Ke$ha Previews 'Supernatural' New Track

Producer Dr. Luke unveils a snippet of a song from her upcoming album.
By James Montgomery

<P>It's not exactly "balls-out irreverent rock and roll" &#8212; quite the opposite, in fact &#8212; but with one 40-second snippet, Ke$ha is serving notice that her new album is most definitely going to be a departure.</P><P>On Wednesday (June 6), frequent Ke$h collaborator Dr. Luke gave fans a sneak peek at a song from her long-in-the-works new album, an all-too-brief preview that features her cooing about a lover's prowess &#8212; "When you take my body to the stars/ I believe it/ Boy, this love is supernatural/ Can you feel it?" over a bed of shimmering synths and knotty bass that gradually builds to a twisting, rapidly contrasting electronic break.</P><P></P><P>It's the kind of high-gloss production she largely avoided on her breakthrough Animal album, and while we certainly can't figure out how the track fits in with her <i>other</i> collaborations (she's reportedly worked with everyone from Flaming Lips frontman Wayne Coyne to Iggy Pop on the still-untitled new album), the new track certainly showcases her maturation. And thanks to Ke$h herself, at least we know what the new track is about: having sex with ghosts.</P><P>Yes, just hours after Dr. Luke leaked the snippet, Ke$ha took to her Twitter account to mock-chastise her producer, writing: "You leaked my song about me having sexy time with a ghost, @thedoctorluke," she wrote. "Now everyone knows I get it on with ghosts!"</P><P></p><div class="player-placeholder right" title="Ke$ha Says New Album Will Be ' Balls-Out, Irreverent Rock'" id="vid: 652875" width="415" height="255"></div><p></P><P>Somehow, that doesn't surprise us. There's still no firm release date for Ke$ha's new album, which she began working on in February. But, from the sound of one snippet, at least, it sounds like things are progressing quickly. And, apparently, ghostly.</P><P><i>What do you think of the sneak peek? Let us know in the comments!</i> </p>

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Ke$ha Out For Vengeance In Musical March Madness

'I'm getting ready as we speak,' she tells MTV News of this year's tournament, tipping off Monday.
By James Montgomery

<P>Last year, based mainly on her attitude, the fact that she plays an AK-47 shaped guitar and the presence of photos like this, Ke$ha was given an 11 seed in MTV's Musical March Madness tournament &#8212; and promptly lost by a huge margin to U2 in the opening round.</P><P><CENTER></CENTER></P><P>Of course, she's spent the past 12 months fuming over that early exit, and now, she's going to get her shot at redemption. Not only is Ke$ha <i>back</i> in the 2012 MMM tournament &#8212; which kicks off Monday &#8212; but she's beefed up her rock credentials: working with the likes of Alice Cooper, channeling the "sexiness" of '70s rock on her new album, recording a (genuinely pretty great) cover of Bob Dylan's "Don't Think Twice, It's Alright" and spending time snorting Tums with Wayne Coyne.</P><P>So, yeah, this year, she's ready to knock off the field of 63 other acts gunning for the MMM trophy &#8212; a brimming bracket that includes defending champions Green Day, upstarts Fun. and good pals the Black Keys, to name just a few &#8212; and reign supreme. But just in case all that rock-and-roll prep work isn't enough to put her over the top, well, Ke$ha has another secret weapon at the ready: an incredibly toned pelvic floor.</P><P>"I'm getting ready as we speak. I'm doing Kegels," she told MTV News, while throwing phantom punches at an unsuspecting cameraman. "Vote for me!"</P><P><b>MTV's 2012 Musical March Madness tournament begins Monday, March 12, when we'll unveil the full field of 64 bands that will battle for this year's championship. Winners are determined by fan votes, so if your favorite act made the cut, it will be up to you to guide them to glory. You can rally the troops on Twitter using the hashtag #MMM &#8212; but get ready, it's gonna be a war.</b></P><P><CENTER></CENTER></p>

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Mark Wahlberg Is Heading Back to High School!

Mark Wahlberg might be a two-time Oscar nominee, an established television producer and a hilariously terrifying knife-wielder, but there's one thing he's not: a high-school graduate. And that's something the 41-year-old actor intends to remedy.

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Quote Of The Day: Christina Applegate Hated Her ?80s Hair

“Oftentimes, we forget to set the sleep timer on the TV, which is really not a good thing because I woke up to a Lizzie Borden documentary, which is bad ? but I woke up to an episode of Married With … Continue reading »

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Justin Bieber, Big Sean Get Romantic On 'As Long As You Love Me'

Big Sean collabo is the latest single off Bieber's June 29 release, Believe.
By Jocelyn Vena

<P>With eight days until the release of Believe, Justin Bieber is giving his fans a pretty good idea of what they should expect from his upcoming album.</P><P>Having already dropped a teaser with super-short snippets to tracks (ranging from dance-heavy to R&B-flavored), as well as several full-length songs, including his collaboration with Ludacris on "All Around the World," on Monday he treated fans to the Big Sean-featuring club-banger, "As Long as You Love Me."</P><P></p><div class="player-placeholder right" title="Justin Bieber Strives For Perfection" id="vid: 765701.id: 1684329" width="415" height="255"></div><p></P><P>The song is full of vocal loops complemented by a booming beat courtesy of Rodney Jerkins, who got some writing and production assistance from the Messengers' Nasri, Andre Lindal and Bieber himself. "As long as you love me/ We could be starving/ We could be homeless/ We could be broke," Bieber sings over a staccato beat and handclaps, with an undercurrent of a swirling-sounding synth. "As long you love me/ I'll be your platinum/ I'll be your silver/ I'll be your gold," he adds.</P><P>Bieber is joined by Big Sean, who shows his own flair for wooing ladies using words thanks to lines like, "I don't know if this makes sense/ But you're my hallelujah."</P><P>He's hardly the first teen heartthrob to release a song with that title. Shortly after he released a link to the song, the Backstreet Boys reminded fans they too proclaimed their unconditional love for that special someone 15 years on a song of the same name. They simply tweeted, "I don't care who you are, where you're from, what you did,#AsLongAsYouLoveMe."</P><P>But, for this generation of teen girls, it's all about Bieber. In addition to Big Sean and Luda, Bieber also enlisted Nicki Minaj and Drake for duets on the album. On the production end, he worked with heavyweights like Babyface, Hit-Boy and Max Martin.</P><P></p><div class="player-placeholder right" title="Justin Bieber Opens Up About Voice Change" id="vid: 765700.id: 1684329" width="415" height="255"></div><p></P><P><i>Which "As Long as You Love Me" do you prefer: Bieber's or the Backstreet Boys'? Leave your comment below!</i> </p>

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Whitney Houston And Michael Jackson's Deaths: Gone Too Soon

'You will always remember where you were ... when you heard the news,' Simon Cowell says, echoing the sentiments after Jackson's death.
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<P>Few people will forget where they were when they heard that the King of Pop, Michael Jackson, had died in June 2009. And now, the same can be said for 1980s and '90s Queen of Pop Whitney Houston.</P><P></p><div class="player-placeholder right" title="Celebrities React To Whitney Houston's Passing" id="vid:733106.id:1679030" width="240" height="211"></div><p></P><P>The beloved, long-suffering singer died Saturday inside a Beverly Hills hotel room, hours before she was expected to attend a pre-Grammy Awards party thrown by her longtime mentor Clive Davis.</P><P>And while the official cause of death is yet unknown &#8212; what's been speculated so far is that Houston may have drowned in the bathtub after taking prescription drugs, including Xanax &#8212; given her very public struggle with substance abuse, depression and anxiety over the past decade, it's hard not to conclude that some drug- or alcohol-related accident may have been to blame.</P><P>It's much like, most recently, British singer Amy Winehouse and the late, great Michael Jackson before her, who died after taking a fatal cocktail of propofol and two other drugs. Also like Jackson, Houston's sudden death &#8212; at the age of 48 &#8212; has stopped the world in its tracks, an enormous, one-of-a-kind musical flame forever extinguished.</P><P>Even Jackson's brother, Jermaine &#8212; who was first introduced to Houston years ago by Clive Davis at the same Beverly Hills Hilton where the singer passed away &#8212; could not help but draw the comparison. In an interview with CNN overnight, he paid tribute to the two fallen musical giants. "They shared a lot of success in the late '80s and they were great friends," he said. "I'm happy and honored to have been a part of their lives."</P><P>And oh, what lives they led: Like Jackson &#8212; who died at just 50 years old, after years of struggling with personal demons &#8212; Houston, too, had an intensely profound and everlasting impact on the world of entertainment.</P><P>Mariah Carey, Christina Aguilera, Jennifer Hudson and countless other chart-topping entertainers have all name-checked her as their musical mentor, icon and inspiration: To date, she is one of the best-selling artists of all time, with more than 170 million albums, songs and videos sold.</P><P>In her lifetime, Houston achieved what precious few of them have or ever will &#8212; stacking an astonishing 415 awards, including six Grammys, two Emmys, 22 American Music Awards, 30 <i>Billboard</i> Awards.</P><P>Her voice, in its prime, was a national treasure.</P><P>"X Factor" mastermind Simon Cowell may have summed it up the best: On "Piers Morgan Tonight," he said, "She was one of the greatest voices in our lifetime. Whitney was the number one singer that other singers want to emulate. People like that can't be manufactured. They've either got, it or they don't."</P><P>He added, "You will always remember where you were and what you were doing when you heard the news."</P><P>Like Michael before her, gone too soon.</P><P><center></center></P><P><b>MTV News' Sway and James Montgomery will be live from the Grammys red carpet tonight starting at 5 p.m. ET to get reactions from music's biggest stars on the death of Whitney Houston. Watch reactions and remembrances at MTV.com.</b></P><P><I>Share your condolences with Whitney's family and friends on our Facebook page.</I></p>

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Adele Ties Record with Number One Position on Billboard Chart

She truly is a musical powerhouse, and she has the Billboard chart to prove it. Adele has once again pushed her way to the top of the charts and is sitting comfortably in the number one position this past week.

The ?Somebody Like You? songstress is celebrating her 68th week in the top 10 and according to statistics from NeilsonSoundScan, the singer has sold more than 75,000 copies of ?21? this week bringing the total sales up to more than 9.3 million!

Sales soared even higher for the 24-year-old performer after her NBC special, increasing the numbers by 30-percent.

Adele has spent more than 60 weeks in the top three slots, which ties her with the ?Saturday Night Fever? and ?Purple Rain? soundtracks for 24 non-consecutive weeks in the number one position.

The British beauty may face some tough competition in the upcoming week with releases from Usher, Waka Flocka, the sexy rocker Grace Potter and the Nocturnals and country-star Josh Turner.

Congratulations, Adele!

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