplay decided to print the name of their 2005 album in the <a href="/news/articles/1503742/coldplays-album-cover-decoded.jhtml">Baudot code</a>, an early forerunner of the Morse code that relied on a series of 1's and 0's to convey messages. Needless to say, the logic behind the decision was about as difficult to crack as the code itself.</P><P><b>M.I.A. <i>/\/\ /\ Y /\</i></b>: Yes, we know that technically, M.I.A.'s 2010 album is called <a href="/news/articles/1638991/mias-new-album-called-y.jhtml"><i>Maya</i></a> (she named it after herself, following in the tradition of her first two albums, which were named in honor of her mother and father), but let the record state that when she officially unveiled the title, she did so in tricky typographical fashion. No wonder <a href="/news/articles/1643219/mias-new-album-turd-diplo-tweets.jhtml">Diplo hated it</a> so much.</P><P><b>Liars' <i>WIXIW</i></b>: It's pronounced "Wish You," FYI. And for a band like Liars, who have spent their career giving albums titles like <i>They Threw Us All in a Trench and Stuck a Monument on Top</i> and <i>They Were Wrong, So We Drowned,</i> we'd like to think it's actually an improvement.</P><P><i>Sound off on the latest album title trend in the comments, and FEEL FREE TO DO IT IN ALL-CAPS!</i></P><P></p><div class="player-placeholder right" title="Lady Gaga Has The Title And Concept For Her Next Album" id="vid:717202" width="415" height="255"></div><p></P>

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Friday, April 26, 2013

Photos | MTV Buzzworthy Blog: The Most WTF Photos From EMA 2011

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Danica Patrick Divorce Finalized -- Marriage Is Officially Over

Danica Patrick is officially SINGLE ... kinda ... 'cause a judge has finally signed off on her divorce from Paul Hospenthal ... freeing her up to marry her new NASCAR boyfriend (no pressure, pal). A judge stamped the papers last week in…

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Elvis?This Day in History

July 26, 1954 Elvis signed a formal contract with Sun Records, which had to be countersigned once again by his parents. Elvis–This Day in History is a post from: The Elvis Presley Blog

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Thursday, April 25, 2013

2012 VMA Video Of The Year Race Pits Drake Against Rihanna

With Katy Perry, M.I.A., Gotye also vying for VOTY prize, the ladies have an advantage in the coveted category.
By Gil Kaufman

<P>The fellas are going to have to bring their A game if they want to take home the Video of the Year moonman at the 29th annual <a href="http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/2012/">2012 MTV Video Music Awards</a>. Seeking to break the four-year run of female VOTY winners are Drake and Gotye, who will vie for the honor against <a href="http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/perry_katy/artist.jhtml">Katy Perry</a>, Rihanna and M.I.A.</P><P>The action will all go down live on September 6 at 8 p.m. EST from the Staples Center in Los Angeles during a show that will feature performances from four-time VMA veteran Alicia Keys and VMA first-timers One Direction. <a href="/news/articles/1690825/2012-video-music-awards-nominees.jhtml">Click here</a>&#8232; for the full list of 2012 VMA nominees.</P><P></p><div class="player-placeholder right" title="2012 VMA Video Of The Year Nominees Include Katy Perry, Gotye And Rihanna" id="vid:821157.id:1690828" width="415" height="255"></div><p></P><P>The video of the year category is anyone's game, but 2011 winner Perry certainly has the inside track thanks to the gothic sleepwalking clip for <a href="/news/articles/1687697/katy-perry-wide-awake-reality.jhtml">"Wide Awake"</a>&#8232;. The <a href="/news/articles/1687694/katy-perry-wide-awake-music-video-premiere.jhtml">epic video</a>&#8232;, which borrows from author Lewis Carroll's classic book "Through the Looking Glass, and What Alice Found There," is a kind of shorthand look at the singer's hectic past few years.</P><P>Trapped in a labyrinth, Perry discovers her lost innocence in the form of a young girl, as she gets hounded by hellish paparazzi and finds her Prince Charming, who may have a double-cross in mind. Read into what you will, but Perry certainly doesn't play coy with this one.</P><P>Another girl with love troubles to work out on film is <a href="http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/rihanna/artist.jhtml/">Rihanna</a>. In her exploration of a love undone by <a href="/news/articles/1672801/rihanna-we-found-love-video.jhtml">substances and violence</a>&#8232;, she shares the screen with British boxer/model Dudley O'Shaughnessy as the pair of gutter punks stumble their way through Belfast, Ireland in a haze of post-coital bliss, drug-fueled benders and physical altercations.</P><P>There is no such angst in the body-painted video for <a href="http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/gotye/artist.jhtml">Gotye's</a> breakthrough hit, "Somebody That I Used to Know." In a nod to the low-concept efforts from MTV's early-1980's heyday, "Somebody" finds the mostly naked singer and equally exposed pal Kimbra blending into abstract background courtesy of geometrical shape body paint applied to match a piece of art created by Gotye's father, Frank de Backer.</P><P><a href="http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/mia__4_/artist.jhtml">M.I.A.</a> hardly does anything that doesn't involve some political or social statement and the ghost-riding accompaniment to <a href="http://rapfix.mtv.com/2012/02/03/mia-bad-girls-video-morocco/">"Bad Girls"</a> was no exception. In what appears to be a statement on the Saudi Arabian government's ban on female drivers, M.I.A. traveled to Morocco to film women in Arab garb getting behind the wheels and performing a type of stylized Middle Eastern form of drifting known as hagwalah.</P><P>If <a href="http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/drake/artist.jhtml">Drake</a> is going to score some VOTY moon rock, he's gonna have to share it with Rihanna. The Young Money MC who isn't afraid to show his sensitive side made one of the best videos of his career with the maudlin, monochromatic "Take Care."</P><P>Packed with expansive, icy landscapes, achingly tense slow-motion footage and artfully framed animals, the minimal clip doesn't really take you anywhere as it depicts the pair amid images of birds taking flight, bulls charging and a shower of arrows.</P><P>But, somehow, at the end, after the pair shares a tender, sexually charged embrace and all that's left is burning trees and smoking earth, you feel exhausted and satisfied.</P><P>Who will hop into a limo at night's end with the Video of the Year moonman? It's anyone's guess, but whoever it is will have earned their spot.</P><P>Beginning Tuesday, July 31, at 6 a.m. ET, viewers can vote for general VMA categories, including Video of the Year, Best New Artist and more, by visiting <a href="http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/2012/">VMA.MTV.com</a> online or <a href="m.mtv.com">m.mtv.com</a> on their mobile phone. In addition, Best New Artist is available for voting via all wireless carrier subscribers by texting BNA to 22444 or by visiting MTV's official Facebook page.</P><P><b>The <a href="http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/2012/">2012 MTV Video Music Awards</a> will air live from Staples Center in Los Angeles on Thursday, September 6, at 8 p.m. ET/PT.</b></P><P></p><div class="player-placeholder right" title="The 2012 Video Music Award Nominees Are..." id="vid:820732.id:1690828" width="415" height="255"></div><p></P>

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