March 29, 2024

Review Category : TMZ Music News

Dumb Starbucks Is Just The Latest Awesomely Bad Idea From ‘Nathan For You’

What with the winter Olympics in Sochi
, the first potentially out NFL player
 and whatever this is grabbing all the headlines, it takes a pretty bizarre story to steal the media's attention. But leave it to hilariously deadpan comedian Nathan Fielder of Comedy Central's "Nathan For You," to find just the right prank to hog the camera.

Heard of "Dumb Starbucks?" Of course you have, because on a slow news weekend, the national media flocked to report on this bizarre coffee shop — since closed by health inspectors — which had people lined up for hours to get free cups of not-that-great joe. And of course Fielder was behind it, because if you've ever watched "Nathan For You," you know that the comedian with one of the most hilarious Twitter feeds around can sniff out a terrible business idea from a mile away.

And guess what? It's perfectly legal! According to a video from Nathan, by adding the word "Dumb" to the name, the one-shop anti-franchise in Los Feliz, California did, technically, fulfilled the requirements needed to be designated a parody under U.S. copyright law. So, before they got shut down by the health department, we hope you were able to grab a Dumb Vanilla Blonde Roast some Dumb Tea or a Dumb Norah Jones Duets CD.

What are some of Nathan's other terribly great ideas? Here are six of our favorites:

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Jennifer Lawrence Is One Of The Most Desirable Women Of 2014, But Who Tops The List?

What is it that makes a woman most desirable? When you figure it out, let us know, but in the meantime, Askmen.com seems to have it all laid out in their list of the 99 Most Desirable Women of 2014. Based on a tally of more than one million international votes from readers choosing the women who most closely match their ideals — judged on criteria like character, talent and potential — the final list is a mix of reader and staff votes.

On it you'll find some of the usual pop starlet suspects like Miley Cyrus, Katy Perry and Rihanna; actresses galore including Shailene Woodley, Mila Kunis and Gal Gadot and those women who defy categorization, like Kim Kardashian and Paulina Gretzky.

Who made it into the top 12? Well, let's kick it off with "2 Broke Girls" potty mouth Kat Dennings, before sliding into the baddest you-know-what in the game, Beyoncé, who crushed the music biz in December with her surprise self-titled album.

If you've seen her fierce performance in "The Wolf of Wall Street," then you know very well why Australian beauty Margot Robbie is on there. And forget for a minute that Amy Adams is Lois Lane, her one-two shot of "American Hustle" and "Her" puts her at the top of anyone's list of screen queens. The #7 slot belongs to the ultimate crisis manager, "Scandal"'s Kerry Washington, behind SI swimsuit cover girl Kate Upton and "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" chameleon Emma Watson. The list of superlatives for #4 vote-getter Jennifer Lawrence is endless: girl ...

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Lea Michele Dedicates ‘You’re Mine’ To Cory Monteith

When Lea Michele drops her upcoming album, Louder
, it's going to be hard for fans to not read into the lyrics for clues the "Glee" star's relationship with late boyfriend Cory Monteith.

Especially when they hear the song "You're Mine," which drops on Tuesday (February 11). The beat-infused power ballad, which Michele said is her favorite on the album and "so close to my heart," features the lyrics, "Now I'm so happy you found a place for me/Boy you wanted me/Some security and two heartbeats/Boy you wanted me/Then you told me so, wanted me to know/You let the past go."

Later in the song she sings, "You're mine, for life/And I'll be by your side/ We are entwined."

Michele told Elle magazine that the song, recorded a while before Monteith's death last summer
 from a mixture of drugs and alcohol, is about the way love makes you feel invincible. "It makes me so happy, this song," she said. "It makes me think so much of Cory. It was ours. When I think of him, I play this."

Fans are already freaking out about the tune, giving Michele props for the beat, her voice and sharing her most intimate thoughts.

Louder is due out on March 4.

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Katie Got Bandz Looks To Kanye And Nicki For ‘Pop Out’ Remix

Kanye West and Nicki Minaj will be making drill music before 2014 has run its course — at least if Chicago's rap madame on-the-rise Katie Got Bandz has her way.

With her latest single, "Pop Out," steadily blowing up, the 20-year-old is fast becoming the new leader of the street-rooted Chicago drill scene, which boasts Chief Keef as its famous face. Drill is a Windy City-centered sub-genre of hip-hop that pairs harsh and stripped-down production with abrasive raps to a curiously visceral and hypnotic effect; it's music to both punch someone and zone out to.

"Pop Out" was recorded last year in tandem with King Louie, another drill generation Chi-Town ambassador who was featured on Kanye West's Yeezus. The song has already clocked up more one million YouTube views; Katie sees it as her jump-off moment.

"It caught me off guard but I knew the song was going to do things and go far," Katie said of "Pop Out," which was produced by her cousin BlockOnDaTrack and will be included on the rapper's as-yet-untitled debut album which will drop later this year.

King Louie signed on to the track when he ambled into Carter Co. studios in Chicago during one of Katie's recording sessions.

"King Louie was hanging around the studio and we decided he should be on the song and he just freestyled his verse," Katie recalls. "I didn't plan on putting him on my song for just like the hook or whatever, you know, but it just happened."

While King Louie's appearance on "Pop Out" provides a local link to the drill scene, ...

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Be’GIF My Heart: The Drake, Beyonce And Bieber Valentine’s Day Cards You Must Send

You know how back in elementary school we made those paper mailboxes for Valentine's Day and everyone got a card? Those days were sweet — all glitter pens, conversation hearts and dreams. We were swimming in love, baby!

Now, we receive a mere smattering of cards from either sweethearts, our moms or supportive friends depressingly reassuring us that "you won't be alone forever — here, eat this giant box of chocolates by yourself."

Well, allow us over here at MTV News to furnish GIF-spun cards for all of those aforementioned situations — featuring, of course, pop stars of note like Drake, Justin Bieber and Bey.

Make sure to distribute them as liberally as a third grader on a sugar high clutching a package of Monster Truck V'Day cards and a dream.

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Could Michael Sam Become The NFL’s First Openly Gay Superstar?

Missouri defensive end Michael Sam certainly isn't the first U.S. athlete to announce he is gay — last year, NBA free agent Jason Collins did the same, as did Robbie Rogers, who currently plays for Major League Soccer's L.A. Galaxy — though Sam's case is different in that he revealed his sexual orientation before beginning his professional career. And according to some that cover the NFL, that career could be a successful one.

Sam was a standout for the Tigers, developing from a relatively unheralded recruit into one of the most formidable defensive stars in the country. Playing in the Southeastern Conference — widely regarded as the best in all of college football — he capped off a stellar senior season by being named the conference's co-defensive player of the year and a consensus All American.

Yet, despite those accolades, some pro scouts don't think his physical attributes will translate to the NFL ... to say nothing of the intangibles surrounding him. Sam will get to answer the physical questions later this month, when he showcases his skills at the annual NFL combine, but he will never truly get to address the impact his sexuality may have on an NFL locker room (some have expressed concern that the league still isn't ready for an openly gay player). Though those who have covered him during college seem to think he'll be ready on both counts.

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