Lil Kim ‘s Black Friday mixtape has finally started showing up in mailboxes as evidenced by a photo we spotted of a real copy of the mixtape. Now that the mixtape is in the people’s hands, we have the tracklist for the project, which interestingly enough includes the song that started the beef, Baby’s “Grindin Makin’ Money” featuring Nicki Minaj. 1. Intro 2. P*ssin’ on ‘Em 3. Champagne Poppin’ (feat. Wiz Khalifa) 4. Hustle Hard 5. M.O.E. 6. Killin’ ‘Em (feat. Fabolous) 7. 6 Foot Tall 8. Clap, Clap (feat. I.R.S.) 9. Kimmy Girl (feat. Keri Hilson) 10. Gimme Brain 11. Cheatin’ (feat. Rihanna) 12. Exclusive Radio Interview 13. Grindin’ Makin’ Money (feat. Baby aka Birdman & Nicki Minaj) 14. Racks 15. P*ssy Callin’ (feat. Lil Boosie) 16. Black Friday 17. Faded (feat. Red Café & Rick Ross) 18. IRS Freeestyle 19. Lights, Camera, Action 20. Buy U Music (feat. Keri Hilson) Spotted @ Rap-Up.com RELATED: Lil Kim Remakes Rihanna’s “Man Down” [AUDIO] RELATED: Here Is Your Lil’ Kim Black Friday Mixtape & Ustream Interview [PHOTO]
Tino Coury took some time to update fans from the road in Cincinnati after week two of his tour. The 22-year-old rising star captured an exciting moment when he first heard his single “Up Against The Wall” on the radio. Tino also shares highlights from his shows where he performed songs off his new Page One EP available on iTunes now. Keep up with Tino on Facebook and Twitter for more updates from… Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : The Star Celeb Discovery Date : 07/03/2011 23:27 Number of articles : 2
Tino Coury took some time to update fans from the road in Cincinnati after week two of his tour. The 22-year-old rising star captured an exciting moment when he first heard his single “Up Against The Wall” on the radio. Tino also shares highlights from his shows where he performed songs off his new Page One EP available on iTunes now. Keep up with Tino on Facebook and Twitter for more updates from… Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : The Star Celeb Discovery Date : 07/03/2011 23:27 Number of articles : 2
We grade Pia Toscano, Lauren Turner and the rest of the ladies while waiting to see who makes the finals. By Eric Ditzian Photo: Michael Becker / FOX On Wednesday morning, following the top 12 men’s debut on “American Idol,” MTV News sized up the competition with our first report card of the season. We doled out high marks to Paul McDonald and Casey Abrams, and delivered some tough love in the form of failing grades to Robbie Rosen and Jordan Dorsey. Now it’s the top 12 women’s turn to soar or suffer. When the ladies took the stage on Wednesday night, they busted out praiseworthy tuneage and showed off vocal chops that aren’t quite ready for the big time. Who’s up, who’s down, who might be out by next week? It’s report card time! Excellent Pia Toscano : She alone lands in this category because she alone blew us away with the iron-man strength of her vocals. Some of those sustains during the Pretenders’ “I’ll Stand by You” were dizzying. Pia made a savvy song choice, avoiding the voice-crowding din of an up-tempo tune (unlike Lauren Alaina), and showcased nothing but her best-in-show vocals. Welcome to the head of the class, Miss Toscano! Good Kendra Chantelle : Unlike her Hollywood Week duet partner Paul McDonald, who broke out of the crowd on Tuesday, Kendra didn’t fully separate herself from the pack. At least not yet. She showed off an impressive range and a soulful tone while singing, a tad boringly, Christina Aguilera’s “Impossible.” We look forward to Kendra following McDonald’s lead and delivering a breakout performance soon. Lauren Turner : Though her take on Etta James’ “Seven Day Fool” was a tad bit Broadway, there’s no denying the strength of her vocals. Still, we’re not yet ready to join our colleague Jim Cantiello in we’re-not-worthy praise of Turner. We’ll be looking for a more contemporary and radio-relevant tune before thrusting her into the upper echelon. Ashthon Jones : Steven Tyler was right: Jones has a trainload of confidence, and it’s on the strength of her self-assurance and personality, rather than her song choice of Monica’s “Love Over Me,” that she sneaks into this range. We dig her sultry, R&B soul, though we’ll stop way short, unlike Jennifer Lopez, of saying she’s a diva-in-the-making. Thia Megia : It took guts for this teen to strip down Irene Cara’s “Out Here on My Own,” stand out there on the stage under a spotlight, and live and die on the strength of her vocals. Live she did, and she came close to having a “moment.” Close. Lauren Alaina : Let’s just pretend the judges didn’t anoint Lauren as the artistic goddaughter of Kelly Clarkson and Carrie Underwood. We get it; she’s an internal “Idol” favorite. For us, her high-energy take on Reba McEntire’s “Turn On the Radio” veered too far into “Coyote Ugly” territory. Who knew she wanted to be a country rocker? But we give her credit for going big early. Satisfactory Naima Adedapo : Perhaps Naima isn’t a student of “Idol” history, because even casual viewers know that a) you can’t sing “Summertime” without being compared to Fantasia and b) you’ll never come off on top in that comparison. That being said, her vocals were solid, the arrangement had a nice, jazzy feel to it, and she ended strong. We’re expecting more from Naima going forward, and we’ll be disappointed if she doesn’t rise up next week. Karen Rodriguez : Like Naima, Karen chose a song that simply would not lead to favorable comparisons. It doesn’t matter if she sang “Hero” in English, Spanish, Dutch and Mandarin, the “Idol” contestant is never going to wow us more than Mariah Carey. Unsatisfactory Ta-Tynisa Wilson : There was something inhumanely tinny about her voice during a take on Rihanna’s “Only Girl.” Not only were there pitch problems galore, but the performance very much reeked of girl-singing-into-a-hairbrush-in-her-bedroom syndrome. Rachel Zevita : We were praying, “Please don’t throw off that cape and reveal some skimpy outfit!” Then we were praying, “Please don’t try to act all sultry!” Then we were praying, “Please just stay still because you’re running around the room like a loon, trying to hit your marks, and your vocals are suffering.” Despite our prayers, Rachel made all these mistakes and more in an all-too-“Chicago” performance. She’s in serious danger this week. (There is a god!) Julie Zorrilla : Above and beyond the unpleasant, nasal tone to her voice, the performance was all sorts of wrong. Maybe it was the dress or the forever-waving arm, but the whole thing came off as very pageant-y and practiced. Haley Reinhart : Haley’s take on Alicia Keys’ “Fallin’ ” was yet another example of poor song choice by the women. She brought nothing new to the tune, overused her rasp and growl, and unleashed the single worst note of the night when her voice actually cracked toward the end. Don’t miss “Idol Party Live” at 10 p.m. Thursday on MTV.com, following the “American Idol” results show, for analysis, celebrity guests and even some karaoke — get in the conversation by tweeting with the hashtag #idolparty ! In the meantime, get your “Idol” fix on MTV News’ “American Idol” page , where you’ll find all the latest news, interviews and opinions. Related Photos ‘American Idol’ Season 10 Performances
Anna Faris thinks of ‘big bangs, shoulder pads and jelly shoes’ when she looks back at the decade. By Kara Warner Anna Faris in “Take Me Home Tonight” Photo: Relativity Media In addition to being an entertaining and raunchy romantic comedy, “Take Me Home Tonight,” which features the acting and comedic talents of Topher Grace, Anna Faris, Teresa Palmer and Dan Fogler, is also a cinematic homage to the 1980s. When MTV News caught up with the cast, we asked them to explain to the younger generations what the ’80s were all about — check out the embedded video to really get a feel for their trip down memory lane. “It’s like ‘Glee,’ ” Faris said with a laugh. “Is it like ‘Glee’?” Fogler questioned his co-star. “I don’t know,” she said, second-guessing herself. “How would you describe that decade to them?” Fogler followed up, taking over the interviewer job. “It was a time when the music was so influential and the style, it was so specific to the ’80s,” Faris explained. “You know, the big bangs and the shoulder pads and the jelly shoes.” “It’s in your face!” Fogler interjected. “No one really apologized for what they were wearing or doing.” Faris agreed: “Yeah, women wore a lot of super high-waisted bikinis — which men, I think, still kind of like.” “They do, because you saw more of the pelvis than you normally would,” Fogler explained, adding that the trend should make a comeback. Grace and Palmer took a different track in describing the ’80s. Grace chose to call out several famous music videos from our MTV archives in order to “describe” what was happening during the decade. “Let’s play a couple of [music videos] right now,” Grace instructed, proceeding to name his favorite ’80s artists and their hit songs. “Duran Duran, ‘Girls on Film’ — go! OK, ‘Hungry Like the Wolf,’ go to that video,” he said. “That is the opening-credit scene [for ‘Take Me Home Tonight’]. OK, now we are back. Now, do ‘Video Killed the Radio Star,’ ” he said. “The first video ever played on MTV. This video was going on when I was watching MTV.” “He’s good!” Palmer added, not able to comment properly on the happenings back in the day, since she was born in 1986. What are your favorite ’80s videos or trends? Tell us in the comments! Check out everything we’ve got on “Take Me Home Tonight.” For breaking news, celebrity columns, humor and more — updated around the clock — visit MTVMoviesBlog.com .
Anna Faris thinks of ‘big bangs, shoulder pads and jelly shoes’ when she looks back at the decade. By Kara Warner Anna Faris in “Take Me Home Tonight” Photo: Relativity Media In addition to being an entertaining and raunchy romantic comedy, “Take Me Home Tonight,” which features the acting and comedic talents of Topher Grace, Anna Faris, Teresa Palmer and Dan Fogler, is also a cinematic homage to the 1980s. When MTV News caught up with the cast, we asked them to explain to the younger generations what the ’80s were all about — check out the embedded video to really get a feel for their trip down memory lane. “It’s like ‘Glee,’ ” Faris said with a laugh. “Is it like ‘Glee’?” Fogler questioned his co-star. “I don’t know,” she said, second-guessing herself. “How would you describe that decade to them?” Fogler followed up, taking over the interviewer job. “It was a time when the music was so influential and the style, it was so specific to the ’80s,” Faris explained. “You know, the big bangs and the shoulder pads and the jelly shoes.” “It’s in your face!” Fogler interjected. “No one really apologized for what they were wearing or doing.” Faris agreed: “Yeah, women wore a lot of super high-waisted bikinis — which men, I think, still kind of like.” “They do, because you saw more of the pelvis than you normally would,” Fogler explained, adding that the trend should make a comeback. Grace and Palmer took a different track in describing the ’80s. Grace chose to call out several famous music videos from our MTV archives in order to “describe” what was happening during the decade. “Let’s play a couple of [music videos] right now,” Grace instructed, proceeding to name his favorite ’80s artists and their hit songs. “Duran Duran, ‘Girls on Film’ — go! OK, ‘Hungry Like the Wolf,’ go to that video,” he said. “That is the opening-credit scene [for ‘Take Me Home Tonight’]. OK, now we are back. Now, do ‘Video Killed the Radio Star,’ ” he said. “The first video ever played on MTV. This video was going on when I was watching MTV.” “He’s good!” Palmer added, not able to comment properly on the happenings back in the day, since she was born in 1986. What are your favorite ’80s videos or trends? Tell us in the comments! Check out everything we’ve got on “Take Me Home Tonight.” For breaking news, celebrity columns, humor and more — updated around the clock — visit MTVMoviesBlog.com .
Reality star premieres ‘Jam (Turn It Up)’ on Ryan Seacrest’s radio show. Kim Kardashian Photo: Gilbert Carrasquillo/ Getty Images Kim Kardashian wants her fans to “turn it up.” Her new single made its world premiere on Ryan Seacrest’s radio show on Wednesday (March 2). The track called “Jam (Turn It Up)” hit the airwaves with one mission: to make people dance. The song is a loopy, Auto-Tuned, club-banging party jam about, well, club life. It was produced by The-Dream. “And they playin’ my jam/ They playin’ my jam/ Turn it up, turn it up (DJ)/ Turn it up, so I can rock the night away (away),” she sings on the bouncy chorus. She then goes on to sing sexy phrases like “Ima burn it out tonight, it’s goin’ down/ By live via satellite/ And all I see is angels in my eyes/ Buzz got me way up in the sky/ Maybach in the front (the front)/ Pick out any boy that I want (I want)/ DJ here I am/ Feeling good, feeling great, just got paid.” On the song’s bridge, Kim describes club scenes with “Girls in the building/ Fellas in the club/ Boys spending money/ Girls looking good/ I’m on the floor, living my life/ Feeling so good, feeling so right/ Got my hands up/ Celebrate like it’s my birthday/ Five more shots of tequila/ I’m thirsty/ Feeling so good, I’m feeling so great/ Tonight.” “It’s a fun dance song,” Kim told Seacrest, going on to describe the response it got in Las Vegas . “We played it in Tao in Vegas and the whole crowd was singing along in the end.” When asked about plans for an album, she said, “Absolutely nothing. Just have fun. It’s all in fun.” She even tweeted about the radio debut of her song, which will be featured on her show “Kourtney and Kim Take Manhattan” on Sunday. “The song will go up on itunes, proceeds going to St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital,” she wrote. “This was just a fun new experience! I am so glad I went for it! And the proceeds to JAM are being donated to St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital.” Related Photos The Evolution Of: Kim Kardashian
Having come out as a lesbian in December 2009 on Today, Meredith Baxter returned to the NBC program to make another announcement Tuesday: She was a victim of domestic violence. Baxter, best known as the mom on Family Ties, alleged her ex-husband and Bridget Loves Birney co-star, David Birney, abused her in their marriage. When asked why she stayed with Birney, who denies the allegations, Baxter replied, “I didn’t know I had a choice. I didn’t know I could go.” She adds that Birney purposefully set his sights on her . “He’s not going to pick someone who’s on top of themselves and who’s confident and aggressive,” she said. “For him to be who he needed to be, it needed to be someone who was mousy and quiet and retiring, and that’s what I was.” The 63-year-old Baxter said she was able to keep this and other personal problems a secret from the stars she worked with over the years. “You learn to compartmentalize. As soon as I got to the studio, my home life was not happening,” she recalled. “I never talked about it.” “No one knew anything.” Baxter, who has three kids with Birney, said she eventually “had to change my thinking” because “I didn’t want to be a victim” anymore.
Kim Kardashian has given fans a sneak peek at her upcoming music video. (Yes, Kim Kardashian really is coming out with a music video.) On her official blog, Kim has posted the following photo of herself in braids, a Bo Derek-inspired look stylist Hype Williams reportedly came up with. What do you think? There’s no release date yet for the video, but Kim has said the single itself – titled “Turn It Up” – will hit the radio within a few weeks. “I’m excited (and a little nervous) for you all to hear the song and watch the video,” Kardashian wrote. “I really hope you all like it!” Allow us to help you stop wondering, Kim: We won’t.
Kim Kardashian has given fans a sneak peek at her upcoming music video. (Yes, Kim Kardashian really is coming out with a music video.) On her official blog, Kim has posted the following photo of herself in braids, a Bo Derek-inspired look stylist Hype Williams reportedly came up with. What do you think? There’s no release date yet for the video, but Kim has said the single itself – titled “Turn It Up” – will hit the radio within a few weeks. “I’m excited (and a little nervous) for you all to hear the song and watch the video,” Kardashian wrote. “I really hope you all like it!” Allow us to help you stop wondering, Kim: We won’t.
