March 1, 2025

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Miley Cyrus Gets ‘Dirrty’ In New ‘We Can’t Stop’ Video

Given that Miley Cyrus has spent the past few months twerking in onesies, posing for photo shoots that include fashion credits like "briefs (worn as top)" and performing alongside topless dancers at something called "Christmas Creampies," one couldn't help but wonder what she'd do for an encore.

Well, on Wednesday (June 19), we found out, as Cyrus unveiled her music video ... and, well, it's pretty much exactly what you'd expect from a former 'tween queen attempting to shed her good-girl image: Scandalous, sexualized and strident, full of party-hearty sentiments and barely-there sartorial flair, it's the kind of clip most folks would describe as "shocking," if a) said folks had never seen something like Christina Aguilera's "Dirrty;" and b) Miley hadn't been telegraphing this transformation since at least 2012.

So, yes, Miley pops in some grills, mean-mugs for the camera, sprawls out on the floor and shakes it all over the place. Of course, she twerks — she is endlessly proud of her twerking abilities, after all — and drags around dead animals and hangs out with a bunch of skuzzy partygoers, each of whom probably have modeling contracts. She makes naughty hand gestures and wrestles with her pals and, at one point, appears to get kicked in the head. Oh, and then, she passes out atop some skinny dude's torso, because that's how these wild nights always seem to end in music videos. If any of this seems remotely jaw-dropping, you are either still watching "Hannah Montana," or are Miley Cyrus.

In short, ...

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Black Sabbath’s Lucky <i>13</i> Scores First <I>Billboard</I> #1 Debut

13 is proving to be a lucky number for reunited hard rock icons Black Sabbath. The (once again) Ozzy Osbourne-led doomsayers will score their first-ever #1 Billboard 200 album chart debut next week when the first effort from (most of) the original members in 35 years takes the top spot thanks to sales of nearly 155,000, according to figures provided by Nielsen SoundScan. It is also only the second time the band has debuted in the top 10 in its 40-plus year career.

They weren't alone in crashing the top five, as Big Time Rush scooted in at #4 with their third effort, 24/Seven
 (35,000), veteran pop rockers Goo Goo Dolls hit #8 with Magnetic (29,000) and Andy Samberg-led joke pop trio Lonely Island slid in at #10 with The Wack Album (28,000).

Elsewhere in the top 10: Daft Punk's Random Access Memories held steady at #2 (48,000) as it passed the half-million mark, Justin Timberlake's The 20/20 Experience was up six spots to #3 (35,000) thanks to a Father's Day iTunes discount sale and country duo Florida Georgia Line continued their march up the charts with Here's To The Good Times, which scooted up three to #5 on sales of 33,000.

Further down the line, Queens of the Stone Age took a 74 percent tumble in week two with ... Like Clockwork, which fell 14 spots to #15 (24,000).

The charts will get a serious shake up next week when Kanye West's

Yeezus
 is expected to snatch the #1 spot and J. Cole's Born Sinner
 and Mac Miller's ...

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Andrew W.K. Will Be ‘A Drum Vampire’ During O Music Awards’ World Record Attempt

On Wednesday night's O Music Awards, profound partymeister Andrew W.K. will attempt to set a previously unimaginable (mostly because it didn't exist) world record: Longest Drum Session in a Retail Store. And, much like he does with all of his endeavors — music, motivational speaking, hanging out with "Bronies" — he's throwing himself headlong into the challenge.

"I've been preparing, always air-drumming, sometimes with weights or weighted gloves, sometimes playing along to Napalm Death," he told MTV News. "Let it said, I'm not taking this lightly; I think it will push me to the very lengths of my strengths."

Yes, for the duration of this year's awards — 24 hours (!) — W.K. will man the drum kit in Oakley's flagship Times Square store, being joined by the occasional surprise guest (the Roots' ?uestlove will serve as his co-pilot for the first leg of the journey). But mainly, he'll be going it alone ... and, he's already preparing himself mentally for the ordeal. Within reason, of course.

"I am playing drums for 24-hours non-stop. With that being said, in the tradition of record-setting, you are allowed five minutes per hour to vomit, to urinate, defecate, to be able to eat some food to then be able to puke up. That five-minute window, you don't have to take it, but it's there," he said. "And the great thing about drumming is that it may, at times, be reduced to [a slow beat], but I promise I will not end up getting so slow that I am not drumming; I will always ...

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Danielle Bradbery ‘Excited For Whatever Comes’ After ‘The Voice’ Win

Blake Shelton may have celebrated his birthday Tuesday night during "The Voice" finale, but the night really belonged to his team member Danielle Bradbery, who was crowned this season's champ. Her win was hardly surprising considering former contestant Sasha Allen and mentor Adam Levine both declared Bradbery the early winner.

Bradbery beat out fellow finalists the Swon Brothers (who were also on Blake's team) and Michelle Chamuel (on Team Usher) in what had been a tight race up until the very end. After the show, Bradbery spoke to Entertainment Weekly, noting that one of the biggest highlights for her had to be getting the chance to duet with Hunter Hayes in a performance that aired during the finale.

Hunter Hayes Leaves NYC Wanting Another Encore During MTV Event!

"I've always wanted to perform with Hunter Hayes, and he was so sweet and down to earth, it was just a blast up there with him," she said, adding that she'd love the chance to work with her mentor on her album. "I definitely would love to have Blake included in everything. The music, I want to make my own song and... Oh man I'm just so excited for whatever comes."

Not long after she won, Shelton took to Twitter to share his excitement for the 16-year-old's victory. He tweeted, "Holy s--- balls!!!! I love y'all!!!!!! Congrats @DBradbery !!!!"

He was equally gushing when he spoke to EW about the singer. "Even to take myself out of the equation — Danielle Bradbery, and I've said this on the show, ...

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Eminem Revives Raw Raps On Tony Touch’s ‘Symphony In H’

Before Marshall Mathers became a multiplatinum rap juggernaut, he was an underground mixtape rap juggernaut. So with a new album release looming, Eminem makes a return to his roots on Tony Touch's "Symphony in H."

There's no catchy hook, or radio friendly beat. Instead, there is just a minute-and-a-half of unfiltered Slim Shady rhymes. The track will appear on Tony Touch's upcoming The Piece Maker 3: Return of the 50 MC's album when it drops on July 9, but on Tuesday night (June 18), Toca premiered it on his Shade 45 satellite radio show. "Don't ask me wassup with the hoes, I'm still working the kinks out/ Love stinks, that explains all this anger that's spilling out, and I ain't chilling out/ Got an Oscar, but I'm still a grouch/ I use as a door stop and a prop for the broken leg for the couch," Em begins his free-associative verse.

And it wouldn't be vintage Eminem if he didn't ruffle a few celebrity feathers. "Hell yeah I nailed J. Lo — to the railroad," he rhymed.

For his upcoming album, Touch promises contributions from KRS-One, Black Thought of the Roots and the LOX. "Nothing soft, no singy-songy, just straight to the gut hip-hop," Tony said on "RapFix Live" in May.

We're still not sure which direction Em is taking on his upcoming and as-yet-untitled LP, but his DJ Alchemist is promising some big things. "That's my boss. I DJ for him and I'm not at liberty to speak on much, but you know his caliber and what he does," the lauded ...

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Shailene Woodley, Miles Teller Find Love In Exclusive ‘Spectacular Now’ Trailer

Before they hop aboard the "Shailene Woodley and Miles Teller will find love in "The Spectacular Now."

Based on the novel by Tim Tharp and written for the screen by Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber — whom you may know as the men behind the Joseph Gordon-Levitt charmer "(500) Days of Summer" — "The Spectacular Now" follows hard-partying high-school senior Sutter (Miles Teller), who's just living in the moment ... whiskey tumbler and all.

But as this MTV News exclusive trailer shows, things change for Sutter when he's dumped by his popular girlfriend (Brie Larson) and discovered by Aimee (Woodley) passed out on a stranger's lawn.

The two begin a tentative friendship (they do come from different social strata, after all), but as relationships of this sort are wont to do, it quickly evolves into so much more.

"Do you not see that I'm bad for you?" Sutter pleads with Aimee after she declares her love for the aimless teen. "You need to get away from me." Can a future exist for the young loves outside of the spectacular now?

Woodley and Teller have been garnering plenty of praise for their turns in this coming-of-age drama, including a Special Jury Prize for Acting at this year's Sundance Film Festival, where the movie debuted.

When we spoke with Teller and Woodley in Park City, Utah, they placed much of the credit with the story: one that captures the teen experience — warts and all.

"It's a tough time to be a kid," Teller said. "This is very real. You see the behind-the-scenes. It's great. ...

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Hunter Hayes Toasts <i>Encore</i> With ‘Crazy’ New York Show

NEW YORK — Grammy-nominated country star Hunter Hayes just dropped his new album Encore on Tuesday and celebrated the release in the best way possible — with his beloved Hayniacs. Fans lined up around the block and wore their 'I Love Hunter' T-shirts for the "I Want Crazy" singer, who performed a two-hour set at Webster Hall as part of MTV's Artist to Watch LIVE series. From fan art winners to Twitter questions AND a performance of almost the entire Encore album, fans went, well, crazy.

To kick things off, Hayes performed four acoustic songs, including "Somebody's Heartbreak," to screaming fans in the smaller studio part of the New York City venue before returning for his headlining set in the main ballroom. "I just felt like I wasn't done with this chapter," Hayes said in regards to Encore, which is the deluxe re-release of his self-titled 2011 album. "It's special to celebrate with a show."

The 21-year-old hand-picked openers Ashley Monroe and Striking Matches, both up-and-coming Nashville, Tennessee, country artists. Monroe and Hayes will be reunited again for CMT's Let's Be Crazy Tour in Knoxville, Tennessee, this October.

Something that shouldn't surprise Hayes on the fall tour is the overwhelming support of his fans. In between songs at Webster Hall, Hayes always made sure to reply to the hordes of girls yelling, "I love you Hunter!" by saying, "Well, I love you too!" Though he may seem all calm, cool and collected onstage, Hayes admitted during the Twitter Q&A session with MTV's Christina Garibaldi that he still gets ...

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‘Anchorman 2’ Trailer: Salon-Quality Hair Is Back!

Nothing lasts forever, especially not polyester leisure suits, blow-dried bangs, cheesy mustaches or casual sexism. That's the message we all learned when the trailer for dropped like a dust- and cologne-covered disco ball on Tuesday.

In it, we see Ron Burgundy ((Will Ferrell),) Brick Tamland (Steve Carell), Brian Fantana (Paul Rudd) and Champ Kind (David Koechner) pack up the motor home and move from San Diego to New York to help launch a 24-hour news channel.

"I'm going to do the thing that God put Ron Burgundy on this Earth to do," says a rough-looking Burgundy. "Have salon-quality hair and read the news." And they're not alone, either.

Dim-witted weatherman Tamland has a new love interest in Kristen Wiig, who he woos with killer pick-up lines like, "Your hair looks like wet popcorn." He may actually have met his match, this times, since she responds, "I like the parts of your face that are covered with skin."

Burgundy realizes there's not enough Sex Panther in the world, though, to compete with another rising star at the network, devilishly handsome anchor James Marsden ("X-Men"). Among the returning faces are Christina Applegate, Vince Vaughn and Luke Wilson, as well cameos from Harrison Ford, Nicole Kidman, Sacha Baron Cohen, Jim Carrey, Liam Neeson, Kanye West
 and Tina Fey.

As if to prove that you can take the man out of the 70s but you can't take the 70s out of the man, the clip ends with Burgundy at a dinner with his new black girlfriend Meagan Good, explaining to her horrified family ...

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