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Jessie J Says She Wrote Britney Spears A ‘Very Diva-Ish’ Song

British singer/songwriter wants Spears to show off her ‘iconic’ status. By James Dinh Jessie J Photo: Dave Hogan/ Getty Images Despite her megastar status, Britney Spears isn’t usually referred to as a diva, at least in the traditional sense of the word. But if British singer/songwriter Jessie J has her way, Brit might be singing a different tune soon. Jessie J — who’s co-written songs for Miley Cyrus and Chris Brown — recently submitted a track for Spears’ forthcoming album , dropping in March, and she dished to MTV News about its sound. “I know with her new album, she’s been working with a lot of dubstep producers,” Jessie J said, referring to the dance-music influence already present in the album’s first single, “Hold It Against Me.” “I kind of didn’t want to do anything other than what I think Britney is, and to me Britney’s an icon. She’s one of those people that can do whatever she wants because she’s so iconic. There’s no one that does what she does like her, and that’s what I wanted to write about.” Describing the song’s lyrics as “very diva-ish” and “really hippy-like,” the “Do It Like a Dude” said that pop stars deserved to be as boastful as MCs. “You know how rappers get away so much?” she asked. “They can say so much about how cocky they are, and no one will bat an eyelid. If a singer does it, it’s like, ‘She’s got an ego,’ but I think Britney deserves to say, ‘I can do it really well and I can do it as good as anyone else.’ ” Jessie J offered Beyonc

Usher Gets Sick, Walks Offstage Mid-Show In Berlin

Singer cancels kick off date of European leg of his OMG Tour due to illness. By Gil Kaufman Usher (file) Photo: Michael Caulfield/ WireImage Usher was forced to delay the kick off of his European OMG Tour on Wednesday night in Berlin because of illness. In a statement released to fans, the singer apologized for the last-minute scratch, saying he felt he was suffering from a “sinus complication.” Although the gig was rescheduled for Thursday night at the O2 World arena in Berlin, his German fans apparently weren’t appeased by his effort. “I am truly sorry to all my fans in Berlin who were inconvenienced by tonight’s postponement of the show,” the singer said in a statement about Wednesday’s aborted concert. “I was ill and felt that I would not have been able to give them the show that they properly deserve. … I am looking forward to performing tomorrow and giving Berliners a great show.” According to the statement, the singer received treatment from doctors for a sinus issue that affected his balance, but a visibly still-ailing Usher was unable to finish the Thursday make-up show, reportedly abandoning the stage after just five songs. On Friday (January 14), a follow-up statement from his spokesperson confirmed that he was too ill to play Thursday night’s Berlin date and has been forced to reschedule the next three dates on the tour as well. The Rotterdam show originally scheduled for this week has been moved to March 1 and a show in Antwerp, also slated for this week, has been bumped to March 7. The statement also updated the singer’s condition: “Usher is suffering from upper respiratory illness, which is currently preventing him from performing a proper show. After consultation with doctors, he has been advised to reschedule the upcoming dates in order to get the rest he needs to ensure a complete recovery.” Footage posted on YouTube that was purportedly taken at the make-up performance in Berlin shows Usher standing silently at the microphone seemingly unable to sing, with fans booing him at first and then chanting, “Usher, Usher,” as he approaches the microphone and apologizes to them for his struggles. “I appreciate your support,” he told the fans wearily. “I have been very excited about my European Tour and I deeply regret having to reschedule the shows,” the singer said in the new statement. “I am truly sorry for any inconvenience I have caused my fans. My fans are the best in the world and I am looking forward to getting better so that I can give them the show they deserve.” Usher wrapped up the North American leg of his tour in December and his overseas dates are slated to last through the spring. What do you think of the fans’ reaction to Usher’s walking offstage mid-show? Tell us in the comments. Related Artists Usher

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Ailing Usher Cancels Concert During Concert

This is worse than the time he got kicked in the face . Usher canceled a concert in Berlin, Germany yesterday after coming down with what is being called an upper respiratory illness, according to the singer’s rep. That’s too bad and we wish him a speedy recovery. The odd thing about it, though, was that he was on stage at the time he determined he could not sing. Ush, who has now canceled two subsequent shows as well, ended his concert early on a subdued note, apologizing to his fans for having to pull the plug … Usher Live in Berlin “After consultation with doctors, he has been advised to reschedule the dates in order to get the rest he needs to ensure a complete recovery,” his rep said. Usher personally released a statement adding, “I deeply regret having to reschedule the shows. I am truly sorry for any inconvenience I have caused my fans.” “My fans are the best in the world and I am looking forward to getting better so that I can give them all the show they deserve.”

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Rihanna Set To Appear As Vogue Cover Girl

The Loud singer tweeted that famed photographer Annie Leibovitz captured her for the ‘sexy’ cover. By Jocelyn Vena Rihanna Photo: Michael Tran/ FilmMagic Rihanna is set to appear on the cover of the one the most-esteemed fashion magazines in the world. The singer shared with her fans that she is the latest star to be a Vogue cover girl. In addition, she was shot by one of the fashion world’s biggest photographers. “Just wrapped my first American Vogue cover shoot with Annie Leibovitz…Rah!” the singer revealed on her Twitter . “#SEXY” Little else is known about the issue in which Rihanna will appear, and a rep had not responded to MTV News’ request for comment by press time, but sexy has certainly been the theme of many of Barbadian beauty’s other magazine shoots. She frequently appears semi-nude or looking incredibly high-glam when she sits down for photos. For a recent Interview shoot, the Loud singer appeared in sexy, sleek gowns. She graced the cover of Seventeen over the summer looking fresh, with a big smile on her face. And, her July Elle cover showed Rihanna looking fierce in a bedazzled multi-colored mini. Rih kept things even steamier while she was promoting her 2009 album, Rated R . She frequently appeared wearing very little or nothing in promo shots and photo shoots related to the release. When she landed on the cover of the January 2010 issue of GQ , she was completely topless. Rihanna recently shot a video for Nicki Minaj’s “Fly.” The two ladies were seen getting “flirty” on the set, as they tweeted a photo of themselves being friendly with one another. “Me and Nikki in our new crib, lol! Gettin busy on set of FLY!!!” Rihanna wrote on her Twitter. “Its so hard to keep my hands off!” Related Artists Rihanna

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Taylor Swift Breaks A Heart In Her ‘Back To December’ Video

Swift ends relationship with hunky lead in the Yoann Lemoine-directed clip. By Jocelyn Vena Taylor Swift in the “Back to December” music video Photo: Big Machine Records What happens when you break the heart of a hunky-looking dude who resembles a “Twilight” character and you regret it? Well, if you’re Taylor Swift, it snows in your straight-out-of-an-Anthropologie-catalog bedroom as you write a breakup letter for your ex-beau. That’s the basic plot for Taylor Swift’s just-released “Back to December” video . In Swift’s clip for “Mine,” her lead single off her massive album Speak Now , the singer proved that she was no longer that girl who sang about proms and cheerleaders. Instead, she sang about finding love, getting married and having a family. Here, in her darker, more somber clip (despite all the early morning sun) for “Back to December,” Swift is breaking up with someone, an image we don’t usually associate with the singer. Looking almost sultry in bedhead hair, cozy sweater and a boyfriend T-shirt, Swift looks morose as she contemplates breaking it off with her good-looking boyfriend. Shots of the singer sitting in a bathtub clothed, sitting on her kitchen counter (perhaps a nod to the “Mine” video fight scene) and sitting on her bed singing the song are intercut with those of the actor who plays Swift’s love interest driving in his car, presumably away from Swift’s suburban mansion, and sitting alone on a football field, perhaps regretting letting Swift get away so easily. The video was directed by Yoann Lemoine, who did Katy Perry’s equally dreamy, equally girly clip for “Teenage Dream.” The video ends with Swift in her snowy home while the ex-boyfriend finds her breakup letter in his coat pocket as he sits alone in the bleachers. The song is rumored to be about the demise of Swift’s relationship with “Twilight” heartthrob Taylor Lautner . It’s to be noted that the video was released on January 13 — as Swift fans know, 13 is the singer’s lucky number. Snow has also been the theme in Swift’s live performances of this song, a natural fit given that the song is about December. What do you think of Taylor Swift’s new video for “Back to December”? Tell us in the comments. Related Photos Taylor Swift’s Dating History Related Artists Taylor Swift

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Justin Bieber Returning to ‘CSI’ as Teen Bomber

Singer Justin Bieber attends “My Worlds The Collection” photocall at Urban Hotel on November 29, 2010 in Madrid, Spain. (Getty Images) more pics

Hayley Williams Posts Demo Of New Song, ‘In The Mourning’

‘I don’t want people thinking it’s a new Paramore song. This is just something I wrote for fun,’ the singer says in a blog post. By James Montgomery Hayley Williams Photo: Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images Last week, during Paramore’s “Last Word” interview with MTV News, Hayley Williams promised fans that the band would “definitely” be releasing new music in 2011 … and, it looks like she meant it. Well, sort of. On Tuesday, Williams took to her blog to post the chorus of a song called “In the Mourning,” a winsome, windswept thing that, while new — and actually pretty great — probably won’t be showing up on a Paramore album anytime soon. “A few weeks ago I posted some new lyrics up on Tumblr. Wanted to share the melody with anyone who’s asked me to post it,” Williams wrote on her blog. “This is just the chorus … I didn’t want to post the full thing yet because I don’t want people thinking it’s a new Paramore song. This is just something I wrote for fun. Hope you likes!” Williams did post the lyrics to “In the Mourning” a few weeks prior, and at the time, fans were speculating that they might be related to one of the new demos guitarist Taylor York had written for the group. Now, it doesn’t sound like that’s the case, although Williams and Paramore’s other remaining members — York and bassist Jeremy Davis — are apparently still writing and demoing new material . Late last month, just days after it was announced that founding Paramore members Josh and Zac Farro would be leaving the band, Zac posted a demo by his new project, Tunnel . In February, Paramore will launch a South American tour — their first since the Farro brothers’ departure — with York’s brother Justin filling in on guitar and veteran stickman Josh Freese on drums. What do you think of Hayley’s new demo? Share your opinion in the comments. Related Videos Paramore: The Complete Interview ‘Paramore: The Last Word’ Related Photos Behind The Scenes With Paramore Paramore: A Career In Photos Related Artists Paramore

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Justin Bieber Shoots His Return To ‘CSI’

Singer tweeted a photo of himself in makeup for February 17 episode. By Gil Kaufman Justin Bieber appears on “CSI” Photo: CBS If you were concerned that Justin Bieber snapped and got into a scrap with an overly aggressive photographer, relax, it’s just makeup. Images of Bieber with a pretty impressive shiner started zooming around the Internet on Tuesday, but the picture is just a still from the set of “CSI,” which the singer will revisit next month. Bieber, who first appeared on the show in September, tweeted the photo of his makeup-caked black eye on Tuesday along with the message “On set … where? Let’s just say I’m back to my evil ways. #badass.” According to Entertainment Weekly, after getting good notices his first time around, Bieber is set to reprise his role as troubled teen Jason McCann in an upcoming February 17 episode of the crime procedural titled “Targets of Obsession.” The show will air during February sweeps (go figure), six days after Justin’s movie debut in his 3-D biopic/concert film, “Never Say Never,” which opens in theaters on February 11. The first time around, which was Bieber’s acting debut, he portrayed a young kid whose older brother had been killed at the end of the previous season. Cops suspected that Bieber’s character took out his anger on authority by planting bombs. In his second go ’round, currently being filmed, show regular Nick (George Eads) tips Jason off that he might be in “imminent danger.” Last year, “CSI” executive producer Carol Mendelsohn told MTV News that the teen star would be returning to the show, explaining how the September episode left unanswered questions about his character. “At the end of the episode, we’re left with the question: Is Jason a good kid stuck in a bad situation or is Jason a bad kid hiding behind his cuteness?” Mendelsohn said. “You can see why Justin was such a perfect choice to play this role. … It’s an explosive story.” While fans will surely cheer his return to TV, they recently learned that Bieber will not be the subject of an episode of “Glee,” as was widely rumored. After stories began to swirl that Bieber Fever was slated to sweep McKinley High, Ryan Murphy, the co-creator of the Fox hit, cleared up the role of the teen star’s music in an upcoming episode. Murphy maintained that unlike other superstars whose repertories have received “Glee” overhauls — like Britney Spears, Lady Gaga and Madonna — Bieber’s current list of hits isn’t long enough to sustain an entire hour of New Directions-helmed numbers. “Those [tributes] are reserved for artists with big catalogs,” he told Entertainment Weekly. “Bieber comes up in episode 13 as a small plot point. Sam [Chord Overstreet] sings a JB song to win Quinn’s [Dianna Agron] approval.” Related Artists Justin Bieber

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Justin Bieber Has A Black Eye On The Set Of “CSI”

Justin Bieber is reprising his guest starring role on the show “ CSI ,” and he posted the photo above from the set today of himself with a super scary looking black eye! Here’s what Justin also posted about being on set: On set…where? let’s just say Im back to my evil ways. Justin plays the character Jason McCann, who gets in a bit of trouble and calls Nick (George Eads) to let him know that he needs help in the new episode titled “Targets of Obsession.” The new episode will air on February 17, 2011 at 9/8c on CBS.

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Shrink: Justin Bieber Fever = Terrorism

Justin Bieber A child psychologist, Dr. Alan Ravitz, has equated the feverish response to teen singer and hair whiplash victim, Justin Bieber, to terrorism. I disagree. The Bieber loves his hair way too much to blow himself up. Dr. Ravitz stated “Bieber Fever” is “a hazardous issue and one to take more seriously” equating it to terrorism, due to his fans reaction when he is spotted getting close to someone deemed a girlfriend. Selena Gomez Recently, Disney actress, Selena Gomez was spotted kissing and hugging Bieber in the Caribbean, with him later groping her behind, which prompted death threats from his fans on Twitter. Yea, they want to beat that little girl down. Note to self: do not under any circumstances stand anywhere near Selena Gomez. STORY SOURCE Psychiatrist Claims Justin Bieber Fever Is a Form of Terrorism RELATED ARTICLES Teen Singer Justin Bieber Gropes Selena Gomez’s Butt Justin Bieber And Selena Gomez Play Down Romance Mag: Justin Bieber And Selena Gomez Checked Into Hotel Teens Under Pressure By Hollywood To Have Sex

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