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vrijdag 1 april 2011

Carrie Underwood Is 'Loving' New 'American Idol' Panel

'Steven and J.Lo are doing such an amazing job,' she tells MTV News.By Kara Warner Carrie Underwood Photo: MTV News Carrie Underwood has come a long way since she was the wide-eyed winner of "American Idol" back in 2005 — with a Grammy-winning country career under her belt — but she still takes the time to watch the show that made her a star. When MTV News caught up with Underwood recently as she promoted her acting debut in the new film "Soul Surfer," we had to ask her thoughts on the changes to the new season, particularly the new faces added to the judges' panel. "I am loving the judges," Underwood said. "I know Simon was always such a huge part of the show, but if I had just started watching now, I wouldn't miss it, you know what I mean? I think Steven and J.Lo are doing such an amazing job. I actually got the chance to talk to Steven Tyler, and I was like, 'I'm finding out that I like you more than I thought I did.' " Underwood said she liked the Aerosmith frontman before he joined the show, but she's enjoying seeing a softer side of his rock-star persona. "I've always liked Steven Tyler the artist, but as a person, he's really coming across charming and warm and friendly and encouraging," she said. "Of course we always knew that J.Lo is sweet and beautiful, and she's just confirming all of our previous thoughts about her by being on the show. I'm really enjoying watching it." So who are her favorite contestants? "I always have a few that I'm watching, but I never say who they are because I remember what it was like when I was on the show, and I never liked that ." Get your "Idol" fix on MTV News' "American Idol" page, where you'll find all the latest news, interviews and opinions. Source: http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1661081/carrie-underwood-loving-new-american-idol-panel.jhtmlMaria Bello Maria Menounos Maria Sharapova Mariah Carey Mariah OBrien Marika Dominczyk Marisa Coughlan Marisa Miller Marisa Tomei Marla Sokoloff

Michael Jackson Doctor Conrad Murray To Be Arraigned

Murray to head to trial in death of Jackson following Tuesday hearing.By Gil Kaufman Dr. Conrad Murray Photo: Frederick M. Brown/ Getty Images Cardiologist Dr. Conrad Murray, the only person charged in the June 2009 death of Michael Jackson, will be arraigned on Tuesday morning (January 25) on an involuntary manslaughter charge. Murray, who was serving as the 50-year-old pop icon's personal physician at the time, is expected to plead not guilty in the case. According to CNN, the hearing in front of Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Michael Pastor, is only slated to last a few minutes. While Murray has the right to demand a trial within 60 days, it is not expected that a date will be set for one on Tuesday. After more than a week of testimony, Pastor ruled during a preliminary hearing in early January that there was enough evidence to bring Murray's case to trial. In the meantime, Murray remains free on $75,000 bond, but Pastor blocked the doctor from using his California medical license until the trial is completed. "Michael is not with us today because of an utterly inept, incompetent, reckless doctor — the defendant Conrad Murray," Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorney David Walgren said in his final arguments in the preliminary hearing, where a series of witnesses recounted Murray's actions during the minutes and hours before and after Jackson's death. The King of Pop died as a result of what the Los Angeles County coroner's office called acute propofol poisoning, a reference to a powerful surgical anesthetic that the singer reportedly requested as a sleep aid to combat chronic insomnia. While prosecutors appear to be building a case that Murray acted recklessly in attending to Jackson in the singer's final hours, CNN reported that the doctor's lawyers appeared satisfied with the results of the preliminary hearing thanks to some testimony they got from prosecution witnesses that might help raise some reasonable doubt about their client's guilt at trial. "I think the prosecution is going to change their tactics in this case," defense lawyer J. Michael Flanagan said after the preliminary hearing. "It's not the same as what they gave in opening statements." The defense reportedly is set to argue that it was Jackson himself who administered the final, fatal dose of propofol after waking in a panic from a fitful night of sleep. One of the prosecution's expert witnesses in the case admitted under cross-examination that he made a math mistake and that the recalculation supports the defense theory that Jackson may have given himself the dose of propofol that killed him. CNN reported that Dr. Richard Ruffalo, an anesthesiologist hired by the prosecution, was the last witness to take the stand and his admission about making a mistake on the calculation of the level of propofol in Jackson's stomach fluid reportedly elicited gasps from the members of Jackson's family who were sitting in the hearing room. Murray's lawyers have suggested that a frustrated Jackson may have poured the anesthetic — which is administered intravenously — into his juice bottle while the doctor was out of his bedroom. "Now it doesn't make sense unless he ingested it orally in a huge amount," Ruffalo testified. The anesthesiologist added that Murray could still be at fault for leaving dangerous drugs near a patient who was allegedly addicted to sedatives and sleep aids. "It's like leaving a syringe next to a heroin addict," Ruffalo stated. "If he's not getting what he wants, when you leave the room he might reach for it himself ... Either way, it doesn't matter. He abandoned his patient and didn't resuscitate appropriately." Ruffalo said Murray should have anticipated that Jackson, who had previously asked to inject himself with the drug, might potentially administer it to himself. "He gets upset if he doesn't get his milk," he said, explaining that Jackson often referred to propofol as his "milk." In addition, the pathologist who conducted Jackson's autopsy acknowledged it was possible, though improbable, that the singer gave himself the fatal propofol dose. Speaking to police two days after Jackson's death, Murray told investigators that a sleepless Jackson had begged him for more propofol on the day he died. The King of Pop was in the midst of a grueling series of rehearsals for his planned "This Is It" comeback shows at London's O2 Arena at the time of his death. A civil lawsuit filed last year by Jackson's mother against the producer of the concerts, AEG Live, alleged that the company had warned the entertainer several weeks before he died that if he missed any more rehearsals they were going to "pull the plug" on the gigs, which the cash-strapped Jackson was depending on to revive his stalled career. Related Artists Michael Jackson Source: http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1656583/michael-jackson-doctor-arraigned.jhtmlChina Chow ChloÃ« Sevigny Christina Aguilera Christina Applegate Christina DaRe Christina Milian Christina Ricci Chyler Leigh Ciara Cindy Crawford

TV Ad For Norwegian Deaf Metal

This image, which nicely compliments the video below, is for a 1993 metal comp that featured some pretty ripping bands, including Eucharist, Dissection, Impaler, At the Gates, Pitchshifter and Therion, along with a bunch of groups we've never heard of. Good luck tracking it down. But before you try, check out this Norwegian TV ad Source: http://blog.mtvmusic.com/2010/06/02/tv-ad-for-norwegian-deaf-metal/Eliza Dushku Emilie de Ravin Emma Heming Emma Stone Emma Watson Emmanuelle Chriqui Emmanuelle Vaugier Emmy Rossum Erica Leerhsen Erika Christensen

Photos | The 2010 Grammy Awards Red Carpet

The 2010 Grammy Awards Red Carpet Related Artists Lady Gaga Katy Perry Taylor Swift Britney Spears Green Day Source: http://www.mtv.com/photos/?fid=1630866Kim Yoon jin Kirsten Dunst Krista Allen Kristanna Loken Kristen Bell Kristin Cavallari Kristin Kreuk Kristy Swanson Kylie Bax Lacey Chabert

Photos | The 2010 Soul Train Awards Nominees

The 2010 Soul Train Awards Nominees Related Artists Alicia Keys Usher Drake Nicki Minaj Source: http://www.mtv.com/photos/?fid=1650224Chandra West Charisma Carpenter Charli Baltimore Charlies Angels Charlize Theron Chelsea Handler Cheryl Burke China Chow ChloÃ« Sevigny Christina Aguilera

Disturbed Will 'Give 110 Percent' In Musical March Madness Competition

Band faces a tough Elite 8 challenge against defending champs Coheed and Cambria.By James Montgomery Disturbed's David Draiman Photo: C Brandon/ Redferns When MTV tipped off our Musical March Madness tournament three weeks ago, 64 bands stood on the precipice of greatness ... though, to be honest, one of them seemed to face a tougher challenge than all the rest. Chicago shredders Disturbed, who were stuck with a #9 seed, were pitted against the heavily favored Dave Matthews Band in the opening round and basically left for dead. But Disturbed refused to die. They knocked off DMB in convincing fashion, then, in one of the tournament's most eye-opening victories, ripped #1 seed Foo Fighters to reach the Sweet 16. That win served notice to the rest of the MMM bands that Disturbed were a force to be reckoned with, and they backed up that newfound clout with a thorough throttling of Patrick Stump to reach the Elite 8.

Usher - Hey Daddy (Daddy's Home)

Hey Daddy (Daddy's Home) Artist: Usher Label: JLG Director: Chris Robinson Album: Hey Daddy (Daddy's Home) Source: http://www.mtv.com/overdrive/?artist=1270&vid=476362Rosario Dawson Rose Byrne Rose McGowan Roselyn Sanchez Rozonda Thomas Saira Mohan Salma Hayek Samaire Armstrong Samantha Mathis Samantha Morton