by MTV News Staff 3 mins ago

By Andrew Maclean

Madison Square Garden has always been a symbol of success for musician. It’s a stage that demands a performance as legendary as the venue itself, and this Saturday, producer/DJ Eric Prydz will bring his EPIC 3.0 show to the New York City arena.

“Doing a show like Madison Square Garden obviously is the biggest venue I’ve taken on so far in terms of my EPIC show” Prydz told MTV News. “It’s very exciting and a bit scary as well. I’m not really nervous; I don’t really have time to [be] because there’s so much preparation in the music and the productions and everything going into the show.”

While the EPIC show is surely going to be exactly that, Prydz seems to be preparing everything except what he will be playing.

“As always, for me, I don’t really prepare. I go to a club or to an event like this and I improvise” revealed Prydz. “And you know there was this whole thing about these EDM DJs and these new big production shows where people just press play and it’s pre-programmed, and I think with EPIC, we can show people it doesn’t have to be like that. You can improvise and you can improvise with the visuals and with the whole production side of it as well as with the music.”

Not only will the show be improvised, but fans can expect a slew of special edits and remixes unique to show.

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by Chrissy Mahlmeister 31 mins ago

It looks like Kesha’s rainbow hair era is officially over, guys. :( After transforming her ’do into a brand new hue almost every week, our girl has gone back to her platinum blonde roots.

Yesterday, K-Money shared a photo of her freshly-dyed strands on Instagram with the caption, “Back to blonde but got rainbows in my heart.” And, hey, we can’t be too sad because it looks like she’s taking all that colorful inspiration and transforming it into her wardrobe.

She arrived at the Los Angeles airport in a killer all-pink-everything ensemble, and said, “Dead about the head to toe Miu Miu today so many colors!!” Um, we are too, bb. #WERK

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Inside the airport, we got a full view of her look (THOSE. SHOES.), and it appears she even accessorized with feline, which Taylor Swift did only mere days before. Is this a new handbag trend or is it just our favorite cat ladies doin’ their thang? Only time will tell, but either way, we still want in on that cat cult, Kesha.

by Gil Kaufman 1 min ago

Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino has landed in hot water yet again — and this time the consequences could be very serious. According to NJ.com, the reality star and his older brother were due in federal court in Newark on Wednesday (September 24) after being accused of not properly paying taxes on $8.9 million in income.

Authorities indicted Mike, 32, and brother Marc on charges that they filed false income tax returns from 2010 to 2012; Mike was indicted on two counts while Marc, his manager, was indicted on three, and both were also hit with one count of conspiracy. According to the indictment, Mike allegedly failed to file a tax return in 2011, during which he made nearly $2 million in income.

“Michael and Marc Sorrentino filed false tax returns that incorrectly reported millions made from promotions and appearances,” U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman said. “The brothers allegedly also claimed costly clothes and cars as business expenses and funneled company money into personal accounts. The law is absolutely clear: telling the truth to the IRS is not optional.” They are also accused of conspiring to avoid paying federal taxes on income generated by two of their companies: MPS Entertainment, LLC and Situation Nation Inc.

In addition, the indictment says the brothers are accused of buying high-end cars and clothes for personal use and writing them off as business expenses. The charges of conspiracy and filing false returns each carry a maximum three year prison term and $250,000 fine, and The ...

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by MTV News Staff 15 mins ago

Blizzard just dropped a bomb for fans with news that the successor to the uber-popular “World of Warcraft” massively multiplayer online game (MMO), “Titan,” has been canned. After seven years in development it looks like Blizzard is reevaluating their model and going back to the drawing board.

By Clint Mize

Of course, “Titan” was never actually official announced – even we couldn’t dig out a confession. However, rumors permeated the gaming community, which had everyone eagerly waiting their next big thing. Unfortunately, if you were expecting the next dynamite MMO experience, you’re out of luck.

It seemed those Blizzard wizards had trouble conjuring up the next proper step for MMOs.

In an interview with Polygon, Blizzard co-founder and CEO Mike Morhaime said of “Titan,” “We set out to make the most ambitious thing that you could possibly imagine. And it didn’t come together.”

“We didn’t find the fun,” Morhaime said. “We didn’t find the passion. We talked about how we put it through a reevaluation period, and actually, what we reevaluated is whether that’s the game we really wanted to be making. The answer is no.”

What this means is that Blizzard would rather take the hit than release a subpar game. On the positive side, developers who can take a long look in the mirror and decide to change things up in spite of massive loss is ultimately better for gamers. We’ll get a better, tighter, richer experience rather than a middling recursive sequel.

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by Marissa G. Muller 31 mins ago

The Wests have arrived at Paris Fashion Week. We had a feeling they wouldn’t miss it. What we didn’t realize, though, is that the #WORLDSMOSTTALKEDABOUTBABY would be sitting front row at shows.

And silly us, because OF COURSE she would be. Today marks North West’s first Fashion Week and, of all the shows she could have gone to first, she chose Balenciaga. Baby girl has good taste. But we already knew that.

In addition to already having her own Vogue spread, CR Fashion Book feature where fashion’s overlord Karl Lagerfeld proclaimed she’s the future of fashion—or something like that—and a wardrobe that rivals her dad’s, North West is now a sitting front row at one of the biggest fashion shows on the calendar. TBH, I won’t be surprised when she replaces Anna Wintour as the editor-in-chief of Vogue on her 18th birthday.

So, what does fashion’s favorite baby wear to Paris Fashion Week? You know it’s not going to be a onesie. North showed up in a leather skirt and a custom Wes Lang-designed Yeezus tee.

She’ll be going to more shows, right? What will she wear? Wow. I can’t wait to see how Nori’s first Fashion Week plays out. I just can’t.

by Christina Garibaldi 8 mins ago

It’s pretty safe to assume that if you’re a part of the 5SOSFam, then on November 15 and 16, you have some big plans.

That’s because the biggest convention of the year is going down: Derp Con 2014.

5 Seconds of Summer are going to be taking over the Forum in Inglewood, California, where they performed “Amnesia” at the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards, and are bringing in fans from around the world to get up-close and personal with the boys… maybe a little too close.

“It’s sort of like our little take on a comic convention sort of thing, but it’s all 5SOS-related, and we are flying a bunch of people across the world to meet in Inglewood, and they are going to go to the Forum show and stuff,” Michael said at the iHeart Radio Music Festival. “And we are going to give them all lap dances.”

I’m pretty sure everyone will now be entering for a chance to attend the convention, where they will “fight ninjas, Internet haters and join in some serious banding,” according to their website.

Their concerts at the Forum will mark the band’s biggest headlining shows yet and 5SOSFam can enter to win the chance to attend, represent their country and show the “rest of the world how awesome they are.”

Oh, and in case you were wondering what exactly the term “derp” means, which Calum’s mom had an adorable explanation for, but unfortunately they couldn’t remember, it’s something that has been ...

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by Marty Beckerman 10 mins ago

When Mark Zuckerberg started Facebook, he used a photo of actor Al Pacino to represent his vision. (Who wouldn’t want to be friends with Michael Corleone/Tony Montana/Jack Kevorkian?) As of yesterday, Snapchat founder Evan Spiegel may wish he’d done the same.

Back in 2011, Spiegel and Snapchat co-founder Robert Murphy asked sisters Sarah and Elizabeth Turner — 18 and 19 years old at the time — to pose for some photos at a beach, according to their new lawsuit against the company, as TMZ originally reported (with the classy-as-always headline, “YOU MADE US WHORE FACES”). The sisters signed a model release, they say, but didn’t ask for any money because it was just a quick favor to help with a “class project.”

Related: 27 SnapChats That Perfectly Explain College

So, what’s the problem? They didn’t realize Spiegel’s and Murphy’s Stanford homework assignment (a Snapchat predecessor called Picaboo) would eventually become the world’s most popular d–k pic delivery system.

Being associated with the application has permanently “tainted” the sisters’ reputation, the lawsuit claims, especially since they show up in Google results for “the offensive slur ‘snapchat sluts.’” (Pro tip: You DON’T wanna do a Google image search for that phrase at work.)

This lawsuit might not help on that front — it’s likely to create a bunch of headlines with their names and “Snapchat sluts” — but you have to admit, showing someone’s photo to your teacher is a lot different than showing it to ...

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by Gil Kaufman 14 mins ago

We just got used to the difference between ISIS and ISIL and now President Obama is telling us that there’s a terrorist group that’s even worse than the Islamic State or Al Qaeda. In fact, before most of us had ever heaven heard of them, we already bombed some of their key locations as part of Tuesday’s raid on terror targets in Syria.

But what, or who, is the Khorosan Group and why are we just now hearing about a group that could pose the biggest threat to the homeland in years?

Who They Are

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According to reports, Khorasan is a group of veteran Al Qaeda members who’ve moved to Syria with the goal of launching attacks on the west, and, specifically, the U.S. Unlike the other Qaeda offshoot, ISIL/ISIS, which is focused on creating a caliphate in the Middle East by spreading its reign of terror across Iraq, Syria and beyond, Khorasan is reportedly looking outward for its targets. The group is believed to have been birthed from an alliance between al Qaeda operatives in Syria and some from Qaeda’s Yemen-based branch, al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, which is home to many expert bomb makers, according to ABC News. The name refers to greater Afghanistan, parts of central Asia and a province in China and in addition to religious significance it is also shorthand for jihad.

What Were We Trying To Destroy?

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by Alex Zalben 27 mins ago

Each week, MTV News is breaking down the big moments in DC Comics’ “Batman Eternal,” the weekly series that is redefining Gotham City as we know it.

This week, we chatted with writer James Tynion IV about how the bad guys finally win – and how that also brings the Bat-family back together:

MTV News: Let’s start off with the first page… Vicki essentially gets bullied by Jason Bard into publishing an inflammatory story. Is she starting to suspect something is wrong with Bard?

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James Tynion IV: She’s definitely starting to realize there’s something off about Jason Bard, and that’s something that’s going to unfold in the weeks to come. It’s very clear that right now, she has access to these bigger stories than she’s had before, and she’s eager to take part in them to that extent – but she doesn’t like the idea that she’s being manipulated.

Vicki’s story is far from done here.

MTV: There’s a fun scene following that with Harper and Red Robin. You’ve got the classic, girl throws boy, boy ties girl up with thing on his chest.

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Tynion: [Laughs] Classic moment.

MTV: I am misreading things here? Is there something flirty going on?

Tynion: There’s definitely a bit of tension there, and that’s definitely something we want to explore. But Harper also has very clear desires of what she wants to be, and ultimately her path towards becoming something more than just an ordinary person matters to her more than a ...

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by Nick Blake 33 mins ago

Mostly amusing, kind of pathetic fact: To an almost startling degree, people really care about their fantasy football teams. And that’s before we even consider leagues that make it interesting, so to speak, by betting on fun things like “bragging rights” and “pride.” Can you imagine if gambling actual money on sports wasn’t a felony punishable by years of federal imprisonment? The stakes!

Probably the event that causes the most ill will among fantasy footballers of any league is the completion of a trade, wherein members usually assume (in most cases correctly) that one team was intentionally screwed by another. This development inevitably leads to several heated email chains featuring otherwise emotionally-stable friends yelling at each other about millionaires. Feelings are hurt, people cry, etc.

Which begs the question: Does there even exist a way to make a fantasy football trade without pissing people off?

Of course, silly! To begin, let’s briefly go over some common trade proposal personalities that are good to adopt only if you want to be rightly punted in the genitals. To know thy d-bag, you must become thy d-bag.

The Playground Bully

This guy gives you flashbacks to when you were picked on in grade school. He not only asks for your best player, he does it while insisting you’d be foolish to not accept his awful trade. Moreover, he’s probably calling you “bro,” e.g., “You really gonna just hang on to Jamal (sp) Charles, bro? Your (sp) 5-6 with no chance. Cruz is ...

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