I LOVE MUSIC: Oktober 2010

Sabtu, 23 Oktober 2010

OMG! Joe Jonas Follows Ashley Greene To Baton Rouge — And Even Cooked Her Dinner!

Just days after arriving in Baton Rouge, Louisiana to begin filming Breaking Dawn, Ashley Greene is already out and about with Joe Jonas — he even cooked her dinner! It’s getting serious!

It’s safe to say everyone in Hollywood has been holding their breath to see how long the romance between Joe Jonas, 21, and Ashley Greene, 23, is going to last, but they are really getting serious! Joe has already popped up in Louisiana to visit Ashley and he’s even playing homemaker!
The 21-year-old rock star rolled up his sleeves to cook his working lady a home cooked dinner Oct. 18. “Just cooked a great meal my buddy @jamie_oliver told me to make! Great stuff!!!” he wrote.
An hour later, 23-year-old Ashley raved about the meal, tweeting, “Home cooked dinners are the best.”
Aww! We wondered how the lovebirds would keep their four month romance alive between Ashley’s packed filming schedule and Joe’s touring, but that problem seems to have resolved itself.
Following Ashley to Louisiana is a big step for Joe who didn’t show commitment like this to past girlfriends Taylor Swift, Demi Lovato or Camilla Belle, but it appears as though he’s found his perfect match and isn’t letting her go!
Congratulations, Joe! You’re proving to be one of Hollywood’s best boyfriends, after all!
Can you believe he followed Ashley all the way to Baton Rouge?

Jumat, 22 Oktober 2010

Watch: Rihanna, ‘Rockstar 101’

I have to admit, I don’t love the song … but I do love the video. Check it out, after the jump …

Rihanna really knows how to make kickass music videos. I love the black make-up, it’s a very striking look for her. I also love the “Slash” cameo in the clip ;) The song gets a C rating from me, the video … a deffo A! What do ya’ll think, do you like this video for Rockstar 101?

Watch: Snoop Dogg, ‘Oh Sookie’

Rapper extraordinaire Snoop Dogg has revealed himself to be such a huge fan of the HBO series True Blood that he has written a song entitled Oh Sookie in tribute to the show’s main protagonist. Here is our first look at a few screencaps from the just-released music video for Oh Sookie:

I mean … how effing cool is Snoop Dogg? While normal fans just pant and squeal over promo photos and videos of True Blood, Snoop went and wrote a song and filmed a music video in tribute to his fave TV series. That’s dedication, y’all. So … you wanna see the vid? Check it out in full, after the jump …

Snoop Dogg -

Pure poetic genius! Snoop is so the man … and this song and music video are the total bomb. So cool. I just love every second of this … what do y’all think?

Click HERE to watch the video on You Tube should the above embed not work for you.

The 2010 MTV Video Music Awards Are Handed Out

Lady Gaga wins 8 awards, Eminem wins 2

So …September 12th, 2010 MTV threw its biggest party of the year, the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards … and despite attempts to hype up the possible drama that might’ve gone down on the show ended up giving us a fairly quiet and painfully drama-free awards show … much to many people’s chagrin. I was able to attend the show last night and from my perspective the show was OK but clearly lacking the excitement from VMA shows from days of yore. Here are a few photos from the red carpet arrivals last night:

Again, for me the carpet was kinda lackluster … kinda quiet. The Jersey Shore kids came out, some of the nominees did as well but really there wasn’t anything to get all excited about the entire time. I will say that Ciara looked the best on the carpet last night. Her dress was amazing … she was a vision just walking down the carpet. There weren’t too many fugly looks … but, as you might expect, the Jersey Shore kids brought way too much tan to the snow white carpet. After the jump, check out some photos from the show itself and find out what the Washington Post had to say about the 2010 MTV VMAs. I think you’ll find their sentiments echo the sentiments of many who watched last night …

At the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards, it was time to let bygones be bygones, and let insipid awards shows be insipid awards shows. Sunday’s ceremony in Los Angeles offered a handful of trophies that felt less meaningful than ever, as viewers held their breath for a potential act of contrition from Kanye West. West, who infamously interrupted an acceptance speech by Taylor Swift at last year’s VMAs, closed the program by unveiling a new song where he both chastised himself and saluted himself in one strange swoop — the latest gesture in a career defined by inner conflict. “You’ve been putting up with my [expletive] way too long,” he rapped, before launching into the tune’s puzzling refrain: “Let’s have a toast for the [expletive]s.” He continued, rattling off words unfit for this publication, but apparently no sweat for cable television. Swift premiered a new tune of her own earlier in the night, its lyrics clearly directed at the rapper, and none of them naughty. “Thirty-two is still growing up,” the country-pop princess squeaked, wearing her most serious face. “Who you are is not what you did. You’re still an innocent.” So all is forgiven? Everybody cool? On to the awards, then! Lady Gaga led the award nominations with 13 and took home a record 8, including Video of the Year, Best Pop Video and Best Female Video. When she accepted the latter clad in an Alexander McQueen frock and a mohawk of feathers, it was hard to tell whether she was getting verklempt or just talks as funny as she dresses. Eminem took home the awards for Best Male Video and Best Hip-Hop Video, while 30 Seconds to Mars won for Best Rock Video. But who cares, really? The draw of the VMAs is the wacky frisson of having pop’s A-list all squished into one auditorium and hoping they fight. Or make out. Or both. But there was little smooching or feuding on Sunday, despite some nudging from the host. “I want to encourage everyone to be on their worst behavior,” comedian Chelsea Handler declared in her opening monologue, a string of flat punch lines that felt a few degrees below crass. Sample zinger: “It’s time to acknowledge the big black elephant in the room. Where’s Kanye?” Ugh.

For me, the problem the VMAs always has is that it constantly needs to outdo itself with wacky and crazy moments. Usually, those moments come with ease … but when a show fails to deliver those moments, like last night’s did, the whole thing feels flat. I personally thought Chelsea Handler did an OK job … and I’m not even a fan of hers. She did about as well as any host could’ve done … some of her jokes were corny but most awards show host jokes are corny. I’ll take her over Russell Brand any day of the week. I really think Taylor Swift made a misstep with her song and performance. While I doubt she was seriously trying to win sympathy for what Kanye did to her last year, her attempt to tell her side of the story in a mournful way just did not work … at all. I really was not impressed with Kanye West‘s performance … I get that he was trying to take back the moment and say “Hey, let’s toast the douchebags” but the song just sucked … it was a marginally good idea that didn’t pan out. The best performance of the night was Eminem’s … my fave moment was Cher’s suprise appearance.
Here are some photos of some of the celebs in the press room last night:

Click HERE to see the full list of VMA winners (which, after you look at it, seems awfully short). I had a good time at the show, absolutely, but was I wowed? No. I still have mad love for the MTV VMAs because there have been far too many great shows to not love it. BUT, I fear that a network that barely airs music videos anymore might be losing its touch on how to deliver solid shows year after year that successfully manage to make everyone happy. I guess we’ll have to wait and see what comes next.

List of 2010 MTV Video Music Award winners

A list of winners at Sunday night's 2010 MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles:

Collaboration: Lady Gaga featuring Beyonce, "Telephone"

Female video: Lady Gaga, "Bad Romance"

Male video: Eminem, "Not Afraid"

Hip-hop video: Eminem, "Not Afraid"

New artist: Justin Bieber featuring Ludacris, "Baby"

Pop video: Lady Gaga, "Bad Romance"

Rock video: 30 Seconds to Mars, "Kings and Queens"

Dance music video: Lady Gaga, "Bad Romance"

Art direction: Florence and the Machine, "Dog Days Are Over"

Choreography: Lady Gaga, "Bad Romance"

Cinematography: Jay Z and Alicia Keys, "Empire State of Mind"

Direction: Lady Gaga, "Bad Romance"

Editing: Lady Gaga, "Bad Romance"

Special effects: Muse, "Uprising"

Breakthrough video: The Black Keys, "Tighten Up"

Video of the year: Lady Gaga, "Bad Romance"

Watch: Rihanna, ‘Who’s That Chick?’ (Day & Night Versions)

Back in mid-September we got our first look at Rihanna‘s music video for her song Who’s That Chick? which leaked early to the Internets ahead of its scheduled release date. I guess the video was actually a commercial for Doritos or something … I’m not entirely sure. Today we get to check out the official release of the Who’s That Chick? music video … in two versions. First up, tho, here are a few promo photos that have been released to hype up the release of the two different videos for Who’s That Chick?

I guess Rihanna filmed two almost exact scene-by-scene versions of this video … one is the Day Version (the colorful video we saw last month) and the other is the Night Version (less color, more goth). Check out both videos side-by-side, after the jump …

Who's That Chick (Day/Night Versions) from Jon ALi on Vimeo.

I dunno … I like both vids. As garish as the Day Version video is, I really love the hyper-intensity of the color palette. The Night Version video is pretty cool, too. Try and watch the above embed in full screen mode so you can compare the vids more easily. Which one do you prefer?

LOW LOW LOW..this is wilLOW smith..

Willow Smith, the 9 going on 10 year old daughter of Jada Pinkett and Will Smith, has just released the music video for her debut single Whip My Hair. The track has been circulating online for a while now but the music video hasn’t been made available … until now:

I have to tell you … this song is amazingly infectious. It’s a bit repetitive and silly … but I bet you any money, it’ll stick in your head after the first listen. After the jump, check out the video for Whip My Hair and try not to love it …

Fun song, yeah? OMG … I love it. The video is really cute, too. While Jada and Will‘s other child, Jaden Christopher, is trying his hand at acting (he starred in this Summer’s Karate Kid remake), it looks like Miss Willow Camille is going for the music biz. This is a great debut single for a little 10 year old. Miss Fierce is already fierce, y’all.