April 22, 2025

About the author  ⁄ MTV News

Miley Cyrus Gets All ‘Gravity’ In Future’s ‘Real And True’ Video

We recently suggested a way for Miley Cyrus to tone it down for Halloween
, but the singer beat us to the punch in the teaser for her collabo with Future on his single, "Real and True."

The full video for the Mike Will Made It-produced track from Future's upcoming Honest album will officially debut on MTV at 6:55 p.m. on November 10. In the meantime, we have a 33-second teaser in which we see Miley all covered up in a space suit.

Yes, we already know at one point she strips down to just glittery body paint
, but in the "Gravity"-style teaser, we see a concerned-looking Future standing next to a flashing light on board a space ship and an alien Cyrus laid out on what looks like a foreign planet in a full space suit and helmet. The clip ends with a quick-cut montage of action scenes on board the star cruiser and the planet as the slow jam song's chorus plays in the background.

"I worked with Miley Cyrus when we were working on her project, for her album," the Astronaut Kid told MTV's "RapFix Live" recently
. "I was doing some records in Vegas and Mr. Hudson sent a hook back he did on a Mike Will track. He played it for Miley and she wanted to be a part of it, so I'm putting the record on my album also."

...

Read More →

Christina Aguilera, Adam Levine Make Steal History On ‘The Voice’ Knockouts

"The Voice" knockout rounds continued last night with some great highs, unexpected lows and historic steals.

Artists and their coaches Adam Levine, Blake Shelton, Christina Aguilera and Cee Lo Green came fists-up to land one of the five spots in the live rounds. While there were some usual peaks, this knockout proved tough for many who fell prey to nerves and landed on the outs. But in a couple very cool moments on the show, Xtina and Levine made history with a steal-back move that gave two artists the third chance of a lifetime.

Here's some of the night's highlights:

Team Cee Lo:
Stephanie Ann Johnson vs. Tamara Chauniece Former Team Christina member Johnson wanted to show a different side of herself when she decided to sing "Don't Know Why" by Nora Jones. Her acoustic performance got mixed reviews, leaving Levine feeling disinterested and Xtina feeling invigorated. Tamara Chauniece, though, had all the coaches in the palm of her hands as she belted Alicia Keys' hit "No One." Aguilera thought she "blew the roof off the house" while Green compared her to a "young Anita Baker." And with that, Chauniece won the knockout.

And then came the steal. For the first time in "Voice" history, a coach stole back their own eliminated contestant — Xtina believed in Johnson so much that she brought her back "home," where she'll get a chance to prove herself, yet again.

Team Adam:
Lina Guadenzi vs. Preston Pohl
Gaudenzi had something to prove when she took on Etta James' "I'd Rather Go Blind" for the knockouts. The songstress was ...

Read More →

Chris Brown Enters Rehab To ‘Gain Focus’

Less than 24 hours after having his felony assault charge bumped down to a misdemeanor
 in a Washington D.C. courtroom, Chris Brown entered a rehab facility in Los Angeles.

"Chris Brown has elected to enter a rehab facility," his spokesperson said in a statement. "His goal is to gain focus and insight into his past and recent behavior, enabling him to continue the pursuit of his life and his career from a healthier vantage point."

Brown was dropped off at the undisclosed facility by his lawyer, Mark Geragos. The attorney told the New York Daily News that Brown's decision to get anger management treatment was the his alone. "We talked today and he said, 'I want to take some time and do a little introspection and understand everything that's going on around me.' It was his decision and he should be applauded," the attorney said.

Geragos was adamant that Brown's rehab stint is far from "an admission" of guilt in the D.C. case, in which he was alleged to have punched Parker Adams, 20, in the face and broken his nose. Originally charged, along with his friend/bodyguard Christopher Hollosy, with felony assault
 in the case, Brown was released on Monday when a judge reduced the charge to a misdemeanor simple assault.

According to reports, Adams attempted to photobomb a picture Brown was taking with two female fans when Brown told him, "I ain't down with that gay sh--, I feel like boxing," and then struck him. Both Brown and Hollosy pleaded not guilty and were released, ordered to return ...

Read More →

Arcade Fire’s <i>Reflektor:</i> Let The Light In

Win Butler seems like a guy who thinks about music.

I say that based on what I know about him (admittedly, very little), though it's not a stretch to imagine him ranking bands, debating the merits of albums — or, in headier moments, sides of albums — defending the strengths of guys like Roy Thomas Baker, Guy Stevens, Lee Perry and Phil Spector. He knows the histories, the timelines, the family trees. He owns all the records. He believes in inspirational power of the chord or the chorus. When he was a kid, he definitely made mix tapes off the radio.

Of course, Butler isn't a kid anymore. And as such, he's probably realized some of the less-desirable qualities of music, too: the inherent divisiveness of genres, the exclusionary nature of scenes, the supposed superiority of tastemakers. He sang about those things at length on Arcade Fire's last album, 2010's The Suburbs — "Now the music divides us into tribes/You choose your side, I'll choose my side" — and he spends no small amount of time dissecting them on the follow up, Reflektor, too ... though this time around, he doesn't lament them, he lashes out at them.

Over the course of a four-song stretch on Reflektor's first disc — "We Exist," "Flashbulb Eyes," "Here Comes the Night Time" and "Normal Person" — Butler dismisses the judgment of his peers and the press, rails against gatekeepers of the scene and proudly flies his outsider flag. The lyrics strike a defiant tone ("Tell 'em it's fine/Stare if you like/But just let ...

Read More →

Miley Gets Modest: Unsexy Halloween Costumes For Today’s Sexiest Stars

Perhaps you noticed this at a pre-Halloween party, or maybe you're oblivious as you put together some last-minute outfit ideas, but this year, we've been hit with a scourge of needlessly sexy costumes the likes of which we've never seen before.

Yes, from "Sexy Showers" to "Sexy Hulk Hogans," our streets have been overrun with folks who look like, well, street walkers. Though, with Halloween just 24 hours away, it's still not too late to turn the tide, and win one for common decency.

So, in an attempt to reverse the "Sexy Costume" trend, we're turning to our nation's foremost fashion influencers — celebrities, duh! — and offering them some modest alternatives to their usually over-the-top attire. These are some modest costume suggestions for our sexiest celebs ... because change has to begin somewhere, and it might as well be at the top.

Rihanna as a Deep-Sea Diver: Based solely on the content of her Instagram account, RiRi spends 75 percent of her time either A) Smoking herb, B) At the beach, C) Naked, or D) All of the above. Also, her fans are called the "Navy." So we think this nautical-themed costume would be perfect for her; and, with the addition of a simple air hose, she can do all her bad-girl stuff under water.

Miley Cyrus as an Amish Wife: Sure, it's modest, but with its sturdy fabric, Miley's new costume is also strong enough to withstand even the most vigorous of twerk sessions. As an added bonus, the ...

Read More →

Britney Spears Opens The Floor For #AskBritneyJean: Here’s What We Learned

Britney Spears has made it clear that she's using her eighth studio album to get on a middle-name basis with her Army. Which is why, when she invited fans to #AskBritneyJean in a Twitter Q&A Tuesday night (October 29) for a Q&A, fans didn't hold back from asking questions like "what's your definition of true happiness now that you've grown past those rough years?" and demanding to know whether she's working with Lady Gaga.

But Britney politely said "pass" on all those queries and instead threw out a bunch of there were "wait and sees" galore and reminders that Britney Jean will be her "most personal album." But that seemed to be her intention: one of the only things we did learn Tuesday night is that Britney Jean is something she wants you to be hungry for. She's not giving out to many snacks, because fans are in for a decadent and filling experience -- just take a look at the recipe she used.

She's definitely going to make you wait, bitch, but here's what we were able to gather.

She's Not Playing Favorites
When @BBrandonKing was bold enough to ask her to pick her favorite Britney Jean track, she made it clear she wasn't playing that game. "Honestly really love them all," she wrote -- fitting response for a mother of two.

There's An Alien Around
The only detail she told us is that there's a song called "Alien" waiting for fans. Perhaps it's her answer to Gaga's "Venus"?

She's Really Into Skin Care Right Now
Seriously, though, she mentioned skin care or her ...

Read More →

Meet Eminem And Rihanna’s ‘Monster’ Songwriter

Chances are you've never heard of Jon Bellion, but that's OK, because both Eminem and Rihanna know him quite well.

A quick YouTube search of the 22-year old singer/songwriter will turn up a collection of hopeful pop pieces like "Ungrateful Eyes" and "One More Time," but diehards will have to look closely at the liner notes for the Eminem's November 5 album The Marshall Mathers LP 2 to find Bellion's name listed as a songwriter for Slim Shady's new single

The striking curse to the confines of fame dropped on Monday, but Bellion tells MTV News that his monstrous journey began about less than a year ago in Stadium Red, a Harlem, New York studio.

"That's where Just Blaze works out of, and I always wanted to work there just to see his studio and stuff," the wide-eyed pop scribe told MTV News on Tuesday (October 29).

Bellion's session wasn't with Blaze though; instead he was called to work on music with producers Frequency, Alias and their artist Bebe Rexha. The session started with Bellion playing some of his solo songs (he's managed by Visionary Music Group, the same outfit who signed Def Jam rapper Logic to his first deal), but quickly turned as he started coming up with a song for Rexha to record. "Fast forward dude plays keys, hopped on the keys, started playing chords and I'm literally like, 'I'm friends with the monster,'" Bellion said singing the words that Rihanna would eventually sing. "I just mumbled it."

Impressed with the initial vocal sketch, the ...

Read More →

Watch Mike Tyson Recite Justin Timberlake’s ‘TKO’

On Tuesday (October 29), MTV News sat down with the legendary Mike Tyson to talk about his upcoming HBO special "Undisputed Truth." More on that soon, but since Justin Timberlake's killer video for hit the same day, we just had to get the boxing icon to do the chorus.

Reading through the lyrics once, Tyson wondered aloud, "I don't understand this. He's singing this to a girl?" But he gamely agreed to recite the chorus anyway. After a spirited recitation of the lyrics, Tyson laughed, still expressing confusion over what, exactly, they meant. (Hit play on the embedded vid and see for yourself.)

So what do you think, does Justin know what he's talking about with fighting? MTV News asked the veteran pugilist. "I bet you if he sings it, it'll sound a lot better than me reading it," Tyson joked right back.

"Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth" comes to HBO on Saturday, November 16 at 8 p.m.

...

Read More →