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‘American Idol’ Interested in Jessica Simpson
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Jessica Simpson has had "several meetings" with the brass at " American Idol " in the hopes of taking over Simon Cowell 's judging duties ... and sources involved tell TMZ there's "mutual interest." We're told "Idol" is expected to make an official…
NASCAR Team Owner — The Moment He Lost Control
Filed under: Jack Roush, TMZ Sports
TMZ has obtained several photos of the moments before and after NASCAR team owner Jack Roush crashed his airplane yesterday in Wisconsin ... a crash Roush was lucky enough to walk away from. In the photos -- which were taken around 6:15 PM on Tuesday at…
Check Out Scarlett Johansson’s New Short Haircut
Recently, actress Scarlett Johansson made a special appearance at Comic-Con 2010 at the San Diego Convention Center in California and she was showing off a brand new short haircut. Scarlett, 25, was on hand to take part in the the Marvel Studios' Captain America: The First Avenger panel discussion.
For some reason, this style reminds me of the brave cut that Gwyneth Paltrow rocked a while back. While I certainly think that Scarlett's new 'do is cute, I must admit that I liked her better with the longer locks. What do you think?
Photo Credit: Kevin Winter/Getty Images.
Nicki Minaj Explains Her Violent Death In ‘Your Love’ Video
Plus, the Young Money siren toys with different titles for her debut album.
By Shaheem Reid, with additional reporting by Matt Elias
Nicki Minaj
Photo: MTV News
Nicki Minaj's "Your Love" video has been out for several days, so by now you should know that the lovely Young Money siren kicks the bucket at the end of the clip. During a sword fight with her female rival, Nicki's character, a martial arts student who's in love with her sensei (played by Michael Jai White), comes out on the losing end when she catches some powder to the face and a sharp blade to the gut. Last week in Los Angeles, Nicki explained why she wanted to have a fatal attraction in the video.
"I just felt like that was the most emotional and truthful storyline," Minaj explained. "I felt like mostly everyone would normally make themselves win in the end. I wanted to show that the only way I could be beat is if you cheat. If you cheat! If you play fair and square, I'm gonna win. It's my little way of looking at it. Also, I felt it was almost heart-wrenching to see it. I made myself this nice girl in the video and you bond with the character, you know what I mean? You know what I mean. You see her die. I wanted people to talk about it in the end. 'Why did she make that decision?' I wanted them to cry."
Nicki's fans will be crying tears of joy when her long-anticipated debut album hits stores. She promises the project will be out before the end of the year, and she's focusing heavily on recording her own songs.
"Maybe a few things cooking," Nicki answered with a smile when asked if she has any more guest appearances coming up. "But right now, it's all about the album. November 23. Nothing comes before that." Then Nicki contemplated the title of her project.
"Maybe we should call it ... The Album," she ruminated. "Nicki Minaj: The Album," she continued before dismissing the idea. "I don't know, it'll come."
What do you think Nicki Minaj should call her new album? Let us know in the comments!
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Eminem’s Chart Streak: How Long Will It Last?
Slim Shady beat out Rick Ross for his fifth week on top of the Billboard albums chart.
By Gil Kaufman
Eminem
Photo: Kevin Mazur/ WireImage
Back in the good old days of the early 2000s, major artists sometimes sold a million records during their first week and topped the charts for months at a time. Thanks to Internet piracy, a precipitous decline in album sales and the rise of a la carte music grazing thanks to the iTunes store, those days are mostly gone.
But apparently no one told that to Eminem. The rapper, who was one of the aforementioned acts back in the day, made it five weeks in a row this week atop the Billboard 200 album charts, beating back a strong challenge from Rick Ross' Teflon Don, but, more impressively, seeing a miniscule 4 percent week-to-week sales drop, also practically unheard of these days.
So, how did he do it?
"It's no puzzle," said Keith Caulfield, director of charts and senior analyst at Billboard. "He's Eminem. He isn't deteriorating as fast as some would have thought. ... He was sale-priced at two big box merchants last week and he has a big single [with Rihanna] with 'Love the Way You Lie.' "
Billboard even posted a story last week predicting that Ross could, in fact, beat Eminem, putting the Bawse's totals somewhere between 150,000 and 180,0000, which would have given him his fourth #1 in a row. In the end, Ross' 176,000 beat the first week totals for 2009's Deeper Than Rap (158,000), but Caulfield said those initial projections based on interviews with industry sources began to fade as the week wore on and the race tightened.
"As the week progressed, things were getting closer and it could have gone either way," he said about the competition for the top spot, which Em ultimately won by a wide margin with sales of 187,000, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The key to Eminem's continued dominance is the combination of the mostly positive reviews for Recovery, a higher media profile and the chart-dominating hit single with Rihanna.
"It's impressive that he's been able to hold the top spot for so long, which is something you don't see much anymore. But Eminem is almost a relic from another era," said Entertainment Weekly correspondent Simon Vozick-Levinson. "He was one of the biggest stars in music when it was at its hugest in 2000 and he still carries some of that magic with him."
Levinson said few artists today are able to debut big and then keep the top spot after a few weeks. But the run by Eminem says less about Ross than it does about Slim Shady's continued popularity. He said that while Ross is one of the most popular MCs in rap circles, he doesn't have the kind of pop crossover appeal that Eminem has, which is the key to dominating the charts.
"What is behind this is connecting with the hard-core rap audience and then the broader pop audience, which has been his [Eminem's] big trick," said Levinson. "His team played it really intelligently this time, picking a great first single to introduce the album ["Not Afraid"] and then following with the Rihanna song, which was a savvy move that paid off."
The next question is: Can Eminem keep the streak going? The buzz from the Rihanna hit will eventually taper off, but the good news for Team Shady is that there doesn't appear to be much in the way of competition over the next few weeks.
Caulfield looked ahead and said the latest from Avenged Sevenfold, next week's Nightmare, doesn't look to be a major threat, and the August 3 release from Arcade Fire, The Suburbs, should do well, but might also not have enough to knock Em down if his sales trend continues.
That takes us out to August 10, when the "Camp Rock 2" soundtrack doesn't seem like much of a real threat, though the debut from "Cooler Than Me" singer Mike Posner, 31 Minutes to Takeoff, could pose a challenge. In fact, you have to go all the way out to August 24 and the chart debut of Katy Perry's Teenage Dream to find a disc that could knock Marshall Mathers from his perch.
"Eminem has always been in a class by himself," said Levinson. "In between now and then [August 24], it's anybody's game."
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The Q Awards will celebrate their 21st birthday by adding three new prize
categories to the glitzy ceremony this year.
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Katie Price's book, fragrance and equestrian gear launches in pictures.
Giggs: After all these years it’s still special to play for United
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European Athletics Championships 2010: Christophe Lemaitre will not frighten Usain Bolt
It would have been interesting to hear thoughts of world's best sprinters on
Christophe Lemaitre's winning time of 10.11sec.
