Celebs came out to support the Murakami exhibition held at the Geffen Contemporary in Los Angeles over the weekend. Takashi Murakami is Japanese art pioneer who did the cover and book work for Kanye’s album Graduation. Google him, his art is pretty dope.
Reports have been made that Kelis has been dropped from Jive, the label that houses such artists as Britney Spears, Justin Timberlake, and R. Kelly. Formally signed to Pharrell William’s Star Trak Music, with distribution through Virgin Records, rumors are that Kelis has been dropped due to disappointing numbers on her 2006 release, Kelis Was Here, despite plenty of guest spots, including a collaboration with her husband, Nas.
This doesn’t come as a surprise though. Kelis has been complaining about Jive for a while in recent interviews. Even though Star Trak’s distribution was through Virgin, it was later moved to Arista and, through the SonyBMG merger, she ended up with Jive.
“It was a case of being in the ever-shrinking world of the record industry and finding herself on a label she wasn’t signed to and without a champion,” says Kelis’ manager, Jeff Rabhan. “She’s a different kind of artist — very image and style-driven. It’s either something you get or you don’t.”
We’ll see though. Kelis hasn’t been able to do good numbers for quite some time. 2003’s “Milkshake” was a huge single, but the album Tasty only managed to be certified gold. Meanwhile, Kelis has been working on an indie dance record with Cee-Lo, which should be interesting (they collaborated on her last single, “Lil’ Star”), as well as a pop record with Guy Chambers that will be shopped around soon.
Check out Sean Paul’s new video for the lead single for his upcoming album, “Watch Dem Roll.” I’m not too much feeling the song, I think he could have come harder for the first single, and the video is pretty typical. Nothing too new or groundbreaking, but I’m sure it’ll do well.
Here are a few photos and a sneak pick of tonight’s episode of The Game. If you remember the TV post from a week ago, you may remember the summary. Musiq Soulchild guest stars as Derwin attempts to win Melanie back, but drama comes right back after Miss Drew Sidora kisses Derwin on TV.
Will Derwin ever get Mel back? Will Mel get even with Derwin’s close friend? Most importantly, will Mel slap Drew across the face if she sees her again? Tune in tonight and find out…
Here’s a little twist to this new rock’d it better edition. Kel Mitchell was spotted wearing this rock’d out tee at a BET party last week. Christina Milian wore the same shirt earlier this month at a Rock & Republic party. Same shirt, different genders - who rock’d it better?
Singer Tamia Hill, Grant Hill, and their daughter Myla cover the upcoming issue of Today’s Child magazine. Inside she talks about how she battled with multiple sclerosis while pregnant with her newborn daughter Lael.
In the latest news with Tamia, she has just released a live dvd titled One Voice and a Christmas bonus album A Gift Between Friends. If you haven’t bought her album Between Friends, cop it now and get her new Christmas cd alongside.
The ladies are loving Chanel - I mean, what lady doesn’t or couldn’t for that matter? Since it’s days in the early 1900s under founder Coco Chanel, the line defines class and chic. Now under the leadership of designer Karl Lagerfeld, The House Of Chanel has added a fresh and young appeal that generates not only the celebrity, the modern woman. I must admit I visit my resident Chanel store at least once a month and should probably handcuff my hands so, I won’t go near my wallet…
When we think of Chanel in black entertainment - we might think of Foxy Brown and Lil Kim first because they obviously loved the brand enough to mention it in a number of songs. Beyonce was recently spotted in New York decked out in nothing but Chanel accessories. Alexis Phiffer, Kerry Washington…the list goes on and on. Black entertainment and fashion loves the brand and always will.
Check out the Fall/Winter and upcoming Spring Chanel collections at style.com. If you’re also lucky enough to live near a Chanel boutique, take a visit and see some of the above pieces - but beware, you will be very tempted.
