November 1, 2024

Review Category : TMZ Music News

Ellie Goulding Channels Tris In ‘Beating Heart’ Video: Watch Now

What's the best way to sum up the smoldering relationship between Tris and Four in "Divergent?" How about getting lost in the woods with a dark-haired handsome man while wearing a skimpy black dress and singing about your rapidly

It totally works for Ellie Goulding, who goes all literal in the clip for her soundtrack single, in which she channels Tris while being pursued by said hottie.

With the song's haunting keyboard open bubbling in the background, the video opens with Goulding sipping a cup of mysterious blue liquid. It transports her to, no, not the "departure lounge of disbelief," but to the forest, where she walks carefully (wearing only a silky black slip) as clips from the film intercut with scenes of Goulding exploring the alien territory.

And, like Tris, she has the telltale bird tats on her shoulder, as well as a partial Four back piece to match. But, just before her dream ends the mysterious man grabs her and ... well, we'll never know.

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Exclusive ‘Star Wars: Assault Team’ Trailer: Watch Now

Are you ready for a brand new take on "Star Wars?" Because today, Disney Interactive and LucasArts launch a mobile game that allows you to take on the roles of Han Solo, Luke Skywalker and more as part of "Star Wars: Assault Team."

You can watch the exclusive story trailer right here, right now. But in advance of the game's release on iOS, Android, and Windows Devices, MTV News talked to Chris Aylott, lead designer for the game, and Studio Director Janus Anderson about how the game came to be.

"Chris and I have a long history of making clickable card games," Anderson said over the phone. "We heard we got 'Star Wars' at Disney, and when it came available for us to make a game around, that was the very first thing I started pitching."

The game itself is set in the time period between "A New Hope" and "Empire Strikes Back." Meaning Luke has blown up the Death Star, but we're not on the ice planet Hoth just yet.

Part of the reason for this setting was the limitations of not being able to continue the story post-"Return of the Jedi" for obvious, "Episode VII" related reasons. But it was also a favorite time period for the team at Disney.

"While we're fans of the whole universe," Aylott noted, "it was that first trilogy that hit us between the eyes and turned us into fans in the first place."

When it came time to choose a specific time period for the all original game story, the designers realized the area between ...

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‘Arrow’: Everything You Missed On ‘Birds of Prey’

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This week's episode, entitled "Birds of Prey," finally gives us the closure we've been waiting for since last year as the Huntress pays Starling City a visit in search of her dastardly father, Frank Bertinelli.

Here are all the biggest moments from this week's "Arrow":

Huntress Restrains Herself
In a brief moment early into the episode, it's revealed that Helena has been using more restraint than usual. Meaning, she's not killing everybody, just mostly everybody.

If the Huntress is trying to murder less people, could she be on a path towards teaming up with Team Arrow? At this point it doesn't seem very likely, but then again Oliver Queen used to be cold-blooded killer as well. Maybe now that her father is dead, Helena will start to let the light back in.

Speedy
When Roy loses control of his super strength in the field and almost kills Helena's decoy, Oliver calls him Speedy to remind him of Thea (that used to be her nickname, too).

While Roy has yet to receive his official vigilante nickname, it seems like Speedy could potentially stick. Clearly, Roy isn't happy with it now but perhaps he'll choose to keep it as a means of paying tribute to his lost love.

Laurel's Dark Side
The final moments of "Birds of Prey" show Laurel blackmailing her way into getting her old job back at the District Attorney's office. Could this be the end of Laurel's damsel in distress phase? A while ago it was mentioned that Sarah Lance is only the beginning of the Black Canary story. That being said, what are the ...

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‘Jupiter Ascending’ Trailer: Watch Mila Kunis And Channing Tatum Go To War

Mila Kunis and Channing Tatum Mila Kunis and Channing Tatum are going to fall in love in but it sure as hell isn't going to be easy.

A brand-new trailer for the Waschowskis' latest sci-fi flick premiered on Wednesday (March 26), and the leads seem to have found themselves in quite a predicament.

Set in a future of interplanetary travel and ruled by gods, the sci-fi flick follows Tatums' Caine, a genetically engineered ex-military hunter who arrives on Earth to track down Kunis' Jupiter Jones, a seemingly normal girl with DNA that puts her next in line for an "extraordinary inheritance."

What ensues is "a war with one of the most powerful dynasties in the universe." There are explosions, there is yelling -- oh, and in the middle of it all, Caine and Jupiter fall in love.

We also get an awesome look at Eddie Redmayne in a metallic turtleneck as a super envious god, saying, "I want her found. And I want her dead."

When MTV News caught up with Tatum to talk about working with the "Matrix" filmmakers, he told us to expect "stuff that's never been done before." "It's crazy -- it's a tough movie," the actor said. "We're trying to do stuff that's never been done before, in three different aspects. We're trying to do stuff that's never been done in CG before, we're doing stuff with cameras that's never been done before, and we're trying to do stuff with stunts -- like, actual, real stuff so we don't have to use ...

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Will Jay Z Actually Show Up On Vh1’s ‘This Is Hot 97’?

Hip-Hop fans have a fairly good idea of what a rapper's life looks like, but what about the journalists and media personalities who give those artists their big breaks?

Vh1's new reality series "This is Hot 97"will pull back the curtain and go behind-the-scenes at the infamous New York City radio station when it premieres on March 31, and a few cast members visited on Wednesday (March 26) to give some further insight on the show.

The full cast includes the legendary Hot 97 duo Funkmaster Flex and Angie Martinez, along with journalist Miss Info, DJ Cipha Sounds, DJ Enuff, Peter Rosenberg, Laura Stylez, Karlie Hustle and program director turned host, Ebro Darden.

The show's first episode features a major cameo from Kanye West (who normally has a strict policy against TV appearances), and now there's plenty of talk about having Jay Z up next, but Ebro isn't so sure it will happen.

"I doubt Hov is gonna make an appearance on this unscripted comedy show," he told Sway on "RapFix Live." "We're in talks, but Hov has a persona that he wants everyone to continue to believe. Hov is the god MC, but we know Hov, and he's a funny dude. When you start talking to him about being on a comedy show...he's like 'naaah.'"

But there's still hope for an appearance on season two, right? "The secret to all Hov appearances or cameos and features, is if you get hot enough he wants to be next to you," Miss Info chimed in, more confident that they might nab him ...

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Follow Emma Watson On The ‘Noah’ Red Carpet — Live

Emma Watson has taken over MTV's Twitter account to bring fans an exclusive behind-the-scenes view of the red carpet. Follow all the glitz and glamour right here, live.

The starlet is just getting warmed up, arriving and sharing her view from a room overlooking New York City's Columbus Circle.

And we have our first sneak peek at Emma's red-carpet look! Loving those shoes.

Emma is glittering in gold tonight.

Finally, the dress is revealed! Emma shows off a stunning black gown with a dramatic v-back.

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New Wu-Tang Clan Album Will Be Sold To Highest Bidder

Few would argue that Wu-Tang Clan's music isn't both classic and iconic, but is it comparable to highbrow fine art? The Staten Island group certainly thinks so.

"We're about to put out a piece of art like nobody else has done in the history of [modern] music before," RZA told Forbes about the group's upcoming Once Upon a Time in Shaolin. "We're making a single-sale collector's item. This is like somebody having the scepter of an Egyptian king."

And, what does that mean, exactly? Well, the plan is not to release the album through normal channels, but instead display it as an exhibit at museums, where fans would pay $30 to $50 to listen. But multiple museums won't be able to carry the exhibit at once: There's only going to be one hard copy of the album, and it will be encased in a container handcrafted by British-Moroccan artist Yahya.

Wu-Tang's aim seems twofold: They're looking to create a listening experience that's memorable and isn't replaced by whatever next week's new releases are, and by pressing a single disc only, they hope to undercut the inevitable leaking of today's music.

Is that even possible? In a current climate where music not only trickles online once it's officially released, but often before it's out, can the Wu set up enough security measures to ensure no breaches? They certainly hope so — but, as Tarik "Cilvaringz" Azzougarh, an associate of the group who helped come up with the idea, acknowledges, "One leak of this thing nullifies the entire concept."

It's about more than just ...

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6 Movies That The Oculus Rift Facebook Deal Could Make A Reality

Disappointing as it's been to reach the year 2014 without a flying car, a personal jetpack, or a robot boyfriend, it looks like the future is officially now when it comes to virtual reality: Oculus VR, maker of the much-talked-about headset called Oculus Rift has been acquired by Facebook, putting immersive virtual reality technology one step closer to widespread adoption.

For those not in the know, the Oculus Rift is mainly an accessory for gamers at the moment — although it has also been proven useful in some pretty creative and boundary-pushing ways, most notably an experiment in which a hack for the headset allowed men and women to virtually swap bodies.

With so many possibilities on the horizon &#8212 and mucho Facebook bucks behind it — we're pretty sure that it will only be a matter of time before pivotal scenes from our favorite sci-fi flicks start happening off-screen.

Everybody will be kung fu fighting
Care to throw a punch or two without breaking a sweat — or anything else? Don your Oculus Rift headset and plug yourself into the Matrix, where you and your best boyfriend Larry Fishburne can spar in a virtual arena to your little hearts' content.

Follow the white Bronco
In "Deja Vu," a high-speed car chase between a cop and a criminal was able to take place on a four-day time delay, thanks to a nifty combination of virtual reality and time travel. Outfit the Oculus Rift with a similar accouterment, and aspiring crime fighters can take a mind-trip back to 1994 and try their own hand at ...

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