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The Karate Kid Starring Jaden Smith [Trailer]

noreply@blogger.com (Media Mogul) — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 12:33:00 +0000

The Karate Kid
In Theaters: June 11, 2010
Genre: Action, Drama,
Director: Harold Zwart
Screenwriter: Christopher Murphey
Cast: Jaden Smith, Jackie Chan, Taraji P. Henson

The first trailer for the remake of the classic 1984 movie, Karate Kid, has finally hit the web. Will Smith's son, Jaden Smith whose lists of rapidly expanding credits already includes Pursuit of Happyness and The Day The Earth Stood Still, plays Dre Parker, a 12-year-old whose struggles with adjusting to his new life when he moves to China. Dre's alienation leads Mr. Han, played by Jackie Chan, to take the kid under his wing and teach him martial arts. Check out the full trailer after the jump.

Brittany Murphy's "Abandoned" [Movie Clip]

noreply@blogger.com (Media Mogul) — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 12:32:00 +0000

The young actress, who passed away over the weekend at the age of 32, is the star of a new psychological thriller, Abandoned. Murphy stars as Mary, who battles her own sanity as she struggles to find her husband who disappears from a hospital after a routine treatment. The film also stars Dean Cain, Mimi Rogers and Peter Bogdanovich and may likely be released sometime in 2010. Brittany Murphy also had wrapped several other projects upon her untimely death including Something Wicked and The Expendables. Without current distribution deals the future of those projects remains unknown.

In the meantime, check out a clip from the Michael Feifer directed movie after the jump.

The Dream Gets Blamed For Mariah's Lackluster Album

noreply@blogger.com (Media Mogul) — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 12:31:00 +0000

The lambs are looking for a scapegoat after the poor performance of Mariah's latest solo CD, Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel. According to them, the album is a flop because of The Dream who helped write and produce the majority of the songs on the album. Well that didn't go over too well with The Dream at all. Check out his twitter response after the jump.

T.I. Released to Halfway House

noreply@blogger.com (Media Mogul) — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 12:12:00 +0000

On Tuesday morning the Atlanta rapper was released to a correctional center near Fulton County Airport in his hometown. T.I., born Clifford Harris, served 7 months of a 366 day sentence at a low-security penitentiary in Forrest City, Ark. stemming from an October 2007 incident that led to a conviction on several weapons charges. Get the full scoop after the jump.

Sadow [T.I.'s lawyer] said prisoners sentenced to 366 days are eligible for a 54-day sentence reduction for good behavior. The Bureau of Prisons will consider a prisoner with six months or less remaining on his or her sentence for a halfway house. Harris was expected to report to Dismas Charities Atlanta West on Tuesday evening, Sadow said. He will remain there for about three months and will have to abide by the rules of that particular house. Typically, halfway house residents are allowed to leave the house during regular work hours and are allowed more contact with their families and communities.

Once Harris completes his time in the custody of the Bureau of Prisons in late March, he will still have to finish serving just under 500 hours of community service and about 23 days of home incarceration, Sadow said.

Still, it all seems to have worked out quite well for the platinum-selling recording artist who has had some 32 past arrests for weapons violations and a conviction for dealing crack cocaine. What could have been a 10-year prison sentence was dramatically reduced by a plea agreement, in which Harris was asked to publicly speak out about the error of his ways. That included talking to youth groups about avoiding the kind of life he has led, and a bonus MTV series (which did not count toward his community service credits) called "T.I.'s Road to Redemption."(Source: AJC)

Britney Spears Is Still Not In Control As Co-Conservatorship Continues

noreply@blogger.com (Media Mogul) — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 12:11:00 +0000

A Tuesday court ruling extended the pop star's much talked about co-conservatorship with her father, Jamie Spears. Get the full scoop after the jump.

It was an expensive day in court Tuesday for Britney Spears. In a Los Angeles courtroom Commissioner Reva Goetz ordered the co-conservatorship of Britney Spears to continue, with her father, Jamie Spears, to continue to receive $16k a month for his duties as conservator of his daughter.

Goetz also ordered the co-conservator of Britney, Andrew Wallet, to be paid $174,569.10 for services rendered from July 2009-November 2009.

In addition Goetz ordered Jamie's attorneys to be paid $183,918 and attorney Joel Boxer to be paid $62,965.06. Another law firm was ordered to be paid $50k. Jamie Spears was also allowed to continue to receive $1200 for office space.

Samuel Ingham, the court appointed attorney for Britney Spears, said in court that, "She [Britney] accepted the accounting as filed and had no objection to it."

Other housekeeping issues concerned continuing to seal all medical and certain business transactions because of "trade secrets" and the commissioner also increased the bond for the conservatorship from $1 million dollars to $25 million. Bond is similar to insurance in conservatorship cases, so if anything were to happen to Britney's money she would be covered and reimbursed.

The next court hearing is scheduled for January 14th. Fees for Laura Wasser, Brit's legal ace divorce attorney will be dealt with at that time. (Source: Radar Online)

Jay-Z ft/ Mr. Hudson - Young Forever [Music Video]

noreply@blogger.com (Media Mogul) — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 12:10:00 +0000

The Kanye West produced song, which features a sample from Alphaville's song of the same name, was directed by Anthony Mandler. The track will serve as the 3rd single in the U.K.

In the U.S., Jay-Z is preparing to release the Swizz Beatz produced "On To The Next One" as his next single with the music video set to premiere on NBC's "New Year's Eve With Carson Daly" where he is also slated to perform. In the meantime, check out the music video for "Young Forever" after the jump.

ADdiction: Natasha Poly and Ryan Kennedy for Gucci S/S 2010

noreply@blogger.com (Media Mogul) — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 12:02:00 +0000

Client: Gucci (S/S 2010)
Photographer: Mert Alas & Marcus Piggott
Models: Natasha Poly (Women) & Ryan Kennedy (BANANAS, Wilhelmina)

Check out more campaign images after the jump.

Editorial of the Day: Liya Kebede in "Interno Giorno"

noreply@blogger.com (Media Mogul) — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 12:01:00 +0000

"Interno Giorno"
Publication: Elle Italia (Jan. 2010)
Photographer: Matt Jones
Model: Liya Kebede (d'management)

Check out more photos from the spread after the jump.

Actress Brittany Murphy Dies at Age 32

noreply@blogger.com (Media Mogul) — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 20:35:00 +0000

The Hollywood actress who starred in movies such as 8 Mile, Uptown Girl, Sin City, and Clueless died this morning after going into cardiac arrest. Get the full story after the jump.

The Los Angeles City Fire Department got a call from the home of Murphy's husband Simon Monjack about 8 a.m., fire officials told TMZ.

She was taken to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead on arrival. (Source: NY Daily News)

She was so young. R.I.P Brittany. Our prayers go out to her loved ones.

Lil Wayne Gets Arrested In Texas for Marijuana Possession

noreply@blogger.com (Media Mogul) — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 23:03:00 +0000

Yesterday, while en route to a concert in Laredo, Texas Lil Wayne was detained by U.S. Border Patrol agents after authorities found marijuana on his tour buses. The rap superstar and his entourage were detained after drug sniffing canines detected the illegal substance. Get the full scoop after the jump.

Lil Wayne, real name DeWayne Carter, was released after being questioned. No charges were filed. The case has been referred to the Brooks County Sheriff’s Office. The rapper's concert in Laredo has been rescheduled for tonight.

Lil Wayne recently plead guilty to charges of second degree felony criminal weapons possession and criminal possession of a loaded weapon. He is due back in New York State Supreme Court on February 9th for sentencing.

Que Gets The Boot From Day26

noreply@blogger.com (Media Mogul) — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 21:42:00 +0000

Que shut down his Que_Day26 twitter page and emerged under a new name, "On2thanext1ne." Earlier this week the former Day26 member implied that he was no longer with longtime girlfriend, Dawn Richards of Dirty Money. Then yesterday morning he tweeted the following:

"wow..im soo hurt RT now i just recieved a letter from day26 saying they r moving foward without me...im so confused..what did i do?.........ONCE again (truth) all i wanted was a audit of finances for management & instead management put me out..i love day26 & i wish them the best."

Check out Willie's side of the story as well as an official statement from Que on the breakup after the jump.

Omarion - Hoodie [Music Video]

noreply@blogger.com (Media Mogul) — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 21:00:00 +0000

"Hoodie" is the 2nd single from Omarion's forthcoming studio album, Ollusion (Jan 10th). The music video, a tribute to the late King of Pop, features Jay Rock and Omarion's mom, Leslie Burrell. Check out the music video after the jump.

Beyonce's Mom Files For Divorce

noreply@blogger.com (Media Mogul) — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 21:57:00 +0000

According to TMZ, Tina Knowles, mother of Beyonce and Solange Knowles, filed for divorce from their father, and her husband of 31 years, Matthew Knowles. Get the full scoop after the jump.

Tina Knowles filed divorce papers in Harris County, Texas last month, in an attempt to end their almost 31-year marriage. In the documents, it says Tina and Matthew "ceased to live together as husband and wife on or about January 5, 2009" -- the exact day of their 30th wedding anniversary.

Back in October, Mathew was hit with a paternity lawsuit from a woman who's not his wife -- no word if that affected Tina's decision to pull the plug.

Mathew has been Beyonce's manager for years, so there could be a ton of cash up for grabs in the split.

The couple has two children together: Beyonce and Beyonce's younger sister. (Source: TMZ)

This is devastating news to us. The Knowles are like the '00s version of The Jacksons. We know one thing though, Mama Tina is fierce so if she's interested in dating we're sure she'll have nooo problems. Best of luck to everybody. Hopefully things work out smoothly.

America's Best Dance Crew Judge Arrested on Molestation Charges

noreply@blogger.com (Media Mogul) — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 21:57:00 +0000

Shane Sparks, famed choreographer and 1/3 of the judging panel for the MTV hit series America's Best Dance Crew, was arrested today at his North Hollywood home on 8 charges of alleged child molestation. Get the details and see the video of his arrest after the jump.

The LAPD took Sparks into custody at 8AM PT this morning on a felony warrant charging him with molestation.

The alleged incidents began occurring in 1994 and continued for several years. According to the criminal complaint Shane allegedly committed the crimes of lewd acts upon a child -- all felonies. There is only one alleged victim.

The criminal complaint -- filed by the L.A. County District Attorney's office -- charged Sparks with 8 incidents of alleged molestation with an underage girl. There was a clerical error in the D.A.'s charging documents -- there are actually only 8 counts -- not 9.

The lewd acts include oral copulation and other acts "with the intent of arousing, appealing to, and gratifying the lust, passions, and sexual desires of the defendant, who was at least 10 years older than [the victim]."

Sparks -- who was also a choreographer on "So You Think You Can Dance" -- is being held on $590,000 bail.

Sparks is the second person from "So You Think You Can Dance" who's been in trouble with the law -- earlier this year his co-star Alex Da Silva was charged with rape.

No immediate comment from Shane's camp. (Source: TMZ)

Susan Boyle Still #1. Chris Brown Debuts at #...

noreply@blogger.com (Media Mogul) — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 12:25:00 +0000

1. Susan Boyle "I Dreamed A Dream"
2. Andrea Bocelli "My Christmas"
3. Soundtrack "Glee: The Music, Volume 1"*
4. Taylor Swift "Fearless"
5. Carrie Underwood "Play On"
6. Lady Gaga "The Fame"
7. Chris Brown "Graffiti"*
8. Justin Bieber "My World (EP)"
9. Michael Buble "Crazy Love"
10. Gucci Mane "The State vs. Radric Davis"*
10. Michael Buble "Crazy Love"
*=Debut.

Susan Boyle takes the #1 slot by a landslide for a third week in a row with sales of 582,000, after bowing last week with 527,000 making Boyle the first woman in SoundScan history to sell over 500,000 copies of an album in its first three weeks of release. Chris Brown's third studio album, Graffiti, debuts this week on the charts at No. 7 with 102,000. By comparison, the embattled singer's last CD, Exclusive, debuted at No. 4 with 294,000 copies in 2007. Lady Gaga slides to #6 this week, while Rihanna's new album, Rated R, tumbles for a second week in a row from #16 to #28. Check out the top 10 songs in the country after the jump.

1. Jay-Z Feat. Alicia Keys "Empire State of Mind"
2. Ke$ha "TiK ToK"
3. Lady Gaga "Bad Romance"
4. Iyaz "Replay"
5. Owl City "Fireflies"
6. David Guetta Feat. Akon "Sexy Chick"
7. Jason Derulo "Whatcha Say"
8. The Black Eyed Peas "Meet Me Halfway"
9. Britney Spears "3"
10. Jay Sean Feat. Lil Wayne "Down"

(Chart Statistics Courtesy of: Billboard)

Rihanna f/ Young Jeezy - Hard [Music Video]

noreply@blogger.com (Media Mogul) — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 12:10:00 +0000

Check out the full music video for Rihanna's latest single, "Hard," after the jump. The clip was directed by directed by Melina Moatsoukas, whose credits include Beyonce's Greenlight, Kity Kat, Suga Mama and Diva as well as videos for Ciara, Whitney Houston, and Lady Gaga.

Rihanna - New Music - More Music Videos

Alicia Keys' "106 and Park" Mini-Concert and Interview

noreply@blogger.com (Media Mogul) — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 19:45:00 +0000

Alicia Keys stopped by 106 and Park this week where she performed several of her past hits as well as songs from her new album, The Element of Freedom. Based on first day sales, Hits Daily Double has predicted the album will sell 300-325k copies making it Keys' first album to debut outside of the #1 spot. Subo is expected to continue her reign of the Billboard Hot 100 with another 500-600k copies of her debut album, I Dreamed A Dream. Check out Alicia's performances and interview after the jump.

Alicia Keys - Unthinkable

Alicia Keys - No One

Alicia Keys - Empire State Of Mind (Part II)

Alicia Keys - Try Sleeping With A Broken Heart

Interview

Lady Gaga Performs for Queen Elizabeth II [Video]

noreply@blogger.com (Media Mogul) — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 12:12:00 +0000

On December 7th, Lady Gaga performed "Speechless" for the Queen at the Royal Variety Performance at Blackpool’s Opera House. Check out the performance after the jump.

Amazon Leaks Lil Wayne's "Rebirth" Album

noreply@blogger.com (Media Mogul) — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 12:10:00 +0000

Almost two months before it's scheduled release Lil Wayne's much delayed rock album, Rebirth, has been leaked. After numerous push backs the album was moved from its December 21st release date to February 1st. However, 500 fans who pre-ordered the album got an early Christmas present when Amazon mistakenly shipped the album. According to Billboard over 300,000 copies of the album were shipped to accounts when the most recent delay was announced. UniversalMotown was hoping to give the album a proper set-up allowing the 2nd single, "On Fire," to build at radio and digital outlets. With the latest turn of events, Lil Wayne may change the final tracklisting of the album. However, the question is what will his record label do with the 1 million units that were already manufactured.

In the meantime, check out some of the songs from the album after the jump, including the rapper's highly anticipated duet with Eminem.

Lil Wayne f/ Eminem - Drop The World

Lil Wayne f/Nicki Minaj - Knockout

Lil Wayne - Da Da Da

Lil Wayne - On Fire

The Pussycat Dolls Are Changing Their Lineup

noreply@blogger.com (Media Mogul) — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 12:06:00 +0000

After all the drama and rumors surrounding the Pussycat Dolls, Robin Antin, the creator of the group announced that there will be some changes in the lineup when the group returns from its hiatus. Get the full scoop after the jump.

According to Antin:

"There's all these crazy rumors: Are the Pussycat Dolls breaking up? And the answer is no. The Pussycat Dolls are not at all breaking up. I'm the creator of the Pussycat Dolls and I own the brand. I'm the first one; I would be the one to say, 'OK, it's over.' It's so not."

Nicole is going back in the studio. We're working on new music right now. There will be a few new faces in the Pussycat Dolls. It's Nicole and a few ... a couple new faces. Some of the girls want to go and do their own thing. We're moving on. We're excited. We're looking at new girls. It's phase three of the Pussycat Dolls because we did our first album, our second album and now we're going on to our third. We're touring ... a lot is coming up." (Source: MTV)

"The Princess and The Frog" Tops The Box Office

noreply@blogger.com (Media Mogul) — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 12:05:00 +0000

Following its nationwide expansion this past week, Disney's first African-American princess was able to capture the hearts of people all over America making "The Princess and The Frog" the best December opening ever for an animated film. Check out the trailer after the jump.

Weekly Box Office Dec 11 - Dec 17, 2009
Rank	Film Title	Distributor	Genre	Week BO	Engmnts	Weeks	B.O. Cume
1.	Princess and the Frog, The	Disney	Animation	$26,984,880	3434	3	$29,864,750
2.	Blind Side, The	Warner Bros.	Drama	$17,416,903	3388	4	$152,178,442
3.	Invictus	Warner Bros.	Drama	$10,172,556	2125	1	$10,172,556
4.	Twilight Saga: New Moon, The	Summit Entertainment	Drama	$9,400,436	3635	4	$268,761,019
5.	Disney's A Christmas Carol	Disney	Drama	$8,176,237	2402	6	$125,769,144
6.	Brothers	Lionsgate	Drama	$6,079,652	2088	2	$18,481,443
7.	2012	Sony	Action	$5,125,902	2838	5	$156,062,742
8.	Old Dogs	Disney	Comedy	$5,042,850	3090	3	$40,629,351
9.	Armored	Sony	Drama	$4,142,303	1919	2	$12,388,824
10.	Ninja Assassin	Warner Bros.	Action	$3,312,086	2100	3	$34,909,377

This chart was obtained from Variety.com which obtains its information from Rentrak Theatrical.

Editorial of the Day: Cole Mohr Takes Us To The "11th Dimension"

noreply@blogger.com (Media Mogul) — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 12:01:00 +0000

"11th Dimension"
Publication: Indie (Winter 2010)
Photographer: Daniela Müller-Brunke
Stylist: Alexx and Anton
Model: Cole Mohr (Viva)

Check out more photos from the spread after the jump.

Photos Courtesy Of: Viva Models

Kelly Rowland and Nelly In The Studio [Video]

noreply@blogger.com (Media Mogul) — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 19:43:00 +0000

The duo are teaming up to recreate the magic they created on their 2002 smash hit "Dilemma." "Gone" was produced by Jim Jonsin and Rico Love and will be included on Nelly’s new album, due in stores in 2010. Check out the pair in the studio together after the jump.

Omarion Straddles Another Dude on "106 and Park"

noreply@blogger.com (Media Mogul) — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 19:43:00 +0000

Omarion performed his new single, "I Get It In" on BET’s 106 & Park this week. The former B2K member showcased some interesting moves during the performance, including one where he straddles one of his male background dancers. Check it out after the jump.

Chris Brown Fan Catches Wal-Mart Red Handed

noreply@blogger.com (Media Mogul) — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 12:10:00 +0000

The blackballing of Chris' latest CD has been the subject of much conversation over the past few days. Brown's fans were twittering him last week to say stores weren't stocking the CD, Brown was throwing fits and tantrums on Twitter and went to a Wal-Mart store himself to check. After claiming they didn't have his CD, Billboard did some investigative reporting saying that stores were actually frustrated that they had a surplus of CDs due to extremely poor sales. Well one fan decided to get all Sherlock Holmes, Inspector Gadget on them and paid a visit to a local Wal-Mart in Virginia with her cam in tow. Peep what she found after the jump.