Saturday
Friday
Thursday
?Guardians Of The Galaxy?: Zoe Saldana Is Ready To Kick Your Butt On New Poster
Zoe Saldana gets the solo spotlight in the latest "Guardians of the Galaxy" poster.
Source: http://www.mtv.com/news/1842540/guardians-of-the-galaxy-zoe-saldana-gamora-poster/
Wednesday
Lil? Kim Welcomes a Baby Girl: Royal Reign
Lil’ Kim gave birth to her first child – a baby girl, named Royal Reign on Monday (June 9).
Tuesday
Emma Roberts Goes Barefoot after Pedicure
Prettying up her little piggies, Emma Roberts hit up a nail salon in Los Angeles on Monday afternoon (June 9).
After her relaxing pedicure, the "American Horror Story" babe stepped out of the spa barefoot, still rocking her toe separators, as she headed back to her car.
Miss Roberts is back in LA after enjoying her time in Hawaii for the Maui Film Festival with her fiance, Evan Peters.
During her time in the Island State, the 23-year-old received the Shining Star Award.
Source: http://www.celebrity-gossip.net/emma-roberts/emma-roberts-goes-barefoot-after-pedicure-1157411
Monday
Incubus, Ne-Yo, Jaime Foxx, and More at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino ? Memorial Day Weekend 2012
Hard Rock Hotel & Casino continued the summer with electrifying performances at the legendary pool party, Rehab Sunday, over Memorial Day Weekend. Superstar Ne-Yo performed and gave a heartfelt thank you to Las Vegas fans for their support. He was later joined by surprise special guests Jamie Foxx, who was spotted the night before partying [...]
Sunday
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: Michelle Obama DELIVERS Rousing Speech At Dr. Maya Angelou?s Memorial Service EVERY Woman Should Hear
Dr. Maya Angelou’s memorial service was held at Wake Forest University yesterday and First Lady Michelle Obama delivered an inspiring speech that every black girl and black woman should hear. Also, Oprah delivered an emotional speech of her own. Check it inside…
On Saturday, iconic poet and civil rights leader Dr. Maya Angelou was remembered in a memorial service at Wake Forest University, where she taught for more than 33 years. Dr. Maya Angelou died in her home in North Carolina after battling health issues. First Lady Michelle Obama, Oprah, former president Bill Clinton, Cicely Tyson and many others attended the ceremony to pay their respects to The Phenomenal Woman.
FLOTUS Michelle Obama delivered an invigorating speech, detailing how Maya Angelou’s affirming power with her words carried her from a little black girl from Chicago to the White House. It was amazing to hear the First Lady talk about her many struggles as a young black girl that turned her into the powerful black woman she is today. Definitely something we, as black women, can all relate to.
She spoke about Dr. Angelou’s words encouraging her when the world still questioned her black womanhood and black beauty on the campaign trail and beyond.
Here’s Mrs. O's full speech transcript:
MRS. OBAMA: Thank you so much. (Applause.) My heart is so full. My heart is so full. Bebe -- Oprah, why did you do that? Just why did you put me after this? (Laughter.)
To the family, Guy, to all of you; to the friends; President Clinton; Oprah; my mother, Cicely Tyson; Ambassador Young -- let me just share something with you. My mother, Marian Robinson, never cares about anything I do. (Laughter.) But when Dr. Maya Angelou passed, she said, you’re going, aren’t you? I said, well, Mom, I’m not really sure, I have to check with my schedule. She said, you are going, right? (Laughter.) I said, well, I’m going to get back to you but I have to check with the people, figure it out. I came back up to her room when I found out that I was scheduled to go, and she said, that’s good, now I’m happy. (Laughter.)
It is such a profound honor, truly, a profound honor, to be here today on behalf of myself and my husband as we celebrate one of the greatest spirits our world has ever known, our dear friend, Dr. Maya Angelou.
In the Book of Psalms it reads: “I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well. My frame was not hidden from you when I was being made in secret, intricately woven in the depths of the Earth.” What a perfect description of Maya Angelou, and the gift she gave to her family and to all who loved her.
She taught us that we are each wonderfully made, intricately woven, and put on this Earth for a purpose far greater than we could ever imagine. And when I think about Maya Angelou, I think about the affirming power of her words.
The first time I read “Phenomenal Woman”, I was struck by how she celebrated black women’s beauty like no one had ever dared to before. (Applause.) Our curves, our stride, our strength, our grace. Her words were clever and sassy; they were powerful and sexual and boastful. And in that one singular poem, Maya Angelou spoke to the essence of black women, but she also graced us with an anthem for all women –- a call for all of us to embrace our God-given beauty.
And, oh, how desperately black girls needed that message. As a young woman, I needed that message. As a child, my first doll was Malibu Barbie. (Laughter.) That was the standard for perfection. That was what the world told me to aspire to. But then I discovered Maya Angelou, and her words lifted me right out of my own little head.
Her message was very simple. She told us that our worth has nothing to do with what the world might say. Instead, she said, “Each of us comes from the creator trailing wisps of glory.” She reminded us that we must each find our own voice, decide our own value, and then announce it to the world with all the pride and joy that is our birthright as members of the human race.
Dr. Angelou’s words sustained me on every step of my journey –- through lonely moments in ivy-covered classrooms and colorless skyscrapers; through blissful moments mothering two splendid baby girls; through long years on the campaign trail where, at times, my very womanhood was dissected and questioned. For me, that was the power of Maya Angelou’s words –- words so powerful that they carried a little black girl from the South Side of Chicago all the way to the White House. (Applause.)
And today, as First Lady, whenever the term “authentic” is used to describe me, I take it as a tremendous compliment, because I know that I am following in the footsteps of great women like Maya Angelou. But really, I’m just a beginner -- I am baby-authentic. (Laughter.) Maya Angelou, now she was the original, she was the master. For at a time when there were such stifling constraints on how black women could exist in the world, she serenely disregarded all the rules with fiercely passionate, unapologetic self. She was comfortable in every last inch of her glorious brown skin.
But for Dr. Angelou, her own transition was never enough. You see, she didn’t just want to be phenomenal herself, she wanted all of us to be phenomenal right alongside her. (Applause.) So that’s what she did throughout her lifetime -– she gathered so many of us under her wing. I wish I was a daughter, but I was right under that wing sharing her wisdom, her genius, and her boundless love.
I first came into her presence in 2008, when she spoke at a campaign rally here in North Carolina. At that point, she was in a wheelchair, hooked up to an oxygen tank to help her breathe. But let me tell you, she rolled up like she owned the place. (Laughter.) She took the stage, as she always did, like she’d been born there. And I was so completely awed and overwhelmed by her presence I could barely concentrate on what she was saying to me.
But while I don’t remember her exact words, I do remember exactly how she made me feel. (Applause.) She made me feel like I owned the place, too. She made me feel like I had been born on that stage right next to her. And I remember thinking to myself, “Maya Angelou knows who I am, and she’s rooting for me. So, now I’m good. I can do this. I can do this.” (Applause.)
And that’s really true for us all, because in so many ways, Maya Angelou knew us. She knew our hope, our pain, our ambition, our fear, our anger, our shame. And she assured us that despite it all –- in fact, because of it all -– we were good. And in doing so, she paved the way for me and Oprah and so many others just to be our good, old, black-woman selves. (Applause.)
She showed us that eventually, if we stayed true to who we are, then the world would embrace us. (Applause.) And she did this not just for black women, but for all women, for all human beings. She taught us all that it is okay to be your regular old self, whatever that is –- your poor self, your broken self, your brilliant, bold, phenomenal self.
That was Maya Angelou’s reach. She touched me. She touched all of you. She touched people all across the globe, including a young white woman from Kansas who named her daughter after Maya, and raised her son to be the first black President of the United States. (Applause.)
So when I heard that Dr. Angelou had passed, while I felt a deep sense of loss, I also felt a profound sense of peace. Because there is no question that Maya Angelou will always be with us, because there was something truly divine about Maya. I know that now, as always, she is right where she belongs.
May her memory be a blessing to us all. Thank you. God bless. (Applause.)
Check it:
Before Michelle Obama took the podium, Oprah delivered an emotional speech of her fondest memories of Dr. Angelou. She talked about how the legendary poet was like a mother figure to her and how she became the ultimate teacher in her life.
"The loss I feel, I cannot describe," Winfrey said, her voice wavering as she fought back tears. "It's like something I have never felt before. She was my spiritual queen mother and everything that that word implies. She was the ultimate teacher. She taught me the poetry of courage and respect."
Here Oprah’s full speech below:
Inspirational.
R.I.P. Dr. Angelou.
Photo: Ustream
Saturday
The Best Movies Of 2013
To clarify, this is my top ten today at this very moment. It's going to change. Even as I wrote out the below list, I was dramatically shifting these worthy films up and down. For one thing I want — no, need — to see all of these again and again. Because the consensus this […]
Source: http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2013/12/17/the-best-movies-of-2013/
Rachael Leigh Cook Robin Tunney Shakara Ledard Samantha Morton
Friday
Babe Ruth?s former Massachusetts home is on the market for $1.65 million
Babe Ruth?s former Massachusetts home was recently put on the market for $1.65 million. When the Babe wasn?t literally knocking it out of the park, he and his family were kicking back at Home Plate Farm, a green clapboard farmhouse in Sudbury, Massachusetts. The 5,000 square foot home has been renovated with modern-day conveniences, including [...]
Thursday
Lorde Announces Rescheduled Australian Tour Dates
Earlier this year teen icon Lorde announced that she would be postponing her Australian tour due to poor health. After winning a Grammy and performing at Coachella, the 17-year-old artist returned home to rest and recuperate from a ?really nasty chest infection? and ?general ill health” to be able to continue touring for the rest [...]
Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/beatcrave/~3/YmInGKQE560/
Hunter Hayes Gets Ready to Take the Stage at the 2014 CMT Awards
Driving the girls crazy, Hunter Hayes showed up at the 2014 CMT Awards earlier tonight (June 4).
The ?I Want Crazy? star gave the ladies at Nashville?s Sommet Center a thrill as he moseyed past the paparazzi, stopping for a few photos along the way.
Every year the nominees keep taking things to the next level, and this year?s hopefuls for Video of the Year are as plentiful as they are deserving.
Up for consideration are ?Boys Round Here? from Blake Shelton featuring Pistol Annies & Friends, ?See You Again? from Carrie Underwood, ?Give Me Back My Hometown? from Eric Church, ?This is How We Roll? from Florida Georgia Line featuring Luke Bryan, ?I Want Crazy? from Hunter Hayes, ?Follow Your Arrow? from Kacey Musgraves, ?We Were Us? from Keith Urban and Miranda Lambert, ?That?s My Kind of Night? from Luke Bryan, ?Automatic? from Miss Lambert, ?Red? from Taylor Swift, ?It Goes Like This? from Thomas Rhett and ?Highway Don?t Care? from Tim McGraw, Swift and Urban.
Wednesday
Film.com's 25 Best Movies Of 2013
If there's any doubt at all that 2013 was a great year for the movies, Film.com's rundown of the very best will make you a believer. And since the video comes from our friends over at Film.com, there are a few arthouse titles that are definitely required viewing for the year, in case you didn't […]
Source: http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2013/12/03/best-movies-of-2013-filmcom/
Tuesday
Lady Gaga - Born This Way (Gaga Live Sydney Monster Hall)
Born This Way (Gaga Live Sydney Monster Hall)
- Artist: Lady Gaga
- Label: Streamline/Kon Live/Interscope
- Director: Bernie Zelvis
Source:
http://www.mtv.com/overdrive/?artist=3061469&vid=742469
Monday
Beyonce To Perform Three Shows Memorial Day Weekend
New mom will return to the stage for a special three-night engagement at Atlantic City's Revel Resort.
By Gil Kaufman
<P><a href="http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/knowles_beyonce/artist.jhtml">Beyoncé</a> is taking more than the recommended six weeks maternity leave. But come Memorial Day, the world's hardest-working mother will be right back at it when she plays a series of special intimate shows at Atlantic City's newest attraction. </P><P> </P><P>Four months after giving birth to <a href="http://rapfix.mtv.com/2012/01/09/jay-z-dedicates-bic-song-to-baby-blue-ivy-carter">Blue Ivy Carter</a>, B will play a trio of exclusive shows to help launch the $2.4 billion Revel entertainment center on May 25, 26 and 27. The singer's first shows since 2011 will take place in the smoke-free Revel's signature performance space, Ovation Hall, which was designed by a team of Cirque du Soleil veterans. The 5,050-capacity space features an unobstructed view for every patron and a state-of-the-art immersive sound system. (Tickets for the shows go on sale on April 6 at 10 a.m.) </P><P> </P><P><center><embed src="http://media.mtvnservices.com/mgid:uma:video:mtv.com:684908/cp~vid%3D684908%26uri%3Dmgid%3Auma%3Avideo%3Amtv.com%3A684908" width="460" height="260" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowFullScreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" base="."></embed></center> </P><P> </P><P>While hubby Jay-Z has continued to play the occasional show — including a gig down at the SXSW festival in Austin, Texas, last week — Beyoncé has kept a lower profile, preferring to nest in New York with the couple's baby girl. Her name did pop up a few weeks ago, though, as a potential castmember in <a href="/news/articles/1680141/beyonce-ryan-murphy-movie-one-hit-wonders.jhtml">Ryan Murphy's upcoming all-star flick</a> "One Hit Wonders." The musical comedy could potentially star B's buddy, Gwyneth Paltrow, as well as Reese Witherspoon, Cameron Diaz and "Saturday Night Live" castmember Andy Samberg. </P><P> </P><P>Regardless of how this film shakes out, Beyoncé is reportedly already thinking about her music career again. Producer Ryan Tedder shared that the singer is prepping several <a href="http://rapfix.mtv.com/2012/02/14/beyonce-prepping-two-new-albums">follow-up albums</a> to <a href="/news/articles/1665479/beyonce-4-leak.jhtml">2011's <i>4.</i></a> </P><P> </P><P>"The conversations about her next album, literally, just started and there [are] two projects happening," Tedder said."All I can say is, you kind of feed her the best that you have, and she's this phenomenal filter and she takes it all in." One of those albums may be the soundtrack for the upcoming Clint Eastwood film "A Star Is Born," which the singer is also attached to star in. </P><P> </P><P><i>Are you excited to hear that Beyoncé will hit the stage again soon? Tell us <a href="http://www.facebook.com/mtvnews" target="blank">on our Facebook</a> page!</i></p>
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Melissa Sagemiller Mary Elizabeth Winstead Ciara Lauren Conrad
Sunday
Denzel Covers AARP The Magazine?s 21 ?Men on Fire? List
The June/July issue of AARP The Magazine hits homes Thursday, May 24th. Denzel Washington is the sizzling cover star and is part of a list of AARP?s first-ever ?Men on Fire? list celebrating 21 sexy stars who have proved that like fine wine, many men get better with age. Other ?Men on Fire? include: George [...]
Saturday
Friday
Kim And Kanye Have Totally Normal Honeymoon After Lavish Wedding: See The Pics
Kim Kardashian and Kanye West go to a movie theatre in Ireland while on their honeymoon.
Source: http://www.mtv.com/news/1835332/kim-kardashian-kanye-west-honeymoon-movies/
Katharine Towne Alicia Keys Emmanuelle Vaugier Hayden Panettiere
Thursday
Devyn Waves A Final ?Free Agents? Goodbye To Her Beloved Wig, Tamara
Loss is never easy, but we can take solace in the fact that one beloved synthetic hairpiece is in heaven. After being dragged through sand, thrust underwater and soured by tomato juice over the course of “Free Agents,” Devyn‘s favorite wavy friend, Tamara, sadly passed after last week’s “Sausage Party” mission, and on tonight’s episode,... Read more »
Source: http://www.mtv.com/news/1834671/free-agents-devyn-tamara-wig/
Beyonce & Jay Z Skip Kanye & Kim?s Wedding For A Bike Ride In The Hamptons + Director CONFIRMS ?RUN? Trailer Is For ?Part II (On The Run)? Video
Some thought Beyonce and Jay Z would attend Kanye West’s wedding over the weekend but the power couple decided to hit the Hamptons for a bike ride instead. Also, former Beyonce creative director Melina Matsoukas revealed the couple’s “RUN” trailer is actually for a music video and NOT a movie. Deets inside…
Ahhh…the life of the rich & famous! Our favorite couple Beyonce (with her extra long box braids) and Jay Z were spotted (for the first time since Kanye & Kim were married) hopping out of their private helicopter on Monday, as they returned to New York City from The Hamptons. Not sure if Blue Ivy was with her parents, but the owl backpack held by an assistant hints that Blue was likely with them over the Memorial Day weekend.
Smile Hov!
Although the power couple skipped out on Kanye & Kim’s lavish over-the-top Italian wedding in Florence, Mrs. Carter did congratulate Mr. & Mrs. West with a personal message, wishing them a lifetime of unconditional love and God’s blessing on their family.
Rather than fight the madness in Paris & Italy, Mr. & Mrs. Carter chose to bring in their Memorial Day with a quiet afternoon bike ride around The Hamptons:
Beyoncé and Jay Z riding bikes in the Hamptons earlier today pic.twitter.com/Y2y8LDhekA
— Beyoncé Info. (@Beyonce_Info) May 25, 2014
You know the Carters love their bikes.
Bey shared a pic of her extra-long blonde vacation box braids (above) and showed off her “Queen” manicured nails on Instagram (below).
Nice.
And in other Bey/Jay news...
After shocking us all with a surprise fake star studded movie trailer, former Beyoncé creative director and Grammy-winning music video director Melina Matsoukas has confirmed that Beyonce & Jay Z’s “RUN” trailer is not for a real movie but actually for their “Part II (On The Run)” video.
In an interview with ELLE, the prominent music director talked about longing to work with Jay Z for years and how the fake star-studded trailer came about.
Here are the highlights:
This "Run" video was straight-up epic. Take me through the process of how it came to life.
Obviously I’ve worked with Beyoncé quite a bit; I know Jay through the years. We’ve been trying to work together for a couple of his albums and it just never came to fruition. I’d been dying to work with him and I love working with her so it just felt like the perfect combination. With this song, it’s actually a music video — I know everyone’s calling it a trailer, which I guess it is as well. But it’s a music video for his song “Part II (On The Run).” I feel like in Jay’s career he doesn’t want to just do a normal music video. So we were trying to come up with a way to visualize the song that wasn’t something that we’ve seen before. So I came up with this whole movie trailer idea and it just kind of progressed from there. We were talking about trying to hide the fact that it was a music video and the idea was to release this trailer for this blockbuster that you’ll never see.It sounds like the idea was largely yours. How did Bey and Jay feel about it when initially pitched on it?
Beyoncé was definitely really excited. Jay was a bit skeptical but we were able to kind of force him into it. He’s always interested in doing something different so I think that part was exciting to him. I think he was hesitant about ‘Oh, now I have to be an actor.’ I was like 'If it works, great. If not, then we’ll cut around it and make it a more typical video.'When did you shoot this?
We were supposed to shoot in January, but he was on tour. We cancelled [that] shoot the day before because it was just too much. It came back up last month because the tour [together] was starting and they really wanted a visual for the song. I was excited because I loved the idea and wanted the chance to visualize it. We started shooting and all those cameos came last minute. Once we got one then we got everybody.
You’re being modest. You landed Sean Penn!
That was phenomenal. That was totally Jay. We were working on all these cameos and obviously there were a bunch of people on our list but some people I just thought would never do it. Jay put in a call for Sean Penn. It was the end of us shooting the first day. One of Jay’s creatives came up me and she’s like 'OK, we need to call Sean Penn now. He’s coming tomorrow.' And I’m 'What? OK.' So I’m driving back through the desert and my phone’s not working and it didn’t work that night and I wake up the next morning to a text from Sean Penn. So I talked to him about the project and what were thinking of doing with him. And he’s like 'I can be there at 3.' I’m like 'I kind of need you there in an hour.' And he went home and got dressed and came camera-ready. It was all improv so it was kind of perfect. [Jay and him] discussed where their characters were at that point in our faux-film. He came up with his own dialogue. That’s actually one of my favorite scenes.
I take it Bey and Jay were pleased with how it turned out?
They loved it. Once I sent the edit out they were sending me all kinds of emails of encouragement. They went crazy for it. So I was really excited in the end. It was all worth it. It was definitely a challenging ride.
Let’s just put this to rest: so we’re definitely not getting a full-length feature film from this project?
It’s coming never! Sorry guys! Unless Beyoncé and Jay Z decide to change that.
Check the full interview here.
The Carters go “On The Run” this summer starting June 25th in Miami.
Photos: Hampton Pix / Splash News/Beyonce’s IG/Beyonce.com
Wednesday
COUPLES: Jordin Sparks And Jason Derulo's Bedroom "USIE" + Waka Flocka And Tammy Rivera REPORTEDLY Eloped?!
Jordin Sparks shared a bedroom photo of herself and Jason Derulo. See the happy couple in bed and find out what Debra Antney said about Waka Flocka eloping with Tammy Rivera inside.
Singers Jordin Sparks and Jason Derulo shared a bedroom selfie recently...or what many couples call an "USIE." It took Jordin a very long time to get Jason to smile for the pic...and it was worth the wait. She posted the pic on Instagram with the caption,
"This is the end result face that happens when I'm trying to get @jasonderulo to smile! It took an hour!! Lmao! #talksmiletome #smilingismyfavorite,"
Jason followed with,
"I'm not in2 smiling 4 pics all the time but @jordinsparks cracked jokes 4 an hr 2 get this pic lol what's wrong with my "mean mug"? #ilowkeydigthispic."
These two still get our vote for TheYBF's cutest couple!
In other relationship news....
Waka Flocka is reportedly off the market. The rapper's mom, Debra Antney confirmed to RumorFix that Waka married his fiancee, "LAHH ATL" star Tammy Rivera. Although Debra supports the union, she really wanted to be there! “This is real Love & Hip Hop....“I was selfish. I wanted to be a part of it... but “they got a marriage license about two weeks ago without me knowing it.”
She added, "He said that he was going to marry her and he did it on his terms. It was very cute to me...“I’m happy. He’s very responsible.” Deb says the couple plans to have a service and party at a later date.
Photos via Tammy Rivera's Instagram/Jordin SPark's Instagram
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