MTV News counts down the stories that mattered to you most, from Lady Gaga’s call to action to Amy Winehouse’s untimely death. By Gil Kaufman Amy Winehouse Photo: Getty Images Like you, we’re pop-culture obsessives. That’s why from stars revealing baby bumps on live TV to the end (or near-end) of two of the most monumental movie franchises in recent memory and the deaths of a pair of the aughts’ quirkiest, most singular personalities, MTV News brought you everything you needed to know about the bold-faced names that mattered to you most in 2011. We looked back at the many big stories of the year and came up with a list of our Top 10 Newsmakers of 2011: 10. Amy Winehouse’s Death At age 27, British soul belter Amy Winehouse was found dead in her London apartment on July 23. The “Rehab” singer had lived a life on the edge, with multiple arrests and stints in detox, and while we were pulling for her, the news of her death from alcohol intoxication was a gut punch. As MTV readers flooded us with remembrances of her sultry voice and no-B.S. persona, everyone from Katy Perry and Rihanna to Nicki Minaj shared their love, fellow musicians paid tribute at the VMAs and I recalled the first time I saw her perform in the U.S. and how the pain in her songs set the stage for such confessional singers as her friend Adele . 9. Beyonc
Actress was set to debut the cover of January/February issue on ‘Ellen’ next week. By Jocelyn Vena Lindsay Lohan Photo: Toby Canham/Getty Images Just a month after posing for Playboy, Lindsay Lohan’s cover has hit the Net. On the cover, posted by “The Insider,” Lohan appears fully nude in front of a red backdrop, her assets strategically covered by a chair in the shape of the magazine’s iconic bunny ears, leaving mostly everything to the imagination. The cover is definitely a throwback to the vintage shoots from the magazine’s early days. Photos: The highs and lows of Lindsay Lohan. Lohan, who faced a number of legal battles this year, will sit down with Ellen DeGeneres on her talk show December 15 to open up about the headline-making photo shoot for the January/February issue. According to the magazine rep, the “Ellen” stop is the only interview Lohan will give to promote the issue. During her chat, she will reveal another image from the magazine. She was originally slated to debut the cover on the show as well before it leaked online. In an interview with “The Insider” in November, Lindsay’s mom, Dina, opened up about her daughter’s decision to pose for the magazine. “It will be tastefully done,” Dina explained. “She’s been working in front of the camera with Ford Models since she was a little girl, so she kinda knows how to work that.” E! News reported at the time of the November photo shoot that Lohan had to pose a second time for the magazine after her first shoot didn’t get the seal of approval from Playboy founder Hugh Hefner. The source added that while the photos needed to be reshot, Lohan would be keeping one thing the same: She wouldn’t appear fully nude in the issue. A rep for the magazine had not responded to MTV News’ request for comment about the leaked cover by press time. Related Photos The Highs And Lows Of Lindsay Lohan Related Artists Lindsay Lohan
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With five releases in 2011, Brit even made time for a Woody Allen movie, and he talks about it all in MTV News’ Thankful Week. By Kara Warner with reporting by Josh Horowitz Tom Hiddleston Photo: AFP To say that 2011 has been a banner year for relative newcomer Tom Hiddleston would be a serious understatement. If you didn’t see him beginning to discover his mischievous roots as Loki in “Thor,” you may have caught him in “Midnight in Paris” as F. Scott Fitzgerald, or noticed his name and/or face in trailers and posters for the upcoming dramas “War Horse” and “The Deep Blue Sea.” Not to mention all the attention paid to the filming of his villainous role in next year’s surefire summer smash “The Avengers.” It’s been a banner year indeed for Hiddleston, and from the looks of things, the very talented and delightfully disarmingly charming Englishman is just getting started. It should therefore come as no surprise to see that Tom Hiddleston is one of the actors for whom we’re most thankful this year. MTV News recently caught up with the 30-year-old to discuss his big year, what he is most thankful for and what the future has in store for him. MTV : With “Thor,” “Midnight in Paris,” “War Horse” and “The Avengers,” this has been an amazing year for you, yes? Tom Hiddleston : Yeah, it has been amazing. Amazing that I was even remotely considered for any of those roles. Amazing that I got them, and amazing that they turned into the films that they turned into. It’s hard enough to make a film … God knows anyone involved in the business, no one ever sets out to make a bad one. I’ve just been so very lucky. I’ve worked with some incredibly talented people whose chances of making a bad film are certainly slimmer, but they’re all extraordinary films in their own right. MTV : Looking back at the start of your career, is this the kind of success you wanted? Hiddleston : Oh yeah, but you dare not dream about it, you dare not dream. Sometimes to dream it, you think, almost, you kill the dream by trying to conceive it in your imagination. So my way, my process of making my way in the world is to put one foot in front of the other, accept each job for its own merits and that will lead to whatever it will lead to. And suddenly you’re doing five films in one year and they’re all awesome. MTV : In the spirit of being one of the actors for whom we’re most thankful, what are you thankful for this year? Hiddleston : I can’t believe you’re thankful for me! I am so beyond proud. I am thankful for so much. I am thankful for the things I hope I never take for granted: the love and support of my family, for my friends and their successes, and for the fact that life is generally pretty damn amazing if you let it be. I’m thankful for the fact that I can sleep on planes. … I know many people can’t. … I am thankful for my Nike “Flywire” red-stripe/ white-tick running shoes. … I’m thankful for my iPod Shuffle too and the music that propels me round these wonderful places. Come to think of it, I am thankful that I can run at all. There is nothing like the feeling of health: mens sana in corpore sano (a sound mind in a healthy body). I only realized that fully when I hit my late 20s. I am thankful that I made it to 30 in one piece! Thankful for my 30th birthday party, which was incredible and featured the greatest dance-off between my friends that I have ever seen. The dance floor was the star. It was raised up like a stage and had flashing lights underneath it like a cross between the sidewalk in Michael Jackson’s “Billie Jean” and the floor in “Saturday Night Fever.” … I’m thankful for the new album by Bon Iver, which I’ve just seen is the most played music in my iTunes Library. I am thankful for some incredible movies. My top five for 2011 are, in no particular order: “The Tree of Life,” “Warrior,” “Drive,” “Bridesmaids” and “The Help.” But I also haven’t seen a lot of the most talked-about yet: “Shame,” “The Descendants,” “The Artist,” “Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close.” I’m looking forward to all of those enormously. MTV : How would you summarize this last year for you, career-wise? What kind of recognition are you now getting that you might not have had before? Hiddleston : It has been an extraordinary year. Quite literally out of the ordinary. If the 30 years leading up to this one could have be classified as “ordinary,” this one definitely has the “extra” on the front. … I feel incredibly fortunate: fortunate to have worked with some of the greatest directors alive and working today; fortunate to have been in films that have affected people and ignited in their imagination; fortunate to have played such a diverse range of roles across such different projects. I have shuffled in the shoes of Scott Fitzgerald, filled the boots of a First World War cavalry captain, fallen in and out of love with Rachel Weisz and run riot (twice) as the chaos-craving comic-book mischief-maker himself. I couldn’t have dreamed it better. … In terms of what I get now that I might not have gotten before: letters! I have received letters written with such passion and fervor that they reinvigorate and reinspire me to get back to work. An actor is not an actor without an audience. And if the audience is moved and inspired, as some have beautifully expressed that they have been in their writing, then I find that more meaningful than anything in the world. But I can still walk down the street to buy bananas without getting recognized, if that’s what you mean. MTV : What’s next? Where do you go from here? Hiddleston : At the moment, I am playing Prince Hal in Shakespeare’s “Henry IV” part 1 and part 2, and Henry V in “Henry V.” Hal was a drunken rebel, and Henry V was the greatest warrior king of England, and the fun part is that they’re the same man. It’s a great character arc. We are shooting the three plays as three separate films for BBC and NBCUniversal, directed by Richard Eyre and Thea Sharrock, and produced by Sam Mendes’ Neal Street Productions. They’ll be on TV at the same time at the broadcast of the London Olympics. It’s mud, blood and warrior poetry for me. Back to my roots. “The Avengers” is released on May 4, 2012, which is, um … exciting! And then Chris Hemsworth and I will beam back up to Asgard for “Thor 2.” The rest is a blank page. Just the way I like it. The surprises are the best part. For breaking news, celebrity columns, humor and more — updated around the clock — visit MTVMoviesBlog.com . Related Videos Actors We’re Thankful For 2011
… which is why Israel looks like one, while its neighbors to the east and south look like, well, desert outposts. Great presentation: Western thinking: “You build the bridges in your mind” to get to where you want to be. Here’s how, as Whittle explains – Imagination Ambition Skill Work Ethic Perseverance Also watch Whittle Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : BizzyBlog Discovery Date : 15/11/2011 02:00 Number of articles : 2
‘She wants hit records every time and she wants to be creative,’ producer Kane Beatz tells Mixtape Daily. By Rob Markman Nicki Minaj Photo: Jamie McCarthy/ WireImage Behind the Beats: Kane Beatz When Nicki Minaj and Kane Beatz got together on her Pink Friday debut, the results were undeniable. Besides crafting songs like the soul-baring “Dear Old Nicki” and braggadocious album opener “I’m the Best,” the Florida producer gave the Harajuku Barbie a smash single with “Super Bass.” So it makes sense that just as Nicki the Ninja heads back into the studio to begin working on her follow-up, she’s tapped Kane for a beat or two. “It’s crazy. We got one so far. She’s in L.A. goin’ crazy,” the platinum hitmaker told Mixtape Daily while he walked the black carpet at the 2011 BET Hip Hop Awards . Kane, who is also working with Roscoe Dash and with Rick Ross on his upcoming God Forgives, I Don’t LP, revealed that Nicki is in the planning stages of her next album, so things could take awhile. “She just started, so she’s really picking her music and picking the songs. She’s real selective,” he said. “She’ll pick all the beats before she even starts writing, so right now, we’re just getting music together, and it’s goin’ crazy right now.” When working with Minaj, the “Bed Rock” producer focuses on presenting the Young Money star with hit records but also different types of beats that can allow her imagination to run wild. “She wants hit records every time and she wants to be creative,” he said. “With Nicki, it’s more about getting the music right and leaving her the room to be creative and leaving her room to do her.” For other artists featured in Mixtape Daily, check out Mixtape Daily Headlines .
A video I made for Justin Bieber using the song “Emotion” by Destiny’s Child. Lyrics: It’s over and done but the heartache lives on inside And who’s the one you’re clinging to instead of me tonight? And where are you now, now that I need you? Tears on my pillow wherever you go I’ll cry me a river that leads to your ocean You never see me fall apart In the words of a broken heart it’s just emotion taking me over Caught up in sorrow lost in the song but if you don’t come back Come home to me, darling don’t you know there’s nobody left in this world tohold me tight nobody left in this world to kiss goodnight Goodnight, goodnight I’m there at your side, I’m part of all the things you are But you’ve got a part of someone else You’ve got to find your shining star And where are you now, now that I need you? Tears on my pillow wherever you go I’ll cry me a river that leads to your ocean You never see me fall apart In the words of a broken heart it’s just emotion taking me over Caught up in sorrow lost in the song but if you don’t come back Come home to me, darling don’t you know there’s nobody left in this world tohold me tight nobody left in this world to kiss goodnight Goodnight, goodnight And where are you now, now that I need you? Tears on my pillow wherever you go I’ll cry me a river that leads to your ocean You never see me fall apart In the words of a broken heart it’s just emotion taking me over Caught up in sorrow lost in the song but if you don’t come back Come home to … http://www.youtube.com/v/0LNtA32x31s?version=3&f=videos&app=youtube_gdata Read the rest here: Emotion (Justin Bieber Video) with lyrics
A video I made for Justin Bieber using the song “You Get Me” by Michelle Branch. Lyrics: So I’m a little left of center I’m a little out of tune Some say I’m paranormal So I just bend their spoon Who wants to be ordinary In a crazy, mixed-up world I don’t care what they’re sayin’ As long as I’m your girl Hey, you are on my side And they, they just roll their eyes You get me When nobody understands You come and take the chance, baby You get me You look inside my wild mind Never knowing what you’ll find And still you want me all the time Yeah, you do Yeah, you get me So what if I see the sunshine In the pouring rain Some people think I’m crazy But you say it’s okay You’ve seen my secret garden Where all of my flowers grow In my imagination Anything goes I, I am all you want They, they just read me wrong You get me When nobody understands You come and hold my hand, baby You get me You look inside my wild mind Never knowing what you’ll find Still you want me all the time Yeah, you do ‘Cause you get me Hey, you are on my side They, they just roll their eyes Yeah, yeah, yeah ‘Cause you get me When nobody understands You come and take the chance, baby You get me When none of the pieces fit You make sense of it You get me You look inside my wild mind Never knowing what you’ll find And still I want you all the time Yeah, I do ‘Cause you get me Yeah, oh, yeah, oh http://www.youtube.com/v/pTB9GuR_giM?version=3&f=videos&app=youtube_gdata See the article here: You Get Me (Justin Bieber Video) with lyrics
Make: Live episode 17 features 3D modeling and printing and was live from the MakerBot workshop in Brooklyn, NY. Learn about the software and hardware toolchain for realizing your imagination in 3D objects in this archived episode. In the Broadcasting platform : Vimeo Source : Craftzine.com blog Discovery Date : 29/09/2011 17:32 Number of articles : 2
Here’s dumpy part time self-shot porn peddler, part time actor, part time lesbian, part time front to a gay guy for media attention cuz she was owned by Disney, Vanessa Hudgens….and she’s wearing workout gear which I assume is in response to all the teasing and renaming of her to Vanessa Pudgens, cuz you know she reads my site, at least her legal team does, cuz they always email me such nicely writen threats that I intrepret as love letters and poetry to praise our relationship….cuz that’ real love….but then again I drink alot, I’m confused, and often times dillusional…FUN.
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