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Twama Roundup: Nick Cannon's Hospitalization, Kanye's DONDA And Britney's Bling

Posted 1/6/12 4:27 pm EST by in Britney Spears, Kanye West, Mariah Carey, Tweet Beat, Twitter


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By Kara Klenk

With millions of inane tweets being pumped out every day, it can be hard to keep track of actual celebrity gossip, feuds and random observations that make Twitter so much fun. So we’re rounding up the week in Twitter drama – or Twama for those of you not yet sick of cutesy word combos!

Nick Cannon Hospitalized

Nick Cannon’s wife Mariah Carey took to Twitter to announce his hospitalization due to kidney failure. "Please pray for Nick as he's fighting to recover from a mild kidney failure. #mybraveman," Carey tweeted. The mother of “Dem Babies” also surprisingly included a photo of herself curled up with Cannon in his hospital bed (above). This was shocking only because Mariah is infrequently photographed sans perfect hair and makeup, but I guess when your man is sick vanity takes a back seat. Wonder how psyched Nick was to have his picture taken during mild kidney failure and tweeted to millions? Stay tuned to Mariah’s account for updates on Nick’s prognosis.

Read on for Kanye's missive and Britney's bling! Read More...

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Mariah Carey Cooked Soul Food For Nick Cannon, Meatballs For L.A. Reid

Posted 11/9/11 3:30 pm EST by in Mariah Carey


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Donning a body-hugging vintage Halston red gown, on Wednesday Mariah Carey attended a press conference to announce her role as Jenny Craig's newest spokesperson. During the intimate chat with Gayle King, the singer revealed some details about the foods she loved to cook during her pregnancy.

"I was cooking my whole pregnancy," she said about what she was up to before joining Jenny. "I cooked soul food for [husband] Nick [Cannon] my entire pregnancy. For L.A. Reid, I made him some meatballs. I did the Italian for L.A."

With that mystery solved, Mariah, who looked simply on fire in her gown, also dished a bit about her married life to Nick and in the process may have taken a jab at Kim Kardashian. "There's no teams; me and Nick are the same team always ... sometimes we make each other mad," she explained. "That's why we're not divorced after four months. I'm just saying this Hollywood thing ... did I say something that is wrong?" she coyly added.

Read on for Mariah's weight loss secret. Read More...

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Justin Bieber's 'All I Want For Christmas' Duet With Mariah Carey Leaks And Something Sounds ... Familiar

Posted 10/28/11 10:28 am EST by in Holiday, Justin Bieber, Mariah Carey, Newsroom Poll


This morning when we arrived in the MTV Newsroom, we were alerted to the most important holiday-related news of the year: Justin Bieber and Mariah Carey's duet of "All I Want For Christmas Is You" leaked online.

Listening to the hotly anticipated track, we were struck by … well, by the fact that Mariah's vocal seems identical to that of her classic original. It's the same vocal, right? It's not just us? We're not hearing things?

Mariah's original "All I Want For Christmas" is our favorite Christmas song. Having listened to the song approximately 12 million times, we feel confident that we're right.

But you tell us. Above is Mariah's original and after the jump is her duet with Bieber. Listen closely then vote in our poll below. Read More...

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Justin Bieber And Mariah Carey And Five Other Strange Musical Collaborations

Posted 10/20/11 4:49 pm EST by in collaborations, Justin Bieber, Mariah Carey


By Sterling Wong

‘Tis the season to be jolly, especially if you’re a Justin Bieber fan, as the teen superstar is set to release his first holiday album, Under the Mistletoe, come November 1.

(The first single, "Mistletoe," dropped earlier this week during MTV First: Justin Bieber.)

For this release, Bieber has roped in a whole host of guest artists. Some guest appearances are to be expected – mentor and close friend Usher, of course, duets with Bieber on his version of "The Christmas Song (Chestnuts)." Some, though, seem to have come out of left field. I’m sure I wasn’t the only one to do a double take when I found out that Bieber would be collaborating with Mariah Carey on a new version of her smash “All I Want for Christmas is You.” Not only is the music Carey makes very different from Bieber's, her fanbase is an entirely different demographic.

But, then again, this new Justin/Mariah power combo is hardly the first unusual music collaboration. Artists working together and crossing genres often produce fresh, innovative music. In anticipation of hearing the new duet version of “All I Want for Christmas is You,” I thought I’d take a look back at some of music’s most unusual and unexpected collaborations.

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Real-Life Couples Who Took Their Love In Front Of The Cameras For Music Videos

Posted 10/18/11 3:54 pm EST by in Britney Spears, Celebrity, Video


By Christina Garibaldi

Britney Spears just released the ultra-steamy video for “Criminal,” which stars her boyfriend of over two years, Jason Trawick. The two give us a glimpse into their bedroom behavior in the clip and it got us thinking, what other couples have turned co-stars in music videos? Well, wonder no more, here’s our list!

Britney Spears and Kevin Federline, “My Prerogative” (2004)
Jason Trawick wasn’t the first boyfriend Britney teamed up with for a music video. Brit starred alongside then fiance Kevin Federline for the video for “My Prerogative." In the vid, K-Fed’s cameo remains a mystery for most of the clip (even though everyone knows it’s him) as he watches a barely clothed Britney roll around on a bed. The video concludes with the two walking down the aisle and locking lips, which later happened in real life. Yet, after two kids, the two called off their marriage in 2006.

Beyonce and Jay-Z, “Crazy in Love” (2003), "Bonnie and Clyde" (2003), “Déjà vu” (2006), "Upgrade U" (2006)
The super private couple certainly has had no trouble showing their love through their music. The two have appeared been in four music videos together, including “Crazy in Love,” which got the rumors swirling that these two were actually a couple. Now, not only do the two make great music together, they are also making babies! Beyonce is expecting their first child this February.

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Which Justin Bieber Christmas Song Are You Most Excited For?

Posted 10/14/11 2:58 pm EST by in Music


Justin Bieber is just a few weeks away from dropping his holiday album, Under the Mistletoe, and he's getting his fans hyped for its release with the premiere of his "Mistletoe" video next week on MTV.

Oh, and did we mention that he'll be sitting down with MTV News for a 30-minute interview after Tuesday's premiere? As we amp up for what will certainly be one very awesome chat, we're looking forward to the superstar collabos Bieber has promised on the upcoming album.

The teased team-ups from the November 1 release have yet to drop, but there's a good chance they'll start to roll out soon. Today, Bieber tweeted, "Spoke to bday boy @usherraymondiv - he says if we get #MISTLETOE to #1 on ITUNES we can release our DUET from the album the next week!!!!!"

Well, we certainly can't wait to hear that. But we want to know: What song from the holiday album are you most excited for?

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'X Factor' Celeb Mentors: How Did Rihanna, Pharrell Fare?

Posted 10/14/11 7:04 am EST by in Television


By James Dinh

It's clear "X Factor" isn't scared to tack on some star power to their much-hyped talent competition; just take a look at the judging panel. And after catching Thursday's night's delayed episode, which featured Rihanna, Pharrell, Enrique Iglesias and Mariah Carey (sort of), it's even clearer.

In an episode that sent all 32 contestants around the world to their assigned judges' homes, Simon Cowell (mentoring under-30s girl acts), L.A. Reid (mentoring under-30s boy acts), Paula Abdul (mentoring group acts) and Nicole Scherzinger (mentoring over-30s acts) took the wannabes under their wings, calling on their very famous friends to help out.

We here at the MTV Newsroom thought we'd take a closer look at the celeb mentors and their words of wisdom. Here's how they fared:

Rihanna
Partnering with L.A. Reid, the record bigwig who discovered her, Rihanna was open to voicing her opinions on contestants' vocal talents, confidence and commercial relatability. Right off the bat, the pop titan compared young rapper Brian Bradley (also known as the Astronomical Kid) to the likes of current industry MCs like J. Cole. Score: 8/10

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Beyonce, Britney And Madonna: What To Expect When You're Expecting - Music Video Edition

Posted 10/4/11 11:10 am EST by in Beyonce, Britney Spears, Madonna


Oh my God, you guys! Beyonce's next video is almost here, and it's for one of your favorite songs from 4, the horn-blasting jam "Countdown."

We've been preaching the gospel of "Countdown" for months. Before the album even dropped, we were Internet screaming that it needed to be a single – and now it is! It's one of our favorite tracks on the album, which is a statement because 4 is our favorite album so far this year.

But enough fawning (for now … trust that we'll Stan out again once the full video drops). Yesterday, King Bey dropped a sneak peek and all anyone is talking about is her baby bump. So we got to thinking about pregnant ladies and pop music. Sometimes a star tries to keep her bump under wraps for a video shoot, as Madonna did in her "Music" video. You can't even tell that under that long white fur coat, the world's biggest pop star was very pregnant (her pregnancy was the reason the mid-vid action sequence was animated). Other times, she flaunts it, as Beyonce seems to be doing in the "Countdown" clip and as Britney Spears did in the video for her ballad "Someday (I Will Understand)."

After the jump, check out Her Madgesty and Britney as well as Pink and Mariah Carey in videos shot while the pop stars were expecting. Read More...

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Justin Bieber Takes On Queen Of Christmas Mariah Carey With Album Of Original Holiday Tunes

Posted 9/1/11 12:06 pm EST by in Justin Bieber, Mariah Carey


VMA winner Justin Bieber is a young guy, so he might not be aware that by producing an entirely original Christmas album he is stepping into an arena dominated almost exclusively by one of pop's biggest divas, Santa's Helper outfit enthusiast Mariah Carey.

For all intents and purposes, Mariah Carey is the unofficial Queen of Christmas. She wears Santa hats in public (and has miniature ones on her dogs), puts together holiday music spectaculars and usually celebrates the holiday with a lavish vacation in Aspen. A Google search of "Mariah Carey Christmas" returns over 45 million results and the video for her 1994 single "All I Want For Christmas Is You" has over 28 million views on YouTube.

The pop star has released two Christmas albums, 1994's Merry Christmas and last year's Merry Christmas II You, and while neither is wholly original (the second is principally standards with only a few original tunes), Carey owns this niche. Merry Christmas is the biggest selling Christmas album of all time, with worldwide sales exceeding 15 million copies.

And if Biebs is taking the original song route, he should be aware that Carey has set a pretty high bar. In the 17 years since its release, "All I Want For Christmas Is You" has become a standard itself – the New Yorker called it "one of the few worthy modern additions to the holiday canon." The track resurfaces on worldwide singles charts every holiday season, and topped the Billboard Hot 100 Re-currents Chart every year from 2005-08. The numbers for it are actually kind of staggering – "All I Want For Christmas Is You" is the best selling holiday digital single ever (and the nineteenth best-selling digital single of the 20th Century!), the most downloaded holiday ringtone of all time and is Carey's biggest single ever in the UK. Read More...

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Today In MTV History: Mariah Carey’s ‘TRL’ Meltdown

Posted 7/19/11 2:45 pm EST by in Mariah Carey, Television


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It’s time for a trip down memory lane. Once upon a time, in a far off kingdom called New York City, lived a popular little show called “Total Request Live” or simply “TRL.” It drew hoards of teens to Times Square, where they could stand in the street, block traffic and scream at some of the biggest stars in music. Do you remember? Man, those were the days…

Well, ten years ago today one of the biggest stars of all dropped by for what would become one of the most talked about appearances in the show’s 10-year history. The star: Mariah Carey. And girlfriend brought ice cream!

The pop star arrived unannounced and proceeded to strip off her shirt and pass out cool treats. According to Carey, “If you don’t have ice cream in your life, sometimes you just might go a little bit crazy.” (You can say that again, sister!) Host Carson Daly’s response: “That’s a metaphor for a lot more, I’m sure.”

The whole thing was pretty strange, to say the least, and left Daly clearly flustered. Check it out after the jump. Read More...

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