During a recent interview with the UK’s Soul Check, Janelle Monae spilled the beans on the concept and name of her upcoming album. Expected to be titled The Ark Android- Janelle keeps the spaced out robotic theme of previous album going and describes in detail how she comes up with the concepts for each album.
For those Ciara fans craving something new from the artist- LG may have just answered your prayers. The electronics giant recently posted two videos on their website featuring Ciara- who is promoting the company’s new Chocolate Touch mobile device.
Check out the singer below in 2 whole new videos for her Work single- which is used in the Chocolate Touch commercials.
R & B Artist Ciara was spotted at Leona Lewis Album Release Party at Hyde Lounge in Los Angeles, California. She wore a chic and fitted black dress, with a pair of Christian Louboutin peep-toe heels. I love this look on her. I’m glad to see she didn’t overdue her makeup or jewerly, she keep it to a minimum,it really compliments her dress. It looks like it was fun times. She looks fabulous!
According to online reports, singer Mary J. Blige has renamed her upcoming album. Originally titled Stronger, the singer’s ninth studio album will now be called Stronger With Each Tear. No one knows as of yet what prompted the change. What we do know is that Mary’s debut single The One- which features rapper Drake- has not grown stronger in the hearts of radio programmers or fans. The song has failed to make a dent on the Pop or R n’ B chart and has since prompted the singer’s label to push the album back from its original release date of November 24th to December 22nd.
Promotion of Stronger With Each Tear goes on uninterrupted however- as Mary will for the first time live perform her next single, I Am, on the American Music Awards.
Russian Roulette, the first single from Rihanna’s upcoming Rated R album, has taken an unexpected dip on this week’s Billboard Hot 100 chart. After making an impressive debut inside the top 10 last week, the song slips from the #9 position to the #16 position on this week’s chart.
The news is even worse on the R n’ B charts- where Rihanna’s music has not always been embraced. The single had climbed all the way to #56 but took an even bigger dip than on the pop charts- falling 17 spots to #73.
The news isn’t all bad however. Hard, the third single from Rated R, debuted at #3 on Billboard’s Bubbling Under chart- which means it is #103 overall. The single did even better on the R n’ B charts- moving up 21 spots from #41 to #20.
The reported second single from Rated R, Wait Your Turn, still has not charted on the Hot 100 and is now being called a teaser single by the singer’s record label.
Great fashion minds think alike! Pop stars and good friends Rihanna and Katy Perry were both spotted wearing H&M’s strong-shouldered knit dress only a day apart. Rihanna dressed hers down with combat boots and a Louis Vuitton fanny pack- perfect for a hands-free night out on the town. While Perry dressed hers up for dinner with over-the-knee boots, a wide belt and a gold metallic tote.
Jennifer Hudson is set to star in “Winnie,” a drama that casts her as the former wife of South Africa’s first black president, Nelson Mandela.
Hudson will play Winnie Mandela in a film that begins production May 30 in the South African locations of Johannesburg, Capt Town, Transkei and Robben Island, where the future president spent 18 of his 27 years in prison.
“Winnie” will be directed by Darrell J. Roodt, the veteran South African filmmaker whose 2006 film “Yesterday” was Africa’s Best Foreign Film nominee, and who also directed “Cry, The Beloved Country,” and “Sarafina!”
“I was compelled and moved when I read the script,” Hudson said. “Winnie Mandela is a complex and extraordinary woman and I’m honored to be the actress asked to portray her. This is a powerful part of history that should be told.”
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Supposed ex gay preacher Donnie McClurkin has come under fire recently for preaching that “you can pray the gay away” and also “calling gays vampires” among other things. Donnie, Donnie, Donnie, you have just opened up a can of gay community worms. Although, I am a spiritual person I don’t know if I can call myself religious. There is a difference to me. Also, I do believe that there are certain addictions and negative behaviors that prayer, discipline of the mind, focus of energy and support from family can deliver you from. However, I do not consider being gay, a negative behavior, addiction or a perversion. Color me open minded, but I believe that there are other behaviors happening in the world that are far worse and that deserve far more prayer and attention than someone’s sexuality and dating preference. Like the recent up-spring of young mothers killing their toddlers simply because they do not want to be bothered with them or feel as if they are preventing them from having a social life. Such is the case of Caylee Anthony, whose mom was clubbing while her child was “missing”.
Peep The Video Of Mclurkin Praching On Gays Here
Now, there are people who claim that God has delivered them from being gay. Donnie McClurkin is one of those people. I do not think you can truly escape being gay. I think you can suppress your urges but they never completely go away. I do not think that it is as simple as a choice, similar to choosing not to eat meat anymore. I think sexuality, gender identity, and preference runs deeper than that. They are qualities that are embedded in us from birth. They may lie dormant in us at some points of our life but they still exist. Also, while he is spending so much time praying for the gays? He NEEDS to be extending that prayer to the people who are putting their kids in washing machines and selling them to grown men for sex. Such as the recent case of Shaniya Davis whose last hours on earth I would not want to imagine in my worst nightmare. Why is he not praying for children like her and their mothers alike? Could it be because he himself is presently STILL struggling with his past lifestyle? I cannot understand why he is choosing to focus on a person’s right to their sexuality when there are other relevant issues in today’s world that are in a dire state. He also NEEDS to send a prayer up to our young people who are killing each other for no reason and their first reaction instead of calling for help is to tape record it with their camera phone. This is the case of Chicago’s Derrion Albert. Pray for them to learn compassion, concern, and love for others. Or perhaps even the many men and women who are dying in Iraq to this day. This is why I cannot in good conscious, demonize, criticize, or judge a person’s sexuality when we have people in the world committing truly evil acts. They are the one’s who need much more help, assistance and much prayer.
McClurkin has the right to believe what he wants and even preach what he wants. He also has the right to feel that he has been completely “cured” of his homosexuality lifestyle. It would be nice, however, if that same energy was placed into him suggesting ways to help save our youth. To keep them from making life altering mistakes, teach them how to love each other and not be so cold and monstrous to each other. Rather than teach them how to judge each other and demonize people’s sexuality. Teach them to judge a person on his character, morality, heart, conscious, and the way he treats other people.
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