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Lea Michele Guests on Ellen, Talks Cory Monteith Death

Lea Michele taped an interview with Ellen DeGeneres this week. And although Michele is promoting her first solo album , conversation inevitably turned to the death of boyfriend Cory Monteith in July and how she’s dealing with such a tragedy. “I think at a certain point you can choose to sort of fall from this or you can choose to rise,” Michele says. “And that’s what I’m just trying to do my best for him because I know that that’s what he would have wanted… [to] hopefully make something positive for where I go in the rest of my life.” Glee Season 5 is on hiatus until February, but Lea will be busy during that time with her upcoming CD. Lea Michele on Ellen She says the tracks on it were influenced by Monteith. “Cory got to hear all but two songs on the record and he had notes all the time when I would come home and play him a song. “Then after everything happened I met with Sia who’s incredible and she said do you want to write anything about this? And, I think one of the hardest things is the feeling like you’re going to forget everything, so I felt it was important to just take a moment to see what we could come up with.” Michele has released a snippet of her debut single, ” Cannonball .” Follow the link above to listen to it and watch her full interview with Ellen up top as well. What impressive courage this star is showing in the face of such personal disaster.

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Miley Cyrus Says Can’t Be Tamed Is All About Female Empowerment

‘It’s just about freeing yourself from anything you think is holding you back,’ she says of her new album. By Jocelyn Vena, with reporting by Sway Calloway Miley Cyrus Photo: MTV News Miley Cyrus has always been about girl power. Her tracks like “7 Things” and “The Climb” may at first glance seem like party anthems or weepy ballads, but she thinks that upon closer inspection her lyrics empower young women. And she says the tracks on her new album, Can’t Be Tamed, are no different. “I think ‘Tamed’ does it the best, and ‘Liberty Walk,’ ” she told MTV News. “It’s just about freeing yourself from anything you think is holding you back. And I think that’s really important, especially for girls, because so many people are told, ‘No, you can’t do something,’ or, ‘You need to be this because Mom and Dad say that, teachers say this.’ ” Her advice? Try to see what advice makes the most sense for your life. “Really think about what you want to do for the rest of your life,” the 17-year-old said. “There’s a short amount of time, when you think about it, and no day needs to go by wasted.” As for “Liberty Walk,” Cyrus said she tried to combine a very serious topic with a lighter sound. “I wrote it for women that feel like they’re stuck in abusive relationships, but it’s a dance song,” she said. “So you think that must be kind of a sad ballad, but it’s a party song. … It’s about breaking free.” Which new Miley Cyrus song is your favorite? Share your thoughts in the comments. Related Videos MTV News Extended Play: Miley Cyrus Related Photos The Evolution Of: Miley Cyrus

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