Fellow blogger Clay Kane wrote an interesting piece on his site that got me to thinking about an article I started writing some months ago but eventually abandoned. Clay, in his article, wonders why there are so few Black women on the Billboard charts but quite a few White women who have what I like to call that Black Girl Flava? Now some time ago I predicted that the influx of White women into r&b music, with the help of Black male producers, would lead to the demise of Black women on the charts. And now that the chickens have essentially come home to roost, I think now is the perfect time to talk about why only Beyonce and Corrine Bailey Rae- who is biracial- are the only two so called Black women who have songs in the Hot 100.
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As the week comes to a close we have another batch of random images that didn’t make the cut during the week. We have Beyonce and Jay taking some downtime and vacationing in Monaco. We have Rihanna continuing to perform and promote her new album overseas. We also have Meagan Good hosting BET’s 106 & Park, as well as what I believe to be a new ANTM photo shoot from Tyra Banks. But to get things started we have Beyonce and Jay-Z to your upper left who were spotted in Monaco earlier today. Bey is obviously in need of rest as she is on a spectacular world tour throughout Asia and Europe that so far has seen her playing to over a million adoring fans and getting rave reviews in the process.
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Actress Shar Jackson is coming to a television near you. I first heard nearly two years ago that Shar was due to host her own reality show and it appears that time has finally come. ABC announced the once teen star, and mother of two of Kevin Federline’s children, will be hosting their new reality series, The Ex Wives Club. The show will revolve around a group of women who have faced celebrity divorces and want to learn how to move on with their lives. Besides Shar, other notable ex-wives and girlfriends include Marla Maples, who was married to Donald Trump and Angie Everhart who was married to Ashlee Hamilton.
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A year after Janet Jackson graced the cover of US magazine to talk about her weight loss, the singer is back on the cover again discussing how she has maintained her svelte 120 pound figure. Yes I know that sounds really interesting, but Janet has been talking about her weight for years and honestly it isn’t interesting to me anymore. I love me some Janet but I get it already. What I want is news of a new single, a new album- a new something. The music scene is changing drastically day by day and Janet cannot continue to stand on the sidelines taking cute photos and talking about things she has talked about a million times before. Janet needs to get back in the studio with Jimmy and Terry and come back out with another “Janet” or Rhythm Nation”.
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Singer Kelly Rowland has decided to search for the father she hasn’t seen since she was a little girl. Kelly was just eight years old when she and her mother were forced to flee their home because her dad was an abusive drunk. Kelly’s mom was unable to support herself and her daughter however and that of course is where the Knowles family come in. Mathew and Tina took Kelly in and the rest is Destiny’s Child history. Despite having her entire world turned upside down as a child, Kelly says she has forgiven her father and wants to reconcile. “I don’t know where he is but I hope he’s not dead. That would break my heart. I remember my dad being drunk and aggressive towards my mom but not me. It took courage for her to get away. I don’t know if he knows who I am or what I’ve done. He must be hiding under a rock if he doesn’t.”
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Why is it singers want to act and actors want to sing? It seems everyone is looking to diversify these days and Ciara is no different. The dance diva has landed a part in the film adaptation of the stage play Mama, I Want To Sing. Ciara will play the lead character who rises from singing in her father’s church choir to super stardom. For those of you old to know to remember, Desiree Coleman first made this role popular and possesses an impressive five octave range. Patti Labelle, who first introduced Desiree to the world over twenty years ago will also star in the film, as well actress Lyn Whitfield who played Josephine Baker in the HBO special.
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I think it is safe to assume that when Dreamgirls was first released Beyonce thought the movie would bring her the validation as an actress she so desperately craved. Unfortunately, her performance was panned and Jennifer Hudson walked away with the accolades and the Oscar. Never one to stay down for long, Beyonce flung herself back into her music, recording a whole new album, 8 new videos and launching a world tour. Many assumed Bey had taken the hint and would stay out of the acting world and instead focus on her true gift- music.
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For Robyn Rihanna Fenty, it seems as if it were just the other day when she was strolling about, barefoot, in her family’s backyard in St. Michael, Barbados. But a quick tally of her recent successes—the debut single “Pon De Replay,” the most downloaded song of 2005; her debut gold album, Music of the Sun; the platinum follow-up, A Girl Like Me with the hit “SOS”-reveals that it has actually been two and a half years since Rihanna has enjoyed the easy pace of island life. She hasn’t slowed down since February 2005, when she auditioned for and signed with Def Jam Recordings.
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