April 29, 2024

Review Category : TMZ Music News

‘Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D.’ Braces For ‘Captain America’ Aftermath

There are at least nine reasons to see "Captain America: The Winter Soldier," and here's one more: It's a can't-miss affair for fans of

The ABC and Marvel TV series focuses on the miraculously resurrected Agent Phil Coulson and his hand-selected squad of S.H.I.E.L.D. agents, as they travel the globe and work together to stop nefarious forces, like the as-yet unidentified Clairvoyant. The events of this weekend's "Captain America" sequel are sure to shake the foundation of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but no property will feel those affects more profoundly and immediately than "S.H.I.E.L.D." — as soon as tonight's new episode, titled "End of the Beginning."

"Anyone who sees this movie is going to want to see our show," said Chloe Bennet, who plays computer hacker Skye. "There's a huge, huge tie-in."

Indeed there is; "Winter Soldier" features some game-changing shifts in the greater Marvel Universe that "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.," by its very title and nature, cannot avoid.

"One thing that Marvel has been very clear about is, we're all connected," said Clark Gregg, the man behind Coulson, and the actor who has logged the most screen-time in the live-action Marvel Universe by leaps and bounds. "There's nothing that happens on our show that isn't true in the bigger world of the Marvel movies, and there's nothing that isn't true in the Marvel movies that isn't true for us."

To hear it from Elizabeth Henstridge, the actress who plays S.H.I.E.L.D. scientist Jemma Simmons, the "Captain America" fallout has been seeded throughout the entire first season of "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.," adding ...

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Kanye West Postpones <i>Yeezus</i> Tour To Work On 2014 Album

Kanye West postponed seven dates of his Yeezus Tour in Australia. But perhaps it's all for good? LiveNation claims the rapper just needs more time to work on his next album, out in 2014.

Late Monday night, 'Ye pushed back the May tour stops. According to The Sydney Morning Herald, LiveNation's statement goes as follows:

"Due to unexpected timing requirements to finish his highly anticipated new studio album, scheduled for a 2014 release, Kanye West regretfully announces the postponement of his upcoming tour dates in Australia."

8 Revelations From Kim And Kanye's Vogue Interview

This is the second leg of the Yeezus Tour. He renewed the trek after it originally ended in December 2013.

Ticketholders will be refunded if they can't attend these new dates:

»9/5 - Perth @ Perth Arena
»9/7 - Adelaide @ Entertainment Centre
»9/9 - Melbourne @ Rod Laver Arena
»9/10 - Melbourne @ Rod Laver Arena
»9/12 - Sydney @ Qantas Credit Union Arena
»9/12 - Sydney @ Qantas Credit Union Arena
»9/15 - Brisbane @ Brisbane Entertainment Centre

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Need To Know: ‘Fast & Furious’ Starts Filming, Movie Awards Announces Big Performances

Kanye West Postpones Aussie Tour For Album
Yeezy has postponed the Australian leg of his tour, scheduled for September, to focus on finishing his next album. The LP, as yet untitled, is set to release sometime this year.

Factions Unite! Ellie Goulding & Zedd Will Perform
The Brit babe and the EDM DJ will band together to give a powerful performance of their "MTV Movie Awards. Goulding's "Beating Heart" and Zedd's "Find You" will suck you into the dystopian landscape during the show, happening live on Sunday, April 13 at 9 p.m. EST.

'Fast & Furious 7' Resumes Filming
Over four months after Paul Walker's death, "Fast & Furious 7" has resumed filming in Abu Dubai. Director James Wan shared a photo from the set, feeling "better and stronger." Though the script has been drastically altered after Walker's death, Universal Pictures has said Walker will still star in the film with the help of body doubles and CGI effects.

'Voice' Fans, Get 'Happy'
Pharrell Williams will join next season of "The Voice" as a coach. Replacing Cee Lo Green, Skateboard P will add a fresh perspective to the set of spinning chairs. But first, who will win this season?

'HIMYM' Ends In Shocking Series Finale
The sitcom ended its nine-year run with a shocking twist to its series finale. Without spoiling the entire thing ('cause let's just assume you haven't been on Twitter in the past 12 hours), we'll say that the ending to Ted's story didn't really satisfy us, but at least it was unpredictable. What did you think? ...

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‘Walking Dead’ Finale Fallout: Three Series Regulars Added For Season Five

It looks like Terminus is here to stay — for now.

Three cast members have been upgraded from recurring guest stars to full-fledged series regulars for season five of Among the promotions: Rosita actress Christian Serratos, late of "Twilight," and "Greek" actress Alanna Masterson, who plays Glenn's new friend, Tara.


Tara's upgraded role isn't much of a surprise, given that she's locked in Terminus with the greater "Walking Dead" cast. She brings levity and lightness to one of the bleakest show's on television, so the promise of Tara's continued comedic notes is one we happily accept.

As for Rosita, it makes sense for the show to commit to the only one of the Abraham and Eugene group who wasn't already a series regular. Looks like she'll continue winning the award for most inappropriately dressed character on "The Walking Dead," at least for a portion of season five.


The third of the new "Walking Dead" series regulars, however, is a bit of a surprise: Andrew J. West, who made his debut during Sunday's season finale as Terminus leader Gareth.

West's upgraded role indicates that "Walking Dead" will remain in Terminus for the foreseeable future — or, at least, if Terminus goes down, Gareth is likely to continue on with Rick's group, either as a prisoner or as an ally.


The show has stopped short of outright confirming the Terminus termites as cannibals, but, come on. They're totally cannibals, and Gareth is the cannibal king. He's the most mysterious character on "The Walking Dead" right now, reminiscent of Benjamin ...

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‘Captain America: The Winter Soldier’: What’s Marvel’s Secret?

There's something special about the Marvel Studios movies.

Is it the casting? That's part of it. Choices that seem left of center at first glance, like Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark and Mark Ruffalo as Bruce Banner, become a key part of the Marvel movies' success. The same can be said about the directors the studio implements. Take Jon Favreau, for instance. With little more than indie and comedy experience at the time, Favreau was an instrumental factor in "Iron Man" and launching the greater Marvel franchise.

That greater Marvel franchise, too, is something that virtually all other comic book films have attempted to emulate since Nick Fury first told Stark about "the Avengers initiative" at the end of "Iron Man." Now that the Marvel Cinematic Universe exists, every studio wants a shared universe of its own.

All of these elements, and more, are key to the Marvel Studios success story. But the success boils down to an even simpler ingredient: Confidence.

At the premiere in Los Angeles last month, Falcon actor Anthony Mackie praised Marvel for the studio's bold decision making and creative choices.

"They have great taste," he told MTV News. "They have the confidence and ability that if something does not work, they go back and make it work. That's part of making quality films."


That confidence trickles all the way down from executives like Kevin Feige to directors like Joe and Anthony Russo to cast members like Samuel L. Jackson, who has played one-eyed super-spy Nick Fury in six Marvel films and counting. Indeed, there are few ...

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‘The Voice’ Recap: Second Round Of Battles Leaves Adam Feeling ‘Stupid’

"The Voice" debuted its new level of competition Monday night (March 31) as coaches Adam Levine, Shakira, Usher and Blake Shelton sent their singers into the arena for the second round of battles.

Instead of having eight singers on their teams as playoffs kick off, each coach has been tasked with downsizing to five — four battle winners, and one final steal. After revealing their opponents, the coaches gave the singers a list of three songs to choose from, and the pair got expert advise from Coldplay's Chris Martin before duking it out one last time on the battle stage.

Here's how the first night of the newest level of competition went down:

Sign, Sealed And Stolen
With only one steal available for each coach, Levine, Shakira, Usher, and Shelton swore they would hold out until they were blown away. Well, that didn't take too long for Shakira and Usher, both using their steal that first night.

The first steal happened when Team Blake's Jake Worthington and Tess Boyer hit the stage. It was a battle of "second chances" as Shelton's comeback cowboy and second steal pick duked it out. Shakira praised Boyer for being a "revelation to all of us" and Levine compared their performance to one he would see at the Grammys. After admitting that he now fears for his liver due to the tough decisions he'd have to make, Shelton declared Jake Worthington the winner. But it wasn't long until the other three coaches hit their steal button for Tess Boyer. She landed herself a spot on ...

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Twisty Mystery ‘We Were Liars’ Launches Submit-Your-Secret App

Cadence Sinclair is many things. A child of privilege. An heir to a dynasty. A pawn in the game nobody in her family will admit to playing. A girl with a trust fund, a broken heart, and a big, black hole where her memory of her fifteenth summer should be.

But most of all, Cadence Sinclair is a Liar.

And that's about all we can tell you when it comes to the story of "We Were Liars," the book by E. Lockhart that everyone will be reading, and re-reading, this summer. It's twisty, it's mysterious, and it's got a surprise ending that'll knock your socks off and which we wouldn't dare spoil for ya.

However, we can tell you to how to start getting pumped for the book's release in May: Through the "We Were Liars" filter app on Tumblr, where you can become a beautiful, privileged, damaged Liar yourself and add your own terrible fib — or terrible truth — to a Sinclair-style photo album that will give an elegant, old-money look to even your most heinous confessions. Upload yours here, and read on below for some exclusive secrets from E. Lockhart herself about the truth behind her Liars.

If we had to sum up this book in "x meets y" format, it might be something like "Rich Kids of Instagram meets King Lear meets Memento" — all set against the backdrop of a private island where generations of Sinclairs meet each summer.

Of her island setting and the family who lives there, the author said, "I was inspired by novels about ...

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O-Town Reunite, Make Our Liquid Dreams Come True

O-Town fans: Your most liquid of dreams are coming true. That's right, the early '00s boy band is reuniting, and they've got some new tunes in tow.

The band, which formed during Making The Band in 2000, relaunched their website Monday (March 31), writing: "This one's for the fans and everyone who supported us from the beginning."

"We started this reunion purely for the fun of it," Jacob Underwood told Billboard. "We had discussed a summer tour to perform our old songs and finally give the fans what they've been asking us for the last 10 years. However, once we began working, what developed was something a little more ambitious. The ideas kept flying and we couldn't help but start making new music."

According to a video posted to their site, the guys will be doing it alone this time — sans TV show, manager, label, etc.

O-Town had their heyday in the early aughts, selling 1.7 million copies of their self-titled album and scoring hits with singles "Liquid Dreams" and "All Or Nothing."

After releasing their sophomore record, O2, in 2002, the band broke up in 2004.

The new iteration of O-Town will include Erik-Michael Estrada, Dan Miller, Trevor Penick and Jacob Underwood. Ashley Parker Angel will not be making a return visit to O-Town, however.

This isn't the first time the band has buzzed about a reunion — or that Angel has declined to participate. Underwood tweeted, "Did someone say O-town reunion?!?" in 2011, with Angel's rep subsequently telling TMZ: "O-Town was one of the greatest chapters ...

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