Archive for August, 2009

Heidi And Spencer To Contemplate Kids On ‘The Hills’

Stephanie Pratt says Heidi Montag has ‘baby fever’ too soon.By Jocelyn Vena, with reporting by Jim Cantiello

Stephanie Pratt

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Slowly but surely, fans are starting to get a sense of what a Lauren Conrad-free “Hills” is going to be like when the show comes back on September 29. And, it seems like things are really [...]

Young Jeezy Wants To Make His Own ‘Hood’s Hottest MCs List

‘Some people wanna be a lyricist. Me, I wanna be real,’ Jeezy says of his potential placement on our list of 2009 Hottest MCs in the Game.By Shaheem Reid

Young Jeezy

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The Snowman can bring the heat in any weather. Young Jeezy has been consistently showing his pull with the fans on Young Money Presents: The [...]

Exclusive: ‘New Moon’ Song By Death Cab For Cutie To Be Unveiled On MTV.com September 13

DCFC bassist Nick Harmer talks about ‘Meet Me on the Equinox,’ to premiere on Video Music Awards day.By James Montgomery

Death Cab for Cutie

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Death Cab for Cutie’s contribution to the “New Moon” soundtrack, “Meet Me on the Equinox,” will premiere on MTV.com on September 13, the day of the Video Music Awards.

In [...]

Paramore’s Hayley Williams On Baby Rumors: ‘Just Call Me Octomom’

‘What is this, the 10th time?’ frontwoman says of renewed pregnancy talk.By James Montgomery

Paramore’s Hayley Williams

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It’s basically become an annual tradition at this point: Some blog publishes a rumor that Paramore frontwoman Hayley Williams is pregnant and that said pregnancy will somehow lead to the implosion of her band.

Last year, there were [...]

Who Had The Hottest Verse: Eminem, Lil Wayne, Drake Or Kanye West?

We debate the MCs joining forces for the ‘Forever’ collabo, in Off the Dome.By Shaheem Reid

Drake

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Why do we do it? Tell’ em that it’s human nature (shout-out to Mike the Greatest). As hip-hop fans, when we hear a rap posse cut — especially a huge rap posse cut — we have [...]

Christina Milian Explains Significance Of Album Title, Elope

‘I’m looking forward to performing it,’ singer says of the LP she worked on with her fiancé, The-Dream.By Jocelyn Vena, with reporting by Lindsay Soll

Christina Milian

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Christina Milian may be bringing it on in her new flick, but the singer/actress is also hard at work on her music career as well. Milian couldn’t be [...]

John Mayer Mug Shot Leads To Media Tussle

Singer offered to donate $25,000 to charity if TMZ found photo from 2001, but Smoking Gun apparently beat them to the punch.By Joel Hanek

John Mayer

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It’s not often that you hear about celebrities getting playful with their mug shots, but it’s just been that kind of week.
John Mayer’s mug shot from 2001 [...]

Colbie Caillat Isn’t Sure Paula Abdul Is Leaving ‘American Idol’

Singer/songwriter says judge offered contestants ‘that little boost of confidence.’By Jocelyn Vena, with reporting by Nicole Guanlao

Colbie Caillat

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Perhaps working on her new album Breakthrough with Kara DioGuardi means Colbie Caillat has some sort of insider scoop on what’s happening with the judging musical chairs on “American Idol.” Or maybe it’s just wishful thinking [...]

Drake’s ‘Successful’ Video Matches ‘Eerie’ Song

The video, a collaboration with Trey Songz, was shot in Toronto.By Jayson Rodriguez

Drake in “Successful”

Photo: Atlantic Records

It’s not exactly a do-over, but after receiving some negative comments from fans about his “Best I Ever Had” video, Drake tones things down in a clip for “Successful,” a collaboration with Trey Songz.

The video was shot in the [...]

Eminem, Lil Wayne, Kanye West, Drake’s Collabo: Check Out A Preview Here!

‘Forever’ is inspired by forthcoming LeBron James documentary ‘More Than a Game.’By Jayson Rodriguez, with additional reporting by MTV News staff

Drake

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It’s one of the greatest collaborations in hip-hop history: Eminem, Lil Wayne, Kanye West and Drake on the same song. “Forever” was inspired by the forthcoming LeBron James documentary “More Than a [...]