- Artist: Usher
- Label: LaFace Records, JLG
- Director: Anthony Mandler
- Album: Raymond V. Raymond
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Monday, November 29, 2010
Usher - Lil Freak
Janet Jackson Has Drake, Bruno Mars, Lady Gaga On Her iPod
Her 'For Colored Girls' co-stars also share their musical faves, in Mixtape Daily.
By Jayson Rodriguez, with reporting by Kara Warner
Janet Jackson
Photo: MTV News
Celebrity Favorites: Janet Jackson, Kimberly Elise and Thandie Newton
Although the ladies of Tyler Perry's "For Colored Girls" had to embrace pain and confront harsh realities to channel the characters in the movie script, from an adaptation of playwright Ntozake Shange's 1974 Broadway hit "For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuf," offscreen, the cast was as cool as Janet Jackson's character in the film.
"She's someone who has no time for niceties, really," Jackson told MTV News of her role. "That was a tough thing for me, to drop the 'please' and the 'thank you,' just trying to get into the role, get into her head and doing that at home and in my world, that was kind of tough, but eventually it happened. [Laughs.] She has her walls up, for sure."
OK, maybe the lovely ladies of Perry's film weren't that cool. But when the camera wasn't rolling, Jackson, Kimberly Elise and Thandie Newton spent plenty of time listening to music.
"I enjoy listening to Drake, I enjoy listening to Bruno Mars," Jackson revealed. "I enjoy listening to Gaga."
"I love Citizen Cope," Elise added. "Anything Citizen Cope-y. I like Matt and Kim; they're different."
Newton noted a track from Amos Lee's discography, "Long Line of Pain," from the blues singer's Supply and Demand album, as a song she kept loaded in her iPod during filming.
"I'm a huge fan of TV on the Radio," Newton said. "A bit of Afro-Punk. I like a bit of Amos Lee, one of his songs, 'Long Line of Pain,' really reminded me of the movie. That was a part of my 'For Colored Girls' playlist. How we can inherit pain unless we intercept the cycle. We're just passing it forward. Thank you, Amos Lee."
For other artists featured in Mixtape Daily, check out Mixtape Daily Headlines.
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BumpWatch: Mariah Carey Is Radiant in Red
An expectant Mariah Carey tapes her appearance at the Rockefeller Center's annual Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony last week in New York City. 
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Sunday, November 28, 2010
Orange UK prices 3G iPad at �199 on two-year contract, taking pre-orders today
[Thanks, Jon]
P.S. - We've just spotted that Three, the UK's 3G-only network, is also planning to sell the iPad "in the coming months." Pricing and data allowances, however, have yet to be revealed.
Orange UK prices 3G iPad at �199 on two-year contract, taking pre-orders today originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 27 Nov 2010 08:52:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Internet Explorer 9 beta 2 leaks, looks ready for launch
As reported by WinRumors, there doesn't seem to be any significant change to the user interface. The download manager shows your current download speed without the need to mouse-over, but that's about it. It's now fairly safe to assume that Microsoft hasn't got any secret plans up its sleeve -- the UI you see now is almost certainly the real deal. If the final launch is in January, we can expect to see one more platform update in about 5 weeks, and then a final release towards the end of January.
I'm not going to give you a link to the IE9 beta 2 installer, but you can probably find it with a little searching on Twitter or Google. The installer is legit -- it's signed by Microsoft -- so you don't need to worry about malware of any variety.
Internet Explorer 9 beta 2 leaks, looks ready for launch originally appeared on Download Squad on Tue, 23 Nov 2010 07:02:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Yahoo! rolling out Google Instant-like previews
Yahoo's contextual customizations still appear in the previews as well -- like the Canon Eos pricing and specs in the screenshot or pro sports team snapshots. Rich Search assist is currently only available to a small number of testers, but it should be rolling out to all Yahoo! users in the very near future.
Search Engine Land has shared a YouTube clip of Rich Search Assist in action -- check it out after the break!
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Justin Bieber Answers YOUR Questions!
It was anything but a Black Friday for residents of New York City yesterday.
That's because Justin Bieber made multiple appears in the Big Apple, first giving an interview to Today in which he answered a number of fan e-mails; and then stopping by a Barnes & Noble to sign copies of his autobiography.
Watch Justin discuss his American Music Awards victory below, along with his upcoming acoustic album and 3D movie. Then, click on photos of the artist from his book store signing:
Source: http://www.thehollywoodgossip.com/2010/11/justin-bieber-answers-your-questions/
Dogfight 2 is an engaging, challenging Time-Waster
When I first looked at Dogfight 2, it didn't appear all that exciting. You have to shoot down the other planes - big deal, right?
But then the game started, and I really got into it! Gameplay is fantastic! The fact that it's a side-view game made me think that it would be just a simple shoot 'em up, but it isn't like that at all. At each level, you only have a few enemies and the field doesn't continuously scroll. Your enemies doggedly pursue you and you have to execute all sorts of crazy acrobatic maneuvers to get behind them and stay on their tail while you shoot them out of the sky.
One shot isn't enough, by the way -- you need to hit each enemy several times before it goes down. However, it's not one of those games where you just keep the trigger constantly depressed and spray a hail of bullets all over the place. You need to focus: fly first, shoot second.
You also receive points for acrobatic tricks, such as executing a nose dive and getting out alive, or flying extra-high. Later levels require dropping bombs on targets (such as a heavily-guarded zeppelin). It's quite an intense game!
Filed under: Fun, Games, Time-Wasters
Dogfight 2 is an engaging, challenging Time-Waster originally appeared on Download Squad on Fri, 12 Nov 2010 13:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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NSFW: 404 Alcohol Not Found (Or, Social Media is Overrated, but it?s Helped me Stay Sober)
Earlier today, my friend Oli emailed me to say he?d noticed that one of my sites was showing a 404 message. Specifically, he was emailing to congratulate me.�According to the site in question -�ispauldrinkingagain.com - it has been 404 days since I last drank alcohol. And, for reasons I'll explain in a moment, I owe a large amount of credit for that to the power of social media. Making that admission is slightly awkward, given that on Tuesday you?ll be able to watch me take part in a CNNMoney / Webbies debate with Gary Vaynerchuk where I argue in favour of the motion that "social media is overrated". And yet my reason for supporting the motion�is simple: despite how much I owe it, social media is overrated.
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Those Two LeWeb Tickets Now Include Lodging Thanks To Airbnb. Tell Us Why You Need To Go
Yesterday, I noted that we were giving away two free tickets to LeWeb '10. But I was quick to point out that while the free tickets, normally priced at around 2,000 euros, are a great deal, you would still have to pay for your own travel to Paris and lodging for the conference, which takes place on December 8 and 9. Well guess what? You can cross lodging off of that list. Airbnb has graciously offered to cover the lodging in Paris for each winner of our ticket giveaway. Each winner would receive a $500 gift card from Airbnb which they could use to find a place to stay in or around Paris during the conference. Airbnb offers some great deals around the city, so you should be able to find something very nice with that money. And that means that if you win, you would only have to pay for your own travel to the conference. Yes, it's a killer deal.
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'Love And Other Drugs' Co-Stars Have Chemistry On (And Off) Screen
'Just wait, she's going to say something amazing,' Jake Gyllenhaal gushes about Anne Hathaway during MTV News interview.
By Kara Warner, with reporting by Josh Horowitz
Anne Hathaway and Jake Gyllenhaal
Photo: Kevin Winter/ Getty Images
Much of the advance buzz about Anne Hathaway and Jake Gyllenhaal's "Love and Other Drugs" has centered on the film's nudity — the co-stars bare some serious skin in a few key moments — but the actors' chemistry is another important element in the movie.
Actors will typically declare how well the cast and crew got along on set when promoting a movie, whether it's true or not. But in the case of Hathaway and Gyllenhaal, it seemed obvious the two share a genuine mutual affection, as MTV News learned when we caught up with them to discuss their romantic comedy, which opens Wednesday. Since Hathaway and Gyllenhaal have collaborated onscreen before, we asked what it was like to do press together.
"[She's] annoying," Gyllenhaal joked about having to sit side-by-side for interviews all day. Then, turning serious, he added, "She's so dope at press. Can we talk about this for a second? She's got a rare talent at 'pressing' it."
"How dare you set me up at the beginning of an interview like that?" Hathaway interjected in mock protest. "How dare you!"
"Your mind is going to be blown by this chick," Gyllenhaal continued.
"Wait, he's about to say the smartest thing you've ever heard!" Hathaway countered.
"No, just wait, she's going to say something amazing and you're going to be moved, you're going to cry," Gyllenhaal enthused. "There's going to be something you've never felt before."
The onetime "Brokeback Mountain" co-stars then began talking over each other, spouting off various compliments.
"No, Jake's great. Jake's awesome," Hathaway said as Gyllenhaal echoed the warm fuzzy sentiments.
"She's so talented. She's at the top of her game. Everything about her is so special," he said.
"It's so nice to know that someone really has your back," she said.
"She's so beautiful right now," he said, which got Hathaway's attention.
"Oh, thank you," she said, turning to her co-star. "I think you're just really handsome!"
"Her body is gorgeous in the film," Gyllenhaal continued.
"Well, that's too far," Hathaway said.
Check out everything we've got on "Love and Other Drugs."
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'King's Speech' Star Colin Firth Talks Awards-Season Love And 'Dumb Luck'
2010 best actor nominee looks poised for another Oscar nod.
By Eric Ditzian, with reporting by Josh Horowitz
Colin Firth in "The King's Speech"
Photo: The Weinstein Company
For the second year in a row, Colin Firth finds himself at the center of awards-season chatter. And after losing out on a best actor Oscar for "A Single Man," the 50-year-old actor has again established himself as one of the frontrunners in that category, thanks to his turn as the stammer-afflicted King George VI on the verge of Britain's entry into World War II in "The King's Speech."
It seems Firth is an actor at the top of his game, but to hear him tell it, it's as much a matter of good fortune as it is great talent.
"It's just dumb luck," he told MTV News at the Toronto film festival in September. "That's all: Just getting a crack at it. Sometimes you just take roles to stay in the game or pay bills and hope the good ones are going to come along.
"I was never in a world of perfect choice, and now I feel like I've had a couple of real plums landing in my hand," he added.
It was at fall film festivals in Toronto and Telluride, Colorado, as critics first began to catch screenings of "King's Speech," that it became clear we'd still be talking about Firth's performance come awards season. He's been faithfully making the publicity rounds ever since, and as he told us when we chatted earlier this month in New York, he's not bored with the experience.
"Funnily enough, I find it easier than many things," he said. "There are so many angles you can approach it from, to do with the way people are reacting to it to the surprises we've had along the way to nuances about the actual history itself. I think this has a lot of mileage in it.
"It's been very gratifying for audiences to have howls of laughter and be open to crying," he continued. "To see that happening in the same film is a triumphant feeling. When you're in Telluride, you can put it down to altitude — one glass of wine amounts to 10. So we had to test it at sea level as well to see if people enjoyed it, and they did."
Did you see Firth's performance as King George VI? Give us your review in the comments below.
Source: http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1653074/20101124/story.jhtml
X Factor: Sure Sounds Like They Were Miming!
This was One Direction's first mildly entertaining performance! The rest have been soooo boring!
However, the backing track in those choruses was VERY loud!
A boy band should be all about their ability to harmonize together. Singing over a track kinda defeats that purpose!
Check out their performance of Bryan Adams' Summer Of 69 (above)!
Their take on You [...]
However, the backing track in those choruses was VERY loud!
A boy band should be all about their ability to harmonize together. Singing over a track kinda defeats that purpose!
Check out their performance of Bryan Adams' Summer Of 69 (above)!
Their take on You [...]
Source: http://perezhilton.com/2010-11-27-one-direction-performs-summer-of-69-on-x-factor
Saturday, November 27, 2010
CCleaner 3.01 update makes it faster, nixes reboots, adds Adobe Reader X support
CCleaner just hit version 3.0 recently, but Piriform has already pushed an incremental update to the popular clean-up app. What's new in CCleaner 3.01? For starters, there's support for Adobe Reader X and Acronis True Image, better cookie detection for users of Firefox 4 beta 7, and improved handling of 7-zip, Chromium-based browsers like SRWare Iron, MMC, Silverlight local storage, and Adobe Reader 9. You also no longer need to reboot after CCleaner finishes cleaning up your Internet Explorer index.dat files (huzzah!).
CCleaner 3.01 isn't all about app support, however. It also starts up and scans faster, and both the uninstall tool and drive wiper have been improved. If you've got CCleaner set to check for updates, just fire it up and follow the prompts. Otherwise, you can download CCleaner 3.01 from the builds page.
CCleaner 3.01 isn't all about app support, however. It also starts up and scans faster, and both the uninstall tool and drive wiper have been improved. If you've got CCleaner set to check for updates, just fire it up and follow the prompts. Otherwise, you can download CCleaner 3.01 from the builds page.
CCleaner 3.01 update makes it faster, nixes reboots, adds Adobe Reader X support originally appeared on Download Squad on Fri, 26 Nov 2010 07:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Boeing's Spectrolab subsidiary set to mass produce 39.2 percent efficient solar cells
Boeing's Spectrolab subsidiary set to mass produce 39.2 percent efficient solar cells originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 27 Nov 2010 16:31:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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iBooks for iPad, iPhone to be updated with ?Collections?, printing, and PDF emailing?
According to some leaked screenshots and descriptions, Apple’s iBooks app for iPad, iPod touch, and iPhone will be getting an update in the near future that includes “collections”, along with PDF printing and emailing. Collections are similar to folders. You will be able to make groups of books and PDF’s that are accessible via the [...]iBooks for iPad, iPhone to be updated with “Collections”, printing, and PDF emailing? is a story by TiPb. This feed is sponsored by The iPhone Blog Store.
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Kanye West Makes Fantasy Real With Secret NYC Show
Nicki Minaj, Justin Vernon, Teyana Taylor join 'Ye at Bowery Ballroom to celebrate album release.
By Jayson Rodriguez
Kanye West performs at Bowery Ballroom on Tuesday
Photo: Erez Avissar
NEW YORK — Kanye West is nothing if not a showman, and on Tuesday, the rapper celebrated the release of his fifth studio album, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, with a performance that was as daring and dashing as it was fraught with traces of the petulant MC of the past.
Shortly after midnight, West took to the stage at the Bowery Ballroom in Manhattan accompanied by Bon Iver's Justin Vernon and femcee/singer Teyana Taylor.
The trio launched into "Dark Fantasy," the spirited opening number of 'Ye's new set.
Sporting a skin-tight dress, Taylor admirably belted out the chorus to the track and stuck around to ride shotgun with the G.O.O.D Music chief.
"New York City, make some noise," West told the gathering crowd after the opening selections. "Today, I'm gonna do My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy."
From there, West breezed through "Gorgeous," "Power" and "All of the Lights," the latter of which was a rumbling effort.
Nicki Minaj joined Yeezy on stage for some album-release unity when the DJ spun "Monster," sans Jay-Z.
Rick Ross arrived onstage for the Bink-produced "Devil in a New Dress."
When West teased the first few chords of "Runaway," the crowd — which included Diddy, music executives Lyor Cohen and Sylvia Rhone, ?uestlove, comedian Aziz Ansari and Selita Ebanks — erupted with approval.
The dramatic rendition was easily the night's highlight and featured artist Pusha T looked possessed on the microphone. Meanwhile, West was like a mad scientist pounding away on his MPC machine, creating musical backdrops to match almost each song.
After over an hour of performing, Yeezy closed the proceedings with a stirring, slowed-down rendition of the song "Lost in the World," the song he's slated to perform at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on Thursday.
He reappeared on stage shortly after for an encore and powered through brief versions of "Christian Dior Denim Flow" and "Can't Tell Me Nothing."
Although he finished with "Good Life," it may have been the defiance of "Can't Tell Me Nothing" that stuck with 'Ye after the performance, when he spoke to the crowd.
"As you know, it's been an extremely hard year for me," he began. "But getting back to music, G.O.O.D. Fridays, and the album ... I never thought I'd say this, I wanna thank the magazines for perfect scores across the board. I always felt like I could do anything.
"To do 100,000 digitally," Ye continued, remarking on his first day tally in sales from Monday. "And slated to do 600,000 the first week. I'm not here to do mother----ing politics. I'm here to make music. I'm not here to talk in no interviews; no one ask me any stupid f---ing questions."
Open the floodgates! It's Mega-Release Week, with Kanye West, Nicki Minaj, Jay-Z, Ne-Yo, Ke$ha, My Chemical Romance and Lloyd Banks all dropping new albums. Stick with MTV News for everything you need to know about the brand-new music.
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Lance Bass: Justin Timberlake's Too Busy for an *NSYNC Reunion
Beloved boy bands New Kids on the Block and Backstreet Boys have teamed up to form a nostalgic heartthrob super group called NKOTBSB. But after their debut performance at the American Music Awards earlier this week, fans of another pop group are getting a little jealous.
So, when can we expect an *NSYNC comeback?
Unfortunately, fans of the rival pop group shouldn't be holding their breath for a tour. *NSYNC's own Lance Bass told E! Online backstage at the AMAs, "I don't see that coming anytime soon." The biggest deterring factor: his former band mate, mega-star Justin Timberlake.
"Justin's very busy with his acting career right now, so I think it's going to be quite a while before we even think about doing anything," Bass said. This year alone, Timberlake has starred in two films, including the critically acclaimed The Social Network, which earned him early Oscar buzz.
Okay, so Timberlake may be a little too cool for a boy-band reunion. But that doesn't mean Bass and his fellow *NSYNC-ers (JC Chasez, Chris Kirkpatrick and Joey Fatone) couldn't go it alone! "I love being on the stage," Bass told E! "So yeah, anytime the guys would want to do an album, I'm in!"
While fans eagerly wait to see if another *NSYNC tour or album ever happens (or a new Timberlake solo album, for that matter), Rolling Stone had their own ideas on how the group could still have their own comeback, despite the circumstances. BSB is going on with their tour, even with founding member Kevin Richardson opting out. But, could a non-Timberlake *NSYNC tour work?
RS theorizes that the guys could be successful on their own. In fact, they may even be able to change Timberlake's mind. "Maybe when he sees how easily his former group starts raking in money he'll be down for a handful of shows," the magazine said.
While the band would surely take a hit from the absence of their most swoon-worthy member, we're guessing there are still a few die-hard fans who would pay big bucks to hear "Bye Bye Bye" one more time.
Do you think *NSYNC should do a reunion tour? Chime in below!
Source: http://www.ivillage.com/lance-bass-justin-timberlakes-too-busy-nsync-reunion/1-a-301098
Alex Rodriguez and Cameron Diaz: Back On?
A month after parting ways, are Cameron Diaz and Alex Rodriguez back on? It looks like it after they were spotted getting cozy over dinner in West Hollywood.
"They looked super couple-y," an insider told Us about the actress and New York Yankees slugger. "Cameron was holding his hand and kept nuzzling him."
Friends say the reconciliation shouldn't come as a surprise.
CAMROD: Are Rodriguez and Diaz back together?
"They break up and get back together all the time," notes a source close to Diaz and A-Rod, who parted ways in October because "they needed some space."
Maybe they got too much space and couldn't resist each other?
While the actress was recently linked with Glee star Matthew Morrison - the two hung out at L.A. lounge Bardot - that fling has since sizzled, so stay tuned!
Source: http://www.thehollywoodgossip.com/2010/11/alex-rodriguez-and-cameron-diaz-back-on/
Jay-Z, Beyonce, Usher Support Alicia Keys At AIDS Charity Ball
Jay, Janelle Monae, Swizz Beatz were among performers at Keys' 8th annual Keep a Child Alive event.
By Jayson Rodriguez, with reporting by Hillary Crosley
Alicia Keys and Swizz Beatz
Photo: Stephen Lovekin/ Getty Images
Alicia Keys has proven to be as selfless in real life as she is in song.
The singer held her 8th annual Keep a Child Alive Black Ball event in New York on Thursday night. The fundraiser brought out Jay-Z, Beyoncé, Usher, Jay Sean, Janelle Monae, Jennifer Hudson, Whitney Houston and more.
Jay-Z and Keys' husband, Swizz Beatz, performed "On to the Next One," and Jay later performed "Empire State of Mind." Monae also hit the stage, as did Keys and Sade, who performed a duet, "Love Is Stronger Than Pride."
"It's my heart and soul," Keys told MTV News about the organization she co-founded. "Since the beginning, we've been very driven to do incredible work. I'm proud to show what four to five women who are very dedicated can do."
The organization benefits children and families who have been affected by AIDS but can't afford to purchase medicine; the event reportedly helped raise $2.4 million.
This year, Keep a Child Alive introduced the "Buy Life" T-shirt. The shirt features a large barcode on the garment; donors can buy the shirt and scan the code with their smart phones to make a donation to the charity. Every time the code is scanned by a phone, a donation goes through. Ryan Seacrest, Kim Kardashian and Katie Holmes are among the celebrity spokespeople appearing in ads for the shirt.
"It's like a dream to me to be among these people singing and performing, and opening people's eyes to what Keep a Child Alive can do," Keys said.
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Cops Zap PCP-Using Rock Band Enthusiast (With Video) [Video]
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