By Chad Bullock
Do you like it clean, dirty or chopped & screwed? Take your pick, because that's how the guys of Pretty Ricky are giving it to you with their new album. The Bluestars themselves stopped by MTV News and hung out on our multi(million) purpose red couch to talk everything from their new music to who they’d appreciate a lap dance from.
Diamond "Baby Blue" Smith, Spectacular Smith, Corey "Slick 'Em" Mathis and newest member Lingerie sat down with MTV News correspondent Jim Cantiello to let us in on what they have in store for us. The super down-to-earth guys talked about the album and how the "melodies are gonna wrap around your body." The guys are hoping to make this album the comeback album of 2009 and to solidify themselves as the top hip-hop and R&B group of the year (with the help of some body-wrapping melodies, of course).
The "Grind With Me" singers/rappers also schooled us on how to turn our red couch into a lovemaking device. In fact, they made the couch pregnant. And yes, Jim Cantiello got in on the action.
The group discussed other things, including current social issues and what things would be like if they ran the country. They talked about the awesomeness of Twitter and we all became Twitter friends.
Their self-titled new album was just released this week and their new single is "Say a Command." And in case you were still wondering: R&B singer Ciara is who they would appreciate a lap dance from.
Every day a multitude of stars wanders through the halls of MTV News to talk about their latest projects and goof around with our intrepid correspondents. But sometimes we catch stars elsewhere, and that's why we put together Spotted!, a daily compendium of stars in the wild.
50 Cent took some time out of his preparation for the release of his new album Before I Self Destruct (which hits stores on November 23) to fly across the pond to promote a new movie. 50 stars in "Dead Man Running," a British gangster picture that hits cinemas next week. The man born Curtis Jackson plays Thigo, a mob boss who gives an associate 24 hours to repay him the 100,000 pounds in cash he is owed, and the film follows the breathless search to scare up the money before 50's character can strike. 50 hit London for the premiere and was spotted at the Mayfair Hotel, a top-shelf luxury spot in England's capital. But he's not going to let his intercontinental travel get in the way of the march for Before I Self Destruct: According to his official Web site, the video for his new song "Crime Wave" will premiere tonight on the page.
Mr. Jackson wasn't the only star on the street yesterday. The boys from Tokio Hotel paid a visit to a Best Buy store in New York, while Ciara enjoyed a meal at the Phillipe Chow restaurant in Beverly Hills, California. Click here for these photos as well as the entire "Spotted!" archive, which includes over 300 candid shots of Madonna, Britney Spears, Justin Timberlake, Miley Cyrus, Adam Lambert, Lady Gaga, Kanye West, the Jonas Brothers and Mariah Carey!
Every day a multitude of stars wanders through the halls of MTV News to talk about their latest projects and goof around with staff members. But sometimes we catch stars elsewhere, and that's why we put together Spotted!, a daily compendium of stars in the wild.
The always fashion-forward Hilary Duff paid a visit to the "I 'Heart' Ronson" event in New York yesterday, which celebrated the Charlotte Ronson-designed fashion line sold exclusively at JC Penny. Duff joined other clothes horses Jemina Pearl, Mischa Barton, Olivia Thirlby, Cisco Adler, Zoe Kravitz and MTV's own Alexa Chung at the event.
Duff has been steadily drifting away from her music and movie career to focus more on fashion: She has her own line called "Stuff by Hilary Duff" and has designed jeans for DKNY. But she hasn't totally neglected the outlets that made her a star, as she's working on several films and told MTV News back in November that she was working on a new album after parting ways with her former label Hollywood Records. Most notably, she's been in New York filming her guest appearances on "Gossip Girl."
Hilary wasn't the only star to get out of the house for a little fun yesterday. Ciara took a trip to Intermix in Los Angeles for a little shopping, Kourtney Kardashian stocked up on baby accessories and Pussycat Doll Ashley Roberts hit the beach in Malibu. Check out all those photos plus the complete "Spotted!" gallery, featuring shots of Britney Spears, Madonna, Beyoncé, the Jonas Brothers, Lady Gaga and dozens more!
By Kathleen Newman-Bremang
Stars showed up in full force last night in Santa Monica for Maxim's annual Hot 100 party. The mag just unveiled its list of Hollywood's hottest ladies — with "Year One" co-star Olivia Wilde taking the coveted #1 spot — and the event's red carpet was just as sizzling.
Ciara may have been down at #32 on the list, but the sexy singer stole the spotlight on the red carpet, sporting some throwback cornrows. Though they didn't make this year's list, Tila Tequila and Vanessa Minnillo were graciously willing to party with those who did and both broke out the bold colors.
And would it really be a party without an appearance by the recently christened Mr. and Mrs. Spencer Pratt? We think not. Heidi Montag (#81) and her hubby showed up fashionably late, arriving at just a little before 11 p.m. Check out the pics of all the other stars who came out to celebrate Maxim's hottest!
By Angelique Smith
If you love rock, you probably loved "American Idol" contestants Adam Lambert and Allison Iraheta last night. The pair blew the judges away with their duet. And if you want to learn more about Lambert's "Whole Lotta Love" and Danny Gokey's "Dream On," we've got you covered.
Ciara told us all about her Fantasy Ride, which came out yesterday. After releasing the daring "Love Sex and Magic" with Justin Timberlake, it is obvious that she is not holding back.
Mixtape Daily caught up with Lady Gaga on the set of Wale's new video, where she talked about how Kanye West actually understood the real meaning of "Poker Face" when he unleashed the remix to the song.
After learning the sad news that Dom DeLuise passed away on Monday, MTV Movies Blog picked the actor's top five performances, including Dominick DiNapoli in "Fatso" and Tiger in "An American Tail."
As part of his major comeback, Eminem is launching an iPhone video game to accompany his new album, Relapse.
By Rahman Dukes
Ciara just celebrated next week's release of her album, Fantasy Ride, in her hometown of Atlanta with a host of family and friends by her side. In support of her third solo effort, music industry peers such as Young Jeezy, Monica, Juelz Santana and even her parents came out to show love at A-Town's trendy hot spot the Luckie Lounge. Longtime mentor and producer Jazze Pha was also in the building, putting to rest any signs of a fallout between the two. To ring in the event like a true superstar, Ciara arrived to the function in a spanking-new charcoal grey drop-top Rolls Royce Phantom. See the photos below!
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Ciara has found a failsafe way to focus attention on her forthcoming third LP, Fantasy Ride: The singer appears nude (albeit with parts of her body strategically covered) on the cover of the October issue of Vibe magazine.
And the revelations don't end there: The 22-year-old singer — who has been rumored to be romantically linked with 50 Cent — also talks about fame and her love life in the magazine, which hits newsstands on September 16.
More on Ciara, plus the controversial photo, after the jump.
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· From Cornelius Hornblower to documentary filmmaker, Adam Yauch (the vegan Buddhist Beastie) made a film about the best high school b-ball players facing off in Harlem's Rucker Park.
· Ludacris has enlisted Ciara to raise money for AIDS research through his Ludacris Foundation.
· Rejected by TV viewers, Kristy Lee Cook is truly accepted by one special man.
· The fuggin’ hilarious Fug Girls disagree with Heidi Montag’s fashion sense. Strongly.
A lil note from shooter extraordinaire Akshay Bhansali (that's him on the left), fresh from a visit with crunk 'n R&B princess Ciara at Hotlanta's Silent Studios:
You'd think a waffle and fried chicken breakfast would make a crew lethargic, but catching up with Ciara seriously brightened up my day. C played us 7 or 8 tracks off her upcoming third album, "Fantasy Ride." The first single to hit the radio is gonna be "High Price," a crunktastic jam featuring old partner in crime Ludacris Bridges.
Once the shoot wrapped, Ciara showed the crew her ridiculously hot white Rolls, and Sway had his heart dead-set on a ride. It didn't really work out that way...
A rundown of the tracks she played for MTV News' listening session, in C's own scribbly handwriting, after the jump. Read more...
