+ Kelly Clarkson reminds you that if you're talking about her weight, you're the one with the problem, not her! We tend to agree, but remind her that bell-bottom stretch pants and silk triangle tops are never okay. (US Magazine)
+ HOT PHOTO ALERT: We're loving watching Britney looking as good as she's looking lately. AND she's got a performance at the Teen Choice Awards right around the corner? <lick> (Daily Mail)
+ The rave reviews of the $200+ million G.I. Joe are pouring in like manna from heaven (nevermind that they're via Heidi Montag's Twitter). Bahahahahha! (PopWatch)
+ P.S. if you're in the market for a not-nude -- yes, you read that correctly -- Playboy spread of Heidi, you're welcome. (NY Post)
+ And while we're talking about G.I. Joe, here's Ciara and Aubrey O'Day looking hot (separately, but together) at the premiere. (Rap-Up)
+ Gossip just dropped a new video for "Love Long Distance," complete with balloon-head people, roller skates, and spandex body suits. Beth Ditto will you marry me please? Yes I know you're gay. (The Rad Report)
I feel pretty bad for Ciara, Rihanna, and Beyonce right now. I thought Ciara and Justin Timberlake in Ciara's "Love, Sex, Magic" video was hotter than hell. Then Rihanna was tipped the sexy scale in that little black naughty number in Kanye's "Paranoid" video. When Beyonce busted out her "Sweet Dreams" video, I was like, okay, we're done. We're done here. What's gonna get hotter than Beyonce jiggling in a jumpsuit? But Shakira, you did dat with the Brigitte Bardot hair and the... the no clothes basically in your new "She Wolf" video.
Honestly, I have NO clue what wolves in the closet means (lost in translation?), and Shakira still sorta sounds like she swallowed Kermit The Frog after he swallowed a bag of Auto-Tune chips.
But the Jake Nava-directed video (he directed Britney's "If U Seek Amy" and Beyonce's "Single Ladies" videos) is so hot that the next lady who wants to make a sexy video is pretty gonna have to take off her pants and just film her crotch the entire time. Oh wait...
Watch Shakira's "She Wolf," shower, repeat.
Take heart, adolescent males of the world with Jonas-level aspirations -- especially the ones with great hair and some dance moves -- for your boy band dreams could be just "one call" away... as long as that "one call" comes from managing magnate Johnny Wright. Boy band One Call is Wright's latest assembly/musical endeavor, although the gig wasn't dealt out Prize Patrol-style: The four guys of One Call have performing in their bloodstreams; some are even boy band veterans, but we'll get to that. Here's your five-point debriefing on all things One Call:
They're Joining The Britney Circus
Don't feel too out of the loop if One Call isn't on your radar (so proud of my Britney references -- stick 'em in whenever I can); they've been in pseudo-stealth mode. Wright's phone's been on silent! Get to know them soon, though: The guys will join Ciara and Kristinia DeBarge as openers for the first nine shows of the North American leg of Britney Spears' The Circus tour.
I respect the small venue circuit, but just to give you a sense: From one concert to the next, One Call will go from the Quick Chek Balloon Festival in Jersey to the Copps Coliseum in Ontario (a modest 17,000 seats) and then on to Madison Square Garden. Hmm... Movin' on up!
If Some of Them Look Familiar, It's Because You've Seen Them Before
That's right, you may recognize cute little frosty-tips, a.k.a. Justin Thorne, from the short-lived boy band NLT (who I totally liked, I have to say); two others -- Chris Moy and José Bordonada Collazo -- are vets from the new Menudo (managed by Wright) and, as such, Making Menudo; and wild card AG Gamlieli rounds out the bunch. Overall, it's kind of a boy band all-stars moment Mr. Wright has created.
Experience Plus Major Producers? Looks Promising...
I'm sure this is written in several textbooks, but Rodney “Darkchild” Jenkins makes music magic; and the master has already produced two of One Call's tracks, "Them Girls" and "Symphony." Just a refresher, Darkchild is behind "When I Grow Up," "Lose My Breath" and "Feedback" -- as well as classics "It's Not Right, But It's Okay," "If You Had My Love" and "The Boy Is Mine." Respect!
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+ Exciting news about Madonna that has nothing to do with adoption and nannies! The Queen of Pop will be teaming up with none other than Paul Oakenfold for the U.K. and European legs of her "Sticky & Sweet" tour, as well as some new tracks on her September 2009 greatest hits album that will consist of "cutting edge sounds combined with classic Madonna."
+ Cher is finally speaking out about her daughter Chastity Bono's decision to transition from female to male. She seems to be pretty cool about the whole thing. OMG my mom would ground me for at LEAST three weeks. (Star Magazine)
+ After Whitney Houston turned down the part, rapper Eve has signed up for a two-episode story arc on the upcoming FOX series GLEE as a high school choir director. (EW.com)
+ Ooh! A new video from Ciara f. Missy Elliott where Ciara turns a construction site into a catwalk? We'll take two. (Rap-Up)
+ Geography is HARD y'all! Britney Spears slipped up and said "What's up, London?!"at the only concert she did in the U.K. 200 miles outside of London (the show was in Manchester). Let's just say the fans were not amused. (CelebWarship)
+ Meanwhile, back in an Arkansas prison, T.I.'s got a rill RILL bad case of the squirts. (Bossip)
+ Adam Lambert took the high road (sort of) in response to Clay Aiken's bitter blog rant about his performance on this season of American Idol. (PopCrunch)
+ On the "Lamchop" tip, looks like this year's American Idol runner-up could be the next frontman for Queen. (Prefix)
+ Mmm... if you're hurting for a smooth cover of No Doubt's "Don't Speak," Chrisette Michele has the perfect remedy for you. A beautiful rendition, indeed. (Neon Limelight)
+ Outspoken fashion queen/rapper Kanye West doesn't like books (or reading for that matter) -- which is why he wrote his own book and wants you to buy it now. (Reuters)
+ Is this for real??? Ciara is giving away her Fantasy Ride CD for free when you buy a large chicken sandwich from KFC?? Is this real life? (Fierocia)
+ Friday LOLZ: In case you didn't see that hysterical vid of Katharine McPhee getting attacked by paparazzi and then promptly saved by an outspoken homeless woman, FunnyOrDie has released a spoof of said video. You MUST watch. (Seriously? OMG! WTF?)
Ciara fans, prepare to flip your s---. We all know our girl can act and sing, but believe me, you have never seen her like this before. To mark her run as MTV's Featured Artist, Ciara filmed a set of exclusive videos, in which she plays three vastly different characters.
In the first set, Ciara plays herself at her most beautiful, oozing sex appeal on slowed-down versions of "Never Ever" and "Like A Surgeon." Both singles appear on her newly released full-length, Fantasy Ride.
In the second set of videos, Ciara is a scantily-clad superhero, not unlike the one who appears on her new album cover. As Super C, she shoots laser beams out of... unexpected areas, wreaking havoc everywhere she goes.
Ciara's most outlandish character is called Miss Jackie. An overweight movie theater janitor with a missing tooth, Miss Jackie makes cleaning up after slobs look like the best job on the planet.
See all of this insanity when you watch Ciara's MTV Featured Artist videos below!
+ See Ciara's accompanying knock-out photo session here.
+ What's the first thing any kid does when their parents go out of town? PIG OUT! Maybe that's the real reason Britney Spears is so concerned about her father getting too involved in her life. (Star / Just Jared)
+ Is Mariah Carey smothering Nick Cannon? Did the future America's Got Talent host buy his boo a Jack Russell Terrier for their anniversary because he's had enough of her petting? Nahhhhh. (MTV News)
+ After seeing that steam-fest Ciara video, "Love Sex Magic," it's no great shocker that Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel are on the outs. That or JB found out about Tamar... (I Don't Like You In That Way)
+ Jamie Kennedy and Jennifer Love Hewitt : Ghost Whisperers :: Madonna : Baby Snatcher (NY Daily News)
+ Look out, Avenue Q... Here comes Boulevard Of Broken Dreams! Apparently plans are underway to adapt Green Day's American Idiot into... brace yourself ... a musical! WEIRD. (Perez Hilton)
+ Remember that super controversial sculpture of Britney giving birth on a bearskin rug that made headlines a few years ago? Well, it turns out that was actually super tasteful compared to this Rihanna "art." (Y! News)
GOD! Ciara's new "Love Sex Magic" video reminds me of like EVERY NIGHT in my bedroom. I mean, like EVERY single night it's like me and Justin Timberlake slapping skins, Justin all over the place, Justin sneakin' a peek inside mah shorts, I'm whispering naughty little things in his face, then me and some of my super-hot friends put on some wigs and do sexy-time ballet to a funky Janet Jackson-meets-Prince beat, against a backdrop of disco lights. Oh, and I TOTALLY have not one but TWO of those zebra body suits! Coincidence? IT'S LIKE CIARA SECRETLY RECORDED MY LIFE AND THEN SHE AND DIANE MARTEL TOTALLY PARLAYED IT INTO THE CONCEPT FOR HER VIDEO! I should sue. As soon as I'm done watching this again... and again...
For years now, The-Dream's been quietly helping some of music's biggest and brightest female stars make and break records, climb to the top of the charts, and stay there -- Britney, Rihanna, Mary J. Blige, Ciara, and Mariah, to name a few.
Now, on the eve of the release of his new album, Love vs. Money, Mariah's repaying the producer/ singer/songwriter by appearing on his brand-new single, "My Love." And Mimi's nott afraid to take it all the way back to the days of dumping a sweet pound of sugar into that Kool-Aid mix either.
Watch The-Dream and Mariah retrace their steps from front stoop to penthouse suite in The-Dream's new video, "My Love," directed by Mariah's love, Nick Cannon.
(Credit: Wendy Hope)
I know. Crazy right? And according to one of our MTV photo editors, when Ciara was here for her MTV photo shoot the other week, she was generous with her time, extremely sweet, and drop-dead gorgeous with legs for days. (And our photo editor sees lots of gorgeous people and lots of legs.)
But you don't have to take her word for it.
+ Check out Ciara's exclusive MTV photo gallery.
+ Plus: Watch Ciara's videos, including her latest, "Never Ever," featuring Young Jeezy.
