Janet Jackson visits Capital Radio in London England to promote her new album “20 Years Old”.I was shocked to learn recently that Janet isn’t very big England and never has been.I don’t have the stats in front of me at the moment, but from the breakdown of Janet’s album sales in that country, it is safe to assume the only Jackson they like over there is Michael.
Mary J. Blige was on hand yesterday to help innaugurate the launch of Carol’s Daughter products at Sephora in Manhattan.Mary, along with Jada Pinkett Smith, is the spokesperson for the skin and hair care company started by Lisa Price 5 years ago in her kitchen.Both Mary and Ms. Price are an inspiration to African American women and fine examples of what one can accomplish by simply believing in one’s self.Congratulations to them both.
The “20 Years Old” Album Cover Contest has begun and can be viewed at Design Me.
Fans are given a total of 33 high quality photos of Janet from which they can select. These photos include the two new previously unseen photos that appear below.
All entries must be received by 11:59 PM ET on Monday, July 24. The winners will be announced in mid-August.
Former Destiny’s Childsinger LaTavia Roberson has enjoyed her time away from the limelight. Back in 2000, during the midst of a whirlwind promotional tour for their sophomore album ‘The Writing’s on the Wall,’ Roberson and LeToya Luckett attempted to sever their management agreement with Mathew Knowles. They claimed Beyonce’s father favored his daughter and that he was keeping too much of the group’s profits.
Roberson and Luckett were then ousted from the group, replaced in their “Say My Name” music video with Michelle Williams and Farrah Franklin who lip-synched to their background vocals. The two founding members then sued father and daughter Knowles, as well as group member Kelly Rowland. Both parties slung dirt during a back-and-forth media blitz, but the lawsuits ended up being settled out of court and Roberson and Luckett were said to have made a pretty penny. A non-disclosure agreement prohibits them from discussing the settlement.
Despite claims from Rowland and Knowles that Roberson and Luckett couldn’t sing, the two formed a new group called Anjel-right around the same time that Destiny’s Child kicked Franklin out of the group and became a tri0. Signed to a production deal with Jagged Edge, the group’s failure to launch caused them to disband. Luckett embarked on a solo music career and Roberson decided to retreat and do some soul searching.
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When India.Arie broke up with what she thought would be her lifetime love, she was saddened, angry, confused and hurt - and spent the next four years unleashing her emotions through song.
But those who pick up her latest album, Testimony, Vol. 1: Life & Relationship, won’t hear any of the bitterness she once harboured. Instead, in what has become India.Arie’s philosophy, she manages to find the positive, even in a devastating split. Instead of songs about a no-good man or falling into despair, India sings about the power of forgiveness, the appreciation of a past relationship and even learning to love being alone.
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Keyshia Cole is a woman of few words… but she lays it all out on the line on her reality series ‘The Way It Is,’ which premiered on BET July 12.
The six-part series chronicles the turbulent upbringing and promising career of one of today’s most promising R&B acts. Starting in her hometown of East Oakland, California, viewers discover how the hip-hop soul singer escaped the pressures of the inner city, and later returned to sell out venues and headline her own cross-country tour.
“I don’t know what they are going to get out of it,” Cole, 24, told Black Voices about the viewing audience. “I don’t know. They are going to get whatever they get. I can’t tell you. I think it’s a nice show, I do.”
On the James Dubose-helmed series, the platinum-selling artist, who topped the R&B charts with a trio of hit songs over the past year (including the Gregory Curtis-produced ballad ‘Love’), discusses her mother’s battles with drug addiction, her sister’s life as a prostitute, and her childhood spent in and out of foster care.
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Though we cannot say for sure these pics will be featured on Janet’s new album, we can say they were taken by the same photographer during the photoshoot for the album.We also have what we were told would be the font and logo used for the album.
The thumbnails below link to really huge images, so be patient while they load.To close the images, you will have to scroll down and to the right to click on the X.
Enjoy!
Today Beyonce stopped by MTV’s TRL to debut the video to her new hit single “Deja Vu”.What can we here at Brown Sista say? The lovely Beyonce looks absolutely stunning in these pics and seems to have a natural glow about her.I guess being “The hottest chick in the game” will do that for ya.
Be sure to also check out Bey’s new video which can be seen in it’s entirety on MTV’s Overdrive.
Two years ago, she was just another Bajan girl with a dream. Now 18-year-old singer Rihanna is poised to become pop’s next superstar.
Eighteen-year-old Rihanna is lying on the backyard lawn of a private bungalow at the Fairmont Miramar Hotel in Santa Monica, California, her arm artfully propping up her head. As a dozen or so people buzz in and out of her personal space, measuring the light, pushing a strand of hair from her forehead, touching up her lipstick, she remains joyful and completely unfazed, even though there’s a camera less than twelve inches from her face.
“Gorgeous, Rihanna!” coos the photographer while the pop sensation locks glances with her friend Dara, who’s watching from the patio. First, she crosses one of her penetrating, cat-shaped eyes, then the other, then both. Over the next several hours, she will have her hair reshaped into a tousled cascade of locks, sip Coca-Cola and nibble on potato chips and chicken wings (hot sauce on the side), all while chatting on the phone (which chirps with her own “Break It Off” or Beyoncé’s “Check on It” ringtone). Even though she has the number one song on the Billboard 100 chart (“SOS”), plus a sex-soaked video running in heavy rotation on MTV (“Unfaithful”), Rihanna is still just a playful, goofy teenager.
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