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- TV FAB: Nick Cannon, Christina Milian, Mel B, Ray J & MORE AT The NBC Upfront
- Rihanna Gives Sneak Peek Of Topless Photoshoot, Kicks It With ATL Celebs At Her Concert
- Hey Beyonce & Blue! The Carter Girls Sneak Into A Shop In The UK On Mama's Day Off
- DO WE LOVE IT?!: Janelle Monae Ft. Erkyah Badu's "Q.U.E.E.N."
- STILL FREE: Lauryn Hill's Tax Evasion SENTENCING Delayed, POSTS Rant BLASTING INACCURATE "Squatting" WOES
- Kanye West And Kim Kardashian REUNITED During SHOPPING TRIP In Soho
- VIDEO: Ciara's "Body Party" VIDEO Starring Future
- COUPLEDOM: Keenen Ivory Wayans And Brittany Daniel GET KISSY On Vacation In Miami
- MUSIC FAB: Kelis "Call On Me" SINGLE + K. Michelle's "Rebellious Soul" TRAILER
- Fantasia STYLES IT UP For The May 2013 Issue Of UPSCALE Magazine, Talks Having ZERO Regrets About Sharing Her Life's Drama
- ALTER EGO: First Look At Jamie Foxx's "Nerdy" Side Of His Electro Role In "Amazing Spiderman 2" + Halle Berry's FIRST SHOT As "Storm" In "X-Men: Days Of Future Past"
- Kelly Rowland Set To TOUR With The Dream, Hits The GLAAD Awards + Taraji Henson & June Ambrose Go Fashion Crazy At Tribeca Film Fest
- Stevie J & Joseline Hernandez DRINK UP With "The Breakfast Club", Confirm Their THREESOMES & More
- Porsha Spills The Divorce Tea On "WWHL" With Vivica Fox + Best Parts Of The "RHOA" Reunion Finale
| TV FAB: Nick Cannon, Christina Milian, Mel B, Ray J & MORE AT The NBC Upfront Posted: 23 Apr 2013 08:37 AM PDT Nick Cannon, Mel B., Ray J, Christina Milian and other NBC stars came out to promote their upcoming projects for the NBC Upfronts in California yesterday. See the celebs in their springtime best inside.... Doing his best Morris Day & The Time impersonation, "America's Got Talent" host Nick Cannon donned THIS outfit for the 2013 NBC Universal Summer Press Day....and had his mirror and mirror guy on hand. That damn Nick... Easter brunch fresh. Held at Langham Huntington Hotel & Spa in Pasadena, California, Mr. Cannon kicked off the event in his springtime swag complete with an attendant and a cane. Nick's "AGT" judge Mel B. has already drawn some "boos" from the studio audience during tapings, but we'll give her applause for her red carpet look. She added a little springtime "spice" to the event while rocking a body hugging black dress with a center panel of contouring with black and white stripes. Nice. Meanwhile, Cash Money recording artist Christina Milian looked like a doll...who couldn't stop playing in the concealer....as she promoted her gig on "The Voice."
She looked fab in a lace blue mini dress and nude heels. Super cute look for her. No more ring though? Maybe she didn't want to continue to lead her fans on with making them believe she and boyfriend Jas Prince are engaged. Before the red carpet, Christina got her nails and toes pampered, tweeting "Quick pedi w the crew.. Lol".
Ray J, who's hosting Bad Girls All-Star Battle, walked the red carpet. This guy...
The reigning Miss USA, Nana Meriwether, looked amazing as well. Fab times all around.
Photos via Paul A. Hebert/Getty Images North America  |
| Rihanna Gives Sneak Peek Of Topless Photoshoot, Kicks It With ATL Celebs At Her Concert Posted: 23 Apr 2013 07:42 AM PDT
It's a big week for Rihanna as she jetted from some major playtime in Miami where she also had a Diamonds World Tour concert stop...to Atlanta for another celeb-filled tour stop and a topless photoshoot. And, she just set a new Billboard Record for Pop music.
Deets and pics inside... Gabrielle Union, who's in the ATL filming her new BET show "Being Mary Jane," and Ludacris were just two of the celebs backstage at last Rih Rih's Diamonds tour stop. She saw some folks before she hit the stage, and plenty afterwards as well: After switching into some cutoff shorts and a tank, Rih posed it up with the OMG Girlz. And Tiny & Shakeenah were in on the pics too of course. T.I.P. stopped by to wish his "Live Your Life" collabo partner good luck.
Jermaine Dupri brought his gorge daughter Shaniah along to meet Rihanna. Monyetta Shaw, Ne-Yo's finacee, chilled out in Rih's dressing room and put on some makeup. Gabby & Chanel Iman, who's been traveling around with Rih's opener A$AP Rocky as his new boo thang, got kissy in the audience.
And Rih's assistant Jen and stylist got in on it all.
And it was the topless pic from a photoshoot earlier in the day that had people wondering what the "Pour It Up" chick was up to next. Chick's skin is perfection. Hot. And y'all already know what else she hit up after the show...Magic City strip club. Peep some video below:
More good news for the pop diva--she just became the first artist in the 20-year history of Billboard's Nielsen BDS-based Pop Songs radio airplay chart to tally 10 No. 1s, as "Stay," featuring Mikky Ekko, went to #1. She was previously tied with her good friend Katy Perry at 9, but it looks like somebody's Rih-written history. Congrats! Photos: Twitter  |
| Hey Beyonce & Blue! The Carter Girls Sneak Into A Shop In The UK On Mama's Day Off Posted: 23 Apr 2013 06:15 AM PDT As Beyonce's Mrs. Carter Show world tour rolls on, she's using her days off to spend time with her 1 and a half year old baby girl Blue Ivy. Check out how the Carter chicks were caught on surveillance camera sneaking into a British store semi-unnoticed... Bey we see you girl.... After shutting down the stage in Slovakia Friday night, Beyonce had a day off on Saturday before hitting the stage again in Amsterdam Sunday night. And it looks like she spent it shopping in Newbury, Berkshire at a store called Mothercare. The surveillance camera snap made the rounds on Twitter and it shows someone who looks very much like Beyonce hiding under a hoodie (the same one she was spotted in Friday) and behind shades as she carries her daughter Blue Ivy, uncovered. Reportedly, when store-goers realized who they were, it caused a major commotion. But chick just felt like shopping the British high street like most people. The store manager confirmed the Carters were indeed there saying, 'We can confirm that she was in the store but we respect her privacy as a new mum. If she wants to come in again, we would love to see her.' The "Love On Top" chick has been in the news recently due to some serious hair puling and grabbing...but all from her fans who were way too turned up and lost it when she ran down the aisles during her concert in Serbia over a week ago. Video is just now surfacing...but reports of her getting "slapped" by fans are an over exaggeration as they were reaching to pull at her hair. Also, Amy Winehouse's pops Mitch isn't really feeling Beyonce covering his late daughter's "Back To Black" song for The Great Gatsby soundtrack. He said publicly recently: ‘I don’t think she brings anything to it. I wasn’t asked for my permission if they could record it.’ And after agreeing to its use he said: ‘They have got to pay for the privilege, which is what they are doing. I can’t tell you how much it is but it’s a lot of money.’ He also mentioned that maybe Beyonce should donate 100,000 pounds (UK money) to the Amy's Winehouse Foundation.
A snippet can be heard in the trailer above. Bey returns to the stage tomorrow night for a two-night stint in Paris Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, with her former background dancer turned R&B singer Luke James as her new opening act.
Photos: Twitter  |
| DO WE LOVE IT?!: Janelle Monae Ft. Erkyah Badu's "Q.U.E.E.N." Posted: 22 Apr 2013 07:05 PM PDT Janelle Monae just dropped a song we've been waiting to hear for weeks. She tapped Ms. Badu for her new "Q.U.E.E.N." track, and we've got it inside...
Janelle Monáe just premiered “Q.U.E.E.N.,” a new track from her upcoming album, THE ELECTRIC LADY. Fresh off her stint at Coachella, Janelle brings us her usual up-tempo high energy jazzy vibe on the song. And she's singing and rapping about what makes a woman a real Q.U.E.E.N. Erykah Badu comes in midway on the positive track singing a few verses. And it's the perfect mix. Check out "Q.U.E.E.N." above and decide... DO WE LOVE IT?!
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| Posted: 22 Apr 2013 04:18 PM PDT Lauryn Hill is still a free woman...pending she pays back the taxes she owes by May! Get the deets on her "postponed" sentencing inside and read her rant about landlords and "squatting." Lauryn Hill was seen walking out of court in Newark, New Jersey today where a judge postponed her tax evasion sentencing. You'll recall that Lauryn pleaded not guilty to tax evasion charges for failing to pay on $1.8 million earned from 2005-2007. During the proceedings, it was revealed that so far, Lauryn has paid $50,000 of a total of $554,000 owed. She was criticized by the judge for failing to come up with total amount....as previously promised. In fact, U.S. Magistrate Judge Madeline Cox Arleo criticized Lauryn for relying on the promise of a recording contract to pay the tax bill. She said, "This is not someone who stands before the court penniless..This is a criminal matter. Actions speak louder than words, and there has been no effort here to pay these taxes." Judge Arleo went on to reschedule Lauryn's next sentencing hearing for May 6. Lauryn's attorney, Nathan Hochman, said that Lauryn recently signed a loan against two properties she owns and said, "I fully expect that by May 3 Ms. Hill will be able to pay back all the restitution she has." And if you heard that Lauryn was "squatting" and not pay her rent...she wants you to know it's not true. She posted on her Tumblr account,
Well.....we guess she "cleared" that up.
Check out some more of Lauryn's court room swag and see why the judge said, "This is not someone who stands before the court penniless."
She still cleans up very nicely.
Photos via Kena Betancur/Getty Images North America  |
| Kanye West And Kim Kardashian REUNITED During SHOPPING TRIP In Soho Posted: 22 Apr 2013 04:00 PM PDT Though they've been miles apart for a few weeks, Kanye West and Kim Kardashian reunited in New York today. See the pics inside....
Three days after the finalization of her divorce, Kim Kardashian hooked up with her baby daddy Kanye West, the first time the couple have been spotted together in over a month. The couple went shopping in NYC's Soho district where Kim wore a tight black bodycon dress and Kanye West-designed Giuseppe Zanotti shoes with the Cruel Summer moniker. Though the couple didn't look "very" happy together, Kim told Ryan Seacrest that Kanye is the one she really wants. "I do think I would get married again. That's what I've always wanted. And just because you think you find it and you realize that's not it, I think I was brave enough to realize that quickly and not waste time. I found what I really wanted. So I think I definitely do want that."
While on the street, the couple was greeted by his big brother Jay-Zwho lives in nearby Tribeca.
Photos via Splash  |
| VIDEO: Ciara's "Body Party" VIDEO Starring Future Posted: 22 Apr 2013 03:39 PM PDT
Ciara revealed the visual for hit her single "Body Party" today and her boyfriend Future stars as her leading man. Watch the clip inside...
Ciara dropped the visual for her "Body Party" video today. Produced by Mike WiLL Made It and written by Future, Cici's boyfriend, the video tells the story of how they met. While wearing a sleeveless t-shirt with the word "Ballin" on it, harem pants and black sunglasses, Ciara, backed by a group of dancers, uses her sexy movements to start a "body party" and catch Future's eye from across the room. Future throws CiCi a smooth line and predicts that they will become a couple....because he can see the "future". While talking about the video, which pays homage to the Atlanta house party scene, she said, "It’s been so many years since I’ve done a video in Atlanta. That alone was refreshing, but went beyond that. We captured the spirit of the song and the feeling of having a body party. It’s the perfect combination." The video features cameos from Ludacris, Trinidad James, and Jazze Pha. "Body Party" will appear on Ciara's upcoming album Ciara (July 9th).
Watch the video here:
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| COUPLEDOM: Keenen Ivory Wayans And Brittany Daniel GET KISSY On Vacation In Miami Posted: 22 Apr 2013 02:06 PM PDT Keenen Ivory Wayans was spotted getting kissy with his girlfriend, actress Brittany Daniel on vacation recently. Find out where they went inside... Funnyman Kennen Ivory Wayans took a break from his hectic Hollywood production schedule to soak up a few Florida rays with his girlfriend, actress Brittany Daniel. Keenen looked very cozy with Brittany (in a zebra bikini) as they spent the day relaxing by the pool. Though Brittany starred alongside Keenen's brother Marlon in the flick Little Man, we haven't seen much of her on the silver screen or on teleivsion. We wonder if she will ever reprise her "Kelly Pitts" role on The Game? We'd love to see her go one-on-one with Brandy's Chardonnay character. And in other Wayans tv news, Keenen's ex-wife, Daphne Wayans is expected to be on the next season of Hollywood Exes. And we're hoping the the In Living Color special that Keenen shot for Fox will see the light of day this year.
Photos via Splash/FAME  |
| MUSIC FAB: Kelis "Call On Me" SINGLE + K. Michelle's "Rebellious Soul" TRAILER Posted: 22 Apr 2013 01:50 PM PDT
After a long hiatus, Kelis marks her return to music with a new song "Call On Me." Listen to her comeback sing inside and watch K. Michelle's trailer for her Rebellious Soul album.
After a stint on Will.I.Am's imprint with 2010's FleshTone, Kelis is back after a long hiatus with a new single called "Call On Me." Produced by TV on the Radio's Dave Sitek, the new single is the essence of neo-soul fusion drawing elements from multiples genres of music. The catchy song relies heavily on drums and thumping horn section as she croons about her love of making music and her Harlem-bred roots. The ex-Mrs. Nasir Jones is releasing the song through Dave's Federal Prism imprint. According to Federal Prism, she'll will release two-full length albums through the label in 2013.
Listen to "Call On Me" here:
In other music news.... K. Michelle is ready for her close-up as she drops the trailer for her upcoming album, Rebellious Soul. Directed by ADreamerVisual, she tells fans, "This album is from my heart to yours. Take a look inside my journey and get to know me as an artist." The black-and-white clip starts off with audio clips of her "LAHH ATL" co-stars sharing their opinions about her sometimes ratchet and abrasive behavior. Then, the flim shifts to shots of K. Michelle working on her studio album for Atlantic Records. She says,
She adds that the disc is about her rebelling against cultural norms and the things we've been spoon-fed from society. "No one will tame me...never...ever...and it won't begin on this album." So far....the release date is not set in stone. The trailer is the first of a series of webisodes that will document K. Michelle's process.
Glad to see her finally putting out official promo for an official album. Work. BONUS: And it looks like things are all good between K. Michelle and Mimi Faust (after they made amends in NYC last week). Today, they posed with Erica Dixon and Egypt down in Atlanta during a V103 interview to promote tonight's debut of LAHH ATL. Season 2 of “Love & Hip Hop Atlanta” premieres tonight at 8 p.m. on VH1.  |
| Posted: 22 Apr 2013 01:05 PM PDT Fantasia is looking fab for the May 2013 issue of UPSCALE. Check out her cover look inside, and whay she has no regrets about being so open about her life... Fantasia's got a new album out tomorrow, Side Effects of You, a new look, and a fresh and healthy perspective on life these days. But even though she let us see all the drama she went through in her past that made folks question her parental and emotional stability, the "Without Me" singer doesn't regret a thing. A few excerpts from her brand new UPSCALE cover story:
Check out her newest interview with OMG! Insider about how she lost a lot of friends, family & money due to the suicide attempt, controversial relationships and other drama in her life, but says she's not worried about any of it:
OK Fanny!  |
| Posted: 22 Apr 2013 12:12 PM PDT Jamie Foxx's Amazing Spiderman 2 hair and makeup team is wrong for this. Check out Electro's nerdy alter ego on set for the first time inside, plus Halle Berry back in her sexy black suit for the new X-Men installment... Look, we get Electro's alter ego is a nerdy electrical engineer and lineman. But did his tacked on thinning hair need to be all waved over looking like they couldn't decide between finger waves and a comb over? Oh wells. We've got a YBF actor in the major role of a villain this time around, so we'll take what we can get. Jamie Fox hopped into his alter ego's costume instead of Electro as he hit the NYC set of Amazing Spiderman 2 recently.
In the words of Tamar Braxton, They Tried It with this hair and makeup. But anywho, here's the story behind his character, whose alter's name is Maxwell Dillon for you non comic buffs. According to the ever so informative (when it's correct) Wikipedia:
Can't wait! Meanwhile, the first pic has surfaced of Halle Berry gearing up to reprise her role as Storm in the upcoming X-Men: Days Of Future Past flick. Chick never ages and still looks amazing. They are also still filming, so her baby bump will have to be hidden. The movie's set to take over theaters in 2014.
Photos: Pacific Coast News  |
| Posted: 22 Apr 2013 11:11 AM PDT Kelly Rowland's year just got even busier. She's set to tour with The Dream....and it's starting very soon. Check out the gorgeous chick and other celebs hitting up the GLAAD Awards in L.A. Saturday night, plus Taraji Henson & June Ambrose having some fun with fashion at the Tribeca Film Festival over the weekend.... In a stark white Izmaylova jumpsuit with a sheer paneled halter, our fave fab chick Kelly Rowland made her way to the 24th Annual GLAAD Media Awards presented by Ketel One and Wells Fargo at the JW Marriott Los Angeles at L.A. LIVE this weekend.
Perfection as usual. But the major chatter today about Ms. Kelly is that she's headed out on tour...with her homie the Dream. Dream confirmed that they are wrapping up the details now, but things will kick off at the end of May and will go through the summer. Nice! He and Kelly duet on his upcoming album IV Play (May 28) on an R&B song called "Where Have You Been", produced by Da Internz. And Dream returned the favor by writing/producing a few tracks on her upcoming album, Talk A Good Game. The tour should be great promo for their albums.
Kelly Rowland rocked out on stage for the crowd as well. Actress Sherri Saum, who we don't get to see much, made a girly appearance in a cute citrine dress with a white mesh overlay and grey sandals. "Glee" star Naya Rivera, rocking Zac Posen, didn't let those stripper pics of her boyfriend Big Sean getting it in one night get her down. And at Kat Graham looked amazing in this black peplum gold belted gown. The sweetheart strapless neckline and leathery fabric is perfection. Great look for her.
And at in NYC at the Tribeca Film Fest over the weekend, Taraji & June Ambrose attended the after party for The Cinema Society with FIJI Water & Levi's screening of "Mud" at Harlow: Both ladies kept it busy and colorful. Loves both looks. Taraji kept it young and fun with neon yellow nails, a busy print dress with equally busy Nicholas Kirkwood silk-satin pumps.
And June Ambrose kept it colorfully mod in this printed shift dress and pink Giuseppe heels. Also in attendance, actors Cuba Gooding, Jr. and Michael K. Fab times. Pics: INF The Randomness: 1. Tami Roman and Elise Neal's new show "Belles" on TV One just got the axe. STORY  |
| Stevie J & Joseline Hernandez DRINK UP With "The Breakfast Club", Confirm Their THREESOMES & More Posted: 22 Apr 2013 10:15 AM PDT "LAHH ATL" stars Stevie J and Joseline Hernandez dropped in on The Breakfast Club this morning for a sex-charged conversation about their love of threesomes, oral sex and what they like to do in bed. Watch the interview inside....
As the second season of "LAHH ATL" airs tonight on VH1 at 8pmET, the show's most popular duo, Stevie J and Joseline Hernandez, took their show on the road for a sex-charged chat with Power 105.1's The Breakfast Club this morning. Though most of the conversation was bleeped out, the two gave the hosts an earful about their sex life and revealed that they genuinely care about each other. And Jos said just last week that the D is the only reason she constantly goes back for a ride on Stevie's bus. A running gag throughout the interview was whether or not Joseline has a penis, since it was a huge rumor that took on a life of its own via social media. Since then, she says she has a new make-up artist and won't look so "hard" on camera. The two then went into a long chat about sex and what it means to them as a couple. Stevie revealed, "I don't like conventional sex with one lady. I like to turn it up." I guess... From there, Joseline confirmed that they do indeed have threesomes, but she wouldn't say if she and Stevie J had ever had one with Mimi. She then revealed that she had a drawer full of sex toys and told ALL about every orface they like to use it in. And Stevie almost got Eve into trouble when the topic of their previous relationship and sexcapades came up.... When it comes to sex and being faithful, Joseline explained that Stevie can have sex with other women, as long as she is involved. Ummm, ok. When asked if they were engaged, Stevie wouldn't say yes or no but told DJ Envy, "We're just working." He then revealed that the success of the show has allowed him to pay off $3 million in tax debt (which he DOES NOT blame on Diddy). He confirmed that he and Joseline have a lot of business projects they're working on and they aren't just blowing through their money. Could have fooled us. They also had a discussion about the "freaky" stuff they do. Listen for yourselves, but just know he conversation involved Stevie's two-hour oral sexcapades and him saying about certain things, "It's good for the face." And if that wasn't enough to learn about the two of them, Stevie is writing a book on relationships for Simon & Schuster! Lord help us all. And for those who are still concerned about any type of love triangle, Stevie said "I love Mimi. I'm gonna always take care of Mimi. But me and Joseline are making some moves." Watch the interview here:  |
| Porsha Spills The Divorce Tea On "WWHL" With Vivica Fox + Best Parts Of The "RHOA" Reunion Finale Posted: 22 Apr 2013 09:04 AM PDT Porsha Stewart, dressed in a red hot Versace dress, made her way to Andy Cohen's "Watch What Happens Live" after the third and final installment of "RHOA" reunion aired. And she told all about her and Kordell's divorce. Plus, the best parts of the final reunion show installment of "RHOA"....
Poor Porsha. As much as her lazyness and ignorance irks us to no end, no one deserves to have to go through this type of divorce with the lameness that is Kordell Stewart. Porsha told everything last night while she was on Andy's show with Vivica Fox. And it's just as bad as we thought. She was blindsided and learned of her divorce from Twitter:
Porsha explained that divorce was not her choice, and she feels betrayed:
Word. Now cue Pastor Porsha. Chick slipped into her Evangelist ways to preach on what a good wife should do:
Amen. Meanwhile, Porsha looked great as usual and she and Viv had tons of fun with Andy:
And for last night's final reunion show, we MUST discuss Porsha's singing.
She was dead serious. And not horrible. But def not the iconic collabo of every singer she previously named that she sounds like.
Apollo called out Kenya for texting him about how good he looked on the shows he was doing promos on, what she would do for him that his wife doesn't, and so on. Phaedra claimed Apollo told her everything. But....did he? Are we the only ones who think Apollo would have def hopped on the Stallion Booty had Kenya given him the green light and not just the yellow? Hmmm.... By the way, we hear NeNe Leakes has added a few bridesmaids to her bridal party: Laura Govan and Jennifer Williams.  |
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