Ready for a second helping of Cookie? Fox has announced a premiere date for Empire Season 2 , which will be comprised of 18 total episodes and broken into two nine-episode halves. And the first one will air on Wednesday, September 23 at 9/8c. Empire Season 1 shattered ratings records for Fox, doing the nearly impossible by actually gaining viewers for nine consecutive weeks. We already know that a trio of special guest stars will stop by at some point this fall. They include comedian Chris Rock, R&B superstar Alicia Keys and rock legend Lenny Kravitz. It’s unclear, however, whether these celebrities will be portraying themselves. Elsewhere, Gabourey Sidibe (Becky) and Ta’Rhonda Jones (Porsha), who portray the underlings of Lucious and Cookie, have both been upped to series regular status for Season 2. Curious what all the excitement is over? Hurry up and watch Empire online via our friends at TV Fanatic to find out. View Slideshow: 9 TV Shows That SHOULD Be Canceled
‘That’s just incredible, thank you so much for your support,’ frontman Bill Kaulitz says in message to fans. By James Montgomery Tokio Hotel’s Bill Kaulitz Photo: MTV News One day after upsetting Green Day and shocking the world in MTV’s Musical March Madness championship game, Tokio Hotel are still basking in their post-title glow — and they want to share that happiness with their fans. TH’s Bill and Tom Kaulitz have just released a special video message to their Aliens around the world, thanking them for all their support and for helping guide them to the 2012 MMM championship. “Hey, Aliens! We just heard we won MTV’s Musical March Madness 2012. … That’s just incredible, thank you so much for your support, and it’s unbelievable,” frontman Bill said in the message. “I know it’s been really, really hard because there’s been so many great bands nominated … totally unexpected.” Bill’s brother Tom then chimed in — from behind the wheel of what appears to be a rather large SUV (championship swag!) — with a parting shot that’s sure to anger plenty of fans of those other great bands, accusing them of attempting to bend the rules to bring Tokio Hotel down. But hey, he’s a champ now, and he can pretty much do whatever he wants. “And they tried to cheat!” Tom joked. “And they tried to cheat,” Bill laughed. “Thank you guys so much for voting! And we are so proud to have you guys, and we want to thank you for your patience. I know you’re waiting for the new record and we’re working on it really hard and we hope to see you guys pretty soon. Thank you so much — we’re really proud of you.” Unlike what 2010 MMM champs Coheed and Cambria did in their acceptance speech — 2011 champions Green Day didn’t feel like making one, btw — Bill signed off by blowing a kiss to the camera (his brother flashed the peace sign) and giving one last “thank you” to the TH fans for their undying dedication. And with that, the coronation was complete: Tokio Hotel reign supreme as MMM champs, and until someone knocks them off the throne in next year’s tournament, well, let’s just say we could be seeing a whole lot more kisses being blown. It’s apparently the European way to celebrate a championship title. Check out the results from this year’s tournament in the MTV Musical March Madness interactive bracket! Related Videos Musical March Madness 2012: Video Highlights Related Photos MTV’s Musical March Madness 2012 Related Artists Tokio Hotel
See the first trailer for the new Oliver Stone flick, starring Blake Lively and Taylor Kitsch, right here. By Kevin P. Sullivan Blake Lively and Taylor Kitsch in “Savages” Photo: Universal Pictures On Wednesday, we revealed the first scintillating bits of footage from Oliver Stone ‘s next movie, “Savages,” and if you’re looking for more, you are in luck. We have your exclusive first look at the full trailer for “Savages.” “Savages” is a story about the 99 percent and the one percent. As Blake Lively ‘s O explains, her two boyfriends, Ben and Chon, played by Aaron Johnson and Taylor Kitsch , respectively, represent two halves of a successful drug business. “Ben went to Berkeley and double-majored in business and botany. He takes 99 percent of the violence out of the business. Other one percent? Well, that’s where Chon comes in.” Things are all sunshine and m
