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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Britney Spears 'X Factor' Deal: By The Numbers

We look at Britney's $15 million deal and what that kind of reality TV money can buy.
By Gil Kaufman

<P>$15 million. Sure, on the surface that number seems pretty gaudy, especially when you consider it's for one season&#8232; of work on a reality TV show that will add up to maybe one month's work in total for Britney Spears.</P><P>But we're talking Britney here and when you aim to reel in the big fish you have to use a <I>really</I> big worm. That might explain why Simon Cowell has gone all-in to get Spears to join him and L.A. Reid on the panel of "Factor" this fall. Spears had been rumored for the gig for months, but considering the low profile she's kept since her string of personal problems several years ago &#8212; which included a nearly-total retreat from interviews and unscripted public appearances &#8212; the idea of Britney agreeing to appear on live TV twice a week seemed remote.</P><P></p><div class="player-placeholder right" title="Britney Spears: I Am The Femme Fatale" id="id:1661123" width="415" height="255"></div><p></P><P>Cowell typically gets what he wants, though, and now the world is going to see more of Britney than we have since her late 1990s heyday. What does that $15 mil buy you? We break it down ... by the numbers:</P><P><B>$12 million</B>: That's the figure that Jennifer Lopez reportedly earns for her gig on "American Idol." We're not exactly sure what fellow former "Mickey Mouse Club" veteran Christina Aguilera makes for each season of "The Voice," but she reportedly banks $225,000 per episode, which could add up to nearly $10 million a season.</P><P><B>10,721</B>: The approximate number of copies of Spears' <I>Circus</I> album that you could buy with $15 large.</P><P><B>15</B>: The number of Paula Abdul's you could pay for one season of "X Factor" for the price of one Britney Spears.</P><P><B>$131.8 million</B>: Total grosses for Britney's 2009 "The Circus" tour.</P><P><B>$1.5 billion</B>: Total global grosses for Spears' various fragrances, which have sold more than one million bottles in five years.</P><P><B>15</B>: Number of high-end music videos you could make based on the $1 million price tag of Britney's 2004 clip for "Toxic."</P><P><B>750</B>: That's how many $20,000 bras you could buy based on the reported cost of the super high-end 18K gold brassiere Spears wore in her Twister Dance promo.</P><P><B>3</B>: The number of "X Factor" winners who could get paid with Britney's salary for one year.</P><P><B>$485 million</B>: What would be left over after you subtracted Britney's paycheck from what Beyonc&#233; was allegedly offered to join "X Factor."</P><P><B>1</B>: Reality performance shows Spears has appeared on if you count her time on "Star Search" when she was 10.</P><P><B>0</B>: Minutes Spears has spent being a judge on previous reality shows.</P><P><B>18</B>: Years it's been since Britney was a regular on a TV program ("The New Mickey Mouse Club").</P><P><B>13.3</B>: The then-record-setting number of viewers who tuned in to watch a Britney cameo on "Glee" in 2010. (That figure was shattered last year by the post-Super Bowl&#8232; figure of 26.8 million for a Michael Jackson-themed show.)</P><P><B>Are you excited about Britney joining "X Factor"? Let us know in comments below.</B></p>

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New 'Dark Knight Rises' Footage To Debut At MTV Movie Awards

FROM MTV NEWS: Listen, we're just as excited about "The Dark Knight Rises" as you are. We've tracked the increasing clarity of Bane's voice. We've scoured every frame of the trailer for clues. Most importantly, we've been counting down the days until July 20, and frankly, that's just too far away. So how does June [...]

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Justin Bieber 'Boyfriend' Remix Let 2 Chainz Express Himself 'In Different Ways'

'I enjoy doin' different records like that and not just hip-hop records,' Deuce tells MTV News.
By Rob Markman

<P>You'd be hard-pressed to find a rapper in higher demand than 2 Chainz these days. With his debut solo album still months away, the charismatic Atlanta MC has logged a ton of features for the likes of Kanye West, Nicki Minaj, Young Jeezy, Big K.R.I.T. and Kreayshawn. In fact, Deuce has received so many feature calls he has decided to fall back so he can concentrate on his solo album &#8212; save for a few special requests, of course.</P><P>"Maybe a few crossover records," 2 Chainz told MTV News on Sunday during the Atlanta stop on Drake's Club Paradise Tour. "I just did something for Bieber; that should be interesting."</P><P></p><div class="player-placeholder right" title="2 Chainz Describes Working With Justin Bieber, Mac Miller" id="vid:782302" width="415" height="255"></div><p></P><P>Chainz wouldn't tell us exactly which song he recorded with Justin Bieber, but on Tuesday night the Biebs spilled the beans over Twitter. "To celebrate the #BELIEVEtour coming ... I might need to drop this #BOYFRIENDremix @2Chainz @MacMiller," he wrote.</P><P>Mac responded with a tweet of his own, writing, "Uh oh," helping to build anticipation for the track.</P><P>No word on when Bieber plans to drop the "Boyfriend" remix, and what it will sound like is anyone's guess, but 2 Chainz assured us that he didn't have to tone down his trap rap to fit in with the baby-faced 18-year-old pop star. "I'm able to express myself in different ways, so I enjoy doin' different records like that and not just hip-hop records, so it's cool," he said.</P><P>After JB's remix comes out, it may be a while before fans hear any new rap collaborations from 2 Chainz, unless they are slated for his upcoming <i>Based on a T.R.U. Story,</i> which drops August 14. "It's not that I don't have ammunition for people &#8212; it's just that I want to focus on trying to make the album of the year," he said confidently. "That's something that I put out there, that's something that I'm striving to do, and so I may do features that make sense, something that's not in my genre, but I think I took care of all rap artists."</P><P>2 Chainz is rolling toward his highly anticipated LP, but on Tuesday he hit an unexpected bump in the road after he was arrested in New York's LaGuardia Airport after airport security found what they described as "brass knuckles" in the rapper's carry-on luggage. In an exclusive interview with MTV News, 2 Chainz explained that what authorities called a weapon was actually a gold four-finger ring.</P><P>"They tried to assassinate my character, they tried to assassinate my swag," the rapper said after he was released from jail. "It was just a negative dilemma earlier where someone misconstrued a piece of jewelry for a weapon and stuff."</P><P><i>What are you expecting from Justin Bieber's "Boyfriend" remix with 2 Chainz and Mac Miller? Let us know in the comments!</i></p>

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Anna Quindlen Plays the iVillage Word Game

We play the iVillage Word Game with Pulitzer Prize-winning author Anna Quindlen, who has just written a fabulous memoir, Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake. We ask the best-selling author and mom of three everything from who she'd love to have a latte with to who would be her celebrity pass! And check out our other interviews with Anna about her book and why she thinks we'll see a female U.S. president in her lifetime!

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The wife of former British Prime Minister Tony Blair tells iVillage there are too few women on corporate boards (we agree 100%!) and wonders how even companies like Facebook, in 2012, could have zero female board members.

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Ashley Tisdale: Tank Top Hottie

Out keeping up on her fit physique, Ashley Tisdale was seen leaving the gym in West Hollywood, CA on Friday afternoon (May 25).

The "Phineas and Ferb" cutie looked toned in dark grey yoga pants, a grey and black tank top and aviator sunglasses as she made her way past the awaiting shutterbugs.

In other news, Ashley has been named one of the 25 Most Powerful Female Singer since 1999 by Forbes Magazine. The Disney Channel starlet has been seen getting back in the studio and it seems to be paying off as she nabbed the number 25 spot and has pulled in an impressive $5.5 million as a total figure for all years she has made the list since '99.

Other music superstars that topped the list were Miley Cyrus, who raked in $98 million since 1999, Britney Spears, who took the number three spot with $234.7 million and finally the Material Girl herself, Madonna, grabbed the number one spot with a whopping $373 million.

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