CASSIE TO RELEASE ‘KING OF HEARTS’ ON VALENTINE’S DAY

Cassie is spreading the love this Valentine’s Day. The Bad Boy singer will release her long-awaited single “King of Hearts” to iTunes on February 14. The video will also…

SNEAK PEEK: DAVID GUETTA F/ NICKI MINAJ – ‘TURN ME ON’

David Guetta and Nicki Minaj serve up the suspense in not one, but two teasers for “Turn Me On,” their chart-topping dance collaboration. In the first clip, a mystery woman (presumably Nicki) drags an axe through a dungeon, while revealing herself in the second video. Bald-headed models march with torches and the pink-haired leading lady rides off…

NEW MUSIC: JOHN LEGEND F/ LUDACRIS – ‘TONIGHT (BEST YOU EVER HAD)’

Dim the lights. John Legend takes it to the bedroom on his smooth new single “Tonight (Best You Ever Had).” “I hit you with the best stroke, freestyle and the breast stroke/ Till you blowing cigarette smoke/ And now the bed’s broke,” sings Mr. Legend on the explicit Phatboi production, which features a verse from Ludacris. The song will appear on…

NICKI MINAJ AND DAVID GUETTA’S ‘TURN ME ON’ VIDEO GETS PREMIERE DATE

After keep their fans waiting, Nicki Minaj and David Guetta have finally set a premiere date for the “Turn Me On” video. The visuals for the dance smash, which jumps 7-1 on the Billboard Hot Digital Songs chart this week, will premiere worldwide on Tuesday, January 31. The clip was filmed last year with director Sanji (Nelly, Mary J. Blige).

Meanwhile, Nicki’s video for …

VIDEO: KELLY ROWLAND – ‘KEEP IT BETWEEN US’

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Rihanna's Tattoos: From Stars To 'Thug Life'

MTV News looks back at singer's extensive history with body art.
By Jocelyn Vena

Rihanna's "Thug Life" tattoo
Photo: Rihanna/Twitter

Rihanna had everyone buzzing this week when she debuted a tattoo with the words "Thug Life" scrolled across her famous fingers. The flesh-colored ink was done up by Los Angeles tat artist Mark Mahoney at the Shamrock Social Club parlor in Hollywood. While the body art pays tribute to late rapper Tupac, it is certainly not the first time that Rihanna has gotten a tattoo.

In fact, the singer is no novice. She's already covered in ink, ranging from the sugary sweet to the more hard-core.

She made headlines back in 2009 when she debuted a gun tattoo on her rib cage. Rihanna's tattoo was scandalous as it came only months after her Grammy-night altercation with her ex, Chris Brown. "People are going to react all different ways," tat artist BangBang explained to MTV News at the time, noting that it had been in the works long before the incident. "She's great. She's perfect. We had a blast, and we had a lot of fun."

BangBang and Rihanna have quite the history together when it comes to the many tats on her body. He is also responsible for the star tattoos on her back, the Roman numerals on her shoulder and the word "Shhh ... " on her finger.

But Rihanna hasn't stopped there. She has also been branded with a musical note on her ankle, a Pisces sign behind her right ear, the word "love" on her middle finger and a tribal tattoo on her hand. She reportedly has the birthday of her manager Melissa Forde written in Roman numerals on her shoulder: XI-IV-LXXXVI. As an homage to her perfume line she also has the French words for rebellious flower, "rebelle fleur," on her neck.

The singer also has a Sanatana Dharma Sanskrit prayer on her right hip.

Reportedly misspelled, the phrase was supposed to mean "forgiveness, honesty, suppression and control," but actually ends up meaning "long suffering, truthfulness, self-restraint, inward calm, fear and fearlessness."

On her rib cage, she also has the Arabic phrase "Al Hurria fi Al Maseeh," which means "Freedom in God." Proving to be some sort of billboard for sage advice, she also has the motto "Never a Failure, Always a Lesson" scrolled across her collarbone. Other Ri tats include a star in her ear and a skull and cross bone on her ankle.

In fact, Rihanna loves tattoos so much that in July 2009, she was spotted giving BangBang a tattoo at New York's East Side Ink, where he works. Owner Yadira said at the time, "We had a blast. It was so funny and cute."

When BangBang spoke to MTV News in 2009, he added this philosophy when it comes to tatting the singer: "You don't want to be staring at tats. You want to be staring at her face."

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One Direction To Appear On 'iCarly'

MTV News exclusive: The British boy band will play themselves on an episode of Miranda Cosgrove's hit Nick show.
By Jocelyn Vena

Louis Tomlinson, Niall Horan, Harry Styles, Liam Payne and Zayn Malik of One Direction
Photo: Redferns

"iCarly" is about to feel the effects of a British Invasion. The show has just booked British boy band One Direction to appear on the fifth season of the Miranda Cosgrove-starring show.

The guys will be on set Monday to tape their appearance on the episode, during which they will play themselves and perform "What Makes You Beautiful."

According to a synopsis of the episode, "Carly returns home sick after a trip and discovers that One Direction has accepted an invitation to perform on their web show. Not long after arriving, bandmate Harry becomes sick and we see Carly doting over him. Realizing Harry is playing sick for the attention, they hatch a plan to get him back in the group by telling him Gibby has become their newest bandmember. Meanwhile, Spencer becomes a personal trainer and gives a bratty girl a makeover."

The guys of One Direction, who got their start after appearing on "The X Factor" in 2010, are already superstars in their native U.K., and now it seems they are poised to break Stateside. Their debut album, Up All Night, is set for U.S. release on March 20, and they will be touring with Big Time Rush starting next month.

Cosgrove stopped by the MTV News offices recently and teased that there were some big plans in store for season five. "We're just getting started to start the next season, so I'm not really sure what's going to come, because it's sort of a surprise for all of us even," she said. "But I've heard Carly's getting a boyfriend, so that's exciting, and we're gonna have some more musical guests, some big, different musical artists," she said, noting that she'd love to get Katy Perry on the show. "There are a lot of different musical acts that I love, so it's fun whenever we get to have music in an episode."

Michelle Obama made an "iCarly" appearance earlier this month on a special episode that honored military families.

Are you excited for the fifth season of "iCarly"? Leave your comments below!

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