Brown Sista

Singer Whitney Houston was spotted in midtown Manhattan today having lunch with Clive Davis at the Nobu 57 Restaurant. As many of you already know, Clive was the wind beneath Whitney’s wings at the beginning of her career and is now personally overseeing her comeback CD, which is rumored to be released sometime in the new year. So far Akon and Ne-yo have been brought on board to help Whitney regain the pop stardom she once had, but I would rather see Diane Warren, David Foster or Babyface writing and producing for her next project. Diane, David and Bayface all gave Whitney some of the biggest hits of her career and are true songwriters and producers, not just beat makers.
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With the Salt n’ Pepa show just weeks away, VH-1 has released publicity shots of rap music’s original Spice Girls, and I swear looking at these two sistas brings back so many memories for me of growing up in the Bronx. Salt n’ Pepa were to my generation what The Supremes were to my mom’s generation. Yes- it is just that deep. Every Black girl growing up in the NYC wanted to look and dress like S n’ P. The biker shorts and leather jackets, the blond asymetrical hairstyle- you name it- whatever they did- we copied it. I just knew I was Pepa and my girlfriend from upstairs was Salt (lol) .
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It was a slow weekend folks. So slow the only thing I have to report is Rihanna’s concert performance and Beyonce being photographed walking down the street. And if I can just take a second to just get real here for a moment, does anyone here ever get tired of just looking at random pics of celebrities doing such mundane things as walking down the street or eating at an outdoor cafe? Lawd knows I get tired of posting such things. I mean, how interesting can someone walking or eating be? But I digress. I am here to let you all know what your favorite celebs are up to and if that only includes them walking and eating, then I guess I had better give it to you. So we’ll kick things of with Rihanna, who performed at the Molson Theater in Toronto on Sunday night.
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Model Naomi Campbell, who just turned 37 this year, walked the catwalk in Milan over the weekend and put her younger, skinnier rivals to shame. Sporting an emerald sequined swimsuit, Naomi took the catwalk to the tune of “It began In Africa”, by the Chemical Brothers, which kicked off the Miss Bikini Luxe 2008 Spring-Summer Collection. Naomi however, was not just in Milan to walk the runway and show off the fabulous figure that made her famous, she was also there in support of her charity, Fashion for Relief, which says it has already given away over a million dollars in support of Hurricane Katrina victims.
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Singer Alicia Keys has no plans to put her acting career on hold just yet. Since releasing her last solo album back in 2003 Alicia has appeared on the big screen twice and is now ready to take on the small screen as well. Alicia’s manager confirmed rumors that the singer will appear on the first episode of the highly promoted Hispanic drama, Cane- which stars Jimmie Smits. Alicia will be performing her new hit single No One- and you can look for that episode to air on September 25th at 10pm EST.
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VH-1 celebrated the ten year anniversary of the Save Music Foundation at the Lincoln Center in New York City and singers Mariah Carey and Mya were on hand to celebrate the occasion. VH-1 aired it’s first Diva’s Live concert in support of the foundation back in 1990 and it was a spectacular event, featuring amazing performances by Mariah Carey, Aretha Franklin, Celine Dion, and many others. Diva’s Live became the premiere event for female singers to perform at and for about the first 3 or 4 years I remember watching it religiously. I even picked up the CD from the second year that featured an amazing duet between Mary J. Blige and Whitney Houston. Sadly, after about the 4th year, the lack of female singers who could actually sing, caused ratings to dip and the show to eventually change it’s name.
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Are you an Unforgivable woman? Apparently Beyonce, Eartha Kitt and Aretha Franklin are, as they were the only sistas to show up to help Diddy launch his new fragrance for women. Eartha Kitt showed up for the unveiling looking fabulous, as did Aretha, who is quickly approaching her fourth decade in the music business. Beyonce however showed up looking a little out of it. The pic below is the only one of her at this event, as just like at the GQ Anniversary party, she seems to be trying to keep a very low profile.
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