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Eminem Drops New Track 'Survival': Listen!
Sure, Eminem could've
dropped his new track
"Survival" on any radio station
in the world — or better yet
his own Shade 45 station on
Sirius XM — but Slim Shady
opted for something more
intense.On Wednesday (August
14,) Em's new tune backed a
three-minute online trailer for
Activision's upcoming "Call of
Duty: Ghosts" video game. The
clip begins in a snow-covered
forest as rock guitars set the
tone before the full thump and
hook drops. "This is survival of
fittest," wails Liz Rodrigues,
from the group New
Royales."The song's about
fighting back and it seems like
it fits 'Ghost' perfectly," Em
said in a pre-taped clip that
was aired Wednesday during a
live stream to promote the
war-themed game.By the time
Em drops his first rap bars, the
game's action is in full swing,
with bullets flying and blood
splattering. "Wasn't ready to
be a millionaire, I wasn't
prepared/ I was prepared to be
ill though, the skill was there,"
he rhymes before detailing his
come up in rap and his love
for the art.
The pounding track will appear
on Em's upcoming seventh
major label solo album . On it,
the veteran lyricist rhymes with
his usual fire and angst, no
matter how much accolades
and praise he has earned
through the years he manages
to maintain his hunger. "My
respect is overdue," he
barks. Eminem Going Into
'Further Territories' On Next
Album. "I'm going to be a big
part of the game, my new
song's in it and we video
dropping soon for it too," the
star rapper promised. "Stay
tuned we got some more
surprises in store for you too."
Wednesday, August 14, 2013
2013 Teen Choice Awards: The Winners List
In a night where we saw Harry
Styles twerk, crazy red-carpet
outfits, a tearful tribute for
Cory Monteith by Lea Michele
and rockin' performance by
Demi Lovato , many celebrities
went home with surfboards at
the 2013 Teen Choice Awards.
MTV News rounds up the
winners that were announced
from the big night. See 'em
below!
Acuvue Inspire Award
WINNER: Nick Jonas Ultimate
Choice Award
Ashton Kutcher (16 lifetime
Teen Choice Awards) Choice
Movie: Drama
WINNER: The Perks of Being a
Wallflower
»Argo
»Les Misérables
»The Great Gatsby
»The Impossible
Choice Movie Actor: Drama
WINNER: Logan Lerman, The
Perks of Being a Wallflower
»Ben Affleck, Argo
»Bradley Cooper, The Words
»Leonardo DiCaprio, The Great
Gatsby
»Hugh Jackman, Les Misérables
Choice Movie: Comedy
WINNER: Pitch Perfect
»Identity Thief
»Peeples
»The Incredible Burt
Wonderstone
»Warm Bodies
Choice Movie Actor: Comedy
WINNER: Skylar Astin, Pitch
Perfect
»Jason Bateman, Identity Thief
»Steve Carell, The Incredible
Burt Wonderstone
»Nicholas Hoult, Warm Bodies
»Craig Robinson, Peeples
Choice Movie Actress:
Comedy
WINNER: Rebel Wilson, Pitch
Perfect
»Anna Kendrick, Pitch Perfect
»Melissa McCarthy, Identity
Thief
»Kerry Washington, Peeples
»Olivia Wilde, The Incredible
Burt Wonderstone
Choice TV Show: Drama
WINNER: Pretty Little Liars
»Gossip Girl
»Nashville
»Revenge
»Switched At Birth
Choice TV Actor: Drama
WINNER: Ian Harding, Pretty
Little Liars
»Penn Badgley, Gossip Girl
»Joshua Bowman, Revenge
»Lucas Grabeel, Switched At
Birth
»Nick Wechsler, Revenge
Choice TV Actress: Drama
WINNER: Troian Bellisario,
Pretty Little Liars
»Blake Lively, Gossip Girl
»Vanessa Marano, Switched At
Birth
»Hayden Panettiere, Nashville
»Emily VanCamp, Revenge
Choice TV Actor: Fantasy/Sci-
fi
WINNER: Ian Somerhalder, The
Vampire Diaries
»Jensen Ackles, Supernatural
»Stephen Amell, Arrow
»Jared Padalecki, Supernatural
»Paul Wesley, The Vampire
Diaries
Choice TV Actress: Fantasy/
Sci-fi
WINNER: Nina Dobrev, The
Vampire Diaries
»Katie Cassidy, Arrow
»Ginnifer Goodwin, Once Upon
a Time
»Kat Graham, The Vampire
Diaries
»Kristin Kreuk, Beauty and The
Beast
Choice TV Show: Comedy
WINNER: Glee
»The Big Bang Theory
»Modern Family
»New Girl
»Suburgatory
Choice TV Actor: Comedy
WINNER: Jim Parsons, The Big
Bang Theory
»Chris Colfer, Glee
»Jake Johnson, New Girl
»Ashton Kutcher, Two And a
Half Men
»Eric Stonestreet, Modern
Family
Choice TV Actress: Comedy
WINNER: Lea Michele, Glee
»Kaley Cuoco, The Big Bang
Theory
»Zooey Deschanel, New Girl
»Mindy Kaling, The Mindy
Project
»Bridgit Mendler, Good Luck
Charlie
Choice Female Artist
WINNER: Demi Lovato
»Selena Gomez
»Pink
»Rihanna
»Taylor Swift
Choice Music Group
WINNER: One Direction
»Big Time Rush
»fun.
»Maroon 5
»The Wanted
Choice R&B Artist
WINNER: Bruno Mars
»Beyoncé
»Alicia Keys
»Miguel
»Trey Songz
Choice Rock Group
WINNER: Paramore
»AWOLNATION
»Imagine Dragons
»Mumford & Sons
»The Lumineers
Choice Female Hottie
WINNER: Selena Gomez
»Miley Cyrus
»Megan Fox
»Mila Kunis
»Demi Lovato
Choice Female Athlete
WINNER: Gabby Douglas
»Missy Franklin
»Alex Morgan
»Danica Patrick
»Lindsey Vonn
»Serena Williams
Choice Movie Villain
WINNER: Adam DeVine, Pitch
Perfect
»Javier Bardem, Skyfall
»Tom Hardy, The Dark Knight
Rises
»Ben Kingsley, Iron Man 3
»Melissa McCarthy, Identity
Thief
Choice TV Villain
WINNER: Janel Parrish, Pretty
Little Liars
»Carly Chaikin, Suburgatory
»Joseph Morgan, The Vampire
Diaries
»Lana Parrilla, Once Upon a
Time
»Becca Tobin, Glee
Choice TV Personality -
Female
WINNER: Demi Lovato, The X
Factor
»Erin Andrews, Fox Sports
»Cat Deeley, So You Think You
Can Dance
»Carrie Ann Inaba, Dancing
with the Stars
»Heidi Klum, America's Got
Talent
Choice TV Male Scene Stealer
WINNER: Chord Overstreet,
Glee
»Max Greenfield, New Girl
»Steven R. McQueen, The
Vampire Diaries
»Tahj Mowry, Baby Daddy
»Rico Rodriguez, Modern
Family
Choice TV Female Scene
Stealer
WINNER: Miley Cyrus, Two And
a Half Men
»Candice Accola, The Vampire
Diaries
»Heather Morris, Glee
»Eden Sher, The Middle
»Ariel Winter, Modern Family
Choice TV Breakout Star
WINNER: Blake Jenner, Glee
»Stephen Amell, Arrow
»Melissa Benoist, Glee
»AnnaSophia Robb, The Carrie
Diaries
»Derek Theler, Baby Daddy
Choice Single: Female Artist
WINNER: "Heart Attack" Demi
Lovato
»"Come & Get It" Selena
Gomez
»"Cups" (Pitch Perfect's "When
I'm Gone") Anna Kendrick
»"I Knew You Were Trouble"
Taylor Swift
»"We Can't Stop" Miley Cyrus
Choice Single: Group
WINNER: "Live While We're
Young" One Direction
»"Get Lucky" Daft Punk
featuring Pharrell Williams
»"I Love It" Icona Pop
featuring Charli XCX
»"Love Somebody" Maroon 5
»"Thrift Shop" Macklemore &
Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz
Choice Love Song
WINNER: "Little Things" One
Direction
»"Just Give Me A Reason" P!nk
featuring Nate Ruess
»"Mirrors" Justin Timberlake
»"Treasure" Bruno Mars
»"The Way" Ariana Grande
featuring Mac Miller
Choice Break-up Song
WINNER: "Come and Get It"
Selena Gomez
»"DONE." The Band Perry
»"Stay" Rihanna featuring
Mikky Ekko
»"We Are Never Ever Getting
Back Together" Taylor Swift
»"When I Was Your Man"
Bruno Mars
Choice Music Breakout Artist
WINNER: Ed Sheeran
»Candice Glover
»Ariana Grande
»Psy
»Emeli Sandé
Choice Music Breakout Group
WINNER: Emblem3
»Icona Pop
»Imagine Dragons
»The Lumineers
»Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Candie's Choice Style Icon
WINNER: Miley Cyrus
»Ariana Grande
»Demi Lovato
»Lea Michele
»Emma Watson
Choice Summer Movie Star:
Female
WINNER: Sandra Bullock, The
Heat
»Amy Adams, Man of Steel
»Melissa McCarthy, The Heat
»Michelle Rodriguez, Fast &
Furious 6
»Zoe Saldana, Star Trek Into
Darkness
Choice Movie: Chemistry
WINNER: Sandra Bullock and
Melissa McCarthy, The Heat
»Don Cheadle and Robert
Downey Jr., Iron Man 3
»Johnny Depp and Armie
Hammer, The Lone Ranger
»Vin Diesel, Dwayne Johnson
and Paul Walker, Fast &
Furious 6
»Jamie Foxx and Channing
Tatum, White House Down
Choice Summer TV Show
WINNER: Pretty Little Liars
»Teen Wolf
»So You Think You Can Dance
»The Fosters
»Under The Dome
Choice Summer TV Star: Male
WINNER: Keegan Allen, Pretty
Little Liars
»Jake T. Austin, The Fosters
»Jean Luc Bilodeau, Baby
Daddy
»Avan Jogia, Twisted
»Tyler Posey, Teen Wolf
Choice Summer TV Star:
Female
WINNER: Lucy Hale, Pretty
Little Liars
»Maddie Hasson, Twisted
»Chelsea Kane, Baby Daddy
»Katie Leclerc, Switched at
Birth
»Maia Mitchell, The Fosters
Choice Summer Song
WINNER: "We Can't Stop"
Miley Cyrus
»"Blurred Lines" Robin Thicke
(feat. Pharrell Williams & T.I.)
»"Cruise (REMIX)" Florida
Georgia Line (feat. Nelly)
»"Get Lucky" Daft Punk (feat.
Pharrell Williams)
»"Treasure" Bruno Mars
Choice Summer Music Star:
Female
WINNER: Selena Gomez
»Miley Cyrus
»Ariana Grande
»P!nk
»Rihanna
Choice Summer Music Star:
Male
WINNER: Bruno Mars
»Jay-Z
»Pitbull
»Robin Thicke
»Justin Timberlake
Choice Summer Tour
WINNER: One Direction, Take
Me Home Tour
»Beyoncé, The Mrs. Carter
Show World Tour
»Bruno Mars, The Moonshine
Jungle Tour
»Jay-Z and Justin Timberlake,
Legends of the Summer Tour
»Taylor Swift, Red Tour 2013
Drake Says Rich Homie Quan's 'Type Of Way' Is 'The Song Of The Summer'
It would be a shame to have
every song out there sounding
like "Drake featuring Drake," so
the Toronto rapper is selective
about who receives his prized
verses. Migos got an extra
boost with his addition to
"Versace (remix)," but Drizzy
admits that he regrets not
hopping on Rich Home Quan's
"Type of Way" as well.
The single was bubbling in
Atlanta for a few months
before it finally made its way
into clubs from coast to coast,
but Drake was a fan from the
very beginning."I was sitting
with DJ Drama and a bunch of
people in the studio just
debating about Atlanta records
and when I heard 'Versace,'
right away [I liked it]," Drake
told MTV News. "Shout out to
Rich Homie Quan too, he's
killing it on his own, but it was
a toss-up between Migos and
Rich Home Quan as far as
records I loved and wanted to
get on. I was supposed to do
'Type of Way' [also] and I
probably should've done them
both but I've just been trying
to finish this album."
"That record is the song of the
summer, I regret not getting on
it, but I feel like now if I get
on it, people are gonna be like
'ah man you waited too long,'"
he added. "I like to have the
jump on it. I wish I would've
written that record. That's
Toronto talk — you feel a type
of way, that's our lingo, so I
should've probably been
involved in that."Drake added
that his rule for features, in
general, simply depends on
how well he vibes with the
track. "As far as for people I
don't know, I pick songs that I
feel like I'll fit well on, or I
have a flow for it. And then
everybody else is just...I like
organic things, things that
come together. 'Jodeci
Freestyle,' for example, even
though it's my record, it only
made sense to throw Cole on
it because he's just so good at
rap that I wanted to hear him
rap on that beat."Drake's third
album, Nothing Was the Sa
Posted 8/12/13 Big Sean Backs Up Naya Rivera's 'Sorry' Anthem
When "Glee" star Naya Rivera
isn't baking pound cakes for
her beau, Big Sean , the
twosome are cooking up R&B
anthems, like Rivera's new
single, "Sorry." Rivera enlisted
the Detroit MC to spit some
lines about his feelings for her
on her single, set to appear on
her debut album. "It's a fresh
song, right? It's like a ladies'
anthem," Sean told MTV News
Sunday night at the 2013 Teen
Choice Awards , where he
graced the red carpet with
Naya.
"She's like a great musician.
Obviously, everybody knows
she can sing real good, so I
really don't know anything too
much about singing like that. I
just know what I know about
music and what she knows
about music and when we
combine them we help each
other out, so it's cool," he
continued.Well, he knew
enough about "singing like
that" for Rivera to ask him for
some advice while making the
track. "A lot of influence. He's
been doing this a lot longer
than I have professionally, so
his advice is priceless," she
said. "I'll play him stuff and
he'll give me little tweaks. He
gave me tweaks on 'Sorry.'
"The song is pretty feisty, with
Rivera announcing to the world
— and Sean's ex-girlfriends —
that she's the woman in his
life now. Oh, and by the way,
she's actually not sorry about
it at all."Well when I went on
hiatus, I just got in the room
with some of my friends that
are really good producers and
we just sat and listened to
tracks and started writing
songs. This sort of organically
came up and it was something
I wanted to talk about," she
explained. "It's fun and I think
it's a really good
representation of the sound
that you can expect from me
going forward."She said that
the single is "a little taste of
something," further noting that
"it's definitely part of a bigger
collection of songs. I'm
working on my album. I don't
want to rush that process. It's
a very personal process."
Kendrick Lamar's 'Control' Verse: What We Learned
Kendrick Lamar shook up the
rap world with his ear-popping
verse on Big Sean 's "Control,"
but while boasts of being king
of both coasts and verbal
warnings were issued to
friends like Drake, J. Cole and
Big Sean dominated the
conversation, K-Dot's 64-bar
rap marathon were packed
with tons of goodies.Now that
we've had some time to sit
with the epic verse, which
dropped on Monday, MTV
News examines the highlights.
Here's what we learned. Tupac
Taught Me
What made the good kid go
mad? It's hard to say.
"Control" doesn't seem to be a
beef record per se, but like the
late Tupac, Kendrick spits with
a competitive fire; he wasn't
shy about calling out his
targets by name either.
Through it all he even makes
reference to 'Pac's Don
Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory
album where he changed his
name to Makaveli and took aim
at everyone from the Notorious
B.I.G. to De La Soul. "I'm
Makaveli's offspring, I'm the
king of New York," Lamar spits
drawing clear comparisons to
the fallen rap star.
Monday, August 12, 2013
Rapper Tyga Launches Fruit- flavoured Water Drink
Rapper Tyga is encouraging fans to
stay hydrated this summer (13) by
sipping on his new line of fruit-
flavoured water.
The hip-hop star has inked a deal
with bosses at Pop Water to
launch the sparkling beverage,
which is available in apple, grape,
orange and pineapple flavours and
contains just 30 calories per
serving.
Breaking the news to fans on his
Twitter.com blog, he writes, "I'm
proud to announce My New Water
@popwater all natural fruits check
out www.popwater.com for
retailers near you!!!!!"
Tyga isn't the only member of Lil
Wayne's Young Money
Entertainment label to score a
fruity new drinks deal - earlier this
week (begs03Jun13), label mate
Nicki Minaj revealed that she has
become an investor and
spokesmodel for Myx Fusions - a
brand of fruit-infused Moscato
wines.
Hip-hop artist Lil Wayne headlined the America's Most Wanted Festival at First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre in Tinley Park on Saturday night. | Guy Rhodes/For Sun-Times Media
SET LIST
» “I’m Goin In”
» “Blunt Blowin’”
» “If I Die Today”
» “Gunwalk”
» “Days and Days”
» “Bandz A Make Her Dance”
» “Rich As F***”
» “How To Love”
» “She Will”
» “Lollipop”
» “We Be Steady Mobbin’”
» “The Motto”
» “A Milli”
» “Hands Up”
» “No New Friends”
» “Pop That”
» “You Ain’t Got Nothing On Me”
» “Ball”
» “Still Fly”
» “Rich Gang”
» “Bitches Love Me”
» “No Worries”
NEW MUSIC: TY DOLLA $IGN - "IRIE" FT. WIZ KHALIFA
Wiz Khalifa is back with another
feature, this time on Ty Dolla
$ign’s new track, “Irie” produced
by DJ Spinz! Head to iTunes now to
listen to the song and download
the track on iTunes here: http://
smarturl.it/Irie Stay tuned for the
official video directed by Alex
Nazari coming soon!
Tyga's Video Models Demand $20 Million Over Topless Shots
Rapper Tyga is facing a demand
for $20 million (£13.4 million)
from two models over topless
shots which appeared in his video
for the song Make It Nasty.
The hip-hop star, who is signed to
Lil Wayne's Young Money
Entertainment, was initially
slapped with a lawsuit from Alissa
Rae Ross, Azia Davies and
Elizabeth Velasquez last December
(12) after they filmed semi-naked
scenes for his promo.
They claim video producers
insisted the film would be
"tastefully shot" and that their
nipples would be "covered" or
"edited out" of the final cut - but
when an unedited version of Make
It Nasty was released online, they
sued for breach of contract,
invasion of privacy and fraud.
Now two of the plaintiffs, Davies
and Velasquez, have stepped up
their legal battle by demanding
$10 million (£6.7 million) each in
punitive damages over the
unwanted exposure.
Justin Timberlake On Set Of Ja Z's 'Holy Grail' Video: Take A
After hooking up for the Rat
Pack-inspired, black-and-white
clip for "Suit & Tie," Justin
Timberlake is returning the
favor and was spotted filming
scenes for Jay Z's "Holy Grail"
video in Los Angeles.Based on
the photos, it's hard to glean
what the actual plot of the
video will be, but it does look
like it will take place after
sunset. "Holy Grail" is featured
on Hova's latest album
release, Magna Carta Holy
Grail, which he dropped last
month.
In addition to hooking up on
Justin's The 20/20 Experience
(and the subsequent "Suit &
Tie" video), both Timberlake
and Jay are currently out on
the road on their Legends of
Summer jaunt, where they
perform "Holy Grail." The trek
wraps up on August 16 in
Miami. Timberlake and Jay
have been busy pumping out
videos off their latest album
releases. Last week, Timberlake
released his video for "Take
Back The Night" off The 20/20
Experience - 2 of 2 slated for
release this fall. Meanwhile,
last Friday, Jay dropped the
artsy clip for "Picasso Baby,"
shot by Mark Romanek at Milk
Studios in NYC.While Jay's
"Holy Grail" video is
guaranteed to have some star
power thanks to Justin,
"Picasso Baby" also had some
celebrity wattage in the form
of cameos from performance
artist Marina Abramovic, Alan
Cumming, Taraji P. Henson,
Fab Five Freddy, Judd Apatow,
some of the cast of "Girls"
including Adam Driver, Wale,
fashion designer Cynthia
Rowley and Rosie Perez.
Drake Calls Kanye's OVO Fest Cameo 'Most Important Moment In My Career'
TORONTO, Ontario — Hip-hop
conspiracy theorists, it's time
to rethink everything you
thought you knew. With just
about every new track that
Drake has dropped over the
past couple of years there was
talk of subliminal shotsand
fractured relationships — but
not only was the Weeknd on
stage two songs into OVO Fest
on Monday night, but Yeezus
himself materialized to sing the
praises of the YMCMB
rapper.Kanye toasted Drake,
crediting his talent and success
for pushing The Throne to
work harder. "Me and Hov
would've never made Watch
the Throne if [Drake] wasn't
putting pressure on us like
that, so I just wanna pay my
respects," 'Ye told a packed
house in Toronto.
It was a surreal moment for
everyone who witnessed it, and
especially for the rapper born
Aubrey Graham. "That was
probably the most important
moment in my career to date,"
Drake told MTV News after the
show, which took place the
same day Kanye was
announced as a VMA
performer. "I think me and
Kanye have wanted to express
our respect for each other for
a long time and sometimes
rap, the business, the
competitiveness and just the
heart behind it forces you to
not talk to the people you
quietly admire."
2 Chainz Explains B.O.A.T.S. II Album Cover!
August 6, 2013
The cover of 2 Chainz's
B.O.A.T.S. II: Me Time album
cover may look simple, but the
"I'm Different" MC and Kanye
West's design company DONDA
labored over the design."It's
hard. I can't lie, it's hard.
We've been trying to do the
cover for like two months
now," Chainz told MTV News in
July.On Tuesday (August 6), the
Hair Weave Killer dropped the
final product on his Instagram
account. The cover shows two
Cuban link-styled gold chains
against a white backdrop to
signify 2 Chainz's rap moniker
and the fact that B.O.A.T.S. II
is a sequel. Then of course
there is the ever-important
parental advisory label in the
lower right-hand corner — no
sqeaky clean raps here.
Beyonce Brings Out New 'Mrs. Carter' Jersey, Jay Z For Last Barclays Show
Beyonce performs final
Barclays Center show of The
Mrs. Carter Show World Tour.
Photo: Beyonce's Tumblr
And just like that, she's gone.
As of last night, Beyonce
officially closed out the U.S.
leg of her The Mrs. Carter
Show World Tour in Brooklyn's
Barclays Center . Sure, she still
has Made In America Festival
coming up Labor Day weekend,
but as far as King Bey's solo
performance extravaganza, last
night was it for the star-
spangled states. As with
everything else the " Grown
Woman" has a hand in, she
had to close out her American
run in a big way, and BOY, did
she deliver. BK (as in Beyonce
Knowles) didn't just give BK (as
in Brooklyn) the debut live
performance of "Bow Down."
She also brought out a new
stage ensemble AND
*drumrolllll* her husband, Jay
Z.