Ke$ha's Cannibal Track List: No Drake, Plenty Of Dirty Puns

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'Animal' remix and eight new songs feature production by Max Martin, Benny Blanco and Bangladesh.
By James Montgomery

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On November 22, Ke$ha will return with Cannibal, the mini-LP/ maxi-EP 'companion' piece to her platinum-plus debut disc, Animal.

Much like Lady Gaga's The Fame Monster, Cannibal will be sold both as a standalone album and as part of a deluxe reissue of Animal. According to a press release from Ke$ha's label, RCA, there are eight new songs on the album (including smash first single 'We R Who We R') — produced by the likes of Max Martin, Benny Blanco and Bangladesh — and a new remix.

Earlier this week, a rumored track list for Cannibal began making the rounds, featuring songs like 'Rumblin',' 'Glitter and Glamour' and 'Strong,' a supposed team-up with Drake. It sounded rather promising, but, unfortunately, it was also untrue.

On Thursday (October 28), RCA sent MTV News the actual track listing for Cannibal, and while it doesn't feature any cameos by Drake (or anyone else), there is a song called — ahem — "C U Next Tuesday," which promises to be a rather interesting listen.

Other tracks include 'Sleazy,' 'Blow,' 'The Harold Song' (perhaps a spiritual sequel of sorts to the Animal track 'Stephen'?) and the pun-a-riffic 'Grow a Pear.'

In an interview earlier this month with Entertainment Weekly, Ke$ha said she aimed to create '[a] youthful and irreverent movement of the kids' with Cannibal, and describes the music on the disc as good, positive and 'fun as sh--.' And judging by the song titles alone, we're inclined to believe her.

The track list for Ke$ha's Cannibal, according to RCA Records:

» 1. 'Cannibal'

» 2. 'We R Who We R'

» 3. 'Sleazy'

» 4. 'Blow'

» 5. 'The Harold Song'

» 6. 'Crazy Beautiful Life'

» 7. 'Grow a Pear'

» 8. 'C U Next Tuesday'

» 9. 'Animal (Billboard remix)'

Will you be picking up Cannibal? Tell us in the comments!

Katy Perry's 'Firework' Video Sends Empowering Message

Clip for Teenage Dream song dedicated to 'It Gets Better' campaign.
By Jocelyn Vena

Katy Perry in 'Firework'


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Katy Perry wanted her video for 'Firework' to inspire people and she even dedicated it to the 'It Gets Better' campaign. On Thursday (October 28), the newly married singer debuted the inspiring clip.

The video, posted on KatyPerry.com, opens with the camera panning a European city before Perry emerges in a lavender gown, standing on a balcony singing. But this isn't just some glamorous music video. Perry is sending a message: empower yourself and embrace your inner firework.

Soon, the video is intercut with stories of people who need to find their inner firework. One story is about a boy who is upset to see his parents fighting. Another follows a young woman at a party where everyone is in their underwear, and she doesn't feel comfortable. The third story follows a cancer-stricken youth who dreamily watches television.

By the time the chorus comes in, Perry's own inner firework is erupting from her chest, and with that, everyone else begins to also find theirs. The video's first protagonist pushes his father away from his mother to protect her. We are also introduced to another set of
characters: two gay youths.

Perry then walks through the city, as the girl at the party decides to join in on the fun, and another guy is bullied in an alleyway for being a magician. The two gay youths embrace their feelings for one another and kiss, the magician dazzles the bullies with his skills, and the sick kid finds solace in the night.

Soon, a party erupts, with Perry in the center of the action, belting out the song's inspiring message as fireworks explode around them all.

What did you think of the 'Firework' video? Give us your review in the comments below!

Kim Kardashian Says NYC Guys Have A 'Different Vibe'

Newly relocated reality vixen tells 'The Seven' she 'loves' New York.
By Mawuse Ziegbe

Kim Kardashian


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Reality siren and California girl Kim Kardashian has ditched the West Coast to romp through the streets of New York, big sis in tow, for her upcoming TV show "Kourtney and Kim Take Manhattan." The starlet recently said she's feeling her new digs — despite not finding a lot success on the dating scene.

'I haven't really met a lot of East Coast guys, but the energy here is such a different vibe,' Kardashian said during a sit-down with MTV's 'The Seven,' which aired Thursday (October 28). 'I really love it here on the East Coast.'

The bicoastal socialite, who chatted with reporters at New York City's Macy's store for an event promoting her fragrance, did admit that she's run into some trouble since she took up residence in the Big Apple. Kardashian recalled her encounter with a fan — and his unhinged lady friend — at one of the city's hot spots that left her doused with a cocktail and sparked the ire of her protective friends and family.

'A fan came up and wanted a picture with me, and he was a little drunk, but I took the picture. [Then] his drunk, crazy girlfriend walked up and went crazy and totally thought that he was flirting with me, and it just wasn't the case,' she said.

The drink-flinging girlfriend's antics caught the attention of some key members of Kardashian's entourage.

"She threw a drink on me, and [sister] Khloé saw, like, from a distance, and went crazy. Then Scott, my sister [Kourtney]'s boyfriend, got involved," she said. "We just all left, it was so crazy."

Kardashian pegged the incident as a uniquely NYC experience.

'As crazy as it is at home in L.A., that's never happened,' she said.

What do you think of Kim Kardashian moving to New York? Let us know in the comments!

Don't miss 'The Seven' every weekday at 5 p.m. ET on MTV.

Rihanna Says Now-Iconic Haircut Was 'Really Liberating'

Loud singer tells MTV News she wanted to do 'something daring with my hair, something fun, something unexpected.'
By Rebecca Thomas

Rihanna


Photo: MTV News

The word "icon" gets tossed around a lot in pop music. So if multiplatinum pop&B star Rihanna is not yet an icon, then she's arguably exhibiting the DNA of an icon-in-the-making, including a trend-shifting haircut that has become one of the most requested styles in salons from Brooklyn to Baltimore. And everyone knows that a look worthy of pop royalty begins with the crown — just ask Madonna.

On Wednesday, MTV News caught up with Rihanna at a New York book signing for her self-titled photography collection, and the 'Only Girl (In the World)' singer said it was 'exciting' that she'd inspired so many girls to chop their tresses.

'For me, when I cut my hair, it was really, really liberating,' Rihanna told us, just weeks before her hotly anticipated LP Loud is due. 'And I always like to do something daring with my hair, something fun, something unexpected and something not typical.'

At her book event, the 22-year-old was sporting the long, layered, fiery-red locks she's been rocking in recent months. But the 'do that most have come to call "the Rihanna" is a Mohawk-inspired look that gets its flirtiness from the long strands that sweep the eyes. The singer first took shears to her Beyoncé-esque mane with the 2008 release of her Good Girl Gone Bad album, drawing "oohs" for a jet-black bob that broke with R&B tradition.

Since then, she's subjected her version of 'the Rihanna' to colors and textures of every variation, from the severe bangs of 'Hard' to the Barbados-approved barrel curls of 'Rude Boy.' And in turn, girls around the country paid homage with cuts of their own. But Rih admitted that convenience also factored into her decision to go short.

'[I wanted] something that, when I wake up in the morning, it kind of leads the day, you know? Kind of tells you what to wear,' she said. 'When you've got too much options with your hair, it's stressful; it could take two hours to get ready,' she laughed.

The editor in chief of Hype Hair, Adrienne Moore, weighed in on the appeal of Rihanna's hairdo, particularly for a generation of girls increasingly wed to weaves and extensions. She highlighted the superstar's willingness to a 'take a risk.'

'Rihanna gives us a fascinating style that's unexpected, and that unexpected look sets her apart from the rest,' Moore told MTV News. 'She wasn't afraid to take a risk, from the first project [A Girl Like Me], she released herself from all that long hair.'

Moore added that even in abandoning the short style for now in favor of a 'voluminous' look, Rihanna has managed to keep her admirers on their toes. 'It's almost like she's stepping back with a retro look, a soft look, as opposed to a spiky, edgy look. So she shocked people,' Moore said of the star's latest look, describing it as a Marilyn Monroe throwback.

Which Rihanna hairstyle is your favorite? Tell us in the comments!

Young Church Beats/Remixes – Gorgeous (Kanye 2010 Blend) (ft. Kid Cudi & Notorious BIG)

Time to take em to church with an ill new blend

Just like so many others, Young Church watched Kanye’s short film, “Runaway,” so he had to jump on the chance to add his own creativity to the snippit of CuDi’s part on Kanye’s song “Gorgeous,” and mixing it with Biggie’s dope song “Party and Bullshit,” which many of you probably remember from the extremely ill mashup with Miley Cyrus by Hathbanger, which I call “Party & Bullshit in the U.S.A.” Anyway, Young Church’s mashup is very nice with the chill CuDi vocals and takes you back in time with the nice rhymes from B.I.G… You can find more great mashups from Young Church by using the search box, or by clicking here. I told Young Church I would post this song today after he handed it over to me two days ago. Here’s his commentary:

check out this remix i did to the new kanye and kid cudi joint “gorgeous” thats gonna be on ye’s new album. all i could get ahold of for now were some snippets of it so i chopped up BIG’s verse’s to party n bullshit until the album drops nov. 22nd

Young Church Beats/Remixes – Gorgeous (Kanye 2010 Blend) (ft. Kid Cudi & Notorious BIG)

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Sam Adams – Lions Den

More new Sammy as said by twitter.

Sam is back to the dub-pop-hop, as he had on his mixtape Party Records, which is now without annoying DJ tags on that link… I’ll take a guess that this was not recorded before his mixtape was released, since he says that he is the “creator of dubstep rap, you f*cking idiots” at the beginning of the song, which could be a shot at some people that recently called him out, but I could be wrong. Anyway, Sam goes in over Mt. Eden’s “Sierra Leone,” which Chris Webby did a great job rapping over. Sam sounds pretty good over the song, too.

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Jessica Mauboy feat. Ludacris – Saturday-Night

Bangin New Party Track

Here’s one that will definitely hit the radio sometime soon (so be sure to cop it). This has dance party written all over it, and it is Thursday… haha. Make sure to bump this song on your Halloween weekend to get everyone dancing. Oh by the way, tonight I’ll be posting a Thirsty Thursday playlist to get the night started, so be on the lookout for that as well. I’ll let this tide you over until tonight, enjoy!

Jessica Mauboy feat. Ludacris – Saturday Night

KiD CuDi Sick of Rap & Moving to Rock

I can’t really say I’m surprised based on the stuff I’ve heard from MOTMII. I will say, if KiD CuDi takes this seriously he can kiss his career goodbye. I’m going to go listen to A Kid Named CuDi.

“I already have three songs done,” the wordsmith revealed during a listening for Man on the Moon II: The Legend of Mr. Rager last night in New York City. He has formed a band and is working with Dot da Genius, the producer behind his 2009 hit ‘Day ‘N’ Nite.’

“Our band is called Wizards!” Cudder shared. “We’re starting to record on the tour bus. We’ll be doing college runs.” The rapper is learning the guitar for the occasion, something he wanted to do for the past decade. “I never thought I could play an instrument. I always downplayed that shit.” (RU)

T.I. – Ya Heard Me [Official Video]

Easily one of my favorite T.I. songs in a while. So let’s play catch-up on T.I. news… His new album will no be called No Mercy, not King Uncaged. He somehow got the charged dropped from his little run-in with the police last month, however it was still a violation of his probation and he will be going to spend 11 months in jail starting Monday.

Thirsty Thursday Tracks

Start the Night Right!

There’s not much explaining to do with this one. Here’s ten dance-ish tracks that are perfect to start of the Halloween weekend. Rage.

Aer – Water On The Moon (Free Mixtape)

What can be more refreshing than Aer? Maybe a mixtape by them…?

We had the exclusive single and title track “Water On The Moon” of this duo out of Wayland, MA (yes, that is the same city where “Boston’s Boy,” Sam Adams is from) a couple days ago and now we share with you their mixtape. On every song, there is an instrumental that is amazing, like something you would expect from Slightly Stoopid, who happens to be their best comparison, since Aer adds doses of reggae, alternative, hip-hop, electronic, and even a bit of pop. Aer, pronounced “Air” combines a lot of soothing sounds and vocals to make some easy listening songs that are so fresh. This is their second tape, and it shows that they have been improving and are set to explode soon enough. Aer’s instrumentals are so sweet, but if their vocals continue to get better, watch out for them to make some major moves. I think it’s safe to say that we need more Aer. Become a fan of them on facebook.

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Aer – Water On The Moon

Aer – Outro

Aer – Medina

Aer – Intro

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Olu – Popular

Olu takes it solo

You may have heard Olu and QC, I guess Olu “just thought [he'd] do this bitch solo and just wreck da ho.” Olu always seems to combine a filthy flow with some ill verses. Have I mentioned our boy Olu is working on two mixtapes and has some sweet collabs in the mix? Olu does it big and has been on a rampage to display his talent and become more popular. Become a fan of Olu on facebook nad follow him on twitter. Alos, check out more of our many features of Olu here.

Olu – Popular

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Sam Adams – Lolita (Prod. by Red Spyda)

New Sammy Adams!

Sam raps over The Beach Boys’ “Vibrations,” and it sounds pretty good. The song is sort of short and it is tagged by a couple DJs like the annoying DJ Whoo Kid. It’s still pretty nice to hear “Vibrations” sampled in it, and new Sam Adams is nice, too. Expect a tagless to emerge, eventually. Hopefully, when the Djs jump off the song, we’ll get a longer version, as well.

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