Watch The Final Four 'Voice' Performances And Vote In Our Poll

Posted 5/8/12 12:24 pm EST by in Newsroom Poll, The Voice


Last night on "The Voice," the final four – Jermaine Paul, Juliet Simms, Chris Mann and Tony Lucca – took the stage for their final competitive performances, to duet with their respective coaches (Blake shelton, Cee Lo Green, Christina Aguilera and Adam Levine) and once more to perform a tribute/thank you song for their mentor.

>> Who Will Win 'The Voice'? (Poll)

Everyone was uniformly great, which begs the question, just who the heck is going to win this thing?

Watch all four of the competitive performances here and don't forget to vote in our poll for who you think will win the title of "The Voice" – in addition to a fancy recroding contract with Universal Republic Records.

And check back tomorrow to see if we got the winner right! Right now, the voting is split pretty evenly, so it's anyone's guess who is walking away with the big prize tonight (which makes it even more exciting, right?).

Check out Chris Mann and Jermaine Paul's performances below! Read More...

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Lady Gaga's Tea Cup Snags £47,000 At Auction For Charity

Posted 5/8/12 11:38 am EST by in Charity, Lady Gaga


By Elizabeth Lancaster (@lizzydl)

Little Monsters all want a piece of Lady Gaga, and it seems like they will settle for any bit of her ... even her dirty dishes.

>> Lady Gaga's 'Born This Way Ball' Stage Biggest Ever Built To Tour

On May 6, the pop star put her very own blue-and-white tea cup up for auction on Yahoo! Japan Auctions to raise money for artists that were affected by the 2011 tsunami that devastated parts of the country. The tiny tea cup brought in an astonishing £47,000 to help these artists study abroad.

>> Lady Gaga Giving Away 'Monster Pit Key' To Hardcore Fan At Each Tour Stop

Gaga recently brought her "Born This Way Ball" to the continent, and is currently in Tokyo for three more shows following several dates in Hong Kong. As usual, she made sure to keep her Little Monsters in the loop, tweeting early this morning, "On my way to TOKYO!!! I'm so excited I'm gonna sit by the pilot on the planes and ask him to go faster!! *are we there yet*"

>> Lady Gaga And Britney Spears Tweet Love For Each Other

What would you like to see her auction off next? And for which charity? Let us know in the comments below!

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Remember Maurice Sendak By Reliving His Fantastic Final Interview With Stephen Colbert

Posted 5/8/12 10:47 am EST by in books, Television


Maurice Sendak, the brilliant author and illustrator of some of the greatest children's books of all time, most notably "Where the Wild Things Are," passed away today, May 8, at his Danbury, Connecticut, home. He was 83.

>> Maurice Sendak, Author Of 'Where The Wild Things Are,' Dead At 83

Earlier this year, the author gave a hilariously biting and curmudgeonly interview to Stephen Colbert on "The Colbert Report." As one of the many children who grew up loving Sendak's works, we thought there was no more fitting tribute to the legendary writer than to bring you what would be his final public appearance. It is Sendak in all his glory.

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Check out part two of the interview below. Read More...

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Kanye West Doesn't Like The Way You Dress

Posted 5/8/12 8:36 am EST by in Kanye West, Tweet Beat


Or should we say, the way we dress, but we never claimed to be a fashion icon. Why you gotta blow our spot like that, Kanye?

We're big fans of button-ups, hoodies and khaki cargo shorts. (Hey, sometimes a guy needs a few extra pockets!)

Kanye West is a sporadic Twitter-er at best, but when he has something to say, he does not hold back. Over the weekend, the hip-hop superstar was out and about in NYC and didn't like what he saw. "Just driving through the city and I see a few thing I hate…" he tweeted, before proceeding to list the many looks he's just not that into.

Now, and we hate doing this because we are such big fans, but maybe we busted Kanye rocking one of the above looks. Check it out after the jump. Read More...

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Who Will Win 'The Voice'? (Poll)

Posted 5/7/12 4:59 pm EST by in Newsroom Poll, The Voice


Tony Lucca

The two-night finale of "The Voice" begins tonight (May 7) on NBC and we're pretty psyched! We've been recapping the show all season and can't wait to find out who America picks as their favorite.

>> Blake Shelton And Adam Levine: Breaking Down Their Love

Though, we have to admit, we're a little personally divided over who we think should be crowned "The Voice." The four contestants remaining are equally talented in different ways and each bring something different to the table.

>> 'The Voice' Closes In On 'American Idol'

Check out our breakdown of the remaining contestants and what we think their chances are below and vote after the jump for who you think will be win it all on tomorrow's finale.

>> 'The Voice' Clocks Biggest Non-Sporting Event Ratings In Six Years

Read on and vote below! Read More...

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Prince Harry Inspired To Become Reggae DJ After Meeting Bob Marley's Widow

Posted 5/7/12 12:33 pm EST by in Celebrity


By Zachary Swickey

Yes, you read that correctly.

In a story more reminiscent of the ’91 comedy “King Ralph,” where American John Goodman becomes King of England, UK’s The Sun is claiming that Prince Harry is now interested in becoming a music DJ – specifically of the reggae variety following a particularly moving meeting with Bob Marley’s widow on a recent trip to Jamaica.

The Sun reports that the young royal has been stockpiling a huge vinyl music collection of reggae records from “specialist online stores.” The publication also states that Harry has been receiving helpful tips and lessons on how to mix records properly from his DJ friends.

“Harry has always been interested in music, but Jamaica was a real eye opener. He started looking into reggae as soon as he got back to the UK,” the of-course-unnamed source revealed.

Marley’s widow, Rita (who was also a member of his vocal backing group, the I Threes), also uknowingly played a part. “Meeting Rita Marley was a great inspiration too," the source continued. "She seems to have had a big impact on him.”

As rad as it may seem to picture Prince Harry blasting some Damian Marley at the House of Blues, the source says Harry’s DJ career would likely be restricted to private events (you know, being royalty and all): "He's unlikely to ever DJ in public — but if he did it'd be the party of the year."

(Given his known fondness for a good time, we kind of imagine that last part is true.)

The Royal Family has remained mum on Harry’s supposed newfound career, so we’ll remain ever so slightly skeptical for now.

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'50 Shades of Grey' Gets The 'SNL' Treatment

Posted 5/7/12 11:08 am EST by in books, Movies, snl, Television, twilight


"50 Shades of Grey" is a bona fide phenomenon. Not only is the erotic novel a bestseller, it is being adapted into a film that has some of Hollywood's hottest leading men falling all over themselves to get cast as Christian Grey, the kinky male lead.

Now, "Saturday Night Live" is taking aim at the S&M book's popularity in a hilarious spoof. What do you get the woman who has it all on Mother's Day? Well, you might want to start with a little alone time.

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Sidebar: Consider yourself lucky if you are reading this outside of a major city with a popular mass-transit system. We will never look at the middle-aged lady sitting across from us on the NYC subway reading "50 Shades of Grey" the same way again. (And we're not going to lie, we were already a little uncomfortable to begin with.)

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>> 'Twilight,' '50 Shades Of Grey' And The Fanfic Phenomenon
>> 'Fifty Shades Of Grey' Rumored Cast

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'Community' Star Alison Brie Talks New Girl Group, Covers Classics At LA Gig

Posted 5/7/12 10:09 am EST by in Music, Television


Alison Brie

By Zachary Swickey

LOS ANGELES – Alison Brie is a woman of many talents: she can act, pull off a believable British accent – as seen in the hilarious Jason Segel and Emily Blunt comedy “The Five-Year Engagement – and let us tell you, the girl can sing like a bird.

Brie already has a cult-like following of devoted fans thanks to her role as the innocent-but-spunky Annie Edison on NBC’s hit comedy “Community,” but lately she has been dabbling in musical courtesy of her work with The Girls – a pop trio she recently formed with two of her best friends, fellow actresses Cyrina Fiallo and Julianna Guill (who have both popped up on “Community” as well).

Fortunately, Brie is just as nice as her “Community” character, as she was willing to chat with MTV News on the phone a bit about her new group and how they came to be. When asked if she was already friends with her fellow bandmates before their respective appearances on “Community,” she explained that they were all in an online web series together known as “My Alibi,” which ran on ABC Family’s website. Brie described the show as a “'Breakfast Club'-type web series,” and credits it for helping her land the role of Annie because the characters are so similar.

The Girls made their debut performance in New York City – with the amazingly talented locals Jones Street Station as their backing band – and Brie revealed that they were very prepared for the gig. “We practiced a lot. We practiced for about four months – choosing songs and getting together weekly with Ludwig Goransson [a composer on “Community”] as he helped us with our harmonies,” she explained.

“But of course, on the day, liquid courage was involved,” she joked. Read More...

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Jay-Z Can't Help Spoiling Blue Ivy

Posted 5/7/12 8:52 am EST by in Beyonce, Jay-Z


It's hard to image growing up with a cooler mom and dad than Beyonce and Jay-Z, but the rapper revealed his insecurities about fatherhood on Oprah's Master Class: Special Edition, saying he's certain he will spoil his baby girl and hopes she doesn't resent him for it later.

"I imagine I'll take things I learned from my mom and things I've learned from raising my nephews and apply that," Jay said of fatherhood. "Then at the end of the day, I just know I'll probably have the worst-spoiled little kid ever."

Having taken a look at the very fancy dream nursery Andrea Edmunds, president of PoshTots, who has worked with Heidi Klum, Kimora Lee Simmons and Gwyneth Paltrow, put together for the posh tot and the fantastic threads baby Blue already sports on days out with mom, we're pretty sure the royal couple of hip-hop and R&B are already headed down that path.

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"Everyone imagines they'll be a great dad until their [kids are] teenagers," he continued. "[Then it's like], 'Get away from me, dad. You're embarrassing me.'"

It's kind of comforting to know that Jay-Z has the same fears about fatherhood that every man endures, right? Coming from a difficult upbringing himself, we're sure he'll extol the virtues of hard work and dedication to his baby girl.

We think baby Blue will be just fine.

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