Ke$ha Reflects On 'Really Intense' Breakout Year
Billboard cover girl is the magazine's Hot 100 Artist of the Year.
By James Dinh
Ke$ha on the cover of the December issue of <i>Billboard</i>
Photo: <i>Billboard</i>
She was overlooked by the Grammys, but Ke$ha dominated radio and the charts in 2010 with her Auto-Tuned electro-pop and a distinctive "garbage chic" style that had everybody talking.
In the latest issue of Billboard, the party-girl pop star opens up about her whirlwind rise to the top, saying she has no regrets about her breakthrough year.
"Are you kidding me? I pretty much feel like I've been reborn into this completely different existence," the singer told the magazine when asked how life had changed for her. "My entire life has become making music and playing shows, and I love it. I've accepted the fact that my fans are now my family, and I won't be having boyfriends. I'll just be having a really amazing relationship with the radio."
The pop star said that although she "wasn't clueless" about what fame might bring, it far exceeded her expectations. "It's just not at all what I expected it to be like," she said. "It's really intense, more intense than I ever thought it would be."
Recalling paparazzi chasing her as she made her arrival at the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards, Ke$ha said, "I was having an anxiety attack, like, 'I just wrote some pop songs, man!' "
Ke$ha, who graces the mag's cover wearing a crown as she pops a bottle of champagne, also talked about her big debut single, saying, "Sometimes I need to remind myself that 'Tik Tok' only went to #1 in January, because it kind of feels like it was 17 years ago."
The mag went on to ask if "Tik Tok" was the best way to introduced herself to the public. "I don't know. We didn't really know which song to come out with first," Ke$ha said. "It was kind of a debate, because I didn't initially come out as a rapper; I've always been a singer. So having my first single classified as kind of a rap song felt bizarre to me. But now it's become something of a trademark, and it's becoming more legitimate. I've talked to some of my favorite rap artists over the past year — artists who are idols — and they've given me mad props."
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'Country Strong': A Cheat Sheet
Everything you need to know, from how Gwyneth Paltrow prepared for the film to how Britney Spears inspired it.
By Kara Warner
Gwyneth Paltrow in "Country Strong"
Photo: Sony Pictures
Although it may seem as though we've been talking about Gwyneth Paltrow and her turn as a washed-up country singer in "Country Strong" forever, the film, which also stars Tim McGraw, Garrett Hedlund and Leighton Meester, has only been in a few select theaters until now. Luckily for those eager to see it, the film finally opened in wide release Friday (January 7). To celebrate the occasion and properly prepare moviegoers for some boot-stompin', here's everything you need to know about "Country Strong."
Back in December 2009, it was announced that Paltrow would be shooting a "country film" called "Love Don't Let Me Down," produced by none other than former "Spider-Man" Tobey Maguire. At the beginning of 2010, production headed to Nashville, the home of country music, where the locals were treated to first listens of the country stylings of Hedlund, Meester and Paltrow, all of whom actually sing their own songs in the movie.
When MTV News caught up with Paltrow at the beginning of the summer, she was in the thick of promotion for "Iron Man 2," but she revealed that her hesitation to sing country music didn't compare to the nervousness she felt concerning the amount of skin she bared for the role.
Toward the end of the summer, news trickled out regarding the film's title change from the wordy "Love Don't Let Me Down" to "Country Strong," which is also the title of one of the songs Paltrow's character, Kelly Canter, sings in the film.
In September we got our eyes on the first full-length trailer for the film. Then in November Paltrow made headlines in Nashville once again when she bravely graced the stage at the Country Music Awards and performed "Country Strong" live.
From there began the big promotional push in anticipation of the film's release. We chatted with the stars at the film's press day and found out key details about Meester's stage fright and how she had trained for the role. Paltrow revealed that if she ever puts out an album, it will be a little bit country and a little bit Cee Lo. We also learned from director Shana Feste that Paltrow's character's troubled, down-on-her-luck edge was inspired by Britney Spears' very public meltdown.
On December 15 the stars lit up the red carpet at the Los Angeles premiere, and shortly thereafter MTV News unveiled an exclusive clip of "Gossip Girl" Meester belting out her big showstopper.
After that, all we could do was wait for January 7 for "Country Strong" to arrive in wide release.
Check out everything we've got on "Country Strong."
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Akira Kurosawa Retrospective: Bangkok celebrates a Japanese film master
Bangkok?s film geeks may prove strangely elusive over the next two weeks. And who can blame them. The kind folks over at the Japan Foundation Bangkok, together with the Embassy of Japan, are screening 25 Akira Kurosawa movies -- for free.
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EXCLUSIVE: Olivia Wilde Cast in 'Welcome to People'
Olivia Wilde, who stars in DreamWorks' forthcoming summer tentpole "Cowboys & Aliens," has just been cast in the studio's "Welcome to People." She joins Chris Pine and Elizabeth Banks in the family drama about a businessman (Pine) who returns home after his estranged father?s death and discovers that he has an alcoholic sister (Banks) with a 12-year-old son.
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Ricky Martin Celebrates His 39th Birthday On The Slopes
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'Twilight' Trio Take Over People's Choice Awards
Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner and Kristen Stewart fly in from 'Breaking Dawn' set for awards show.
By Terri Schwartz
Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner and Kristen Stewart onstage at the People's Choice Awards
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It wasn't until an hour and a half into Wednesday night's (January 5) People's Choice Awards that the beloved "Twilight Saga" trio — Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner — finally made their appearance at the awards show, which meant fans unfortunately never got to find out whether Stewart would walk down the sapphire carpet with Pattinson, her rumored beau. But while the show began with a shutout for the "Twilight" stars, they ended up winning some of the biggest awards of the night, just as they did in 2010.
Johnny Depp won Favorite Male Movie Star for the fifth time in a row, beating both Lautner and Pattinson for the honor. Still sporting his "The Tourist" haircut, the favorite actor thanked his fans for the "stupefying honor" because it "comes from the people who keep us all here."
Zac Efron also bested both Stewart and Pattinson (and his ex-girlfriend Vanessa Hudgens) as Favorite Movie Star Under 25, another surprising shutout. "What an honor it is to be nominated among my contemporaries," Efron acknowledged, and thanked the connection he has with fans for keeping him around.
But where were the "Twilight Saga" fans, infamous for their skills that allow "Twilight" to continuously sweep fan-voted awards shows?
Turns out they were focusing their attention on getting Stewart the win for Favorite Movie Actress. The big three finally made their appearance more than three-quarters of the way into the show when Stewart accepted her big award. (By the way, it was Lautner — not Pattinson — who walked her to the stage.)
It was Stewart's first time at the People's Choice Awards, and in true KStew style, it was clear the "Twilight Saga" star was uncomfortable onstage. But she was sure to thank her fans, giving them a bit of a tease from the set of "Breaking Dawn."
"We're shooting 'Breaking Dawn' right now. It's going really well; it's really fun," she said during her acceptance speech. Spoiler alert! "I was a vampire this morning in Baton Rouge, so it's really weird."
Since it took the trio so long to show up to the awards show, host Queen Latifah wasn't going to let them off the hook so easily. They were seated front and center, and Latifah put them on the spot with a list of "questions" directed at their characters. Example: If a wolf ate a vampire, but the vampire wasn't dead, could the vampire eat the werewolf from the inside out? The awkward smile on Lautner's face was all the answer we needed. But the awkwardness was all worth it when Latifah mistook Pattinson's description of the "posh" airplane that they flew on from Baton Rouge for "plush." Oh, those silly Brits!
And "The Twilight Saga" ended the show with a bang, winning Favorite Movie, Favorite Drama Movie and Favorite Onscreen Team, presented by Ashton Kutcher and Natalie Portman. Pattinson beat Lautner and Stewart to the microphone, and Lautner threw some faux punches at his onscreen enemy. "Taylor wanted to go first, but I wanted him to go last," Pattinson joked, then let Lautner proceed.
"I can't believe this! You guys are unreal," Lautner gushed. "It still amazes me. For movie number three, 'Eclipse,' already, you guys have gotten us here today, but you guys have also given us the opportunity to, as Kristen said, be filming 'Breaking Dawn.'
"I can't wait for you guys to see it," he continued. "Mark my words: The best is yet to come."
Stewart took the stage after him, adding to her previous acceptance speech, "I just want to thank our producer Wyck [Godfrey]. Dude, thank you so much, and everybody at Summit of course. And the fans."
Last but not least, Pattinson took to the mic amid deafening screams from the crowd. He said he couldn't hear what either of his co-stars said in their speeches, but "can guarantee they both wrote speeches."
His spur-of-the-moment speech was short and sweet, saying, "Thank you so much for the fun, People's Choice. Thank you so much for everything. It's been a wonderful experience."
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