GULF SHORES, Alabama — As if a typical Bassnectar show weren't epic enough, the ante was officially upped Saturday night (May 18) at the Hangout Fest.

After showering the beach with heavy bass and a light show, the dubstep master's set was given a surprise ending.

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"Lucy in the Sun With Diamonds" filled the air as everyone's favorite freestyle DJ ended his ocean-side performance. After his performance sampled the likes of Jay Z and the Beatles, the die-hard fans were engaged and grateful for whatever Lorin Ashton wanted to play for them. As his closing track dropped, so did dozens of beach balls across the thousands of hands in the air. Some bigger than the fans themselves, the balls rolled across the crowd, creating an incredible spectacle with Bassnectar's infamous light show as a fitting backdrop.

Hangout Fest has been no stranger to inspiring electronic presentations, hosting Afrojack last night and Wolfgang Gartner earlier Saturday. On Sunday, they will end the three-day festival with a bang, with sets from Steve Aoki and Porter Robinson in the Boom Boom Tent.

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GULF SHORES, Alabama — Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers closed out Hangout Fest day two in strong fashion, ripping through a hefty two-hour set on the beaches of Gulf Shores.

The band worked through a number of classics from their extensive catalog, including "I Won't Back Down," "Free Fallin'," "Last Dance With Mary Jane" and "Running Down a Dream," all of which prompted huge sing-alongs. "We got a lot of good singers out there," Petty remarked after "Mary Jane."

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The set capped a day that featured performances from Kendrick Lamar, the Roots, Public Enemy and many more. But there's a reason why Petty's All-American brand of rock and roll was a perfect headlining choice; aside from some muffled vocals on "Love Is a Long Road," he worked rather flawlessly through his set, often playing off lead guitarist Mike Campbell. The two dueled ferociously throughout, whipping the crowd into frenzies on "American Girl" and "You Wreck Me," and calming them down on excellent covers like on the slow, bluesy "I Just Want to Make Love to You," made famous by Muddy Waters, and the Grateful Dead classic "Friend of the Devil."

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GULF SHORES, Alabama — It took a lot more than a missed flight to stop Compton, California, MC Kendrick Lamar from missing his headlining set in the Boom Boom Tent on Saturday night (May 18) at the Hangout Festival.

Yeah, he might have some problems, but this one was solved by hopping a private jet, which got him to the stage about 25 minutes late. He didn't have to worry about losing the crowd's attention, though, since one of the biggest audiences of the weekend at the home of EDM and hip-hop (where Macklemore & Ryan Lewis shut it down
 on Friday night) crushed into the tent and waited patiently for their man.

Lamar gifted them with a laid-back set of songs from his smash breakthrough, good kid, m.A.A.d city and his Section.80 mixtape, including "Hol' Up" and "A.D.H.D." He wasted no time getting the crowd into it, as they shouted along to the booze and sex chorus to "P & P," bringing a smile to his face as he bounced on his toes. Wearing a polo with exotic birds on it and camouflage pants, Lamar let the audience do the heavy lifting again on his hit "F---in' Problems," which had a bottom so heavy it felt like it might shake your fillings out.

The relentless bass keep coming for "Money Trees," and it became clear that this crowd wasn't strictly there for the party anthems, but knew the lyrics to the whole catalog. Because of his laid-back vibe, Lamar didn't have to do much to get the room hyped, ...

Will Ferrell's latest "Legend" doesn't arrive until December, but he's keepin' it classy until then. In a brand-new trailer for that arrived Saturday (May 18), your favorite San Diego news team picks up right where they left off.

The trailer starts with a dramatic voice-over name-dropping some of the greatest men of our time — "Jesus, MacArthur, Jay-Z" — insisting that "the great ones always return. And when they do, one thing's for sure: Their hair will be perfect."

The lights go up on Ron Burgundy (Ferrell), Brian Fantana (Paul Rudd), Champ Kind (David Koechner) and everyone's favorite dim-witted meteorologist, Brick Tamland (Steve Carell).

"We haven't seen you in a while, America," Ferrell says with his trademark smirk. "You haven't changed a bit."

"I've got liquor breath, and I wanna be your friend," Koechner chimes in, followed by Rudd revealing his favorite new scent: "I got a new cologne; it's called Venom. It's pretty much 100 percent snake venom."

"Happy Easter!" Carell exclaims.

"No, Brick," Ferrell instructs. "You have to say something fun about the movie. We're all saying a little individual thought, almost like a little fun catchphrase."

"Always make sure the parents are around if you hug a child!" Carell offers.

"Just say 'hello,' " Ferrell instructs, followed by Carell's compliance: "Hello!"

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But we couldn't end this reintroduction without Ferrell's most famous line from the 2004 original, "Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy." "Hey! Fat face! You! You stay classy."

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GULF SHORES, Alabama — In case you've been living under a social-media-free rock for the past couple of days, a little thing called the Hangout Music Fest is well under way in Gulf Shores, and festival-goers have taken to Vine to give you some seconds-long snippets of all the fun they're having.

Of course, Vine vids offer just a tiny taste. You can tune in live to the performances all weekend on our Hangout Music Fest site, or see what you missed with our on-demand Hangout video highlights.

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For now, the fans — and the MTV and VH1 staffers on the ground — put you right in the middle of the action with the nine buzziest Vines from the weekend so far:

Front-Row Seat For Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
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Afrojack, Behind the Scenes
While the view is a bit muddled from all the smoke filling the stage, it's clear from the thousands of people in attendance jumping in unison that Afrojack is a bona fide EDM superstar.

Kings Of Leon Could Use Someone Like You
As a headliner for the next big thing in music festivals, there was undoubtedly a lot of weight on Kings of Leon's shoulders Friday night — and the vets more than delivered.

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If "Star Trek Into Darkness" signals anything about the future of fashion, it's that most of the outfits worn by interspace travelers will be skin-tight. The crew of the Enterprise don a few different svelte outfits during the course of the sequel, but one member avoided the sleek looks. "I didn't have any super skin-tight action in this film," Zachary Quinto said. "I had more cumbersome."

Spock's cumbersome outfit was a volcano heat suit from in the opening scene. It wasn't skin-tight, Quinto told "MTV First," but it came with its own complications.

"It was so much fun. I just remember, I would put that thing on. It would take about 15 or 20 minutes to get into it, and between takes, I couldn't fully sit down," Quinto said. "The shoulder plate would fit directly between the arm rest on the director's chair, and I would just sit there waiting for however long it would take for the next shot."

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An exclusive clip MTV debuted with the interview shows a portion of the volcano scene, an action sequence that has Spock — and Quinto's stunt double — drop from above onto the rocky floor. Once the first portion of the fall was filmed, Quinto would come in and "would land and sell it at the end." But that was easier said than done.

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"There was a mic in the helmet and a speaker, and the microphone had broken, so I could not communicate with J.J. or the [assistant directors] would were ...

GULF SHORES, Alabama — Vinny Guadagnino knows a thing or two about shores. So when MTV sent the former "Jersey Shore" star down south to the Hangout Music Festival in Gulf Shores, Alabama, in addition to catching great performances, he knew exactly how to have a little fun all on his own.

Selfies abounded among the 40,000-plus crowd, but the "Show With Vinny" star is not to be outdone. Vinny was challenged to a contest against fellow guest correspondent Chrissy Teigen, squaring off to see who could take the most selfies with fans in 30 seconds. (Lesson learned: It's harder than it sounds.)

Vinny also took some time to catch up with two of the Friday's performers, Ra Ra Riot and Big Gigantic. Ra Ra Riot's multi-instrumentalist Rebecca Zeller talked about the beautiful beach vibes that encapsulate the Hangout Fest, as well as some theories on what makes a show like this so special.

"The vibe is a little more laid back," Zeller said. "We see at least one person passed out or need special attention." But Vinny, not a stranger to a party scene, maintained that "that's what I consider a success. If people are dropping dead at your show, you know it's good."

The Hangout Music Festival 2013 continues throughout the weekend, with performances on deck by Kendrick Lamar, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Ellie Goulding, Stevie Wonder and Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. Check back for more exclusive behind-the-scenes moments and interviews with Vinny and his Gulf Shores experience.

May 18, 2013 | No Comments on Hangout Music Festival: Go Behind The Beach With Vinny! Read More → Kanye West’s ‘New Slaves’: Why It Reminds Us Of <i>College Dropout</i> The boundless Kanye West pushed even further last night when he bypassed traditional television and online channels and instead premiered his on the sides of 66 buildings all across the world. The video presentation was as revolutionary as the jarring lyrics that Yeezy spits on the song, which throws racism and consumerism into a blender and pours out a tall glass of hard-to-swallow self-reflection. 'Ye's politically charged poetry may come off contradictory to new fans who only recently caught on to the Givenchy-wearing, $250 Air Yeezy-selling rapper, but for those keeping score, "New Slaves" is rooted in West's 2004 The College Dropout days just as much as his post-Watch the Throne trip. From the first line, 'Ye draws parallels to his debut. "My mama was raised in the era when/ Clean water was only served to the fairer skin," he rhymes to start. Even before she tragically passed away in 2007, Kanye's mother, Donda West, inspired a great deal of his character and his music. Hearing his mother's stories of a segregated America clearly shaped the MC's views. It's an inspiration that drives "New Slaves" just as it did 2004's "Never Let Me Down," where Kanye tells us of his grandfather and mother who protested during the Civil Rights era. "At the tender age of six she was arrested for the sit-ins/ And with that in my blood I was born to be different," Yeezy raps, before warning us: "Racism still alive, they just be concealing it." The connections are plentiful. In "New Slaves" Kanye tackles being broke and not ... May 18, 2013 | No Comments on Kanye West’s ‘New Slaves’: Why It Reminds Us Of <i>College Dropout</i> Read More → Dillon Francis’ Alabama Adventure: Planes, Piggly Wigglys, And (Eventually) Hangout Fest GULF SHORES, ALABAMA — Dillon Francis is pulling double duty at Hangout 2013, performing and working as a guest correspondent for MTV ... though for a minute on Thursday, it seemed like neither of those things would happen. Shoot, Francis barely made it to Alabama. "I woke up at 6:25 a.m., stayed in bed a second like 'Oh my God, I've got to go to the airport ...' but I was doing fine, going to the airport, and when I get there, I realized I didn't check in on my phone," he laughed. "So I go to check in and the lady at the counter is like 'No, you can't check in on the flight.' So I call my management, we're freaking out, because there's no planes to Alabama, ever." Somehow, Francis managed to snag the last seat on a flight headed down south, but when he finally landed, he was still more than an hour away from the fest itself (Hangout is many things, close to an airport is not one of them) ... and his set time was quickly approaching. "I was counting Piggly Wigglys to calm myself down while we were driving here," he said. "I finally got to my set six minutes late; I ran up on stage, set up my computer and just did it." And his set went off without a hitch. Francis even said it was one of his all-time favorite gigs; and not just because he was basically winging it. "I tweeted that I might not make it to the festival, and I started getting messages ... May 18, 2013 | No Comments on Dillon Francis’ Alabama Adventure: Planes, Piggly Wigglys, And (Eventually) Hangout Fest Read More → Electric Daisy Carnival Kicks Off With Amped-Up Set From Steve Angello NEW YORK — Electric Daisy Carnival made up for every loss the Mets experienced last season within just a few hours of the festival's opening. It all kicked off Friday afternoon at New York City's Citi Field, disguising the usual baseball grounds as an electronic musical heaven filled with carnival rides, theatrical performances and a myriad of DJ/producers. A roster of top-notch bass, electro, progressive-house and dub-step DJs played to a crowd of about 40,000. Five stages were set up next to each other, each with a different vibe and an appropriate lineup of DJs to match. A ferris wheel and electronic swings outlined the stages, while eccentric women in fairy costumes, bedazzled tutus and colorful wigs walked around, adding to the mystical atmosphere. Danny Avila, Cedric Gervais, Nervo and Arty were a few of the artists who helped start the high-energy day. Sunnery James & Ryan Marciano passionately played their rhythmic beats and tribal sounds late into the afternoon, followed by Zeds Dead, who dropped their aggressive dub-step hip-hop signature sound until the sun set. Dutch DJ Nicky Romero immediately started dance frenzy at the Circuit Grounds stage with his classically infused single "Symphonica." He later played "Like Home," remixed Kid Cudi's "Pursuit of Happiness" and dropped everyone's favorite Avicii collabo, "I Could Be the One." Confetti and pyro burst out from all ends of the stage and teenaged girls continuously screamed out, "I love you, Nicky!" But probably the most anticipated set of the evening was Steve Angello's, who, now solo from Swedish House Mafia, recently told MTV News ... 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