“3 decades and I’m still going strong!”

I t was a night of firsts for Jay-Z on Monday evening when the Brooklyn MC took the stage at New York’s Carnegie Hall for the first time. The swanky crowd filled the Stern Auditorium at Carnegie Hall for the first of two benefit concerts, which joined Jay’s Shawn Carter Scholarship Foundation with the United Way of NYC to raise money for gifted high school students who aren’t financially positioned to attend college. Though some tickets were sold to the public, most were offered in a private sale, going from $500 to $2,500. With a full orchestra Read the rest

B randy and Monica have been locked up in the recording studio cooking up the sequel to their 1998 hit The Boy Is Mine called It All Belongs to Me and now the wait is finally over, we have the single here for your listening pleasure! It All Belongs to Me, written and produced by Rico Love, the R&B songbirds join forces this time to kick their wrong-doing lovers to the curb! The women have definitely grown up, since their days of The Boy Is Mine. “I know you mad, can’t take no more/ But put that back, that ain’t yours/ Have a fit, slam the door but leave them bags on the floor,” the ladies sing. Take a listen after the click: Read the rest

W hitney Houston and Ray-J were spotted having dinner at Sunset Plaza in West Hollywood Friday night. Just when you think the two had fallen out of touch, here they come again! In previous years the two were constantly seen together, holding hands and looking closer than “just friends” to everyone. However, both Whitney and Ray, constantly denied any romantic involvement. Later on the odd couple as spotted partying at Club Playhouse in Los Angeles. Check out the pictures, plus tons of other celebrity sightings and events, after the click: Read the rest

R oland Martin, a commentator for CNN, sent out a controversial tweet during the Super Bowl that resulted in GLAAD (Gay Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation) demanding his removal from the news network. It all started with a tweet Roland sent after David Beckham’s H&M commercial aired during the Super Bowl: “If a dude at your Super Bowl party is hyped about David Beckham’s H&M underwear ad, smack the ish out of him!” The tweet caused GLAAD to respond by writing to Roland: “Advocates of gay bashing have no place at CNN.” Roland’s response: “Well you’re clearly Read the rest

B iggie’s daughter, T’yanna Wallace, will be featured in the March issue of XXL Magazine celebrating the 15th year anniversary of the Hip-Hop legend Notorious B.I.G’s death. In the issue, we get a glimpse of 18-year-old daughter T’yanna all grown up! The last we saw of the teen was two years ago at her sweet 16 birthday — but now she’s a freshman at Penn State University! As tribute to her father T’yanna recreates a famous photo of her fathers, rocking a similar look her father did back in the day. Check out the picture, after the click: Read the rest

O scar nominee Viola Davis is one of the most electrifying actresses of her generation. She covers the February 2012 issue of LA Times Magazine with a photo shoot that shows a dramatic different side of Viola. We actually thought the pictures were mislabeled when we first saw them. Viola goes for a close-cropped natural look with her hair and is styled in Jason Wu sculpted dress and a Costume National fox fur poncho. From the concept to the styling and the hair and makeup, Viola is seriously giving us supermodel! We can see a Vogue cover in her near future! Take a look at the amazing photos, after the click: Read the rest

T rey Songz is featured in the latest issue of VMAN magazine. Trey is a ferocious overachiever: rapper, producer, singer-songwriter, and actor — and he makes it all look easy. On the eve of the drop of his new record, Chapter 5, and the launch of his Anticipation 2our, the 27-year-old phenom speaks with beautiful model Selita Ebanks in her very first outing as interviewer. The discuss his upcoming album Chapter 5, his Angels With Heart Foundation, and gives advice to kids who are being bullied. In the black-and-white photoshoot by Bruce Weber, Trey goes shirtless. Check out the photoshoot after the click: Read the rest

K erry Washington is bringing it, on the cover of the March issue of Essence Magazine. Kerry will star in ABC’s greatly anticipated show Scandal (which debuts next month). She will become the only Black actress to lead a drama based on a real-life black woman — high-profile crisis management adviser Judy Smith — in a prime-time TV series. The March issue of Essence also highlights the Black Women in Hollywood Luncheon honorees Kerry, Shonda Rhimes, Octavia Spencer, Paula Patton and Pam Grier. The luncheon is slated to take place February 23rd at the Beverly Hills Hotel. Read the rest

T he producers of “Real Housewives of Atlanta,” True Entertainment, have announced they’re partnering with the TLC network to produce a new Atlanta-based reality show called “Preacher Wives.” The show will follow the “First Ladies” of Atlanta area churches as they play out their roles in the congregation and at home. The press release notes that they are “outspoken ladies who work to ensure that their churches run as smooth as Southern-churned butter.” Information is sketchy beyond that, no word Read the rest

“And if they try to break us down — don’t let that effect us, no baby!
You just got to let my love, ADORN you……..”

A thletes and celebrities have landed in Indianapolis to watch the New York Giants face off against the New England Patriots at Super Bowl XLVI. Indianapolis is in the heart of “flyover country,” where many celebrities have never before dared to venture. Indianapolis has been transformed, the community has poured hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars and corporate coin to build new hotels and spruce up landscaping to embrace its Super Bowl vistors. We all know stars love a good party, and there’s no bigger party than the Super Bowl. Check out celebrities who have made appearances at Super Bowl events: Read the rest

T he 13th Annual Super Bowl Gospel Celebration held Friday at Clowes Memorial Hall, was a spectacularly spiritual evening. Hosted by Rev. Run and CeCe Winans, the highlight of the evening was Fantasia’s performance. Other performers include Hezekiah Walker, Wess Morgan, Natalie Grant, plus the award winning Salvation and Deliverance Church Choir. Donnie McClurkin returned this year again as the choir director for The NFL Choir. The choir is made up of notable NFL players, including Ray Lewis, Marcus Price, David Tyree, Tim Brown, among others. Check out the photos, after the click: Read the rest

N ick Cannon has confirmed that he is set to direct his first feature film. He will begin working on a movie project with Lionsgate in the spring that he described as today’s version of House Party. “I’m taking a lot of the young hip-hop acts of today and putting them in a movie with a bunch of comedians, make something happen there,” Nick said. We think this an awesome move for Nick — but we hope he stayed away from the House Party brand, come up with his own original name but still speaking to a new generation, who’d be thrilled to see a mash up of hip-hop acts and comdians in one movie.

A bitter war of words has broken out between Tracy Morgan, star of 30 Rock and his estranged mother, Alicia Warden. Tracy’s mother is about to lose her house — and she says her multimillionaire son won’t help her. Alicia Warden, who lives in northeast Ohio, says she owes less than $25,000 on her home, but the most Tracy — who is worth $18 million, according to Forbes — offered to give her was a one-time payment of $2,000. The comic’s younger sister, Asia Morgan, 41, confirms their mom’s financial woes and calls her famous brother a “douche bag.” She says Read the rest

W hitney Houston, Bobby Brown and their daughter Bobbi Kristina dined at Crustacean in Beverly Hills last night, and despite their turbulent relationship, which ended after 14 years, the pair appear to be getting along just fine these days. The trio seemed in great spirits as they left the trendy Beverly Hills eatery after what apperars to be a great meal together. Whitney, exited the restaurant first alone, and was followed shortly by Bobby and Bobbi Kris, who sweetly held hands. Check out the pictures from the dinner, plus their are several other celebrity sightings photos, after the click: Read the rest

W illow Smith won’t be whipping her hair back and forth anytime soon, the 11-year-old decided to shave off all her hair! With the new year in full swing and Willow’s debut album Knees & Elbows due out this spring, we’re guessing Willow wanted to make a few changes before making her official album debut. We are in a bit of a shock, we never imagined Willow would make such a dramatic hair decision — but whatever works for her and her parents…works for us…I guess! Willow shared a few more photos with her new hair-do and poses with friends during her ballet class. Check out the photos, after the click: Read the rest

J ustin Combs’ dream got a little bit sweeter! Son of rap mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs signed his National Letter of Intent to play football at UCLA next season with his famous father, mother and plenty of family by his side. The 5-foot-9, 170-pound Justin, an excellent cornerback, called himself blessed to be able to sign. The thought of getting to play for former Falcons’ coach, Jim Mora Jr., has made him extremely excited to get to UCLA. “When I was younger I loved the Falcons and Mike Vick,” Justin Combs said. “He was my favorite coach. Read the rest

V H1 will be paying homage to the women who have made their mark in the music industry, with a week long celebration. “It’s time to recognize the women who changed music history with the premiere of VH1’s “100 Greatest Women in Music.” Covering the past 20 years of music, the list will honor female artists in a range of genres including pop, R&B/Rap, country, and rock. The 5-night, 1-hour special “100 Greatest Women in Music” premieres Monday, February 13th at 10 PM/9c and concludes Friday, February 17th. Who will be number one? Will the title go to Read the rest

D on Cornelius, the man who created the empire “Soul Train” was found dead in his Sherman Oaks, CA home early this morning and law enforcement sources say it appears he committed suicide, he was 75. A person called the police from Mr. Cornelius’s home on Mulholland Drive in the Sherman Oaks neighborhood just before 4 a.m. and reported shots had been fired. When officers arrived, they were let into the house and found Mr. Cornelius lying lifeless on the floor with a gunshot wound to the head that appeared to be self-inflicted, said the Los Angeles County Read the rest