Check out these pics of Amy Winehouse on TMZ.com. So sad. She's like the female Pete Doherty -- who recently told Rolling Stone that he can't promise he'll never do drugs again.
And speaking of Pete, the drug-addled rocker paid Amy a 4 a.m. visit this past Tuesday morning, which is akin to a sulfur-rich, strike-anywhere match teaming up with a ripe-and-ready gas tank. Maybe she'll finally clean up her act after hearing she was nominated for six Grammys? Or at least put on pants?
Posted 12/5/07 6:18 pm EST by MTV in Videos
(Photo by Kevin Tachman)
We fell in love with Scissor Sisters all over again during last night's NYC premiere of their 2-disc DVD, Hurrah: A Year of Ta-Dah. And it wasn't just because the free drinks were flowing before they showed us the documentary chronicling the band's tour in support of their sophomore album, Ta-Dah, and snippets of a live concert filmed at 02 Arena in London. No, no … we rediscovered our love for the Sisters when their blissful beats caused people at the Sunshine Cinema to dance in the aisles. Plus, singers Jake Shears and Ana Matronic crack us up.
During a Q&A with the band, Ana told the audience that performing in 5-inch heels and a 20-pound wig every night was no easy feat (duh). "Remember … Ginger did everything Fred did, only backwards and in high heels," she joked. And when asked when they knew they had "made it," Jake was quick to reply, "We've never had a moment when we felt like we made it." They also admitted that constantly being on the road since their self-titled debut dropped in 2004 has completely burned them out … which is probably why they're taking the next year off to work on their third album.
On their Brangelina-like quest to make the world a better place, parents-to-be Joel Madden and Nicole Richie officially launched the Richie Madden Children's Foundation, which benefits underprivileged children and families, by donating 100 Mom-to-Be kits to the L.A. Free Clinic yesterday. But that wasn't their first good deed … when we spoke to Joel a few weeks ago, he told us that the couple has been requesting that baby gifts be donated to the clinic instead of being sent their way.
Now, we wanna know what you think … are they genuine philanthropists or are they just hoping to be rewarded with a nickname mash-up like JoCole or NiJoel?
You already know that we heart Ingrid Michaelson's "The Way I Am" (aka "that sweater song" from the Old Navy commercial that was all over the place a few months ago), and apparently we aren't the only ones who have fallen in love with it. The song peaked at #37 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart and Ingrid's self-released album, Girls and Boys, cracked the Billboard 200 album chart. Not bad for a 26-year-old indie artist who still lives with her parents in Staten Island, N.Y.
Now there's a video -- yay! And although we have a completely abnormal phobia of clowns -- don't ask -- we can't stop watching it. We imagine this is what prom night would be like if it were hosted by Panic! At the Disco and The Dresden Dolls. Plus, the song's just so damn catchy. Check it out and tell us what you think…
Posted 11/29/07 5:13 pm EST by MTV in Celebrity, Interviews, Videos
While they were here at 1515 for TRL, we were able to steal a few minutes with Good Charlotte's Joel and Benji Madden to talk about the band's latest video, Joel's impending fatherhood and what it's like to constantly live under the celebrity microscope.
Buzzworthy: Do you have any good stories from the video shoot for "I Don't Wanna Be in Love (Dance Floor Anthem)"?
Benji Madden: I was asleep the whole day and they just kept waking me up when it was time to shoot. I'd go out and shoot for five minutes and then go back to sleep.
Joel Madden: We shot it in Canada, and there were more extras than we were used to. There were more girls than we're used to having in our videos. There was a lot of chitter-chatter going on. It was a fun video.
Posted 11/29/07 8:58 am EST by MTV in Interviews, Videos
At 21, Mario is already an old pro on the R&B scene. He released his debut album at the ripe old age of 16 and scored his first #1 hit ("Let Me Love You") when he was 18. He's dabbled in acting with roles in Step Up and Freedom Writers and confronted his personal demons head-on in the MTV documentary I Won't Love You to Death: The Story of Mario and His Mom, which chronicled his mother's addiction to heroin.
With his third album, Go, coming out in a couple weeks, we sat down with Mario when he stopped by the TRL studio Monday for Spankin' New Lyrics Week and chatted about his album, his mother's struggle with sobriety and the top secret movie he's working on.
Buzzworthy: Let's talk about your new album, Go…
Mario: This is my best album yet; my most introspective album yet; my most sexiest album yet. I don't care who you are or what age you are, you're definitely going to enjoy it.
BW: Would you say it's more grown up?
Mario: It's me. I feel like I've grown a lot, both in my music and as a person.
BW: In the spirit of Spankin' New Lyrics Week, what song is your favorite lyrically?
Mario: I would say "Music for Love" because music is the metaphor for love, and that song is just really creatively written. Sonically it sounds great and I think I push myself vocally.
Posted 11/19/07 7:36 pm EST by MTV in Celebrity, Interviews
We got to sit down and chat with Jordin Sparks before she headed into the TRL studio today, and, for the record, the season six American Idol winner is a total glamazon -- ie: she's way taller and cuter than she looks on TV. Here's what she had to say about her self-titled debut album, her plans for the holidays and how she sometimes wishes she could let her anger out.
Buzzworthy: What's been the biggest change in your life since you won American Idol?
Jordin Sparks: There have been a ton of changes. I open up magazines and I'm in them, which has been very crazy. Last year I was watching awards shows and now I get to be there. I guess the biggest change, though, has been that I haven't been at home very much. I have been home about a week and a half since I first appeared on Idol, so I'm definitely looking forward to being home for Christmas.
BW: What are you doing for Thanksgiving?
JS: I'm doing the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade and then I'm going home for the night, so hopefully I'll get to watch a football game and eat some turkey with my family.
Posted 11/19/07 6:05 pm EST by MTV in Celebrity, Interviews
After all the hype, the Rock Band video game finally comes out in just a few hours. We gave you a little taste of what to expect during last week's TRL Rock Band special, where we interviewed Tom DeLonge of Angels & Airwaves. While we were backstage, we also got to chat with Sebastian Bach and Lacey Mosley and Pat Seals of Flyleaf. Here's what went down…
After telling us about a potentially catastrophic tour bus wreck they barely avoided, Lacey and Pat joked around about how the other Flyleaf members, especially guitarist Jared Hartmann, are obsessive gamers. "They are totally, ridiculously letting their lives go to nothing because of gaming," Lacey said with a laugh. "Jared's wife has to be a gamer in order to spend quality time with him." As for the band's plans for '08, Lacey revealed to us that, after playing some European dates with Korn, they're crossing their fingers that they'll get to tour with Seether. "That's our ideal," said Lacey, who added that Flyleaf is "longing" to get back into the studio to record some new material.
With "Everything's Magic," Tom DeLonge is convinced that his band Angels & Airwaves has a huge hit on its hands … one that comes complete with a catchy beat, a cutesy handclap, a celestial experience and a blink-and-you'll-miss-it girl-on-girl kiss.
When we spoke to him at the TRL Rock Band special, he told us that he thinks the song will stand the test of time: "When I listen to it, it's a song I can hear 20 years from now. The idea of saying 'everything's magic,' you never get tired of hearing that line."
His vision behind the video? "They're all coming there to witness a celestial event and they fall asleep and miss it just by a hair," he said. "It's weird, though, because it's not like the other stuff we've done. We don't want all our videos to be the same, but I think we'll be doing some more celestial stuff very soon."
And, uh, how do two girls kissing fit into the whole concept? "We wanted to show love and what it could become and how it's the thread that pulls everyone together," he said.
So, tell us, does "Everything's Magic" have what it takes to be a hit?
Posted 11/15/07 6:09 pm EST by MTV in Interviews, Videos
We were backstage during today's TRL Rock Band special, crammed into a tiny room at the Times Square Hard Rock with Angels & Airwaves, Sebastian Bach and Flyleaf. (Poor us, right?) The tight quarters gave us a chance to get up close and personal with AVA's Tom DeLonge. Here's what we found out about his band's new album, his addiction to pain killers and what the deal is between him and his former Blink-182 bandmates.
Buzzworthy: Tell us about your documentary, Start the Machine.
Tom DeLonge: The documentary is being finished right now, and it was submitted to Sundance. It's an odyssey, and we've been working on it for two years. It started out as a making of the record and then the story got pretty insane. I broke my back years ago and got spun out on all these narcotics, so when we were making the first Angels & Airwaves record [We Don't Need to Whisper] all that stuff kind of exploded and I went out into the press with all these crazy things and all this controversy erupted.
BW: Because of something you said?
TD: Yeah, 'cause I went out and said [the band] was the second coming of Christ. But that's what's funny in the documentary; I was like, "If God came down I really, truly believe it wouldn’t be bigger than this record." [Laughs.]