Screenwriter Bret Easton Ellis announces that Lohan will be starring in the Hollywood drama, set to begin filming this summer. By Jocelyn Vena Lindsay Lohan Photo: Jason Kempin/ Getty Images Lindsay Lohan might soon be making a move to “The Canyons.” According to the film’s screenwriter, Bret Easton Ellis, she has just nabbed the leading role in the flick, set to shoot this summer. “James Deen and Lindsay Lohan will star in THE CANYONS,” Ellis tweeted about the actors. Deen is best known for his work in adult films. The film will be directed by Paul Schrader. “And I am beyond thrilled that James Deen and Lindsay Lohan will be playing the parts of Christian and Tara in THE CANYONS by BEE.” Filming for “The Canyons” will begin next month. Currently Lohan is shooting the Lifetime Elizabeth Taylor biopic, “Liz & Dick,” and is also embroiled in a new spat of troubles tied to an L.A.-area car accident . However, Ellis remained optimistic about the casting when he added, “Could not have dreamed of a better cast. Lindsay nailed it.” A rep for the actress could not confirm that Lohan would be appearing the flick when MTV News reached out for comment. According to a poster for the film , the tagline is “It’s not ‘The Hills,’ ” a reference to the popular MTV reality show that followed the glamorized lives of Lauren Conrad and her pals. This is expected to be a grittier take on young people and their struggles in Hollywood. Indiewire reports that Deen’s Christian is a “trust fund kid, power player and major manipulator, who is a film producer that enjoys filming his own three-way sex sessions.” Meanwhile, Lohan’s ex-model character, Tara, is his girlfriend who “has sold her pride for the material comforts Christian can provide.” Three other roles remain uncast: bartender and wannabe actor Ryan, Ryan’s employee and fellow actor Gina, and former actress/yoga instructor Lindsay, who is carrying on an affair with Christian. “The Canyons” recently got funded through a Kickstarter initiative. The film will get a video-on-demand release sometime in the future. Related Videos Lindsay Lohan: Crime And Punishment Related Photos The Highs And Lows Of Lindsay Lohan Related Artists Lindsay Lohan
Bigger Than the Sound explores the general all-over-the-placeness of Jepsen’s breakout hit. By James Montgomery Carly Rae Jepsen Photo: WireImage Over the past one-hundred days, I have most definitely been alive, and as such have certainly bought clothes, spent time in an Applebee’s, listened to the radio, been on the Internet, had conversations with actual human beings and watched programming on the CW (“Hart of Dixie,” I wish I knew how to quit you). Which is why it is somewhat troubling that, until this week, I hadn’t heard Carly Rae Jepsen ‘s “Call Me Maybe.” After all, during that time, it has become most ubiquitous song in the universe (or at least the most ubiquitous one not named “Somebody That I Used to Know” ), rising to the top of the Billboard pop chart — she’s the first female artist to claim the top spot with a debut single since Adele — earning covers by everyone from Justin Bieber and Katy Perry to Fun. and the Harvard University baseball team, and racking up more than 104 million views on YouTube (where it’s currently the site’s most-viewed music video ). None of this is exactly surprising. After all, “Call Me Maybe” is probably the most perfect pop song of 2012, sterling-silver shiny and full of sappy, sweet sentiments, it is an alarmingly effective melding of dance pomp and Disney circumstance … with a chorus to match. And you get the feeling that, with summer nearly upon us, its reign is only beginning, and soon it will overtake “Somebody” as the song your aunt writes about on Facebook. And yet, I find myself conflicted by all of this. Its rise to ubiquity has left me wondering if I am truly capable of doing this job anymore. This has nothing to do with the song itself, but everything to do with its very existence … mostly in that I was completely unaware it existed in the first place. In hindsight, this seems almost implausible — after all, it is probably playing somewhere in your general vicinity at this very second (maybe you are listening to it right now) — and, really, how am I supposed to consider myself a music journalist if hadn’t heard it once over the past three months? Was I that out of touch? Do I hang out with the wrong people? Had I really spent that much time interviewing Japandroids ? These are the things that keep me awake at night. I’ll admit, I was panicked. I began updating my resume. But then, roughly around the 15th time I listened to “Call Me Maybe” on Tuesday (my officemate loves me), I realized something important: I actually had heard the song — many, many times, in fact. But only in bits and pieces; the plucky intro in a pizzeria, those saccharine string stabs slithering from the window of a passing car, that “I missed you so, so bad” outro … I had never actually put them all together and realized they were part of the same song. And then it dawned on me that perhaps that was the reason for its success: it is less of a song as it is a collection of fascinating parts, each as easily digestible and appealing as the last, each meant to appeal to someone somewhere. In fact, you could probably re-arrange them in any order and the end result would be the same: “Hey, I like this!” And sure, you could argue that all solid pop tunes are basically created in the same mold, but in some way, “Call Me Maybe” is different. It seems custom-built for the fickle and fleeting attention spans of the public: You can hear any three seconds of it anywhere — between stations on the radio, over the end credits of a TV show, at H&M — and instantly be drawn in. Compare its structure to other recent ubiquitous hits — like Fun.’s “We Are Young,” any of Adele’s melodramatic missives, and, of course, “Somebody That I Used to Know” — and you’ll notice that they all seem practically leaden by comparison. They are traditional songs. “Maybe” is a glorious assortment of glimmering bits, expertly crafted to latch on to your subconscious and never let go. It is, in parts, a dance tune, a feathery pop ballad, a tween-aged heartbreaker, a light-FM sorta-rocker, a Disney Radio staple … oh, and Jepsen’s Canadian to boot. No pop movement from the past few years goes untouched. There’s truly something for everyone. So, in case you’re wondering, I’m not worried anymore. I am not clueless or out of step … I simply fell victim to the rather devious machinations of “Call Me Maybe.” It is the song you can’t un-hear, even if you’ve just heard a few fleeting seconds of it. And while it may not be the smartest pop song of all time, I’m here to tell you it just might be the most brilliant. Or at least the most brilliantly constructed. Well played, Jepsen … well played. Related Artists Carly Rae Jepsen
‘He watering it down, just putting words together that sounded good,’ Waka tells Complex magazine. By Rob Markman Waka Flocka Flame Photo: Getty Images Waka Flocka Flame doesn’t dabble in rap politics. The outspoken Atlanta rap star hasn’t yet mastered the art of being diplomatic and he most likely never will. In his most recent interview with Complex magazine, Waka weighed in on Jay-Z, Kanye West, Rick Ross and other rappers he feels have capitalized off of his rowdy, down-bottom sound. “What are y’all gonna say now? Jay-Z stupid as hell? My sound is wack? You gonna say that? They love the sound. They can’t run away from it. That shit re-sparked n—as’ careers. My sound put life into a lot of people’s careers. I feel like my sound changed hip-hop. Period,” Waka told the magazine. “It’s crazy when I came out with it, everybody laughed at it, but the next year everybody’s doing it. They getting credit for the sh– you started. You be like, ‘Damn, how is this n—a a genius for doing something I started?’ ” Flocka first emerged in 2009 with “O Let’s Do It,” a riot-starting jam fueled by a mix of sporadic horn stabs and thumping bass. His next single, the Lex Luger -produced “Hard in the Paint,” would introduce rap fans to a refreshing-yet-schizophrenic sound. By 2010, the horrific synth lines and kinetic drum patterns became rap’s hottest sound and Luger one of the most in-demand producers. Kanye tapped Waka’s sound scientist on the Throne’s “H.A.M.” single. Rick Ross, who first collaborated with Waka on his “O Let’s Do It” remix, went on to make a number of hits with Lex, most notably “B.M.F. (Blowin’ Money Fast).” In just two years, Luger has crafted tracks with Wiz Khalifa, Juicy J, 2 Chainz, Wale, Mac Miller and Ace Hood. Waka, who will release his new album Triple F Life on Tuesday, doesn’t mention Ross by name, but suggests that the Maybach Music boss swiped his signature sound. “This n—a out here making 30 fucking songs with your sound,” Flocka charged. “He watering it down, just putting words together that sounded good. Sh– would be harder if it was the truth.” Thirty songs may be a stretch, but still Waka is not flattered by what he sees as imitation. “That sh– made me tight. N—as built labels off our sound — like, literally. You know how many n—as sound like Lex Luger and Southside?” he asked rhetorically, referencing his second in-house producer Southside. “I go in n—as’ studios, all their beats sound like my producers. I be like, What the f—?” Do you believe Rick Ross swiped Waka Flocka Flame’s sound? Share your opinion in the comments! Related Artists Waka Flocka Flame Rick Ross
‘He watering it down, just putting words together that sounded good,’ Waka tells Complex magazine. By Rob Markman Waka Flocka Flame Photo: Getty Images Waka Flocka Flame doesn’t dabble in rap politics. The outspoken Atlanta rap star hasn’t yet mastered the art of being diplomatic and he most likely never will. In his most recent interview with Complex magazine, Waka weighed in on Jay-Z, Kanye West, Rick Ross and other rappers he feels have capitalized off of his rowdy, down-bottom sound. “What are y’all gonna say now? Jay-Z stupid as hell? My sound is wack? You gonna say that? They love the sound. They can’t run away from it. That shit re-sparked n—as’ careers. My sound put life into a lot of people’s careers. I feel like my sound changed hip-hop. Period,” Waka told the magazine. “It’s crazy when I came out with it, everybody laughed at it, but the next year everybody’s doing it. They getting credit for the sh– you started. You be like, ‘Damn, how is this n—a a genius for doing something I started?’ ” Flocka first emerged in 2009 with “O Let’s Do It,” a riot-starting jam fueled by a mix of sporadic horn stabs and thumping bass. His next single, the Lex Luger -produced “Hard in the Paint,” would introduce rap fans to a refreshing-yet-schizophrenic sound. By 2010, the horrific synth lines and kinetic drum patterns became rap’s hottest sound and Luger one of the most in-demand producers. Kanye tapped Waka’s sound scientist on the Throne’s “H.A.M.” single. Rick Ross, who first collaborated with Waka on his “O Let’s Do It” remix, went on to make a number of hits with Lex, most notably “B.M.F. (Blowin’ Money Fast).” In just two years, Luger has crafted tracks with Wiz Khalifa, Juicy J, 2 Chainz, Wale, Mac Miller and Ace Hood. Waka, who will release his new album Triple F Life on Tuesday, doesn’t mention Ross by name, but suggests that the Maybach Music boss swiped his signature sound. “This n—a out here making 30 fucking songs with your sound,” Flocka charged. “He watering it down, just putting words together that sounded good. Sh– would be harder if it was the truth.” Thirty songs may be a stretch, but still Waka is not flattered by what he sees as imitation. “That sh– made me tight. N—as built labels off our sound — like, literally. You know how many n—as sound like Lex Luger and Southside?” he asked rhetorically, referencing his second in-house producer Southside. “I go in n—as’ studios, all their beats sound like my producers. I be like, What the f—?” Do you believe Rick Ross swiped Waka Flocka Flame’s sound? Share your opinion in the comments! Related Artists Waka Flocka Flame Rick Ross
MTV News gathers Yeezy’s team to find out what makes them ‘the greatest minds in the world.’ By Rob Markman, with additional reporting by MTV News staff Big Sean, Kanye West and Pusha T in the video for “Mercy” Photo: Roc-A-Fella Records It’s been years in the making, but Kanye West has assembled himself quite the team. No question G.O.O.D. Music’s roster is composed of some very talented individuals; they’re real confident, too. “G.O.O.D. Music is the best team out there,” CyHi the Prynce told MTV News. “Lyrically, bar-for-bar, song-for-song, concept-for-concept, we are the world, we can take it to a cipher, we can take it on the record, it don’t matter ’cause we the best.” Kanye West, Big Sean , Pusha T , CyHi the Prynce, Common, Kid Cudi, Teyana Taylor, Mr Hudson and Q-Tip are all expected to appear on G.O.O.D.’s upcoming Cruel Summer album, while producers like Hit-Boy, Lifted and Mannie Fresh are slated to contribute beats. “It’s an amazing project; this isn’t something we just threw together. It ain’t nothing where a whole bunch of beats were emailed over and different things of that nature,” Cyhi said. “These are ideas that we actually creatively came up with and we’re exercising them right now.” “We’ve been working on numerous verses, everybody,” Pusha said. “Now it’s time for ‘Ye to just maestro it all together.” Yeezy set things up last October when he tweeted , “GOODMUSIC.THE ALBUM.SPRING 2012.” With spring nearing a close, the Cruel Summer LP won’t make West’s initial target release, but judging by the album title we can’t be too far off either. The album’s first single, “Mercy,” features Yeezy, Sean, Pusha and 2 Chainz, who is closely affiliated with G.O.O.D. but hasn’t confirmed a signing despite numerous rumors. For Big Sean, just being around such top-tier rap talent gives him a confidence boost. “Being next to Pusha T, being next to Cudi, being next to Kanye, being next to the greatest minds in the world… you just gotta remember if you’re next to those people, if you’re there, you’re there for a reason,” he said. Before hooking up with Yeezy, Pusha T had accomplished quite a bit. As one-half of the Clipse, he hung a platinum plaque thanks to the group’s 2002 debut Lord Willin’ and with their follow-up LP Hell Hath No Fury, the Clipse delivered what many regarded as a hip-hop classic. Though the early part of Push’s career was guided by Pharrell Williams and the Neptunes, working with Kanye has helped to further his artistic growth. “I learned so much from ‘Ye about finding the most colorful parts of your rhymes and editing it down and making sure that all the pop parts of the rhyme are right in your face,” he said. There is currently no release date for Cruel Summer, and outside of the “Mercy” there is no telling what Kanye and company have planned, but longtime fans can expect quality. “G.O.O.D. Music is a movement and it’s a movement of music and culture.” Common said “And we like fly stuff.” Do you think G.O.O.D. Music is rap’s best team currently? Sound-off in the comments! Related Artists Kanye West Big Sean Common Pusha T
‘By the time it comes out, I’ll almost be 21, so … I want it to be older,’ she tells MTV News of When the Sun Goes Down follow-up. By Jocelyn Vena, with reporting by Cory Midgarden Selena Gomez Photo: MTV News Selena Gomez took a little break from music to expand her film r
Sources say judges ‘didn’t want to waste their time’ with lousy contestant in Kansas City. By Jocelyn Vena Britney Spears at “The X-Factor” auditions in Kansas City Photo: WireImage One “X Factor” contestant learned what happens when you attempt to pull a fast one on the judges. Over the weekend, while , Demi Lovato , L.A. Reid and seat-filling judge Louis Walsh (who was assisting an ill Simon Cowell) were in Kansas City, they walked out on one contestant who attempted to audition with his back to the judges. According to People.com sources, not only did the contestant audition with his back to the panel, but he also wasn’t all that talented of a singer, adding insult to injury. “It was really awkward,” an eyewitness told the site of the kooky audition. “You could tell the judges were done. I don’t think they had a choice. They didn’t want to waste their time.” Another onlooker added that the male contestant didn’t leave the judges much of an option given his lack of talent. “He was one of the worst singers and had a bad attitude … [The judges] all hated it and walked off,” the source said. Additionally, he had no idea they had walked out since his back was to them for his entire performance. Everyone except Britney eventually made their way back to the judges’ table to hear the last contestant. Spears’ absence was met with the audience chanting, “Where’s Britney?” However, she was only gone for a short time, as she returned later on for another batch of contestants. Spears and Lovato made their debut as “X Factor” judges in late May , weeks after Cowell and Reid appeared at the Fox upfront alongside the singers to announce them as additions to the show. “Just really being able to be there and inspire the other contestants … they’re so young and they’re trying to fulfill their dreams,” Spears said at the event. “It’s just a whole beautiful concept. It’s just really cool.” Related Artists Britney Spears Demi Lovato
While performing ‘Human Nature,’ Madonna pulled her bra down and exposed her right nipple. By Gil Kaufman Madonna Photo: Jeff Kravitz/ FilmMagic When paparazzi photographers catch a glimpse of a starlet accidentally showing more skin than she intended it’s called a “nip slip.” But what do you call it when you purposely pull down your bra to give thousands of fans a peek at your lady bits? Madonna found out on Thursday night when the 53-year-old singer gave fans in Istanbul an eyeful during a performance of “Human Nature.” According to a video of the incident posted on YouTube , the singer removed her white dress shirt, then a lacy piece of lingerie before first pulling down the strap of her bra, then thinking better of it and just doing the full monty and pulling her right breast out to the cheers of the audience. She shot her fans a naughty girl “oops” look before threatening to drop trou as well and then turning around to show a huge temporary tattoo on her back reading “No Fear.” It was the latest attempt at outrage on the veteran pop star’s MDNA tour. She kicked it off in Tel Aviv, Israel by taking a shot at Lady Gaga by playing a mash-up of her “Express Yourself” with Gaga’s similar-sounding “Born This Way” and then ending the song by chanting, “She’s not me.” Gaga appeared to respond to the dis during her show in New Zealand on Thursday. She also angered the French National Front leader Marine Le Pen during the same show by flashing a photo of Le Pen with a swastika on her forehead, which prompted a threat of legal action from the French politician. Related Artists Madonna
In their first appearance at the festival, RHCP unleash raucous energy. By Mary J. DiMeglio Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Anthony Kiedis Photo: Rya Backer/ MTV News MANCHESTER, Tennessee — In a two-hour set that absolutely flew by, the Red Hot Chili Peppers proved Saturday night that they’re still the hardest-working band in the business. Their incomparable energy was on full display in their first Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival appearance as they tore through their nearly 30-year catalogue. A little more than two months into a tour schedule that has them performing nonstop through the end of November, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees opened with “Monarchy of Roses,” the first track on their most-recent release, I’m With You . “Factory of Faith” and “The Adventures of Rain Dance Maggie” also represented that disc. Highlights included the RHCP classics “Give It Away,” “Suck My Kiss,” “Under the Bridge” and their cover of Stevie Wonder’s “Higher Ground.” As if his bass playing isn’t impressive enough, Flea deftly made his way across the stage in a handstand. The bassist clearly caught Bonnaroo fever, gushing, “I feel peace and love and kindness everywhere I walk around here.” He praised the weekend’s earlier performances from St. Vincent, Dumpstaphunk, Santigold and the Roots, calling Radiohead’s Friday night set “so f—ing beautiful.” RHCP, who will headline this year’s Lollapalooza , also pulled out “If You Have to Ask” from 1991’s Blood Sugar Sex Magik and By the Way cut “Throw Away Your Television.” On a very warm night that had festivalgoers running through the fountain at 2:30 a.m., Skrillex brought huge smiles to the faces of EDM fans. Also Saturday, metal legend Alice Cooper’s show packed That Tent, which earlier in the day hosted a succession of hard rock and punk acts, including Bad Brains, Flogging Molly, Tool frontman Maynard James Keenan’s Puscifer and Danzig. Hip-hop also had a strong showing, as the Roots, Das Racist and GZA performing Liquid Swords with Grupo Fantasma all got heads nodding. Childish Gambino projected the lyrics to “You See Me” on the giant screen behind him so his fan boys and girls could sing along. Friday featured Radiohead, Feist, Ludacris, Foster the People, and Mos Def and Talib Kweli as Black Star. The festival wraps up Sunday (June 10) with the Beach Boys, Phish, the Shins, Fun. and Bon Iver. Are you at Bonnaroo? Share your review in the comments below! Related Videos Bonnaroo 2012 Gets The Party Started Related Photos 2012 Bonnaroo Music And Arts Festival Related Artists Alice Cooper The Roots Skrillex Red Hot Chili Peppers
Madge is rumored to be filming the clip this weekend, ahead of her MDNA Tour date there next week. By Jocelyn Vena Madonna Photo: Getty Images Madonna went cheerleader chic in her “Give Me All Your Luvin’ ” video. Then she recalled her “Erotica” days for the “Girl Gone Wild” video. Now, it seems she might be living La Dolce Vita in her “Turn Up the Radio” clip. Rumor has it that the singer will film the video on Sunday in Rome, under the direction of her “Give It 2 Me” music video director, Tom Munro. Oh No They Didn’t further reports that the shoot may take place at the Rome Forum. “Turn Up the Radio” was announced as her next MDNA single back in April. A rep for the singer had not responded to MTV News’ request for comment by press time. Currently she’s in between shows on her MDNA Tour , having just performed in Istanbul on Thursday and gearing up to play in Rome at the Olympic Stadium on June 12. The tour kicked off on May 31 in Tel Aviv, Israel, and will continue to travel all around Europe before heading Stateside in August for several months. Then she’ll take the tour to South America in November for a handful of dates. The trek ends in December. Although no details have been confirmed about the video, “Turn Up the Radio” producer Martin Solveig told us recently there are “no limits” to what the pair can do. “We were working with no limits. I think the only thing that she said when we started was, ‘I just want people to be able to dance to my music and connect easily with my music,’ and also probably to take some risks at some point,” Solveig said. “Other than this, it was open to any kind of experimentation.” Related Artists Madonna Martin Solveig
