Tom Cruise Belts 'Rock Of Ages' Classics Alongside Mary J. Blige

'Rock of Ages' soundtrack features Guns N' Roses and Bon Jovi tunes, performed by A-listers including Russell Brand and Julianne Hough.
By Jocelyn Vena, with additional reporting by Matt Elias

Tom Cruise in "Rock of Ages"
Photo: Courtesy Tom Cruise

Ever wonder what it would sound like to hear Tom Cruise belt out the Guns N' Roses classic "Paradise City"? Well, you won't have to wait much longer: That track opens up the "Rock of Ages" soundtrack, which drops June 5.

In addition to "Paradise City," the star will also put his spin on a number of other rock classics, both solo and alongside the cast's other A-listers. According to the Hollywood Reporter, Cruise is featured on Bon Jovi's "Wanted Dead or Alive," Foreigner's classic "I Want to Know What Love Is," Def Leppard's "Pour Some Sugar on Me," Whitesnake's "Here I Go Again," Poison's "Every Rose Has its Thorn," Scorpions' "Rock You Like a Hurricane" and Journey's "Don't Stop Believin'."

The actor's singing abilities have been praised by his "Ages" co-stars, including Malin Akerman and Julianne Hough, as well as director Adam Shankman.

"We have definitely never seen him do this before. A lot of the joy in this for him was just the adventure of trying something that was so foreign," Shankman explained to MTV News about Cruise's part in the film, which opens June 15. "I think part of the reason that he said 'Yes' to doing it was that he was so stunned that he was asked, and he thought, 'Oh my god, of all the millions of things I've done in my career, nothing has ever been like this.' He's a guy who loves challenges."

The full track list for the "Rock of Ages" soundtrack:

» "Paradise City" - Tom Cruise
» "Sister Christian" / "Just Like Paradise" / "Nothin' but a Good Time" - Mary J. Blige, Julianne Hough, Diego Boneta, Russell Brand, Alec Baldwin
» "Juke Box Hero" / "I Love Rock n Roll" - Boneta, Baldwin, Brand, Hough
» "Hit Me With Your Best Shot" - Catherine Zeta-Jones
» "Waiting for a Girl Like You" - Boneta, Hough
» "More Than Words" / "Heaven" - Hough, Boneta
» "Wanted Dead or Alive" - Cruise, Hough
» "I Want to Know What Love Is" - Cruise, Malin Akerman
» "I Wanna Rock" - Boneta
» "Pour Some Sugar on Me" - Cruise
» "Harden My Heart" - Hough, Blige
» "Shadows of the Night" / "Harden My Heart" - Blige, Hough
» "Here I Go Again" - Boneta, Paul Giamatti, Hough, Blige, Cruise
» "Can't Fight This Feeling" - Brand, Baldwin
» "Any Way You Want It" - Blige, Constantine Maroulis, Hough
» "Undercover Love" - Boneta
» "Every Rose Has its Thorn" - Hough, Boneta, Cruise, Blige
» "Rock You Like a Hurricane" - Hough, Cruise
» "We Built This City" / "We're Not Gonna Take It" - Brand, Zeta-Jones
» "Don't Stop Believin' " - Hough, Boneta, Cruise, Baldwin, Brand, Blige

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Leading the pack with eight nominations, the Gary Ross-directed film could replace 'Twilight' as the film to beat.
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As "The Hunger Games" continues to dominate the worldwide box office, the announcement came Monday that the film is nominated for eight MTV Movie Awards. It leads the list with the most nominations alongside Kristen Wiig's Oscar-nominated comedy, "Bridesmaids."

"The Hunger Games," the first of three (possibly four) films adapted from Suzanne Collins' dystopian saga, is on course to break $400 million in earnings domestically. With break-out performances by the cast, it's no surprise that they're contenders for an array of categories. Entering their first ever MTV Movie Awards, Jennifer Lawrence and company are up for Movie of the Year, Best Cast, Best Female Performance (Lawrence), Best Male Performance (Josh Hutcherson), Breakthrough Performance ("Liam Hemsworth), Best On-Screen Transformation (Elizabeth Banks), Best Fight (Lawrence and Hutcherson vs. Alexander Ludwig), and Best Kiss (Lawrence and Hutcherson).

The fan-favorite category of Best Kiss has Lawrence and Hutcherson up against their biggest competition: Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart, and Emma Watson and Rupert Grint. With "Twilight" gracing fewer categories, there's a good chance Twihards will be out for blood, vigorously voting for their beloved vampires to make sure they take home the golden popcorn for every nomination. Plus, Robsten has been the reigning champion for the past three years, always teasing that kiss the fans are hoping will finally happen this year. And as this is the last chance for Watson and Grint to nab the award, we may see the Potterheads' determination win out in the end.

This award is anyone's guess, but if we take a look at the figures, "Hunger Games" already has a promising start. As the premiere film in a franchise first made popular by the books, its opening weekend saw bigger numbers than both the first "Twilight" and "Harry Potter" films. We may be on the verge of a new era where fanged teeth and wands are out and bow and arrows are in.

Will we see the same numbers when it comes down to the ultimate award: Movie of the Year? Not only is "Hunger Games" battling it out again with "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1" and "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows, Part 2," but the category also features two Oscar-nominated films, "The Help" and "Bridesmaids." Katniss and company are going to need to break out more than a few snares to dominate this one. It's a good thing they already have a big army of fans on their side.

With all the money "Hunger Games" enthusiasts have been pouring into its box-office reign lately, it's safe to assume their dedication to will bode well for the actors who play our favorite citizens of Panem. It's anyone's year, but the odds are definitely in its favor.

Do you think "The Hunger Games" will reign at the MTV Movie Awards, or will "Twilight" hold on to the crown? Leave your comment below!

Head over to MovieAwards.MTV.com to vote for your favorite flicks now! The 21st annual MTV Movie Awards air live Sunday, June 3, at 9 p.m. ET.

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But Brown emphasized that he wasn't "the one that got Whitney on drugs at all" and that he feels "terrible" folks think otherwise.

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