Rihanna And Chris Brown Collaboration ‘Not Surprising’

February 21, 2012 - 9:28 pm - 4 views

One domestic-violence expert talks to MTV News about the former couple's new songs. By Jocelyn Vena Chris Brown and Rihanna in 2009 Photo: Getty Images <P>When <a href="/news/articles/1679566/rihanna-chris-brown-birthday-cake-fans.jhtml">Rihanna and Chris Brown</a> dropped not one, but two tracks together Monday night, the songs were met with mixed reactions. Some fans thought it was time for everyone to move on and embrace the former couple's next chapter, while others argued that given Brown's 2009 assault on Rihanna, it was inappropriate for them to record together. In the years since that assault, <a href="/news/articles/1625891/rihanna-tells-mtv-news-domestic-abuse-doesnt-define-who-i-am.jhtml">Rihanna has been open</a>...

 

Bobby Brown Walked Out of Whitney Houston’s Funeral

February 18, 2012 - 6:44 pm - 15 views

An emotional Bobby Brown was spotted getting into his car shortly after arriving to Whitney Houston‘s funeral in New Jersey Saturday (Feb 18). The 43-year-old R&B singer — who married Whitney Houston in 1992, had a daughter (Bobbi Kristina) with her, then divorced in 2007 — was reportedly denied entry to Newark, New Jersey’s New Hope Baptist Church, where funeral services for Houston are being held. Shortly after the service began came initial reports from Twitter users that Bobby was seen leaving the church with a sad expression on his face, with his fiancee Alicia Etheridge and his children at his side. According to reports from AP, Brown arrived to the church with a large, 9-person entourage as the service began. He walked up to the casket, touched it, then wa...

 

Bobby Brown Invited to Whitney Houston’s Funeral

February 17, 2012 - 5:09 pm - 3 views

Contrary to previous rumors and reports, Bobby Brown will be attending Whitney Houston‘s private funeral service in New Jersey this weekend. TMZ reported earlier in the week that Brown was “extremely disappointed” after learning that several members of his ex wife’s family did not want him to attend her funeral. While he never received any official word from the family about his invite status, “sources” told the website that Brown was warned by several people that the Houston family wasn’t very fond of him, so he should stay away from Whitney’s funeral. But it looks like the Houstons have had a change of heart, and realize that Brown needs to be there, especially for his 18-year-old daughter Bobbi Kristina, who has obviously been having a ...

 

Oprah Begged Her Twitter Followers to Watch “OWN” The Night of the Grammys?

February 14, 2012 - 7:23 pm - 5 views

Sounds like Oprah Winfrey isn’t having much luck with her “OWN” TV network. The longtime talk-show host sent out a tweet Sunday night asking her followers to tune into OWN at the same time the Grammys were airing. “Every 1 who can please turn to OWN especially if u have a Nielsen box,” she tweeted. Soon afterwards….Oprah received a ton of responses from people accusing her of begging viewers to watch the show. Nielsen also wasn’t too pleased by Winfrey’s actions and requested that she immediately take it down. Oprah later deleted the tweet and apologized, but set the record straight that it was not out of desperation. “The word ‘please’ is used as courtesy not a beg … ‘desperate’ not ever a part of my vocab … ...

 

Seedorf aiming to compound England’s European woes

February 13, 2012 - 11:28 am - 21 views

English clubs have ended AC Milan star Clarence Seedorf's dream of a fifth Champions League triumph on his last three attempts but this year the boot might just be on the other foot. When European football resumes this week, it will do so with the prospect of there being no clubs from these shores in the quarter-finals of the continent's most prestigious club competition for the first time since Blackburn's failure in the 1995/1996 season, a statistic which is more telling when you remember that we have had entered at least four teams every year since 2002. After the failure of both Manchester clubs to get beyond the group stage, England's two survivors must put their stuttering domestic form behind them as they face tricky Anglo-Italian tests for a place in the last eight. Arsenal agai...

 

Old Trafford result will eclipse Suarez-Evra sideshow

February 10, 2012 - 12:38 pm - 2 views

Such is the subplot between Luis Suarez and Patrice Evra as Manchester United host Liverpool this Saturday that it takes time to refocus on the football matters at hand. Suarez served an eight-match ban for racially abusing Evra in the previous Premier League encounter between these two north-west rivals in October, and the Liverpool striker is back in the side in time to face the United defender in the return fixture. The prelude to this already competitive encounter was the 2-1 victory by Kenny Dalglish's side over United in the FA Cup at Anfield last month, where Evra was booed and Suarez was absent. After completing his suspension, the Uruguayan subsequently made his return to the Liverpool side as they drew 0-0 with Tottenham last Monday. Now it is time for the final performance of...

 

Will Katy Perry Or Rihanna ‘Pop’ At The Grammys?

February 9, 2012 - 9:10 pm - 7 views

Lady Gaga and Adele also up for two major pop trophies at Sunday's show. By Jocelyn Vena Katy Perry in her video for "Firework" Photo: EMI <P>The pop stars nominated at this year's Grammy Awards couldn't be more different from one another, both visually and sonically. In the two biggest pop categories, Best Pop Vocal Album and Best Pop Solo Performance, every spectrum of pop is represented: from soulful to candy-colored and <i>everything</i> in between. As the Grammy Awards approach, MTV News will break down the contenders in both categories. So, here we go. <big><B>Best Pop Vocal Album</B></big><br> <a href="/news/articles/1678825/grammy-2012-album-of-year-adele-profile.jhtml">Adele's &#...

 

No love lost as Capello takes his leave

February 9, 2012 - 8:06 am - 3 views

And so what started with such optimism in December 2007 ends just over four years later in rancour and another unholy mess. "We wanted a winner with a capital W," barked the FA chief executive Brian Barwick at that unveiling in central London. "That was the template. This is the man. Fabio Capello!" You could understand Barwick's brio. Capello came to the England job with a CV like few others - nine major league titles and a European Cup in 16 years as club manager, a successful enough itinerant to have won championships in four different big cities. For a while he appeared to be bringing the same success to international football. Under his stern gaze, England made their best ever start to a World Cup qualifying campaign, winning their first nine matches, including demolishing Croatia ...

 

Emerging Talent: Theophilus London

February 7, 2012 - 7:17 pm - 2 views

In late 2010, a cover of Tweet’s “Oops” hit the web, yet it was not the reinvention of the 2002 track that had people buzzing. It was the video, which featured a chain smoking Lindsay Lohan getting close to a tattooed hipster in an unkempt hotel. It turns out, the video was a collection of footage from a Muse Magazine photoshoot that the starlet had done. But who was the artist behind it all? The raunchy montage was just the beginning of the public’s introduction to one of the most exciting newcomers in rap music. At just 24-years old, Trinidadian born rapper Theophilus London has released some incredible tracks. One could argue that the world of Hip-Hop is in dire need of a socially conscious artist. London’s lyrics evoke the cultural awareness of Tupac, while the danceable...

 

2 Chainz: “I’ve Been Working with Kanye West for the Past Year”

February 2, 2012 - 8:18 pm - 7 views

Atlanta rapper 2 Chainz is becoming a hot commodity. In an interview with MTV’s RapFix Live, 2 Chainz revealed that he has been working with his labelmate Kanye West and the two have a couple of songs together. “One thing that people may not know is that I’ve been working with Kanye West for the past year. We have records together, we have ideas that we’re planning on releasing to the world real soon. I’m tryna get my ‘N in Paris’ swag up.” So far….2 Chainz has worked with some of the hottest names in the game and says he appreciates everything he has learned from them. “I been fortunate enough to work everybody in the game, some of the best talent in the game from Luda to Lil Wayne and Gucci Mane, everybody in Atlanta, T.I., Jeezy. I think this was just another angle that I...