Many stars came out to support and perform at City of Hope’s 2008 Spirit of Life Awards held in Santa Monica, California last night. Rihanna, who performed, worked a chic orange look with the animal print belt. Cute. She also ran into former boss, Jay Z as well as Toni Braxton, Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon and performances by Robin Thicke, Erykah Badu, Keyshia Cole and Trey Lorenz, who reunited with Mimi.

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T.I. took the top spot on the Billboard Top 200 chart with his latest release Paper Trail. T.I. moved 568,000 copies in the U.S., according to Nielsen SoundScan, which is also the third-biggest sales frame of the year.

T.I. also has a big week over on the Hot 100, where he breaks the record for largest climb to No. 1. "Live Your Life" featuring Rihanna, the second single from the album leaps 80-1, replacing the album's first single "Whatever You Like" at No. 1!

Jennifer Hudson claims the No. 2 spot with her eponymous debut album on this week’s Billboard Top 200 Albums. With a total of 217,720 units sold, the entry of Jennifer Hudson is the biggest first week for a debut R&B female since Fantasia’s November 2004 debut album Free Yourself.

Plus, Robin Thicke scores his best sales week and highest charting album on The Billboard 200 with Something Else which enters at No. 3 with 137,000.

All three are great albums that you need in your collection!

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Robin Thicke, with is beautiful wife Paula Patton, celebrated the release of his latest album, Something Else at the Rainbow Room last night in NYC. Diddy, Jay-Z and Jadakiss were also spotted at the celebration.


Make sure to pick up your copy of Something Else, in stores now! Look out for our exclusive interview!

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Check out album cover and new promo pics of Robin Thicke, as he gets ready to drop his highly anticipated album Something Else. The album will be available in stores and online on September 30!!
I was able to meet and interview Robin last Friday so once I get situated it will be one of the first things I post! I'm still reeling from our meeting, he was so nice and down to earth. So look out for our exclusive interview coming soon!

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Robin Thicke is gearing up to release his third album Something Else on September 3rd, which he describes as a cross between “classic Philly, Motown and ’70s black disco meets the creativity of the Beatles and Bob Dylan. It just felt to me that a lot of stuff out there sounds the same. It’s a time for change, for something else.”

Being the modern son of Blue-Eyed Soul who has crossed music lines, race is never far from his mind he tells Billboard, “What’s great about the bigger cities are the numbers of interracial couples who come,” he said. (The singer-songwriter, who is white, is married to actress Paula Patton, who is black.) Thicke added, “I’m seeing a cross between the girls who want to come out and have fun and the couples who come to enjoy a loving environment.”

Make sure to look for Robin on his current promo tour with Keri Hilson as well as his major tour with Mary J. Blige starting in October...

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Sexy Blue Eyed Soul, Robin Thicke made a stop at Mix 92.3 in Detroit... Love that smile and the mini-faux hawk hair!

Make sure you check him out live on tour right now!! Check the dates below...

8/21/08 - HOB Chicago, Chicago, IL
8/24/08 - Madison Theater, Covington, KY
8/27/08 - Cannon Center, Memphis, TN
8/29/08 - Baton Rouge River Center, Baton Rouge, LA
9/19/08 - Virginia Beach Amphitheater, Virginia Beach, VA
9/20/08 - Nissan Pavilion, Bristow, VA
9/21/08 - Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion, Raleigh, NC
9/26/08 - Susquehanna Bank Center, Camden, NJ
9/27/08 - Amphitheatre Charlotte, Charlotte, NC
10/02/08 - Radio City Music Hall, New York, NY
10/03/08 - Radio City Music Hall, New York, NY
10/08/08 - 1st Mariner Arena, Baltimore, MD
10/10/08 - Lakewood Amphitheatre, Atlanta, GA
10/11/08 - Ford Ampitheater, Tampa, FL
10/12/08 - Office Depot Center, Sunrise, FL
10/17/08 - The Pearl Concert Theater, Las Vegas, NV
10/18/08 - Sleep Train Pavillion, Concord, CA
10/19/08 - Gibson Amphitheatre, Universal City, CA

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Robin Thicke reunites with Mary J. Blige to add her soul to the NYC Remix of his current single "Magic." These two definitely have great chemistry on records! She's a great addition to the song. I'm so excited to hear more from Robin.

The new album, Something Else, will be out in less than a month on September 9th! Yay!

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Oh how I love me some Robin Thicke, I am thrilled he is back on the scene. Today he debuted the video for his first single "Magic" on 106 & Park. He'll be releasing his third album Something Else this Fall on Sept. 9th. The orchestra in this song is just amazing...loves it!

I get a Star Wars meets Solid Gold vibe from the video which was directed by Robin and Robert Hales, who gave us Gnarls Barkley's "Crazy." He's even dancing...but I'll give him a pass on that! LOL...

You can check out a behind-the-scenes look on his official MySpace.

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Can you tell I'm excited!? You know I loves me some Robin Thicke! Check out the first single, "Magic" from Robin's upcoming release Something Else, due July 1. His third solo project is said to be "a further expansion of the sultry, classic R&B sound that powered his 2006 breakthrough, 'The Evolution of Robin Thicke.'" This album will be purely Robin, with no guests [just how I like him].

"Magic" has those soulful horns of Motown and a touch Curtis Mayfield in the vocals. Headed straight to heavy rotation on the Zune.

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Essence.com has confirmed what we suspected, that Robin Thicke and high school sweetheart turned wife Paula Patton are expecting a baby... One of the 2008 celebrity couples to watch are said to be welcoming a baby this spring! This is the first time anyone other than us nosey bloggers have acknowledged that bump. One that is conspicuously hidden at her recent spotting at the Miss Sixty Collection Show earlier this week.

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