Britney Spears' forthcoming documentary, tentatively titled "For the Record" — airing November 30 on MTV — gives an in-depth and deeply personal look into the life of one of the world's biggest stars. In it, we get a behind-the-scenes look at the singer's comeback, following her into recording studios, to video shoots, and even at her recent triumphant appearance at the VMAs. But also, Britney opens up about all the craziness that has surrounded her life over the past few years and speaks candidly about how it all happened.
Watch the trailer and tell us what you think after the jump!
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By Brittany Baugh
We may have witnessed the first-ever recorded instance of a musician taking wardrobe hints from a leprechaun when we hit the set of All Time Low's video for "Poppin' Champagne" last week. When frontman Alex Gaskarth saw the green-and-gold suit, complete with buckled shoes and a tiny hat, he remarked, "Hey! We should have gotten me fitted for a matching one!"
In addition to the leprechauns, we also saw zoot suits, ferrets and booty dancing on the set at New York's Touch nightclub. For anyone who's followed the band, it was business as usual, but it was, of course, just that — business. No, the life of a music-video extra is not a glamorous one.
(After the jump, check out my exclusive footage of bassist Zack Merrick!)
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Word has spread quickly through the Newsroom about the alleged Lindsay Lohan sex-tape, of which certain websites of ill repute have alleged still images of her alleged sexual conduct with alleged former beau Calum Best (let's just say that in one of the stills, Mr. Best is probably a fan of the new Three 6 Mafia single, "I'd Rather"). We will not post those stills here for obvious reasons but this follows a week in which other lascivious visual images of certain female celebrities, both new ones and marginal ones, have escaped into the public void: Audrina Patridge, Ashley Alexandra Dupre, et al.
All we can say is, more please. Seriously, if you're going to be foolish enough to be a public figure making videotapes, then we are going to be only more than happy to indulge in such voyeurism. Plus, we think it's kinda hot.
Meanwhile, on the other end of the image rehabilitation spectrum, we have Mariah Carey. She is appearing in a Macy's commercial with the guitarist Santana, Donald Trump and Martha Stewart, that will run in both English and Spanish starting this weekend. The spots were directed by Barry Levinson. (It is like someone took a bunch of names at random, jumbled them together and came up with this entry). Anyway, WE HAVE THE FIRST LOOK AT THAT COMMERCIAL RIGHT NOW.
You know all those rumors about Paramore calling it quits? (You don't? Why, here's a quick primer.) Well, it turns out they're not true. NOT TRUE!
How do we know? Because we have in our possession super-secret footage taken from the set of the band's new video, for the song "That's What You Get." It's a little grainy, because -- in keeping with all super-secret footage -- it was shot from behind a stack of crates in a warehouse down by the docks,* but it clearly shows all four members of Paramore rocking out under the tutelage of director Marcos Siega (Blink-182's "All The Small Things," Weezer's "Beverly Hills,") and looking pretty happy doing it.
And if you don't believe us, here … check it out for yourselves.
Okay, okay, it bears mentioning here that late last month, Paramore's labels, Atlantic/Fueled By Ramen, initially invited MTV News to head down to Nashville (where the clip was shot) and talk to the band on the set, but that offer was quickly rescinded when all the breakup rumors started swirling...so all might not be as rosy as it appears in the above clip. But fear not, we're scheduled to interview Paramore later this week at SXSW, so we'll have all the news, straight from the band themselves (or frontwoman Hayley Williams, since she's the only one who speaks). Stay tuned.
*Note: This may not actually be true.
