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Saturday, April 13, 2013

Mary J. Blige Dishes On Her 'Crazy' Led Zeppelin Covers

'I've listened to their music since I was a child,' says the R&B diva, who recorded 'Stairway to Heaven' and 'Whole Lotta Love.'
By James Montgomery, with reporting by Larry Carroll

Mary J. Blige
Photo: MTV News

You wouldn't peg Mary J Blige as the black-light-and-tapestry sort, but, as has become readily apparent in recent weeks, she absolutely loves Led Zeppelin.

In early February, reports began circulating that Blige had re-recorded Zeppelin's classic "Stairway to Heaven," working with Travis Barker, "American Idol" judge Randy Jackson and guitarist Steve Vai on the track, which is slated to appear on the international reissue of her Stronger With Each Tear album, due Monday.

But after she had recorded "Stairway," Blige continued to get the Led out, covering another Zeppelin classic — the thunderous "Whole Lotta Love" — for the album too. And when MTV News caught up with her on the Essence Black Women in Hollywood red carpet, she told us all about channeling her inner Robert Plant for the tracks, a process that came much easier than you'd probably imagine.

"I did Led Zeppelin's 'Stairway to Heaven' and 'Whole Lotta Love' — it's crazy," she said. "I am a Led Zeppelin fan. I'm not going to say I've been to their concerts, but I've listened to their music since I was a child, and it's always moved me, especially 'Stairway to Heaven,' and 'Whole Lotta Love' is just fun."

Blige also said she recorded another new song — a "club record" called "I Can't Wait" — for the re-release. And while it's only slated to hit shelves outside the U.S., she hopes her fans will get a chance to hear all the new songs pretty soon.

"I want y'all to hear it," she laughed.

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Bilbo Fans 'Put A Ring On' Bella Swan For Best Hero Race

You've got to hand it to those "Hobbit" fans. They can sure work some video editing magic. The latest and perhaps most innovative piece of Tolkien propaganda comes from the folks over at TheOneRing.net and Vimeo user Speigel Ei, and tries to court Bella Swan to the #votebilbo team for the Best Hero category at [...]

Source: http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2013/04/12/bilbo-bella-swan-best-hero/

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First Look: Frank Ocean Releases A Music Video For ?Lost?!

So. Out of nowhere, my beloved Frank Ocean goes and releases a video for one of the songs from his critically-acclaimed debut album, Channel Orange. Frank shared the Lost video on his Tumblr today and it was a total surprise (although it is interesting considering he’s in the middle of a lawsuit over the production [...]

Source: http://www.pinkisthenewblog.com/2013-04-12/first-look-frank-ocean-releases-a-music-video-for-lost

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Watch: The White House Had To Respond To Jay-Z?s New Song, ?Open Letter?

LMAOOOOoooooo. OMG. I don’t know where we are politically when official White House press conferences are taking the time to address new Jay-Z lyrics, but this is where we are, America. Yesterday, Jay-Z released a new song titled Open Letter in which he addressed (among other things) his recent trip to Cuba with Beyonc�. Please, [...]

Source: http://www.pinkisthenewblog.com/2013-04-12/watch-the-white-house-had-to-respond-to-jay-zs-new-song-open-letter

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Michael Jackson - Gone Too Soon

Gone Too Soon

Artist: Michael Jackson
Label: Epic
Director: Bill Dicicco
Album: Dangerous

Source: http://www.mtv.com/overdrive/?artist=1102&vid=208381

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Beyoncé - Telephone (Long Version)

Telephone (Long Version)

Artist: Beyoncé
Label: Interscope, Cherrytree, Streamline, KonLive
Director: Jonas Akerlund
Album: The Fame Monster

Source: http://www.mtv.com/overdrive/?artist=1236911&vid=492192

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Friday, April 12, 2013

Lady Gaga Thanks Fans For BET Awards Win With Beyonce

'Thank you so much for my first BET award ever,' Gaga tweeted after winning Video of the Year for 'Video Phone.'
By Jocelyn Vena

Lady Gaga in the music video for "Video Phone"
Photo: Columbia/Music World

Jay-Z was nominated for two Video of the Year prizes at the BET Awards, but it was his wife, Beyoncé, who took home the trophy on Sunday night, for "Video Phone," her splashy collaboration with Lady Gaga.

And Gaga — who plays second billing on that particular collaboration, which is not to be confused with their work on "Telephone" — didn't wait too long to take to her Twitter to thank her fans for the prize. She wrote, "Thank you so much for my first BET award ever, with Honey B! Videophone won VIDEO OF THE YEAR! Paws up for B! X Mother Monster."

The girls were up against such other worthy contenders as Jay-Z, Kanye West and Rihanna ("Run This Town"), Jay-Z and Alicia Keys ("Empire State of Mind"), B.o.B. and Bruno Mars ("Nothin' on You") and Melanie Fiona ("It Kills Me").

The "Video Phone" clip premiered late last year and was only a prelude to what fans could expect from the ladies in Gaga's "Telephone" video. In November, Gaga admitted that she went into the video shoot in the Beyoncé headspace. "I said, 'I want to do you in your video, and I want to tribute you. I want to dress up like you,' " she recalled telling her co-star. "And [director] Hype Williams ... was so excited. He was like, 'Gaga, I want no makeup on your face.' It was really stripped down — real Beyoncé hair, and we wore the same outfit in the video, and I [paid tribute to] her."

Do you think Beyoncé and Lady Gaga deserved the top prize? Tell us in the comments!

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