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18th Nov

Chris Brown’s Appearance On The Tyra Show

R&B star Chris Brown’s recent appearance on the Tyra Banks show aired earlier this week. The teen singer performed ‘Wall to Wall’ and was interviewed by the supermodel-turned talk show host. The performance and part of the interview can be viewed below:

I’m liking Chris’ performances more and more these days; I wasn’t really feeling all the crazy dancing and huffing and puffing of his past performances. He came across well in the interview as well. Chris’ new album ‘Exclusive’ is in stores now.

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18th Nov

Brandy Hosts Baby Shower For Omar Epps

Brandy hosted a baby shower for Omar Epps and wife Keisha (formerly of Total) at her home in Calabasas, California earlier this month. Other guests in attendance included Marlon Waynes with wife Angela, Jackie Long and close friend/ former Total member Pam. Keisha (pictured above, along with Brandy and Pam) is due to give birth to a baby boy in December.

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18th Nov

‘First Sunday’ Trailer – Starring Ice Cube & Tracy Morgan

Check out the trailer for Ice Cube’s new movie ‘First Sunday’ which also stars Tracy Morgan and Katt Williams:

This actually looks pretty good. After a series of terrible flicks including the sleep-inducing ‘Are We There Yet’, Ice Cube may be onto a hit with this one. Look for a release early 2008.

Will you be checking for ‘First Sunday’?

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18th Nov

R. Kelly’s Publicist Quits After 14 Years

R. Kelly’s publicist Regina Daniels, who worked for the singer for 14 years, has announced her decision to end all ties with him – effective immediately. See her press statement below:

“I have prided myself on loyalty, respect and professionalism. It saddens me that I was not always shown those same courtesies during my 14-year tenure as Mr. Kelly’s publicist … There are some lines that should never be crossed professionally or personally. Mr. Kelly crossed a line that forever altered the scope of our relationship. For this reason I made the decision to resign.” {Source}

Hmm..I wonder what went down…

In other R. Kelly news, some five or so years after being charged with 14 counts of child pornography, the singer is set to stand trial early next year.

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17th Nov

Behind The Scenes: Mary’s ‘Just Fine’

Check out this behind the scenes look at Mary J. Blige’s great new video ‘Just Fine’ :

I’m eagerly anticipating ‘Growing Pains’, here’s hoping she delivers the goods.

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17th Nov

New Song: Kelly Rowland – Daylight (ft. Gym Class Heroes) (Snippet)

A snippet of Kelly Rowland’s new single ‘Daylight’ (ft. Gym Class Heroes) has surfaced. The track, which is set to be the singer’s new single, goes for adds on radio in January. It sounds promising, although I will reserve full judgement until I hear the track in its entirety.

What do you think: Hit or Miss?

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17th Nov

Following her departure from Blackground Records earlier this year, R&B star Toni Braxton has been hard at work on her sixth studio album. Though currently untitled, the album is set for release early 2008. Most interestingly, the LP is slated to drop via J Records – reportedly Braxton’s new label. If true, it’ll be a homecoming of sorts for the ‘Unbreak My Heart’ singer, whose most successful years were when signed to Arista (now J Records). Bryan Michael Cox, Johnta Austin and Monica have all been tapped to work on the project. {Source}

Having really enjoyed Toni’s last album ‘Libra’, it’s great news to hear that she’s making new music. The ‘label did me wrong’ excuse is cited so often with artists these days, yet when you have a stellar album such as ‘Libra’ flopping, something had to be up. Here’s hoping she is successful with this new project.

Will you be checking for a Toni comeback?

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17th Nov

Amy Winehouse’s Tour Manager Quits

Amy Winehouse’s tour manager has up and left the embattled ‘Rehab’ singer, claming that working for the star was harming his health. See the report below:

Troubled Amy Winehouse has been dealt another blow today after her tour manager quit amid drugs accusations.
Thom Stone walked out on the singer just a day after she had a meltdown during a gig in Birmingham, swearing at fans and falling over on stage.
Mr. Stone confirmed he had quit after it was said that he found working with Winehouse and her husband, Blake Fielder-Civil who is currently behind bars, was harming his health.
The last straw was when Amy, 24, and Blake were arrested with cannabis in Norway last month.
The Sun reported today that doctors found heroin in Mr. Stone’s system after he inhaled it passively on Amy’s tour bus.
The tour manager is said to have produced a doctor’s note which revealed traces of the class A drug in his blood.
“He insisted to the management team that the only way that could have happened would have been through inhaling it from Blake and Amy. Thom just had it up to here. It was a nightmare job,” the paper reported. {Source}

As much as I support Amy, there’s no denying the woman is out of her mind. Check out this vid of her allegedly taking ‘something’ on stage during her show in Zurich recently:

How and why she is still allowed to perform when it’s common knowledge she’s a crack head is beyond me. Someone needs to stop all this before it’s too late. SMH..

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17th Nov

Chingy ‘Hate It Or Love It’ Cover

Rapper Chingy makes his official return to the DTP (Disturbing The Peace) fold with new album ‘Hate It Or Love It’, which drops on December 18th.

The album will be preceded by first single ‘Fly Like Me’ (ft. Amerie); the video for which will debut on BET’s Access Granted this coming Monday (19th November).

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16th Nov

Will Smith Covers Men’s Vogue

Actor Will Smith appears on the cover of the December issue of Men’s Vogue magazine. With Barack Obama, Tiger Woods and Denzel Washington all having appeared on the cover of the mag this year, it reinforces a positive shift with the Vogue institution as a whole – which has seen very few black stars grace its cover through the years.

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16th Nov

The Jacksons To Reunite In 2008?

According to reports, the legendary Jackson family (Janet included) may be set to tour in 2008. Check out the report via Yahoo Music below:

Rumors of a Jackson 5 reunion show for 2008 have been sparked by a concert promoter.
Leonard Rowe promoted Michael Jackson’s Off The Wall tour the late ’70s/early ’80s. He has now met with the Jacksons to discuss the possibility of a reunion tour in 2008.
Rowe told Access Atlanta: “His brothers are ready. Janet is ready. But the motor of that car that makes the car run, isn’t just yet.”
Rowe added: “In April of this year, I flew out to Las Vegas and met with them all and he told me, ‘Let’s look at ’08.’ We wanted to go this year, but [Michael] said it would take a lot of preparation. He didn’t say no.”
The last Jackson 5 studio album was 1989’s 2300 Jackson Street.

Speculation about such a tour has been rife for years now, but this marks the first time a credible source has spoken about it. I’m all for a Jackson tour, although I doubt it’ll materialize – too many egos. A few one-off specials, perhaps?

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15th Nov

New Song: Maroon 5 & Mary J. Blige – ‘Wake Up Call’ (Mark Ronson Remix)

The Queen of Hip Hop/Soul, Mary J. Blige has teamed up with funk-rock collective Maroon 5 for a remix to the band’s current single ‘Wake Up Call’. Produced by Mark Ronson, the remix works on a number of fronts – it’s great to see Mary venturing out of her R&B niche as she did with her collabo with U2 on ‘One’.