The battle that began with ‘Bagpipes From Baghdad’ and continued with ‘Obsessed’ continues.By Shaheem Reid Eminem Photo: MTV News When will it end? No time soon, apparently. The battle pitting Eminem against Mariah Carey and husband Nick Cannon — which began with Em’s “Bagpipes From Baghdad” and continued with Carey’s “Obsessed” — took another turn [...]
‘I just wanted to laugh,’ Drake says of clip featuring women’s basketball team.By Shaheem Reid, with additional reporting by Sway Calloway Drake Photo: MTV News Some fans liked it, some fans were scratching their heads after the debut of Drake’s “Best I Ever Had” video last month. Some in the blogosphere said the clip’s buxom [...]
Singer does amazing body contortions in first clip from her forthcoming LP, She Wolf.By James Montgomery Shakira in “She Wolf” Photo: Sony On Thursday (July 30), Shakira premiered her brand-new, much-anticipated “She Wolf” video on MTV.com (and at 8 p.m. on MTV). And having now watched it about 15 times, I’m hard-pressed to say more [...]
Katy Perry, Ne-Yo and Chace Crawford will be presenters at 26th annual show on September 13.By Eric Ditzian Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong Photo: Jason Kempin/ Getty Images Secure the stage floor and reinforce the windows: Green Day and Pink are coming to the live MTV Video Music Awards as we take over New York [...]
Debbie Rowe will be granted visitation rights, according to custody arrangement.By Gil Kaufman Paris Jackson, Katherine Jackson and Prince Michael Jackson Photo: Kevin Mazur/ Getty Images Attorneys for Michael Jackson’s mother, Katherine, and the singer’s ex-wife, Debbie Rowe, released a joint statement Thursday (July 30) announcing the details of a custody arrangement for the late [...]
Hoppus, who produced album, even got band to reveal its top-secret title.By James Montgomery Motion City Soundtrack’s Justin Pierre and Mark Hoppus Photo: MTV News To put it mildly, Blink-182 bassist Mark Hoppus is on a roll. He’s taken part in the reunion of one of the hugest acts of the past decade; created a [...]
Drummer says exclamation point reinforces that band ‘is not breaking up, it’s still going.’By James Montgomery Panic! at the Disco’s Spencer Smith Photo: Ethan Miller/ Getty Images It was the one question that dogged Panic! at the Disco the entire time they were promoting 2008′s Pretty. Odd. album: Why did they decide to drop the [...]
Weezy plans to release his Rebirth album and a Young Money LP on the same day, in Mixtape Daily.By Shaheem Reid Lil Wayne Photo: MTV News Fire Starter: Young Money Young Money, baby! The Young Money album is slated for November 24, as is Lil Wayne’s Rebirth LP, according to a source in his camp. [...]
Her wild new video premieres at 8 p.m. tonight on MTV and MTV.com.By Eric Ditzian, with reporting by Tim Kash Shakira Photo: MTV News Shakira in a flesh-toned swimsuit, thrashing around in a golden cage, hanging upside down from the shimmering bars. Shakira reaching out her fingernails to claw you as she flexes and struts [...]
‘He looks like a Jackson, acts like a Jackson, can dance like a Jackson,’ Joe Jackson says of the aspiring rapper.By Gil Kaufman Joe Jackson Photo: Michael Buckner/ Getty Images Just a day before the custody of Michael Jackson’s three children is to be determined, the singer’s father, Joseph Jackson, gave an interview claiming that [...]