May 2009 Archives

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Kristinia Debarge premiered her debut video this weekend on MySpace. Check it out!
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After months of denying a romantic relationship, Christina Milian and The-Dream have revealed plans to wed.
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Day 26 has released the video for a second single "Stadium Music".  I thought it'd be fun to match it up against their first single and see which you prefer.
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As her uncle Chico Debarge gears up for his comeback album, 19-year-old Kristinia Debarge is preparing to introduce the world to the next generation of the Debarge family legacy with her Def Jam debut.  Check out my interview with the California songbird below.
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It's that time again, 5 songs that have been unshakable for me all week.  First I'll share mine, but you know I'm dying to know what you've been listening too also. Talk to me y'all!
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Despite their recent public struggle Chris Brown and Rihanna both continue to work -- and not just at their musical careers. The young superstars have each taken on new film roles.
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The biggest joke on the internet right now has to be Pretty Ricky singer Spectacular performing an on-camera slow grind, but one person not laughing is former "Ricky" singer Pleasure P, who gave Atlanta tastemakers a preview of his new album The Introduction of Marcus Cooper at Atlantic/Warner Brothers last night.

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With opening night just weeks away for the latest musical installment of "The Wiz" Ashanti gave the press a sneak peek at what audiences will be treated to at a recent press conference. 
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With all the promo flurry over Electrik Red dropping their debut album How To Be A Lady today I almost forgot about the other fearsome foursome waiting to come out -- producer Rich Harrison's dream girl act better known as RichGirl.
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Yes, you read that right.  New Sade album coming this Fall.  Maxwell's comeback is exciting, BBD's is pretty cool, Al B. Sure's is unexpected but Sade's is something that I'm absolutely overjoyed about.
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Yep, that's Al B. Sure you're looking at, and the reason is the unibrow-endowed singer is joining the list of R&B vets making a comeback this year.  The singer will release his first album in 15 years Honey, I'm Home, on Hidden Beach Recordings this June.
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At Def Jam's Spring Collection Lineup celebration this week Rihanna was honored for going twelve times platinum. And while she picked up a shiny new plaque for that accomplishment, it looks like Heartbreak Drake isn't gonna be her "Replacement Boy."
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Another dope Amerie record hit the streets this week from her upcoming Def Jam release In Love and War.  Check it out below!
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Leave it to the paparazzi to instigate this Mariah/Eminem beef. TMZ cameras caught up with Mariah in Europe and asked her about Eminem.

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It's that time of the week again -- and it's been a very musical week for me so my head has been full of great stuff. Check out my five selections and let me know what you can't stop listening to.

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Amy Crackhouse Winehouse is getting another crack at the limelight, thanks to an in the works documentary set to premiere later this year.

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Oops she did it again.  Another week, another cover for Beyonce who gives Self readers a glimpse of her toned legs for the front of their June issue. 
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On top of being extremely musically gifted, John Legend is no slouch in the brains department.  The UPenn graduate returned to his alma mater over the weekend to deliver the commencement address --- and was extremely impressive.
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Kudos to Kedar Massenburg for resurrecting the careers of Ginuwine, Joe Thomas and Chico Debarge -- all great voices of the late '90's and early 00's.
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While they still haven't officially tied the knot (at least not publicly cuz you know how Janet gets down) Jermaine Dupri has made things pretty permanent with Janet Jackson having recently opted for a tatto of her image on his torso.  Check out the pictures!
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While I was in New York last week I had a chance to attend Ginuwine's listening session for his upcoming sixth album A Man's Thoughts due out June 23rd

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Despite previously insisting that Alicia Keys had nothing to do with the dissolution of his marriage, Swizz Beatz now openly admits to being involved with the singer.
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Mariah Carey flew to France for the Cannes Film Festival to help co-stars Paula Patton, Lenny Kravitz and Gabourey Sidibe promote their film Precious
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Happy Belated Birthday to Stevie Wonder, who turned 59 this Wednesday, May 13th.  I saved this one for the end of the week because I knew I'd have a Stevie mix to give you this Friday.
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Kanye West prides himself on being an innovator so when he announced UK singer Mr. Hudson as his new G.O.O.D. Music artist, it actually made plenty of sense, particularly since he seems like he might be on some other ish.  Listen to his first single "Supernova" here.

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It's that time of week again. I'm counting down the songs that stuck in my head all week, check them out and make sure to leave your list as well.


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Amerie is getting folks excited about her new outing on Def Jam. A new song "Why R U" hit the net this week and I'm eager to hear your thoughts on it.
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Jennifer Hudson appears on cover of the upcoming issue of Essence Magazine looking absolutely stunning.  While she's definitely got a certain "glow" these days her camp has vehemently denied rumors that Hudson is pregnant.

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All this time I thought it was the Tricky Stewart beats and clever songwriting that had made The-Dream so popular.  But it turns out that silly hyphen in his name might actually have something to do with it.

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Have you peeped the new Jazmine Sullivan commercial for Cotton yet?
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Superstar Ci (AKA Ciara) and Justin Timberlake hit up "Saturday Night Live" this weekend
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If you were hoping to catch one of Beyonce's intimate performances being held over four nights in Las Vegas' Wynn Hotel, I hope you are prepared to drop a few hundred dollars for seats.
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Life doesn't seem to be getting any easier for Rihanna. Just as she seemed to be recovering from the Grammy weekend fallout, making numerous red carpet appearances this week, pictures surfaced on the net today revealing the Bajan singer completely exposed.
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Maybe it's inspiring having Christina Milian around... because The-Dream says he's on pace to release a second album before the end of 2009.
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I confess. I have been listening pretty much nothing but Drake for the last six days straight.  I thought I shook my addiction a month after  So Far Gone, but after seeing him life Saturday it's been a 24 hour Drake jukebox in my head.  I managed to think of a few other songs though so please read on and tell me what you've been listening to.
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Cassie has been going "all out" with the promo lately for her upcoming project -- even going to lengths like shaving half her head -- so it comes as no surprise to me that after all these years of singing about oral sex, never wearing a bra and openly discussing her nipple piercings that some topless shots have no surfaced of the singer.
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I got to see Rihanna party it up first hand last night, when she showed up at NYC's Tillman's Bar and Lounge to celebrate Cinco De Mayo, which just so happened to be where I was having my birthday party.
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I can't seem to escape new Def Jam signee Jeremih's hot new single "Birthday Sex" -- largely because my birthday is today -- and this seems to have replaced 50 Cent's "In The Club" as "the urban birthday anthem"...
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Beyonce covers the June 2009 issue of Marie Claire. Working it in a sparkly black and green mini dress Bey looks gorgeous as always.
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After a couple of delays Ciara's Fantasy Ride is finally here. The singer, who recently was named one of People Magazine's "100 Most Beautiful People" has been in New York this week promoting the project.
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SOHH was in the house for Drake's first Atlanta concert Saturday May, 2nd at the Loft and as ya'll already knew, your boy is very popular among his peers.  Usher, Trey Songz, Teyana Taylor, Bow Wow, Mika Means and Young Money rapper Chucky were just a few of the stars there to see him.
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Universal Motown invited me out Friday evening for Melanie Fiona's private dinner at Twist over at Phipps and I was thrilled to meet the "Give It To Me Right" singer in person.
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RapRadar's HNIC YN hit up my bestie Angela Yee's Sirius Shade 45 "Morning After" show to spill the beans on Nas and Kelis' divorce this morning, I've got the audio clips for you here.
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Keri Hilson hasn't faded from the limelight yet! The singer recently did an in-depth interview where she reflected on her album release and answered questions from Twitter.  Read on to check it out.
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They've been dodging divorce rumors for years but it seems that the talk has finally materialized into reality. Kelis has filed for divorce from Nas after nearly 6 years of marriage.

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