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Five Other Celebs Brüno Should Have Landed On

Jim Cantiello — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 20:35:58 +0000

Brüno's bare-assed crash landing on Eminem has already become one of the most talked-about moments in MTV Movie Awards history (for non-Twilighters, I suppose). But it also made us think, was Em really the best person in the audience the Austrian fashion reporter could have chosen?

Here are five celebs we would love to have seen in a compromising position courtesy of Brüno:

5. Doug Reinhardt
Because then something interesting would have happened in the life of Paris Hilton's boyfriend.

4. Kristen Stewart
The self-professed super-awkward, trophy-dropping actress' reaction would have been priceless. And by priceless, I mean completely disinterested, except when she managed to tangle herself in the cable and then accidentally take off into the air like a villain caught by Batman. Besides, who wouldn't love to see another RPattz LOL reaction shot?

3. Ben Stiller
He needed something to distract us from that haircut of his, and Kiefer Sutherland's weeping wasn't enough.

2. Megan Fox
Hell, the look on her face already suggested she was smelling poop that night.

1. Abigail Breslin
OK, this crosses many lines of appropriateness, but we would love to see the New York Post headline the next day: "Little Miss Moonshine."

Who would you have liked to see get a butt in the face Sunday night? Or was Eminem the perfect target? Leave your comments below.

Eminem In London At The BBC Studios

Jonathan Goldner — Tue, 12 May 2009 23:49:30 +0000

Eminem was photographed leaving London's Media Vale Studios today, where the BBC has seven recording facilities. He didn't look very happy and gave the one-finger salute to the photographers taking pictures of him.

If you're hungry for more Mathers, check out his first ever MTV News interview or part one of our special week-long series, Road to Relapse.

Did You See This?! 'American Idol,' Eminem, Speidi And More!

MTV News — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 19:14:38 +0000

By Matt Wenzel

Matt Giraud finally had to face his fate last night on "American Idol." Check out our recap of the show, and see how fans of Kris Allen and Adam Lambert reacted to the front-runners' appearance in the bottom three.

Check out our analysis of the trailer for Eminem's rather bloody upcoming "3 A.M." video.

Heidi Montag is done shooting her music video in Mexico, and it's time for Speidi's honeymoon. Will they Tweet throughout that too?

Forget all the hype about Susan Boyle, we'd like to concentrate on Allison Iraheta, the original underdog with the amazing voice.

Aren't 7-Eleven Slurpees delicious? Hmm, are they still delicious when there are Terminator robots stuck to the straws?

Eminem's 'We Made You' Video: A List Of Who Gets Slammed

MTV News — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 21:28:50 +0000

FROM MTVNEWS.COM: If Eminem has proven anything throughout his career, it's that he's not afraid to put celebrities on blast. From "My Name Is" to "Just Lose It," he's gone after some of the biggest names in Hollywood, never pulling a punch and never (ever) apologizing.

And his new video, for "We Made You," is no different. In fact, you might even say he's taken the art of celeb skewering to new heights with the clip. The targets come fast and furious, lyrically and visually, so to help you keep track of them all, we've compiled a list.

Continue reading Eminem's slam list at MTVNews.com.

Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame: JMJ's Friend Reports From The Show

MTV News — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 04:17:06 +0000

Minutes after Run-DMC were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame tonight, we got an e-mail from Eric "Shake" James, one of the late Jam Master Jay's closest friends, who was at the ceremony in Cleveland:

To me this is the greatest night in hip-hop!!! Run-DMC in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, wow! Remember the "King of Rock" video? "You don't belong here; this is for rock stars only." Now we're here, and we do belong!!!

Even though my best friend in the world, Jason Mizell, couldn't be here, I look up in the sky and feel him smiling and watchin' down!!! 1st to go gold, 1st on MTV and still making moves!! I see his boys, and I know he'd be (and is) so proud of them and his wife, Terri!!!! What an honor this is!!! We love and miss you, Jason!!!

Is Eminem's New Name 'Rain Man'?

MTV News — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 20:20:01 +0000

By Eric Ditzian

Quick: What do Eminem and Dustin Hoffman have in common? What about Dr. Dre and Tom Cruise? Until today, we here at MTV News couldn't have come up with much besides them all being really, really rich. But check out this photo from the set of Em's latest music video and tell us it doesn't look like the rappers are doing their best "Rain Man" impression.

Go with us on this one for a second. First off, there's Slim Shady all clean-cut, with dark hair sculpted into a neat side part. What, you don't immediately see the resemblance to Hoffman's autistic genius Raymond Babbitt? Fine. But now note those matching gray suits and white shirts. Hoffman and Cruise wore almost the exact same outfits in "Rain Man."

And where did they get all dressed up to go? The casino. Cruise's Charlie had a get-rich-quick scheme to use Ray's ridiculous counting skills to win big at the Vegas blackjack tables. Now back to the music-video photo: What are Dre and 50 Cent doing? They're staring intently at something Em is trying to explain, as if he's got some sort of trick up his sleeve and they're trying to learn from him. What game are they playing? Blackjack. Where is the video being filmed? The Palms Casino in Las Vegas.

Still not convinced yet? Really? Recall a track off Em's 2004 album Encore called — you guessed it — "Rain Man." Check out the lyrics: "My name was not to become what I became with this level of fame/ My soul is possessed by this devil/ My new name is/ Rain Man."

Case closed! You heard it here first: Eminem's new video for "We Made You" — the first single from his upcoming album Relapse — is a riff on 1988's Academy Award winner for Best Picture.

See for yourself April 7 when the video hits the airwaves.

Eminem, U2, Coldplay Promise Two Albums In One Year -- Will It Happen?

Gil Kaufman — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 19:15:57 +0000

Getting one album a year set up and released is enough of a chore amid the smoking ruins of the music business. While albums frequently dropped every four to six months in the 1960s, unless you're multi-band-leader Jack White, the lag time between major releases these days tends to be three or more years. And if you're Guns N' Roses or Dr. Dre, well ...

Some, like Lil Wayne, pack that gap with hundreds of mixtape tunes and guest appearances, but even Weezy seems to be struggling to nail what is shaping up to be the new brass bragging ring in the biz: the two (or three) albums in a year watermark. While his rock album, Rebirth, was supposed to be released this spring, last we knew it was still in the "TBD" category.

So far this year, we've had U2, Eminem and Coldplay saying they'll drop a second brand-new disc of material either in the same calendar year or within 365 days of their most recent efforts. But considering the gaps between their two most recent releases (almost five years, five years and three years, respectively), and the fact that they're among the biggest acts in the world, turning that ship around so quickly would be impressive, though highly unlikely.

And, you might recall, last year Erykah Badu promised that she had a conceptual album trifecta up her billowing sleeve, but so far we've only seen the mind-blowing first chapter released, New Amerykah Part 1, 4th World War. No release date has been set for New Amerykah Part 2, Return of the Ankh, or the third "period piece" album, Lowdown Loretta Brown, all of which were supposed to originally drop in 2008. And, before all his recent legal issues, DMX had said he was going to release a hip-hop and gospel album within months of each other.

You might also recall that Chicago’s Lupe Fiasco promised to end his career with a three-album flurry entitled LUPE.N.D. but that project seems to have been back-burnered as well. Hell, even Cam'ron is talking trifecta, recently telling MTV News that he's got two albums, a soundtrack and two movies in the pipeline for '09.

While plenty of artists have beat the 12-month clock in the past (DMX, Tupac, Jay-Z, and last year, Trent Reznor's Nine Inch Nails), it's a tough game to play and we're not going to hold our breaths for those new U2, Eminem and Coldplay albums.

But we have full confidence that one artist will deliver exactly as promised.

Prince, notorious for his shelf-buckling backlog of recorded material, also has three albums teed up for release this year, only two of which, LOtUSFLOW3R and MPLSoUND are, technically, his own, plus a third from his protégé, Bria Valente, Elixer, that he had a heavy hand in writing and playing on.

And the reason, unlike all these other acts, that you can believe Prince? He cut an exclusive deal with Target that will see the whole thing drop for the low-low price of $11.98. Maybe front-loading is the key?

Do you think U2, Coldplay and Eminem will get two albums out this year?

Eminem's Relapse: Release Date Pulled By Amazon

Chris Harris — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 19:42:10 +0000

On Monday, Amazon.com posted a listing on its site for a forthcoming Eminem album, claiming the set would be in stores on December 23. Later that day, a spokesperson for Em's label, Interscope, told us that "there's been no date scheduled" for Relapse yet.

And sure enough, on Tuesday Amazon removed the release-date information for the record, the title of which the site listed as "TBD." The site has a spotty record in terms of the reliability of such information: In recent years, they've listed several different release dates for Guns N' Roses' Chinese Democracy, all of which were not November 23, 2008, which is now apparently the album's officially official release date.

In short, this all probably means that there won't be a copy of Relapse in your Christmas stocking this year. As soon as we find out an official release date, we'll let you know.

Eminem Is Best Rapper Alive, Vibe Poll Says -- What Do You Think?

MTV News — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 15:41:00 +0000

According to the just-announced results of a Vibe magazine readers' poll, Eminem is the Best Rapper Alive — beating out Jay-Z, Kanye West, Lil Wayne, Game, Rick Ross and some 60 other MCs. The vote is a testament not only to Eminem's talent but also to the tenacity of his fans: Em hasn't released an album in more than four years, and has issued little new material since then. And since, according to the magazine, some 920,000 votes were tallied, the results speak for a lot of hip-hop fans.

What do you think of the results of Vibe's poll?

What Is Game Getting At With The Eminem References?

MTV News — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 20:21:40 +0000

In "My Life," a new track (featuring Lil Wayne) that just leaked online, the Game raps cryptically about Eminem:

"All the pictures of me and Em, I burned them," he raps, referencing Slim Shady. "So there ain't no proof I walked through 8 Mile/ And so since it ain't no Proof, I'll never walk through 8 Mile/ Sometimes I think about my life with my face down/ Then I see my sons and put on my Kanye smile."

What do you think he's talking about? Let us know below...