The cover of Sports Illustrated’s 50th Anniversary Swimsuit Issue went to not one, not two, but three models in Lily Aldridge, Chrissy Teigen and Nina Agdal. Wearing barely-there bikini bottoms, the beauties got cheeky in the watershed issue, turning to the camera and show off their perfectly toned backsides. The 2014 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue cover trio had to endure a brutal shoot in the Cook Islands … compared to Kate Upton’s Antarctic adventure: Not since 1994’s “Dream Team” of Kathy Ireland, Elle MacPherson and Rachel Hunter has a trio of supermodels appeared on the cover of the buzzworthy issue. Chrissy Teigen (right) and Nina Agdal (left) are veterans of the annual bikini photo extravaganza, while Aldridge (center) is a newcomer, but a worthy one. “I feel so lucky,” Aldridge, the 28-year-old wife of Kings of Leon’s Caleb Followill and mother to 19-month-old-daughter Dixie, said. “It’s a dream come true.” Adds Nina Agdal, 21, “I’m speechless. It was my goal. I couldn’t be happier to be on this year’s cover. Absolutely amazing!” Teigen, 28, had a similar take: “I started crying. It was a weird shaking [and] trembling … I didn’t believe it.” The real question: Which of these SI hotties is the hottest? Vote below! Nina Agdal Lily Aldridge Chrissy Teigen I Miss Kate Upton!!! View Poll » The trio is also sharing the honors with a fourth cover girl. Sort of. A special, very real-looking Barbie swimsuit issue cover will reportedly be packaged over the top of 1,000 copies as part of a promotional deal with Mattel.
Lily Aldridge and Caleb Followill revealed exciting news to their fans today: the model and the musician are expecting their first child together! “We can’t wait to meet the new addition to our family,” Aldridge and Followill confirmed to People this morning via their spokesperson. The Victoria’s Secret Model and the Kings of Leon singer have seen the joys of parenthood firsthand over the past few months: Matthew Followill, Caleb’s brother, welcomed a son in April, while Alessandra Ambr
‘We can’t wait to meet the new addition to our family,’ Followill and wife Lily Aldridge say in statement to MTV News. By James Montgomery Lily Aldridge and Caleb Followill Photo: Getty Images Kings of Leon frontman Caleb Followill and his wife, model Lily Aldridge, are expecting their first child, a spokesperson for the band confirmed to MTV News on Thursday (December 29). “We are thrilled to announce that we are expecting our first child together,” the couple said in a statement. “We can’t wait to meet the new addition to our family.” The official confirmation comes one day after E! Online cited a source that said Aldridge was “approximately three months along” in her pregnancy. The two were married in May, at a ceremony held at the San Ysidro Ranch in Montecito, California after dating for more than two years. “It was the perfect day,” Followill said of the event. The announcement of the couple’s first child puts a happy cap on what was, by all accounts, a rather interesting year for the Kings, who came into 2011 riding their Come Around Sundown album, feuded with “Glee” creator Ryan Murphy (who would subsequently apologize for calling the band “self-centered a–holes”) and released a well-received documentary, “Talihina Sky.” In the summer, after a much-publicized incident at a Dallas concert in which Followill claimed to suffer “heat exhaustion,” the band scrapped the remainder of their U.S. tour in support of Sundown , before returning to the road in September for a run of Canadian shows. They wrapped the year with a tour of Australia and a pair of Grammy nominations: A Best Rock Album nod for Sundown and a Best Long Form Music Video nom for “Talihina Sky.” Related Artists Kings Of Leon
‘I wish I could sing sometimes, but I can’t,’ Cash Money rapper says. By Rob Markman Glasses Malone Photo: MTV News Celebrity Favorites: Glasses Malone Life must be good on Cash Money Records. Just ask California rapper Glasses Malone who is set to drop his debut album, Beach Cruiser, on the Birdman-helmed label in August. The label’s roster boasts Baby himself, Lil Wayne and Bow Wow, and then there’s label subsidiary Young Money, which houses Drake, Nicki Minaj and Tyga. “Hell, yeah, it’s competitive,” Glasses said when asked about the amount of talent on the two labels. “Let’s face it, Drake is probably one of the most, if not the most talented artist right now. This dude can be into a nice verse and kick some singin’ sh–, after being into a nice verse. Not an all right verse, he’ll be into a nice verse and then start singin’ and hold a great pitch. And then you look at Nicki Minaj, it’s success stories.” G. Malone is such a fan of Drizzy’s crooning that he sometimes wishes that he himself could hold a tune, but by the same token, he is aware of his own fanbase, which looks to him for harder, street-bred material. “I wish I could sing sometimes, but I can’t, so what I try to do is keep carving my niche at this gangsta sh–,” he told Mixtape Daily. “I figure, I can’t top Drake doin’ what he’s doin’. Drake is that n—a, he got it together. Wayne is that n—a, but I could make them n—as like, ‘Man that n—a G’s sh– hard.’ And once you do that, you win.” For Glasses, Cash Money and Young Money’s talented roster ultimately fuels his drive. “I use their situation as inspiration to know that the sky’s the limit,” he said. One of the perks to having such high-profile labelmates is the potential for good features. But on Beach Cruiser, Malone refused to force the issue. He has already recorded with Birdman and Wayne for his album and a number of other Cash Money artists on various side projects. When it comes to Drake, however, Glasses would rather wait until the time and the vibe is right. “Me and Drake, we talked a couple of times. We barely finna do somethin’ now. I just couldn’t figure out a song for Drake. I don’t talk about girls,” the Watts rapper said about his and Drizzy’s respective styles. “My songs wouldn’t be the right songs. He really appreciates women. I have to find the right niche.” For other artists featured in Mixtape Daily, check out Mixtape Daily Headlines . Related Artists Glasses Malone Drake
Past interviews have highlighted the band’s love of drinking. By Gil Kaufman Kings of Leon Photo: Getty In an era where most rock bands are about as edgy as the latest Ark Music Factory teen-sensation-in-a-box, Tennessee hell-raisers Kings of Leon have often stood out as a throwback to a messier era. The band of brothers (and cousin) raised by a Pentecostal preacher rose from humble beginnings to their current status as one of the biggest rock bands on the planet thanks to dark, moody songs, good genes (and jeans) and a well-established reputation as boozing, brawling ladies’ men who’ve been only somewhat tamed by rock stardom. In recent times, it seemed as if those hellion days were behind them, as one by one the Followill boys have gotten engaged, married or into serious relationships and talked about dialing back the partying. Questions were raised, though, over the weekend when the Kings announced they were canceling the remainder of their U.S. tour due to singer Caleb Followill’s “vocal issues and exhaustion.” The news came after a disastrous show in Dallas during which Followill repeatedly complained about the heat and abruptly left the stage, at one point telling the crowd, “I’m gonna go backstage and I’m gonna vomit. I’m gonna drink a beer and I’m gonna come back out and play three more songs.” Though Caleb never returned to the stage, frustrated bassist Jared Followill later tweeted, “There are internal sicknesses & problems that have needed to be addressed. I can’t lie, there are problems in our band bigger than not drinking enough Gatorade.” The missive clearly made it seem as if some deeper issues than the heat were afoot. Looking back at interviews the band has conducted over the past few years, it’s clear that alcohol has long been a part of the fuel that helped the band navigate their rise to stardom — for good or ill. Whether it’s Jared jokingly telling MTV News that he was impressively good at “Rock Band” while drunk or Caleb suggesting that the band’s most recent CD, Come Around Sundown, “sounds better with a cocktail,” to which Jared replied, “Everything [is better with a cocktail],” the boys have not shied away from discussing their tippling. An April 2009 cover story in Rolling Stone magazine called “The God-Fearing, Booze-Swilling Rise of America’s Hottest Band,” in fact, opens with Caleb and brother drummer Nathan arriving home late one night in 2007 after a heavy night of drinking and getting into such a vicious fight that Caleb dislocated his shoulder and Nathan shattered a $7,000 mirror and then proceeded to repeatedly stab his brother’s mattress with a kitchen knife. The rest of the story has a number of other boozy moments, from Caleb’s drunk New York apartment shopping to a description of the light in the interior of their 75-acre Tennessee property “reflecting off the endless bottles of hard alcohol and wine that cover nearly every inch of counter space.” It notes that after Caleb met his wife, model Lily Aldridge , he gave up drinking whiskey and now sticks to “wine, beer and the occasional shot of tequila.” Though their well-documented love of spirits appears to be at least somewhat to blame for recent troubles, the RS story also mentioned that, like his preacher father, Caleb “suffers from nerves, and he regularly vomits during performances.” Caleb has not made any public statement about what ails him, but on Tuesday, he told TMZ he was focused on healing. “I’m just trying to get better,” he said. Asked if the band will still hit the road as planned in September for a string of Canadian shows, he replied, “I don’t know … we’ll see how it goes.” Related Artists Kings Of Leon
Past interviews have highlighted the band’s love of drinking. By Gil Kaufman Kings of Leon Photo: Getty In an era where most rock bands are about as edgy as the latest Ark Music Factory teen-sensation-in-a-box, Tennessee hell-raisers Kings of Leon have often stood out as a throwback to a messier era. The band of brothers (and cousin) raised by a Pentecostal preacher rose from humble beginnings to their current status as one of the biggest rock bands on the planet thanks to dark, moody songs, good genes (and jeans) and a well-established reputation as boozing, brawling ladies’ men who’ve been only somewhat tamed by rock stardom. In recent times, it seemed as if those hellion days were behind them, as one by one the Followill boys have gotten engaged, married or into serious relationships and talked about dialing back the partying. Questions were raised, though, over the weekend when the Kings announced they were canceling the remainder of their U.S. tour due to singer Caleb Followill’s “vocal issues and exhaustion.” The news came after a disastrous show in Dallas during which Followill repeatedly complained about the heat and abruptly left the stage, at one point telling the crowd, “I’m gonna go backstage and I’m gonna vomit. I’m gonna drink a beer and I’m gonna come back out and play three more songs.” Though Caleb never returned to the stage, frustrated bassist Jared Followill later tweeted, “There are internal sicknesses & problems that have needed to be addressed. I can’t lie, there are problems in our band bigger than not drinking enough Gatorade.” The missive clearly made it seem as if some deeper issues than the heat were afoot. Looking back at interviews the band has conducted over the past few years, it’s clear that alcohol has long been a part of the fuel that helped the band navigate their rise to stardom — for good or ill. Whether it’s Jared jokingly telling MTV News that he was impressively good at “Rock Band” while drunk or Caleb suggesting that the band’s most recent CD, Come Around Sundown, “sounds better with a cocktail,” to which Jared replied, “Everything [is better with a cocktail],” the boys have not shied away from discussing their tippling. An April 2009 cover story in Rolling Stone magazine called “The God-Fearing, Booze-Swilling Rise of America’s Hottest Band,” in fact, opens with Caleb and brother drummer Nathan arriving home late one night in 2007 after a heavy night of drinking and getting into such a vicious fight that Caleb dislocated his shoulder and Nathan shattered a $7,000 mirror and then proceeded to repeatedly stab his brother’s mattress with a kitchen knife. The rest of the story has a number of other boozy moments, from Caleb’s drunk New York apartment shopping to a description of the light in the interior of their 75-acre Tennessee property “reflecting off the endless bottles of hard alcohol and wine that cover nearly every inch of counter space.” It notes that after Caleb met his wife, model Lily Aldridge , he gave up drinking whiskey and now sticks to “wine, beer and the occasional shot of tequila.” Though their well-documented love of spirits appears to be at least somewhat to blame for recent troubles, the RS story also mentioned that, like his preacher father, Caleb “suffers from nerves, and he regularly vomits during performances.” Caleb has not made any public statement about what ails him, but on Tuesday, he told TMZ he was focused on healing. “I’m just trying to get better,” he said. Asked if the band will still hit the road as planned in September for a string of Canadian shows, he replied, “I don’t know … we’ll see how it goes.” Related Artists Kings Of Leon
On Monday band canceled remaining U.S. tour dates, citing frontman’s ‘vocal issues and exhaustion.’ By James Montgomery The Kings of Leon’s Caleb Followill Photo: Skip Bolen/ WireImage On the same day his band announced they were canceling the remainder of their U.S. tour due to his “vocal issues and exhaustion,” Kings of Leon frontman Caleb Followill was in New York, where he told a TMZ cameraman he was focused on healing. “I’m just trying to get better,” Followill said while walking with his wife, model Lily Aldridge . On Monday, the Kings of Leon scrapped their tour in the wake of a disastrous Dallas show during which Followill repeatedly complained about the heat and then abruptly left the stage after announcing to the crowd at the Gexa Energy Pavilion, “I’m gonna go backstage and I’m gonna vomit. I’m gonna drink a beer and I’m gonna come back out and play three more songs.” He never reappeared, leaving his bandmates to apologize to the audience. Following the show, KOL bassist Jared Followill took to Twitter to express his frustrations, writing, “There are internal sicknesses & problems that have needed to be addressed. I can’t lie, there are problems in our band bigger than not drinking enough Gatorade.” Initially, the band only postponed a Saturday-night show in Houston, but citing Followill’s health, they made the decision to cancel their remaining U.S. shows, saying in a statement, “The band is devastated, but in order to give their fans the shows they deserve, they need to take this break.” The Kings are scheduled to return to the road at the end of September, with a run of shows in Canada, but when asked about future touring plans by TMZ, Followill would only say, “I don’t know. … We’ll see how it goes.” The TMZ cameraman then asked Followill how he plans to heal his voice, to which he jokingly replied, “[I] try not to do interviews.” Related Artists Kings Of Leon
On Monday band canceled remaining U.S. tour dates, citing frontman’s ‘vocal issues and exhaustion.’ By James Montgomery The Kings of Leon’s Caleb Followill Photo: Skip Bolen/ WireImage On the same day his band announced they were canceling the remainder of their U.S. tour due to his “vocal issues and exhaustion,” Kings of Leon frontman Caleb Followill was in New York, where he told a TMZ cameraman he was focused on healing. “I’m just trying to get better,” Followill said while walking with his wife, model Lily Aldridge . On Monday, the Kings of Leon scrapped their tour in the wake of a disastrous Dallas show during which Followill repeatedly complained about the heat and then abruptly left the stage after announcing to the crowd at the Gexa Energy Pavilion, “I’m gonna go backstage and I’m gonna vomit. I’m gonna drink a beer and I’m gonna come back out and play three more songs.” He never reappeared, leaving his bandmates to apologize to the audience. Following the show, KOL bassist Jared Followill took to Twitter to express his frustrations, writing, “There are internal sicknesses & problems that have needed to be addressed. I can’t lie, there are problems in our band bigger than not drinking enough Gatorade.” Initially, the band only postponed a Saturday-night show in Houston, but citing Followill’s health, they made the decision to cancel their remaining U.S. shows, saying in a statement, “The band is devastated, but in order to give their fans the shows they deserve, they need to take this break.” The Kings are scheduled to return to the road at the end of September, with a run of shows in Canada, but when asked about future touring plans by TMZ, Followill would only say, “I don’t know. … We’ll see how it goes.” The TMZ cameraman then asked Followill how he plans to heal his voice, to which he jokingly replied, “[I] try not to do interviews.” Related Artists Kings Of Leon
On Monday band canceled remaining U.S. tour dates, citing frontman’s ‘vocal issues and exhaustion.’ By James Montgomery The Kings of Leon’s Caleb Followill Photo: Skip Bolen/ WireImage On the same day his band announced they were canceling the remainder of their U.S. tour due to his “vocal issues and exhaustion,” Kings of Leon frontman Caleb Followill was in New York, where he told a TMZ cameraman he was focused on healing. “I’m just trying to get better,” Followill said while walking with his wife, model Lily Aldridge . On Monday, the Kings of Leon scrapped their tour in the wake of a disastrous Dallas show during which Followill repeatedly complained about the heat and then abruptly left the stage after announcing to the crowd at the Gexa Energy Pavilion, “I’m gonna go backstage and I’m gonna vomit. I’m gonna drink a beer and I’m gonna come back out and play three more songs.” He never reappeared, leaving his bandmates to apologize to the audience. Following the show, KOL bassist Jared Followill took to Twitter to express his frustrations, writing, “There are internal sicknesses & problems that have needed to be addressed. I can’t lie, there are problems in our band bigger than not drinking enough Gatorade.” Initially, the band only postponed a Saturday-night show in Houston, but citing Followill’s health, they made the decision to cancel their remaining U.S. shows, saying in a statement, “The band is devastated, but in order to give their fans the shows they deserve, they need to take this break.” The Kings are scheduled to return to the road at the end of September, with a run of shows in Canada, but when asked about future touring plans by TMZ, Followill would only say, “I don’t know. … We’ll see how it goes.” The TMZ cameraman then asked Followill how he plans to heal his voice, to which he jokingly replied, “[I] try not to do interviews.” Related Artists Kings Of Leon
And Murphy responds, calling Nathan Followill a ‘homophobe badly in need of some education.’ By Gil Kaufman Kings of Leon drummer Nathan Followill Photo: Lester Cohen/ WireImage The war of words between Kings Of Leon and “Glee” creator Ryan Murphy is heating up. After Murphy pointedly said “f— you” to the band in an interview for a Hollywood Reporter cover story, adding that he thinks KOL are “self-centered a–holes,” the group’s drummer shot back with a pointed response on Wednesday (January 26). “Dear Ryan Murphy, let it go,” Followill tweeted in response to Murphy’s criticism of the band for not allowing the show to use their mega-hit “Use Somebody” in an episode last year. “See a therapist, get a manicure, buy a new bra. Zip your lip and focus on educating 7yr olds how to say f—.” The battle quickly heated up when Murphy shot back at Nathan, condemning him for what he deemed homophobic comments. “Just read Nathan Followill’s Tweet,” Murphy told Perez Hilton on Wednesday. “In which he implied I should ‘get a manicure and buy a bra.’ Wow. That’s a homophobe badly in need of some education. I’m all for manicures, don’t wear a bra. Would guess most gay dudes don’t. But it’s telling that Nathan can reduce a group of people to a mean-spirited clich
