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Mary J. Blige Dishes On Her 'Crazy' Led Zeppelin Covers

'I've listened to their music since I was a child,' says the R&B diva, who recorded 'Stairway to Heaven' and 'Whole Lotta Love.'
By James Montgomery, with reporting by Larry Carroll


Mary J. Blige
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You wouldn't peg Mary J Blige as the black-light-and-tapestry sort, but, as has become readily apparent in recent weeks, she absolutely loves Led Zeppelin.

In early February, reports began circulating that Blige had re-recorded Zeppelin's classic "Stairway to Heaven," working with Travis Barker, "American Idol" judge Randy Jackson and guitarist Steve Vai on the track, which is slated to appear on the international reissue of her Stronger With Each Tear album, due Monday.

But after she had recorded "Stairway," Blige continued to get the Led out, covering another Zeppelin classic — the thunderous "Whole Lotta Love" — for the album too. And when MTV News caught up with her on the Essence Black Women in Hollywood red carpet, she told us all about channeling her inner Robert Plant for the tracks, a process that came much easier than you'd probably imagine.

"I did Led Zeppelin's 'Stairway to Heaven' and 'Whole Lotta Love' — it's crazy," she said. "I am a Led Zeppelin fan. I'm not going to say I've been to their concerts, but I've listened to their music since I was a child, and it's always moved me, especially 'Stairway to Heaven,' and 'Whole Lotta Love' is just fun."

Blige also said she recorded another new song — a "club record" called "I Can't Wait" — for the re-release. And while it's only slated to hit shelves outside the U.S., she hopes her fans will get a chance to hear all the new songs pretty soon.

"I want y'all to hear it," she laughed.

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Afternoon Links With Amy Winehouse

Amy Winehouse and boyfriend Reg Traviss are pictured leaving the Hawley Arms in Camden, London, UK. (INF)Elizabeth Hurley's breakfast of champions. (FitCeleb) Are you surprised that the man behind Ed Hardy clothing dresses like this? (Trendmill) Charisma Carpenter goes green for 'The Last Exorcism'. (Celebslam) Chad Ochocinco fined $25,000 for Tweeting. (Bossip) Cheryl Cole turns down big offer from Playboy. (Celebitchy) Coco shows off her flexibility. (Cityrag) Can you guess who this speedo belongs to? (Popbytes) Sandra Bullock signs on to do 9/11 movie. Is it too soon? (ICYDK) Charlize Theron shows off her summer glow. (Popoholic) Shauna Sand takes a walk on the wild side. (Derek Hail) Continue reading

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Los Angeles

I'm here! I'm here! And I saw my first gang-banger get arrested yesterday so I feel like a total Angeleno.

I'm getting ready to go to the gym (again, like a total Angeleno!) so I will update later about my run-ins with Alexander Skarsgard, Pauly Shore, and Jeremy or Jason London (I'm not sure which one it was and seeing if I could force him to do drugs to find out seemed unfair. Besides, as it turned out, he was telling the truth?)

Anyhoo, I've got a lot to tell you about gardening! (Did you know if you get dirt wet it turns into mud? Yuck.)

And bumpers! (They don't bump off anything... they go, "Scraaaaaaaatch!")

And there's probably more but, again, I have to go because I have to get to the gym!

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Usher Gets 'Emotional' On David Guetta's 'Without You'

DJ/producer calls their collabo the 'biggest record' on his just-released Nothing but the Beat.
By Akshay Bhansali


Usher
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David Guetta recently told MTV News that the Usher collabo "Without You" is the "biggest record" on his just-released Nothing but the Beat.

It's a rather bold statement, considering his latest album also features Lil Wayne, Chris Brown, will.i.am, Akon, Timbaland, Nicki Minaj and Jennifer Hudson, just to name a few. But Guetta has a soft spot for the cinematic team-up with Ush, which he says is equal parts sentimental and hands-in-the-air euphoric.

"It's just totally emotional," Guetta said. "Some of the record is a proper ballad, and then it goes to that crazy dance beat. It's perfect for him, because he's famous for his ballads. And he's also now famous for those big club records that he comes with. He's an amazing dancer, so I felt like he was the artist that I needed."

Usher and Guetta first previewed the song in Ibiza, Spain, earlier this summer, with the crowd demanding an encore performance of the sure-to-be-hit song.

"It was amazing," Guetta gushed. "We were not supposed to do this. I always do these kinds of stupid things, playing records when I'm not supposed to play them. And Usher was so excited for this time to be in Ibiza performing in front of those people. He called me onstage and said, 'Come on. Let's do it.' So we did it, and, yeah, they loved it. We had to do it again! They asked for one more."

For some, the combination of Usher and Guetta might seem out of left field. While the DJ/producer works with a variety of artists, he has a pretty tight-knit musical family — but it may come as a surprise that Guetta has known Usher the longest.

"I actually speak very often about how thankful I am to will.i.am because he called me to produce 'I Gotta Feeling'; Akon, when we started to work together, because I wasn't famous in America; Kelly Rowland and all those guys that came to me when I was not known yet," Guetta said. "But I have to say that the very first time when someone big from America asked me if I want to work with him, it was Usher. Like, a really long time ago, but we never had the time to do it. So I was so happy to be finally in the studio with him, because he spotted me when I was really not famous yet."

Usher and Guetta already shot the video for "Without You" in Ibiza. The song will follow up Guetta's current single, "Little Bad Girl," which features Ludacris and Taio Cruz.

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Tori Spelling Hospitalized Following Migraine Complaint

Tori Spelling was hospitalized yesterday after taking to her Twitter page on Saturday and complaining to her followers of a severe migraine. Knowing firsthand how debilitating these headaches are, I can totally sympathize with what she went through. Migraines suck. Tori gave birth earlier this month to daughter Hattie, her third child with husband Dean McDermott. They already have a son, 4-year-old Liam, and daughter Stella is 3. McDermott has a 13-year-old son, Jack, from his previous marriage to Mary Jo Eustace. The former 90210 star tweeted on Saturday: “Anyone else get horrendous migraines right after giving birth? Is it hormones?I’ve had one for a week now. Nothing is working “ According to reports, Tori still was not feeling any better on Sunday, so worried husband Dean rushed her to Tarzana Medical Center. Sadly, the paps were right there, snapping pics of her on the way to the hospital, visibly ill. This prompted another tweet from Tori this morning, blasting the paparazzi. “I never intended2have 2tell peeps I had to Goto ER yesterday4 migraine but paparazzi followed us&told;story. All time low… Following a sick new mom to hospital&photographing;her in that condition. Is nothing off limits to them compassion wise? But,I’m [...]

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Hayden Panettiere, Dean McDermott And Tori Spelling Film ?Extra? At The Grove

Hayden Panettiere was on hand at The Grove in Hollywood today filming an interview with Mario Lopez for entertainment new show Extra. Hayden was promoting her latest movie, Scream 4. I am loving her dress but still not feeling the … Continue reading

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Lady Gaga 'Marries The Night' In India

Singer performs her latest Born This Way track, reveals video details in India.
By Jocelyn Vena


Lady Gaga in New Delhi, India
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Back in April, Lady Gaga and the world of Indian pop culture kicked off their love affair when Indian composers Salim-Sulaiman produced a remix of Gaga's smash "Born This Way." And Gaga kept the fire burning during a recent trek to the country.

On Sunday night at a Formula One afterparty in Greater Noida, Gaga performed a Bollywood version of her Born This Way single "Marry the Night," according to Aceshowbiz.com.

"I feel like I've waited a long time to come here. And I feel very grateful," she told the excited crowd at the party. "For the first time ever, I'm going to sing 'Marry the Night.' "

Gaga sat at a piano and played a slowed-down version of the song, accompanied by a sitar. Before the show, in a chat with NDTV in New Delhi, Gaga described it as "a performance that is unique and specific just for India."

In addition to performing the song live for the first time, she had another treat for her Indian fans, revealing for the first time some new details about her video for "Marry the Night."

"Well, I can share exclusively with you that I directed this video myself. So this is my first directorial debut," she told NDTV. Until now, she has co-directed with her Haus of Gaga and her creative director Laurieann Gibson.

"But it has been a wonderful experience. I worked alongside director of photography Darius Khondji, who is an absolutely amazing DP, and I worked with Gideon Ponte, who is an incredible art director," she explained. "So I'm looking forward to sharing this autobiographical video with the world. I'm very excited. It's my favorite song on the album."

As for what's next for Gaga and India, she tweeted out several photos of herself around town, with the message, "Screw Hollywood. It's all about Bollywood."

During her interview, she shared that she hasn't ruled out some Bollywood-themed projects, explaining, "There's nothing in the works right now, but I love the culture here and I love Bollywood so who knows?"

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Michael Jackson Doctor Conrad Murray Will Not Testify

Jury in the involuntary manslaughter trial has been dismissed until Thursday.
By Gil Kaufman


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With both sides done questioning witnesses, the end is in sight in the involuntary manslaughter trial of Michael Jackson's former doctor, Conrad Murray. On Tuesday (November 1), the judge in the case asked Murray whether he will testify at the trial, and the doctor said he had chosen not to.

Key Testimony
» The main action Tuesday involved Judge Michael Pastor asking Murray if he had decided whether he would testify in the case. "My decision is that I will not testify in this matter," Murray told the judge.

» CNN reported that putting Murray on the stand would have constituted a huge risk for the defense team, especially given the withering cross-examination Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorney David Walgren unleashed on defense witness Dr. Paul White on Monday.

» White wrapped up his testimony Tuesday morning, the day after he received a $1,000 contempt-of-court citation for ignoring repeated warnings from Judge Pastor not to refer to two personal conversations he'd had with Murray that were previously ruled inadmissible in court.

» Prosecutors briefly recalled their star witness, propofol expert Dr. Steven Shafer, to the stand Tuesday to address some issues raised by Dr. White. Afterward, following 22 days of testimony, Judge Pastor dismissed the jury until Thursday morning, when both sides are expected to present their closing arguments.

Murray, who was being paid $150,000 a month to care for Jackson, had pleaded not guilty to the felony charge of involuntary manslaughter and is now facing four years in prison. But new sentencing laws in California aimed at mandatorily reducing state prison overcrowding mean that, as a nonviolent offender with no prior record, he could be sentenced to county jail instead. If that is the case, his sentence could be reduced to two years and, because of overcrowding in the Los Angeles County jail, he may be allowed to serve the majority of his time under supervised house arrest.

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Zooey Deschanel And Ben Gibbard Call It Quits

'New Girl' actress and Death Cab for Cutie frontman were married for two years.
By James Dinh


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Lasting much longer than Kim Kardashian's 72-day marriage, Death Cab for Cutie frontman Ben Gibbard and Zooey Deschanel announced their separation after two years of marriage.

Deschanel's representative confirmed the news to Us Weekly on Tuesday afternoon (November 1). A source described the split as "mutual and amicable." The insider added: "There was no third party involved."

Gibbard and Deschanel were first introduced by their mutual manager three years ago. In September 2009, the pair tied the knot near Seattle after dating for a year. According to People, Gibbard pulled out all the stops for his proposal with a three-carat diamond and platinum Neil Lane ring.

In a recent interview with New York magazine, Gibbard spoke about his initial meeting with his wife. "I was just awestruck that she was even talking to me," he admitted.

Throughout the year, both parties have had a busy work schedule, with Death Cab for Cutie dropping their seventh studio album, Codes and Keys, in May, and Deschanel working on her Fox sitcom "New Girl."

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