February 26, 2025

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Chris Brown, Aaliyah Serenade School Kids In Video-Shoot Snippet

Chris Brown wanted to share a special moment with his fans when he shot the video for his upcoming track which will also feature Aaliyah, so he decided to go to South Los Angeles to spread the love.

Over the weekend, local Cali rapper Uiie Popcorn posted a behind-the-scenes clip to YouTube that caught Chris Brown filming scenes from "They Don't Know" sitting in front of a school surrounded by a crowd of children. "And for those of y'all who don't know this is a song with me and Aaliyah, that nobody ever heard before," Brown tells the children.

The majority of the eight-minute clip is backed with Uiie's own music, but there are scenes where fans get a sonic snapshot of Brown's new track. The song, which features previously unheard Aaliyah vocals, has a distinct old-school feel to it. "Don't listen to what people say," Breezy sings, drawing inspiration from Jon B's 1997 single "They Don't Know."

In between every line that Chris delivers Aaliyah sings "how could they know," accentuating his vocals.

The track is slated to appear on Brown's upcoming album X. "I shot it in the hood, I went to the 60s. I went to Cedar block," Brown said on Tuesday at a L.A. press conference for the 2013 BET Awards. "It's both worlds, it's bringing both words together in the video trying to uplift the poverty side of the community and just showing them where I'm from."

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‘Arrested Development’ Gang: Where Are They Now?

Everyone's favorite dysfunctional family is back! After seven long years and countless will-they-or-won't they return rumors, "Arrested Development" finally offers up 15 brand-new episodes Sunday on Netflix.

And with the release date fast approaching, a hilarious trailer arrived last week to tease what's in store — including the stair car, magic tricks, hook hands and copious juice guzzling. Although the teaser showcased moments familiar to longtime fans of the show, it also proved to be frustratingly brief and spoiler-free, leaving just as many unanswered questions.

When we caught up with the cast, they left a lot to our imagination, but we still managed to glean a few clues about the whereabouts of the Bluth family now versus when the show went off the air in 2006:

Lucille Bluth
Then: It was Lucille (Jessica Walter) all along! It turns out everyone's favorite drunk mother was behind the family's embezzlement scandal, a fact only revealed when adopted son Annyong returns seeking revenge on Lucille for stealing his real father's banana-stand idea.

Now: After season three's revealing ending, what can we expect from the clan's un-motherly matriarch? "The Bluths are as desperate as ever, and if you've seen the posters that they are using for the ads, Lucille has an ankle bracelet on," Walter said, referring to Netflix's ad campaign. And while she maybe under house arrest, there is one thing we can count on: "She's still holding a martini, so she's still drinking." Good thing it's not an alcohol-monitoring bracelet.

Michael Bluth
Then: When we last saw Michael (Jason Bateman), he once again set off into the sunset, ...

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Avril Lavigne Says Wedding Planning Is ‘Full-Time Job’

She may not want to act like a grown-up in her music, but in her personal life, Avril Lavigne is about to take on the adult role of wife.

The rock-pop singer has been hard at work planning her wedding to Nickelback frontman Chad Kroeger, and according to Lavigne, so far, everything has been running smoothly.

"I'm planning, making plans," Lavigne recently told MTV News of her upcoming nuptials. "It's going pretty smooth. My wedding planner, she knows what she is doing, but there's a lot that goes into it. Planning a wedding is almost like a full-time job. There's a lot of details."

Even though her secret-themed wedding may be taking up much of her time, she is still managing to find some moments to put the finishing touches on her upcoming fifth studio album, due out in September.

Now, it's safe to assume this album takes on a very special meaning to the singer, since it was during the recording process where her relationship with Kroeger began.

"He came down to write a song with me for the record and then de didn't leave," Lavigne said jokingly. "Then we just ended up becoming really good friends, and setting up more writing sessions and now we're engaged."

Kroeger, who proposed to Lavigne in the studio, not only co-wrote several songs on the album, including the lead single, "Here's to Never Growing Up," but the two also share a duet. So, does that mean Kroeger will be joining his fiancé on tour?

"Well, we have a song together, so we will start there," ...

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Hangout Festival: Eight Lessons Learned On Instagram

This past weekend, MTV News had the pleasure of covering Hangout Music Festival from every imaginable angle — from the audience to the stage, from the water to the sky.

We did shrimp-kisses with Chrissy Teigen and made former Miss Alabama Katherine Webb scream. Macklemore gave us tips about festival food, Kendrick Lamar filled us in on Kanye West's Yeezus and we unleashed celebrity photo bombs on unsuspecting festival-goers — all in the picture-perfect beachfront setting of Gulf Shores, Alabama. It's a difficult job, but someone has to do it.

But I wasn't all fun and games (OK, maybe it was). We learned a lot, too. And like most people, we learned it on Instagram.

Here are the eight lessons we learned about Hangout Festival via Instagram:

At Hangout Festival, 'P' In V.I.P. Stands For 'Pool'
Has there ever been a better place to watch a festival than a pool? Why didn't anybody think of this sooner?

Some People Have Way Too Much Time On Their Hands
The great Hangout Mystery: Who brought the 6-foot inflatable penis to the Afrojack show? Someone actually went to a store, said "I'd like to buy the six-foot inflatable penis, please," brought it to Alabama and blew it up.

The Best Seats Are The Nosebleeds
Passion Pit, as viewed from the Ferris Wheel.

Wear Sunscreen
Listen to your mom, she loves you. If not, you will look like this guy.

WHAT THE HECKKKK??!?!?!?!

Bassnectar Brings The Color
And the beach balls.

‘Star Trek Into Darkness’: What’s Next For J.J. Abrams And The Cast?

After four long years of waiting, wondering and speculating, "Star Trek Into Darkness" is finally here. But what are its stars and filmmakers up to now that they've followed through on the promise of the 2009 franchise reboot? Suffice it to say that they've already enjoyed lots of great opportunities, but with another virtually guaranteed blockbuster film under their belts, their respective futures look brighter than ever.

Check out a roundup of the projects that director J.J. Abrams and his ensemble cast have lined up immediately after "Star Trek Into Darkness."

J.J. Abrams
With the success of "Star Trek," Abrams became one of Hollywood's biggest creative powerhouses, and he's leveraging that clout with a remarkable slate of work as a producer, including sequels to "Cloverfield," "Mission: Impossible" and, yes, "

Chris Pine
Chris Pine took perhaps the most iconic captain in science-fiction history and made him his own — no easy feat. Next, he's trying to do the same thing with a character who's already been played not by one terrific actor, but three: Jack Ryan. Following in the footsteps of Alec Baldwin, Harrison Ford and Ben Affleck, Pine hopes to start another franchise for himself as director Kenneth Branagh ("Thor") helms a reboot of the mythology for Tom Clancy's famous CIA analyst.

'Star Trek Into Darkness': Five Secrets Revealed!

Zachary Quinto
Quinto's Spock is a revelation — not just updating the character made famous by Leonard Nimoy, but revealing the essential qualities needed to play a convincing Vulcan: sincerity, febrile intelligence and angular curiosity. In addition to being a regular on Eli ...

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Kanye West Preaches ‘Black Skinhead’: But What Did We Learn?

Kanye West has a lot on his mind. This past weekend, Yeezy debuted two new songs from his upcoming album Yeezus for the televised world on and both tracks had some pretty heavy messaging.

On 'Ye tussled with complex themes centered around racism and consumerism, while with "Black Skinhead," West jumped from topic to topic, addressing his interracial relationship Kim Kardashian, LeBron James leaving the Cleveland Cavaliers for the Miami Heat and the rash of violence in his native Chicago.

It was a lot to take in, but we learned some things about Kanyeezy along the way.

Kanye West Is Well Aware Of Kim Kardashian Criticism
How can the criticism that Kimye face about their relationship not weigh on the celebrity couple? Both regularly come under fire in the media and West has strong words for he and Kimmie's detractors. "Enter the kingdom/ But watch who you bring home/ You see a black man with a white woman/ At the top floor they gone come to kill King Kong," he raps.

Yeezus Album May Bring Religious (Basketball-Themed) Blowback
NBA champion LeBron James used to be the pride of Cleveland, Ohio, that was until the Akron, Ohio-native and former Cleveland Cavaliers player took his talents to South Beach to play for the Miami Heat in 2010. With that in mind, the "Jesus Walks" MC is expecting some religious controversy in light of his new album title: Yeezus. "My homey was the number-one draft pick/ They still burned his jersey in Akron/ If I don't get ran down by the Catholics/ Here ...

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The Wanted ‘Kind Of Copied Our Idea,’ And Big Time Rush Don’t Blame Them

If seems great minds think alike, Big Time Rush and The Wanted must be brilliant.

Both boy bands recently released videos that parody some of the greatest boy bands in pop history. Weeks after BTR paid homage in their "Like Nobody's Around" clip, The Wanted put their own stamp on some of the moves originated by *NSYNC, the Backstreet Boys and more in the video for

So, are there any hard feelings between the boy bands in the wake of the video releases? "You know what? I just watched The Wanted's video that they kind of copied our idea, kind of almost exactly," Carlos Pena told MTV News. "But, I like both songs and, you know, we're kind of representing the old boy bands. It was kind of an homage."

Plus, James Maslow added, "Well, you know, it's a good idea, so..."

So, with the guys of BTR cool with the fellas of The Wanted, they opened up a bit more about what it was like to make the "Like Nobody's Around" video, which reimagined the Temptations, The Jackson 5 and New Kids on the Block.

Who did it better: The Wanted or Big Time Rush?

Maslow explained, "It was a lot of fun to make though. We got to go in and look into the history of boy bands. We did our best to in a lighthearted sense to replicate and duplicate and make our own what they did and then kind of ends with modern day. It ends with us, Big Time Rush. We've been doing this four or ...

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Demi Lovato’s Directing Dream Has ‘Come True’

Demi Lovato is redefining the term "triple threat." Not only can she sing and act, but now, she can direct. Earlier this month, Lovato tweeted out to her 14 million followers that she "got those directing shoes on" followed by a series of pictures th... ...

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Justin Bieber And Miley Cyrus: An Item In The Studio?

Miley Cyrus has some big things up her sleeve in 2013. In addition to dropping her new single, on June 3, she might also have some music with Justin Bieber on the way.

She didn't have much to reveal when asked about the rumored collaboration with Bieber, whom she presented with the Top Male Artist prize at the Billboard Music Awards on Sunday, but she also didn't deny something is happening between them. She was photographed leaving his studio last Thursday.

"I know pictures are flying around," she told E! News. "You guys will have to wait and see. I'm the biggest at top secrets. I've had this single ['We Can't Stop'] ready for about a year, and I've had to keep my lips sealed and just not saying anything. So you'll see."

No word on which project the tune will appear on (Bieber is working on new music), but sources add that "something has been in the works for a collaboration." Last month, his manager, Scooter Braun, confirmed to MTV News that Bieber has been writing songs for the entirety of his Believe tour.

For now, fans have to look forward to Miley's Mike Will Made It-produced "We Can't Stop," serving as the first listen of her 2013 album release. "I feel like I can really be myself. I really have more of a connection of who I am, and I feel like I can maybe express that more in my music now," she told Billboard about the single, which will ...

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