ONTD Original: That time your fave artist snatched a hit from another

June 9, 2016, 12:54 pm

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Today’s pop music landscape may have looked very, very different had a handful of singers accepted the tracks that were originally written for them. For whatever reason, artists pass up demos all the time and sometimes the demos later go onto someone who turns it into a smash. This occurrence is not at all uncommon in the music world: the past half-century is littered with examples of iconic pop songs that were originally intended for someone else to perform. Obviously, iconic pop songs could easily have become duds had every artist accepted every song offered to them, but it’s fun to see who passed on now-famous songs. Check out these 10 instances of smash songs being snatched from other artists.

"S.O.S"
Snatched by: Rihanna

In a hits-packed career, "S.O.S." still stands out for Rihanna: the infectious dance track spent three weeks atop the Hot 100, notching the queen of snatching her first number one single.

Turned down by: Christina Milian

Christina Milian, who infamously passed up the chance to record the track, certainly could have used the smash single -- her last mainstream hit was "Dip It Low" in 2004, and she hasn't released an album since 2006, the same year that "S.O.S." reigned on the radio.

"We Found Love"
Snatched by: Rihanna

We Found Love, thanks to its irresistible beat, super catchy lyrics and a brilliant video, gave Rihanna a million-seller and a massive Number 1. But it could all have been so different…

Turned down by: Nicole Scherzinger

The former Pussycat Doll said that she had the chance to record "We Found Love." "I passed on 'We Found Love,'" she said. "I've got the demo of that song and I was busy at the time." It was the hit that got away for this has-been.

"Umbrella"
Snatched by: Rihanna

Umbrella earned Rihanna both a Grammy and a number one hit. It's impossible to think how a lack of "Umbrella" would have changed Rihanna's career.

Turned down by: Britney Spears

Back in 2007, a full-fledged Britney Spears comeback was far from assured, after a series of personal meltdowns prevented the pop superstar from once again reaching greatness. Legend has it that "Umbrella" writer/co-producer The-Dream offered the song to Brit as a way to engineer a return to the throne, but that her management nixed the track, which eventually went to Rihanna and became a No. 1 record. Spears was finished recording her album, so label execs turned down "Umbrella," sending it over to Mary J. Blige. Blige turned it away & it ended up in Rih's hands.

"Telephone"
Snatched by: Lady Gaga / Beyonce

After being rejected, Gaga, who penned this track, saved it for a later inclusion on her "Fame Monster" release.

Turned down by: Britney Spears

Gaga originally wrote "Telephone" to be included on Spears' 2010 "Circus" album, but the pop star rejected it. To be fair, this is one of the few songs on this list that probably would have been just as good if it was recorded by the artist it was intended for.

"Toxic"
Snatched by: Britney Spears

Britney's 2004 smash won the pop star her first Grammy and has sold 1.9 million downloads since its release

Turned down by: Kylie Minogue

Britney's 2004 hit was meant to serve as a follow-up to Kylie's banger "Can't Get You Out of My Head" but the pop star rejected it. "I listened to a snippet of it in the record company offices and decided against it," she said. "It's like the fish that got away. You just have to accept it."

"Happy"
Snatched by: Pharell

"Happy" gave Pharrell his third million seller in just 12 months and was the first track in 57 years to hit Number 1 three times over.

Turned down by: CeeLo Green

All these chart records could very well have belonged to someone else, as when Pharrell penned the tune, he had Gnarls Barkley singer CeeLo Green in mind. Green recorded the track, but decided to concentrate on his own album rather than release Happy. When Pharrell co-wrote the score to Despicable Me 2, the film company insisted that Pharrell himself record the tune, and the rest is record-breaking chart history.

"How Will I Know"
Snatched by: Whitney Houston

Whitney Houston's No. 1 hit on the Hot 100 stands as one of the artist's most iconic tracks -- but it could have sounded a lot different with another artist at the helm.

Turned down by: Janet Jackson

The songwriters of this song reportedly approached Janet's management team with a demo, but a swift decline forced them to look elsewhere. Thanks in large part to Clive Davis, Houston was given the track and turned it into a behemoth.

"Don't Cha"
Snatched by: Pussycat Dolls

This was the hit lead single from PCD's sophomore album, but the song was almost on another mega popstar's album..

Turned down by: Paris Hilton

Hilton's 2006 debut LP "Paris" never scored a hit on the level of "Don't Cha," and could have used the track as an introduction to her short-lived sonic style. Now, I can't unhear Paris whispering this song in her baby voice.

"Miss Independent"
Snatched by: Kelly Clarkson

Miss Independent was Kelly’s breakthrough hit in the UK back in 2003, but the tune was originally earmarked for another pop star, under the title Miss Independence.

Turned down by: Christina Aguilera

The lead single from Kelly Clarkson’s debut album was initially intended for Christina’s fourth album, Stripped, but was later given to Kelly. Even though Miss Independent sounds tailor-made for Xtina's Stripped, the power-lunged diva passed on the track, so it was Kelly’s in the end!

"Irreplaceable"
Snatched by: Beyonce

Beyonce's "to the left" R&B hit was written by Ne-Yo and Norwegian producing duo Stargate, but it wasn't written with the queen of theft in mind.

Turned down by: Shania Twain

Ne-Yo revealed in interviews that he had Faith Hill and Shania Twain in mind when he wrote "Irreplaceable" as a country song, and Hermansen still thinks the tune could easily have been a country radio hit. Once Bey heard it, however, she loved it and said she thought she could put her own spin on it.

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ONTD Original: 2003, A year of one hit wonders

June 9, 2016, 4:39 pm

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Follow up to 2001: One hit wonders

Just 13 years ago, artists like Lumidee, t.A.T.u, and Stacie Orrico were topping the charts. Many of the artists who created their major 2003 hits were never able to replicate the success. However, their songs remain playable and always take us back in time. Let's take a look at some of the best one hit wonders of 2003!

t.A.T.u. - All The Things She Said

t.A.T.u. had a huge international hit with their 2003 debut single, “All The Things She Said,” which was no doubt driven by the alleged sexual relationship between the group’s two singers. The song reached No. 20 on the Billboard Hot 100. Despite an at-the-time iconic MTV VMA performance, the duo never saw the same mainstream success again.

Amanda Perez - Angel

Amanda delivered us this iconic JAM that slayed careers at the time. The song reached No. 20 on the Billboard Hot 100. After the success of the song, Amanda Perez was barely heard of again in mainstream music. Although she continued to work on music, nothing caught on like "Angel."

Trapt - Headstrong

This was the song heard at Hot Topics worldwide. Even if you weren't into this type of music, this song was still stuck in your head. The song reached No. 16 on the Billboard Hot 100. And no1curred since.

Norah Jones - Don't Know Why

This may come as a shock to some, but Norah is technically a one hit wonder. Norah was not the original artist to record this song, although her success with “Don’t Know Why” propelled her into the public eye and helped her album (“Come Away with Me”) become a huge hit. “Don’t Know Why” went on to win three Grammy awards. Her success has left her with a cult following but her none of her single's have topped DKW's No. 30 chart peak.

Thalia - I Want You

Thalia tried to come for J.Lo. Thalia had the voice and help from Fat Joe, with the song peaking at No. 22 on The Billboard Hot 100. Although she is a one-hit-wonder in American pop, Thalia has had a successful Latin pop career.

Lumidee - Never Leave (Uh Oooh, Uh Oooh)

Middle school me was grinding for my life to this song at all the school dances. This was THAT BEAT, it was iconic and Lumidee has never seen the same success since, although she's constantly trying. This iconic bop peaked at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Wayne Wonder - No Letting Go

Biiiiiiiiiitch yes! This song never gets old. It peaked at No. 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 but Wayne is still only known for this bop by most people.

Liz Phair - Why Can't I?

"Why Can't I?" represents Liz Phair's shift from indie rock to pure pop. It peaked at no. 32 on the Billboard Hot 100 and the crossover could be considered a fail. The song angered fans, but this song will remain in retail stores and lobbies for life.

Fountains of Wayne - Stacey's Mom

Yeah, the entire concept behind this track is pretty bizarre, but it was catchy in 2003. The song peaked at no. 21 on Billboard but Fountains of Wayne was never cared for again.

Stacie Orrico - More To Life

I thought this girl was going to be huge and stanned a bit. This song only peaked at no. 30 on the Billboard Hot 100. She also had the iconic "Stuck" but More To Life was her only true "hit." #poordat

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ONTD Original: Overseas acts that flopped in the US

June 10, 2016, 9:58 am

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BoA - BoA (2009)

Queen of K-pop at the time, BoA released her self-titled english album in the US back in 2009. While critically acclaimed, she was unable to create any impact, and the cd peaked at 127 in the Billboard 200.

Certified bop, get into it tbh

Paulina Rubio - BorderGirl (2002)

Paulina "la chica ~~pesada~~ dorada" Rubio released her anticipated english album "BorderGirl" in 2002. Everything was set for her to be the Mexican equivalent to Shakira (minus the talent) but the album debuted at #11 in the Billboard 200 selling only 56,000 copies at the time. Further promotion was scrapped.

Before the first official single "Don't Say Goodbye", she had released "Sexual Lover" (also in the album) an already successful hit in Latin America:

Bop. The spanish version remains the best tho

Tokio Hotel - Scream (2007)

Tokio Hotel had pretty much everything to break into in the US, they had just won Best New Artist at the VMAs and released their first highly anticipated english debut album "Scream". Lead single "Monsoon" however, failed to enter the charts, and the album was soon forgotten into oblivion. Like many acts in this list, Tokio Hotel is still widely popular in their home country.

Carly Rae Jepsen - E•MO•TION (2015)

Yes I know you know, but please, hear me out.

Canadian singer sonwritter pop savior etc. was considered by many a one hit wonder before she released her magnum opus E•MO•TION

Now that's single potential! but what did we got instead? The Tom Hanks centered music video for an otherwise potential hit "I Really Like You", the mediocre "Run Away With Me" (yeahisaidit.mp3), snooze fest "Your Type" and the horrible, possibly THE worst song in the album "Boy Problems" as the last single. I mean, where's "Gimmie Love"? where's "Making the Most of the Night"? where's "LA Hallucionations"? "Warm Blood"? "Let's Get Lost"? The album was full of potential, but instead was forgotten because Scooter Braun can't do anything right.

Thalia - Thalia (2003)

Her first english album, and shares a title with Thalía's 1990 and 2002 spanish-language albums (can she get any more creative?). As opposed to Paulina being the Shakira, Thalia was supposed to be the Mexican equivalent of JLo. The album had modest success in the United States, selling only 196,000 copies at the time.

SE7EN - GIRLS (Feat. Lil Kim)

During the time BoA was promoting herself in the states, YG Entertainment was busy preparing a soloist of their own: Se7en. Unfortunately his spotlight didn't last long and he eventually returned home as well, empty-handed.

Cheryl Cole - A Million Lights (2012)

Calvin Harris magnum opus tbh

Having been betrayed by Simon Cowell and axed after only two episodes of the American version of the X-Factor, Cheryl scrapped plans to break into the US and decided to move forward with the album release in the UK instead. She had Calvin Harris and Lana del Rey in writing and producing credits and a music video directed by Anthony Mandler, who was very popular at the time ("I Knew You Were Trouble", "Diamonds", "Come & Get It", and most of Lana del Rey's videography). The album was a modest success in the UK and one can only wonder what could have been if she had decided to release this in the US as originally planned.

Girls Generation - The Boys (2011)

Right after BoA's attempt, SM Entertainment send their most popular group at the time, Girls Generation, to the US. The Boys had only one cringe-worthy performance in Letterman as promotion before further plans were cancelled due to poor reception.

Poor Sunny is just standing there while Letterman introduces them

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Best Solo Efforts by Ex-Boybanders

June 10, 2016, 3:27 pm

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Many boyband members fade into obscurity after their glory days are over (only to reappear to shill hair care for men products.) Some may have a couple of hits and then burn out. Very few go on to have fruitful and long lasting solo careers. Below is my list of the best solo efforts put forth by ex-boyband members. I utilized my memory of their impact on pop culture at the time, the ability to chart on the US Billboard Hot 100, and just how good the song was.

Justin Timberlake – “Cry me a River” (2002)

After *N Sync went on a permanent hiatus in 2002, Justin Timberlake released his first solo album Justified. Arguably one of his best solo songs to date, “Cry me a River” supposedly details the demise of his and Britney Spears relationship. JT being the petty betty that he is, even went as far as casting a Britney Look-alike in the video…as well as including a figurine of her well known back tattoo. The song reached a peak of #3 on the US Billboard Hot 100 in February 2003. JT continued to enjoy success as solo artist with FS/LS&The 20/20 Experience as well as being a guest host on SNL.

JC Chasez – “Blowin’ Me Up (With Her Love)”(2002)

Ex *N Sync member, JC Chasez, also tried his hand in the solo world with his debut single “Blowin’ me Up (with her love)”. The song reached a peak of #35 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and was also featured on the Drumline soundtrack. The video featured a very enthusiastic Tara Reid as the love interest (she was also rumored to be dating JC at the time). He released 2 more singles “Some Girls” and “A.D.I.D.A.S”, but ultimately decided to step away from the spotlight. Many fans argue that JC’s sound was a bit ahead of its time.

Ricky Martin – “Livin La Vida Loca” (1999)

Former Menudo standout, Ricky Martin, stole the show at the 1999 Grammy awards with his song “The Cup of Life”. The most memorable of his solo songs, “Livin La Vida Loca” reached a peak of #1 on the US Billboard Hot 100. Ricky Martin paved the way in the late 90’s for Spanish speaking artists such as Enrique Iglesias, Shakira, and Paulina Rubio. Ricky also had success with “Shake your Bon Bon” &“She Bangs”.

Jordan Knight – “Give it to You” (1999)

Jordan Knight’s solo debut “Give it to You” was a raunchy departure from the bubblegum pop that his fans were used to hearing from New Kids on the Block. The song reached a peak of #10 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and was a fan favorite on MTV’s TRL. Jordan never recreated the success of his first single, but he continues to tour and make music with NKOTB.

Omarion – “Ice Box” (2006)

Former B2K member, Omarion had already enjoyed a moderate hit “Touch” with his first album, O. His sophomore album, 21 featured the hits “Ice Box” and “Entourage”. “Ice Box” reached a peak of #12 on the US Billboard Hot 100. Omarion has had several hit singles since including “Speedin’” and his most recent “Post 2 Be” featuring Jhené Aiko and Chris Brown.

Bobby Brown – “Every Little Step” (1989)

Bobby Brown left New Edition in 1986 and released his debut album King of Stage to little fan fair. For his sophomore album Don’t be Cruel, Brown enlisted the talents of Babyface and Teddy Riley. “Every Little Step” reached a peak of #3 on the US Billboard Hot 100. The album also included hit singles “Don’t be Cruel” and the #1 “My Prerogative”. Bobby Brown was also featured on the Ghostbusters II soundtrack with “On My Own”. Bobby Brown’s success fizzled in the early 90’s due to his drug use and mental health issues, but not before enjoying one last success with “Humpin’ Around”.

Nick Lachey – “Whats Left of Me” (2006)

Former 98 degrees band member, Nick Lachey, became a reality TV star after marrying Jessica Simpson in 2003. Their show “Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica” was one of MTV’s most popular programs and made them a household name. But in late 2005, they announced their divorce and true love was dead. Nick channeled his pain and frustration from the separation into his sophomore album “What’s Left of Me”. The title track reached a peak of #6 on the US Billboard Hot 100. Nick Lachey eventually married his music video co-star, Vanessa Minnillo, in 2011.

Robbie Williams – “Millennium” (1998)

Ex Take That member and bad boy, Robbie Williams, has enjoyed a fruitful solo career. The most iconic single “Millennium” features Robbie as a James Bond type figure. This video received heavy radio play in the states and reached a peak of #77 on the US Billboard Hot 100. Robbie followed this massively popular song with the weird and disgusting music video for "Rock DJ". Robbie recently signed with Sony music and is working on his next solo album.

Jesse McCartney - “It’s Over’” (2008)

Fresh off his stint with Dream Street, Jesse McCartney released his first solo single “Beautiful Soul” in 2004. He followed with his biggest hit “Leavin’” in 2006. Although “It’s Over” is not his most popular song, it is by far his best. The song reached a peak of #62 on the US Billboard Hot 100. Jesse continues to work behind the scenes writing songs for current popular artists, wearing Uggs, and guest starring in episodes of Law + Order: SVU.

Nick Jonas – “Jealous” (2014)

Nick Jonas, formerly of the Jonas Brothers, broke out onto the scene as a solo artist in 2014 with his debut single “Chains”. His follow up single “Jealous” became his highest charting song that reached a peak of #3 on the US Billboard Hot 100. Nick is also enjoying a flourishing acting career with roles on Scream Queens&Kingdom. He currently is about to embark on a nationwide tour with Demi Lovato and release his next album Last Year Was Complicated.

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Marques Houston – “Clubbin’” (2003)

After the disbanding of Immature, the band’s lead singer Marques Houston ventured out on his own solo career. His first single “That Girl” didn’t gain much traction. “Clubbin’” reached a peak of #39 on the US Billboard Hot 100 with the help of the Joe Budden feature on the track. Marques has found more success as an actor with his role as Roger in Sister, Sister and You Got Served.

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ONTD Original: 2004, A year of one hit wonders

June 12, 2016, 4:20 pm

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2001: The Year of one hit wonders
2003: A Year of one hit wonders

With the horrible things that have been happening this weekend, it's time to lighten things up and bring back the nostalgia! Just 12 years ago, artists like Nina Sky, Hoobastank, and Kevin Lyttle were topping the charts. Many of the artists who created their major 2004 hits were never able to replicate the success. However, it's always fun to revist the past and remember what we were doing when we were listening to these songs back in the day. Let's take a look at some of the best one hit wonders of 2004!

Bowling For Soup - 1985

This was the era of frat-rock - the blend of a pop punk sound with cringy hooks that combine humor and a college douche attitude. This homely looking group manage to snatch a top 40 hit with this song, peaking at no. 23 and selling more than a million downloads. The group continued to try and recreate the success of this single but nothing stuck.

Eamon - Fuck It (IDWYB)

I have no clue why this song was big, but it was. Of course a song featuring a man with a whiny voice, calling his ex a hoe and telling her to fuck off peaked at no. 16 on Billboard. Eamon had the potential to be very successful but his career began and ended with this massive hit.

Frankee - F.U.R.B (Fuck You Right Back)

Sneakily, Frankee pretended that Eamon's hit 'Fuck It (I Don't Want You Back)' was about her. She responded with this equally charming tune. The song went #1 in the U.K. knocking Eamon’s version from the #1 spot. Her song failed to make the same impact in the U.S., peaking at no. 63 on the Billboard Hot 100. Frankee was never to be seen or heard from again, guess she shouldn't have tried to piggyback off someone's hit.

Los Lonely Boys - Heaven

"Heaven's" lyrics are actually really sad.. but the song sounds is so peppy and carefree. That's part of what makes this song so interesting. This was one of THE songs of the summer that year. It was released in 2003 but peaked at no. 16 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the summer of 2004.

Nina Sky - Move Ya Body

This song still goes today tbh. Many might not consider Nina Sky a one hit wonder, but let's be real - they've never seen this success again. This bop peaked at no. 4 on the Billboard hot 100.

Yellowcard - Ocean Avenue

If there’s one band that sums up 2003-04 pop-punk in a nutshell, it almost has to be Yellowcard. The band has actually put out nine albums over the last 18 years, but the only time they’ve been culturally relevant in the mainstream was with their 2003/2004 smash hit. They might not have lasted the test of time, but don’t pretend like you didn’t love this song. The song peaked a no. 37 in the summer of 2004.

Hoobastank - The Reason

This could be one of the most overplayed songs of it's time. The first 1,000 times i heard this song on the radio, i was ok with it…but that next 100 million times made me want to never know the reason to anything… but, this is one of the quintessential one-hit wonders of the 00's. The song peaked at no. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Mis-Teeq - Scandalous

‘Scandalous’ was the U.S. debut single for the British girl group. It peaked at No. 35 in 2004 and was chosen as the theme for Halle Berry’s ‘Catwoman’. It was their only song to chart in the U.S. and the group broke up in 2005. Oop.

Rupee - Tempted To Touch

Yaaaaaaas, this remains my shit til' this day. The song only peaked at no. 39 on Billboard but it's still one of the only soca/reggaeton songs white people know and listen to at parties.

Kevin Lyttle - Turn me On

This is a soca/dancehall SMASH. ‘Turn Me On’ was a worldwide hit, and its follow-up single saw moderate success. However, despite several effortS, he has failed to chart another song. This song peaked at no. 4 on the billboard hot 100.

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Underrated movie performances of the 2000s

June 14, 2016, 9:58 pm

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Every awards season we complain (with good reason) about overlooked performances that barely (if any) get noticed. So I made a list of the many underrated/underappreciated performances in the 2000s*.
*2000-2009

Derek Luke
Antwone Fisher (2002)

Inspired from a true story (the book Finding Fish), Derek gives a outstanding performance (in his first film role) as the title character about a young man who's serving in the Navy who has been ordered to see a psychiatrist (played by Denzel Washington, who also directed) after getting into a fight with another sailor. During the visits with the psychiatrist, we learn what Antowne had to endured in his life.

Michelle Rodriguez
Girlfight (2000)

Also in her first movie (and never acted before), Michelle stars as Diana Guzman who starts training to become a boxer to channel her aggression, with her father disapproving along with trainers/competitors in the male-centric sport. One of the best sports movies I've seen with Michelle giving such compelling, marvelous performance.

Marlon Wayans
Requiem for a Dream (2000)

One of the best movies of the year 2000, with excellent performances from many (Ellen Burstyn receiving an Oscar nomination) but the one actor I think who gets the short end of the stick is Marlon Wayans. We mostly see or think of Marlon as only a comedian and and his family but with this role as Tyrone he showed that he could also be a serious actor along with being a comedic actor.

Shareeka Epps
Half Nelson (2006)

After playing 'Drey' in a short film Gowanus, Brooklyn, Shareeka continued her role in the movie Half Nelson where she forms a friendship with her drug-addicted teacher. Shakeeka gives one of the most touching and superb performances from a young actor in film.

Clive Owen
Inside Man (2006)

One of my favorite heist movie, the Spike Lee directed Inside Man where it stars Denzel Washington, Christopher Plummer, Jodie Foster, Chiwetel Ejiofor, William Defoe and Clive Owen. Clive (Dalton Russell) is the ringleader of the heist where his group storms into a bank and takes employees and customers as hostages and Denzel plays the detective who negotiates with Dalton. I think with so many great actors it would be hard to stand out among them but I believe Clive is the clear standout in this film.

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Robbie Gee, Lennie James and Ade - Snatch
Katie Jarvis - Fish Tank

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ONTD Original: 2005, A year of one hit wonders

June 15, 2016, 3:41 pm

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2001: One Hit Wonders
2003: One Hit Wonders
2004: One Hit Wonders

Just 11 years ago, artists like Howie Day, D.H.T, and The Click Five were topping the charts. Many of the artists who created their major 2005 hits were never able to replicate the success. However, it's always fun to revist the past and bring back the nostalgia. Let's take a look at some of the best one hit wonders of 2005!

Howie Day - Collide

This song was recorded in 2003, released in 2004 but did not peak until the summer of 2005 at no. 20. "Even the best fall down sometimes" was everyone's AIM Away Message in 2005. Howie Day ended up falling and staying down. During his success, this guy was arrested for locking a fan in his tour bus bathroom and suddenly he wasn't shit.

Gorillaz - Feel Good Inc.

This song and video has a creepy vibe to it but it was considered "different" at the time. The virtual group, that many will disagree with as labeleing a one hit wonder, has had several charting singles across the globe. However, ‘Feel Good Inc.’ has been their one true hit. This song peaked at no. 14 in the summer of 2005.

Brooke Valentine - Girlfight

Brooke Valentine did that! This was the soundtrack to my 8th grade when I was beating hater's asses. Backed by a then-relevant Lil Jon & Big Boi, the song peaked at no. 23 on the Billboard Hot 100. "We bout to throw them bows, we bout to swang them thangs," remains an iconic lyric and words to live by.

Natalie - Goin' Crazy

Natalie was 2005's INOJ, serving us this gentle bop. This song peaked at no. 13 in the summer of 2005. The good sis was never to be heard of again. Probably thanks to Cassie!

Teairra Mari - Make Her Feel Good

Teairra was another one of Jay-Z's puppets and delivered a strong debut single. Teairra was criticized for being high-sexualized at such a young age. The good sis had a parental advisory on her album at just 17. Soon after, she was dropped from Jay's label and hasn't seen a hit since. Luckily, she still has this top 40 hit to looks back on.

Papa Roach - Scars

To some, they may not be a one hit wonder but they only had one hit. 2000's "Last Resort" may be considered a One Hit Wonder by many, but none of this band's singles have topped Scars. The song peaked at no. 15 in the summer of 2005.

D.H.T - Listen To Your Heart

This group was here one day & gone the next. I feel like I couldn't escape this song for a while & the remix is what helped the song's popularity. The Group peaked at no. 8 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the summer of 2005.

Trillville - Some Cut

Any one who turns ppl having sex on a bed into a beat is a winner in my book! This song still goes imo. Trillville peaked at no. 14 in the Spring of 2005. 13 yr old me probably shouldn't have been pussy poppin' to this but....

The Click Five - Just The Girl

I guess this was 2005's one direction? They were rocking the hair of every white male student this year and this song still annoys me like it did back in the day. But ofc, it was a hit. The song peaked at no. 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 and then the band faded into obscurity.

Trina - Here We Go

"Here We Go" is Trina's most successful single to date, and one of the highest charting songs for Rowland as a solo artist on the US Billboard Hot 100 until her 2011 hit, "Motivation". This song peaked at no. 17 on the Billboard Hot 100 in December of 2005 and remained the bop of that winter.

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June 18, 2016, 7:05 am

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Joe Jonas. John Mayer. Jake Gyllenhaal. Taylor Lautner. Harry Styles. Calvin Harris. That Kennedy kid.

Taylor Swift's love life has been well documented, but what of her new beau, Tom Hiddleston? He claims to keep his private life private, but that hardly means anything in today's day and age. I am here today to familiarize you all with his ~past -- and in the process, get you acquainted with La Diabla's newest mistake.

First, a short bio about the man for anyone who simply knows him as Loki:

Although many ONTDers find it hard to believe, Tom was indeed born in 1981. He was born in Westminster to a chemist father and arts administrator mother. He was educated at the Dragon School as a child, Eton College as a teenager, and then received a double first in Classics from Cambridge. He later graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. His parents got a divorce during his years at Eton, an experience Tom says had a profound effect on him and led him to acting.

Kat Dennings, 2010

The millennial TomKat both star in the Thor franchise. Although they didn't have any scenes together in Thor, they seemingly bonded during press events:

I mean, neither have actually come out and confirmed this hookup, but they certainly looked comfortable together. Not to mention this gif:

FUN FACT: This was before he started cultivating his current "Prince Charming" image. Lbr, he would n e v e r say something like this in an interview now:

Also, here's a bonus pic of him checking out Jaimie Alexander's boobs, and another of Brienne of Tarth giving him a lapdance in 2007.

Susannah Fielding, ? - 2011

Susannah and Tom met on the set of Wallander in 2008. However, it's unclear when their relationship actually began. It's possible they started dating in 2008, took a break during the filming of Thor, and then dated again afterwards. They could have also just been friends until sometime in 2010 or 2011. Who knows?! The most important thing to note is that Tom went to TIFF with Susannah in 2011, during which reporters falsely identified her as his wife. This led to a massive meltdown within the Hiddleston fandom -- an event now known as Hiddlesgate.

Hearts were broken. Tears were shed.

Hate blogs were created.

It was around this time that a tumblr popped up by the name of "Antisusie,""Susie" of course referring to Susannah Fielding. You won't find anything if you search for that name since the blog owner went through a rebranding of sorts a couple of years ago, but I'll go into more detail about that later. For now, all you need to know is that the blog was exactly what it said on the tin.

Tom and Susannah reportedly broke up in November of 2011, just a couple of months after Hiddlesgate. However, in this January 2012 article, Tom said that he "doesn't know if he's dating or not" and acknowledges that he gave an "awkward answer."

Perhaps Susannah herself could shed more light on this turn of events?

HmmmT... whatever could she mean?! Unfortunately, there was no followup to this, so whatever went down between them remains a mystery.

Anyway, here's a gif of Tom checking out an interviewer during The Avengers press tour in 2012:

And a screencap of a message he sent Captain Phasma on Myspace:

(Unfortunately Tom deleted his Myspace quickly once fans discovered it, otherwise Gwen Christie would have her own section in this post.)

Jane Arthy, 2013 - ?

Tom went to Wimbledon in 2013 with a record exec named Jane Arthy. I actually feel somewhat bad for including her in this list because of how much crap she's gotten from his fans, but unfortunately you can't cover Tom's romantic life without talking about Jane Arthy.

She was, at the time, reported to be his girlfriend:

I sat next to actor Tom Hiddlestone and his girlfriend Jane #wimbledonfinal. He's a very funny man.
— LorraineELLE (@LorraineELLE) July 8, 2013

But don't you worry, he drew attention away from that by going out to dinner with a strangely orange Lara Pulver the following night.

A few months later he responded with the following when asked about his relationship status with Arthy: "I understand the curiosity. One day I hope when there's really something to write home about, then I'll be able to talk."

Youch!

But this isn't the end of the Arthy saga. In fact, it's only the beginning.

Jane came back with a vengeance in 2014 when she was spotted on vacation with him in Bora Bora. The above photo was posted on a Facebook page with the following caption: "L'acteur qui joue loki le frere de thor est venu manger chez ns a la villa mahana.Tres sympa avec sa femme mr et mme hiddleston。" (Sadly, the Facebook post has since been deleted.)

Cue Hiddlesgate 2: Electric Boogaloo.

Not only was a woman mistakenly identified as his wife again, but this time it was a woman Tom more or less denied dating. Reasonable adults know that there's no shame in vacationing with a fwb, but "reasonable" is not exactly the first word that comes to mind when describing Hiddlestoners.

More hearts were broken. More tears were shed.

And certain hate blogs came back.

There's nothing particularly amusing about spiteful fangirls, but in this case, you kinda can't help but laugh. Some fans were so deep in denial that they claimed the woman was in fact his younger sister.

Twinzies, obviously.
Other fans spread downright salacious rumours about Tom's personal life. In the wake of his vacation with Jane, the following rumours started going around Tumblr:

He's a drug addict/pill popper.
He's gay or bisexual.
He's straight, but an emotional predator.
He's an alcoholic.
He has one night stands all the time.
He has long-distance relationships with housewives in the American midwest. He uses them for emotional support. (my fave tbh)

Most of these rumours were centred on the blog formerly known as "Antisusie" and now known as "The Town Bycycle," referring to the fact that Tom supposedly sleeps around. (No links due to wanting to discourage giving the blog any hits, but if you're morbidly curious, it's still around.) Bycycle's resurgence, and Hiddlesgate 2 in general, proved to be a real downer on the fandom.

It should be noted that Jane deleted her Twitter in the midst of all this. People dragged her for tweeting about buying sex toys or whatever, but it later turned out that a fangirl made it all up.

You'd think that the interest in Jane would have worn off a long time ago, but fans continue to chatter negatively about her to this day.I guess that's somewhat understandable in recent weeks given their recent lunch outing; regardless, I doubt people will ever shut up about Jane at this point. All I've gotta say is that I hope the Hiddlesconda is worth it!

Elizabeth Olsen, 2015

These two have known one another since at least 2011, but presumably got to know each other better while filming the Hank Williams biopic I Saw the Light in late 2014. Let's back up for a second, though. Lizzie got engaged to Boyd Holbrook in March 2014 after dating for a couple of years. They then split up in January 2015. According to an interview with Boyd late last year, Elizabeth broke up with him by phone: "On the same day that my best friend died, I got a call from my girl to tell me it was over."

A 26 year old blonde breaking up a serious relationship by phone to be with Hiddles? HmmmmmmmT, sounds familiar...

Anyway, Tom and Elizabeth darted around the whole dating issue. Some fans speculate that the whole thing was a ruse to cover for Elizabeth supposedly dating their much older director. I suppose now we'll never know~

So what does Taylor have to look forward to? Probably everything she's ever dreamed of tbh:

"I think, if you're going to be conventionally romantic, you've got to go all the way: a beautiful dinner somewhere lovely, with boat-loads of flowers, chocolates and champagne. But it might also be nice to wrap up warm and sit on a roof somewhere, with a cup of hot soup and your girl, watch the planes come in over London and listen to the night."x

SOURCES: Ex-stanning, boredom, Tom's Wikipedia page, and everything I linked to in this post.

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ONTD Original: Top Mean 'Girls' on TV

June 18, 2016, 2:22 pm

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Edie Britt 'Desperate Housewives'
Top Mean Girl Moment:

Edie Britt and Susan Meyer were battling for Mike Delfino's affections since he first moved onto the Wisteria Lane. Mike ended up falling for Susan but once Mike was struct with amnesia, Edie swooped right in to help fill in the blanks with her revisionist history.

Santana Lopez 'Glee'
Top Mean Girl Moment:

Whether it is telling people like it is, challenging people to sing offs, Santana never had a loss for words. One of her top moments comes after a growing suspicion that Finn and Quinn were fooling around again while Quinn was dating the new guy in town. Santana went out of her way to get mono so she could pass it on to Finn in hopes of catching him and Quinn cheating. When they came down with mono Santana swooped in to steal Quinns man.

Cordelia Chase 'Buffy/Angel'
Top Mean Girl Moment:

Cordelia Chase spent majority of her time in High School on top of the food chain but after dating beneath her she was outcast from her popular group. After finding out her boyfriend cheated on her and being made a fool of, the bitch was back and once she was given an option of getting revenge by the vengeance demon Anyanka, her wish was for Buffy Summers to never have come to Sunnydale which lead to a very hellish alternate reality.

Katherine Pierce 'The Vampire Diaries'
Top Mean Girl Moment:

Katherine, the doppleganger of Elena, original love interest to Damon and Stefan Salvatore, Katherine was used to getting her way and causing havoc just for the fun of it. One of Katherines bitchiest moments was turning 2 brothers against each other but her top mean girl moment? Killing Carole Forbes and turning her into a vampire.

Blair Waldorf 'Gossip Girl'
Top Mean Girl Moment:

Blair Waldorf was the Queen B of the Upper East Side, what she wanted, she got and if you crossed her? She exiled Jenny Humphrey from the Upper East Side among other notible things. One of her top moments though? Taking out Georgina without even breaking a sweat. What's worse with dealing with Blair? Dealing with your parents and them sending you off to boot camp.

Naomi Clark '90210'
Top Mean Girl Moment:

Naomi was the HBIC of West Bev but once new girl Annie came to town, she threatened everything Naomi bad built. Once her boyfriend broke up with her to get with Annie, Naomi made it her mission to humiliate Annie from becoming besties with her so she could fly in her ex boyfriend and have Annie catch them in the act and later on turning the entire school against her.

Madison Montgomery 'AHS:Coven'
Top Mean Girl Moment:

Madison Montgomery was a top of the line mean girl in just about every single way. One of her top mean girl moments is trying to off Misty Day due to Misty possibly being the next Supreme.

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I know there are plenty of mean girls in tv, so if I missed em, list em! Whose your fave?

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ONTD Original™: Nepotism at its finest (the model edition)

June 21, 2016, 12:10 pm

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Who needs talent when you have fame in your genes? (I tried to keep it to the lesser known ones, so no Jenner/Beckham/Hadid/Gerber/Brinkley and I tried to avoid ones we've spoken about recently)

Dylan Brosnan (19), son of Pierce Brosnan and Keely Shaye Smith walked runways in the S/S 2016 Saint Laurent Paris Fashion Week, been in Burberry campaigns and a face of Saint Laurent menswear

Jack Kilmer (20), son of Val Kilmer and Joanne Whalley also models for Saint Laurent (and has been in Palo Alto and The Nice Guys)

Dylan Penn (24), daughter of Sean Penn and Robin Wright has modelled for Stuart Weitzman, GAP and walked in Milan Fashion Week

Corinne Fox (20), daughter of Jamie Foxx (mother's identity never disclosed) has modelled for brand Icing and probably best known as Miss Golden Globe 2016

Ireland Baldwin (20), daughter of Alec Baldwin and Kim Basinger modelled in the S/S 2016 Elle Tahari show and various editorials (fun fact - she is 6'2) (wants to write and direct movies, stans for PETA)

Georgia May Jagger (24), daughter of Mick Jagger and Jerry Hall is the face of Sunglasses Hut for four years running, has a campaign with Rimmel, walked multiple F/W 2016 shows and does a lot of editorial. Most recently she did a shoot with ONTD favourite perv, Terry Richards.

Elizabeth Jagger (32), sister of Georgia May and daughter of Mick Jagger and Jerry Hall. Lizzy (her preferred name) walked Vivenne Westwood and Thierry Mugler at age 14, walked for Sonia Rykiel in 2015 and was chosen in 2016 as the face of Redken

Theodora Richards (31) and Alexandra Richards (29), daughters of Keith Richards and Patti Henson have done photoshoots together as seen in this Banana Republic image from 2014. Theodora hasn't done much since 2014 but before then she has been the face of Burberry, H&M and Tommy Hilfiger. Alexandra is doing regular editorials

Maximilian Paul Diarmuid "Max" Irons (30), son of Jeremy Irons and Sinéad Cusack has modelled for Mango, Burberry, Macy's private label INC and Dunhill (wants to be an actor)

Gabriel-Kane Day-Lewis (21), son of Daniel Day-Lewis and Isabelle Adjani most recently walked the D&G runway show in Milan (along with potato face Rafferty Law and mole twin of his mum Presley Gerber), debuted on the runway for Chanel last summer and does various editorial work (just released a debut album, trying to be a musician)

Margaret Qualley (21), daughter of Paul Qualley and Andie MacDowell has walked for Chanel, Valentino and has done a variety of editorials. You might know her from The Nice Guys or the Leftovers

Rainey Qualley (26), sister to Margaret and daughter of Paul Qualley and Andie MacDowell was Miss Golden Globe 2012, made waves as a model on Mad Men and is now apparently a country singer

Tali Lennox (23), daughter of Uri Fruchtmann and Annie Lennox walked for Tod's most recent show, has previously walked for Jaeger, Burberry, Acne, Christopher Kane. Stopped most modelling work to focus on being a portrait painter

Sistine Rose Stallone (17), daughter of Sylvester Stallone and Jennifer Flavin has recently started modelling for brands like Paradiso after being signed by IMG

Dylan Jagger Lee (18), son of Tommy Lee and Pamela Anderson recently had his first editorial with Nylon magazine and has been photographed for Saint Laurent

Anaïs Gallagher (16), daughter of Noel Gallagher and Meg Matthews was photographed by Mario Testino aged 11, began hosting a television show at 15 and does regular editorial work

Mabel McVey (20), daughter of Cameron McVey and Neneh Cherry ran a successful style blog while growing up in Sweden, trying to be a musician

Hayley Hasselhoff (23), daughter of David Hasselhoff and Pamela Bach has made a career as a "plus size" model

Atlanta de Cadenet Taylor (23), daughter of John Taylor and Amanda de Cadenet was named the face of Agent Provocatuer diffusion line L'Agent (designed by Penelope and Monica Cruz), has appeared in several editorials (apparently she's also a DJ and big on social media)

Leah Weller (24), daughter of Paul Weller and Dee C Lee has been photographed for English brand Daks (along with her father) and various high street brands

Eliot Sumner (25), child of Sting and Trudie Styler previously worked for Burberry before releasing two albums

Amber Le Bon (26), daughter of Simon Le Bon and Yasmin Parvaneh has posed for Moschino, River Island, Pantene, Myla and was the face of Forever 21 when it launched in the UK.

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Have you ever benefited from nepotism?

(shoutout to whoever is the mod right now bc this took 5 tries and 8hr and i appreciate you not getting mad at my idiocy, i've never made an original content post before!)

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ONTD Original: 2006, A year of one hit wonders

June 21, 2016, 12:45 pm

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Just 10 years ago, artists like Daniel Powter, Cassie, and Paris Hilton were topping the charts. Many of the artists who created their major 2006 hits were never able to replicate the success. However, their songs remain boppable and always bring back the nostalgia. Let's take a look at some of the best one hit wonders of 2006!

Daniel Powter - Bad Day

'Bad Day' was used as the send-off song on the fifth season of "American Idol," making it the biggest single of 2006. Daniel Powter's hit peaked at no. 1 in the spring of 2006. Powter hasn’t had any other top 100 songs on the U.S. Billboard since Bad Day, but has had 3 top 25 songs in Canada.

Snow Patrol - Chasing Cars

Probably one of the most controversial entries, many will protest that Snow Patrol has other hits, and that this does not deserve a one-hit wonder classification. However, in the U.S., "Chasing Cars" was their only chart topper. But follow-up or not, what Snow Patrol did was something fresh, haunting, and inescapable. This unforgettable song peaked at no. 5 in the fall of 2006.

Jibbs - Chain Hang Low

Jibbs made it when labels were looking for the next Nelly, the next J-Kwon, etc. His career was short lived, though, reduced to this 2006 ringtone song. The tune lifted its main melody from "Turkey in the Straw," a popular minstrel-show tune that dates all the way back to the 1800s. Most people recognized it as the song the ice cream man plays when he drives around. Which may have helped score points with the kids, while turning off most adults. This song peaked at no. 7 in the fall of 2006.

Cassie - Me & U

Cassie showed a ton of promise with her icy R&B sound on breakout hit "Me & U," but despite many follow-up attempts, it hasn't parlayed into another hit or even another album. She's still signed to Bad Boy Records, owned by Diddy, and she's still remained an ever-present socialite with a big underground following. "Me & U" peaked at no. 3 in the summer of 2006.

For Minor - Where'd You Go

The hip hop-leaning side project of Linkin Park's Mike Shinoda, Fort Minor had a huge hit with their somber "Where'd You Go" single that introduced the world to Skylar Grey (at the time going by Holly Brook). The song peaked at no. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the summer of 2006. The collective only lasted two years after their album, The Rising Tied, failed to make waves.

Gnarls Barkley - Crazy

Cee-Lo Green struck gold teaming up with Danger Mouse on 2006's "St. Elsewhere" with its delectable hit "Crazy." The song peaked at no. 2 in the summer of 2006. With a driving bass borrowed from a Spaghetti Western, "Crazy" celebrates the theory that despair and lunacy can be things to be enjoyed. Whatever the reason, music lovers have celebrated this funky groove at all levels of sanity.

James Blunt - You're Beautiful

James Blunt's "You're Beautiful" led to a huge year for the British singer-songwriter and his Back to Bedlam album. He peaked at no. 1 in 2006 with this hit. While he never found another hit in America, Blunt is still making music today and his singles chart quite well in U.K., with three more Top 10 hits under his belt post-"You're Beautiful."

Nick Lachey - What's Left of Me

In May 2006, sympathetic fans helped Nick Lachey go to No. 6 with his post-98 Degrees solo single, "What's Left of Me," a song about his dissolved relationship with Jessica Simpson. But when the drama cooled, fans stopped caring; later that year his next song, "I Can't Hate You Anymore" -- his second-biggest -- only climbed to No. 87.

D4L - Laffy Taffy

In news that shocked very few, this rap quartet couldn't follow-up their ridiculous "Laffy Taffy" banger with anything nearly as inescapable. The group released their gold-certified Down for Life album in late 2005 and "Laffy Taffy" topped the charts in 2006, but the group called it quits in just three years.

Paris Hilton - Stars Are Blind

Yes, this heiress does, in fact, have a hit to her name. The reggae-pop cut "Stars Are Blind" was one of the highest-debuting singles in 2006, entering the charts at No. 18 with strong digital sales.

H O N O R A B L E / / M E N T I O N S

- Ashley Parker Angel - Let U Go
- Brooke Hogan - About Us
- Mario Vazquez - Gallery
- Saving Jane - Girl Next Door
- Blue October - Hate Me
- Matisyahu - King Without A Crown
- LeToya - Torn
- Teddy Geiger - For You I Will (Confidence)
- OK GO - Here It Goes Again
- Lyfe Jennings - S.E.X.

What were you downloading onto your iPod in 2006, ONTD?
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ONTD Original: Up and coming female singers!

June 21, 2016, 3:15 pm

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Tinashe

Tinashe Kachingwe, born in 1993, is signed to RCA Records. The 23-year-old is a singer, dancer, actress, model, songwriter, and music producer. The "All Hands on Deck" chanteuse started off her career as an actress, even had a recurring role in Two and a Half Men as Jake's girlfriend. She then joined the girlgroup The Stunners, releasing some singles, and even opening for Justin Bieber's My World Tour, but failed to achieve success.
After building a recording studio in her own bedroom with the money she gathered from these gigs, she started to make her own music, and then released her first mixtape "In Case We Die", which gave us the major bop "This Feeling". She signed to RCA Records in 2012, and then proceeded to release 2 acclaimed mixtapes, "Reverie" and "Black Water", before dropping her official debut single "2 On", from her acclaimed debut album "Aquarius", with which she achieved mainstream success. "All Hands On Deck", third single from the album, is another one of her well known songs. She dropped her 4th and latest mixtape "Amethyst" last year, and right now she's preparing her second album "Joyride" but, after a couple of singles failing to be sucessful, we have no hint of a release date.

Zara Larsson

Zara Maria Larsson is swedish, born in 1997, and signed to Epic Records. The 18-year-old is a singer and songwriter.
Zara is the perfect ONTD fave. She hates Chris Brown, hates Dr. Luke, supports man-hating, and calls out white feminism (btw, her instagram is life).
The "Lush Life" chanteuse started off her career when she gained national fame for winning the 2008 season of the talent show Talang, the Swedish version of Got Talent, at the age of 10. Larsson signed with the record label TEN Music Group in 2012 and released her debut EP album, Introducing, in January 2013. The single "Uncover" topped the charts in Sweden, Denmark, and Norway. She signed a three-year contract with Epic Records in the United States in April 2013.
Last year, she released her debut single and major bop "Lush Life" from her second studio album. The song became her second number 1 single and was certified four times platinum in Sweden and reached the top 5 in multiple countries, including Australia and the United Kingdom, and it's coming for the US, being sent to radios this month.
Since then, the girl is snatching collabs right and left. She collaborated with Grammy-nominated British singer MNEK and released a new single called "Never Forget You".She also collaborated with Tinie Tempah, being a featuring artist in his single titled "Girls Like". More recently, she was featured in the official song of UEFA Euro 2016, David Guetta's "This One's for You".

Bebe Rhexa

Bleta "Bebe" Rexha was born in 1989 and is signed to Warner Bros. Records. The "Me, Myself & I" chanteuse is an singer, songwriter and record producer with Albanian descent. She is best known for her song "No Broken Hearts" featuring rapper Nicki Minaj, for being featured on David Guetta's "Hey Mama", and for singing "Me, Myself & I" in duet with G-Eazy.
She started her career as the lead vocalist of the American band Black Cards created by Pete Wentz, of Fall Out Boys fame, and co-wrote the number-one US Billboard Hot 100 song "The Monster" by Eminem featuring Rihanna.
Bebe was born in Brooklyn, New York City to ethnic Albanian parents, who emigrated to the United States during the 1980s.
She wrote and sings the hook for David Guetta's "Hey Mama", song where she's a featuring artist along with Nicki Minaj and Dutch music producer and DJ Afrojack.
"No Broken Hearts" featuring Nicki Minaj is the first single from her upcoming debut studio album, that is scheduled to be released in mid-2016 and will feature also collaborations with Ty Dolla Sign, Sam Hunt, Yo Gotti and ASAP Ferg.
Other songs she has co-writing and co-producing credits are Iggy Azalea's "Team", Tinashe's "All Hands On Deck", and k-pop group SHINee's "Lucifer".

Pia Mia

Pia Mia Perez was born in 1996. She's signed to Interscope Records and she's from Guam. The "Do It Again" chanteuse is an singer, songwriter, and model. She started by posting videos of herself singing on YouTube, later going on to star in commercials and music videos.
Pia Mia was introduced to Chris Brown's manager and record executive Abou "Bu" Thiam in 2013. She began working on material with producer Nic Nac and has since been in a relationship with him.
In 2014, she signed a multi-album deal with American record label Interscope Records.
In 2015, Pia began working on her debut album and around May, last year, she already had recorded over 100 songs for the album.
She released "Do It Again" as the lead single from her debut studio album. The song, which featured vocals from Chris Brown and Tyga, became Mia's first charting song. It has reached No. 8 on the UK Top 40, No. 71 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. On October, last year, Mia released her second official single "Touch". It was written by Mia, co-written and produced by Stargate. It has reached No. 47 so far in Australia and on the UK Singles Chart. However, it failed to chart on the US Billboard Hot 100 Singles.

Melanie Martinez

Melanie Adele Martinez was born in 1995 and is signed to Atlantic Records. She's a singer and songwriter. The "Pity Party" chanteuse auditioned for the American television vocal talent show The Voice, singing Britney Spears's "Toxic", and became a member of Team Adam. Within the fifth week, she was eliminated which subsequently led to her beginning independent work on original material.
In 2015, Martinez released her debut album titled Cry Baby, featuring the critically acclaimed lead single "Pity Party".
She released her debut single "Dollhouse" in 2014. On April, 2014, Martinez announced that she'd been signed to Atlantic Records and that she would be going on tour. She also announced her debut EP, Dollhouse, which was released on May 19, 2014.
On June, in 2015, Martinez released the single "Pity Party" from her debut album Cry Baby, which was released on August, 2015, to critical acclaim. The album debuted at number 6 on the Billboard 200. She's constantly criticized for her adult baby concept.

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ONTD, which up and coming singers, even not mentioned on this post, have your support?

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ONTD Original: Hottest 15 Male Power Rangers.

July 2, 2016, 7:07 pm

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All the actors that ever played a Ranger have a few things in common: Pretty faces, nice bodies, questionable acting skills and DOA careers. Here's the Top 15 imho.

15. Carter (Sean CwJohnson)
Red Ranger, Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue

Probaby one of the most vanilla rangers, but also a cute one. He was the typical good guy who happened to be a republican, lived in the suburbs, admired Paul Ryan, only made love to his wife in missionary but also liked to be dominated by a man whore. He was one of the few rangers that came back for the 20th anniversary episode and he was looking OK.

14. Troy (Andrew M. Gray)
Red Ranger, Power Rangers Megaforce

One of the most recent Rangers. His acting makes Rihanna feel like an Oscar winner and his whining about his dad was a turn-off, but he kept me hooked when he took his shirt off and morphed into past rangers.

13. Chase (James Davies)

Black Ranger, Power Rangers Dino Charge
The character is supposed to be some aussie class clown, but he's just pretty enough to look at. His instagram is filled with enough selfies to give Kim K. a run for her money. Probably BJ'd his way to the role.

12. Adam (Johnny Yong Bosch)
Green Ranger, Power Rangers Zeo

Adam was one of the few rangers that went through many generations, but he looked his bet at the beginning of Zeo. Everything went to hell when he let his hair grew. He came back for the 15th anniversary special and is aging like fine wine.

11. Flynn (Ari Boyland)
Blue Ranger, Power Rangers RPM

I haven't seen RPM, but saw a vid of him in a convention and looks nice. He's probably the first gay ranger, and he has a severe case of pretty gay face. I'd gladly bang.

10. Wes/Alex (Jason Faunt)
Red Ranger, Power Rangers Time Force

During Time Force he played two roles: Wes the immature ranger and Alex, Jen's dead husband, and i just wanted to be in the middle of that Jason Faunt sandwich. He came back during Super Megaforce's final battle and is still looking mighty fine.

9. Cole (Ricardo Medina Jr.)
Red Ranger, Power Rangers Wild Force
Cole loved to be shirtless and was kinda dumb, basically Channing Tatum's ranger. His latest credits include the 11 o'clock news where he appeared after being charged for killing a man. Don't worry, he won't go to jail. You can enjoy his talent in RandyBlue.com in a couple months probably...

8. Jack (Brandon Jay McLaren)
Red Ranger, Power Rangers SPD

Out of all the Power Rangers, he's probably one of the few who managed to get a decent career after being a Ranger with big roles in Falling Skyes, The Killing and Graceland. He's still packing a greaaaaaaaat bod that will make you call SPD EMERGENCYYYY!!!

7. Koda (Yoshua Sudarzo)
Blue Ranger, Power Rangers Dino Charge

Another of the newest Saban/Nick rangers. irl the actor is a cosplayer and quite into sci-fi/fantasy. I think he would've been a damn great Magnus Bane for Shadowhunters, but still, that role of 'zombie #15' in the Walking Dead won't play itself.

6. Tommy (Jason David Frank)
Black Ranger, Power Rangers Dino Thunder

Tommy was always loved by everyone, kids adored him, moms wanna have him, girls wanna have him, guys wanna be him and gays wanna be in him. He was just loved by everyone but he looked his best when he came back many seasons later for Power Rangers Dino Thunder. He's been known for whoring around and will probably beg for a cameo in the new PR movie. Oh and he's an MAA fighter now so he's got a very nice bod.

5. Mike (Hector David Jr.)
Green Ranger, Power Rangers Samurai

Probably one of the rangers with the prettiest eyes. He was one of the few reasons that kept me hooked when the show came back in Nick.

4. Jason (Austin St. John)
Red Ranger, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers

Ahhhh. one of my first crushes.... Jason. Right before Tommy came he was the reason i wanted to be Kimberly. you just know they were fucking in the Angel Grove Youth Center's basement while Ernie was watching. i just wanted him to bow so i could have a bite of that magnificent ass.

And no, he's not Brock from Seancody and is not doing gay porn ~~yet.~~

3. Nick (Firass Dirani)
Red Ranger, Power Rangers Mystic Force

Scratch what i said. This guy has the pretties eyes any Ranger ever had. And he's had a decent career in some Aussie dramas right after PR. Also, probably the one who bottom'd his way to the role.

2. TJ (Selwyn Ward)
Blue Ranger, Power Rangers in Space

Often overlooked, TJ was one of the hottest rangers, and probably a better leader than Jason, Tommy and Rocky. With a goddamn smile that made me swoon. I just wanted him to play with my ass like this:

1. Leo (Danny Slavin)
Red Ranger, Power Rangers Lost Galaxy

Yes. He was charming, he had a great body, and was a different kind of leader than previous ones (way better than flop Andros anyway). Also, i fapped til i dislocated my hand to this iconic scene where he was taken hostage and bound, and ended up getting shirtless:

YASSSS PAPI!!! The show was aware of his appeal so unlike previous seasons, they had him on a tight top during the credits:

He'll always be remembed as the sexiest ranger... although funny enough, he just did Power Rangers to pay for his education. Now he's an associate in a law firm.

Source: Me and 22 years wasted seeing Power Rangers.

ONTD, do you agree? who's missing?

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ONTD Original™: A Pop(Culture) Odyssey '01-'10

July 3, 2016, 5:10 pm

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The 2000's...the millennium. The future was here. I spent most of my formative years in the 00's from age 16-26. It was full of tacky, technology, and tastiness. While we haven't experienced a revival...yet, Let's take a trip back thru the pop culture of the 00's.

90's post.

Fashion/Beauty

Pencil Thin Eyebrows

For some reason, women everywhere began to pluck and wax their eyebrows to oblivion in the 2000s. Even men got into the action when they started man-scaping. My eyebrows still haven't recovered from my over plucking in the early 00's which is a bad thing since full eyebrows are now in style.

Trucker Hats

From Ashton Kutcher to Britney Spears, everyone was sporting trucker hats in the early to mid 00s. I too fell victim to this horrible trend. While I couldn't afford the Von Dutch hats, I did buy myself some cheapo hats with explicit/funny sayings on them.

Bedazzled Men's shirts

It was a dark time for men's fashion. The clubs & bars were full of gross dudes trying to buy you drinks whilst wearing their bedazzled skull baby tees. YUCK! to make matters worse, Jersey Shore on MTV really made this nonsense popular. Ed Hardy & Affliction were the top choice for douche bags across the world.

HONORABLE MENTIONS: Chunky highlights, Juicy Tracksuits, Kitten Heels

Toys

Silly Bands

I was well into my mid 20's when silly bands became popular among children. The only reason I know of their existence is because I worked with small children in an after school program. I watched them fight and cry over trading/losing their silly bands. I even went as far as banning them from my classroom.

Bratz Dolls

Again, I was little too old for these dolls, but I distinctly remember the commercials with these stupid dolls. They looked like club Barbies with too much make up on. I'm still not sure what their appeal was.

Nintendo Wii

Nintendo Wii came out my senior year of college and me and my friends used to buy a box of wine and play tennis and boxing. SO many TVs were destroyed by people throwing their controllers on accident. Wii faded out just as fast as it got popular.

HONORABLE MENTIONS:Nintendo DS, PS3, XBOX

Food

Four Loko

SHIT. I remember the first time I had a four loko. I was drunk after just 1 can. I blacked out after 2. This was what you would drink when you really wanted to get wasted. We would often play Edward Four Loko Hands (taping 2 four lokos to your hands with duct tape and trying to finish it without passing out) The energy drink part of it made you think that you weren't that drunk, but the alcohol drink of it made you want to fight even the very best of friends. They eventually had to pull the product due to teenagers dying, but they relaunched it without the caffeine portion of it.

Colored Ketchup

Gross. I don't know what the Heinz executives were thinking. I love ketchup, but I prefer that it be red. There was just something unsettling about having purple and green ketchup. The product ended up flopping, before being revived in the '10s.

30 Minute Meals

I used to skip classes in college and lay in bed and watch 30 minute meals. There was something about Rachel Ray that was enthralling. All the food looked delicious and it was done in 30 minutes. I always wondered what happened to all the extra food that she cooked on the show...

HONORABLE MENTIONS: South Beach Diet, Cosmos, KFC Double Down

Celeb Scandals

Britney Spears Shaves her Head

Everyone knows where they were when the pictures were released of Britney shaving her head. She had been spiraling for quite some time before this incident and it was weird to watch it happen in real time. It only got worse from there with her 5150 hospitalization and disastrous MTV performance.

Superbowl Nipplegate

My College roommate and I actually ended up taping this performance because we wanted to go to the dining hall before it closed for the night. Good thing we did because we caught the nipple heard round the world. At first we didn't even realize what we were seeing. This was such a big deal at the time and members of ONTD still bring this incident up to this day.

1 night in Paris

The whole socialite explosion of the early 00s was such a weird thing to experience first hand. Internet gossip sites were just starting to become a thing and all they ever talked about was Paris this and Paris that. Her sex tape made waves when it was released and catapulted her into a whole new realm of fame.

HONORABLE MENTIONS: Winona Ryder is a klepto, Anna Nicole Smith death, MJ trial

Iconic TV Characters

Veronica Mars

One of my favorite TV characters of all time, Veronica Mars served us sass, savvy, and sarcasm. She always stood up for what she believed in even if it was the unpopular thing to do. Her supporting cast was excellent as well. If I could resurrect any TV show today...this would be the one.

Dave Chappelle as...

Prince. Samuel L Jackson. Rick James. Lil Jon. Every character/person that Dave Chappelle played on his show was absolutely hilarious. You could not escape him in the early to mid 00's. It's a shame he left his show in the middle of the 3rd season, because I feel like he could have been successful for another 10 seasons.

Lieutenant Horatio Caine

I mean. What is there to say. I loved this stupid show and I loved Horatio Caine's stupid one liners. I still say them when I put on my sunglasses till this day. He is the best character to come out of the CSI franchise...quote me on that.

HONORABLE MENTIONS: Tony Soprano, Jack Bauer, Stewie Griffin

SOURCE 1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.10.11.12.13.14.15.16.17.

Are you ready for the 00s revival, ONTD?

Hi, Buzzfeed!

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ONTD (Not So) Original: 5 Movies To Watch On This 4th Of July

July 4, 2016, 11:39 am

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5. Sugar & Spice: This movie has cheerleading, robbery, fraud, guns, teen pregnancy, Betty Doll masks, a white trash mom in jail, overwhelming whiteness, and Mena Suvari (who has worked on at least 6 projects with the word 'American' on their titles). A (not really) cult classic that will warm your lil 'murica luvin' hearts <3.

4. Top Gun: To be honest, I never finished this movie and I have no idea what's actually about, but it involves the Navy so I guess it's very patriotic god bless. This film is mostly here for the shirtless scenes that will please our thirst ONTDers, but also entertain our self-loving and/or bitter ONTDers that will probably enjoy thinking about how all these young men (especially Val Kilmer) now look like shit. While adding this to the list I realized that 'Magic Mike' is a better option, but I was too lazy to change it up oops.

3. Captain America: The Winter Soldier: Yes, I know the image above is from the the first movie, but everyone knows that the first Captain America is trash so might as well watch the less patriotic (but, I mean, it's still Captain 'MURICA so...) and yet far superior (but also overrated thanks to tumblr and y'all Stucky hoes) sequel.

2. Dick: Honestly, if you haven't watched this movie you should get your american citizenship revoked! The story involves the Watergate scandal, teen white girls, dick puns, and American Princess Kirsten Dunst. It's truly the most underrated patriotic and female-driven movie ever!'Frozen' could never!

1. Drop Dead Gorgeous: Talking about American Princess Kirsten Dunst, this is the movie who sealed her american reign by crowning ha as Mount Rose American Teen Princess! The film was a box office and critical flop and yet managed to come through like an underdog (which is something America loves sometimes!) and grow to become one of the most celebrated mockumentaries evah! What kind fo inspirational story, don't y'all think? America loves Jesus, beauty pageants, winners, guns, and schemes - all of which are part of this masterpiece! When will a feature film be this patriotic?

IMAGES' SOURCES: 1/2/3/4/5

What are your favorite movies with patriotic undertones, ONTD? TYFYA!

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Celebs and Corporate America React to/Celebrate Our Inalienable Rights on this Day of Independence

July 4, 2016, 1:54 pm

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Happy 4th of July!! 🎉🎉🇺🇸🎉🎉 pic.twitter.com/BBhYScOIVz
— Paris Hilton (@ParisHilton) July 4, 2016

Uncle Sam wants YOU to see #MikeAndDave, in theaters Friday! Get tix now: https://t.co/Oj8RIvpFOM pic.twitter.com/h5USTvwX9X
— Mike And Dave (@mikeanddave) July 4, 2016

Over 16,000 firework displays will take place across the U.S. in celebration of 4th of July. pic.twitter.com/5d8289qcH9
— ABC News (@ABC) July 4, 2016

The National Anthem... it just never gets old. Happy 4th everybody! 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/JB91aR4661
— backstreetboys (@backstreetboys) July 4, 2016

Hope your #FourthOfJuly is lit. pic.twitter.com/mJeFYsrJBq
— Taco Bell (@tacobell) July 4, 2016

🇺🇸 HAPPY 4TH OF JULY YOU SEXY ANIMALS 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/WdjsiKgq7o
— J O E J O N A S (@joejonas) July 4, 2016

"May we think of freedom, not as the right to do as we please, but the opportunity to do what is right" #happybirthday🇺🇸💥 #FourthofJuly
— Sarah Michelle (@SarahMGellar) July 4, 2016

Even though we're heading down under to visit mates- we're flying for America right now #mikeanddaveneedweddingdates pic.twitter.com/yQMo1JO3fU
— Zac Efron (@ZacEfron) July 4, 2016

happy 4th of july! score 25% off with INDEPENDENCE25 before the sale ends tonight on https://t.co/I1PvSLn2Y8🇺🇸😎💥
— Fall Out Boy (@falloutboy) July 4, 2016

Happy 4th from Barbie!!!! ❤️💙❤️💙❤️💙 pic.twitter.com/6XSX06hl1M
— Miley Ray Cyrus (@MileyCyrus) July 4, 2016

Happy 4th of July everyone! pic.twitter.com/tCG6Fyj7W8
— Kim Kardashian West (@KimKardashian) July 4, 2016

America the beautiful. Happy #4thofJuly from #Baywatch! pic.twitter.com/Tc97tA3NN8
— Baywatch Movie (@baywatchmovie) July 4, 2016

HAPPY 4th OF JULY! #LoveMakeTheWorldGoRound #LMTWGR #Loveisloveisloveislove
— Jennifer Lopez (@JLo) July 4, 2016

the fourth of july got me like @tylergposey... pic.twitter.com/zxJRnbhTS2
— MTV (@MTV) July 4, 2016

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— The Killers (@thekillers) July 4, 2016

Sources: @ParisHilton. @Mike&Dave. @ABCNews. @BackstreetBoys. @BritneySpears. @JoeJonas. @BuffySummers. @ChrissyTeigen. @EmmaRoberts. @NayaRivera. @HeidiKlum. @MileyCyrus. @ZacEfron. @KimKardashian. @JLo. @Fall Out Boy. @TacoBell. @MTV. @NicoTortorella. @TheKillers. @Baywatch.

LMFAO @JoeJonas wins this year's 4th lbr.

ONTD: How are you reacting? PS PLEASE KEEP YOUR PETS IN DOORS AND SAFE TONIGHT. POOR BBS!

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ONTD Original — Best Beach Bodies: 2016 Edition [NOMINATION & VOTING POST]

July 5, 2016, 5:33 am

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Summer is here, and that means that our favorite celebrities are going to start spending more time at the beach because that's what rich people with a lot of free time do, so it's only fair that we pick the best beach bodies of this year because we have nothing better to do with our free time.

RULES

You nominate a celebrity by leaving a comment with their name in the subject line and posting two or three recent pictures of them, PLEASE USE PICTURES OF 2016, in the comment section. If you post pictures from years ago, the nomination won't count. Only one nominee per comment.

To vote for a celebrity already nominated, simply comment with a +1.

Make sure you don’t nominate a celebrity that has been nominated already. Second nominations will be disqualified.

You can nominate and vote for your favorite celebrities since the moment this post goes up until Tuesday, July 5 at 11:59 pm CST.

The results will be up as soon as I finish counting the votes.

Have fun! And let the hottest celebrities win!

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ONTD Original: The racist past (and present) of popular Youtuber, Brandon Rogers

July 5, 2016, 5:09 pm

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Before you start reading, it should be said that this post contains trigerring material (i.e. racism, blackface, jokes about child sex abuse and rape, etc.) and that you should avoid this post if you are sensitive to such topics.

Since Youtube was founded in 2005, the website has flourished and become of the biggest sites on the Internet. Many Youtubers, from Leslie Hall to Tay Zonday, have faded in and out of popularity in the blink of an eye. But many, as you will see with Brandon Rogers, have become popular after years and years of not succeeding. While no doubt many people have worked hard and rightfully earned their place in Youtube's limelight, some are undeserving of the attention they've been getting and Brandon Rogers is one of them.

For those of you who don't know who Brandon Rogers is... he's a Youtuber who over the past year has racked up millions of views on his self-titled "[OFFENSIVE]" comedy sketch videos. He received attention after many Vine stars started making 'Try me, bitch' parodies, which was taken from one of his Grandpa Hates videos. Since then, he has risen in popularity. He's been featured on The Fine Bros. 'Youtubers React' series and even had a fan meeting at VidCon recently.

His videos are, cut and dry, a direct ripoff of Sacha Baron Cohen. Many of his characters (Japanese Girlfriend, Deeno the Filipino, The CEO) are eerily similar to Cohen's characters, being that they rely mostly on harmful stereotypes and the "offensive" shock value brand of humor. He even lists his videos with "[OFFENSIVE]" in an attempt to cut himself off from accountability. But with this post, I hope I can shed some light on some of the things he's done and is still doing. And to my knowledge, he has never apologized for anything he's done in this post and he's somehow managed to sweep it under the rug.

To start us off, let's go back to Brandon's early beginnings on the Internet when he used to work with a young gay Latinx drag queen named Billy Myers, most notably known by his character named Sharolaid. For those of you who don't know Sharolaid, you can read about Billy's character here. (Note: NSFW)

While working with Billy, Brandon donned the persona of a "sassy black woman" named Barbeesha. He would paint on blackface, sport a "ghetto blackcent", and go on Stickam and/or in public and shoot videos for Youtube. Below you can see a clip of Brandon as "Barbeesha" where he's in black face and speaks with a blackcent while joking about performing anilingus on a baby doll. Note: Brandon is not black. I'm unaware of his ethnicity, but he most definitely isn't black.

And in another video on one of his older Youtube accounts, PrankyBoy, Brandon dons blackface and portrays Barbeesha and her "family".

In this "Barbeesha's BEST OF", you see a clip of him using the n word while being non-black while also doing blackcent throughout the other clips. Note: Read further on before saying he could have changed. He still uses the n word when he's a non-black person. See Auntie Fee parody video below.

And here you can watch Brandon and Sharolaid together.

Below you can watch a video on another of Brandon's older youtubes where he dons his blackcent and reenacts anilingus on another baby doll while posing it as a joke about Ronald McDonald.

There are numerous other examples out there, I'm sure. Some videos of him have been deleted or privated so I couldn't provide them in this post. For now, we'll move on to his current videos.

As you saw above, he used a blackcent fairly regularly in the late 2000s and if you compare his Barbeesha character to his Grandpa character, you'll find that he uses a watered down version of his blackcent for the Grandpa character. The 'I need a pharmacist' joke was even used regularly for his prank calls with Billy. Below you can hear it in one of his videos:

And at 0:55 in his Auntie Fee parody, you can hear him use the n word. And this is still fairly recent.

Since then, he's moved onto other racist tropes by playing a stereotype of an Asian woman in his 'Japanese Girlfriend' video and also a racist stereotype of a Filipino man in 'Deeno the Filipino'. He also jokes regularly about rape in his videos and is rather unapologetic about it.

All in all, some people would say Brandon is talented and lucky to have finally hit the big time on Youtube, but it can also be said that he's a hack who copied and pasted Sacha Baron Cohen's career and applied it to himself. He has used antiblack stereotypes in the past, revisited them in his Auntie Fee parodies, and then moved on to other racial stereotypes relatively untarnished. But when you cater to white people, bigots, and "anti-Social Justice Warrior" people, I suppose success is to be accepted when you use harmful tropes that cater to that group.

Sources:1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

Part one in an eventual series of posts on Youtubers. Enjoy! And don't enter if you're gonna complain about ~these nobodies~. Scrolling is your best friend.

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ONTD Original™: 10 Great Songs from Movie Soundtracks

July 5, 2016, 9:15 pm

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Music and film go hand in hand. They can often enhance the viewing experience and create a deeper connection between the audience and the movie. Sometimes music is written specifically for the film and others are chosen due to their outstanding popularity. I've hand chosen 10 songs that either stood out to me on soundtracks or that made me pause and appreciate when I heard them being used in scenes.

"Kissing You" - Des'ree
Romeo + Juliet (1996)

"Take My Breath Away" - Berlin
Top Gun (1986)

"I Have Nothing" - Whitney Houston
The Bodyguard (1992)

"Don't Wanna Miss Thing" - Aerosmith
Armageddon (1998)

"Part of Your World" - Jodi Benson
The Little Mermaid (1989)

"Flag Pole Sitta" - Harvey Danger
Disturbing Behavior (1998)

"Clumsy" - Our Lady Peace
I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997)

"Okay" - Swirl 360
Van Wilder (2002)

"This Woman's Work" - Maxwell
Love and Basketball (2000)

"Not Tonight" - Lil' Kim, Angie Martinez, Da Brat, Left Eye, Missy Elliot
Nothing To Lose (1997)

SOURCE: 1.2.3. 4.5.6.7.8.9.10.

any soundtrack songs you get down to, ONTD?

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ONTD Original: 15 Established Actors Who Profited From Whitewashing

July 7, 2016, 3:52 pm

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We all know it can be hard to put food on the table, so in this list we're only looking at actors that were already well established and had successful careers when they chose to accept a whitewashed role.

Starting of course with...

1. Scarlett Johansson

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Role:Major Motoko Kusanagi in Ghost in the Shell.

Original race/ethnicity: Japanese.

What's the excuse? Producer Steven Paul tried to justify the casting decision: "There [are] all sorts of people and nationalities in the world in Ghost in the Shell. We’re utilising people from all over the world. (...) There’s Japanese in it. There’s Chinese in it. There’s English in it. There’s Americans in it. I don’t think it was just a Japanese story. Ghost in the Shell was a very international story, and it wasn’t just focused on Japanese; it was supposed to be an entire world. That’s why I say the international approach is, I think, the right approach to it."

By Paul's logic, you can take a specifically Japanese story, make all the leads and a good deal of the background characters white, and voilà! You have an international story!

Funnily enough, Johansson's character will only be referred to as 'the major' rather than her actual name, Motoko Kusanagi, and yet her mother will be played by a Japanese actress. Rumors have started to circulate that the film team has attempted to use CGI to digitally alter white actors so they could portray Asian background characters.

Scarlett Johansson as 'the Major'

~~her eyes are taped back. Wasn't this project enough of a travesty already~~

The original Motoko Kusanagi

2. Gerard Butler and the entire cast of Gods of Egypt

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Role: The god Set.

Original race/ethnicity: Egyptian.

What's the excuse? You'd assume that a movie titled 'Gods of Egypt' would give you clue as to who should be cast, but as usual in Hollywood, you'd be wrong.

After the movie tanked, Lionsgate pulled their generic apology #27 out of the drawer and tried to appease the public: ”We recognize that it is our responsibility to help ensure that casting decisions reflect the diversity and culture of the time periods portrayed. In this instance we failed to live up to our own standards of sensitivity and diversity, for which we sincerely apologize. Lionsgate is deeply committed to making films that reflect the diversity of our audiences. We have, can and will continue to do better.“

Well. We're still waiting.

The cast of Gods of Egypt

3. Emma Stone

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RoleCaptain Allison Ng in Aloha.

Original race/ethnicity:: Chinese (1/2) and Hawaiian (1/4) as well as Swedish (1/4).

What's the excuse? Despite Hawaii being the most diverse US state, the cast of Aloha was overwhelmingly white. Stone's character was heavily ridiculed.

Director Crowe responded to the whitewashing backlash: "I offer you a heart-felt apology to all who felt this was an odd or misguided casting choice. As far back as 2007, Captain Allison Ng was written to be a super-proud one quarter Hawaiian who was frustrated that, by all outward appearances, she looked nothing like one. A half-Chinese father was meant to show the surprising mix of cultures often prevalent in Hawaii. Extremely proud of her unlikely heritage, she feels personally compelled to over-explain every chance she gets. The character was based on a real-life, red-headed local who did just that."

Emma Stone later said that she regretted taking the role. She also went on record that the controversy taught her about whitewashing in Hollywood. ~~Because otherwise she'd never have known she's not the right choice for a character named Allison Ng.~~

Emma Stone as Allison Ng

4. Liam Neeson

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Role:Ra's al Ghul in Nolan's Batman series.

Original race/ethnicity:: Middle Eastern.

What's the excuse? Again, the name of the character offers a subtle clue that it's perhaps not appropriate to cast the most Irish of Irish actors. Nolan didn't explain why he didn't open the casting call for Arab actors. If Neeson hadn't taken the role, it would have gone to Guy Pearce or Viggo Mortensen. Ra's al Ghul was born over 600 years before his first appearance in Batman comics, to a tribe of nomads in a desert somewhere in Arabia.

And while we're at it: it's just as inappropriate to cast Marion Cotillard as Ra's al Ghul's daughter Talia, who is supposed to be have both Arab and Chinese ancestry.

The original Ra's al Ghul and Neeson as Ra's al Ghul

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Talia in Batman: Under the Red Hood and Cotillard as Talia

5. Tilda Swinton

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Role:The Ancient One in Dr. Strange and Eva Katchadourian in We Need to Talk About Kevin

Original race/ethnicity:: Asian; Armenian.

What's the excuse? Tilda Swinton is a thespian goddess and I love her unapolegetic weirdness as much as the next person, but she's also whiter than a Yeti in a snowstorm (according to John Oliver) and a double offender when it comes to accepting whitewashed roles.

In the Marvel comics, the Ancient One was born in Kamar-Taj, "a hidden land high in the Himalayas", and becomes a mentor to Doctor Strange. Swinton tried to justify her casting, saying that “the script that I was presented with did not feature an Asian man for me to play, so that was never a question when I was being asked to do it. (…) There are very great reasons for us to feel very settled and confident with the decisions that were made.”

Marvel also defended the decision: “The Ancient One is a title that is not exclusively held by any one character, but rather a moniker passed down through time, and in this particular film the embodiment is Celtic.”

Screenwriter Cargill went on record saying, “The Ancient One was a racist stereotype who comes from a region of the world that is in a very weird political place. You know, he originates from Tibet, so if you acknowledge that Tibet is a place and that he’s Tibetan, you risk alienating one billion people.”

In We Need to Talk About Kevin, Swinton plays Eva Katchadourian, the child of Armenian immigrants. While Armenians are often considered white, it seems highly inappropriate to cast a practically albino woman from Scotland when an Armenian actress could have been cast instead.

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Tilda Swinton as the Ancient One in Doctor Strange

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Tilda Swinton as Eva Katchadourian; Tilda Swinton and Ezra Miller, who plays her son in We Need to Talk About Kevin

6. Christian Bale and the entire cast of Exodus: Gods and Kings

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Role: Moses.

Original race/ethnicity: Hebrew/Egyptian.

What's the excuse? For some reason, actors from the British Isles are seen as the natural go-to choices for characters who hail from North Africa, the Middle East and Mediterranean regions. Ridley Scott's Exodus: Gods and Kings was no exception. The director went on record saying, "I can’t mount a film of this budget, where I have to rely on tax rebates in Spain, and say that my lead actor is Mohammad so-and-so from such-and-such. I’m just not going to get it financed. So the question doesn’t even come up."

Translation: I never tried and I don't ever want to. But this is also the guy who thought that casting an Italian(-American) actor to play a Roman posed too much of a risk, so who is surprised.

The cast of Exodus: Gods and Kings

7. Anthony Hopkins

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Role:Coleman Silk in The Human Stain.

Original race/ethnicity: African-American.

What's the excuse? None given. Hopkin's character is an African-American man who passed as white for most of his adult life. That doesn't justify why they actually cast an Caucasian man though.

Hopkins as Coleman Silk

8. Carey Mulligan

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Role:Irene in Drive

Original race/ethnicity: Latina.

What's the excuse? Mulligan's vulnerable character was originally written for a young Latina. The director Nicolas Winding said, "I couldn’t find any actress that would click with me personally. I couldn’t make a decision for some reason. I had all this talent in front of me and out of the blue I get a call from Carey because she wanted to meet me about doing a movie. She came by the house and she walked in and I realized, ‘Oh my God, this is what I was looking for. I wanted to protect her ... And I knew that was the Driver’s motivation."

In other words, Mulligan campaigned for a role that otherwise could have gone to woc actresses.

Yes. Yes, you should feel bad.

9. Jake Gyllenhaal and the entire cast of Prince of Persia

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Role: The title character.

Original race/ethnicity: Persian.

What's the excuse? None given, even though the cast was almost exclusively white ~~(I don't want to know how big the spraytanning budget for this movie was).~~ Jehanzeb Dar, an independent filmmaker, said: "This part really needed to go to someone who’s Persian. It’s not only insulting to Persians, it’s also insulting to white people. It’s saying white people can’t enjoy movies unless the protagonist is white."

Disney didn't respond. I guess real life really is more complicated than a slogan on a bumper sticker.

Gyllenhaal as the prince of Persia

10. Rooney Mara

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Role:Tiger Lily in Pan.

Original race/ethnicity: Native American.

What's the excuse? Mara told reporters: "I feel like there really hasn’t been a proper interpretation of the character."(...) "I always thought of Tiger Lily as a Native American." (...) "[Joe] showed me all of these images that he had of all of these different cultures around the world, and he explained to me what his vision was for the native village. It made sense to me. They are natives of Neverland, a completely made-up place. Then it made sense to me."

Director Joe Wright stood by his decision to cast Mara: "I thought about the idea of having a Native American tribe, and that worried me actually. What would I be saying with that choice? So then I thought, well, where should they be from? And I couldn't decide, so I felt like picking just one race would be an unwise choice. So then I thought about the potential of them being the indigenous people of the (entire) planet."

Mara as Tiger Lily and the original Tiger Lily

11. Johnny Depp

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Role: Tonto in The Lone Ranger.

Original race/ethnicity: Native American.

What's the excuse? Jacqueline Keeler, a Navajo/Yankton Dakota Sioux mother and one of the founders of the EONM (Eradicating Offensive Native Mascotry) group said: “There is a double standard regarding Native people and this dehumanizes us to our fellow Americans and reduces their actual knowledge of who we are today. As part of our continued focus on Redface and its continued acceptance by Americans, we are conducting a social media protest of 'The Lone Ranger's' Oscar nomination for Redface."

In contrast, Johnny Depp claimed that he considered the role a personal attempt "to try to right the wrongs of the past". He believes he has Native American ancestry, possibly from a great-grandmother.

In other words, Depp is about 1/328th Native American, soooo....

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Johnny Depp as Tonto

12. Russell Crowe and the entire cast of Noah

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Role: The title character.

Original race/ethnicity: Middle Eastern.

What's the excuse? Screenwriter Ari Handel said, "From the beginning, we were concerned about casting, the issue of race. What we realized is that this story is functioning at the level of myth, and as a mythical story, the race of the individuals doesn’t matter. They’re supposed to be stand-ins for all people... You either try to put everything in there, which just calls attention to it, or you just say, 'Let's make [race] not a factor, because we’re trying to deal with everyman.'"

~~could he make it more obvious that he believes American viewers can't empathize with brown people and white is the default race JFC~~

The cast of Noah

13. Angelina Jolie

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Role:Fox in Wanted and Mariane Pearl in A Mighty Heart.

Original race/ethnicity: African-American.

What's the excuse? None given. The creator of the original Wanted comic, Mark Millar, was enthusiastic about Jolie being cast. "The only way they could have got a bigger star to play this role is if they'd hired Tom Cruise in drag!"Screenwriter Dean Georgaris rewrote the screenplay to tailor the role of Fox specifically to Angelina Jolie, even though the original character was modeled after Halle Berry.

In A Mighty Heart, Jolie plays the role of Mariane Pearl, the wife of the kidnapped and later beheaded journalist Daniel Pearl. In real life, Pearl is a bi-racial woman of Afro-Cuban heritage with her mother Marita Van Neyenhoff being black. In response to casting complaints, Pearl said "I have heard some criticism about her casting, but it is not about the color of your skin. It is about who you are. I asked her to play the role—even though she is way more beautiful than I am—because I felt a real kinship to her. She put her whole heart into it, and I think she understood why we should do this movie. We had something to say that we knew we should say together."

Critics of the casting noted that Pearl seemed ambivalent about her black heritage and that Jolie's portrayal constituted blackface no matter what the intentions might have been.

The original Fox character and Jolie's portrayal

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Jolie as Mariane Pearl

14. Benedict Cumberbatch

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Role:Khan Noonien Singh (John Harrison) in Star Trek Into Darkness.

Original race/ethnicity: Indian.

What's the excuse?Once upon the time, Star Trek was a progressive series that displayed Gene Roddenberry’s vision of a humanistic future. The show broke boundaries for poc actors and actresses and was notably feminist and anti-homophobic. While it was by no means perfect and still a product of its time, Star Trek made a point of treating all crew characters as individuals rather than stereotypes, going well beyond the usual restrictions of gender and race.

The rebooted Star Trek franchise has been, uh, somewhat less enthusiastic about its philosophical roots. In fact, Abrams described the old Star Trek as boring and unwatchable and made his version a dudebro's wet dream, complete with exploding planets and funny sexism.

When Cumberbatch was cast for Star Trek Into Darkness, the internet was teeming with rumors that the British actor might play the iconic character Khan Noonien Singh from the original series. This was immediately and strictly denied, although the fans were baited for months into guessing the identity of Cumberbatch's character.

Marissa Sammy from racebending.com notes: “In the original Trek, Khan, with his brown skin, was an Übermensch, intellectually and physically perfect, possessed of such charisma and drive that despite his efforts to gain control of the Enterprise, Captain Kirk (and many of the other officers) felt admiration for him. And that’s why the role has been taken away from actors of colour and given to a white man. Racebending.com has always pointed out that villains are generally played by people with darker skin, and that’s true … unless the villain is one with intelligence, depth, complexity. One who garners sympathy from the audience, or if not sympathy, then — as from Kirk — grudging admiration.”

In 2015, Cumberbatch made headlines went he said, “I think as far as coloured actors go, it gets really different in the UK, and a lot of my friends have had more opportunities here [in America] than in the UK, and that’s something that needs to change.”

Cumberbatch as Khan and the original Khan (played by the Mexican actor Ricardo Montalbán)

15. Ben Affleck

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Role:Tony Mendez in Argo.

Original race/ethnicity: 1/2 Mexican.

What's the excuse? Ben Affleck was criticized for playing Mendez despite having Irish roots.

The real Tony Mendez said: "I was born in the U.S. My family came there, to this location, Eureka, Nevada, during the time of the gold rush. (..) My great-grandfather came from Italy and he married an Irish woman and there was a French connection there. So, that’s my mother’s side. On the other side, on my father’s side, his family was originally from Mexico. (...) I don’t think of myself as a Hispanic. I think of myself as a person who grew up in the desert. If I had been in a different family circumstance, I might have felt that way. But, mostly, my family was at odds with each other in a playful way, they weren’t talking about heritage in that regard."

Affleck as Tony Mendez

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The real Tony Mendez

And because she's awesome: have some Arden Cho.

As @violadavis said, "you cannot win an Emmy for roles that are simply not there" LONG way to go for Asians when we can't even book Animes.
— Arden Cho (@arden_cho) November 13, 2015

Sources: general source, 1a, 2, 3, 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6, 8, 9a, 9b, 10, 10b, 11, 12, 13a, 13b, 13c, 14a, 14b, 15, 16a, 16b

Let me know if I mislabeled any characters. ONTD, how can whitewashing be stopped?

edit: I added Angelina's blackface role in A Mighty Heart.

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