Hugh Jackman has played Wolverine more times than any other actor has played a superhero — a grand total of seven, counting his turn in the upcoming sequel "X-Men: Days of Future Past." But the actor says that he initially got off to an awkward start in the role after he interpreted the behavior of an entirely different animal into his performance.

"I'm going to tell you a very embarrassing story," Jackman told MTV News' Josh Horowitz at the recent press day for "The Wolverine." "When I got there, I had three weeks before filming, and we were in Toronto. Not knowing what a wolverine was, or that it was a real animal, I was going past the IMAX, and I saw this IMAX showing of wolves. I was like, well, a wolverine is a wolf sort of thing, so I went in there, and that was where I got this thing of [facing] down like wolves smelling the ground while I'm looking."

Jackman starting doing his learned wolf moves to give his performance an animalistic edge. But he said he quickly met resistance from his "X-Men" director, Bryan Singer, who wasn't a fan of those wolf traits.

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"Bryan Singer said to me at one point: 'It's a little weird physically. But it's interesting,' " he remembered. "And I said, 'Yeah, man, I've been studying wolves and I think if we could bring that to the screen,' and he goes, 'You're not a wolf, man, you're a wolverine!' "

Remarkably, that isn't ...

Austin Mahone is ready to pop and lock his way through a city near you this fall. The VMA-nominated singer will kick off his first-ever headlining tour, sponsored by MTV's Artist to Watch, on October 17 in Miami.

But he's not going at it alone. He will be joined by breakout star and COVERGIRL Becky G, as well as Midnight Red and W3 the Future on the 10-city jaunt.

"MTV has supported me from the very beginning, even before I had a label. They've been right there with me and I appreciate that a lot," Mahone said of the tour. "I'm so excited to be headlining my first tour and I can't think of a better partner than MTV."

The trek will make its way around the U.S. with stops in Philly, New York and Boston, among others. Ahead of the tour, Mahone is nominated for an Artist to Watch, Presented by Taco Bell Moonman at the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards for his Colin Tilley-directed video for "What About Love." The VMAs will go live on August 25 live from Brooklyn's Barclays Center. He opened up to MTV News about the nomination last week.

"Oh man, I don't even know where to begin. I mean, I never thought I'd be nominated for a VMA. So, I mean, this is a huge honor. I'm just honored to even be going there. I'm excited and I'm ready to go," he said. "It's a huge honor to be nominated for Artist to Watch. It means I'm getting noticed out there ...

Although Jay Z "didn't sleep for two days" after the Trayvon Martin verdict, the rapper still maintains that our current generation of young people doesn't see color, and that gives him hope for the eventual mitigation of racism in our country.

When Hov recently sat down with hip-hop journalist Elliott Wilson, he expressed his distress over the verdict passed down on July 13, declaring George Zimmerman in the shooting death of unarmed teenager Trayvon Martin.

"I was angry. I didn't sleep for two days," he said. "We all knew there was still a bit of racism in America but for it to be so blatant."

Jay also spoke about the prudence of Florida's Stand Your Ground Laws, scoffing, "You can have a fight with someone and they're running way, you can shoot them and kill them and you're fine? What?! Come on. Come on, man."

Despite his ire, however, Jay said that he thinks that the current crop of young people is much more evolved when it comes to racism. "This generation right now, they don't see color in that way," he said. "We're a bit removed from those racist feelings because again, it's hard to teach racism when your child is out [at] clubs. It's integrated and the music we listen to is the same."

Instead, Hov blames the "old guard and their old ideas and their stubborn ways and all that ego and that bullshit is still there, it still exists. You just hate to believe that."

Those sentiments closely match statements made by U.S. President Barack Obama during ...

What happens when Austin Mahone hangs out with the fellas of Big Time Rush? Well, fans will find out this Thursday when the singer stops by the Nickelodeon series of the same name.

But before show time, MTV News has an exclusive first look at the VMA-nominated singer's appearance on the season finale, dubbed airing on Nick on July 25 at 8 p.m. ET.

In the sneak peek, he is pictured hanging out with "BTR" actress Ciara Bravo, who plays Katie Knight on the series. And, in another first look, the top hat-wearing heartthrob hangs out with the boy banders, who look to be approving of something by giving Mahone a bunch of thumbs (and fingers) up.

"This episode is a fitting ending to season four," Kendall Schmidt told MTV News in a statement. "We always try to go big, and we worked hard to make a finale that will make a lasting impression."

In addition to Mahone, the special will also feature appearances from Nick Cannon, Alexa Vega, Karmin, Mindless Behavior and Fabio. The episode revolves around the Tween Choice Awards, where the boy banders are nominated and booked to close the show. But before the foursome can take the stage, they uncover an evil plot to brainwash everyone in the audience. So BTR have to take down the bad guys and make sure the show rolls on as scheduled.

It's a big summer for both Mahone and BTR. BTR are currently on the road with Victoria Justice on their Summer Break Tour, which ...

Every year there is a flood of new hip-hop talent ready to take on the game, and every year, MTV Jams celebrates rap's new crop with the Fab Five — a class of five rookies with the brightest futures. This year is no exception with a class that includes August Alsina, Chance the Rapper, Gunplay, Schoolboy Q and Travi$ Scott.

Over the course of the next five weeks, each artist will receive a weeklong spotlight on MTV Jams that will include their music videos, live performances and interviews. It's an honor that rap stars like Drake, Young Jeezy, Kendrick Lamar, A$AP Rocky and Big Sean once shared in their own rookie seasons.

"It's awesome to be a part of MTV Jams' Fab Five. Just to be featured on MTV and to be considered as one of the five artists to look out for means so much," Chance the Rapper said in a press release issued to MTV News on Wednesday (July 24). "I'm a big fan of MTV Jams because it plays music all day and exposes music that no one would otherwise know about."

Schoolboy Q, who is set to release his major-label debut album Oxymoron later this year is excited for the opportunity. "Thank you MTV Jams for having me, I swear on my life being on MTV was something I never thought would happen," he said in a statement. "So thanks again, for helping me with my goals."

For August Alsina, whose melodic single "I Luv This Sh--" has been in rotation on Jams, being the Fab Five's only singer this ...