05/28/2012
Usher Sought 'Creative Way' To Debut Looking 4 Myself
Singer will open up about his appearance in the off-Broadway show 'Fuerza Bruta,' as well his new album, during 'MTV First' on Wednesday.
By Jocelyn Vena
<P>Sure, anyone can hold an album-listening party at some record label's headquarters or, to really mix it up, some swanky nightclub. But for <a href="http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/usher/artist.jhtml">Usher</a>, that just wasn't enough. When he was looking for a way to debut tracks off <a href="/news/articles/1684389/usher-looking-4-myself-cover-neck-tattoo.jhtml"><i>Looking 4 Myself</a>,</i> out June 12, he found another way to spread the word.</P><P>Last month, Usher appeared in the off-Broadway show <a href="/news/articles/1684028/usher-fuerza-bruta-looking-for-myself.jhtml">"Fuerza Bruta,"</a> in which he played the male lead, Running Man, for one night only. During the show, he played all his newest, shiniest tracks for lucky theatergoers. When MTV News spoke to him exclusively during rehearsals, he explained that his part in "Fuerza" provided the perfect pairing between the themes on his album and the visuals of the play.</P><P></p><div class="player-placeholder right" title="Exclusive First Look At Usher's 'Fuerza Bruta' Performance" id="vid:769347.id:1685086" width="415" height="255"></div><p></P><P>"I mean, life is like that in a lot of ways. This was something that I organically came to," he explained. "When you think about the lyrics of 'Climax,' 'Going nowhere fast/ We reached the climax' ... 'Going nowhere fast' would be running in place," he explained, referring to a part in the show where he runs on a treadmill, never actually ending up anywhere.</P><P>"<i>Looking 4 Myself,</i> I'm walking with my head down, counting every step," he explained, referring to another act in the show. "I'm always trying to find very creative ways for the music and the art to work together and this is it. I only hoped it would be viewed in that way, in an unprecedented way. I hoped that people would be able to identify with it and become acclimated with my experience in a fun way, creative. This was kind of an emotional experience that leads you into my world."</P><P>Usher has even more to share about his experience in the show as well as his highly anticipated album release. He will open up during <a href="/news/articles/1685095/usher-twisted-climax-scream-mtv-premiere.jhtml">"MTV First: Usher,"</a> set to take place on Wednesday, May 16, at 7:54 p.m. ET on MTV. He will introduce exclusive footage from "Fuerza Bruta" and his new single, the Pharrell-produced "Twisted," and will stick around for an interview with MTV News' Sway Calloway to discuss it all on MTV.com afterward. Fans can submit questions via MTV.com or Twitter @MTVNews with the hashtag #MTVFirst or #AskUsher.</P><P>The performances featured in "MTV First: Usher" were shot exclusively by MTV News during a special album-listening experience with the off-Broadway show "Fuerza Bruta" in New York City.</P><P><b>Don't miss "MTV First: Usher" on Wednesday, May 16, at 7:54 p.m. ET on MTV, followed by an interview with the singer on MTV.com!</b></P><P></p><div class="player-placeholder right" title="Get Ready For 'MTV First: Usher'!" id="vid:768876.id:1685086" width="415" height="255"></div><p></p>
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2012 Cannes Film Festival Closing Ceremony: A Complete Look
Bringing an end to the French Riviera festivities amidst thunder, lightning and heavy rain, the Closing Ceremony of the 65th Annual Cannes Film Festival took place on Sunday evening (May 27).
With Audrey Tautou and her castmates offering up the final premiere by showing their film titled "Therese Desqueyroux" , stars such as Jean Dujardin, Andie MacDowell, Megan Gale, Alec Baldwin, Sonam Kapoor and Kylie Minogue glitzed up the Palais des Festivals red carpet screening before moving on to the awards presentation spectacle.
At the closing ceremony, big names like Berenice Bejo and Alec Baldwin joined jury members including Diane Kruger, Jean-Paul Gautier, Alexander Payne and Ewan McGregor in saluting the best films to be shown over the course of the twelve-day festival.
Taking home the top prize was Austrian director Michael Haneke - as he garnered his second Palme d?Or thanks to his latest masterpiece titled "Love? (Amour), with the motion picture telling the tale of "an elderly couple facing the inescapable, yet no less tragic march of death."
Upoon accepting his Palme d'Or trophy, Mr Haneke received a rowdy ovation as he told the packed audience, ?A very, very big thanks to my actors who have made this film. It?s their film. They are the essence of this film."
With pictures from the Cannes Film Festival closing day found below, the complete list of winners at the 65th Annual Cannes Film Festival is as follows:
Directors Fortnight:
ART CINEMA AWARD 2012
No (Pablo Larrain, Chile, U.S., Mexico)
EUROPA CINEMAS LABEL 2012 for best European film in Directors' Fortnight
The Repentant (Merzak Allouache, Algeria, France)
SACD PRIZE 2012 for best French-language film in Directors' Fortnight
Camille Rewinds (Noemi Lvovsky, France)
Un Certain Regard:
PRIZE OF UN CERTAIN REGARD
Después De Lucia by Michel Franco
SPECIAL JURY PRIZE
Le Grand Soir by Benoît Delépine and Gustave Kervern
UN CERTAIN REGARD AWARD FOR BEST ACTRESS
Suzanne Clèment for her performance in Laurence Anyways directed by Xavier Dolan
UN CERTAIN REGARD AWARD FOR BEST ACTRESS
Emilie Dequenne for her performance in À Perdre La Raison directed by Joachim LaFosse
SPECIAL DISTINCTION OF THE JURY
Djeca (Children of Sarajevo) by Aida Begic
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Danielle Panabaker Heats Up Maxim June 2012
With her new movie "Piranha 3D" set to hit theaters in the States on June 1st, Danielle Panabaker garnered herself a little extra exposure via a feature in the June 2012 issue of Maxim magazine.
The 24-year-old actress struck a few alluring poses for the Marc Hom shot spread lining the pages while dishing about topics such as her gorgeous gams and being a bikini girl.
Highlights from Miss Panabaker's interview are as follows. For more, be sure to pay a visit to Maxim!
On whether piranhas are cute in real life:
"No! They were not cute at all. They were scary, and I would not put my hands in the tank."
On whether she's superstitious about anything:
"The number six. Like, I don't ever set my thermostat to 76°. Definitely superstitious about that."
On her favorite body part:"
"My legs! I'm a huge fan of spinning ? I'm hooked on it."
On whether she's a one-piece or a two-piece swimsuit girl:
"Definitely two-piece. I can't wait to spend the whole summer in a bikini."
Source: http://gossipcenter.com/danielle-panabaker/danielle-panabaker-heats-maxim-june-2012-645651
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Les News, 052612
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Lady Gaga To Launch Little Monsters Social Networking Site
Site for Gaga's fans is invite-only at this point.
By Gil Kaufman
<P><a href="http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/lady_gaga/artist.jhtml">Lady Gaga</a> is already the queen of social media, almost 25 million Twitter followers. So it just goes to reason that once she's conquered that medium she would go on to create her own social networking site. <a href="www.littlemonsters.com" target="_blank">Little Monsters</a>, a site built around Gaga's fanbase, is in invite-only beta testing mode right now.</P><P></p><div class="player-placeholder right" title="Lady Gaga Finds Inspiration In Her Fans, And They Are Inspired By Her" id="vid:657588" width="415" height="255"></div><p></P><P>According to <a href="http://mashable.com/2012/02/07/lady-gaga-social-network-little-monsters-launch/" target="_blank">Mashable</a>, an early look at the site shows some similarity to the popular Pinterest mobile app that allows users to drop pins on locations and things they like. It also uses elements of the Reddit site by allowing fans to rate cool content that they like. Little Monsters will focus on fans sharing and creating photos and videos and allowing users to hype content that they are into. The site is the first one launched by Backplane, a tech startup co-founded by Gaga's manager, Troy Carter.</P><P>"Backplane is about bringing together communities and Gaga's community just so happens to be the community we're using to learn about proper functionality," CEO Matt Michelsen said about the company that will focus on building online communities. "We think we can really change the world."</P><P>Backplane is partially funded by Gaga and the company plans to launch Little Monsters out of beta at an undetermined time and spin off more sites this year. It hopes to leverage Gaga's massive online following to draw users to the new sites. To date, in addition to her massive Twitter base, Gaga has 330,000 followers on Google+, more than 50 million Facebook fans and more than <a href="/news/articles/1650720/lady-gaga-reaches-1-billion-youtube-views.jhtml">one billion views on YouTube</a>
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Demi And Ashton Had ANOTHER Secret Meeting!
Source: http://perezhilton.com/2012-05-27-demi-moore-ashton-kutcher-second-secret-meeting
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05/27/2012
Jillian Michaels: Watching Heidi In Labor Was ?Awful?
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Usher - Fed Up (featuring Usher, Young Jeezy, Drake, Rick Ross)
Fed Up (featuring Usher, Young Jeezy, Drake, Rick Ross)
- Artist: Usher
- Label: We The Best, E1 Music
- Director: Gil Green
- Album: American Patriot
Source: http://www.mtv.com/overdrive/?artist=1270&vid=461562
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