April 2, 2025

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‘Breaking Bad’: Rihanna, Seth Meyers, Bryan Cranston, More Weigh In On Bloody Finale

Whether you were freaking out on the couch alone or surrounding by all your "Bad" buddies on Sunday night, rest assured you had plenty of A-list company as the historic brought the story of Walter White to a bloody finish.

Unlike the open-ended sign-off of "The Sopranos," or the confusing conclusion of "Lost," the AMC meth drama gave fans what they were looking for by sending White off into TV history with finality and purpose. You couldn't not have a reaction, and even the stars were blown away by the end of the saga of Walt and Jesse. Seth Meyers was just grateful for getting five seasons of the show, tweeting simply, "Thanks, 'Breaking Bad.'"

"Jersey Shore" star Vinny Guadagnino was also feeling gracious, writing, "#ThankYouBreakingBad for the best show I've ever watched." A former star of the series, Giancarlo Esposito wasn't in the finale, but he also had props for how the show wrapped up its epic story. "BREAKING BAD !!!!! Excellence personified !!!" he wrote.

Another co-star, JR Mitte, did appear in the episode, but even he was camped out in front of his TV to view it in real time. "I just saw the last episode and it was so amazing an I hope you all love it as much as we did filming this amazing show," he said. "Thank you everyone."

Mr. White himself, actor Bryan Cranston, was also humble and thankful for all the attention "Bad"'s ending generated. "Well, this is it," he wrote. "The last episode ...

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Demi Lovato’s Neon Lights Tour Kicking Off In February

Demi Lovato is ready to pack her bags and hit the road! The "X Factor" judge announced that her Neon Lights Tour will kick off in 2014.

The tour will kick off on February 9 in Vancouver, making stops in cities like Atlanta, Tampa, Charlotte and Toronto before wrapping up March 30 in Indianapolis. Tickets go on sale Saturday.

The singer will be joined by opening acts Fifth Harmony (who competed on last season's "X Factor" with Demi judging), and Little Mix, stars of the U.K.'s "X Factor."

"I think it's going to be so much fun," Demi told Ryan Seacrest on his radio show Monday morning (September 30). "There's nothing better than woman empowerment and having an all-girl tour. What's ironic is we are all from 'The X Factor,' and that wasn't even planned — it just kind of happened that way. I helped put Fifth Harmony together and watching them now, they're going to be opening for me, it's so awesome."

Demi also revealed one more surprise: The name of her tour also happens to be the title of her next single, "Neon Lights," from her upcoming self-titled album. "It also fits; it's like a party tour," she said. "When I see that [title], I think big party."

Earlier this year, she opened up to MTV News about her album release. "I'm in a really good place. I'm grateful for everything," Lovato said. "I'm also at a place where I'm in acceptance of every single heartbreak that I've had. I hold no resentments towards anyone, even towards ...

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Watch Cassadee Pope On Tour, In Studio — And In Bed?? — With MTV App

If you've ever had a yen to see Cassadee Pope — of "The Voice" — sleeping, there's only one place you can do so come Monday (September 30). And that place is exclusively on the MTV app.

Pope's new show Cassadee Pope: Frame by Frame premieres on Friday, October 4, on CMT, but come Monday, you can get an exclusive peek at the first episode for an entire week via our app, available now in the iTunes store.

"People are going to see me sleeping very unattractively in the van," Pope said in a promo for the show. "They're also going to see me starting on the Rascal Flatts tour."

Pope was the winner of the 2012 season of "The Voice," an experience that led to a mentorship courtesy of country star Blake Shelton and the upcoming release of her debut album, Frame By Frame, due out October 8.

"My new show on CMT is going to be following me in the studio when I'm recording with Dann Huff and it's going to be following me on my first radio tour, which is hectic," Pope said. "There's a lot of things that people don't expect when you're trying to roll out new music and roll out a new artist.... There's a lot of hard work that goes into it, so I'm excited for people to see all that."

Pope isn't about to get full of herself, though. At a recent CMT event she said: "I've never had a party for myself or my music or had a party ...

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Jennifer Lawrence Getting ‘Dumb And Dumber To’

Jennifer Lawrence is about get dumb, real dumb. The Oscar-winning actress has plenty of serious, dramatic roles on tap and, of course, tons of action in store in "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire." But fans will see a very different side of her next y... ...

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Katy Perry Makes ‘Angels Cry’ On New ‘Prism’ Track

Katy Perry has already shows her claws in the smash hit single 
 but now she's digging them in and making it hurt so good with the latest track from her upcoming album, Prism.

When MTV News caught up with the singer last week she teased that the next music we'd hear from her would be a sort of 
 that would relate to anyone and everyone.

"It's a love song and it's different from 'Roar' — it's not eighth-notey," Perry said. "And I think it's a universal love song that everyone's going to be able to relate to no matter the age, no matter male or female. It's my favorite song off the record."

On Monday morning (September 30), she unleashed the tune, "Walking on Air," and she wasn't kidding.

The song, a classic disco rager with a propulsive beat and party-all-night lyrics feels custom made for late nights at the club, not to mention plenty of high NRG remixes. "Tonight, I'm walking on air," Perry sings in her lower register over a staccato synths in the opening moments before a driving beat kicks in and she starts describing her celestial scene.

"This is pure paradise/Even heaven is jealous of our love/ Yes, we make angels cry/Raining down on earth from up above," she sings, before getting down to what sounds like some serious sweaty business in the 90-second preview posted on iTunes. "Just when I think I can't take anymore/We go deeper and harder than ever before/. We go higher and higher I feel like I'm already ...

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‘Breaking Bad’: Was It The Most Satisfying Ending Ever?

Last night's finale was a perfect example of why predictability is not inarguably a bad thing. So much stock has been put into how much a television series — especially in its final episode — can throw in a twist that NOBODY saw coming, but how satisfying of an ending have the big shockers been?

Instead, Vince Gilligan and his writers finished the stories they started telling. We saw so many different, satisfying conclusions in "Felina" that any unpredictable twists would have meant taking away an earned character moment.

With so much getting tied up in the "Breaking Bad" finale, let's take a look back at the most satisfying moments from last night.

A Proper Badger and Skinny Pete Send-Off
There could not have been a more appropriate goodbye for the two best hitmen this side of the Mississippi. We would have preferred if they threw in a theory about the finale episode of "Battlestar Galactica," but Walter had places to go and Nazis to mow down. Badger and Skinny Pete have been with us a long time, and even if a lot of that time was spent high as hell, they deserved even a little nod at the end.

Walter's Goodbye With Skyler
The most redemptive scene for Walter came much earlier in the episode then we might have expected. For the fans that wanted the "good Walter" to return before it all ended, the one who did it all for his family, this may have come as a bit of a surprise. Walter may have started to cook to fund a nest ...

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Justin Timberlake’s <i>20/20 Experience – 2 Of 2</i>: The Reviews Are In!

We had to wait seven years for new music from Justin Timberlake. But once the dam burst, well, let's just say the trickle has turned into a raging rapid. In less than seven months, Timberlake has doubled his solo album output, giving starved fans more than 140 minutes of new material.

He got his weight up thanks to the upcoming release of The 20/20 Experience - 2 of 2
,the second half of his smash return-to-form. The 74-minute collection, streaming now and due in stores Monday, is the companion piece to March's surprise 20/20 Experience, which retains the title of 2013's best-selling album so far.

Working again with longtime musical bro Timbaland, as well as producer Jerome "J-Roc" Harmon, 2 of 2 is a further exploration into Timberlake's long-listen suite of sensual soul throwback disco and languid ballads, led by the dance-ready "Take Back The Night" and hard-hitting "TKO" singles. And, in keeping with his career-long tendency to feature carefully curated hip-hop cameos, it has verses from pal Jay Z and Drake.

We've already told you what fans think, so what do the critics have to say about 2 of 2 ? Read on to find out.

Musically Ambitious
"Timberlake trades in the elegance of the first album for something more sanguine, more hedonistic. He sings of animalistic desire and lurid fantasies, exploring metaphors of boxing, blood and murder over tracks packed with spiky horns, jagged guitar riffs and unspooling synthesizers. The album's bottom-heavy production — as is also the case with his 15-piece touring band — creates a visceral listening experience.

The ...

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Paris Hilton Calls Making Music With Lil Wayne ‘An Honor’

It's been seven years since Paris Hilton made her mark in the pop music world with "Stars are Blind," and now, she's about to make her big return.

On Tuesday, Hilton will release her new single and video "Good Time," featuring Lil Wayne. It's the first cut off her upcoming album, slated for a 2014 release.

"I love being in the studio. Music has always been a huge passion of mine," Hilton said. "So to be having my new single out with Lil Wayne, it's just such an honor, and I'm so excited for the world to hear it." Hilton revealed that she's more excited than nervous for fans to hear her long-in-the-works material.

"I've been recording this album for about a year and a half now," Hilton revealed. "After being in Ibiza I was so inspired I met so many amazing DJs and producers, so people kept sending me different songs and making this album and I'm so proud of it."

It wasn't until she became reacquainted with Cash Money CEO Birdman on the set of the "

"We ended up meeting up after the video and I played him some of my songs and he loved them and signed a deal together," Hilton said. "It's so exciting. I love working with him. He's so smart and so creative and inspiring and I just look up to him so much as a businessman and what he's created, and I think it's perfect to be part of the Cash Money family."

And it seems that the Cash Money family, which includes ...

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