Teyana Taylor is denying reports that she pulled a Chris Brown on a girl that made a snarky comment about her good friend, Chris Brown. Taylor took to Twitter to address the rumor. “I’m being accused of something i didnt do, #STOPTRYNABRINGMEDOWN, ” Taylor tweeted . “It’s a big year for me, im WINNING!! #MadeasBigHappyFamily in theaters 4/22″ Were we the only ones that laughed at her plugging her latest acting role in that tweet? RELATED: Teyana Taylor Allegedly Beat Up Another Woman Over Chris Brown RELATED: Kanye West Is Dating Teyana Taylor?
Join Hot 107.9 and the Radio-One in supporting “Team Jaheem” and the Advocates on Behalf of Children at a “Bullying Break Hearts” Candlelight memorial in honor of bullying victim, 11-year old, Jaheem Herrera. This event will be on April 16, 2011 at 6 pm at the Eastside Seven Day Adventist Church, 1900 Rockbridge Road in Stone Mountain, Georgia. April 16, 2011 marks the second anniversary since Jaheem’s devastating suicide. His family believes he chose suicide to escape the misery of bullying, and they’re asking you to join an anti-bullying coalition and help educate the public about ways to prevent violence. And don’t forget to look out for Hot 107.9 personalities who are touring area schools to promote peaceful resolutions with the Bullying is not Hot Tour.
Forget Carmelo Anthony. It turns out Charlie Sheen is the best rebounder in New York. Following a disastrous performance at Radio City Music Hall Friday evening, the actor returned to the same venue on Saturday and told an enthusiastic crowd: “Friday night got a little f*cking hijacked because I let people get into my magic f**king brain.” Well, sure. That happens to all of us. Sheen chucked his script from the outset and roamed around the audience a bit throughout the show. He also welcomed a pair of random, special guests on to the stage: Former baseball player Darryl Strawberry. Inside the Actors’ Studio host James Lipton. The latter even asked Charlie one of the questions he poses to guests at the conclusion of every episode: What’s your favorite curse word? Sheen’s response: “Either f*ck or Denise.” Okay. That’s pretty funny. Other tidbits from the night include: Sheen admitting Chuck Lorre “doesn’t completely suck” and saying he wants to return to Two and a Half Men . Even claims he’ll write the sitcom an apology. Sheen seeing an ex-girlfriend in the crowd and giving her a kiss. Sheen apologizing for every saying Jon Cryer was a troll . Sheen uttering these mysterious words near the end of the performance: “I discovered crack and the internet in the same weekend. Thanks, Al Gore.”
DJ talks to MTV News about the rise of dance music in the U.S. and beyond. By Adam Stewart Pete Tong Photo: MTV News It is nearly impossible to picture the dance music landscape without the finely tuned ear, and of course, the iconic voice of the legendary Pete Tong. After over 1900 broadcasts, the DJ kicks off his 20th anniversary celebration on BBC Radio 1 on Friday (at 3 p.m. ET), rolling out the Top 20 tracks of the past two decades, as voted on by his listeners. After DJ’ing at various smaller stations in his early years, Tong burst onto BBC Radio 1 in 1991 with his weekly “Essential Mix” broadcast — which has since become the Holy Grail of dance music aficionados across the globe. Tong admits, however, that it was a touch of luck that put him in the chair as one of the most influential names in dance music. “It was a little bit of being in the right place at the right time,” Tong told MTV News recently while in Miami, where he again hosted his massive Radio 1 Pool Party at the Surfcomber. Unlike corporate American radio, British DJs have more freedom to play what they see fit; they are the eyes and ears of the culture burgeoning around them, and are tasked with bringing the next big sound out in to the open. This in turn gives underground talent a chance to flourish and be exposed to the dance music audience that has grown massive since its beginnings in the late 1980s. “They didn’t have anyone to speak to the biggest youth culture movement since punk rock,” he explained. “I landed on my feet at Radio 1 in ’91, with a big audience ready to go, and we were off and running.” Now, to be featured on Pete Tong’s weekly radio show, broadcast/streamed to millions around the world, is truly an anointment of success. You don’t go anywhere without Pete’s blessing, and his influence has even helped usher in a new age of dance music here in the States. But he’s also ready to credit others with the genre’s recent growth. “You’ve got to celebrate the acknowledgement and success and all of the doors that have been opened by someone like David Guetta; it just makes the whole scene bigger,” Tong said. “But like any scene, not everybody in it is going to like the same thing. And for the extreme right wing, there’s always going to be a left-wing reaction. What I think is most positive is for all the excitement and headlines that have been generated by David Guetta’s collaborations with the likes of will.i.am. “I’ve been around a long time, and I’ve seen America flirt with dance music before, back in the days when the Prodigy had broken out and it was straight on to Lollapalooza,” Tong observed. “Everyone was getting really, really excited, [but] the thing about that is everyone got excited on a festival level, and it never really leaked down into the roots of society, whereas it definitely has more of a hold now.” Tong said one difference now is that pop and hip-hop artists are incorporating dance music in their work. “[M]ost VIP rooms were playing hip-hop across the country a few years ago, and now everyone wants to book electronic acts and dance music acts,” he said. “I can only commend people like David [Guetta] for knocking that brick wall down, and everyone runs in behind him, and it will be like the tower of Babel: Everyone’s going to be speaking a different language, which can only be a good thing!” Tong will embrace this movement when he releases a trio of new mix albums over the next several months. First up is a Future Underground mix with Riva Starr, due out April 11. Then he’ll release a summer mix to complement his new Friday night “All Gone Pete Tong” residency at Pacha Ibiza, after which he’s dropping his first ever studio Essential Mix, slated for August 8. In the meantime, we’ll hear his new single, “Dawn” (working title), an epic piano anthem he teased while in Miami last month.
Wiz Khalifa’s Rolling Papers comes in at #2. By Gil Kaufman Britney Spears Photo: Jive Make it an even half dozen. With the chart-topping bow next week of Femme Fatale, Britney Spears will notch her sixth Billboard 200 #1 debut thanks to first-week sales of 276,000 for the pop diva’s seventh studio collection. Though it’s nearly half the 505,000 in sales the singer put up with 2008’s Circus, the debut easily outpaces the week’s #2 showing by Wiz Khalifa, whose Rolling Papers moved 197,000, according to figures provided by Nielsen SoundScan. Among the other debuts in the top 10 are the physical release of Radiohead’s latest, King of Limbs (#6, 69,000), Snoop Dogg ‘s Doggumentary (#8, 50,000) and Mary Mary ‘s Something Big, which rounds out the new titles at #10 on sales of 42,000. The rest of the top 10: Adele , 21 (#3, 94,000), Chris Brown , F.A.M.E. (#4, 91,000, down 66 percent), Songs for Japan (#5, 71,000), Jennifer Hudson , I Remember Me (#7, down 66 percent) and Kirk Franklin , Hello Fear (#9, 46,000). After debuting at #4 last week, the Strokes take a bit of a dive down to #18, as sales of Angles leveled off by 76 percent to 21,000. The hard-charging soundtrack to the critically panned fantasy film “Sucker Punch” actually rises nine spots in its second week to #22 on sales of 20,000. The soundtrack to the “Grey’s Anatomy: The Musical Event” episode comes in at #24 (19,000), while Sum 41 ‘s Screaming Bloody Murder inches on to the charts at #31 (15,000) and Panic! at the Disco plunge 25 places in week two to #32 with Vices & Virtues (15,000). A number of indie darlings also make their chart debuts, including the Mountain Goats with All Eternals Deck (#71, 9,000), the Pains of Being Pure at Heart , Belong (#91, 6,000) and Peter Bjorn and John , Gimme Some (#108, 6,000). Britney also tops the iTunes albums chart, edging out the Songs for Japan compilation, followed by Khalifa, Adele, the “Grey’s Anatomy” album, Mumford & Sons ‘ Sigh No More and albums by Brown, Radiohead, the self-titled effort from Sara Ramirez and the “Sucker Punch” soundtrack. Black Eyed Peas rule the iTunes singles chart with “Just Can’t Get Enough,” winning out over Katy Perry ‘s “E.T.,” Rihanna ‘s “S&M,” Perry’s “E.T.” without Kanye West, then Khalifa’s “No Sleep,” Brown’s “Look at Me Now,” Jennifer Lopez ‘s “On the Floor,” Adele’s “Rolling in the Deep,” Cee Lo Green ‘s “Forget You” and Lady Gaga ‘s “Born This Way.” Next week will see new albums from Foo Fighters , TV on the Radio , Paul Simon and Jessie J . Related Videos Britney Spears: I Am The Femme Fatale Related Photos Candid Moments From ‘Britney Spears: I Am The Femme Fatale’ Britney Spears Brings Down The House In Las Vegas Related Artists Britney Spears
A very pregnant Mariah Carey posed nude for the cover of the April 18th issue of Life & Style Weekly . The cover story accompanies an exclusive interview and photo shoot with the megastar. “I was feeling very vulnerable about taking pictures at all right now, but then I didn’t want to miss this opportunity to document this once-in-a-lifetime experience,” Mariah told the magazine in the interview. “My ultimate goal was to share this incredibly personal moment with my true fans.” The Life & Style shoot wasn’t the only nude photo shoot that Mariah recently particpated in though. On his radio show, Rollin’ With Nick Cannon , Mariah’s husband Nick Cannon revealed that he and Mariah did an artistic nude photo shoot together. “My children are going to have to see these pictures,” Cannon said of the photos, which he and Mariah intend to display in their home. “It’s a little weird.” “It’s a little nasty,” he continued. “I mean, have you ever seen your parents naked?” Source: Huffington Post & People RELATED: Mariah Carey Tweets Photo Of Her Belly Painted RELATED: Nick Cannon & Talib Kweli “Role Model” [NEW MUSIC]
Nick Cannon is regretting taking naked pictures with his pregnant wife Mariah Carey. Though the artistic nude photos were meant to be reminders of Mariah’s pregnancy, Nick is having second thoughts about hanging them up in their house. “My children are going to have to see these pictures. It’s a little weird. It’s a little nasty. I mean, have you ever seen your parents naked?,” Cannon said on today his radio show, “Rollin’ with Nick Cannon.” “When they get older and their friends come over, they will see the pictures and say, ‘Your daddy’s butt naked.’ I don’t want my naked booty out there for everyone to see!” SOURCE Mariah Carey Tweets Pic Of Her Painted Pregnant Belly [PHOTO] Nick Cannon Gets Slimed At Nickelodeon’s 2011 Kids’ Choice Awards [PHOTOS]
HOT97 DJ Funkmaster Flex took offense at comments made by the hosts of rival radio station Power 105.1′s morning show “ The Breakfast Club ” in regards to the arrest of HOT97 DJ Mister Cee last week. In true Funk Flex style, the DJ dropped bombs as he called out Power 105.1′s Breakfast Club. “I know everything that moves in that building,” Flex said before launching into a rather emotional tirade. This morning, Funkmaster Flex was crowned “Donkey of the Day” by The Breakfast Club. The crew berated Flex for dropping subliminal disses towards the crew and even went so far as to say that they weren’t scared of Flex, claiming that he only goes after the dead or women, referring to Flex’s venomous comments towards 2Pac and his previous beefs with females like Christina Milian and Amber Rose, not to mention his recent domestic violence arrest. Spotted @ Vibe RELATED: Mister Cee Addresses Sex Scandal On Twitter & Through Music On Radio Show [AUDIO] RELATED: Charlemagne & The Breakfast Club Discuss Homosexuality In The Black Community
Charlie Sheen “plays” Cleveland tonight. Tickets are still available. A lot of them. The first show of his Torpedo of Truth tour was such a historic debacle , a huge number of people dumped tickets to future dates onto the secondary market. Also, a large number of tickets remain unsold at all, even after Sheen redeemed himself (sort of) with a better-received Chicago performance (below). Sheen Live Tour – Torpedoes of Truth According to online exchanges, the average ticket to Sheen’s upcoming Radio City Music Hall date went for between $125-$150 last week on its website. Yesterday, that average sale price sank to $80. Today, $50. An Orchestra seat at Radio City can now be had for as little as $24, far, far below face value. Not that Sheen likely cares. “I already got your money, dude,” he told a Detroit fan who booed him. “You paid your hard-earned money without knowing what this show was about.” At least fewer people will be making that mistake now.
In Case You Missed It of the Day: Last night, LCD Soundsystem concluded their short but storied contribution to music with a comprehensive 230-minute set at Madison Square Garden. Jeremy Larson described the final show thus : “[T]his concert should be documented as an exploration how one band compiled every good sound from every band that came before them and turned it into a four hour sound orgasm.”… Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : The Daily What Discovery Date : 03/04/2011 18:24 Number of articles : 3
