August 23, 2008

As recently posted on Rap-Up, Rihanna has been booked for a live performance with rapper T.I. on next month's MTV Video Music Awards. The female singer, who has teamed up with Miley Cyrus and Carrie Underwood for "Just Stand Up" single, will reportedly perform her own solo performance "Disturbia" and then share stage with T.I. in the rapper's "Live Your Life" single from upcoming "Paper Trail", which will hit the market on September 30. The collaboration with Rihanna will be T.I.'s first appearance at a major award show since his October arrest before the BET Hip Hop Awards in Atlanta.

The MTV annual awards will be premiered on September 7 from Hollywood's Paramount Pictures Studio with British comedian Russell Brand as its host. Performers who are already announced, include teen group Jonas Brothers, and rappers Lil Wayne and Kid Rock.

Having their new album, "A Little Bit Longer," opened at No. 1 on the Billboard top 10 apparently has escalated Jonas Brothers to their best giving mood ever. Having had so much in their life, the brothers want to share some of their belongings, donating their outfits to a museum.

Taking a tour of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in Cleveland, Ohio on Friday afternoon, August 22, Nick Jonas, Kevin Jonas and Joe Jonas donated the suits they wore on the cover of their hit album "A Little Bit Longer" to the museum. The threesome handed over their outfits to the museum's vice president Jim Henke.

While the 22nd installment of James Bond movie, "Quantum of Solace", has been pushed back a week later than its original schedule, recent report claimed that the high-octane film will be getting a brand new trailer soon. According to 007 Nederland, the new video will be unveiled on September 11.

The information is said to be shared out by an employee from Sony Pictures Netherlands. Though giving out the possible release date, the employee didn't let out any further and specific details of this future compilation of clips. Yet, Commander Bond has noted that many Bond fans expect that it will provide an in-depth look into the movie compared to the earlier released teaser trailer.

A week after her live performance at "Good Morning America", actress and singer Demi Lovato is eager to continue promoting her upcoming debut album called "Don't Forget" which is planned for release on September 23 via Hollywood Records. Just after the premiere of Disney Channel Original Movie "The Cheetah Girl: One World", she dropped a music video for the first single "Get Back". The song which is listed in her upcoming set, is written by Demi herself with a favor from members of band Jonas Brothers.

Philip Andelman is the director who is chosen to help Demi making the music video. The video is shot near the big apple river. It shows Demi, doing a live performance with her band without any audience to watch her. When night comes, Demi's stage act is illuminated with some flashes from big lamps, which is set behind her and the band.

Famous American retailer of women's wear, lingerie and beauty products, Victoria's Secret, has a new coffee table book called "Supermodel Obsession". The brand new book, which reportedly pretty much looks like one of their catalogues, features some of their angels, two of whom are Adriana Lima and Doutzen Kroes. Both models strike some sexy poses for the tome, posing only in their lingerie and high heels.

No single clue about the coffee table book, but a number of the supermodels' photos, which are taken from the book, have made their round on the Internet. Some of the pics feature Lima donning sexy lingerie in various colors and models. She's shown wearing high heels matching to the color of the lingerie she models. As for Kroes, she's also photographed striking some raunchy poses for the tome.

Diva Mariah Carey will share her remarkable voice with her fans at Canadian idol finale session. The show will be aired live by Canadian television CTV on Wednesday, September 10. A written statement, issued by CTV, is read, "CTV announced today that Mariah Carey will headline the star-studded, two-hour Canadian Idol season finale, airing live on Wednesday, September, 10 at 8 P.M. E.T."

To join her is five-time Grammy winner John Legend, who has recently dropped a music video for his brand new single "Green Light", taken from "Evolver" which comes out on October 28. Other performers who are lined up for the result show, are Canadian rocker Hedley, last year's Canadian Idol champion Brian Melo, and R&B singer Jully Black.

A confirmation is soon to come from Melanie C hot on the heels of mounting rumors that she's pregnant with boyfriend Thomas Starr's baby. The Spice Girls singer announced Friday, August 22 on her official website that she and Tom are expecting a child and feeling "very happy."

"As I'm sure you'll understand we needed time to wait for results and tell our families," the Sporty Spice wrote about her confirmation. "Thank you for all your kindness, good wishes and support (even if it was based on speculation!)".

It has been confirmed previously that the original "Terminator" star, Arnold Schwarzenegger, won't be appearing in the forthcoming "Terminator Salvation", but it doesn't mean that he is completely cut off from the movie. Recently, it has been inferred that the actor-turned-California Governor will lend his voice to the film.

Sparking speculation that Schwarzenegger will do a voiceover, the action fantasy movie's producer Moritz Borman told Wired, "Schwarzenegger is governing California. He will not be, as a person, in the film." When asked further on the hidden meaning of his remark, he said, "I'm not going to answer the question about what we're trying, or what we want, or what we're toying with. It's really up to what fits in the film or not. Maybe his voice, or maybe not. It's really not settled."

After sparking a major question of where they are going to bring the next "Superman" movie, Warner Bros. Pictures have finally confirmed to start the project right from the scratch once again meaning that they are going to reboot the franchise. The confirmation of the remake has been offered by Warner Bros. Pictures Group President Jeff Robinov to Wall Street Journal.

In Wall Street's recent article, Robinov stated that the decision to reintroduce the 'man of steel' has to be taken after the considerable failure of "Superman Returns". "Superman [Returns] didn't quite work as a film in the way that we wanted it to," Robinov said. "It didn't position the character the way he needed to be positioned. Had Superman worked in 2006, we would have had a movie for Christmas of this year or 2009. But now the plan is just to reintroduce Superman without regard to a Batman and Superman movie at all."

Getting used to prank his co-stars, Zac Efron gets the sweet flavor of revenge as his "High School Musical" co-stars prank him on the film's set. Among those who prank him are girlfriend Vanessa Hudgens and close friend Ashley Tisdale.

Allegedly, the cast and crew of the highly anticipated "High School Musical 3: Senior Year" were enjoying a break from shooting. It was during that time that some of them surprised Efron with water-guns, forcing him to run over the film's set to avoid the intense 'attack'. Getting all wet, Efron then took his clothes off, showing off his toned body.

A representative for Jason Lee has confirmed that the actor and his girlfriend Ceren Alkac have welcomed their first child together, a baby girl, on August 10. The representative provided no further details on the newborn baby. The baby girl joins older brother, Pilot Inspektor, whom Lee has from a previous marriage.

Alkac's pregnancy with Lee's child was exposed by media in late April. His representative soon thereafter confirmed the news, telling People exclusively that the couple were about to welcome the arrival of the child in fall. Lee himself let it slip during an interview on the Today show in early May that he and Alkac were expecting a girl.

Alecia Beth Moore, professionally known as Pink, has just released a music video to promote her lead single "So What". The song is produced by Max Martin via LaFace Records and comes off her upcoming fifth studio effort called "Funhouse", which will hit the stores on October 28.

Pink has worked with long collaborator, director Dave Meyers in the video's production. The video, which features cameos by her ex-husband, free stylist motocross rider Carey Hart and producer Butch Walker, captures the singer as a trouble maker.

Behind the highly-successful and controversial song of "I Kissed a Girl" lays Scarlett Johansson. The song's crooner and co-writer, Katy Perry, confessed that she was inspired by the actress when she flipped through a magazine revealing a picture of the sexy blonde.

"'I Kissed a Girl' was inspired when I opened up a magazine and I saw a picture of Scarlett Johansson," Perry said to Steppin' Out magazine. "I was with my boyfriend at the time, and I said to him, 'I'm not going to lie: If Scarlett Johansson walked into the room and wanted to make out with me, I would make out with her. I hope you're okay with that?"

Though Universal Pictures have yet to officially release the trailer of the forthcoming "Fast and Furious" movie on the virtual world, it has been leaked out. The bootleg trailer of the "The Fast and the Furious" franchise is taken from the one previewed in front of "Death Race" theatrical screening.

Giving a sneak peak to the latest street car racing film, the video doesn't provide any sound from the footage, but it displays many of the hardcore actions the fans and moviegoers are going to see, including the explosions and the fierce fights. It is dominated with a scene where Dom Toretto and his crew are trying to hijack a gasoline land train in Dominican Republic, but in a blink of an eye it all goes in the wrong way.

Songwriter and soul singer John Legend has just dropped by FNMTV to premiere his music video for his first single "Green Light" where Andre Benjamin aka Andre 3000 of OutKast helps him on its chorus by adding extended verses. The song is among the confirmed tracks in his upcoming third studio album "Evolver", which is set for release on October 28.

The music video is directed by Alan Ferguson, who also directed Natasha Bedingfield's music video for single "Pocketful of Sunshine". The video which co-stars Andre 3000, figures John as a club guy, who is having a night-long party with beautiful women at a Hollywood hills mansion. The singer is seen welcoming all his party guests by singing the tune. The party continues with all the guests dancing together and then ends with Andre, leaving the hot party the following morning on a bicycle.

After surprising fans with the release of its action-packed international teaser trailer back in June, "Transporter 3" has finally delivered the domestic version of its teaser. Generally containing the same footages as the international one, this brand new video showcases the extended shot of the car sequences as well as more of the intense fighting sequences.

Directed by Olivier Megaton, the third installment of Luc Benson's action movie still follows Frank Martin, the former SAS trooper turned professional transporter specializing in delivering packages without questions, in his mission. Though the plot has yet to be unraveled, the teaser lets out that this time he will be troubled with the potentially exploding wrist bracelet locked in his arm. To be delivered into theaters on November 26, it features the likes of Jason Statham, Francois Berleand, Robert Knepper, Justin Rodgers Hall and Katia Tchenko.

Kanye West, T-Pain and a bunch of other hip-hop artists will contribute new singles to Stadium Entertainment to be compiled in a single album called "True to the Game". The CD will be released on October 21 with retail price of $16.98 and part of its sale will benefit Negro Leagues Baseball Museum.

The first single from the set will be a collaboration among T-Pain, Rick Ross, and newcomer Tay Dizm called "Beam Me Up" which will be distributed by T-Pain's label Nappy Boy Digital. It has actually been released last month but according to Billboard.com, it was re-serviced on Friday, August 22. Meanwhile other tracks include "Make Your Way to the Dance Floor" (Ziggy Nina feat. Chingy), "Around My Way" (Young Cash feat. Akon), "The Pursuit of Happiness" (GLC feat. West), "Knock It Outa Da Park" (Yung Joc) and "Ghetto Love" (Mario).

Planning to turn 16 in style by holding a birthday bash at California's Disneyland October later this year, Miley Cyrus shares her wish list with Radio Disney. Previously admitting that she wants a car for her upcoming birthday, she reveals that she also wants Wii Fit and a puppy.

Describing the brand new car she's been dreaming of, Miley told Radio Disney on August 21 that she "definitely want to get something bad on the road." She went on detailing that the car must be "big enough for all my friends and to scare all the cars away from me. I'm a good driver but it's everyone else that I'm worried about!"

Apparently good at keeping the gossip guessing about the status of their relationship, Rachel McAdams and Ryan Gosling have been caught on camera having their public display of affection during a breakfast date in Toronto. Their reunion comes weeks after mounting rumors that they have rekindled their romance and thus officially confirms they're back on.

Rachel and Ryan were seen getting up close and personal, kissing and feeding each other during a breakfast near the actress' home in Toronto, Canada on Thursday, August 21. The pair were seen cuddling, holding hands and kissing before and after breakfast. Rachel even was seen enjoying her time sitting on Ryan's lap during the outing.

Though the live action adaptation of the popular Japanese manga, "Dragonball Evolution", has fallen into the post-production phase for quite sometime, it might be in serious trouble with words saying that it is in danger of being canceled. A report from FilmJunk suggested that the 20th Century Fox's toppers are considering to shelve the film because they are not impressed with the shot footages.

Despite hinting on the possibility of Fox shutting down the James Wong-directed project, the site noted that the words on the cancellation can be real or only the studio's effort in putting pressure to Wong to make the movie better. No comment is yet being offered by Fox considering this negative story.

Cassie has just premiered a music video to support her lead single called "Official Girl". The Danja-produced track where she collaborates with rapper Lil Wayne, is taken from her upcoming sophomore album tentatively entitled "Connecticut Fever", which has no fixed release date yet.

The music video is directed by Chris Robinson. The singer described its plot as "a series of things", where she is in the "crazy-girl stage". It is mostly about a young beautiful woman, who is feeling stressed out. She is fallen into a situation where her lover has no desire to take their relationship to a more serious level. Being fed up with all the uncertainty, at the end of the video, Cassie decides to call off her relationship and move on to find any other man who really loves her.