Celebrity Style: Rachel McAdams In SMYTHE

Rachel McAdams was photographed in the SMYTHE Clean Trench in Khaki while arriving at Heathrow Airport in London. The coat retails online for $795. For more celebrity style posts, click here.

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Lil Wayne, Lady Gaga, The Throne Show More Than One Way To #1

The top five chart debuts of 2011 so far, including Beyonce, Adele, each used a different approach.
By Gil Kaufman


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We expect certain things from our pop superstars: amazing, outrageous outfits and rides, spectacular stage shows and gaudy first-week sales. So far this year, some of our brightest have not disappointed, with Lady Gaga, Lil Wayne, Adele, Beyoncé, Jay-Z and Kanye West posting 2011's biggest chart debuts to date.

But what's most amazing in this age when traditional album sales have continued to shrink due to still-rampant illegal file downloads, is that they all achieved their chart triumphs in totally different ways, proving that these days there's more than one way to land on top.

#1 With a Bullet: Lady Gaga's Born This Way
The undisputed Billboard 200 queen of the past 10 months is, of course, Lady Gaga, who easily took the crown with the massive 1.1 million in sales for Born This Way in June. The launch of BTW rivaled some summer blockbusters, complete with a barrage of magazine cover stories, late-night TV appearances, an HBO special, the "Gagavision" webisodes, guest editorships of magazines, a deal with game maker Zynga for a custom version of "FarmVille" called "GagaVille" and the coup de grace, a 99 cent download deal with Amazon.com that seriously helped goose first week sales.

It was an old-school, flood-the-zone approach that worked for several reasons: Gaga's legion of Little Monsters are always eager to help Mother Monster spread her message, the singer has harnessed a record-setting army of social media followers, and her ability to morph her look and continue to shock and surprise with new characters, from mermaids to Jo Calderone, keeps interest high.

Born This Way became the first album since Lil Wayne's Tha Carter III in 2008 to cross the million mark in its debut, while Gaga proved that the old everywhere-at-once model can still work in this new era.

#2: Lil Wayne, Just Shy of a Milli
An artist who deftly used last month's 2011 VMAs to launch an album was rapper Lil Wayne, whose closing slot served as the lead-in to a midnight digital sale of the eagerly anticipated Tha Carter IV. The ploy worked, as Wayne almost became the first rap act to land back-to-back million-selling albums, falling just short as Carter moved 964,000 copies last week.

Wayne's nearly year in prison and a string of street singles helped prime the pump for the Young Money boss' smash chart dive. Similar to the non-stop buzz for the equally huge Tha Carter III, a series of anticipated Carter IV release dates came and went, building the hype for the effort. And, like Gaga, Weezy used an old-school method to keep interest up: touring. His relentless roadwork, plus an 11th-hour leak of the disc and the midnight release stunt all added up to a new look/old look combo that put up near-platinum first week numbers.

#3: Kanye and Jay-Z Share The Throne
It was the promise of two of rap's biggest stars hooking up for a joint album that helped Watch the Throne snag the #3 position on the year's biggest debuts so far. The hard-hitting album from Jay-Z and Kanye West, which saw a number of purported release dates come and go, opened with 436,000 last month and has sold nearly 800,000 copies to date thanks to the swag-errific video for first single "Otis" and an eye-catching VMA performance.

Watch the Throne might have sold more in its first week, but some experts said its staggered release — following the iTunes exclusive, it was available to all digital and physical sellers on August 12, giving fans only two days to snatch it up before SoundScan's tracking week ended on Sunday — may have curtailed its first-week sales potential. They were helped, though, by the fact that they miraculously avoided a leak of the album by employing a high-tech, CIA-like series of maneuvers to guard the master tapes until the moment they were sent to the pressing plant.

Either way, it was a huge score for both rappers, giving Jay his 12th #1 album and Kanye his fifth, while providing proof that at the end of the day, star power can still win the day. The pair also served notice to other rap icons that two can be better than one, and has spurred talk of other potential all-star albums by Drake, Wayne and Rick Ross; Fabolous and Ne-Yo; Drake and Trey Songz; and the long-dormant Nas and AZ joint.

#4 Selling in the Deep: Adele's 21
Adele got the year started off with a bang in March when her 21 sold 352,000, marking the year's highest debut at the time and starting a remarkable chart run that would give the British singer the year's top-selling album to date. Unlike the big splashes made by other stars, Adele's route was the slow and steady one, helped along by the inescapable single "Rolling in the Deep," which helped land the album in the top spot more than a dozen non-consecutive times. Also unlike her fellow divas, Adele has not dropped a flurry of singles, but rather let "Deep" sink in for more than six months, just recently moving on to a second single, "Someone Like You," which she performed at the recent 2001 VMAs.

A recent Rolling Stone article noted that the album also got a boost when a number of dance-pop-leaning radio stations that wouldn't normally play such a sedate ballad picked it up earlier this year to great success. While the song clearly clicked with female listeners, the robust 2 million in physical sales — along with a record-setting 1.1 million in digital copies — indicates that it has pulled in older and casual music fans as well.

"Deep" was almost an afterthought, slapped together in a day, though upon hearing it, Adele's manager immediately dubbed it the first single. And, in this era when other divas like Gaga, Beyoncé and Katy Perry push out singles and videos at a rapid pace, Adele's label took the opposite approach, purposely rolling out the single laconically and allowing the album to catch on in a slow-burn manner.

#5: Queen Beyoncé Reigns Again With 4
Rounding out the top five debuts of the year is expectant mother Beyoncé, whose 4 had a solid first week, moving 310,000 copies of her fourth solo effort. After taking all of 2010 off from music-making, Bey's return was welcomed by fans, who were intrigued by hints that the album would be inspired by such disparate musicians as African legend Fela Kuti, Stevie Wonder, Lauryn Hill and old school R&B group the Stylistics.

Though it clearly wasn't part of the traditional album set-up plan, Bey got a major boost post-VMAs when her baby reveal made headlines and goosed sales by nearly 90 percent in one week.

Other pop and rock artists who had big debuts include Britney Spears, who put up her sixth #1 album thanks to sales of 276,000 for Femme Fatale, Chris Brown, who notched his first #1 debut in late March with F.A.M.E., which sold a respectable 270,000 copies and rockers the Foo Fighters, who scored their first #1 debut in April with Wasting Light, which earned the pole position with 235,000 in sales.

The bottom line? Whether they do it old school by humping it out on the road and plastering their face all over the newsstands, tap into their online army or break the modern cycle of leaks with technological wizardry, today's stars are finding a way to make the system work for them in all new combinations.

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'Back To The Future' Writer Takes Us Inside Nike Air McFlys

It was important to 'create a shoe that would absolutely, 100 percent look like the shoe from the movie,' Bob Gale says.
By Eric Ditzian


Nike Air McFlys
Photo: Nike

The news is 88 mph of awesome: The neon-lit Nikes that Marty McFly rocked in "Back to the Future Part II" are no longer part of a fictional 2015 but will soon be available for anyone willing to plunk down a hefty chunk of change.

After a daylong buildup of viral videos and a Los Angeles announcement event lighting up the Web like a lightning-struck clock tower, Michael J. Fox himself appeared on "Late Show With David Letterman" on Thursday to show off the limited-edition Air McFlys (formally known as the Nike Air Mag).

The proceeds from the 1,500 pairs of shoes, which will be auctioned off on eBay, will go to the actor's Parkinson's disease research foundation. "It's kind of cool because it brings together three populations of people with major joneses," Fox told Letterman. "The sneaker-heads who love sneakers, the 'Back to the Future' guys who, believe me, are out of their minds, in a good way, thank God for them. And people in the Parkinson's community."

Shortly before Fox's TV appearance and after a day of hanging out with Universal and Nike execs for the rollout, "Back to the Future" writer Bob Gale called up MTV News to talk about the development. Gale has geeked out with us before about "BTTF" memorabilia, including the Mr. Fusion he turned into a desk lamp, so we figured he'd be the perfect guy to lend insight into the new shoe's development and how it connects back to their first appearance in 1989. He did just that, as well as assuage our concerns that the Air Mags don't come with auto laces as Marty's did in the film. Be patient, Gale counseled us ... all in good time.

MTV: How did this whole thing come together?

Bob Gale: Nike has been thinking about this for quite some time. They came out with those other shoes a couple years ago that were sort of like these, and at that time, [producers] Bob Zemeckis, Frank Marshall and I were approached by Nike saying what they wanted to do was see if they could develop the actual shoe from "Back to the Future Part II." They expected to do various versions building up to 2015. They would make sure it was all to benefit the Michael J. Fox Foundation. They had me at hello. When we made the movie back in 1989, we had the shoe designed by Nike. Tinker [Hatfield], the designer over there, went back into his old notebooks saying, "What did I do back then? What did I draw?"

MTV: So Nike went back to the original concept art for inspiration?

Gale: Well, they basically used the movies. There are drawings, which they unveiled during the Universal event. Some of those drawings are Tinker's original drawings. The one thing they wanted to make sure they got absolutely right was to create a shoe that would absolutely, 100 percent look like the shoe from the movie. Of course, back in 1989, there was no technology to make them light up or be power laced. There are behind-the-scenes pictures showing Michael J. Fox with all these wires coming out of his jacket and shoes to make those effects works. We had a guy off camera who pulled wires and tightened the shoes. Nike figured they better figure out how to do that for real rather than have some guy follow you around all day when you want to lace 'em.

MTV: What was the announcement event like today? What was going through your head as you watched everyone go nuts for these sneakers?

Gale: What's cool about these movies is they inspire people in different ways. John Mayer said he saw the "Johnny B. Goode" scene, and that made him want to be a rock star. I meet so many screenwriters who say, "The movie that made me want to be a screenwriter was 'Back to the Future.' " There are people out there trying to figure out how to make a working hoverboard. The fact that art inspires people is the greatest compliment you can have. This crazy idea about sneakers that light up and lace themselves is one step closer to being a reality.

MTV: Why now? Why not five years ago or 2015?

Gale: Nike wanted to do this in tiers. This is the beginning.

MTV: So if this year's shoes don't have the auto laces, future years' might?

Gale: Yes! It's not 2015 yet. It's only 2011!

MTV: I can't wait that long! I can't be patient.

Gale: No one ever can.

MTV: What's your sense of what this all means to Michael J. Fox?

Gale: It's nothing but positive. He's thrilled out it. He's going to be on "Letterman" and you'll hear it straight from the horse's mouth.

MTV: What's your recollection of creating and using the shoes in the film?

Gale: We were associated with Nike on the first movie because Marty McFly is wearing Nikes on that. We said, "OK, he's wearing Nike shoes in 1985, what will the shoes of the future do?" One of the things we wanted to do was keep all the elements we had established in the first movie and bring them forward to the future. We had the Texaco station in 1985 and then 2015. We show the movie theater, from a Ronald Reagan movie to a porno movie to "Jaws 19" in 3-D. The Nikes were a continuing element to distinguish between the past, present and future. We thought it was cool at the time. The fact that people still think it's cool is really cool.

MTV: Who has the original power-lacing Nikes?

Gale: I think Nike has the original pair. They're all rotted. They weren't built to be anything other than movie props. And for the other pairs that didn't need to self-lace that he used as part of his wardrobe, they must have made a dozen pairs of them. Where those are, I have no idea. Whether they got ditched, stolen, sold, I have no idea.

MTV: Now that the Nikes are a reality, is that a load off? No one will be coming up to you on the street and asking why they're not available?

Gale: No! They'll stop asking me that, but then they'll want to know when we're getting the hoverboards.

Check out everything we've got on "Back to the Future Part II."

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Elisabetta Canalis: PETA Perfection

Lending her support to prevent cruelty to animals, Elisabetta Canalis is featured naked in the new PETA ad campaign.

The Italian stunner poses in the buff to prove she?d ?rather go naked than wear fur,? a decision she made after watching a documentary about the fur industry.

Ms. Canalis explained, ?I was a little girl, but by that moment I thought that I would never, never, never wear fur in my life.?

As of late Elisabetta has been concentrating on her ?Dancing with the Stars? gig. A friend shared, ?She?s excited to make her TV debut with the American people. She?s known in Europe, but she?s not as known here yet. This is a big opportunity.?

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The Cast Of Scream 4 Sign Autographs For Fans

Courteney Cox, Neve Campbell, David Arquette, Hayden Panettiere and Emma Roberts all hit the street outside The Grauman?s Chinese Theatre in Hollywood to sign autographs for fans before walking the red carpet! How awesome is that for fans! I love … Continue reading

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Lily Allen Could Have Ended Up Like Amy Winehouse

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"I've had nights out with Amy and know exactly what used to go on. It's so easy to get caught up in that madness. I've been strong enough to walk away. When Amy died, I got several texts from friends saying they were really glad I was still here, that I hadn't died too."


Lily Allen remembers her friend and fellow British pop star Amy Winehouse. Lily has alluded to her past struggles with drugs and alcohol in other interviews, like when she recalled how she wouldn't eat but would drink four glasses of wine before four o'clock in the afternoon. One the one hand, I'm grateful Lily is still here because it proves that substance abusers can overcome their demons. But on the other hand, I think it can come off as distasteful when someone dies and a person mentions how her friends are glad it wasn't her. Maybe this is just a hot-button topic that it's difficult to sound sensitive about, though. [The Sun UK]

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Ashton Kutcher Naked On "The Ellen DeGeneres Show"

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The new season of "Ellen" kicks off on Monday, and she has a very special celebrity guest—Ashton Kutcher. Apparently, Ashton was surprised by the reaction his naked billboard for "Two and a Half Men" got. So he decided to do the interview without clothes. "It's getting a lot of attention. So I just figured I'm going to do everything nude from now on," he said. "Whatever I'm doing I'm just going to do it nude." Sounds like a plan to us. [People]

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