MAG COVERS: Miss Jill Scott for 'BILLBOARD' Magazine

Ms. Jill Scott takes on the cover of the July issue of Billboard magazine. The soul/R&B singer is promoting her fourth solo studio album, The Light Of The Sun, which is available in stores and online everywhere. According to early data, the new LP is on pace to scoring Scott her first career #1 album.

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CANDIDS: Usher, Dwayne Wade, Carmelo Anthony & Kanye West, Rachel Zoe, Olivia, Amber Rose & Jamie Foxx, Big Sean, Mickey Factz & Pusha T

Usher Raymond spotted at Paris Fashion Week.

Wade & Carmelo making their rounds during Paris Fashion Week.

Dwayne & Kanye enjoying Paris Fashion Week.

Designer/ Stylist Rachel Zoe (C), her husband Rodger Berman (R), and son Skyler Morrison Berman (L) attend "InStyle's Dinner With A Designer" for Rachel Zoe at Soho House in West Hollywood, CA.

Olivia gave an intimate performance at NYC’s Soho Apple Store on Wednesday evening in NYC. It was in conjunction with Apple’s Black Music Month Live series.

Jamie Foxx and his daughter Corrine (greytop) drop into see Amber Rose as she whips up "The Amber Rose Blondie" at "Millions of Milkshakes" in West Hollywood . The model later tweeted "My shake is Banana, white chocolate, Pineapple, coconut, and cookie dough mmmm¦." The Trevor Project which provides support and guidance to lesbians, gays, bisexual, transgender will receive 50% of proceeds from the sales. 

Big Sean at New York’s Irving Plaza in honor of his debut album.

Pusha T & Mickey Factz also came through to show him some love.

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NEW MUSIC - Mary J. Blige - 'HERO'

The Queen wasted no time in hitting us with new music. While we don't have official word on the status of the track, it may appear on MJB's forthcoming My Life 2: The Journey Continues, which is slated to drop on September 20th.

 Check out the track below!! THOUGHTS?!
Mary J Blige - Hero 

 

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MAG COVERS: Katy Perry for 'ROLLING STONE' [Video]

 In the new issue of Rolling Stone, on stands and in the digital archive on June 24th, Katy Perry takes contributing editor Erik Hedegaard backstage at the kick-off of her California Dreams Tour.

Between the elaborate rehearsals and three-hour make-up sessions, Perry reveals that she's recently undergone a political awakening.

"It just feels like the thing running our country is a bank, money," she says. "I know it sounds like an intense viewpoint, but I'm only slowly but surely getting the wool taken off my eyes. When I was a kid, I asked questions about my faith. Now I'm asking questions about the world."

Check out more from the photo shoot below!! Pick up your copy today!!
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MAG COVERS: RAVEN SYMONE on 'Rolling Out'

 Raven-Symoné covers the latest issue of Rolling Out magazine and she dishes on her new series, her weight loss, her love life and what her legacy will be.

On her new show The Great State of Georgia: The show focuses on the problems you can go through when auditioning and being rejected and, sometimes, accepted. It’s a good journey that my character, Georgia, goes through with a friend and her aunt, which is played by Loretta Devine. I find it interesting that I’m doing a role that mirrored my younger life when I moved from Georgia to New York. This is more of a sophisticated comedy, but we don’t take away from the fun aspect of it.

On being the star as a teenager: I was 15 when I started filming and dealing with adults in an adult way. I also had the burden of 200 people’s paychecks in my hands. So, there was no sickness, lateness, no messing up or laziness. There is a sacrifice you have to make. The friends that are still with me, they know what I deal with. Learning from Bill Cosby, Eddie Murphy and Mark Curry, the cast never put it all on me. I learned to be honest and know that there are so many people that make it happen. Being labeled a “boss” at 15 is a lot of stress. That’s why I walked away.




On what the Raven-Symoné’s legacy will be: I want people to say, “She made me laugh and brightened my day. As a brand, she kept in mind the different flavors in the world.” And I want people to know that I was always honest and told the truth.

On guys being intimidated by her success: I guess guys do find me intimidating because they don’t come up to talk to me. I have to go to them. If I do talk to a guy, they understand who I am. I work from 8 a.m. until 8 p.m. After that, I don’t talk about work. It’s all about the person the camera never sees.

On losing weight: During “That’s So Raven,” I dealt with stress that an average 15-year-old might not go through, and my body showed those stresses on the outside. Doctors say that stress kills and that stress manifests itself in different ways. For me, and the way my genes are, I happened to get a little thicker. After “That’s So Raven” ended, the weight of the world was off of my shoulders. I was able to look at what was going on with me, instead of finding comfort in things that might not be the healthiest. By releasing those issues, my stress went away internally as well as externally.

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY SOLANGE KNOWLES

 

Solange Piaget Knowles (born June 24, 1986), turns the big 25 today. Send your love by sending her a shot out on TWITTER @SolangeKnowles. 

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VIDEO PREMIERE: Jennifer Hudson - 'No One Gonna Love You'

Jennifer Hudson premiered her new music video, “No One Gonna Love You” off her album I Remember Me today!!! Watch the video to see Hudson work it as she dances her way to becoming a triple threat!

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MUSIC NEWS: Beyoncé's PROMO in FULL Force

Beyoncé may have taken a year off to relax and find inspiration, but she's back now and about to take over the small screen. That's right, Beyoncé's coming to your TV with a slew of appearances, none of which you'll want to miss. From live concerts to award show appearances to an intimate interview.

Check out the full listings of King Bey's television appearances below!!

June 26 on BBC
LIVE from Glastonbury Festival
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June 26 on BET
2011 BET Awards
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June 27 on CNN
Piers Morgan Interview
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June 28 on M6
X Factor France Finale
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July 1 on ABC
Good Morning America Summer Concert Series
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July 4 on ABC
Good Morning America Summer Concert Series (Part 2!)
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July 4 on NBC
Macy’s 4th of July Fireworks Spectacular
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More to be listed soon, so be sure to check back for dates & coverage. 

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VIDEO PREMIERE: Rick Ross ft. Lil Wayne - '9 Piece'

This will be the first single from Rozay‘s upcoming God Forgives, I Don’t album. The track originally featured the incarcerated, King of The South,T.I. Check out the track as Wayne provides his signature flow & crazy metaphors...

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MUSIC NEWS: ADELE Reschedules North American TOUR Dates

After canceling the remaining dates of her sold-out North American tour due to laryngitis, Adele has respectfully rescheduled the tour, adding six more dates.

Adele is set to resume touring in support of her sophomore album “21,” during August and October. The new tour will also include stops in six additional cities including Las Vegas, NV, Atlantic City, NJ, Durham, NC, Orlando, FL, Miami, FL and Spring, TX.

Adele’s “21” has held the No. 1 position on the US album charts for 10 weeks and has been certified double platinum. In the UK, “21” has spent more time at No. 1 than any other female artist in history.

Adele’s rescheduled North American tour dates are as follows.

AUGUST 2011
Tue 9 – Vancouver, BC – Orpheum Theatre
Thu 11 – Troutdale, OR – Edgefield *VENUE CHANGE
Fri 12 – Seattle, WA – Paramount Theatre
Sun 14 – Berkeley, CA – The Greek Theatre
Mon 15 – Los Angeles, CA – The Greek Theatre
Wed 17 – Los Angeles, CA – Palladium
Thu 18 – San Diego, CA – Open Air Theater *VENUE CHANGE
Sat 20 – Las Vegas, NV – The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas: Chelsea Ballroom
Sun 21 – Salt Lake City, UT – Gallivan Center *VENUE CHANGE
Wed 24 – Saint Paul, MN – Theatre at Xcel Energy Center *VENUE CHANGE

OCTOBER 2011
Fri 7 – Atlantic City, NJ – Borgata Spa & Resort: Event Center
Sat 8 – Durham, NC – Durham Performing Arts Center
Mon10 – Nashville, TN – Ryman Auditorium
Tue 11 – Asheville, NC – Thomas Wolfe Auditorium
Thu 13 – Orlando, FL – Hard Rock Live
Fri 14 – Miami, FL – Waterfront Theater at American Airlines Arena
Sun 16 – Atlanta, GA – Fox Theatre *VENUE CHANGE
Tue 18 – Spring, TX – Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
Wed 19 – Austin, TX – Frank Erwin Center *VENUE CHANGE
Fri 21 – Grand Prairie, TX – Verizon Theatre at Grand Prairie *VENUE CHANGE

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Kelly Rowland on the Set of 'Sexy Abs' Workout DVD [Photos &Video]

Want sexy abs? Hollywood Trainer and Exercise TV Personality, Jeanette Jenkins teams up with her client and good friend Kelly Rowland in a unique, easy to follow ab toning workout DVD. It is a compilation of the best routines for cardio, plyometric drills, and intervals that focus on strength, power, resistance and total-core transformation.

  Jeanette Jenkins' Bikini Boot Camp. She uses previous released DVD's, as well as spends time with Jeanette herself to craft a workout and diet routine that works. "It's probably one the hardest DVDs I have ever encountered. I have a good time with it, of course. She just has such a good time training so, when I’m doing the bikini boot camp challenge, I’m smiling, I’m happy, I’m moving," says Kelly.
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VIDEO PREMIERE: Estelle Ft. Rick Ross - 'BREAK MY HEART'

The World Premiere of the “Break My Heart” Video aired yesterday, Wednesday 6/22  on BET’s 106th & Park. The video was shot in LA and was directed by Iren Sheffield and Chris Robinson. The lead man in the video is Omari Hardwick. The single is from her upcoming album “All Of Me” which will be released later this year, enjoy.

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MAG COVERS: LIL WAYNE 'Larger than Life' on XXL

Lil Wayne appears to be larger than life as he graces the cover of XXL Magazine’s July/August 2011 edition! The issue arrives on newstands July 12! In the meantime, continue below for excerpts from Mr. Carter’s discussion with Shaheem Reid…

Asked about knowing when his album is ready: “You don’t. When they tell you. When [manager Cortez Bryant] call me and tell me and say, ‘You got such and such date is your deadline to stop,’ I be like, ‘Aight.’ ’Cause I never stop recording, obviously. So it’s just on him to say, “Okay, stop. We’re gonna pick these songs, and that’s the album.’ That’s how we do it.”

Contents of Tha Carter IV: “What is good about me is that I’m an interesting muthafucka. I’m Dwayne Michael Carter period! Whether I’m a rapper or not, I’m interesting. And that’s what my album’s gonna be about: me and how interesting I am.”

Retirement plans: “I’m bowing out still on top,” he says. “I’ma make y’all want me when I retire. I’ma make y’all be like, ‘Nooo!’ I ain’t leaving out this bitch when y’all be like, ‘Yeah, it’s about time, dawg.’ Carter IV might be my last one. I’ma make y’all be like, ‘Fuck!’ Yeah, nigga, I’m gone.”

“Honestly, this is the real truth,” he says. “I honestly think it’s unfair to my kids. I’m super dedicated into what I do. Like, it’s no questions—it’s hands down, I do this. I live this. I don’t have a day out my week that I do something else. I do this every day of my life, and I’m not about to stop, ’cause that’s the only way you can succeed in this business, is to do it the way I do it. I want to succeed the way I want to succeed. You can succeed. You can put out a hit… But to do it the way I want to do it, to be comfortable to do what the fuck I want to do, you’ve got to work like no other. Like I said, it’s unfair to my kids. So about 30, 31, 32, I gotta get ready.”

Drake and Nicki Minaj: “You already know what I expect,” Weezy says of Drizzy and Nick’s imminent success. “I expect to eat, and eat well. I expect [Drake] to be a lot more successful than he has ever been. I mean, this guy’s a superstar. He is the definition. That’s what I told y’all before he was: ‘That’s the definition of a superstar.’ And like Nicki, he’s only breaking ice. He has yet to be who he’s going to be. I’m banking on them.”

Justin Bieber and Justin Timberlake: “That’s my little homie now,” Wayne says of The Biebs. “He texts me every night asking me to do [his] damn song. That’s my nigga, but I can’t do it. Like I said, I don’t want to fuck his shit up. But like I said, I want to work with Justin Timberlake. That boy got a voice; that boy can sing. He needs to come back right there on Tha Carter IV.”

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SPORTS: Serena Williams makes Emotional comeback to Win WIMBLEDON [Photos]

 

WIMBLEDON, England - Returning to Grand Slam tennis after a year away with health problems, Serena Williams opened her Wimbledon title defense Tuesday by beating Aravane Rezai in three sets - then burst into tears on Centre Court. 

After serving her 13th ace to close a 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 victory, Williams buried her face in her towel and sobbed from her courtside chair. She was still crying as she left the court, overcome with emotion after enduring a long layoff that included two foot operations and treatment for blood clots in her lungs. 

"I usually don't cry ... but it's just been so hard," the four-time Wimbledon champion said. "I never dreamt I would be here right now. And then to win. I just wanted to win at least one match here." 

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GOSSIP: Missy Elliott speaks on her absence from the industry/battling Graves' Disease

Missy Elliott is back in the news after a lengthy absence from music, discussing how a thyroid illness has impeded her ability to work like she used to.

Elliott has been off the music scene for a few years now, but the 39-year-old rapper says it’s not due to a lack of inspiration. Elliott has been suffering the effects of Graves’ Disease, and she says that the symptoms severely impeded her day to day tasks:

“I was (driving and) trying to put my foot on the brake, but my leg was jumping. I couldn’t keep the brake down and almost crashed… I couldn’t write because my nervous system was so bad – I couldn’t even use a pen.”

Elliott says that she also experienced mood swings and hair loss, and ultimately turned to radiation to treat her Graves’ Disease:

“I’m 30 pounds (13.6 kilograms) lighter because I’ve been exercising. My thyroid is functioning, so I haven’t had to take medication in about nine months. (But) you live with it for the rest of your life.”

Elliott has hinted she may release new work later this year.
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CANDIDS: Holly Robinson Peete, Dwayne Wade, Cameron Diaz & Justin Timberlake, Cee-lo Green, & Estelle

Actress Holly Robinson Peete arrives at the 2nd Annual Prevention Honors Hollywood Heroes on June 21, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. 

NBA Star Dwayne Wade at the DSquared fashion show in MILAN.

Cameron Diaz & Justin Timberlake @ the NYC premiere of 'BAD TEACHER'.

Cee Lo Green at BOA. 

Singer Estelle leaving her London hotel to enjoy some of the British capital's nightlife. Estelle is best known for her hit "American Boy".

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VIDEO PREMIERE: Britney Spears - 'I WANNA GO'

 Check out the new video from the pop princess below as she shows off her comedic talents in the video for her new single 'I Wanna Go' by swearing at reporters, beating up paparazzi and flashing at a cop.

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CANDIDS: Eva Mendes, Robyn, Kanye West, Latoya Jackson, & Madonna

Actress Eva Mendes is spotted out in Los Angeles wearing a very bright and striking caftan.  

Robyn performs during JetBlue's Live From T5 concert series at Terminal 5 at JFK Airport on June 20, 2011 in New York City. 

Kanye West shakes hands with a fan before heading across the street to Lure sushi restaurant for dinner. 

La Toya Jackson launches her new book, entitled "Starting Over", during a party at 230 Fifth in New York City. The memoir features a picture of La Toya kissing her brother Michael Jackson on the cover. 

Madonna is seen arriving at Heathrow airport on a flight from New York’s JFK airport. The singer who looked pale and drawn was joined by her two sons Rocco, b. August 11, 2000) and David ( b. September 24, 2005). As Rocco whisked himself through the terminal; his younger brother David held hands and cuddled up to his adoptive mother.

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