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- Season 9 Auditions – Two Cities Left
- SYTYCD Alumni Celebrate Ellen DeGeneres’ Birthday
- Alex Wong is Going to Hollywood with American Idol
- Catch Cat Deeley Co-Host LIVE! WITH KELLY
- Prince Charles leads Dickens anniversary celebrations
- Madonna world tour to start on May 29
- Ex-Boyfriend Beckons ‘Bachelor”s Casey S. Home
- House Postmortem: Can Chase and House Coexist After "Nobody’s Fault"?
- Jay-Z Brings Brooklyn ‘Glory’ To Carnegie Hall
- ‘The Voice’ Season 2 Continues With Angie Johnson, Jamar Rogers
- Rick Ross And Pharrell Cooking Up ‘A Special Record’
- Black Keys’ ‘Gold On The Ceiling’ Video Keeps It Simple
| Season 9 Auditions – Two Cities Left Posted: 07 Feb 2012 03:09 AM PST  Audition for Season 9 in Salt Lake City or Los Angeles. There are only two more opportunities to audition for Season 9 of So You Think You Can Dance. The show will continue its search for America’s Favorite Dancer Thursday, Feb. 23 at the Capitol Theatre in Salt Lake City, UT and Friday, March 2 at the Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles, CA. Auditions in Atlanta, Dallas, and New York have wrapped. SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE Audition Information: Salt Lake City, UT – Thursday, Feb. 23, 2012 – Capitol Theatre Los Angeles, CA – Friday, March 2, 2012 – Orpheum Theatre Registration will begin at 8:00 AM at each venue. Auditioners traveling to cities for the open calls should make arrangements to stay for at least two days–if auditioning in Los Angeles–or three days–if auditioning in Salt Lake City–following their initial audition in the event of a callback. Dancers must be either a U.S. citizen, legal permanent resident of the U.S. or possess a current legal Employment Authorization Card enabling him/her to seek employment freely in the U.S. (i.e., without restrictions as to employer) by the date specified in the eligibility rules. Dancers must be no younger than 18 or older than 30 years of age on the first day they register for auditions. Any dancer who is a minor in his/her state of residence must also have a parent or legal guardian sign all required documents. Dancers must provide legal, valid proof of age when they register for auditions. IMPORTANT FORMS
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| SYTYCD Alumni Celebrate Ellen DeGeneres’ Birthday Posted: 07 Feb 2012 03:09 AM PST  SYTYCD Alumni Surprise Ellen DeGeneres Talk Show Host and So You Think You Can Dance fan Ellen DeGeneres celebrated her birthday last week, and Late Night Host Jimmy Kimmel surprised her with a performance from seven So You Think You Can Dance alumni! Season 8's Top 2 Melanie Moore and Sasha Mallory, Season 7's Alex Wong, All-Stars and Season 4 finalists tWitch Boss and Comfort Fedoke, and All-Stars and Season 2 finalists Allison Holker and Ivan Koumaev sprung from seats in The Ellen Show audience to surprise her with a performance to LMFAO’s “Sexy And I Know It.” Ellen is such a huge SYTYCD fan that she served as a guest judge during Season 5 and she appeared in the audience during Season 8. It was appropriate that Alex and tWitch performed on Ellen's birthday, because Ellen filled in for an injured Alex Wong during the Season 7 finale, dancing Hip Hop to "Outta Your Mind" with tWitch! View a photo of Ellen's Season 7 performance. You still have two more chances to be on So You Think You Can Dance's ninth season. Audition Thursday, Feb. 23 in Salt Lake City or Friday, March 2 in Los Angeles.
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| Alex Wong is Going to Hollywood with American Idol Posted: 07 Feb 2012 03:09 AM PST  Alex Wong is going to Hollywood with American Idol! Season 7 superstar Alex Wong had his dance career temporarily sidelined by his Achilles injury, but that hasn’t stopped him from pursuing his other dreams. Did you know Alex can sing? American Idol’s Randy Jackson, Jennifer Lopez, and Steven Tyler put him through to Hollywood after he auditioned for them at San Diego Auditions for the show’s 11th season! Watch his Road to Hollywood video. View a photo from Alex’s Idol audition. Congrats, Alex, and good luck in Hollywood! You still have two more chances to be on So You Think You Can Dance’s ninth season. Audition Thursday, Feb. 23 in Salt Lake City or Friday, March 2 in Los Angeles.
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| Catch Cat Deeley Co-Host LIVE! WITH KELLY Posted: 07 Feb 2012 03:09 AM PST  Watch Cat Deeley co-host LIVE! WITH KELLY on Thursday. So You Think You Can Dance’s host with the most, Cat Deeley, will co-host LIVE! WITH KELLY alongside Kelly Ripa this Thursday, January 26. Cat has been busy traveling for Season 9 auditions, which brought her to Atlanta, Dallas, and New York this month. Think you have what it takes to be on So You Think You Can Dance? Audition Thursday, Feb. 23 in Salt Lake City or Friday, March 2 in Los Angeles.
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| Prince Charles leads Dickens anniversary celebrations Posted: 07 Feb 2012 03:01 AM PST
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| Madonna world tour to start on May 29 Posted: 07 Feb 2012 03:01 AM PST
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| Ex-Boyfriend Beckons ‘Bachelor”s Casey S. Home Posted: 07 Feb 2012 03:01 AM PST
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| House Postmortem: Can Chase and House Coexist After "Nobody’s Fault"? Posted: 07 Feb 2012 03:01 AM PST |
| Jay-Z Brings Brooklyn ‘Glory’ To Carnegie Hall Posted: 07 Feb 2012 03:00 AM PST Jay performs his song to daughter Blue Ivy Carter and a host of other hits at the famed venue, with help from Alicia Keys and Nas.
NEW YORK — From Marcy to Madison Square and now from Crooklyn to Carnegie. Jay-Z has come a long way since releasing his 1996 debut, Reasonable Doubt, and the magnitude of his travels wasn’t lost on the God MC when he performed at Carnegie Hall on Monday evening (February 6). The swanky crowd filled the Stern Auditorium at Carnegie Hall for the first of two benefit concerts, which joined Jay’s Shawn Carter Scholarship Foundation with the United Way of NYC to raise money for gifted high school students who aren’t financially positioned to attend college. The premium-priced charity tickets brought out the likes of Liza Minnelli and New York Yankees pitcher CC Sabathia. With a full orchestra that included ?uestlove and Young Guru playing DJ, Hov took the stage at 8:45 p.m. ET after a dramatic string build. Emerging from the stage’s side door in a white tux jacket toting a gold bottle of Ace of Spades champagne, Jigga began his evening shouting, “Allow me to reintroduce myself, my name is Hov,” the iconic opening line from 2003′s “Public Service Announcement.” Those who thought Jigga would conform to the stuffy artistic standard typically associated with the famed concert hall were mistaken. Jay strutted across the stage drinking from his gold bottle promising the crowd, “It’s just tea.” On this night, Hov pledged to eradicate the divide that separates musical genres, only differentiating between good and bad music. “All those lines that divide us, we gonna step on ‘em,” he announced to the electric crowd. As he’s done most of his career, Jay continued to stomp out the misconceptions that rap can’t be considered highbrow art as he tore through radio hits and street favorites like “U Don’t Know” and “Where I’m From.” Jay did balance things out when he invited Alicia Keys onstage for “Empire State of Mind” but got extra-gritty on the very next song, making way for Nas to perform his own “N.Y. State of Mind” from the Queensbridge MC’s 1994 classic Illmatic. There was a perfect juxtaposition throughout. The biggest musical clash came when Jay performed the “Annie”-sampling “Hard Knock Life.” Jigga rapped the song’s verses, while the wealthy crowd song the downtrodden chorus. By the time Hova rolled into the set’s next song “Izzo,” a marijuana smell filled the air. That must be a first for Carnegie. Ever the master of ceremonies, the Brooklyn rap juggernaut slowed things down properly easing into “Girls, Girls, Girls,” then “Song Cry” and then “Glory,” the song he released days after the birth of his and Beyoncé’s first daughter, Blue Ivy Carter. “One hand in the air for Blue,” he screamed before delivering his heartfelt daddy raps. “I didn’t think I was gonna make it through that one, that was tough,” Jay said at the close of the number. The veteran MC launched into the set-closing “Encore,” but fans know by now that despite his exit at the end of the Kanye West-produced track, he would be back for more. During Jay’s overtime session, he re-emerged onto the stage with a Yankee snapback, diamond chain and black tee. Ever the showman, Jay climbed into the balcony and performed an array of hits from his early catalog like “So Ghetto,” “Ain’t No N—a” and “Can’t Knock the Hustle.” By the night’s close, Jay-Z had kicked in another door. He wasn’t the first rapper to play Carnegie Hall, but lord help the MC who has to come after him. Share your thoughts on Jay-Z’s first Carnegie Hall show in the comments! Related Photos
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| ‘The Voice’ Season 2 Continues With Angie Johnson, Jamar Rogers Posted: 07 Feb 2012 03:00 AM PST Judges Christina Aguilera, Blake Shelton, Adam Levine and Cee Lo Green kick off second episode with a Prince medley.
The blind auditions continued on Monday night’s (February 6) two-hour episode of “The Voice,” with each judge picking up two more contestants to fill out the 12-person teams they’ll take to the battle phase later in the season. The episode opened with a flashy medley of Prince hits “1999,” “Little Red Corvette” and “Kiss” performed by judges Christina Aguilera, Cee Lo Green, Adam Levine and Blake Shelton, before the crew got right to business with the auditions. Team Christina She also scored an interesting choice in chanteuse Lindsay Pavao, who got Shelton and Cee Lo to swivel their chairs too. In one of the more unique performances of the night, Pavao transformed a Trey Songz tune into a ballad that Green compared to Fiona Apple. It was that uniqueness that won Christina over, and Pavao chose to join the “Beautiful” singer’s team. Team Adam Levine also added the night’s final contestant, 23-year-old Angel Taylor, to his team. The Los Angeles native grew up in an abusive household and turned to music to get through the tough times. Her performance of Adele’s “Someone Like You” packed an emotional punch. Team Cee Lo Cee Lo also picked up Staff Sergeant Angie Johnson, who was discovered and pushed to audition for “The Voice” after her fellow soldiers uploaded a video to YouTube of Johnson singing Adele on a military base while deployed in the Middle East. The video eventually tallied over a million views, which gave Johnson the confidence to hit the stage with a gutsy rendition of Pat Benatar’s “Heartbreaker.” “I love a girl with guts and confidence,” Cee Lo told the singer. Team Blake A more surprising choice for the country superstar came late in the show, when he promised he’d do everything he could for Jermaine Paul, a backup singer who has toured the world with Alicia Keys. Keys even sent Paul a video message wishing him good luck. He made a surprising song choice in Avril Lavigne’s “Complicated,” which also earned props from Cee Lo, who told Paul he could “hear the swag” in his voice. And even though it looked like Paul was favoring Cee Lo, he opted to move out of his R&B comfort zone and into Shelton’s country/rock genre. Four singers got the ax during the show when no judges swiveled around to offer a spot on their team. The judges went back and forth over country crooner Neil Middleton and pop singer Dez Durmon and ultimately regretted their decisions to pass on the singers. Durmon in particular had the judges all worked up, and when they turned around to see a handsome Yale football player standing in front of them, they practically slapped themselves across the head. “And it’s a good-looking guy,” Shelton sighed. Such is the point of “The Voice,” though. Durmon would have been a sure thing if the judges had gotten a look at him beforehand, but it’s all about the pipes — at least for now — on NBC’s reality hit, which kicked off its season to some pretty great post-Super Bowl ratings. Who was your favorite singer on the latest “Voice” episode? Let us know in the comments! Related Artists
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| Rick Ross And Pharrell Cooking Up ‘A Special Record’ Posted: 07 Feb 2012 03:00 AM PST ‘He has his own paintbrush and his own colors,’ Neptunes producer tells MTV News, nominating Rozay for ‘Hottest MCs in the Game.’
When it comes to MCs, Pharrell has worked with some of the greats. Skateboard P has produced and rhymed with the likes of Jay-Z, Kanye West, T.I. and Snoop Dogg, and for this year’s hottest MC in the game, P has a nomination: “Rick Ross is on his way, he’s working his way. He’s been doing it for a minute, and he’s been really consistent,” the Neptunes producer told MTV News on Friday in Miami. The debate rages on, and Sunday, February 19, the “Hottest MCs in the Game VII” will premiere on MTV2. During the half-hour special, MTV’s Hottest MCs Hip-Hop Brain Trust will gather at the roundtable and decide the top five rappers in the game. Beginning February 13, MTV will reveal MCs 10 through six online, but only one spitter can snag the #1 spot. If Pharrell has his way, Rozay will conquer all in this highly contested debate. “That guy is an animal; he’s an animal with it. Lyrically, he’s crazy, and he’s just got a very distinct style, it’s his own,” P campaigned. “There were a lot of comparisons made at the beginning of his career, but along with the test of time, he’s proven that he’s his own person and he has his own paintbrush and his own colors.” Skateboard might be just a bit biased as he reveals to MTV News that he and the Bawse have some very exciting things in the works — then again, Pharrell has worked with a number of MCs who could contend for the crown. “He and I have something special too. We have a special record too, but we’re still working,” the multiplatinum producer said. “I’m happy to be a part of it.” Tune in to MTV2 on Sunday, February 19, at 10 p.m. ET/PT to catch “MTV2 Presents: Yo! MTV Raps Classic Cuts,” then watch “Hottest MCs in the Game VII” immediately after at 10:30 p.m. ET/PT before capping the night off with “Sucker Free Certified” at 11 p.m. ET/PT. Related Videos Related Artists
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| Black Keys’ ‘Gold On The Ceiling’ Video Keeps It Simple Posted: 07 Feb 2012 03:00 AM PST ‘Lonely Boy’ follow-up is light on bells and whistles, heavy on what made them the sensation they are today: killer live sets.
There are no dancing actors/security guards, precocious street-fighting children or cameos by “Sir” Todd Bridges in the Black Keys’ new “Gold on the Ceiling” video. But don’t let their absences sway you — in a lot of ways, this was the video the Keys were born to make. The clip, which premiered Monday night (February 6) on MTV, features only the Black Keys (and various members of their road team) doing what they do best: playing live, in gloriously gritty fashion. It’s not only a nod to their roots — for close to a decade, they hammered out gigs (and miles) aboard a rusty van — but it’s a powerful reminder to their detractors that they are, first and foremost, a positively killer live act. Of course, it was also probably a matter of necessity. The Black Keys are rather busy these days, what with their smash album and world tour, so shooting a live video (in part during their MTV Hive-sponsored El Camino release party at New York’s Webster Hall) undoubtedly made their management happy, but you get the feeling that Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney probably delighted in making a concert clip. After all, it fits rather nicely with their anachronistic ways. Of all the monster rock acts currently lumbering, the Black Keys seem the most natural fit for a live video. No bells or whistles, no special effects, just a band, a stage and some grainy footage. It’s easy. So while “Gold” may be lacking in all those things (not to mention odd, inbox-baiting cameos), it is by no means a lesser video. If anything, it represents everything that makes the Black Keys the band they are — hard-charging, unpolished and seemingly not-of-this-era, indebted to their past yet still pushing forward and always determined to do things on their own terms. Big-selling album and high-profile second single be damned, the Black Keys just want to do it live and do it loud. It’s what got them here, after all. What did you think of the Keys’ latest video? Share your reviews in the comments below! Related Videos
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