Ciara - Promise Remix [ft. Busta Rhymes]


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What happened to real remixes, when they switch the track up and added a spin to the original??

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Beyonce - Irremplazable [ft. Pitbull]


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Also, word is Beyonce is re-releasing B'Day with the Spanish version as well as a duet with Shakira! I'll keep ya posted on that...

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• There is a cameo by one original Dreamgirl in the movie version...
• Whitney Houston was the first to be be attached to a film version, however she wanted to sing both Deena's and Effie's songs...Whitney however did record a medley of Dreamgirls songs on a live concert CD. WATCH WHITNEY SING "And I am Tell You..." and "When I First Saw You"
  
• In 1998, another attempt to bring it to the big screen was made, with Lauryn as Deena, Kelly Price being considered for Effie, as well as Don Cheadle and Andre Braugher being attached, however after the financial failure of Why Do Fools Fall in Love, Warner Brothers shelved the project.
  
• In the working project of the original play, Effie was to die at the end of the Act I which ultimately led to Jennifer Holliday leaving the production [twice], however after revisions, Jennifer returned.
• Phylicia Rashad (then Ayers-Allen) was the original understudy for the role of Deena. When Sheryl Lee Ralph went on vacation and Phylicia was not asked to fill in, she quit (according to her, she tendered her resignation directly to Bennett in very direct words).

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Literally a Covergirl!


Here is the Feb '07 cover of Seventeen...one of CariDee's prizes as the winner of America's Next Top Model!

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She looks gorgeous in gold!




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Fantasia - Girl Like Me [Bonus Track]

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Cherish - Ghetto Mentality [B-side Track]

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So what do think?

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Previously, I disseminated a written notice of the Fraternity's objection to references to the Fraternity in the film "Stomp the Yard." The Fraternity made its concerns known to Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc., Screen Gems, Inc. and Rainforest Pictures. After several weeks of meaningful and productive discussions with the executive leadership of Sony and Screen Gems, the film has been revised to the satisfaction of the Fraternity. Sony and Screen Gems have also agreed to make a donation to the MLK Memorial Foundation.

The Fraternity raised its objections to the Film without regard to financial remuneration, but to protect its history and its legacy. The removal of all references, in the film, to the Fraternity is based in part on the fraternity's leadership insisting that we observe our written policies and internal protocols' regarding the commercial use of our symbols and marks.

Sony's decision to make a donation to the Washington DC MLK, Jr. Memorial Foundation Project, Inc., is very much appreciated, and helps to secure, in history, the legacy of our brother, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and helps to celebrate his selfless contributions to the fabric of America and the world. The construction of this memorial on the national mall is the only one dedicated to an African-American.

Director Spike Lee has signed on to shoot a movie about James Brown, the late "Godfather of Soul," Daily Variety reported on Wednesday.

The authorized project is being developed for Viacom Inc.'s Paramount Pictures by Brian Grazer, the Oscar-winning producer of "A Beautiful Mind," the trade publication said, adding that production would likely begin in 2008.

Brown, the self-proclaimed "hardest working man in show business," died of congestive heart failure on Monday, aged 73. The energetic singer of such soul anthems as "Sex Machine" and "I Feel Good," invented funk music, inspired the dance moves of Mick Jagger and Michael Jackson, and helped pave the way for hip-hop.

In recent years, posthumous movies about soul singer Ray Charles and country outlaw Johnny Cash have scored at the box office and won
Academy Awards.

Daily Variety said Brown played an active role in the project's development, and granted access to his music rights.

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It now time for me to give my 23 cents on Dreamgirls!

Labels: Beyonce, Dreamgirls, Eddie Murphy, Jamie Foxx, Jennifer Hudson

This is definitely a movie you want to add to your must see list in 2007...

Reign Over Me is new film from Mike Binder (Minority Report, The Upside of Anger, Blankman)

WATCH THE TRAILER

Here are a few stills from the film







It hits Theaters on March 9, 2007!!

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Jay-Z hit double platinum in month! @ Billboard


Drama with James Brown widow...already! @ AP News

Cherish wants an Apology from Bow Wow @ Black Raspberry Love

64th Annual Golden Globes Nominations @ HFPA

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Just Not a Good Look...

Seems like someone was real close to catching a feel!

Fanny...let the catsuits go!

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James Brown, the dynamic, pompadoured “Godfather of Soul,” whose revolutionary rhythms, rough voice and flashing footwork influenced generations of musicians from rock to rap, died early Christmas morning. He was 73.

Brown was hospitalized with pneumonia at Emory Crawford Long Hospital on Sunday and died of conjunctive heart failure around 1:45 a.m. Monday, said his agent, Frank Copsidas of Intrigue Music.

He initially seemed fine at the hospital and even told people that he planned to be on stage in New York on New Year’s Eve, Copsidas said.

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Enjoy Your Holidays!!!

Posting will be minimal through out the holiday season, but we all know that celebs create news everyday so I'll be through sporadically to hit you newsworthy stories...

Hope you get everything on your list...even if you were a bit naughty this year!

"Busta Rhymes was at my album release party last night. I am getting respect because I am sticking to what I do. I never try to get outside my lane when it comes to making records. I never talk about stuff I am not about. You never hear Bow Wow say I'm bustin' my guns. That's not what I am about. I'm about making the ladies scream. I'm about making the ladies faint, throw their bras and panties on the stage. That's where I win at and people respect me for it."

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Here is Omarion's lastest album, 21, due in stores Tuesday, Dec. 26th...





So what do you think? I really like the current single Icebox...

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Word is that Kim delivered twin girls...They welcomed the twin girls on Thursday in Manhattan. The five-pound twins arrived within minutes of each other, just after Diddy flew in from Toronto for their arrival. He's been in Canada filming the TV remake of "A Raisin in the Sun."



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So congrats to them...

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These are a lot better than the cover...I just don't like the cover shot but these are very nice!

Spotted @ Faded Youth

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If you gonna party...then do it big then!

Before and after shots of Paris gettin' fuggged up!

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Tank - Treat Yourself

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Omarion - Beg For It (Prod. by Timbaland)

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Katherine McPhee
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I Lost You

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and a little Holiday Treat!
O' Come All Ye Faithful

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Rap megastar Eminem and his high school sweetheart divorced for a second time Tuesday, less than a year after they remarried.

Eminem and Kim Mathers agreed to divide property under terms of a private settlement and to share custody of their 10-year-old daughter, Hailie Jade Scott. They told a judge they understood the divorce was final.

The couple "conducted themselves with dignity and respect," Circuit Judge Antonio P. Viviano said. "All in all, they are a very fine couple to deal with."

Eminem, 34, declined to comment after the brief hearing as two men whisked him into a black Cadillac Escalade. Mathers, 31, did not speak to reporters.

Eminem and Mathers remarried Jan. 14. He filed for divorce April 5. They first married in 1999 in a secret ceremony in Missouri, and divorced in 2001.

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Did you catch Beyonce on Letterman last night??

Looking F-A-B in this very festive red dress and these shoes are friggin' hot!



I think I am going to start posing for pics like this! Accentuates the waist well...LOL

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"If I confess the truth, I've earned that diva image," she told Extra. "I admit that sometimes I have enjoyed the celebrity more than I should have."

hat's not to say that Reynolds has become a pushover.

"Be very clear that I'm not a doormat," she said. "But I have learned that sometimes modesty and humility shows the most strength and courage. So that's the Star that you see right now."

Does she stay in touch with her former co-hosts on "The View?"

"I'm sure that everybody's gone on with their lives," she said. "I've gone on with mine."

She added that she does hear from one of the ladies on a regular basis. "I get really cute cards from Elizabeth (Hasselbeck) all the time," she said.

Reynolds is stepping in for radio host Michael Eric Dyson for three days this week on the Radio One network. She also produced a year-end review show airing Dec. 26 on TV One. The show focuses on issues that impact black America.

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"Dreamgirls is the rare movie musical with real rapture in it."

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Janet on the January 2007 cover of Harper's Bazaar...



Ok, it is me are something off or wrong about this pic? The head and shoulder action looks funny to me!

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Since the Dreamgirls choreography harks back to 1960s R&B groups like the Supremes, Robinson needed the singer to check her frenetic prancing at the door. "Women back then weren't moving as much as they do now," she says. "They weren't moving their hips as much. It was all about the shoulders and slight arm movements."

Though the Dreamgirls star only attended Juilliard "for a minute," says Robinson, "he can dance! We were shooting this scene and I'm looking at the camera, and I'm like, 'Is [Jamie] doing Michael Jackson?' He forgot his step and went into his own thing!"

"She's a natural dancer," Robinson says. "She's like a ball of clay and you can just mold her." For the Black Eyed Peas' "My Humps," Robinson says the singer, not surprisingly wanted a video "about a girl and her butt, but no so over-the-top that it feels like 'Baby Got Back.'"

Working with the "Promiscuous" singer on the set of the video "was a little unnatural because it was the first song she hadn't written [all the lyrics to] herself. So we just got in front of the mirror and played the song over and over to find out what felt comfortable for her."

On the set of "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'," Robinson worked around Simpson's self-admitted lack of coordination (remember Newlyweds?) by "surrounding all the action around [her], so it looks good without [her] do too much."

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Fantasia's article in the new issue of EW...she talks about avoiding the drama, her father's lawsuit, and how her loss to Jennifer Hudson for the part of Effie in Dreamgirls...




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Such a pretty girl...

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Miss USA Tara Conner, who had come under criticism amid rumors she had been frequenting bars while underage, will be allowed to keep her title, Donald Trump announced Tuesday.

“I’ve always been a believer in second chances,” Trump, who owns the Miss Universe Organization with NBC, said with Conner at his side.

Trump said he and Conner had met earlier Tuesday morning.

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It won't be a very happy 21st birthday today for Tara Conner: The Kentucky beauty is on the verge of losing her Miss USA crown over allegations of drug use and excessive partying, and sources tell TMZ she will be replaced tomorrow officially by Tamiko Nash, Miss California.

The damning evidence continues to mount against Conner, whose tumultuous reign began in April. Yesterday, the New York Daily News reported that Conner had failed a drug test for cocaine. Sources confirm to TMZ that after she was "caught red-handed," she took a hair follicle drug test that returned positive for coke.

NBA scoring leader Carmelo Anthony was suspended for 15 games Monday and six other players were penalized as commissioner David Stern came down hard on both teams after the Nuggets and Knicks brawled at Madison Square Garden.

Nate Robinson and J.R. Smith each got 10 games, and four other players also were suspended. Stern fined each organization $500,000. But there was no separate penalty for Knicks coach Isiah Thomas, who had warned Anthony not to go into the lane before the mayhem started Saturday night.

It was the NBA’s scariest scene since the brawl between Pacers players and Pistons fans two years ago. The league is still recovering from that episode, and Stern made it clear the players must learn to control themselves.

Although it’s more than twice as much as the last fine for spitting, the flamboyant receiver avoided a suspension.

At first, he said he did, telling the NFL Network after the game: “I got frustrated and I apologize for that. It was a situation where he kept bugging me and getting in my face.”

But on Monday, he insisted it was an accident.

“When it happened, we were jawing in each other’s face, so it wasn’t anything intentional,” Owens said. “I didn’t intentionally spit in his face. He’s trying to make it seem like more than what it was by saying I hauled off and spit in his face. I feel like if I spit in his face ... somebody would’ve seen it.”

1. Justin Timberlake has been nominated for 7 Grammys...How many has he won? Two
2. Martin Lawrence's ex-wife Patricia Southall is now married to which dancing celebrity? Emmett Smith
3. In the classic movie "Friday," what was on Smokey's license plate? "FCK IT"
4. Beyonce's "Resentment" was recorded by two other people, name them. Jazmine Sullivan & Victoria "Posh Spice" Beckham
5. What was Nicky's full name on "The Fress Prince of Bel Air"? Nicholas Michael Shawn Nathan Wanya Banks
   
6. Destiny Child toured as the opening act for which group in 1999? TLC
7. What curvy girl group diva is featured in the video for Lloyd's "You"? D. Woods of Danity Kane

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Our favorite, lyricist/actor Mos Def is out with new Music!



His third album, True Magic, is dropping on December 29th
featuring production from Pharrell Williams of the Neptunes, Minnesota
and Preservation.

Check it Out!

Fake Bonanza

and

Napoleon Dynamite

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Lil Wayne is unleashing he is video "Leather So Soft" all day on MTV2 and MTV2.com!

[The jokes just write themselves]



CHECK IT OUT ON YouTube NOW!

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Nicole with a Family Picture

ESSENCE: What happened that night when you got the call about Sean?

Nicole: I was at my mom's house, where I had just had my bridal shower. It was fun, had all the ladies over. Then about 4:00 A.M. my mom came in my room and told me my sister had just called, that something had happened. Of course I was nervous, but I never thought it would be something like this. I just thought, Oh God, what happened now? Great. So we went on our way to the hospital, and when we got there they wouldn't tell us what had happened. Nobody said anything to us for a half hour until a police officer came out and took my name and saw my ID, wrote my information down and said he'd be right back. We didn't hear anything more from the police for about an hour and a half. Finally I got really upset and asked, "What's going on? Somebody has to tell me something." So one of the surgeons came in and moved my family and me into the ER conference room. Then another doctor came in, and she told us that he had passed. It was a complete shock.

ESSENCE: The day before Sean was killed, you spent some of that afternoon together. Do you remember your last conversation?

Nicole: He dropped me and the girls off at my mother'’s house. But actually I had spoken to him on the phone after that, during the middle of the day. We always contact each other several times a day just to check in on each other and say, "What you doing now? What's going on? I miss you." He told me that he had just bought something to wear for his bachelor party. He asked me what I was doing, and I told him we were preparing for the bridal shower. He told me he wasn't sure if he was going to go out. And at the last minute he did change his mind, so he did go out. And that was it. We told each other we loved each other, as we always ended our conversations on the phone.

"I love you."

"I love you too."

That was the last conversation we had.

“If you dissed Pharell, The Clipse and Jay-Z all at one time, you’s a beast…He’s definitely acting out right now…But to involve The Clipse, you don’t wanna do that…I don’t view him in the same light I view myself…He kisses a man…Let’s call a spade a spade…It’s three ways you can look at that:

• a. You can look at it as molestation. And Baby got to wear that…
• b. You can look at as just some homo stuff. And aint nobody ridin’ with that…or…
• c. You can look at it as some fake gangster mafia tryna relate to…

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"I want people to just look at it like that dude who came out of college that was supposed to get drafted by the No. 1 team, which was Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam," stated Wayne, according to Allhiphop.com. "They passed on me and now I’m with a good team and a good coach and of course on every interview I’m gonna cut down the team that didn’t pick me."

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Nicole Richie was arrested early Monday for investigation of driving under the influence of alcohol, authorities said.

California Highway Patrol officers took Richie, 25, into custody without incident after she failed a field sobriety test, CHP Officer Todd Workman said.

Her black Mercedes sport utility vehicle was stopped in the car pool lane of State Highway 134 when officers arrived.

Authorities said they received 911 calls about a car going the wrong way on the freeway and the car matched the description of Richie's.

Richie, star of "The Simple Life" reality series and daughter of pop singer
Lionel Richie, was booked in Glendale, tested for drugs and released later Monday morning, Workman said. He said the results of the drug test hadn't been determined.

TMZ has learned that Nicole Richie was arrested for DUI early Monday morning. She was booked at 4:50 a.m this morning and was released 45 minutes ago. The booking sheet reveals Richie is 5'1" and 85 lbs.

Richie SUV was spotted by two motorists going the wrong way on the 134 Freeway in Burbank. The drivers called 911.

When the CHP responded, Richie was stopped in the carpool lane and was alone in the vehicle. When cops approached the vehicle, Richie was on her cellphone.

Law enforcement officers tell TMZ Nicole Richie admitted she had taken Vicodin and smoked pot.

A preliminary alcohol screening device revealed that Nicole was not under the influence of alcohol.

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Beyonce - Irreplaceable (En Español)


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Fantasia - Bump What Ya Friends Say


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Buy this album, she is coming with some grown woman shit! I think that kiss with Jamie really got her going...lol



Rihanna - Break It Off ft. Sean Paul


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Not a huge fan of hers, but it's catchy and I know the Ri-Ri fans will eat it up!

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The rapper, who is promoting his upcoming Def Jam album "Hip Hop Is Dead," visited the "Trey the Chocolate Jock Morning Jump-off" show on Chicago's Power 92 and was asked about various allegations Bryan has made in her new tell-all book, "It's No Secret."

"I'm still his boss [laughs]. I am above him. Who's not above Jim Jones? I don't know any of his records and I'm not even being funny. Like I know he's got a record called Ballin. I hope it sells some records, but I swear to you I've never heard it."

"Artists are fu***** crazy and they'd want to blame me for s***. I can't deal with that right now."

The music should be enough, and sometimes things slip through the cracks. But people getting mad at Jay is corny. Especially someone like LL Cool J. He's too old of an O.G. to be mad at Jay. He's been at Def Jam since we were kids dreaming about being on Def Jam. We gotta get off this bull**** 'cause I never remember those artists talking about any white executives. That's some slavery s***. If my record comes out and goes wood, I can't blame Jay because it's my doing."

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Ciara - Love You Better [Bonus Track from Evolution]

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Mya ft. Lil Wayne - Lock U Down [Produced by Scott Storch]

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Norah Jones - Thinking About You

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Plus a little Holiday Cheer:

Pussycat Dolls - Santa Baby [B-side of PSD]


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Thanks to $50,000 worth of porcelain veneers and other dental work, and 20 sometimes-painful hours in the dentist's chair to fix his crossbite, American Idol underdog Elliott Yamin can't seem to wipe the smile off his face, PEOPLE reports in its new issue.

Here is the final pic of ANTM Winner CariDee and Tyra...



Also, are candids of CariDee and past winner Naima, sporting a mohawk...





Doesn't she look like the golden child here?

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JoJo, Danity Kane, Justin Timberlake, Nelly Furtado, and Bow Wow all brought in the holidays with the 2006 KIIS FM Jingle Ball Concert in L.A.











I love how D. Woods, says bump the stilettos, I can't risk dancing in those and busting my ass! LOL

Labels: Bow Wow, Danity Kane, JoJo, Justin Timberlake, Nelly Futado

Such a cutey! I think his is just so cute!

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Dreamgirls stars (sans Jennifer and Anika) on the cover of the January 2007 issue of Vanity Fair

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Wesley Snipes surrendered to authorities Friday on tax fraud charges, two months after he was indicted, according to a law enforcement official familiar with the investigation.

Snipes flew into an Orlando airport on a private jet and voluntarily surrendered, said the official, who confirmed the arrest on the condition of anonymity because it hadn’t been announced publicly. Snipes was to appear in federal court in Ocala on Friday morning, the official said.

Snipes was charged in October with fraudulently claiming refunds totaling nearly $12 million in 1996 and 1997 on income taxes already paid. The star of the “Blade” trilogy and other films was also charged with failure to file returns from 1999 through 2004.

According to the indictment, Snipes had his taxes prepared by accountants with a history of filing false returns to reap payments for their clients. The firm American Rights Litigators would receive 20 percent of refunds from clients, according to the indictment.

The 44-year-old actor has said he is a scapegoat and was unfairly targeted by prosecutors, and has suggested he was taken advantage of. A publicist for Snipes didn’t return a phone message Friday.

If convicted, he faces up to 16 years in prison.

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Jo Jo premieres her new video for "How To Touch A Girl" on MTV Tonight at 11 pm EST!

And don't forget Mary J. Blige exclusively premieres "We Ride" tomorrow, Friday at 11pm to conclude MTV's Premiere Week!!

Here's a Sneak Peek of "We Ride"...



VIEW MORE MARY

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Caution: Extreme facial movements may cause stretching, scrunching, or buckling in lace front, use wisely!


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Mary J. Blige, whose album "The Breakthrough" was perhaps the biggest in her career, was nominated for a leading eight Grammy Awards on Thursday, including R&B album, record and song of the year. The Red Hot Chili Peppers were also multiple nominees, garnering six.

Other multiple nominees were the Dixie Chicks, British newcomer James Blunt,
John Mayer, Prince, and the Black Eyed Peas' will.i.am.

The R&B veteran was nominated record of the year for "Be Without You" and song of the year for the same track.

"That's a beautiful thing, that I'm still going," Blige, 35, told The Associated Press. "`The Breakthrough' is about triumph, about not being a victim, but being a victor. It's about loving yourself."

Nominees for album of the year included the Dixie Chicks' "Taking the Long Way," Gnarls Barkley's "St. Elsewhere," Mayer's "Continuum,"
Justin Timberlake's "FutureSex/LoveSounds," and the Red Hot Chili Peppers' "Stadium Arcadium."

Corrine Bailey Rae, a silky pop-soul singer from Britain, was nominated for best new artist, but was a surprise nominee for record of the year for "Put Your Records On." Other nominees in that category were Blunt's ubiquitous ballad, "You're Beautiful," Gnarls Barkley's psychedelic groove "Crazy," and the Dixie Chicks angry "Not Ready to Make Nice."

Besides Rae, other nominees for best new artist included teen R&B singer Chris Brown, Imogen Heap, Blunt, and former "American Idol" winner Carrie Underwood. Gnarls Barkley, a duo of producer Danger Mouse and rapper/singer Cee-Lo, were surprisingly shut out. However, they did receive a total of four nominations.

The Dixie Chicks' five nominations were a triumph for a group who weathered boycotts from the country music establishment and a drop in album sales after lead singer Natalie Maines' criticized President Bush in 2003. "Taking the Long Way," which found the trio leaning more toward rock, was still ignored by country music radio. But the defiant album still was a best-seller, and was nominated for country album of the year among its other nominations.

Besides album of the year, The Red Hot Chili Peppers' acclaimed "Stadium Arcadium" was nominated for rock album, and the song "Dani California" was nominated for best rock performance by a duo or group with vocal. "Dani California" also received a nomination in the rock song category.

James Blunt, who was on hand at the announcement ceremony, capped his stellar year with five nods.

Also getting five nominations were Mayer, Danger Mouse, Prince, producer Rick Rubin, will.i.am and composer John Williams.

Beyonce, Barkley, Timberlake and rapper T.I. were among those getting four each.

The 49th Grammy Awards are scheduled to air live on CBS from the Staples Center here on Feb. 11.

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Britney Spears is thankful for Victoria's Secret and perhaps enjoying her "newfound freedom" a little too much, she says in a new posting on her Web site.

The pop star, who's received some heat for her nights out with Paris Hilton and her penchant for not wearing underwear, posted a holiday message to her fans and talked a bit about the panty situation.

"It's been so long since I've been out on the town with friends. It's also been two years since I've even celebrated my birthday," said Spears, who celebrated her 25th birthday recently with Hilton at L.A.'s Hyde Club.

"Every move I make at this point has been magnified more than I expected, and I probably did take my newfound freedom a little too far," she admits.

"Anyway, thank God for Victoria's Secrets' new underwear line! I look forward to a new year, new music and a new me!" she wrote.

"I'm just getting started," she said. "Happy Holidays everyone!"

LISTEN TO FANNY'S SELF-TITLED SOPHOMORE ALBUM!

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Congratulations to CariDee from Fargo, North Dakota!

She's the next "Top Model"

Sadly, I am also glad the season is over because it was quite boring, and the photoshoots became utterly cheese-tastic!









I'm not surprised, not overly enthused, but I think she's a good pick...Only a matter of time before they got their blonde hair blue-eyed girl next door...

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Now that we’ve seen the hook-ups in the new house, it’s time for the fights! After another drunken night out on the town, Davis sneaks back to the house to call his boyfriend and leaves Stephen behind causing Tyrie to go nuts! After a VERY heated conversation, Davis, out of nowhere throws out the N-word and says he’s leaving the house! You know this can’t be good! Fearing for his safety, Davis is escorted from the house. The next day, Davis comes back to the house and announces that he’s leaving the house AND will be seeking treatment for his alcohol abuse – crazy!

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Beyoncé denies rumors that her boyfriend, Jay-Z, cheated on her with pop singer Rihanna in the new issue of Seventeen magazine, on stands now.

"When things are not true, you don't really think about it, you know what I mean? You're not scared of it, because it's not true. It's amazing — when you're a new artist (like Rihanna), people are curious," she says. "That just comes with being a beautiful girl and a celebrity. People try to link you up with everybody."

The singer-actress, who stars in the new movie "Dreamgirls," talks about the extreme weight loss for the part of Deena Jones.

Beyoncé, who stars in the new movie "Dreamgirls," talks about her extreme weight loss for the part of Deena Jones. (Seventeen Magazine)
(CBS) Beyoncé denies rumors that her boyfriend, Jay-Z, cheated on her with pop singer Rihanna in the new issue of Seventeen magazine, on stands Dec. 5.

"When things are not true, you don't really think about it, you know what I mean? You're not scared of it, because it's not true. It's amazing — when you're a new artist (like Rihanna), people are curious," she says. "That just comes with being a beautiful girl and a celebrity. People try to link you up with everybody."

The singer-actress, who stars in the new movie "Dreamgirls," talks about the extreme weight loss for the part of Deena Jones.

"I was 20 pounds lighter a couple months ago. I was able to become this character and not look like myself — that was my goal. It was fun 'cause I could wear things I never wear because they don't look good on me. But that lasted for a couple of weeks and then I was like, 'Enough of this — I'm eating!' " she says.

Beyoncé says she didn't feel sexy as a thinner woman.

The new issue of Seventeen magazine is on stands Dec. 5. (Seventeen)
"I'm a black woman and, you know, in our society, hips and thighs — that's what's considered beautiful. I'd go to radio stations and all the guys were like, 'What's wrong with you? Where's Beyoncé?' Even I would look in the mirror and I didn't feel like a woman … There are thin women I think are beyond sexy, and then there are heavier women I think are beyond sexy," she says.

She says that there are reasons why she's avoided getting pegged as a diva; the 25-year-old chalks it up to being a professional.

"I do a lot of TV shows, and I've worked with the same producers and directors for a long time because I'm professional: I'm on time, I say what I mean, I mean what I say. Especially with my record label — they work hard for me, and I work hard for them," she says. "I see the difference when someone says, 'You know, she's a good person, and I'm gonna do what I can to make sure she succeeds.' I just feel that whatever you put out comes back. Eventually when you do wrong or treat people bad, it does come back to get you."

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I normally don't entertain the comparison because, well, they don't compare...Beyonce can actually sing. Plus, I don't like to sling hateration on Ri-Ri aka Riyonce, she's made a great crossover and garnered an international following, so kudos to her but when I saw her at the Billboard Awards, I just had to comment on this new (or familiar, rather) look...

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Gospel superstar Kirk Franklin will play himself in an autobiographical feature he's producing called "Church Boy."

The Lionsgate project follows the singer from his abandonment by a young mother to his direction of a Texas choir at age 11, a teenage dive into sex and drugs and his ultimate redemption and success.

Franklin parlayed his millions of album sales and tour success to found Fo Yo Soul Entertainment, which includes a record label, production company, ad agency, youth outreach initiative and youth ministry.

Franklin is also composing the soundtrack to the film, which is expected to begin principal photography this spring ahead of a theatrical release in 2008.

An R&B veteran and a young upstart won big Monday night at the 2006 Billboard Music Awards.

A 17-year-old lothario, Chris Brown, took home new artist of the year, male of artist of the year and artist of the year awards.

Newcomers Rihanna and idol-turned-country star Carrie Underwood also walked away with high honors at the two-hour show aired live from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

But it was a seasoned artist that took home the most honors. R&B diva Mary J. Blige's comeback album, "The Breakthrough," delivered nine awards to the 35-year-old singer, including R&B/Hip-Hop artist of the year, female R&B artist of the year and R&B/Hip-Hop album of the year.

The album debuted at the top of the Billboard charts in December 2005 and has sold 2.6 million copies since.

Blige, in white go-go boots and a sparkly mini-dress, rocked the full house by belting out a medley of her "Enough Crying" and "Take me as I am."

It was an 18-year-old from Barbados that edged out Blige and Beyonce for the top songstress honor.

"I really can't feel my legs, this is phenomenal," said Rihanna as she accepted the award for best female artist of the year award. "That was a really tough category."

Janet Jackson opened the show with a nod to the old and the new. Sporting a short bob haircut and a belly-baring white turtleneck sweater that offered no chance of wardrobe malfunction, Jackson performed her 1980s classic, "The Pleasure Principle," mixed into "So Excited," a single from her 2006 comeback album, "20 Y.O."

The telecast did not, however, feature Tinseltown's duo du jour — heiress Paris Hilton and mom-gone-wild Britney Spears. After their recent binge of late-night partying, it was reported that the new best friends would be co-hosting the show. But neither appeared and the show went on without a host, a lineup of presenters filling in to move things along.

Country crossover Carrie Underwood's "Some Hearts" won both country album and album of the year. The "American Idol" winner was named female country artist of the year.

Atlanta rapper T.I. took home rap artist of the year and rap album of the year for his fourth solo album, "King," which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard albums chart in March.

Gwen Stefani and Black Eyed Peas lead singer Fergie, both with solo efforts this year, also performed.

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Beyonce - Beautiful Liar
[Unreleased track from B'Day]

She even sings in Spanish, but I do not care for the instrumental backing, sounds a bit amateur...


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She is also on the cover of the December issue of Japanese Magazine Blenda

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TMZ has learned that Oscar-nominated actor Don Cheadle ("Hotel Rwanda") plans to direct and star in "Miles Davis," a biopic of the legendary jazz innovator.
Don Cheadle and Miles DavisWhat's more, Cheadle has hired the Oscar-nominated screenwriting and producing duo, Chris Wilkinson and Steve Rivele ("Nixon"), a pair of lit heavyweights who adapted the life story of boxing's greatest heavyweight, Muhammad Ali, for Michael Mann's "Ali."

Himself a devotee of boxing, Davis would likely have approved. When Miles was making landmark jazz fusion recordings like "Bitches Brew" and "In a Silent Way," he was also contributing extensively to the soundtrack of a 1970 documentary about legendary African-American pugilist, Jack Johnson.

The Davis project has been an idea held dear by Cheadle for the last half dozen years, but until now, a music rights issue threatened to block its progress to the screen. No more.

Eddie Murphy and Tracey Edmonds, a film producer and the ex-wife of singer Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, are dating, she tells PEOPLE exclusively.

The couple have been seeing each other "for about a month and a half," Edmonds said at the New York premiere of Dreamgirls, which she attended with Murphy on Monday.

When asked if she was happy she smiled and said, "Yes, very happy. We're having fun."

Previously, Murphy had been seeing former Spice Girl, Melanie Brown. Calls to the comedian’s rep were not immediately returned.

Edmonds split from "Babyface" in October 2005 after 13 years together.

Sources say Murphy was asked on a Dutch TV show this weekend if he was happy with the pregnant Melanie, to which he reportedly responded, "You're being presumptuous, because we're not together anymore. And I don't know whose child that is, until it comes out and has a blood test. You shouldn't jump to conclusions, sir."

"I'm already a star. I already have nine Grammys. Everyone knows I can sing," Knowles said. "I did this because I wanted people to know that I can act and I can play someone so different from myself."

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MTV2 is putting Dallas on the map with the premiere of Tum Tum, a.k.a. Tumzilla’s new video “Caprice Musik” all day Monday on “Unleashed” only on mtv2.com.

For those of you that don’t know the D-Town rapper, Tum Tum has been making noise for several years on the mix-tape circuit as part of the Dirty South Rydaz so it’s time for the rest of the Hip Hop world to show some respect by logging in and checking him out.

From the whips to the girls, “Caprice Musik” has all the necessary elements for a video.

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For more on Tum Tum, check out his MySpace

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Visit Wikipedia now and see who's up there now?! LOL...

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Beyonce for the January 2007 of Seventeen Magazine


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Jennifer is definitely coming to the forefront of this movie...I can not wait!!

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In yet another shameless cry for attention, Kanye West showed up at a Fendi party in Tokyo today with his head as a billboard. The egomaniacal rapper had the Fendi logo shaved into his ample noggin.

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• African Americans have accounted for 40% of AIDS diagnoses since the beginning of the epidemic.
• The HIV/AIDS infection rate among Black men is 6 times that of white men and the rate among Black women is 16 times that of white women.
• In 2004, more African American children (under the age of 13) were living with AIDS than were children of all other races and ethnicities living with AIDS combined.
• AIDS is the leading cause of death of Blacks, age 25-44.
• AIDS is the leading cause of death for Black women.
• Every day in the U.S. about 100 people of color become infected with HIV.

Barack Obama is coming for that Number One Spot.

The senator, contemplating a run for president, met privately with Ludacris on Wednesday. “We talked about empowering the youth,” said the rapper, whose real name is Chris Bridges.

Ludacris was in town to launch the YouthAIDS “Kick Me” campaign to raise HIV/AIDS awareness during a stop at Northwestern University in the Chicago suburb of Evanston.

The meeting at Obama’s downtown Chicago office was a meeting of two star powers: Obama, who enjoys rock star-like status on the political scene, and Ludacris, a music superstar and budding actor.

They both have won Grammy awards: Obama for readings from his memoir, “Dreams From My Father,” and Luda for his verse on Usher’s “Yeah!”

Bridges said meeting Obama, known for his warm personal style, was like meeting with a relative. Obama declined to comment after their meeting, but walked with Bridges to the elevator as he left.

The spotlight has been on Obama, a first-term Democrat from Illinois, as he mulls a run for the White House in 2008. Obama has said he would make a decision in the coming months.

Ludacris’ latest album, “Release Therapy,” debuted at No. 1 in September. His numerous hits include “Number One Spot” and the current “Moneymaker.” He also has delivered well-reviewed performances in the Oscar-winning film “Crash” and “Hustle & Flow.”

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