After a season that led to broken bones, severed friendships and a rather unfortunate upper-respiratory infection (poor Frank!), we’re only one episode away from finding out which guy and girl will win “Challenge” gold. So who’s it gonna be? After an 11th-hour elimination round sent the beastly CT home, the game has blown wide open… Read more
The Miami Heat lost to the San Antonio Spurs in round one of the NBA Finals on Thursday night, but Rick Ross is still celebrating a potential championship for his team with “Finals 2.” The song is a sequel to his 2011 release and the new cut includes features from Wale, Rockie Fresh, Gunplay, French… Read more
Wayne Coyne talks to MTV News about recording ‘Thunder Up!’ for his hometown team as they prepare to take on Heat. By James Montgomery James Montgomery and Wayne Coyne Photo: MTV News Last month, before his epic war of words with Erykah Badu and after his hometown Oklahoma City Thunder fell behind 2-0 in their Western Conference Finals matchup with the seemingly unstoppable San Antonio Spurs, Flaming Lips’ mastermind Wayne Coyne was still upbeat. And not about Badu. No, despite the (then) overwhelming odds against them, Coyne was confident that the Thunder would not only rally to defeat the Spurs, but would go on to win the NBA championship. In fact, “confident” was probably an understatement. “Of course, what do you mean ‘Can they win?’ ” he responded to MTV News when we asked about the Thunder’s chances of taking home the NBA crown. “They will win.” And we all know how things turned out. The Thunder staged a Lazarus-like comeback against the Spurs — who had been riding a 20-game winning streak — and won the series in six games. Now, it’s on to the NBA Finals, where they’ll face off against the playoff-tested Miami Heat and their trio of stars: LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh. Game one of the Finals tips off Tuesday night (June 12) in Oklahoma City. Can the Thunder’s epic run culminate in the NBA championship? Well, we know what Coyne thinks … and he’s not alone. He and the Lips recently re-recorded one of their signature songs — “Race for the Prize,” off 1999’s The Soft Bulletin — as an anthem for the team, a rousing version dubbed “Thunder Up! Racing for the Prize,” with the same crashing drums and keening synths of the original, but sees Coyne changing the lyrics to reflect his admiration for the squad. “Theirs is to win/ We win with them/ They’ll keep fighting for Oklahoma!” he sings, while the shouted refrain of “Thunder Up!” is repeated in the background. The whole thing ends, appropriately enough, with a booming thunderclap of electronic noise. It’s not known whether “Thunder Up!” will be played in Oklahoma City’s Chesapeake Arena during game one of the Finals, but Lips multi-instrumentalist Steven Drozd has certainly been doing his part to make it happen: He’s tweeted the track to Thunder guard Russell Westbrook, encouraging him to share it with all his “OKC Thunder bros.” Like most of the city, Drozd’s wrapped up in the thrill of the NBA Finals, noting , “There’s already extra traffic and excitement in the air at OKC airport.” Related Artists The Flaming Lips
We’ve been asking ” Who’s Hotter ?” all this month at Mr. Skin’s Whack-It Bracket , but now that March is coming to an end and all the Madness that comes with it, we have a new (but related) question for you: “Who’s the HOTTEST?” We’ve reached our final round, and petite brunette Mila Kunis is facing off against busty blonde Scarlett Johansson ; but while these two go together like chocolate and peanut butter or lube and tube socks, in the end, there can only be one. More after the jump!
Welcome back to the Tournament of THG, where fans vote on the most popular star of 2011! The concept is simple: Pick your favorite of the two stars in each poll. Done. The semifinals kicked off with Robert Pattinson and Miley Cyrus battling to make the finals against … the winner of this matchup, between Katy Perry and Demi Lovato! In the quarterfinals, #3 seed Katy bested Lady Gaga with 59 percent of the vote, while #7 Demi topped Justin Bieber by an even wider margin in a bit of an upset.
After perfect and near-perfect performances saw Ricki Lake take back the lead on Dancing With the Stars , the question was who would join her in the finals. With Ricki a virtual lock (her scores far outpaced two competitors, she’s solid every week, and she has Derek Hough as a partner), it came down to this trio. Surprisingly, Rob Kardashian was the one breathing down Ricki’s next Monday, with J.R. Martinez a distant third, followed by Hope Solo in last place. Was last night the end of the line for Rob, Hope, or J.R.? Hope has continued to improve, but would it be fast enough for fans given that Rob has also surged in popularity and skill, and J.R. remains one of the favorites? The program has seen many worthy dancers set home prematurely, even this season. You just never know. So which one of these contenders got the heave-ho? Follow the jump to see who survived the Dancing With the Stars semifinals … Hope Solo , despite a long and successful run, was eliminated last night. Very few who follow the show are likely to be surprised at that outcome. Interestingly, Hope was so torn up about her elimination that she was unable to even give interviews about departure, but we’ll miss her and wish her the best. Fond memories of Hope and Maks’ DWTS performances past . “I love them,” Ricki Lake said of Hope and her partner Maksim Chermovskiy. “They’re both great people. I think she did great. She came so far and I now like soccer. I never knew anything about it, but now I’m rooting for my goalie Hope Solo!” She’s certainly not alone in that department. “I never would have imagined this when I signed up for this, never in a million years,” Rob Kardashian admitted upon making the finals. “I really just gotta bring it more than ever and that mirror ball trophy is right at the end of my fingertips.” As for J.R.’s injury: “The ankle feels a lot better, does,” he said. “I got some time to rest. I got an X-ray done this morning. The doctor said it’s negative. Now, it’s about being strategic: making sure I take care of, wrap it properly and continue to dance!” Well? Who will win Dancing With the Stars?
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