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The Wanted Tease Guest MC, Video For ‘Chasing The Sun’

Posted on April 6, 2012 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

‘There’s an American rapper, potentially, and he’s very good and I can’t mention who he is,’ Tom Parker hints to MTV News. By Jocelyn Vena, with reporting by Kelly Marino The Wanted Photo: MTV News The Wanted dropped their swagged-out party track “Chasing the Sun” this week, and despite any literal interpretations one might expect from a video for a song with that title, the guys say they want to go a bit more fun and less obvious. “We’re gonna be flying through space, literally, running after the sun the whole three minutes,” Nathan Sykes joked to MTV News after they stepped off the “American Idol” stage Thursday night. But bandmate Jay McGuiness quickly clarified that’s not the case at all. “We saw a lot of treatments and a lot of them took it literally, somewhere chasing the sun,” he said. “But we decided we weren’t into that. We worked with a director called Director X, so we know it’s going to be a good party. But we’ll leave the details until we release it.” Director X has already hooked up with the guys on two of their videos, the sun-drenched “Glad You Came” and the darker clip for “Warzone.” “Chasing the Sun” is the lead single from the Wanted’s forthcoming U.S. debut , set for release later this month, and Max George is counting down the days until it drops. “We’ve got an EP coming out in the 24th of April that’s all ready to go. I wish it was out now, really,” he said. “We’re really excited for it to come out. Hopefully all our fans will love the other songs. We’ve got some singles we’ve done in the U.K. We’ve got some new songs we’ve written. I think they’ll like it, I hope.” And while the album is done, Tom Parker noted there could be a last-minute guest on it. “For ‘Chasing the Sun’ there’s an American rapper, potentially, and he’s very good and I can’t mention who he is,” he teased. The guys added he’s someone who loves cats but noted it’s not Cee Lo Green, who frequently chills with his cat Purrfect on “The Voice.” Sykes said the rapper would appear on “just the single version; the full version of the track will be on the EP. Potentially the single version is with this unnamed rapper. He’s very talented.” What is your favorite song by the Wanted? Let us know in the comments! Related Artists The Wanted

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Demi Lovato ‘Stoked’ About Missy Elliott, Timbaland Collabo

Posted on August 31, 2011 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Unbroken track with legendary duo is a jam about ‘staying up all night long,’ Demi tells MTV News. By Jocelyn Vena Demi Lovato Photo: MTV News Demi Lovato is ready to launch the next phase of her music career. She dropped her moving ballad “Skyscraper” earlier this summer and now fans are ready to hear what else the singer has up her sleeve when she releases her album Unbroken in September. While the album will feature a number of collabos with artists like Jason Der

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Jay-Z And Kanye West Set To Break Coldplay iTunes Record

Posted on August 17, 2011 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Watch the Throne surpasses Viva la Vida as digital first-week sales king. By Rob Markman Jay-Z and Kanye West Photo: Getty Images There should be some interesting conversation this week between Jay-Z and his buddy Chris Martin. Billboard is reporting that when the sales numbers for Watch the Throne are released Wednesday, Hov and Kanye West will break Coldplay’s U.S. one-week sales record on iTunes. Billboard learned through its sources that the album — which was exclusively available through iTunes from its release on August 8 to August 11 — sold approximately 290,000 units through Sunday. That’s 8,000 more digital copies than Coldplay slung when they dropped their 2008 album, Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends. On Friday, Throne was released to physical retailers, and when the first-week digital and physical sales are tallied together, it is a safe bet Jigga and Yeezy will land the #1 spot on the Billboard albums chart. See what fans thought of the Watch the Throne pop-up store, which appeared in NYC last week. When MTV News interviewed a panel of hip-hop experts last week, estimations of Jay and Kanye’s sales varied. Vibe editorial director Datwon Thomas guessed the Throne would sell 500,000, while Hot 97 DJ Kast One thought the album would push up to 400,000 copies. Predicting the final first-week sales number for Watch the Throne isn’t easy, though. While most albums traditionally drop on a Tuesday, WTT was released on a Monday, and its four-day iTunes exclusivity further complicated matters. By the time the physical CD was released on Friday, it was difficult to judge how buyers would react. While the album was originally predicted to sell just north of 500,000 copies, now that number is looking like it will fall anywhere between 410,000 and 450,000. What do you think Watch the Throne will sell in its first week? Tell us in the comments! Related Videos Welcome To Jay-Z And Kanye West’s ‘Watch The Throne’ Week Related Photos Exclusive Photos Of The ‘Watch The Throne’ Recording Sessions Related Artists Kanye West Jay-Z

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Wiz Khalifa Shows Chevy Woods ‘A Different Way’

Posted on July 29, 2011 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Formerly known as Kev tha Hustla, Taylor Gang MC tells Mixtape Daily about being on the Rolling Papers Tour. By Rob Markman Chevy Woods Photo: MTV News Fire Starter: Chevy Woods Wiz Khalifa ‘s Taylor Gang is no one-man army: Meet Pittsburgh spitter Chevy Woods. About eight years ago, back when he went by the name Kev tha Hustla, the MC who hails from the Hazelwood section of the ‘Burgh met Wiz at ID Labs studio. Immediately, the two collaborated and hit it off, forming a brotherly bond and a new crew called the Taylor Gang. Woods developed a passion for rap while he attended Robert Morris University in Pennsylvania, but the street’s allure was strong. It wasn’t until 2009 when Wiz, who was seeing his star rise, convinced his bud to leave the block alone and focus on music. “He was like, ‘Come on, man. I’m gonna show you a different way. Let’s make some money, real money. Leave that sh– alone,’ ” Chevy told Mixtape Daily of his decision to switch hustles. “I just cut the street sh– out.” As Kev tha Hustla, Chevy was buzzing and had already released tapes like The Corner’s Correspondent and Animal , but after a name change, Woods scored a breakout tape earlier this year when he dropped Red Cup Music . “I think I found myself when I put that tape out. I really found a style for myself. Some laid-back, cool music. Drink a little bit, smoke a little bit,” he said. Now, CW is on the Rolling Papers Tour , where he opens for Big Sean and Khalifa. The crowd has been receptive to his set as he performs songs like the party-starting “Jimmy Fallon” and smoothed-out “Campaign” from Red Cup . “It be nights where I be with my palms sweating before I go on, and then after I get off I be like, ‘Man, I’m ready to shed a tear,’ because this sh– is crazy to me,” he said about the love he’s gotten on the road. “It’s new, it’s fresh, and I’m just trying to take it all in.” Next up for Chevy is his The Cookout mixtape, set to drop in August. On it, Woods promises a soundtrack for those summertime barbeques. And while the tape will be billed as a solo affair, he confirms that his buddy Wiz will appear on about half of the tracks. “That’s where I’m trying to take you: to my backyard with my mom on the grill and my homeys around,” he explained. “I just want them to hear where I come from.” For other artists featured in Mixtape Daily, check out . Related Artists Wiz Khalifa

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Young Jeezy Says TM 103 Release Is ‘Locked’

Posted on July 29, 2011 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

‘It’s time to go!’ the Snowman tells MTV News of long-awaited album’s September 20 drop date. By Rob Markman, with reporting by Rahman Dukes Young Jeezy Photo: MTV News Young Jeezy is ready to go. After numerous delays and setbacks, the Snowman tells MTV News that the release date for his next solo album, TM 103, is set in stone. “It’s locked, it’s dead-locked. It’s time to go! September 20, how y’all want it,” he said. The album — Jeezy’s fourth and the third in his Thug Motivation series — first started creating a buzz in 2009, when it was expected to be given a 2010 release. Singles like “Lose My Mind,” “All White Everything,” “Jizzle” and the Lil Wayne-assisted “Ballin’ ” came and went, while the album remained in limbo. But on Monday night at his New York City concert celebrating the six-year anniversary of his debut album, Let’s Get It: Thug Motivation 101, Jeezy announced the rock-solid September 20 date. Backstage at a second TM 101 show in Atlanta on Tuesday, Jeezy explained that he wasn’t about to tarnish his reputation as an artist just to make that 2010 release date. “One thing you gotta know about Young is I’m three for three,” he said, speaking of the quality of his previous albums. “I’m on my own time. I’m the boss — I’m not rushing myself for nothing. “At the end of the day, I’m not about to give nobody no music to make a deadline, I’m gonna give them something to live and die by. If it ain’t classic, it ain’t monumental, I don’t want to be a part of it. I make hits, man. I make classics. I can’t just give somebody something just ’cause it’s time. It’s better late than never baby, trust.” Jeezy is particularly excited about his new single “Shake Life.” The track, which was produced by Lil Lody, samples from Toto’s 1978 song “Georgy Porgy” and on it, Jeezy raps about how he was counted out of the game, the war in Iraq and the ills of his former Atlanta neighborhood. “I just put out ‘Shake Life,’ it’s crazy. It’s a special record to me,” he said. “It’s just one of those records to uplift. But if you’re worried about club bangers, I got an album full of those sh–s, too easy.” Are you looking forward to Jeezy’s TM 103 ? Tell us in the comments! Related Artists Young Jeezy

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B.o.B’s ‘Airplanes’ With Hayley Williams: Summer Jam Of 2010?

Posted on May 24, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

The song’s catchy chorus and crossover appeal make it a prime candidate. By Kyle Anderson Photo: MTV News They say the secret to having a hit is pretty easy: It needs a good beat you can dance to and should repeat the chorus hundreds of times. This is why Aerosmith’s “Dude Looks Like a Lady” is probably the greatest single ever. But scoring the official jam of summer is a little more complicated. It requires a big chorus, cool-sounding production and that certain enigmatic quality that makes it sound good while meat is being grilled. B.o.B’s “Airplanes” (which features an assist from Paramore singer Hayley Williams ) is one of those songs. The Atlanta MC is riding a wave of cool with the chart-topping success of his debut album The Adventures of Bobby Ray, and while the album’s first single, “Nothin’ on You,” had the sort of feel-good groove that would have made for a great summer song, “Airplanes” kicks it up a notch with a funky verse and a great sing-along chorus care of Williams, the song’s secret weapon. “Can we pretend that airplanes/ In the night sky / Are like shooting stars?” she sings. “I could really use a wish right now (wish right now, wish right now).” “I bring something totally different than what he brings to it,” Williams told MTV News earlier this month. And as Entertainment Weekly ‘s Leah Greenblatt points out, “You can put that song on and please a lot of people at the same time.” The crossover potential of “Airplanes” makes it a strong candidate, and that should compensate for the fact that the lyrics and the accompanying piano track make the song somewhat darker than most summer jams tend to be. Vote for the summer jam of 2010 in the MTV Newsroom now, and stay tuned all week for more on the hottest songs of the season. Do you think a darker song like “Airplanes” qualifies as a summer jam? Talk about it in the comments. Related Artists B.o.B Paramore

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