Kanye West's album Yeezus
 is controversial for so many reasons: its noisy, industrial sound, the title, the lack of packaging
, lyrics that have raised eyebrows and this bizarre
 promotional film, among others.

The track "Blood On the Leaves" manages to encompass many of those controversies in one. It see-saws from a plaintive cover of the jazz classic "Strange Fruit," to Kanye's Auto-Tuned vocals about the perils of fame and molly, while layering in a skittering, blown-out horn riff, the sounds of an animal's growl and a sung interpolation of an iconic No Limit street anthem.

It's a lot to take in, but the haunting refrain that rises above the din is the sound of Nina Simone singing about "bodies swinging in the Southern breeze."

That line comes from Billie Holiday's original 1939 recording of "Strange Fruit," which was a simmering shot across the bow of racism in America. West tapped the 1965 cover of the ballad by Simone as the dramatic centerpiece sample on the song, in which he takes words originally written by teacher/songwriter Abel Meeropol for the Marxist magazine "The New Masses" and twists them into a modern fable about race, identity and materialism.

Holiday's version, with moving vocals that brought the story of lynchings of black Americans to a startling poignancy, remains one of the most towering, important songs of the 20th century. In West's re-telling, the Simone version of the song opens the track with the lines, "Strange fruit hanging from the poplar trees/Blood on the leaves," before West turns it into a churning anthem about ...

The XX say they wanted their somnambulant, sensual new "Fiction" video to feel "like a dream; where reality stops and begins." And that's fitting, considering singer and bassist Oliver Sim — who stars in the clip (and wrote the song's lyrics) — was pretty much asleep the entire time they shot it.

"It was a 16-hour shoot, from like late afternoon through the night, so I was pretty delirious by the end, didn't know where I was or what I was doing, just wandering, dancing around the desert," he told MTV News. "I actually don't remember a ton of it, towards the end, to be honest. So it was definitely dreamlike, in a sense. I woke up the day after and was just like 'Did that actually happen?' "

So Sim sleepwalked his way through the "Fiction" video shoot, much to the delight of his XX mates Jamie Smith and Romy Madley Croft, who both decided very early on that he would be the reluctant star of their latest clip.

"We love to be really involved in our videos, and the idea came out of a conversation," Madley Croft explained. "I really wanted it to be all about Oliver, really, as it should be; that's his song on the album, 'Angels' is my song, so it should be about him ... The idea of him performing a bit more was a big focus."

And though "Fiction" is the brand-new single off their Coexist album, the XX are already thinking ahead to their next album, which they hope to begin working on after wrapping ...

Given that Miley Cyrus has spent the past few months twerking in onesies, posing for photo shoots that include fashion credits like "briefs (worn as top)" and performing alongside topless dancers at something called "Christmas Creampies," one couldn't help but wonder what she'd do for an encore.

Well, on Wednesday (June 19), we found out, as Cyrus unveiled her music video ... and, well, it's pretty much exactly what you'd expect from a former 'tween queen attempting to shed her good-girl image: Scandalous, sexualized and strident, full of party-hearty sentiments and barely-there sartorial flair, it's the kind of clip most folks would describe as "shocking," if a) said folks had never seen something like Christina Aguilera's "Dirrty;" and b) Miley hadn't been telegraphing this transformation since at least 2012.

So, yes, Miley pops in some grills, mean-mugs for the camera, sprawls out on the floor and shakes it all over the place. Of course, she twerks — she is endlessly proud of her twerking abilities, after all — and drags around dead animals and hangs out with a bunch of skuzzy partygoers, each of whom probably have modeling contracts. She makes naughty hand gestures and wrestles with her pals and, at one point, appears to get kicked in the head. Oh, and then, she passes out atop some skinny dude's torso, because that's how these wild nights always seem to end in music videos. If any of this seems remotely jaw-dropping, you are either still watching "Hannah Montana," or are Miley Cyrus.

In short, ...

13 is proving to be a lucky number for reunited hard rock icons Black Sabbath. The (once again) Ozzy Osbourne-led doomsayers will score their first-ever #1 Billboard 200 album chart debut next week when the first effort from (most of) the original members in 35 years takes the top spot thanks to sales of nearly 155,000, according to figures provided by Nielsen SoundScan. It is also only the second time the band has debuted in the top 10 in its 40-plus year career.

They weren't alone in crashing the top five, as Big Time Rush scooted in at #4 with their third effort, 24/Seven
 (35,000), veteran pop rockers Goo Goo Dolls hit #8 with Magnetic (29,000) and Andy Samberg-led joke pop trio Lonely Island slid in at #10 with The Wack Album (28,000).

Elsewhere in the top 10: Daft Punk's Random Access Memories held steady at #2 (48,000) as it passed the half-million mark, Justin Timberlake's The 20/20 Experience was up six spots to #3 (35,000) thanks to a Father's Day iTunes discount sale and country duo Florida Georgia Line continued their march up the charts with Here's To The Good Times, which scooted up three to #5 on sales of 33,000.

Further down the line, Queens of the Stone Age took a 74 percent tumble in week two with ... Like Clockwork, which fell 14 spots to #15 (24,000).

The charts will get a serious shake up next week when Kanye West's

Yeezus
 is expected to snatch the #1 spot and J. Cole's Born Sinner
 and Mac Miller's ...

On Wednesday night's O Music Awards, profound partymeister Andrew W.K. will attempt to set a previously unimaginable (mostly because it didn't exist) world record: Longest Drum Session in a Retail Store. And, much like he does with all of his endeavors — music, motivational speaking, hanging out with "Bronies" — he's throwing himself headlong into the challenge.

"I've been preparing, always air-drumming, sometimes with weights or weighted gloves, sometimes playing along to Napalm Death," he told MTV News. "Let it said, I'm not taking this lightly; I think it will push me to the very lengths of my strengths."

Yes, for the duration of this year's awards — 24 hours (!) — W.K. will man the drum kit in Oakley's flagship Times Square store, being joined by the occasional surprise guest (the Roots' ?uestlove will serve as his co-pilot for the first leg of the journey). But mainly, he'll be going it alone ... and, he's already preparing himself mentally for the ordeal. Within reason, of course.

"I am playing drums for 24-hours non-stop. With that being said, in the tradition of record-setting, you are allowed five minutes per hour to vomit, to urinate, defecate, to be able to eat some food to then be able to puke up. That five-minute window, you don't have to take it, but it's there," he said. "And the great thing about drumming is that it may, at times, be reduced to [a slow beat], but I promise I will not end up getting so slow that I am not drumming; I will always ...

Blake Shelton may have celebrated his birthday Tuesday night during "The Voice" finale, but the night really belonged to his team member Danielle Bradbery, who was crowned this season's champ. Her win was hardly surprising considering former contestant Sasha Allen and mentor Adam Levine both declared Bradbery the early winner.

Bradbery beat out fellow finalists the Swon Brothers (who were also on Blake's team) and Michelle Chamuel (on Team Usher) in what had been a tight race up until the very end. After the show, Bradbery spoke to Entertainment Weekly, noting that one of the biggest highlights for her had to be getting the chance to duet with Hunter Hayes in a performance that aired during the finale.

Hunter Hayes Leaves NYC Wanting Another Encore During MTV Event!

"I've always wanted to perform with Hunter Hayes, and he was so sweet and down to earth, it was just a blast up there with him," she said, adding that she'd love the chance to work with her mentor on her album. "I definitely would love to have Blake included in everything. The music, I want to make my own song and... Oh man I'm just so excited for whatever comes."

Not long after she won, Shelton took to Twitter to share his excitement for the 16-year-old's victory. He tweeted, "Holy s--- balls!!!! I love y'all!!!!!! Congrats @DBradbery !!!!"

He was equally gushing when he spoke to EW about the singer. "Even to take myself out of the equation — Danielle Bradbery, and I've said this on the show, ...