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- LOVE TO LOVE YOU: Boris Kodjoe's SWEET Poem To Wife Nicole On Their 7th Wedding Anniversary
- TV FAB: Arsenio Hall WINS "Celebrity Apprentice" + Will Smith PERFORMS "The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air" Theme Song On The Graham Norton Show
- CHECK IT: Whitney Houston's LAST SONG Recorded-- "Celebrate" Duet With Jordin Sparks
- BILLBOARD AWARDS: Cee-Lo Green & Goodie Mob REUNITE For "Fight To Win" & Beastie Boys TRIBUTE + Natasha Bedingfield's TRIBUTE To Donna Summer
- PERFORMANCE FAB: Stevie Wonder PERFORMS With Alicia Keys And ACCEPTS The Billboard Icon Award
- VIDEO: John Legend, Jordin Sparks, Whoopi Goldberg & Bobbi Kris SPARKLE For Whitney Houston Tribute At The 2012 Billboard Awards
- 2012 Billboard Music Awards WHITE CARPET ARRIVALS!
- PERFORMANCE FAB: Usher ROCKS OUT To "Scream" At The 2012 Billboard Awards
- PERFORMANCE FAB: Chris Brown Tears Up the Stage For "Turn Up The Music" At The 2012 Billboard Awards
- Kim, Kanye, Rihanna & More Party It Up for Ty Ty's 40th Birthday
- CELEBS GIVE BACK: Naomi Campbell, Wendy Williams And Keri Hilson LEND A HAND To "AIDS" Charities
| LOVE TO LOVE YOU: Boris Kodjoe's SWEET Poem To Wife Nicole On Their 7th Wedding Anniversary Posted: 21 May 2012 09:16 AM PDT Seven years and 2 kids later, actor Boris Kodjoe still has the hots for his actress wife Nicole Kodjoe. And can we really blame these two ridiculously good looking people for still acting like newlyweds?
Check out what hottie Boris penned for Nicole, the mother of their 2 kids Sophie (7) & Nickolas (5), today for their 7th wedding anniversary. Cue the coo's and aww's... Boris, who will appear in the upcoming film Resident Evil: Retribution, is so in love with his wife that he can't even hide it. Not that he wants to. He actually wants the world to know as he wrote a poem for his gorgeous wife Nicole Kodjoe--who is curently starring in the Broadway production of Streetcar Named Desire--for Essence.com. Check it below:
Awww....
And check out Essence's gallery of pics of the twosome from the time they met as love interests in Soul Food till now.  |
| Posted: 21 May 2012 08:24 AM PDT Millions watched as Arsenio Hall was named "The Celebrity Apprentice" last night by Donald Trump. Watch Arsenio WINNING inside and see Will Smith perform the theme to "The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air" for the first time in forever on tv.... Last night, Arsenio Hall beat out 17 other celebrities, including runner up Clay Aiken, to be named "The Celebrity Apprentice." Playing for The Magic Johnson Foundation, the organization will receive the grand prize of $250K in addition to Arsenio's other winnings.
This morning, Arsenio tweeted, It's a beautiful day in ZAMUNDA!!! He also recently said on "The View" that he's ready to make a comeback to television with another talk show. And we agree. Congrats Arsenio!
Watch Arsenio get named "The Celebrity Apprentice" here:
And across the pond while promting Men In Black III.... Will Smith stopped by "The Graham Norton Show" where he performed the theme to "The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air." During the vist, he joked that his co-star co-star Alfonso Ribeiro suggested he name his character Will so that people would remember it. “He was so right,” Will joked. “When we go out together, people are like ‘Will! Will! Carlton!’” Watch the theme song around the 15:00 mark.
Photos via Mr. Blue/WENN.com  |
| CHECK IT: Whitney Houston's LAST SONG Recorded-- "Celebrate" Duet With Jordin Sparks Posted: 21 May 2012 07:49 AM PDT Singer/actress Jordin Sparks handed over a Monday morning surprise to Ryan Seacrest today. The radio host debuted Whitney Houston's last know recorded song--a duet with her Sparkle co-star.
Check out Whitney & Jordin's upbeat feel-good track "Celebrate" inside, and find out just how nervous Jordin was last night at the Billboard Music Awards to perform the Whitney Houston tribute....
"Celebrate" was produced by R. Kelly and will appear on the upcoming Sparkle film's soundtrack. Whitney's voice sounds like her old self, and Jordin holds her own as well. Check it out above. (If you can't listen, click HERE). Sparkle hits theaters August 17th.
Meanwhile, Jordin, who changed up her wardrobe for her tribute performance into this fab leather bust and flowy blue number, expressed on the red carpet just how much pressure she felt to sing Whitney's "I Will Always Love You":
Check out video of the YBF chick alongside her beau, Jason Derulo, talking about her tribute: Get More: Music News
Check out Jordin, John Legend, Bobbi Kris & Whoopi Goldberg's tribute in case you missed it HERE.  |
| Posted: 21 May 2012 07:00 AM PDT Last night, the Goodie Mob made a rare appearance together at the 2012 Billboard Awards for a special tribute to the Beastie Boys. Watch it inside along with Natasha Bedingfield's tribute to Donna Summer... Cee-Lo Green reunited with his ATL group Goodie Mob at the 2012 Billboard Awards to perform their first new track together in several years--"Fight To Win"--and a tribute to the Beastie Boys and the late Adam "MCA" Yauch. The "Fight to Win" performance featured a one-legged dancer Jean Sok, who's part of Cirque du Soleil's "Michael Jackson Immortal" show. Amazing. Watch the performance here:
Also......
Natasha Bedingfield sang "Last Dance" in tribute to Donna Summer. But if you blink twice, you may miss it as it was VERY short.  |
| PERFORMANCE FAB: Stevie Wonder PERFORMS With Alicia Keys And ACCEPTS The Billboard Icon Award Posted: 21 May 2012 06:54 AM PDT Stevie Wonder accepted the 2012 Billboard Icon Award last night and performed with Alicia Keys during a medley of his hit music at the 2012 Billboard Music Awards. Watch it inside....
During last night's 2012 Billboard Awards, Alicia Keys introduced Stevie Wonder as the winner of the 2012 Icon Award before joining him for a musical tribute. The duo performed a medley of Stevie hits including "Superstition," "Higher Ground" and Alicia's hit "Empire State of Mind." Saturday, Alicia tweeted a pic from backstage saying, Backstage working out the songs with #steviewonder yesterday! I'm like a kid in a candy store!
Watch Stevie and Alicia collabo here:
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| Posted: 20 May 2012 08:35 PM PDT Whitney Houston was honored tonight at the 2012 Billboard Awards with an introduction by Whoopi Goldberg, performances by John Legend and Jordin Sparks and appearances by Bobbi Kris and Pat Houston. Watch it inside.... Tonight's tribute to Whitney Houston at the 2012 Billboard Awards was introduced by the legendary Whoopi Goldberg. The musical portion featured John Legend singing "The Greatest Love Of All" while Whitney's Sparkle co-star Jordin Sparks sang "I Will Always Love You." The Millennium award was accepted by Bobbi Kristina (who brought up "step-brother" Nick Gordon) and aunt Pat Houston on behalf of Whitney. Bobbi Kris said, “I just really want to say thank you to everyone who supported us through it all, not just from when it was good, but when it was bad, to just everything. Thank you so much for showing that much love ’cause she deserved it. I’m just blessed to have been in such an incredible woman’s life. There will never be another one, ever.” Watch the tribute below:  |
| 2012 Billboard Music Awards WHITE CARPET ARRIVALS! Posted: 20 May 2012 08:02 PM PDT The YBF crowd may not have been out in full force at tonight's 2012 Billboard Music Awards, but those who hit the white carpet looked fab indeed. Check out pics of Brandy looking stunning, Mr. & Mrs. Beatz, Wiz Khalifa & his fiancee Amber Rose, Jordin Sparks and more inside... B Rocka stunned the white carpet at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas tonight (May 20) in a nude pleated & fringed plunging Herve Leger by Max Azria mini dress. With a head full of curls--that we're drooling over--and perfect dramatic makeup, the singer/actress looked fabulous: Great choice of gold bow embellished Christian Louboutin 'Lady Peep' slingbacks. Brandy was on hand to introduce her "Put It Down" collabo partner, Chris Brown, before he took the stage to perform. Also keeping with the nude trend, pretty girl Jordin Sparks lit up the carpet in a lace scalloped hem curve hugging dress by Diane von Furstenberg as she hit the carpet ahead of her tribute to co-star and idol Whitney Houston. The Sparkle star will be performing her late co-star's signature song "I Will Always Love You," while new "Duets" star John Legend will perform "Greatest Love of All". And Bobbi Kris will accept the Millennium Award on her mother's behalf. Of the plans, Co-Executive Producer of the show, Richard Beckman, said, "I was at the Grammys, and what a curveball they were thrown when Whitney passed away [the day before the show]. They did a good job with Jennifer Hudson, but obviously we had a bit more time, so we wanted to do something honoring such a remarkable performer. We have a lovely segment with a full orchestra and John Legend doing "The Greatest Love of All" -- his voice is just smashing -- and Whitney's last co-star [in the movie "Sparkle"], Jordin Sparks, "Doing I Will Always Love You." And Bobbi Kristina, Whitney's daughter, will accept the Millennium Award for her mother, which we created last year for Beyonce -- that's probably the highest tribute we could pay." And with her signature smile, the singer/actress hit the carpet solo and with her boo (who's not rocking his neck brace for the first time publicly) Jason Derulo: Cute! And speaking of John Legend, he and his model fiancee' Chissy Tiegen hit the carpet looking so in love: Interesting red cocktail dress for Chrissy. Swizz Beatz & Alicia Keys stuck to their black & white theme for tonight's Awards: Swizzy kept it extra clean in an all white suit, while Alicia flossed her mommy curves and tons of earrings in this snug black long sleeved Azzedine Alaia Couture gown: Not feeling this huge braid in the front, but the dress is perfectly flattering for her. She will also be performing tonight alongside Stevie Wonder. Meanwhile, Amber Rose rocked her usual white strapless mini dress I feel like we've seen plenty of times on her before. But she knows the color works well for her. Paired with a gold pumps and bright yelow nails, the "model" was on the arm of her fiance Wiz Khalifa, who won one award (so far) for Top New Artist. And, of course, he gave his proud lady a shout out during his acceptance speech. Somebody played a little too long in the body glitter. In addition to winning an award tonight, he also presented an award to LMFAO. Congrats Wiz. Usher made sure he wasn't missed on the carpet in this bright sky blue suit. And surprisingly, we kinda love it. He hit the stage to perform his track "Scream". And LMFAO are racking up tonight. They've won 2 awards so far: Their "Party Rock Anthem" won for Hot 100 Song of the Year and the twosome won for Top Duo/Group. Miguel brought his girlfriend on the carpet in this mesh outfit. Feels like she thought if she threw on the Unbout Louboutin with this dress..we wouldn't think it was from Rainbow. But we still do. Also at the Awards--Monica & Eric Benet presented the Top R&B Artist Award.
Mo and her hubby Shannon Brown tweeted pics together and with Chris Brown at the show while Mo said: “Congrats to @chrisbrown R&B Artist of the yer #BBMA” Stay tuned for more pics! Pics via Getty  |
| PERFORMANCE FAB: Usher ROCKS OUT To "Scream" At The 2012 Billboard Awards Posted: 20 May 2012 06:08 PM PDT Usher hit the stage at the 2012 Billboard Awards Sunday night to perform "Scream." Watch it inside....
Usher hit the stage tonight at the 2012 Billboard Awards to perform "Scream" which appears on his upcoming seventh studio album Looking 4 Myself. With a performance that had elements of opera and drama, he danced with his split image at one point (a background dancer who was made in his image) for a segment that looked like he was dancing with himself in a mirror. Watch it here:  |
| PERFORMANCE FAB: Chris Brown Tears Up the Stage For "Turn Up The Music" At The 2012 Billboard Awards Posted: 20 May 2012 05:57 PM PDT Chris Brown hit the stage at the 2012 Billboard Awards tonight to perform "Turn Up The Music." Watch it inside.....
R&B Starlet Brandy presented Chris Brown tonight as he performed "Turn Up The Music" off his upcoming Fortune album at the 2012 Billboard Awards. He may have turned up the music but he also turned off the lights as he performed with a glow-in-the-dark set complete with bikers, a skating ramp and tons of colorful dancers.
Watch it here:  |
| Kim, Kanye, Rihanna & More Party It Up for Ty Ty's 40th Birthday Posted: 20 May 2012 11:36 AM PDT Kanye & Jay-Z rocked the O2 arena last night for their second sold out concert. And we've got pics of 'Ye leaving with his boo Kim, plus Rihanna, Jay, Rita & more all headed to Jay's bestie Ty Ty's 40th birthday party.... Kim K. looked pleased as punch to be on the arm of Mr. West last night in London. The subdued reality chick held hands with Kanye after he killed the stage for The Throne's second night of the Watch The Throne UK tour. The twosome were headed to manager and Jay's best friend Tyran "Ty Ty" Smith's 40th birthday hosted by Mr. Carter himself. Rita Ora was spotted heading to the party with her rumored boyfriend (not pictured) Rob Kardashian. How convenient. Did the Kardashians do a publicity deal with Roc Nation or something? Meanwhile, a super happy--and drunk--Rihanna was spotted partying it up for Ty Ty. Not only did she tweet about her drunken fun, but she missed her flight out today as well.
Jay made his way to the party:
And Jay's friend Gwyneth Paltrow was there as well at this weekend's concerts. Meanwhile, Beyonce missed the festivities as she's back home practicing for her big comeback concerts for during Memorial Day Weekend at Revel Resort. But she recently posted this cute throwback video on her site about how to play pool--and sike out your opponent:
Also..... Rihanna tweeted a few pics of she and M.I.A. hanging out during the WTT concert. She performed too.
Pics: Splash  |
| CELEBS GIVE BACK: Naomi Campbell, Wendy Williams And Keri Hilson LEND A HAND To "AIDS" Charities Posted: 20 May 2012 10:58 AM PDT Fab YBF chicks like Keri Hilson, Wendy Williams and Naomi Campbell each lent a hand or two--How You Doin?--to AIDS charities in New York and Vienna. See the pics inside.....
That RING though Wendy. Wendy Williams and Keri Hilson were among the celebs who joined in the annual AIDS WALK NYC today. Both ladies went with big blonde hair for the event. Keri Hilson paired with MTV Staying Alive as their first ever celebrity ambassador for their first team in AIDS Walk NYC. This is the 27th year for AIDS Walk New York, the east coast’s first and the world’s largest AIDS fundraising event.
Keri walked all over NYC and showed off her girly kicks beforehand.
Adrienne Bailon also lent her support.
Watch Keri's PSA here:
And in Vienna........ Naomi Campbell looked gorgeous as she raised money for people living with HIV and AIDS at the 20th annual Life Ball. And of course she ht the catwalk effortlessly. Naomi presented with actor Antonio Banderas at the charity ball. Looking beautiful as always Na Na...
Photos via AP/Splash News
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