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Lady Gaga vs. Britney Spears: Who Will Rule 2011?

As she announced earlier via pants-less Twitter pic, Lady Gaga has a new album out this spring. But she’ll have some serious competition as she looks to cement her place as the reigning queen of pop music and culture: Britney Spears. Gaga’s single, “Born This Way,” is due out next month, with her album of the same name set for May. Britney’s album is scheduled for a March release. Which pop queen will conquer music in 2011? Which bombshell will rise to the top of the heap? Can they deliver truly cutting-edge music or will they rely on their persona to carry them forward? On top of musical similarities, the two have rabid fan bases (Gaga, Justin Bieber and Britney have the most Twitter fans worldwide, in that order). While Gaga’s image is unique and experimental, she’s still so new to the scene that it’s hard to know what to expect in terms of her musical style. The same is true, oddly enough, of Britney. Despite being a seasoned vet, she’s so micromanaged that musically, she’s now a veritable blank slate. These new Britney song lyrics were leaked, but would anything she does fail to satisfy her fans? Spears is as bulletproof as they come in this era. Because The Fame was so groundbreaking and so fresh, the pressure is more on Gaga to produce something of comparable cultural significance. Both will rack up huge sales because people are invested in them . Even if the albums are merely average, fans want them to succeed as people. But if either superstar comes out with an album that’s edgy, catchy, different and brilliant on its own merit, that’s who will rule the year in music. What do you think? Whose album will fare better this year?

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Hugh Hefner: I Love Crystal Harris!

We are not traditional. So said Crystal Harris to People when asked about her relationship with Hugh Hefner. The 24-year old wasn’t even referring to the age difference between her and her 84-year old fiance, however. She was simply recounting how Hefner proposed, placing her giant ring inside a Little Mermaid music box and not getting down on one knee. Hefner, meanwhile, describes Crystal as “totally devoted,” adding: “Her priorities are pretty much our relationship, No. 1 and No. 2 and 3, and you don’t always find that. Despite the age disparity, the truth of the matter is we have a great deal in common, we really complement one another, we have a wonderful time together, and I love her.” What else can you ask of the couple, who met at the Playboy Mansion in 2008 and bonded over their shared psychology majors in college? Harris has turned around Hefner’s opinion on marriage, as the magazine founder admits he always thought “people start to take one another for granted” once they’re hitched. “I just simply found myself in a relationship with Crystal in which I felt, quite frankly, the opposite seemed to be true – that the more committed to one another we were, the closer we got, and the more we loved one another, and I just think this one, for me, will be the exception to the rule.” Isn’t that sweet? Totally gross and nauseating, considering the pair’s ages… but also sweet.

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Golden Globe Awards Nominations List

Early nominees for 2010 include ‘The Social Network,’ ‘Glee.’ By Eric Ditzian The cast of “Glee” Photo: FOX Katie Holmes, Blair Underwood and Josh Duhamel announced the Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s nominations for the 68th annual Golden Globes on Tuesday morning (December 14), recognizing critical darlings like “The Social Network” and “The King’s Speech,” as well as perennial TV honorees such as “30 Rock” and “Mad Men.” The Golden Globe Awards will air on Sunday, January 16, at 8 p.m. ET on NBC. Here are the nominees: Best Motion Picture – Drama “Black Swan” “The Fighter” “Inception” “The King’s Speech” “The Social Network” Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama Halle Berry, “Frankie and Alice” Nicole Kidman, “Rabbit Hole” Jennifer Lawrence, “Winter’s Bone Natalie Portman, “Black Swan” Michelle Williams, “Blue Valentine” Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama Jesse Eisenberg, “The Social Network” Colin Firth, “The King’s Speech” James Franco, “127 Hours” Ryan Gosling, “Blue Valentine” Mark Wahlberg, “The Fighter” Best Motion Picture – Comedy Or Musical “Alice in Wonderland” “Burlesque” “The Kids Are All Right” “Red” “The Tourist” Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical Annette Bening, “The Kids Are All Right” Anne Hathaway, “Love and Other Drugs” Angelina Jolie, “The Tourist” Julianne Moore, “The Kids Are All Right” Emma Stone, “Easy A” Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical Johnny Depp, “Alice in Wonderland” Johnny Depp, “The Tourist” Paul Giamatti, “Barney’s Version” Jake Gyllenhaa, “Love And Other Drugs” Kevin Spacey, “Casino Jack” Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture Amy Adams, “The Fighter” Helena Bonham Carter, “The King’s Speech” Mila Kunis, “Black Swan” Melissa Leo, “The Fighter” Jacki Weaver, “Animal Kingdom” Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture Christian Bale, “The Fighter” Michael Douglas, “Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps” Andrew Garfield, “The Social Network” Jeremy Renner, “The Town” Geoffrey Rush, “The King’s Speech” Best Director – Motion Picture Darren Aronofsky, “Black Swan” David Fincher, “The Social Network” Tom Hooper, “The King’s Speech” Christopher Nolan, “Inception” David O. Russell, “The Fighter” Best Television Series – Drama “Boardwalk Empire” “Dexter” “The Good Wife” “Mad Men” “The Walking Dead” Best Performance By An Actress In A Television Series – Drama Julianna Margulies, “The Good Wife” Elisabeth Moss, “Mad Men” Piper Perabo, “Covert Affairs” Katey Sagal, “Sons Of Anarchy” Kyra Sedgwick, “The Closer” Best Performance By An Actor In A Television Series – Drama Steve Buscemi, “Boardwalk Empire” Bryan Cranston, “Breaking Bad” Michael C. Hall, “Dexter” Jon Hamm, “Mad Men” Hugh Laurie, “House” Best Television Series – Comedy Or Musical “30 Rock” “The Big Bang Theory ” “The Big C” “Glee” “Modern Family” “Nurse Jackie” Best Performance By An Actress In A Television Series -Comedy Or Musical Toni Collette, “United States Of Tara” Edie Falco, “Nurse Jackie” Tina Fey, “30 Rock” Laura Linney, “The Big C” Lea Michele, “Glee” Best Performance By An Actor In A Television Series – Comedy Or Musical Alec Baldwin, “30 Rock” Steve Carell, “The Office” Thomas Jane, “Hung” Matthew Morrison, “Glee” Jim Parsons, “The Big Bang Theory” Best Mini-Series Or Motion Picture Made For Television “Carlos” “The Pacific” “Pillars Of The Earth” “Temple Grandin” “You Don’t Know Jack” Best Performance By An Actress In A Mini-Series Or Motion Picture Made For Television Hayley Atwell, “Pillars Of The Earth” Claire Danes, “Temple Grandin” Judi Dench, “Return To Cranford” Romola Garai, “Emma” Jennifer Love Hewitt, “The Client List” Best Performance By An Actor In A Mini-Series Or Motion Picture Made For Television Idris Elba, “Luther” Ian Mcshane, “Pillars Of The Earth” Al Pacino, “You Don’t Know Jack” Dennis Quaid, “The Special Relationship” Edgar Ramirez, “Carlos” Best Performance By An Actress In A Supporting Role In A Series, Mini-Series Or Motion Picture Made For Television Hope Davis, “The Special Relationship” Jane Lynch, “Glee” Kelly Macdonald, “Boardwalk Empire” Julia Stiles, “Dexter” Sofia Vergara, “Modern Family” Best Performance By An Actor In A Supporting Role In A Series, Mini-Series Or Motion Picture Made For Television Scott Caan, “Hawaii Five-O” Chris Colfer, “Glee” Chris Noth, “The Good Wife” Eric Stonestreet, “Modern Family” David Strathairn, “Temple Grandin” Best Screenplay Danny Boyle and Simon Beaufoy, “127 Hours” Lisa Cholodenko, Stuart Blumberg, “The Kids Are All Right” Christopher Nolan, “Inception” David Seidler, “The King’s Speech” Aaron Sorkin, “The Social Network” Best Original Song “Bound to You,” “Burlesque” “Coming Home,” “Country Strong” “I See The Light,” “Tangled” “There’s a Place for Us,” “Tangled” “You Haven’t Seen the Last of Me,” “Burlesque” Best Original Score “The King’s Speech” “127 Hours” “Social Network” “Inception” Best Foreign Language Film “Biutiful,” Spain “The Concert,” France “The Edge,” France “I Am Love,” Italy “In a Better World,” Denmark Best Animated Feature “Despicable Me” “How to Train Your Dragon” “The Illusionist” “Tangled” “Toy Story 3” For breaking news, celebrity columns, humor and more — updated around the clock — visit MTVMoviesBlog.com . 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Golden Globe Awards Nominations List

Early nominees for 2010 include ‘The Social Network,’ ‘Glee.’ By Eric Ditzian The cast of “Glee” Photo: FOX Katie Holmes, Blair Underwood and Josh Duhamel announced the Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s nominations for the 68th annual Golden Globes on Tuesday morning (December 14), recognizing critical darlings like “The Social Network” and “The King’s Speech,” as well as perennial TV honorees such as “30 Rock” and “Mad Men.” The Golden Globe Awards will air on Sunday, January 16, at 8 p.m. ET on NBC. Here are the nominees: Best Motion Picture – Drama “Black Swan” “The Fighter” “Inception” “The King’s Speech” “The Social Network” Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama Halle Berry, “Frankie and Alice” Nicole Kidman, “Rabbit Hole” Jennifer Lawrence, “Winter’s Bone Natalie Portman, “Black Swan” Michelle Williams, “Blue Valentine” Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama Jesse Eisenberg, “The Social Network” Colin Firth, “The King’s Speech” James Franco, “127 Hours” Ryan Gosling, “Blue Valentine” Mark Wahlberg, “The Fighter” Best Motion Picture – Comedy Or Musical “Alice in Wonderland” “Burlesque” “The Kids Are All Right” “Red” “The Tourist” Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical Annette Bening, “The Kids Are All Right” Anne Hathaway, “Love and Other Drugs” Angelina Jolie, “The Tourist” Julianne Moore, “The Kids Are All Right” Emma Stone, “Easy A” Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical Johnny Depp, “Alice in Wonderland” Johnny Depp, “The Tourist” Paul Giamatti, “Barney’s Version” Jake Gyllenhaa, “Love And Other Drugs” Kevin Spacey, “Casino Jack” Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture Amy Adams, “The Fighter” Helena Bonham Carter, “The King’s Speech” Mila Kunis, “Black Swan” Melissa Leo, “The Fighter” Jacki Weaver, “Animal Kingdom” Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture Christian Bale, “The Fighter” Michael Douglas, “Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps” Andrew Garfield, “The Social Network” Jeremy Renner, “The Town” Geoffrey Rush, “The King’s Speech” Best Director – Motion Picture Darren Aronofsky, “Black Swan” David Fincher, “The Social Network” Tom Hooper, “The King’s Speech” Christopher Nolan, “Inception” David O. Russell, “The Fighter” Best Television Series – Drama “Boardwalk Empire” “Dexter” “The Good Wife” “Mad Men” “The Walking Dead” Best Performance By An Actress In A Television Series – Drama Julianna Margulies, “The Good Wife” Elisabeth Moss, “Mad Men” Piper Perabo, “Covert Affairs” Katey Sagal, “Sons Of Anarchy” Kyra Sedgwick, “The Closer” Best Performance By An Actor In A Television Series – Drama Steve Buscemi, “Boardwalk Empire” Bryan Cranston, “Breaking Bad” Michael C. Hall, “Dexter” Jon Hamm, “Mad Men” Hugh Laurie, “House” Best Television Series – Comedy Or Musical “30 Rock” “The Big Bang Theory ” “The Big C” “Glee” “Modern Family” “Nurse Jackie” Best Performance By An Actress In A Television Series -Comedy Or Musical Toni Collette, “United States Of Tara” Edie Falco, “Nurse Jackie” Tina Fey, “30 Rock” Laura Linney, “The Big C” Lea Michele, “Glee” Best Performance By An Actor In A Television Series – Comedy Or Musical Alec Baldwin, “30 Rock” Steve Carell, “The Office” Thomas Jane, “Hung” Matthew Morrison, “Glee” Jim Parsons, “The Big Bang Theory” Best Mini-Series Or Motion Picture Made For Television “Carlos” “The Pacific” “Pillars Of The Earth” “Temple Grandin” “You Don’t Know Jack” Best Performance By An Actress In A Mini-Series Or Motion Picture Made For Television Hayley Atwell, “Pillars Of The Earth” Claire Danes, “Temple Grandin” Judi Dench, “Return To Cranford” Romola Garai, “Emma” Jennifer Love Hewitt, “The Client List” Best Performance By An Actor In A Mini-Series Or Motion Picture Made For Television Idris Elba, “Luther” Ian Mcshane, “Pillars Of The Earth” Al Pacino, “You Don’t Know Jack” Dennis Quaid, “The Special Relationship” Edgar Ramirez, “Carlos” Best Performance By An Actress In A Supporting Role In A Series, Mini-Series Or Motion Picture Made For Television Hope Davis, “The Special Relationship” Jane Lynch, “Glee” Kelly Macdonald, “Boardwalk Empire” Julia Stiles, “Dexter” Sofia Vergara, “Modern Family” Best Performance By An Actor In A Supporting Role In A Series, Mini-Series Or Motion Picture Made For Television Scott Caan, “Hawaii Five-O” Chris Colfer, “Glee” Chris Noth, “The Good Wife” Eric Stonestreet, “Modern Family” David Strathairn, “Temple Grandin” Best Screenplay Danny Boyle and Simon Beaufoy, “127 Hours” Lisa Cholodenko, Stuart Blumberg, “The Kids Are All Right” Christopher Nolan, “Inception” David Seidler, “The King’s Speech” Aaron Sorkin, “The Social Network” Best Original Song “Bound to You,” “Burlesque” “Coming Home,” “Country Strong” “I See The Light,” “Tangled” “There’s a Place for Us,” “Tangled” “You Haven’t Seen the Last of Me,” “Burlesque” Best Original Score “The King’s Speech” “127 Hours” “Social Network” “Inception” Best Foreign Language Film “Biutiful,” Spain “The Concert,” France “The Edge,” France “I Am Love,” Italy “In a Better World,” Denmark Best Animated Feature “Despicable Me” “How to Train Your Dragon” “The Illusionist” “Tangled” “Toy Story 3” For breaking news, celebrity columns, humor and more — updated around the clock — visit MTVMoviesBlog.com . 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Trey Songz Makes Audience Swoon On NYC Tour Stop

R&B singer joined onstage by Ludacris and Fabolous, with Monica opening the show. By Rebecca L. Thomas Trey Songz Photo: Bennett Raglin/ WireImage NEW YORK — Trey Songz turned New York’s Beacon Theatre into his own private “Sex Room” on Thursday. It was just him and a sea of adoring women who erupted into orgasmic screams at even the slightest gesture: a shirt button come undone, a lingering gaze. Oh, did he ask, you, the single girl who came date-less to this first of two final stops on his Passion, Pain & Pleasure tour , if he could be your boyfriend for the night? Cue shrieking girls. The R&B prince seemed to have no trouble finding that, um, special spot, kicking off the rollicking concert with the audacious “I Invented Sex,” before slowing things down to the back-arching tempo that dominated the evening’s first half. Suited up in a gray suit vest and matching trousers, the 25-year-old Virginia native descended from a riser and made his introductions. “My name is Trey Songz.” A simple enough greeting, but in this particular setting, it had the effect of setting matches to fireworks. Above the squeals and awash in dim red lighting, Trigger Trey launched into a plaintive “I Need a Girl,” also from his career-shaping 2009 album, Ready. He soon kicked it back to ’07’s Trey Day for “Can’t Help But Wait” and “Last Time.” The swoon-inducing singer also sampled from the newly released album that gave the tour its name, thrusting his way through the naughty “Love Faces” and “Massage.” By now, Trey was beginning the “we’re on a first-date” narrative he would masterfully unspool over the course of a stormy New York night. Like the guy you spend the post-dinner cab ride gushing to your girls about, Songz was exceedingly attentive and generous with compliments: “You look too good to spend the night by yourself,” he said. For this outing, Trey insisted on planning everything. The date would go from the crib to the club. After transporting fans on “Jupiter Love,” he loosened his tie and leaned into the front row, allowing a concertgoer to (slowly) undo and remove the accessory altogether, one of the few moments the house turned quiet. Then he planted a kiss on her, and hush turned to howl. Between his urgent vocals and the hypnotic pillow talk, Mr. Steal Your Girl seemed dangerously close to scooping up not only someone else’s lady, but also to leaping ahead of his rivals to take the R&B throne out from under its reigning kings. After taking stabs at R. Kelly on record, Trey recently admitted to MTV News that his single biggest influence is in fact Kells. And to watch Songz in concert — giving a girl plucked from the audience a back rub, graphically simulating the various positions he’d like to try out on you — it’s hard not to think of R. Kelly. But where Kells’ “You remind me of my jeep” game served up sex in a few clumsy metaphors, Trey’s “panty-droppa” slow seduction is careful, wrapped in high-thread-count sheets. “You can scream as loud as you want,” a smiling Trigger, a.k.a. Mr. Double Entendre, told us midway through “Neighbors Know My Name.” Then ATL lyrical beast Ludacris turned up for his Songz-assisted “Sex Room,” and we were officially getting comped bottle service at the hot spot. The bounce-heavy “Bottoms Up” electrified the room, as energetic Trey spit the banger fast and furious. For the closer, Trey had one of Brooklyn’s finest, Fabolous, come through for ladies’ favorite, “Say Aah.” Trigger challenged the audience to rap Loso’s verse, which they did ecstatically for their homegrown MC. Finally down to a black T-shirt, Trey seemed to sense it had to come off. He dabbed a sweaty brow with the drenched tee, then up it went, over his head … and sailing into the waiting arms of hundreds and hundreds of incredibly satisfied women. Opening act Monica was 14 when she dropped her first album in 1995; there was no Facebook, no Twitter and definitely no celebrity blogs, a sphere in which the now-29-year-old Monica has at times found herself a target. “I know who I am and whose I am,” she said in response. But her commanding set was about expressing gratitude and empowerment. “Where all my real strong women at?” she asked, stalking the stage in a sequined superhero-inspired bodysuit. The singer’s alto, with its soaring vibrato, is a wonder. Sixteen years in the game, the former teen R&B queen proved why she’s “Still Standing,” using her tight opening set to revisit her early chart classics like “Don’t Take It Personal (Just One of Dem Days),” “Before You Walk Out of My Life” and the still-swagged-out (Jermaine Dupri!) “First Night,” but also recent hits like “So Gone,” “Everything to Me” and “Love All Over Me.” Fawning fans repaid the overjoyed star by singing along word-for-word and shouting their approval. Related Artists Trey Songz

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Eminem Turns Up The Volume In Detroit

Night two of Home and Home tour with Jay-Z was even more energetic than the kickoff. By Shaheem Reid Eminem performs in Detroit on Thursday Photo: Kevin Mazur/ WireImage DETROIT — By the time Eminem got to “Cinderella Man,” near the bottom of his set list on Friday night, the air was filled with so much audible adoration for Slim Shady, Sam Kinison himself could have rose from the grave and screamed in your ear and you wouldn’t hear it. The crowd at Comerica Park was so loud, many people had to text message the person sitting right next to them. Once again, Eminem was treated like a pharaoh. He was the closer on a two-night stand of concerts headlined by him and Jay-Z .

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Emmy Awards 2010 Winners List

‘Modern Family,’ ‘Glee’ and ‘Temple Grandin’ clean up. By MTV News staff Tom Hanks onstage at the 2010 Emmy Awards Photo: Getty Images The 2010 Emmy Awards have come to an end, and there was a lot to keep track of. We’re here to help, with the complete winners list from Sunday night’s (August 29) show: Outstanding Drama : “Mad Men” Outstanding Comedy : “Modern Family” Outstanding Miniseries : “The Pacific” Actor, Drama Series : Bryan Cranston, “Breaking Bad” Actress, Drama Series : Kyra Sedgwick, “The Closer” Actor, Comedy Series : Jim Parsons, “The Big Bang Theory” Actress, Comedy Series : Edie Falco, “Nurse Jackie” Supporting Actor, Drama Series : Aaron Paul, “Breaking Bad” Supporting Actress, Drama Series : Archie Panjabi, “The Good Wife” Supporting Actor, Comedy Series : Eric Stonestreet, “Modern Family” Supporting Actress, Comedy Series : Jane Lynch, “Glee” Actor, Miniseries or Movie : Al Pacino, “You Don’t Know Jack” Actress, Miniseries or Movie : Claire Danes, “Temple Grandin” Supporting Actor, Miniseries or Movie : David Strathairn, “Temple Grandin” Supporting Actress, Miniseries or Movie : Julia Ormond, “Temple Grandin” Directing for a Comedy Series : Ryan Murphy, “Glee” Directing, Drama Series : Steve Shill, “Dexter” Directing, Miniseries, Movie or Dramatic Special : Mick Jackson, “Temple Grandin” Directing, Variety, Music or Comedy Special : Bucky Gunts, “Vancouver 2010 Winter Games Opening Ceremony” Variety, Music or Comedy Series : “The Daily Show” Reality Competition Program : “Top Chef” Writing for Comedy Series : Steven Levitan, Christopher Lloyd, “Modern Family” Writing, Drama Series : Matthew Weiner and Erin Levy, “Mad Men” Writing, Miniseries, Movie or Dramatic Special : Adam Mazer, “You Don’t Know Jack” Writing, Variety, Music or Comedy Special : 63rd Annual Tony Awards Did your favorites win? Let us know in the comments! Related Photos 2010 Emmys Red Carpet Fashions 2010 Primetime Emmy Awards

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The Closer Season 6 Episode 6 – Off The Hook

Watch The Closer S6E6: Off The Hook The latest installment of The Closer which is entitled “Off The Hook” is the TV series’ 6th episode of the

Romance Is More Than Just Flowers

Grey’s Anatomy star Patrick Dempsey said that romance ‘takes more than just flowers’. Dempsey, 44, has been married to wife Jill for 10 years and they have three children together – Talula Fyfe , eight, and twins Darby and Sullivan , three. “I am romantic, but I think it takes more than just flowers. Marriage is great and blissful, but it takes work and understanding. You have to make time to spend together and to work through your issues. The more we grow and learn, both as individuals and as a couple, the closer we get.” Got that guys?

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