For a horror film to really hit home and scare the crap out of the audience, it takes sounds that match the sights in terrifying power, and Brad Pitt took that to heart when he was making "World War Z." The A-lister has a producer credit on the enormous zombie apocalypse flick in addition to starring in it, and on the red-carpet premiere for "World War Z," Pitt told MTV News correspondent Iggy Azalea how Muse fit the bill for the soundtrack.

With "World War Z," in theaters June 21, Pitt wanted to find a song that could be associated with the zombie film like the now iconic "Tubular Bells" is connected to "The Exorcist."

"Two years ago, we wanted to find — remember the theme from 'The Exorcist'? It's called 'Tubular Bells,' " Pitt said. "We wanted to find something like that."

While that search began, the English rock band Muse released their most recent album, The 2nd Law, and the whole thing worked out for the best.

"At the same time, these guys were reading the book, unbeknownst to us, and were fans of the book. They wrote the album that's out now, 'The 2nd Law.' On it, we found the song, 'The 2nd Law,' that we thought was exactly what we were looking for for the film," Pitt said. "It just kind of worked out in a nice, kismet kind of way."

The pairing grew into something more than just a featured slot on the soundtrack. As you can check out in the video above, Muse also played an enormous ...

There wasn't much drama on the court during Monday night's winner-take-all Game 7 showdown between the Miami Heat and the upstart Indiana Pacers, as Lebron James and Co. blew Indy out of the building ... but off the court, well, that was a different matter entirely.

With just over two minutes left in the game — and the Heat up by 26 — things got a little chippy between the Pacers' Jeff Pendergraph and Miami's Norris Cole. Both players would end up being ejected for their brief scrap (NBA officials: nothing, if not reactionary), and, as Pendergraph was in the process of leaving the court, he got into a rather zesty war of words with a Heat fan seated behind the Indiana bench ... who just so happened to be rapper Flo Rida's manager, Lee "Freezy" Prince.

Neither Pendergraph or Prince seemed ready to back down, and neither did several other members of the Pacers. So, fearing the worst, American Airlines Arena security — and at least one uniformed police officer — intervened (you can see a .GIF of the action here). As a result, Prince was also ejected from the game ... and earned a modicum of Internet celebrity in the process.

So, hours after he got the boot from Game 7, we emailed Prince to get his side of the story. And let's just say he wasn't repentant.

"The feeling of the Miami Heat win became too much for them, so when they got physical I got vocal," Prince wrote. "I'm not a fair weather fan; we ...

Combining electro flair and freestyle raps, the infectious radio-friendly pop hits of Timeflies make the duo an MTV Artist to Watch.

Timeflies — producer Rob Resnick and vocalist Cal Shapiro — formed in 2010 at Tufts University, where, during a night of partying, they realized they had a lot in common.

"I was definitely in the zone at a party, and I was freestyling, because I had a little bit of scotch and you get a little sauced and things happen," Shapiro told MTV News. "And [Resnick] was beatboxing, and he was like, 'Yeah, I got this six-piece funk band; you should come down and sing.' At this point, I was scared to sing in public, [but] I went down there, and we started covering songs."

The two began perfecting their sound, working out of their makeshift studio in Resnick's dorm room. They created "Timeflies Tuesdays," a weekly YouTube event where they released a new cover or freestyle rap every Tuesday night for 68 weeks.

Fans quickly climbed on the Timeflies bandwagon, helping both of their EPs reach chart success, with their second, One Night, reaching #1 on the iTunes pop chart.

The MTV Artist to Watch is riding high off its recently released cut the lead single off their upcoming debut album.

The Island Def Jam signees, who collaborated with JoJo and Mike Posner on the album, are still unsure which tracks will make the final cut. They promise fans everything will be decided in the next month for what they hope will be an end-of-summer release.

"These are records ...

Rick Ross' failed Reebok deal sparked a ton of debate and controversy, but now that a little time has passed, the Boss is able to find some positives in how things went down.

"It most definitely was a learning situation and just for the little homeys, just something for them to take away," Ross said, referring to his Maybach Music Group artists. "That's what's important to me, what they take away from it," he added as MTV News sat down with him and his MMG crew to promote their upcoming August 6 compilation, Self Made, Vol. 3.

In April, Reebok severed ties with Rozay after mounting pressure from women's rights organizations like UltraViolet, which charged that the rapper was promoting rape with a controversial lyric on Rocko's "U.O.E.N.O." Though Ross repeatedly expressed that was never his intention, the incident did raise questions about a rapper's responsibility and brand endorsements.

Last year, Meek Mill inked a deal with Puma, before his debut album, Dreams & Nightmares, was released, and now Rockie Fresh has also linked up with the sneaker brand. Ross hopes that in some way, his MMG protégés will learn from his situation.

"I'm in a position where if I never sold another shoe, Rozay good. So it's really about what the little homeys who coming next gonna take away from it," he said.

As far as Reebok goes, Ross doesn't hold any ill will toward the sneaker giant, but he isn't quite ready to break down the nuts and bolts of their original agreement or how things ended. "At ...

When it comes to country music, it seems no one is hotter than Hunter Hayes. His star is about to get even brighter: Hayes has been chosen to headline the 12th annual CMT on Tour this fall.

The Let's Be Crazy Tour will have the platinum-selling "Wanted" singer hitting the road, kicking things off October 10 in Knoxville, Tennessee. The trek, with rising country star Ashley Monroe as its opening act, includes 21 stops in 24 cities, wrapping up December 7 in Kansas City.

Get a full list of tour dates for Hunter Hayes' Let's Be Crazy Tour at CMT!

Before Hayes hits the road for his own headlining tour, he has a busy few months to get through. The 21-year-old singer will be taking the stage, along with Taylor Swift, to perform at the 2013 CMT Music Awards on Wednesday night in Nashville. He is nominated for three awards, including Video of the Year.

Get ready for the 2013 CMT Music Awards with these behind-the-scenes clips!

Hayes has spent most of the year opening for Carrie Underwood on her "Blown Away" Tour. On his solo trek, he will be performing songs from his forthcoming debut album re-release, Encore — out June 18 — including his favorite, The album includes eight new or re-reordered songs, including collaborations with Jason Mraz and Monroe.

Hayes will be spending his album release day with MTV as he headlines New York's Webster Hall for a sold-out show as part of our Artist to ...

Based on pretty much everything we've heard — namely, the scalding sonics of and the minimalist flourishes of — Kanye West is supremely concerned with pushing hip-hop into the future with Yeezus.

But, judging by a snippet of a new track he's posted on his official site (you can hear it by mousing over the Yeezus album cover), he's also remembering the past, too.

Said snippet samples a pair of classic tracks, the first being "Bound," a song taken from the Ponderosa Twins Plus One's 1971 album 2 + 2 = 1. The group, formed in Cleveland in the late '60s, was so named because it featured two sets of identical twins — Alfred and Alvin Pelham, and Keith and Kirk Gardner — and a "plus one," Ricky Spicer. They were signed for a time to Sylvia Robinson's All Platinum Records, the label she owned before launching influential Sugar Hill Records in 1979, and were tipped to be the next Jackson 5. Unfortunately, things didn't work out that way, and, after released a string of singles, the group called it quits in 1975 ... though their music has been sampled in the decades since by the likes of Large Professor and Big Pooh.

The second sample — a sassy "Uh huh, honey" — is the vocal intro to Brenda Lee's "Sweet Nothin's," where she entertains to the whispered advances of a would-be lover. The track was originally released in 1959 and, at the time, became her biggest hit ... ...

It's down to the top six on "The Voice." The contestants found themselves in the spotlight Monday night in another week of live performances in an attempt to win America's vote. This time, they performed two songs — one of their own selection and the other selected by their coaches.

With Blake Shelton in the lead with three contestants, Adam Levine, Shakira and Usher pulled out all the stops to help their artists make a lasting impression, with Usher going so far as to call in a very special favor from Taylor Swift.

Here's how the top six fared:

Holly Tucker
Team Blake's powerhouse vocalist might have one of the biggest voices in the competition, but she suffered from low self-esteem, appearing demure and quiet in the past. Monday night, Holly decided to break out of her shell, embracing her new found "attitude" with Martina McBride's "When God-Fearin' Women Get the Blues" and Rascal Flatts' "My Wish." Levine noted a "different character" emerged, telling Holly, "You've really shown range and scope."

Michelle Chamuel
Everyone's favorite oddball continued to shine Monday night with her remarkable renditions of Keane's "Somewhere Only We Know" and Taylor Swift's "I Knew You Were Trouble." Team Usher's lone soldier was surprised during rehearsal by Swift herself, who gave Michelle her personal stamp of approval. The cover elicited what host Carson Daly called the "most enthusiastic" response of the night, comparing it to that of the Backstreet Boys and 'NSYNC during his "TRL" days. The praise didn't stop there. Levine said, "It's unbelievable. Stop it already!" and Usher quipped, "I ...

It's down to the top six on "The Voice." The contestants found themselves in the spotlight Monday night in another week of live performances in an attempt to win America's vote. This time, they performed two songs — one of their own selection and the other selected by their coaches.

With Blake Shelton in the lead with three contestants, Adam Levine, Shakira and Usher pulled out all the stops to help their artists make a lasting impression, with Usher going so far as to call in a very special favor from Taylor Swift.

Here's how the top six fared:

Holly Tucker
Team Blake's powerhouse vocalist might have one of the biggest voices in the competition, but she suffered from low self-esteem, appearing demure and quiet in the past. Monday night, Holly decided to break out of her shell, embracing her new found "attitude" with Martina McBride's "When God-Fearin' Women Get the Blues" and Rascal Flatts' "My Wish." Levine noted a "different character" emerged, telling Holly, "You've really shown range and scope."

Michelle Chamuel
Everyone's favorite oddball continued to shine Monday night with her remarkable renditions of Keane's "Somewhere Only We Know" and Taylor Swift's "I Knew You Were Trouble." Team Usher's lone soldier was surprised during rehearsal by Swift herself, who gave Michelle her personal stamp of approval. The cover elicited what host Carson Daly called the "most enthusiastic" response of the night, comparing it to that of the Backstreet Boys and 'NSYNC during his "TRL" days. The praise didn't stop there. Levine said, "It's unbelievable. Stop it already!" and Usher quipped, "I ...