On December 13, 1993, Nirvana performed at Seattle's Pier 48 for MTV's a concert that would more than live up to its name.

Sets were destroyed, cameras spat upon, and, at the end of 70-odd minutes, amidst all the carnage, Kurt Cobain invited the hometown crowd onto the stage, resulting in pure chaos. To this day, it remains one of the most raucous, raw performances ever captured by our cameras ... a definitive Nirvana show that has never been seen in full.

That will change on September 24, when "Live and Loud" is released both as a standalone DVD and as part of the deluxe, 20th-anniversary reissue of In Utero. And in celebration of that, MTV News is bringing you the never-before-known stories behind the now-legendary show, as told by the folks who made it happen (and for a minute there, it looked like it wouldn't.)

This is the oral history of Nirvana's "Live and Loud."

Eddie Vedder Gets The Flu
Beth McCarthy-Miller, director: "It was going to be this big hometown concert, with Pearl Jam, Nirvana, the Breeders and Cypress Hill on the bill, it was our big New Year's Eve show. We were going to shoot it in New York City, but Pearl Jam wanted it in Seattle, so we found this awesome warehouse right on the Puget Sound, and we were all set until the day of the show, when almost everyone from Pearl Jam showed up, except for Eddie Vedder."

Amy Finnerty, director of talent relations: "Actually, I had been traveling with the guys before we got to ...

It's been almost been a year since Disney and Lucasfilm announced plans for a new trilogy of "Star Wars" movies, and we still know next to nothing. Sure, we know that Michael Arndt is writing the first film, composer John Williams will score, and J.J. Abrams will direct. But Abrams, of course, hasn't been much of a sharer when it comes to details about the mysterious project.

So it was a welcome bit of news when the director recently opened up to Entertainment Weekly about his intentions for the films, including what he's learned from the endless stream of online speculation and think pieces that published shortly after he joined the project.

While he wouldn't name a specific film in the series that's being used as an exemplar of what he's trying to do, Abrams elaborated on the mood he's trying to bring back to the series. "I would say we are working really hard to make a movie that feels as emotional and authentic and exciting as possible," he said. "Whatever your favorite 'Star Wars' movie is, and how to compare it, is really sort of subjective."

Everyone has had their own opinion about how to make a great new "Star Wars" movie. (We did, too, obviously.) And in the outcry from fans, one idea really stuck with Abrams and affected how he wants to approach the film.

"It's been nice see that how important it is and to be reminded how important it is to so many people. We all know that [creator George Lucas'] dream has ...

Both Hugh Jackman and Chris Brown can sing and dance, but the man best known as Wolverine has the edge at this weekend's box office.

should top the box office with a debut of about $20 million, according to industry forecasts. The well-reviewed drama generated much buzz at the Toronto International Film Festival thanks largely to its pairing of Jackman and Jake Gyllenhaal. Jackman plays the father of a missing child and Gyllenhaal costars as a cop assigned to the case to find her.

Brown stars alongside Josh Holloway, aka Sawyer from TV's "Lost," in Most box-office prognosticators project the 3-D dance flick won't do more than $10 million this weekend. The Los Angeles Times put the figure at $5 million.

In a 2010 interview with MTV News, Brown noted his admiration for the diverse acting careers of rappers T.I. and Common, as well as the rapper-to-actor transition of megastar Will Smith. "I didn't just wanna do movies that had consistent dancing and singing," he said of his career path. "I wanted to do stuff that pushes me as an actor at the end of the day."

Gyllenhaal is similarly interested in new challenges. French Canadian filmmaker Denis Villeneuve directed Gyllenhaal in another TIFF favorite, the doppelgänger-driven "Enemy," before casting him alongside Jackman. "He offered me this film saying, 'I know you can do this,' " Gyllenhaal recently told MTV News. "I went, 'I'm going to trust this man and this relationship.' "

A majority of film critics embraced the gritty thriller. " 'Prisoners' is the best ...

On reality singing competitions, song choice is everything. Just ask Andrew Scholz. On Thursday's the 18-year-old contestant from Summerville, South Carolina, showed he had plenty of all-American good looks and good ol' Southern charm. ("You a nice, lil' corn-fed country boy," is how Kelly Rowland put it.) But when he auditioned with Alex Clare's "Too Close," which is still a little too close to those formerly ubiquitous Internet Explorer ads, he left three of the four judges cold.

"I think you're really, really cute ... but I didn't quite get it," Paulina Rubio told him, echoing the sentiments of the other female judges. Simon Cowell was the lone judge who wanted to give him another shot, and when Scholz turned around with a soft take on Little Big Town's country hit "A Little More You," the judges switched up their tunes too. "That totally changed everything!" Demi Lovato exclaimed. And like that, Scholz earned four yes votes and was on to the next round.

It's a new season at "The X Factor," and we're still not quite sure what to make of Rubio's presence at the judge's table, but all the old rules still apply. Thursday marked the season's fourth audition episode and rotated between tryouts in Charleston, New Orleans and Los Angeles.

Another golden rule of these competitions: Looks aren't everything. Pretty boy Blake Shankle, who with his impressive coif boasted he's frequently compared to Robin Thicke and David Beckham, proudly proclaimed, "My dream is for me to be the most famous guy in the entire world" — a ...

"Should I release a new single today???" Coming from Justin Timberlake, who wrote exactly that on Instagram Thursday, the answer is obvious: YES!

So JT did. He unleashed his "T.K.O." song, #4 on his The 20/20 Experience - 2 of 2 track list. Hours after the initial tease, the track was finally available for fans to stream on his website — just in time for the album's September 30 release.

And Timberlake wasn't lying when he said that this album would be "more dangerous" than part 1 of the 20/20 Experience, as evidenced by "TKO." The track is a Timberlake/Timbaland joint, with signature bleepy production and dark undertones, a far cry from the album's lead single, upbeat throwback jam "Take Back the Night."

Timberlake sings, "It cuts right on my eye, yeah it hurt, won't lie/ Still can't see, think I saw you with another guy/ Can't fight, knocked down, then I got over you/ Can't fight no more, you knock me out/ What am I supposed to do?" The song is punctuated by beat-boxing and Timbaland repeating the line, "Kill me with the coo-coochie-coochie-coo."

JT made his fans wait a little for the new music, releasing the track nearly twelve hours after his initial tease, by following with a new sneak peek every few hours. We got a picture of him in the studio, a bluish photograph taken through a hazy window. And then there were short videos featuring Justin vibing with Timbaland under the same blue filter.

With every tweet and Instagram, though, followers grew hungry for more.

But once ...

Sin City better watch out! Pop princess Britney Spears will soon start her Las Vegas residency, kicking off Friday, December 27 at Planet Hollywood.

Spears will take over Planet Hollywood for the next two years, playing 50 shows a year. Tickets for the residency hit the market on Friday (September 20) and the first round of dates have been announced.

Spears hasn't given too many hints as to what fans will get to see when they come out to the shows. So MTV News has put together a little wish list of what we hope to see when the femme fatale takes the stage later this year.

Showgirl Style
She appears on the artwork for her new single, in a leotard, complete with plunging neckline, sparkles and fur. Considering she'll be in Vegas, we hope she busts out a whole bunch of these looks. Though we're also crossing our fingers that she pays homage to some of her most unforgettable looks, including fresh spins on her "Hit Me, Baby, One More Time" school girl uniform and the "Oops!... I Did It Again" red cat suit.

You'd Better Work!
Weeks before she heads to Vegas, she will drop her eighth studio album on December 3. So far, fans have gotten a taste of it with "Work Bitch," her pulsing dance single. She's guaranteed to bust that track out, ut Spears also knows how to slow things down, so she might want to slip in her new ballad, "Perfume," into the mix as well.

Oops, We Hope She Does It Again
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As if we needed another example of the extreme lengths that Hugh Jackman will go to bring a role to life, he disappears into Keller Dover, a man driven to the edge when his daughter disappears during on Thanksgiving, along with another girl from the neighborhood.

Dover goes through a haunting transformation, barely sleeping and drinking heavily. The turn developed, as Jackman told MTV News' Josh Horowitz, from his own research into the families of abduction victims.

"The more I researched this — I read a lot of stories, I saw a lot of videos of endless parents doing those press conferences. It's happening now. Gosh, the whole Ariel Castro case has just played out in front of us all," Jackman said. "This stuff goes on. It's happening right now. Not that I expect people who have been through this to watch the movie — I felt a responsibility to not sensationalize that story, not just do a classic revenge torture thriller, but actually to delve into the realities of it."

Through this research, Jackman stumbled upon the idea of incorporating sleep deprivation into the character. Both Keller and his wife (Maria Bello) struggle with resting after the disappearance of their daughter, both dealing with the exhaustion in different ways.

But parts didn't require any research at all, but came from Jackman's own life. A father himself, Jackman says he tries to always keep a positive outlook on things, but the harsh reality does need to be considered, as his experience with "Prisoners" taught him.

"I want [my children] to go out into the world ...

Long before he was Jake Gyllenhaal the "movie star," the actor was Camp Walt Whitman's self-proclaimed "canoe master."

The 32-year-old actor opened up to MTV News about his years spent at the New England sleep-away camp, including his first kiss. Listen up!

"OK, I'll say it: my first kiss was with Emily Simon. I'll say it. I'll say that right now. Well her name is Emily Simon. It was a very special moment so why wouldn't I [say it here]; it's respectful of both parties," he recalled, before joking. "I was, like, very young. I'm not gonna say the age, but I was like very young. I was 28 years old, man."

In addition to reminiscing about Emily, he also recalled Kit Kats and Snickers being his candies of choice and that he had a part in the camp's production of "The Music Man."

This week, Gyllenhaal is back on the big screen. And although his "Music Man" days are behind him, he's starring in the Denis Villeneuve-directed thriller, "Prisoners." He previously told MTV News about how he chooses his acting projects these days.

"It is a mystery in a way. I've had this privilege of being able to act since I was very young. I had this long career. I'm at the age where I think most of my contemporaries are beginning their career," he said. "I think of it in the same way. I think of it as a beginning too, understanding who you are as a man, understanding who you are as an artist or whatever ...

If you were ever wondering what kind of music Katy Perry puts on when she wants to get in the mood, well now you know. The singer revealed what gets her hot during her iTunes radio guest DJ stint.

"Who doesn't love Drake? Drake is so sensitive but yet still so cool. It's a very hard balance to find sometimes. Emotional guys that are sensitive but strong and Drake is definitely that kind of guy. And he really hit home for on this next one called 'Hold On.' I think it's beautiful. It sounds a little bit like kind of old vibey Lionel Richie [or] The Weeknd. It's sexy as hell" Perry said. "And I listen to it with my boyfriend [John Mayer], so I would suggest listening to it with whoever you wanna make out with."

In fact, she included his Nothing Was The Same smooth jam on her playlist, among other tracks by HAIM, Iggy Azalea, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Robyn and Lorde. She sang Lorde's praises, calling the 16-year-old an "old soul" and someone who will change pop culture.

Previously Perry dished to MTV News that it was R&B superstar Miguel that got her into a romantic mood when she was hanging out with Mayer.

"Oh my god, Miguel. I am such a fan of you," Perry gushed as she shared a kiss on the cheek with the singer. "I hope you win everything," she added, before revealing whom she has to thank for getting her into his smooth breakout hit "Adorn." "I love your song ...