- Artist: Britney Spears
- Label: Jive/Zomba Label Group
- Director: Jake Sarfaty
- Album: Blackout
Xenia Seeberg Yamila Diaz Yvonne Strzechowski Zhang Ziyi Zoe Saldana
Xenia Seeberg Yamila Diaz Yvonne Strzechowski Zhang Ziyi Zoe Saldana
Aubrey ODay Audrina Patridge Autumn Reeser Avril Lavigne Bali Rodriguez
'Turn the music up!' star shouted at film's NYC premiere when 'Born to Be Somebody' was playing.
By Jocelyn Vena
Justin Bieber
Photo: Michael Loccisano/ Getty Images
Days after his 3-D film hits theaters, Justin Bieber will release a new album, Never Say Never - The Remixes. The album will feature stars like Chris Brown, Rascal Flatts and Miley Cyrus alongside Bieber on some of his most memorable tracks.
It also features a new song, "Born to Be Somebody," which is featured in the credits of the flick. MTV News got the chance to hear the song during the New York screening of the film. The inspirational ballad was written by Diane Warren.
During a Q&A session at the New York premiere, Bieber asked that the sound guys keep the credits rolling before he spoke to fans. "Turn the music up!" he shouted. "They gotta hear the new song."
On the ballad's chorus, Bieber sings, "I was born to be somebody/ And nothing's ever gonna stop me/ Show 'em what I'm made of/ I was born to be somebody/ I was born to be/ This world belongs to me."
"It's a beautiful song," Warren told The Hollywood Reporter last month after she won a Golden Globe for her "Burlesque" track "You Haven't Seen the Last of Me," performed by Cher in the flick. "That's a good age difference between Cher and Justin — 40 years!"
Bieber has a number of inspirational tracks on the remix album, so "Born to Be Somebody" isn't new ground for the singer. He proved his endurance in the face of adversity on the film's title track, and late last year, Bieber released "Pray," which was featured on his My Worlds Acoustic album. "It's a very uplifting song, very motivational," he said of the track at the time. "It definitely comes from the heart. It's very beautiful. I definitely thought of Michael [Jackson's] 'Man in the Mirror' when I was writing it."
Are you excited to hear new music from Justin Bieber? Let us know in the comments!
Related Videos Related Photos Related ArtistsKelly Rowland Kerry Suseck Kim Kardashian Kim Smith Kim Yoon jin
'Breaking Dawn' stars Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner also make the list.
By Gil Kaufman
Kristen Stewart
Photo: George Pimentel/WireImage
It should come as no surprise that "Avatar" director James Cameron is the king of the world when it comes to Vanity Fair magazine's "Hollywood Top 40" ranking. After all, he's overseen the biggest movie of all time.
Ranked #4 last year, Cameron bumped up to the top of the list this year thanks to estimated earnings of a staggering $257 million in 2010. The total includes his lucrative pay deal for writing, producing and directing "Avatar," which had a worldwide box-office gross just shy of $2 billion, as well as his pay for the DVD and pay-television rights to the film. He raked in $5 million just in toy licensing and other revenue associated with the movie and $4 million for royalties and other payments from his older films.
Vanity Fair's list was put together based on estimates of the stars' up-front advance fees, shares of movie profits and worldwide box-office figures.
Not surprisingly, the #2 slot on the tally was held down by actor Johnny Depp, whose mainstream career has exploded over the past few years thanks to a number of lucrative franchises. Depp pulled down estimated earnings of $100 million, with $40 million alone for his fees to star in "Alice in Wonderland." The upcoming "Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides" netted him another $35 million, and he got a whopping $20 million paycheck for the poorly received Angelina Jolie co-starring flick "The Tourist."
The list was also crashed by the headline trio of the "Twilight Saga" series, with Taylor Lautner making the biggest splash at #9 on estimated earnings of $33.5 million. His cash mostly came from his $12.5 million paydays for the two-part "Breaking Dawn" films, as well as another $7.5 million for his role in the upcoming thriller "Abduction."
Co-stars Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson were not far behind at, respectively, #13 and #15, with Stewart banking an estimated $28.5 million, with identical fees for her "Twilight" work, as well as $2.5 million for the adaptation of the Jack Kerouac classic "On the Road." Pattinson took home an estimated $27.5 million, again mostly for "Breaking Dawn," but also thanks a $1.5 million fee for starring with Reese Witherspoon in "Water for Elephants" and another $1 million for the costume drama "Bel Ami."
Other big movers in the top 15 are: director Steven Spielberg (#3, $80 million), "Inception" director Christopher Nolan (#4, $71.5 million) and star Leonardo DiCaprio (#5, $62 million), director Tim Burton (#6, $53 million), funnyman Adam Sandler (#7, $50 million), and "Hangover" director Todd Phillips (#8, $34 million).
Also making the list are "Wolverine" star Hugh Jackman (#37, $14 million), Tom Cruise (#35, $14.5 million), "Transformers" actor Shia LeBeouf (#34, $16 million), America's sweetheart Sandra Bullock (#22, $22 million), Angelina Jolie (#21, $23.5 million), Jennifer Aniston (#18, $24.5 million) and "Iron Man" himself, Robert Downey Jr. (#10, $31.5 million).
Related PhotosNatalie Zea Natasha Bedingfield Natassia Malthe Nelly Furtado Nichole Robinson
Missy Peregrym Molly Sims Monet Mazur Monica Bellucci Monica Keena
Mena Suvari Mia Kirshner Mía Maestro Michael Michele Michelle Behennah
'It's undeniable,' Travie McCoy says of the track that topped MTV News' Top 25 Songs of 2010.
By Jocelyn Vena
2010 had some great jams, and all week, MTV News has been counting down some of its best. Everything from Lady Gaga's "Telephone" and Rick Ross' "B.M.F. (Blowin' Money Fast)" to two of Kanye's West's killer My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy tracks, "Power" and "Runaway," made the top 10. But it was Usher's bombastic party jam "OMG" that rose to the top and came in at #1.
So what made that song such a party anthem? "Oh my God! That's exactly what I would say! Oh my God!" Pauly D joked about 2010's top party jam. "Dope, dope track. I love playing it. The crowd goes crazy when I play it. Usher's the man!"
Travie McCoy added: "It's a great song. It's undeniable, you know what I mean?"
"Dancing With the Stars" pro Lacey Schwimmer admitted that "OMG" was the track that got dancers, both professional and amateur, on the dance floor. "You guys got a great dance anthem," she said. "So be prepared for people who do not know how to dance just going to town!"
Producer Alex Da Kid gave props to will.i.am for the song's epic beat. "I love 'OMG.' I think it's definitely something different for Usher," he said. "And it still has all the dance performance elements Usher's known for, but it's something slightly different and done in a will.i.am kind of way, and it's different and that's why it connected to so many different people. It's a great song."
Celebrities also weighed in on their favorite jams of 2010, choosing everything from Katy Perry's "Teenage Dream" and Willow Smith's "Whip My Hair" to B.o.B and Hayley Williams' "Airplanes."
Why did you love "OMG" in 2010? Tell us in the comments!
Related Videos Related Photos Related ArtistsRachel Weisz Radha Mitchell Raquel Alessi Rebecca Mader Rebecca Romijn