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Buzz Bites (2/23/11): Beyonce's Controversial Magazine Shoot

Posted 2/23/11 10:17 am EST by in Buzz Bites, Celebrity, Music

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+ Beyoncé has found herself at the center of a controversy surrounding a photo shoot she did for the French magazine, L'Officiel Paris, wherein her face is painted black. (Project RunGay)

+ Katy Perry has denied that she is having any kind of feud with Britney Spears. This comes on the heels of Perry commenting on the gratuitous use of product placement in music videos, comments many felt were directed at Spears. (MTV News)

+ Katy Perry's husband, Russell Brand, perhaps not coincidentally, has recently said, in an interview, that fame isn't all it's cracked up to be. (TheFABlife)

+ The March 15 episode of "Glee" will find the musical high schoolers singing some original material (including a song written by Pink and Britney Spears producer Max Martin) rather than their traditional covers. (Idolator)

+ Justin Bieber found a recipient for all his hair: it's Ellen DeGeneres. The teen singer gifted his locks to the talk show host, asking her to auction them off for the benefit of a charity of her choice. (Just Jared Jr.)

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Star Spotting: We Hope Jay-Z Is Tweeting About How Good Beyonce Looks

Posted 2/22/11 6:03 pm EST by in Celebrity, Music, Photos

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As you can see, Justin Bieber and Rihanna weren't the only celebrity pair sitting courtside at the NBA All-Star Game on Sunday night in Los Angeles. Also in attendance were the first couple of hip-hop, Jay-Z and Beyoncé.

As we mentioned in the headline of this post, Jay-Z seems to be preoccupied with his phone. And hopefully what Jay-Z's doing is either writing a tweet or poem or whatever about how good his wife looks. Because that is the only acceptable reason to not be looking at Beyoncé! I don't care how addicted you are to Angry Birds, you don't check your phone while sitting next to Queen B!

To be fair, Jay-Z had a professional interest in attending the game, since he co-owns the New Jersey Nets. But, on the other hand, the New Jersey Nets are terrible and none of his players were playing in the All-Star Game. So, basically, Jay, you're doing it wrong.

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Song You Need To Know: Maf, Featuring K.O., 'Charlie Sheen' (NSFW)

Posted 2/22/11 4:15 pm EST by in Celebrity, Music

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Unless you've been orbiting the Earth in a Soviet-era satellite without WiFi for the last six weeks, you probably know that Charlie Sheen is going through some stuff these days. It's all been very well documented, and it's all, frankly, a bit NSFW.

Unsurprisingly, an entrepreneurial young Georgia rapper named Maf has made a name for himself by recording a track comparing himself to the "Two And A Half Men" actor, claiming, "I can do whatever I want, you can call me 'Charlie Sheen.'"

Really the only surprising thing is that it took so long to make the track. Check out Maf's "Charlie Sheen," below.

+ Listen to Maf's "Charlie Sheen. WARNING: NSFW

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Katy Perry Covers Rihanna, Jay-Z AND Willow Smith

Posted 2/22/11 3:32 pm EST by in Celebrity, Music, Videos

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Katy Perry's "California Dreams" tour kicked off in Portugal this weekend. And aside from being treated to live renditions of Perry's many, many hits, the crowd at her Lisbon show was treated to a pretty awesome live medley of covers.

Katy has always seemed like the kinda girl who would Bogart the radio in the car and just shout out, "THAT'S MY JAM," so it makes sense to see her covering other people's songs with so much flair and passion of her own.

In Lisbon, Perry did an acoustic medley of Rihanna's "Only Girl (In The World)," (which was a huge hit with the crowd), Jay-Z's "Big Pimpin'" and Willow Smith's "Whip My Hair."

Sonically the covers reminded of Katy's MTV "Unplugged" performance, where she stripped her hits down and reimagined them as jazzy torch songs.

Katy Perry's "California Dreams" Tour keeps on trucking through Europe through April. Wonder what other jams she'll cover along the way. For a taste of Katy's takes on "Only Girl (In The World)," "Big Pimpin'" and "Whip My Hair," head over to EW's Music-Mix blog.

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New Video: Kanye West, Featuring Rihanna And Kid Cudi, 'All Of The Lights'

Posted 2/22/11 2:46 pm EST by in Celebrity, Music, Videos

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Kanye West has really run the gamut when it come to releasing videos for his magnificent My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy album. Considering how excellently handled the buildup and release of that record was (what with the G.O.O.D. Friday series), it's been sort of strange to watch how these videos have trickled out.

First there was "Power," which didn't feature the entire song and was more suited to a museum screening room than a computer or TV screen. Then there was the epic "Runaway," which was more a mini-movie than music video. Kanye sort of followed "Runaway" up with "Monster." I say, "sort of," because that controversial clip was never officially released, so far as I can tell.

And this weekend, Kanye West quietly revealed his "All Of The Lights" video. Though, I suppose simply releasing a video (especially over the weekend) is going to seem quiet in the face of something as hyped as Britney Spears' "Hold It Against Me." Let's go to the tape!

"All Of The Lights" was directed by video legend Hype Williams, but many in the blogosphere are claiming that French director Gaspar Noé should get some credit as well. The clip does borrow heavily from Noé's acclaimed feature, "Enter The Void."

The "All Of The Lights" video itself is pretty straightforward. Lights flash while Kanye and Rihanna (in a rather revealing top) do their thing on top of a cop car. Kid Cudi joins in on the action during the bridge to sing a bit; it's basically a high-end performance piece.

It certainly looks awesome, but there isn't a lot more going on. Sort of a shame, since "All Of The Lights" is such a fan favorite and was such a major moment in his "Runaway" short film. Perhaps he didn't want the video to overshadow the song, itself?

What do you think of Kanye West's "All Of The Lights" video? Let us know in the comments!

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Justin Bieber Cuts His Hair For Charity

Posted 2/22/11 11:39 am EST by in Celebrity, Music, Photos

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Throughout Justin Bieber's meteoric rise to fame, one thing has remained constant and constantly popular: his hair. Until now. That's right, Supercuts. Justin Bieber chopped off his signature hair.

This is like if, in 1982, Michael Jackson, whipped off his silver glove and threw it in the trash. I mean, this guy had some really popular hair! And now it's mostly gone!

But! It will (probably) grow back. And! He did it for a very good cause. Bieber will be auctioning off the hair to benefit a charity, which is both gross (you're buying someone else's hair) and heartwarming (yay, charity!).

We here at Buzzworthy are nothing if not democratic, so I think we need to open the floor to comments. Is the Biebs' haircut a public relations calamity not seen since Keri Russell hacked off her "Felicity" locks? Or is this just a really nice gesture by a young dude who wanted to get a haircut. Let us know what you think!

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Star Spotting: Rihanna And Justin Bieber Play The Role Of Fans At The NBA All-Star Game

Posted 2/22/11 10:36 am EST by in Celebrity, Music, Photos

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NBA All-Star Weekend provides a lot of thrills for fans of the game. There was the the annual slam dunk contest, which, in case you missed, was won by Blake Griffin, when the Los Angeles Clipper rookie dunked an alley-oop pass while leaping over a car as a choir sang R. Kelly's "I Believe I Can Fly." I'm not kidding.

As you can see, the game can turn the biggest star into a fan. During Sunday night's East vs. West contest, the court was lined with celebs ooh'ing and ahh'ing at the action. And above we see America's sweethearts, Justin Bieber and Rihanna, looking pretty gobsmacked at something that just happened on the hardwood.

It was a big weekend for Rihanna, who both performed as the All-Star Game halftime show (along with Drake and Kanye West), but celebrated her 23rd birthday with pals like Katy Perry.

Not to be outdone, Justin had a pretty fine couple of days as well, picking up the MVP Award for the Celebrity All-Star Game on Friday night.

Check out two more shots of the pair, below.

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Supervideo: Starring Emma Roberts, Dave Franco, And The Music Of Cults

Posted 2/22/11 10:00 am EST by in Celebrity, Music, Videos

So what we have here is the second of MTV's "Supervideos." Supervideos, for those of you not in the know, are collaborations between a cool director, cool actors and even cooler music. The first Supervideo, featuring LCD Soundsystem's pulsating track "Pow Pow," was helmed by "Street Kings" director David Ayer and starred "Twilight"'s Anna Kendrick.

This latest Supervideo, set to the track "Go Outside" by Cults, is directed by Patrick Hoelck ("Mercy") and stars Emma Roberts and Dave Franco (yes, the little brother of James).

Sitting in his living room, in front of a poster that says "Reality Leaves A Lot To The Imagination,"  Franco watches a French film that stars Emma Roberts doing her best Brigitte Bardot blonde bombshell impression. Now, before you can say, "didn't this happen in 'The Ring'!?!," Roberts steps out of the television and into Franco's real life. The pair have a night to remember, but, as we learn, sometimes fantasy is better than reality.

+ Watch the Supervideo for Cults' "Go Outside," directed by Patrick Hoelck and starring Emma Roberts and Dave Franco.

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Buzz Bites (2/22/11): Lady Gaga Announces 'Judas' As Next Single, Tweets Lyrics

Posted 2/22/11 10:00 am EST by in Buzz Bites, Celebrity, Music

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+ "I'm just a Holy Fool, oh baby he's so cruel, but I'm still in love with Judas, baby." Those are lyrics from "Judas," the second single from Lady Gaga's Born This Way, which the singer tweeted over the weekend. (MTV News)

+ Speaking of Gaga, the Lady would like Marisa Tomei to play her in the biopic of her life. (EW Music-Mix)

+ Over the weekend, Katy Perry tweeted out a strongly worded statement regarding product placement in music videos, and some of have concluded she was referring to Britney Spears' product-heavy "Hold It Against Me" clip. (PopEater)

+ While he may have had a busy week promoting his movie, Justin Bieber still found time to be romantic during Valentine's Day, reportedly buying out an entire flower shop for Selena Gomez. (TheFABlife)

+ Rihanna has responded to the controversy surrounding her "S&M" music video. (That Grape Juice)

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MTV PUSH Artist Of The Week: The National

Posted 2/21/11 6:00 am EST by in Celebrity, MTV Featured Artist, Music, PUSH, Videos

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This week's MTV PUSH Artist of the Week is The National. Over the last 10 years, this Brooklyn-via-Ohio band has put out five albums and tirelessly toured, garnering them one of the most passionate followings in rock today.

Their sound could best be described as the most literate bar band you've ever heard. Powered by the wry, melancholy lyrical observations of Matt Berninger, the band expertly builds soaring, cathartic tracks from the most whispered of beginnings.

At their best, as on the group's 2010 album, High Violet, the band can deliver a gorgeous, moody snapshot of a weary, heartsick life in progress. But if you want to truly hear them in their element, you need to see them do their thing live.

Lucky for you, we have a few incredible live clips below. Taken from the band's awesome "Live In NYC" performance at the Studio At Webster Hall, in New York City, The National plays perfect live renditions of "Bloodbuzz, Ohio," "Fake Empire" and "Terrible Love."

Following the live performances, check out two interview clips with the band, where they talk about the difference between playing live and in the studio, and they're songwriting process.

+ Check out The National's entire "Live In NYC" performance.

+ And watch more interviews with The National.

+ Plus, you can peep a fantastic photo gallery, taken at the band's New York concert.

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