April 26, 2024

Review Category : TMZ Music News

One Direction Have Some Advice For Justin Bieber

It was a big night at the 2014 Brit Awards, filled with memorable performances, A-list artists, big wins and some awkward moments, courtesy of One Direction.

After the guys were announced as the winners of the Global Success Award — one of two the band took home on Wednesday — Harry was noticeably missing. In an awkward-yet-adorable moment, it turns out that he was "having a wee" and had to run onstage to join the rest of his 1D bandmates.

But the awkwardness didn't end there.

The U.K. boy band were comfortably seated in their seats taking in the show at London's O2 Arena when host James Corden joined Harry, Louis, Niall, Zayn and Liam in the audience and asked them who was first to visit Bieber in prison following his recent arrest in Miami last month.

Niall laughed before Corden interjected with, "Did you tell him what guys do to people who look like him in prison? Did anyone send a text, Louis, saying, 'Lay off the bongs?' " Awkward.

Louis responded when he was asked if he had any advice for the Canadian pop star, saying Bieber should "keep strong and keep doing what you're doing."

The unpredictable moments didn't seem to dampen One Direction's night, though. The awards show marked the first time the guys were seeing each other since taking a much-needed break before their Where We Are Tour kicks off in April. In the press room backstage, they seemed to be in good spirits ... literally.

"I'll be honest, I'm feeling a little drunk," Liam said when asked ...

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Can You Keep A Secret? With These Apps, You Don’t Have To

Your smartphone is now a confessional — at least if you're down to download one of the growing number of apps that let you share secrets with the world without showing your face.

Yup, your diary is no longer the de facto place to go pour out your deepest longings and secrets — now there's Secret and Whisper, similar-yet-different smartphone apps that give you the lowdown on what's normally on the down-low.

Whisper, which launched in 2012, is available for iOS and Android and reaches a relative large audience. When you sign up, you can peruse "whispers" — or secrets — from everyone on the service. Said whispers are usually of the scandalous variety: finding panties in your boyfriend's bag (that aren't yours), your mom catching you with porn — you get the idea.

Just sign up to scan through a homescreen containing the latest whispers, the most popular whispers and those closet to you. All whispers are anonymous, but you can "heart" or comment on ones that you like, or send a direct message to the people who wrote them. You can also share other people's secrets across your social networks. Psst, did you hear that this random dude eats tuna fish with Ruffles? Well, now all your friends do, too!

All users can choose an anonymous username and create personalized whispers complete with image, tags and the font of their choice.

Secret, which launched in January, is a bit closer to home. Available only on iOS, when you first sign on to Secret you'll be asked to ...

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Katy Perry’s ‘Dark Horse’ Video Premieres: Watch It Now

Katy Perry continues to rule the Billboard Hot 100 with "Dark Horse," so it kind of makes sense that in the brand-new video for the song, she's taking on the role of Katy-Patra, blinged-out queen of "Memphis, Egypt."

In fact, that role — just the latest on Katy's ever-expanding CV — is about the only thing that makes sense in the "Dark Horse" clip, a delightfully delirious thing that makes its less-than-serious intentions clear from the opening title card (which states that this story takes place "a crazy long time ago") and doesn't let up from there.

Queen Katy is being courted by an array of suitors — a beefy guy attempts to win her heart with an oversized diamond, another comes bearing the gift of Hot Cheetos — each of whom she summarily turns into glittery dust thanks to her special pyramid powers (or something). Then, her super-cute dog pal Jiff the Pomeranian shows up to prance down the carpet. Juicy J drops his verse from a sarcophagus. Katy breaks into all sorts of Egyptian-inspired dance routines, and at the end of the clip, she transforms into a winged scarab (or maybe the Journey logo) while standing atop a gold-plated pyramid.

Like her recent performance of the song at the BRITs, the "Dark Horse" video will no doubt give Egyptologists fits. But, unlike, say, the , it's not like Katy was going for accuracy here ... instead, working with director Matthew Cullen (who helmed her clip), she's created another candy-colored pop spectacle, one ...

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Rocket Speaks: Hear Bradley Cooper Voice A Raccoon In ‘Guardians Of The Galaxy’

If there was one major complaint that a lot of fans had with the first , it was that they heard neither Bradley Cooper as Rocket Raccoon nor Vin Diesel as Groot. Well, just over 24 hours later, Marvel is delivering on one of those wishes.

A new video profile about the gun-toting creature features a snippet of dialogue delivered by Cooper, as well as a short interview with the Oscar nominee.

"This one here is our booty," Rocket tells a crowd gathered around him in the space prison called the Kyln. Who is their booty, and what does Rocket mean by "booty"? Who can say, but here's to hoping he means "treasure" and not the other definition.

While the clip doesn't offer a lot of Cooper as Rocket, it does answer a serious question that many Guardians fans have been asking. In previous portrayals in cartoons, Rocket has spoken with a Scottish accent, which wasn't something that was ever mentioned in the original comic books. As anyone who watches the new clip can attest, Cooper speaks in an unaffected voice, making the space raccoon definitively American. USA! USA! USA!

Marvel debuting another look at "Guardians of the Galaxy" shortly after the trailer suggests that they won't be shy about spreading the gospel of their sci-fi epic, and it's for a good reason. Star-Lord, Rocket, Drax, Gamora and Groot aren't exactly household names yet, but if the reaction to the trailer is any indication, it won't be that way for long.

"Guardians of the Galaxy" opens in theaters on August 1.

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Exclusive: Kate Mara Is Excited About ‘Fantastic Four’ And Hopes She’s Actually In It

At long last, the comic book movie world finally has its new Fantastic Four. According to reports, Michael B. Jordan, Miles Teller, Jamie Bell and Kate Mara will play the famous Marvel characters in Fox's upcoming reboot. The news came as a thrill to many, including — as MTV News learned — Mara, who found out on Twitter.

"According to Twitter, I am [in the movie]. I literally have not heard a thing, which is alarming," Mara told MTV News. "Last night in bed, I was scrolling through movie news. I was like, 'What? I got the part?' I still haven't heard. I want LA to wake up so that I can make some phone calls and figure this out."

When asked whether to clarify if she wasn't sure if she got the part or if she just couldn't say publicly, Mara reiterated that the deal could still be up in the air. "I literally don't know 100 percent that I have that part," she said. "I don't like to celebrate before something's real because how embarrassing would that be? I hope so."

Aside from the fact that she doesn't know for sure whether she's in the movie or not, Mara is enthusiastic about the reboot and everyone else involved in it. She complimented director Josh Trank as well as all three of the other supposed leads including Michael B. Jordan, who she said she previously met.

The future Human Torch has been at the center of some controversy, due the character's race changing for the film, but Mara took the change ...

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‘Pompeii’ Stars Talk Romance And Bromance

In a 3D movie packed with gladiators, political intrigue, romance, and a mountain of molten lava, it's the final scene between "Emily Browning and Kit Harington which will have viewers talking.

"It was very emotional at the time," Browning said of shooting the climactic scene between lovestruck noblewoman Cassia and vengeance-seeking gladiator Milo when she sat down with MTV News. "We could tell that scene was special."

Amid all of the fake sight lines and very real explosions on set, Harington and Browning said they had ample preparation for the effects-heavy moment, even if the scene itself was ultimately more about the emotion between the characters.

"I was very adamant that I wanted it to be very simple," Harrington said. "It's a moment encapsulated in time, and both [Cassia and Milo] find freedom in a kiss."

And as the two characters find romance in the streets of Pompeii, in the arena, Milo and Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje's character Atticus strike up a bromance, despite some, shall we say, challenges.

"He still has this respect for his fellow gladiator, even if he's going to kill him the next day," Akinnuoye-Agbaje says of the undefeated Atticus.

When asked which character would have won in a matchup, Harrington jokes that he'd rather wait for Akinnuoye-Agbaje's answer. "I don't know. I think they probably would have ended up killing each other," Harington finally adds. "It was quite even, I think."

"He's too nice, I couldn't hit him," Akinnuoye-Agbaje joked back. "I always say you'd have to kill him, but with kindness."

"Pompeii" will be in theaters this week.

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