April 22, 2025

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Want To Know Everything About Miley? There’s An MTV App For That

We've all been there: You're out with your friends and you hear that catchy song again, but you can't quite place the voice with the name. Well now, you can instantly know not only the name of that song, but also everything you'd ever want to know about the artist behind it — all thanks to MTV Artists, a new iPhone app that connects you with your favorite artists.

After you identify the song and artist — which you can also do by jotting down a couple lines of lyrics — you can visit their MTV Artist page, where you'll find all the latest news (as well as some of the most vintage footage) about them.

There's more than 1 million pages, from Duran Duran to Miley Cyrus, where you can read an artist's bio, learn where they hail from, their genre of music and the year they started. It will also recommend a list of similar artists.

From backstage video messages from artists like A$AP Rocky, personal introductions from artists like Demi Lovato, first listens to unreleased albums from artists like Kopecky Family Band, to live performances by artists like Jack Johnson, the MTV Artists App will keep fans and artists connected. Each day, the app will add new content from a plethora of artists.

And for the diehard Beliebers, Smilers and Selenators alike, instead of jumping around from Facebook to Twitter and back, the app streamlines artists' social feeds into one place to keep you in the loop.

You can download MTV Artists on the app store or by typing ArtistsApp.MTV.com ...

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Throwback Thursday: Underage Bieber Celebrates Halloween In A <i>Very</i> Adult Nightclub In 2007

We know how Justin Bieber will be spending Halloween, since the latest date on his Believe Tour will be hitting Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa in Quito, Ecuador, tonight (October 31). But long before he was selling out major venues, Bieber still made some time to celebrate the spooky holiday.

For the Halloween edition of MTV's Throwback Thursday, we're traveling back to fall 2009, when a tattoo-free Bieber was only 15 and not yet the pop megastar he is today. He was even rocking his signature swoop haircut (remember that?). During the vintage MTV News sit-down, Bieber recalled a very adult Halloween he celebrated in Atlanta two years prior.

"It was me and [my manager], Scooter Braun. Yes, Scooter Braun. Yeah, the guy that flew me out to Atlanta. So, he took me to a nightclub. How irresponsible is that?" Bieber joked. "He took me to a nightclub but it was OK, because I went with Keri Hilson as my date, so that was great."

Not only did Bieber have a date 11 years his senior, but he also had a pretty clever costume inspired by one of the characters on "Family Guy." "It was awesome. I was dressed, I put on a Stewie mask and ... I would just stand there like I was a statue and people thought I was like a prop or something. And then I would jump out and scare them," he added. "It was pretty funny."

And the video is pretty darn funny. Click for yourself and check out how many times he flips that famous ...

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Chance The Rapper Says Violence Has Made Chicago A ‘Scummy’ City

Some of the most influential artists in hip-hop are natives of Chicago — Kanye West, Common and Lupe Fiasco, to name a few — and while the city is brimming with talent, Chance the Rapper wants to make it clear that the city has become 'scummy' and consumed by violent crime that no one's dealing with head-on.

Over the past year, horrifying statistics have continued to emerge from Chicago, with murder rates skyrocketing, earning the city the title of "murder capital of the U.S." this year. During his visit to on Wednesday (October 30), Chance was very blunt about his feelings on the city's downward spiral.

The 20-year-old delved into the lyrics of his Acid Rap single "Acid Rain," breaking down the significance of the lines, "My big homey died young, just turned older than him/ I seen it happen, I seen it happen, I see it always/ He still be screaming, I see his demons in empty hallways."

Chance explained that he watched one of his close friends, the aspiring rapper Rodney Kyles Jr., die, two years ago after being stabbed in a street fight.

"I watched it happen," he said solemnly. "He was 19 when it happened, I was 18, and I just turned 20 this year. It's just crazy because I have a few friends that were older than me, but now I'm older than them.

"That put a lot of things into perspective for me," he added. "So there's a lot of lyrics about that specific event."

Chance was straightforward, explaining that he's baffled ...

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Beyoncé’s ‘God Made You Beautiful’: Get A Taste Of Her Latest Track!

Fans having been waiting with bated breath for any news about Beyoncé's upcoming record — well, today, they can exhale just a little, as Queen Bey is teasing a new track, "God Made You Beautiful."

Wednesday (October 30) Beyoncé posted a trailer for her upcoming documentary, online, and in it, fans can hear a snippet of a new ballad in the tradition of Christina Aguilera's "Beautiful," telling listeners that: "God made you beautiful/ God made you beautiful/ You're beautiful."

It's a soaring inspirational track, one that Bey uses to underline her own struggles with expression and identity depicted in the trailer.

This is the fourth track we've heard that's potentially off of Beyoncé's upcoming fifth studio album, including and

According to the trailer, fans will score the new track when they pre-order the DVD of the documentary, out November 25. However, there don't appear to be live pre-order listings on retail sites such as Amazon, so her loyal Beyhive will just have to keep buzzing with excitement for now. Or perhaps take a page from Bey's book and base-jump away some of that stress.

The Hive will also, sadly, have to keep waiting for Bey's new record éstill unnamed éwhich has yet to get a release date. Producer Pharrell Williams, however, said that Bey is saying that the record is almost done, sharing this morsel: "B's album is crazy."

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What’s Next For The Jonas Brothers? They Tell Us What’s Coming In Chapter Two

Just because the Jonas Brothers won't be making sweet music together anymore, that doesn't mean the trio plans to retreat from the limelight. The guys appeared on "Good Morning America" on Wednesday (October 30) to open up about their breakup and share with their fans what they plan to do next.

"I think we're really in a season right now of being really excited about the future, but also, you know, there's a certain heaviness that comes with closing a chapter and understanding that we have the best fans in the world and have for our entire career," Nick shared Wednesday morning.

The Jonas Brothers In Better Times

So, what moves are the guys planning? While they confirmed they will gift fans with four new tracks off their now-scrapped album V, MTV News takes a look at what solo projects the JoBros have lined up.

Nick
"I think that for me, personally, my next move will be recording music, writing for myself and other people and maybe a return to theater at some point. I love being in this city," he shared. Nick already has several projects lined up including a cameo on CBS' and a starring role in the big-screen thriller,

In terms of music, if fans are looking for a hint as to what they might sound like, they should look no further than his 2010 solo project, Nick Jonas & the Administration, which veered in the acoustic-folk-pop territory. And, he's already started adding producer credits to his resume; he also recently produced ...

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Chris Brown’s Rehab Stint: What’s Anger Management Like?

Less than a day after he spent 36 hours behind bars
 in connection with an assault case in Washington D.C., Chris Brown appears headed for a serious stay at a rehab facility in Malibu, California to deal with his anger issues.

Brown, who was ordered to undergo anger management training as part of his guilty plea to felony assault in connection with his 2009 beating of then-girlfriend Rihanna, has a history of violent outbursts. According to his lawyer and spokesperson, his trip to rehab is an attempt to deal with those tendencies, 
 and get them under control. (Spokespeople for Brown, including his lawyer, could not be reached for additional comment at press time.)

This latest incident, however — in which he is accused of punching a man in the face
 after the victim allegedly photobombed a picture Brown was taking with two female fans — has reportedly set off an investigation by the Los Angeles County Probation Department. If that probe turns up evidence that Brown violated his probation from the Rihanna case, the singer could be headed to prison for up to four years.

That seems like plenty of reason to get help with anger issues, but just what does anger management look like and how can it help someone deal with their rage? MTV News spoke to a pair of California-based experts on the benefits of anger treatment. "There's a starting point with all this stuff and it comes from your belief system and what we saw and heard as a kids," said Ron ...

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Daniel Radcliffe Continues To Strike ‘Gold’ With New Role

You have to hand it to Daniel Radcliffe. The man really knows how to build an intelligent and adult career as a film star, especially coming off playing one of pop culture's most recognizable characters.

Other actors have done much less, even after starting from less precarious spots as playing Harry Potter, and after a string of challenging roles that are already garnering serious praise, the 24-year-old actor is adding another intriguing part to his resumé.

BBC Films (via The Playlist) announced Wednesday (October 30) that Radcliffe is reteaming with his "The Woman In Black" director James Watkins for a true-life retelling of the rivalry between two English Olympians.

"Gold" follows Sebastian Coe and Steve Ovett, with Radcliffe set to play the former. Coe and Ovett were teammates but also great competitors who battled back and forth for supremacy and collected a boatload of medals in the process.

The nature of the project gives a small glimpse into how Radcliffe is choosing his roles, each one interesting in its own right. For "Gold," he would reteam with Watkins, which is not terribly surprising because their work on "Woman In Black" created an unlikely hit.

But it's also a sign that Radcliffe is choosing his projects based on what works for him as opposed to what others might see as a more logical road to stardom. This isn't a super hero role or an action movie, the more bankable genres. He picks movies like "Horns" and "Kill Your Darlings" and now "Gold" for reasons that go specifically against what is expected, and that appears to ...

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