November 26, 2009

Jay-Z has begun filming another music video, this time around to support his single "On to the Next One". Three photos from the video shoot have come out via Jay-Z World, featuring three diamond girls and a stunt girl in tribal make-up jumping to the air.

"On to the Next One" samples Justice's 2007 song "D.A.N.C.E." and features verses from Swizz Beatz. Also coming from the production hands of Beatz, the track is taken from Jay-Z's latest studio project "The Blueprint 3".

A sneak peek at the movie adaptation of highly successful video game franchise, "The King of Fighters", has been made available for viewing pleasure through a brand new promo trailer. Debuted on Wednesday, November 25, the clip gives a preview to the normal lives of the characters before they are involved in many fights on the street.

This said "stylish, high-octane, live action" film revolves around the last surviving descendants of three legendary clans who live normal lives until they are called upon another dimension to compete. Using their martial art skills, they have to fight against a road fighter whose his thirst of power threatens the universe.

Mya might not get the disco ball trophy on "Dancing with the Stars" this season, but she earns enough credit to guest star in an NBC drama. "Mercy" has booked the singer to guest star in an upcoming episode that airs on January 6.

Her role, according to Entertainment Weekly, is the "guitar-slinging, melodramatic musician daughter of a dying 80-year-old man". The patient is under the care of Michelle Trachtenberg's Chloe. "Mercy", a medical drama from the point of view of the nurses, is taking a break this week and will return on December 9 before again in hiatus until next year.

The seven new songs which will appear in Eminem's upcoming re-release album "Relapse: Refill" have been unleashed through a tracklisting obtained via HipHop-N-More. "Hell Breaks Loose" and "Drop The Bomb on 'Em" are two of the new materials listed on it. Earlier, cover art for the album has also arrived, featuring similar capture of "Relapse" artwork.

The repackage of the first "Relapse" installment, "Refill" is confirmed to come out on December 21 in U.S. and will be used to fill the gap between "Relapse" and its sequel. "I want to deliver more material for the fans this year like I originally planned," the Slim Shady said in the press release. "Hopefully these tracks on 'The Refill' will tide the fans over until we put out 'Relapse 2' next year."

Another actor has talked about the last shooting of "Harry Potter" film series. After Daniel Radcliffe revealed they will enter the final phase of the production after Christmas holiday, Tom Felton has informed that the filming of the epilogue for "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" might be the last scene taken for the movie.

"We still have several months filming," the depicter of Draco Malfoy said in an interview with Belgium magazine Het Nieuwsblad. "The last scene we will probably be filming the scene 19 years later is playing. I'm very curious how we all will be."

Eminem sees a lack of Hip-Hop in the judging panel of "The X-Factor" and therefore, he wants to participate. The rapper thinks that the current line-up, Dannii Minogue, Louish Walsh and Cheryl Cole, have no vast knowledge about Hip-Hop that many acts from the genre cannot win the talent search.

"No disrespect to the current judges but you need people who are global, platinum-selling stars," Eminem states his reason. "You need to prepare contestants for what it's really like out there, and what sort of pressure you are going to be under." He would like to enter the show attached to his long-time music partner Dr. Dre.

Three pictures taken from the shooting of Cheryl Cole's music video for her single "3 Words" have been shared for sneak peek. Two of the photos highlight on the Girls Aloud's member when she is sporting a black long dress, while the other one sees her standing alongside Black Eyed Peas' will.i.am.

Featuring will.ia.m, "3 Words" is picked up as the second single from Cheryl's first solo album of the same name. Its music video is directed by Vincent Haycock and scheduled to make its debut this coming Friday, November 27.

Out of the blue, Courtney Love posted a bizarre truth about Britney Spears on her Facebook. The widow of Kurt Cobain claimed that Britney was molested by her own father Jamie while she was a child struggling to be a pop star.

"Britney's dad molested her," Courtney wrote in the message filled with typo errors and misspelling. "Imagine - the father that molested you owning you for slavery while you're forced to sing songs picked for their sexual content - every night, insane, right? I have it on first-hand authority. And fight as hard as she is, she still didn't pull that card. It's a pride thing I can relate to."

Another preview of thriller film "Daybreakers" has been provided by Lionsgate Films through a new TV spot. Making its way out via Yahoo! Movies, the snippet gives a look at the efforts to save humanity, through both scientific research and fights using weapons.

"Daybreakers" is set in 2017, when a plague transforms the world's population into vampires. As the human population nears extinction, vampires must capture and farm every remaining human, or find a blood substitute before time runs out. However, a secret team of vampires uncovers a way that would rescue the human race. At the same time, a group of surviving humans wishes to repopulate the species and survive.

The Top 12 of "So You Think You Can Dance" season 6 have been wilted down to mere 10. Married ballroom dancer couple Ashleigh Di Lello and Ryan Di Lello are through to the next round but Karen Hauer and Victor Smalley have to stop their journey on the show.

During the deliberation, Karen and Victor were joined in the bottom three by Mollee and Nathan; and Ellenore and Ryan. All six of them had to dance for their lives if they wanted to stay in the competition. Karen was criticized for looking like she has surrendered and thus was the first to be eliminated. On the other hand, Victor delivered an energetic piece but it was not enough to convince the judges to keep him.

Selena Gomez has started filming a music video for her new single entitled "Naturally" on November 14. Several pictures during the shooting have emerged, giving clues on what she has to offer in the video. The snaps witness the Disney songstress undergoing several costume changes.

Previously, Selena shared the concept of the video to MTV when met at 2009 American Music Awards saying, "The video is very different from any other video that I've done." She added, "It has a lot more fierce clothes and a lot of fun colors."

Words are rive that Tiger Woods is having an affair with a brunette named Rachel Uchitel. The married professional golfer is said cheating on his wife Elin Nordegren after their marriage is allegedly falling apart.

The reports remain a rumor which was first sparked by Media Take Out. The gossip website scanned the latest issue of National Enquirer which has a photo of the other woman. According to the tabloid, Uchitel is identified as a 34-year-old New Yorker who has a reputation of dating married celebrities.

Little has been known about the plots of upcoming Paramount Pictures' movies, "Thor" and "The Avengers", but Comic Book Movie has come out with news of possible storyline of both films. According to the site, Ain't It Cool News (AICN) is the one who was able to get the details of the Marvel superhero films.

[SPOILER ALERT!] "Thor" is said to be started with 6 warriors, Thor, Loki, the Warriors 3, and Sif, in Asgard, where Odin is ruling. Loki is adopted, but he will later kill his father Odin and usurp his throne, and somehow Thor is cast out to Earth. Thor then lands in a desert, and is promptly run over by Natalie Portman as a PhD cosmology student and Stellan Skarsgard as her Norwegian professor, "who have gone out to study though telescopes a strange cloud in the cosmos."

Following the accident on November 23 when he fractured his foot, Justin Bieber sat down with Taylor Swift, jokingly saying that she asked him to break his leg. "You told me to 'break a leg'. I couldn't break a leg, I broke my foot for you," he answered when asked by Taylor. "I just want to do it just like you told me."

Justin then stated "I guess, tonight I'm going to perform sitting down and stuffs like that" when referring to his next concert with Taylor. The country music singer, meanwhile, praised the YouTube singing sensation, "All the joking aside, he broke his foot on-stage in front of a lot of people and finish the song." Everybody in the room clapped their hands to support Justin.

Lady GaGa will tell Ellen DeGeneres about her high school years, how she was considered a freak, this Friday, November 27 on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show". The episode will also feature a performance of "Bad Romance" with Ellen joining her midways in the choreography. She will also sing "Speechless".

In the interview, Ellen asks such questions as whether she wears sweatpants when she sleeps or whether she watches TV. But there will also be more serious questions like how her younger years were like. "I didn't fit in in high school and I felt like a freak," GaGa opened up. "So I like to create this atmosphere for my fans where they feel like they have a freak in me to hang out with and they don't feel alone."

Another sneak peek at Walt Disney Pictures' movie "Toy Story 3" has been shared through an international trailer debuted by Trailer Addict. Though the new snippet is shorter than the official trailer that was released before, it still manages to give a look at some never-before-seen scenes of the film.

As Andy is preparing to depart for college, his toys are going to be put in the attic. However, they are accidentally thrown away and are picked up by the garbage men. The toy crew then find themselves at a local day-care center, where they must try to survive the playful but careless pre-school children. There, they begin their new adventure to find a new home.

The cast of "Glee" gets comfy in pajamas and soft beds in an upcoming episode. Called "Mattress", it sees the club being tapped to star in a mattress commercial because Rachel thinks that famous people won't get bullied.

When the Glee Club is left out of the yearbook because of budget cuts, everyone seems to be relieved that they won't have to suffer the ridicule of years past. Everyone except Rachel, that is, who wants her legacy cemented in print. Meanwhile, Quinn makes it her mission to be in the Cheerios yearbook photo, and Will and Terri's relationship is shaken to its core.

Adam Lambert paid CBS a visit on November 25 to make live performances for "The Early Show" audience. The openly gay singer delivered two songs, "Whataya Want From Me" and "Music Again", both of which are from his newly-released debut album "For Your Entertainment".

"Thank you to everyone who waited in the cold so early this morning for my CBS Early Show performance!" Adam wrote on his Twitter after the Wednesday performance. "Your support is so important to me."

Joanna Krupa bares her back for all the world to see in the new ad for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA). The actress and Playboy model who finished fourth on this season's "Dancing with the Stars" encourages people to become an angel by adopting animals instead of buying.

In the eye-popping ad, Krupa who is attached with angelic wings is joined by her dog Rugby. PETA said that this is only a sneak peek to an even "racier version" which will be released after Thanksgiving. "Every time a dog or cat is purchased from a pet store or breeder, an animal in a shelter loses his or her chance for a forever home," PETA said on their blog.

A look at the lead character of upcoming Warner Bros. Pictures' film "Jonah Hex" has been found by Omelete. On Wednesday, November 25, the site has posted an image which features Josh Brolin as the titular character. Though the photo gives a close-up look at him, his face cannot be seen clearly as his eyes are hidden under a cowboy hat that he wears.

On the same day, the site has also shared two pictures from another Warner Bros.' movie, "The Losers". The first image captures Zoe Saldana's Aisha holding a gun on each hand. Additionally, Aisha and more characters, such as Chris Evans' Jensen, Jeffrey Dean Morgan's Clay, Columbus Short's Pooch, Idris Elba's Roque, and Oscar Jaenada's Cougar are shown in the other photo.

John Mayer scores his second No.1 album with "Battle Studies". His fourth solo studio effort rules Billboard Hot 200, selling around 286,000 copies since being released across United States on November 17. "Thank you from the bottom of my heart!! What a way to spend Thanksgiving," he tweeted after learning his victory on the U.S. albums chart.

Norah Jones' "The Fall" which also arrived on November 17 debuts at No. 3 with 180,000 units behind Andrea Bocelli's "My Christmas" which stays firm on the second place since last week. Rounding up the Top 5 on the chart are Casting Crowns' "Until the Whole World Hears" and 50 Cent's "Before I Self Destruct" respectively.

NBC has announced three sets of host-musical guest partnering for the December episodes of "Saturday Night Live". Calling them the holiday editions, the variety show makes use of the buzz created by "The Twilight Saga's New Moon" and "General Hospital" to tap Taylor Lautner and James Franco.

Lautner who portrays wolf Jacob Black in the "Twilight" sequel will be on to host the December 12 live show accompanied by Bon Jovi. This would be the first time for the young actor and the fifth for the rock band. It is still unclear what Lautner will do but as for Bon Jovi, they will perform the songs from their latest No. 1 album "The Circle".