Watch Cillie Barnes' 'Brainwash' Lyric Video

Posted 5/3/13 3:00 pm EST by in Music, Videos

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Cillie Barnes hosts the summer's first garden party in her new "Brainwash" lyric video.

With the weather warming up, it's hard not to fantasize about backyard BBQs, cold beverages, and impromptu outdoor shows lit only by twilight, vintage chandeliers, and leftover Christmas lights. And just in case you couldn't wait any longer to commandeer someone's backyard with beer-filled mason jars and kale chips, now you can bridge the gap from May to June with Cillie Barnes' "Brainwash" lyric video: a haunting, lush indie folk ballad and the Los Angeles singer's first single since her time as Vanessa Long with Family Of The Year. (Oh yeah, she changed her name!) But unlike Family Of The Year's sparkly pop indie ensemble approach, Cillie channels the mysterious manic pixie alt-folk vibe of Thao With The Get Down Stay Down -- so it makes perfect sense that "Brainwash"'s lyric video would produce a romantic, flea market-y, "summer in Brooklyn" feeling. Check it out below.

+ Watch Cillie Barnes' "Brainwash" lyric video.

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Buzzworthy Obsession: The Maine, 'Happy'

Posted 5/3/13 2:00 pm EST by in Music

Listen to The Maine's "Happy."

The Maine's new song sounds far from "Happy."

With its shaggy "ooh-woo-ooh" opening, The Maine's "Happy" immediately brings up visions of Pavement and Weezer. The Arizona band's latest single bleeds 1994 vibes, from its downer lyrics to the mid-tempo BPM to the downstroked chorus chords. The new track's not a major sonic departure from the rock anthems of the band's 2011 set, Pioneer, but they do sound especially bummed for a song called "Happy": "This ain't a fairy tale, and I don't think I'll ever be happy," John O'Callaghan sings. Later, he adds, "No, I am not smiling" -- just so we're 100 percent clear about that song title. A '90s pro tip: Irony was kind of a big deal.

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OMFG The ENTIRE 'Great Gatsby' Soundtrack Is Streaming Right Now!

Posted 5/3/13 12:30 pm EST by in Celebrity, Music

Jay-Z spits a rather chaotic verse about wealth in a preview of his "100$ Bill" From "The Great Gatsby" Soundtrack

You can now stream the ENTIRE "Great Gatsby" soundtrack on NPR. So hop to it!

Let's just say that waiting for the "Great Gatsby" soundtrack to drop has awakened a LOT of emotions within us. First, anything involving Leonardo DiCaprio is, like, a "THING" (We totally blame the "Titanic" "Put your hands on me, Jack" car scene). But also, THE TEASERS! Do you KNOW many teasers we've had to endure while waiting for the entire Jay-Z produced soundtrack to drop on May 7? An effing LOT. Well, lucky for us, NPR is streaming the ENTIRE Gatsby soundtrack right now! And you know what that means: Goodbye forever, teasers. Hello, dancing around the office in drop-waist dresses and feather headbands!

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A Straight Flexin' Miley Cyrus Posted The BEST Throwback Thursday Photo Of All Time! (PHOTO)

Posted 5/3/13 11:30 am EST by in Celebrity, Photos

Check out Miley Cyrus' amazing Throwback Thursday photo!

We LOVE Miley Cyrus' Throwback Thursday photo!

We love a good #TBT around here, and honestly, on what PLANET does a better Throwback Thursday exist than the above photo of Miley Cyrus straight flexin' in the arabesque position! In basically the exact same position! In two different phases of her life!! So special. And of course I'll refrain from mentioning my most recent #TBT, which is me riding a toy horse while holding a diet Pepsi in one hand and a balloon in another. But I wouldn't wanna steal Miley's thunder or whatever.

Based on the above Twitter photo, we proooobably wouldn't have guessed that the adorable little kid in head-to-toe lavender would eventually go on to release dope collaborations like "Ashtrays And Heartbreaks" with Snoop Lion and "Fall Down" with will.i.am, AND be the reigning Queen of underboob and side butt cheek! But the world is full of surprises, isn't it? Miley, PLEASE POST MOAR #TBTs! It's not that we don't love seeing 10,000 photos of your dogs, but getting the inside scoop on Mini-Miley would also be PERF.

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Star Spotting: Carly Rae Jepsen Pulls A Genuine 'Taylor Swift Surprised' Face In NYC (PHOTO)

Posted 5/3/13 10:03 am EST by in Celebrity, Photos

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Carly Rae Jepsen is Taylor Swift-level surprised!

We're not exactly sure how the "I'm so surprised!!!" face got so popular, but over the years it's been a go-to facial expression for many a celebrity who are all like, "Who, me? I won a VMA???" or "That Grammy award is for ME??" That said, up until now, perpetual surprised face-maker Taylor Swift has had the monopoly on accepting awards with a gaping mouth and humbly shocked expression (please see here and here and here and basically all "Taylor Swift surprised face" Google Images), but yesterday, while heading to Sirius' studios in New York City, we kiiinda think Carly Rae Jepsen gave Taylor a "surprised face" run for her money!

We'll also alert you to the fact that Carly's not the only one who's looked Taylor Swift-caliber surprised in recent months! Katy Perry had a facial panic attack at Nickelodeon's 2013 Kids' Choice Awards, and Lana Del Rey worked her zygomaticus major and risorius muscles that time she was greeted with flowers. That said, Carly's technique here is flawless (Do you SEE that full mouth extension?!), so we kinda think she deserves second place in the "I'm SO EFFING surprised!!" rankings, only behind Taylor, of course. Plus, extra points for smiling big while wearing a cute blazer (and not telling the paparazzo to eff off -- kindness is key!).

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Buzz Bites (5/3/13): Hear Nicki Minaj's Remix Of Carly Rae Jepsen's 'Tonight I'm Getting Over You'

Posted 5/3/13 9:00 am EST by in Buzz Bites, Celebrity, Music, News

Hear Nicki Minaj's remix of Carly Rae Jepsen's "Tonight I'm Getting Over You," watch Deftones' Kris Kross tribute mashup + is Kanye West's new album out June 18 in today's Buzz Bites.

Hear Nicki Minaj's remix of Carly Rae Jepsen's "Tonight I'm Getting Over You."

+ Listen to Nicki Minaj's remix of Carly Rae Jepsen's "Tonight I'm Getting Over You." In Nicki's verse, she isn't boo-hooing over a breakup. Instead, she raps "Tonight I'm getting ov-er/ Meditate and do my yog-er," and then heads to the club, natch. (MTV News)

+ Speaking of Ms. Minaj, she and Lil Wayne are teaming up to perform at the 2013 Billboard Music Awards, which airs May 19 on ABC. The event will also feature performances by Jennifer Lopez, Chris Brown, Icona Pop, and Ed Sheeran. (MTV News)

+ Watch Deftones' mashup of their own "Engine No. 9" with Kris Kross' "Jump" in a tribute to Chris Kelly, who passed away on Wednesday. Drummer Abe Cunningham also wore his shirt backward and inside out to pay respect. (Rolling Stone)

+ It just took one tweet from Kanye West yesterday to get us super excited about new Yeezy music (we hope -- either that or he was tweeting Kim Kardashian's due date). "June Eighteen," he tweeted. Granted, that's not much info, but it could mean a new album or song (or baby) will drop that day. (RapFix)

+ Want to see a little more of Miley Cyrus' V Magazine spread? Check out the behind-the-scenes video where she twerks and works it for the camera. (Just Jared)

+ Psy strikes us as a pretty humorous guy, so it seems fitting that the first book he stars in would be of the comic variety. The "Gentleman" singer's biographical comic book will be titled "Fame: Psy." (Billboard)

+ Slayer guitarist and founding member Jeff Hanneman died yesterday of liver failure. He was 49. (MTV News)

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Star Spotting: Harry Styles Shares A Zen Moment With His Chicken Dinner (PHOTO)

Posted 5/2/13 6:00 pm EST by in Celebrity, Photos

Harry Styles of One Direction eyes up a whole chicken after his show.

One Direction's Harry Styles is ready to eat that chicken!

If anyone understands stress, it's One Direction's Harry Styles. In addition to maintaining his fabulous mop of curls, he has to show up onstage night after night to deliver perfect dancing, harmonizing, and (perhaps most important) kiss-blowing. We can only imagine how famished the 1D heartthrob would be after such grueling activity! So of course we're happy to see that Harry properly maintains his energy by healthy eating things ('cause if we were a famous pop star, we'd only eat cotton candy like Avril Lavigne). But Harry isn't going to settle for any lame lean chicken breast. Nope, he just EATS AN ENTIRE CHICKEN. Growing boys (with GIGANTIC boy band biceps) need their protein.

The "Kiss You" singer shared the photo of his after-show "snack" on Instagram along with the caption "Nothing like a good chicken chicken after a show.." You kinda have to love Harry's attitude: "I don't give a cluck what else is happening at this moment; all I want is this chicken in my belly!" Dude is looking at that fowl like, "Don't let me get in my zone!" But hey, we aren't gonna judge. At least Harry still looks super charming and totally zen right before feasting on an entire bird. Because if you placed a giant pizza in front of us, it wouldn't be as pretty.

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New Song: Marina And The Diamonds And Charli XCX, 'Just Desserts'

Posted 5/2/13 5:00 pm EST by in Celebrity, Music

Listen to "Just Desserts," a new collab from Marina and the Diamonds and Charli XCX.

Marina Diamandis and Charli XCX team up on "Just Desserts," a song that's not as sweet as it sounds.

I know we're what you might call "music journalists" and "professionals" around here, but sometimes it's really hard to write about a song when your brain gets all jammed up and you can't make words no good -- a tongue-tied feeling that's similar to when you have a crush on someone and can't figure out how to express yourself without sounding like a fool. And now we're feeling especially inarticulate over "Just Desserts," a superpowered team-up from British pop singers Marina and the Diamonds and Charli XCX, two ladies we've been in "like-like" with for a WHILE.

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New Video: Ginny Blackmore, 'Bones'

Posted 5/2/13 4:00 pm EST by in Celebrity, Music, Videos

Watch Ginny Blackmore's "Bones" video.

Ginny Blackmore laments a less-than-perfect relationship in her "Bones" video.

Word on the street is Auckland, New Zealand songstress (and accomplished songwriter) Ginny Blackmore wrote "Bones" in one night during a "girly, emotional moment" which may or may not have involved a bottle of wine. (How all great anti-love songs begin, obviously.) So of course this means that not only is Ginny our actual spirit animal, but even if she didn't sound like the perfect hybrid of Kelly Clarkson, Skylar Grey and Kate Bush, and EVEN if her "Bones" video wasn't a gorgeously shot emotional roller coaster, we would be still be OBSESSED with her.

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Your Daily Weird: Here's What Adele's Madame Tussauds Wax Figure Looks Like So Far! (PHOTO)

Posted 5/2/13 3:00 pm EST by in Celebrity, Photos

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Adele's getting a Madame Tussauds wax figure! And it's...kind of gross so far!

It was only a matter of time before Adele got her own Madame Tussauds wax figure (FINALLY, right?!), and now work has officially commenced on the Oscar/Grammy winner's upcoming masterpiece! And if you're wondering whether we got over our whole "creeped out by pop stars' clay heads" thing after seeing the early stages of One Direction's wax figures, the answer would still be a gigantic "NOPE." Call us crazy, but we prefer seeing pop stars' wax heads connected to their wax bodies. *Shudders*

The "Someone Like You" singer's wax figure is currently being built out of clay (they use the clay as a mold to pour the wax into -- the more you know!) by sculptor Louis Wiltshire, and will likely make its London debut in July. (Think they'll mimic her 2013 Oscars "Skyfall" look? We're just glad they didn't go with her "derp" face!) Well, judging by Adele's outstanding (if not a little frightening) wax head, we're totally sure that Louis will NAIL the rest of her look. We also think that these wax artists deserve a standing "O" for all their hard work -- we know how hard it is working with clay after taking one messy afternoon class at Color Me Mine, and it ain't that easy.

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