November 15, 2026

Review Category : TMZ Music News

‘Glee’ Brings Another ‘Mean Girl’ To McKinley High

Fans are only two weeks away from the season-five premiere of "Glee." And in addition to newbies like Demi Lovato (who will play Naya Rivera's love interest on the show) and Adam Lambert, McKinley High is welcoming yet another new student.

Erinn Westbrook has been cast, according to Deadline, to play Bree, a "mean girl" and the newest member of the Cheerios.

It hasn't been confirmed when Westbrook is slated to make her entrance into Lima, but the first two episodes of the season are Beatles-themed. There are 14 Beatles tracks the Gleeks are expected to cover during those episodes, including "Yesterday," "Help," "A Hard Day's Night," "All You Need Is Love," "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band," "Hey Jude" and "Let It Be."

'Glee' Is All About 'Love Love Love' In Season 5 Photos!

Once the Beatles episodes wrap up, fans and the cast will finally get the chance to say goodbye to Cory Monteith, who died in July at the age of 31. Jane Lynch revealed what it was like to shoot the October 10 tribute episode.

"It was hard, and it was beautifully written. We grieved together, and it was so important for the crew to grieve as well, so we kind of all grieved as a big family," she shared with People. "It was really hard to do, but it was a really beautiful episode."

In August, show creator Ryan Murphy revealed more details about the tribute episode and how the writers would deal with Monteith's death.

"There were a lot of things that ...

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One Direction Feel ‘Really Weird’ — Find Out Why In New ‘This Is Us’ Clip!

One Direction are heading home in the extended fan cut of their Morgan Spurlock-directed flick, . And we don't just mean they are heading back to the towns they grew up in. In the new clip, 1D hang out in the empty "X Factor" U.K. studio, where they first met in 2010.

In the sneak peek of the new version of the movie, out Friday, the group heads to the "X Factor" stage in London. While there, they sit at the judging panel table and reflect on the experience on the show right before exploding into global superstars. Zayn Malik shares, " 'X Factor' feels like so long away and so much has happened in the last few years."

While the guys goof around in the studio, poking fun at their mentor Simon Cowell, who once judged them, Louis Tomlinson adds, "It's really weird being back. It just brings back so many memories."

Later on, Niall Horan opens up about the massive fanbase the fivesome has amassed in the last three years. He says, "The good thing about us is the fans have grown up with us. People always say in interviews, 'Do you think the fans will grow up with you?' The truth is they've already grown up with us."

The extended version of the movie will include 20 extra, never-before-seen minutes, as well as four additional songs that were not featured in the original cut of the movie, which hit theaters last month. Spurlock spoke to MTV News back in August, explaining that he had more than enough footage ...

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Was Gucci Mane’s Twitter Account Hacked? French Montana Weighs In

French Montana was one of the many targets of Gucci Mane's recent Twitter rampage, and though Gucci's camp now claims that his account was hacked, not everyone is buying it.

The "Pop That" rapper notes that some of the tweets were accurate, with information that only Gucci or someone in his camp could've known.

"Whoever writing that, they gotta be real close to him," French told MTV News. "Cause the situation that he was talking about with me, he wasn't lying."

Gucci claimed that Deb Antney, Waka Flocka's mother and former manager to a host of rappers including French and Nicki Minaj, had stolen money from her clients. "60 k. French montana. Was. Laying in deb bed. Ask. Warner. 60 k advance I took as insult gave to your aunt t. Im rich bitch" Gucci tweeted. The tweet has since been deleted along with Gucci's profile.

French confirmed that the business with Antney did take place and that they were the only people who would know the details of said meeting. French wouldn't provide exact information of what occurred, but he confirmed that he was there. "With me, he just said I was there. He don't really got nothing to say about me." French said.

Gucci also criticized former protégé Waka Flocka Flame, saying that he had sexual relations with a slew of celebrities including Nicki Minaj. Nicki quickly denounced the accusation, stating "May God strike me dead if I ever had sex wit that man #ugliness," in a tweet she later deleted, according to the Daily News. "He's sick ...

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Miley Cyrus On Kanye West’s ‘Black Skinhead’ Remix Is ‘Sounding Crazy’

Miley Cyrus left the crowd in awe after her raunchy performance at 2013 VMAs, but she didn't spend too much time thinking about it since she went directly to the studio to work with Kanye West afterwards.

During a visit to on Wednesday, Mike Will Made It, who executive produced Miley's new Bangerz album, revealed that they both skipped out early to hit the studio with 'Ye.

"We went to the studio with Kanye, so we went right back to work. We watched the VMAs a little bit then went straight to the studio," he told MTV News' Sway Calloway, adding that they were already completing a remix of "Black Skinhead."

"We're all working on that and it's about done, we're touching the beat up a little bit," he added. "It sound crazy."

Miley's performance dominated headlines in the days following the August 25 show, and both Mike Will and Kanye West thought she came out on top. "It was entertainment. She does pop music, so she did exactly what she supposed to do," Mike Will said. "She made the world talk about her for over a week and they're still talking about her--We're talking about her right now, so she won."

Kanye agreed. "He told her that she did right too," the Atlanta producer explained. "'Ye is somebody who understands it. People that understand it aren't gonna have anything too negative to say about the performance."

"It's really the people who don't understand it and it's really the media. Because if you ask a regular person they're gonna [say] ...

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The Weeknd May Have Gone Major, But Insists: ‘I Didn’t Change’

He may have signed a deal with a major record label, finally spoke to the press and handed over the directing reins to the pros, but The Weeknd wants fans to know: He hasn't changed. It's still all about the music for the elusive, reclusive musician from Canada.

Abel Tesfaye first blipped onto the music world radar back in 2011 with a series of self-released albums, the first being the excellent House of Balloons. His identity was kept close to the vest at first, and Tesfaye resolutely turned down requests for interviews. He was a spectre then, a kind of great white hope in a world obsessed with image and money. He gave away his music for free and his face — well, we didn't know Abel from Adam at first.

In recent years, however, Tesfaye started dabbling his toes in the mainstream, signing a deal with Universal Music Group, releasing his trio of mixtapes under the moniker Trilogy and finally, finally consenting to his first-ever interview before dropping his debut studio album, Kissland, Tuesday (September 10).

Still, Tesfaye wants fans to know he's still the same music-obsessed mystery the world first met — or, rather, tried to meet — three years ago. Recently, The Weeknd and Co. sent MTV a series of video pieces — written and directed by Tesfaye, of course — that tell the story behind Kiss Land's creation, including a behind-the-scenes look at the making of his .

While Tesfaye more or less directed all the videos made for the Trilogy album, this time around, he ...

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Britney Spears Recruits EDM Heavyweight For ‘Work Bitch’

In anticipation of Monday's premiere of Britney Spears took to Twitter Wednesday night to share a photo of the track's lyric sheet. Unfortunately for fans, the actual lyrics were blacked out.

But fans did learn who worked with her on it. In addition to frequent collaborator and pal will.i.am, the "Work Bitch" crew also includes former Swedish House Mafia DJ Sebastian Ingrosso, Swedish producer/DJ Otto Jettman, Irish singer/songwriter Ruth-Anne Cunningham, as well as Antony Preston, who has worked with will.i.am.

And while Spears' fans are certainly excited to hear what Spears has cooked up for this new track, the Black Eyed Peas frontman has already added it to his driving playlist. "@britneyspears im so excited for #workB1TCH...i heard 1billion times in my car...im getting speeding tickets because of it...#workB1TCH," he wrote earlier this week.

The song, the lead single off Spears' eighth studio album, will get its first spin at 6 p.m. ET on Monday. And Spears is still slated to make some kind of announcement on Tuesday, September 17, the same day she appears on "Good Morning America."

Additionally, Spears wrapped up work on the Ben Mor-directed video for "Work Bitch." Mor worked with Spears on both as well. And when MTV News spoke to Mor last December, he only had the nicest things to say about the pop icon. "I mean, she's kind of an enigma. Every generation has their pop queen/icon, and I think she is just that person," he said. "Needless to say, her track record speaks for itself — her albums, her ...

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Ariana Grande Told To Shut Her Mouth … By Doctors

Talk about terrible timing. On the same day her debut album, Yours Truly
, opened at the top of the Billboard charts
, Ariana Grande was ordered by doctors to rest her voice.

"First day off in forever," Grande, 20, tweeted on Wednesday. "Vocal rest and watching movies in with my best friend @alexaluria dunno what I'd do without her."

Still buzzing after her #1 debut, Grande tried to stay positive about the news. "Thank you guys for the well wishes," she wrote. "I'll be better in no time. Just need some rest." Later in the day, she explained how she wrecked her voice. "For those of u asking about my voice, I screamed too much at my party totally irresponsible but it's better now, thanks for the well wishes."

E! News confirmed that Grande is suffering from a hemorrhaged vocal chord, which will force the cancellation of some planned promotional events this week. The one gig she didn't call off was an appearance on Los Angeles' KIIS FM on Tuesday night, which she managed by using text2voice.

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‘X Factor’ Premiere: Unplugged Britney, Gospel Granny And A Few ‘Peachy’ Misfires

The keyword for the third season of "X Factor" is fun. You could tell from the flood of smiles and laughs in the opening montage, where we were re-introduced to boss Simon Cowell, sole returning judge Demi Lovato and newbies Kelly Rowland and Paulina Rubio.

Wednesday night's season premiere also reminded us (or told us for the first time?) that 
 has minted more stars than any other reality singing show in the world. Of course, the montage highlighted such British household names as Cher Lloyd, Leona Lewis, Olly Murs and, the biggest of all, One Direction.

But with the exception of last season's third-place finishers Fifth Harmony, it was noticeably light on American finds, of which the American "Factor" has minted a grand total of zero so far.

With the focus on the talent, the one-hour kick-off was heavy on major talents, including a late blooming gospel belter and an inspiring teen mini-diva. It also quickly established that this year's mix of judges is big on personality and easy chemistry.

Promising talent
First auditioner Carlito Olivero, the "Latino Chris Brown," made nice right away with Rubio by speaking her language and doing a credible job on Rihanna's "Stay." Showing off a strong, supple falsetto, he earned the first unanimous vote of the evening.

Annoyingly adorkable couple Alex and Sierra won the crowd over with their unplugged acoustic folk take on Britney Spears' "Toxic," which also pleasantly surprised the panel. Even Cowell, who was sure at first that they were going to be corny, couldn't help but smile at the duo, who Lovato ...

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Is Daniel Radcliffe Crying Over ‘Fifty Shades’ Casting?

Sorry world, with Charlie Hunnam confirmed to play Christian Grey in the big screen adaptation of "Fifty Shades of Grey," it just means that "Harry Potter" star, Daniel Radcliffe, won't be able to explore the billionaire's kinky world. And, if you ask him, he's quite fine with that.

"I literally had someone say to me for the first time today, 'The world's in uproar you're not playing Christian Grey.' And I'm like 'If this is uproar, it's inaudible.' I think there was approximately no people wanting me to play Christian Grey, including myself," he told MTV News at the Toronto International Film Festival. "I have to say, no offense to anybody, I'm sure they're going to do a great job on the movie, but it's not something that I think of would have been a good next step for me."

Of course, Radcliffe has plenty of projects that his fans can check out in lieu of "Fifty Shades," including "Horns" and "Kill My Darlings." But, perhaps, Radcliffe would have felt differently about missing the chance to adapt E L James' novel if pop siren, Katy Perry, nabbed the role of Anastasia Steele away from Dakota Johnson. Why? Well, Radcliffe owned up to having a on the "Roar" singer back in 2012. Yet, he still doesn't have the courage to talk to her.

"Mentally I am very close to Katy Perry, a lot," he joked. "I've been in a room with her since and I couldn't say [anything]. I was across a room from her and I was like ...

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