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Jessica Simpson Says People Will Be ‘Shocked’ By Her Next Move

Posted on March 19, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

‘I’m putting my hands in different things,’ she teases about her career. By Jocelyn Vena Jessica Simpson Photo: MTV News Jessica Simpson has a new song and a new TV show, but she doesn’t have any plans to get back in the studio anytime soon. In fact, she’s hoping that “The Price of Beauty” will get picked up for a second season, and she says that whatever she does next is bound to surprise her fans and critics. “Right now, I’m promoting this [show], and hopefully we’ll be doing a season two and hopefully just travel more,” she told MTV News, teasing a few other projects she’s working on. “I’m putting my hands in different things, trying to executive-produce some show ideas. I think people will be very shocked to see what might happen in my life next.” While she didn’t elaborate on what her next big move might be, she did say she has no plans to get too wacky and join her friend Billy Corgan in the Smashing Pumpkins . “You gotta be a little bit more wild and crazy,” she laughed. “I mean, I have some crazy moments in my life or things about me, but I don’t know that I can stand onstage and represent Billy the way he is. He does that fine on his own.” Working with Corgan has taught her a lot, though. “To be able to sit with Billy [is a learning experience], and I always feel comfortable with him, ’cause he is a close friend of mine,” she said. “And I know he had my best interest at heart, and it was great to be able to collaborate with him and to have him there in the studio.” What do you think Jessica has planned next? What should she do? Tell us in the comments! Related Videos MTV News Extended Play: Jessica Simpson Related Photos The Evolution Of: Jessica Simpson

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Jessica Simpson Says She’s Not ‘Wild’ Enough To Join Smashing Pumpkins

Posted on March 18, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

‘I don’t know that I can stand onstage and represent Billy the way he is,’ singer says. By Jocelyn Vena Jessica Simpson Photo: MTV News Jessica Simpson recently worked with Billy Corgan on her new song “Who We Are” — so is there any chance that Simpson could become a member of Corgan’s band the Smashing Pumpkins in the future? “I don’t know that I would be a good addition to the Smashing Pumpkins,” she joked. “You gotta be a little bit more wild and crazy.” She admitted that perhaps her image isn’t a right fit for Corgan and his group. “I mean, I have some crazy moments in my life or things about me, but I don’t know that I can stand onstage and represent Billy the way he is,” she added. “He does that fine on his own.” Despite their differences, Simpson regards Corgan as a “dear friend” and shared that he was a great help to her when she recorded her latest track. “I asked him to help out with arranging the song,” she explained. “And he had some ideas to change it up a bit musically and some really cool arrangements and some great guitar things.” Simpson said that working with Corgan really taught her a lot. “To be able to sit with Billy [is a learning experience], and I always feel comfortable with him ’cause he is a close friend of mine,” she said. “And I know he had my best interest at heart and it was great to be able to collaborate with him and to have him there in the studio.” Related Videos MTV News Extended Play: Jessica Simpson

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Drake Still Hopeful For A Collaboration With Sade ‘One Day’

Posted on March 18, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

‘Stepping outside your zone can jeopardize your brand,’ Drizzy says of Sade’s no-collabo policy. By Shaheem Reid, with reporting by Matt Elias Drake Photo: MTV News Drake said he wasn’t upset when he heard that Sade — an artist he had wanted to collaborate with on his upcoming Thank Me Later debut — said she’s not into guest-starring on anyone’s project . “I don’t think they have contacted me,” Sade, 51, told Canada’s National Post last month. “I’ve never collaborated because I’ve always avoided working outside my safety zone — I can be exactly who I am and can fail or succeed within the moment. I feel safe working like I do. I wouldn’t want to work in a situation where I am expected to deliver, because I think I wouldn’t deliver.” Drake said he might not get with her this time, but maybe on a future album. “That’s great. Her brand is always protected. That’s why,” Drake said of her comments on the set of his “Over” video last week in California. “Other people’s visuals, other people’s songs, stepping outside your zone can jeopardize your brand. It can bring you down as opposed to bring you up. I personally feel we could have done something amazing. But I don’t think she really knows who I am, really, my genre of music. I put it out there. It was more of a hopeful thing. It was a very early stage where I was at when I said that I was hoping. One day. Maybe after this album comes out. “I’m very influenced by her,” he added. “She does something that I do. She doesn’t do too much with harmonies, and she keeps her vocals very clean. Single vocals. Haunting melodies. I’m influenced by her a lot. One day.” Would you like to hear a collaboration between Drake and Sade? Who else do you think Sade should hook up with? Let us know in the comments! Related Videos MTV News Extended Play: Drake

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Jessica Simpson Works With Billy Corgan On New Song

Posted on March 17, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

‘It’s about the beauty of who we are and embracing that and knowing that we are all authentic,’ she says of the theme to her new show. By Jocelyn Vena Jessica Simpson Photo: MTV News Not only is Jessica Simpson returning to the world of reality TV for her new docu-series, “The Price of Beauty,” but she’s also giving fans some new music, thanks to the show’s theme song, “Who We Are.” Simpson worked with Billy Corgan , Evan Bogart, Shari Short and Kerry Brown on the track and said it really embraces the show’s theme about loving the person you are. “I ended up writing the song with some friends and it was about all these places that I’d gone to and the experience that I had,” she told MTV News about the track written specifically for the show. The tune reflects what she learned as she traveled the globe and observed that different cultures find different things beautiful. “It’s about the beauty of who we are and embracing that and knowing that we are all authentic — that every single person is different,” she added. “But they all have something different about themselves that they need to discover.” In the song, Simpson seems to answer critics with lines like “We’re beautiful/ Our flaws and all/ They’re beautiful to me/ It’s who we are, who we are/ It’s who we’re meant to be.” Filming the show also gave Simpson the power to silence her critics and the voices in her head. “I view the world very differently,” she said. “Everything’s not as big of a deal as people make it out to be, and that’s a really great place to be in. I know there’s nothing that anybody can say about me that will take me to a very low place, because I am stronger.” Related Videos MTV News Extended Play: Jessica Simpson Related Photos The Evolution Of: Jessica Simpson

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Lady Gaga’s ‘Telephone’ Video Director Talks About Unfilmed Scenes

Posted on March 15, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

‘There were fantastic scenes that we just couldn’t do,’ Jonas

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Lady Gaga’s ‘Telephone’ Video: Will There Be A Sequel?

Posted on March 15, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

‘We’re very spontaneous. We’ll see,’ director Jonas

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Diddy And Justin Bieber Sign On For BET’s ‘Help For Haiti’ Telethon

Posted on January 27, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Queen Latifah, Mary J. Blige, Ludacris and Robin Thicke have also signed on for February 5 concert/telethon. By James Montgomery Justin Bieber Photo: Getty Images On the heels of George Clooney’s “Hope for Haiti Now” telethon — which was watched by some 83 million people and raised more than $61 million in donations — BET has announced plans for a benefit of their own, a star-studded event they’re calling “SOS Saving Ourselves: Help for Haiti.” Hosted by Sean “Diddy” Combs and Queen Latifah, the show will air live from the American Airlines Arena in Miami on February 5 and will feature appearances and performances by Mary J.

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Lady Gaga Says She Raised $500,000 For Haiti Relief

Posted on January 27, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Singer donates all proceeds from Sunday night’s show in New York to Haiti.

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Randy Jackson Says ‘American Idol’ Is ‘The Olympics For Singers’

Posted on January 26, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

‘Give me somebody who’s just really emoting and engaging and making you believe,’ he says about contestants’ song choices. By Jocelyn Vena, with reporting by Jim Cantiello Randy Jackson Photo: MTV News Randy Jackson is making no apologies for the “American Idol” theme weeks, even if you would personally rather see a Lady Gaga-themed week over a Motown-themed week. According to the judge, if you really want to prove you’ve got the chops, you’d better be able to belt out some old -school tunes — that’s the mark of a true singer

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Black Eyed Peas’ Road To The Grammys Hasn’t Reached Its E.N.D.

Posted on January 26, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

The Peas’ venture into a global club sounds paid off with a Best Album nomination. By James Montgomery Black Eyed Peas Photo: Kevin Mazur/ Getty Images The Black Eyed Peas have only one way of operating: globally.

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