Acclaimed femcee Nicki Minaj — the self-proclaimed Harajuku Barbie — channels the iconic blonde in a new photoshoot for Right On! Magazine, hitting newsstands in January 2010.
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Diddy is headed to the Home Shopping Network to hawk his latest scents — just in time for the holidays. The Bad Boy mogul will make two appearances on the Home Shopping Network (HSN) next week to sell his men’s fragrance collections Unforgivable and I Am King, and women’s fragrance collection Unforgivable Woman.
The specials will air Monday, Nov. 30 at 11 p.m. ET and Tuesday, Dec. 1 at 1 a.m. ET. In fact, WWD reports that HSN has already built the mogul his own special living-room-style set on its St. Petersburg, Florida studio especially for Diddy.
“With the help of HSN, I’m going to be coming to your living room for the holidays,” Diddy said in a statement Monday. “I can’t wait to show HSN’s viewers my lineup of Sean John Fragrances for men and women. It’s the perfect time to shop for the holidays.”
After a decade-long hiatus, smooth jazz/R&B legend Sade is back on the scene just in time for Valentine’s Day. The “Goddess of Love” is releasing her first album of new material since 2000’s Lover’s Rock just before the most romantic day of the year. The “Smooth Operator” hitmaker returned to the studio in June and completed work on Soldier of Love last month.
The album will feature a guest spot from Maxwell and is expected to drop Feb. 8, 2010.
Filmmaker Tyler Perry has donated $1 million to the NAACP to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the civil rights organization.
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People says the gift, announced Monday, is the largest donation from an individual in the organization’s history.
After becoming stars on Diddy’s MTV reality series Making The Band, Day26’s run at Bad Boy Records has come to an end.
The group has left the label, according to a report from TheBoomBox.com.
“Bad Boy is always our family, but we’re with Atlantic right now,” crooner Willie Taylor told the site, blaming the split on the group’s desire to show that they can make it the industry without the help of unscripted TV.
“We really want to get people focused on the artistry, on the music,” Willie explained. “I think a lot of people lost it with the entertainment of the show. So now, we really want to show people what we’re all about, that we do our thing whether its on stage, in the studio, writing and producing — we do it all.”
Day26 are currently working on their third album.
Rihanna was up bright and early for an appearance on Good Morning America Tuesday, where she performed live in Times Square for the GMA Concert Series while promoting her edgy new CD, Rated R. Read the rest of this entry »
Disgraced R&B star Chris Brown’s comeback just met a setback — superproducerr Timbaland has cut the crooner from a song on his forthcoming album Shock Value II.
Brown pleaded guilty to beating up ex-girlfriend Rihanna during a fight on the eve of the Grammy Awards last February — resulting in several musician refusing to to work with the “Kiss Kiss” hitmaker.
Timbaland insists he’s not one of those artists – but he has cut Brown’s vocals from new tune “The One I Love.” Timbaland’s manager, Marcus Spence, tells the website the decision to cut Brown from the track “was a creative decision for both parties.”
Just in time for Thanksgiving, Grammy-winning singer Alicia Keys treated fans to a live set of several of her biggest charttoppers on NYC’s Rockefeller Plaza Tuesday.
It was all apart of The TODAY Show’s weekly concert series. Look out for A. Keys’ new studio album, The Element of Freedom, dropping next month.
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Music legend Little Richard is asking fans to pray for his speedy recovery after recently undergoing hip surgery at a Tennessee hospital.
Fans hoping to buy Usher’s new album in time for the holidays are out of luck — the release of Raymond Vs. Raymond has been pushed back. The singer’s sixth studio album was originally scheduled to hit stores in early 2010, but was later pushed up to Dec. 21.
However, the future of the LP remains uncertain after Usher announced he’s not ready for a holiday release.
“We believe that the album is so strong that we want to give it the opportunity to have the proper set-up before coming out,” a rep for the singer said Monday.
Usher recently finalized his divorce from wife of two years Tameka Foster.
