Musically, R n’ B singer Brandy Norwood has been pretty quiet these last few years. In light of her legal woes stemming from the 2006 accident in which a woman was killed, we pretty much understand why Brandy hasn’t found much time to record new music. Things however may be looking up for the singer as her legal troubles are behind her and new tracks from her as yet untitled album, have slowly but surely made their way onto the internet. The most recent track to be leaked to the net is “Dig This”, a song that will appear on the soundtrack to Tyler Perry’s new movie, “Meet The Browns” . Click here to listen to the new single and look for the soundtrack to hit record store shelves next week and “Meet The Browns” hits theaters across the country on the 21st.
I recently bit the bullet and decided to replace my broken down unlocked Motorola SLVR with a new and more updated phone. Now because I am not very tech savvy and really don’t use my phone that often, I didn’t really look for features, rather I decided to buy one that had qualities most women look for when buying new things- I bought one that I thought was pretty (lol). Yep, my sleek new $319.00 (before tax) phone is none other than the LG Shine- the red one y’all. This phone is so cute. It is a slider phone that has the basis stuff phones have camera, video, mp3 player- but most of all ladies- are you sitting down? This baby has a mesmerizing 2.2 wide mirror LCD- that means when idle you can check your make-up with this cute little thingy because it turns into a mirror. This feature alone sold me on the phone.
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The new season of Celebrity Fit Club begins on March 13th, and once again former ANTM contestant Toccara Jones will be on the show. Toccara, along with Tina Yothers, Willie Aames and Dustin Diamond, will all battle four newbies (Erin Moran, comedian Sommore, former American Idol host Brian Dunkleman and A.J. Benza) in a weight loss boot camp program that pushes them to the limit. Toccara in particular loses it when the panel tells her that her new svelte figure is dysfunctional. Check out a preview of the first episode above and tune in to VH1 this Thursday for the premiere of the new season.
Singer Janet Jackson graces the April 2008 edition of BlackBook Magazine- and what a stunning cover it is. Janet is pictured all caged up in a Mathew Rolston photo shoot that is not only provocative, but a little bit scary. I love the cover- but one has to wonder what Mathew was thinking of when he had Janet don that head gear for the second pic.
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Actress Meagan Good and Idris Elba are among the ensemble cast of Rogue Pictures’ supernatural thriller “Unborn.” According to the Hollywood Reporter, the film follows a young woman (Odette Yustman) who is tormented by the soul of a boy who died in the Holocaust. Good will play the girl’s best friend, while Elba will play a priest who helps a Rabbi perform exorcisms. The Rabbi will be played by Gary Oldman, Carla Gugino signed on to portray the haunted girl’s mother and Rhys Coiro of HBO’s “Entourage” will play the girl’s college professor. Principal photography began March 5 in Chicago under the film’s writer/director David Goyer. Platinum Dunes’ Michael Bay, Andrew Form and Brad Fuller are producing.
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Beyonce Knowles, Ali Larter and Idris Elba will star in “Obsessed,” a thriller that Screen Gems will put into production this summer. Steve Shill will direct a script by David Loughery. Will Packer produces, and Knowles will be exec producer along with her father, Mathew Knowles. Screen Gems topper Clint Culpepper is finalizing cast deals, working with Knowles’ and Larter’s reps to iron out scheduling kinks. Knowles is also producing and co-starring as Etta James in “Cadillac Records” for Sony BMG; Larter is working on episodes of NBC’s “Heroes. “In “Obsessed,” Elba will play an asset manager who has a knockout wife (Knowles) and thriving career until a temp office worker (Larter) begins stalking him. Knowles was last seen onscreen in “Dreamgirls,” Larter in the Screen Gems films “Resident Evil: Extinction” and “Final Destination,” and Elba last appeared in “American Gangster.” He next stars in “Prom Night” for Screen Gems.
“Honey” singer, Erykah Badu, is sitting pretty at the top of the charts, as her “New Amerykah” CD has entered the Billboard 200 at #2, coming in right behind Janet Jackson and yielding sales of 124,000. Next up for Erykah is appearing on the cover of Essence Magazine’s April 2008 issue. To your right, you can see Erykah and her beautiful fro in all it’s splendor. Inside the issue Erykah covers the usual, her eclectic brand of music and fashion, as well as her past relationships and what it’s like being a single mom to two young children. Look for Erykah next to hit the road on a summer tour and you can look for this issue of Essence to hit newsstands on March 12th. And we must give Erykah an extra shout out for giving Janet a run for her money at the #1 spot on Billboard. As much as we love Janet here, we must give our sista Erykah credit for selling so well, and with very little promotion. Two sistas ruling the Billboard charts is definitely something to sing about and we love and support them both here.
Singer Kelly Rowland admits in the lastest issue of People Magazine that she did indeed have her breasts enlarged. Kelly went from a size A cup to a B cup and denies the rumor that she did it to compete with fellow Destiny’s Child member, Beyonce. Rather, Kelly says she did it to simply feel more beautiful and to fit into more fashionable clothing. And as for those rumors of her posing for Playboy, Playboy released a statement today denying Kelly would be featured in their magazine, but did say if she was willing they’d be game. You can check out the “Body Watch” section of the latest issue of People Magazine to read more about Kelly’s decision to go bigger, as well as video from E Television on the next page, where Kelly goes into greater detail about her decision to come forward about her surgery.
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Janet Jackson’s new video for her single “Rock With U” debuted tonight on BET Access Granted. Janet and her record label wasted no time getting out a video for this club banger that is already rising up the charts. Expect a video for LUV to debut within the coming weeks because as much as I love Janet- Rock With U is just a lil too pop for me and most urban fans. LUV on the other hand is an R n’ B hit just waiting to be unleashed. In the meantime check out Janet below getting her gay club fix on- and a big thank you goes out to Janet-Xone for the quick video upload.
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