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Justin Timberlake Releases New Single 'Follow My Lead,' Featuring Esmee Denters

Posted: November 18th, 2008, 9:34am EST

Song debuts on MySpace Music and will raise money for Shriners Hospitals for Children.
By Gil Kaufman

Justin Timberlake
Photo: Scott Gries/ Getty Images

It's not a new album, but it looks like we'll have to stop teasing Justin Timberlake for being lazy. JT's new single, "Follow My Lead," debuted on MySpace Music on Tuesday (November 18). The tune is a fundraiser for Shriners Hospitals for Children, and it features vocals from the first signing to Timberlake's Tennman Records, Internet sensation Esmée Denters, who appeared with her new boss at "Total Finale Live" on Sunday night.

The funky track was recorded live at the recent Justin Timberlake and Friends concert benefiting the Shriners Hospitals for Children. It opens with a rap-style intro from Timberlake, followed by Denters' powerful Rihanna-meets-Beyoncé-style vocals. Timberlake pitches in on the empowering chorus, "Listen to me/ Love is a song/ I'll be the melody/ You be my drum/ Follow my lead, we'll go where no one goes."

Timberlake shakes off the rust mid-song as well, reprising his opening verse: "Hands up, I show you what I do, I got my stance up/ Everybody knows this is the anthem/ Everybody knows this is the anthem," over a funky live drumbeat and snaky keyboard line.

The tune is currently available for purchase for 99 cents, but MySpace Music users can also add it to their playlist for free.

Timberlake, who hasn't released a new album since 2006's FutureSex/LoveSounds, has been creeping back into the spotlight recently. He gave a rave-worthy pair of cameos on last weekend's "Saturday Night Live," can currently be heard in a guest spot on T-Pain's remix of "Can't Believe It" and appears in the video for Rihanna's "Rehab," which he co-wrote. He also recently took the stage with Madonna in Los Angeles, though the night ended without him collaborating with his ex, Britney Spears, who also appeared at the gig.

A spokesperson for Timberlake said he's not currently working on a solo record but is in the studio writing and producing songs for Denters as well as Tennman Records artists Matt Morris, Free Sol and Brenda Radney.

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50 Cent Says He Delayed Before I Self Destruct So He Could Release More Singles

Posted: November 18th, 2008, 7:56am EST

'I'm just looking for the opportunity to present more of my material,' he tells MTV News.
By Shaheem Reid, with additional reporting by Tim Kash and Kim Stolz

50 Cent
Photo: MTV News

NEW YORK — No big conspiracy here: 50 Cent said he decided to delay the release of his Before I Self Destruct album from December 16 until next year because he needed more setup time.

"I'm trying to leave the same way I came in," he said Sunday night during "Total Finale Live." "February 4 [2003], Get Rich or Die Tryin' came out. I drop this album February 3. The time frame. It used to take six to eight weeks for us to position a hip-hop record. Now, it's taking 12 to 14 weeks.

"Just the positioning," he continued. "I'm not comfortable where I'm at right now. My song 'Get Up' is performing great. I'm happy with 'Get Up.' It moved faster than 'I Get Money' at radio. But I'm just looking for the opportunity to present more of my material [prior to the album's release]. It's not the strongest effort on my album; it's just a great start for me."

The video for "Get Up" is out now. Besides paying homage to the Will Smith blockbuster "I Am Legend," Fif also comes full circle with a nod to his own "In Da Club" video. With the release of Before I Self Destruct, he will fulfill his contractual obligation to Shady/Aftermath and Interscope Records for new recordings. A greatest-hits collection will follow if he does not ink a new contract with Interscope.

"We may put out a greatest-hits record then, [when] we start the renegotiations," he said of his talks with Interscope.

Although he's publicly expressed disdain for the way Interscope and its chair, Jimmy Iovine, have handled projects such as Curtis and the G-Unit's T.O.S., Fif did tell us he'll let bygones be bygones for the right price.

"I think all artists have things they can point to that have been done wrong at different points in their career," he said. "It's cool. I'll get over it. They can just pay me."

For everything on "Total Finale Live," including bonus performances, behind-the-scenes action and more, head to TRL.MTV.com. Plus, check out our stage-door interviews with 50 Cent, Taylor Swift, Ludacris and many more superstars at the big show.

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Taylor Swift Talks Acting, College And A Dream Collaboration With 'Amazing' T.I.

Posted: November 18th, 2008, 4:18am EST

'I would like one of my songs to be the hook to a rap song,' the country singer says.
By Jocelyn Vena

Taylor Swift
Photo: MTV News

Taylor Swift is making a career out of singing sweet country-pop love songs. On her latest album, Fearless, she worked with "Bubbly" singer Colbie Caillat, and she told MTV News she would even like to work with the subject of her first hit — Tim McGraw — someday. But, Swift said there's a more tantalizing duet she's hoping to make happen.

"I'd like to do a completely off-the-wall collaboration," she said. "I would like one of my songs to be the hook to a rap song. That would be so much fun! You know, I love Kanye West and I love T.I. — he's amazing."

If Swift's love of hip-hop wasn't surprising enough, she also has a shady side — the bouncy teen star told us that the only way you'd get her to leave music for acting is if she could embrace her inner bad girl and play a criminal mastermind.

"I think, as far as branching out with acting, it would take something really right on the mark to distract me from music, because music is everything to me," she said. "If it were 'CSI' or 'Grey's Anatomy' or a movie that was really, really smart, then I think I might venture off.

"I could be a crook," she said of a possible cameo on the crime drama "CSI." "Hopefully one that's really twisted, that took, like, four episodes to figure out." But it wouldn't take much of a story line to get her on "Grey's Anatomy."

"On 'Grey's Anatomy' I wouldn't care what I was playing — I would play a corpse, 'cause I love it that much. It is deep true love and it will never die."

It pretty obvious that the VMA-nominated country chanteuse is always ready to try something new — she's goal-oriented, but vows to not define herself by her ambitions. "As soon as I accomplish one goal, I replace it with another one," she explained. "I try not to get too far ahead of myself. I just say to myself, 'All right, well, I'd like to headline a tour,' and then when I get there, we'll see what my next goal is."

In fact, her pop career replaced her previous ambition of going to college, where she probably would have studied video editing. And although she's the right age, Swift said she just doesn't see it in the stars for her at this point. "College, to me ... I always thought I was going to go. Both my parents went to college ... so I thought that's what I was going to do, but life took a different turn," she said. "And I think that college is great because it can be a wonderful tool to make you well-rounded and get all these social-networking skills."

Swift is learning those things on the road and in the recording studio — it's the type of education she feels is better for her at this point in her life. "The things you learn in the classroom are one thing, but ... part of me thinks that being on the road, the promotion of an album and management ... learning all of those things, I think, makes you well-rounded, too."

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Nickelback Hope Dark Horse Keeps Their Newfound Fans On Board

Posted: November 18th, 2008, 4:01am EST

'We want to keep going back to all those towns and have those people show up and want to sing our songs back at us, twice as loud,' Chad Kroeger says.
By Chris Harris, with additional reporting by Matt Elias

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Photo: Roadrunner

Chad Kroeger wants you to stop playing "Guitar Hero."

On Monday, less than 24 hours before the release of his band's new album, Dark Horse, the Nickelback frontman was sitting inside the Sunset Marquis Hotel in West Hollywood, California, grumbling about what he perceives to be rock and roll's dwindling numbers.

"I feel like there's not enough rock bands out there, especially when we go on the road," said Kroeger, who performs with the Canadian rock outfit on "The Tonight Show With Jay Leno" on Wednesday night. "It's tough to find other bands out there, because either they're making a record, or they just got done touring. So kids: Start rock bands. Set down the 'Guitar Hero,' learn how to play an actual guitar and start a band, because it's hard to find more bands to put a solid rock-and-roll package together, to get out there. It's getting harder and harder, but I think we've done it."

Of course, Kroeger was referring to Nickelback's upcoming tour, which is set to kick off in late February and feature support acts Seether and Saving Abel. Based on the band's previous album sales, it's safe to say that by the time that tour gets under way, Nickelback's new LP will have already gone gold.

But making Dark Horse was no easy task, he said. The record took more than six months to create, from conception to delivery, and Kroeger said he's pretty sure the band accomplished its stated mission of releasing a record that surpasses its previous offering, 2005's All the Right Reasons.

"The bar's been raised — it's pretty high, especially if we are going to be looking back at the last record," he said. "I think our fans were pretty happy with it, and we made a lot of new fans with that one, and we want to keep 'em. Call us greedy, but we want to keep 'em all. We want to keep going back to all those towns and have those people show up and want to sing our songs back at us, twice as loud. That's why we keep doing what we're doing. This is a good gig. It's a lot of fun, and it's every young kid's dream."

Kroeger admitted that some of the album's lyricism relies heavily on innuendo (take the track "Something in Your Mouth," for instance), but the singer's not trying to be controversial or creepy — he's just trying to pull you in.

"I wanted to get into grabbing someone's attention and holding it," he said. "Sometimes, there are a couple of moments within the record where parents might be going, 'What? This has to come out of the minivan.' But I think we're at the point now where we have to grab people's attention. Other than that, on this album, we were just focused on sustaining — to stay where we're at. We just wanted to write and record a bunch of good rock-and-roll songs we'll enjoy touring. We just hope that our friends are going to dig it half as much as we do."

Kroeger said that, while the whole record is something he and the rest of Nickelback are extremely proud of, he does have a few favorites on Dark Horse, including "Something in Your Mouth."

"That was the first song we worked on for the record," he said. "We were in Sweden and went over a bunch of material with our producer, Mutt Lange, and he wanted to get to a rocker. I've got this phrase: 'You look so much cuter with something in your mouth.' He thought that was perfect and was like, 'Let's start with that one right there.' So we just went off and just wrote this silly rock song that's got this great groove to it, and away we went."

"Burn It to the Ground" is a song that the band had to revise three different times, because producer "Joey Moi, who works with us on a lot of stuff, was sitting in the back of the studio, and said, 'I don't know — it doesn't make me want to pump my fist in the air and crack a beer open.' " The band continued to tweak the track until "everybody's head started moving in the same direction, and Joey said, 'Now I want to crack open a beer, now I want to party with my buddies, now I want to crank the song, and now it's doing what I thought the song should do.' "

The song "Gotta Be Somebody" is a tune Kroeger feels everyone will be able to relate to. "It's just one of those universal themes that Nickelback love to gravitate towards and something everyone can identify with," he said. "It hits such a common thread, because I think everybody that's single — or in a relationship and thinking, 'This may not be the one' — says to themselves, 'There's got to be that perfect somebody for me out there,' and that's what the song is about."

Other songs, like album closer "This Afternoon," were inspired by Kroeger's life experiences. "It's a good rock-and-roll version of [Garth Brooks'] 'Friends in Low Places,' " he said. "Anyone who's ever had roommates, or more than a couple, will relate to this song. I used to have four roommates. We all lived in this house. It was a bunch of drunken kids, barely getting by, trying to find money for beer. Food was low on the priority list. So it's a song about trying to get by and having the best times — ever."

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Pete Wentz And Ashlee Simpson Keep Fall Out Boy Bandmates In The Dark About Baby

Posted: November 18th, 2008, 4:01am EST

Frontman Patrick Stump says they have no idea when little Wentzlee is due, or what he/she will be called.
By James Montgomery, with reporting by Tim Kash

Fall Out Boy's Joe Trohman and Patrick Stump
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The guys in Fall Out Boy are a lot like you and me — they have no idea just when Pete Wentz and Ashlee Simpson's is due.

Or at least that's what they were telling us backstage at Sunday's "Total Finale Live," moments after three-fourths of them — minus Wentz, who was at home with the very pregnant Simpson — bundled up and performed on a flatbed truck in the middle of Times Square.

"Pete is at home with his wife, they're just getting ready for the baby," FOB frontman Patrick Stump said. "It was a collective decision, because Pete is the type of guy who would do anything for this band, but the band is the type of band that would do anything for him. And it was one of those things where we decided that, for Ashlee's sake, he needs to be there right now, no matter what happens.

"I'm not spilling anything. As far as I know, there's no baby yet," he continued. "But still, there's a very pregnant woman, so he definitely needs to be there. It was a mutual thing, though I miss the crud out of him. I wish he were here."

And though, as of this moment, there's still no update on the baby front, that didn't stop Wentz's FOB-mates from sending well wishes to their bassist and his wife.

"It was really cool playing Times Square; it would've been way cooler if you were there ... you know, even if [the Academy Is... bassist] Adam [Siska] was there ... but seriously, it's cool," Stump laughed. "Ashlee's been a saint through this whole thing, and my hat doesn't come off, but it's off to her."

Of course, whenever the Wentzlee baby is born, there's going to be plenty of speculation about just what his or her name will be. And once again, the guys in Fall Out Boy are just like us — because they have no idea what that name will be, either.

"This is the first Fall Out Kid," Stump laughed. "I did, briefly, [have a conversation about baby names] with Pete, and he was like, 'I'm not going to have this conversation.' Pete is a showman to the end, and he was like 'No, no no. You'll find out.' He's got something planned. It's probably going to be a really good name."

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Q-Tip And Lykke Li, Vampire Weekend And Chromeo: Odd Collaborations Rule At The mtvU Woodie Awards

Posted: November 18th, 2008, 4:01am EST

Cool Kids and Asher Roth also teamed up for show, which airs Wednesday night.
By Chris Smith

Chromeo and Vampire Weekend perform at the mtvU Woodie Awards last week
Photo: MTV News

The 2008 MTVU Woodie Awards taped last week, and the night, as usual, was filled with hot talent. Paramore, All-American Rejects, All Time Low and many others were in attendance — but the focus during the show was on the performances, specifically special collaborations between artists that were organized for the event.

And this year's show did not disappoint with its ambitious team-ups: world-pop outfit Vampire Weekend and dance-rock mavens Chromeo; Swedish chanteuse Lykke Li (who's been covering A Tribe Called Quest's "Can I Kick It") with Tribe Called Quest MC Q-Tip; and two rising hip-hop stars (and buds themselves), the Cool Kids and Asher Roth.

We snuck into rehearsals, where Vampire Weekend frontman Ezra Koenig told MTV News: "I think we're all excited. This is our first time to play with any other musicians since way back in the day, when we collaborated with John Atkinson of [Brooklyn indie outfit] Aa," apparently forgetting about the show last summer when Andrew W.K. joined the band onstage for a Tom Petty cover.

After the rehearsal, Chromeo's Dave 1 assessed, "It's about 70 percent there. They play with a little different swing than I heard in my head. We still have to work on it — we just put it together now. ... Pete [a.k.a. bandmate P-Thug] and I are going to take our instruments home to practice."

The Cool Kids and Asher Roth had a different approach to rehearsals: The Kids' Chuck Inglish stood onstage and proclaimed, "I don't think we should rehearse it!" while cohort Mikey Rocks added, "Let's just go with it when we get up there — we get the basic premise." The duo met the up-and coming Roth when he came to Chicago to work on some tracks for his upcoming record. "We're the same age and we do dope music," Asher said of what the two artists have in common. "When you do things the way we do, it makes it easy," Inglish added.

But not all of the night's collaborators knew each other ahead of time: the Woodie rehearsals brought together Lykke Li with Q-Tip for the very first time, but Li's covering "Can I Kick It?" during her live sets certainly broke the ice. Q-Tip said he hadn't known who Li was before, but he's "glad it happened and found out who she is — her album is amazing."

All seemed to go well for the pair during the rehearsals, too. "He's like a pro," Li said. "It was real easy — it took one minute to get it all together."

And with rehearsals over and done, the stage was set for the big show.

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Britney Spears Asks, 'Do I Know My Life Is Weird?' In 'For The Record' Documentary

Posted: November 18th, 2008, 3:44am EST

'For The Record' airs on MTV Sunday, November 30 at 10 p.m. ET.
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On Sunday, November 30, the world will have a much better sense of what it's like to be Britney Spears: That's when "For the Record," a 90-minute documentary about the singer's return to the spotlight, produced by Britney in partnership with MTV, airs.

In three new promos for the show, the singer talks a bit about how the life she lives is normal for her, despite how crazy it may look to people on the outside. "Do I know my life is weird?" she asks. "It's all I've ever known."

The documentary shows the singer's life through her eyes — a mix of paparazzi flashes, dance rehearsals and photo shoots as she gears up to promote her new album, Circus, which comes out on December 2. In a second promo spot, she laughs, saying, "Complaining is not my style."

In the third promo, the longest of the three, Spears says, "There's a lot people don't know about me that I want them to know. ... I've been through a lot in the last two or three years. I've grown up, big time."

One notable moment comes when Spears points out that no one is ever ready to live their life constantly in the spotlight. "I don't think anyone can prepare themselves for what stardom brings," she says.

In a previously released promo for the special, the singer candidly admitted to not fully understanding how her life publicly spiraled out of control over the last few years. "I've been through a lot, and there's a lot people don't know," she said. "Sometimes it can get lonely 'cause you don't open the gate. I'm stuck in this place, and I just cope every day."

She added, "I sit there and I look back," before asking rhetorically: "I'm a smart person, what the hell was I thinking?"

Getting pumped about the Britney Spears documentary? Share your thoughts by uploading a video to YouRHere.MTV.com, or sound off in the comments section below. "For the Record" airs Sunday, November 30, at 10 p.m. ET on MTV.

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Suge Knight Facing Felony Drug, Misdemeanor Battery Charges

Posted: November 18th, 2008, 3:44am EST

Charges stem from August incident involving Death Row co-founder's girlfriend.
By Gil Kaufman

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This has not been Marion "Suge" Knight's year. First he lost his label, Death Row Records, in a bankruptcy auction. Then he sued Kanye West over a diamond earring lost at the rapper's 2005 pre-VMA party. And late Friday, the Clark County, Nevada, district attorney's office decided to file two felony drug charges and one misdemeanor battery charge against Knight.

The charges stem from an incident in which police allege that they witnessed Knight beating his girlfriend while holding a knife over her in a parking lot near the Las Vegas Strip on August 27. The drug charges are related to Knight's alleged possession of ecstasy and hydrocodone on the night of the incident.

According to TMZ, Knight is alleged to have punched his girlfriend of three years, Melissa Isaac, in the back of the head while they were driving around the city. She then reportedly grabbed the wheel of the vehicle and forced it into a curb. As she ran from the car, Knight gave chase. Police arrived as Knight was allegedly running after Isaac, and they told TMZ they witnessed the former UNLV defensive end kick Isaac in the head.

The Associated Press reports that Isaac — whom police allegedly found naked by the side of the road during the incident, according to a previous TMZ report — was not stabbed, but was treated at a local hospital for unspecified injuries. Knight was released on $19,000 bail after his arrest.

A spokesperson for the Clark County district attorney's office could not be reached for comment at press time.

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The Roots To Stop Touring, Become Jimmy Fallon's House Band On 'Late Night'?

Posted: November 18th, 2008, 2:28am EST

Drummer/leader ?uestlove says group will always perform live, but might abandon large-scale touring.
By Jocelyn Vena, with additional reporting by Jem Aswad

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Over the weekend, a video interview popped up on the Internet in which Roots drummer/leader ?uestlove announced that the long-running group will be retiring from large-scale touring and taking on a new gig as Jimmy Fallon's house band when he takes over NBC's "Late Night" from Conan O'Brien in 2009.

?uest must've said something that someone found objectionable: That interview has been removed from YouTube and apparently everywhere else.

However, we did manage to find a transcript on one blog, which reportedly took it from the Roots' official site, OkayPlayer.com.

In the interview, ?uestlove put the announcement in perspective, saying that the group will not be retiring from playing live, but from long, large-scale tours.

"Yeah, it's hard to make this announcement 'cause it's not like we wanted to pull the heartstrings on some 'This is our last tour' [statement], 'cause we will forever do gigs," he said. "I see the possible chance of this being a 'bigger' move ... but on the real? I don't know if I want to be 40, on the road and single no more. And with the kids my group has now getting older ... it's harder for the guys to leave more than it was when the kids were 2 and 3. And I can't even start to go on that path till a woman takes me seriously. And ain't no one taking a man serious who is in his own home for only three months out the year. I been in my crib since 2006 and I still ain't unpacked everything yet."

To facilitate that, he said smaller-scale tours are the course the band will probably take. "I mean, people east of Chicago shouldn't fear [that they'll never see the group], and I'm certain that on weekends we could trek to an occasional Seattle or [San] Diego," he said. "But obviously Europe and abroad could miss out."

Later on in the interview, ?uest talked about his excitement over the Fallon gig. "I'mma love my new home at 30 Rock [NBC's headquarters]," he said. "Two visits and I'm already on a first-name basis with the 'SNL' cats."

While ?uestlove and reps for the group's label, Island Def Jam, had not responded to MTV News' requests for comment — and a rep for NBC said, "Nothing to confirm at this time" — a label rep reportedly confirmed the report to the Philadelphia Daily News, saying the group will join Fallon on the show in June. The paper also reported that Fallon and the group recently taped "something" at Philly nightclub Kung Fu Necktie.

The long-running Philadelphia group, which released its first album in 1993 and was one of the first groups to pair rappers with a live band, enjoys a popularity and influence not necessarily reflected by its one major hit, 1999's collaboration with Erykah Badu, "You Got Me." The Roots have toured and worked with a wide range of musicians, including backing Jay-Z at his "Unplugged" concert in 2001 and Reasonable Doubt anniversary show in 2006, touring with the Dave Matthews Band and other jam bands, and collaborating with Fall Out Boy's Patrick Stump. ?uestlove in particular has worked with an enormous variety of artists — most prominently Badu, Common and D'Angelo — serving as musical director for the Jay-Z concerts (including his 2003 "Fade to Black" show) as well as "The Dave Chappelle Show."

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50 Cent Crashes Diddy's Interview At 'Total Finale Live' -- Watch Them Go At It!

Posted: November 17th, 2008, 12:44pm EST

The two moguls joke about 50's new MTV show, 'The Money and the Power.'
By Shaheem Reid, with additional reporting by Tim Kash

Diddy, Tim Kash and 50 Cent backstage at "Total Finale Live" on Sunday
Photo: MTV News

NEW YORK — He won't stop, 'cause he can't stop ... not even when 50 Cent is interrupting his interview.

"This is a great time for me to get on the camera!" 50 Cent yelled from a back corridor as Diddy was being interviewed for "Total Finale Live" Sunday night. 50 was welcomed to join the fray.

"Get your hand out my pocket!" the "Making the Band" mogul yelled. "Get your hand out my pocket! I see what you're doing on the channel."

Diddy, of course, was referring to 50's show on MTV, "The Money and the Power."

"I gotta get my weight up," 50 said with a smile.

"I see what you doing, man," Diddy continued, playing.

"I'm trying to get some of your money," 50 responded. "You can't have all of the money."

Then Diddy revealed his big scheme to rake in more viewers.

"I'm gonna tell y'all now," he said, looking into the camera. "On 'I Wanna Work With Diddy,' I'm gonna physically put my hands on somebody for the ratings. [50's] not gonna outdo me! I'm gonna physically ... I'm going to central bookings."

"Number one in the ratings!" 50 exaggerated. " 'The Money and the Power'!"

"Yeah, I see what you're doing," said Diddy, still going at the G-Unit general. "Get off my channel! ... Nah," he laughed. "I love the show, man. I think it's important [that] if you see your friends getting into an area, they do it the right way. My man did his show the right way. If you haven't seen it, make sure you check it out."

Donald Trump is one of the viewers. The mogul, who called 50 a friend in a recent interview with TV station New York 1, said 50's show is trying to "copy" his "The Apprentice," and that "it'll fail because it's not Trump."

"I said, 'What's the matter with Donald?' " 50 responded, elaborating on comments he made earlier in the night. "He's got a little age on him. He must be getting senile."

However, 50 did confirm that Trump is his friend.

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Katt Williams Under Doctor's Care After Weeks Of Erratic Behavior

Posted: November 17th, 2008, 12:21pm EST

Comic had a run-in with police on Friday following incident at South Carolina hotel.
By Gil Kaufman

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After a series of missed gigs, an arrest on a gun charge and weeks of troubling rumors about bizarre behavior, a spokesperson for comedian Katt Williams announced on Sunday that the "Norbit" co-star has sought a doctor's help.

"Following an arduous 300 shows and an 18-month touring schedule that left him incredibly fatigued, Katt, a veteran of MTV's 'Wild 'N Out,' felt compelled to be with his family in an effort to deal with his stress," read a statement from Yvette Shearer. "While doing so, he is under a doctor's care."

According to the South Carolina paper the Sumter Item, the hospitalization came after family members concerned about Williams' behavior confronted the comedian following a run-in with police in Sumter on Friday. The paper reported that Sumter police received a call Friday morning about suspicious behavior by Williams, 35, who was attempting to book a room at the Mount Vernon Inn.

An officer told the paper that around 8:30 a.m., police received a call from hotel employees, who said they became suspicious when Williams tried to rent a hotel room while dressed in a bathrobe, with a towel wrapped around his head. Police responded to the scene, spoke to Williams, determined there was no criminal activity and left.

Local station WIS-TV has posted a video of a confused-looking Williams trying to check into the hotel, searching his pockets for ID and squatting by the door after the clerk informs him that his traveling companion will have to take responsibility for the room.

The newspaper reported that Williams then walked several blocks to the office of local attorney Garryl Deas and told the lawyer that the police were "attempting to violate his rights" and that he was interested in hiring Deas to represent him. Deas said he had a pleasant conversation with Williams, who described his entertainment career to the lawyer, mentioning that some people thought he was missing recently due to a series of skipped gigs, including a no-show at the BET Hip-Hop Awards, a missed "Late Night With Conan O'Brien" appearance and an arrest on November 6 on gun charges. Williams was also recently the subject of a rumor that he had died in a plane crash.

Deas reportedly told Williams he had to leave for court and invited the comedian to hang out in the meantime, which Williams did. When Deas returned an hour later, he said Williams' demeanor had gone from "alive and in color" to "a little bit troubled" and "disoriented." Shortly after, family and friends arrived to try to persuade Williams to go to a hospital for a mental evaluation, according to the paper. Shearer would not comment on Williams' condition beyond the statement.

Deas said a confused Williams resisted their pleas, said he "doesn't trust anyone anymore" and that "everyone has turned against him," and began speaking "in gibberish." It's unclear from the story if Williams was committed against his will and what his current status is, though it appeared that he was transported to the Tuomey Regional Medical Center on Friday.

Williams has announced plans to retire after a New Year's Eve show in Detroit. He is also scheduled to appear at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas on November 20, though it is unclear if that gig will go off as planned.

Ludacris Says He's The 'MVP' Of Rap; Shawty Lo Proves He's Still Da Man: Mixtape Monday

Posted: November 17th, 2008, 7:59am EST

Plus: D.O.E. gets a new lease on life, thanks to Timbaland.
By Shaheem Reid, with additional reporting by Rahman Dukes

Ludacris
Photo: Bob Levey/ WireImage

Artist: Shawty Lo

Representing: You have to ask? "Baaaayyynk-Headdddddd!"

Mixtape: I'm Da Man 2K9

411: Shawty Lo is preparing for his March LP, Carlos — that's his name by the way. As 2008 closes out, the Bankhead former D-boy just relinquished his new mixtape, I'm Da Man 2K9, over to the streets. DJ Scream helped him out.

"When I got out of jail in 2004, people said, 'D4L ain't nothin' without Fabo,' " he said of the tape's title. "I was like, 'What?' I went in the studio, and the first song I ever recorded was 'I'm Da Man.' People liked it. In the back of my mind, I thought it was luck. But I kept it going. They tried o blackball me, but I came up. It feels good to be here."

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» "Man in My City." "I was basically talking, telling people I wasn't trying to be no rapper," Lo said. "I wanted to be like Baby is to Cash Money, Puff is to Bad Boy. I'm just trying to be the man behind the scenes. I started D4L in 2003, ended up coming home from jail in 2004. It came from the heart. Even before Barack Obama won, it felt like he was gonna win. I shouted him out in my song. I'm the man in my city."

» "Get Money Bi---ez" (featuring Lil' Kim). "On my last album, I didn't have nothin' for the women," Lo said. "I'll be doing shows, travelling everywhere. Women ask me, 'When you gonna make songs for us?' I went back and wrote. Then I reached out to Lil' Kim. She blessed me with a verse."

Don't Sleep: Other Notable Selections This Week

» DJ Kool Laid - Music Pack
» DJ Whiteowl - Whiteowl Drop That 40
» J Armz - Confederacy 2
» Lil Wayne and DJ Drama - Dedication 3

'Hood's Heavy Rotation: Bubbling Below The Radar

» Ace Hood (featuring Akon and Plies) - "Can't Stop"
» Chamillionaire (featuring Ludacris) - "Creepin' "
» Freeway (featuring Gillie Da Kid) - "Living My Life"
» Ludacris (featuring Jay-Z and Nas) - "I Do It for Hip-Hop"
» Swizz Beatz - "I Do" and "I'm Supposed to Ball"
» Tony Yayo (featuring Uncle Murda) - "Shooters for Hire"

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Seven albums later (that's including the independent release Incognegro and his latest Theater of the Mind), and Ludacris can still disintegrate the mic. On his new album, 'Cris fulfilled two dreams: working with Jay-Z and Nas on one track ("I Do It for Hip-Hop") and getting a beat from DJ Premier.

"We just got in," Luda told us about the sessions with Primo. "I've been wanting to do it for so long. He's really quick to make a beat, man. We was vibing. We made about two or three tracks, and I told him which one I absolutely loved. When you hear this sh--, it's gonna remind you of Gang Starr. It's some Gang Starr-reminiscent sh--. I don't think Premier veers away from his sound, but this one could have been on a Gang Starr album. That's almost what I was looking for [sonically]. The name of the song is called 'MVP.'

"You've asked, and a lot of people have asked me, what I want to be known as or remembered as in this rap game," he continued. "I feel like I'm the summation of all. I'm the MVP of this rap game. When it comes to record sales, songs, subject matter, guest appearances, when it comes to rapping fast, slow, being funny, serious — [I'm ] all of these things intertwined into one. I feel like I am the MVP. I feel like you're gonna love this album." Theater of the Mind drops November 24. Luda's Gangsta Grillz smash, The Preview, is also out on the streets. ...

D.O.E. said he definitely came across some tough times recently, as he alluded to in his guest verse on Timbaland's "The Way I Are" last year ("I ain't got a big ol' house/ I rent a room in a house"). Out with the old, in with the new.

"I'm letting everybody know it's a new me," he said about the mixtape The Death of John Doe: The Rise of D.O.E. "It's not John Doe no more. I came in the game, '04, I signed to Timbaland as John Doe. A lot happened. Situation with Interscope didn't go right at first. I fell on my face, couldn't put music out. Went flat broke. It was crazy. Then big homie put me on 'The Way I Are.' We started touring around the world, getting money. I had to let everyone know what it was. People were like, 'Son, what happened to you?' Too many questions. I put it all in one CD for free."

There's Timbo beats on there, Danjahandz gives a track and Joell Ortiz appears on the track "Watchin' Me." The skit ahead of that record is hilarious, but it's no laughing matter on "Streets Been Watching," though.

"It basically explains how dudes was looking at me sideways," D.O.E. said. "I fell on my face. Dudes was looking at me crazy. I explained everything, how I went from [owning] a Hummer to [riding] the train. Sh-- was deep, D. On 'Bottom of the Barrel,' I talk about my hard times and how it wouldn't stop me. I was gonna get to the top." ...

Shout-out to DJ Skee for banging out a new deal to bring his show to 102.7 KIIS-FM's HD2 New Music Channel. The show airs on Sunday nights.

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New Kanye West Album -- No, Not That One -- Hits The Web

Posted: November 17th, 2008, 6:09am EST

Hipster hip-hop DJs remix West's best-known hits for Sky High mixtape.
By Joseph Patel

Kanye West's "Sky High"
Photo: DJ Benzi

People eagerly awaiting the release of Kanye West's newest album, 808s & Heartbreak, due out in two weeks, are being treated to an appetizer before the big meal.

Sky High is a new mixtape that features remixes of various West-produced tracks by hipster hip-hop DJs and producers, compiled by DJ Benzi and Kanye cohort Plain Pat. Sky High started streaming on imeem earlier Monday (November 17) and will be distributed by hip-hop blogs beginning Tuesday night.

The project was commissioned by West and his camp just more than a year ago, said Benzi, who is based in Ann Arbor, Michigan. He said he was given a cappellas and other session tapes — mostly from Late Registration and Graduation — and spent time trying to match different producers and DJs to certain songs. Remixers include former Kanye West touring DJ, A-Trak; New York DJing legend Stretch Armstrong; club-rap producer Diplo; and house-music pioneer Kenny Dope.

Given how much of a perfectionist Kanye is with his own tracks, many of the producers went in a totally different direction, turning many of the tracks into more club-friendly dance tunes. "Each remix had at least five revisions before finally complete, and I'm sure it drove some of the producers insane," Benzi told MTV News. "In the end, I'm psyched about the project. I think we did all of his classics justice."

West has been no stranger to hipster hip-hop culture. He's co-signed Chicago club rapper Kid Sister and, most recently, Cleveland rapper Kid Cudi.

The Sky High track list, according to imeem:

1. "Sky High Introduction"
2. "Good Morning (The Kickdrums Remix)" (featuring Big Sean)
3. "Champion (Nick Catchdubs Remix)"
4. "Barry Bonds (Eli Escobar Remix)" (featuring Lil Wayne)
5. "Crack Musik (Cookin Soul Remix)"
6. "We Major (The Kickdrums Remix)" (featuring Nas)
7. "Get Em High (A-Trak Remix)" (featuring Common)
8. "Throw Some (Cousin Cole Remix)"
9. "Electric Touch (Mighty Mi & Steve1der Remix)" (featuring Lupe Fiasco)
10. "Love Lockdown (Tom Wrecks Remix)"
11. "Flashing Lights (Diplo Remix)"
12. "Addiction (Kenny Dope & Terry Hunter Remix)"
13. "Stronger (A-Trak Remix)"
14. "Workout Plan (Chaise Marcel Remix)"
16. "Impatient Boy (Benzi Refix)" (featuring Will.I.Am)
17. "Homecoming (Discotech Remix)" (featuring Chris Martin)
18. "I Wonder (Scottie B Remix)"
19. "Good Life (Stretch Armstrong Remix)" (featuring T-Pain)
20. "Can't Tell Me Nothing (DJ Godfather Remix)"

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Hilarie Burton Says She Owes Career, From 'TRL' To 'One Tree Hill,' To 'Fairy Godfather' Carson Daly

Posted: November 17th, 2008, 4:17am EST

Former VJ says memorable guests include U2, Angelina Jolie.
By Jocelyn Vena, with reporting by Tim Kash

Hilarie Burton at at Sunday's "Total Finale Live" in New York
Photo: MTV News

NEW YORK — Back in 2000, a Virginia girl named Hilarie Burton made her TV debut on "TRL," and everything changed for her.

"I got out of high school and showed up in New York, and next thing I know, I'm working here, dropping out of college," the "One Tree Hill" star told Tim Kash backstage at Sunday night's "Total Finale Live."

Shortly after winning a competition to star in a segment of "TRL," Burton was asked to stay on as a full-time VJ. "They've ruined my childhood and stolen my youth, and now we get to celebrate this tonight," she joked.

She added that without then-host Carson Daly there to show her the ropes, she wouldn't be where she is today. "I haven't seen him in forever," she said. "I live down in North Carolina, where I shoot my show. I'm excited to see Carson. He was like my fairy godfather. He bestowed this career on me."

Burton thinks that "TRL," which she called "kind television," filled a void on TV, and she isn't sure what will happen now that it's off the air. "We were never out to make anybody look stupid — we were out to make sure kids had a good time on television with their friends and their signs," she said. "Now there's a lot of shock value out there and not a lot of kindness."

Burton left "TRL" in 2003 to pursue a career in acting, joining the cast of "One Tree Hill" as Peyton Sawyer. But working on "TRL" gave her the opportunity to become the hip young woman she is today. "We did a lot here on 'TRL,' " she said. "Like when U2 played upstairs on the balcony, I was a geeky kid."

The former VJ recalled geeking out when she met Angelina Jolie during the star's appearance on the show. "I had a big crush on her, and Carson threw me to the wolves when she came," she said. "She's kind of a babe."

Above all, one serious event showed Burton the power that "TRL" had to bring kids together. "Coming back after September 11 was a very big deal," she said. "I think it was very important — music is such a healer. It helped people through a traumatic time. Just coming to work was a frightening thing, but I was proud to be a part of it."

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Hilary Duff Wants To 'Do Something Funny' Or 'Kick Ass' With NBC Development Deal

Posted: November 17th, 2008, 3:54am EST

The singer and 'Lizzie McGuire' star is returning to her TV roots.
By Jocelyn Vena

Tim Kash and Hilary Duff backstage at "Total Finale Live" on Sunday
Photo: MTV News

Hilary Duff is no stranger to working on sitcoms, having started on Disney's "Lizzie McGuire." Now, after launching a successful career in movies and music, she's ready to head back to the small screen, this time for NBC.

"Well, right now it's a development deal," she told Tim Kash backstage at "Total Finale Live" Sunday night. "We're going to be working together to try to put a great show together. It's not like I know what the material is going to be yet.

"I get to call all the shots!" the 21-year-old joked. But though she's in control, she doesn't seem to have pinned down any specifics about what she wants to do. "I think I would like to do something funny, so probably a comedy. It's hard to sit here and say, 'I want to be this character and this character.'

"I would like to do something funny ... or I would like to kick ass or something," continued the star of "A Cinderella Story" and "Cheaper by the Dozen." "[I'd want to] be some kind of — not a superhero, but some young person that's empowering and that does something no one expects from her, like take care of problems."

Through the network deal, Duff will not only work on her own show, but will also get to make cameos and have story lines on already existing shows. And she already has a wish list of guest appearances.

"[NBC has] great shows to have arcs on," Duff said. "I would love to do something on 'The Office.' '30 Rock' is great, very funny. Many people have done lots of guest spots on it this season."

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Fans Call 'TRL' Finale 'A Great Way For The Show To End'

Posted: November 17th, 2008, 2:03am EST

One group even ran into some trouble with the law to be at Sunday's send-off, but 'it was worth it.'
By Jocelyn Vena, with reporting by Kim Stolz and Christina Garibaldi

Audience members at the "TRL" finale in New York on Sunday
Photo: MTV News

NEW YORK — Sure, "TRL" made the likes of Justin Timberlake, Good Charlotte and Beyoncé household names, but it was the fans that made "TRL" the pop-culture phenomenon it was for the better part of a decade. Day in and day out, it was the fans who tuned in to get the scoop from the artists themselves about everything from music to marriages and everything in between. Not only that, but fans got once-in-a-lifetime opportunities to meet their favorite pop stars, thanks to the show's access.

And fans — as well as "TRL" legends like 50 Cent, Kid Rock, Fall Out Boy, Nelly and original host Carson Daly — flocked to Times Square to say goodbye to the countdown show for "Total Finale Live" on Sunday (November 16).

One group of girls drove all the way from San Diego to be a part of the show's swan song. And although they didn't make it up to the studio, they said it was all worth it to be in New York for the big send-off. "It was an unforgettable moment," one girl told MTV News.

It should have been, considering all the troubles the girls faced to be there. The girls braved thunderstorms, a 42-hour drive and a 10-hour wait just to be in Times Square for the finale. "We came at, like, 6 in the morning, and no one was here, and then we came back at 1 [p.m.]. It was crazy!" the girls said. "We started crying, 'cause we didn't think we could get in."

They didn't get in, but they insisted: "We were just happy to be here in New York City."

Another group of friends had better luck — although they did run into a little trouble with the law. "It felt great [to be here]," one said. "[Our] friend almost got arrested. He hopped the [subway] turnstile and got a $100 ticket."

"It was worth it," another chimed in. "Everyone was screaming. Everyone was bugging out. I got to hug Lloyd Banks. [I was excited we got to see] Beyoncé. We love her to death!"

Two other "TRL" fans admit that the finale was a great way to say goodbye to the countdown show. "I got to see Carson," one said. "We'll miss 'TRL.' We're just happy to celebrate with you guys! It was a great way for the show to end!"

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Tim Kash Watches 'Total Finale Live' Bring 50 Cent, Kid Rock Together

Posted: November 17th, 2008, 2:03am EST

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Jesse Camp Recalls Winning VJ Contest, Doing Cardio With Carson Daly At 'TRL' Finale

Posted: November 17th, 2008, 1:39am EST

'I had no idea that I could even win it, let alone that it would lead to so much,' Camp tells MTV News.
By James Montgomery with reporting by Tim Kash

Jesse Camp at <i>Total Finale Live</i>
Photo: MTV News

Some of you probably remember Jesse Camp as the squeaky-voiced, spiky-haired street urchin who somehow won 1998's "Wanna Be a VJ" contest on "TRL," rode a wave of fame to D-list celebrity status, released an album on Hollywood Records and then disappeared from the face of the Earth.

If you don't remember him, well, that's OK. You are probably, like, 13 years old. But, luckily, Camp made an appearance Sunday (November 16) on "Total Finale Live," alongside fellow, uh, former VJ Dave Holmes (whom he beat in the "Wanna Be A VJ" contest). Afterward, MTV News caught up with him backstage to get his take on all the "TRL" madness and find out just what he's been up to for the past, well, decade.

"I was only 18 when [I won the contest]. Looking back on it now, it's crazy. I hadn't even been done with high school a full year yet," he laughed. "Even though my Wikipedia page says I didn't graduate high school, and I have, definitely.

"Anyway, it's amazing to be back. There's a real family vibe here," he continued. "The minute you open the door, there's this amazing receptionist who makes you feel right at home. So much of the staff has remained in tact over 10 years. It's essentially the same crew, and that in and of itself is awesome. And to see Carson [Daly] is great, because he's an L.A. refugee like me."

And Daly holds the key to the mystery of just what Camp has been doing with his life recently. Camp says he's used the former "TRL" ringmaster to launch a lucrative career as a personal trainer — of course, that could also be completely false.

"When I heard he was moving to L.A., I basically told him, 'Listen, I'm really into doing personal training now.' Carson and I do a lot of cardio. That's why he's got the new physique," Camp said. "I am a heterosexual man, but I do want to go on record and say I always thought [Daly] was a very good-looking, handsome man. I would be happy to have my sister marry him, if it were in the cards."

Good to know. And though he's probably joking about his current gig, Camp is dead serious about the impact "TRL" has had on his life. It not only got him a level of fame, it also earned him — and his band, the 8th Street Kidz — a recording contract with Hollywood Records. They released one album in 1999, and when it tanked, he and his band were dropped. Still, he holds no hard feelings. In fact, he said it was one of the highlights of his entire life.

"For me, the biggest thing — although it wasn't the biggest of commercial successes — was to premiere a video I had made from a record I had coming out on 'TRL.' That was an insane feeling," he laughed. "To think that a year prior to that, I was an 18-year-old toolin' around. I really entered the contest to see the inside of the building. I mean, this was before 'American Idol' and all that. I had no idea that I could even win it, let alone that it would lead to so much. It became hysterical."

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Justin Timberlake, Beyonce, Eminem, Fall Out Boy Mark End Of An Era At 'TRL' Finale

Posted: November 17th, 2008, 1:32am EST

The show's biggest stars — and, of course, the screaming kids — were back for a packed three-hour finale.
By James Montgomery

Beyoncé performs during "Total Finale Live" on Sunday
Photo: Frank Micelotta/Getty Images

NEW YORK — It was like old times in MTV's Times Square studio. There were superstars everywhere you looked, frantic stagehands darting about, and down below — packed against police barricades — screaming kids ... lots of screaming kids.

On Sunday night (November 16), after 10 years and more than 2,500 episodes, MTV's legendary "TRL" bid adieu to the airwaves with "Total Finale Live," a positively packed three-hour party that was as much about celebrating memories from the past as it was creating ones for the future.

It was a livewire, unpredictable and — fittingly — star-studded send-off for a show that prided itself in being all those things. It was a night full of big-time performances, big-name guest stars and nostalgic trips down memory lane. It was the kind of proper, celebratory goodbye that most of MTV's biggest programs (be it "Jackass" or "Beavis and Butt-head" or even "The Osbournes") don't actually get, which sort of makes sense, considering that "TRL" launched the careers of today's biggest stars, reimagined the concept of live television and, whether you realize it or not, probably defined a generation.

A who's who of "TRL" alumni rocked stages both inside and out of the studio, starting with Beyoncé, who, backed by a cracking live band, poured her heart and soul into "If I Were a Boy" and then flipped the switch and tore through muscled up versions of "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" and "Crazy in Love." Fall Out Boy (sans bassist Pete Wentz, who was with his wife Ashlee Simpson as she reportedly went into labor) followed her, braving the chilly New York night to shred on a flatbed truck parked in the heart of Times Square. Wentz even got some new-dad advice from Good Charlotte's Joel Madden on the show.

Later in the night, a trio of hip-hop heavyweights — Ludacris, Nelly and Snoop Dogg — performed their greatest "TRL" hits, then joined forces on the Doggfather's "Drop It Like It's Hot." Former "TRL" mainstays the Backstreet Boys took a nostalgic run at "I Want It That Way," and 50 Cent — who, in true Fiddy fashion, kept show producers waiting until the very last minute — pounded his way through "In Da Club" and his current hit, "Get Up." (Backstage, he had some choice words for Kanye West and Donald Trump.)


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And though they didn't perform, tons of other stars stopped by to pay their respects. Justin Timberlake chuckled as clips of his frosted-tipped 'NSYNC past played on flat-screen TVs in the studio. Taylor Swift clutched a "TRL" yearbook that she got signed by everyone in attendance. Diddy — who appeared on the show more than anyone else — did a bit of hosting, a bit of joking and (of course) a bit of plugging for his new fragrance, I Am King, and the upcoming Notorious B.I.G. biopic "Notorious." And, in a move that could only happen on live television, Kid Rock wandered around with a stogie and a glass of beer, then greeted a female admirer in the audience with: "Hi, baby, you're much too young for me."

There were phoned-in congrats from Eminem and Christina Aguilera. Miley Cyrus geeking out in the "TRL" photo booth. More former VJs than you could shake a stick at. And plenty of video packages that recounted the most memorable moments from the show's 10-year history — everything from Mariah Carey's wacko striptease to Rudy Guiliani's appearance on the show's first broadcast post-9/11 — and goofy glimpses at your favorite stars' first appearances on the show (a barely legal Xtina, a super-slim Slim Shady, a giggly Britney Spears, to name just a few). There were on-air bleeps and teary pre-teens and even a few "Oh wait, what?!?" moments — you know, the stuff "TRL" was known for.

And, appropriately, there was also one last video countdown. Hosts Carson Daly and Damien Fahey guided viewers (and the screaming fans inside the studio) through the 10 most iconic clips in "TRL" history — everything from Outkast's "Hey Ya!" and 'NSYNC's "Bye Bye Bye" to Kid Rock's "Bawitdaba" — a list topped with Britney Spears' " ... Baby One More Time" (sadly, Brit Brit was not on hand to accept the accolades). The fact that all of this played out before a packed (and really squealy) studio audience — and on a massive screen outside in Times Square — only seemed right.

And then, as 11 p.m. drew close on the East Coast, it was time bring the show to a close. Surrounded by friends, fans and the famous, Daly and Fahey raised champagne glasses and attempted to sum up the show's 10-year run in a few sentences. Not surprisingly, this proved rather tough (and Kid Rock and Snoop's "pass the dutchie" antics didn't help matters much), but it was Daly who perhaps did it best, thanking everyone who's ever appeared or worked on the show for a decade's worth of memories, then turning to the camera, raising his glass high and asking, appropriately: "Why are we stopping this show?"

Good question, dude.

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'TRL' Finale, Behind The Scenes: Kid Rock Meets 50 Cent, Beyonce Kisses Diddy And More

Posted: November 17th, 2008, 1:32am EST

'Eminem always tells me I need to meet you when I'm in Detroit,' Kid tells Fif backstage.
By Shaheem Reid, with additional reporting by James Montgomery and Tamar Anitai

Kid Rock and 50 Cent backstage at "Total Finale Live" on Sunday
Photo: MTV News

NEW YORK — We don't have to take our clothes off to have a good time.

Sure, the "TRL" finale was definitely live on Sunday night (November 16) — live, as in you saw exactly what happened, when it happened, and it was one helluva extravaganza — but it's not that type of party.

"Do I have to take my clothes off or something?" Kid Rock asked while sitting in the "Total Finale Live" green room. On Sunday, the room was more of a VIP lounge, where celebs mixed with friends of the show and industry insiders for the iconic series' final episode.

Kid, who you could see earlier in the night sitting in the control room with the production staff, did not have to disrobe. He did tell the naked truth, however, when thinking back to how the decade-old program catapulted his career. "Everything is kinda a blur back then. I was drinking back then. I don't drink anymore, as you can see," Kid said, holding a beer in his hand.

He remembered having to pick his son up from school and then rushing home to see where one of his videos would land on the countdown. " 'It's #7! we might get a new car!' " he recalled thinking at the time. " 'It's #4! Sh--! We might get a new house!' ... If it wasn't for 'TRL,' the radio was no friend of mine in the early days. ... I remember 'TRL' being a launching pad for this whirlwind career I've had."

The Kid suggested that MTV turn the main studio where "TRL" taped into a set for a variety show — a show on which different artists from different genres would be featured. Hmmm ... sounds a lot like "TRL."

Snoop Dogg said the "TRL" studio should become a nightclub, and partial ownership should fall under his paws. Snoop was one of the busiest performers of the night, taking pictures with virtually everyone. On the elevator up to his dressing room, he was basking in the glow of the Pittsburgh Steelers' win. He said he wouldn't mind seeing the Steel Curtain take on New York's G-Men in the Big Game. "Steelers and the Giants in the Super Bowl? That would be a Super Bowl," Snoop said. "Those are the two best teams, and Tennessee."


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"It was rather bizarre walking back on the set and seeing Carson," 'NSYNC's JC Chasez said from a different VIP lounge about original host Carson Daly. "It felt like a high school reunion. They were handing out yearbooks. It's sad to see the show go but a wonderful way to recap it."

Speaking of reunions, there was no love-fest rejoining for exes Hilary Duff and Joel Madden. While Good Charlotte stood at the stage door, Hil walked right by without eye contact or words. Duff did get sentimental while recounting her early days on "TRL," standing at the trademarked glass window, watching the fans outside in Times Square. "I didn't ever want to leave the window!" she said.

Pete Wentz wanted to come to the show Sunday but couldn't make it. He had ... well, a more pressing matter to attend to. But his Fall Out Boy brethren fought the good fight in his stead. And just to show they had their buddy on their brains, Academy Is ... bassist Adam Siska — who served as the fill-in — wore a mask with Pete's face on it.

What a moment between 50 Cent and Diddy. The two longtime friends had an exclusive interview with MTV News way, way, way backstage in a corridor. The two talked music, business, "TRL" and who has the hottest MTV show. Diddy joked that 50 is trying to take his spot. A few minutes after Diddy left, 50 asked the MTV News crew, "OK, be honest. Who's cooler: me or Puff?"

Well, maybe just for tonight we'll say Puff. That's because Diddy ran into Beyoncé earlier in the evening when he arrived to the "TRL" studio with an unusually small entourage of two people. Diddy got a kiss on cheek from Mrs. Carter. Cool points galore for that one.

Back to Kid Rock: He was jazzed to run across 50 in the same corridor way, way, way backstage. "Oh, I never met this guy before," Kid said while shaking hands with Fif. "Eminem always tells me I need to meet you when I'm in Detroit. Would you mind doing an MTV News interview with me?"

"Yeah," 50 obliged.

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Pete Wentz Gets Baby Advice From Good Charlotte's Joel Madden On 'Total Finale Live'

Posted: November 16th, 2008, 11:52am EST

'A baby doesn't wait!' Madden tells the Fall Out Boy bassist, who's expecting his first child with Ashlee Simpson.
By Jocelyn Vena

Good Charlotte's Benji and Joel Madden with Tim Kash backstage at "Total Finale Live"
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NEW YORK — While Fall Out Boy rocked "Total Finale Live" with a performance in the middle of New York's Times Square, the group's bassist, Pete Wentz, had the doubtless surreal experience of watching his band perform without him as he was with his very-pregnant-and-reportedly-in-labor wife, Ashlee Simpson. He called into the show to share the moment.

He assured everyone that the baby Wentz has not yet arrived. "Not here yet!" he said. "I went to Chinatown, picked up a bootleg version of 'Twilight' and watched it like, 72, times."

He joked that his bandmates, as well as the rest of the world, will probably know that the baby's arrived when the news hits the Internet. But he assured everyone, "Nothing's happened yet!" Wentz also shared with his fans that the couple have yet to pick out a name for the baby.

He was missed by his bandmates. "It was cool [to perform]," Fall Out Boy singer Patrick Stump said on the show. "I wish Pete was there."

Wentz's friend Joel Madden — who, you may have heard, has a daughter, Harlow, with girlfriend Nicole Richie — had some key advice on the rocker-as-father gig.

"When you're on tour you can be late a lot — but when you're a dad you can't be late," Madden said on the show. "A baby doesn't wait!"

Another baby not waiting for Wentz is the show he hosts, "FNMTV," which will be back for a second season in December. He admitted that hosting isn't as easy as he makes it look.

"It's hard asking people questions," he said. "I'm not good at reading the teleprompter. 'TRL' made me excited about countdowns!"

Head over to the Buzzworthy blog for more behind-the-scenes reports, and don't miss Jim Cantiello's live blog of the show over on the Newsroom blog!

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50 Cent Goes After Kanye West, Donald Trump At 'Total Finale Live'

Posted: November 16th, 2008, 10:29am EST

Trump said 'my show is a knockoff of 'The Apprentice'? He's crazy!' 50 says.
By Jocelyn Vena

50 Cent backstage at "Total Finale Live" on Sunday
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Well, there won't be another 50 Cent/ Kanye West SoundScan battle this year, but backstage at "Total Finale Live" on Sunday night (November 16), 50 did talk a bit about his archrival's new album, 808s & Heartache.

"I heard, like, seven songs," 50 said of the album, which features Kanye singing more than on his past albums. "There's a place for it. I think people will enjoy it if you're actually in love or going through something. I think Kanye's going through an interesting point in his career."

West worked extensively with T-Pain on the album, and 50 had some pointed comments about Pain's contributions. "I don't think the public will forgive [Kanye] for it, but it's interesting. I think it's T-Pain's record, but I'd rather buy it from T-Pain."

50 also went after Donald Trump, who recently said the rapper was, er, inspired by "The Apprentice" for 50's new reality show, "The Money and the Power."

"Donald Trump talking about my show and how it's a knockoff of 'The Apprentice'? He's crazy!" 50 said. "That's what happens when you get older — you start to view things differently.

"First, let me point out [my show] got the highest ratings," he said, also claiming that it beat out "A Shot at Love With Tila Tequila."

"And she kissed three girls! She's a hard act to follow," he joked.

50 also offered Trump some unsolicited career advice. "In this economy, he may want to go sing 'In Da Club' instead of selling real estate!"

We'll have lots more from our conversation with 50 at "Total Finale Live" in the coming days!

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Travis Barker Thanks Fans For Their Support During 'Total Finale Live'

Posted: November 16th, 2008, 9:17am EST

Drummer says he's back in the studio during first on-camera interview since September plane crash.
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Making his first television appearance since a plane crash left him badly burned less than two months ago, Travis Barker told fans that he's back in the studio, making music again, and "every day gets better."

Speaking to MTV's Damien Fahey during "Total Finale Live" on Sunday (November 16), Barker said, "Thanks for all the support. I feel better every day."

Barker spoke to Fahey and the MTV audience via satellite from his studio in Los Angeles. It was Barker's first on-camera interview since a private plane skidded off a South Carolina runway in September, killing four and leaving him and bandmate DJ AM severely burned. Barker said he hopes to make music with AM again soon.

"I'm already playing my drums again, and I'm already back in the studio," Barker said.

"It was like riding a bike," the drummer said of his return to the studio. "It was really exciting to know I still have my chops. It still felt good. I still can make it around the kit. Everything felt right, so I'm thankful to be able to play."

Last week, Barker's +44 bandmate (and former Blink-182 partner) Mark Hoppus said he expects Barker to fully recover and return to music soon.

"He can't not drum, you know? The man was born to sit behind a drum kit and do his thing," Hoppus joked to MTV News. "He's healing incredibly well. He's healing very quickly. The doctors are saying that his body is really healing in a positive way. ... No matter what I work on, Travis will be part of, for sure."

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Check Out What You Missed In Our Live Blog Of 'Total Finale Live'!

Posted: November 16th, 2008, 8:53am EST

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Ludacris, Snoop Dogg, Nelly Ham It Up At 'Total Finale Live' Rehearsal

Posted: November 16th, 2008, 8:34am EST

The chemistry between the three is tangible as they rehearse for the last 'TRL.'
By Shaheem Reid

Ludacris performs at his rehearsal for "Total Finale Live"
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NEW YORK — Ludacris, Nelly and Snoop Dogg must have strong love for "TRL": All three missed football games to prepare for the show's big finale Sunday night (November 16). The Dogg's favorite team, the Pittsburgh Steelers, was even on TV as he rehearsed. Still, the West Coast icon was as cool as can be.

"I'm good," Dogg said with a smile in the "TRL" studios as he got ready for rehearsal. "You know me, nephew, everything is good!"

The Dogg had a pair of custom Dr. Dre headphones on his head (Snoop's were black; they usually come in red) dancing to music piped in from his iPhone. Nelly was standing off to the side talking vacations (he hasn't taken one in two years) and President Obama. Meanwhile, Ludacris went over his itinerary on his BlackBerry until he realized he would need to send an e-mail from a laptop. One of the ladies who worked for "TRL" was gracious enough to turn hers over to 'Cris for a few minutes.

Snoop, Luda and Nelly will perform a medley of hits for the finale of the show, where they reigned supreme for so many years.

As they talked, former VJ Jesse Camp walked in, and he and Snoop took a few pictures. DJ Whoo Kid came down from 50 Cent's dressing room and connected with both the Nelly and the Ludacris camps for possible mixtapes down the line. (Of course, Whoo Kid already has Snoop and his people on speed-dial.)

"Can somebody grab me Luda?" the stage director yelled, not knowing that 'Cris had finished his work and returned to the studio: He was sitting in the stands — where the fans usually sit — with various entourage members.

"I'm here," Luda chuckled. "Hell-lowwww, I'm here."

"I wanna use Snoop's mic," Nelly proclaimed in a joking outburst. "Yeah, let me use Snoop's!"

'Cris was the first to take the stage; his latest record, "One More Drink," came on. On the sidelines, Snoop was actually outperforming Luda, who was clearly saving his energy for the real show. The Dogg is so into his friend's music, he didn't care.

"If I take one more drink," Snoop sang, swaying back and forth. "I'm gon' end up f--- in' you!"

"That sh-- be knockin'," Snoop yelled after the song finished. "Get 'em, Luda!"

Luda's next selection was the 2003 classic "Stand Up." Snoop continued to bop and vocally support Luda.

"What's the name of this song?" 'Cris repeatedly asked the crowd during the chorus.

" 'Stand Up!' " Snoop yelled back.

" 'I'm the gott-damn reason you in VIP,' " the Long Beach MC continued, reciting one of Luda's main lines of the record. "I like that sh--!"

"Snoop, how you do your dance?" Nelly asked before his music was cued up. After Nelly rapped one of his monster catalog jams ("I'm surprised I know the words," Mr. Pimp Juice said), it was Snoop's turn.

"Oh, they brought a real n---a to go last, huh?" the Dogg said with a devilish grin.

"You son of a b---h!" 'Cris answered, laughing. The camaraderie between the three was palpable.

When Snoop finished his rehearsal, the stage director signaled what the next phase of the show would be.

"OK, Carson and La La will come in," the director ordered.

"Oh, they brought them muthaf----s back?" Snoop asked, getting a laugh out of virtually everyone in the studio.

But after rehearsal, everyone scattered — back to their dressing rooms, of course, to catch the last bits of football.

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Jennifer Hudson Thanks Fans For Support

Posted: November 14th, 2008, 12:18pm EST

Weeks after the murder of her mother, brother and nephew, the singer/actress takes to her MySpace blog.
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Jennifer Hudson is extending gratitude to her fans for their support in the wake of the tragic murders of her mother, brother and 7-year-old nephew last month in Chicago.

"I want to thank each and every one of you for your thoughts and prayers during this difficult time," Oscar-winning singer and actress wrote on her MySpace page in a post titled "Thank You All."

"My sister and I take great comfort and strength from your love and concern," she added.

After a preliminary hearing on Monday, William Balfour, the only suspect named so far in the triple homicide of Darnell Hudson, Jason Hudson and Julian King, will remain in prison at least through December 3, when a full hearing will be held to determine if he violated his parole.

Despite her recent family tragedy, Hudson has given her blessing to the Gap to use her in their holiday ad campaign, according to E! Online. Over the summer, photographer Michael Thompson shot cheerful photos of her in a red turtleneck sweater for the ad. Gap spokesperson Olive Doyne said that though the company gave her the opportunity to back out, "She said she wanted to be a part of it and that we should move forward."

The ad, which reads "Shine Your Own Star," will run in magazines throughout the country and on billboards in Los Angeles and New York.

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'Hills' Stars Heidi And Spencer Make Their First Non-Reality TV Appearance On 'How I Met Your Mother'

Posted: November 14th, 2008, 11:18am EST

'We are very excited to be on the show,' Heidi says of the couple's cameo.
By Jocelyn Vena, with reporting by Matt Elias

Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag on the set of "How I Met Your Mother" on Wednesday
Photo: MTV News

Heidi Montag and her "Hills" co-star and real-life boyfriend Spencer Pratt are not exactly novices when it comes to mugging for the camera. But, they admittedly are not used to acting, which is why they were so excited to make their sitcom debut on "How I Met Your Mother."

The couple taped a cameo for the sitcom on Wednesday — along with Kim Kardashian — for an episode set to air on January 12 at 8:30pm on CBS. "We are very excited to be on the show," Montag told MTV News from the set.

"It's the greatest show, besides 'The Hills,' on TV. It's an honor and privilege. I like it here," Pratt said. "This is our first cameo. We're making history."

The premise is that the reality-show couple is "featured on the cover of Them Weekly — a [tongue-in-cheek] reference to US Weekly — and we pop out of the magazine," Spencer explained. They then taunt the show's star, Jason Segel, over his "bathroom issues."

The cameo gave the couple an opportunity to act in front of a green screen. "Heidi did a green screen for FNMTV with Pete Wentz," explained chroma-key virgin Pratt. "It's my first green screen, so [I'm] very, very nervous! I was told not to wear green, and green's my favorite color." Montag teased, "You're green to it!"

The couple also got serious and took some time out to share their opinions about California's controversial Proposition 8. "I'm very for equal rights," Montag said.

The show may have given the dynamic duo the exciting chance to be a "figment of your imaginations" — and the chance to work with green-screen technology — but it also showed them how much work goes into making a weekly sitcom. "It's way more of a production [than reality TV]," Pratt said. "We usually don't have a set. I mean, we have a director, but he doesn't direct."

"I'm a little nervous," Montag admitted. "It's a big audience that watches you here. In reality we have a couple cameras, but nobody's watching you. There is pressure [here] to nail your lines."

One thing that helped Montag with her nerves was working alongside fellow reality star Kim Kardashian. "I love Kim. She is the sweetest girl ever. So I am so glad we are on the same one as her," she said of the episode.

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Kanye West Arrested After Alleged Tussle With Photographer, Then Cleared

Posted: November 14th, 2008, 10:45am EST

MC was reportedly not charged after incident outside nightclub in Newcastle, England.
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Kanye West was reportedly arrested and released early Friday morning (November 14) after an alleged incident involving a photographer outside a nightclub in England. According to TMZ.com, West was arrested shortly after getting into a scuffle with a paparazzo outside the Tup Tup club in Newcastle.

West, 31, was reportedly arrested at a hotel in nearby Gateshead and then released. While a police spokesperson declined to name the person involved (as is the custom in England) when reached for comment by MTV News on Friday morning, he did confirm that a 31-year-old man was "released with no further action after an alleged incident at the Tup Tup nightclub."

A rep for West had no comment on the incident when reached by MTV News Friday morning.

The London Paper blog reported that the photographer claimed he suffered a cut face and bruising after West pushed his camera into his face and shouted, "Get the f---ing camera off him." According to TMZ, the photographer had previously made similar claims against a British soccer player, but those charges were also dropped.

West, along with his road manager and bodyguard, Don Crowley, was arrested in September for getting into another altercation with a photographer at Los Angeles International Airport.

West and Crowley were waiting for a flight to Honolulu, Hawaii, when they were met by a photographer and videographer, who were taking their photos. An altercation ensued, and the cameras of both paparazzi were damaged. The felony vandalism charges stemming from the incident were dropped because the property he damaged wasn't valuable enough to warrant felony charges.

West later blogged about the incident from his studio in Hawaii, saying, "We back in the lab!!!" he wrote. "I'm cool with the paparazzi. This guy wasn't cool. I gotta work now ... I'll rant later!"

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Jim Jones Sets His Sights On Broadway With 'Hip-Hop Monologues'

Posted: November 14th, 2008, 3:45am EST

Diplomats leader tells his story, set to music from his upcoming LP Pray for Reign.
By Shaheem Reid

Jim Jones performs during the "Hip-Hop Monologues: Inside the Life & Mind of Jim Jones"
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NEW YORK — Jim Jones and the Diplomats recorded their take on Sir Mix-a-Lot's "My Posse's on Broadway" more than four years ago. Now, the Dips' capo is thinking about moving the show a little further downtown from Harlem to somewhere around, say, the Times Square area. Jim Jones and Damon Dash have a goal to put a musical on the Great White Way.

On Wednesday and Thursday, Jimmy headlined an off-Broadway musical called "Hip-Hop Monologues: Inside the Life & Mind of Jim Jones." It was based on music from his upcoming LP Pray for Reign.

"The thought process was me coming out with a big bang," Jim told MTV News Thursday night about conceiving the idea for the project about eight months ago. "I just did a big deal with Columbia, so [I was thinking about] making the transition from independent success to getting on a major conglomerate and having a major machine behind me. I want everything on there behind me to be as big as the announcement I made going into the venture."

Instead of the conventional method of inviting the media to a studio to preview the music, Jim decided to act out the songs from Pray for Reign onstage as a cohesive story.

"I thought this was a witty way to do the listening session so I could get my music across to the press," he said. "I used to watch John Leguizamo do these one-man plays, and it was so crazy how he expla

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