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'I was pregnant with this DVD,' she laughs to MTV News as 'I Am ... World Tour' is set to air Thanksgiving Day on ABC.
By Jocelyn Vena

Beyoncé
Photo: MTV News

Beyoncé never really seems to slow down, so when the time came to choose a director for her concert special DVD "I Am ... World Tour," the singer decided to take on those duties too. It's an accomplishment the singer jokes may have sparked those pregnancy rumors.

"I was pregnant with this DVD, yes!" she joked to MTV News.

The DVD hits stores on November 30, but fans can catch the 90-minute "I Am ... World Tour" TV special when it airs on ABC Thanksgiving night at 9:30 p.m. ET. Beyoncé opened up about what it was like to sit in the director's chair.

"Well, I've done some co-directing for music videos [but] this was definitely a big step for me, and I'm so thrilled," she said at the New York City screening for the flick.

Beyoncé said she was completely hands-on, deciding which moments made the final cut and which ones wound up on the cutting-room floor. "It was hard work," she said. "I learned so much. I have a new respect for directors and I think I would like to do more of it."

Her parents, Mathew and Tina Knowles, who also attended the screening over the weekend, said the film gives B the recognition she deserves after years of collaborating on many of her own videos.

"I'm really excited about this because Beyoncé has been making little short films and really helping to direct her videos," Tina told us. "So it's nice that she'll get credit for doing something that she really loves doing and that she's very talented at."

Dad Mathew recalled all of the effort his superstar daughter put into the special. "I'm so proud," he said. "I had an opportunity [to see the film], I've been to Houston with a screening; I've been to Bentonville, [Arkansas], with a screening, and to see the excitement from the audience, what an incredible job Beyoncé did as a director in the editing, I'm just so proud. Hopefully, all the fans go out and get the DVD and soundtrack and look at that ABC special coming on Thanksgiving."

Are you excited to see Beyoncé's concert special? Tell us in the comments!

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MTV Buzzworthy Blog: Zombie Pop Stars

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'I could end up having horns coming out of my head, and wings,' Dorff joked about the final product.
By Kara Warner, with reporting by Josh Horowitz

Stephen Dorff
Photo: MTV News

For those anxious to see more of Stephen Dorff after his critically acclaimed role in Sofia Coppola's "Somewhere," you won't have to wait too long to see him back on the big screen. Dorff's next film is the buzzworthy "Immortals," directed by visionary filmmaker Tarsem Singh ("The Fall," "The Cell"), which also stars Mickey Rourke, Kellan Lutz, Henry Cavill and Freida Pinto. When MTV News caught up with Dorff recently, we asked him for his take on the film.

"So much of that movie is going to be done in post [production]," he said, adding that he has no idea what it will look like when it's finished. "I could end up having horns coming out of my head, and wings," Dorff joked. "I don't know what's going to happen."

The veteran actor described "Immortals" as " '300'-meets-'Gladiator.' "

"[There's] a lot of testosterone," he said. "A beautiful girl, Freida Pinto, brings the innocence and femininity to the movie and she's really great. I found her great to work with."

With regard to his onscreen action with Rourke, who plays the villainous King Hyperion, Dorff said that again, due to the amount of visual effects that will need to be added to the film, he's unsure of what the final product will look like.

"Mickey kinda is in this mask for most of the movie, so I don't know how it's going to be in the final cut, but he looked great. I had most of my [scenes] with Freida and this other character [Theseus, played by Henry Cavill]. John Hurt is in it as well."

Dorff went on to say that he is sure the film will be great, but that the larger scope of the production was a big change from the intimate environment he worked in on "Somewhere."

"Whenever you do something that big — especially coming from 'Somewhere' — I always get a little nervous," Dorff admitted. "But I have to keep moving until Sophia does another movie, or another filmmaker I'd love to work with does another movie. ... I have to hopefully pick the right things. I'm trying to be careful with what I do next," he said.

Check out everything we've got on "Somewhere."

For breaking news, celebrity columns, humor and more — updated around the clock — visit MTVMoviesBlog.com.

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Hold My Hand

Artist: Michael Jackson
Label: Columbia Records/SMG
Album: Michael

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"Michael Jackson's This Is It"

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Justin Bieber's 'Never Say Never': Alternate Movie Titles

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Trading Places

Artist: Usher
Label: Zomba/LaFace Records
Director: Chris Robinson
Album: Here I Stand

Source: http://www.mtv.com/overdrive/?artist=1270&vid=285678

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Piece of Me

Artist: Britney Spears
Label: Jive/Zomba Label Group
Director: Wayne Isham
Album: Blackout

Source: http://www.mtv.com/overdrive/?artist=501686&vid=195543

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Peter Facinelli & Jennie Garth take their girls to Disneyland! Plus: See more photos of celebs spending time with their loved ones!

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The ‘Put It in a Love Song’ singer debuted the track – called ‘Speechless’ and dedicated to her son, Egypt, who was born in October – yesterday, through her husband, Swizz Beatz’, website. The song, which features rapper Eve, was produced by Swizz and Alicia explained it in a post on her twitter feed. She [...]

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DJ Got Us Fallin' In Love

Artist: Usher
Label: LaFace

Source: http://www.mtv.com/overdrive/?artist=1270&vid=555426

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This might be the most amazing thing we've heard all day!
During a recent interview, Willow Smith alluded that she might be game to remake her father's first big hit of the 80s, Parents Just Don't Understand. She admits there is a strong "possibility" she'd do it, since she considers it a "great song."
Um, hell yes! [...]

Source: http://perezhilton.com/2010-12-28-willow-smith-to-remake-will-smith-parents-just-dont-understand

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It's official: Amber Portwood, notorious star of MTV's Teen Mom, is facing charges for violent behavior towards ex-boyfriend Gary Shirley. Portwood, 20, shocked viewers when she attacked Shirley on camera in front of their two-year-old daughter, Leah. As of Monday, she is now being charged with three felony counts and a misdemeanor, for domestic battery, violence, and neglect of her child.

The last few months have been difficult for Portwood and her family. Indiana police launched a domestic abuse investigation against Amber in October, after the MTV episode in question aired. Around Thanksgiving, Leah became a ward of the state, but was returned to her mother at the end of November. Now the former teen mom is awaiting trial, and could be facing up to three years in jail and/or a $10,000 fine.

Just over a week ago, Amber Portwood revealed a dramatic gesture to declare her commitment to her daughter: she got a life-sized tattoo of Leah's face on her torso. The immense tattoo is Amber's first, and according to Popeater, she's already had some second thoughts about it. We're not so big on tattoos as a sign of parental devotion (a.k.a. the Jon Gosselin theory of tattoo art), but maybe it will help sway the jury? With all the key evidence right there in high-def, Amber's going to need all the help she can get.

Do you think Amber Portwood should go to jail? Chime in below!

Source: http://www.ivillage.com/teen-mom-amber-faces-felony-charges-gets-giant-tattoo/1-a-309451

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2010 American Music Awards Presenter, Nominee And Performer Highlights

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Double congratulations are in order for actress Natalie Portman and her Black Swan co-star lover man Benjamin Millepied because today we learn that the couple are not only engaged to be married … but they are also pregs with their first child! Natalie Portman and choreographer Benjamin Millepied are engaged and expecting their first child, [...]

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Michael Jackson's 'Michael' Cover Decoded

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'Michael Jackson's This Is It' Trailer Frames

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The rapper claims that he had valuables stolen from a friend's car while they visited an L.A.-area mall on Christmas Eve.
By Jayson Rodriguez

The Game (file)
Photo: Moses Robinson/ WireImage

It wasn't exactly Yuletide blessings over at the Game's house during the holidays. The Los Angeles rapper claims that he was robbed on Christmas Eve. He vented his frustrations via Twitter, saying robbers relieved him and a friend of a luxury travel bag, jewelry and cash while his associate's car was parked in valet outside of a local mall.

"So, heres my day: tried 2 do last minute shoppin 4 da kids & valet stole a Louis Duffle out @avanterose's car & we 2 chains & $75,000 short," The Game wrote in several messages. "So police come & guess who get patted down ? Yea, US !!! then they tell us da palmtree was blocking the crime scene on the tape."

According to the rapper, he's going to search for justice by his own means. He threatened the Topanga Mall Nordstrom valet drivers with an offer to deliver them gifts after the holiday.

The Game, however, noted that he and his associate are both on probation, so they couldn't properly voice their displeasure with the valet employees while police were present.

Last month, the Game attempted to reconcile with former mentor 50 Cent once again.

The Compton native reached out to the G-Unit head honcho via Twitter about rejoining the crew populated by Fif, Lloyd Banks and Tony Yayo. (Young Buck, like Game, was ousted by 50 for being disloyal.)

"@50cent Aye n---a, get on twitter & let's get this sh-- movin !!! G-G-G-G- well, you know the rest," Game's note to 50 read. "@50cent All it take is 'ONE PHONE CALL'! U call me, I call BUCK, tell Banks holla at Yayo & dat puts HIP HOP @ OUR MERCY! #UknowUcdisN---A. Anybody don't like it, F--- YALL!!!"

50 questioned Game's sincerity and dismissed the olive branch, though, saying the rapper's motive was to promote his long-delayed release, The R.E.D. Album.

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Aaliyah, Tupac Shakur, Elvis Presley and more late superstars have popped up in videos after their deaths.
By James Montgomery

Michael Jackson in the video for "Hold My Hand"
Photo: Sony Music Entertainment

On Thursday (December 9), the late, great Michael Jackson returned to the music-video world with "Hold My Hand," a clip from the upcoming Michael album, which pairs his vocals with production work from some of today's top producers.

And much like that album, the "Hold My Hand" video is very much a retrospective affair, loaded with triumphant MJ performance footage and uplifting imagery (smiling children, sunrises, bright blue skies), not to mention a whole lot of Akon. And while fans can debate whether the clip is a worthy addition to the King of Pop's massive music-video legacy, it certainly carries on the tradition of the posthumous video, a rather ignominious — and incredibly profitable — wing of the music-industry machine.

Yes, ever since Elvis Presley shuffled off this mortal coil, record labels have been churning out videos by deceased stars, for reasons that run the gamut from tribute to pure profit. Out of necessity (since the star is no longer with us), these videos are usually by-the-numbers affairs, full of stock footage and performance clips, the occasional use of animation and, of course, the odd celebrity cameo. More often than not, fans love them — which is why we keep seeing them. And since "Hold My Hand" has just been unveiled, we decided to take a look back at some of the most notable examples of stars who may no longer be with us, but continue to make music videos. Here's our Posthumous Playlist.

Aaliyah
She died tragically in a 2001 plane crash, but her videos kept showing up on MTV. "I Care 4 U" was a collection of clips from the Japanese anime "Macross Pluss II," which feature her as a ghostly figure. "Miss You" was a tribute vid, starting with a heartfelt monologue by DMX and featuring cameos by the likes of Missy Elliott, Lil' Kim and Toni Braxton. "Don't Know What to Tell Ya" is a combination of footage from her old videos and newly animated bits, which reimagine Aaliyah as a superhero in a skintight getup.

Elvis Presley
He died in 1977 but found chart success once again in 2002, when a remixed version of his song "A Little Less Conversation" was featured in a Nike World Cup commercial. A video, featuring performance footage of the King playing on a TV monitor (and a bunch of hyperactive dancers and models re-enacting his famous "Jailhouse Rock" video) was quickly assembled to capitalize. It was appropriately massive.

John Lennon
Murdered outside his New York City home in 1980, Lennon's (then) just-released Double Fantasy quickly rose to #1 on the album charts and even won the Grammy for Album of the Year. The follow-up, Milk and Honey, was also a hit and featured the single "Nobody Told Me," which came with a posthumous video, complete with photos of Lennon as a child, his iconic wire-frame specs and even some of his illustrations.

Nirvana
After the death of Kurt Cobain, there was no shortage of Nirvana sundry released, though the video for "You Know You're Right" — one of the last songs he recorded with the band — is the true standout, full of performance clips and backstage footage that capture the grunge icon at his most powerful, moody and, strangely enough, happy.

The Notorious B.I.G.
He was killed in 1997, but his talent — and the prodigious amount of pre-recorded material he left behind — survives to this day. There truly is no shortage of posthumous Biggie videos, though the most notable are probably the flossy, glossy "Mo' Money, Mo' Problems," Spike Jonze's riotous "Sky's the Limit" (which stars nothing but children) and "Notorious Thugz," a team up with Bone Thugs-N-Harmony that features his ghost rapping inside a studio.

Sublime
Frontman Bradley Nowell died just before the release of the trio's breakout self-titled album, and so — mostly out of necessity — Nowell (and his beloved dog, Lou) continued to turn up in the band's videos, including "What I Got," "Santeria" and "Wrong Way."

TLC
Just before the release of their 2002 album 3D, founding member Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes was killed in a car accident in Honduras. The group's two remaining members pressed on, releasing a series of videos that paid tribute to their late friend. In the video for "Girl Talk," they wear outfits emblazoned with her name, and she shows up in animated form too. "Turntable" is a more traditional posthumous clip, made up of performance footage of the trio taken from their live shows and videos.

Tupac Shakur
Unlike most late stars, Tupac left behind so much material that he never really left. The vaults were mined for more than a decade following his 1996 death, to the point where some believe he may actually still be with us. Not surprisingly, there are no shortage of posthumous music videos out there, including "I Wonder If Heaven Got a Ghetto," which picks up after he was shot (and was filmed from his "point of view"); "Changes," a solemn tribute clip made up of news footage, scenes from his videos and movies and still photos; and "Until the End of Time," a more sparse affair, featuring clips of him onstage and in the studio.

What is your favorite posthumous clip? Let us know in the comments.

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It was a very happy holiday for Dierks Bentley and wife Cassidy, who welcomed their second daughter on Christmas morning.

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She may be 100 days sober but Lindsay Lohan could go back to jail thanks to a battery case involving a Betty Ford staffer. This latest drama involving LiLo is why she was our Caption This photo contest for the week. Find out who the big winner of the contest is as well as learn [...]

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Taylor Swift performs at the 2010 American Music Awards
Photo: Jeff Kravitz/ Film Magic

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'This was a record that [MJ] wrote and that he produced. And I just got in there,' the producer maintains.
By Jayson Rodriguez, with reporting by James Lacsina

Tricky Stewart
Photo: MTV News

While detractors of Michael Jackson's Michael album cry foul over the unfinished material that makes up the bulk of the posthumous project, producer Christopher "Tricky" Stewart is insisting that his contribution to the release was material MJ put together — and finished — himself.

In the case of "Keep Your Head Up," one of the album's biggest standouts, Stewart told MTV News that the track was not a remake of any kind. Rather, he just added minor additional production flourishes to the number.

"The main thing I wanted to do was make sure that Michael would like it," said Stewart, who has worked with Beyoncé, Mariah Carey and The-Dream. "And that it would feel like something he would do naturally if he was here. A lot of it was probably me overthinking it a little bit. And trying to deliver what I think he would do. And there's so much music that he made that I could reference the precision of what he was into musically. I did that and this was a song that he wrote. It wasn't he and me making a record. This was a record that he wrote and that he produced. And I just got in there.

He added, "It was really just about getting into his mental space and trying to find out the best way to deliver that record."

"Keep Your Head" leaked online prior to Michael's release and was under scrutiny regarding the validity of MJ's vocals.

Although, it's evident that Jackson's lead crooning on "Keep Your Head" is authentic and new, some of the background vocals are alleged to be from previously released material, like the 1995 tune "Earth Song."

Stewart confirmed that the primary vocals are Jackson's and said he was satisfied with the result.

"It was really surreal," the producer said of the experience. "Getting into that moment and getting into that space, to have the opportunity to work with the greatest entertainer of all time. Or work on, I should say. It was a tremendous time in my life to just get in there and listen to his voice, be able to strip down the track and listen to him in his purest form — something that most people can't do. It was a great experience. I'm glad I did it, I had a lot of fun doing it and I think the track came out great."

What's your opinion about "Keep Your Head"? Tell us in the comments.

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Break the Ice

Artist: Britney Spears
Label: Jive/Zomba Label Group
Director: Robert Hales
Album: Blackout

Source: http://www.mtv.com/overdrive/?artist=501686&vid=215555

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Singer is in the studio working on Sasha Fierce follow-up.
By Gil Kaufman

Beyoncé
Photo: Getty Images

Beyoncé doesn't have that much left to prove in her career. She's a megaplatinum artist, an accomplished actress, half of one of the most successful musical couples in history and a fashion icon.

But on the follow-up to her smash 2008 Grammy-winning album I Am ... Sasha Fierce, the singer is aiming to carve an entirely new lane for herself.

"I love to dance, I love to sing, and I'm actually in the studio now writing songs and producing," the singer told "Entertainment Tonight" from the set of a new commercial she's filming for Vizio televisions. "I have a lot of live instruments that I'm putting into the tracks to try to change the sound and make my own genre of music." The commercial will debut on Thanksgiving day, just after the singer rocks prime-time TV with an ABC Thanksgiving special entitled "I Am ... World Tour."

Among the producers and songwriters working with Beyoncé on the new, as-yet-untitled album is Ne-Yo, who helped write one of the 29-year-old singer's biggest hits, "Irreplaceable."

Ne-Yo told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution that Beyoncé's fourth solo effort is "coming along nicely. I can't speak too much on it, but it's another direction for her, and she's carving out her own niche. ... In a minute nobody will be in Beyoncé's lane. They really can't get in her lane now, but they really can't get in her lane after this album."

In the meantime, producer Jim Jonsin, who produced her song "Sweet Dreams," has also said he has some new directions in mind for Beyoncé. "I'd like to take it even more Depeche Mode-ish, like '80s electro with just some hard drums," he told Rap-Up TV. "I'd love to go there."

That fits with what songwriter Sean "The Pen" Garrett recently told Entertainment Weekly. Garrett, who was behind such hits as "Video Phone," "Diva" and "Upgrade U," said that he was slated to hit the studio with Beyoncé in September and that the results would be hard-hitting.

"I think we are doing a lot of uptempo records for this one," he said. "She's in such a good place right now in life that she is interested in making party music, definitely."

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Exclusive: 'Fame: Lady Gaga 2' Comic Preview

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With all the focus on celebrity breakups, scandals and sex tapes, sometimes the old-fashioned love stories get lost in the shuffle. Let's put a stop to that!

Below are the celebrity couples who got married and engaged in 2010.

Some were a long time 'comin. Some came out of nowhere. Some may stand the test of time better than others. All made our lives just a little happier.

Here's wishing them all the best in 2011 and happily ever after. If we missed any, it wasn't a snub. Just let us know and we'll add them ASAP!

MARRIAGES

Alanis Morisette and Mario Treadway

Alicia Keys and Swizz Beatz

Anna Paquin and Stephen Moyer

Bethenny Frankel and Jason Hoppy

Carrie Prejean and Kyle Boller

Carrie Underwood and Mike Fisher (pictured)

Chad Lowe and Kim Painter

Chelsea Clinton and Marc Mezvinsky

Constance Zimmer and Russ Lamoureux

Crystal Bowersox and Brian Walker

Dave Annable and Odette Yustman

David Schwimmer and Zoe Buckman

Doutzen Kroes and Sunnery James

Emily Deschanel and David Hornsby

Greg Norman and Kirsten Kunter

Harrison Ford and Calista Flockhart

Hilary Duff and Mike Comrie (pictured)

Hulk Hogan and Jennifer McDaniel

Ian Ziering and Erin Ludwig

James Van Der Beek and Kimberly Brook

Jared Padalecki and Genevieve Cortese

Jason Mesnick and Molly Malaney

Jenna Fischer and Lee Kirk

Jenna Von Oy and Brad Bratcher

Jensen Ackles and Danneel Harris

Jesse Csincsak and Ann Lueders

Joanna Garcia and Nick Swisher

Joe Francis and Christina McLarty

John Krasinski and Emily Blunt

Johnathon Schaech and Jana Rae Kramer

Johnny Knoxville and Naomi Nelson

Katie Price and Alex Reid

Katy Perry and Russell Brand (pictured)

Kelly McGillis and Melanie Leis

Kody Brown and Robyn Sullivan

Krista Allen and Mams Taylor

LaLa Vazquez and Carmelo Anthony

Martin Lawrence and Shamicka Gibbs

Megan Fox and Brian Austin Green

Mena Suvari and Simone Sestito

Nicole Richie and Joel Madden

Orlando Bloom and Miranda Kerr (pictured)

Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem

Robbie Williams and Ayda Field

Rush Limbaugh and Kathryn Rogers

Sacha Baron Cohen and Isla Fisher

Seth Green and Clare Grant

Shayne Lamas and Nik Richie

T.I. and Tameka "Tiny" Cottle

Vanessa Marcil and Carmine Giovinazzo

Vince Vaughn and Kyla Weber

ENGAGEMENTS

Ali Fedotowsky and Roberto Martinez (pictured)

America Ferrera and Ryan Piers Williams

Bret Michaels and Kristi Gibson

Cate Edwards and Trevor Upham

Charlotte Church and Gavin Henson

Christina Applegate and Martyn LeNoble

Chuck Liddell and Heidi Northcott

Dean Sheremet and Sarah Silver

DeAnna Pappas and Stephen Stagliano

Eddie Cibrian and LeAnn Rimes (disputed)

James Marsters and Patricia Rahman

Jessica Simpson and Eric Johnson (pictured)

Joanna Krupa and Romain Zago

Kellie Pickler and Kyle Jacobs

Kelsey Grammer and Kayte Walsh

Keyshia Cole and Daniel Gibson

Kim Zolciak and Kroy Biermann

Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard

Maria Sharapova and Sasha Vujacic

Michael Buble and Luisana Loreley Lopilato de la Torre

Miranda Lambert and Blake Shelton

Monica and Shannon Brown

Nick Lachey and Vanessa Minnillo

Prince William and Kate Middleton (pictured)

Linda Hogan and Charlie Hill

Lorenzo Lamas and Shawna Craig

Seth Rogen and Lauren Miller

Shania Twain and Frederic Thiebaud

Tiffany Thornton and Christopher Carney

Tony Romo and Candice Crawford

Valerie Bertinelli and Tom Vitale

Zoe Saldana and Keith Britton

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New York's 2010 Summer Jam Lineup

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Listen up, Joss Stone fans!
The singer has announced that she'll be releasing a greatest hits album, Super Duper Hits: The Best Of Joss Stone, on February 21st.
No word yet on whether she'll include any new songs on the compilation.
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Source: http://perezhilton.com/2010-12-24-joss-stone-announces-upcoming-release-of-her-greatest-hits-album

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The Hottest Twenty-Somethings In The Game

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Shield your eyes, kiddies because Sarah Palin is going Grinch this year!
Check out the video Conan O'Brien debuted on his show last night (above), featuring Sarah in a not so festive light!
LOLz.

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Mel Gibson and Oksana Grigorieva won't be battling over custody this Christmas. Well, probably. They're splitting the holiday with baby Lucia down the middle.

Lucia will spend Christmas Eve with Oksana and the day itself with Mel. The plan was hashed out after Mel was awarded additional custody this month in court.

It should go off without a hitch ... though you never know. Mel actually almost called the police on Oksana for refusing to turn Lucia over on time recently.

Either way, December 26 it is so BACK ON!

All is right in Gibsonland ... for 24 hours or so.

Source: http://www.thehollywoodgossip.com/2010/12/oksana-grigorieva-mel-gibson-reach-x-mas-truce/

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Michael Jackson's 'Michael' Cover Decoded

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Paltrow asked her 'Iron Man' co-star for help understanding her drug-addicted character.
By Kara Warner, with reporting by Josh Horowitz

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Photo: MTV News

For her role in "Country Strong" (in theaters this week), Gwyneth Paltrow didn't just face the challenge of singing and recording country music. In order to embody her character — fallen Nashville star Kelly Canter — she also tapped into some dark elements that are unfortunately tied to the pitfalls of being a celebrity: addiction and drug use.

When MTV News caught up with the Oscar winner, we asked her how she was able to harness a dark side for the film.

"I'm a very dark person," she joked. "Don't let me fool you.

"I think we all have darkness, don't we?" she said, seriously. "I certainly do. I've been through a lot. I know people who have been through a lot, and there's always a lot to draw from. You see things, I think, when you're an actor. You notice behavior and you notice stuff. It all kind of goes into the computer."

Interestingly enough, Paltrow ended up reaching out to her "Iron Man" co-star and friend Robert Downey Jr. — who has been through his share of career ups and downs — for his insight into what leads a person into that addictive, self-destructive behavior.

"[I reached out to him] because I understood addiction, I used to be very addicted to cigarettes," Paltrow revealed. "I understood that, 'This is bad for me. My father has throat cancer, but I'm going to smoke this,' but I couldn't understand in terms of wrecking other people's lives in your wake and just being so altered and so drunk or on pills that you embarrass yourself and you wreck people's lives and you cheat on people. All that stuff ... it was a whole other level.

"He really helped me understand how you get there," she said of Downey. "He wrote me this amazing e-mail. I was like, 'OK, I get it now.' "

Check out everything we've got on "Country Strong."

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Everyone from Honor Warren to Leni Samuel are wearing cute mini cowboy boots. Check them out, plus our looks for every budget.

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Having just made her way to the winter retreat the previous day, Zoe Saldana was spotted enjoying the sunny clear skies of Aspen, CO on Wednesday (December 22).

Joined by a male pal, the "Avatar" beauty wandered the streets before rushing off to to meet up with the rest of her entourage to ski the slopes of Buttermilk mountain.

s previously reported by GossipCenter, Miss Saldana made the trip to Aspen with fiance Keith Britton - who she became engaged to back in June.

The much-needed vacation follows a busy year for the brunette beauty, who most recently wrapped up shooting the Olivier Megaton directed drama "Colombiana".

Source: http://celebrity-gossip.net/zoe-saldana/zoe-saldana-buttermilk-mountain-beauty-450537

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It’s another royal wedding folks! Yes, that’s right, Zara Phillips is engaged! There’s some big shoes to fill following the already huge wedding in progress, the Prince William and Kate Middleton nuptials! Find out more details and see photos and a video right here!

The Queen of England’s oldest granddaughter is [...]

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Is Gisele Bundchen's 'Green Team' Sending the Right Message?

Imagine animated supermodels using their super powers to save the earth. Sounds like a Saturday Night Live skit or a beer commercial, doesn’t it? Well, it’s real -- Gisele & the Green Team, a new web series on AOLKids starring Gisele Bundchen "follows a group of teenage girls who lead double lives as supermodels and environmental superheroes."

No one's against empowering teen girls and trying to make them feel good about themselves, but this approach begs the question, "Couldn't they do this without being supermodels?" What message does it send to team up Gisele Bundchen with what looks like a casting call for Teen Baywatch? And where is Tyra Banks in all this? If anyone's cartoon-ready, she is.

Bundchen is a goodwill ambassador for United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), and is heavily involved in clean water projects and rainforest protection, so her eco-friendly heart's in the right place. But it’s gotta be hard to deliver a message of inclusion when your membership consists entirely of petite, curvaceous, tiny-waisted teens. (Just remember what high school was like!).

The Gisele & the Green Team website includes a "Girl Power" section, which includes "inner and outer beauty tips, activities that inspire girls to believe in their dreams and more." A "Go Green" section highlights daily tips, facts and news about environmental action and awareness. It feels right, but also trite. Simply telling girls to "believe in yourself," to have an "attitude of gratitude" and to "stress less" will have about as much personal impact as a fortune cookie.

Do we need beautiful people to inspire the rest of us? Well, if beer commercials are any indication, maybe we do. It'd just be nice if the "it's good to be green" message wasn't served with a side of "it's good to be gorgeous."

Is Gisele & the Green Team sending the right message? Chime in now!

Source: http://www.ivillage.com/gisele-bundchens-green-team-sending-right-message/1-a-308079

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Fans buying tickets to future performances of the 'Spider-Man' musical on Broadway say the production's accident-prone track record won't stop them from seeing the show.

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A boxing promoter wants to get Mark Wahlberg and Will Smith in the ring together for a celebrity boxing match, RadarOnline.com reported. Damon Feldman, the head of the Hollywood Boxing Federation, is offering a cool million to each of the stars, both of whom starred in boxing movies. Wahlberg’s film “The Fighter” opened on Friday [...]

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Album: Raymond V. Raymond

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So … the new layout. No one knows better than I do how much of a change this new layout on Pink is the new Blog is but I really like it and I hope all y’all do, too. A couple of years ago, I changed formats from an archaic one-post-per-day format to the more [...]

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If I Were A Boy

Artist: Beyoncé
Label: Columbia/Music World Music
Director: Jake Nava
Album: I Am...Sasha Fierce

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OMG

Artist: Usher
Label: LaFace Records, JLG
Director: Anthony Mandler
Album: Raymond V. Raymond

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"I Just Had Sex." The title says it all.

With an assist from Akon, the Lonely Island trio has produced another viral classic. The latest SNL Digital Short is an anthem for anyone who just got it ON.

With hilarious lyrics from Andy Samberg, Akon singing the hook as only Akon can, and Blake Lively, Jessica Alba and John McEnroe (seriously) all making appearances, this Saturday Night Live video is not to be missed ...

Lonely Island (Feat. Akon) - I Just Had Sex

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You may not know the name Erika Fatale yet but let me tell you it is one you will want to remember. She is an extremely talented singer who is making waves in the music business. I had the pleasure of interviewing her the other day and you can read all about. There are some [...]

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A 30-second preview of MJ's duet with Akon promises epic images.
By Gil Kaufman

Michael Jackson
Photo: Ebet Roberts/ Redferns

It's hard enough to finish a song by a noted perfectionist such as Michael Jackson after the singer's death, but the challenge of filming a video for the first posthumous single from the most celebrated video maker in music history has got to be even more daunting.

So MJ fans must have been eager to check out a 30-second teaser of the clip for the Akon collaboration "Hold My Hand," that was posted on Jackson's website over the weekend, just over a week before the King of Pop's first posthumous studio album, Michael, is slated to hit stores.

The quick-cut preview opens with Jackson, bathed in a spotlight on stage and dressed in a black leather jacket, black pants and a gold lame unitard, blowing a kiss to unseen fans and spreading his arms wide. With the song's swelling, cinematic strings and Jackson and Akon's vibrant vocals on the chorus pumping behind, we then see a succession of images, including a mother holding a smiling baby, MJ on stage during his prime, a lit-up Ferris wheel, a grade-school girl stretching her arms toward the sun, a baby in a diaper learning how to walk and the track's title graffitied on a cement wall.

The action then moves inside to a dark venue, as a blinding light emerges in the distance from the point of view of an ecstatic, clapping crowd. It quickly becomes clear that the audience is awaiting Jackson's arrival on stage, as his unmistakable profile appears in shadow on the curtain. More quick cuts reveal a b-girl in a gold lame top busting a few moves while swinging chains and a child MJ impersonator shuffling his feet amid classic images of Jackson on stage at various points in his career.

Those clips are then interspersed with shots of a huge chorus singing the song's refrain while waving their arms in the air on a set that looks like a reservoir or a dam. The teaser ends with a montage of children's hands and a close-up of a grand piano cued to the tune's haunting keyboard break.

The duet with Akon was recorded in 2007 and, as a message on MJ's site points out, "a handwritten note from Michael belonging to his estate indicated his desire that 'Hold My Hand' be the first single on his next project."

After an unfinished version leaked in 2008, Akon recently went back into the studio to complete production on the track.

What do you think of the "Hold My Hand" teaser clip? Share your thoughts in the comments.

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'Everyone was like, 'Who knows what's going to happen?' ' he tells MTV News of having Dicky Eklund and his relatives on set.
By Kara Warner, with reporting by Josh Horowitz

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Photo: MTV News

For Christian Bale, one of the highlights of making "The Fighter," a performance for which he was recently nominated for a Golden Globe in the Best Supporting Actor category, was meeting and getting to know the real-life inspiration for his character: Dicky Eklund. Bale said he and Eklund became buddies over the course of filming — during which Bale learned to speak "Dickenese," Eklund's unique manner of speaking — which proved useful when it came to translating the half-brothers' story to the big screen.

"[We said] 'Look, there's no story here unless we show the dregs. You've got to show the lows.' " Bale recalled telling Dicky and his brother Micky Ward, the inspiration behind Mark Wahlberg's character. "It's the roller coaster of their life that makes it a fascinating story. Each one individually doesn't make a movie, but you combine the two brothers, and there's a fascinating movie."

The "Dark Knight" star added that in showcasing so much of the life of these two men, there were creative liberties taken for time's sake, which didn't always go over well with Eklund.

"We [had] to show that side of it, and also condensing a life into two hours, you're taking some license," Bale explained. "Initially, there were a lot of problems. Dicky would be saying, 'That's not how it went down. I said this not that' and 'He wasn't there at that point. He was over here.'

"[We told him] 'Right, but we've had to kind of blend these two scenes, because otherwise this movie is going to be years long.' " Bale recalled. "So he came to understand that, but there were a couple of moments where I had to say, 'Dicky, don't go punch [director] David [O. Russell] now. Don't go punch him. It's all right, count to 10, let's figure it out.' And I'm sure David and Mark had to stop him from punching me and stuff."

Bale described the initial meetings with all of Eklund and Ward's family members — including Ward's feisty wife Charlene (played by Amy Adams in the film) — as a trip.

"Charlene was there with her sisters," Bale recalled, "and everyone was like, 'Who knows what's going to happen?' ... They're a passionate family."

Check out everything we've got on "The Fighter."

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'It looked worse than it actually was,' the 'OMG' singer laughs about accidental blow during concert serenade.
By Mawuse Ziegbe

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Usher's club-rattling jam "OMG" may "kill it every night" according to tourmate Miguel, but when the Atlanta crooner hit Madison Square Garden earlier this week, he was almost taken out by a clumsy fan.

When the singer touched down in New York on Monday, he indulged a super amped fan's fantasy by pulling her onstage for an intimate flirty serenade of "Trading Places." As Usher and the concertgoer got cozy on a recliner, she swiveled around to face the crooner — knocking him squarely in his mug with her foot. She began apologizing profusely as Usher briefly paused to collect himself. But the superstar took the strike in stride, quipping, "We play rough in the bed. We kick each other in the face and all type of good stuff."

Although Usher brushed off the blow, the moment did make an impression on him.

"In all my years, this is one of the most interesting experiences. I got a kick out of it!" he told Us Weekly. The singer assured fans that the knock wasn't that bad. "It looked worse than it actually was. My audience and I got a good laugh."

As for the fan, the "DJ Got Us Fallin' In Love" star maintained everything is all good on that front too. "Wherever you are baby, don't feel bad," Usher said. "No hard feelings."

As Miguel has noted, Usher isn't one dwell on drama, whether it's cranking out another hit album or weathering an unexpected hit from a fan.

"He's such a tremendous example of perseverance and determination," Miguel recently told MTV News. "I was there throughout this album, so I've seen the adversity that he's had to overcome perception-wise."

What do you think of Usher's response to getting knocked in the head by a fan? Tell us in the comments!

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