Monthly Archives: January 2008

CANDIDS: RIHANNA / SERENA & VENUS / CHRISTINA / KELLY / LANCE & EVA / BOBBY / HALLE / USHER / VIVICA

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( Photos: Splash)

Rihanna shows off a new haircut at the 2008 NRJ Music Awards in Cannes. The singer won the award for Best International Song – Don’t Stop The Music. View her performance at the show here

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ON THE SET: ESTELLE & KANYE WEST / JORDIN SPARKS & CHRIS BROWN

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Estelle looked chic as usual while filming the video for her new single “American Boy” this week in Brooklyn. Also there was Kanye West (who is featured on the track) and John Legend. Listen to the hot single here or at Estelle’s myspace

KANYE ON THE SET OF “AMERICAN BOY” ESTELLE & KANYE ON THE SET (2) ESTELLE & KANYE ON THE SET

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MOVIE ROUNDUP: BEYONCE PLAYS ETTA JAMES? / J. HUD & TYLER PERRY / SPIKE LEE’S NEW FILM

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( Photos: DreamWorks/Etta-James.com )

Looks like Beyonce is sticking to her album-then-film formula. Blackvoices reported that the singer will portray famed singer Etta James in the upcoming film Cadillac Records. The soul singer is mostly known for her classic record “At Last”.

The film explores Chicago in the 1950s and Leonard Chess, founder of the South Side Chicago blues label Chess Records. The piece charts the rise and fall of legendary artists who were part of the label including James, Muddy Waters, Chess, Little Walter, Howlin’ Wolf and Elvis Presley. Jeffrey Wright, Columbus Short, and Cedric The Entertainer have also been signed on.

Filming will take place in New Jersey and Mississippi…

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TV ROUNDUP: BOBBY & SISQO GO COUNTRY / WORK FOR DIDDY / MARY ON TYRA / FLAVOR OF LOVE 3

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Yep you read it right. Both Sisqo and Bobby Brown signed on to co-star in the new CMT (Country Music Television) show entitled, Gone Country.

Here is the synopsis of the reality series:

Known for pushing the limits of mainstream country music with the genre-bending MuzikMafia, John Rich, of the hit country duo Big & Rich, takes on his biggest challenge yet. He takes seven established performers from every realm of the entertainment and music industries and immerses them in all things country for a chance to break out as the next big country superstar. The one who is most successful at crossing over by the end of the series will have a country single produced by Rich. [SOURCE]

Catch Gone Country when it airs on Fridays at 8pm

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