Maybe instead of soliciting advice from Judd Apatow , this year’s Academy Award co-host (and new Twitter user ) James Franco should be asking an actual former Oscar host for advice. Like Chris Rock, who in a new interview admitted that he almost got into a fight because of his stage material. Fortunately, Courtney Love was there to save him.
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Jonas Brother plays a demanding rock star on the new ABC sitcom. By Aly Semigran Matthew Perry and Nick Jonas on “Mr. Sunshine” Photo: ABC Imagine a bizarro Nick Jonas: While he is still a wildly successful musician, he is now an egomaniacal jerk. During Wednesday night’s (February 16) episode of ABC’s “Mr. Sunshine,” Jonas played Eli Cutler, a singing sensation who — in addition to being a jelly-bean-eating “rock star” that has his own Saturday morning cartoon and is capable of packing an entire arena to capacity with screaming tweens — lacks any real sense of human decency (which he credits to a “lethal combination” of poor parenting and being exceedingly wealthy). The day of Eli’s show at Sunshine Stadium caught Ben (Matthew Perry) in a bad spot as his staffers, who forgot it’s his 10-year-anniversary on the job, scramble to participate in a fake contest in order to win the affections of their boss Crystal (Allison Janney) — and a golf cart. With his employees preoccupied, Ben is left with the task of catering to Eli’s every demand, which includes everything from getting him the first season of “Brothers & Sisters” on DVD and attaining the number of a hot female fan (or, as he so delicately put it, “a spicy enough crab roll”). In the end we find out Eli is actually racked with insecurities about his music (despite having wonderfully lame pop titles like “Baby, My Baby,” “No Place Like School” and “Dance, Dance, Dance…Dance”), and Ben saves the day by assuring the celeb (who had earlier referred to Perry’s character as a chubbier Larry King) that he was actually good at his job — a gesture that prompts Eli to dedicate a song to “a guy that works here.” It’s always fun to watch celebrities poke fun at themselves, even if it is an extreme version of him or herself, and it seems like Jonas let himself get lost in the role. The 18-year-old talked to MTV News about the experience of playing the spoiled star, telling us it was “really fun to stretch my personality a bit.” Jonas, who went toe-to-toe comedically with Perry in every scene, said of the experience, “It was so cool to work with him and soak up as much as I could.” How very un-Eli of him. Did you watch Nick Jonas’ appearance on “Mr. Sunshine”? What did you think? Related Videos MTV News Extended Play: Nick Jonas
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Early favorites Jacee Badeaux, Brett Loewenstern, Lauren Alaina survive, while other hopefuls went down in flames. By Gil Kaufman Steven Tyler, Jenniger Lopez and Randy Jackson at “American Idol” Hollywood Week Photo: Michael Becker / FOX Group night on “American Idol” is notoriously brutal. It’s full of attitude, fighting, ragged nerves and exhaustion. And that’s just from the audience at home watching the ridiculous diva behavior onscreen. But after pulling an all-nighter, a number of this year’s picks to click, including teens Jacee Badeaux and Lauren Alaina, as well Chris Medina, James Durbin, Brett Loewenstern and Chelsee Oaks, survived to sing another day, while some early favorites went down in flames, unable to handle the pressure. On Wednesday night’s (February 16) show, producers figured they’d up the ante this year on the contestants by telling them, after they’d already formed their groups, that they must be comprised of a mix of singers from day one and day two of last week’s Hollywood eliminations . That sent the 168 remaining wannabes scrambling to rework their sets. The first two segments were devoted to showing the high school lunchroom nightmare of singers desperate to find someone’s group to join and facing heart-crushing rejection at every turn. Then, with just 10 hours to perfect their songs amid the din of nearly 170 voices roaring at once, contestants grabbed any space they could, from bathrooms to parking garages, and got to work. The pressure almost claimed the fragile Ashley Sullivan, who came close to leaving the show, while 15-year-old Jacee Badeaux was booted from his group in the middle of the night and several other singers either got dumped or bailed on their ensembles at the 11th hour. On the verge of breaking up because they couldn’t find a day-two person, redheaded bullied belter Brett Loewenstern ‘s quartet was saved when they picked up Badeaux. When the singers finally got a chance to, well, sing, there were plenty of new or little-seen faces who shone. Among them were New Jersey auditioner and makeup artist Pia Toscano, 22, who did her sultry best on Bruno Mars’ “Grenade” in a trio that got the day started off right with yeses all around. Male diva Jordan Dorsey bailed on his group to join up with Robbie Rosen and sing a doo-wop version of the Jackson 5’s “I Want You Back,” setting up an intense rivalry with his old cohorts, but getting sweet revenge by moving on. His old pals, though, survived the breakup as well by nailing Cee Lo Green’s “Forget You.” Nobody wanted to be in a group with overconfident Tiffany Rios the night before, so the judges allowed her an exception to form a duo with tattooed blonde Jessica Yantz. “It was really bad,” Randy Jackson said, though, after the pair made a hot mess of Beyonc
Singer is in spotlight after haunting rendition of chorus on ‘I Need a Doctor.’ By Aly Semigran Skylar Grey at the 2011 Grammy Awards Photo: Jason Merrit/ Getty Images Many Grammy viewers might have asked themselves the same question several times during Sunday night’s ceremony: Who was that? In addition to Best New Artist winner Esperanza Spalding , another woman who hit the stage of the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards had plenty of viewers wondering who she was: first-time nominee and performer Skylar Grey, who took to the stage with Eminem and Dr. Dre during their intense set . As it turns out, the Wisconsin-born Grey, whose real name is Holly Brook Hafermann, already has a long hip-hop r
Ne-Yo, Sara Bareilles, Chaka Khan were among the many notable artists who took the stage on Saturday at the funk collective’s annual bash. By Kelly Marino Jimmy Fallon with the Roots at their Pre-Grammy Jam Session in Hollywood on Saturday. Photo: Getty Images HOLLYWOOD, California — On Saturday night, the eve of the 53rd Grammy Awards, the Roots were unstoppable, unpredictable and unprecedented as they took the stage to perform their seventh annual Pre-Grammy Jam Session. But to call the event just a jam session would be quite the understatement. Similar to the years prior, the Roots played for hours on end, covering every genre of music from the blues to hip-hop to funk and rock and roll while inviting fellow musician friends — both old school and new — onstage. “Every Jam Session you expect the unexpected,” explained drummer ?uestlove when MTV News caught up with him just before his band took the stage. “We invited a whole bunch of people down and we are going to see how good our memory banks are when they start putting us on the spot and asking us for their songs.” For the first time, the Roots decided to switch up locations, leaving the Key Club behind in favor of Hollywood’s Music Box club. The venue provided a larger space for more fans and celebrities, such as Drew Barrymore, Juliette Lewis and Craig Robinson, who opted to attend this more laidback event rather than the exclusive Clive Davis Pre-Grammy party taking place close by. Just a few minutes before midnight, Roots pal/boss Jimmy Fallon appeared onstage sitting solo in a stool, doing his best Neil Young impersonation as he sang the lyrics to Willow Smith’s “Whip My Hair” — a hilarious skit he’s been known to do on “Late Night With Jimmy Fallon.” Upon finishing, he welcomed the audience to the event and urged everyone to get excited as the Roots made their entrance. Check out photos of Jimmy Fallon’s performance at the Roots’s Jam Session. “My show has been on for two years now and it wouldn’t be where it is today without these guys,” Fallon gushed as he and Tariq “Black Thought” Trotter suddenly broke into a rendition of the Bee Gees’ “Stayin’ Alive” while the crowd cheered. Shortly after the comical warm-up, Fallon exited the stage and the Roots kicked things off with some of their known tracks — “Going On,” “How I Got Over” and “Here I Come.” Next to appear was 10-time Grammy winner Bobby McFerrin. Black Thought praised the “Don’t Worry Be Happy” singer as a “funk percussionist” while he free-styled and skittle-le-bopped around stage. Roughly around 12:30 a.m., Sarah Bareilles joined the unpredictable set list, seeming to take the crowd by surprise. But once the pop songstress started singing “Son of a Preacher Man,” the audience quickly took to her soulful side. The Roots then introduced Guy Sebastian, a soulful singer from Australia whose recent blooper clip as a judge on the “X Factor” was made famous when ?uestlove remixed it on “Late Night.” As the show went on, with the crowd seeming to grow from 300 to 500 people, the Roots began to introduce some of old-school performers. Chuck Brown, a.k.a. the Godfather of Go-Go, came out in full funk getup and busted out with the classic “Bustin’ Loose.” Young Chris performed two songs, including “Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop.” Too Short made an appearance and treated the crowd to “Blow the Whistle,” while blues legend Taj Mahal, Lalah Hathaway, Booker T. Jones and Betty Wright all added a little something to this incredible night. And while the audience certainly was grooving to these performers, things really perked up when Black Thought called up to the stage the “Queen Diva” herself, Chaka Khan. Cameras were clicking and phones were held in the air while the R&B legend sang “Tell Me Something Good.” In between acts, the Roots never forgot to steer the focus back to themselves, as they mixed things up by providing solo sessions throughout the night. One bandmember who never disappoints is metal maniac Captain Kirk Douglas, who ripped through his guitar solos while giving the audience a taste of some rock and roll classics like Guns N’ Roses’ “Sweet Child O’ Mine,” George Thorogood’s “Bad to the Bone” and Bo Diddley’s “Who Do You Love?” Even at 2 a.m., guests continued to roll onto the stage. Estelle , Ne-Yo, Ryan Leslie and Melanie Fiona all performed hit after hit after hit. And while there didn’t seem to be an end to the Roots’ jam session, fans didn’t seem to mind one bit. While most of the industry was giving it a rest with music’s biggest night less than 24 hours away, attendees of this bash were rewarded for their stamina. ?uestlove needn’t have worried — the Roots proved that their memory banks were well up to par. Don’t miss “Snooki & Sway: Live From the Grammys,” a red-carpet live stream kicking off Sunday at 6 p.m. ET on MTV.com. And stick with us all Grammy night for coverage of the red carpet, the show, the afterparties and beyond! Related Photos 2011 Pre-Grammy Celebrations Related Artists The Roots
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Hip-hop superstars’ previous shows have created video sets and packed a lyrical punch. By Mawuse Ziegbe Eminem Photo: Getty Images When Eminem hits the stage, he rarely goes it alone, having already lit up Grammy night with pop luminaries like Elton John and hip-hop upstarts like Drake. This year, he’s taking it back to his hip-hop roots by teaming up with longtime mentor and rap legend Dr. Dre , with additional assistance from Maroon 5 frontman Adam Levine. Sunday’s performance promises to be a major hip-hop moment, as not only will Eminem rip the stage, but the set will mark Dre’s first live performance in more than 10 years (not counting his hysteria-inducing cameos at Shady and Jay-Z’s Home and Home Tour ). But what should fans expect from the Doc and Em’s first joint awards-show matchup in over a decade? Well, if we take cues from their onstage team-ups back in the day, we can expect the greats to school anyone who may have forgotten about their concert chemistry and serve up more of their renowned, top-flight lyricism. At the 1999 VMAs, a newbie Shady performed his debut smash “My Name Is” in a hoodie with “Role Model” splashed across the front in blinking lights. Midway through the track, Dre showed up to spar with Slim for the ethics-juggling hit “Guilty Conscience,” re-creating the bank-robbing scene from the track’s video. Then another chart-topping Dre prot
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Potential GOP Clown Car occupant Rick Santorum mounted the stage at CPAC today, and bleated his “family values” schtick. via Right Wing Watch : Santorum stood up for the importance of social issues and blasts the judiciary, claiming it has no right to redefine life and marriage before declaring that “American belongs to God” Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : Pam’s House Blend Discovery Date : 10/02/2011 21:15 Number of articles : 2
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In exchange, the talk show host surprises the ‘Never Say Never’ singer with her birthday gift for him that is brought to the stage by his mentor Usher .
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Jim Henson Company CEO Brian Henson says Sunday’s set, which also includes Gwyneth Paltrow, will be ‘an unforgettable version’ of ‘F— You.’ By Gil Kaufman Cee Lo Green Photo: Neilson Barnard/ Getty Images Over the past few years, we’ve seen Cee Lo Green in a variety of outrageous costumes during performances by his side project Gnarls Barkley, including Darth Vader, characters from “A Clockwork Orange,” “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas” and “Napoleon Dynamite,” a roman gladiator and a bride. But when the Goodie Mob rapper takes the stage at the Grammys on Sunday night, we’re likely to see a whole different side of the Atlanta native. After a year in which his profanely excellent “F— You” not only became a huge viral hit but also notched nominations for Song and Record of the Year, Green will play to his biggest audience with some help from one of his new Hollywood friends. Not only will he reteam with “Country Strong” actress and pal Gwyneth Paltrow on the show, but he’ll join the long, illustrious history of musicians who’ve taken the stage with Jim Henson’s puppets for a one-of-a-kind performance. And Henson’s son, Jim Henson Company’s Academy Award-winning CEO Brian Henson, told MTV News exclusively on Tuesday that viewers will truly see an “unforgettable” version of the song. “We have a live theater show in New York called ‘Stuffed and Unstrung,’ and we’ve taken a bunch of the characters from that cast and made them into a band and backup singers for Cee Lo,” Henson said of the fuzzy puppets from the made-for-grown-ups improv show. “He’ll be backed by puppets who will make up a very weird and cool band.” Henson said the idea to sing with the puppets came from Cee Lo, who approached the Henson Company with a concept of what he wanted to do. “We had never worked with him before, and he’s just a fabulous guy,” Henson said. “I think he’s a lifelong fan of the Muppets, and he had a pretty good idea of what he wanted.” The folks at the Grammys are keeping a tight lid on what will happen during Green’s performance, but you can bet with the family-friendly Henson puppets onboard and the strict rules about four-letter words on prime-time TV that Cee Lo will be rocking out the G-rated “Forget You” version of the song. Chances are he’ll also be marking the world debut of the special version of the tune he recorded with Paltrow in New York last month. The same week they tracked that song in a New York studio, Cee Lo came out during Paltrow’s “Saturday Night Live” monologue and helped her out with the lyrics to a Kenny Rogers/ Dolly Parton song. Henson said Cee Lo made a visit to the Henson monster shop, where the singer and the puppeteers threw around some ideas and spent a while looking at puppets. “I think it will really be an unforgettable version of the song,” Henson said. What do you expect from Cee Lo’s Grammy performance? Let us know in the comments! Don’t miss “Snooki & Sway: Live From the Grammys,” a red-carpet live stream kicking off Sunday at 6 p.m. ET on MTV.com. And stick with us all Grammy night for coverage of the red carpet, the show, the afterparties and beyond! Related Photos 2011 Grammy Performers Related Artists Cee Lo Green
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‘Bieber, he’s a great dude. He gave us advice backstage,’ bandmember Roc Royal tells MTV News. By Mawuse Ziegbe Mindless Behavior Photo: MTV News According to Mindless Behavior , touring with Justin Bieber is a rowdy experience. The rising quartet, which includes 13- and 14-year-old Philadelphia and Los Angeles natives Prodigy, Roc Royal, Princeton and Ray Ray, hit the road with Justin Bieber in December. When they stopped by the MTV News offices on Friday, they dished that opening up for the teen superstar meant rocking the stage for thousands while grappling with the Biebs’ hard-core fanbase. “It was crazy,” plaited singer Ray Ray admitted. “He has a lot of fans.” Fellow Mindless singer Princeton — who fans may remember as that cute krumpin’ kid from Gym Class Heroes’ 2006 video for “Cupid’s Chokehold/ Breakfast in America” — added that in addition to dodging legions of Beliebers, the boys had to bring it in massive arenas. “Every night, 15,000 fans,” the curly-haired crooner said, adding that the teen crew used the adrenaline to pump up their performances. “It made us nervous, but the minute we hit that stage — and the stage is big, by the way, like really big — but the minute we hit that stage the nerves just turned into great energy.” Getting face time with concertgoers also helped to ease their nerves. “Before the show we always did meet-and-greets, so the fans were really nice and very supportive,” Princeton explained. With their peppy text-friendly jam “My Girl” gaining traction and their status as budding heartthrobs blossoming, the Mindless fellas got some tips from Bieber on how to handle their growing fame. Rapper Roc Royal said the “Baby” singer was really cool about doling out pop-star guidance. “Bieber, he’s a great dude. He gave us advice backstage. He’s nice,” Roc said. “He told us don’t be nervous because it’s just fans, and you love it.” Roc added that Bieber was always down for a laugh — even if it came at the expense of the Mindless guys’ eardrums. “[Our] favorite moments [were] when Bieber came into our room and we start playing,” he smiled, recalling an instance in which the pop megastar barged into their rooms blasting an ear-shattering horn. “Like, he starts blowing the whistles in our rooms. [It’s] like, ‘Aw, man stop!’ “He came in on a Segway, and he was like [makes horn sound]. We were like, ‘Ah!’ ” Roc continued. “Definitely those moments when we were backstage and we were in our sweats just having fun.” Pop-star mentorship aside, the boys insist that Bieber isn’t going to get away with the reckless whistle-blowing. Ray Ray joked that the guys might just turn the intense energy of Bieber’s fans against him. “We gonna put fans backstage so when he comes he gets attacked,” he laughed. Princeton had another idea: “Take his Segway!” he said, pretending to jack Justin’s wheels, exclaiming, ” ‘What up, Biebs? Vrooom!’ ” Did you see Mindless Behavior on tour with Justin Bieber? Tell us about it in the comments! Related Artists Justin Bieber Mindless Behavior
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