November 15, 2026

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Look At Neil Patrick Harris Almost Naked On The Cover of Rolling Stone

by 05/07/14

Neil Patrick Harris is a gentleman both talented and charming. He’s a father and husband, he stars in the Broadway revival of “Hedwig and the Angry Inch,” he provided many of the highlights of the nine seasons of “How I Met Your Mother,” he hosted the Tonys to great result four times and has accomplished many more stunning feats of entertainment and humanity.

That said, he’s smokin’ hot. And he posed basically naked on the cover of Rolling Stone, thereby showcasing the majority of that smokin’ hot bod. Just get used to the applause you hear in the distance — we won’t stop appreciating this any time soon.

So shut your door, turn on some James Blunt and spend a little time appreciating this latest piece of art that Neil Patrick Harris has bestowed upon the earth.

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The issue, which also features an interview with Harris (and more pictures, we assume), hits stands May 9.

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Rita Ora Teases ‘Really Spicy Scene’ In ‘Fifty Shades Of Grey’

by 05/07/14

Things are certainly heating up for Rita Ora, both in music and on the big screen.

The British pop star landed the role as Mia Grey in the highly anticipated erotic flick, “Fifty Shades of Grey,” a casting that certainly came as a surprise to the singer, since at first she approached production to jump on the films soundtrack.

“The director [Sam Taylor-Johnson] said ‘Why don’t you audition for Mia Grey? We don’t have a part for her yet,’ and I was like, ‘Well, I’ve never done a movie before,” Rita said after revealing she didn’t get any “special treatment” and auditioned with hundreds of other hopefuls. “So I did and then it goes through loads of people, the whole movie company.”

Rita admits she put music aside to completely commit 100 percent to the role of Mia, which at times proved pretty challenging.

“I definitely had coaching, acting coaching. I have an American accent in the movie. I’ve got a brown bobbed wig. I look really different,” Rita said. “It was really nice to get into a whole other world that I wasn’t used to, but it was pretty difficult.”

So what was her secret to turning her British accent to American?

“Literally on set I had the accent coaches there whispering it to me in my ear and we would shoot straight away. It was really hard,” she admitted.

Now for those of you fans who are wondering if the S&M scenes will translate from the book to the screen, fear not, since Rita ...

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Hold Up, 2 Chainz Says Three 6 Mafia Started The ‘Migos Flow’

by 05/07/14

When Migos dropped their 2013 hit “Versace,” the Atlanta trio captivated the rap world with an ear-catching rhyme delivery that has gone on to influence the likes of Drake, J. Cole, Meek Mill and Young Jeezy.

The “Migos flow,” as it has been dubbed, is a start-and-stop rap pattern where lyrics are doled out in digestible rhyme triplets. While Migos member Quavo gets a ton of credit for popularizing the trend, 2 Chainz would argue that the style actually started with 1990s Memphis rap luminaries Three 6 Mafia.

“Look at my car, how did it get on dem sixes/ This flow come from Drizzy, he got it from Migos, they got it from Three Six,” Chainz raps on “Trap Back,” a song from his Freebase EP, which he dropped online on Tuesday.

“There’s a certain delivery that they brought to the game that people started snacking on, that was something that derived from a Memphis flow period,” Chainz told MTV News about the flow, when he sat with us to discuss the new project.

Ever since Quavo popularized the pattern last year, the flow has become a go-to for a ton of notable MCs known for their own innovations. Drake employed the distinct rhyme triplets on the “Versace” remix, as well as his own solo track “The Language.” J. Cole used it briefly on Justin Timberlake’s “TKO” remix and Young Jeezy added his own twist to the trend on Rocko’s “Which 1 U Workin’.”

Back in March, former Three 6 member Gangsta ...

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Hold Up, 2 Chainz Says Three 6 Mafia Started The ‘Migos Flow’

by 05/07/14

When Migos dropped their 2013 hit “Versace,” the Atlanta trio captivated the rap world with an ear-catching rhyme delivery that has gone on to influence the likes of Drake, J. Cole, Meek Mill and Young Jeezy.

The “Migos flow,” as it has been dubbed, is a start-and-stop rap pattern where lyrics are doled out in digestible rhyme triplets. While Migos member Quavo gets a ton of credit for popularizing the trend, 2 Chainz would argue that the style actually started with 1990s Memphis rap luminaries Three 6 Mafia.

“Look at my car, how did it get on dem sixes/ This flow come from Drizzy, he got it from Migos, they got it from Three Six,” Chainz raps on “Trap Back,” a song from his Freebase EP, which he dropped online on Tuesday.

“There’s a certain delivery that they brought to the game that people started snacking on, that was something that derived from a Memphis flow period,” Chainz told MTV News about the flow, when he sat with us to discuss the new project.

Ever since Quavo popularized the pattern last year, the flow has become a go-to for a ton of notable MCs known for their own innovations. Drake employed the distinct rhyme triplets on the “Versace” remix, as well as his own solo track “The Language.” J. Cole used it briefly on Justin Timberlake’s “TKO” remix and Young Jeezy added his own twist to the trend on Rocko’s “Which 1 U Workin’.”

Back in March, former Three 6 member Gangsta ...

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‘Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers’ Movie: Get Prepped With Our Beginner’s Guide

by 05/07/14

If you’re like me, you grew up with the “Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers.” You cried when the Green Ranger lost his powers. You dressed up as your favorite Ranger for Halloween. And you owned literally every single toy that came out.

If you’re like me, then, the announcement of a new “Power Rangers” movie fills you with a ton of nostalgia.

But the “Power Rangers,” like it or not, are a little old. The original series started in 1992, and the “Power Rangers” my generation knows and loves haven’t existed since 1997. Even kids who love the series today, watchin “Power Rangers Megaforce” and “Power Rangers Samurai” likely don’t really know anything about the franchise’s origins.

But we’re here to help with that. Here’s all you need to know about the “Power Rangers.”

The Theme Song

Great TV theme, or the greatest TV theme? The music for the Rangers, like their outfits and cast, has varied over the years, but this theme stands out as the best of them all. Instead of going the sci-fi route for the music, we were instead treated to a “Rocky”-inspired power anthem with an immediately recognizable guitar riff and lyrics so simple that you can’t help singing along. “Go, go Power Rangers” indeed. We can only pray the reboot doesn’t forget this key component to the series.

The Mythology

I was going to say the concept’s pretty basic, since I understood it at around three years old, but trying to explain it gets a bit complex. In a nutshell: ...

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Watch Jamie Foxx Sing Snippets Of Collabs With Pharrell And DJ Mustard

by 05/07/14

With reporting by Josh Horowitz

Jamie Foxx has been in six movies since he released his last album in 2010, but he plans to get back in the booth for a new album soon — and has actually already started that process.

“I’m working on some music now,” Foxx told MTV News during a press run for “The Amazing Spider-Man 2,” which came out May 2 and stars him as one of the leads. “I just did a song with Pharrell called ‘Tease.’”

The two have worked together a handful of times in the past: they were each featured on Twista’s “When I Get You Home (A.I.O.U.),” and the Neptunes-produced LL Cool J’s “Best Dress” and Diddy’s “Partners For Life,” both of which feature Foxx. Plus, Foxx starred in Pharrell’s “Happy” music video a few months back.

That’s not the only powerhouse producer that he’s worked with of late. “DJ Mustard, we got a [song]: ‘Hashtag, better bring that ass back/ Hashtag, better bring that ass back/ Now twerk it,” the 46-year-old revealed, singing the song, rather than describing it.

What else might fans expect from his new music?

Foxx didn’t specifically say that he and Drake have worked on material for the project, nor that they plan to. But there’s certainly a chance that the two follow up “Fall For Your Type,” their collaborative hit from Foxx’s 2010 album Best Night of My Life, based on the praise the actor/singer had for Drizzy.

“Drake is my little brother, man,” he told MTV ...

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Let’s Look At The Poster For ‘Let’s Be Cops’

by 05/07/14

You know what’s cool? Jake Johnson‘s face, that’s what. You know what could make Jake Johnson’s face look even cooler? Aviator sunglasses. Same goes for the visage of Damon Wayans Jr. Cool guys, even cooler with sunglasses on.

By this logic, the just-released poster for “Let’s Be Cops,” which co-stars Johnson and Wayans, must be the coolest movie poster ever. Check it out below, via JoBlo, which debuted the poster.

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The movie follows two buddies, played by Johnson and Wayans, who decide to, well, be cops after an ill-thought-out Halloween costume backfires on them. Shenanigans ensue.

“Let’s Be Cops” hits theaters August 13.

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It’s Another Boy For Kristin Cavallari

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It’s another boy for Kristin Cavallari and husband Jay Cutler. The former “Hills” star and Chicago Bears quarterback, 31, welcomed their second son, Jaxon Wyatt Cutler, on Wednesday (May 7).

The 7 lbs. 11 oz. bundle of joy was announced in, what else? An Instagram from Kristin, 27, with a photo of a striped beanie and some tiny fuzzy suede slippers.

Was it really just five days ago that Kristin was showing off her bump and cover story in “Fit Pregnancy?”

After some ups and downs, Cutler and Cavallari got married in June. And now 20-month-old brother Camden has a play buddy!

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Big K.R.I.T. Angles For Top In ‘Mt. Olympus’ Video: Watch

by 05/07/14

Based on “Mt. Olympus,” Big K.R.I.T. clearly feels like he doesn’t get the respect or recognition he deserves, and he’s hellbent on changing that.

The visuals for the song dropped on Wednesday (May 7), just over a week after the audio hit the Net. Like the track itself, the video is all about Krizzle and his skills on the mic (and the boards, considering he produced the track, too).

Throughout the video, the Mississippi MC stands in front of either a black or white backdrop, spewing his fiery rhymes to the camera with passion and intent, with minimalist effects used to add to, rather than distract from, his lyrics.

Big K.R.I.T. is currently working on his sophomore album, Cadillactica.

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Shailene Woodley Gives ‘Heart To Heart’ Hugs: Learn Her Technique

by 05/07/14

From her MTV Movie Award-nominated kiss with Miles Teller in “The Spectacular Now,” to her steamy smooch sesh with Theo James in “Divergent,” Shailene Woodley‘s had her fair share of onscreen lip-locks.

But when MTV News recently caught up with John Green on the TIME 100 red carpet in New York, “The Fault in Our Stars” author didn’t have much to say about his leading lady’s “X’s” but quite a bit to say about her “O’s.”

“The first time we met, we hugged the regular way and then she looked very, very deeply into my eyes from like two inches away — it’s pretty intense — and then she said, ‘I need some heart to heart,’ and then we hugged the other way so that our hearts touched,” Green said. “And now every time I see Shailene, we hug heart to heart — it’s great. I’m such a huge fan of hers; she’s awesome.”

In the film adaptation of Green’s young adult bestseller, Woodley plays 16-year-old cancer patient Hazel Grace Lancaster. And while he was thrilled to see his story played out on the silver screen — “I’ve seen the movie twice!” — he seemed even more excited for fans to see his hug buddy in action.

“I think that once they see Shai as Hazel and Ansel [Elgort] as Gus, it’s just going to feel magical to them, the ...

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