Monday, November 18, 2013
Anna Paquin, Stephen Moyer and Their Stylish Twins
The couple (and "True Blood" actors) take their Boden-clad twins, 14 months, out to play at a park.
Taylor Swift: Dating Douglas Booth?!
It?s about time for her to start writing a new album, so it makes sense that Taylor Swift is rumored to be jumping into a fledgling relationship as well.
According to multiple outlets, the ?I Knew You Were Trouble? songstress went on a secret date with ?Romeo & Juliet? hunk Douglas Booth in London, England recently.
Though there?s not much in the way of juicy details just yet, if this pans out T. Swifty will have plenty of inspiration for the studio.
Also a male model, Douglas has a trio of projects in the pipeline including ?Noah,? ?Jupiter Ascending,? and ?Posh.?
'Catching Fire' Director On Which Iconic Scenes Will (And Won't) Be In The Movie
Francis Lawrence sits down with MTV News ahead of the film's L.A. premiere on Monday.
By Sophie Schillaci, with reporting by Josh Horowitz
Ke$ha - My First Kiss
- Artist: Ke$ha
- Label: Photo Finish Records
- Director: Isaac Ravishankara
- Album: Lean by Jarre
Britney Spears - I Wanna Go (Desi Hits!: Remix)
I Wanna Go (Desi Hits!: Remix)
- Artist: Britney Spears
- Label: Jive
- Director:
- Album: Loco de Amor
Adele Notches Best Sales Year Since Usher's Confessions
In 2011, 21 moved more than 5.6 million copies in the U.S.
By Gil Kaufman
<P>The music industry has been stuck in a rut for nearly a decade. But every once in a while, it still manages to produce one of those unstoppable hit albums that give everyone that good old feeling. </P><P> </P><P></p><div class="player-placeholder right" title="Rolling in the Deep" id="vid:604336" width="240" height="211"></div><p> </P><P> </P><P>This year's model is <a href="http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/adele/artist.jhtml">Adele</a>'s <I>21</I>, which not only sold more copies than any other album in the U.S. in 2011 (more than 5.6 million to date), but which has also moved the most units of any artist since 2004. According to a <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/12/27/us-adele-idUSTRE7BQ10V20111227" target="_blank"><I>Reuters</I> report</a>, those gaudy figures (which top 15 million worldwide) make the British songbird the first artist to cross the 5 million mark in one year since Usher did it with his fourth studio album, <I>Confessions</I>, which sold 7.9 million units more than seven years ago. </P><P> </P><P>And to think she did it by releasing just two mega singles, <a href="/news/articles/1675976/adele-rolling-in-the-deep-best-song-2011.jhtml">"Rolling in the Deep"</a> and "Someone Like You," and barely touring North America due to <a href="/news/articles/1674453/adele-throat-surgery-recovery.jhtml">recurring vocal issues.</a>
 </P><P> </P><P>There have been other big hits along the way to Adele's mark, including Eminem selling more than 3.4 million copies of his comeback <I>Recovery</I> album last year and Taylor Swift taking the honors in 2009 with <I>Fearless</I>, which sold 3.2 million copies. But none have come as close to Usher's mark in the interim. </P><P> </P><P>There doesn't seem to be any chance Adele will be surpassed by the end of the year: The closest contenders are Lady Gaga's <I>Born This Way</I> (2.08 million) and Michael Bublé's <I>Christmas</I> (2.4 million). The other good news is that overall music sales are expected to be up slightly (3 percent) by the end of this year, marking the first time that's happened since 2004.</p>
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