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Lady Gaga Gets Bloody For MTV

Mon Aug 8 2011 by Robbie Daw
Images from a "secret" video Lady Gaga shot in New York (possibly for the upcoming MTV VMAs) last week have surfaced, and they depict a bloody awful scene. One snap from the set has Gaga's crimson-stained hand clutching what appears to be a giant pair of scissors, with two of her fingers between the steel blade. Another photo has Mother Monster's name spelled out in a pool of blood. Peek at Gaga's gruesome project below. More »

The Morning Mix: There’s An “I Kissed A Girl” Reference In The Smurf Movie

Wed Jul 20 2011 by Becky Bain
Did You Hear?

:: Did Katy Perry really score the role of Smurfette in the upcoming Smurfs movie just so they could use the line "I smurfed a girl... and I liked it"? Also, isn't Smurfette the only female Smurf, or is there a brothel in Smurf village we're just now learning about? [Vulture]

:: Pop fans, please take note. MTV.com is debuting a new pop music web show called Bigger Than The Buzz. [MTV Buzzworthy]

:: Selena Gomez expects to have a boring birthday. Can't Justin take her to McDonalds or something? [Tiger Beat Bop]

:: Chris Brown signs on to star in a movie about healthy relationship. No comment. [Hip Hop Wired]

:: Breezy isn't the only urban pop star embarking on a film career. Soul sensation Trey Songz has signed on to be slaughtered in Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3D [Rap-Up]

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‘American Idol’: Haley Reinhart Brings Down The House Of The Rising Sun

Thu May 5 2011 by Robbie Daw
The Top 5 were tasked with singing something old and something new on American Idol last night. And with the Season 10 finale just three weeks away, judge Randy Jackson reminded the contestants that it's time to start bringing their A game if they want to survive. But speaking of A game, Sir Anthony Hopkins was in the house! We can't even cite this as being random, since it's the third time in the show's history the Oscar-winning Idol fan has made a cameo. Weird. Anyway, on with the show! More »

‘American Idol’: Casey Abrams And 11 Other Guys Perform

Wed Mar 2 2011 by Becky Bain
At this point in the competition, we wouldn't be surprised to find some tone-deaf or totally out of place singers sneak into American Idol's Top 24 -  but surprisingly, during last night's Top 12 Guys performance night, the biggest fault we could find with any of the menfolk was being unmemorable rather than off-key. Find out who failed to impress and who blew us away (if you haven't already figured out from the headline of this post) below! More »

2009 Country Music Association Awards Nominees

Wed Sep 9 2009 by Maura

Nominees for the 2009 Country Music Association Awards, which will be given out on Nov. 11 in Nashville: More »


Cobra Starship Very Unsubtly Touch Down

Tue Aug 11 2009 by Maura

Our look at the closing lines of the week’s biggest new-music reviews continues with a roundup of reactions to Hot Mess, the new album by Cobra Starship: More »


Das Racist Get Lost In Yum Brands’ Supermarket

Wed Jun 17 2009 by Maura

What is “Combination Pizza Hut And Taco Bell,” which has already been tipped as one of the possible jams of the summer by MTV’s James Montgomery, been termed “the track we, as a culture, need right now, or the track we, as a culture, deserve—or both” by Village Voice music editor Rob Harvilla, and been remixed in such a way that it snagged Pitchfork’s coveted Best New Music tag? The plot of the song is simple: The two dudes who comprise the Brooklyn hip-hop duo Das Racist are trying to find each other in one of those slightly horrifying hybrid fast-food joints that Yum! Brands–the company responsible for bringing KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, Long John Silver’s, and A & W to this country’s blighted thoroughfares and food courts–have crafted in a response to ever-rising real estate costs, or wanting to flood the zone with different types of bad-for-you combinations of cheese and tomatoes, or (more likely) both. “Combination” is the sort of deceptively idiotic song that will either inspire repeated listenings or you throwing whatever is playing the music across the room; the Pitchfork-kudosed remix by Wallpaper, which turns the song into something that could very easily be called “Daft Punk Is Playing At My Fast-Food Place,” is after the jump. More »


Britney Spears Causes Reporters To Wear Out Their Computers’ “S,” “E,” “X,” And “Y” Keys

Wed Mar 4 2009 by Maura

Our look at the closing lines to the biggest music reviews continues today with a roundup of reactions to the opening night of Britney Spears‘ comeback tour, a circus-themed production that kicked off last night at the New Orleans Arena:

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The Academy Of Country Music Loves Brad Paisley

Wed Feb 11 2009 by Dan Gibson

The Academy Of Country Music Awards are essentially the American Music Awards to the Country Music Association Awards’ Grammys: Both came along a little later, and both seem to lack the prestige of their mainstream competitor. Still, even putting aside their very similar acronyms, the ACMs aren’t terribly distinctive from the CMAs. Both gave their prestige awards (Entertainer of the Year, Male Vocalist, Female Vocalist and Song of the Year) to the same people last year. While we wonder if there’s a point to the ACMs that doesn’t involve allowing Nashville types an excuse to hang out in Vegas for a weekend, feel free to peruse this year’s nominees. Brad Paisley, who took home two ACM Awards last year, led this year’s field, picking up six nods. And in something of a surprise, former Trick Pony frontwoman Heidi Newfield nabbed five nominations.

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Pepsi Vs. Coke In The World Series Of Pop

Mon Feb 2 2009 by Maura

There are two reasons that I’m glad I kept putting off my treatise on the very unfortunate Bob Dylan vs. will.i.am smackdown in honor of Pepsi: First, MTV News’ James Montgomery pretty much summed up my thoughts on the overall “the present is kinda crappy, let’s just OD on sugar” feel of the ad; and second, I found out that the Coca-Cola-sponsored collaboration between Cee-Lo, Patrick Stump, Janelle Monae, Brendon Urie, Travis McCoy, and Butch Walker had debuted online today. Guess which one is about 50 million times more pleasurable to these ears? I’ll give you a hint: It’s the one without Shrek in its attached video. Embeds of both tracks after the jump.

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