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- FIRST LOOK: Beyonce Gets ANIMATED In "Epic"
- LAST DAY TO ENTER! Win A JEEP From YBF & Carol's Daughter!
- PERFORMANCE FAB: Nicki Minaj, Usher, Chris Brown And MC Hammer ROCK The 2012 American Music Awards
- RED CARPET FAB: YBF Celebs Roll To The 2012 American Music Awards
- Rihanna PARTIES IT UP In Paris With Cassie, Pharrell, Diddy & Akon In Paris + Keyshia Cole, R. Kelly, Rick Ross And MORE Rock The "BIG JAM" In Chicago
- FIXING HER LIFE: Maia Campbell OPENS UP About Bi-Polar Disorder, Drug Abuse And Her Mom BeBe Moore Campbell With Iyanla Vanzant
| FIRST LOOK: Beyonce Gets ANIMATED In "Epic" Posted: 19 Nov 2012 08:35 AM PST Beyonce is getting animated in the upcoming 3D feature "Epic." Get a first look at her Queen Tara character inside..... Blue Sky Studios and 20th Century Fox Animation are set to release a new 3D computer-generated feature film called "Epic." The flick is described as a modern version of Thumbelina where a yong girl finds herself in a magical and secet universe that operates in plain sight of human beings. And like most fairytales, there is a battle between good and evil. Pop star Beyonce voices the character "Queen Tara" (shown at the top) who is a mother nature type figure. Chris Wedge, who's directing the film, says of Bey's character "She is the one sworn to protect the forest and is the source of its magic." The film centers on Mary Katherine who begins her journey by questioning her dad, Prof. Bomba, about whether a hidden world of leaf-armored warriors really exists in the woods. After finding herself transported to the forest, she must then save the world from the ever present evil by creating the most unlikely team the magical forest can offer. Morepics of the characters you can expect:
The film is expected to be released in the summer of 2013. Will you be grabbing the closest kid next to you to go see this?  |
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| PERFORMANCE FAB: Nicki Minaj, Usher, Chris Brown And MC Hammer ROCK The 2012 American Music Awards Posted: 19 Nov 2012 07:09 AM PST The 2012 American Music Awards were held last night with superstar acts like Nicki Minaj, Chris Brown, Ludacris and Stevie Wonder hitting the stage. And there was even a surprise performance by MC Hammer who went "Gangnam Style!" See the videos inside..... The 2012 AMAs were held at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live last night in Los Angeles. There were tons of celebs in attendance who first walked the red carpet before settling into their seats to be entertained by the likes of Nicki Minaj, Usher and Stevie Wonder. During the show, Beyonce won the award for "Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist" while Rihanna got "Favorite Soul/R&B Album: Talk That Talk" and Nicki copped two awards for Fave Rap/Hip Hop Artist & Album. Nicki hit the stage, wrapped in fur and wearing a pink wig to perform "Freedom" off the Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded - The Re-Up disc. She also walked away with awards for "Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Artist" and "Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Album." She also hit the stage with Justin Bieber to perform "Beauty And A Beat." Usher, who walked away with the "Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist" award performed a medley of hits and showed off some great dance moves.
Music icon Stevie Wonder performed a touching tribute to the late Dick Clark, who founded the AMAs but missed his first one ever last night due to recovering from illness. He spoke to the legendary TV personality saying,
And after an introduction from Brandy, Swizz Beatz hit the stage with Chris Brown and Ludacris to perform "Everyday Birthday."
And in one of the show's surprises, rap veteran MC Hammer hit the stage with pop sensation Psy for a mashup of "Gangnam Style" and "Too Legit To Quit."
Not gonna lie--LOVE this. See the full winner's list here.  |
| RED CARPET FAB: YBF Celebs Roll To The 2012 American Music Awards Posted: 19 Nov 2012 12:05 AM PST Bright colors took over the fall time red carpet of the 2012 American Music Awards last night. Check out which YBF celebs put on their Sunday glammed up best to see who would take home awards. Red carpet pics inside... Sunday evening at the 40th American Music Awards held at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live, Nicki Minaj, Brandy, Jordin Sparks & her boo Jason Derulo, Kelly Rowland and plenty more hit the red carpet for the big night of music.
Nicki, who copped the awards for Favorite Rap/Hip Hop Album for Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded & Favorite Rap/Hip Hop Artist, made sure to rock an attention grabber of a dress. She put on a traditional style strapless ruched dress with a very full bottom from Monique Lhuillier. But it was the neon citrine color that made a statement. And of course, her uber blonde wiggery and crazy poses. Her jewelry was by Charles Albert. Brandy looked pretty much flawless in a gold shimmering asymmetrical dress and laid hair and gorgeous makeup.
She definitely took a risk with this bold look, but we're loving it. \ Chris Brown made an appearance on the carpet in a sleek black leather look with his gold & white sneakers. Well look at the two lovebirds Jordin Sparks & Jason Derulo. The twosome locked lips on the carpet and came up for air long enough to take some head-on shots:
Well aren't they precious. Sparkle star Jordin rocked a multi-print long gown from the Etro Fall 2012 collection. And pulled it off nicely. Fresh faced and pretty as always. Speaking of fresh faced.... Kelly Rowland looked her usual gorgeous self in a Naeem Khan Fall 2012 dress embellished with mirrored stones and felt applique. Good look for her.
Tyga, who celebrates a birthday today (Monday) rocked head to almost-toe red. Of course he did. But where's that hairline? The new 'Entertainment Tonight" correspondent Rocsi Diaz showed off her gams in a black & white peplum & dramatic shoulder mini dress. Swizz Beatz borrowed Kanye's diamond grille for the evening. "Scandal" star Kerry Washington also rocked a bright color on the yellow end of the spectrum like Nicki Minaj. But unlike Nicki, she went the sheer lace route in her Stella McCartney Resort 2013 longsleeved dress. She accessorized with a yellow Kotur clutch and coral pumps. And some type of way, pulled this difficult almost frumpy look completely off. Nice.
50 Cent made his way on the carpet in a checkered button down & grey suit. He was on hand to present an award to Nicki Minaj.
"90210" star Tristan Wilds hit the carpet before he took over his own red carpet hosting duties for the night.
Ludacris & Sean Kingston rocked leather & printed jackets and jeans for the occasion.
And will.i.am rocked his usual completely unusual look. Check out this cute video of Brandy playing the celeb crush game during her red carpet interview...but she had to shut it down because her man Ryan (pictured above with her last night) was close by: Fun times. Pics: Getty  |
| Posted: 18 Nov 2012 10:22 AM PST Rihanna's "777" tour rolled through Paris, France last night where she ended the evening with a hot afterparty with celebs like Diddy, Pharrell, Cassie, and Akon in attendance. See the flicks inside..... With her "777" tour preparing to roll through Berlin tonight, Rihanna capped off her Parisian concert at the Le Trianon venue last night with a hot afterparty where Diddy, Cassie, Akon and Pharrell were among the attendees. She and fellow shaved-head beauty Cassie shared a few laughs in the club's VIP as she prepped the the remains days of her fast paced tour.
Earlier in the day........ RiRi was spotted shopping at Charles de Gaulle Airport in the duty-free shops shortly after landing. She was spotted copping expensive lingerie at ritzy boutiques like La Perla and Chantal Thomass. Clearly Diddy was buying his girl Cassie some things too because she bumped into the mogul while shopping it up. The two posed for pictures and later linked up again for the afterparty. On Monday, RiRi releases Unapologetic and will stream her London concert live on LoveLive and Jay-Z’s Life+Times YouTube channel.
And over in Chicago.... Chicago native R. Kelly, who performed "Ignition" was joined by Keyshia Cole, Kelly Rowland, Rick Ross and Usher at WGCI’s Big Jam 2012 at Allstate Arena on Friday. The radio station's concert brought out thousands of fans who were entertained by some of todays hottest acts. Check out performances below: Usher "Climax" Rick Ross & Usher "Lemmee See" Kelly Rowland "Motivation" Keyshia Cole "Enough of No Love" & "Trust And Believe"
Photos via Splash  |
| Posted: 18 Nov 2012 09:09 AM PST Last night, actress Maia Campbell appeared on OWN's “Fix My Fallen Star” with Iyanla Vanzant to talk about her struggle with bi-polar disorder, her drug abuse and the relationship she had with her mother, author BeBe Moore Campbell. Watch the full episode inside....
In a heart-wrenching show called "Fix My Fallen Star," author Iyanla Vanzant walked actress Maia Campbell down the painful road of mental illness, drug abuse and neglect that nearly ended her career in Hollywood, resulted in multiple arrests and had her daughter removed from her custody. Most famous for starring in "In The House" with LL Cool J and Debbie Allen, Maia revealed a painful relationship with her mom, famed author BeBe Moore Campbell who often put her work before Maia and made her feel unworthy. Maia also delved into her time spent on the streets abusing drugs while suffering from bipolar disorder, as we've all come to know over the years. During this period, she was arrested multiples times and several embarrassing viral videos surfaced online and destroyed her reputation. She is now living in a rehabilitation center (by her own choice) and told Iyanla she is ready to take to steps necessary to reclaim her life and her light.
Watch the tear jerker episode here: Glad to see she's getting it together still.  |
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