In what will be his first performance since the legal woes surrounding
his beating of Rihanna, Chris Brown joins Mary J. Blige and Natalie
Cole as headliners for the Sept. 26 Michael Jackson tribute concert in
Vienna, organizers announced Tuesday.Word has it that Janet Jackson has been busy rehearsing a performance
for the upcoming MTV Video Awards that will honor her late brother
Michael.Less than a week after Jay-Z's entire album "The Blueprint 3" leaked
online, the set's initial Sept. 11th release date was scrapped and
pushed up to yesterday. Also, dates for the rap mogul's fall tour and
"Oprah Winfrey Show" episode were announced on Tuesday.As Mo'Nique prepares for the Oct. 5 launch of her BET talk show,
industry buzz has the comedian a clear front-runner to pick up a Best
Supporting Actress Academy Award for her forthcoming role in "Precious."Singer-songwriter Deborah Cox will portray the late, legendary
Josephine Baker in the new Broadway-bound musical Josephine, based on
the life of the iconic entertainer who dazzled Paris audiences.Jennifer Hudson has been booked to perform at the "VH1 Divas" concert,
to be televised live from the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) Howard
Gilman Opera House in Brooklyn on Sept. 17 at 9 p.m.A Sudanese woman was convicted Monday of public indecency for wearing
pants at an outdoor cafe and sentenced to jail for one month when she
refused to pay a fine.
It must be tough being South African track star Caster Semenya.Instead of carrying yourself like a sex goddess (like so many in the
limelight), Caster is under the inverse predicament: Track and field
officials apparently think she’s a man. CONTINUE READING...
Supermodel Jessica White wants you to know she’s more than just a
beautiful face and far from the desperate woman that “The T.O. Show”
portrayed. Besides serving as a Maybelline spokesmodel, the Buffalo,
New York, native has catwalked national and international runways for
some of the most elite designers including Victoria’s Secret.
ESSENCE.com caught up with the jet-setting beauty in Europe to get the
nitty gritty on her future with T.O., surviving sexual abuse, and how
she’s putting her angel wings to good use. (Continue Reading…)
X Factor favorite Danyl Johnson has been barred from appearing on Oprah and television in the America. The 27-year-old bisexual singer and YouTube sensation
had been lined up to appear on Oprah Winfrey's show but ITV producers
"refused to allow him on over fears it will give him an unfair
advantage."CONTINUE READING..Just when you thought Miami Dolphins fans couldn't endure another horrifying embarrassment ... along comes their brand new fight song, courtesy of T-Pain and friends. The "fight" song is a remake of the classic tune from 1972 -- and now Miami ...
R&B legend Teena Marie released her latest album, Congo Square, back in June 2009, but up until now only one single from it had been released, "Can't Last A Day,"
which features Faith Evans. Well, Lady Tee is finally about to deliver
a second single, a fun, upbeat track called "You, Baby." The song,
which Teena wrote and produced herself, harkens back to her music of
the '80s, yet at the same time manages to still sound somewhat fresh
and new. You can hear the song for yourself by clicking the link below.
