Video - Who makes the final GALAXY11?

Franz Beckenbauer has chosen his all-star line-up and it features many of the planet's finest football talent but will the best of Earth be good enough?

It started in October with the sightings of mysterious circles at landmarks across the globe and was followed by the arrival at top football grounds of a group of strange robed figures. The curiosity of football fans was raised by #WINNERTAKESEARTH until the extraordinary riddle was solved... with the setting of a unique global challenge.

Franz Beckenbauer revealed last month he was compiling a team of "the world's finest" and the concept of the GALAXY11 was born. Details of its purpose remained ambiguous but Beckenbauer was clear that the mission was linked to mysterious circles beamed onto Sugerloaf mountain in Rio de Janeiro and Times Square in New York. The huge hole gouged into London's Hackney Marshes by a ball bearing was also connected.

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Listen to Angel Haze's Brilliant New Song "A Tribe Called Red"

In addition to cover art for her long-awaited album, Angel Haze just released a lyric video for her newest song "A Tribe Called Red." Like her other pieces, while the song's beat pulls you in, it's the lyrics that take center stage. 

The song is a vow to fans that Haze will keep her music real despite her impending fame tin 2014. She also snuck in some Azealia Banks references, reminiscent of their on-going Twitter battle, for good measure.

Hip-hop is notoriously unkind to women, much less female artists themselves. Look around and you'll see the likes of Rihanna and Nicki Minaj, both of whom are really more pop than hip-hop. Their audiences are pop fans — not those who listen to Kendrick and J.Cole (nor the ones who complained when J.Cole's first album seriously dissed the underground hip-hop community).  

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Lady GaGa & Christina Aguilera in 'Do What U Want' on 'The Voice' Finale

Lady GaGa performed her single "Do What U Want" on "The Voice" on Tuesday night, December 17. The Mother Monster wasn't alone as Christina Aguilera, who's also a coach on the singing competition, joined her onstage to sing the second cut off "ARTPOP" album.

Wearing a shiny outfit and a wig, GaGa sang while dancing with some dancers. Appearing onstage mid-song, Aguilera showed off her figure in a dress with similar color to GaGa's. The two singers sounded and looked perfect together.

At one point, GaGa rested her head on Aguilera's chest. The performance ended with the two pop stars linking arms with glasses of champagne.

GaGa and Aguilera were not the only performers on that night's show. Celine Dion and Ne-Yo hit the stage and delivered the first live performance of their uplifting duet, "Incredible".

Previously, Dion sang her hit single called "Love Can Move Mountains" with Adam Levine's protege Tessane Chin, who later came out as the winner of the fifth season of "The Voice".

Lady GaGa and Christina Aguilera Perform "Do What U Want": 

 

Celine Dion and Ne-Yo Perform "Incredible":

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Elijah Wood Plays Under Deadly Threat in 'Grand Piano' Trailer

The first trailer for "Grand Piano" has arrived, showing Elijah Wood as a once-great concert pianist Tom Selznick who stopped performing due to stage fright. As if overcoming his nervousness is not hard enough, he gets an unpleasant surprise during a comeback performance.

Just when he's about to play the first bar in front of expectant audience at a jam-packed auditorium, Tom notices somebody has written a threatening note on his music sheet. "Play one wrong note and you die," it reads. Now he must get through the most difficult performance of his life and maybe seeks help without his mysterious tormentor knowing.

The thriller is supported by John Cusack and Tamsin Egerton. It will be available on video-on-demand starting January 30, 2014 before opening in selected theaters in the United States on March 7.

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New 'Penny Dreadful' Teaser Shows the Demon Inside Eva Green

Showtime has released a fresh teaser of new series "Penny Dreadful", giving the first official look at Eva Green in character. Donning a black dress, she's featured humming a prayer before she's seemingly getting possessed by the devil.

On the psycho-sexual horror show, the "300: Rise of an Empire" actress portrays Vanessa Ives, a "seductive and formidable beauty full of secrets and danger." She will prove herself a force to be reckoned with and is the heroine of the series.

Created by John Logan, the show takes place in Victorian London and weaves together the classic origin stories of horror icons like Dr. Frankenstein and his creature, Dorian Grey, and several characters from the novel Dracula.

Josh Hartnett lands a role as Ethan Chandler, a fake American cowboy who impresses Victorian women, but has a dark side. He isn't afraid of violence and is more complicated than he likes to admit.

Harry Treadaway will play Victor Frankenstein, Reeve Carney is cast as the immortal Dorian Gray, and Billie Piper stars as Brona Croft, an Irish immigrant seeking to escape her dark past.

Logan serves as executive producer alongside Sam Mendes and Pippa Harris. "The Orphanage" director Juan Antonio Bayona helmed the first two episodes of the show, which is slated to debut in spring 2014.

 

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Lil Wayne Falls Victim to Celebrity Death Hoax

Lil Wayne fell victim to a false death report after a video entitled "R.I.P. - Rapper Lil Wayne Found Dead" was recently spread on social media. According to the false report, Wayne was found dead after he suffered from seizure.

The video apparently was a means to spread computer viruses as people were required to share it via Facebook before viewing. Spin points out that previously some people with malicious intent spread a false report saying that Eminem became victim of near-fatal stabbing and used similar virus-spreading method.

Earlier this year, Wayne experienced health problems and was treated in hospital. He later opened up about his condition, saying that he was prone to seizure. "The bad news is I'm an epileptic," he said during an interview on L.A. radio station Power 106 in March.

"I'm prone to seizures. This isn't my first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh seizures. I've had a bunch of seizures, y'all just never hear about them. But this time it got real bad 'cause I had three of them in a row and on the third one, my heart rate went down to like 30 percent. Basically, I could've died, so that is why it was so serious. The reason being for the seizures is just plain stress, no rest and overworking myself," he explained.

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Beyonce Sets New iTunes Sales Record With Self-Titled Album 'Beyonce'

Despite being released with no promotion, Beyonce Knowles' self-titled new album "Beyonce" managed to become the fastest-selling album in iTunes history. Apple reported that the set sold 828,773 around the world in its first three days, including 617,213 in the United States.

"Beyonce" also broke iTunes' first week album sales record in the country. The record was previously set by Taylor Swift, when her latest studio effort "Red" moved 465,000 copies in its first seven days after being released on October 28, 2012.

The fact that Beyonce's long-awaited fifth album came as a surprise sure helped boost the sales. Additionally, fans were forced to buy the whole album consisting of 14 songs and 17 music videos for $15.99 because they couldn't buy individual songs.

"Beyonce" is now set to debut at No. 1 on Billboard 200 and give Bey her fifth consecutive No. 1 set on the chart. Recently, the former Destiny's Child member revealed that she would release two songs as the album's lead singles. The Pharrell Williams-produced "Blow" will hit Top 40 while the Jay-Z-assisted "Drunk in Love" will go to urban radio.

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'Dawn of the Planet of the Apes' Teaser: 'I Need to Speak to Caesar'

"Dawn of the Planet of the Apes" has just got a very brief teaser. Only ten seconds long, the video doesn't give much. It shows a splattering rain in a dense forest as someone shouts, "I need to speak to Caesar." The sci-fi pic is slated for U.S. release on June 11, 2014, and its trailer is expected to debut Wednesday, December 18.

In the "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" sequel, a growing nation of genetically evolved apes led by Caesar is threatened by a band of human survivors of the devastating virus unleashed a decade earlier. They reach a fragile peace, but it proves short-lived, as both sides are brought to the brink of a war that will determine who will emerge as Earth's dominant species.

Directed by Mat Reeves, it will see Andy Serkis returning as Caesar. Terry Notary and Karin Konoval reprise their ape roles as well. Judy Greer portrays Caesar's love interest, and the likes of Gary Oldman, Jason Clarke, Kodi Smit-McPhee and Keri Russell are added to replace the human cast in the first film. 

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HBO Debuts First Footage of 'Game of Thrones' Season 4

HBO gives a sneak peek at what it has to offer in 2014 while looking back at its 2013 programs in a newly-released "Yearender" promo. Perhaps the most interesting one is a first look at "Game of Thrones" season 4, which hasn't got any official trailer yet.

New footage from the upcoming season of the medieval series emerges in the second half of the video. Though short, it manages to give a look at Tyrion in shackles while being led up the throne room, and Joffrey looking pensive at what is possibly his wedding. Sansa, meanwhile, is not in King's Landing anymore.

Also promoted in the video are the final season of "True Blood", new season of "Veep", HBO's new shows namely "True Detective", "Looking", "The Leftovers" and "Silicon Valley", as well as miniseries "Olive Kitteridge".

The fourth season of "Game of Thrones" will premiere in spring. New cast members include Pedro Pascal as Prince Oberyn Martell a.k.a. Red Viper, Indira Varma as Red Viper's love interest, Mark Gatiss as Tycho Nestoris, and Joel Fry as Hizdahr zo Loraq who crosses paths with Daenerys Targaryen. 

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The Rock Beats Robert Downey Jr. as Forbes' 2013 Highest-Grossing Actor

Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson is named 2013's highest grossing actor at the worldwide box office by Forbes. He wins the top spot with $1.3 billion after going neck and neck with "Iron Man" actor Robert Downey Jr. who settles at the runner-up place with $1.2 billion.

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2013 Most Googled People Worldwide- Paul Walker, Cory Monteith

The recent death of Paul Walker put the actor in the list of most Googled people of 2013 worldwide. He is joined by other deceased celebrities, former South African leader Nelson Mandela and "Glee" star Cory Monteith. Walker and Monteith were also most Googled in the U.S. and U.K.

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Ronaldo: I aim for Ballon d'Or

Cristiano Ronaldo has claimed that there is space for another Ballon d'Or trophy in his new museum in Madeira.

The Real Madrid forward opened the CR7 museum on Sunday in Funchal and there are more than 50 objects on display, including representations of some of the honours he has achieved at club level, as well as individual trophies such as the Ballon d’Or, the FIFA World Player award which he won in 2008, the European Golden Shoe from the 2007-08 season and a huge number of family and personal photos.

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Beyonce Performs 'XO' for the First Time, Reveals First Singles off 'Beyonce' Album (Video)

Beyonce Knowles gave fans a surprise when she recently brought her "Mrs. Carter World Tour" to Chicago's United Center. The singer decided to treat her fans with the first live performance of a new song called "XO".

"I'm gonna sing this song, which is a brand new song. It hasn't even been out for 24 hours. I want to sing this to y'all because it was written for y'all," she said. She then asked fans to sing along with her, to which her fans happily agreed.

Written by Ryan Tedder, "XO" is featured in Beyonce's long-awaited self-titled album, "Beyonce". The album, which includes 14 songs and 17 videos, unexpectedly arrived on Thursday, December 13.

According to Billboard, two lead singles off the record will be released to radio next week. "Blow", which was produced by Pharrell Williams, will hit Top 40 while the Jay-Z-assisted "Drunk in Love" will go to urban radio. Meanwhile, "XO" will enter the Top 40 as the second single in 2014.

"Beyonce", which was released via iTunes, will be available on streaming services such as Spotify soon. Physical copies of the album will arrive in time for the holidays. Beyonce's highly-anticipated fifth album is already on track to debut at Billboard 200's No. 1 as it sold 200,000 copies in its first three days. 

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'12 YEARS A SLAVE' Gets Big Wins From Houston and Kansas City Film Critics

"12 Years a Slave" continues to show its domination at awards events conducted by film critics, weeks leading to the upcoming 86th Annual Academy Awards. This time around, the Steve McQueen slavery drama wins the title of 2013's Best Picture from both Houston and Kansas City Film Critics.

Both of the film critics circles also agree that "12 Years a Slave" male lead Chiwetel Ejiofor is Best Actor, his co-star Lupita Nyong'o is Best Supporting Actress, and "Gravity" beauty Sandra Bullock is Best Actress.

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'American Hustle' Among Oscar 2014 Shortlist of Makeup and Hairstyling Nominees

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announces seven films which remain in competition to get Makeup and Hairstyling nominations for the upcoming 86th Academy Awards. David O. Russell's period crime dramedy "American Hustle" is among the contenders.

Other nominees in the shortlist are "Dallas Buyers Club", "The Great Gatsby", "Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters", "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire", "Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa", and "The Lone Ranger".

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Snow in Egypt Capital 'Cairo' for the first time in over 100 years

For the first time in over 100 years, a winter storm has brought snow to a city known for its heat and sand, the Capital of Egypt 'Cairo'
According to local reports, it happened over night and unexpectedly on Wednesday Dec. 11th. An official of Egypt's Meteorological centre said it was first time in decades since the last snowfalls and it took residents of Cairo suburbs by surprise. But most are delighted because they have never seen snow before.They took to Twitter to post their amazement in words and shared pictures
The snowfall has forced the closure of the country's ports and several other businesses for a days now. 

More pics after the cut.......

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The Premier League Leaders 'Arsenal' stunned by free-scoring Manchester City

The prolific strikeforce of Sergio Aguero and Alvaro Negredo were again on target while Fernandinho struck twice and David Silva and Yaya Toure also got on the scoresheet.

Theo Walcott marked his first start since September with two fine goals to keep Arsenal in contention but Per Mertesacker's late header was mere consolation for a side ultimately well beaten.

City, who have now scored 35 goals in their eight home games this season, fully deserved the three points to move within three of the Gunners.

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Paul Walker's Brother Asked to Film Final Scenes in 'Fast and Furious 7'

Paul Walker's younger brother Cody Walker could step in for the late star in "Fast and Furious 7". According to MailOnline, the 25-year-old stunt actor has been asked to film Paul's final scenes and help conclude his journey in the upcoming movie.

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Eminem Previews Music Video for Rihanna-Assisted 'The Monster'

Eminem has previewed the music video for his collaboration with Rihanna, "The Monster". The nearly-one-minute snippet features Rihanna as a sexy therapist. Donning a black outfit and rocking black bob with blunt bangs, she welcomes Eminem to her office.

Em sits on a chair and watches images of violence, family and drug addiction on the monitor while his collaborator takes some notes. In another scene, there are two armed men who are pointing their guns at a giant iron box, which apparently has something dangerous inside. There's still no word on when exactly the full video will arrive.

Last month, Eminem teased the video with some pictures from the filming set. Through a photo, it's revealed that the video was directed by Rich Lee, the same person behind his "Not Afraid" and "Lighters" videos.

Marking another collaboration between Eminem and Rihanna, "The Monster" appears on "MMLP2", the Detroit rapper's latest album that topped Billboard 200 for two non-consecutive weeks. The track is currently sitting at No. 1 on Billboard 100's. 

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10 MOST ICONIC PHOTOS OF 2013

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Tony Appleton, a town crier, announces the birth of the royal baby, George, outside St. Mary's Hospital exclusive Lindo Wing in London, on July 22.

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A Bahraini anti-government protester is engulfed in flames after a shot fired by riot police hit the gasoline bomb in his hand that he was preparing to throw.

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