February 25, 2025

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Justin Timberlake And Juicy J Recorded ‘A Couple’ Tracks

The members of Three 6 Mafia are among the few rappers who've had the opportunity to collaborate with Justin Timberlake, linking up with JT on his 2006 FutureSex/LoveSounds track "Chop Me Up." And now, Juicy J has scored some one-on-one time with the star.

Fans will likely get to hear the results of the team-up when Juicy drops his upcoming solo album, Stay Trippy. During an interview in April, Wiz Khalifa let slip that his new Taylor Gang signee had hit the studio with the 20/20 Experience singer. And on Wednesday, during a visit to , the Memphis rapper confirmed it was all true.

"I've got this record [with Timberlake], but it's not all the way finished yet," Juicy said, adding that he's been onto Justin for a minute, thanks to their hometown connection ("He's from Memphis like me").

"We did a couple of records [together], but he's still gotta do the vocals, so hopefully, while they're doing the mixing, it'll make the album," he said of the new music, which seems to include involvement from producer Timbaland as well. "Right now, we're wrapping it up and hopefully it'll definitely make the album because it's a great song."

Juicy J also recalled the experience of joining Justin in the studio for Timberlake's last album, admitting that he was blown away by the singer/actor's work ethic. "Justin is super talented; he can play any type of instrument and he even engineers on the mixing board," he explained. "When I saw that, I was like, 'Wow, that guy really knows music.' Instead ...

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Beyonce Ignores Doctor’s Orders With Antwerp Performance

Leave it to Beyoncé to perform even when she's told not to. After postponing her show Tuesday night in Antwerp, Belgium, upon doctor's orders, the singer took the stage Wednesday evening for her second scheduled show in the country, this time against them.

She had cited dehydration and exhaustion for the reason she canceled Tuesday's gig, but one night later, she was back at work. And in footage from the show, she thanked the crowd during the latest stop on her Mrs. Carter Show tour.

"How y'all doing? I said, How you doing? I just have to say I feel so good to be on the stage," she said in a glittering white bodysuit. "I have the best fans in the world. It's somebody's birthday. Happy birthday! Now my doctors told me not to perform tonight, but there was no way in the world. I just have to say that y'all give me so much inspiration, and I just want to thank you guys."

As the opening notes of "Flaws and All" played, she told the room, "This song is for all for all [the] BeyHive. I love y'all."

Beyoncé's 2013 Album: Everything We Know So Far!

Earlier on Wednesday, Beyoncé posted a handwritten note to her fans, apologizing for the missed gig, but promising she would perform that night.

"To my dearest fans in Antwerp," she wrote in the letter posted on her Facebook page. "I've never postponed a show in my life. It was very hard for me. I promise I will make it up very soon. I'm ...

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Christina Aguilera Shares Sexy Photo From Music Video Set

Christina Aguilera is looking muy caliente on the set of her new music video, for her duet with Mexican singer Alejandro Fernandez titled "Hoy Tengo Ganas de Ti."

In a new photo from the set, Aguilera is looking slim and toned in a black bra and skirt, standing in front of an open window with the ocean behind her. In another photo posted by Fernandez, Aguilera stands in a Spanish colonial-style mansion wearing a black dress.

The slow jam, a cover of Miguel Gallardo's 1975 ballad, will reportedly serve as the theme song for the Televisa televonela "La Tempestad." Translated, the song's title means "Today I Want You."

Even with new music on the horizon, Aguilera is plotting her return to an old project, "The Voice."

After it was rumored she'd return to her spinning chair on the series, host Carson Daly confirmed it to E! News. Shakira, who has served as Xtina's replacement this season, released a statement about her departure, saying she needs to "get back to my motherhood" and finish work on her album.

With Aguilera back, rumor has it that Cee Lo Green may also reunite with fellow mentors Adam Levine and Blake Shelton, meaning that seat-filler Usher might be out by the end of the current season. Daly couldn't confirm Usher or Cee Lo's plans, but he did say "for the original team to get back together" — meaning Adam, Blake, Cee Lo and Christina — "there's always something special about that."

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‘Star Trek Into Darkness’: The Reviews Are In!

"Star Trek Into Darkness" has one huge thing going for it: It follows the massively successful 2009 film "Star Trek." But it's got several more going against it, such as the fact that it's a sequel, a sequel in a franchise whose installments have typically been considered uneven and, perhaps oddly, a sequel that follows the massively successful 2009 film "Star Trek."

But mammoth expectations from moviegoers aside, "Into Darkness" has so far received mostly positive reviews, although most suggest that the film should be looked at primarily as summer spectacle. On the other hand, longtime "Trek" fans — not to mention folks expecting something a little smarter or more substantial — have been quick to point out the film's shortcomings. Take a look at a cross-section of reviews for the film as you're deciding how excited to be about "Star Trek Into Darkness": cautiously optimistic or mind-numbingly thrilled to have another "Trek" movie to watch?

Who's Going To Like 'Star Trek Into Darkness'?
" 'Star Trek Into Darkness' is a movie that tries so very hard to appeal to everyone (and should satisfy most) during a summer season that knows how to bring the noise and the funk and the big-budget special effects. It wows and it pows, and while the gang is still having some issues balancing fan service with the growth of something new and fresh, the sequel is exciting, thrilling, funny, emotional and everything you'd want from a summer blockbuster." — Erik Davis, Movies.com

But Is It Enough To Love It As A Thrill Ride?
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Emma Watson In ‘The Bling Ring’: The Early Reviews Are In!

Sofia Coppola's "The Bling Ring," starring Emma Watson, was one of the first big debuts out this year's Cannes Film Festival, and the early reviews are in. Most praise the movie and its performances, and many note the similarities between "Bling Ring" and two movies from earlier this year, "Spring Breakers" and "Pain & Gain."

To get a sense of what the critics at Cannes are writing ahead of its June 14 U.S. premiere, we've sampled a few early reviews of "The Bling Ring." Check them out below.

The Story
"The Bling Ring, as you may not have surmised from the film's coolly oblique marketing, was a group of well-to-do Los Angeles teenagers who, over a 10-month period in 2008 and 2009, managed to steal over $3 million worth of personal property from celebrities including Paris Hilton, Lindsay Lohan and Megan Fox. How did they do it, you ask? They just walked in: in the way that good things so often come most easily to those who most expect them, the doors to these plastic palaces were left mostly unlocked." — Guy Lodge, HitFix

The Performances
"Always adept at directing young performers, Coppola encourages fine work here from her cast of mostly newcomers, with Watson taking special relish in shedding her goody-two-shoes 'Harry Potter' persona. Broussard also makes a strong impression as the wallflower with a yen for fuchsia stilettos." —Scott Foundas, Variety

The Direction
"Perhaps even more here than in her other films, Coppola's attitude toward her subject seems equivocal, uncertain; there is perhaps a smidgen of social commentary, but she ...

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Diddy Joins ‘Downton Abbey’… Sort Of

Diddy surprised everyone Wednesday afternoon when he announced on Twitter that he'd be joining the cast of the PBS period drama "Downton Abbey." Even a rep for the series seemed stunned, telling MTV News in a statement that the announcement was "simp... ...

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