‘But we’re still best friends,’ Snooki tells MTV News of argument on tonight’s episode. By Christina Garibaldi JWoww Season four of “Jersey Shore” has been jam-packed with a whole lot of drama, from the castmates’ weekly hookups to the almost-weekly fights. You’d think by now we’ve seen everything Italy has to offer, right? Well, think again. As if the infamous fighting match between the Situation and Ronnie wasn’t enough, on Thursday’s (September 22) episode, two of the most unexpected housemates are set to faceoff: Snooki and JWoww. When MTV News caught up with the besties, they opened up about what went down. “When you’re best friends and you’re drunk … sometimes you fight, you know, that’s what happens,” Snooki told us about the fight. Snooki and JWoww take their argument to the streets of Florence after Snooki’s boyfriend, Jionni, abruptly leaves a club claiming Snooki is “embarrassing” him by dancing provocatively. JWoww decides to put Snooki in her place, screaming, “You want a reality check? I just gave you one!” While viewers will likely be shocked to see the two BFFs squaring off, fans should rest assured there’s no lasting fallout from the argument. “Me and Jenni, we just never really screamed at each other like that,” Snooki said. “That was a first, but we’re still best friends.” And JWoww agreed, saying that she and Snooki, who are set to shoot their own reality show , wouldn’t let a little fight ruin their friendship. “Me and Nicole love each other. She is my little sister and I’ll protect her, but there are those moments that we just want to go at it,” JWoww explained. “And the best thing about our moments are they have nothing to do with ourselves. We aren’t actually fighting about each other, we are fighting because external things piss us off. So when we look back, we are laughing like, ‘Dude, why did we do that?’ ” Don’t miss “Jersey Shore” every Thursday at 10 p.m. ET/PT on MTV! For continuing coverage of “Jersey Shore” be sure to check in with the MTV Remote Control Blog.
Calvin Harris-produced track is the first release from Rihanna’s forthcoming album, due in November. By Jocelyn Vena Rihanna Photo: Samir Hussein/WireImage Rihanna has been amping up her fans for the release of her new single, ” We Found Love .” In a flurry of tweets on Wednesday, she shared with fans the lyrics to the Calvin Harris-produced track, as well as the single’s cover art. It all led up to the single’s release on Thursday (September 22) morning on Facebook and the radio. As you would expect from a producer like Harris, “We Found Love” is a party-ready track. A synthy keyboard plays as Rihanna sings the opening lines of the song. It’s a pretty sparse dance track that simply plays up her robotic-like vocals, a pulsing beat and a synth sound. The layers of the song are found in her vocals and Harris’ production. On the song, Ri sings about finding that special someone. “Yellow diamonds in the light/ And we’re standing side by side/ As your shadow crosses mine/ What it takes to come alive/ It’s the way I’m feeling, I just can’t deny/ But I’ve gotta let it go,” she sings on the first chorus. The chorus simply features the line “We found love in a hopeless place” repeated four times. On the second verse, she sings, “Shine a light through an open door/ Love and life I will divide/ Turn away ’cause I need you more/ Feel the heartbeat in my mind/ It’s the way I’m feeling, I just can’t deny/ But I’ve gotta let it go.” For the art, Rihanna is punked out in a pompadour, loose-fitting jeans, chains, a denim jacket and chunky boots. She looks fiercely into the camera, arms crossed as she walks through the city. Both Rihanna and Harris are giving the single four thumbs up. “Excited for people to hear the new @rihanna song, i can tell u she sounds like an #angel !” Harris tweeted . After the song dropped, Rihanna had this message for her fans: “*pulls out glow stick*.” “We Found Love” serves as the lead single off Rihanna’s as-yet-untitled follow-up to 2010’s Loud album. The album is set to drop in November. What do you think of Rihanna’s new single? Let us know in the comments! Related Artists Rihanna
The trailer gives out a lot of plot details, but fans of the book will be thrilled to see Mikhail and Lisbeth in action. By Eric Ditzian Rooney Mara in “The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo” Photo: Columbia Pictures The teaser trailer for “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” didn’t divulge much about the murder mystery at the center of the flick, trading story details for darkly cool imagery and a badass Led Zeppelin cover courtesy of Trent Reznor , Atticus Ross and Karen O. The latest “Dragon Tattoo” trailer takes a wildly different approach, running four minutes and diving deeply into the lives of Mikhail Blomkvist (Daniel Craig) and Lisbeth Salander (Rooney Mara), the two Swedes at the center of this tale about a 40-year-old cold case of a missing girl and a rich, dysfunctional family. It’s hard to argue the new footage is too spoiler heavy, considering the ubiquity of the international best-selling Stieg Larsson novel on which the film is based. Let’s just say that there is a ton to unpack in the new trailer. Here are our picks for the five key scenes: The Family Dinner While Larsson’s book is set in contemporary times, its story is inextricably tied to the past, to events surrounding the disappearance and suspected murder of Harriet Vanger, a teenange girl and scion of a wealthy family with dark secrets. Blomkvist and Salander are charged with cracking the decades-old case and largely rely on vintage photographs to assist their investigation. This scene, a glimpse of the Vanger family in the 1960s, shows that director David Fincher is using these weathered photos as the visual inspiration for flashbacks. The almost sepia-toned aesthetic differentiates the gritty present from the vintage-y past, and makes the connection that past events, captured in photos, will be the mechanism allowing Blomkvist and Salander to undercover the truth. The Flowers For those unfamiliar with the novel, this scene — in which Blomkvist and Henrik Vanger (Christopher Plummer), who hires the journalist to investigate his niece’s disappearance — unveils the first creepy clue of the story. Henrik has been receiving pressed flowers, in frames, for years. He’s certain they’re taunts from Harriet’s killer, as the young girl used to present such gifts to her uncle. It turns out that Blomkvist himself has a connection to the Vanger clan, as he spent time as a young child on the family’s remote estate. Taken together, these representations of the past — both in the form of memories and in physical frames — spur the reluctant journalist to take on the assignment. Well, that and the fact that he’s recently suffered a profound professional humiliation and Henrik is offering him a lucrative payout. The Genius To assist him in the investigation, Blomkvist hires Salander, a young woman with a history of being institutionalized and underestimated. The truth is, she’s a brilliant hacker with a photographic memory, as this scene makes clear. Blomkvist shows her a key piece of evidence — a set of names and phone numbers from Harriet’s diary — but she needn’t take another look. Salander has already memorized the information. Blomkvist realizes he’s picked the perfect partner. And he also doesn’t complain that she’s strikingly beautiful; the journalist is something of a ladies’ man, and this duo ends up having success both on the case and in the bedroom. The Photo As we said above, photos are the key clues in this case. Here we see evidence of Blomkvist and Salander’s big break, tthe photo that unlocks everything. In the book, it’s an enormously satisfying moment. After hitting roadblock after roadblock, the case finally picks up momentum, and the rest of the story proceeds at a breakneck pace. So head’s up: Once this scene plays out in the film, hold onto your seat — it’s going to get crazy and violent and freaky from here on out. The Rape That’s not to say there’s not plenty of crazy and freaky violence before that photo pops up. This quick shot shows Salander exacting some well-deserved revenge on Nils Bjurman, the sadistic lawyer who oversees her casework. Earlier in the trailer, we see Bjurman explaining to Salander that his assistance comes hand-in-hand with his unwanted sexual advances. Eventually Salander pays him back for his perversions: Bjurman, meet ball gag. It’s gruesome stuff. And it shows how Salander may look meek and helpless, but when she’s backed into a corner she can come up with some of the most creative and brutal acts of vengeance imaginable. Check out everything we’ve got on “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.” For breaking news, celebrity columns, humor and more — updated around the clock — visit MTVMoviesBlog.com . Related Videos ‘The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo:’ A Closer Look Related Photos ‘The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo’ Five Key Scenes From The Trailer
Mark Zuckerberg presents new Timeline feature and explains Ticker during live stream. By Kara Klenk Mark Zuckerberg presents at the Facebook f8 conference Photo: Getty Images Brace yourselves, social-media butterflies: The “new” Facebook is about to get even newer. At Thursday’s (September 22) f8 conference, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg revealed tons of new features and changes aimed at making the social network even more engaging. But who (besides us) had the time to watch the almost two-hour live stream of the conference’s keynote address? (Ironically, most people were probably busy liking pictures of pandas on Facebook.) So here is a breakdown of some of the major changes coming to Facebook and what they’ll mean for you: Introducing Timeline Zuckerberg could hardly contain his giddy laughter while showing us his own Timeline, Facebook’s newest profile feature, complete with photos of his dog and some exotic dishes he’s eaten. His taglines for the feature are: All Your Stories, All Your Apps, Express Who You Are. The new feature will grant something many angry users have been demanding: control. Zuckerberg said users will decide “what you show, how you display it and who can see it” on their Timeline. You will be able to add specific photos, links, check-ins, likes and more that represent your interests and passions, making it a lot like scrapbooking online. Everyone will have a Timeline, which will look sparse at first, so more private people will probably keep it bare while others can fill it up with their very latest music interests, relationships, etc. But if you thought people were revealing too much information before, get ready for more verbs! Rather than being able to just “like” things, now you can actually “do” them. Statuses will be active, i.e. Jack is hiking Mount Washington, Sara is reading “Twilight: Breaking Dawn,” Kara is screaming at her computer; well, it’s unclear how specific the verbs will get. Getting Ticked Off Many users were angry with Wednesday’s redesign and specifically questioned the right-hand corner feed (“Why is there a feed inside my feed?”). But Zuckerberg explained that the Ticker is used to express “lightweight activity,” such as friends liking things or commenting on a photo. The goal is for the News Feed to contain more interesting items like status updates, photos and videos. If you use a lot of apps or games, most of your activity, unless you choose otherwise, will end up in your Ticker but not in the News Feed of your friends, so you can play around on Facebook as much as you want without annoying your buddies. Changing the Music Industry Facebook has been working with a variety of music applications like Turntable.fm and IHeartRadio to seamlessly integrate their applications into Facebook and remedy outstanding issues using their Open Graph protocol. Huh? Basically, Facebook is making it a lot easier for apps like Spotify to work on your profile page, and they will be more interactive. You can now easily see what your friends are listening to and listen to it with them, creating a space where friends can connect and share music freely. Zuckerberg wants to tap into the feeling of “knowing you helped a friend discover something new, that they like your taste in music.” The more music people listen to and the wider the variety, the more likely people are to buy music so artists can be fairly compensated, explained Spotify CEO and co-founder Daniel Ek. With Spotify already boasting 400 million user playlists, they’re well on their way to accomplishing Ek’s goal to “light up the world with music.” Watch With Friends Facebook is also aiming to make the way you watch TV and movies sharable and interactive. On the newest new version of the network, interesting patterns will be highlighted and immediately accessible. So if you see that seven of your friends are watching “Glee” on Hulu, you can click and watch right along with them. Think you’re going to like these new changes? Let us know on Facebook! Related Videos The Diary Of Facebook
‘We getting so sexy for the ladies on this album,’ rapper tells Mixtape Daily. By Rob Markman, with reporting by Steven Roberts Fat Joe Photo: MTV News The O.D.: Fat Joe Fat Joe ‘s recent weight loss has the Bronx MC brimming with confidence. His last album, The Darkside Vol. 1, was a hard-nosed dedication to the streets led by his Jeezy collaboration “(Ha Ha) Slow Down.” For his next LP it isn’t the Snowman who will lend the assist but Chris Brown. “We getting so sexy for the ladies on this album,” the Don Cartagena told Mixtape Daily. “My first single that we’re gonna drop in three weeks is me and Chris Brown, it’s called ‘Another Round.’ It’s crazy.” The Terror Squad leader won’t completely abandon the streets, however. “I got a joint with Maxwell on the album, I got a joint with John Legend and [Rick] Ross, we’re straight talking to the ladies. Of course I’m gonna give you some bop, bop,” he said. “I thug ’em out on the sexy songs, but we’re talking to the ladies on this one.” Through the years, Joe Crack has recorded hits with R. Kelly, Ashanti and Trey Songz. The rapper says that all of his collaborations begin with a feeling. “I will not collaborate or do a song with nobody unless I think it is a huge, huge event. I will not bother one of my friends,” he said regarding his upcoming single with Chris Breezy, with whom he once toured Africa. To prove his point, Joe mentioned Mary J. Blige. While the two have been friends for years, Crack hasn’t reached out for a feature. “I have been dying to do a song with Mary J. Blige; she hangs out in my house, she’s family,” he said. “But I would not approach her with a record unless it’s a smash-hit event.” Related Artists Fat Joe Chris Brown
Hov was only supposed to contribute an ad-lib, but he and Beanie Sigel ended up dropping verses, Free recalls on ‘RapFix Live.’ By Rob Markman, with reporting by Sway Calloway Freeway and Sway Calloway Photo: MTV News Freeway has quite a few gems in his catalog, one being the Jay-Z and Beanie Sigel -assisted single “What We Do” from his 2003 debut, Philadelphia Freeway. The trio trade vivid verses filled with sarcastic regret over a Just Blaze-produced soul beat. While the track remains a fan favorite, Free admitted on Wednesday’s “RapFix Live” that he originally planned for the song to be a solo affair. Freeway recalled recording the track at Roc-A-Fella’s Bassline Studios in New York City. On any given night, the entire Roc roster would be milling about the studio, and the bearded MC often sought musical advice from his labelmates. “It was always that family vibe that they said was around. So I can go like, “Cam, how this sound?” Or “Jay, how that sound?” ” Free remembered. While recording “What We Do,” Philly Freezer asked Jay to record an ad-lib for the song. On the track, after Free spits the line “When the teeth stop showing, and the stomach start growling, then the heat start blowin’/ If you from the ‘hood, I know you feel me,” Jay jumps in and adds, “Keep goin’.” But after hearing what Free had already laid down, the God MC decided to contribute an entire verse. “So when I was recording “What We Do,” I originally called Jay just to do the “keep goin’.” So when he heard it, he sat down on the bench in Bassline and was just vibin’ out,” Free said before crossing his arms and nodding his head to mimic Jay’s writing technique. “He sat there for 10 minutes, then he was like, “I got you. This sh– crazy, I got you.” ” The then-rookie rapper got more than he bargained for, because after Jay offered his verse, Beanie Sigel came in to complete the trifecta. “Beans came in and heard that, and Beans was like, “Oh no, I’m next. I’m getting on that joint,” ” Free said. Would “What We Do” be the same without Jay and Beans? Let us know in the comments below! Related Videos Freeway On ‘RapFix Live’ Related Artists Freeway Jay-Z Beanie Sigel
‘This was meant to be,’ Gartner tells MTV News of their collaboration. By Akshay Bhansali Eve Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris/ WireImage When MTV News caught up with rapper Eve and famed electronic dance music DJ/ producer , they were full of compliments for each other. The two collaborated on “Get Em,” the latest single from Gartner’s new album, Weekend in America, which dropped on Tuesday. “She’s a genius,” gushed Gartner, who was born Joey Youngman. “The only two people on this album that I actually worked with in person were Eve and will.i.am. And I would say the same thing about both of them: that they are musical and lyrical geniuses. “The hook that she wrote for this song, there is something that can’t really be put into words about it,” he continued. “I’ve compared it to Sugar Hill Gang before. It’s just got this old-school innocent-chant catchiness to it.” When MTV News’ Sway caught up with Eve, she too spoke very highly of working with Gartner. “I think he’s great,” Eve said. “What’s crazy is that I had just finished doing a record with him, but I had never seen him perform. So I wrote the first verse to the record and felt like I needed to see him perform to finish the record because I don’t know that world. So after I saw him perform I was like, ‘Whoa, that’s a whole other world.’ I think he’s great. In his lane he does amazing work. So I’m happy to be a part of that movement.” In fact, Gartner has roped in quite a few hip-hop collaborators for Weekend, including will.i.am, Omarion and Cam’ron and Jim Jones. But observing Eve do her thing in the studio appeared to be extra-special for Gartner, who plans to shoot a video for “Get Em.” “In the studio with her, just the way that she starts throwing out ideas and the way that stuff comes to her — they were things that obviously I would never think of, but I’m not a lyricist, so my mind doesn’t work that way,” Gartner said. “But the way that she wrote this song over the music, it flows with the song. The words work with the rhythm. It just forms one cohesive sound. “Whereas you hear a lot of dance rap tracks and it’s like they wrote a rap and threw it over somebody else’s beat, she wrote this thing to work with it and get embedded into it,” he continued. “She was obviously feeling the beat. This was meant to be. These two things were meant to be together.” Related Videos Wolfgang Gartner: The ‘Weekend’ Trip Related Artists Wolfgang Gartner Eve
‘1 of the most #Legendary performers ever is joining the album!!’ Bieber’s manager tweets. By Jocelyn Vena Justin Bieber Photo: WireImage On Tuesday, Justin Bieber had this message for fans eagerly awaiting some new music from the teen star: “oh yeah … and i think LESS THAN A MONTH … I’m gonna give you some #newmusic.” Bieber is busy in the studio locking down features for his forthcoming Christmas album . With rumored collaborations with Sean Kingston and Taylor Swift , as well as a confirmed track, “Falalalala,” with Boyz II Men , Bieber is hustling to get the album done. “He thought we’d be perfect for it,” Boyz II Men’s Shawn Stockman said of their work with the star. “And we went in and locked in.” On Wednesday, Bieber not only confirmed another guest for the album, the Band Perry, but also teased a secret one. “@thebandperry heard the final version of our song for the Christmas album!! Love it. glad to have you!” he wrote, before going back and forth with his manager, Scooter Braun, about that other feature. “Wow. Just got an #epic phone call regarding @justinbieber xmas album. 1 of the most #Legendary performers ever is joining the album!!” Braun tweeted . Bieber responded, “@scooterbraun cant believe it … completely #HONORED. I think people are going to be shocked. I was. #christmas.” In addition to all the feature updates, Bieber revealed, “working hard on this #SOMEDAY shoot. they are playing my first single from the christmas album. what is the name of it again …. hmmmm …..” Bieber apparently also has something big in store for fans this week. Braun only had this to say about it: “kinda hyped right now …. @justinbieber has something pretty wild in store for this week. #remix.” Related Artists Justin Bieber
‘You may can expect an album, mixtape, maybe nothing,’ Big Sean tells Mixtape Daily. By Rob Markman Big Sean Photo: MTV News Celebrity Favorites: Big Sean When Wiz Khalifa , Curren$y and Big Sean began releasing tracks at the top of the summer, talk of a joint project between the joint-loving trio excited rap fans. What began as an isolated leak with “O.T.T.R.” gave way to four other tracks (“Flowers,” the syrupy “Weed Brownies,” “Dot Dot Dot” and “Proceed”) in less than a week. But beyond that, who knows? Sean hinted at a mixtape in interviews, but nothing ever materialized. “We just had a studio bus on tour, me and Wiz and Curren$y. You know, they already did the How Fly mixtape, so they were working on something themselves,” Big Sean Don explained to Mixtape Daily of the trio’s collaboration. “They were talking about how they wanted a verse from me. I was like, ‘Man, f— a verse, why don’t I just be on the whole thing? Why don’t we just all do something?’ And then Wiz was like, ‘Man, it gotta be for so much money, though. Or if we gonna do it, let’s just do it for free and put it out ourselves.’ ” The idea didn’t fully get off the ground, though Sean does reveal that the three amigos have more tracks in the stash. “We were just really figuring out what to do, but most importantly we just did those five songs and we got more songs, too,” he said. “We put a song out every day. It’s crazy because a lot of people who are popular aren’t really taking full advantage of the Internet or taking advantage of being able to really do stuff like that. For us, it’s just having fun with it.” As of now there aren’t any plans for the rest of the songs, but Sean leaves just a little hope for a collaborative tape. “You may can expect something. You may can expect an album, mixtape, maybe nothing. Maybe we’ll never put another song out,” he said before doing the infamous Kanye shrug. “It’s tight to have that element of surprise.” Related Artists Big Sean Wiz Khalifa Curren$y
