Born This Way (Gaga Live Sydney Monster Hall)
- Artist: Lady Gaga
- Label: Streamline/Kon Live/Interscope
- Director: Bernie Zelvis
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Saturday, August 31, 2013
Lady Gaga - Born This Way (Gaga Live Sydney Monster Hall)
Shakira's 'Loca' Music Video Premiere
The Colombian songstress goes raw in this brand new music video.
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Shakira - Rabiosa
- Artist: Shakira
- Label: Epic Records
- Director: Jaume de Laiguana
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Lamar Odom Calls Party Buddy 'Groupie, Junkie, Crack Head'
Lamar Odom went after his drug enabler with a vengeance, calling the woman a "groupie junkie" and "crack head" ... and he did it while Khole Kardashian was breathing down his neck.TMZ has seen text messages between Lamar and Polina Polonsky, an…
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Elvis T-shirt Review ? Summer 2013
An ElvisBlog summer tradition that started in 2008 is back.� This will be the fifth review of the latest in Elvis T-shirts offered by www.ShopElvis.com.� We will look at ten winners, and unfortunately, five that just don?t cut it (for … Continue reading
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Gallery: Flight attendant sex and style through the decades
New book shows changes in aviation culture, couture and sexual politics
Where did all the glamor go?
It's a common lament, the passing of the supposed glory days of air travel: when men were Mad Men, women were air hostesses in short, chic uniforms and the latter served the former full four-course meals, complete with proper cutlery and glassware, mid-air.
More: Do sexy flight attendants really sell more seats?
Now flying -- for those who can't afford first class, anyway -- has been reduced to what Michael O'Leary, boss of Ryanair, proclaims it's always been: getting about in a "big bus with wings."
Just when we were coming to terms with the disillusionment, along comes a book that positively wallows in that better-dressed air travel world of yore.
"Airline: Style at 30,000 feet," by Keith Lovegrove, picks over every aspect of flying culture, from dress through advertising, cuisine and interior design, from early days of commercial flight, in the 1920s, on.
One thing that becomes clear is how sexualized an environment this "parallel universe" in the air, as the book puts it, was -- at least in the long and increasingly liberated decades after World War II.
More: 9 easy ways to drive a flight attendant insane
One shot, among those from the book selected in the gallery above, shows the shorts that Southwest Airlines wedges its stewardesses into in the 1970s.
No doubt some would call that sexualized environment just sexist.
Southwest's male bosses said at the time: "The girls must be able to wear kinky leather boots and hot pants or they don't get the job."
Either way, one of those 1970s flights would be a shock to anyone who's taken a Ryanair flight recently.
More: Gallery: More sexy flight attendant uniforms of the past
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Rihanna Says Working With Chris Brown Is 'Innocent'
'That way our fans can come together,' she tells Ryan Seacrest of motivation for controversial remixes with her ex.
By Jocelyn Vena
<P>Three weeks after Rihanna dropped her much-debated <a href="/news/articles/1679614/rihanna-chris-brown-collaboration-reactions.jhtml">"Birthday Cake" remix</a> featuring Chris Brown, the singer is finally commenting on why she decided to work with her ex-boyfriend. Rihanna and Brown also collaborated on a remix of his "Turn Up the Music," which was released on the same day last month. </P><P> </P><P>"The first song that came about was 'Birthday Cake.' ... We ended up recording [the two songs] at the same time and executing them together," she explained on Ryan Seacrest's radio show Thursday morning (March 15). "But I reached out to [Brown] about doing 'Birthday Cake' because that's the only person that, really, it made sense to do the record. </P><P> </P><P><center><embed src="http://media.mtvnservices.com/mgid:uma:video:mtv.com:736002/cp~vid%3D736002%26uri%3Dmgid%3Auma%3Avideo%3Amtv.com%3A736002" width="460" height="260" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowFullScreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" base="."></embed></center> </P><P> </P><P>"Just as a musician, despite everything else, that was going to be the person," she said, referring to Brown's 2009 assault on her, which ended their relationship. "You know, I thought about rappers, and I've done that so many times, and the hottest R&B artist out right now is Chris Brown. So I wanted him on the track and then in turn he was like, 'Why don't you do the remix to my track?' and it was a trade-off." </P><P> </P><P>The ex-couple have also had fans buzzing in the last few months over rumors that they have been dating again, despite Brown's romantic relationship with aspiring model Karrueche Tran. </P><P> </P><P>"We did two records — one for my fans, one for his fans — and that way our fans can come together," Rihanna explained. "There shouldn't be a divide, you know? It's music and it's innocent." </P><P> </P><P>The interview is the first time she has commented publicly about the controversial remixes. However, <a href="/news/articles/1679712/rihanna-chris-brown-birthday-cake-the-dream.jhtml">"Birthday Cake" co-producer/writer The-Dream</a> recently stopped by MTV News' "RapFix Live" and opened up about the track. </P><P> </P><P>"The same questions that went through my mind, and I'm an artist also, had to have gone through hers," The-Dream recalled of hearing Rihanna's remix idea. "When she raised the question to me, I know she's not crazy. So my thought was, 'You've been thinking about this, you've already thought it out, so evidently you know what reaction you gonna get.' </P><P> </P><P>Dream added of Rihanna and Chris' troubled history, "Everybody knows what took place, cool. Have the power to really forgive if that's what it is. If not, stay on that side of the fence from the beginning." </P><P> </P><P><i>What do you think of Rihanna's comments on the "Cake" remix with Chris Brown? Share your thoughts on our <a href="http://www.facebook.com/mtvnews" target="_blank">Facebook</a> page.</i></p>
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Friday, August 30, 2013
Tyler, The Creator -- I Didn't Share a Milkshake With Justin Bieber ... 'That's Gay'
Tyler, the Creator is adamant ... he didn't go splitsies on a strawberry milkshake with Justin Bieber during a burger run this week telling TMZ, "That's gay."He also says he doesn't even like strawberries. Oh, and Tyler made the comments last night…
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'Big Brother' Aaryn Gries EVICTED -- I'm Not Racist, I'm Just Texan
Aaryn Gries was evicted from the "Big Brother" house Thursday night ... and on her way out, she told Julie Chen she's not really a racist, she's just a misunderstood Texan. Seriously ... Gries -- who mocked Asians, trashed black people and referred…
Source: http://www.tmz.com/2013/08/29/big-brother-aaryn-gries-evicted-racist-texas-texan/
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'We Are What We Are' Trailer: The Nicest Looking Cannibal Movie Ever?
For horror fans, if a movie in their preferred genre comes out of both Cannes and Sundance with positive reviews, it's certainly worth paying attention to. That was the case with Jim Mickle's "We Are What We Are," and now we're starting to see what the critics were talking about. "We Are What We Are" [...]
Source: http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2013/08/28/we-are-what-we-are-trailer/
Major Drug Org. -- SCREW KITSON ... We're Not Taking Donations from Rx Shirt Sales
One of the biggest anti-drug organizations in the U.S. has drawn a hard line in the sand -- telling a trendy L.A. clothing boutique it will NOT accept donations collected from the sale of "irresponsible" drug-inspired shirts. The shirts in question…
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Lady Gaga, 'Smash' Creators Win GLAAD Media Awards
'Dancing with the Stars' also wins big at 23rd annual show celebrating the LGBT community.
By Gil Kaufman
<P><a href="http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/lady_gaga/artist.jhtml"_blank">Lady Gaga</a> was one of the big winners on Saturday night at the 23rd annual <a href="http://www.glaad.org/blog/dancing-stars-oprah-lady-gaga-among-glaad-media-award-recipients-new-york">GLAAD Media Awards</a>, taking home the prize for Outstanding Music Artist for her <a href="/news/articles/1665374/lady-gaga-born-this-way-billboard.jhtml"><I>Born This Way</I></a>
 album. The show honors various branches of the media that represent the LGBT community. </P><P> </P><P>The show was hosted by "Glee" stars Cory Monteith and Naya Rivera and included guest spots from Dakota Fanning, "Jersey Shore" nice guy <a href="/news/articles/1672152/vinny-jersey-shore-bullying-disconnected.jhtml">Vinny Guadagnino,</a>
 talk show host Wendy Williams, "Top Chef" star Padma Lakshmi and Olympic figure skater Johnny Weir. </P><P> </P><P><center><embed src="http://media.mtvnservices.com/mgid:uma:video:mtv.com:731259/cp~vid%3D731259%26uri%3Dmgid%3Auma%3Avideo%3Amtv.com%3A731259" width="460" height="260" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowFullScreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" base="."></embed></center> </P><P> </P><P>Broadway veteran Bernadette Peters and TV star John Stamos presented the Vito Russo Award to Craig Zadan and Neil Meron for their work on the NBC musical series "Smash." The Russo award is presented annually to openly LGBT media professionals who have made a difference in promoting equality. In accepting the award, Meron said the pair, who were also behind the Oscar-winning movie musical "Chicago" and "Hairspray," have spent a long time trying to "fight, persuade and manipulate" Hollywood into including LGB characters in their work. </P><P> </P><P>Also on hand was openly gay 17-year-old high school student Katy Butler, who received a special award from Weinstein Company co-chairman Harvey Weinstein for her work in launching a Change.org campaign last month to argue for a <a href="http://act.mtv.com/posts/bully-needs-more-sigs-so-join-justin-bieber-demi-lovato-ellen-more-in-the-rating-fight/"_blank">PG-13 rating</a> for the upcoming documentary, "Bully." </P><P> </P><P>Other winners included: "Dancing With the Stars" (Outstanding Reality Program), for including the story line of transgender dancer Chaz Bono last season, the HBO film "Cinema Verite" (Outstanding TV Movie or Mini Series), a film focused on the life of a black lesbian teenager, "Pariah" (Outstanding Film -- Limited Release), "Battle Against Bullying" from ABC World News with Diane Sawyer (Outstanding TV Journalism Segment) and the "Batwoman" comic book by J.H. Williams III and W. Haden Blackman (Outstanding Comic Book). </P><P> </P><P>More awards will be handed out on April 21 in Los Angeles and June 2 in San Francisco.</p>
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Siobhan Magnus Eliminated On 'American Idol'
Michael Lynche and Casey James join her in the bottom three.
By Gil Kaufman
<P>It's getting to that point in season nine of "American Idol" when it gets hard to guess who will go home every week because the competition has gotten so tight. But a night after Simon Cowell compared her tortured screaming to the sound of a woman giving birth, America decided that it wasn't quite ready for an "Idol" champ as quirky as tattooed glassblower Siobhan Magnus. </P><P> </P><P>After charming the judges and voting public with her offbeat style sense, powerhouse vocals and sometimes sassy backtalk to the judges, Magnus' luck ran out after she closed Tuesday's show with an all-over-the-place take on <a href="/news/articles/1637939/siobhan-magnus-wins-the-judges-back-with-any-man-of-mine.jhtml">Shania Twain's "Any Man of Mine."</a> </P><P> </P><P></p><div class="player-placeholder" id="id:1632717"></div><p> </P><P> </P><P>Magnus was given the boot on a night that was packed with performances from <a href="/news/articles/1638032/shakiras-gypsy-gets-a-boost-from-rascal-flatts-on-american-idol.jhtml">Rascal Flatts, Shakira</a> and Lady Antebellum, and her exit came after more than 33 million votes were lodged Tuesday. </P><P> </P><P>The results began with host Ryan Seacrest creating three groups of two. The first pairing included Magnus and Lee Dewyze, followed by Casey James and Michael Lynche and then Aaron Kelly and Crystal Bowersox. Cutting the tension immediately, Seacrest walked Magnus across the stage for her first trip to the bottom three, alongside Lynche and James. </P><P> </P><P>The first singer sent back to safety was <a href="/news/articles/1635660/american-idol-judges-save-michael-lynche.jhtml">Lynche, who dodged a bullet for the second time</a> this season. "Tonight is different because everyone did well last night, so there's no shame in the bottom three," he said before being sent back to the couches. With James safe, that left the woman Seacrest called an "independent spirit" standing center stage in her salmon-colored miniskirt-and-tank-top combo. </P><P> </P><P>Saying she tried out for the show for her little sisters, Magnus hoped that she had a big impact on them. "I did my best, and I hope that I was able to show them what we're all capable of," she said, clearly holding back some emotion. </P><P> </P><P>Keeping her composure, Magnus went out with a typically sassy run through Aretha Franklin's "Think," which got the final five and the whole audience on their feet and clapping along. It ended, of course, with one of her signature ear-piercing screams and then some hugs for her family, who told her, "You're still our star." </P><P> </P><P>This being a country-themed week, the show kicked off with a live performance from twangy trio Rascal Flatts, who played their cowboy-pop ditty "Unstoppable." Along with the usual time-killing Ford video and some other promotional shenanigans, the first half of the show also featured season-four "Idol" superstar Carrie Underwood flying in from her national tour just to introduce her current opening act, the <a href="/news/articles/1638035/sons-of-sylvia-from-next-great-american-band-to-american-idol.jhtml">little-known brotherly band Sons of Sylvia</a>. </P><P> </P><P>Bringing a harder-edge, new-wave country vibe than they displayed during their winning run last year on "The Next Great America Band," the all-black-clad Clark brothers played their debut single, "Love Left to Lose." The tune mixed straightforward radio rock with country touches, including fiddle, mandolin and rocked-out resonator guitar over a thudding backbeat. </P><P> </P><P>With a whole hour to fill, the next break featured <a href="/news/articles/1637933/lady-antebellum-honored-to-perform-on-american-idol.jhtml">ACM winners Lady Antebellum</a> performing their triple-platinum smash "Need You Now." The Fleetwood Mac-like ballad of romantic longing that has helped propel the album of the same name to the best sales figures of any 2010 release found singers Charles Kelley and Hillary Scott trading off yearning vocals as third member Dave Haywood played along on a grand piano in the background. </P><P> </P><P>The night's final performance was a truly odd combo, as hip-shaker Shakira was joined by Flatts for the spare belly-dance/ boot-scooter "Gypsy," which she opened by showing off her harmonica skills. Joined by two dancers, Shakira worked her flowing red skirt and swiveled her hips as she melded her yodely vocals with the high, lonesome sound of Flatts' Gary LeVox. </P><P> </P><P>Next week's mentor will be Harry Connick Jr., who will lead the finalists through the songbook of Frank Sinatra. </P><P> </P><P><I>What did you think of tonight's elimination? Did Siobhan deserve to go home? Leave your comments below!</I> </P><P> </P><P><b>Get your "Idol" fix on MTV News' <a href="http://www.mtv.com/news/topic/american_idol/index.jhtml">"American Idol" page</a>, where you'll find all the latest news, interviews and opinions.</b></p>
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Thursday, August 29, 2013
'Transformers' Blows Up Chicago Again In On-Set Video
Didn't the Windy City go through enough the last time that Michael Bay and his crew of transforming robots visited? Apparently not, because the currently untitled fourth "Transformers" movie has once again set up shot in Chicago, and they seem dead-set on blowing the place to hell again. As we can see in a new [...]
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Lady Gaga - Judas (Gaga Live Sydney Monster Hall)
Judas (Gaga Live Sydney Monster Hall)
- Artist: Lady Gaga
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- Director: Bernie Zelvis
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Are museums still relevant?
Ford W. Bell, president, American Alliance of Museums, answers our questions about the roles of museums and the challenges they face today
Ford W. Bell: "Museums need to become part of the social fabric of the community."
Ford W. Bell, president,�American Alliance of Museums, answers our questions about the roles of museums and their relevance today.
?CNN: What roles should museums today fulfill?
Bell: At their core, museums are educational institutions, as essential to our communities as schools, libraries and utilities.
Museums annually invest more than $2 billion in education programs each year, serving ?pre-K-through-life,? as we like to say.
Museums in this country welcome some 90 million schoolchildren each year, and these students are not on the field trip as you and I understand them. Today, these field trips are extensions of the classroom.
Museums have adapted to the strictures of No Child Left Behind, and in fact in some states museums are taking the lead in writing the state standards for education.
All told, American museums provide 18 million instructional hours to K-12 students in America, and are invaluable to homeschooled children.
Museums are also economic engines for communities large and small. One statistic I never tire of citing has been cited by the U.S. Conference of Mayors.
They say that, for every $1 a municipality invests in cultural organizations, including museums, $7 are returned to the public coffers. That?s a return that would make Warren Buffett swoon.
Museums are also a big part of the cultural tourism industry in this country -- a $192 billion industry.
And studies show that cultural tourists spend more and stay longer than other tourists. Three exhibitions at the Metropolitan Museum of Art last fall and spring generated more than $700 million in economic activity for the city. That?s astounding.
But today museums are doing much, much more.
Museums are committed to public service, and many museums are filling the social service gaps created by the recent economic downturn.
Museums of various types are providing programs to children on the autism spectrum, to Alzheimer?s patients and their caregivers, to veterans with traumatic injuries.
Museums also offer English as a Second Language courses for new arrivals, free computer training to those needing to upgrade their job skills, and some truly visionary museums connect with underserved communities, working with families caught up in the juvenile justice system, and providing parenting classes to young mothers.
Museums view this as keeping with their shared mantra of public service.
CNN: How best do you think museums should achieve those aims?
Bell: Museums need to become part of the social fabric of the community.
They need to become community assets, and most are doing so, through innovative efforts like those described above.
CNN: What is the risk that museums today are simply acting as 'collectors of stuff' -- and how can it be avoided?
Bell: Obviously, museums are much more than mere collectors. For instance, many museums are leading research institutions.
And those with living collections zoos, aquariums, gardens are leading the way in conservation efforts and conservation research.
But do not underestimate the value of collecting things.
Museums hold more than 1 billion objects, and together these constitute our shared heritages cultural, historic, scientific, natural.
As the keepers, protectors, interpreters and exhibitors of these heritages, museums play an essential role.
When times are difficult, people return to their museums. For instance, we saw a big spike in attendance after 9/11. People want to re-connect with what they value.
In recent years, museums are playing perhaps an even more essential role, but one that is less tangible. In an increasingly virtual world, museums are among the last bastions of authenticity.
All of us -- particularly the young -- are awash in all things virtual. But studies show that all of us -- again, especially the young -- crave the authentic. That is priceless.
CNN: Do you think there is a conservatism within American museums that stops them extending their roles into new areas?
Bell: As I?ve mentioned, I think museums are already extending their roles. The only element of conservatism comes from financial prudence.
Since the Great Recession, our studies show that fully two-thirds of museums have reported financial stress.
Many have been forced to cut staff, hours and programs. At the height of the downturn, even the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Getty -- arguably the two richest museums in the country -- cut their staffs.
Further, museums stepping into the social service gap comes at a time when government support for museums is declining, from all levels of government.
CNN: How many people are visiting museums these days and how has that changed over the last few years?
Bell: Our studies over the last four years show museum attendance has been increasing. This is common when times get tough.
When times are difficult, people return to their museums. For instance, we saw a big spike in attendance after 9/11. People want to re-connect with what they value.
The Alliance and the federal Institute of Museum and Library Services estimate that there are 850 million annual museum visits in the US that?s more than the attendance at all major league sporting events combined.
The Smithsonian alone attracts more than 30 million visitors annually.
This is a question of value. Not only are museums an educational, enlightening experience, but they are affordable.
The median price of admission to a US museum is just $7; compare that to a baseball game or theme park ticket. And 37% of US museums are free, while 92% have free days.
CNN: Which are the most popular or successful museums in America, and what do they do that allows them to succeed?
Bell: Science centers and children?s museums are immensely popular, and organizations like the San Diego Zoo and the National Aquarium in Baltimore really connect with visitors.
But many small to mid-size museums also succeed to forging those community bonds that make their communities no more likely to entertain the museum going away as they would doing away with their schools.
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Miley Cyrus Defends Gay Rights Tattoo
Cyrus tweeted a photo of her equal-sign tattoo over the weekend, prompting debate among fans regarding gay rights.
By Jocelyn Vena
<P><a href="/music/artist/cyrus__miley/artist.jhtml">Miley Cyrus</a> has never shied away from speaking her mind, and over the weekend she posted a photo of her latest body ink on <a href="http://yfrog.com/klqc7jlj" target="_blank">Twitter</a>: an equal-sign tattoo on her ring finger. </P><P> </P><P>In addition to sharing with the world her pro-gay rights stance via tat, she tweeted the message, "All LOVE is equal." However, the photo quickly prompted a debate on her Twitter account when fans began to respond to Miley's tattoo with mixed feelings. </P><P> </P><P>"Where does it say in the bible to judge others? Oh right. It doesn't," Miley tweeted to one fan who questioned her belief in God after displaying her support of the gay community. "GOD is the only judge honey. GOD is love." </P><P> </P><P>But when her fans began attacking the fan who questioned her, Miley defended her for sharing her opinion with the world. "Dude everyone lay off ... Love u! Everyone is entitled 2 opinions! If u don't stand 4 something you'll fall for anything." </P><P> </P><P>Her <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/mileycyrus" target="_blank">Twitter</a> profile shares a similar message: "Let your light shine. Be a source of strength & courage. Share your wisdom. RADIATE LOVE." </P><P> </P><P>This isn't the first time that Miley's sharing her beliefs on Twitter has sparked debate. In a <i>Parade</i> magazine interview in March 2010, <a href="http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1634265/miley-cyrus-received-hate-mail-on-twitter.jhtml" target="_blank">Cyrus said</a> that one of the reasons she had <a href="/news/articles/1625191/miley-cyrus-thinks-everyone-should-leave-twitter.jhtml">quit Twitter</a> for a time was that she was getting angry tweets from fans who didn't agree with her support of gay marriage. She returned to <a href="/news/articles/1661364/miley-cyrus-charlie-sheen-twitter.jhtml">Twitter</a> earlier this year. </P><P> </P><P>"There has been so much controversy sometimes about what I've said or done because I believe there are no mistakes, because God is the only one who can judge us," Cyrus explained. "That's the reason I deleted my Twitter account because I said on there that I believed in gay marriage because everyone should have the right to love each other, and I got such hate mail about my being a bad person." </P><P> </P><P><i>What do you think of Miley's outspoken support of marriage equality and gay rights? Tell us in the comments.</i></p>
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Wednesday, August 28, 2013
Shakira Goes 'Loca' In New Guerrilla-Style Video
The Colombian star roller-skates, hip-shakes and fountain-dives for crazy clip.
By James Montgomery
<P>For nearly two decades now, either due to her multinational leanings (the Colombian's music is as indebted to Latin American rhythms as it is to Arabic dance, Euro disco and red-white-and-blue rock) or because she is sort of insane (see last year's <a href="/news/articles/1626493/shakiras-she-wolf-global-pop-for-the-wolf-inside-us-all.jhtml"><i>She Wolf</i> album</a>), Shakira has managed to carve out her own, rather indefinable niche in pop music. </P><P> </P><P></p><div class="player-placeholder right" title="Shakira's 'Loca' Music Video Premiere" id="id:1648976" width="240" height="211"></div><p> </P><P> </P><P>On Wednesday (September 29), she premiered the video for "Loca," the first single off her upcoming <i>Sale el Sol</i> album (due October 19). And while it's not exactly a unique artistic endeavor — it echoes sentiments already expressed by the likes of <a href="/news/articles/1635155/matt-and-kim-call-erykah-badus-nude-window-seat-video-more-than-just-shock-value.jhtml">Matt & Kim (in their "Lessons Learned" clip)</a> and <a href="/news/articles/1634940/erykah-badu-explains-nudity-in-window-seat-video.jhtml">Erykah Badu</a> (in her firestormy "Window Seat" vid) — it's still undoubtedly her ... mostly because none of her high-gloss pop contemporaries would ever dare attempt something like it. </P><P> </P><P>Shot run-and-gun style in Barcelona, "Loca" follows Shakira and her crew — which includes a few cameramen and, somewhat improbably, British rapper Dizzee Rascal — on a madcap adventure that includes roller-skating, public wardrobe changes, motorcycle cruising, an illicit hop in a public fountain (a move that landed her in hot, uh, water with <a href="http://www.barcelonareporter.com/index.php?/news/comments/shakira_loca_in_barcelona_sale_el_sol_-_the_sun_comes_out_released_on_octob/" target="_blank">local authorities</a>) and, of course, plenty of hip shaking. It's a decidedly guerrilla endeavor that appears to have been done on a budget hovering around zero (aside from a performance scene, the entire thing appears to have been shot on handheld cameras). The Britneys, Beyoncés and Gagas would probably never make something like this ... and yet, here it <i>works,</i> mostly because, well, it just sort of seems like the kind of thing Shakira would do. </P><P> </P><P>For that alone, she deserves to be praised. Because unlike Matt & Kim (or Erykah Badu, really), Shakira has plenty to lose. Her albums are big events, things that resonate across continents, and it would be rather easy (or, at least, expected) for her to come out of the gate with a big-budget, glossy pop video. Instead, we get "Loca," which is none of those things, and is probably better because of that. </P><P> </P><P>And though it features some near-nudity and some illegal activity, the thing that resonates most about the "Loca" video is that none of that bad behavior is played up for shock value. Instead, it all helps match the kinetic, herky-jerky energy of the song itself. "Loca" is the rare video that doesn't attempt to outshine the song it's based on. Instead, it complements it. This is a very lively song, after all, so what better way to capture that than with a very lively video? </P><P> </P><P>There's a calculated madness to the "Loca" video, a vibrant, unchained energy, the kind very few artists can conjure up, no matter how big the budget. And, come to think of it, that's a pretty accurate way of summing up Shakira's entire career. It's called synergy, people. </P><P> </P><P><i>What do you think of Shakira's "Loca" video? Share your reviews in the comments.</i></p>
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'Kill Your Darlings' With Daniel Radcliffe Gets Ominous Poster
As the fall movie season approaches, we're starting to look forward to finally seeing all of those great films that premiered at this year's Sundance, including "Kill Your Darlings." "Kill Your Darlings" stars Daniel Radcliffe and Dane DeHaan among others as two icons of the beat generation, Allen Ginsberg and Lucien Carr, respectively. Both young [...]
Source: http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2013/08/27/kill-your-darlings-daniel-radcliffe-poster/
Shakira - Gypsy
- Artist: Shakira
- Label: Epic Records
- Director: Jaume De La Iguana
- Album: Views from a Distance
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Shakira - Rabiosa
- Artist: Shakira
- Label: Epic Records
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Shakira Unveils 'Waka Waka (This Time For Africa)'
Track is the official song of the 2010 World Cup and will benefit public health centers in Africa.
By James Montgomery
<P>Fresh off her duet with Rascal Flatts frontman Gary LeVox on Wednesday night's <a href="/news/articles/1638032/shakiras-gypsy-gets-a-boost-from-rascal-flatts-on-american-idol.jhtml">"American Idol,"</a> Shakira has unveiled yet <i>another</i> collaboration ... this one set to take place on an even bigger stage (yes, that's actually possible). </P><P> </P><P>On her <a href="http://www.shakira.com/stream/article/display/id/403" target="_blank">official site</a>, she's just posted a track called "Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)," which will serve as the official theme for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, set to kick off June 11 in South Africa. </P><P> </P><P>The track — a collabo between Shaki and South African Afro-fusion band Freshlyground — was co-produced by John Hill, who most recently produced a pair of songs from her 2009 album <i>She Wolf.</i> Like much of her work, it's a poly-sonic affair: According to a statement on her site, the chorus of the song borrows from a favorite Cameroonian marching chant that was popularized by the group Golden Voices. </P><P> </P><P>Shakira and Freshlyground will perform "Waka Waka" at the World Cup closing ceremonies, held before the final match on July 11 in Johannesburg Soccer City Stadium. The song will be available for download through digital retailers the week of May 11, and will also be included on <i>Listen Up! The Official 2010 FIFA World Cup Album,</i> set to be released the week of May 31 by Sony Music Entertainment. A Spanish-language version of the track will also be available. </P><P> </P><P>Proceeds from the sale of the album will benefit FIFA's "20 Centers for 2010" initiative, which aims to achieve positive social change through football (that's "soccer" to us Americans) by building 20 "Football for Hope" public health centers across Africa. </P><P> </P><P>In addition to her performance at the closing ceremonies, Shakira will also be one of the headline performers at the official FIFA World Cup Kick-off Celebration Concert on June 10, broadcast from Orlando Stadium in Soweto/Johannesburg South Africa. A video for "Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)" is also set to debut in mid-May. </P><P></p>
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Rihanna Says Working With Chris Brown Is 'Innocent'
'That way our fans can come together,' she tells Ryan Seacrest of motivation for controversial remixes with her ex.
By Jocelyn Vena
<P>Three weeks after Rihanna dropped her much-debated <a href="/news/articles/1679614/rihanna-chris-brown-collaboration-reactions.jhtml">"Birthday Cake" remix</a> featuring Chris Brown, the singer is finally commenting on why she decided to work with her ex-boyfriend. Rihanna and Brown also collaborated on a remix of his "Turn Up the Music," which was released on the same day last month. </P><P> </P><P>"The first song that came about was 'Birthday Cake.' ... We ended up recording [the two songs] at the same time and executing them together," she explained on Ryan Seacrest's radio show Thursday morning (March 15). "But I reached out to [Brown] about doing 'Birthday Cake' because that's the only person that, really, it made sense to do the record. </P><P> </P><P><center><embed src="http://media.mtvnservices.com/mgid:uma:video:mtv.com:736002/cp~vid%3D736002%26uri%3Dmgid%3Auma%3Avideo%3Amtv.com%3A736002" width="460" height="260" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowFullScreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" base="."></embed></center> </P><P> </P><P>"Just as a musician, despite everything else, that was going to be the person," she said, referring to Brown's 2009 assault on her, which ended their relationship. "You know, I thought about rappers, and I've done that so many times, and the hottest R&B artist out right now is Chris Brown. So I wanted him on the track and then in turn he was like, 'Why don't you do the remix to my track?' and it was a trade-off." </P><P> </P><P>The ex-couple have also had fans buzzing in the last few months over rumors that they have been dating again, despite Brown's romantic relationship with aspiring model Karrueche Tran. </P><P> </P><P>"We did two records — one for my fans, one for his fans — and that way our fans can come together," Rihanna explained. "There shouldn't be a divide, you know? It's music and it's innocent." </P><P> </P><P>The interview is the first time she has commented publicly about the controversial remixes. However, <a href="/news/articles/1679712/rihanna-chris-brown-birthday-cake-the-dream.jhtml">"Birthday Cake" co-producer/writer The-Dream</a> recently stopped by MTV News' "RapFix Live" and opened up about the track. </P><P> </P><P>"The same questions that went through my mind, and I'm an artist also, had to have gone through hers," The-Dream recalled of hearing Rihanna's remix idea. "When she raised the question to me, I know she's not crazy. So my thought was, 'You've been thinking about this, you've already thought it out, so evidently you know what reaction you gonna get.' </P><P> </P><P>Dream added of Rihanna and Chris' troubled history, "Everybody knows what took place, cool. Have the power to really forgive if that's what it is. If not, stay on that side of the fence from the beginning." </P><P> </P><P><i>What do you think of Rihanna's comments on the "Cake" remix with Chris Brown? Share your thoughts on our <a href="http://www.facebook.com/mtvnews" target="_blank">Facebook</a> page.</i></p>
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Tuesday, August 27, 2013
Get The Inside Scoop On This Year's 'ShortList' Competition
TheWrap's second annual "ShortList" Online Film Festival is currently underway, and voting is open for you to choose which two short films will play on one of MTV's networks for the world to see. All you have to do to check out this year's slate of films and vote for a winner is head over [...]
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Rihanna Totes Machine Gun, Sports Tattoos In 'Battleship' Poster
New poster is for the film's international release, with taglines written in Italian.
By Jocelyn Vena
<P><a href="http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/rihanna/artist.jhtml">Rihanna</a> has always been pretty fierce, and for her "Battleship" poster, the femme fatale is getting her action hero on. </P><P> </P><P>Posted on <a href="http://www.aceshowbiz.com/news/view/00048397.html" target="_blank">Aceshowbiz.com</a>, the poster features a tatted-up Rihanna holding a machine gun, her cropped black hair under a hat. The poster is for the film's international release and the taglines are all written in Italian, translating to roughly, "The Battle for Earth Will Happen on the Sea." </P><P>Fans of the pop star are certainly used to seeing her sport guns. She played a sexy <a href="/news/articles/1627582/rihanna-reveals-concept-of-hard-video-couture-military.jhtml">military leader in her "Hard" video</a>, where she pranced around in military couture (most of which lacked pants), danced on military vehicles, wore a helmet that included Mickey Mouse ears and used sexy glances to command her militia. </P><P> </P><P><center><embed src="http://media.mtvnservices.com/mgid:uma:video:mtv.com:733825/cp~vid%3D733825%26uri%3Dmgid%3Auma%3Avideo%3Amtv.com%3A733825" width="460" height="260" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowFullScreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" base="."></embed></center> </P><P> </P><P> "I was surprised no one had ever thought to hire Rihanna," director <a href="/news/articles/1679298/rihanna-battleship-intensity.jhtml">Peter Berg told MTV News</a> recently about the <Talk That Talk</i> singer's casting in the film based on the board game. "I was a huge fan of her videos. Obviously she's sexy, but she had this real intensity. I'm like, 'Someone's going to get her.' </P><P> </P><P>"When I met with her, she came in a T-shirt and jeans, no makeup, very natural," he added. "She was like, 'Look, I want to be an actress. Don't kiss my ass. Don't lie to me. Push me. Treat me as you would any other actor. Help make me good.' She is really, really good in 'Battleship.' " </P><P> </P><P>In addition to Rihanna, Alexander Skarsgard, Taylor Kitsch, Liam Neeson and the film's bad guy, a robot alien, also got the poster treatment. Brooklyn Decker and Hamish Linklater also star in the May 18 release. </P><P> </P><P><i>Are you planning on seeing "Battleship"? Let us know in the comments!</i></p>
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2 Chainz Arrest -- Cops Say Rapper's Friend Waved Around Constitution
NEWSFLASH: holding up a copy of the U.S. Constitution in a cop's face will NOT stop him from arresting you -- at least that's what one of 2 Chainz' entourage members learned last week, shortly before he and the rapper got busted.As we reported, 2…
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Dick Van Dyke -- BACK ON THE ROAD ... After Last Car Exploded
Dick Van Dyke tells TMZ ... outside of "being a little crispy around the edges," he's perfectly fine after last week's exploding car incident. In fact, he's already back behind the wheel of a new whip.DVD was in Calabasas yesterday -- in a brand…
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Haunted Beijing: Getting acquainted with the city's spooky side
Tortured souls and dates with the afterlife. New tour offers bloody insight into eerie Beijing
Much of the Haunted Beijing tour centers on the ancient Prince Gong's Mansion. ?At first glance, Beijing doesn't seem like the kind of place one would go in search of the uncanny.
At ground level, the city completely lacks mystery.
Old buildings and streets are continuously bulldozed to make way for dramatic steel and glass skyscrapers.
But despite the lack of abandoned cobblestone streets or creaky, haunted cathedrals, China?s capital has a rich history of spooky stories --�mostly involving imperial intrigue and traditional superstitions.
?China-based Newman Tours explores some of these tales with its�recently launched Beijing Ghosts tour, the only English-language excursion for people wanting�to explore the city?s eerie side.
?We introduce [tourists] to all of the local ghost stories and folklore and try to scare them a bit while we?re at it,? says Daniel Newman, managing director of Newman Tours.
Guide Christopher Pegg starts the evening tour from the�Beihai�metro station, leading visitors through two dozen stops in the winding hutongs ?- narrow, maze-like alleys -? near Houhai Lake and around Prince Gong?s Mansion for two hours of fright and fun.
Traditional hutong homes and the stunning, enormous Prince Gong?s Mansion provide the perfect backdrop for bone-chilling tales.
The restored historic site may look cheery during the day with its gardens and bright colors, but it has a dark back story, says�Pegg.
Death from a thousand cuts�
?Heshen, a renowned official during the Qing Dynasty, built Prince Gong?s Mansion in 1777.�
"The Qianlong emperor at the time greatly favored Heshen and allowed him to get away with whatever he wanted," says Pegg. "Heshen loved to increase people?s taxes and take the extra for himself; he was rumored to have millions of ounces of silver ? a percentage of the national income.
The infamous Heshen, who suffered "death by a thousand cuts" -- the literal version.
"When Qianlong was very young, he went to play a trick on one of the concubines. He pulled on her hair, and she spun around and she smacked the little child.
"But you?re never allowed to hit the prince, so she was promptly beaten and demoted and, because she was shamed by all of this, she decided to kill herself."
Emperor Qianlong was mortified by her death.�
"He was so distraught that he bit his thumb and left a bloody mark on the girl?s neck because he wanted to be able to identify her in the next life," says Pegg.
"Heshen was born the same year the concubine died and he looked a lot like the concubine -- he even had a red birthmark on his neck.
"They say Heshen had Qianlong?s favor because he was a reincarnation of the concubine. Of course, eventually Emperor Qianlong died and Heshen was not so popular any more and they promptly decided to execute him by slow slicing -- death by a thousand cuts."
According to the legend,�afterward bloody footprints were later outside Heshen's home -- he'd supposedly returned to look for his silver.
Heshen?s�gruesome end sets the tone for the tour, as visitors weave through paths around the apparently haunted home of this poor soul.
Getting hitched with a ghost
Tourists also�learn about�the twisted past of the Ming Dynasty?s most notorious and murderous ruler, Emperor Yongle, and other horror stories from Imperial China?s ruthless leaders.
The most intriguing part of the tour is the chance to interact with Beijing?s spirits -- and even marry them if desired.
Pegg conducts ghost weddings, a tradition in China that allows unmarried spirits to tie the knot with the living. Brave participants can join a ghost in holy matrimony in a traditional Chinese ceremony.
On the Beijing Ghosts tour visitors set fire to paper money -- a traditional offering to ancestors.
?The main ceremony is honoring ancestors,? Pegg says.
?The head ancestor in heaven is the Jade Emperor; we have a picture of him so people can bow to him and it?s great fun when people bring their parents -- you?re supposed to honor them, as well.?
Sometimes a scarecrow is used as a stand-in for the ghost, but Pegg says often local ghosts are summoned, usually spirits called Mr. and Mrs. E.
?'E' means hungry in Chinese,? says Pegg. ?The hungry ghost is a type of Buddhist ghost with a mouth that?s pencil-thin so they can?t eat anything in the afterlife -- we invite these starving ghosts to the wedding.?
Other activities on the tour include burning paper offerings, including money or paper clothes, for ancestors to use in the afterlife.
Pegg also shows participants an example of�traditional Chinese medicine for cuts, known for its popularity with headless ghosts who bang on pharmacy doors asking for medicine for their wounds.�
Beijing Ghosts:�+86�(0)138�1777 0229; tours every Saturday-Sunday, 7-9 p.m.; 260RMB ($42) per person; email�info@newmantours.com��
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