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Thursday, August 25, 2011

Katy Perry Closing In On Michael Jackson's #1 Singles Record

If 'Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)' tops Hot 100, Perry's Teenage Dream will tie MJ's mark of five #1s from a single album.
By James Montgomery

Katy Perry
Photo: John Parra/ WireImage

Katy Perry's unstoppable Teenage Dream album continues to churn out hits ... and now, it might just make history too.

If Dream's fifth single, the just-released "Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)", continues its climb to the top of the Billboard Hot 100 (it currently sits at #4, jumping 27 spots from last week), Perry will not only become the first female artist to ever have five #1 songs off one album, she'll be the first artist of any gender to accomplish the feat since Michael Jackson had five chart-topping singles off his Bad album in 1987 and 1988.

Perry's previous #1s from the Dream album are, of course, "California Gurls," "Teenage Dream," "Firework" and "E.T." Jackson's five #1s from the Bad album are "I Just Can't Stop Loving You," "Bad," "The Way You Make Me Feel," "Man in the Mirror" and "Dirty Diana."

Perry has already shattered the Hot 100 record for most consecutive weeks with a single inside the Top 10 (48, a number previously held by Swedish popmeisters Ace of Base), then kept that momentum going by spending an entire year in the chart's upper echelon. More incredibly, that streak is still active, as two of Perry's singles — "T.G.I.F." and "E.T." — sit at numbers 4 and 5, respectively.

What's more, "T.G.I.F" currently sits atop the Billboard Digital Songs chart, and may soon be her sixth single to pass the 4 million mark in digital sales, joining "E.T.," "California Gurls," "Firework," and from her One of the Boys album, "Hot N Cold" and "I Kissed a Girl." No other artist has even had four songs pass the 4 million download mark ... Perry's closest competitors in that regard are Lady Gaga and Rihanna, both of whom have had three 4 million-sellers.

What do you think of Katy Perry's chart streak? Sound off in the comments!

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Justin Bieber Passes Michael Jackson's Box-Office Record

'Justin Bieber: Never Say Never' has outgrossed MJ's 'This Is It' in U.S.
By Gil Kaufman

Justin Bieber in "Justin Bieber: Never Say Never"
Photo: Paramount Pictures

Michael Jackson may have dubbed himself the King of Pop, but the late icon didn't hold the box-office crown for long. Less than a year after the posthumous MJ documentary "This Is It" became the most successful concert-themed film in U.S. history, Justin Bieber is poised to snatch the mantle.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, "Justin Bieber: Never Say Never" has earned $72.2 million in domestic box office so far, passing Jackson's $72.1 million haul. And while Bieber has racked up those impressive numbers in just six weeks, he's got a long way to go before he laps the global receipts for the MJ doc.

"This Is It" has grossed $189.1 million overseas for a global total of $261.2 million. Music films don't typically play well overseas, and THR noted that "Never Say Never" has grossed a more modest $10.8 million overseas so far, with Paramount executives predicting that it could top out around $20 million internationally.

The impressive U.S. numbers were likely goosed by the re-release of the film recently with 40 additional minutes of bonus footage from director Jon M. Chu. Bieber still has a little way to go to climb the list of the top-grossing documentaries of all time. "Never Say Never" is currently stalled out at the #3 position, around $5 million behind "March of the Penguins," according to Box Office Mojo, and well short of the all-time record held by Michael Moore's "Fahrenheit 9/11," which has taken in $119.1 million to date.

Bieber set off a classic MJ-style fan frenzy a few weeks ago when he visited Liverpool, England, for his world tour. And just a week later, he posed with his new wax figure at London's Madame Tussauds, checking off another item on the list of milestones to an MJ-like career.

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HawthoRNe Crew on Jada Pinkett Smith and Marc Anthony: No Funny Business!

Jada Pinkett Smith and Marc Anthony have totally had sex on screen. Check out the scene below from HawthoRNe.

But sources on the set of that stupidly-named TNT drama tell TMZ there's been no evidence of a relationship between the co-stars, despite an In Touch Weekly cover story that cites an affair.

Marc Anthony and Jada Pinkett Smith on HawthoRNe

Crew members say Smith and Anthony would run their lines with an acting coach present, always in public, and never acted intimate in any way. Moreover, Will Smith and his wife "looked like they were on their honeymoon" any time the former stopped by the set, an insider reports.

Will serves as a producer on the series.

The rumors will likely continue, and THG will do our best to get to the bottom of the chatter. But one thing is for certain: this is the most attention HawthoRNe has ever received.

Source: http://www.thehollywoodgossip.com/2011/08/hawthorne-crew-on-jada-pinkett-smith-and-marc-anthony-no-funny-b/

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Miley Cyrus' Sushi Date with Liam Hemsworth

Making the most of some time off, Miley Cyrus was spotted going out for sushi with Liam Hemsworth yesterday afternoon (August 24).

The ?Hannah Montana? babe donned a grey Pat Benatar t-shirt and short shorts as she strolled up to the local eatery while shutterbugs swarmed nearby.

And it seems Miley has garnered the attention of Rolling Stone magazine, though it?s not for a flattering reason.

Cyrus scored the #1 spot on Rolling Stone?s Worst Cover Songs of All Time list for her version of Nirvana?s legendary hit ?Smells Like Teen Spirit.?

The full list is as follows:

1. Miley Cyrus, ?Smells Like Teen Spirit? (Nirvana)
2. Limp Bizkit, ?Behind Blue Eyes? (The Who)
3. Madonna, ?American Pie? (Don McLean)
4. Sheryl Crow, ?Sweet Child O? Mine? (Guns N Roses)
5. Britney Spears, ?I Can?t Get No (Satisfaction)? (The Rolling Stones)
6. Alien Ant Farm, ?Smooth Criminal? (Michael Jackson)
7. Britney Spears, ?I Love Rock & Roll? (The Arrows/Joan Jett & The Blackhearts)
8. Avril Lavigne, ?Imagine? (John Lennon)
9. Jessica Simpson, ?These Boots Are Made For Walkin?? (Nancy Sinatra)
10. William Shatner, ?Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds? (The Beatles)

Source: http://celebrity-gossip.net/miley-cyrus/miley-cyrus-sushi-date-liam-hemsworth-536534

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'Dark Knight Rises' On Set: Best Pittsburgh Sneak Peeks!

As production on the 2012 Batman flick wraps in the Steel City, we detail the five coolest looks to hit the Net.
By Eric Ditzian

On the set of "Dark Knight Rises" in Pittsburgh

In late May, to mark the start of "Dark Knight Rises" production in Pittsburgh, we got our first look at the newest villain to face off against Batman: Tom Hardy as the broad-backed, rubber-face-mask-rocking Bane. That juicy, studio-approved first look, it turned out, was a harbinger of spoiler-y sneak peeks to come.

Over the next three months, we feasted our eyes upon villains and vehicles and massive action set pieces and more. The free-for-all, though, is probably at an end, as "Dark Knight Rises" production in Pittsburgh has wrapped ahead of a shift to Los Angeles, where on-set security is likely to be significantly tighter. So as we bid goodbye to Batman's adventures in the Steel City, let's take a look at the five coolest things we've peeped since May.

Check out photos from the set of "Dark Knight Rises."

Kickoff at Heinz Field
Early in August, director Christopher Nolan took over the Pittsburgh Steelers' home stadium of Heinz Field for an epic action sequence in which NFL stars like Ben Roethlisberger, Hines Ward and Troy Polamalu got into character as the Gotham Rogues in front of 10,000 extras. For once, these gridiron greats weren't the center of the action, as the game was interrupted by the explosive arrival of Bane and a few camouflaged tumblers.

Crashing Catwoman
We need not rehash the not-exactly-warm reception to the photographic debut of Anne Hathaway in character as Catwoman. A far more perilous situation unfolded days later when Hathaway's stunt double crashed the Batpod into a cameraman working with a super-expensive IMAX camera. Reportedly, neither the camera nor the operator was injured. So that's good, as was the peek at the scene they were shooting: police officers beating the heck out of people outside Gotham City Hall.

Totaled Tumbler
Everywhere you looked in Pittsburgh, there were tumblers — those armed vehicles Christian Bale made into his newfangled Batmobile. Where'd they all come from? And what the heck happened to one of them, which wound up buried in rubble? Our guess is Batman's latest badass vehicle is responsible for the damage.

Batwing Takes Flight
The latest vehicle, of course, is the Batwing. In mid-August, we got our first look at the craft, which has popped up in previous "Batman" films but never before in Nolan's versions. Gone was any resemblance to director Tim Burton's earlier iteration, or the Batplanes present throughout comic-book history; in their place was an ultra-realistic aircraft that seemingly owes its existence, like the tumbler, to a military design.

Bane Takes on Batman
Of all the many character-centric set pics, our favorite is probably this one of Bane grappling with Batman. For all the high-tech gadgets this movie will feature, the fight between these two adversaries might well come down to some old-fashioned fisticuffs. The photo also showcased a fat scar on Bane's neck, perhaps Nolan's way of explaining the villain's life-or-death addiction to an experimental drug called Venom.

Check out everything we've got on "The Dark Knight Rises."

For breaking news and previews of the latest comic book movies — updated around the clock — visit SplashPage.MTV.com.

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