Ke$ha Calls Bob Dylan Cover 'An Emotional Purging'

Pop singer sings 'Don't Think Twice, It's All Right' for Amnesty International anniversary album.
By Jocelyn Vena


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<P>It's hard to associate Ke$ha with songs about anything other than hot guys, body glitter and partying. But she's defying her usual topics of interest for human rights organization Amnesty International. The singer is one of the many musicians on the org's <i>Chimes of Freedom</i> compilation of Bob Dylan's music, out January 24. </p><div class="player-placeholder right" id="vid:720838" width="240" height="211"></div><p> When MTV News spoke with K-Dollar Sign last week about her all-star remix of "Sleazy," she also opened up about switching gears vocally and emotionally for her version of Dylan's classic "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right." "I mean, I think it's pretty well known that he's one of, if not my most, favorite artists of all time and ... one of the most amazing lyricists as well &#8212; the original storyteller," she explained. "So I love Bob Dylan and this was just, like, a dream. When they asked me to do a cover, I was just, like, salivating and going through all my records. It was so fun. It was the best homework assignment you could possibly have." K's version of Dylan's song is a slow-burning, heartbreaking ode to the already heartbreaking classic, where she channels Dylan through lyrics like "Still I wish there was somethin' you would do or say/ To try and make me change my mind and stay/ We never did too much talkin' anyway/ So don't think twice, it's all right." </p><div class="player-placeholder right" id="vid:642810" width="240" height="211"></div><p> Ke$ha had originally intended to record another Dylan track, but when she heard that someone else had their sights set on it, she settled on "Don't Think Twice," prompting a catharsis she could never have imagined. "This song was kind of an accident. I sat down and this is the first take that I ever sang," she recalled. "I just sat down on my bed for the first time after months of being on tour and I just started crying, and it was kind of like an emotional purging, and you can hear it on the record." In addition to Ke$ha and her contribution, the album will feature 75 other Dylan classics recorded by nearly 80 artists including Adele, Miley Cyrus, "Glee" star Darren Criss, My Chemical Romance, Evan Rachel Wood and Sugarland. The album pays tribute to the 50th anniversary of Amnesty International.</p>

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Emily Blunt and John Krasinski Land at LAX Hand in Hand

Emily Blunt and John Krasinski landed back in LA after spending the weekend in Park City, UT for the Sundance Film Festival. Both John and Emily had movies with John debuting Nobody Walks and Emily premiering Your Sister's Sister. Emily did press for her project solo since John was in California promoting Big Miracle, but the duo met up at John's screening on Sunday once he made the trip to Utah. There were plenty of famous faces in the snowy city for the fun, including Taylor Swift, Emma Roberts, and Kate Bosworth, who all showed off their super chic Winter style around town.

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Kate Upton's Sizzling Hot Beach Bunny Swimwear Shoot

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She's known for her stunning physique, and Kate Upton is featured in a batch of just-released, sizzling hot Beach Bunny Swimwear shots.

The sexy Sports Illustrated beauty flaunts her near perfect figure in a variety of bikinis while frolicking in the tropical waters of Belize.

Tweeting about her recent experience, Kate wrote on her wall, ?I made it back to the states Home sweet home :) but Belize was amazing!! Xx (@yutsai) (@BeachBunnySwim).?

Scoring yet another gig, Upton tweeted about her latest project, ?Justfinished Dylan George campaign w @kellanlutz wish I culd show final pics..but good things come to those who wait ;)?

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Gwyneth Paltrow Covers Fair Lady February 2012

Bringing her camera-friendly self to another front page, Gwyneth Paltrow covers the February 2012 issue of Australia's Fair Lady magazine.

The Oscar-winning actress looks adorable in the Mario Testino shot feature with the publication's tagline underneath Gwyn simply reading "Pretty Perfect".

Highlights from Miss Paltrow's interview are as follows. For more, be sure to check out Fair Lady!

On singing live at the Country Music Awards:
"Before I did it I was dying. I couldn't sleep. I couldn't eat. I was like, 'Why would I say yes to this? What is wrong with me? What kind of maniac would agree to do this?'"

On her work-out routine:
"I really work my ass off. I mean, I eat like this - I eat whatever I want - so I don't have a choice. But it's worth it. You can't eat whatever you want and be 38 and have two kids and look really good unless you just put the time in and fo it."

On English people:
"They're really laid-back and calm. Beyonce did the school run with me once and everyone was fine."

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Kim Kardashian Co-Hosts Live with Kelly, Refers to Divorce as "Bad Business Decision"


As far as we know, every celebrity with a personality did not die in some kind of freak accident last night.

Yet despite the availability of, oh, anyone else, Kim Kardashian sat in with Kelly Ripa as a guest host this morning on the latter's talk show, at first making small talk about her skin; then trying to act like she watched last night's Giants/49ers NFC Championship Game; and, finally, of course, touching on her divorce from Kris Humphries.

Kim acknowledged it's been a "tough couple months," adding the same nonsense she's been spewing for weeks:

"Being a hopeless romantic, I wanted to believe in something so badly. If you think I really made all that money that everyone claimed we made on the wedding and that it was for TV... I'm a smart businesswoman, I would have stayed married longer... This was a bad business decision. I really didn't think following my heart would create this much backlash."

In this sense, we actually believe her. Kardashian hasn't had an original thought in about 14 years.

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Too $hort And Bow Wow To Check In With 'RapFix Live'

2 Chainz will also be in the mix Wednesday at 4 p.m. ET on MTV.com.
By Rob Markman


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"RapFix Live" is about to put you on to game.

Oakland, California, rap veteran Too $hort will appear on Wednesday's show and chop it up with host Sway about his come-up in the 1980s, his upcoming No Trespassing album (his 19th solo LP!) and everything in between.

Cash Money's Bow Wow will also stop by to talk about his own career evolution. The now 24-year old rapper got his start in 2000 at the age of 13. Since then, the Ohio rap representative has grown from kiddie rapper to full-grown MC and amassed a gang of hits along the way. His upcoming album Underrated will mark Bow's first release on Cash Money Records since signing with the powerhouse label in 2009.

Speaking of power moves, 2 Chainz will also appear on Wednesday's show to make a very special announcement concerning the next phase of his career. The Atlanta rap phenom made a name for himself as one-half of Playaz Circle, the group known best for their 2007 rap hit "Duffle Bag Boy" with Lil Wayne. He went by the name Tity Boy back then, but after a name change and a string of underground bangers, 2 Chainz has built a deafening buzz. His latest single, "Spend It," spread like wildfire and has recently spawned an official remix and music video with T.I.

Catch Too $hort, Bow Wow and 2 Chainz on "RapFix Live" Wednesday at 4 p.m. ET on MTV.com, and be sure to join the Twitter conversation using the hashtag #RapFixLive. Send your questions for the artists @MTVRapFiX!

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Jessica Chastain: Bonjour, Paris!

Making her arrival in the City of Lights, Jessica Chastain was spotted at the Roissy Airport in Paris, France on Monday (January 23).

Just in time for the Paris Fashion Week festivities, the ?Tree of Life? actress looked ever-so-stylish in tall boots, a long coat, hat and sunglasses as she made her way through the terminal with actress gal pal Jess Weixler.

Last year was quite the breakout year for Jessica, as she landed lead roles in popular films like ?The Debt,? ?Take Shelter,? ?Coriolanus,? ?The Help? and ?The Tree of Life.?

Chatting with USA Today about her sudden success, she told that last year "was one of my favorite years I'll probably ever have in my whole life. It's a very strange thing. My whole life I've wanted to be an actor, and it was the culmination of that dream. I know it sounds corny, but it's almost like seeing your younger self and realizing: You did it!"

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AnnaLynne McCord Laughs Off Topless Twitpic Faux Pas

'I am going to tweet myself naked all the time,' the '90210' actress jokes to MTV News at Sundance.
By Jocelyn Vena, with reporting by Josh Horowitz


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Much like a plot right out of her soapy CW show, "90210," AnnaLynne McCord made headlines when she inadvertently tweeted out a NSFW photo of herself on January 10. It quickly became clear that she took the photo at the wrong angle, exposing a bit more of herself than she had expected to.

After realizing her Twitter faux pas, she laughed off the incident. "This is for you, @meganraee You Rock! Xxx," she initially tweeted, including the nipple-baring photo. She later added, "Hahaha! Megan, you feel like sharing? Very funny I actually LOL-ed xxxA."

When MTV News had the chance to speak to McCord during her trip to the Sundance Film Festival, she had a very amusing response to the tweet. "I am going to tweet myself naked all the time. I mean I am going to be a press whore from here on out. This is awesome," she joked about the headline-making incident. "You know what's so crazy to me, it's the sensationalism. I mean so disappointing, I'm sorry for everybody who thought I was going to be naked. You see more of me naked as Pauline in ['Excision'].

"Anyone with half of a brain knows it was an accident," she continued. "I have a very small areola and I have to get a magnifying glass to make sure that it's not in pictures in the future. That's the moral of the story."

McCord had a few more laughs at her own expense, adding, "The moral of the story is not to stop taking pictures of yourself naked. We all like being naked. Just make sure that the little bit of your areola isn't in the picture before you send it to a hundred billion people."

How did AnnaLynne McCord handle her Twitter photo faux pas? Leave your comments below!

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Lady Gaga's Big 2012: A Psychic Weighs In

'This tour is going to be really good for her,' psychic Jesse Bravo says of Gaga's planned 2012 BTW Ball.
By MTV News Staff


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<P>As 2012 rolls along, Lady Gaga has already teased she has some big plans ahead. So MTV News decided to look to New York-based psychic Jesse Bravo to see what fate has in store for the pop superstar. Bravo recently rolled up to the MTV News offices and looked into his crystal ball. </p><div class="player-placeholder right" id="vid:722498.id:1676617" width="240" height="211"></div><p> "Lady Gaga for 2012, it's going to be sort of a slower year for her because she has her tour, which means she's not putting out a lot of new material," Bravo explained, despite Gaga's tease that she is working on her follow-up to 2011's Born This Way. "So for me, when I sort of looked up around there to see what was happening for her, I saw her sales sort of slow down because of new material. But she's also building up this new momentum for running her base for this tour. This tour is going to be really good for her." Gaga has already thought about the Born This Way Ball, tweeting over the holidays that she was pondering the things she wants to sell on tour. "Designing merch for the tour, when you see it you will die. #deathbyinexpensiveglamour," she wrote. Mother Monster is also famously known for her wild style, which Bravo said won't disappoint in the next 12 months. "I believe her next big outfit is a cross between two things, and I was sort of stuck in between, like, where I should go with this because I saw two outfits, which means they can come in succession," he said. "I don't know which one is going to come first. But I will believe the one that I saw is this outfit, and I can't really describe it, but it's going to have lights embedded in it. So it's going to be pretty bizarre. And then I saw another outfit and it's like a body outfit, one that you spray-paint on, and I don't know if it's a stars-and-stripes theme, but I saw that there were stars and stripes in the right areas." In addition to all the ups in her career, Gaga's personal life will also prosper, according to Bravo, which means that she may get even more serious with her rumored beau and "You and I" co-star, "Vampire Diaries" actor Taylor Kinney. </p><div class="player-placeholder right" id="vid:722468.id:1676617" width="240" height="211"></div><p> "Her personal life is going to stay stable for a while. The reason why is that on the outside she shows she's a strong character &#8212; and for business she is &#8212; but on the inside she's a mush. And so as a result, she needs to have her relationship in place, especially right now when she needs that support on going on something that's so big," he said. "Two years is a long, long time [to tour]. I don't think that relationship is going ... it's not going out." Just how serious might they get? Well, Gaga, believe it or not, is already pondering a family, according to Bravo. (Although she did note in a recent interview that the only family she is focused on is her new music.) "I also feel this need of having children. So I don't know how this is going to play because we know she has a tour and she's not going to stop the tour short to have a child," Bravo predicted. "And I know that work is on her mind, but I know that [her spirit guide] Liberace is telling me about a child. And I know that in the back of her mind, she wants one. I think with her, it's about scheduling ... and I would say we're looking somewhere at 2014-2015. That's going to be her time." <i>What do you think about Jesse Bravo's predictions for Lady Gaga? Tell us in the comments!</i></p>

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