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‘Hugo’ Director Martin Scorsese Speaks On His Productivity, Legacy
Wednesday, November 30th, 2011 at
4:07 pm
‘One tries to do the best you can with each picture, hopefully continue making them,’ renowned filmmaker tells us.
By Kara Warner with reporting by Josh Horowitz
Asa Butterfield in “Hugo”
Photo: Paramount Pictures
Martin Scorsese‘s career is one of such significance and acclaim that the Oscar-winning director could retire from the business right now, knowing that his living-legend status would remain intact. It is clear he has no plans to slow down, however, due to the fact that in the last year alone, he’s been involved in five feature film and documentary projects, the most recent being his first family-oriented film, the critically acclaimed “Hugo.”
When MTV News caught up with Scorsese recently, we asked him to explain the secrets behind his productivity. “There seems to be a sort of urgency, an interest in making comments on certain aspects of life and the world around me, the people, culture today,” Scorsese said when asked if he’s working under his own self-imposed deadlines or urgency to complete projects. “Whether it’s trying to deal with how art inspires a young person — and that is ‘A Letter to Elia’ — or trying to create a spectacle of American enterprise and corruption as [with] Terry Winter and his show that I’m working on with him, ‘Boardwalk Empire,’ or people speaking their minds and very strong opinions, like Fran Lebowitz in ‘Public Speaking,’ but even more so was working for five or six years on ‘George Harrison: Living in the Material World,’ with David Tedeschi. That is interesting because that was finished at the same time as ‘Hugo.’ Those five projects were finally released all within one year.”
We then asked if with this sudden urgency, Scorsese is conscious or concerned with preserving his legacy as a filmmaker.
“Not really, maybe I [was] at one point,” he admitted. “I’m not quite sure anymore. I don’t really know. I think at one point in the early ’90s, there seemed to be a lot of films being made here in America and in China and around the world that had been inspired by ‘Mean Streets’ … that may still be the case that may not be the case, I don’t know anymore. One tries not to think of that. One tries to do the best you can with each picture, hopefully continue making them and that they mean something, that they matter to people.”
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Source: http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1674957/hugo-martin-scorsese.jhtml
Do loud pipes save lives?
Wednesday, November 30th, 2011 at
1:34 pm
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Usher Collaborator Rico Love Calls Kelly Rowland’s ‘Motivation’ ‘Truly Organic’
Wednesday, November 30th, 2011 at
1:07 pm
Lil Wayne ‘jumped on it,’ Raymond v. Raymond writer tells Mixtape Daily.
By Alvin Blanco, with reporting by Rob Markman
Rico Love
Photo: TTLL
Behind the Beats: Rico Love
If more people read the credits behind some of R&B’s biggest hits, Rico Love should be a household name. Born Richard Preston Butler Jr., the former Florida A&M University student is now one of the music industry’s most-sought-after singer/songwriters.
After writing hits for Usher (“There Goes My Baby”), Beyoncé (“Sweet Dreams”) and Diddy-Dirty Money (“Hello Good Morning”), to name a few, one of Rico’s biggest hits to date is Kelly Rowland’s “Motivation.”
“It came about in a truly organic way,” Rico told Mixtape Daily of the Jim Jonsin-produced “Motivation.” “We had this meeting in New York: myself and Sylvia [Rhone] and Kelly. And they just were saying, ‘We need to find that single; we need that big single.’ Everybody was asking for an uptempo, actually.
“I flew down to Miami the next day, and that Tuesday, we got back in the studio, and Jim started playing these chords, and then coming up with these little sounds — the signature sounds that Jim comes up with. I just told him to lay it like a skeleton idea, and I jumped in the booth, and I started with the verse, and I kind of sang my way all the way through the record.”
Rowland, formerly of Destiny’s Child, was in the studio while Rico was laying down the reference track and made her regard for the song known immediately. “Kelly was there and watched the whole process,” Rico recalled. “As soon as I finished singing the demo, usually an artist wants to live with it or listen to it for a little while. She just said, ‘I want to cut it right now.’ So she jumped in the booth, and we cut the record.”
“Motivation” became the lead single for Rowland’s third album, Here I Am, which was released in April. The song, which peaked at #1 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, features a verse from Lil Wayne.
“Lil Wayne got out of jail a few days later, and as soon as he got out of jail, [Rowland] went to see him, and he jumped on it,” Rico explained. “It was the most organized situation ever. It was nothing contrived about it.”
There’s been nothing manufactured about Rico’s accomplishments either. Starting his musical career as a rapper, he has signed former Roc-a-Fella rapper Young Chris to his Universal/Motown-distributed Division 1 label.
After leaving Florida A&M to pursue music, Rico caught the attention of Usher, and penned songs for the R&B singer, including “Throwback.” Other artists soon benefitted from his songwriting, including T.I., Pleasure P and Mario. Rico takes pride in being versatile with his talents, preferring not to make specific songs intended for specific artists only.
“Sometimes, when you keep an artist in mind, you’ll limit yourself,” Rico explained. “You won’t go a place that they probably would go because you’re thinking, “Nah, she wouldn’t say this,” or “He wouldn’t do this,” or “He wouldn’t say this,” and “This melody is out of the way for them.”
“When I get a chance to just get into the studio and just write music and just produce music and sit at the piano and tell a guy where I want to hear the chords and create the progressions and just freely make music, it’s a lot more fun.”
Lately, Rico has been back in the studio with Usher. In 2007, he was signed to the singer’s former US Records via J Records. But his debut album was never released, and he and Usher went their separate ways.
But as Rico become a songwriting force, the two eventually started working together again. The first song they recorded was the Grammy-winning “There Goes My Baby” from 2010′s Raymond v. Raymond. Now, Rico is working on Usher’s forthcoming album and embracing the pressure of surpassing its predecessor’s platinum sales and critical success.
“I feel like this is what separates the boys from the men,” Rico said of working with Usher. “This week, we been creating records together. We had two mics, two headphones set up in the booth, and we just sit there and vibe out.
“These first few days have been amazing. We got four records cut so far that sound super amazing. I’m super excited about it. I’m just anxious for the world to hear it.”
For other artists featured in Mixtape Daily, check out Mixtape Daily Headlines.
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Source: http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1667790/rico-love-kelly-rowland-motivation.jhtml
World Champion Interview Danny Hart
Wednesday, November 30th, 2011 at
10:34 am
Check out this cool interview with Danny Hart, from Vitalmtb on 10 years of World Champions.
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2011 American Music Awards: List of Winners
Wednesday, November 30th, 2011 at
10:07 am
Making for quite the star-studded spectacle, the 2011 American Music Awards took place at Nokia Theatre LA Live in Los Angeles, CA on Sunday night (November 20). The annual musical showcase featured plenty of action, with the big winner of the ceremony being Taylor Swift – who picked up three trophies including Country Female Artist, Country Album and the grandest of all prizes Artist of the Year. Other triumphant artists included Nicki Minaj with two trophies for Rap Hip Hop Artist and Rap Hip Hop Album for “Pink Friday” while Bruno Mars nabbed Pop/Rock Male honors and Hot Chelle Rae landed the title of Best New Artist. The complete list of 2011 American Music Awards winners is as follows, with performance videos and pictures from the show found beneath this year’s honorees. Artist of The Year: Adele Lady Gaga Katy Perry Lil Wayne WINNER: Taylor Swift Pop/Rock Male: Justin Bieber WINNER: Bruno Mars Pitbull Pop/Rock Female: Adele WINNER: Katy Perry Lady GaGa Pop/Rock Group: LMFAO WINNER: Maroon 5 One Republic Pop Rock Album: WINNER: Adele- 21 Rihanna ? Loud Lady Gaga ? Born This Way Country Male Artist: Jason Aldean Brad Paisley WINNER: Blake Shelton Country Female Artist: Sara Evans Miranda Lambert WINNER: Taylor Swift Country Band/Duo/Group: Zac Brown Band WINNER: Lady Antebellum The Band Perry Country Album: Jason Aldean- ‘My Kinda Party’ WINNER: Taylor Swift- ‘Speak Now’ The Band Perry? ‘The Band Perry’ Rap Hip Hop: Lil Wayne WINNER: Nicki Minaj Kanye West Rap Hip Hop Album: Lil Wayne- ?Carter 4′ The Throne-?Watch The Throne? WINNER: Nicki Minaj- ?Pink Friday? Soul/R&B Male: Chris Brown Trey Songz WINNER: Usher Soul/R&B Female: Rihanna WINNER: Beyonce Kelly Rowland Soul/R&B Album: Chris Brown ?FAME? WINNER: Rihanna -?Loud? Beyonce ?-4′ Latin: Pitbull WINNER: Jennifer Lopez Enrigue Iglesias Contemporary Inspirational Artist: WINNER: Casting Crowns Tobymac Third Day Adult Contemporary Artist: WINNER: Adele Bruno Mars Katy Perry New Artist: Miguel Wiz Khalifa The Band Perry Marsha Ambrosius Foster The People WINNER: Hot Chelle Rae LMFAO Thompson Square Enjoy the pictures from the 2011 American Music Awards (November 20).
MX Adventures – A1 Supercross 2010
Wednesday, November 30th, 2011 at
7:34 am
The first Supercross of 2010 was spectacular, to say the least. Many of you know the first race starts with a few pre kick off parties, media events, and a big press conference the Thursday before the race.
It’s kinda’ like a big adventure for all of us at Supercross.com as we get set to embark on this remarkable 17 race journey across the country for the 2010 AMA / FIM Supercross Series!
Source: http://www.supercross.com/rss-features/mxadventures-a1-supercross-2010
Usher – Fed Up (featuring Usher, Young Jeezy, Drake, Rick Ross)
Wednesday, November 30th, 2011 at
7:07 am
Fed Up (featuring Usher, Young Jeezy, Drake, Rick Ross)
- Artist: Usher
- Label: We The Best, E1 Music
- Director: Gil Green
Source: http://www.mtv.com/overdrive/?artist=1270&vid=461562
Come out to the 2011 A Day in The Dirt at Pala MX Raceway
Wednesday, November 30th, 2011 at
4:34 am
It’s A Day in the Dirt, the 2011 edition, this weekend at Pala Raceway in southern California! Come on out to one of the funnest events, and see some of the biggest stars in supercross and motocross!
And below is Supercross.com’s coverage of the 2010 event:
The 13th annual A Day in the Dirt Motocross Grand Prix, created by Kenny Alexander and Jimmy Roberts was held Thanksgiving weekend at Pala Raceway. If you’ve never been, you need to come out and race it! From kids to women to top pros and all ages – it’s fun!
And where else can you line up and race against famous faces like AMA Supercross rider Andrew Short and his new KTM? How about past AMA Supercross and MX Champions Jeff Ward, Jeff Emig, and Rick Johnson? And what about riding against seven time Supercross champion Jeremy McGrath? And American Honda’s Supercross and MX Team Manager Erik Kehoe (who was part of the winning duo in Sunday’s ‘team race’)?
Source: http://www.supercross.com/features/come-out-to-the-2011-a-day-in-the-dirt-at-pala-mx-raceway
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Beyonce Debuts New Videos — And Her Wedding Dress!
Wednesday, November 30th, 2011 at
4:07 am
‘I Was Here’ and ‘End of Time’ will be featured on upcoming ‘Live at Roseland’ DVD.
By Gil Kaufman
Beyonce in her “I Was Here” music video
Photo: Columbia
Just because Beyoncé is cooling her heels as she awaits the birth of her first child with husband Jay-Z, that doesn’t mean her musical career is on bed rest.
In fact, Lady B has just unleashed the seventh and eighth music videos from her 4 album, for the songs “End of Time” and “I Was Here.” Though they’re not the high-concept clips Bey is typically known for, they are a nice sneak preview of the singer’s upcoming “Live at Roseland” DVD, which will be on sale exclusively at Walmart starting November 21. The four-night stand of shows was taped at New York’s Roseland Ballroom in August and featured a mix of old favorites and new songs from 4.
In the “I Was Here” video, we see a pre-pregnancy announcement Beyoncé onstage in a shimmery silver minidress, giving the crowd a bit of a windup about where the song came from. “It’s taken a lot of hard work to get to where I am,” she says in announcing the final tune of that show. “I searched all around the world, and I found myself. You all are my inspiration. I want to sing this last song and dedicate it to all of you guys.”
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After a clip of a very young Beyoncé thanking the judges in a talent show, the singer stands center stage and belts out the lush, inspirational ballad over a montage of home videos from her childhood, through her rise with Destiny’s Child and into solo superstardom. And, oh yeah, a blink-and-you-miss-it shot even includes a peek at the voluminous white wedding gown she wore at her very private wedding to Jigga, not to mention some silly footage of Queen B getting her Slip ‘n Slide on.
The “End of Time” video is the opposite end of the spectrum, a red-laser-flashing uptempo dance marathon with Beyoncé and her four sexy backup dancers shaking it over the song’s Brazilian drum beat. Fans get to see the many looks Bey tried on while performing the tune, including shots of her with her female dancers to others with a squad of male hoofers, as well as a wide range of costumes, from a yellow fringe number to a gold jacket and the silver number from the “I Was Here” clip.
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