Justin Bieber Surprises Rio Fans With Selena Gomez

On My World Tour stop, teen couple share stage for 'Who Says.'
By Jocelyn Vena


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Earlier this year, Justin Bieber hopped onstage with Selena Gomez during a stop on her tour, and on Thursday night, she returned the favor. The couple shared the stage as Bieber performed in Rio de Janeiro, his second night in the city on his My World Tour.

As if debuting his Christmas single, "Mistletoe," wasn't enough of a present for his Brazilian fans, they got the chance to see the teen pop couple perform together. Bieber teased the performance in the hours leading up to his big show, tweeting, "Had a lil fun last night in RIO ... show #2 in RIO is 2nite ... got some very special guests with me 2nite. #Mistletoe." He later added, "Hearing @CobraStarship killing it out there ... almost time RIO ... i got a big surprise tonight. #BRAZIL #myworldtour."

Footage from the performance shows Bieber walking offstage as Gomez comes out to sing her song "Who Says." Toward the end of the song, Bieber returned to sing a few lines, and the pair embraced before Gomez exited the stage.

Bieber later tweeted, "RIO!!! CRAZY!! thanks to @selenagomez for helping me do something special for the crowd. a duet never hurt nobody. WHO SAYS."

OK! magazine reports that Tuesday, the pair was spotted touring the city and taking a helicopter ride. On Wednesday night, Gomez was photographed backstage watching her boyfriend perform.

Bieber's next tour stop is Sao Paolo. While rocking South America, Bieber announced he's releasing the official version of his single earlier than originally planned: "Thanks to all the love ITUNES is now releasing #MISTLETOE early ... now coming #OCT17th !!! spread the world ... we r going for our first #1!!" he tweeted.

His November 1 holiday album, Under the Mistletoe, will feature appearances from Boyz II Men, Mariah Carey, Busta Rhymes, Usher and the Band Perry.

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Taylor Swift, Lady Gaga To Honor Teens At HALO Awards

TeenNick award show pairs activist teens with celebs who share interest in the same causes.
By Jocelyn Vena


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The TeenNick HALO Awards have recruited some of the biggest names in Hollywood and the music industry to honor teens who are out there doing good in the world. It was announced that Taylor Swift, , Jessica Biel and David Beckham will be on hand to shine some light on the good deeds being done by four teens.

HALO, which stands for "Helping and Leading Others," links up teens with celebrities who share an affinity for the same causes. "We're proud to be presenting the third annual TeenNick HALO Awards, where we celebrate amazing teens who have touched the lives of many people, including the superstars who share their philanthropic spirit," Marjorie Cohn, President, Original Programming and Development, Nickelodeon, said about the show. "Our hope is the show will continue to inspire others to make positive changes in their communities and further foster a culture of social activism."

Swift will be paired with 19-year-old James O'Dwyer, who started the Magnolia Disaster Relief, an aid program that aims to offer relief to rural areas hit by tornadoes. Emily-Anne Rigal, 17, has been paired with Lady Gaga thanks to her work to help stop bullying. She started the WeStopHate.org website, helping to shed light on the cause.

Jessica Biel is paired with Shanoah Washington, an 18-year-old who created the Sista2Sista program, which aims to motivate young women. Finally, David Beckham was paired with Kyle Weiss, 18, who started the organization FUNDaFIELD, which builds soccer fields in Africa.

The show will be hosted by Nick Cannon. It all takes place at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles on October 26. The broadcast will air on November 6 on Nick at Nite, with an encore on November 7 on TeenNick.

"This generation of young people gives so much and now it's time to give back to them," Cannon said in a statement. "These are ordinary teens doing extraordinary things and I'm so proud to honor this year's TeenNick HALO Award honorees for their heroic efforts and unyielding commitment to helping others."

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Robert Plant And Alison Krauss Win Grammy Album Of The Year

Raising Sand, from Led Zeppelin vet and bluegrass superstar, wins five Grammys on Sunday night.
By James Montgomery with MTV News staff


Alison Krauss and Robert Plant accept the award for Album of the Year at the Grammy Awards on Sunday
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"I'm bewildered," Robert Plant said onstage as he accepted the Grammy Album of the Year award with Alison Krauss on Sunday night. "In the old days we would have called this selling out, but it's a good way to spend a Sunday."

He was probably one of the few who were surprised, because Raising Sand, which won five trophies at Sunday night's show, is in many ways the perfect Grammy album. It features two respected veterans, a critically lauded producer, some sandpaper-and-velvet vocals and a baker's dozen of time-tested standards.

You're probably familiar with Robert Plant from his Led Zeppelin 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.

Really, she's the key to Sand'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, Sand was released.

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.

And perhaps that's also due to producer Burnett, who handpicked the 13 songs the duo cover on Sand. 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.

To date, Sand 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.

One expert was surprised not by the album's success, but by the fact that it's actually quite a good album.

"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?" New York Times 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 good 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."

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List of VH1?s 100 Greatest Songs of the ?00s

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VH1 has released a list of what they consider to be the ?100 Greatest Songs of the ?00s", after careful selection and much deliberation. Some of the list may be up for debate, but the #1 spot comes as no surprise with the honors going to Beyonce and Jay-Z's 2003 hit, ?Crazy in Love.? You can catch the 5-night VH1 special, hosted by Pete Wentz, starting this Monday, October 3. The complete list of VH1's ?100 Greatest Songs of the ?00s" is as follows: 1. Beyoncé featuring Jay-Z, ?Crazy in Love? 2. OutKast, ?Hey Ya!? 3. Lady Gaga, ?Poker Face? 4. Eminem, ?Lose Yourself? 5. Kelly Clarkson, ?Since U Been Gone? 6. Kanye West featuring Jamie Foxx, ?Gold Digger? 7. Justin Timberlake featuring Timbaland, ?SexyBack? 8. Jay-Z featuring Alicia Keys, ?Empire State of Mind? 9. Mariah Carey, ?We Belong Together? 10. 50 Cent, ?In Da Club? 11. Rihanna featuring Jay-Z, ?Umbrella? 12. Black Eyed Peas, ?I Gotta Feeling? 13. Green Day, ?American Idiot? 14. Gnarls Barkley, ?Crazy? 15. U2 , ?Beautiful Day? 16. Beyoncé, ?Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)? 17. Coldplay, ?Clocks? 18. Christina Aguilera, ?Beautiful? 19. Destiny?s Child, ?Bootylicious? 20. Britney Spears, ?Toxic? 21. Jay-Z , ?99 Problems? 22. Alicia Keys, ?Fallin?? 23. P!nk, ?Get the Party Started? 24. Missy Elliott, ?Get Ur Freak On? 25. Nelly, ?Hot in Here? 26. The White Stripes, ?Seven Nation Army? 27. Usher featuring Lil Jon and Ludacris, ?Yeah!? 28. Madonna, ?Music? 29. Foo Fighters, ?The Best of You? 30. Gwen Stefani, ?Hollaback Girl? 31. Amy Winehouse, ?Rehab? 32. Maroon 5, ?This Love? 33. Johnny Cash, ?Hurt ? 34. Janet Jackson, ?All For You? 35. John Mayer, ?Daughters? 36. *NSYNC, ?Bye Bye Bye? 37. Britney Spears, ?Oops!?I Did It Again? 38. Miley Cyrus, ?Party in the U.S.A.? 39. Adele, ?Chasing Pavements ? 40. Fall Out Boy, ?Sugar, We?re Going Down? 41. R. Kelly, ?Trapped in the Closet? 42. Train, ?Drops of Jupiter (Tell Me)? 43. Katy Perry, ?I Kissed a Girl? 44. Red Hot Chili Peppers, ?Californication? 45. Eve featuring Gwen Stefani, ?Let Me Blow Ya Mind? 46. Kid Rock & Sheryl Crow, ?Picture? 47. Christina, Lil? Kim, Mya, Pink, ?Lady Marmalade? 48. Kings of Leon, ?Sex On Fire? 49. Lady Gaga, ?Bad Romance? 50. Taylor Swift, ?You Belong With Me? 51. Natasha Bedingfield, ?Pocketful of Sunshine? 52. Shakira feautring Wyclef, ?Hips Don?t Lie? 53. Blink-182, ?All the Small Things ? 54. Norah Jones, ?Don?t Know Why? 55. The Killers, ?Mr. Brightside? 56. DMX, ?Party Up (Up In Here)? 57. Mary J. Blige, ?Family Affair? 58. Jason Mraz, ?I?m Yours? 59. Justin Timberlake, ?Cry Me a River? 60. Ke$ha, ?Tik Tok? 61. Kelis, ?Milkshake? 62. Avril Lavigne, ?Complicated? 63. Andrew W.K., ?Party Hard? 64. Jennifer Lopez featuring Ja Rule, ?I?m Real (Murder Remix)? 65. Aaliyah, ?Try Again? 66. Snoop Dogg featuring Pharrell, ?Drop It Like It?s Hot? 67. Leona Lewis, ?Bleeding Love? 68. Ludacris featuring Shawnna, ?Stand Up? 69. Evanescence, ?Bring Me to Life? 70. Chris Brown featuring Juelz Santana, ?Run It!? 71. Colbie Caillat, ?Bubbly? 72. Jet, ?Are You Gonna Be My Girl? 73. Nelly Furtado featuring Timbaland, ?Promiscuous? 74. Chamillionaire featuring Krayzie Bone, ?Ridin?? 75. Gavin Degraw, ?I Don?t Want to Be? 76. T.I. featuring Rihanna, ?Live Your Life? 77. Nickleback, ?How You Remind Me? 78. Plain White T?s, ?Hey There Delilah? 79. Enrique Iglesias, ?Hero? 80. Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz featuring Ying Yang Twins, ?Get Low? 81. Bruce Springsteen, ?The Rising? 82. Matchbox Twenty, ?Unwell? 83. D?Angelo, ?(Untitled) How Does It Feel? 84. Linkin Park, ?In the End? 85. Macy Gray, ?I Try? 86. Aerosmith, ?Jaded? 87. The Darkness, ?I Believe in a Thing Called Love? 88. Fountains of Wayne, ?Stacy?s Mom? 89. M.I.A., ?Paper Planes? 90. Mystikal, ?Shake Ya Ass? 91. Creed, ?With Arms Wide Open? 92. Flo Rida featuring T-Pain, ?Low? 93. Ok Go, ?Here It Goes Again? 94. Daughtry, ?It?s Not Over? 95. James Blunt, ?You?re Beautiful? 96. Pussycat Dolls featuring Busta Rhymes, ?Don?t Cha? 97. Shaggy, ?It Wasn?t Me? 98. 3 Doors Down, ?Kryptonite? 99. Carrie Underwood, ?Before He Cheats? 100. Sisqò, ?Thong Song? [gallery=769]

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Thomas Gold Shares Completed 'Sing2me': MTV Exclusive!

'I learned a lot from him,' German DJ/producer tells MTV News of working with Swedish House Mafia's Axwell.
By Akshay Bhansali


Thomas Gold
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Berlin's presiding electronic artist Thomas Gold is back in the States, having just completed final production on a highly anticipated piece of music.

In April, MTV News first broke the news that Gold and Swedish House Mafia icon Axwell were exchanging ideas on a house music banger, which at the time was titled "Sing to Me." The Swedes debuted the song during their takeover of Pete Tong's BBC Essential Mix radio show last month. Fresh off his flight from Germany, Gold stopped by MTV's offices Thursday to announce that he'd completed his new single, and its new title is "Sing2me."

Considering his provenance alone, Thomas Gold is a powerhouse producer whose star is on the rise. His own singles, "Agora" and "Marsch, Marsch," were put out by Steve Angello's Size Records and Toolroom Records. Those two songs, and his recent collabo with Dirty South, "Alive," have become house hits. His remix game this year alone has been nothing short of stellar, with official remixes for Lady Gaga's "Judas" and Adele's "Set Fire to the Rain."

"I remember when I got the request for the Adele track," Gold recalled."I was like, 'Oh my god. Oh my god,' because I love the original, and should I really dare to do a remix of that? But I talked to my guys and said, 'Hey I would love to do that.' And at the end I got so much positive feedback. The 'Judas' mix as well. They are both highlights of my set, and I play them all the time."

For months now, EDM fans have been anxiously awaiting the release of "Sing2me," a project that saw Gold exchanging ideas with Axwell (the two had success earlier this year with their remix of Hard Rock Sofa & St. Brothers' "Blow Up") this spring and summer. After exclusively sharing the final version of the song with MTV News, he explained that though it's been a long journey, he's happy with how far the song has come.

"I just got the final mastering done a couple of days ago, and it's finally finished!" Gold gushed. "It was my song and I sent the idea to [Axwell] months ago. So I've been really working a long time. Because I had a certain idea of how the track had to be at the end. The vibe I wanted to create. How it should sound in the club. I tried many things [to get] it to where it is. I'm really happy now.

"Axwell has been so supportive," he continued. "He really loved the track when I sent the rough demo to him. We exchanged files back and forth so he could do his little tweaks. He's a very musical producer, and this is very interesting to me because his tracks are always banging and have so much energy, but they're still very musical. So I learned a lot from him."

"Sing2me," does not have a confirmed drop date, but it will be released on Axwell's Axtone imprint. If you're in the New York area, you can catch Thomas Gold performing at Pacha NYC Friday (October 7) night.

Watch Thomas Gold exclusively previewing "Sing2me" and let us know your thoughts on the song in the comments below.

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Lady Gaga And Cher's 'The Greatest Thing' Is 'Timeless'

'It's an event,' co-writer/producer RedOne tells MTV News.
By Kara Warner


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While we anxiously await the release of Lady Gaga and Cher's duet, "The Greatest Thing" — which, according to Cher's Twitter, is supposed to drop in roughly two days — we can while away the hours with a few insider details about the song from co-writer/producer RedOne.

When MTV News caught up with the mega-producer recently, we did our best to get an early listen of the track, but no dice. Instead, we asked him to tell us specifically what kind of song "The Greatest Thing" is and whether we'll want to dance to it or sing along — or both.

"I think it's timeless. The beautiful thing about this song is, it's very uplifting, very uplifting. It's emotional, but it has dance on it, and it has a dance vibe on it," he explained. "It's just a timeless song. You can play it with the guitar, the piano, with whatever instrument you want. You can sing it a cappella, you know what I mean, it's that kind of song.

"I'm very excited about that song," Red added. "And it's an event. Cher and Lady Gaga: How big can it get?"

RedOne said Cher and Gaga were ecstatic with the finished product, and he couldn't be happier to have helped connect the two stars.

"Everybody loved it," he said. "Gaga on it, Cher, two big icons. [They are] part of music history. So it happened. I'm very happy to be a part of this."

What are you expecting from "The Greatest Thing"? Let us know in the comments!

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