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'I know how to carry my weight a little bit more,' she says of military training for the just-premiered clip.
By Kara Warner, with reporting by James Montgomery
<P>One of the many reasons to admire <a href="http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/perry_katy/artist.jhtml">Katy Perry</a> is for how honest she is with her fans in revealing how she struggles with the same mundane annoyances in life that we all do, like watching what we eat and exercising. </P><P> </P><P>During <a href="http://www.mtv.com/videos/?id=1681409">MTV First: Katy Perry"</a> on Tuesday, when Perry premiered her new <a href="http://www.mtv.com/videos/katy-perry/750667/part-of-me.jhtml">"Part of Me" video</a>, the pop star revealed that during the holidays, she gives herself a free pass and goes into full-on "Stay Puft Marshmallow mode." So she had some preparation to do before shooting the combat-heavy clip, going on a strict diet and exercise program. </P><P> </P><P><CENTER><embed src="http://media.mtvnservices.com/mgid:uma:video:mtv.com:751552/cp~name%3Dnews%26id%3D1681409%26vid%3D751552%26uri%3Dmgid%3Auma%3Avideo%3Amtv.com%3A751552" width="430" height="242" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowFullScreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" base="."></embed></CENTER> </P><P> </P><P>"I got on a meal plan. I'm still on that meal plan, although I cheat a little bit — I have to live!" she admitted. "I got a fantastic person to work me out and get me into really good shape." </P><P> </P><P>Perry said she performed a lot of the stunts in the video, including learning how to flip and carry people. </P><P> </P><P>"On the actual base, I did a lot of things. I flipped girls, I learned how to fireman-carry," she said of the maneuver used to rescue wounded or unconscious victims of fires or other accidents. "I know how to carry my weight a little bit more," she said, before admitting there was one task she wasn't able to master. </P><P> </P><P>"One thing I can't do, and I hope that there are other people out there that feel the same way, is climb a rope," she said. "Oh my gosh, it's so hard to climb rope! It's all about grip and arms. I tried five or six times on set, but I had to cheat that shot. My hands were shaking." </P><P> </P><P>Though the production of "Part of Me" was a lot of hard work — actual blood, sweat and tears — Perry talked at length about how much she learned from the Marines she worked with. </P><P> </P><P>"This music video, as much as I was sore and exhausted, I was so educated on people in the service who I've always respected, but this time the respect goes beyond and above anything I could've imagined," she said. "The stuff that they go through, the loyalties and strengths that they all possess, it seems like they are seriously, not to sound weird, but it's seriously the heart of America." </P><P> </P><P><b>Stick with MTV News as we roll out more exclusive news from our "MTV First: Katy Perry" interview!</b> </P><P> </P><P><CENTER><embed src="http://media.mtvnservices.com/mgid:uma:video:mtv.com:750667/cp~name%3Dnews%26id%3D1681409%26vid%3D750667%26uri%3Dmgid%3Auma%3Avideo%3Amtv.com%3A750667" width="430" height="242" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowFullScreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" base="."></embed></CENTER></p>
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The star of the Osama bin Laden thriller sees role as anecdote to typical Hollywood female hero.
By Kevin P. Sullivan, with reporting by Josh Horowitz
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'I'm not engaged. I've worn this same ring on this finger since November!' Cyrus tweeted on Monday in response to rumors.
By Christina Garibaldi
<P><a href="http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/cyrus__miley/artist.jhtml">Miley Cyrus</a> is putting those <a href="/news/articles/1681751/miley-cyrus-engaged-liam-hemsworth.jhtml">engagement rumors</a> to rest. On Monday (March 26), the Internet was abuzz that Cyrus and her "Hunger Games" star boyfriend <a href="http://www.mtv.com/movies/person/1086152/personmain.jhtml">Liam Hemsworth</a> were going to tie the knot after photos surfaced of her wearing a large sparkler on her ring finger. </P><P> </P><P><blockquote class="twitter-tweet tw-align-center"><p>I'm not engaged. I've worn this same ring on this finger since November! People just wanna find something to tal about! It's a topaz people!</p>— Miley Ray Cyrus (@MileyCyrus) <a href="https://twitter.com/MileyCyrus/status/184322781150846976" data-datetime="2012-03-26T16:55:50+00:00">March 26, 2012</a></blockquote> </P><P><script src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> </P><P> </P><P>But Cyrus took to <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/MileyCyrus/status/184322781150846976" target="_blank">Twitter</a> on Monday to shoot down the rumors, saying, "I'm not engaged. I've worn this same ring on this finger since November! People just wanna find something to [talk] about! It's a topaz people!" </P><P> </P><P>Speculation began last week after Cyrus tweeted a photo of her new manicure and the ring. Most recently, she was spotted sporting the large stone on Saturday as the two posed for pictures on the red carpet at Muhammad Ali's Celebrity Fight Night XVVIII in Phoenix. </P><P> </P><P><div style="background-color:#000000;width:428px;"><div style="padding:4px;"><iframe src="http://media.mtvnservices.com/mgid:uma:video:mtv.com:748699/cp~vid%3D748699%26instance%3Dmtv%26uri%3Dmgid%3Auma%3Avideo%3Amtv.com%3A748699" width="420" height="236" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></div> </P><P> </P><P>Even though they won't be planning a wedding anytime soon, the couple, who have been dating on and off since 2009, have a lot to be excited about. <a href="/news/articles/1681747/hunger-games-box-office.jhtml">"The Hunger Games" had the third-biggest opening</a> weekend of all time, beating out all of the "Twilight Saga" movies when it raked in $155 million. </P><P> </P><P>Hemsworth and Cyrus will next be seen together on an upcoming episode of MTV's <a href="http://www.mtv.com/shows/punkd/series.jhtml">"Punk'd,"</a> where the former "Hannah Montana" star tells her boyfriend that two naked people have locked themselves in her car, a prank Hemsworth doesn't seem to be too fond of. </P><P> </P><P>"I knew she was doing the show. I honestly thought she had enough respect for me not to do me, and she got me really good," Hemsworth recently told Ellen DeGeneres. "Your girlfriend comes running around and she's yelling hysterically and you see two naked people in your car... I think my instincts were pretty right." </P><P> </P><P><a href="http://www.mtv.com/photos/?fid=1617615"><img src="http://www.mtv.com/news/photos/s/spotted/banner/spotted.jpg"></a></p>
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Raising Sand, from Led Zeppelin vet and bluegrass superstar, wins five Grammys on Sunday night.
By James Montgomery with MTV News staff
<P>"I'm bewildered," <a href="/music/artist/plant_robert/artist.jhtml">Robert Plant</a> said onstage as he accepted the <MTVNLINK type="news" id="1604580">Grammy Album of the Year award</MTVNLINK> with <a href="/music/artist/krauss_alison/artist.jhtml">Alison Krauss</a> on Sunday night. "In the old days we would have called this selling out, but it's a good way to spend a Sunday." </P><P> </P><P>He was probably one of the few who were surprised, because <i>Raising Sand,</i> which won five trophies at Sunday night's show, is in many ways the perfect <a href="http://www.mtv.com/news/grammys/">Grammy</a> album. It features two respected veterans, a critically lauded producer, some sandpaper-and-velvet vocals and a baker's dozen of time-tested standards.</p><div style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left;"><embed src="http://media.mtvnservices.com/mgid:uma:video:mtv.com:338316" width="256" height="223" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" flashVars="configParams=instance%3Dnews%26vid%3D338316" allowFullScreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" base="."></embed></div><p> </P><P> </P><P>You're probably familiar with Robert Plant from his <a href="/music/artist/led_zeppelin/artist.jhtml">Led Zeppelin</a> days, and you might be aware of producer T-Bone Burnett's work on the "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" soundtrack (it won the Grammy for Album of the Year in 2002). And if you don't know who Alison Krauss is, she possesses a haunting set of pipes and is one of the meanest fiddle players in the world. Oh, and she's won 21 Grammys, more than any other female artist and the seventh-most in history. </P><P> </P><P>Really, she's the key to <i>Sand</i>'s success, and not just because of her voice (or her fiddle playing). She and Plant first met in 2004, at a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame tribute to legendary bluesman Leadbelly, and the former Zeppelin man was amazed by her knowledge of American Roots music — so much so that they began kicking around the idea of recording an album together. Three years later, <i>Sand</i> was released. </P><P> </P><P>And while Plant possesses the more famous voice, the album's finest moments radiate from Krauss. Whether she's getting bluesy on Little Milton's "Let Your Loss Be Your Lesson" or entwining with Plant's husky voice on songs like "Please Read the Letter" and Roly Salley's winsome "Killing the Blues," she more than carries her end of the bargain. </P><P> </P><P>And perhaps that's also due to producer Burnett, who handpicked the 13 songs the duo cover on <i>Sand.</i> His arrangements are sparse — giving the two voices ample room to breathe — yet dense, warm and crackling at the same time. It's a testament to his work that he's often given just as much billing as Plant and Krauss on the project ... and it's certainly justified. </P><P> </P><P>To date, <i>Sand</i> has sold more than 1 million copies, heaped tons of acclaim and actually earned a Grammy last year — "Gone Gone Gone (Done Moved On)" took home the award for Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals. </P><P> </P><P>One expert was surprised not by the album's success, but by the fact that it's actually quite a good album. </P><P> </P><P>"At first, the album seemed like a vanity project. ... Two names, clearly a one-off record, didn't have to be any good, you know?" <i>New York Times</i> music critic Jon Caramanica said. "Led Zeppelin fans would buy it because of Robert Plant, Alison Krauss would get a check. But it actually turned out to be a really thoughtful, really <i>good</i> record. So when you combine all that with the fact that the Grammys love to lionize one of their own, I could really see it taking home some awards." </P><P></p>
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Celebrities reveal their New Year's goals ahead of 'MTV's Club NYE 2013' bash, live at 11 p.m. ET on Monday!
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'I might Adele you and make, like, millions off my sorrow,' singer warns potential boyfriends.
By Natasha Chandel
<P><a href="http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/swift__taylor/artist.jhtml">Taylor Swift</a> and <a href="http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/adele/artist.jhtml">Adele</a> have made a business out of their breakups, and it looks like <a href="/news/articles/1681155/carly-rae-jepsen-justin-bieber-curiosity.jhtml">Justin Bieber's protégé Carly Rae Jepsen</a> just might follow suit. </P><P> </P><P>Swift, who has admitted to writing about her ex-boyfriends, finds relationships to be her greatest inspiration. "Forever & Always" was directed at ex-boyfriend Joe Jonas, who reportedly broke up with her via text message. "Back to December" was an apology song to Taylor Lautner, and rumors swirled that "Dear John" was aimed at reported ex John Mayer. </P><P> </P><P><embed src="http://media.mtvnservices.com/mgid:uma:video:mtv.com:750767/cp~vid%3D750767%26uri%3Dmgid%3Auma%3Avideo%3Amtv.com%3A750767" width="460" height="260" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowFullScreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" base="."></embed> </P><P> </P><P>Adele, meanwhile, wrote her entire <i>21</i> album about one ex-boyfriend, popping out hits like "Rolling in the Deep" and "Someone Like You." </P><P> </P><P>Now Jepsen, recently signed to Bieber's Schoolboy Records, has dropped <i>Curiosity,</i> her relationship-centric EP with catchy tunes like "Call Me Maybe." "It's all about love and chaos and those fun messes," Jepsen wrote of her record on her personal website. She tells boys to exercise caution when dating her. "I might seek revenge. I might Adele you and make, like, millions off my sorrow." </P><P> </P><P>And who can blame her? Both <a href="/news/articles/1680861/taylor-swift-lady-gaga-billboard-money-makers.jhtml">Adele and Swift</a> landed in <i>Billboard</i>'s Music's Top 40 Money Makers 2012, with Adele at #10, grossing more than $13 million, and Swift trumping at #1, earning more than $35 million. </P><P> </P><P>But not every young teenage girl is seeking revenge against her no-good boyfriend. So what advice does Jepsen, who might do a <a href="/news/articles/1681004/justin-bieber-carly-rae-jepsen-collaboration.jhtml">collaboration with Bieber</a>, have for young girls to avoid such "fun messes"? "Be yourself. 'Cause I feel like when you're trying to be somebody other than that, you attract things that aren't necessarily very good for you," Jepsen told MTV News. Unless, of course, those things help you rake in the millions. </P><P> </P><P><i>Would you write a song about an ex? Share your comments below!</i></p>
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Bobby Ray calls working with Slim Shady, featured on his new E.P.I.C. (Every Play Is Crucial) mixtape, 'a dream come true.'
By Steven Roberts
<P><a href="http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/bob_bobby_ray_/artist.jhtml">B.o.B</a>'s first album, <i>B.o.B Presents: The Adventures of Bobby Ray,</i> featured plenty of guest appearances, but arguably the biggest was <a href="http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/eminem/artist.jhtml">Eminem</a>'s feature on <a href="/news/articles/1637371/bobs-airplanes-part-ii-featuring-eminem-and-hayley-williams-hits-the-net.jhtml">"Airplanes Part II."</a> Em is not exactly ubiquitous, but he found his way onto the up-and-comer's track. So, it shouldn't be much of a surprise that they'd team up again. </P><P> </P><P></p><div class="player-placeholder right" title="B.o.B Welcomes Eminem's Critiques" id="vid:715929" width="240" height="211"></div><p> </P><P> </P><P>When Bobby Ray dropped his newest mixtape, <a href="/news/articles/1675029/bob-epic-mixtape.jhtml"><P>id="1675029"><i>E.P.I.C. (Every Play Is Crucial),</i></a> seemingly out of nowhere Monday, it featured an older track with Eminem, titled <a href="/news/articles/1658606/things-get-worse-eminem-bob.jhtml">"Things Get Worse."</a> Though the track leaked in February, B.o.B decided to not let it go to waste. </P><P> </P><P>When MTV News caught up with Bob on Tuesday evening, he said the track was recorded in Detroit around the same time as the "Airplanes" </P><P>sequel. He also said he relished the opportunity to work so closely with two artists — B.o.B is signed to T.I.'s Grand Hustle — that were already legends. </P><P> </P><P>"Working with artists like Tip and Eminem, you really learn a lot from people who have put out countless albums," he said. "Being that I'm fresh in the industry and really eager to learn and really show people everything I can do musically, they kind of help me. I remember Tip telling me, 'I'm with you. I support everything you do.' " </P><P> </P><P>B.o.B revealed that he and Em have been in touch, and he had a chance to play Slim Shady his new record, <i>Strange Clouds.</i> Bobby Ray said it was still surreal to sit down with Em and have the rapper critique his work, especially since Em has been supportive of what he's already done. </P><P>"I grew up listening to Eminem, so to be able to work and get advice on your music from him is a dream come true," he said. "It was free, a free environment. It really wasn't rigid, just real free with the music, no ego." </P><P> </P><P><div style="background-color:#000000;width:423px;"><div style="padding:4px;"><embed src="http://media.mtvnservices.com/mgid:uma:video:mtv.com:715001/cp~vid%3D715001%26uri%3Dmgid%3Auma%3Avideo%3Amtv.com%3A715001" width="420" height="236" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowFullScreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" base="." flashVars=""></embed></div></div> </P><P> </P><P><i>Share your review of B.o.B's </i>E.P.I.C. (Every Play Is Crucial)<i> mixtape in the comments below!</i></p>
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50 Cent performs his 2003 album "Get Rich or Die Tryin'" with some help from Marshall Mathers.
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<P>50 Cent made a rare appearance in Austin, Texas on Friday night to perform his classic 2003 album <i>Get Rich or Die Tryin'</i> in its entirety, and fans who were hoping for that rumored Eminem performance were not the least bit disappointed. </P><P> </P><P><CENTER><embed src="http://media.mtvnservices.com/mgid:uma:video:mtv.com:750169/cp~name%3Dnews%26id%3D1680857%26vid%3D750169%26uri%3Dmgid%3Auma%3Avideo%3Amtv.com%3A750169" width="460" height="260" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowFullScreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" base="."></embed></CENTER> </P><P> </P><P>The opening lineup at the <a href="http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1680719/50-cent-sxsw-perform.jhtml">SXSW Shady 2.0 Showcase</a> included 50 Cent's new G-Unit artists Paris and Kidd Kidd, plus Action Bronson, Black Hippy's Schoolboy Q, Don Trip and Big K.R.I.T. <a href="http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1681244/yelawolf-spleen-injury-royce-da-59.jhtml">Yelawolf was forced to cancel his appearance</a> due to an injury but his fellow Shady Records signees, Slaughterhouse, took the stage before Fif dishing out freestyles, in addition to singles like "Hammer Dance" from their <a href="http://rapfix.mtv.com/2012/01/26/slaughterhouse-names-album-sets-tour-dates/">upcoming album <i>welcome to: Our House</i>.</a> </P><P> </P><P>50 Cent hit the stage shortly after 11pm, launching into "What Up Gangsta?" decked out in an appropriately nostalgic outfit--a camouflage bullet-proof best and Yankees cap. </P><P> </P><P>Throughout the week there had been whispers of an Eminem guest appearance during Fif's set, and Marshall Mathers confirmed those rumors on the second song of the night. Fifty rolled right into "Patiently Waiting," spitting his first verse and within seconds Em burst onto the stage, delivering the hook and his verse, casually decked out in jeans a baseball cap and his signature hoodie. </P><P> </P><P>At times, Fif's commentary during the show was just as entertaining as the actual songs. "It's been 10 years. That album sold 13 million copies," he told the crowd, marveling at the success of <i>Get Rich or Die Tryin.'</i> "The money came so fast, I couldn't f--- it up," he added, getting some laughs from the crowd. "I was trying everything I could think of." </P><P> </P><P>Tony Yayo hung by Fif's side as the crowd continued to go wild for tracks like "Many Men," and "In Da Club." And although the Queens rapper was in great spirits, he still managed to get in a bit of a rant, taking aim at some of his critics. "I guess it's not what have I done, but what have I done for you lately, is that right?" he said, the annoyance evident on his face. </P><P> </P><P>Still, Fif treated fans to a few more songs, including an encore performance and a freestyle over Eminem's "Till I Collapse," which commanded another Shady appearance on stage. "Wanksta" was the closing number of the night, and though fans stayed put, expectantly, for another few minutes, that was it folks.</p>
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Label boss Jimmy Iovine calls criticism 'a drag.'
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<P>To look at her, you'd think <a href="http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/rey_lana_del/artist.jhtml"_blank">Lana Del Rey's</a> inspirations come mostly from 1940s detective movies and sepia-toned Hollywood pinups. But the "Video Games" singer told England's Magic 105.4 that one of her big fashion and music icons is Britney Spears. </P><P> </P><P></p><div class="player-placeholder right" title="Lana Del Rey Says Her Lyrics 'Are Personal'" id="vid:724891.id:1677189" width="240" height="211"></div><p> </P><P> </P><P>"I'm not really interested in a ton of female musicians but there is something about Britney that compelled me — the way she sings and just the way she looks," Del Rey said. And even though she's just released her major-label debut under the Del Rey name, she added that she's already kind of over music-making. </P><P> </P><P>"The thing that makes me happy now isn't really singing," she said. "Music was once the be-all and end-all, but when you lose everything you have over and over again, it's not so important." </P><P> </P><P>It might be a bit early for her to bail on the whole music thing though, since her album, <I>Born to Die</I>, topped the iTunes album charts in 14 countries this week, including the U.S., U.K., Italy, France, Germany, Ireland and Mexico. </P><P> </P><P>The chart triumph — and a possible #2 debut next week on the <I>Billboard</i> albums tally — came despite a rash of negative or <a href="/news/articles/1678050/lana-del-rey-album-born-to-die-reviews.jhtml">middling reviews</a>
 of the album as well as the continuing fallout from her shaky <a href="/news/articles/1677389/lana-del-rey-snl.jhtml">"Saturday Night Live"</a>
 debut last month. </P><P> </P><P>The haterade has gotten her label boss, Interscope's Jimmy Iovine, to chime in on the flack his latest protégé has been taking. "It's a drag," Iovine told <a href="http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/lana-del-rey-backlash-jimmy-iovine-286378" target="_blank"><I>The Hollywood Reporter</I></a>. "Maybe this is a new sport. It's something we've never seen before. Or maybe it's [like] the Giants and the Jets." Del Rey herself told <I>Rolling Stone</I> that she thought she looked "beautiful" and sang "fine" on the show, saying that "that's just the way I perform, and my fans know that." </P><P> </P><P>Say what you want about Del Rey's looks, attitude and performance ability, but Iovine said there is one thing you can't mess with. </P><P> </P><P>Musically, he thinks <I>Die</I> is "really good. Great lyrics and great songs. I don't care what anybody says, 'Video Games' is a great song. When she sings that song, it moves me. It's how we signed her — she sang and it was beautiful. I think she's really talented. Period."</p>
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