Jill Scott is getting plenty of love for her new role on HBO's "No. 1 Ladied Detective Agency". The Philadelphia native is featured in the upcoming issue of PEOPLE Magazine billed as one of television's breakout stars.
March 2009 Archives
Jill Scott is getting plenty of love for her new role on HBO's "No. 1 Ladied Detective Agency". The Philadelphia native is featured in the upcoming issue of PEOPLE Magazine billed as one of television's breakout stars.
Kelly Rowland is indeed leaving her longtime home at Columbia Records, the label and Rowland have released a statement describing their split as mutual and amicable.
Move over "Moesha"! Brandy's gotta brand new gig. The singer and her mother Sonja Norwood have teamed up with "Girlfriends" creator Mara Brock Akil for a new CW series.
So the latest from the Rihanna/Chris Brown rumor mill is that he's considering appearing on Oprah to help save his image and relationship! Give your girl Rebel a prize for seeing this one coming a mile away...
Continue reading R&B Rumors: Chris Brown To Visit Oprah To Apologize To Rihanna?.
No shufflin' and smilin' for T-Pain this weekend -- Homeboy busted his grill and lost four teefssss.
Rebel is extra tired today from attending Keri Hilson's "Alice in Wonderland" themed In A Perfect World Atlanta album release party last night at Opera.
Continue reading Keri Hilson's In A Perfect World Wonderland Release Party.
Justin Timberlake has been accused of objectifying black women AGAIN, with folks getting so hot over the Ciara "Love Sex Magic" video that the Janet Jackson "Nipplegate" scandal has been resurrected.
If you come here much, you know I've been paying close attention to Def Jam/Radio Killa's new group Electrik Red pretty much since they signed with the label last year. I spoke with them last week and in addition to discovering that they were every bit as wild as expected, I also found them to be outrageously funny. Read on to get details about who they are as individuals, how they naked-pranked Ne-Yo on tour and why telling your ex "We F**k You" is not necessarily a bad thing!
I'm real happy with music right now -- this week I'm glad to give you a new set of five songs that I keep thinking of. Hopefully you'll share some of your favorite selections with me as well. Right now I'm really feeling Q-Tip's remix of "We Fight We Love" ft. Kanye West and Consequence.
Mary J. Blige has long been a favorite of mine and nearly every song or project she graces truly becomes an event so when I got an email that she was working with KRS One and Buckshot for their song "On The Grind" I had to check it out.
Jennifer Hudson is reportedly returning to "American Idol" today to tape a performance that will air at a later time.
Def Jam has a new male R&B artist they've added to the roster -- his name is Jeremih and this singer/songwriter out of Chicago also plays the keys, sax, bass and drums.
Keri Hilson isn't the only r&b chick with an album out today, one of my favorite soul singers Leela James is dropping her Shanachie Records album Let's Do It Again today as well and I had a chance to talk to her about what it took to make the project, as well as the new look she's rocking on the album cover.
Continue reading Rebel Q&A With Leela James, Plus Listen to Her New Album Here Now.
Keri Hilson's In A Perfect World album drops today and along with the release, she's also got a new video for "Knock You Down" ft. Kanye West and Ne-Yo.
No matter how long she stays away from the spotlight, I'm always happy to see Monica come back with new music.
Continue reading New Music From Monica, Plus Novel Hits Up NYC .
Erykah Badu is already famous for turning rappers out, so it's no wonder some crazy fan got a little carried away with her Ms. Badu obsession.
Continue reading Erykah Badu Gets Stalked, Plus Ciara's "Love Sex Magic" Video.
Mary J. Blige is the latest A-list superstar to join a Tyler Perry film cast. Mary will be Perry's leading lady in his upcoming Lionsgate film I Can Do Bad All By Myself.
Everyone (myself included) has been going on and on about how sizzling hot Keri Hilson's "Make Love" video with Kanye West is, but after watching Eric Benet's "Chocolate Legs" video Keri and Kanye's love scene looks tame in comparison.
Continue reading Video Love From Eric Benet, Plus Keri Hilson Addresses Rumors .
Keri Hilson's In A Perfect World album hits stores next Tuesday 3/24, but you can already hear it now thanks to MySpace Music.
Continue reading Get Your Keri Hilson and Case Listen On Early At MySpace Music.
I don't know how many times I have to repeat how much I'm loving our male contemporary soul artists right now - Ryan Leslie, The-Dream, J.Holiday, Novel, Jamie Fox, John Legend -- the boys are killing it!
It's been a good week for the guys of R&B since recent albums from The-Dream and J.Holiday are both sitting on top of the charts at #2 and #4 respectively, so I figured I'd give Ray-J's new song "Sexy Ladies" a shot.
Continue reading Is Ray J Joking? Plus Sizzling Ciara Shots For "Love Sex Magic".
Continue reading Teairra Mari's "Blame It Remix" + Leela James "It's A Man's World" Video.
Now that Ray J has your attention with his Vh1 hit show "For The Love of Ray J" I guess he figured he'd use all that good promo time to help sell a new album.
Continue reading Ray J Pimps His Show Into An Album, Watch His Visit To 'Chelsea Lately'.
I thought the cover was spectacular but Beyonce, looks even more flawless for the actual VOGUE magazine spread. Check out another picture as well as an excerpt from her interview below:
Continue reading More From Beyonce's Vogue Shoot, Plus Keri Hilson Hits "Dogg After Dark".
My girl Nelly Furtado is launching her new indie label, Nelstar, completely separate from her deal with Interscope.
Are you tired of going to that same 4th of July BBQ your Uncle Lester has every year? Head to New Orleans for the Essence Music Festival and check out performances from Beyonce, Al Green and Uncle Charlie instead!
Beyonce covers the upcoming issue of Vogue this April, right on the heels of Michelle Obama's cover.
Ciara has a history of being one of those artists I have to keep in my iPod to get me up and moving, so after reading an interview where the singer admits her current single isn't her usual uptempo fare I had to wonder if what I've been missing in the Fantasy Ride tracks released so far is Missy Elliot's crunken influence.
Continue reading Is Missy Elliott Ciara's Missing Element In Jump Starting Fantasy Ride?.
Wednesday night The-Dream had his album release party at Hiro in NYC and Thursday he hit the opposite coast for a special MySpace Music show at LA's Arena Nightclub that included Dwele and Kanye West as guests, but the top story in the media spotlight is still Rihanna, Chris Brown and domestic abuse.
Ryan Leslie gave a great live show at S.O.B.'s in NYC last night. If you're like me and you missed it because you're out of town no worries I have some great footage for you.
It's that time again, I've compiled a list of the five songs I kept coming back to this week. Some are probably really familiar to you, while others might not be. Check out my selections and be sure to tell me yours!
Chrisette Michele premiered her video for "Epiphany" today and it looks like one of my favorite rapper/singers Drake plays the role of her trifling ex.
Erykah Badu is being honored as the subject of a new project by respected Los Angeles artist Steven Lopez . Lopez's dual passions, music and art, inspired the After Midnight Series and in the process brought Steven together with such musical greats as Chaka Kahn, Sade Adu, Aretha Franklin, India Arie, Jill Scott and his first inspiration into the After Midnight Series, Erykah Badu.
Continue reading Erykah Badu First In A Series Of Soul Singers Honored By Artist.
The-Dream and his
Today marks the release of The-Dream's sophomore release LOVE vs MONEY. Do you have it yet?
Continue reading The-Dream Drops LOVE vs MONEY and Talks Back to Usher and Johnta Austin.
One of the biggest talents at Def Jam, Chrisette Michele, performed in NYC at Canal Room last night. Since I'm not currently in New York I couldn't be there in person, but fortunately a few friends of mine were there to get some video footage for me and the rest of you who couldn't see her live.
Keri Hilson is gearing up for the March 24th release of her debut album In A Perfect World.
The wait is nearly over for The Dream's LOVE vs. MONEY album and his videos for "My Love" and the "Rockin That Thang Remix" have arrived just in time. Check them out!
Continue reading Video Love From The-Dream and Mariah Carey, Plus Avant Gets His Act On.
Beyonce covers the upcoming issue of Los Angeles Confidential magazine, and I see she put those hips to work while rocking that white Herve Leger one-piece.
Continue reading Beyonce Gears Up For World Tour, Ciara to Join Britney's Circus.
Last Wednesday I visited the set of Slim's new video "Apologize" in Atlanta and I wanted to share some of the photos from the shoot with you.
Continue reading Behind The Video: Soul Rebel On The Set Of Slim's "Apologize".
Those of you who said Keri Hilson would "Never Ever" go at Beyonce or Rihanna were right on the money, according to my very reliable sources.
The King of Pop, aka Michael Jackson held a press conference in London Thursday to announce plans for a UK tour consisting of 10 dates this July.
Continue reading Michael Jackson's UK Tour, Plus Prince Goes To Target.
Continue reading SOHH Exclusive From Capitol artist NOVEL! "Hold On" Plus Soul Rebel Q&A .
If you've been paying close attention to the last few weeks 5 Songs posts you know that I'm crazy about Musiq Soulchild's current single "SoBeautiful" -- so I'm pretty happy to finally have some visuals to go along with the song.
Continue reading Video New New From Musiq Soulchild, Electrik Red and Jesse McCartney.
So T-Pain has jumped on the remix to Keri Hilson's "Turnin Me On" ft. Lil Wayne and all the rapper testosterone must've rubbed off on Keri because she started spittin' fire on somebody. Miss Keri Baby doesn't name names, but it ain't hard to tell who she might be talking about.
After debuting her new blonde look at an Atlanta Hawks game this weekend, Christina Milian and producer boyfriend The-Dream are back to promoting their respective projects. C-Mili shot a video from the road, and it's ummm interesting to say the least.
Continue reading Has Christina Milian Lost Her Mind? Plus The-Dream Launches His Website.
Beyonce and little sis Solange show off their legs in the latest campaign for Samantha Thavasa handbags. This is Bey's second ad for the company, which previously had heiress Paris Hilton as a spokesperson.
With his second album due out next week, Capitol Records artist J. Holiday sat down with cameras to discuss the success of his first project, working with The-Dream, Tricky Stewart and Rick Ross and how he managed to grab the song "Suffocate" after it was intended for another artist.
Instead of following plans to retire from the music industry, India.Arie decided to keep singing -- now her 'acoustic soul' stylings have her on the cover of JET Magazine and riding a "Chocolate High"on the charts.
