The final set of 48 original contestants performed on America’s Got Talent last night. How did your favorite fare? David “The Bullet” Smith – I don’t understand why David even has to wear a helmet; if things go awry, I doubt it would help things. His act was pre-taped, since it would have been much darker if it was actually 8 p.m. The setup took too long with the cheerleaders, but I credit him for trying to fill 90 seconds. He shot correctly, albeit a little further than the middle of the net. Grade: B+ All That! – No one is going to remind us that All That (without the exclamation point) has auditioned before and has lost. One of the members used the word “fight scene” and I was cautious. The group looked like the United Colors of Benetton (or an A capella group). Sure they were clean and their formations were great, up until the fight scene. If the group wanted to show masculinity, the fight scene looked gay. Grade: B Ulysses – Ulysses lost all his hair, so he got a wig. He was smart enough to get backup dancers, similar to Big Barry. His version of “Bandstand Boogie” was decent; the dancers were decent. Occasionally Ulysses had breathing issues, but I thought he didn’t deserve to be X-ed out. He wasn’t like Big Barry who was off-key. Grade: C+ Joe Castillo – Joe had a great story about how his father influenced him. Joe started with the Earth and I was happy to see the use of colors to emphasize each of his animals he made. Anyone who draws pandas also gets extra credit. I love that he uses both hands to draw. Grade: A- Sebastien “El Charro de Oro” – Mariachi is beautiful, and culturally amazing, but there’s something similar to LionDanceMe where there’s a cultural boundary where both acts can’t become mainstream. You’re either going to accept them or not. Sebastien’s lower register hasn’t really come in so it sounded weaker than it should. When he hits the high notes, those are amazing. He ended on a very strong high note and it won over everyone. Grade: A- Eric Dittelman – Eric shifted from magic to mind reading somewhere in high school and admitted to mind-reading being a bit flawed. He did an act that involved a “Deal or No Deal” and it worked wonders. I loved the drama and interaction that Dittleman did and made a small-scale mental act Vegas-sized. Grade: A William Close – William has 15 years of experience behind his belt and it shows. It’s smart that he has a band surrounding him because hearing a violin-esque instrument for 90 seconds could be annoying. The spinning drums were also cool and showed development. I’m still not sure where the strings were attached to, but he did everything that he could to fight for a spot. Grade: A Unity in Motion – We’re reminded that Turf was supposed to be intimidated by Unity in Motion. It seems like the group has two intense Abby Lee Miller-style choreographers. The girls were clean and they remind me a lot of the British winning troupe Spellbound. Unity in Motion had great presentation, didn’t show any flaws and maintained their grace. Grade: A Eric & Olivia – The music clicked for the two of them instantly in college, Eric’s responsible for the arrangements. The two were placed on a difficult night to stand out. Olivia or the band seemed a bit off key in the beginning. In a season of generally weak singers, Olivia’s voice is distinctive and has warmth, but she was squeaking at points. Grade: B- Lindsey Norton – Lindsey sounds like a stereotypical high school student, but she seems to be mentally prepared for the competition. She used the mirrored effect to emphasize her routine, which isn’t uncommon, but shows interesting angles of flexibility. She did some great rolling moves and she upped her game, I wished that she would stop mugging for the camera. Grade: B+ Horse – Recently on TLC’s Strange Sex , there was a guy with a 160-pound scrotum. He claimed it was because he felt a sudden pain and then it started swelling and never stopped. This is now what I imagine for Horse. One day a kick is going to go wrong and he’ll have a 160-pound scrotum. At least he has kids already. Horse did a superhero theme, which helped with the pants on TV requirement. Several of the hits were actually thigh shots, but luckily the high jump was a perfect hit. The see-saw slammed into his face and he ended up bleeding in the face. Grade: B Olate Dogs – Olate has a great combination of talent and one of those “American Dream” storylines. The dogs were adorable and even with minor mistakes, are you going to fault the dogs? I can’t jump a hurdle. The slide was a bit silly until the end with the adorable backwards slide. It was a genius way to end the show. Grade: A In the end, I’ve only eliminated three acts: All That!, Eric & Olivia, and Ulysses. All the other acts have shots of making it into the top three depending on how America votes. Does Unity in Motion have a whole ton of friends that could get them votes? Is there a large Mexican voting sect that I’ve never seen before? We’ll find out.
‘We were never asked to make something in relation to the Super Bowl,’ directors Megaforce exclusively tell MTV News. By Jocelyn Vena, with reporting by Rob Markman Madonna in her “Give Me All Your Luvin’ ” music video Photo: Interscope Two days before Madonna took the stage for the Super Bowl halftime show, she dropped a video for her lead MDNA single “Give Me All Your Luvin’ ” that was chock-full of cheerleaders and football players. While it may seem awfully suspicious that Madge would tout football in a video released mere days before her halftime spectacle Sunday night, the clip’s duo of directors, the Megaforce , insist the similarly themed moments are purely coincidental. “I think the track has something to do with cheerleading. It’s pretty clear that the beginning is a kind of cheering [anthem],” the Megaforce’s Clement Gallet told MTV News about the song, which also features Nicki Minaj and M.I.A. “With this one, it felt like there was no point to bring it somewhere else [in terms of visuals] other than where it was. I don’t think our cheerleaders are really obvious.” In fact, the cheerleaders in the video look way different than the ones cheering at the Big Game. Led by Minaj and M.I.A., the cheer squad sports anime-like masks and even gets a bit cheekily violent when one bats the head off a football player near the end of the clip. While the Super Bowl plans had been in the air when Madge and the crew hit the New York set back in December, the video’s look was influenced more by the Martin Solveig track than anything else, the director say. “We were aware that this video, this track was supposed to be aired during the Super Bowl, but we never felt or we were never even asked to make something in relation to the Super Bowl,” Gallet explained. “And I think it’s just — it’s not a coincidence, we had the Super Bowl in mind — but we are not doing a video about Super Bowl.” Did Madonna’s new video put you in the mood for Sunday’s Super Bowl performance? Let us know in the comments below! Related Photos Five Key Moments In Madonna’s ‘Give Me All Your Luvin’ Music Video
Courtney Love is described as mentally unstable in newly released deposition papers filed by her daughter Frances Bean Cobain, who sought a restraining order in 2009. Frances Bean, now 19, says Love’s behavior even caused her pets’ death. Their cat kicked it after getting entangled in Love’s messy piles of “Etsy fabrics, boxes of paperwork, trash and other possessions,” according to the court papers, while the dog swallowed several of Love’s stash of prescription pills. In order to ensure that no other pets fell victim to Love’s pill-popping habits, Cobain included her dog, Uncle Fester, on the restraining order which was granted. Among those Love was ordered to avoid contact with include Cobain, Uncle Fester, Cobains’ grandmother and her aunt. The primary reason? Love’s drug use. “(She) has taken drugs for as long as I can remember,” Cobain said . “She basically exists now on … Xanax, Adderall, Sonata and Abilify, sugar and cigarettes. She rarely eats … She often falls asleep in bed while smoking.” “I am constantly worried that she will start a fire (which she has done at least three times to date) that will threaten all of our lives.” Cobain initially filed the restraining order and sought to emancipate herself against her mom in December 2009 following a physical fight between the two. Cobain spoke out about another bizarre incident that occurred several years before, when Love took her to visit Love’s former boyfriend, James Barber. “She took me in a taxi to his house in the middle of the night, and from outside the house, in her bare feet, she screamed at him, threw rocks at the house, threatening to burn his [expletive] house down,” Cobain said in the sworn statement. “His children were inside, but that did not stop my mother.” Mother and daughter have had a rocky relationship since the restraining order was granted, but Frances Bean Cobain is trying to move on with her life. She became engaged to Isaiah Silva , the lead singer of The Rambles, in October and the happy pair are looking forward to their upcoming nuptials. “Getting to spend the rest of my life loving my best friend makes me the luckiest woman in the world,” Cobain wrote on her Facebook at the time. [Photos: WENN.com]
Dear Will Smith and Jada Smith: please stop fighting and keep a better eye on your daughter. Look what happens otherwise… Indeed, 11-year old Willow Smith took to her WhoSay account last night and posted a photo of herself, head newly shaven, taken at a ballet class. She included the caption, “Dance your feelings out…” Why make such a drastic move? Willow’s stylist, Rob Zangardi, simply tells Us Weekly : “She is young, edgy, and individual.” So much for whipping her hair all around.
How appropriate. After a sneak peek on American Idol last night, Super Bowl halftime act Madonna’s music video for “Give Me All Your Luvin'” has debuted, and it’s football-themed! The 53-year-old superstar is lifted up by football players, who even take bullets for the Material Girl, while M.I.A. and Nicki Minaj serve as her cheerleaders. The trio even pays homage to Marilyn Monroe, with curly blonde bobs, diamonds and white lacey dresses. Is the end result any good, though? You tell us. Madonna is expected to perform “Give Me All Your Luvin'” as part of her Super Bowl halftime performance Sunday in Indianapolis. Watch the video below! Madonna – Give Me All Your Luvin’ (Feat. M.I.A. and Nicki Minaj) What do you think of Madonna’s new video?
Madonna’s showing off her body and still pretending she’s Marilyn Monoroe cuz she’s pretty much old enough to be Marilyn Monroe…you know she’s got to that stage of her senior citizenship where it doesn’t matter if she’s 60 or 140….she’s not hot…or erotic…and even in little clothes we know her body is drooping, practically dripping off her….vagina lips flapping in the wind….but here’s her pre-Superbowl….Football inspired…video with Nicki Minaj’s big tits to give her appeal to the youth and M.I.A to keep it hip….making them her cheerleaders to make her seem above them….because the timing is right, she’s in the media…she’s an empire..this is money making..and I’m posting cuz I appreciate all whores trying to be sexy …especially when they are historically known for being sluts…even scandalous sex icons in the 80s….cuz it shows they have trouble letting go…they’re a little pathetic…but grannies in panties are hysterical…..enjoy…
The cast list for Lovelace has been more unstable than Paz de la Huerta on a Jagermeister binge, and this week was no exception as Demi Moore dropped out of her role as Gloria Steinem thanks to her ongoing battle with “exhaustion”. We’re sad to see Demi go, but while we’ve lost one Nudity Hall-of-Famer, we’ve gained…another Nudity Hall-of-Famer as indie darling Chloe Sevigny joins the cast. Chloe will be playing a ” feminist journalist on freelance assignment for a men’s magazine to find out who the real Linda Lovelace is, ” according to The Hollywood Reporter . We think that Chloe’s a perfect choice for Lovelace , given her onscreen (s)experience- just check out her unsimulated schlong-slurping scene in The Brown Bunny (2003) and you’ll see she’s a lady who knows her way around a dong. Hey Chloe, if you need any stunt dicks to give Amanda Seyfried pointers on set…call us!
We’ve got a team of dancing queens ready and willing to shake their pom-poms this week in viral videos, including a Brazilian dance instructor whose moves are ASStounding and a cheerleading squad so hot, the announcer can’t keep his mind on the game… More after the jump!
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