What the f*ck kind of twisted mess is this? Jack White, famous rocker with The White Stripes, and his wife have a sixth anniversary coming up and it’s going to be a big ol’ party. That’s normal, right? Well, this one is a little more peculiar. The couple announced their divorce and are going to use their anniversary to throw a big party to celebrate. What?! There are so many twisted angles here. The Whites are going to invite friends and family and have drinks, videos and memories. Ummm…is this a joke? If they’re getting along so well, why are they divorcing?!
Eat your heart out, Arizona. Alabama is going to out-racist you. The southern state just passed the most stringent immigration laws in American history to date. – The bill requires public schools to determine the citizenship status of students, which means that illegal immigrants will not be educated in the state. – Police must detain someone they suspect of being in the country illegally if the person cannot produce proper documentation when stopped for any reason. – It also will be a crime to knowingly transport or harbor someone who is in the country illegally. The law imposes penalties on businesses that knowingly employ someone without legal resident status. A company’s business license could be suspended or revoked. Geez. Alabama isn’t playing around. Illegal immigrants can’t get a job or go to school in the state. What do you think? Fair or unfair?
The newly minted CMT Music Award winner says he shares his mother’s love of the country sound. By Jocelyn Vena Photo: The Insider Before he took home the trophy for Collaborative Video of the Year at the CMT Music Awards on Wednesday night, Justin Bieber professed his love for all things country on the red carpet. “I’m really glad to be here,” he told CMT, with the guys of Rascal Flatts by his side. “It’s great.” It wasn’t just an exciting night for him, but also for Mama Bieber, who happens to be a big country music aficionado. “It’s great; it’s so many people my mother admires, ’cause she loves country music, and I do too,” he continued. “So it’s really great to be here with Rascal Flatts.” It was on the set for his winning video, “That Should Be Me,” that Bieber first cut his hair . In the end, the sacrifice of his trademark locks seemed worth it. “Some of the fans liked it; some of the fans didn’t. They were just upset he cut it,” Bieber joked, nodding to Rascal Flatts’ Gary LeVox. The video for “That Should Be Me,” a Never Say Never – The Remixes track (which was a reworked version of the song that first appeared on My World 2.0 ) is a lo-fi, behind-the-scenes, “making of the video” performance clip. But it was good enough to beat out the likes of country music superstars like Jason Aldean with Kelly Clarkson; Kid Rock featuring Sheryl Crow; Loretta Lynn, Miranda Lambert and Sheryl Crow, as well as Aaron Lewis featuring George Jones and Charlie Daniels. “First of all, I just want to say how honored I am to be here … with Rascal Flatts,” Bieber said while accepting his first country award. “How amazing are Rascal Flatts, everybody? I want to thank my mom. I want to thank my family. And I want to thank Rascal Flatts for even jumping on the song with me.” Would you like to see Justin Bieber try out other genres of music? Talk about it in the comments! Related Artists Justin Bieber
“My Kinda Party” singer Jason Aldean is the top nominee for the country video award with four nods, and he#39;ll join host Kid Rock, such country stars as Lady Antebellum, Toby Keith, Zac Brown Band and a genre-crossing group of celebs including (nominee and presenter) Justin Bieber, Sheryl Crow and Dancing with the Stars winner Hines Ward. Girl power will open Wednesday night#39;s CMT Awards show, with thrill-seeking country sweethearts Taylor Swift and Shania Twain channeling Thelma Louise i
‘The line was wrapped around the block, like it always is. It’s a blessing,’ Tech says of event held in his Missouri hometown. By Rob Markman Tech N9ne Photo: Getty INDEPENDENCE, Missouri — Tech N9ne didn’t go mainstream, mainstream went Tech. That was the battle cry on Tuesday in KCMO, when hometown hero Tech N9ne released his sixth solo album, All 6’s and 7’s. The album, which features guest verses from popular artists like Lil Wayne, T-Pain, Snoop Dogg and Busta Rhymes, lured Kansas City fans, who lined up outside an Independence, Missouri, FYE record store for a scheduled meet-and-greet with Tecca Nina. “It’s just inspiring to me to see that we have that many hip-hop fans in Kansas City,” KC’s Hot 103 Jamz radio personality Brooklyn Martino said after the signing, which brought out more than a thousand fans. “Today, there was a constant line the whole day, and it was amazing because you see how many fans come out and appreciate the type of music that he gives Kansas City. He’s constantly giving us good music and the country has now recognized it, and it is really awesome and inspiring to the city.” Tech, who started signing autographs at the store at 3 p.m. CT, continued to meet with fans up until 9:30 p.m., only taking a seven-minute dinner break at around 8 p.m. “The line was wrapped around the block, like it always is. It’s a blessing,” Tech told MTV News. “I stand up the whole time to greet my fans. I don’t like sitting down in between a table, so it makes it harder to stand up and greet everybody how they come, but that’s how I like doing it. The day as a whole, it was successful. The album is selling really good everywhere. I’m tired as hell, but I’m proud at the same time.” “I mean the world to them because they know I’m inside out, I give them everything,” Tech, who is in the midst of an 82-city tour , said. “They know that I push real hard to give them what they want, musically, performance-wise, everything — I open all the way up. That’s why people call me a cult leader, because my fanbase is so hard-core and so devoted to the Tech N9ne, Strange Music movement.” Strange Music is the independent label that Tech has been releasing music on since establishing the business in 1999 with his business partner Travis O’Guin. In 2009, it was revealed that the label earned approximately $15 million, thanks to the support of Tech’s fans, who call themselves “Technicians” and have drawn comparisons to the famed Juggalo fans that support Insane Clown Posse. “I definitely deem today a success,” O’Guin said of the All 6’s and 7’s drop. Since being released, the star-studded LP has remained in the iTunes top three albums alongside Adele’s 21 and Dirty Work’s All Time Low. “I can give a sh– about a chart position,” O’Guin said. “A fan telling me that they love the album means more than them little glass trophies. The people, I think, genuinely love the album.” Related Artists Tech N9ne
BTW sales drop 84 percent, while Death Cab for Cutie debut at #3 with Codes and Keys. By Gil Kaufman Lady Gaga Photo: Credit KCSPresse / Splash News What a difference a week — and a price higher than 99 cents — makes. While Lady Gaga will hold on to the #1 spot on the Billboard 200 albums chart this week, sales for Born This Way were down a whopping 84 percent in its second go-round, according to figures provided by Nielsen SoundScan, plummeting from more than 1.1 million to just over 174,000. That put Mother Monster within sight of the 1.3 million mark, while the unstoppable Adele held the #2 spot with 21, which moved another 121,000 to push over the 2 million mark. There are plenty of other new faces in the top 10, with Death Cab for Cutie crashing in at #3 with Codes and Keys (102,000), Eddie Vedder just behind with his sedate solo effort Ukulele Songs (71,000) and Kentucky rockers My Morning Jacket notching their highest debut yet at #5 with Circuital (55,000). The other newbie in the mix is Flogging Molly ‘s Speed of Darkness, which lands at #9 thanks to sales of 25,000. The rest of the top 10: Brad Paisley ‘s This Is Country Music (#6, 53,000), NOW 38 (#7, 39,000), Jason Aldean ‘s My Kinda Party (#8, 33,000) and “Glee”: The Music, Volume 6 (#10, 25,000). A number of hyped albums suffer double-digit dips including the self-titled boy band supergroup’s NKOTBSB (down 15 spots and 63 percent, #22), the Beastie Boys ‘ Hot Sauce Committee Part 2 (down 12 spots and 29 percent) and Lonely Island ‘s Turtleneck & Chain (down 14 spots and 30 percent). Gaga couldn’t knock Adele off the top of the iTunes singles and albums charts, with 21 holding the top spot above Born This Way, followed by Death Cab, Vedder, My Morning Jacket, Paisley, Mumford & Sons’ Sigh No More, “American Idol” champ Scotty McCreery’s season 10 digital highlights album, buzz band Foster the People’s Torches and Flogging Molly. While Gaga has already released a blizzard of singles to date, Adele’s first, and so far only, single, “Rolling in the Deep,” continues to sit atop the iTunes singles tally, holding off Pitbull’s “Give Me Everything,” Gaga’s “The Edge of Glory,” LMFAO’s “Party Rock Anthem” and Lil Wayne’s “How to Love.” Another Young Money member, Nicki Minaj, is in the #6 slot with “Super Bass,” outpacing Bruno Mars’ “The Lazy Song,” DJ Khaled’s “I’m the One,” Jennifer Lopez’s “On the Floor” and Lupe Fiasco’s “The Show Goes On.” Things are likely to stay static at the top next week as the major new releases include albums from Britain’s Arctic Monkeys , country singer Ronnie Dunn and underground rapper Tech N9ne . Related Videos Lady Gaga: Inside The Outside Related Artists Lady Gaga
Georgia is now considered one of the top five states in the country for film and TV production with more than 274 projects shot in the state since July 2010, reports the AJC.com . TV shows shot in Georgia include BET’s “The Game,” MTV’s “Teen Wolf,” the Discovery Channel’s “Auction Kings” and AMC’s critically-acclaimed hit shot “The Walking Dead,” which is currently filming its second season in metro Atlanta. “The Walking Dead” is also set in Atlanta. Movies filmed in the Georgia are premiering throughout the summer and fall. They include this weekend’s “X-Men: First Class” to October’s remake of “Footloose.” Other Georgia-based films slated to be released include “The Change-Up” starring Ryan Reynolds and Jason Bateman and “Wanderlust” with Jennifer Anniston and Paul Rudd. The economic impact of the filming is estimated at $2.1 billion. Read the full story here. RELATED: Tracee Ellis Ross Heads To BET With New Series To Be Shot In Atlanta! RELATED: UPDATE: Council Approves Lakewood TV/Film Studio Deal
Georgia is now considered one of the top five states in the country for film and TV production with more than 274 projects shot in the state since July 2010, reports the AJC.com . TV shows shot in Georgia include BET’s “The Game,” MTV’s “Teen Wolf,” the Discovery Channel’s “Auction Kings” and AMC’s critically-acclaimed hit shot “The Walking Dead,” which is currently filming its second season in metro Atlanta. “The Walking Dead” is also set in Atlanta. Movies filmed in the Georgia are premiering throughout the summer and fall. They include this weekend’s “X-Men: First Class” to October’s remake of “Footloose.” Other Georgia-based films slated to be released include “The Change-Up” starring Ryan Reynolds and Jason Bateman and “Wanderlust” with Jennifer Anniston and Paul Rudd. The economic impact of the filming is estimated at $2.1 billion. Read the full story here. RELATED: Tracee Ellis Ross Heads To BET With New Series To Be Shot In Atlanta! RELATED: UPDATE: Council Approves Lakewood TV/Film Studio Deal
Georgia is now considered one of the top five states in the country for film and TV production with more than 274 projects shot in the state since July 2010, reports the AJC.com . TV shows shot in Georgia include BET’s “The Game,” MTV’s “Teen Wolf,” the Discovery Channel’s “Auction Kings” and AMC’s critically-acclaimed hit shot “The Walking Dead,” which is currently filming its second season in metro Atlanta. “The Walking Dead” is also set in Atlanta. Movies filmed in the Georgia are premiering throughout the summer and fall. They include this weekend’s “X-Men: First Class” to October’s remake of “Footloose.” Other Georgia-based films slated to be released include “The Change-Up” starring Ryan Reynolds and Jason Bateman and “Wanderlust” with Jennifer Anniston and Paul Rudd. The economic impact of the filming is estimated at $2.1 billion. Read the full story here. RELATED: Tracee Ellis Ross Heads To BET With New Series To Be Shot In Atlanta! RELATED: UPDATE: Council Approves Lakewood TV/Film Studio Deal
This all started a few weeks before Justin came to Spain. I was looking at the Fan Club here, when suddenly I saw that Justin will be doing a signing in Spain ! I started crying all over the house and quickly called Inés. She did not understand anything because I was so nervous . I repeated it and we said that we had to convince our parents to take us. Her parents didn’t let her so then it was my turn . My mum said: “That day you have school, so no Irene”. I was like: “Butbutbutubutbutbutbut mum, it’s Justin Bieber!”. So everyday I would repeat it 200 times, and finally my parents said okay! My friend Inés also ended up coming with me. When that day arrived, we could not sleep. It was 29-11-10. That morning we went to school while my dad was waiting in the lineup. Finally it was time to go. When we were on the street, we saw LOTS of Beliebers. There was a lot of people, but we were the frist on the queue, so Justin will sign our CDs, and we also bought his bracelets. When Justin arrived we couldn’t stop screaming. He signed Inés first, and then to mine. I said, “Thank you” (yeah, in English, and I’m from Spain). He smiled to me and Kenny said, “Gracias, gracias” ( in Spanish) and I started to scream. Then he sang some songs, and he was very nice! Never say never and you can have a Bieber experience like this too. Thank you Justin, we love you! -@spain_justin Continued here: This all started a few weeks before Justin came to Spain. I…
