May 25, 2012

Both Chris Brown and will.i.am have come out with a treat for their fans. The 23-year-old R&B singer unveiled a music video for his new single, "Sweet Love," on the same day the Black Eyed Peas founder premiered his official visual for "This Is Love" that features Dutch singer Eva Simons.

While both artists incorporate rain into their videos, they offer different nuance. Breezy's clip is dreamy and steamy, featuring women levitating out of their beds as the heartthrob passes them by. will's video, on the other hand, present two contrasting scenes. One sees the 37-year-old singing his verse in a park, and the other displays a wild party.

A sneak peek of Ashton Kutcher's anticipated return to "Punk'd" has been released by MTV. Taking the hosting seat for one episode only, the estranged husband of Demi Moore targets Kim Kardashian and Drake.

Kim says, "Something weird is really going on," after something explodes at the same time her car leaves a gas station. Meanwhile, Drake looks terrified when he and his entourage hear a loud sound coming from somewhere near them in a parking lot.

Kate Upton and Kim Kardashian were among the big stars who turned heads with their daring looks at the amfAR's Cinema Against AIDS Gala. The former appeared to wear no panties underneath her Louis Vuitton basket-weave gown. The latter, on the other hand, showed off her toned leg in a thigh-high-slit dress.

Kate paired her three-tiered ball gown with diamond Louis Vuitton jewelry and a pair of clunky black heels. She finished off her look by giving it a touch of aristocracy with a Marie Antoinette-esque updo. As for Kim, she glammed up in Old Hollywood style by rocking a canary yellow gown with low-cut V neck and arranging her hair in soft curls.

After debuting a set of storm-themed character posters, "The Dark Knight Rises" releases four high-definition banners that highlight the big war between Batman and Bane. In one banner, the supervillain is pictured leading a massive amount of terrorists to fight the Caped Crusader who is backed by only a few armored cops.

In another one-sheet, Bane is featured standing tall atop a tank with his swarming army seemingly ready to launch attack. Batman, meanwhile, is seen standing alone on a police car. There's additionally a banner that sees Catwoman riding the trusty Batpod.

A brand new music video for Linkin Park's new single, "Burn It Down", has come out for viewing pleasure. Premiered on Thursday, May 24 evening as part of "MTV First", the official visual is directed by the rock band's own DJ, Joe Hahn, and is filled with sci-fi special effects. Near the end, still images of the band bursting into flames take over.

In an interview with MTV, lead singer Chester Bennington opened up about Hahn's hardline approach in making music videos. "Joe really goes for it. And, for whatever reason, I usually get it the worst. I've almost drowned, I had all this powder thrown in my face," the 36-year-old said with a laugh. "On this new one, I was sweating like crazy. It was intense."

Dish and TV Networks are battling over the former's new AutoHop service, which allows consumers to skip television ads. On Thursday, May 24, FOX, NBCUniversal and CBS have separately sued the satellite broadcaster over the program, citing copyright infringement.

In a statement, FOX claimed Dish's service will be "destroying the fundamental underpinnings of the broadcast television ecosystem." It added, "Their wrongheaded decision requires us to take swift action in order to aggressively defend the future of free, over-the-air television."

A first look at two action veterans Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone in "The Tomb (2014)" has been unveiled. ET Online had a chance to visit the New Orleans set of the high-octane movie and recorded a few glimpses of the film's scenes, which revealed that Arnie and Sly will appear as two aged prisoners in the upcoming pic.

The showbiz site also sit down with the two actors to discuss the movie and their reunion. Sly said of the plot, "We're just a couple of old war horses talking about the oddest subjects on the planet. I think in the beginning we were competitive - there's no question about it. A little alpha territorial. And then we realized it was good for our careers [to work together]."

Bill Clinton grabbed headline when a picture of him posing with two porn stars hit the web on Thursday, May 24. In the picture, the former president of the United States was sandwiched by adult-movie stars Brooklyn Lee and Tasha Reign.

The picture was taken at Nights in Monaco gala dinner to raise money benefiting the William J. Clinton Foundation and the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation. Brooklyn and Tasha came to the event as guests of Marc Bell, the CEO of the company that owns Penthouse magazine.

Demi Lovato has apparently become Simon Cowell's chief antagonist as soon as she started her judging stint on "The X Factor (US)". During the first day of auditions in Austin, Texas, the "Give Your Heart a Break" singer was reportedly not afraid of taking a jab at the show's creator.

"Demi has really been brave with Simon, constantly reminding him how young she is and how old he is," said a source at the auditions. "Within a few minutes of judging starting, Demi called Simon 'grandpa' because he's seemingly decided to play the role of Cupid for her."

A few days before "Men in Black 3" opens in theaters across the U.S., its cast members and director took some time to discuss the big challenge of applying time travel as the major plot in the sci-fi movie. Chatting with MTV News, they admitted that applying "time travel" element in a movie was really tricky.

Will Smith said during the New York premiere of the movie, "You cannot put your head around time travel." He explained the difficulties of using the plot in the threequel, "We would sit around for hours and hours trying to figure out what happens if you go back into the past and you do something [differently]."

Eminem is heading back to the recording studio for a new solo album in the near future. During a phone interview with New York City radio station Hot 97 on Thursday, May 24 morning, the "Love the Way You Lie" hitmaker revealed that he's currently in the early stages of his next solo effort.

Asked by host Peter Rosenberg what he has on his plate, the 39-year-old rapper spilled, "Well, right now, I'm actually finishing up everything up on the Slaughterhouse album and kind of getting into my next record a little bit, so that's basically the couple of things that I've been working on." He then added, "I'm starting to toy [with the next album], yes."

Snooki revealed one of the things she would do after giving birth to her child. The 24-year-old "Jersey Shore" star said she wanted to go under the knife for a boob job and would rely on breastfeeding to lose her post-baby weight.

"They're huge!" the mom-to-be told In Touch in its new issue about her breasts which increased from a C to a D cup during her pregnancy. "I heard breast-feeding hurts, but it will help me bounce right back," she went on. "Then, I want to get a boob job!"

"The Twilight Saga's Breaking Dawn Part II" uncovers three character posters to build the anticipation of its November release. Presented in dark theme, the one-sheets feature close-up shots of Bella Swan, Edward Cullen and Jacob Black to highlight each of their signature eye colors. All three of them also include a short tagline that reads, "Forever."

Before unveiling the promo materials, Summit Entertainment invited the "Twilight Saga" fans to a scavenger hunt game. They were tasked to unscramble all the 22 names of the new coven members.

Flo Rida has given fans a full view at a new music video for his new single, "Whistle". Just two days after teasing fans with a 30-second snippet, the "Right Round" hitmaker dropped the full clip that sees him indulging himself with the view of bikini-clad women frolicking on the beaches of Acapulco, Mexico.

When the sun sets in the video, the 32-year-old rapper keeps the party going by busting his moves with the beauties. The clip itself is directed by Marc Klasfeld and shows off the spectacular views of the paradisiacal town through scenes that display the MC spitting his verses in various locations on the beach coast.

A day after "American Idol" wrapped up its eleventh season, another singing competition show "Duets" has kicked off its first season. The premiere episode airing Thursday, May 24 opened with mentors/judges Kelly Clarkson, John Legend, Robin Thicke and Jennifer Nettles performing "Let Me Entertain You".

They later roamed across the United States to find two people each whom they'd like to have a duet with. Clarkson picked Jordan Meredith and Jason Farol, Nettles chose J Rome and John Glosson, Legend nabbed Johnny Gray and Bridget Carrington, while Thicke recruited Alexis Foster and Olivia Chisholm.

89-year-old music veteran Doc Watson is currently in critical condition. The musician, who is famous for his flatpicking style on the guitar, is hospitalized at Winston-Salem's Baptist Medical Center in his hometown of North Carolina.

Watson's daughter, Nancy, explained in a telephone interview that Watson fell at his home in Deep Gap on Monday, May 21. She said the folk musician has no broken bones but that he's "real sick." His manager Mitchell Greenhill said, "We're just hoping he gets well soon."

The fancy ring presented by Ace Young to his girlfriend Diana DeGarmo has been unveiled, a day after the couple got engaged on a live television. It's a David Webb 18-karat yellow gold, platinum and diamond sparkler that features a 1-carat yellow center stone and boasts two side diamonds weighing .2 carats.

Young helped with the design based on the hint dropped by DeGarmo. "A month ago, she said, 'Gold needs to come back'," he told PEOPLE. "I was like, 'I agree,' so mental note. Her favorite thing is a sunflower and she loves yellow, so one of our dear friends [helped me] put together a ring that has a yellow diamond, a gold band and two smaller diamonds on the side that are clear, so it's like a sunflower."

Justin Bieber has given his latest single, "Boyfriend", another remix treatment. After collaborating with Ying Yang Twins in one reworked version, the "Mistletoe" singer added more Hip-Hop feel to the Mike Posner-produced tune by teaming up with 2 Chainz, Asher Roth and Mac Miller.

2 Chainz kicks off the star-studded remix with a verse about giving his girlfriend anything, and Roth makes a reference to the 18-year-old pop sensation and his girlfriend, Selena Gomez, in his verse. "We could be like Selena and Biebs, wild and free, a couple disobedient teens," he spits. "Sneaking out to meet around like 2 o'clock in the eve/Paparazzi in the bar and we just hot in the beach."

Daytime Emmy Awards has found a new home on HLN. The cable will air the 39th annual ceremony live from Beverly Hills on Saturday, June 23. As the cable has covered the show in the past, HLN Executive Vice President and General Manager Scot Safon said in a statement, "This year, we're very excited to also be carrying the event itself."

The upcoming telecast will mark the first time the awards ceremony, which is held by National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS), airing on a cable. The show was broadcast by CBS in the past two years, but it struggled to find a network home following the rating and popularity decline of soap operas.

Katy Perry unveils a first clip for her upcoming 3D concert movie, "Katy Perry: Part of Me", via Yahoo! Movies. Titled "Play Hard", the snippet shows Katy's sister gushing on how the pop sensation spends her time in between breaks during her tight world tour schedule. The "Firework" hitmaker is seen having fun at a waterpark and enjoying a fun ride. The songstress also makes fun of her sister who is terrified of height.

"Katy Perry: Part of Me" is a concert-documentary movie hybrid, which aims to show the the Grammy-nominated singer's life on and off the stage as well as gives a fan's perspective on the pop star. It is directed by Magical Elves, who produced Justin Bieber's concert documentary, "Justin Bieber: Never Say Never".

John Travolta has been avoiding the spotlight since being sued by masseurs earlier this month. The "Hairspray" actor allegedly went into hiding with his wife Kelly Preston and their kids Ella and Benjamin at a private home on a remote Bahamian island.

According to E! News, the vacation house Travolta and his family currently occupy is not the same home they were staying when his and Preston's teen son Jett died after suffering a seizure. Before jetting off the island, he was holed up at his Jumbolair gated home near Ocala, Fla.

Phillip Phillips has opened up about his hard road before he was crowned the winner of "American Idol" season 11 on Wednesday, May 23. After his father revealed that he underwent not less than eight surgeries during his time on the show, the 21-year-old guy admitted that his kidney stone issues almost forced him to quit the singing competition.

"It was rough at times and there were a couple of times I thought about going ahead and getting out and getting the surgery done... I came close to almost dropping out to get the surgery done," so the son of a pawn shop's owner shared. "But I had a lot of great doctors and a lot of great people who helped me out through it. I'm blessed to have that."

After securing a new director, "The Hunger Games" sequel now gets a new tweaked title. Instead of just calling it "Catching Fire" like the title of Suzanne Collins' novel, Lionsgate Films officially names the anticipated movie "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire".

Though still unconfirmed, it is likely that the third movie will be titled "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay". Lionsgate's strategy in naming the follow-up movie is apparently similar to what Summit Entertainment did to the "Twilight Saga" film franchise.

Aerosmith will satisfy their fans' hunger for their new album in three months time. The five-man rock band announced, during a press conference at "American Idol" finale on Wednesday, May 23, that their eagerly-anticipated fifteenth studio album is titled "Music From Another Dimension" and will be released in the United States on August 28.

"It's the kind of thing where it represents who you are," frontman Steven Tyler said of the new effort. "Your album is like a wave, and you ride that album all the way and see what you got. Hopefully we have three or four deep, which means radio play ... Jack Douglass and I and Joe [Perry] ... we worked this thing for the last year, and we're so happy about it."

Rumor has it, Kelly Osbourne was unhappy that Madonna and Lourdes "Lola" Leon ditched her as a Material Girl spokesmodel in favor of a younger face. According to Chicago Sun-Times, the 27-year-old "Fashion Police" judge felt "betrayed" by the axing.

Madge and her daughter Lola replaced Kelly with Georgia May Jagger, the daughter of The Rolling Stones' Mick Jagger. Before Kelly fronted campaigns for the clothing line, Taylor Momsen was picked by the Queen of Pop as its spokesmodel.

Lifetime has found the other half of titular couple in its original movie "Liz & Dick". After casting Lindsay Lohan as Elizabeth Taylor, the biopic has tapped former "True Blood" actor Grant Bowler to portray Welsh actor Richard Burton.

Talking about Bowler's casting, producer Larry Thompson told E! Online, "We had seen him [Bowler] on tape and liked him but wanted to confirm the chemistry between the two. But this morning we had Lindsay and Grant come into a room at Lifetime and the chemistry exploded."

Two Marvel Studios' upcoming big movies, "Thor 2" and "Iron Man 3", have each added new villainous character. The first sequel to the God of Thunder movie, in particular, will not only have Tom Hiddleston's Loki as its villain, but also another antagonistic character whom Mads Mikkelsen is said to be close to star as.

Mikkelsen's bad guy role is still kept under tight wraps. Meanwhile, Variety reported that Hiddleston will still have a big part as the major supervillain in the second "Thor" film, which is due to open in the United States on November 15, 2013.

Phillip Phillips is enjoying the success that comes with his coronation as season 11 winner of "American Idol". The 21-year-old singer has his debut single, "Home", on the top of the iTunes Songs Chart. Asked how he feels about it during a conference call Thursday, he simply told reporters, "Insane, but I'm ready to get my own stuff out there."

Having a #1 song wasn't the only feat Phillips managed to obtain on the chart. Eight of his cover songs from season 11 can be found throughout the Top 100, including "We've Got Tonight" (#12), "Volcano" (#17), "Stand by Me" (#29) and "Beggin' " (#37). The Georgia native also has his "Idol" compilation album, "Journey to the Finale", landing on #3 on the iTunes overall album chart.

Detailed story of the day Kim Zolciak's garage was caught on fire has just emerged. In a tape of her frantic 911 call obtained by TMZ, it's revealed that the pregnant reality TV star ignored the 911 operator's instruction to immediately leave the house.

"The Real Housewives of Atlanta" star refused to evacuate the building because she wanted to find her English bulldog first. The search for the dog named Dolce took several minutes because it's extremely small and went into hiding when she sensed danger. She eventually found it.

Britney Spears started her judging stint for "The X Factor (US)" on Thursday, May 24 and she has been reported leaving the set earlier than the other judges. The 30-year-old mother of two was escorted backstage during the auditions in Texas, leaving four last hopefuls singing in front of the remaining three judges.

Rumors soon began to swirl that the "Womanizer" hitmaker walked off the set because she was upset after a contestant butchered her song "Hold It Against Me". However, the "Crossroads" star herself has denied the report by writing on her Twitter page, "#Britneywalksoff??? LOL was just taking a little break people. I am having the BEST time!!!"

Another anticipated movie has been premiered at the 65th annual Cannes Film Festival. On Thursday, May 24, Lee Daniels' "The Paperboy" held its special screening session which was attended by a host of A-list celebrities. Stealing the limelight at the formal event were the film's leading actor Zac Efron and his beautiful co-star Nicole Kidman.

Efron looked sleek in Dolce&Gabbana three-piece black suit completed with a bowtie. While attending a press call before the premiere, the actor gushed that he's very honored to star opposite Oscar winner Kidman in the movie. "I had the most lovely time in the world [working with Kidman]," he told reporters. "I was ecstatic the day I found out she was playing the part."

Contrary to rumor, Diane Kruger and Joshua Jackson are not engaged. A rep for the 35-year-old actress was quick to pour cold water on the engagement rumor soon after it emerged following news that he gave her a $45,000 diamond necklace.

The "Dawson's Creek" actor bought the lavish gift at a Nights in Monaco benefit gala he attended together with his longtime girlfriend. A guest at the dinner reportedly heard Joshua saying that "he was looking for the 'perfect engagement gift'," but his publicist denied it.

Kelly Clarkson has just released a new music video for her latest single, "Dark Side". Filmed in Los Angeles, the nearly four-minute clip sees the first winner singing about hope and acceptance as scenes of people enduring hard times and struggling with problems in their lives intercept.

Highlighting several portraits of human life, the video features a man who has just lost his job, a girl who is struggling with her body image and a former beauty queen who is addicted to pills among others. The mood shifts when it comes closer to an end. The sun rises and sadness turns into smiles as Clarkson belts, "Don't run away, don't run away, just tell me that you will stay."

Joe Jonas and Rob Kardashian are deemed fit to determine the new Miss USA. The two men have been appointed as the 61st annual pageant's judges along with "The Bachelorette" star Ali Fedotowsky and "Fashion Police" host George Kotsiopoulos.

Miss USA this year will be held June 3 at the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino on the Las Vegas Strip with reality stars Andy Cohen and Giuliana Rancic as hosts. "We are pleased to welcome the 61st Annual Miss USA Competition back to Las Vegas," said Cathy Tull, senior VP of marketing for the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority. "The history and pride of the Miss USA Competition combined with the strength and excitement of the Las Vegas brand create a winning combination."

Apparently, kidney problem runs in Phillip Phillips' family. The newly-crowned "American Idol" winner's father spoke of his son's health issues which will put him on surgery after the Wednesday, May 23 finale.

"He's doing good right now, but it's been a long hard struggle for him. I'm so proud of him. He just sucked it up and endured and he overcomes," Phillip Phillips Sr. told Radar Online. His mother Sheryl Phillips added, "That's our baby and we're just so happy that he made it through."

Britney Spears and Demi Lovato have made their first official "The X Factor (US)" walk. The first promo of the talent show featuring the two new judges has been released, including head judge Simon Cowell saying "What was I thinking?" about hiring the girls.

The first promo was debuted on Wednesday, May 23 night on "American Idol" finale where Phillip Phillips was crowned winner. Spears and Lovato had actually been introduced before this, during FOX upfront presentation in New York earlier this month.

Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson, the lovers who never came out officially as couple, were caught sucking face at the Cannes Film Festival where her latest movie "On the Road" was screened. The rare romantic session was caught on camera at the movie's after-party on Wednesday, May 23.

Pattinson and Stewart were mingling with the other guests in the VIP section but they later managed to sneak out for an alone time on the terrace. He reportedly whispered things to her ear and she smiled. The actor then dove in and gave Stewart a sweet kiss. He was also seen kissing her forehead at one point.

Elton John is forced to cancel his performances at the Colosseum in Las Vegas after doctor told him his respiratory infection could get worse if he continues. The singer has developed the illness last weekend and was hospitalized on Wednesday, May 23 at Los Angeles' Cedars-Sinai Medical Center after a series of tests.

Doctors ordered John not to perform for approximately seven days, meaning he had to cancel Thursday, Saturday and Sunday performances. Ticket holders will get refunds at the point of purchase. The 65-year-old singer is now subject to rest and antibiotic treatment.