Britney Spears Under Fire For Carrying Gun In 'Criminal' Video

Clip, filmed in London, has drawn the ire of British politicians.
By James Montgomery


Britney Spears and Jason Trawick on the set of her "Criminal" video shoot
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Britney Spears is packing heat in her new "Criminal" video, and that's landed her in hot water with U.K. politicians.

Earlier this month, Spears filmed scenes for the video in and around London, including one in which she flees a building in the borough of Hackney while clutching a pistol. And for a community still scarred from the August riots that spread across the nation, that crossed a line.

Britney Spears responds to the "Criminal" video controversy.

"I think she should apologize and make a sizeable donation to a Hackney charity that deals with young people, in compensation for the rudeness and damage that she's done to our community," borough Councilor Ian Rathbone told the ITV news program "London Tonight."

"It is only a music video, but it's images like this, with pop stars glamorizing gangs, which means that some young people ... get drawn in," Hackney's Member of Parliament, Diane Abbott, added. "Britney should really know better."

Even more concerning was the fact that, according to the Hackney Council, which okayed the video shoot, there was no mention of a gun being used in the "Criminal" production. If there had been, the Council says, Spears and co. most certainly would not have been allowed to film in the borough's recently restored Stoke Newington Town Hall.

"In this case we did not agree that a replica gun could be used at Stoke Newington Town Hall and we are disappointed," the Council said in a statement to "London Tonight." "We will be raising this matter with the production company."

Spears announced that "Criminal" would be her next single backstage at the Video Music Awards, and she has been promoting it with the release of artwork and a new remix album over the past few weeks.

A spokesperson for the singer could not be reached for comment on the "Criminal" controversy by press time.

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Lady Gaga Plays Yuyi In Third 'You And I' Fashion Film

Third of six fashion films for 'Yoü and I' features Gaga's mermaid character.
By Jocelyn Vena


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Three down, three to go. Lady Gaga released her third "Yoü and I" fashion film, and this time she's portraying her mermaid incarnation, Yüyi.

The previous two videos took a closer look at her Nymph character and her Bride character from the original, full-length "Yoü and I" video.

The latest installment features a montage of behind-the-scenes shots of Gaga making her way out of her trailer as she is carried around the Nebraska set of her video to the barn where a majority of the video takes place. She's carried through the cornfields of Nebraska by two crew members.

Gaga is seen gyrating on the all-white set as Yüyi, bouncing on her director's chair and flopping around like the fish out of water her character is. The Inez-and-Vinoodh-directed video also features cameos by a bare-chested cowboy, one of the crew members who carried her around in the behind-the-scenes footage, and Nicola Formichetti, the singer's longtime stylist and Mugler creative director.

The clip closes out as Yüyi-fied Gaga and her crew make their way into the barn, where all the original "Yoü and I" magic took place. "It's like she really gives so much," Inez recalled of shooting the clips. "Sometimes we were shooting, it was like 3 a.m., and she's been on set forever and still you get an incredible performance — full of fire.

"It was exciting, it was intense. It was 108 degrees, but it was exciting because there's so much energy. We had great people around us," the fashion photographer added.

In addition to its Web debut late Tuesday, Formichetti tweeted an invitation to a premiere event for the new "Yoü and I" fashion film held at a New York pop-up store. The video premiered there on the eve of the store's closing.

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Snoop Dogg has settled an outstanding tax bill dating back to 2008

The Drop It Like It’s Hot hitmaker, real name Calvin Broadus, Jr., was slapped with an invoice from the Internal Revenue Service after failing to hand over $476,338. But the hip-hop icon is now in the clear – he paid the sum on 15 September, according to The Detroit News. Snoop Dogg isn’t the only [...]

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Beyonce & Jay-Z Top VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of the ?00s

After careful selection and much deliberation, VH1 has released a list of what they consider to be the ?100 Greatest Songs of the ?00s".

Some of the list may be up for debate, but the #1 spot comes as no surprise with the honors going to Beyonce and Jay-Z's 2003 hit, ?Crazy in Love.?

You can catch the 5-night VH1 special, hosted by Pete Wentz, starting this Monday, October 3.

The complete list of VH1's ?100 Greatest Songs of the ?00s" is as follows:

1. Beyoncé featuring Jay-Z, ?Crazy in Love?
2. OutKast, ?Hey Ya!?
3. Lady Gaga, ?Poker Face?
4. Eminem, ?Lose Yourself?
5. Kelly Clarkson, ?Since U Been Gone?
6. Kanye West featuring Jamie Foxx, ?Gold Digger?
7. Justin Timberlake featuring Timbaland, ?SexyBack?
8. Jay-Z featuring Alicia Keys, ?Empire State of Mind?
9. Mariah Carey, ?We Belong Together?
10. 50 Cent, ?In Da Club?
11. Rihanna featuring Jay-Z, ?Umbrella?
12. Black Eyed Peas, ?I Gotta Feeling?
13. Green Day, ?American Idiot?
14. Gnarls Barkley, ?Crazy?
15. U2 , ?Beautiful Day?
16. Beyoncé, ?Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)?
17. Coldplay, ?Clocks?
18. Christina Aguilera, ?Beautiful?
19. Destiny?s Child, ?Bootylicious?
20. Britney Spears, ?Toxic?
21. Jay-Z , ?99 Problems?
22. Alicia Keys, ?Fallin??
23. P!nk, ?Get the Party Started?
24. Missy Elliott, ?Get Ur Freak On?
25. Nelly, ?Hot in Here?
26. The White Stripes, ?Seven Nation Army?
27. Usher featuring Lil Jon and Ludacris, ?Yeah!?
28. Madonna, ?Music?
29. Foo Fighters, ?The Best of You?
30. Gwen Stefani, ?Hollaback Girl?
31. Amy Winehouse, ?Rehab?
32. Maroon 5, ?This Love?
33. Johnny Cash, ?Hurt ?
34. Janet Jackson, ?All For You?
35. John Mayer, ?Daughters?
36. *NSYNC, ?Bye Bye Bye?
37. Britney Spears, ?Oops!?I Did It Again?
38. Miley Cyrus, ?Party in the U.S.A.?
39. Adele, ?Chasing Pavements ?
40. Fall Out Boy, ?Sugar, We?re Going Down?
41. R. Kelly, ?Trapped in the Closet?
42. Train, ?Drops of Jupiter (Tell Me)?
43. Katy Perry, ?I Kissed a Girl?
44. Red Hot Chili Peppers, ?Californication?
45. Eve featuring Gwen Stefani, ?Let Me Blow Ya Mind?
46. Kid Rock & Sheryl Crow, ?Picture?
47. Christina, Lil? Kim, Mya, Pink, ?Lady Marmalade?
48. Kings of Leon, ?Sex On Fire?
49. Lady Gaga, ?Bad Romance?
50. Taylor Swift, ?You Belong With Me?
51. Natasha Bedingfield, ?Pocketful of Sunshine?
52. Shakira feautring Wyclef, ?Hips Don?t Lie?
53. Blink-182, ?All the Small Things ?
54. Norah Jones, ?Don?t Know Why?
55. The Killers, ?Mr. Brightside?
56. DMX, ?Party Up (Up In Here)?
57. Mary J. Blige, ?Family Affair?
58. Jason Mraz, ?I?m Yours?
59. Justin Timberlake, ?Cry Me a River?
60. Ke$ha, ?Tik Tok?
61. Kelis, ?Milkshake?
62. Avril Lavigne, ?Complicated?
63. Andrew W.K., ?Party Hard?
64. Jennifer Lopez featuring Ja Rule, ?I?m Real (Murder Remix)?
65. Aaliyah, ?Try Again?
66. Snoop Dogg featuring Pharrell, ?Drop It Like It?s Hot?
67. Leona Lewis, ?Bleeding Love?
68. Ludacris featuring Shawnna, ?Stand Up?
69. Evanescence, ?Bring Me to Life?
70. Chris Brown featuring Juelz Santana, ?Run It!?
71. Colbie Caillat, ?Bubbly?
72. Jet, ?Are You Gonna Be My Girl?
73. Nelly Furtado featuring Timbaland, ?Promiscuous?
74. Chamillionaire featuring Krayzie Bone, ?Ridin??
75. Gavin Degraw, ?I Don?t Want to Be?
76. T.I. featuring Rihanna, ?Live Your Life?
77. Nickleback, ?How You Remind Me?
78. Plain White T?s, ?Hey There Delilah?
79. Enrique Iglesias, ?Hero?
80. Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz featuring Ying Yang Twins, ?Get Low?
81. Bruce Springsteen, ?The Rising?
82. Matchbox Twenty, ?Unwell?
83. D?Angelo, ?(Untitled) How Does It Feel?
84. Linkin Park, ?In the End?
85. Macy Gray, ?I Try?
86. Aerosmith, ?Jaded?
87. The Darkness, ?I Believe in a Thing Called Love?
88. Fountains of Wayne, ?Stacy?s Mom?
89. M.I.A., ?Paper Planes?
90. Mystikal, ?Shake Ya Ass?
91. Creed, ?With Arms Wide Open?
92. Flo Rida featuring T-Pain, ?Low?
93. Ok Go, ?Here It Goes Again?
94. Daughtry, ?It?s Not Over?
95. James Blunt, ?You?re Beautiful?
96. Pussycat Dolls featuring Busta Rhymes, ?Don?t Cha?
97. Shaggy, ?It Wasn?t Me?
98. 3 Doors Down, ?Kryptonite?
99. Carrie Underwood, ?Before He Cheats?
100. Sisqò, ?Thong Song?

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'Breaking Dawn' Soundtrack Track List Revealed

Iron & Wine, Christina Perri, Theophilus London join Bruno Mars on 'Part 1' album due November 8.
By James Montgomery


Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart in "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1"
Photo: Summit Entertainment

We already knew about Bruno Mars' involvement in the upcoming "Breaking Dawn" soundtrack. But now — officially — we know who will be joining him.

Theophilus London, the Joy Formidable, Iron & Wine, Christina Perri and the Noisettes are just some of the acts confirmed for the "Dawn" soundtrack, which hits stores on November 8 (10 days before "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1" bows in theaters). The full track list was unveiled Monday (September 26) afternoon on the official "Twilight" Twitter account, confirming speculations that sprung up over the weekend, when a listing of artists and songs began making the rounds on various fansites.

Work by "Twilight"-series composer Carter Burwell and actress Mia Maestro (she plays Carmen of the Denali Cover in the "Breaking Dawn" films) also shows up on the soundtrack, as do songs by Angus and Julia Young, the Features, the Belle Brigade and Cider Sky. All in all, there are 15 tracks on the album, and all — aside from a "Wedding Version" of Iron & Wine's "Flightless Bird, American Mouth" (as any good Twilighter will tell you, the original version of the song appeared on the first "Twilight" soundtrack) and an updated take on Noisettes' "Sister Rosetta" — are new.

The "Breaking Dawn" soundtrack follows in the footsteps of the ultra-successful 2008 "Twilight" 'track (which featured new songs from Paramore and Perry Farrell), '09's "New Moon" (which boasted a new track by Death Cab for Cutie and contributions from Thom Yorke and Lykke Li) and last year's "Eclipse," which packed in tunes from Muse, Florence and the Machine, Beck and Vampire Weekend.

The full track list for 'The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1' soundtrack:
» The Joy Formidable, "Endtapes"
» Angus & Julia Stone, "Love Will Take You"
» Bruno Mars, "It Will Rain"
» Sleeping at Last, "Turning Page"
» The Features, "From Now On"
» Christina Perri, "A Thousand Years"
» Theophilus London, "Neighbors"
» The Belle Brigade, "I Didn't Mean It"
» Noisettes, "Sister Rosetta (2011 Version)"
» Cider Sky, "Northern Lights"
» Iron & Wine, "Flightless Bird, American Mouth (Wedding Version)"
» Imperial Mammoth, "Requiem on Water"
» Aqualung & Lucy Schwartz, "Cold"
» Mia Maestro, "Llovera"
» Carter Burwell, "Love Death Rebirth"

Share your thoughts on the "Breaking Dawn - Part 1" track list in the comments below!

Check out everything we've got on "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1."

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Kelly Rowland & MC Lyte GET CLOSE At The Recording Academy

Kelly Rowland and MC Lyte hit the Recording Academy in Cali so that fans could get up close and personal with Ms. Rowland.  Pics and deets from the sit-down inside....

 

The Recording Academy Los Angeles Chapter hosted Up Close & Personal With Kelly Rowland at The Academy's headquarters in Santa Monica, Calif.

Kelly dished during the MC Lyte (who is the Chapter President) hosted event about the creative process behind her "Lay It On Me" feature with Big Sean and her "When Love takes Over" single.

Fab look.  Here's video from their chit-chat:

 

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Shakira Named ?Person of the Year? at Latin Grammys

Due to her latest album “Sale el Sol,” which has already netted her three Latin Grammy nominations, and her work through the Pies Descalzos Foundation, the hip-shaking Colombian musician and philanthropist Shakira has been named “Person of the Year” by the Organizers of the Latin Grammys as they gear up for the annual awards show [...]

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