Obama Campaign Looking For Assists From Jay-Z, Fergie?

President's re-election campaign also reportedly wants will.i.am, Adam Levine and other celebs on his team.
By Gil Kaufman


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The first time Barack Obama ran for president, he had help from a wide range of celebrities that included Ben Affleck, Jamie Foxx, 50 Cent, Oprah Winfrey and director Michael Moore.

This time, according to a "wish list" of celebrity endorsers circulated to a group of campaign donors that was reportedly obtained by The Tennessean newspaper, a lot of the same names are in the mix (Jay-Z, John Legend, Alicia Keys), along with other big-name acts such as Vampire Weekend, Janelle Monáe and Maroon 5's Adam Levine.

Though most of the focus has been on the cutthroat battle among the Republicans vying for the GOP presidential nomination, as MTV's Power of 12 campaign has chronicled, Obama is facing an uphill battle for a second term, and with the nation still mired in an economic slump, he's going to need all of the help he can get.

MTV News had not heard back from a spokesperson for the Obama campaign at press time, but a look at the reported wish list makes it clear he's got his eye on some major players to help secure a second term. The list posted by the newspaper is broad, from such committed supporters as will.i.am and Jessica Alba, to boxer Laila Ali, Marc Anthony, the Arcade Fire, India.Arie, Sara Bareilles, Jigga, Chelsea Clinton, George Clooney, Bradley Cooper, Soundgarden singer Chris Cornell, Fergie, America Ferrera, Jamie Foxx and Whoopi Goldberg.

Other names on the list include: Al Green, Josh Groban, Neil Patrick Harris, Anne Hathaway, Jack Johnson, the Jonas Brothers, Jewel, Mila Kunis, Blake Lively, Ricky Martin, "Glee" star Lea Michele, Sarah Jessica Parker, Chris Pine, B.o.B, Regina Spektor, the Band Perry, the Roots, Train, Kate Walsh and Wilco. The list was reportedly sent out December 5 and was not intended for public distribution, but when their name popped up on it, country trio Lady Antebellum told Entertainment Weekly that they were not getting involved in politics this year.

"The members of Lady Antebellum did not submit their name for inclusion on the surrogate list for Obama's campaign," the band's publicist said in a statement to the magazine. "The band has never commented on their political affiliations nor do they plan to in the future."

Check back here around the clock for up-to-the-minute coverage on the primary caucuses and stick with PowerOf12.org throughout the 2012 presidential election season.

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Iran Is Selling Rainbow Toy Copies of America's Captured Drone (And Mailing One to Obama) [Iran]

Iran may not be able to reverse engineer the infamous RQ-170 Sentinel we somehow lost over there last year. But they sure as hell can make a kid-friendly toy version! What it lacks in stealth, it boasts in colorful fun. More »


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Kid Rock Apologizes For Smoking A Cigar In A Non Smoking Area

Kid Rock has apologized after a man complained that the musician smoked a cigar at a nonsmoking venue in the Detroit area. Randy Snell says Kid Rock lit the cigar while attending country singer Travis Tritt’s show Friday at Andiamo Celebrity Showroom in Warren. Spokesman Nick Stern told The Detroit News that Kid Rock offered [...]

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LightBomber: Paint With Light [App Of The Day]

Painting with light is fun. You find a dark street, set your camera to a long exposure, and spend the next 30 minutes trying to get just the right amount of exposure and timing. Okay, maybe that part isn't fun, but the end results can be spectacular. If only there was an app that did all the hard work for you. More »


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Leaked Android Music app images and hands-on review

Android Music player
This morning, an updated version of the stock Android Music app was leaked along with a new version of Android Market. The new Music app, which is labeled 'version 3', is similar to the leaked build from December, but it has received a ton of polish -- and indeed, it looks almost ready for prime time.

If you don't have Android 2.3 -- or don't want to root your phone to install the leaked Music app -- take a look through our gallery, and then read on for our initial hands-on impressions.

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Golden Globes 2012 Fashion: Red Carpet Roundup

Reese Witherspoon, Charlize Theron and Nicole Richie shine.
By Christina Garibaldi, with reporting by Josh Horowitz


Reese Witherspoon attends the 2012 Golden Globes
Photo: Getty Images

On Sunday night, the hottest celebrities in Hollywood gathered for the 2012 Golden Globes to celebrate one of the biggest nights in movies, television, and, of course, fashion. The stars shone bright on the red carpet, showing off gorgeous mermaid-style gowns, plunging necklines and sparkling headbands.

Yet, it wasn't all about bright colors: The big trend for the night was nude-hued gowns, worn by everyone from Jessica Biel and Heidi Klum to "Modern Family" actress Sarah Hyland. "This one is really different," Hyland told MTV News of her beige lace Dolce & Gabbana gown. "I never really wore lace before so I feel very feminine in it. It's very vintage-y, classy, and I like that."

While Hyland's dress was covered in lace, first-time attendee and Best Supporting Actress nominee for "The Help," Jessica Chastain decided to adorn herself from head to toe in pearls. "It was love at first sight with this dress," Chastain said of her white Givenchy gown. "This is my first Golden Globes. There's something very pure about this dress. I'm a very pure girl."

Looking radiant in a silver Julien Macdonald gown was Nicole Richie, who finished off her look with her very own House of Harlow bag. "I thought she looked amazing," Celebuzz producer Rachel Maresca told MTV News. "We haven't seen her on a red carpet in a long time, and she came out wowing everybody. She's in Julien Macdonald with a fully beaded dress. She said it was little bit heavy, but she looked very comfortable in it, and she's rocking a House of Harlow, her own designed bag."

A-list actresses flooded the red carpet, including Angelina Jolie in a draped ivory Atelier Versace gown with red accents, Charlize Theron in a pink Dior Couture gown complete with high slit and Cartier headband, and Emma Stone in a purple and red accent Lanvin gown with a plunging neckline.

Yet, it was a lady in red that might have stolen the show: Reese Witherspoon dazzled in a tight-fitted scarlet Zac Posen dress with a sweetheart neckline, deciding to keep the rest of her look laidback with wavy hair.

"Her hair for me looked 'gorgeous without trying' type of look," Maresca said. "The dress was made for her; it looks great."

Who do you think was the best dressed at the Golden Globes? Sound off below!

Check out the 2012 Golden Globes winners, our fashion coverage from the Golden Globes red carpet, and stay with MTV Style during awards-show season, and every day!

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Flickr adds to sharing options, now easier to share photos across the Web

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It sure is nice to see some new developer action over at Flickr. The relatively slow-moving photo-sharing service has just announced a new sharing update, which consists of several new and easy ways to embed or link to your photos:
  • Share from Photo page: There's a new sharing option on each and every photo page. When logged off, the button shows only Facebook and Twitter options. But once you log on, you get Tumblr and Blogger too, and can configure other sharing venues as well.
  • Share non-public content on Facebook: This doesn't sound like a great idea, but you now can share private photos on Facebook if you're so inclined (and if you trust your privacy settings).
That's the gist of the update; it makes it easier to show off your pretty pictures in a plethora of places.

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Banshee music player now works in Windows, supports Amazon MP3 downloads

A few moments ago, version 2 of the Banshee music player for Linux was released, bringing with it a whole slew of new features, and the addition of an official -- but alpha-quality -- Windows build. The Mac OS X build of version 2 is due later today.

The most notable new feature is support for the Amazon MP3 store -- you can buy and download music from within Banshee -- but unfortunately it's only available in the Linux build at the moment (OS X and Windows support are planned, however). There have also been some significant improvements to artist, album, and queue interactions -- and yes, you can finally right click a track, album or artist and select 'play after' to insert it into the queue.

Beyond actual playback, the user interface has been tidied up -- it now looks a whole lot smarter -- and the Ubuntu One Music Store and SoundMenu extensions have been made official. For a complete list of changes, additions and bug fixes, check the change log.

When Windows support initially appeared in February, we found it rough around the edges and fraught with stability issues. With version 2, Banshee for Windows is still a bit unstable, but it's shaping up to be a good alternative to Winamp, iTunes, or whatever other music library manager you use. It's almost as attractive as its GNOMEish brother, too!

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Video: Lana Del Rey Performs ?Video Games? On Saturday Night Live

Those of you who happen to be internet-savvy music obsessive already know who Lana Del Rey is?the smoky-voiced hipster chanteuse who has yet to actually release an album but has became both and internet sensation as well as the subject of an intense internet backlash due to her music videos for songs like ?Video Games? [...]

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