September 27, 2024

Review Category : TMZ Music News

Amanda Bynes’ Psychiatric Hold Continues Under Judge’s Orders

Amanda Bynes' psychiatric hold has been extended again, this time to 30-days, after a judge heard from the troubled actresses' doctors on her serious condition. The judge has also reportedly granted her parents' request for a temporary conservatorship that will allow them to take control of their daughter's finances and personal effects for 30 days.

According to TMZ, doctors at the psychiatric hospital where Bynes, 27, has been a patient for the past two weeks convinced the judge that she was not well enough to be discharged or attend a status hearing on Friday (August 9) at which her lawyer was expected to argue that she was ready to go home.

The site reported that Bynes' doctors asked the judge to come to the hospital for an emergency hearing, where the judge agreed to their request to extend her stay for 30 days. After setting a small fire
 in a stranger's driveway last month, Bynes was involuntarily hospitalized for 72 hours
. Doctors then recommended that the stay be extended to 14 days
.

TMZ reported that, according to California law, doctors can only get a 30-day order if the patient is, "gravely disabled as a result of a mental disorder." To date, no information has been released on what the diagnosis is for Bynes and the actress has not made any public statements about her forced hospitalization.

Read Nick Cannon's emotional open letter to friend Amanda Bynes.

The judge also granted Bynes' parents a temporary conservatorship, partially based on the findings of an investigator appointed to assess their daughter's mental ...

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Macklemore Should Win VMA, Not Kendrick, Schoolboy Q Says

Top Dawg Entertainment runs a pretty tight ship and label stars Kendrick Lamar and Schoolboy Q have a close bond, but when it comes to the Best Hip-Hop Video at the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards, Q is going against the Black Hippy grain.

K-Dot's "Swimming Pools" vid is going up against Drake's "Started From the Bottom," J. Cole's "Power Trip," A$AP Rocky's "F--kin' Problems," and Schoolboy's favorite, by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis.

"Of course I'm rooting for Kendrick, but Macklemore probably should win. I'm pretty sure Kendrick believes that too," Q told "RapFix Live" when he appeared on Wednesday's episode.

The epic vid for "Can't Hold Us" was shot on six different continents over the course of 16 days, before it premiered in April. "We appreciate good stuff and that video was crazy. I appreciate what Macklemore did with that video; I liked it better than Kendrick's," Q said with his all too familiar laugh.

On Wednesday, Q, who was inducted into MTV Jams' Fab 5 class of 2013, debuted his "Collard Greens." The psychedelic clip features Kendrick rapping, and his Best Hip-Hop competitor Macklemore dancing in the background. Schoolboy will also appear in Macklemore & Ryan Lewis' upcoming video for "White Walls," but refused to elaborate on that upcoming visual.

"It was fun. I don't want to say too much about it, give too much away. I don't know what he said and I don't want to be the one to give it away 'cause I'm featured on the song," he said. "But it's pretty cool, ...

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Lady Gaga Is Marina Abramovic’s ‘Inspiration’

If there's one things we've learned by now it's that Lady Gaga doesn't do anything halfway. Whether it's wearing ankle-hobbling footwear or, literally, performing until she almost breaks her hip, Mother Monster is nothing if not committed to her art.

So, when Gaga took a trip upstate last week to study with legendary performance artist Marina Abramović — known for her endurance-testing works — it stands to reason that the singer didn't pull up short when Abramović put her through the paces for more than 20 hours of training in the rigorous Abramović Method. A sliver of the results can be seen in a NSFW video
 posted by the Abramović Institute on Wednesday.

Abramović
 told MTV News that she had never heard of Gaga before the singer showed up to her "The Artist Is Present" MoMA show in 2010. "I was not aware she was there," Abramović said. But after the singer showed up, Twitter exploded with activity and, all of a sudden, the young audience for the show "exploded."

They never ended up meeting, but when Abramović recently launched a Kickstarter campaign for an institute she is building in upstate New York, she called Gaga, and got a buzz back from the star a few minutes later. "Three minutes later she sent us an amazing cake," Abramović said. "I was very impressed with how humble and how incredibly determined and hardcore this kid is. She said, 'I want you to teach me. I want to be your student.' "

Who is Marina Abramovic?

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Mack Wilds Made Wu-Tang Proud

Making the jump from Hollywood to the music industry isn't always easy, but Tristan Wilds is more than ready — and a co-sign from his hometown heroes can't hurt.

The actor, who got his start on HBO's acclaimed series "The Wire" and took his career to even higher heights on "90210" and films like "The Secret Life of Bees" and "Red Tails," is ready to let his music voice be heard. Later this year, he will be releasing his major-label debut New York: A Love Story under the name Mack Wilds, and the album will feature two very important guests.

"We have two people that have collaborated, right now it's Method Man and

Mack's current single "Own It," finds the 24-year-old Staten Island native singing his heart out over a drum pattern inspired by Eric B. & Rakim's 1980's hip-hop classic "Eric B. is President." Ne-Yo co-wrote the tune and Salaam Remi produced it. Like the majority of the album, the track has a vintage hip-hop grit to it. That's what attracted Raekwon and Method Man of the Wu-Tang Clan to come in and collaborate with the emerging singer, who also spends a portion of his time on the album rapping.

Wilds' fans have yet to see what he has in store, but Meth got an early preview and gave Mack his vote of confidence. "He just called me on the phone and he told me that he heard the rest of the album and he was so proud of me, like an uncle," Mack said. "It was great."

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Katy Perry Gets All Lisa Frank For ‘Roar’ Artwork

Katy Perry may have spent the past week burning — and burying — her past in preparation for her new single but when it comes to the artwork for said single, she's taking a different approach.

Rather than symbolically destroying her past, she's embracing it ... choosing an image that recalls nothing quite so much as the work of school-supply queen Lisa Frank, the woman who ruled the '80s and '90s with her neon-colored, animal-inspired designs (here's a quick primer for the uninitiated). And yes, given that she attended school during this era, we're assuming Katy was a big fan.

Okay, mostly, we're getting Frank-ian vibes from the bright, tiger-striped border, but her bad-ass Japanese silk Sukajan jacket — with embroidered tiger — isn't far off. Slap this thing on a Trapper Keeper and we'd be having some serious sixth-grade flashbacks ... though, if we're being honest, we do think the image could benefit from some decoupage fruit or a unicorn, but hey, we're purists.

Anyway, as you are no doubt aware, "Roar" is the first single off Perry's hotly-anticipated Prism album, and she'll premiere the track in full on Monday (August 12). She's already given her fans a sneak peek at the song via a teaser clip that features (what else?) a cat.

Perry's been promoting her new album with a gold-plated 18-wheeler, which is currently driving cross country for reasons not entirely clear ... though, with the debut of the "Roar" artwork, at least we have an idea of what ...

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George Clooney, Matt Damon Team Up In ‘Monuments Men’ Trailer

Could be this year's "Argo"? Well, let's see: It's based on historical events; is directed by a well-regarded actor and features John Goodman. So, maybe?

We'll let you draw your own conclusions as the first trailer for George Clooney's directorial follow-up to "The Ides of March" is here, with Clooney once again pulling double duty in front of and behind the lens.

The film stars Matt Damon, Cate Blanchett, Bill Murray and Bob Balaban, and centers around the titular "Monuments Men," a real-life group of art historians and museum curators tasked with rescuing treasured artifacts from destruction during World War II. Though the coalition included about 345 men (and women!) from 13 different countries, Clooney's take appears to focus on the American effort.

The screenplay, co-written by Clooney, is based on the book, "The Monuments Men: Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves and the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History" by Robert M. Edsel.

In the clip, Clooney's George Stout (a conservationist at Harvard University) lays out the rescue plan thusly to Matt Damon's James Rorimer (a curator at the Metropolitan Museum of Art): "I'm to put a team together and do our best to protect buildings, bridges and art before the Nazis destroy everything."

"How many men?" Rorimer asks.

"Six," Stout replies.

"Jesus," Rorimer responds.

"Well, with you, it's seven," Stouts says optimistically.

"Well, that's much better," Rorimer deadpans.

And that exchange pretty perfectly captures "The Monuments Men's" tone — earnest, with tongue lightly in cheek. Sounds a lot like another historical drama we've seen...

opens December 18, 2013.

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John Mayer And Katy Perry Are Having No Trouble In <i>Paradise Valley</i>

John Mayer hinted at a reunion with ex-girlfriend Katy Perry when he dedicated a song to the singer at his tour-opening show in July. Since then, the duo have confirmed the fact that they're back together — which is good timing, considering Perry is featured on Mayer's upcoming sixth studio album, Paradise Valley.

According to Rolling Stone, the title of the Perry-tinged track is "Who You Love," a fitting moniker for a song featuring the newly mended couple. Rumors of a reunion started flying at last month's show at Milwaukee's Marcus Amphitheatre, where Mayer praised Perry for taking the time "to continue to get know me and love me" after his throat surgery.

Perry confirmed that things were not platonic between the pair at the "Smurfs 2" premiere where she told Extra, "We're doing a lot of collaborating" — a statement accompanied by more than a few winks.

But that doesn't apply to Perry's new record, Prism, which drops in October. "He is not, actually," she told E! News when asked whether Mayer will be featured on the record.

Mayer's relationship with Perry is not the only one being rekindled. After working with Mayer on "Pyramids," Frank Ocean is returning the favor, appearing on Paradise Valley in a track called "Wildfire."

"I love Frank [Ocean]'s stuff," Mayer told Rolling Stone at the beginning of the year. "Frank is such an interesting, deep, touched, wonderful guy. They don't make a lot of other Frank Oceans, and the guy is looking for another."

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‘Elysium’ Star Matt Damon Thinks ‘Star Wars’ Force Is Strong With J.J. Abrams

After starring in big-budget action franchises, Matt Damon finally stars in his first live-action, full-on science fiction blockbuster with

Damon's leading-man looks get covered by a thick coat of grime and grit in the film, courtesy of a post-apocalyptic Earth where the entire human race lives in slums and works in factories. Well, not all of the human race; the elite few rich enough and powerful enough to make their way to the space station Elysium live in the lap of luxury, free of poverty, war, and disease.

While it lacks the new film's overt social commentary, the original "Star Wars" broke new ground in 1977 by presenting a run-down scifi universe, with a level of wear and tear that seems to have inspired at least half of "Elysium's" aesthetic. With a new "Star Wars" movie on the way, MTV News' Josh Horowitz had to ask Damon about his thoughts on returning to a galaxy far, far away.

"I'm happy that [director] J.J. [Abrams] is doing it," answered Damon. "I remember when they made the second batch [starting in 1999], and I was so kind of nervous about it. Ultimately I think that the first three — they exist and nothing can affect them, so why not? If you can get a J.J. Abrams to — if you can get buy-in from him, then that's the best shot of [getting the film on the right path]."

Damon wouldn't reveal if he's pursuing a role in the film, but at this point every A-list Hollywood star has been rumored to be involved. Starring ...

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