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Britney Spears’ VMA Promo: Go Behind The Scenes!
Promo reflects on Brit’s career and inspirations while looking ahead to August 28 awards show.
By Christina Garibaldi
Britney Spears in her 2011 VMA promo
Photo: Roderick Trestrail II/ MTV
On Thursday (August 11), Britney Spears took over MTV when her Video Music Awards promo made its debut and MTV News was there when she filmed it.
The 30-second promo interlaces Spears’ latest hit “I Wanna Go” with her own “Slave 4 U,” Janet Jackson’s “Rhythm Nation” and Madonna’s “Everybody” as dancers dressed in Brit’s most-famous outfits crowd around her. There’s also a nod to Michael Jackson, with a poster on the wall that says “Billy Jean,” in reference to MJ’s hit “Billie Jean,” and a dancer who mimics the late King of Pop’s iconic moves. At the end of the promo, Spears stands in front of a wall that cryptically reads “A Tribute to Britney Spears” before the date of the VMAs — 8.28 — flashes on the screen. Stay tuned to see what it all means …
Spears, whose “Till the World Ends” is nominated for Best Pop Video and Best Choreography, filmed the promo last month in Miami, and MTV News was on the set for a behind-the-scenes look.
“The general concept of what we are going for is basically called ‘The Muse Factory,’ ” director Jahai Brightly explained. “It’s where all your favorite artists that are going to be at the Video Music Awards this year meet and explore their influences and inspirations.”
The promo pulls from Spears’ own musical influences from over the years, which is portrayed through the set design, wardrobe and, of course, through Brit herself.
In the promo, Spears pays homage to Madonna, Michael and Janet, whom she calls “the people I’ve grown up listening to and totally inspire [me].”
The promo doesn’t just show the pop star’s own musical icons; it also reminds us of what a musical force Spears is as well. “We are going to be exploring her past styles,” Brightly said of Spears’ classic looks. “In particular, past six styles that represent each of her albums, with the seventh one being the current incarnation.”
Spears, whose outfit was designed to represent her current style, is dressed in a custom-made studded leather jacket, a shredded black T-shirt and her signature cutoff jean shorts. The promo begins with Spears paying homage to her latest album, Femme Fatale.
“I did the opening segment, where I’m at the mirror and I’m representing how many albums I’ve done, which is number seven,” Spears said.
Spears then begins her journey down memory lane, where she is surrounded by dancers dressed up in some of her signature video looks, such as the flight-attendant costume in “Toxic” and her infamous red catsuit in “Oops! … I Did It Again.”
“I’m walking down a hallway and I’m seeing memorabilia of all my performances that I’ve done in the past,” Spears said. “All my dancers are dressed up in my old outfits, which it’s really cool.”
What do you think of Britney’s VMA promo? Let us know in the comments!
The 28th annual MTV Video Music Awards will air live on Sunday, August 28, from the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles at 9 p.m. ET/PT. See the list of nominees, revisit last year’s highlights and vote for your favorites in the general categories by visiting VMA.MTV.com.
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Pop The Throne: Could Britney And Gaga Team Up Too?
MTV News asks pop-music experts to weigh in on the likelihood of a joint album between pop divas, à la Jay and Kanye.
By Jocelyn Vena
Britney Spears
Photo: Splash News Online
With so much talk about the epic matchup of Jay-Z and Kanye West on the just-released Watch the Throne, we wondered whether something similar could ever exist in the pop world. Sure, the New Kids on the Block and the Backstreet Boys managed to rekindle our love of boy bands with their joint tour this summer, but could two pop divas get together and drop an album in the way Hova and Yeezy have?
There have been hints of Throne-like pop collabos over the past decade thanks to ladies like Madonna and Britney Spears, and Lady Gaga and Beyoncé, but nothing as extensive as a full-length album like WTT. So, could something like that ever happen?
Well, it would take the right combination of factors.
Us Weekly Senior Music Editor Ian Drew noted that history is important. “You’ve got to understand that the reason this is happening is because this is a very, very long friendship — they’re like brothers,” Drew said of Jay and Kanye. “We’ve gotten tastes of this all along. This is a deep personal friendship and a labor of love between two people. I think that needs to exist first.”
Perez Hilton, however, said it doesn’t have to be that deep. But there does have to be a certain something between the two artists to make it work.
“I don’t know if there has to be a friendship, but there definitely has to be a mutual respect, admiration and history of kind words for each other,” the entertainment blogger said. “It needs to make sense and it needs to happen at the right time in their careers.”
Kyle Anderson, a staff writer at Entertainment Weekly, said the only obstacle to a pop version of WTT would be the logistics of getting two pop stars, like Britney and Gaga for example, in the same place at the same time.
“Hip-hop lends itself more to collaboration because it’s part of the culture,” Anderson said. “Jay and Kanye have known each other for quite a while. They’ve had a friendship that is both professional and personal,” he added. “[Pop stars'] camps would also cause a weird logistical problem … there’s so many elements” needed to make this happen.
What do the critics think of Watch the Throne?
So, who would Perez like to see try their hand at a joint album? “Someone like a Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera could probably do something like that together because they’re well into their careers and that collaboration would make sense,” he said. “You can’t just throw any two people together. Another collaboration like Beyoncé and Lady Gaga would make sense, but I don’t think that Gaga is at a point in her career yet where she would want [to].”
Like Perez, Anderson thinks a Gaga/Beyoncé album is the most likely pairing. Why? “Their aesthetics sort of mesh, they both kind of work, so I would be very interested to hear that,” he said. “I think they could really put a concept together. To them, it’s a two-person planet and they’re the only two people on it.”
Which pop stars would you like to see team up for a joint album? Share your wish list in the comments!
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Amy Winehouse y Shakira las mas buscadas en Google
Source: topcelebritypop.blogspot.com — Thursday, August 11, 2011
El pasado 23 de julio la noticia llamaba a la puerta. Amy Winehouse era encontrada muerta en su casa de Camden Town, al norte de Londres. Ahora, casi un mes después, la joven promesa del soul sigue encabezando el Top Ten de las cantantes más buscadas en Google. O al menos así lo recoge una herramienta gratuita de Google qué desvela que además de la fallecida Amy Winehouse, Shakira y Selena Gómez se alzan con el tripartito de poder en cuanto a la categoría de búsqueda de cantantes se refiere. Y la paulatina subida en el número de búsquedas de Amy Winehouse se debe en parte al morbo de los internautas que se afanan en buscar cuáles son las causas de su muerte y si habrá o no disco póstumo. Pero no hay nada que más nos guste a los españoles que un buen cotilleo. Quizá esta sea la razón por la que Shakira se situé en el puesto número 2 de los más buscados en Google. La relación de la colombiana y el futbolista Piqué han roto las estadísticas del buscador más famoso del mundo. Los estilismos de Rihanna y sus pegadizas canciones que están pisando fuerte esta temporada han hecho a la de Barbados subir como la espuma en las búsquedas de Google. La lista continúa con los incansables –pero enamorados- Justin Bieber y Selena Gómez , el fallecido Rey de Pop, Michael Jackson ; el marido de Alaska, Mario Vaquerizo ; y como no, el ahora ex-marido de Jennifer Lopez, Marc Anthony . Para definir la búsqueda, solo se ha usado un filtro por temática y …
Pop The Throne: Could Britney And Gaga Team Up Too?
MTV News asks pop-music experts to weigh in on the likelihood of a joint album between pop divas, à la Jay and Kanye.
By Jocelyn Vena
Britney Spears
Photo: Splash News Online
With so much talk about the epic matchup of Jay-Z and Kanye West on the just-released Watch the Throne, we wondered whether something similar could ever exist in the pop world. Sure, the New Kids on the Block and the Backstreet Boys managed to rekindle our love of boy bands with their joint tour this summer, but could two pop divas get together and drop an album in the way Hova and Yeezy have?
There have been hints of Throne-like pop collabos over the past decade thanks to ladies like Madonna and Britney Spears, and Lady Gaga and Beyoncé, but nothing as extensive as a full-length album like WTT. So, could something like that ever happen?
Well, it would take the right combination of factors.
Us Weekly Senior Music Editor Ian Drew noted that history is important. “You’ve got to understand that the reason this is happening is because this is a very, very long friendship — they’re like brothers,” Drew said of Jay and Kanye. “We’ve gotten tastes of this all along. This is a deep personal friendship and a labor of love between two people. I think that needs to exist first.”
Perez Hilton, however, said it doesn’t have to be that deep. But there does have to be a certain something between the two artists to make it work.
“I don’t know if there has to be a friendship, but there definitely has to be a mutual respect, admiration and history of kind words for each other,” the entertainment blogger said. “It needs to make sense and it needs to happen at the right time in their careers.”
Kyle Anderson, a staff writer at Entertainment Weekly, said the only obstacle to a pop version of WTT would be the logistics of getting two pop stars, like Britney and Gaga for example, in the same place at the same time.
“Hip-hop lends itself more to collaboration because it’s part of the culture,” Anderson said. “Jay and Kanye have known each other for quite a while. They’ve had a friendship that is both professional and personal,” he added. “[Pop stars'] camps would also cause a weird logistical problem … there’s so many elements” needed to make this happen.
What do the critics think of Watch the Throne?
So, who would Perez like to see try their hand at a joint album? “Someone like a Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera could probably do something like that together because they’re well into their careers and that collaboration would make sense,” he said. “You can’t just throw any two people together. Another collaboration like Beyoncé and Lady Gaga would make sense, but I don’t think that Gaga is at a point in her career yet where she would want [to].”
Like Perez, Anderson thinks a Gaga/Beyoncé album is the most likely pairing. Why? “Their aesthetics sort of mesh, they both kind of work, so I would be very interested to hear that,” he said. “I think they could really put a concept together. To them, it’s a two-person planet and they’re the only two people on it.”
Which pop stars would you like to see team up for a joint album? Share your wish list in the comments!
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Nicki Minaj ‘Raises The Bar’ On Britney Spears Tour
‘I wanted my set to be more than an opening act, ’cause, you know, I did that already,’ she tells MTV News of Femme Fatale Tour.
By Jocelyn Vena
Nicki Minaj
Photo: MTV News
Nicki Minaj is known for her brightly colored persona, music and wardrobe, so it’s no surprise that the New York rapper has managed to win over pop audiences night after night on the Femme Fatale Tour, during which she fiercely graces the stage before Britney Spears.
Minaj’s high-octane energy and ability to put a pop spin on her hip-hop tracks shines through in her warm-up show. Her theater-kid side also comes out in the multi-media set, complete with dance routines, videos and Minaj’s many alter egos.
The ability for a pop audience to identify with Minaj’s sometimes NSFW themes is even a shock to the head Barbie herself. “Yeah, I’m always surprised,” she told MTV News. “I don’t really expect them to know all the records, but I guess it just kind of transcends all genres of music at this point.”
Minaj set out to give her fans, both old and new, a spectacle. “I wanted my set to be more than an opening act, ’cause, you know, I did that already,” she said, referring to her opening gig alongside mentor Lil Wayne on the I Am Still Music Tour. “I always like to raise the bar for myself, and that’s what I did. I think it’s important to give people what they paid for.”
In addition to a set full of fan favorites that are earning her more and more Barbies each and every night, Minaj also has multiple costume changes that are sexy, cool and tough all at the same time.
“I didn’t want to do a lot of color. I sort of wanted to tone it down and sort of bring the color back from my own tour, so I wanted it to be very sophisticated and sort of, you know, futuristic and all over the place,” she said. “But sort of cagey and sort of epic.”
Have you seen Nicki Minaj’s opening set for Britney? Share your reviews in the comments!
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