Posted 2/24/09 1:30 pm EST by MTV News in Chris Brown, Ne-Yo, Rihanna
Check out what Ne-Yo had to say about what went down between Rihanna and Chris Brown. Ne-Yo has worked with both musicians and said he's holding back from any judgment.
Did Beyoncé lip-synch at the Oscars? While host Hugh Jackman's breathing and laughter could be heard at times, B's vocals appeared to be mimed.
In the four years between Blink-182's hiatus and reunion, these guys didn't exactly sit on their hands. Take a look at what Mark, Tom and Travis have been up to since 2005. Read More...
Posted 2/23/09 4:54 pm EST by MTV News in Jonas Brothers
By Kathleen Newman-Bremang
It's the death match fans have been waiting for: The Jonas Brothers vs. Barbara Walters! The veteran reporter used her hard-hitting journalistic abilities to make the JoBros squirm during her annual Oscar special Sunday night.
Joe shifted nervously in his seat when asked about country sensation Taylor Swift, who famously bashed him after he reportedly broke up with her via a 27-second phone call. Joe avoided mentioning his rumored new girl, Camilla Belle, but attempted to put an end to this Swift-boating incident by referring to the teen star as a "friend."
Walters then turned her attention to Nick's relationship with Disney's reigning princess.
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Posted 2/23/09 4:48 pm EST by MTV News in Headlines Of The Day
By Kathleen Newman-Bremang
Looks like the Rick Ross and 50 Cent feud isn't dying down anytime soon. Ross says his upcoming LP will outdo his rival's claim-to-fame Get Rich or Die Tryin'. Stay tuned for 50's inevitable comeback dis track.
It's Mixtape Monday! Check out our weekly rundown on the best new material to hit the streets. Today's headliner? Flo Rida.
Sorry, Twilighters, Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart are not the Zac and Vanessa of vampire land. Stewart swears their relationship is strictly platonic. The good news? Pattinson's still on the market, ladies!
Shhh ... We've got some top-secret scoop on the highly anticipated "Iron Man" sequel. It involves a toilet; that's all I'm saying ...
The Rihanna saga continues. TMZ is defending its leak of the photo showing Rihanna's bruised face after an alleged altercation with Chris Brown.
Posted 2/23/09 3:14 pm EST by MTV News in oscars
By Josh Horowitz
I've got a pretty bizarre job. I know this, because my friends and family constantly tell me this whenever my Facebook updates casually mention encounters with the likes of Charlize Theron and Stephen Baldwin (in my mind, all celebrities are created equal).
Still, the crazy and surreal meter went into overdrive for me last night when I stepped onto my first Academy Awards red carpet. First of all, don't be too jealous; my feet barely touched the carpet before I was relegated to the press area that literally was behind a 4-foot shrub. I can't blame the Hollywood elite. If I were Sean Penn, I'd want a barrier between me and Nancy O'Dell at all times too.
It's kind of difficult to convey the truly bizarre nature of any red carpet, let alone the world's most famous one, but let me try. Here is the good, the bad and the ugly of what it's like to go toe to toe with the stars on Hollywood's biggest night. Billy Bush would kill me if he knew I was going to share these secrets, so this is just between us, all right?
Posted 2/23/09 1:55 pm EST by Jocelyn Vena in Detox
On the new Web show "MTV Detox," our pop-culture superfan Jim Cantiello recaps the wildest happenings from the network's prime-time programming. Stream the show on your mobile phone and on MTV.com. New episodes air Sunday-Thursday at 11 p.m. ET.
Forget Brad and Angelina! The Academy Awards may have had Meryl Streep, but Detox's very own Nitro Circus Awards had the Meryl Street mannequin make her big return to the show. Also, "How's Your News?" star Jeremy stopped by and provided the show with a much-needed drumroll. By the way, if you need your fix of indie music, check out Detox!
Posted 2/23/09 12:16 pm EST by MTV News in oscars
By Akshay Bhansali
As an Indian-American who saw "Slumdog Millionaire" win eight of the 10 Oscars for which it was nominated last night, I am practically screaming "Jai ho!"
For the first time since Sir Ben Kingsley brought the great Indian leader to life in 1982's "Gandhi" — which also won eight Oscars — we have a runaway hit, with a cast made up of Indian legends like Anil Kapoor and Irrfan Khan. But this film's success reaches far beyond that: I actually hear random people in Times Square singing the film's "O ... Saya" at the top of their lungs. When has anything like this ever happened before? Mira Nair's "The Namesake" and Deepa Mehta's "Water" came close, but never before have non-Indian folks come up to me and screamed "Jai ho!!" Read More...
Posted 2/23/09 10:11 am EST by MTV News in Headlines Of The Day
By Kathleen Newman-Bremang
While the rest of you were tuning in from your couches, MTV News was reporting from behind the scenes at the Academy Awards. Don't be jealous! Go back and read the live blog, and it'll be just like you're there. And don't miss our look at the best and worst Oscar red-carpet fashion.
Missed the show? No worries. You probably know by now that "Slumdog," Kate and Sean won big, but we've got the full list of Oscar winners for your viewing pleasure.
Nicole Richie and Joel Madden also had something to celebrate Sunday night. The duo announced that they're expecting another child.
Robert Pattinson in a tux! Twilighters, we've got exclusive pics and a swoon-worthy interview with Edward Cullen himself on the Oscar red carpet.
In the night's most bittersweet moment, the late Heath Ledger picked up a posthumous Oscar for his role in "The Dark Night." Check out the emotional acceptance speech given by Ledger's family.
Everyone wanted to look amazing at this year's Oscars, and it was definitely a night for actresses to grace the red carpet in red or some shade of white. Some people did it right, while others left a lot to be desired.
Here are our picks for best and worst of Oscar fashion:
Best
Sarah Jessica Parker: The "Sex and the City" star loves to look like a ballerina, but she knows how to do it right and make sure she looks sexy.
Natalie Portman: Breaking the night's trend of red and white, she showed up in shocking pink. Portman looked sophisticated and fresh. Read More...
Posted 2/22/09 5:42 pm EST by MTV News in Behind The Scenes, Live Blog, oscars
MTV News is on the scene at the 81st Annual Academy Awards! We don't want to leave you out of the action, so all night long, Larry Carroll, Benjamin Wagner, Vanessa White Wolf and Jonathan Mussman will be logging on to tell you what's going on backstage, in the bleachers and on the red carpet on Hollywood's big night.
1:12 p.m. PT in the Kodak Theatre: The theater is totally reconfigured — basically 13 or so semi circle seating sections in place of the usual orchestra seats. It's very tight and jam-packed full of big names.
There will be some A-list singers performing on the show. Ones our audience is familiar with. And for the first year I recall, the show will feature men handing out the statuettes. The show producers are Broadway-trained so expect it for overall look and feel. Host Hugh Jackman is looking very jacked-up/muscular, more so than usual, since he was shooting "Wolverine." Read More...
Posted 2/20/09 6:09 pm EST by Jocelyn Vena in Miley Cyrus
In a preview of the music video for "Hoedown Throwdown" from "Hannah Montana: The Movie," Miley Cyrus sets out to show the world how she's "gonna add a little hip-hop to this hoedown!" The clip is basically an instructional video for fans to learn the moves so they, too, can hoedown like Miley. Moves including popping it, locking it and polka-dotting it. Sound fun?
If that weren't enough of a preview for you Miley fans, earlier this week, MTV News chatted with one of Miley's "Hannah Montana: The Movie" co-stars, Adam Gregory, who also stars on "90210." "I play the high-school crush for Miley's friend Lily. He's the guy that they can't get, and when he goes for Hannah Montana, he makes her resent Hannah."
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