Drake loves to drop new music when we’re least expecting it, so of course Sunday early evening is when his latest song “How About Now” hit the web. It samples Jodeci‘s classic “My Heart Belongs To You.”

According to The Fader it was originally posted by a teenage Soundcloud user in Marietta, Gerogia who claims it is a leak from Drizzy’s forthcoming album Views From The Six.

The song was removed from Soundcloud but is still floating around the internet. It sounds more like an outtake from last year’s Nothing Was The Same than a brand new direction for Drake, and of course, it takes a girl to task for not appreciating him enough before he was famous.

There’s also a voicemail intro from a female voice that sounds a hell of a lot like Nicki Minaj.

Listen below.

Caitlin White

MTV Weekend Editor. Acts like Madonna but listens to Merle.

@harmonicait

Get ready to be dazzled by the brilliant abilities of visual effects and the folks who make them because “Marvel’s The Avengers: Age of Ultron” is apparently replete with them. In fact the film has set a new record for the comic book-turned-everything-superhero-ever mega-house. Which is really no small feat when you consider just how shiny and VFX-y their other endeavors have been thus far.

Over at The Hollywood Reporter, Marvel’s Executive Vice President of visual effects and post-production — in addition to holding a title of executive producer on ‘Ultron’ — Victoria Alonso is quoted from a summit in Hollywood, spoke out about the film’s triumphs in that regard, putting previous record-holder, “Guardians of the Galaxy” and their 2,750 visual effects shot to shame. By a pretty wide margin to boot.

Alonso expects ‘Ultron’ to top out somewhere over 3,000 VFX shots, which is crazy when you consider that a good chunk of the film will take place on earth, compared to ‘Guardians’ which was a total intergalactic smoke show (because it’s not like they were sending Chris Pratt and Co. up into space or anything).

Naturally, this means we’re in for some seriously epic battles with some seriously impressive baddies. And everything’s just going to look g-o-o-d, in general, so get ready for the eye-feast, y’all.

In addition, Alonso hinted at the company’s next big effects move: upping their immersive sound game. And while Marvel “likely won’t be the first out of the gate,” they’re ...

By Andres Tardio

Def Jam Recordings, which recently celebrated its 30th anniversary, was founded in a small New York University dorm room by Rick Rubin.

Rubin, who’s worked with an array of artists, from LL Cool J and Kanye West to Johnny Cash and Red Hot Chili Peppers, recently went back to where it all started as part of the Rolling Stone documentary, “Rick Was Here.”

“I can’t believe it’s 30 years,” he says while sitting in the dorm room in the documentary. “It’s really trippy. It doesn’t feel like that long. I’ll say I don’t normally look back very much, but when I come here, I think of the crazy parties that we had, being threatened to be kicked out for noise complaints, the adventures.”

Those adventures helped create a foundation for a label that would eventually help define a genre and a culture as Def Jam would be home to several iconic Rap figures, including T La Rock, Jazzy Jay, Beastie Boys, Run DMC and Jay Z, among others.

The documentary, of course, also outlines Rubin’s partnership with Russell Simmons, who provided credibility in business while helping Def Jam become a “a real record company,” in Rubin’s eyes.

Watch the Josh Wade-directed documentary, which is presented by MaggieVision Productions here:

After watching the documentary, it’s hard not to want more from Rubin, who reportedly worked on Kanye West’s upcoming album. Can’t wait to hear what they’ve got in store.

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More than two months after the death of 18-year-old Michael Brown, new details about the shooting death continue to emerge.

According to a report in the New York Times, forensic experts found Brown’s blood on officer Darren Wilson’s gun as well as the interior door panel of the police vehicle and Wilson’s uniform.

As well, Wilson has also detailed his version of the events for the first time. Wilson claims that “he was pinned in his vehicle and in fear for his life as he struggled over his gun with Mr. Brown.”

Despite these revelations, this does not account for a number of inconsistencies in the story. For one, eyewitness accounts differ greatly from Wilson’s story. And Brown, who was unarmed, was shot a total of six times, more than even the large leeway officers typically have in situations where they face immediate danger.

After the announcement of the report, Brown’s family rejected the findings and Wilson’s claim that he feared for his life.

“The officer is going to say whatever he has to say to try to justify killing an unarmed teenager,” said Benjamin Crump, the attorney for Brown’s parents, to the Associated Press. “And certainly, his statement should not be taken above independent eye witnesses who are completely unbiased when he has every reason to be biased.

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Jason Momoa, better known to “Game Of Thrones” fans as Khal Drogo held nothing back when he was auditioning for the role. Momoa’s portrayal of the Dothraki lord is easily one of the show’s highlights, but this unearthed video of him auditioning for the part back in 2012 is even more delightful.

Momoa brings a fervent and fiercely passionate energy to the audition immediately, and he is apparently performing a traditional Maoridance called the haka. The dance has nothing to do with “Game Of Thrones” itself, but it helped convey the kind of intensity Momoa would bring to the role—even if it was just for nine episodes. He was born in Hawaii and has talked before about his fascination with Polynesian culture, so his choice makes sense.

“We come from the same [Polynesian] culture,” Momoa explained last year to the New Zealand site stuff. “When I found out more about the Maori culture I fell in love with it, and with the people too. There’s a lot of pride here which I love, being Hawaiian and being part of the US I love but our Hawaiian culture perishes a little bit, and it’s really supported out here. There are few indigenous cultures that have done as well as the Maori.”

As far as why he chose the dance, the actor said he thought it conveyed the warrior mentality in a fluid way.

“It’s very, very powerful, and I wanted to capture that,” he said. “I just ...

A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away… oh who are we kidding? This is happening right now! Or rather will start on December 1, when German TV network Sky Deutschland turns its Sky Hits digital channel into Sky Star Wars HD. And yes it will be all “Star Wars” all the time.

True to its name, Sky Star Wars HD will play nothing but the films and its related featurettes and documentaries for 2 weeks — starting December 1st and ending on December 14th — on a nonstop 24-hour loop. The only catch? You have to be a Sky subscriber in Germany and Austria to gain access to the intergalactic madness.

“We all know that for ‘Star Wars’ fans it is too long to wait till Dec. 18, 2015 (for the launch of the upcoming Star Wars: Episode VII),” explained Sky Deutschland’s Vice President of programming, Gary Davey. Guesstimating oh-so rightly (no doubt), Davey figured a 24/7 Star Wars network would ensure the hold-out was “a bit sweeter” thanks to the added programming than without.

For you German Jedis here’s the full deal: Sky Star Wars HD will show every Star Wars-branded film in their narrative — rather than chronological — order. Starting with 1999′s “Star Wars: Episode I: The Phantom Menace,” the loop itself will end with 1983′s “Star Wars: Episode VI – The Return of the Jedi.” But that’s not all! In addition to the films, the channel will ...

Hot for teacher? Well “Glee” Star Matthew Morrison may have just given your dreams permanent detention, because Mr. Shuester just got married to his longtime girlfriend Renee Puente. And it was quite the musical affair!

Though there’s no word as to what sort of mash-up medley the students of Lima High performed — or if they were there at all, which, let’s be real they probably weren’t — it was an evening filled with entertainment and fanfare.

Pianist Chad Whidden played while soloist Kiley Dean sang “Feels Like Home” as Puente walked down the aisle and later, during the party, “Puente put on a special Hula performance for Morrison,” explained People. “He then joined her in a couples version.”

The newlyweds wrapped up the whole performance with a duet, singing Laura Benanti’s “Starry Eyed/Video Games.”

The whole evening took place at a private estate in Kihei on the island of Maui, Hawaii. Only 50 friends and family were in attendance — though chances are Sue Sylvester was lurking somewhere, attempting to crash and foil the whole affair. Thankfully, she didn’t. Congratulations to the newlyweds!

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Ever since she got married to Kanye West and became a mom, Kim Kardashian’s eyes have been opened to a lot of the evils of the world. She penned an open letter reflecting on racism earlier this year after giving birth to her daughter, North, and a few other racist incidents also drew a strong response from Kim.

But now she has another grievance to tackle: bullying. Plenty of stars have spoken out on the dangers of this particular emotional abuse, and it’s heartening to see people with these kind of platforms using them for good.

It may be a simple Instagram, but the brief set of stories is a compelling reminder of the way bullying can impact all of us.

She also took a moment to call out the people who bully her with mean, derogatory comments. “You think you know but sometimes you just don’t #IHateBullying #MeanCommentsIsBullyingTo,” she captioned the photo. Everyone has their own sore spots and we need to be respectful and courteous whenever possible, whether it be to a celebrity like Kim or one of our acquaintances. It’s an important reminder.

If you or someone you know is suffering from bullying, visit A Thin Line for resources and support.

Caitlin White

MTV Weekend Editor. Acts like Madonna but listens to Merle.

@harmonicait

By Andres Tardio

Rumors have been swirling about Kylie Jenner, 17, dating Tyga, 24, for some time now, but don’t tell the YMCMB rapper. It seems Tyga isn’t trying to hear any of it.

The Hotel California MC recently lashed out at a follower who criticized him and Kylie on Instagram. The IG user, @smartchik78, had this stinging message for Tyga under this picture of the MC and his son, King:

“Nasty a– pedophile..your career and family is worth losing over this Kardashian baby thot @kyliejenner..I hope @blacchyna takes you away from your son..you should be locked up.”

Tyga didn’t wait too long before responding and he didn’t hold back, either. Check his response below:

“@smartchik78 why u sound so hateful. U don’t know s—- bout my life but the fake s—- u read online. Worry about your sad boring life. U wish u can have a baby by a n—- like me and live this lifestyle.let me guess no one wants u or ever attempted to spoil u and give u the world like I do for mines. Your ugly not just physically but in your soul. Never speak on on my son.”

Dating rumors were fueled after the two shared photos featuring one another on their IG accounts and they reportedly had dinner together in Beverly Hills recently.

While romantic rumors have not been confirmed, E! reports that a family friend says Kylie and Tyga are just friends.

Amid all of these rumors, Tyga also recently shared a post on ...

Additional reporting by Nicole Pajer

The wait for Selena Gomez’s edgy performance in actor William H. Macy’s directorial debut “Rudderless” is over!

Gomez – who plays the bereaved girlfriend of a boy killed in a school shooting – already revealed she plans to continue balancing acting with singing (her performance of the film’s theme song is a pretty good example of that fact), but she also dropped some surprisingly personal knowledge about her character to MTV News at the film’s press day.

Sitting down with co-star Felicity Huffman, the actress divulged that she can relate to her character’s strong, rapidly changing emotions.

“I can relate to her on the level of being her age and already being uncomfortable figuring out who you are,” Gomez said. “And how to control your emotions and ‘what does this mean?’ and ‘what does that mean?’”

Perhaps her very public (and confusing) personal relationship added fuel to that fire? Regardless, we’re all for confronting hardships through art – you do you, Selena!

“Rudderless” is currently in theaters and On Demand.

Katie Calautti @katieisms