November 23, 2024

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Macklemore Shows Off Customized Jordans And Selfie With MJ

Macklemore's first pair of designer sneakers had such an effect on him, the Seattle rapper wrote a thoughtful song about it. Still, while Macklemore warned of the consumer culture that high-priced kicks help to create on his single 2011 "Wing$," he couldn't contain his excitement when he was gifted a special pair of Jordan Brand sneakers this weekend.

"I'm proud to announce the unveiling of my 'Northwest King Salmon' Melo's. Courtesy of @jumpman23 and myself," Macklemore wrote to caption an Instagram photo of him holding his new kicks. "Never dreamed I'd have an opportunity like this," he continued.

To celebrate Macklemore and Ryan Lewis' performance at the Jordan Brand Classic All-American game this weekend, Jordan Brand laced the rapper with an exclusive make-up for Carmelo Anthony's new Melo M10 sneaker. The Northwest King Salmon color is a nod to the fishing culture in Macklemore's native Seattle.

It is unclear whether The Heist MC's new Js will be released for retail — but maybe he asked Michael Jordan about it when he took a selfie with the basketball legend.

"The greatest ever... #jordan #selfiedondada," he wrote.

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Beyonce And Jay Z Storm Coachella For The Second Weekend In A Row

Jay Z and Beyonce stole the show at Coachella during weekend one, with cameos during Nas and Solange's sets, respectively, and surprisingly enough Mr. and Mrs. Carter made encore appearances during weekend two. Other surprise guests included Beck, Pusha T, Usher, T.I. and some Daft Punk look-a-likes.

Daft Punk Joins Arcade Fire?

During their Sunday night set, Arcade Fire announced that they had "some very special guests" backstage. One of those guests was Beck, who sang a cover of Prince's "Controversy," but the robots really had everyone confused. Two performers that appeared to be Daft Punk — dressed in-all white robot costumes, complete with helmets — played a slow-tempo version of the hit "Get Lucky." There has been no confirmation that it was actually Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo in the suits though.

Jay Z and Pharrell Get Their Medley On

At weekend one, Jay Z made a cameo during Nas' set, performing his classics "Dead Presidents" and "Where I'm From," but this time it was Pharrell he jammed with. Hov and P ran through a few of their collaborations, including "La La La (Excuse Me Miss)," "Frontin,'"and "I Just Wanna Love U (Give it 2 Me). Jay still found some time to kick it with Nas though, posing for a flick backstage.

Pusha T, T.I. and Usher Also Join Pharrell

Pharrell might've broken a record for most the Coachella cameos during his second weekend performing at the annual festival. Weekend one saw a long list of appearances from the likes of Snoop Dogg, Gwen Stefani and Tyler, the Creator, ...

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Drake, Ariana Grande, Ed Sheeran And More To Perform At iHeartRadio Awards

It's one thing that we get another awards show to watch with our friends, ogle over red-carpet fashion and vote with all our might for our favorite band. But now that iHeartRadio announced the performers for its first-ever awards show, we're more excited than ever to see the celebs in action... especially now that we know people like Drake and Ariana Grande will be there.

Drake, Ariana, Kendrick Lamar, Ed Sheeran, Pharrell, Blake Shelton, Luke Bryan, Arcade Fire, Pitbull, Shakira and Thirty Seconds to Mars were announced as performers on Monday (April 21).

On May 1 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on NBC, fans can see those performers and appearances by Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, Steven Tyler, Imagine Dragons, Chris Martin, Lorde, Demi Lovato and more. Justin Timberlake and Rihanna lead the nominations.

The night will focus around Los Angeles, where many of the stars attending got their start. The celebs will tell their "L.A. story" — what brought them to and through the City of Angels and how it helped make their careers.

The whole thing is going down at L.A.'s Shrine Auditorium and will feature special performances from The Roxy and the Hotel Café.

Voting for the nominees continues until April 25. Go to iHeart's website to get voting!

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Lea Michele Rocks Sexy One-Piece In ‘On My Way Video’: See The Pics

Lea Michele is not afraid to show off her sexy side in her upcoming music video for "On My Way."

The star shot the "amazing" video for the second single off her debut album, Louder, over the weekend in the desert in Palmdale, California. She shared several photos to her fans on Instagram.

Ditching her Rachel Berry's more conservative looks, Michele leaves little to the imagination as she sports a daring cut-out black bathing suit, strutting in the middle of the road.

Michele keeps the same bathing suit on in another scene, but this time adds a black shawl as she waves her hands in the air. Driving around in a black Mustang convertible, singing the upbeat track with three friends.

Michele decided to keep with the sexy theme, rocking another outfit that was comprised of a plunging white top with tropical short-shorts.

As the sun set in the desert, the "Cannonball" singer then opted for something a little more comfortable sporting jean shorts with a baby pink top, paired with a floral embroidered shawl.

The music video follows the one for Michele's debut single, "Cannonball," which was released in December 2013.

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Quentin Tarantino’s ‘Hateful Eight’ Isn’t Dead Yet

It's not too late for

Over the weekend, writer and director Quentin Tarantino teamed together with a slew of actors for a live reading of his "Hateful Eight" script, at the Ace Hotel in downtown Los Angeles. The three and a half hour reading (formally titled "Film Independent Presents the World Premiere of a Staged Reading by Quentin Tarantino: 'The Hateful Eight,'" an appropriate mouthful for such a big occasion) was a one-time only event, performed by Tarantino veterans including Samuel L. Jackson, Tim Roth and Kurt Russell.

Even Bruce Dern, who was earmarked for a role before the infamous , was on hand for the reading.

Deadline reports that there were "several standing ovations" throughout the reading of Tarantino's "sometimes laconic, sometimes sardonic and often violently profane" screenplay. Further, it sounds as if the Western epic isn't as dead in the water as once believed. Following the leak of the "Hateful Eight" screenplay, a betrayed Tarantino said he would no longer be making the movie. Now, it appears things have changed.

"I'm working on a second draft and I will do a third draft, but we're reading from the first draft," Tarantino told the crowd. "The Chapter 5 here will not be the Chapter 5 later, so this will be the only time it is seen ever."

It sounds like time has healed some of the wounds Tarantino suffered during the "Hateful Eight" script leak. It remains to be seen if the Western will be his next film, or if he ever makes the movie at all. For now, ...

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‘True Blood’ Final Season Trailer: Sookie Stands Alone

No more vampires, no more werewolves, no more were-vampires or whatever the next weird were-craze is — pretty soon, all those monsters and more will be dead or gone, as braces for its seventh and final season, premiering in June.

During last night's "Game of Thrones," HBO released the first official trailer for the final season of "True Blood," which sees one last stand for Anna Paquin's empathetic telepath Sookie Stackhouse and her blood-sucking, shape-shifting friends, folks like Alcide Herveaux (Joe Manganiello) and Sam Merlotte (Sam Trammell). But perhaps there aren't many other characters left, based on what we see and hear in the trailer.

"There was an attack at the church tonight," Sookie says as we see violent images of men and women attacking each other at a Bon Temps church. "They're saying it was the sick vampires, that they came out of the dark — another ambush."

We see the church in the cold light of day, from the perspective of sometimes-reliable lawman Andy Bellefleur (Chris Bauer). He spies a message written in blood, scrawled all over the side of the church: "Pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death — amen."

Elsewhere in Bon Temps, citizens are arming up. Even Maxine Fortenberry (Dale Raoul) gets a gun in hand, pointing it at her fellow neighbors.

"How can this be happening in this country, in this day and age," Sookie wonders. "That our government could leave us for dead? Now the good folks of this town have turned on each other, acting like animals. Why would ...

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Lindsay Lohan Reveals She Had A Miscarriage

Lindsay Lohan revealed she had a miscarriage on her OWN reality show, "

The 27-year-old actress claimed she missed work on the show for a few weeks for that reason.

"No one knows this — I had a miscarriage for those weeks that I took off," she said on her Oprah Winfrey-backed show, according to New York Daily News.

"I couldn't move, I was sick," she said. "Mentally, that messes with you."

There are no details on the actress' pregnancy, and fans were not even aware she was pregnant. She refused to say who the father was or how long she was pregnant.

Sunday night marked the season finale of "Lindsay," the eight-part series advertised as Oprah's intervention with the self-sabotaging actress. In the last episode, she also revealed she's seen a shaman to help her see her life outside herself. She also opened up about drug addiction.

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Need To Know: Arcade Fire (Daft) Punks Coachella

Arcade Fire (Daft) Punks CoachellaChance the Rapper pulled out of his second weekend performance due to being in the hospital for an undisclosed reason but it was Arcade Fire who made major waves, bringing out a fake Daft Punk duo during their set. T... ...

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‘Game Of Thrones’: 7 Burning Questions About ‘Breaker Of Chains’

The stench of death was heavy in the air on last night's You can thank the rotting, purple-colored corpse of one snot-nosed, sociopathic king for that smell.

"Breaker of Chains" picked up immediately where last week's "The Lion and the Rose" left off, literally hovering over the dead face of Joffrey Baratheon. The King of Westeros' death has left the Seven Kingdoms in disarray, with Tywin Lannister doing his best to swoop in and pick up the pieces.

But there was more to last night's episode than the fallout of the fallen king. Read on for seven of our burning questions about "Breaker of Chains."

1. So, Mystery Solved?
It was Littlefinger! Of course it was Littlefinger. It's always Littlefinger.

Wait ... it was Littlefinger, right?

We can say with great confidence that Petyr Baelish, lord of Harrenhal and former Master of Coin, had a hand in Joffrey Baratheon's death. There's no way he would have known about the king's death so quickly otherwise. But is that the end of the story? Can we shut the book on the murder mystery, or is there still more to be revealed? Nothing is ever straightforward on "Game of Thrones," so expect the questions and answers to continue all throughout season four.


2. Jaime, Why?
The big talk of last night's episode is all about Jaime and Cersei's sex scene in front of their late son's corpse. As it is, that's a pretty disgusting concept, even for a pair like Jaime and Cersei. The fact that it broke down into a full-on rape scene is even ...

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