MTV RADIO’S MORNING FACTS FOR MONDAY, OCTOBER 25th, 2010

GAGA/ELTON JOHN DUET DETAILS

Elton John has revealed some information about his forthcoming duet with Lady Gaga.   According to EW.com, the singer-songwriter told the ladies of The View that the tune will be called “Hello, Hello” and will be featured in the upcoming Disney movie Gnomeo & Juliet, which is due out in February of next year.

SWIFT SPORTS A BRUNETTE LOOK IN NEW AD

Taylor Swift is barely recognizable in the Target commercial which was released on Sunday to promote the deluxe edition of her new album, Speak Now. The country superstar sports a brown wig, glasses and a black beret with her nosed buried in a book of poetry in a dimly lit French setting. In other Taylor news, she was recently spotted grabbing gelatos with her best friend Selena Gomez in London while the two were both overseas promoting their new albums.

LADY ANTEBELLUM’S DRUNK-DIALING ADVICE

Lady Antebellum’s hit “Need You Now” proves the trio knows a thing or two about drunken after-midnight calls to an ex, and the group told The Boot, it’s a smart idea to take their advice. Charles Kelley laughs, “99 percent of the time don’t make [the call],” and Dave Haywood agrees, “You’ll regret it in the morning. Don’t do it.” Hillary Scott likes to take the old-fashion route and said, “I think the guys should always be the one to call. The girl just answers, or doesn’t answer.” Lady A are currently on the road with their Need You Now tour and a list of tour dates are available at LadyAntebellum.com.

BE KANYE FOR HALLOWEEN

Time magazine has created the top 20 current Halloween costumes for 2010.   Number 12 on the list is “Kanye West’s Twitter Feed.”   What you need: a fresh suit, preferably fluorescent red or orange, a dinner plate size gold medallion, a gold goblet, a turquoise chalice, fur pillows and a horse worthy of a king.   Since Kanye joined Twitter in June, he has gained over 1.4-million followers with lofty Tweets like: “Hotel bathrobe got be feeling like a king!”   So you can honor Kanye by dressing as the items he writes about on Twitter.   Other current Halloween costumes include: the Old Spice guy, Levi Johnston for Mayor, Lady Gaga in a meat dress, Jersey Shore cast, a “Na’vi” from Avatar and Lindsay Lohan in jail.    

READ THE ARTICLE HERE: http://goo.gl/Y2lu

ROBBIE WILLIAMS TOPS EUROPEAN ALBUM CHART

Robbie Williams makes a number one start across Europe with his In and Out of Consciousness – Greatest Hits 1990-2010. It debuts atop Billboard’s European Albums chart.   Williams’ retrospective is his ninth solo number one album in the U-K, where opening sales of 121-thousand copies.  

KELIS SIGNS WITH NEXT MODELS

Kelis is continuing to expand her well-rounded career with a foray into modeling. The singer has just signed a contract with Next Models out of London. Check out ThatGrapeJuice.net to learn more about her new modeling deal.

NICKI MINAJ MAKES HOTTEST MCs HISTORY!

Although the winner of Hottest MCs In The Game was crowned this weekend, we just wanted to give a special shout out to Nicki Minaj, who became the first female to make the list! The Young Money princess was given the number six spot by MTV because of her “game-changing features and over-the-top-image” and we love her for that. Keep updated on Minaj over at MTVNews.com and make sure to pick up Nicki’s album, Pink Friday, on November 22nd.

KANYE EXPLAINS DROPPING GOOD ASS JOB

Since rumors began that Kanye West was working on the follow-up to 808s & Heartbreak, the title Good Ass Job has been attached to the effort. But that name was thrown to the wayside by ‘Ye sometime along the way and when his album drops on November 22nd, it’ll have the title My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. West told MTV News that he made the name swap because he felt too restricted by Good Ass Job and with his current title he could make his disc “awesome.” Read more over at MTVNews.com and pick up Kanye’s disc, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, on November 22nd.

ENRIQUE AND ANNA ARE STILL AN ITEM

There have been a lot of rumors recently that Enrique Iglesias and longtime girlfriend Anna Kournikova have broken up, but it appears to be nothing more than talk.   A rep for the singer said that “they are definitely together” and the speculation is only from him being out of the country on a promotional tour.

LADY A PERFORM AT A GAS STATION

Last week, Lady Antebellum performed at a gas station in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.   It’s not as crazy as it sounds because it was actually the band reenacting and poking fun at what they consider to be their worst gig ever — playing for a group of hunters at a gas station to kick off hunting season when they were first starting as a band.   Read more at LadyAntebellum.com.

COULD JOHN AND KIM K REALLY BE DATING?

Could the rumors about a relationship between John Mayer and Kim Kardashian actually be true?   Sources tell TMZ that the pair has “gone out” a few times in New York City, and that they’ve “hit it off.”   Last time there was talk about dating Kim, John got pretty upset.   We’ll see when he responds to these claims.

LAMBERT MAKES OUT WITH ANOTHER FAN

Adam Lambert is at it again.   A video has been posted on YouTube of the former American Idol runner-up making out with an audience member at a concert in Sydney, Australia.   Search “Lambert Kisses Audience Member” and skip to the 4:30 mark of the video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIlv430DD_0

U2 WORK ON CLUB ALBUM WITH WILL I AM AND MORE

U2 have confirmed that Danger Mouse is producing their new album and that he’s worked on at least 12 tracks for the new effort, but he’s not the only one collaborating with the Irish band. Bono also said that they’ve got a club album in the works as well, which they are working on with will.i.am, David Guetta and producer RedOne. That album will “recall U2 remixes in the 1990s.” U2 aim to have a new album out by May of 2011.

MISSY ELLIOTT READIES NEW SINGLE

Missy Elliott has been working hard as a producer for both Jazmine Sullivan and Monica, but now, she’s ready to drop her own new single. The MC caught up with MTV News recently and said that she has plans to release a new song called “Blow Your Whistle” soon and that it will have an accompanying crazy music video. Elliott didn’t reveal exactly when we can expect the dance track, but promised it’ll make people move their feet. Hit up MTVNews.com for more.

A TASTE OF THE CARS’ NEW ALBUM

The Cars recently announced that they have reunited and are working on their first album in 23 years and now, you can hear some of it.   The band put up a 73-second snippet of a new song called “Blue Tip” on their Facebook page.   According to Billboard, the four surviving original members of the group — Ric Ocasek, Elliot Easton, Greg Hawkes and David Robinson — are also considering a tour to support the new music.   No other details about the set have been revealed but you can stay up to date with the band at Facebook.com/TheCars.  

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