Eminem is an “inspiring and intimidating” collaborator

Skylar Grey – who penned the rapper’s duet with Rihanna, ‘Love the Way You Lie’, as well as ‘I Need A Doctor’ for Dr. Dre – enjoys working with the ‘Real Slim Shady’ hitmaker because of his “rare” talent.

She said: “Eminem makes fun of me. But he’s a rare breed of an artist that doesn’t come along every day, so being able to be in a room with him and see his creativity at work was both inspiring and intimidating.”

Skylar also revealed that ‘Love the Way You Lie’ was inspired by the vicious cycle” of her relationships with “assholes”.

She explained to NME magazine: “It wasn’t necessarily about literal violence in a relationship, but that vicious cycle of somebody who keeps you on your toes because they’re kind of an asshole. I do tend to fall for assholes because they keep me on my toes and I don’t get bored. That’s what I wrote it about.”



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Britney Spears is to perform at the 53rd Grammy Awards

The ‘Womanizer‘ hitmaker – who is to release her as yet untitled seventh studio album in March – is to open the prestigious awards ceremony on February 13 with her new number one hit single ‘Hold It Against Me‘.

According to gossip website Bloginity.com, while the 29-year-old singer has been the subject of rumours surrounding the upcoming event for some weeks, this is the first time an official Grammys source has been able to confirm that she will be opening the ceremony.

The troubled star – who won the 2005 Best Dance Recording Grammy for ‘Toxic’ – released ‘Hold It Against Me’ earlier than initially planned on MP3 downloading service iTunes earlier in the month, and thanked fans for their support in sending it straight to the top of the charts.

She tweeted: “Don’t #HOLDITAGAINSTME for coming out early. I couldn’t wait any longer. Hope you don’t mind. Seriously, I have the best fans ever. I love you all so much!! Everything I do is for you! xoxo Brit (sic).”

Britney joins the likes of rapper Eminem – who leads this year’s nominations with ten nods in ten categories – Lady Gaga, Katy Perry and indie group Arcade Fire, who have all confirmed they will also be performing at the event.

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Robert Pattinson once dreamed of being a rapper

The British actor – who is best known for portraying vampire Edward Cullen in ‘The Twilight Saga’ – was “obsessed” with Eminem as a teenager and made recordings of himself performing his own composition.

He said: “You want a secret? OK, how about this – I’ve got a whole collection of tapes of me rapping from when I was 13! I wanted to be a rapper so there are hundreds and hundreds of tapes. They’re very amusing!

“I was obsessed with Eminem when I was younger. When he first came out I was about 12 and fanatical about his ‘Slim Shady’ CD. I think he’s a genius.”

The 24-year-old star even had his own “crew” but admits his lyrics were less-than-authentic.

He explained to Top of the Pops magazine: “Most of my rhymes were stolen off other people anyway. They were all like, ‘I was raised on these streets..’, which was a complete farce because I was actually raised in quite a nice area of London called Barnes. Not very ghetto at all!

“I was obsessed with it all, though. I even had my own little crew – we called ourselves Big Tub and the Tappy Cats.”

Robert has previously recorded tracks for the ‘Twilight’ soundtracks but insists he has no plans to move into music full time.

He said: “I’m a bit of an attention seeker – I love being on stage. But the thought of performing music on stage terrifies me. I’m not scared of acting though.”

However, if the chance came to perform with rapper Eminem, Robert would jump at the chance.

He said: “I’d love to rap with Eminem! That would be really amazing.”

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Eminem leads the 2011 Grammy nominations, with nods in 10 categories

The ‘Not Afraid’ rapper is in the running for some of the most prestigious prizes at the annual ceremony, including Album of the Year, Song of the Year and Record Of The Year.

Singer-and-songwriter Bruno Mars got the second most nominations when they were announced last night (01.12.10) with seven, while Lady Gaga, rapper Jay-Z and country act Lady Antebellum all scored six.

Bruno – who, among his nominations, is up for Best Male Pop Vocal for his hit ‘Just the Way You Are’ – said: “It’s just been a great year, incredible, incredible year, and I can’t believe this is happening to me.

“We’ve worked so hard trying to make a living doing music and the fact that we’re here right now is incredible, incredible.”

Another track co-written by Bruno – Cee Lo Green’s ‘F**k You’ – was nominated for both Record of the Year and Song of the Year, and Cee Lo said he never realised the track, which was edited to ‘Forget You’ for the radio, would be such a hit.

He said: “It wasn’t meant to be a radio song. It was meant to be something with flair and first impression and it really took on a life of its own, and I had no idea it would become what it is today.”

In the Best Newcomer category, Justin Bieber found himself nominated alongside his fellow Canadian, rapper Drake.

He told LL Cool J – who hosted the nominations show at Club Nokia in Los Angeles: “It feels amazing – I can’t believe I’m in this position! I don’t know what to say!”

Among the performers at the nominations show were Katy Perry - who opened proceedings with ‘California Gurls’ - Justin Bieber, rapper B.o.B and indie group Train.

The 53rd Grammy Awards will take place at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on 13 February 2011.

Grammy Awards 2011 list of main nominations:

Album of the Year:

‘The Suburbs’ – Arcade Fire

‘Recovery’ – Eminem

‘Need You Now’ – Lady Antebellum

‘The Fame Monster’ – Lady Gaga

‘Teenage Dream’ – Katy Perry

Song of the Year:

‘Beg, Steal or Borrow’ – Ray LaMontagne

‘Forget You’ – Cee Lo Green

‘The House That Built Me’ – Miranda Lambert

‘Love the Way You Lie’ – Eminem feat. Rihanna

‘Need You Know’ – Lady Antebellum

Record of the Year:

‘Love the Way You Lie’ – Eminem feat. Rihanna

‘Nothin’ On You’ – Bruno Mars

‘Forget You’ – Cee Lo

‘Empire State of Mind’ – Jay-Z feat. Alicia Keys

‘Need You Now’ – Lady Antebellum

Best New Artist:

Justin Bieber

Drake

Florence and The Machine

Mumford & Sons

Esperanza Spalding

Best Country Album:

Up On The Ridge – Dierks Bentley

You Get What You Give – Zac Brown Band

The Guitar Song – Jamey Johnson

Need You Now – Lady Antebellum

Revolution – Miranda Lambert

Best Rap Album:

The Adventures Of Bobby Ray – B.o.B

Thank Me Later – Drake

Recovery – Eminem

The Blueprint 3 – Jay-Z

How I Got Over – The Roots

Best Contemporary R’n’B Album:

Graffiti – Chris Brown

Untitled – R. Kelly

Transition – Ryan Leslie

The ArchAndroid – Janelle Monae

Raymond V Raymond – Usher

Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals:

‘Don’t Stop Believin’ (Regionals Version)’ – Glee Cast

‘Misery’ – Maroon 5

‘The Only Exception’ – Paramore

‘Babyfather’ – Sade

‘Hey, Soul Sister (Live)’ – Train

Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals:

‘Airplanes II’ – B.o.B, Eminem & Hayley Williams

‘Imagine’ – Herbie Hancock, Pink, India.Arie, Seal, Konono No. 1, Jeff Beck & Oumou Sangare

‘If It Wasn’t For Bad’ – Elton John & Leon Russell

‘Telephone’ – Lady Gaga & Beyonce Knowles

‘California Gurls’ – Katy Perry & Snoop Dogg

Best Dance Recording:

‘Rocket’ – Goldfrapp

‘In For The Kill’ – La Roux

‘Dance In The Dark’ – Lady Gaga

‘Only Girl (In The World)’ – Rihanna

‘Dancing On My Own’ – Robyn

Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals:

‘Ready To Start’ – Arcade Fire

‘I Put A Spell On You’ – Jeff Beck & Joss Stone

‘Tighten Up’ – The Black Keys

‘Radioactive’ – Kings of Leon

‘Resistance’ – Muse

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Justin Bieber became the youngest person ever to win the Artist of the Year prize at the American Music Awards (AMAs) last night (21.11.10).

The ‘Pray’ hitmaker was the big winner of the evening, taking home four accolades including Favourite Pop/Rock Male Artist, Favourite Album and Breakthrough Artist of the Year during the ceremony at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles.

Accepting the Artist of the Year honour, the 16-year-old star thanked his mentor Usher and invited the ‘OMG’ singer to join him on stage.

He said: “I really was embraced by a man named Usher Raymond. It would be only right if I invited him up here to share it with me.”

Usher picked up two gongs himself, Favourite Soul/R&B Male Artist and Favourite Soul/R&B Album, while rapper Eminem walked away with statuettes for Favourite Rap/Hip-Hop Male Artist and Favourite Rap/Hip-Hop Album.

Other winners at the 38th annual ceremony included country stars Taylor Swift, Carrie Underwood and Brad Paisley; British rock band Muse, R&B singer Rihanna and Colombian pop star Shakira.

Michael Buble was heard shouted “I love winning things’’ when he picked up the Favourite Adult Contemporary Artist award.

Rihanna, Katy Perry, Kid Rock and Bon Jovi, all performed at the ceremony and boy bands New Kids on the Block (NKOTB) and Backstreet Boys joined up for their first collaborative live stage effort before they kick off a joint American tour next year.

Pink – who announced last week she is pregnant with her first child – did not allow her pregnancy to slow her down putting on an energetic dance routine to perform new song ‘Raise Your Glass’.

American Music Awards (AMAs) 2010, full list of winners:

Favourite Soul/R&B Album: Usher, ‘Raymond v. Raymond’

Favourite Pop Rock Band/Duo/Group: The Black Eyed Peas

Favourite Country Female Artist: Taylor Swift

Favourite Latin Music Artist: Shakira

Favourite Soul/R&B Female Artist: Rihanna

Favourite Country Male Artist: Brad Paisley

Favourite Breakthrough Artist: Justin Bieber

Favourite Pop/Rock Male Artist: Justin Bieber

Favourite Country Band/Duo/Group: Lady Antebellum

Favourite Alternative Rock Music Artist: Muse

Favourite Adult Contemporary Music Artist: Michael Buble

Favourite Soul/R&B Male Artist: Usher

Favourite Artist of the Year: Justin Bieber

Favourite Country Album: Carrie Underwood, ‘Play On’

Favourite Rap/Hip-Hop Male Artist: Eminem

Favourite Pop/Rock Album: Justin Bieber, ‘My World 2.0’

Favourite Pop/Rock Female Artist: Lady Gaga

Favourite Contemporary Inspirational Artist: MercyMe

Favourite Rap/Hip-Hop Album: Eminem, ‘Recovery’

Favourite Soundtrack Album: ‘Glee: The Music, Volume 3 Showstoppers’

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‘Twilight’ leads nominations for this year’s People’s Choice Awards.

The vampire movie franchise’s third instalment ‘Eclipse‘ dominated the award’s movie categories when they were announced yesterday (09.12.20) with eight nods including Favourite Movie, Favourite Movie Actor for stars Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner and Favourite Movie Actress for Kristen Stewart, among others.

The awards also honour Music and Television stars, and the nominations saw Eminem and Usher included in the Favourite Male Artist category, while Katy Perry, Lady Gaga and Taylor Swift are all in the running for Favourite Female Artist.

Bruno Mars and Justin Bieber are both nominated for Favourite Breakout Artist, alongside B.o.B.,

Kesha and Selena Gomez and the Scene.

Upon hearing of her nomination, Selena tweeted: “Oh my gosh!!!! I am so excited you guys nominated me and The Scene for this year’s People’s Choice Award! (sic)”

TV show ‘Glee’ picks up a nomination in the Favourite TV Comedy category alongside ‘How I Met Your Mother’, ‘Modern Family’ and ‘Two and a Half Men’.

Winners of the People’s Choice Awards 2011 will be revealed during a live broadcast from the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles on January 5 next year.

All award categories are voted for by the public, to register your vote visit http://www.peopleschoice.com

Partial list of nominations for the People’s Choice Awards 2011:

Favourite Movie

Alice In Wonderland

Inception

Iron Man 2

Toy Story 3

The Twilight Saga: Eclipse

Favourite Movie Actor

Johnny Depp

Leonardo DiCaprio

Robert Downey Jr.

Robert Pattinson

Taylor Lautner

Favourite Movie Actress

Angelina Jolie

Jennifer Aniston

Julia Roberts

Katherine Heigl

Kristen Stewart

Favourite Action Movie

Iron Man 2

Kick-Ass

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

Robin Hood

Salt

Favourite Drama Movie

Alice in Wonderland

Dear John

Inception

The Social Network

The Twilight Saga: Eclipse

Favourite Comedy Movie

Date Night

Easy A

Grown Ups

Sex and the City 2

Valentine’s Day

Favourite On Screen Team

‘Date Night’ – Tina Fey & Steve Carell

‘Inception’ – Leonardo DiCaprio, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Ellen Page, Tom Hardy, Dileep Rao

‘Iron Man 2′ – Robert Downey Jr. & Don Cheadle

‘The Karate Kid’ – Jaden Smith & Jackie Chan

‘The Twilight Saga: Eclipse’ -Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart, Taylor Lautner

Favourite Movie Star Under 25

Emma Watson

Kristen Stewart

Robert Pattinson

Vanessa Hudgens

Zac Efron

Favourite Tv Drama

The Good Wife

Gossip Girl

Grey’s Anatomy

House

The Vampire Diaries

Favourite Tv Comedy

The Big Bang Theory

Glee

How I Met Your Mother

Modern Family

Two and a Half Men

Favourite Tv Competition Show

America’s Got Talent

American Idol

Dancing With The Stars

Hell’s Kitchen

So You Think You Can Dance

Favourite Male Artist

Eminem

Enrique Iglesias

Michael Buble

Tim McGraw

Usher

Favourite Female Artist

Carrie Underwood

Katy Perry

Lady Gaga

P!nk

Taylor Swift

Favourite Song

‘Airplanes’ by B.O.B featuring Hayley Williams of Paramore

‘California Gurls’ by Katy Perry featuring Snoop Dogg

‘Love The Way You Lie’ by Eminem featuring Rihanna

‘OMG’ by Usher featuring Will.i.Am

‘Telephone’ by Lady Gaga featuring Beyonce

Favourite Breakout Artist

B.o.B.

Bruno Mars

Justin Bieber

Ke$ha

Selena Gomez & the Scene

Favourite Pop Artist

Beyonce

Katy Perry

Lady Gaga

P!nk

Rihanna

Favourite Music Video

‘Baby’ by Justin Bieber featuring Ludacris

‘Love The Way You Lie’ by Eminem featuring Rihanna

‘Teenage Dream’ by Katy Perry

‘Telephone’ by Lady Gaga featuring Beyonce

‘Waka Waka’ by Shakira featuring Frshlyground

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Eminem’s worldwide fame makes it difficult for him to date

The hip-hop superstar – who has been single since splitting from his ex-wife Kimberley Scott – wants to be in a relationship but struggles to meet people because of his celebrity status.

When asked if he dates, he said: “Not really. As far as going out, like dinner and a movie – I just can’t. Going out in public is just too crazy. I mean, I’d like to be in a relationship again someday. Who doesn’t? It’s just hard to meet new people, in my position.”

It isn’t just fame which prevents Eminem from finding love, the ‘Slim Shady’ rapper admitted he finds it difficult to trust new people.

The star – real name Marshall Mathers III – explained to Rolling Stone magazine: “I have trust issues. With women, friends, whatever. You always wonder what their real motives are. I’ve got a small circle of friends, and it’s a lot of the same friends I’ve known forever.”

Eminem has battled an addiction to prescription drugs in the past and says he is now focusing on keeping himself healthy.

He said: “Right now, that works for me. I came out of some difficult things these past couple of years. I kind of feel like I’m just now finding my footing. So I want to make sure that’s secure before I go out and do anything else. I need to keep working on myself for a while.”

Eminem has a 14-year-old daughter Hailie, his child with Kimberley, and two adopted girls Alaina, the child of Kimberley’s sister, and Whitney – Kimberley’s daughter from a previous relationship.

He is also the legal guardian of his younger half-brother Nathan.

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Lady Gaga is “convinced” she is controlled by Andy Warhol

The ‘Telephone’ hitmaker is said to have become obsessed with the late pop artist – who died in 1987 aged 58 – and reportedly makes her decisions based on their imaginary conversations.

A source said: “She is convinced he is controlling her from beyond the grave, guiding her life and career. Her entire life has become dictated by these conversations.”

Another insider claimed: “She says she is in touch with his spirit. She sits and talks to him for hours, as if he’s in the room with her. She says he tells her what to wear.”

The 24-year-old singer is so obsessed with the artist she has bought several of his works and is planning to throw a Warhol-themed party later this week, much to the bemusement of event planners.

A source told The Sun newspaper: “She has told the organisers that everything must be in the spirit of Warhol.

“They were a little confused at first but are doing their best to satisfy her demands. Her house is insane. She has spent thousands turning it into a shrine to Warhol.

“I wouldn’t be surprised if she started dressing head to toe in his clothes and changed her name to Andy.”

The highest price ever paid for a Warhol work was a staggering $100 million for his 1963 canvas ‘Eight Elvises’, and he is also famous for his prediction that in the future everyone would enjoy “15 minutes of fame”.

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Lady Gaga was the big winner at last night’s (12.09.10) MTV Video Music Awards

The eccentric singer – who was nominated for a record 13 awards – took home an impressive eight trophies at the prestigious ceremony, including Video of the Year for ‘Bad Romance’.

When accepting the main award – which was presented to her by Cher – an emotional Gaga said: “I was so nervous tonight that I’d let my fans down.

“I promised that if I won this tonight, I’d announce the name of my new record.”

She then went on to tell the thrilled crowd her new album would be called ‘Born This Way’, before singing part of the title song.

The 24-year-old star also won prizes for Best Pop Video, Best Female Video and Best Collaboration – for her ‘Telephone’ duet with Beyonce Knowles – and she thanked her fans for their support.

She said: “Tonight, little monsters, we’re the cool kids at the party.”

Other winners at the show – which was held at Los Angeles’ Nokia Theater and was hosted by Chelsea Handler – included Eminem, Justin Bieber and Jay-Z and Alicia Keys.

Eminem – who won Best Male Video and Best Hip-hop Video – opened the show with ‘Not Afraid’, before teaming up with Rihanna for ‘Love the Way You Lie’, while Best New Artist winner Justin thrilled his fans with a performance of ‘Baby’ outside the Nokia Theater.

Taylor Swift and Kanye West – who caused controversy last year after Kanye interrupted Taylor’s acceptance speech, saying Beyonce should have won – also performed separate songs.

Troubled actress Lindsay Lohan – who has just completed court-ordered rehab treatment – appeared at the start of the show in a pre-recorded sketch, which poked fun at her lifestyle.

Talking about host Chelsea’s self-confessed love of vodka, Lindsay quipped: “Pull it together! Do you think anyone wants to work with a drunk? Take it from me!”

Main winners at the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards:

Best Collaboration: Lady Gaga featuring Beyonce Knowles, ‘Telephone’

Best Female Video: Lady Gaga, ‘Bad Romance’

Best Male Video: Eminem, ‘Not Afraid’

Best Hip-hop Video: Eminem, ‘Not Afraid’

Best New Artist: Justin Bieber featuring Ludacris, ‘Baby’

Best Pop Video: Lady Gaga, ‘Bad Romance’

Best Rock Video: 30 Seconds to Mars, ‘Kings and Queens’

Best Dance Music Video: Lady Gaga, ‘Bad Romance’

Best Art Direction: Florence and the Machine, ‘Dog Days Are Over’

Best Choreography: Lady Gaga, ‘Bad Romance’

Best Cinematography: Jay Z and Alicia Keys, ‘Empire State of Mind’

Best Direction: Lady Gaga, ‘Bad Romance’

Best Editing: Lady Gaga, ‘Bad Romance’

Best Special Effects: Muse, ‘Uprising’

Best Breakthrough Video: The Black Keys, ‘Tighten Up’

Video of the Year: Lady Gaga, ‘Bad Romance’

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Jay-Z is the highest-earning man in hip-hop.

The ’99 Problems’ rapper – who is married to singer-and-actress Beyonce Knowles – has topped Forbes list of hip-hop ‘Cash Kings’ for the third year out of four. After he raked in $63 million in the last 12 months, thanks to his ‘Blueprint 3’ world tour and other ventures including his record label, fashion line, and stakes in the New York Nets basketball team, Broadway music ‘Fela!’ and a chain of sports bars.

Ryan Schinman, chief of Platinum Rye, America’s largest buyer of music and talent for big corporations, said: “Jay-Z is in a league of his own right now. There are very few artists of any genre, not just hip-hop, who’ve created such brands for themselves.”

Music mogul P. Diddy came in second in the list, although grossed less than half of the money earned by Jay-Z at $30 million.

Senegalese artist Akon – who has recently worked with artists including Whitney Houston and David Guetta – was third in the list, earning $21 million, partly from revenue generated by his Konvict clothing range.

Lil Wayne, who is currently serving jail time for weapons charges, made $20 million, while rapper-turned-actor Ludacris took $16 million, just behind Dr. Dre on $17 million.

Troy Marshall, vice president of promotions at Interscope records, added: “There’s a lot of cross-branding and cross-marketing that’s going on these days. Those are very important components for artists as far as spreading the message of their music and spreading the message of their brand.”

Other artists making the top 10 include Snoop Dogg, Pharrell Williams and Kanye West.

50 Cent – the only other person to have topped the list in the last four years, making £150 million in 2008 – saw his position slump to 14, after making a relatively-low £8 million in the last 12 months.

Top 10 Forbes list of highest earning hip-hop stars

1. Jay-Z: $63 million

2. P. Diddy: $30 million

3. Akon, $21 million

4. Lil Wayne, $20 million

5. Dr. Dre, $17 million

6. Ludacris, $16 million

7. Snoop Dogg, $15 million

8. Timbaland, $14 million

9. Pharrell Williams, $13 million

10. Kanye West, $12 million

11. Drake, $10 million

=12. T.I., $9 million

=12. Swizz Beatz, $9 million

=14. Eminem, $8 million

=14. 50 Cent, $8 million

=14 Young Jeezy, $8 million

17. Common, $7 million

=18. Soulja Boy, $6 million

=18. T-Pain, $6 million

20. Lil Jon, $5 million

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The ‘Twilight Saga’ dominated the Teen Choice Awards last night (08.08.10) picking up an incredible haul of 11 prizes.

The vampire romance franchise won a total of 11 prizes at the ceremony, which was held at Los Angeles’ Gibson Amphitheater, including Choice Movie: Liplock for Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart’s kiss in ‘The Twilight Saga: New Moon’ and Choice Movie: Chemistry.

Taylor Lautner – who plays werewolf Jacob Black in the films – picked up the Choice Fantasy: Movie Actor and Choice Male: Hottie gongs, while co-stars Robert and Kristen won the Choice Summer Movie Star: Male and Choice Summer Movie Star: Female accolades respectively.

‘Twilight’ was not the only vampire drama to dominate the event, which was hosted by ‘California Gurls’ singer Katy Perry – who underwent several costume changes throughout the night appearing at one point as a prom queen.

Hit series ‘The Vampire Diaries’ scooped seven awards in the television category, including Choice TV Show: Fantasy/Sci-Fi, while the show’s leading couple Paul Wesley and Nina Dobrev won the Choice Actor and Choice Actress statuettes in the TV Fantasy/Sci-Fi category.

Sandra Bullock won the Choice Movie Actress: Drama award for her performance in ‘The Blind Side’, the role which also won her the Best Actress Oscar.

Kourtney, Khloe and Kim Kardashian were also on hand to accept the Choice TV: Reality Show accolade for their series ‘Keeping Up With the Kardashians’.

Kim tweeted after the event: “So much fun at the Teen Choice Awards tonight! I told Megan Fox she is the most gorgeous woman alive. (sic)”

Teen Choice Awards 2010 full list of winners music, movies and television categories:

MOVIES

Choice Movie: Action Adventure – ‘Sherlock Holmes’

Choice Movie Actor: Action Adventure – Channing Tatum, ‘G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra’

Choice Movie Actress: Action Adventure – Rachel McAdams, ‘Sherlock Holmes’

Choice Movie: Sci-Fi – ‘Avatar’

Choice Movie: Liplock – Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart, `The Twilight Saga: New Moon’

Choice Movie: Fight – Mia Wasikowska vs. The Jabberwocky, `Alice in Wonderland’

Choice Movie: Hissy Fit – Miley Cyrus, `The Last Song’

Choice Movie: Chemistry – Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson, `The Twilight Saga: New Moon’

Choice Movie: Male Breakout – Liam Hemsworth, ‘The Last Song’

Choice Movie: Female Breakout – Taylor Swift, ‘Valentine’s Day’

Choice Movie: Male Scene Stealer – Kellan Lutz, ‘The Twilight Saga: New Moon’

Choice Movie: Female Scene Stealer – Ashley Greene, ‘The Twilight Saga: New Moon’

Choice Movie Actor: Sci-Fi – Sam Worthington, ‘Avatar’

Choice Movie Actress: Sci-Fi – Zoe Saldana, ‘Avatar’

Choice Movie: Fantasy – ‘The Twilight Saga: New Moon’

Choice Movie Actor: Fantasy -Taylor Lautner, ‘The Twilight Saga: New Moon’

Choice Movie Actress: Fantasy – Kristen Stewart, ‘The Twilight Saga: New Moon’

Choice Movie: Drama – ‘The Blind Side’

Choice Movie Actor: Drama – Robert Pattinson, ‘Remember Me’

Choice Movie Actress: Drama – Sandra Bullock, ‘The Blind Side’

Choice Movie: Romantic Comedy – ‘Valentine’s Day’

Choice Movie Actor: Romantic Comedy – Ashton Kutcher, ‘Valentine’s Day’

Choice Movie Actress: Romantic Comedy – Sandra Bullock, ‘The Proposal’

Choice Movie: Comedy – ‘Date Night’

Choice Movie Actor: Comedy – Ashton Kutcher, ‘Killers’

Choice Movie Actress: Comedy – Tina Fey, ‘Date Night’

Choice Movie: Horror/Thriller – ‘Paranormal Activity’

Choice Movie Actor: Horror/Thriller – Leonardo DiCaprio, ‘Shutter Island’

Choice Movie Actress: Horror/Thriller – Megan Fox, ‘Jennifer’s Body’

Choice Movie: Animated – ‘Toy Story 3′

Choice Movie: Villain – Rachelle Lefevre, ‘The Twilight Saga: New Moon’

Choice Movie: Dance – Sandra Bullock and Betty White, ‘The Proposal’

Choice Summer Movie – ‘The Twilight Saga: Eclipse’

Choice Summer Movie Star: Male – Robert Pattinson, ‘The Twilight Saga: Eclipse’

Choice Summer Movie Star: Female – Kristen Stewart, ‘The Twilight Saga: Eclipse

TELEVISION

Choice TV Show: Drama – ‘Gossip Girl’

Choice TV Actor: Drama – Chace Crawford, ‘Gossip Girl’

Choice TV Actress: Drama – Leighton Meester, ‘Gossip Girl’

Choice TV Show: Fantasy/Sci-Fi – ‘The Vampire Diaries’

Choice TV Actor: Fantasy/Sci-Fi – Paul Wesley, ‘The Vampire Diaries’

Choice TV Actress: Fantasy/Sci-Fi – Nina Dobrev, ‘The Vampire Diaries’

Choice TV Show: Action – ‘NCIS: Los Angeles’

Choice TV Actor: Action – Zachary Levi, ‘Chuck’

Choice TV Actress: Action – Yvonne Strahovski, ‘Chuck’

Choice TV Show: Comedy – ‘Glee’

Choice TV Actor: Comedy – Jonas Brothers, ‘JONAS’

Choice TV Actress: Comedy – Selena Gomez, ‘Wizards of Waverly Place’

Choice TV: Animated Show – ‘Family Guy’

Choice TV: Reality Show – ‘Keeping Up with the Kardashians’

Choice TV: Reality Competition Show – ‘American Idol’

Choice TV: Male Reality/Variety Star – Lee DeWyze, ‘American Idol’

Choice TV: Female Reality/Variety Star – The Kardashians, ‘Keeping Up with the Kardashians’

Choice TV: Villain – Ian Somerhalder, ‘The Vampire Diaries’

Choice TV: Personality – Ryan Seacrest

Choice TV: Breakout Show – ‘The Vampire Diaries’

Choice TV: Female Scene Stealer – Hilary Duff, ‘Gossip Girl’

Choice TV: Male Scene Stealer – Chris Colfer, ‘Glee’

Choice TV: Female Breakout Star – Nina Dobrev, ‘The Vampire Diaries’

Choice TV: Male Breakout Star – Paul Wesley, ‘The Vampire Diaries’

Choice TV: Parental Unit – Mike O’Malley, ‘Glee’

Choice Summer TV Show – ‘Pretty Little Liars’

Choice Summer TV Star: Male – Ian Harding, ‘Pretty Little Liars’

Choice Summer TV Star: Female – Lucy Hale, ‘Pretty Little Liars’

MUSIC

Choice Music: Male Artist- Justin Bieber

Choice Music: Female Artist – Lady Gaga

Choice Music: Group – Selena Gomez & The Scene

Choice Music: Rap Artist – Eminem

Choice Music: R&B Artist – Beyonce Knowles

Choice Music: Rock Group – Paramore

Choice Music: Male Country Artist – Keith Urban

Choice Music: Female Country Artist – Taylor Swift

Choice Music: Country Group – Lady Antebellum

Choice Music: Single – ‘California Gurls’, Katy Perry

Choice Music: Hook Up – ‘Airplanes’, B.o.B featuring Hayley Williams

Choice Music: Breakout Artist – Male – Justin Bieber

Choice Music: Breakout Artist – Female – Selena Gomez and The Scene

Choice Music: Love Song – ‘When I Look At You’, Miley Cyrus

Choice Music: R&B Track – ‘OMG’, Usher

Choice Music: Rap/Hip-Hop Track – ‘Love The Way You Lie’, Eminem featuring Rihanna

Choice Music: Rock Track – ‘Ignorance’, Paramore

Choice Music: Country Song – ‘Fifteen’, Taylor Swift

Choice Music: Album – Pop – ‘My World 2.0′, Justin Bieber

Choice Music: Album – Rock – ‘Brand New Eyes’, Paramore

Choice Music: Album – R&B – ‘Jason Derülo’, Jason Derulo

Choice Music: Album – Rap – ‘Relapse’, Eminem

Choice Music: Album – Country – ‘Fearless’, Taylor Swift

Choice Summer Music Star: Male – Justin Bieber

Choice Summer Music Star: Female – Lady Gaga

Choice Summer Music: Song – ‘California Gurls’, Katy Perry featuring Snoop Dogg

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50 Cent was inspired by Eminem to become a success.

The hip-hop star was determined to become a huge star all over the world after seeing the phenomenal sales the ‘Slim Shady’ rapper achieved with his third album ‘The Marshall Mathers LP’ in 2000.

He said: “I remember looking at Eminem’s plaque for ‘The Marshall Mathers LP’, and it had 35 countries on it where the record went gold or platinum, and I looked at that and thought, ‘I want one of those.’ “

50 – real name Curtis Jackson – believes he has been able to match Eminem’s success because of his commitment to touring.

He said: “I think at this point, most artists would dream of having the ability to travel from the United States to different territories and actually be wanted, and have people already knowing their material.

“I’m excited to be going on tour right now. A lot of music that I hear coming from new artists, I mean, some of it’s good and some of it I’ll completely pass on. And I think a lot of people out there feel the same way, and it’s just a shift in the actual climate of the music business itself.”

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British screenwriter Simon Monjack will be one of several people questioned as authorities try to determine how the actress died from cardiac arrest on Sunday (20.12.09), aged just 32.

Simon – who reportedly tried to stop the Los Angeles Coroner’s Office from performing an autopsy on Brittany’s body yesterday (21.12.09) – previously said he has been “destroyed” by her passing.

Meanwhile, friends of the couple – who wed in 2007 after a whirlwind romance – have spoken out about their concerns surrounding their relationship and their belief he is riddled with huge debts.

It has been reported a 2006 court judgment for £293,000 was made against him by the prestigious Coutts and Company bank, and it is claimed he was evicted from his New York flat in 2005 after failing to pay £5,000 in rent.

US website Gawker has reported there are two outstanding warrants for his arrest in Virginia for alleged fraud and credit card theft and other media outlets claim he was arrested by customs agents in April 2007 for overstaying his work visa.

Simon said: “Like all businessmen, I have faced many lawsuits. It is a real tragedy that success, greed, envy and celebrity are the motivation for attacking my family and character.”

Meanwhile, ‘Clueless’ director Amy Heckerline has added to speculation Brittany suffered from anorexia – after revealing she felt under pressure to be a “skinny, pretty girl”.

Amy told Scott Feinberg’s AndTheWinnerIs.blog.com: “You know, everybody’s shaking their heads and going ‘drugs,’ of course… She seemed to go through a change, you know, on ‘Clueless.’ Maybe she felt like she was not the, like, skinny, pretty girl, you know?

“And then the next few movies she was thinner, blonde, at MTV Awards and all sorts of things like that, and going out with Eminem and Ashton Kutcher.

“I think she felt the pressure to become a different sort of commodity to survive in show business, and I think it was awful.”

The autopsy on her body was completed yesterday (21.12.09) but results will not be announced until toxicology and neurological tests come back during the next six weeks.

Since her passing, a number of prescription drugs have been confiscated from Brittany’s home.

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The rapper issued a come and get me plea to Simon last week to be a judge on UK TV talent show ‘The X Factor’ and now the music mogul says he would be delighted to welcome Eminem onto the panel.

Simon said: “It would be great to have him on as a guest judge.

“Em – I can call him that because we are on first name terms – the job is yours.”

However, Simon insisted he won’t alter the line-up and drop any of the current judges – Girls Aloud star Cheryl Cole, Australian singer Dannii Minogue, the sister of Kylie Minogue, and music manager Louis Walsh – to make room for the ‘We Made You’ star.

He added: “I’m not getting rid of anyone.”

Eminem, 37, said last week he doesn’t think the current panellists have been successful enough to help the acts.

He said: “No disrespect to the current judges but you need people who are global, platinum-selling stars. You need to prepare contestants for what it’s really like out there, and what sort of pressure you are going to be under.

“So much average talent comes out of these reality shows. A hip-hop star will never win a show like the ‘X Factor’ without somebody like me on the panel. It needs somebody in power to open a door for them.”

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The rapper is reportedly a massive fan of the UK TV talent show, and has told judge and producer Simon Cowell to get him on the panel so he can give the hopefuls advice on what it’s like to be a global star.

Eminem doesn’t think the current judges – Girls Aloud star Cheryl Cole, Australian singer Dannii Minogue, the sister of Kylie Minogue, and music manager Louis Walsh – have been successful enough to help the acts.

The ‘We Made You’ rapper said: “No disrespect to the current judges but you need people who are global, platinum-selling stars. You need to prepare contestants for what it’s really like out there, and what sort of pressure you are going to be under.”

The 37-year-old hip-hop star guarantees he would find a platinum-selling star if he and his producer friend Dr. Dre had a guest slot as judges.

He added to Britain’s The Sun newspaper: “So much average talent comes out of these reality shows. A hip-hop star will never win a show like the ‘X Factor’ without somebody like me on the panel. It needs somebody in power to open a door for them.

“I’m not sure I would have the time to do it full-time, but I would come out and be a guest judge. Simon tells it like it is and I am down with that.”

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Debbie Nelson has revealed plans to wed her agent, Neal Alpert, who launched a lawsuit against her and her co-author for a small percentage of the profits from her book ‘My Son Marshall, My Son Eminem’.

The case was, however, dismissed last year.

Despite his lawsuit, it has been claimed Neal is one of the only people not to have “taken advantage” of Debbie and despite his bisexuality, he has “dated more women than guys”.

The source added to website RadarOnline: “When it comes to marriage it’s not about the sex, it’s about being with your best friend,

“He has always been a gentleman and respectful and never sold her out for a penny, even when he had the chance.”

The couple are presently said to be looking at a number of different venues for the wedding.

The source added: “It’s going to be a nice-sized wedding, that’s for sure.”

Debbie claimed she wrote her book about her son – real name Marshall Mathers – to “set the record straight” about his upbringing and prove she was a good mother, contrary to his claims.

She said: “After his first album ‘Infinite’ flopped, he reinvented himself as white trailer trash with a crazy welfare mom. I was shocked when I first heard the lyrics – but he constantly reassured me it was all a big joke. I went along with it for Marshall’s sake.”

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The ‘All For You’ hitmaker will sing a medley to start the 2009 ceremony on November 22, which sees her late brother Michael Jackson – who died of acute Propofol intoxication in June – nominated in five categories.

American Music Awards producer Larry Klein said: “We’re thrilled about having Janet Jackson open this year’s show.

“She is an incredibly dynamic performer and I think the audience will be excited to see what she has in store.”

This will be the fourth AMAs performance for the star, who has won nine of the awards in previous years, and follows her moving tribute to her brother at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards in September.

It was announced earlier this week Whitney Houston – who has won a huge 21 AMAs from 37 nominations – will be honoured with the International Artist Award and perform her new single ‘I Didn’t Know My Own Strength’ at the star-studded ceremony.

Other stars to perform at this year’s AMAs at Los Angeles’ Nokia Theatre include Lady Gaga, Eminem, Jay-Z, Shakira, Rihanna, Jennifer Lopez, Green Day, Kelly Clarkson and Carrie Underwood.

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Beyonce Knowles won three awards at the MTV Europe Music Awards last night (05.11.09).

The ‘Sweet Dreams’ singer – who wowed crowds with a performance of her latest track while wearing a skimpy red corset and suspenders – was the most successful star of the night as she was awarded the prize for Best Song for her track ‘Halo’, Best Video for her hit record ‘Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)’ and also scooped the Best Female Singer honour.

The 28-year-old beauty’s win completely overshadowed Lady Gaga, who had been nominated for five awards but only went home with the Best New Act prize.

Ceremony presenter Katy Perry, 25, was so starstruck by the singer-and-actress, she almost “p****d” herself with nerves and excitement when they met.

The ‘I Kissed a Girl’ singer admitted she was terrified about running into the curvy singer and fellow chart-topper Lady Gaga in case they judged her on her skimpy stage outfits and cheeky presenting style.

She said: “I’m totally petrified about what those girls will think, but I’m doing it in my own way, not to be taken too seriously – like everything I do.

“I saw Beyonce and nearly p****d myself – she’s such a force.”

Busty brunette Katy – who changed her outfit 12 times during the ceremony – teased the crowd with a host of sexy anecdotes and at one stage, even joked about the ‘Poker Face’ star – who has been plagued by rumours she is a hermaphrodite.

Sitting in a giant, red, glittery stiletto, she quipped: “They say if men have big shoes, they have big… The confusing thing is I borrowed this from Lady Gaga!”

The ‘Paparazzi’ singer was not the only act left disappointed last night. Rockers Kings of Leon also left empty handed despite also being nominated for five prizes.

However, the night was deemed a huge success by rapper Jay-Z, who won the Best Urban award and Irish rock band U2, who were given the Best Live Act award.

The renowned music acts raced to the ceremony together after the US superstar made a surprise on-stage appearance with the rockers in front of 10,000 fans at Brandenburg Gate.

Full MTV Europe Music Awards winners list:

Best Song – ‘Halo’, Beyonce

Best New Act – Lady Gaga

Best Group – Tokio Hotel

Best Live Act – U2

Best Male – Eminem

Best Urban – Jay-Z

Best Rock – Green Day

Best Push Artist – Pixie Lott

Best Alternative – Placebo

Best Video – ‘Single Ladies’, Beyonce

Best World Stage Performance – Linkin Park

Best European Act – MaNga

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