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Vanessa Hudgens - Dream Racer the EP
The single will impact Monday 10 th, on Radio (Kiis FM) and TV (MTV) with a MV, and will be released Tuesday night at midnight on iTunes.
The release of the single is an EP that contains Dream Racer with 2 remixes, and one acoustic version with altered lyrics,1 b-side song and the dance version MV, not shown on TV.
The EP is on pre-order now, the snippets will be available later this week.
Tracklist:
1. Dream Racer
(Written by Vanessa Hudgens, Redfoo)
(Produced by Redfoo and Afrojack)
2. Shake It
(written by Ezekiel Lewis, Vanessa Hudgens, Nathaniel 'Danja' Hills, Keri Hilson)
(produced by Danja)
3. Dream Racer ft. LMFAO (LMFAO remix)
4. Dream Racer (Afrojack Club Edit)
5. Dream Racer - MV
Only the main version of the MV will be on VEVO, and will premier Tuesday morning.
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Taylor Swift was live on On Air With Ryan Seacrest this morning to talk about her single 'Loving The Wrong Way', her upcoming album and even revealed huge news for her fans who have been thirsty to see their idol. Ryan played her single before Swift arrived in the studio, as she walked gracefully in the studio in all black with her down and lips ruby red. It seems black is the new red for Taylor.
Taylor Swift is in the studio with us. How are you Taylor?
I'm wonderful thank you guys for having me and allowing me to reveal what I'm about to reveal.
We're actually honored you chose us to announce this.
You're all too sweet.
Before we get to that. Let's talk about the single. We just played it and radios are picking it up with ease.
That's amazing.
Not so much as your friend Paige's single because of the risqueness of it all but yeah.
Well I don't think Paige expected radio support for a song named Sex.
What do you think about the single? I love it but I'm not really allowed to play it.
I adore it. One thing I love about Paige is that she doesn't care what people think about her. She doesn't play it safe, she defies limits and she kind of took a risk by putting a single out with a very sex driven theme. I adore it.
Now about the single, we're wondering if it gets any darker than this on the album?
I'm a bit hesitant to say it does. This is perhaps one of the somber songs out of the bunch. I suck at descriptions so everyone's asking me for some clearer descriptions. The album is talking about the situation you can already guess I was in and it describes the lows and high of that in countless genres. Because those genres matched the emotions I felt at the moment.
Now speaking of situations can we talk about the situation you were in yesterday?
Well first those rumors about me being lesbian are false. I may be bi-curious but I'm definitely not sleeping with Paige. I'm kind of in a relationship right now. But yesterday was basically me just beating down some prick who tried everything in him to influence people to hate me. He's a sad human.
And I think it's time we should reveal your news.
The news is a tour. It's called The Swift Anti Tour'. I was inspired by Kylie Minogue for this idea and basically it's a short tour leading up to the release of my album where I'm going to perform songs I've never performed live or rarely perform. The venues are smaller than what I usally do and yeah. I can't wait to see everyone there.
Taylor Swift announced 'The Swift Anti Tour' this evening on her website with tour dates. Swift will visit four continents (North America, Europe, Oceania, and Asia) to perform songs never performed or rarely performed for audiences up to fifteen thousand people. Though Latin America or South American dates weren't announced, we are hearing that Swift will be visiting those countries on the tour for her upcoming album. Check out the dates below and read what Swift had to say about the album.
"Hey guys, I'm proud to announced my brand new tour, The Swift: Anti Tour. I'm going all around the world to perform songs I've never performed or rarely perform for you guys. It's just you me and songs you've yet to hear live. Along with a few covers I think you'll love. Do not worry South America and Latin America, I will be seeing you soon on the tour right after this one. Love you all and tickets are on sale.... now!."
Start Date: March 10th
End Date: March 25th
Tickets on sale now at taylorswift.com + ticketmaster.com
North America:
3/10 Staples Center, Los Angeles
3/11 Barclays Center, Brooklyn
3/13 American Airlines Center, Dallas
3/14 Rogers Centre, Toronto
3/15 Belle Centre, Montreal
Europe:
3/16 O2 Arena, London
3/17 O2 World, Berlin
3/18 Zenith, Paris
3/19 Palaciode los Deportes, Madrid
3/20 O2, Dublin
Oceania:
3/20 Allphones Arena, Sydney
3/21 Rod Larver Arena, Melbourne
Asia:
3/22 Olympic Park Gymnastics Arena, Seoul
3/23 Nippon Budokan, Tokyo
3/24 Smart Araneta Coliseum, Manila
3/25 AsiaWorld-Arena, Hong Kong
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"Take Me To Your Heaven" Sneak Peek Premieres on VEVO
Justin Bieber's 2nd single, 'Take Me To Your Heaven' which appears on his newly released album 'Crossing Paths' had a teaser premiere on VEVO. The teaser showed him dancing to the song with a girl, and with friends / his entourage in the background. Bieber tweeted the VEVO link, along with 'This was fun, and a nice throwback for me to do...can't wait for you guys to see everything next week!'. Justin then followed the tweet and premiere with, 'The video premieres next week on America's Got Talent. I'll also be hosting!'. This isn't Bieber's first host appearance, he recently hosted 'Canada's Got Talent' and they did a week dedicated to him, where the contestants got to cover his songs. He said the Canadian version was fun, so he's definitely looking forward to judging the American talent.
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Justin sits down with Good Morning Chicago
With a new album in stores titled, 'Crossing Paths' and a tour going along with it beginning next week 'Crossing Worlds' Justin Bieber sits down with the #1 news program across America. Justin stopped by the studio at early morning, and performed an acoustic of 'Take Me To Your Heaven' along with doing an exclusive of answering fans questions outside that stood hours waiting for the Young King to arrive.
'Who will the additional acts on the tour be?!' one fan screamed to the top of her lungs in the bitter cold weather, to start off the session. He replied, I'll be revealing that later today he said! But one I won't be revealing, but want to participate is someone close, so hopefully that gives you some excitement. Another fan screamed, 'When are you and Vanessa getting married?' he replied 'I have a special time, and a special place that hopefully can happen. She also agreed on it, if it happens. It's also a surprise!!'. Justin also answered an important question, 'How do you feel about Vanessa announcing her album coming, and a new single?' he replied 'I'm so happy for her, her last era she did was really a hit. Hope y'all can also support her, and let her come through this era!'.
Justin answered multiple other questions, along with as said performing 'Take Me To Your Heaven' acoustically. These were broken into breaks, and after he finished - they resumed to doing normal news.
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AZEALIA BANKS: REVIVAL PART ONE AIRED LAST NIGHT ON NBC
Last night, Azealia Banks had the first part of her documentary air called Revival. In the first part of the documentary it shows Azealia walking around town and just pointing out places she hangs out. After about thirty seconds of this Azealia then sits down and talks about the mistakes she's made in the past year. Azealia speaks on her label mismanagement and the want to leave her previous label. Azealia then speaks on her beefs and how she regrets those "I have anger problems, that comes as no surprise" claims the 22 year old. She speaks on how she ruined so many good friendships due to her horrible ways. "I don't want to put all the blame on someone, but I was raised in a hostile home. My mother beat me everyday and always told me I'll never be nothing. That's why I put on a harsh exterior."
With more footage of Azealia telling us on her wretched past, we learned Azealia has had it with the men she's been with and them verbally ruining her. "Women should never be treated this way. We need to unite and learn that no piece of **** asshole who gets paid $10 per hour is worth it. We are the world." The last scene of this one hour documentary showed Azealia on the phone with her mother and Azealia crying on the steps of a brownstone.
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Justin Bieber 'Behind The Music' Special, Next Week
What's it like going from Rags to Riches? Being a random kid, to a Teen King? Justin Bieber sits down, explains it all -- the full story, on VH1's Special 'Behind the Music' premiering next week, Wednesday at 8 P.M. on VH1. The special reveolves around his whole life. His childhood, to recent weeks with his newest album 'Crossing Paths'. It won't show too much of his current life, due to the fact that he has a special with E! on this upcoming era and his current life.
This will be his first deep special on his life, since he did a special with Oprah during his last era. Justin supposedly signed the special with VH1, after their contract expired with airing his special of his concert for 'The Complete Dream'. It's also been said they're in works to renew that contract, but to make a special of the 'Crossing Worlds' tour.
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AZEALIA VISITS WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE
Azealia stopped by to visit Andy Cohen last night to appear on Watch What Happens Live on Bravo. During this interview Azealia rapped her new song Dramatix acapella and answered some personal questions and some questions about gossip. Read some of the questions the viewers asked Azealia below.
Q: Hey Azealia, love your new song Dramatix! Speaking of DRAMA, what do you think of Taylor Swift and Paige Elliott apparently going lesbian?
A: Well I'm glad you like the song but I'm sorry but you can't "go lesbian" and how is someone being with another women equate to drama? Are you trying to start drama? They're good people and I'm not here for this, buh bye!
Q: When's that Britney Spears feature coming?
A: I want to say soon but honestly I don't know. I just got the "yes" from my label today on some good album news I'll reveal on Saturday so stay tuned kunts!
Q: What's your favorite song off Domination besides Dramatix?
A: I LOVE the song Wavvy. It's a really catchy tune and the news on that song along with more album info will come Saturday! Can't wait!
Q: Who are your favorite artists at the moment?
A: Oh wow I really just love them all but at the moment I'm digging some Britney, Miley, and Justin. All on the top of my playlist.
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ZEE ZEE VISITS 106&PARK
Azealia took a stop by BET studios and went on the hit show 106&Park. She spoke and got interviewed by 106's new host Junglepussy and they both shared numerous laughs and talked about their new works. At the end of this interview Azealia rapped with Junglepussy Dramatix and at the end they hugged. Azealia also BOUGHT everyone in the audience a copy of her new single Dramatix in physical form.
JP: HAY Azealia!
A: Heyy!
JP: Okay so tell me about this album I wanna know. How many tracks will there be?
A: AHH I can't tell you that! Too much info. I will say that there will be more than 10 tracks you haven't heard before.
JP: Any collabs besides Britney? Am I on the album?
A: Hahaha guess the fans are gonna have to find out lol.
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Vanessa Hudgens
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I'm wondering who I should collab with, I've got 2 empty spot for my album and still no collab.
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By the way big news tomorrow, now, time to buy #TakeMeToYourHeaven
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AZEALIA HOSTS MARDI GRAS CHARITY BALL IN NEW ORLEANS
Azealia took a trip down to the dirty south today so that she could host a Mardi Gras Charity Ball. Each dollar donated at the event goes toward UNICEF. During the event Azealia performed her hit song "Dramatix" in an underwater setting with her dancers dressed as fish. Celebrities such as Meryl Streep, Karl Lagerfeld, Christina Aguilera, Junglepussy, Queen Latifah, Jennifer Lawrence, and Brangelina attended the event. Magazines like Vanity Fair claim the party was "Exciting, joyous, and for a good cause." A total of $5.4m was donated to UNICEF on that night.
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Justin Bieber announces 'Crossing Worlds' performing acts!
Justin Bieber announced on Instagram tonight in a captioned photo, 'THESE are the performing acts @ Crossing Worlds tour! Final tickets for the first dates are selling, gets yours while u can!'.
Performing Acts:
- Maroon 5 (Opener)
- A$ap Rocky & Kendrick Lamar (Mid-Show)
- Calvin Harris (Remix Segment)
- Ashley Tisdale (Closing Performance)
- SURPRISE ACT
- Flo Rida (Performing European Dates)
- Lorde (Performing Asian Dates)
The acts above perform during the segments listed by them, along with a surprise act he said is yet to be revealed. Flo Rida will be performing for A$AP & Kendrick during European dates, while Lorde will perform over Maroon 5 for Asian Dates. The tickets have been on sale, and are down to the last tickets. TicketMaster announced he had one of the fastest-selling tours on their site in history.
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Paige Elliot on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
From Saturday
Paige Elliot appeared on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon tonight, being the first performance she's had since the release of her newest single, "S/E/X". Despite it being her first appearance on TV since (Other than at the Oscars, where, due to a lack of recent releases, she did not win any awards), she only stayed on for her performance, including a medley of songs from her sophomore album.
She appeared on the show in a tight, black dress, with the stomach cut completely out revealing her navel and a majority of her stomach, along with small cutout patterns on the back, paired with simple but beautiful six inch black stilettos.
The Setlist:
1. "S/E/X"
2. "Ready for the Weekend"
3. "'Heaven/Hell' Medley (Made of Stone, Ecstasy, Rich Bitch, Wrong Paradise)"
4. "Blonde Ambition (Solo Version)"
Paige Elliot on Chelsea Lately
From Saturday
Being her second performance of the day, Paige Elliot appeared on another late-night TV show, being Chelsea Lately, sporting a change of clothes into a white dress with rainbow paint splattered over it in various, random designs. Unlike her previous performance, she stayed for longer than just her segment, actually co-hosting the comedy TV show with it's usual host, Chelsea Handler, where the two girls continued its usual jokes and skits.
Also a change from the previous show, the short performance from Paige merely consisted of her latest single "S/E/X". However, despite such an short performance, she made sure the performance was overdramatic and shocking, making a parody of herself by wearing an extremely large breast plate and using whips and chains through the performance in outrageous, comical ways. The ratings for the show reached a new high, bringing a spike to the numbers as never seen by it before.
Paige Elliot on Jimmy Kimmel Live!
From Sunday
Paige Elliot dominated Jimmy Kimmel live tonight, taking over literally the entire show for a long, live performance of her various songs from her previous two albums, along with her new single "S/E/X", the last of which she performed twice, at the beginning and end of the show.
The Setlist:
1. "S/E/X"
2. "Shame"
3. "Rich Bitch"
4. "Supermodel"
5. "Tonight"
6. "Spring Break (Solo Version)"
7. "High (Solo Version)"
8. "Ecstasy"
9. "Hungover"
10. "Dance of Death (Danse Macabre)"
11. "Wrong Paradise"
12. "Heartless"
13. "Somewhere Up Here"
14. "Made of Stone"
15. "Love Is the End"
16. "S/E/X"
As a result of Paige taking over the show for the night, very little to none of Kimmel was seen for the night, with the exception of an opening and closing, with the opening explaining the layout of the show for the day and a regular closing, also featuring Paige advertising for "S/E/X".
Paige Elliot on the View
From Monday
Paige Elliot appeared on the View today, joining the regular ladies at the show's main table dressed in a sharp, oddly sexy, black skirt suit, matched with a usual pair of black Louboutins. Despite her outrageous start to a new era, including an insane performance of "S/E/X" on Sunday night on Chelsea Lately, the actress-gone-singer kept a majorly formal, business-appropriate attitude through a majority of the show, only breaking out into minor humor when appropriate for the rest of the women on the show.
However, the attitude was broken when Whoopi Goldberg asked her one fatal question: "Now, Paige, can you try to explain to us everything that went into 'S/E/X', the song? What inspired it, and what are your views that created it?"
To which Paige responded: "Sex, obviously. I have so many views on it, relating to the song, that it's hard to get out in one time. Relating to sex positivity, I think sex is a good thing. I think sex can be used however and whenever people should want; sex is just something you can feel good about, you can open up during, or you can use it just to bring life into the world. People try to hide sex from our lives sometimes, and act like it's so bad and inappropriate. People hush others when they talk about sex around children or they try to 'protect' their kids from sex... While I'm not saying that outright corruption is alright, I think treating it like a disease or taboo is wrong, and that people hiding it from the public need to stop. It's in our lives, it's here, and it's not a bad thing at all. I mean, all those prissy women who act so shocked and are about to faint when you talk about S&M are probably the kind of girls that have their overweight husbands tied up tot he bed with scarves and whip them with some odd stuff. And relating to ****-shaming, I've had it with girls being shamed for having sex. I'm tired of women, such as myself, being called '****s' and '*****s' and being insulted just for having sex whenever we want. I'm perfectly comfortable with my body and my sexual activity, and I think it's no one else's business what I do with my body. Like, who the Hell are you to tell me that I'm wrong just for liking sex? Who are you to tell me that I'm wrong for doing anything? And then sexism comes into it, obviously... Men can sleep around all the time and his guy friends will congratulate him about it. He can cheat on his girlfriend and expect no repercussions and all his friends will support it but if his girlfriend cheats on him then she's some skank and he breaks up with her. It's stuff like that. The song is just a message about all of it... I matched it with some obviously-sexual lyrics, and it provides a nice view of both things, the political jargon and the sexual release."
Afterwards, she unbuttoned her suit's jacket, revealing a black quasi-transparent bustier, and went on to perform the song in a performance area for the show, where the audience (and the hosts) all screamed and yelled in support and excitement.
Paige Elliot on the Late Show with David Letterman
From Monday
As her second performance of the day, Paige Elliot appeared on the Late Show with David Letterman, being the guest of honor for the night and having an interview with David, where he proceeded to ask her questions about her career and life recently, even discussing her Rolling Stone article and her latest single, "S/E/X", despite her explaining the concepts behind it numerous times to date.
She then went on to perform the single itself, creating a rather calm yet sexual performance of it with dark, purple lighting, along with various obscene, ****-shaming exclamations flashed onto the backdrop behind her during the performance with bright white light.
Welp, sorry for the Carlos-lite articles here. I always meant to post them and make them lengthy, but I'm making them up now.
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Bieber performs at IHeartRadio Music Festival
Justin Bieber took a stage to the IHeartRadio Stage tonight, and he performed his a small setlist of tracks from his new album, 'Crossing Paths'. The new songs were well received by the audience, who'd bought tickets months earlier to see tons of others before Bieber was announced as the surprise artist. Justin also performed 'Give Me Everything' with Pitbull, and 'Tennis Court' with Lorde as he announced to the crowd she'd be on the Asian dates of his World Tour, 'Crossing Worlds'.
Setlist:
Favorite Kind of Trouble (Solo)
Dark Nights (Solo)
Surrounded
Take Me To Your Heaven
Give Me Everything (w/ Pitbull)
Fast Times (Remix)
Reppin'
Tennis Court (w/ Lorde)
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Taylor Swift's interview and performance on the British talk show Chatty Man Alan Carr aired today and it was full of laughs and even a skit where Taylor had to imitate her exes. During the segement Taylor threw shade at her ex boyfriend who's apart of the Jonas Brothers. Taylor commented saying, "I mean it's been like five years since we dated. He has a habit of holding on to things that he'll never have again. I mean from what I understand their commercial success has been plentiful as of late." After the comment, Swift looked to the audience with a smirk as they soon processed the shade. When asked what she thought about this year's Victoria Secret models after being handed an iPad she expressed her opinions on them. She called Jourdan Dunn 'gorgeous' and 'amazing', along with her friend Karlie. When getting to a recent model turned singer, she skipped the picture to call Adrianna 'hardworking' and 'lovely'. Talking about her album Swift explained that the album was 'more organic' and 'diverse' than her previous albums. About the campaign of it she said, "It's going to be pretty masive. I'm not going to remix it with a feature from every artist on the radio format I"m trying to target. That's just not what I believe in." About her latest actions she shrugged them off and said "I'm living my life." She ended her time on the show with a performance of 'Loving The Wrong Way', which featured the singer singing a tight black mini dress.
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Selena Gomez Headlines SXSW Fest
Selena Gomez headlined SXSW tonight in her homestate Texas. The huge festival recently headlined by Kanye West was the first performance of many of Selena's songs from her new album. Reviewers say Selena has "advanced as performer in ways indescribable". Rolling Stone commented, "There are singers, there are dancers, and there are performers. People who can captivate a crowd, no matter how big or small. People who truly put on a show. Selena Gomez is one of those people." The show really heated up when Drake made a surprise appearance, performing his songs "Hold On, We're Going Home" and "From Time". Selena sang the hook on both songs. She also adlibbed while he performed "Trust Issues". She sat on a piano during their segment together. He debuted a brand new song, with Selena on the hook. It was uptempo but could also be described as mid. Piano and drums were used heavily. Her set ended with the two performing "Crown". They were later seen at an airport.
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Selena Gomez For 'V'
Selena Gomez has covered V Magazine this month and stopped by for an interview. Read below for an excerpt.
How Do You Decide On Who You Work With For Your Music?
"Don't get me wrong, I'm not a "hipster" or "anti-mainstream". I am a mainstream artist. But I think as I became a bit more musically inclined, I definitely started seeing this industry for what it was. I mean you have your Pitbull's, your Miley Cyrus's and your Macklemore's and you kinda have to wonder when this cheapness came in. Like it's just so gimmicky and inauthentic. And even kinda lame. It's beyond me how that type can be appreciated by the masses. That's why I always make an effort (especially with this last album) to really look beyond what's trendy, what will get a quick hit and what's popular on top 40 when looking for people to work with."
Any Future Touring Plans?
Yes, actually! I'm going on tour very soon. [On Who Will Be Touring With Her] The five confirmed are J.Cole, Kid Ink, Tinashe, Jhene Aiko & Cassie. Iggy Azalea & Schoolboy Q are also possibilities! [On If It'll Be Different From The Last Tour] Definitely! A lot of elements are changing and new things are being brought in.
The full edition will be available on Friday as the magazine will be available online and in stores.
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Taylor Swift was live on The Today Show where she performed three songs and talked about her new single and album. The twenty four year old American singer-songwriter has been in the spotlight since 2006 producing out albums that have sold over five million worldwide, including her self titled album, Taylor Swift, her highest selling album Fearless, Speak Now, and what people thought to be her magnum opus, Red. All At Once soon followed and now with thsi next record, we are sure that it won't be anything short of amazing or successful. Swift released her latest single 'Loving The Wrong Way' Sunday night and has already shot to #1 in over 45 countries with some heavy competition that included. But Swift has the luxury to be able to say that she could deal with it and still prove that she's capable of holding her own alone. Talking to the show this morning Swift told us some background about the single. "I just wanted to make an album that didn't just describe the feelings of heartbreak or love. I wanted to describe those other feelings too. Lust, greed, and you know religon. All that is on there. I think it's going to be something very interesting. It's a very interesting album." Swift then proceeded to talk about the album saying, "I don't want to release something I've already released before. I don't want to collab with rappers who have two big hits a year and are never heard of again the years after you knwow? That's not me. But this album I worked with some very amazing artists that I cant wait to reveal. This album is definitely perhaps the most interesting point of my career." After the interview, Swift went outside to perform 'Lie To Me' an album track off her upcoming album, 'Loving The Wrong Way', Swift's current single and her most succcessful single to date 'I Knew You Were Trouble'.
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THE ELLEN DEGENERES SHOW (featuring Macklemore)
Today Miley Cyrus was the main guest on the Ellen DeGeneres Show, bringing on Macklemore later in the show. Miley sat down for a humorous interview with Ellen, then brought on Macklemore, followed by the first-ever performance of “On the Radio” with both of them. The episode reeled in 5.5 million viewers, a great amount for an episode that was barely promoted. If you didn’t catch the episode, here’s the interviews and a summary of the performance!
Ellen: Our guest today is a four-time Grammy winner and four-time Teen Choice Award, Miley Cyrus!
*Applause as “On the Radio” plays, Miley enters*
Ellen: Hello Miley!
Miley: Hello!
Ellen: Have a seat right here.
Miley: Thanks.
Ellen: Give it up one more time for Miley Cyrus!
*Applause*
Miley: Thank you guys so much.
Ellen: You know, I was watching back a video today when you were on The Ellen Show back in August.
Miley: Oh my God, yeah! For “Free Falling”!
Ellen: And when I got the memo saying you wanted to put flat escalators all over the studio, I was like: “What is she, out of her mind?!?!” But it actually turned out to be an amazing performance, and I’m so happy your back.
Miley: I’m so happy to be here! I love Ellen so much!
Ellen: That’s great, because we have a little gift here.
Miley: Oh my God!
Ellen: Now you can express the love of Ellen right here, take a look.
Miley opens the box and finds a huge “Ellen Like That” shirt and an “Ellen Truth” with hysterical poses of Ellen on them.
*Crowd dies of laughter*
Miley: This… is, perfect Ellen!
*Miley hugs Ellen*
Ellen: Flawless, right?
Miley: Absolutely!
*More Laughter*
Ellen: Alright, so I’m so glad you’re back.
Miley: Yeah, me too.
Ellen: So where were you?
Miley: I was away obviously, planning this continuation of the era. There’s been so much time and just, processing of the fact I was going to come back. In fact I can’t believe I’m sitting down here, March 4th when my album was released back on August 20th. That’s crazy!
Ellen: How’s the album been doing?
Miley: It’s been doing good, my team told me this morning we got it back to #1 on iTunes and it’s topping Amazon and Google Play, but don’t ever count your competition out.
Ellen: Were you a bit nervous that it wasn’t going to do well?
Miley: Of course. I mean, the album was deleted from iTunes last October but I mean continuing this era and re-releasing a Summer of 2013 album was risky, so I’ve been trying to promote it as a whole, let the people get a view of all the different dimensions of the album. But it looks like we’re doing fine here, so I couldn’t be happier!
Ellen: And tomorrow you’re going back to New York?
Miley: Yes, I’ll be on Good Morning America and then I’m heading down to Hard Rock Cafe to do some album signings!
Ellen: You’ve done some already, right?
Miley: Yes, in Miami and New Jersey. I’m so shocked by the turnout. Smilers are really the best out there!
Ellen: So let’s talk the album, ‘My Truth’. There’s a lot of great tracks here, I really like “Invisible”, “In Your Eyes”, “Free Falling” and “On the Radio”.
Miley: I love all the songs on the album!
Ellen: Yeah, and I think it’s incredible that’s you’re performing “Invisible” on TV now, the song’s really different and beautiful. You have a very amazing voice, and I didn’t know you could play the piano! Great job!
Miley: Thanks so much! I intended on playing it a bit, but after fans really started campaigning for it I was like “Gotta give them what they want!”
Ellen: Will we see “Invisible” as a future single?
Miley: There’s always a chance for any song to become a single, I’ve only ruled out like two or three songs. The label and I are having a meeting next week to start deciding on the fourth single tough, and we’re not sure if a fifth single is coming, or even sixth. We’ll see!
Ellen: OK, well we’ll be back after the break… joined by Macklemore!
— Commercial Break —
Ellen: We’re back today with Miley Cyrus, as we’re about to introduce our next guest. Miley, care to do the honors?
Miley: Yes! He’s my homie, the amazing and cool Macklemore!
*Applause*
*Macklemore walks in, hugs Miley and Ellen*
Macklemore: Hi guys!
Ellen: Hey! Thanks for dropping by.
Miley: Thanks so much!
Macklemore: Yeah, anytime.
Ellen: So what was it like working together?
Miley: Amazing, I love and respect Macklemore so much. After “Thrift Shop” came out I was just like, “I need him on my album. Now!”
Ellen: And how was working with Miley?
Macklemore: Miley is a truly exceptional talent, she’s an incredible writer, co-producer and singer. And the whole song came naturally.
Miley: Definitely.
Macklemore: Like, we’d be in the studio trying to write a hook with some other guys hanging around and we’d order Chinese, tweet and just mess around. Everything was just fun, exciting and just pure with “On the Radio”. Since the beginning Miley was like, “I want to make a really fun, commercial song with a catchy hook and a sick rap. But not too generic with Urban sounds or cross-over production, just a Pop-Rock tune with Rhythmic hints that’s amazing.” It was so much fun making “On the Radio”.
Ellen: And how do you feel about it being a single?
Miley: Well, we knew since June, the day the song was done, that it was a single. Hands down.
Macklemore: Definitely, like I said the whole process was so organic and real and the song just sounded amazing.
Ellen: And you’ll be performing it for the first time together ever in just a few moments, what’s going through your mind right now?
Macklemore: Well, we’ve rehearsed back in August for this, so we’ve got everything down, but we’ve just been waiting for the perfect moment.
Miley: And this won’t be our last performance together, trust me!
Ellen: Alright, well without further ado, just go and get ready right there on stage.
*Miley and Macklemore walk off onto the stage*
Ellen: Here’s a fun fact — Miley Cyrus has sold over 3 million records and Macklemore… well, a lot more.
*Laughter*
Ellen: And here’s another one, Miley won 8 awards last year and Macklemore won… a landslide more.
*Laughter*
Ellen: Alright, alright I know y’all want the performance already, so here we go, making the television debut of “On the Radio”, it’s Miley Cyrus and Macklemore!
Both of the artists had their backs turned to the camera as they rocked from side to side by the beat, while dancers dressed in black laid down on all parts of the stage frozen. Miley turned around and starting singing, as she strutted around the stage making sure she didn’t step on a single body. She wore jean shorts, the black leather “TRUTH” shirt from her H&M collection and a red vintage top. Macklemore wore white jeans and a black top with a navy blue leather jacket as well. Both artists had white shades on, looking very mainstream and fabulous. The build-up to the chorus came up as the dancers came alive, and Miley sang the chorus as they all performed flawless choreography. Next Macklemore came out and rapped his verse effortlessly and clearly. He threw off his shades while catching his breath and hopped around the stage like Macklemore normally does, he pointed to Miley and spoke the pre-chorus. Miley strutted with Macklemore around the audience as she sang and he did some rap ad-lib with the dancers performing sick choreography. They both went back on stage as the light colors popped and changed during their bridge which was performed in unison. Every time the lights re-appeared all the dancers were in different poses/moves. Miley belted out a loud, long note as Macklemore rapped the last chorus with Miley doing ad-libs, much different from the studio recording. They did some final choreography as the outdo instrumental played and all the dancers dropped dead as both Miley and Macklemore posed side-by-side/back-to back with crossed arms and fierce faces. They laughed it off at the end and hugged each other as Ellen came back on the stage.
Ellen: Fantastic performance, ugh you gotta love these guys! Their new single “On the Radio” is out now and you can also buy Miley’s album ‘My Truth’ on iTunes. And… everyone in the audience is getting a Deluxe Edition copy of ‘My Truth’ at home! Thanks so much for tuning in, see ya next time!
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