November 15, 2026

Review Category : TMZ Music News

Miley Cyrus Goes Topless On New <i>Bangerz</i> Cover

If one Miley Cyrus Bangerz cover isn't enough for you, Cyrus has just unleashed five more, all set to be featured on a deluxe version of the October 8 album.

Perhaps taking a nod from her , one look features Miley topless, covering her arms with her chest as she stands in front of the same '80s-style backdrop from the standard release.

While the other covers are less scandalous, they're still definitely Miley. The second is a close-up of her face surrounded by pink and red roses, the third features her looking tough in a white tank and black-and-white pants, and in the fourth, she's wearing a black leather jacket with nothing underneath.

These are the latest glimpses at Bangerz since releasing promo pics last month.

While it was Britney Spears, Nelly and French Montana who made it to the standard cut of a collaboration with Ludacris and a Pharrell-produced track made the deluxe version.

Days before Bangerz officially hits retailers, her MTV documentary,

In addition to all of that, Cyrus will also host and perform on . She recently opened up about her red-hot career to Harper's Bazaar.

"I'm someone who cares about the real things in life. There are things that are personal that stress me out, but my career? That doesn't affect me. I know I'm doing what I'm supposed to be doing," she said. "I'm not scared of anything."

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<i>Self Made Vol. 3</i>: Rick Ross, Rockie Fresh, Wale Hit Hard

How do you judge success in the music industry? If you strictly eyeball Billboard positioning and SoundScan sales, then Maybach Music Group's Self Made compilation series leaves something to be desired. If you measure actual impact, Rick Ross and his hand-picked crew of rap hitmen have hit hard every year since dropping Self Made Vol.1 back in 2011.

The first chapter in the trilogy properly introduced rap fans to Meek Mill and reintroduced the world to Wale — two of MMG's star players. Last year's Vol. 2 welcomed former B2K singer Omarion into the rap fold, while the newly released Self Made Vol.3, in stores Tuesday (September 17), serves as a proving ground for Chicago spitter Rockie Fresh and Ohio's Stalley. Neither have released their major-label debut album.

"I just think it's dope. It's my first time being in stores [and it's] with all of these dudes that I've been fans of," Fresh told MTV News. "I purchased the first two Self Made albums before I even knew I was going to be a part of the next one. So just to see everything come to fruition like that, it's a cool experience."

Rockie holds it down on the album closing "God is Great," and alongside rapper/producer Hit-Boy on "What Ya Used To." On "Black Grammys" he plants his flag in the mix with Wale, Meek Mill and J. Cole spitting lines like "The flow got more crack than the trap you at."

Set Visit: Watch Rick Ross Double Up On 'Gallardo' And 'Stack On My Belt'!

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Hayley Williams Says Zedd Helped Her Find Her Inner Emo

Hayley Williams knows there are some Paramore fans who might be mystified by her new collaboration with producer Zedd ... for a minute there, she was pretty puzzled by the track, too.

After all, it most certainly isn't.

"As soon as I heard ['Airplanes'] I was like 'I want to do that.' I grew up listening to R&B, I grew up listening to Aaliyah and Missy Elliott and I wanted to be that girl; I wanted to sing those smooth melodies. So 'Airplanes' was a lot simpler of a decision than the Zedd song," she told MTV News. "The Zedd song was like 'Can I do an EDM track? Does that work for me? Will people think it's bogus?' But I really loved the melodies, and the story behind it ... I'm really drawn to tragedy — I don't know, maybe I'm just really emo and I need to accept that."

And, as it turns out, "Stay the Night" also spoke to another side of her personality: the desire to push herself musically and explore new territory. It's a trait she shares with her Paramore mates, and it's why, ultimately, this collaboration makes so much sense.

"In Paramore, we write a lot of different styles of songs ... we're all trying to bust out of being comfortable. At this point in our lives, we're really interested in growing outside of our comfort zones, all the time, trying new things," she told MTV News. "So 'Stay the Night' really fit into this part of my life very easily, because ...

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Justin Timberlake, Macklemore Lead 2013 MTV EMA Nominations

It's déjà vu all over again. Just a few months after they vied for the top prizes at the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards, Justin Timberlake and Macklemore & Ryan Lewis will do battle again on November 10 at the 2013 MTV EMA Awards.

Both acts scored five nominations a piece, including nods for Best New Artist, Best Hip-Hop, Best Song and Best U.S. act for Seattle's Mack & Lewis and Best Male Artist, Best Live, Best U.S. Act, Best Video and Best Look for Timberlake.

They'll have some other familiar competition on the show, which will air from Amsterdam's Ziggo dome. Lady Gaga, Miley Cyrus, Robin Thicke and Justin Bieber are nominated in four categories, with Gaga and Cyrus going head-to-head in the Best Female category and battling Thicke (as well as Timberlake and Thirty Seconds to Mars) for Best Video.

Gaga is also up for Best Look and Biggest Fans, while Thicke is up for Best Song for "Blurred Lines" and the World Stage Award for a Malaysian appearance earlier this month. Bieber got noms for Best Pop, Best Male and Best Canadian Act.

Others who got some love include One Direction, Daft Punk, Bruno Mars, Green Day, Thirty Seconds to Mars, Icona Pop and Taylor swift, who all got three nominations. Rihanna, Eminem, Katy Perry, Jay Z, Imagine Dragons, Paramore and Drake all got two notices.

The Best Song fight is one of the tightest, featuring Daft Punk ("Get Lucky"), Macklemore ("Thrift Shop"), Mars ("Locked Out of Heaven"), Rihanna ("Diamonds") and Thicke ("Lines").

The nominations were announced by actor Will Ferrell ...

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Justin Bieber Busts Out ‘Lolly’ Raps With Juicy J In New Video

Shawty Mane is back! Maejor Ali's video for officially hit the streets on Tuesday (September 17) and the neon-hued clip features lots of sexy dancers as well as Juicy J and Justin Bieber — in his swaggiest mode yet as his rapping alter ego, Shawty Mane.

The visual, directed by Matt Alonzo (Lil Wayne, Far East Movement), has a fairly simple concept. It features producer Maejor (formerly known as Bei Maejor) chilling alongside (the occasionally shirtless) Bieber and Juicy as they rap about hot girls, their prowess as lovers and partying. There are plenty of dancers, popping and locking their way through the clip, throwing a few lollipops up in the air. Though one listen to the track and it is clear "lolly" isn't referring to a sugary confection.

"Lolly" first made headlines back in February (it officially hit iTunes Tuesday), and Juicy opened up to MTV News about working with the 19-year-old singer on the more mature track. "[Maejor Ali] hit me up, man. He's like he's got this record with Justin Bieber he wanted me to do a verse on it," Juicy said earlier this year. "He was like 'Man, I think this would be crazy... me, you and Justin Bieber,' which I thought was a great idea too. It's like people are shocked right now. They're like 'What the ...?' He sent me the instrumental and I did my verse to it."

"I love it, man. He went in, man. It shows he can sing, dance, rap," Juicy added. "He's talented. He's talented." This is hardly ...

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Pusha T ‘Never Heard’ Kendrick Talk Like He Does On ‘Nosetalgia’

Kendrick Lamar has made his living playing the good kid, but on Pusha T's newly released "Nosetalgia," the critically acclaimed lyricist shows off another side entirely.

"I never heard [Kendrick] talk like that," Pusha told MTV News last Thursday when we sat down to preview the G.O.O.D. Music M.C.'s forthcoming solo debut, My Name is My Name.

As a member of the Clipse, Pusha has mastered the art of what his fans dub "coke rap," and on "Nosetalgia" K-Dot tries his hand at it with a sinister verse.

"You wanna see a dead body/ Instrumentals from my mama's Christmas party," Lamar spits, making reference to a famous scene in 1991's "Boyz n the Hood."

From there, Kendrick rhymes about his missing Sega Genesis video games, which he assumes were stolen by his aunt to support her drug habit. He goes on to talk about his father's drug dealing and substance abuse over the Nottz-produced beat: "Broke his nails/ Misused his pinky to treat his nose."

The Compton MC finds a way to fit in on the deep and dark track, even as Pusha turns to talking about drug mules and Pyrex pots, which he uses to turn cocaine to crack. "I felt it was really dope that Kendrick hopped in my world — the street life — and [put] his perspective on it," Pusha said.

By the end of his rhyme, Kendrick has come full circle: He messages that his music is "dope," comparing the high quality of his rhymes to the drugs (dope) that plagued his family while he was growing up. ...

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Hating On Avicii’s <i>True</i>? Find Out Why He’s Letting You ‘Slide’

The buzz around Avicii's debut album, True, started back in March when he premiered "Wake Me Up" to the massive crowd at Ultra Music Festival, leaving his fans and the EDM community perplexed by the then brand-new country-tinged sound.

And now, with True out on Tuesday (September 17), Avicii will admit he is no stranger to harsh criticism, but this was worse than ever before. "I'm very used to getting bad feedback for stuff. Usually it's the complete opposite, that it [his music] sounds the same and my songs sound the same," he pointed out to MTV News. "For this, everyone's hating on me for doing something different."

Despite this initial reaction, the single's official release was wildly successful and the attitude began to shift toward True. "Wake Me Up" has reached #1 all over the world, and tracks like "Lay Me Down" have already received critical acclaim. The genre departure that first alarmed fans and critics is now setting his LP apart from other collections of electronic music.

"This song, this album is nothing more than me sitting down with some time to spare and actually making exactly the type of music I want to make, with access to all of these people," he explained. Those people include collaborators such as Mike Einzinger, Aloe Blacc, Nile Rodgers, Adam Lambert and Imagine Dragons, just to name a few.

Avicii Wanted To Work With Nile Rodgers 'Way Before' Daft Punk.

He was also sure to clarify that the genre crossovers featured in True are not a marketing scheme in any capacity, but very ...

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Beyonce Refuses To ‘Bow Down’ After Fan’s Onstage Tackle

There's a reason why fans call Beyoncé "Queen Bey." Because when it comes to snafus onstage, she pretty much always comes off as regal — whether she's dealing with overzealous hugs or errant fans (of all sorts).

On Sunday, Bey had a bit of tumble during a performance in Sao Paulo, Brazil. While kneeling stage-side to clasp hands with adoring fans in the middle of singing "Irreplaceable," a shirtless man wrapped his arms around the singer and pulled her from the elevated stage. Security quickly intervened, but Beyoncé kept right on singing through it all.

Later, according to USA Today, she even spoke to her bare-chested fan, telling him, "It's all right. ... Thank you, I love you, too."

No tantrums, no diva fits, no breakdowns: Beyoncé handled the situation with the kind of grace that would make anyone "bow down." And this isn't the first time Queen Bey has shown some serious composure. MTV News breaks down three more moments below:

True American Idol
Letting a fan nab the mic is a dicey move at best — something that Beyoncé discovered during a performance a few years back when she handed the microphone to an amped-up woman in the crowd. Needless to say, said woman could not croon like Beyoncé, but instead of reacting with derision, Bey just smiled graciously and shimmied on. Simon Cowell, she ain't.

Ferocious Fan
Bey had a run-in with an entirely different kind of fan back in July: the kind with the sharp, whirly blades. Yup, during a Montreal stop on her Mrs. Carter Show World Tour,

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Miley Cyrus Says She’s ‘On A Whole Other Level Of Sh–‘

Let it be known that 2013 is the year that Miley Cyrus' reinvention. While she first became known for her acting gig on "Hannah Montana," she wants everyone to know that the only characters you'll see her playing are the ones in her much-talked about music videos.

"I don't really care to do anything acting-wise," she says in the new issue of Harper's Bazaar. "I want to make all of my music videos so epic that it feels like I'm still involved with acting."

People can't stop buzzing about her latest clips, including the twerk-filled and the more naked The two videos combined have amassed more than 300 million views on Vevo.

The pop princess, who recently dyed her hair brown, explained that spending years as Hannah Montana on the Disney channel has shifted her focus and she credits her super-producer Pharrell (who she calls her "rock") for helping her find her current sound and bad girl look.

"I feel like every girl is trying to have a beauty shot and prove that they're 'fashion.' But I can be in white leggings and a white sports bra and I'm on a whole other level of sh-- that those girls don't even get yet because they don't know how to do it," she explained about her style in both "Wrecking Ball" and the Diane Martel-directed "We Can't Stop."

With the videos still buzzing on the Internet, the next month will prove busy for the singer. Cyrus will release Bangerz on October 8, just days ...

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‘Breaking Bad’: The Story Behind The Biggest Surprise

If you haven't seen last night's "Breaking Bad," please do not read this. You'll thank us later.

SPOILERS

We lost a good one last night. His name was ASAC Hank Schrader, and he was a brave man right up until the very end.

When the bullets stopped flying from the shootout that began in the previous episodes, Steve Gomez was no more, and his partner wasn't going to be sticking around for much longer. Despite Walter's best efforts — and at the cost of $70 million — Uncle Jack shot his brother-in-law right in front of him.

In the aftermath of the week's shocking events, Dean Norris appeared with Chris Hardwick and Bill Hader on "Talking Bad" to discuss the episode, his character's tragic death, and how it all went down behind the scenes.

Norris learned about Hank's fate more than a year beforehand from the show's creator, Vince Gilligan. "We originally had the discussion about a year and a half ago, and [Gilligan] told me about what episode he'd be dying in," Norris said. "But at the beginning of the season, he said me down and said, 'I'm going to tell you what happens.' So we sit down in a room. It takes about a half hour, and he really got to those last few lines and I was just like [crying noise]. But it was great, and he knew it. They knew it."

The day of filming his final scene was relatively unceremonious. Director Rian Johnson, known best for "Looper," filmed the end in one take, using three cameras, one each on Hank, ...

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