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Buzz Bites -- 11/26/2008: Christina Aguilera Gets Parenting Pointers From Supermom Nicole Richie!

Posted 11/26/08 4:00 pm EST by in Buzz Bites, Celebrity, Music


+ Singer/Lady Gaga impersonator Christina Aguilera admits she's undercover besties with Simple Life star/parenting pro Nicole Richie! "I’ve had the opportunity of getting to know [Nicole]," sez Xtina, "and I was blown away with how great of a mom she is...I actually ask her for advice." (Fox News)

+ Forget about getting her own spinoff show! Now the latest rumors have former Danity Kane singer Aubrey O'Day posing for Playboy! (MTV News)

+ Breaking! Someone at OK! magazine will "probably be fired" for accidentally spelling Ashlee Simpson's name the right/wrong way. (Dlisted)

+ Meanwhile, My Chemical Romance singer Gerard Way is on his Way -- er, way -- to becoming a dad. Sadly for Gerard, the name "Bronx Mowgli Wentz" is already taken. (Associated Press)

+ Ellen DeGeneres fuels rumors that Mariah Carey is pregnant by challenging the pop icon to a "champagne toast." Amazing?? (Newsroom)

+ Ay dios mio! Hills stars Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt tied the knot in a top secret (and, arguably, not legal) Mexican ceremony last week. Catch the latest wedding-related deets plus find out if the nuptials will make it onto a future episode! (Remote Control)

+ Beyonce/Sasha's latest LP topped the album charts at #1 this week, with a little help from Justin "I Wore A Leotard And I Liked It" Timberlake. (MTV News)

+ And speaking of B, Miss Knowles might get to perform at Barack Obama's inauguration after all -- that is, assuming she's willing to share the spotlight with her hubby Jay-Z, Bruce Springsteen and Mary J. Blige. (NY Daily News)

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Five Things About Franz Ferdinand's So-New-It's-Not-Even-Out-Yet Album, 'Tonight: Franz Ferdinand'

Posted 11/26/08 1:01 pm EST by in Celebrity, Videos


When we think of Franz Ferdinand, the first things that come to mind are skinny jeans, yummy British accents and the assassinated Archduke of Austria. And now, thanks to this awesome video interview we did with the band, we can also add sunlight-averse and addicted to Scottish energy drinks to the mix.

Check it out, and find out what skeletons are (literally!) lying in Alex, Nick, Bob and Paul's closet, plus learn five fun facts about the guy's upcoming new album, Tonight: Franz Ferdinand. Now, who needs an im-bru??

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Forever The Sickest Kids Tour Diary, Part 3: Who Wants To Be Famous?

Posted 11/26/08 12:25 pm EST by in Celebrity, Music, Videos



(Credit: Candice Lawler)

When we asked the guys from Forever the Sickest Kids to lug a flipcam around on their SassyBack tour, we figured they'd come back with some blurry dressing room shots, and maybe even a Red Bull commercial or two. Instead, lead singer Jonathan Cook surprised the hell out of us by whipping out the cam IN THE MIDDLE OF A SHOW, giving fans in Richmond, Virginia (and Buzzworthy readers) a chance to see things from his "point of view."

So check it out, and find out what's like to standing on stage in front of a packed house full of screaming fans. Superstardom -- turns out, it's not just for "Kids" anymore.

+ If you liked walking in Jonathan's shoes, you'll LOVE re-watching the first two FTSK tour diaries! Ready to be famous, yet?

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Buzz Bites -- 11/25/08: Is Michael Jackson Writing An Unauthorized Autobiography?

Posted 11/25/08 5:58 pm EST by in Buzz Bites, Celebrity, Music


+ Michael Jackson is reportedly shopping his memoirs around! We like the hypothetical title "Anyone Still Think Billie Jean Was My Lover?" while our friends over at Scandalous favor a (slightly) meaner, O.J.-inspired alternative. (Chicago Sun-Times)

+ What's the difference between like and love? Well, Joe Jonas LIKES his new maybe-gf Camilla Belle (whom he coyly describes as a "nice girl") but he loooooooves running his shiny black comb through his lustrous man-curls. Got that? (E! Online)

+ According to Cynthia Rodriguez (a.k.a. A-Rod's soon-to-be-ex-wife), the Yankees slugger is ditching his kids this Thanksgiving to spend some quality time with his totally platonic friend, Madonna. (Perez Hilton)

+ Meanwhile, according to Alex Rodriguez, Cynthia Rodriguez is a big fat liar. (Usmagazine.com)

+ Britney Spears may look like a hot young thang on the new cover of Rolling Stone, but with her 9:30 p.m. bedtime and nonexistent social life (for now, at least) she says she's basically "an old fart." (MTV News)

+ Singer/pill-popper Amy Winehouse is back in the hospital again after experiencing yet another adverse reaction to medication. Or something. (Daily Mail - UK)

+ According to a "pal," Pete Wentz and Ashlee Simpson named their newborn baby after an NYC borough/Disney character because they "want Bronx to be a survivor, just like Mowgli." And because they're really, really mean. (OK!)

+ Meanwhile, Fall Out Boy says they're ready to get back to work now. So much for Pete's paternity leave! (MTV News)

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The Maine Tour Blog, Part 3: Oh, The Weather Outside Is Frightful ...

Posted 11/25/08 4:04 pm EST by in Celebrity, Music


'Member when we hit you with the video premiere of The Maine's track "Everything I Ask For" last week? Well, our "Maine" man Jared (that's guitar hero Jared Monaco to you!) dropped us a line asking us to find out your thoughts about the fashionista-themed vid.

So have another look at their new video, catch up on the band's most recent tour blog and read on after the jump to find out the guys have been up to since perfecting their pre-show Gregorian chant. (Hint: It involves trying to stay warm and gearing up for a tryptophan-filled Turkey Day feast!)

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5 Things You Didn't Know About Anya Marina's New Album, 'Slow & Steady Seduction: Phase II'

Posted 11/25/08 1:18 pm EST by in Celebrity, Music, Videos



(Credit: Candice Lawler)

We already told you that Anya Marina spent some time working as a radio disc jockey before she "decided to quit [her] day job and (in her words) "become a full time rock n' roll person." But there's a lot about the softspoken Joey Lauren Adams lookalike (Chasing Amy? Anyone??) that you won't find on her resume.

Find out what her new album, Slow & Steady Seduction: Phase II, has to do with Britt Daniel of Spoon, Louis XIV (the band, not the dead French monarch) and professional pick-up artist Neil Strauss, plus hear why this self-proclaimed "geek" is embracing her flaws instead of covering them up.

+ Bonus: Find out how Anya Marina went from spinning records to making them, plus check out these uber-dotty MTV photos!

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New Video: Boys Like Girls, 'Heels Over Head'

Posted 11/24/08 2:52 pm EST by in Celebrity, Music, Videos


If Boys Like Girls hadn't made it big as heartthrobby rock stars, they could've had a backup career in P.R. Not only do the guys know how to pour on the charm when they have to -- and yes, we're referring to The Time Martin Totally Almost Proposed To Us at the Woodies -- but they're practically the masters of positive spin.

In Boys Like Girls' world, a fizzling summer fling is a time for waxing poetic ("You'll always be my thunder") and a losery night in becomes "a first-class ticket to a night all alone." But sadly, not even the glass-is-half-full BLG boys can find the (nonexistent) upside of getting brutally dumped.

So watch their new video, "Heels Over Head," off From The Read Between the Lines DVD, admire the guys' energetic performance skills (and unique taste in pastries), and try not to channel hatey vibes towards the evil questionably sane girl who took off with the Boys' hearts and left them "stuck here with the ghost of what we used to be."

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New Video: Keane, 'Spiraling'

Posted 11/24/08 11:23 am EST by in Celebrity, Music, Videos


What do you get when you combine Lego robot men with upbeat piano pop-rock and semi-depressing lyrics? That would be "Spiraling," the first video off the third album from no-longer-electric-guitarless Brit trio, Keane.

The three-man group (frontman/Will Forte lookalike Tom Chaplin, drummer Richard Hughes and piano-player Tim Rice-Oxley) has come a long way since 1997 -- the year they formed -- and 2004 -- the year their debut LP, Hopes and Fears, became the second biggest-selling record in the U.K. and landed them a job opening for U2.

And whether you've been on board since the beginning or you only know them for their monster 2006 single, "Is It Any Wonder?" you'll be surprised (pleasantly,even) with the newly revamped/synthesized sound of their latest album, Perfect Symmetry.

So watch Keane's trancelike laser show (oooh, pretty colors!) admire their Robbie Williams + Oasis feel, and agree to disagree with their fatalistic/just-got-dumped view of relationships ("When we fall in love / we're just falling in love with ourselves.")

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Question Of The Day: Does Naming Your Kid 'Bronx Mowgli Wentz' Qualify As Child Abuse?

Posted 11/21/08 4:05 pm EST by in Celebrity, Music, Videos


Apparently, we're not the only ones who think Bronx Mowgli Wentz is in for some serious schoolyard bullying one he hits elementary school. But just how did Pete and Ashlee come up with that unique combination of NYC borough + Disney character?

We're not sure, but our good friends over at Rum and Monkey came up with a handy-dandy generator to help you find YOUR secret emo baby name. Check it out now (Ours were "Staten Island Captain Hook" and "Bedford-Stuyvesant Ali Baba!") and tell us your names in the comments.

Bonus: If you close your eyes and listen really, really hard, you can almost HEAR baby Zuma Nesta Rock Rossdale laughing. Or is that Apple Martin?

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Buzz Bites -- 11/21/2008: Baby Alert! Ashlee Simpson And Pete 'Papa' Wentz Welcome Brand-New Fall Out Baby Boy!

Posted 11/21/08 3:17 pm EST by in Buzz Bites, Celebrity, Interviews, Music


+ Ashlee Simpson has finally given birth to the world's first Fall Out baby Boy: Bronx Mowgli Wentz. Yeeesh, and Johnny Cash thought "Sue" was rough! (MTV News)

+ Brandy is sorry she purposely lied about her marriage and accidentally ran over a lady with her car. (Usmagazine.com)

+ This just in! Michael Jackson has reportedly converted to Islam and changed his name to "Mikaeel," thereby inspiring the best newspaper headline ever: "The Way You Mecca Me Feel." (The Sun - UK)

+ Is Guns N' Roses' Chinese Democracy "too artsy and overproduced?" And if so, does this mean you won't be buying/illegally downloading it? (MTV News)

+ Madonna and Guy Ritchie's marriage may not be intact -- in fact, their divorce was finalized yesterday! -- but Madge's estimate $450 million fortune is. Despite the nonexistent pre-nup, Ritchie reportedly wants none of the Material Girl's material wealth. (Gawker)

+ Meanwhile, all this talk about divorce must've made Madonna a wee bit nostalgic! Earlier this week, she grabbed drinks with her first ex-husband, Sean Penn. (Page Six)

+ Taylor Swift's a little bit country, a little bit rock n' roll. And a lot successful. (The Boot)

+ Is Danity Kane castoff Aubrey O'Day on the verge of getting her own spinoff? (Remote Control)

+ Kanye West's new album, 808s & Heartbreak, doesn't hit stores til Monday, but it'll be up on his MySpace as of midnight tonight! Have a listen, won't you? (Kanye's MySpace)

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