Ron Howard Eying Viggo Mortensen To Star In 'The Dark Tower' Movies?
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'She is actually damn professional,' Shellback says in radio interview.
By Jocelyn Vena
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Britney Spears fans are gearing up for the release of the singer's new music in 2011. With the album due out in March, and a single expected to drop before then, details are slowly emerging about the music and what it was like to work with Spears on the follow-up to 2008's Circus.
"Right now we are preparing for Britney's upcoming album, which will be released in March. Some other things too, but the main focus is the album," Swedish producer Shellback said in a recent radio interview. "It works in many different ways [when you work with Britney]. You can make something absolutely new, or take a beat that's three years old and come up with a good sound."
Shellback, who worked with Pink on "Raise Your Glass," collaborated with Dr. Luke and Max Martin on music for Spears. The producers are donating a guitar they used on the album to charity.
"[Britney]'s actually damn professional. You read a lot on the Internet that Britney is not singing and mimes, but she is actually damn professional," Shellback said. "She's done it since she was 16. And just rhythmic way, she is f---ing awesome! And you do not have to go through and talk about the rhythms and stuff that you sometimes have to do. She's very easy in the studio."
Spears has shared her excitement about the new album with fans via her Twitter page. "I'm almost done with my new album and it will be coming out this March," she wrote. "I AM IN L-O-V-E WITH IT!"
Are you excited for Britney's new album? Tell us in the comments below!
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It's our first glimpse of baby Julian Fuego!
Singer-songwriter Robin Thicke and wife, actress Paula Patton, were spotted out shopping with their adorable 8-month-old son Julian at Barneys New York and the Nike Store in Beverly Hills on Tuesday (December 21).
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Ellen DeGeneres, Pink and more celebrate historic Senate vote on Twitter.
By Mawuse Ziegbe
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The armed forces' controversial "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy will soon be history.
On Saturday (December 18), the Senate voted to repeal the 17-year-old measure that bars openly gay men and women from serving in the military. The bill passed by a 65-31 margin, according to CNN, which included eight republicans and one independent who joined the Democrat-backed initiative. President Obama will sign the bill into law next week.
"Today, the Senate has taken an historic step toward ending a policy that undermines our national security while violating the very ideals that our brave men and women in uniform risk their lives to defend. By ending 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell,' no longer will our nation be denied the service of thousands of patriotic Americans forced to leave the military, despite years of exemplary performance, because they happen to be gay. And no longer will many thousands more be asked to live a lie in order to serve the country they love," the president said in a statement. Calls to dismantle the policy ramped up this year with stars such as Lady Gaga decrying the measure and demonstrations cropping up around the nation. On Wednesday, the Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, who had been crusading to end the policy, tweeted to Gaga after the vote, "We did it! #DADT is a thing of the past."
Gaga, who arrived at the 2010 MTV VMAs with openly gay service members who had been discharged or left the military due to the policy, made viral videos and spoke at a September rally calling for the end of DADT, tweeted about her emotional reaction to the vote.
"Can't hold back the tears+pride. We did it!i Our voice was heard + today the Senate REPEALED DADT. A triumph for equality after 17 YEARS," she wrote.
Openly gay talk-show queen Ellen DeGeneres tweeted, "Thank you Senators for pushing us one step closer towards full equality."
Katy Perry showed her support for the repeal of DADT by responding to a missive that fellow songstress Pink retweeted.
"SUPPORTING ALL OUR TROOPS!" Perry added to Pink's retweet, "RT @Pink: Congrats 2 US!!! REPEAL of DADT & 17 years of allowing Human Rights Violations. There's hope after all!"
Former army lieutenant and gay-rights activist Dan Choi, who has called for an end to the policy since he was discharged from service after publicly coming out in 2009, also gave his take on the vote.
"Thank you, Democrats, for your leadership," he tweeted. "There: I said it. Also, thank you 8 Republicans. You're on the right side of history."
MTV News also caught up with student Bridget Todd, who once questioned President Obama about DADT during the commander-in-chief's "A Conversation with President Obama" forum in October. Although Todd said she was skeptical of the president's commitment to ending the policy after the Obama administration asked for stay blocking a judge's ruling that the measure is unconstitutional, she said the Senate vote has restored some of her faith in the U.S. leader.
"I think it's fantastic. I'm over the moon about it," Todd said. "It's sort of strange that it's 2010 and we're dealing with this so I'm happy that it's done, I'm happy that it's gonna be over with.
"I think I said that he displayed an alleged commitment to gay equality," she continued. "I think that this sort of proves that perhaps he is actually committed to these issues. They're not just sort of political talking points that you use to get elected — that this is something that he is willing to make happen."
What do you think about the Senate voting to repeal DADT? Let us know in the comments!
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She may not have won the first season of ?Skating with the Stars,? but Bethenny Frankel had a great time entertaining her fans.
The ?Real Housewives? babe came in second to Rebecca Budig, partially because of her nasty treatment at the hands of judge Johnny Weir, who told her, ?I don?t care to watch you perform anymore.?
Frankel replied, "I thought the word judge meant being impartial -- and not biased. I perform for the fans. I don't need the judges' approval!"
Bethenny added, ?I enjoy [wearing] the skates. I'm doing the best I can, I want to be good every single time...I've gone balls to the wall!"
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Between takes of 'Moment 4 Life' video, Barbie says, 'A lot of people harbor just a lot of just hate, envy.'
By Hillary Crosley
2010 has been a banner year for MTV News' #5 Woman of the Year, Nicki Minaj. In addition to performing with Lil Wayne on "NBC's New Year's Eve With Carson Daly," Minaj is celebrating the holidays by filming a video for "Moment 4 Life." The clip features her Young Money labelmate Drake.
Between takes on Monday, the Queens native talked about those who haven't been so giddy about her success.
"I hate to say it, but a lot of people harbor just a lot of just hate, envy," she said. "It almost feels like, because I'm where I am, they're where they are. I didn't do this to you; I didn't do this to your career. I'm responsible for Nicki; you're responsible for you."
While Minaj didn't mention Lil' Kim by name, the Queen Bee talked about her rift with Barbie on Friday when she stopped by New York's Hot 97 radio station. Kim said she looked at Minaj's success as "a way for me to kind of come back in" but ultimately got "played."
Minaj said: "When you see someone else being successful and your first instinct is to tear them apart, that's just a sign of you feeling unhappy with your achievements. But what I try to explain to people is: Whenever you feel like that — and we all feel like that sometimes, like 'Ah, somebody's doing it. Somebody's popping a lot' — use that as fuel to go hard. That's what I did."
"I was like, 'You know what? This one is doing their thing; this one is doing that; why can't I do it?' " she continued. "But see, I looked at people like [Lil] Wayne. I would go to the studio, and I would observe Wayne, and I would literally pray. I would say 'God, give me his work ethic.' You have to ask for what you want. You have to identify what it is you need to get where you need to go and then speak that. You have to say it."
She also hinted that changing one's life direction is more than just words. "If that's what you want is a great work ethic, then you have to program that into your life," she said. "But looking at somebody with a great work ethic and hating them is not going to help you."
What do you think about Nicki Minaj's comments? Sound off below!
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