Nick Jonas is ready to get all hot and bothered with Isabel Lucas for his upcoming film project, And by the sound of it, he's going to make the audience feel a bit heated under the collar as well.

"I play a guy named Doug Martin. It's an interesting movie; really intense sort of sexy thriller with a lot of twists and turns," he told MTV News on Wednesday during the with the Jonas Brothers. The movie revolves around Jonas' Doug and Lucas' Lena, who find themselves caught up in an affair of the heart... and the body. But, it takes a turn for the worse when her hubby winds up dead.

He heads to North Carolina this week to begin filming the movie, directed by Elizabeth Allen ("Aquamarine," "The Vampire Diaries," "Life Unexpected") and he shared it's a great breakout role for him. "It's a great acting role. It's something I can really dive into and sort of lose myself in and become this person for a little while, which is exciting," the 20-year-old added. "And I think it'll be a movie that keeps people on the edge of their seats and makes them uncomfortable and excited. It'll be good."

And he confirms that, yes, there will be some sexy times. "There's a couple of those [types of scenes] too. It's a good film and a really interesting story," he said.

Oh, and by the way, expect a new look from the singer/actor. In addition to stepping out of his comfort zone as a performer in "Careful," he ...

For the first time this season, a female was voted off as country diva-in-training Janelle Arthur was sent home during Thursday's (April 18) results show.

Arthur's performances of Vince Gill's "When I Call Your Name" and Dolly Parton's "Dumb Blonde" on Wednesday landed her at the bottom of the voting pile. She sang the Supremes' "You Keep Me Hangin' On" in her attempt to get the judges to save her, but it wasn't enough.

"There's two for and two not for, so unfortunately, baby, it's not unanimous. We're not gonna use it," Randy Jackson told the 23-year-old Tennessean, noting the debate was "tough." "We love you, though. We love-love you. Thank you."

Arthur was in the bottom two alongside Kree Harrison. "Idol" mentor Jimmy Iovine criticized Arthur's song choices on Wednesday, saying her choice of "Dumb Blonde" was a case of "right diva, wrong song." He called her performances a "strikeout."

Nicki Minaj predicted Arthur would struggle in the voting during Wednesday's performance episode but told her, "You need to know you were great." She added that the all-female top five had "superpowers" and that getting eliminated at this point in the competition wouldn't have "anything to do with how far you can go in the real world."

Arthur's elimination leaves a top four of Harrison, Candice Glover, Angie Miller and Amber Holcomb.

Thursday's show saw a pair of "Idol" vets return to the stage as Clay Aiken reprised his performance of "Bridge Over Troubled Water" and Fantasia performed her new song "Lose to Win."

The episode also featured an appearance by Paula Abdul, ...

Jay-Z has officially switched the plan up.

Weeks after news broke that the hip-hop mogul would need to divest his minority ownership stake in the Brooklyn Nets in order to pursue his NBA certification as an agent with Roc Nation Sports, Time magazine's "Most Influential People in the World" cover man erased any doubt with a formal statement. It all went down Thursday (April 18), just days before the Nets embark on their first-round playoff run against the Chicago Bulls.

"Being a member of the Nets organization surpassed some of my greatest ambitions," Jay said in the statement. "It was never about an investment; it was about the NETS and Brooklyn. My job as an owner is over but as a fan it has just begun. I'm a Brooklyn Net forever. It's been an honor to work with Mikhail Prokhorov, Dmitry Razumov, Christophe Charlier, ONEXIM Sports and Entertainment, Brett Yormark and all the wonderful people involved in making the Nets first class. My sincerest thanks goes to Bruce Ratner, who first introduced the idea of moving the Nets to Brooklyn. A thank you and deepest appreciation goes to the fans. You are the lifeblood of any team."

But just as he so boldly rapped in the incendiary track the Roc Nation CEO — who is reportedly working on his 12th studio album — will still "own the building" and be able to watch Brooklyn "keep on taking it" from his courtside throne.

"The Nets have made their mark on the NBA and as they enter a new ...

One Direction decided the best way to celebrate being in a boy band for 1,000 days (roughly three years) is by releasing the poster for their 3-D summer blockbuster,

The guys released the poster Thursday evening, the same day they took to Twitter to thank their fans for all their support on what is now a 1D holiday of sorts. "Wow! Thank you so much for your support! #1000daysof1d! It's been amazing! Love you," Niall Horan tweeted.

Louis Tomlinson added, "1000 days of being in the band ? Wow that really is incredible :) Amazing that you guys have shaped our career! Thank you so much x."

The poster for the August 30 release not only celebrates the band, but also their stoutly loyal Directioners. It was compiled using fan photos from around the world; fans have been submitting photos to the band's site since February.

A digital version will launch in May, featuring more photos as well as an app for fans to locate their snapshots in the collage.

Director Morgan Spurlock recently held a Twitter Q&A, where he opened up about working with the guys on the concert film/documentary. The flick follows the guys on their Take Me Home tour, which they will bring to the States in June.

"[It] can be a little unnerving with a camera in your face all the time, but you build trust over time, now I'm just like a piece of furniture. The lads have been both in front of & behind the camera. They've been ...

Some of the "High School Musical" stars have a song (or an album) in their hearts.

After appearing in "Spring Breakers," Vanessa Hudgens recently surprised fans when she dropped the scandalous track And her pal Ashley Tisdale is also feeling inspired to make music again.

There's a good reason why the former "HSM" starlets are back in the studio. "I think music, for us, is a big part of us, me and Vanessa," Tisdale told MTV News. "We love it. We obviously came from 'High School Musical,' so we miss it."

In the four years since Tisdale dropped her last studio album, Guilty Pleasure, she's focused more on her film career, including her latest release, But now she's ready to create jams instead of films, and she thinks she's lived just enough life the last few years to put those experiences to music.

"It's so funny. I've been asked that question a lot, and I've just always been somebody who needs to be inspired, obviously, to do something," she said. "I don't just want to do it just to do it. But I have been missing music, so I think I'm going to be going to the recording studio, like, next week."

So what should fans expect from Tisdale on her next album? Well, that's just what she's trying to figure out.

"I'm still feeling it out," she said. "I want to surprise people a little bit, something different from what I've done before. I started actually last year recording, but you know, I'm just still trying to find exactly what ...

Public Enemy
It's fitting that PE are the fourth hip-hop group inducted into the Hall of Fame, since their pioneering sound, vision and lyrical influence have helped shape rap for more than three decades. The Long Island crew, led by literate rhymer Chuck D and outrageous hype man Flavor Flav, exploded the possibilities of the genre with such songs as "Bring the Noise," "Don't Believe The Hype" and "Fight the Power," melding politics with cries for social justice over a squealing, frantic bed of chaotic noise from DJ Terminator X.

On the 25th anniversary of the landmark album It Takes A Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back, Flav told MTV News that it was, "A combination of the street versus the natural elements that try to do the right way in life: anti-drugs, anti-alcohol." Since Flav did not abstain from those substances, when those two worlds collided it was a vision that no one else could understand or replicate.

"Fight the Power" is central to Spike Lee's "Do the Right Thing" and was #322 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. The group's influence was huge in hip-hop, but spread well beyond, touching rock groups such as Rage Against the Machine and Anthrax.

Will be inducted by: Spike Lee and Harry Belafonte.

Heart
Sisters Ann and Nancy Wilson set the tempo in the 1970s for generations of female rockers thanks to their iconic hits "Crazy On You," "Magic Man" and "Barracuda." They also played a role in helping birth the 1990s grunge revolution with their Bad Animals recoding ...

On Wednesday, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis premiered their epic video, which follows the dynamic duo on a journey across land, sea and air, aboard everything from planes and boats to dogsleds and camels.

Yes, it's definitely a very big deal, the rare clip that actually lives up to the advance billing — just days before "Can't Hold Us" premiered, Mack & Lew promised a video that would be one shot over 16 days, on 6 continents and cobbled together in hotel rooms around the globe.

Of course, almost two months ago, Macklemore & Lewis invited MTV News out to the campus of the University of Southern California, where they were shooting a scene from the clip that didn't involve a single biplane or boat ... instead, it was just Ryan Lews, flinging himself through the air and into the waiting arms of some frat guys. Over and over again. And now that the scene in question has made the final cut, well, we figured we'd bring the action to you right now.

"We've put a lot of planning into this," he laughed. "I'm jumping out of this window four times, and there's a whole bunch of frat dudes that are hopefully going to catch me."

As you are probably aware, the frat guys did their job ... though that may have something to do with the fact that, besides being students at the University, they were also fans of the duo, and they definitely weren't going to let Lewis drop.

"A music video like this, we conceptualized it, we hire ...

There are many signposts that mark an artist's arrival: a Grammy, an Oscar, multiplatinum albums, hit movies and TV shows and critical acclaim. The acts that made it onto Time magazine's 100 Most Influential People in the World list have all of that and a little something else that sets them apart from the pack.

Which is why Jennifer Lawrence, Justin Timberlake, Lena Dunham, Jimmy Fallon, Beyoncé, Jay-Z
and Christina Aguilera take their place on this year's list alongside such politicians, fashion and technology titans as Michael Kors, Elon Musk (PayPal), President Obama, New Jersey governor Chris Christie and Pope Francis.

Here's what the magazine's celebrity profilers had to say about them.

Beyoncé
"When all the work is done, she can step onto a stage and draw every single person in the audience into an intimate experience. No one has that voice, no one moves the way she moves, no one can hold an audience the way she does. And she keeps growing and evolving in the ways that she expresses herself as a singer, as a performer and now as a mother." — director Baz Luhrmann

Frank Ocean
"Frank is brilliant. The day I started writing with him, it was clear that he has a very interesting mind and a distinctive way of expressing himself. He was fearless and innately creative. ... I think Frank's career will be defined by his fearlessness and his artistic freedom. He has the talent, the ability and the brilliance to have an impact for a long time. He will follow his muse wherever it goes ...