The Grease & Taxi star passes away in L.A. See more stars who have left their legacy of entertaining behind them
Source: http://www.ivillage.com/celebrity-passages-memoriam/1-b-16607
Dienstag, 31. Mai 2011
Lady Gaga Says Fans 'Changed My Life' In MTV Special
The pop superstar describes her Little Monsters as 'a giant disco ball' in 'Lady Gaga: Inside the Outside,' airing tonight on MTV.
By Jocelyn Vena
Lady Gaga in "Inside the Outside"
Photo: MTV News
Lady Gaga is perhaps a bigger fan of her fans than they are of her. She never passes up a chance to thank her Little Monsters for helping her go from scrappy New York performer to legitimate pop superstar. That appreciation is expressed in the MTV documentary "Lady Gaga: Inside the Outside," airing tonight at 9 p.m. and 11 p.m. ET/PT on MTV.
During the hour-long, exclusive chat, Gaga goes into great detail about her life in New York, her rise to fame, her love for her family and how she began to grow a fanbase on the Lower East Side of New York City thanks to her outlandish stage persona and the way people connected to it. While she's performing to bigger crowds these days, she remains grounded and her gratitude to the people who have bought her records and tickets to her shows seems undying.
"The biggest surprise to me has been my relationship with my fans," she explains in the special. "They've changed my life. The fans are the thing that you can't learn; they were the instrument in the music that nobody taught me about."
Mother Monster likens her fans to one of the key parts of her aesthetic. "They're a giant disco ball — thousands of tiny little mirrors," she says. "The commercial success that I've had has been mind-blowing. I'm the girl that everyone said 'no' and shook their head and said, 'I don't get it.' "
Well, her fans got it and that love goes both ways. Earlier this week, MTV News caught up with some of Gaga's Little Monsters at a Born This Way album signing and they sang her praises as well. "Being a Little Monster is about letting out your inner freak," Jen Finnegan, an aspiring musician, explained to us about Gaga's influence. "[It's letting out] everything that you are and everything that you want to be through Lady Gaga and her music."
Don't miss "Lady Gaga: Inside the Outside" to hear Mother Monster herself open up about the creative forces behind her generation-defining career. Our exclusive documentary airs Thursday, May 26, at 9 p.m. and 11 p.m. ET/PT on MTV, followed by a live stream on MTV.com hosted by MTV News' James Montgomery and featuring special guests Lady Starlight, Justin Tranter from Semi Precious Weapons, documentary director Davi Russo, producer Fernando Garibay and Gaga's biggest Little Monsters.
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Justin Bieber - Eenie Meenie
- Artist: Justin Bieber
- Label: Epic, Beluga Heights
- Director: Ray Kay
- Album: My World 2.0
Source: http://www.mtv.com/overdrive/?artist=3187077&vid=512194
Celebrity Hairstyle: Kim Kardashian
Christie Brinkley Wants To Find A Man That Is Not A Gold Digger
Supermodel Christie Brinkley has not ruled out walking down the aisle for a fifth time, but insists her next suitor must not be after her money. The beauty, who is currently wowing Broadway in Chicago, was devastated when her fourth marriage to Peter Cook came to an end in 2008 following revelations of his infidelities. [...]
Teaser: Breaking Dawn
Source: http://www.celebritygossiphollywood.com/general/celebrity-couples/4582/
How Much Money Did Scotty and Lauren Make from 'American Idol'?
American Idol should be the start of a promising career for newly minted winner Scotty McCreery and runner-up Lauren Alaina. But it's also a payday in itself. So how much dough, exactly, have season 10's top two raked in thanks to their Idol stint?
As we know, the winner of the competition -- that would be McCreery, 17 -- gets the big, juicy recording contract. According to E! Online, that contract is worth $250,000. However, don't cry too much for 16-year-old Lauren! She's taking home $87,500 for her participation. Plus, when she actually records an album, that five-figure sum should jump up to the high six-figure range, probaly around $175,000.
As E! points out, this means that second-place Idol winner Alaina is getting a better contract than the first-place winner of NBC's The Voice, who is promised a $100,000 recording deal. (Of course, that winner also gets a personal celebrity advocate in the mentor they've chosen; we bet a few lunch dates with Christina Aguilera or Cee Lo Green could really boost an upstart's career.) And then there's the super-lucky winner of Fox's The X Factor, who will bring home the biggest prize in reality TV history: a $5 million record deal.
In case you were wondering, Lauren and Scott will not be spending their shared winnings on a big American Idol wedding. Alaina cleared up rumors of a budding romance during a radio interview on Thursday morning.
"No, we're not (dating)," said Alaina. "I was kidding about it last night a lot, but we're just friends."
As for the kisses she planted on "Scotty the Body," that was "just so happy and in the moment" that she got carried away. Too bad -- we think Steven Tyler would make a fabulous maid of honor.
Source: http://www.ivillage.com/how-much-money-did-scotty-and-lauren-make-american-idol/1-a-353571
Audrina Patridge Celebrates Memorial Day Bikini Style South of the Border
Audrina Patridge was in a blue bikini yesterday to join friends at a beach in Cabo. She's in Mexico after launching her new reality show, Audrina, back in the US. She was also in her two-piece last month to celebrate her birthday in Las Vegas, where her on-again boyfriend, Corey Bohan, was by her side. Corey didn't accompany her on the latest getaway, but Audrina sent him a tweet saying she wished he was also in Mexico. She also wrote to share one complaint about her time in paradise, as she's already received seven irritating bug bites.
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Montag, 30. Mai 2011
Usher - Lil Freak
- Artist: Usher
- Label: LaFace Records, JLG
- Director: Anthony Mandler
- Album: Raymond V. Raymond
Source: http://www.mtv.com/overdrive/?artist=1270&vid=497563
May 2011 Viral Videos: My Top 10!
It’s hard to believe that May is coming to a close. June already? Um, what what? Summer…summer…summer… Time to bust out those white pants, folks. Here we check out those viral videos that made us laugh, cry or just watch in amazement. In no particular order, here are my picks for the Top 10 viral vids in May! High Five For First Kiss Remember those innocent days when you had your first kiss? These two cutie patooties, Elliott and Bowie, experienced just that. I think they are destined to be together. A great love story they can tell their grandchildren. Jersey Floor – Late Night With Jimmy Fallon I love Fallon’s late night show! He seriously cracks me the hell up. His good friends Tina Fey and Amy Poehler came by and appeared in another episode of Jersey Floor. One of the best ever! How spot on were they? GTL! GTL! Michael Says Goodbye to Jim – The Office Who didn’t shed tears as Michael said goodbye on The Office? While Jim and Michael haven’t always seen eye to eye, what an emotional scene it was when they bid adieu to each other. Soo sad. You will be missed Steve [...]
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Jose Canseco Wants To Marry Lady Gaga!
Jose Canseco Wants To Marry Lady Gaga!
Former baseball star Jose Canseco is a huge fan of Lady Gaga, even writing on Twitter that he wants to marry the singer! Lady Gaga is single and it looks like Jose Canseco is making his move. Canseco, 46, tweeted praising Gaga and telling his followers, “I wish I could meet her. I would marry [...]
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'Kung Fu Panda 2' Showdown: It's Po Versus The World!
Who expected "Kung Fu Panda" to be as charming as it was? Dreamworks had a shaky history of 3-D films that were big on star power and small on substance, but one barely noticed all the celebrity voices in between the tightly polished jokes and immaculate animation. Especially fun was how the movie paid righteous [...]
Source: http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2011/05/27/kung-fu-panda-2-po-versus-the-world/
Poor Beverly
This little girl's life is about to drastically change.
Check back Monday for exciting news.
Source: http://www.prettyinthecity.com/blog/2011/4/14/poor-beverly.html
Sonntag, 29. Mai 2011
Katie Holmes' "Don't Be Afraid of the Dark" Trailer
Hoping to draw viewers with her latest spooky venture, Katie Holmes' upcoming movie "Don't Be Afraid of the Dark" has just released its official theatrical trailer.
The horror/thriller flick tells the story of "a young girl sent to live with her father and his new girlfriend who discovers creatures in her new home who want to claim her as one of their own."
Directed by Troy Nixey, "Don't Be Afraid of the Dark" also stars "Memento" actor Guy Pearce and 11-year-old "Bridge to Terabithia" actress Bailee Madison.
With the screenplay put together by the well-regarded Guillermo del Toro, the film is all set to hit theaters on August 26, 2011.
Source: http://celebrity-gossip.net/dont-be-afraid-dark/katie-holmes-dont-be-afraid-dark-trailer-509759
Spotted: Rachel Zoe Snuggles with Skyler
Rachel Zoe snuggles up to her 9-week-old son during a snack stop at Pinkberry in Beverly Hills, Calif. on Monday.
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Justin Bieber's 'Never Say Never' DVD: Top 5 Moments
With DVD hitting stores Friday, here are the documentary's highlights.
By Jocelyn Vena
"Justin Bieber: Never Say Never" DVD
Photo: Paramount
Already a successful documentary film, Justin Bieber's flick, "Never Say Never," hits the streets Friday (May 13) on DVD.
The film is an in-depth look at Bieber's meager beginnings as he puts in the work to become a pop megastar. It features interviews and concert footage, and as Bieber once explained to MTV News, he hopes it finally quiets his haters who might think he's some pre-packaged pop phenom.
"People didn't really know," he explained to MTV News. "They didn't understand that I've been playing music ever since I was born, and it's always been in me. And this movie is really going to show that I'm not just some packaged thing that some A&R put together. It was actually just me living my dream and just making music."
The film is an eye-catching look at the life of the star, and there are some very memorable moments. Here are our Top 5.
His Hair Swoop in 3-D
OK, the hair really did help make Bieber a star, and in a pre-haircut world, those bangs had girls swooning. Turns out, when you have Bieber swoosh his bangs around in slow-motion 3-D, it really puts butts in theater seats.
His Grandfather's Taxidermy
Going home with Bieber is particularly interesting (you get to see his childhood bedroom!), but seeing him play with his grandfather's stuffed dead animals, well, that's priceless.
Vintage Videos
Whether he's singing on a stoop or meeting with Usher, these vintage clips paint a picture of a young man dedicated to getting his voice heard. They help shape the story of Bieber's life and the movie's arc.
Meeting Bieber's Team
Getting to know the men and women who work tirelessly to keep Bieber happy really gives fans the nitty gritty of what it takes to keep the Bieber machine on track.
The Performances
Never been to a Bieber concert? No problem. These glittery 3-D moments give viewers a perfect idea of what a Bieber show is like: screaming fans, A-list cameos (Miley Cyrus, Usher) and all.
Will you buy the "Never Say Never" DVD this weekend? What are you excited to see? Tell us in the comments below!
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'Glee' Season Finale Exclusive: Listen To 'Yeah!' Here
An a cappella girl group covers Usher's hit for Nationals in next week's episode.
By Aly Semigran
Usher
Photo: Christopher Polk/ Getty Images
During this week's episode of "Glee", the gang from New Directions took a big risk when they decided they would compete in Nationals by singing their own original songs. Well, the stakes just got a little higher.
MTV News has an exclusive first listen to one of the rival groups who will go up against the McKinley High glee club in New York City during next Tuesday's (May 24) big season two finale. In the upcoming episode, an all-female a cappella group sings Usher's 2004 club and radio smash "Yeah!," which may have the Nationals judges saying just that.
Singers replace synthesizers for the four-note melody that repeats throughout the song, and lead vocalists RaVaughn Brown and Missi Hale match the high energy that Usher, Lil Jon and Ludacris brought to the track.
Granted, a few things have been tweaked in the version for the tween-friendly show, including the length (the original is over four minutes long, while the "Glee" version comes in at three and a half minutes) and the tune's instructions to "Take that and rewind it back ... got the rhythm make ya booty go."
Also, instead of Ludacris' verse, "We want a lady in the street/ And a freak in the bed," one girl sings, "You know you want a kiss on the lips, old red." The line, "Ludacris fill cups like double D's" has also been cut from the song.
But, it's not all PG. At one point in the girls' rendition of the track, they page homage to Lil Jon's crunk hit "Get Low," singing, "From the windows to the walls" and even Mystikal's booty-happy single "Shake Ya Ass," when they urge, "Show me whatcha' workin' with."
At the 2005 Grammy Awards, the power trio of Usher, Lil Jon and Ludacris won the Best Rap/Sung Collaboration for "Yeah!" But, will the song bring the same sort of fortune to this girl group at Nationals? Or will the glory all belong to New Directions this time? Gleeks will still have to wait a few more days to find out.
The "Glee" season finale airs Tuesday at 9 p.m. on Fox, while "Glee": The Music, Volume 6, including the three new original songs "Light Up the World," "Pretending" and "As Long as You're There," will be available on Monday.
What do you think of this a cappella group's version of "Yeah!"? Let us know in the comments section below!
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Usher - Lil Freak
- Artist: Usher
- Label: LaFace Records, JLG
- Director: Anthony Mandler
- Album: Raymond V. Raymond
Source: http://www.mtv.com/overdrive/?artist=1270&vid=497563
Samstag, 28. Mai 2011
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- Chloe Marshall Sweet 16 headed to Miss England 2008
Chloe Marshall of the UK has just won the Miss Surrey 2008 beauty pageant. She is now advancing towards the Miss England contest, which is opened to females ages 17-24. If Chloe Marshall can win the Miss England 2008 pageant, she will advance to the Miss
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It's a Royal Affair...
... in Brooklyn!
Bev has decided to wear an asymmetrical fascinator to celebrate Kate and Wills' big day, while Mary opted for a hat with a little tropical flavor.
Cheerio!
(By the way, this wasn't an easy photo to get:)
Source: http://www.prettyinthecity.com/blog/2011/4/29/its-a-royal-affair.html
BumpWatch: Jason Castro and Wife Debut Baby Belly
The American Idol alum, 24, and wife Mandy Mayhall debuted her belly at the show's finale Wednesday night in Los Angeles.
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Lindsay Lohan Begins Serving House Arrest
It's official: Lindsay Lohan has begun serving house arrest at her Venice, Calif., home.
The 24-year-old actress surrendered to the authorities at Lynwood Jail at 5:02 a.m. on Thursday, potentially to begin serving a 120-day jail sentence stemming from a probation violation. Instead, she was found eligible for home confinement, fitted with an electronic ankle monitor and released to serve out her sentence from the comfort of her bachelorette pad.
L.A. Sheriff's spokesman Steve Whitmore confirmed the news, telling People, "She is now confined to the interior premises of her home at all times." Though Lohan could serve up to 120 days of house arrest, that sentence will likely be reduced to as little as two weeks due to good behavior and police budgetary contraints.
Along with her house arrest, Lohan must perform 480 hours of community service: Lindsay will serve 360 of that pitching in at the Downtown Women's Shelter, and she'll reportedly knock out the other 120 with janitorial work at the L.A. County morgue. Lohan has already begun working at the Women's Center, and has even said she "enjoys" it -- but the judge forbade her from continuing that service during her house arrest.
Back in April, Lohan was sentenced to 120 days in jail (a sentence she said she found "shocking") due to a probation violation tied to her alleged theft of a $2,500 necklace. But after Lohan pled no contest to the necklace theft, an L.A. Sheriff's spokesperson said it was likely that the actress would be allowed to serve that time in her own home, due to overcrowding in the jails and the fact that she was a nonviolent offender -- and that's exactly what has happened.
Lohan is still slated to appear in John Travolta's upcoming Gotti: Three Generations project, alongside such heavy hitters as Joe Pesci and Al Pacino. Maybe Lohan can use this time in isolation to get into character.
Source: http://www.ivillage.com/lindsay-lohan-begins-serving-house-arrest/1-a-353463
January Jones on Pregnancy: "I Feel Great"
January Jones is happy to report that pregnancy hasn't turned her into a madwoman. The Mad Men actress, 33, tells People that her first pregnancy has been pleasantly uneventful: no aches and pains, no mood swings, not even any strange food cravings.
"I feel great. I haven't had any weird physical side effects," says Jones, whose baby is due in the fall. "I feel pretty lucky so far."
She feels so good, in fact, that she's started wishing for some peanut-butter-and-pickle cravings. "Everybody is asking (about food cravings). It's a bummer," she jokes. "I wish I had something weird to tell."
Jones, who stars as Emma Frost in the summer blockbuster X-Men: First Class (out June 3) plans on raising her child as a single mother. She has not disclosed the identity of the baby's father, which of course has only fueled speculation. Her most recent public boyfriend, Jason Sudeikis, got flustered and refused to comment when asked by reporters about Jones' pregnancy.
However, E! Online's sources claim that the baby does not belong to Sudeikis, but rather to someone from the X-Men set. Director Matthew Vaughn, who abruptly left town with wife Claudia Schiffer around the same time Jones announced her pregnancy, has issued a denial that he is the father.
Whoever the dad is, it sounds like January is doing just fine without him.
Source: http://www.ivillage.com/january-jones-pregnancy-i-feel-great/1-a-353592
Britney Spears Says She'd Love To Tour With Usher
In her 'Britney Spears: I Am the Femme Fatale' special, she calls the 'OMG' singer 'really hot right now.'
By Jocelyn Vena, with reporting by Sway Calloway
Sway Calloway and Britney Spears
Photo: MTV News & Docs
What do Britney Spears and Usher have in common? Well, they are both global superstars with a back catalogue of tunes that have kept fans dancing for a really long time and they both recently hooked up with will.i.am for tracks on their latest releases (the Black Eyed Peas mastermind worked on the pop vixen's Femme Fatale tune "Big Fat Bass"). And, if Spears has her way, she and the "OMG" singer could be hitting the road together.
When Spears sat down to talk with Sway Calloway for her "Britney Spears: I Am the Femme Fatale" special — airing Sunday (April 3) at 9 p.m. ET on MTV — the singer revealed that Usher is first on her list of artists she'd like to join her on tour.
"Oh, I'm so excited. I'm really excited about going on tour, very," she explained about her forthcoming summer trek, which happens to have a spot open on the bill now that Enrique Iglesias has pulled out of the gig. "I think Usher's really great right now. I think he's really hot right now. That would be cool [to tour with him]."
The North American road trip is expected to kick off June 17 in Sacramento, California, and will run for 26 dates, winding up on August 13 in Toronto. More details will be announced soon.
The "Britney Spears: I Am the Femme Fatale" 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.
Don't miss "Britney Spears: I Am the Femme Fatale," airing Sunday (April 3) at 9 p.m. ET on MTV.
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'American Idol' In 60 Seconds: Scotty McCreery Wins It For The Kids
As the youngest top two in 'Idol' history awaited their fates, the guest-stars got a little dirty for the finale.
By Jim Cantiello
Scotty McCreery in the "American Idol" finale
Photo: FOX
"American Idol" season 10 has drawn to a close, and while Scotty McCreery was still digesting all that confetti he ate on Wednesday night, we here at MTV News were working around the clock to bring you news from the big finale, including Thursday's "Idol Party Live" (streaming live right here on MTV.com at 12 p.m. ET) and "Idol" in 60 Seconds, the script of which you can peruse below while you watch the video:
On Tuesday night, Fox televised a Southern junior high school talent show. Yes, season 10 came down to Scotty McCreery and his smirk versus Lauren Alaina and her doctor. There were songs about teenage love, and moms, and the civil war and ... I'm so sorry, guys, I'm trying, but me and country music go together like Haley Reinhart and pants.
On Wednesday, producers booked only the biggest, most contemporary pop stars for the big finish: Gaga, Beyoncé, Tony Bennett, Tom Jones ... Gaga, Beyoncé.
And after every guest star from stage and screen and total f---ing catastrophe [shot of "Spider-man"] finished their cameo, Ryan Seacrest did this. [Montage of Seacrest plugging all the guest stars' projects.]
Wow, if "Idol" did this good a job promoting their own artists, Lee DeWyze might be selling records.
Unless you were a fan of James Durbin's armpits, the night was really all about the big winner, Scotty, and runner-up Lauren, the two youngest "Idol" finalists ever, so producers made this finale especially family-friendly.
[Gaga gets busy with a dancer.] [J.Lo shakes her booty.] [Beyoncé sings, "Let's make love! Make love!"]
Or not. But give "Idol" some credit for still trying to kickstart David Archuleta's puberty.
Ding!
Don't miss a special edition of "Idol Party Live" Thursday at noon on MTV.com for analysis, finale red-carpet coverage and the last "Idol in 60 Seconds" of season 10. Get in the conversation by tweeting with the hashtag #idolparty! In the meantime, get your "Idol" fix on MTV News' "American Idol" page, where you'll find all the latest news, interviews and opinions.
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Jennifer Lopez Loses Court Battle Over Home Video
She?s been battling with her ex-husband, Ojani Noa, for her years about the release of a private home video, but it sounds like Jennifer Lopez has lost the fight.
According to Radar Online, the ?Dance For Your Papi? singer will face a huge embarrassment when Noa releases an intimate home video of the former couple, who was married for a brief time.
Apparently, Ojani managed to find a loophole in the law and sold the footage to his current girlfriend, Claudia Vazquez for her to release it on his behalf.
Ed Meyer, the executive producer of the project tells RadarOnline, "Claudia Vazquez has been allowed to release the home videos of Ojani and Jennifer. The project will deal with JLo's rise to fame, and her marriage to Ojani. Claudia will be meeting with video distributors on Tuesday, and hopefully, a deal can be made very soon."
Source: http://celebrity-gossip.net/jennifer-lopez/jennifer-lopez-loses-court-battle-over-home-video-509615
Freitag, 27. Mai 2011
Justin Bieber, Selena Gomez Surprise Indie Act Ernie Halter At His Show
'All I can say is wow,' Halter tweeted after Bieber took the stage with the singer/songwriter.
By Jocelyn Vena
Ernie Halter
Photo: Ernie Halter
When Ernie Halter put out a call to arms on his Twitter account for fans to come out to his O.C. show, he probably had no idea that one very famous fan would take him up on the offer. On Thursday night, when Halter played at La Cave Restaurant in Costa Mesa, California, he was surprised by Justin Bieber. The Biebs, who brought gal pal Selena Gomez as his date, even took the stage with the singer/songwriter.
"@justinbieber Now get some rest. I still can't believe you flew 11 hrs and drove an hour to surprise me. Wow. So honored. @justinbieber great meeting u & @selenagomez tonight. Def a night to remember. Thank you for the encouragement & for singing with me," Halter wrote on Twitter.
Bieber has covered Halter's track "Come Home to Me" in his own shows, and on Thursday night he sang the tune right alongside the singer, much to Halter's amazement.
"I'm speechless. @justinbieber and @selenagomez came to see me play tonight and Justin sat in. All I can say is wow," he wrote. "@scooterbraun Great meeting you and Karen tonight. What an awesome surprise! Rest up and hope to cross paths again soon. Cheers! @selenagomez you and Justin are so sweet. Pleasure meeting you both. I saw you singing along to my songs. Made my night that much better."
Bieber's manager, Scooter Braun, also used Twitter to gush about the night. "I love surprises. We drove an hour out of LA to surprise @erniehalter at his gig. #awesome," he wrote.
Bieber also sent his love and support to Halter on the site. "@erniehalter thanks for the night. Glad we could surprise u. U r the real deal. Congrats to u and the wife. And ... @erniehalter Never Say Never aint no BS. Haha. Thanks again," he wrote. "Music is universal. #artistssupportartists #SWAG"
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Pippa Middleton: Shopping in Chelsea
Getting used to having her picture taken on a daily basis, Pippa Middleton was spotted out in London, England on Friday (May 27).
The brunette beauty looked lovely in nude heels, a trendy dress and beige jacket as she made her way out of a shop and past the paparazzi.
In other news, it?s no secret that Pippa has sky-rocketed to the spotlight ever since she stepped foot out of the car at the Westminster Abbey just ahead of sister Kate?s marriage to Prince William.
And now a new online study revealed that Pippa?s popularity is surpassing that of Kate?s. Brian Merron, an analyst with Kantar Media Intelligence, explained, ?Her rise has been meteoric, to the extent that two weeks after the wedding Pippa overtakes Kate in our media survey. With the media focus now moving on from the newlyweds it's safe to say that Pippa Middleton's celebrity status is well and truly set to climb and climb."
Source: http://celebrity-gossip.net/pippa-middleton/pippa-middleton-shopping-chelsea-509609
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- Chloe Marshall Sweet 16 headed to Miss England 2008
Chloe Marshall of the UK has just won the Miss Surrey 2008 beauty pageant. She is now advancing towards the Miss England contest, which is opened to females ages 17-24. If Chloe Marshall can win the Miss England 2008 pageant, she will advance to the Miss
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Justin Bieber, Selena Gomez To Present At Billboard Music Awards
Joe Jonas, Matthew Morrison, more will be at the show on Sunday.
By Jocelyn Vena
Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez
Photo: Kevin Mazur/WireImage
It looks like Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez will be working on their next date night. The two teen stars have been announced as presenters at the 2011 Billboard Music Awards taking place this Sunday, Billboard.com reports.
Other big names on hand to present include Kylie Minogue, Jada Pinkett Smith, Joe Jonas, Keri Hilson, Marc Anthony, "Glee" star Matthew Morrison, Nas, Scott Weiland, Tim Allen, Travis Barker, Trey Songz and "Modern Family" star Rico Rodriguez.
Rihanna, Jennifer Lopez, the Black Eyed Peas, Taio Cruz, Keith Urban and Lady Antebellum have all been tapped to perform at the show, which will air live on ABC from the Las Vegas MGM Grand.
Big nominees for the night include Rihanna (with a whopping 18 nods), Eminem, Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars and Justin Bieber. Bieber, Taylor Swift, Eminem, Rihanna and Gaga all face off for the night's big honor of Top Artist. As for the Top New Artist category, Bieber will be up against Taio Cruz, Ke$ha, Bruno Mars and Nicki Minaj.
Beyoncé will be honored with the Billboard Millennium Award as she amps up to drop her forthcoming album 4. Billboard named Beyoncé their Woman of the Year in October 2009 and Top Female Artist of the Decade in December 2009. This year, she will be honored for her work both as a solo artist and as a founding member of Destiny's Child.
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Happy Birthday Miley!
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Justin Bieber's 'Never Say Never' DVD: Top 5 Moments
With DVD hitting stores Friday, here are the documentary's highlights.
By Jocelyn Vena
"Justin Bieber: Never Say Never" DVD
Photo: Paramount
Already a successful documentary film, Justin Bieber's flick, "Never Say Never," hits the streets Friday (May 13) on DVD.
The film is an in-depth look at Bieber's meager beginnings as he puts in the work to become a pop megastar. It features interviews and concert footage, and as Bieber once explained to MTV News, he hopes it finally quiets his haters who might think he's some pre-packaged pop phenom.
"People didn't really know," he explained to MTV News. "They didn't understand that I've been playing music ever since I was born, and it's always been in me. And this movie is really going to show that I'm not just some packaged thing that some A&R put together. It was actually just me living my dream and just making music."
The film is an eye-catching look at the life of the star, and there are some very memorable moments. Here are our Top 5.
His Hair Swoop in 3-D
OK, the hair really did help make Bieber a star, and in a pre-haircut world, those bangs had girls swooning. Turns out, when you have Bieber swoosh his bangs around in slow-motion 3-D, it really puts butts in theater seats.
His Grandfather's Taxidermy
Going home with Bieber is particularly interesting (you get to see his childhood bedroom!), but seeing him play with his grandfather's stuffed dead animals, well, that's priceless.
Vintage Videos
Whether he's singing on a stoop or meeting with Usher, these vintage clips paint a picture of a young man dedicated to getting his voice heard. They help shape the story of Bieber's life and the movie's arc.
Meeting Bieber's Team
Getting to know the men and women who work tirelessly to keep Bieber happy really gives fans the nitty gritty of what it takes to keep the Bieber machine on track.
The Performances
Never been to a Bieber concert? No problem. These glittery 3-D moments give viewers a perfect idea of what a Bieber show is like: screaming fans, A-list cameos (Miley Cyrus, Usher) and all.
Will you buy the "Never Say Never" DVD this weekend? What are you excited to see? Tell us in the comments below!
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- Hayden Panettiere is GQ’s Obsession of the Year
Heroes star Hayden Panettiere has been named Obsession of the Year in a recent issue of GQ. The teen celebrity is photographed by Ellen Von Unwerth. She is adorable in the photos and actually now that she?s eighteen, it?s okay to look at her ?in tha
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Donnerstag, 26. Mai 2011
Khloe and Kourtney Kardashian were ?totally surprised? at sister Kim?s engagement
The siblings insist they were stunned to learn NBA star Kris Humphries popped the question to the socialite because they had no idea a family get together was actually a celebration for the couple. Khloe said: “None of [the rest of] us knew. We were all sitting there like, ‘Kim is so late for dinner [...]
Arnold Schwarzenegger Security Stories "Totally False"
Reports surrounding Arnold Schwarzenegger have been coming out of the woodwork since his mistress baby revelation, and today the National Enquirer was at it again.
The tabloid magazine claimed that the former California governor allegedly used his security detail in an inappropriate way, but Arnold?s team is vehemently denying any such thing.
Coming to his client?s defense, Arnold?s lawyer Martin Singer released a statement reading: ?Today?s story from the ?National Enquirer? is totally and completely false. Unfortunately, the media?s relentless desire for new information has some outlets running stories that are made up by paying sources that have zero credibility. My client stated from the beginning that he takes full responsibility for his actions and deserves the public and media criticism. This does not entitle some in the media to be totally irresponsible.?
Furthermore, a statement from Mark Hammond, a retired police officer who worked as part of Schwarzenegger?s security team, told, ?I can say without a shadow of a doubt as a supervisor of his protective detail that at no time did I see Governor Schwarzenegger say or do anything that could be deemed inappropriate, and I was at his side for 7 years. As a supervisor, if anything had occurred, I would have been notified, even if it was technically off the record on his private time.?
Mini Must-Have: Charlotte Prinze?s Pretty Art Print Top
Sarah Michelle Gellar's little girl looks oh-so cute in her Gap ensemble. Check her out, plus get details on where to buy her outfit.
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New 'Transformers: Dark Of The Moon' TV Spot Reveal New Robots, More Chaos
"Transformers: Dark of the Moon" is barely over a month away from crash landing into theaters, bringing Michael Bay's action-packed trilogy to a stunning conclusion. And, yes, while some people aren't particularly wild about "Revenge of the Fallen" ? Bay included, based on his own assessment ? everything we've seen on the "Dark of the [...]
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Is Lady Gaga's Born This Way Launch The Biggest Ever?
Singer has blanketed airwaves, newsstands and Internet to push her latest album.
By Gil Kaufman
Lady Gaga
Photo: Kevin Mazur/ WireImage
If it feels like Lady Gaga has been everywhere lately, that's because, well, she has. In the run-up to Monday's launch of her eagerly anticipated Born This Way album, the chameleonic pop superstar has pushed into hyper-drive to get the word out about the disc. In the process, she's set new high-water marks for album promotion by blanketing the airwaves, newsstands, billboards and the Internet with images and stunts aimed at making it impossible to avoid hearing or reading about her second studio effort.
"Her quote to me was 'I want to penetrate pop culture,' " said senior writer Brian Hiatt, who wrote the upcoming Rolling Stone magazine cover story on Gaga after spending a week on-and-off with the singer a month ago as she was finishing up vocals and playing the last gigs on her Monster Ball Tour. "Which is why she'll compromise if necessary to get an edited version of her video on 'American Idol.' She' a pop star, so she doesn't come from that punk or indie pose where certain things are anathema."
What's unusual about Gaga, Hiatt added, is that she's both an uncompromising artist and a pop star, with the latter side allowing for unlimited promotion from the seemingly inexhaustible 25-year-old who is willing to push herself to the limits of human endurance and beyond to get the word out.
That has included a well-received performing (and acting) spot on last weekend's "Saturday Night Live," her mentoring stint on "Idol" (as well as a rumored appearance on Wednesday night's season finale), a drop in to the final rounds of "The Oprah Winfrey Show," time on the couch with David Letterman and Ellen DeGeneres, as well as her much-hyped HBO special, an ongoing series of behind-the-curtain "Gagavision" webisodes, guest editorships of several magazines and a landmark deal with game-maker Zynga for a custom version of its popular Facebook game "FarmVille" called "GagaVille" that featured exclusive listens to new songs from the album.
With a one-day 99 cent download offer, Born This Way crashed Amazon.com's new cloud service's servers, and Best Buy reported strong response to a deal in which it is giving the disc away to anyone who buys a mobile phone with a service contract. You can find it at Starbucks (which is hosting an online Gaga-themed scavenger hunt), in a touching Google Chrome commercial and a $4.99 version of "Tap Tap Revenge" called "Born This Way Revenge" that give fans access to the whole album.
She's even squeezed in time to do an old-fashioned in-store appearance in New York this week to greet fans at a Best Buy store. Gaga also sat down with MTV for "Lady Gaga: Inside the Outside," a one-hour documentary that airs Thursday at 9 p.m. and 11 p.m. ET/PT on MTV.
"I don't know if it's the biggest push ever, but it's definitely big, and she's definitely giving it her all," said Ian Drew, senior music editor of Us Weekly, which just released a special edition of the magazine dedicated to Gaga. "Beyoncé has had some huge ones and Madonna back in the day ... so it's not bigger, but just different. Gaga's success is built on her incorporating new technologies. She was the first one to take over Twitter and Facebook and use those mediums, and that's why she's so big. ... She's been a risk-taker, and that's what it takes to be successful."
That focus on technology has clearly paid dividends during the Born This Way push. According to online media measurement company BigChampagne, Gaga's weekly number of new Twitter followers and Facebook "likes" has nearly doubled since the beginning of the month, and views of her music videos on YouTube tripled between the first and second weeks in May, from around 6.7 million to 21.7 million.
The blitz has also included the release of elaborate, high-concept videos for "Born This Way" and "Judas" and a splashy visit to the Cannes film festival, where she stole the spotlight from some of the world's biggest directors thanks to a waterfront performance as part of a nearly constant jet-setting schedule that makes 16-year-old pop machine Justin Bieber look like a slacker by comparison.
While Michael Jackson put up giant statues of himself to promote his HIStory album and the Backstreet Boys raced across six continents in four days to get the word out on Black and Blue, the tireless push by Gaga begs the question of whether her pop peers will now have a new, exhausting standard to live up to. "I think it will change, but not to emulate Gaga, but to find their own voice and way of doing things," Drew said. "If you copy it, it won't work. It works for her because she's the only one doing it."
While Born This Way has gotten mostly solid reviews so far, Billboard reported that it was on track to sell at least 800,000 copies in its first week. That figure, while gaudy for any artist, is below the numbers put up by fellow young stars such as Lil Wayne and Taylor Swift, who each managed to sell more than a million copies of, respectively, Tha Carter III and Speak Now in recent years.
Is all this running around worth it then?
"Wayne's audience is built in, so he doesn't really have to advertise at all to get them to come out, but Gaga's platform is different," said Leah Greenblatt, music editor at Entertainment Weekly. "Artists like Rihanna and Katy Perry can sell a ton of records without doing what [Gaga's] doing, but for Gaga's core fanbase, it's about quality, not quantity. She has a core group she's speaking to, and she speaks so much and so constantly to these fans, but not necessarily to casual fans. She's got that army who will support her, and all those other casual fans will still buy all the other stuff [out there]."
Hiatt said he witnessed Gaga's singular drive during his week in her orbit, including her one day off, which she canceled in order to fly out to appear on DeGeneres' show. "There is no one in the music industry who can outwork her," he said, noting that she has, literally, been watching the "Rocky" movies to get herself psyched up for the sleepless album-release push. "I don't think she sees it as a promotional push. She still thinks of herself as the underdog. She still feels misunderstood. ... She sees it as a fight to get her message out there and to get her music out there."
Don't miss "Lady Gaga: Inside the Outside" to hear Mother Monster herself open up about the creative forces behind her generation-defining career. Our exclusive documentary airs Thursday, May 26, at 9 p.m. and 11 p.m. ET/PT on MTV, followed by a live stream on MTV.com hosted by MTV News' James Montgomery and featuring special guests Lady Starlight, Justin Tranter from Semi Precious Weapons, documentary director Davi Russo, producer Fernando Garibay and Gaga's biggest Little Monsters.
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'Glee' Recap: Season 2, Episode 23
The kids are in New York for Nationals. Unfortunately, they still haven't written their songs. Will locks them in their hotel rooms to write songs while he skips out to the Broadway theater April Rhodes has rented for her biographical show. The kids escape the hotel to wander around New York.
And then after they return to work, Finn and Rachel skip out again for a "work date" that consists less of working and more of dating. But they do see Patti LuPone. So that's something. And the next morning, Kurt and Rachel skip out for breakfast at Tiffany's, before breaking into a Broadway theater of their own and singing a song.
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Mittwoch, 25. Mai 2011
Black Eyed Peas, Usher, Slash Light Up Super Bowl XLV Halftime Show
Foursome is joined by special guests and tons of lights for smash-hit medley.
By Mawuse Ziegbe
Black Eyed Peas perform during the Super Bowl XLV halftime show
Photo: Getty Images
The Black Eyed Peas promised a party at the Super Bowl halftime show on Sunday (February 6), and the pop supernovas definitely delivered, with a performance teeming with lights, dancers and surprise appearances from celebrity pals.
Following a Chatter.com commercial that showed animated versions of the Peas showing off their social-media skills, the group kicked things off with their 2009 smash "I Gotta Feeling," descending from the ceiling on illuminated platforms onto a stage surrounded by a cluster of dancers clad in white bodysuits. The foursome led the team of fist-pumping troops in "Tron"-like getups, with Taboo sporting an outfit covered in flashing lights, will.i.am rocking a shiny hairpiece, Apl.de.ap wearing huge bright studs and Fergie vamping it up in bling-laden shoulder pads.
When the speaker-busting bass of "Boom Boom Pow" dropped, the dancers dispersed across the field to create arrow-shaped formations as the glow-in-the-dark lights on their suits illuminated the stadium. Then rumored surprise guest Slash of Guns N' Roses rose from below the stage for a "Sweet Child O' Mine" duet with Fergie. The GNR great rocked a finger-searing solo in a studded version of his signature black top hat as more angular platforms and dancers moved across the gridiron. The platforms were bearing scores of marching-band musicians who blasted their horns and pounded away on their drums as the Peas went into "Pump It" and blue lights splashed across the production.
Quick streams of fog heralded the arrival of the Peas' second surprise guest, Usher, who swooped in on a long chain to bust out his will.i.am-assisted joint "OMG." Rocking a sparkly collar on an otherwise all-white ensemble, the R&B hitmaker cranked out several counts of energetic choreography, enlivening moves from his "OMG" video and at one point jumping over Will and landing in a split.
A spray of pyro ushered in the collective's breakout 2003 hit "Where Is the Love?" as the oddly shaped platforms spelled out the word "Love" in bright-red letters. The team of dancers, which appeared to have multiplied to over 100, formed hearts across the field as will updated the lyrics of the smash with lines like, "Obama, let's get these educated."
Then the group jumped ahead to their most recent single, 2010's "The Time (Dirty Bit)," as several back up hoofers rocking cubed helmets joined the Peas onstage and dancers lined up along the gridiron to simultaneously bust out the Running Man, a move which drew cheers from the crowd.
The platinum-selling Peas wrapped up the performance with a reprise of "I Gotta Feeling," as the quartet triumphantly signed off amid of blitz of fog, firepower and flashing lights.
Ripping the halftime show was clearly a touching moment for will, who tweeted beforehand, "Me and apl started the peas when we were 16 yesterday we were dreamin now were livin it. Wow. I'm not crying out of sadness or nervousness its joy and pride and memories and the journey."
And once the crew left the stage, the frontman was not only proud, but pumped. "That was so freakin sick," he wrote. "Wow...!!!"
What did you think of the Black Eyed Peas' Super Bowl performance? Let us know in the comments!
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