April 27, 2024

Review Category : TMZ Music News

So Can Letterman Just Start His Orwells Fan Club Already?

by 06/11/14

What do most people do when they retire? Play golf, right? Travel to warm places? Finally write the Great American Robot Porn Novel? Given Tuesday night’s episode of “The Late Show With David Letterman,” I’m guessing the iconic host will be doing none of the above. Nope, I’m willing to wager he’s just going to go ahead and become the president of The Orwells‘ fan club.

The last time the teen and barely teen Illinois garage punk band graced Letterman’s stage was barely six months ago — and they apparently made such an impression the first time that the late night king decided to have them back. Their first performance included lots of floor-undulating from frontman Mario Cuomo — who also plopped down in the coveted guest chair during their rendition of “Who Needs You” — prompting Letterman to ask for an encore and band leader Paul Shaffer to bust out his own cover of the single.

It was a bizarre moment — the incongruous juxtaposition of Cuomo’s eye-rolling, nearly demonic energy and Letterman and Shaffer’s suited glee. Last night’s performance was no different. Monday night, the guys played a small — sweaty, sweaty, sweaty — show at Brooklyn DIY venue Shea Stadium in front of a teeming all-ages throng of kids in various stages of punk-i-fication. Then, less than 24 hours later, they were busting through a rendition of “Righteous One” — off of their new record Disgraceland — on the glossy late night show, Cuomo sporting a newly dyed ...

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Watch Jim Carrey And Jeff Daniels Play With Jimmy Fallon’s Mannequin Arms

by 06/11/14

Three human men, six plastic arms, and a literal buffet of slapstick fast food jokes were the highlight of last night’s “Tonight Show.”

Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels, who were on the show to promote and debut the trailer for upcoming comedy “Dumb and Dumber To,” joined Jimmy Fallon in a clip from “Jacob’s Patience,” which is definitely a real Canadian soap opera and not at all a fake show that Jimmy Fallon invented for the express purpose of getting famous actors to play with mannequin parts on television.

…Yeah, just kidding. Actually, that’s exactly what it is.

In this classic scene, Jimmy plays a customer at a burger joint where Jim and Jeff are, respectively, an employee-in-training and an unhinged fast food supervisor. Pro tip: Don’t order french fries unless you like them with a bonus side helping of melted mannequin goo.

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Watch Ed Sheeran Get A Tattoo Like A Champ And Pretend It Doesn’t Hurt

by 06/11/14

Ed Sheeran is running out of real estate. Not the LEGO house or the Craftsman kind — he recently bought his own place in London, which mean he may finally put an end to that spree of couch-crashing.

He’s running out of dermatological space for his growing tattoo collection. He’s got hundreds of tattoos, from cats to flowers to a Heinz ketchup logo and a Matisse tattoo in honor of his mum. (Swoon city!) Oh, and, ::shameless plug:: if you’re curious about what all of Ed’s tattoos mean, you can check out our interactive Ed Sheeran tattoo map.

But a lack of virgin skin isn’t keeping him from adding to his personal collection. That saying about tattoos being addictive is obviously true in Ed’s case, since he let the cameras roll during his “Nine Days And Nights of Ed Sheeran” documentary when he had celebrity tattoo artist Kevin Paul (who’s also inked up Harry Styles) add some fresh ink to his arm.

Get the story behind all of Ed Sheeran’s tattoos in our tat map!

Kevin’s needle buzzes away while Ed plays a few demos and takes the pain like a pro, stopping to flinch, breaking the fourth wall, and uttering one of the realest lines of the documentary: “You can just edit this and make me look like a badass, right?”

Right. Er… Okay, we didn’t, but only because he looked so earnestly adorable asking.

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Need To Know: Was It Tattoo Tuesday For Rita Ora And Miguel?

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What Do Miguel And Rita Ora Have In Common?
Were Miguel and Rita Ora drinking the same water Tuesday night? Both of them got inked up in separate locations! Miguel likes the “simple things” and now has two new scorpion tattoos above the one he has on his chest already. Coincidentally, Rita Ora seems to have gotten a ballerina tattoo on her tricep last night also.

‘Dumb And Dumber’ Sequel Trailer
Two decades later, Harry and Lloyd are back with more hijinks and laughs in “Dumb and Dumber To!” Watch the trailer to see the duo on a quest to meet the daughter Harry never knew he had.

Sonic Is Coming At You
Sonic The Hedgehog is reportedly being turned into a computer animated/live-action film! Evan Susser and Van Robichaux of Upright Citizens Brigade will write the screenplay, and Sony and a Japan-based production company Marza Animation Planet will be the masterminds behind the movie based on Sega’s iconic blue character. There is no set release date yet.

Sia Is Spoken For
“Chandelier” singer Sia is reportedly engaged to filmmaker Erik Anders Lang. He took to Instagram to post a photo of Sia’s hand saying, “That’s an engagement ring folks.”

Justin Bieber Is A Life Saver
Justin Bieber allegedly saved the life of a boy who suffers from frequent seizures – with his music. It sounds like a Lifetime movie, but a woman wrote a New York Magazine article about ...

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Sexy Times, Assemble: Which Two ‘Avengers’ Are Hooking Up In The Sequel?

by 06/11/14

Joss Whedon’s first “Avengers” film was light on romance, and heavy on team-bonding exercises. Based on new rumors, it sounds like the sequel will be heavy on both.

Earlier this week, Latino Review ran a report chronicling the first twenty minutes of “The Avengers: Age of Ultron,” the upcoming Marvel Studios super-sequel hitting theaters next May. According to the report (which you should take with a grain of salt for now, while still keeping in mind Latino Review’s strong track record in the Marvel scoop game), two of Earth’s mightiest heroes have the hots for one another.

POTENTIAL SPOILERS AHEAD.

No, it’s not Hulk and Iron Man, unfortunately. The Science Bros. are keeping their relationship platonic. But if that was your guess, you’re half right — according to Latino Review, Bruce Banner is crushing on…

…Black Widow.

According to the report, there’s a victory celebration at Avengers Tower early on in the film, and it’s there that we “discover that Banner and Black Widow kinda have a thing for each other. Banner is afraid to consummate anything with her for fear of hulking out and hurting her.”

“Banner and Black Widow are definitely into each other,” the report continues. “Very ‘Buffy’ and ‘Angel’ stuff. Very Joss Whedon.”

It’s exciting news for the shipping community, but sad news for Hawkeye fans; once again, Clint Barton is left on the sidelines while mightier heroes get meatier story lines.

The Hulk/Widow romance isn’t the only news worth noting. During the party scene ...

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20 NORMAL & NOT NORMAL Things We Learned About Ed Sheeran In His ‘Nine Days And Nights’ Documentary

by 06/11/14

Even if you’re a licensed, certified Sheerio with a PhD.-level knowledge of Edward Christopher Sheeran (like, you already knew that he loves Damien Rice, hates kale, and speaks German he speaks German and hates kale), there’s a fair chance you may have learned something new about the Bard of Britain (sorry, Shakespeare — you’ve been replaced) in his “Nine Days And Nights Of Ed Sheeran” MTV documentary. Some of these things (loathing of kale, chilling in PJ pants) are normal, while others — coming of age near a castle, posting up at Rick Rubin’s place, and receiving a needlepoint handcrafted by your bestie, Taylor Swift — are decidedly not normal.

Check out 20 normal and not-normal things we learned about Ed Sheeran in his “Nine Days And Nights Of Ed Sheeran” MTV documentary:

1.) He grew up near a castle: NOT NORMAL!

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2.) His tattoos hurt… a lot: NORMAL!

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3.) He chills in his PJ pants: NORMAL!

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4.) He hangs his laundry out in his bedroom like everyone else: NORMAL!

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5.) He met Damien Rice at age 11: NOT NORMAL!
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6.) He has a beer bottle that Damien Rice drank from… in 2004: NOT NORMAL!

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7.) Jamie Foxx gave him his first big break: NOT NORMAL!
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8.) Pharrell was blown away by him: NOT NORMAL!

9.) He made a video featuring a puppet version of himself and Pharrell: NOT NORMAL!

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10.) He ...

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5SOS Crush Green Day’s ‘American Idiot’

by 06/11/14

There are things we know about 5 Seconds of Summer: they love banana pranks, look good in fake superhero costumes, have a thing for Ewoks and they are massive Green Day fans.

Which is why we’re not surprised that for the new issue of Kerrang! magazine, they joined former My Chemical Romance guitarist Frank Iero, Falling in Reverse, You Me At Six, Bowling for Soup, Rise to Remain, New Politics, Escape the Fate, the Blackout and others for a track-by-track cover of Green Day’s American Idiot album.

And they crushed it.

And fans, of course, lost their damn minds about it.

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‘Dumb And Dumber To’ Trailer: When Harry Met Lloyd… Again

by 06/11/14

“There he is again. Almost two decades, and he still comes.”

Repeatedly throughout the past twenty years, Harry Dunne has visited Lloyd Christmas in a mental institution. Lloyd, now in a wheelchair and sporting hair that would make Jim Carrey circa the 1999 MTV Movie Awards jealous, still reels from the trauma of losing the love of his life, Mary Samsonite Swanson, so many years ago. There’s nothing that Harry can do to shake his oldest friend from his deepest depression.

Unless … it’s all a gag.

The “Dumb and Dumber To” trailer has landed with all of the force of a catheter ripped from your loins, bringing viewers their first look at Carrey as Lloyd and Jeff Daniels as Harry since the 1994 Farrelly Brothers comedy classic. Sadly, it’s not our first time seeing Harry and Lloyd since then, but it’s the first time we’re seeing the true versions — and it looks like they haven’t skipped a beat.

The new movie sees Harry and Lloyd reunited after years of living separate lives. When they return to each other’s arms, they learn that Harry has a secret daughter he never knew about — a secret daughter that just might get Lloyd to forget about his Mary Swanson problems after all.

“Dumb and Dumber To” hits theaters on December 16.

What do you think of the “Dumb and Dumber To” trailer?

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Ed Sheeran’s ‘Sing’ Video Was Inspired By Karaoke Night… With Psy

by 06/11/14

From puppets to strippers to Karaoke with Korean businessmen, Ed Sheeran’s “Sing” video was definitely a “really weird” night out.

But it turns out, it was actually based on a real-life experience Ed had with the “Hangover” man himself, Psy.

Immediately following the airing of his MTV documentary, “Nine Days and Nights,” Ed sat down for the “Live From MTV” after show, where he revealed that a night of debauchery with Psy inspired his video.

“Basically the “Sing” video is based on a night out I had with him, and loads of his Korean mates. I went out on this night out with Psy and everyone was wearing a Psy mask in a Korean restaurant and they were all Korean and all wearing a Psy mask and I didn’t know which one was Psy, I had no clue,” Ed said. “I eventually found out who Psy was and he’s just a monster when it comes to…there’s this Korean drink called Soju and so anyway I had this night out and that’s what inspired the ‘Sing’ video with all the dancing and karaoke and stuff.”

The two have been in touch since, in fact, Psy decided to put his own spin on Ed’s song.

“He just did a remix for ‘Sing,’ and it’s sick, and it’s the coolest thing I’ve ever heard,” Ed said before saying that he isn’t too sure when or if the world will hear it. “Just before he came in here he texted me being like ‘question ...

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7 Moments With Ed Sheeran That’ll Multiply Your Love For Him

by 06/11/14

We didn’t think it was possible for Ed Sheeran to make us fall even deeper in love with him in a span of 30 minutes, but after the premiere of his “Nine Days and Nights of Ed Sheeran” documentary on Tuesday night (June 10), he did just that.

Our favorite ginger singer-songwriter joined Christina Garibaldi and dozens of screaming fans for “Live From MTV Presents: Ed Sheeran The After Show” for fan questions, games, and a couple performances. It was clear to see why Sheeran is so easy to love as he chatted up his fans about their favorite parts of the documentary and rhythmically beat his hands on his thighs before the cameras were rolling.

From talking about how often he cuts his hair – every four or five months, in case you were wondering – and crashing on couches to games fit for one of the biggest cat-loving singers today, here are the seven moments from the after show that everyone will be talking about.

Country Crooning

Move over, Emma Stone, Ed Sheeran just took the crown for best DJ Khaled cover. When the cowboy hat filled with rap songs came out for a game of “Sheeran Shake-Up,” the “Lego House” singer proved he was up for a little hoedown. Summoning his best country twang, Sheeran turned hits such as Snoop Dogg’s “Drop It Like It’s Hot,” Jay-Z’s “99 Problems,” R. Kelly’s “Ignition,” and DJ Khaled’s “All I Do Is Win” into instant country classics.

One Direction Team Up

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