CANDIDS: AMERIE / ASHANTI / USHER / SOLANGE / PHARRELL / YAYA / NAOMI / MEL B / ICE CUBE / TRACEE
Friday, June 13, 2008

Amerie attended the 36th AFI Life Achievement Award tribute to Warren Beatty held in Hollywood on Thursday. The singer also performed at the event and as we told you earlier, she just inked a new deal with Def Jam.

Ashanti posed for pictures after visiting MTV’s “TRL” earlier this week in NYC. The singer was under heavy controversy earlier this week for those crazy promo videos her label put out. She looks good here though.

Usher promotes his latest album “Here I Stand” at Shoto Gallery on Thursday in Tokyo. He’s looking good in these shots.

Solange Knowles visited TRL earlier this week and she recently blogged about her infamous silver eyebrows on her blog, saying it was a makeup mess up.

Pharrell Williams and N.E.R.D. did a sound check for the summer concert series at the Jimmy Kimmel Live show in Hollywood earlier this week. Love me some N.E.R.D.

Actress and former top model Yaya DeCosta attended the 19th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards pre-party on Wednesday. She is currently in rotation on soap, All My Children.

Naomi Campbell and her new man enjoyed the day in Capri earlier this week and were spotted kissing the whole day.

Mel B (pictured with husband Stephen Belafonte) attended the Golden Nymph awards ceremony during the 2008 Monte Carlo Television Festival in Monaco on Thursday. Mel B is a hustler! She has so many upcoming projects coming up, including a show on Nickelodeon.

Ice Cube and his wife Kimberly were spotted arriving at Game 4 of the NBA finals on Thursday afternoon. They were definitely repping for the Lakers.

Tracey Ellis Ross attended the St-Germain and Satine Trunk Show for Alexander Wang earlier this week in L.A.







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1.
Everyone
Friday, June 13, 2008 /
NOSE lol…nah i mean Everyone looks great….i was wondering about those eyebrows as well but i think even if it was mess up for her, if it’s done right i think it could become a trend amongst some people
2.
Mississippi girl
Friday, June 13, 2008 /
Everyone looks really nice. Amerie looks pretty, Solo looks pretty, but needs to get those edges done. YaYa is doing well since ANTM.
3.
everyone
Friday, June 13, 2008 /
Amerie and Solanges dress are so beautiful btw(something i forgot to say in my first post…yay first!)…and yaya looks gorgeous as well go her!!!
4.
ladytroublesome
Friday, June 13, 2008 /
Nice photos. I like what Solange is wearing, that’s cute.
5.
ClassVixen
Friday, June 13, 2008 /
love me some Pharrell! Ashanti looks younger, love the album tho’.
6.
OrangeSharpie
Friday, June 13, 2008 /
Amerie looks amazing! Y is Ashanti trying to squeeze into little girls clothes. Isn’t she pushing 30?
7.
8baller
Friday, June 13, 2008 /
The hair ball is not the business on Amerie. And her edges……girl no. Dress is cute though.
Ashanti’s whole look is cute and I love her makeup.
Solange looks good.
Pharrell = Sexy.
Ms. Drama Queen aka Usher looks alright.
8.
Vida
Friday, June 13, 2008 /
Everyone looks nice, even…ahem Ashanti. Please stop reporting on here. NO ONE CARES! She is a has been that never was.
Glad Naomi found somoene, even people with ill tempers need love too.
Mel B…got her body and kept it.
Solange hasn’t quite found a definitive style, but she’s not rocking that yellow lipstick so Its all good.
9.
M$. Ho!!@nd
Friday, June 13, 2008 /
Everybody looks really good!!!! Pharrell I love him!!!!!!!! Ashanti looks likes she just keeps getting smaller and smaller. Good Look!
Mel B go ahead girl with your bad self!!!!
10.
Emma V's Great-Grandaughter
Friday, June 13, 2008 /
Everybody looks nice.
11.
ShayNique
Friday, June 13, 2008 /
Well at least solange can laugh at herself, because some folks probably would’ve been soooo embarassed lol.
Everyone looks nice.
12.
Dame
Friday, June 13, 2008 /
Everyone this post looks great
Amerie I love her dress
Usher fab photo
13.
Dame
Friday, June 13, 2008 /
*in
14.
Stephanie
Friday, June 13, 2008 /
Solange’’s nose joke (”everyone “NOSE” )…I’m a little lost. Is she referring to how everyone knows she’s had a nose job?
15.
lilblackfan
Friday, June 13, 2008 /
congrats to amerie! she looks amazing!

i love ashanti’s shirt.
so excited for what solo has to offer! love her dress and shoes. to a spot on them shoes, cl.
pharrell=sexy all the gat damn time
yaya look nice.
work it, mel b!
awoh, good to see ice cube and his wife.
tracee ellis looks fly as always
16.
Stephanie
Friday, June 13, 2008 /
I love her shoes and dress byw. I see she’s trying to get her Rihanna on.
17.
SHE'S A HOMEWRECKER!
Friday, June 13, 2008 /
Ashanti looks like a HAM!!!! Everyone else looks nice
18.
*
Friday, June 13, 2008 /
Nice to hear that Yaya is going places. I must be the only one who does NOT like Solo’s outfit. To me, it looks like she is wearing a Tutu. Isnt that the same sh*t that Janelle Monae wore last time and got in trouble for? SMDH Well, kudos to Solo for trying to look less like Orlando Jones today and rocking heels inspite of her broken toe. That’s a trooper right there.
19.
lilblackfan
Friday, June 13, 2008 /
@14

i believe she was referring to n.e.r.d’s first single “everyone nose” about crack/cocaine. powder and “powder”, you know?
20.
natural mystique
Friday, June 13, 2008 /
Amerie is gorgeous but that dress is wearing her. A woman with just a tad more breasts and curves can pull that off.
As usual, Ashanti cannot dress. She looks like any other chick I see plucked out the ghetto streets.
Are some of these boyfriends of Naomi sponging off her? I mean either that, or they like a good challenge. Perfect body– how I envy those thighs…
21.
yaay
Friday, June 13, 2008 /
My girl Amerie (reppin dc/Md) looks normal again. Her hair is dark again, and her nose doesn’t look thin anymore (did she have a reverse nose job?) yaaaaaaaay. I like her music…lookin forward to that new album.
Tracee Ross looks ok..but she should never, ever, ever, try to press her hair again. NEVER! Keep it curly–poor chile!!!
22.
YUP
Friday, June 13, 2008 /
AMERIE LOOKS FLAWLESS!!!!
Ashanti look sooo young in that pic.
SOOOO HAPPY…Solange went back to her natural eye brow color..her shits was looking a mess!!!
Everyone else looks lovely.
23.
*
Friday, June 13, 2008 /
@ #22 I agree the dress is wearing her, but anyone with a tad more breasts would have been spilling out of that dress.
24.
*
Friday, June 13, 2008 /
The Asian woman with Tracee Ross (Alex Wang?) is very pretty.
25.
tenderoni
Friday, June 13, 2008 /
FIRST OFF..
I’m from Boston and rep da Bean! So Ice Cube and his wife need to sit down w/ that Lakers gear! $22G’s a seat they could gave it to me..LA Lost anyway(HAHA)..
Amerie looks stunning!
Ashanti was on a role until now..hate it the outfit..she looks like a ghetto rock star.
Happy for YAYA. I believe she’s from da Bean as well.
26.
tjack25
Friday, June 13, 2008 /
Gang Mel B is killin that dress!
I hate the fact that Usher dresses like his album was released in the fall.
Ashanti did good on TRL yesterday
27.
tay
Friday, June 13, 2008 /
everybody looks super nice!!1 Oh but I still don’t like usher…. he could give up on promoting his cd because it kinda sucked
28.
tenderoni
Friday, June 13, 2008 /
OH yeah Boston Represent!
29.
Amber
Friday, June 13, 2008 /
Those shoes Solange has on are hot. Who makes those?
30.
STLCHICK
Friday, June 13, 2008 /
Amerie looks great! I just dont like the bun idk. Reminds me of easter when I was growing up. DefJam might be a good look for her. I heard they were going to turn her career around and make her a huge star. It happened w/ Rihanna, who knows.
Ashanti looks cute.
I know Ice Cube and wife were dissappointed.
Go head then YaYa! Her and Eva are doing soaps now arent’ they?
I’m glad Solange cleared that up. I saw her on 106 & Park and her shoes were flyy!!!! She shouted CL out in her blog.
31.
SAY WHAT:O
Friday, June 13, 2008 /
love Amerie’s dress that is soo pretty. Solanges dress is cute too, love those shoes.
hate Ashanti’s outfit. it looks like she picked it from Body Central
32.
tjack25
Friday, June 13, 2008 /
@22
BOSTON BABY!!
3-1
Laker fans were SICK last night after that loss
33.
Enneirda07
Friday, June 13, 2008 /
LOOOVVVVEEEE Ameries look!!!!
BTW, isn’t ironic Yaya and Toccara didn’t win but still get more work than Eva?
34.
Cortney
Friday, June 13, 2008 /
I LOVE AMERIE. I LOVE HER!!!
ashanti is pretty. there, i said something nice about the girl.
love solange, can’t wait for that album to come out.
go ursh!
35.
Rake
Friday, June 13, 2008 /
Amerie looks good but they make the most random choices ever for that event…
Ashanti’s outfit is..whatever…it could have been better if the shoes didn’t match the top though…how about a neutral brown or black?
Usher looks good.
Solange…don’t know what she said, but her eyebrows looked like someone added a layer of white white concealor and didn’t cover that with enough foundation.
Pharell always interesting looking. Yaya, go! Naomi, I want your tunic!
Ice Cube’s wife has a horrible attitude…and she’s not even that fly, all things considered.
Tracee is SOOOOOOOOOO fly! I love the heels.
36.
Stephanie
Friday, June 13, 2008 /
I highly doubt that Solange didn’t feel some degree of embarassment. Of course she isn’t going to write “I am soooooooo embarrased.”
37.
SAY WHAT:O
Friday, June 13, 2008 /
oh dang i didn’t even see everyone else
Pharrell always lookin sexy, my goodness he is FINE
Yea MelB is on her thug-thizzle. She gone be definitly gettin checks (if all her projects are going to be success)
Lol to Ice Cubes fro. (i dunno way)
38.
leelee
Friday, June 13, 2008 /
I’ve said it before Solange is not pretty
to me at all. Cute dress.
39.
itzzzkimmm
Friday, June 13, 2008 /
Ya Ya looks totally FAB!
Ashanti looks cute, but I’m not luvin that outfit too much.
40.
LIL BIT
Friday, June 13, 2008 /
dont like ashanti’s look at all, dont like the high shorts, tracee looks a mess as usual, i like mel b but her husband looks so feminine to me, ya ya looks cute she doing more that some of the winners from ANTM…
41.
uptowngirl
Friday, June 13, 2008 /
WTF Ashanti got on her head? Stop it girl please.
42.
irrational rationalist
Friday, June 13, 2008 /
ashanti looks a hot ass mess to me…like the shirt tho
amerie looks beautiful
solange, pharrell and usher lookin real sexy
especially pharrell…mmmhhh
43.
leelee
Friday, June 13, 2008 /
Never been an Ashanti fan. If
old girl not careful she gone
have cottage cheese legs like
her sister.
44.
SUPERCENT
Friday, June 13, 2008 /
I love ICe CUbe and his wife. But I really have mad respect for hime.
45.
" I AM A FAN"
Friday, June 13, 2008 /
I LOVE ASHANTI’S NEW CD…. SHE LOOKS GOOD
46.
SweetThang729
Friday, June 13, 2008 /
Mel B looks stunning, so does Amerie and Shanti…
When is Usher going to change his clothes
And Solange is a doll!!
47.
Jamie872006
Friday, June 13, 2008 /
I’m loving Mel B. dress.
48.
math
Friday, June 13, 2008 /
Usher & Pharrell could sooooo get it *sighs*
Naomi stays hooking with wealthy white dudes, it cracks me up lol
49.
math
Friday, June 13, 2008 /
*hooking up
50.
TRUTHFULLYCUTE08
Friday, June 13, 2008 /
LMAO@ Solange, Poor Thing I hoped she fired her make-up artist for making her look like she had baby powder on her eyebrows, ha ha ha a mess it was!
Ashanti looks nice, Mel B looking good as always and OMG Niaomi got a MAN?!! Wow but he do look mean so I think he can handle her temper, he may even slap a bytch! lol
Everyone else look nice and Ice Cube’s wife looks pretty I don’t think I ever saw her b4! wow..
51.
Nothing But Love
Friday, June 13, 2008 /
Im glad Amerie dyed her hair back to black
Mel B is a stunner shes so pretty
52.
sugarlips
Friday, June 13, 2008 /
Amerie - I miss her. Can’t wait to hear some new stuff. She looks flawless!
Ashanti - Always looks so young. But she also looks real, with them tree-trunks
Go’on girl.
Usher - He aaight. He’s got a cute smile in that shot.
Solange - Looks like a ballerina. Not feelin the dress.
Pharrell - pant…pant… him and those effin sweatshirts. Funny tho, he could wear a paper bag and still be fine as all get-out.
Yaya - don’t know her.
Naomi - Ya boy is hawt. Work it girl.
Mel B - I’m hatin. She’s got an amazing bod.
The Cubes - I love when girls rock cute sports gear, and wifey did it. He tho, needs a haircut, and to lay off those In and Out burgers. It’s not working.
Tracey - Never looks pulled together to me. I don’t know.
53.
Tia-Bia
Friday, June 13, 2008 /
Ashanti looks like she’s been in Mariah’s closet while she’s been overseas. Those thighs in those shorts is a huge NO NO.
Why don’t those Knowles chicks believe in touch-ups lol. I’m all for natural hair, but if your going to weave it take care of those edges please.
Ice Cube and his wifey are one of my favorite non-publicity seeking, real deal couples. He’s so cute when he gushes over her in interviews too.
Ya Ya and Amerie look beautiful.
Love Tracey & her Givenchy foot wear.
54.
One_And_Only
Friday, June 13, 2008 /
Idk if it’s just me but Solange is starting to look like Trina.
55.
MzCynik
Friday, June 13, 2008 /
Everyone looks nice…
Ice Cube and his wife make a nice couple. His wife is so pretty, I just wish he’d cut his hair and shave so we can see his handsome face…but maybe he’s keeping it like that for a movie role….*shrug*
Aint no one checking for Solange.. or her whack azz song….*yawn*. She needs to do like Ashlee Simpson and find her own thing, Ashlee didnt try to look like, be like or make music like (Jessica) she did her own thing. Solange needs to do the same….focus on something else and put her energy into that.
As for the former ANTM’s…..Yaya still does a little modeling, but focuses alot of her energy on acting….daytime soaps, lifetime made for television movies, commercials and big screen movies. Tocarra does a lot of hosting on BET and appears on reality shows…she does very little modeling. Eva still does alot of modeling, makes guest appearances on sitcoms, appearances in music videos, and she also hosts shows and events too. So they are all making their money…just in different ways. Now thats whats up!
56.
miss barbados
Friday, June 13, 2008 /
ohmigoodness can I have Amerie’s dress that ish is the CRAZY FLY!
I know it’s summer but why do Ashanti’s peepes insist on putting her stocky legged self in pum-pum shorts it so does not work for her… Throw those sexxy curves in some tight jeans or some capris or just shorts that are a littel longer PLEASE!
57.
Dev
Friday, June 13, 2008 /
Am the only one who doesn’t think that Amerie and Ashanti look nice?
58.
TOODLES
Friday, June 13, 2008 /
MzCynik - IM CHECKING FOR SOLANGE AND MANY PEOPLE WHO ENJOY GOOD MUSIC..YOU PROBABLY THE SAME PERSON WHO IS CHECKING FOR PLIES…..AND HOW YOU GONNA TELL SOMEBODY WHAT THEY SHOULD DO OR INVEST THEIR ENERGY IN…SHE WAS RAISED IN THE MUSIC BUSINESS..TELL JADEN WILL SMITHS SON THE SAME THING OR RUMOR BRUCE WILLIS DAUGHTER THAT…PEOPLE LOVE TO HATE ON SOLANGE. HER MUSIC IS DIFFERENT THAN BEYS…
Miss barbados - EVERYONE DOESNT HAVE STICK LEGS..LEAVE THE GIRL ALONE….
AMERIE LOOKS LIKE SHE FINALLY GOT A STYLIST..SHE BEEN LOOKING A HOT MESS LATELY!
PHARRELL –LAWD U FINE DADDY! LOVE THE ALBUM
YAYA AND SOLANGE - GET IT GIRL..
USHER– SO SIT DOWN YOU WILL ALWAYS LOOK LIKE A GARDEN GNOME!
59.
BRIAN
Friday, June 13, 2008 /
love solange.
60.
TeTe(didnt feel like loggin in)
Friday, June 13, 2008 /
ashanti,solange and amerie look gorgeous!amerie’s dress is beautiful.
i just keep saying it,PHARRELL IS FINE
61.
TR!LLA
Friday, June 13, 2008 /
aMeR!E IS FLAWLESS!!!!
eat it HATERs.
62.
MRS. JONES3
Friday, June 13, 2008 /
MY GIRL AMERIE IS DOIN’ IT IT THAT DRESS, ONLY THING IS THE BUN NEEDS TO BE TIGHTER AND MORE POLISHED
EVERYBODY ELSE LOOKS NORMAL.
63.
MRS. JONES3
Friday, June 13, 2008 /
OH YEAH, AND AIN’T A DAMN THING WRONG WITH HAVIN’ THICK LEGS, BELIEVE ME ALL THE NIGGAS LOVE IT, SO STOP HATIN’ ON ASHANTI. AS FAR AS THAT GOES ANYWAY
64.
grapefruit
Friday, June 13, 2008 /
DAMN PHARRELL YOU GOT ME HAWT BABY!!… LORD HAVE MERCY!!!
I HAVE 2 SAY PHARRELL LOOKS YOUNG FOR HIS AGE AND THAT’S GOOD A THING!!!… HIS NEARLY PUSHIN 40, DAMN WHY HE GOTTA TO DO THIS ME… LOL
USHER LOOKS GOOD!!
AMERIE… CONGRATS 2 HER… I WISH HER GREAT SUCCESS IN DEF JAM….I’M LOOKING FORWARD TO HER NEW MATERIAL!!… SHE LOOKS GOOD!
YAYA, GOOD TO SEE HER AGAIN!
Mel B, THAT GIRL IS FIRE!!
TRACY LOOKS GOOD FOR HER AGE!!
SOLANGE.. WHY ARE PPL HATIN ON MY GIRL SOLANGE???… SHE LOOKS GREAT ON MY PART.
ASHANTI… LOOKS NYC BUT WHAT’S UP WITH HER AND SHORTS LATELY??
ICE-CUBE… NICE TO SEE HIM WITH HIS WIFEY!!
65.
Sugar
Friday, June 13, 2008 /
Ashanti’s foundation is way too light for her skin! Who does her makeup?
Solange looks sort of trannyish here, but I like her and I think she’s wayy more normal and down to earth than her sister!
I never thought Amerie was pretty, her face looks soo strange even before she had surgery.
Love Yaya’s hair, its gawjuss! More famous black women need to embrace their natural hair.
66.
natural mystique
Friday, June 13, 2008 /
breaking news–r kelly aquitted…
67.
Fenix
Friday, June 13, 2008 /
Hey Yall, know this is unrelated but R Kelly was found innocent of the charges!! Go to CNN for more details.
68.
kaykay
Friday, June 13, 2008 /
i effin love ice cube’s wife! i like shanti’s look, love solo’s, amaries looks like she did it herself, like a pro team didn’t style her, mel’s dress is cute, she should have not worn platforms w/it tho, pharell’s always nice eye candy.
69.
Ebony77
Friday, June 13, 2008 /
…I just wanna say that R.Kelly was acquitted. Yea!!! I hope he learns a lesson from all of this.
70.
jscene
Friday, June 13, 2008 /
YAW HEARD, R. KELLY FOUND NOT GUILTY…..NOW I GUESS THE HITS GONE KEEP COMING.
71.
m
Friday, June 13, 2008 /
solo got her cast off, she looks cute.
mel b always looks good in everything she wears.
good to see yaya.
i’m always down with our peeps looking good.
72.
yaay
Friday, June 13, 2008 /
and I’m dying to know the brand of Yaya’s dress!!!! I love anything jersee/ and stretchy cuz im preggers
73.
Phillyfashionista
Friday, June 13, 2008 /
oooo…ahhh @ Ameri…she’s such a Doll!!! Who’s she dating these days???
Naomi and her man look good together.
Ashanti and Solonge…what in the world??
What does Pharrell has in his ears, with his sexy self.
Tracee, Yaya and Mel…cutesie wootsie.
Ice Cube’s wife looks like she’s cursing his @ss out…WEST SYYYDE!!
74.
Lola
Friday, June 13, 2008 /
Who makes the shoes that Solange is wearing in these pics? I have also seen them on Selita Ebanks. They are fabulous!!
75.
mia
Friday, June 13, 2008 /
Awwl Ameri Dress Is A Dream, When Does It Go Up For Grabs? Planning Event Now. I Just Need It Taken Up. Ha. Theres Nothing Wrong With Her Hair Bun, It Brings Elegance And Grace To The Look. I Do Think The Eyebrows Are Going In Another Direction Though. Ashanti Cool But That Get Up Looks Cheap And Looks Like She Gathered A Bush Of Her Old Side Burn And Eyebrow Hair Left Over From Those 4 To 6 Yrs Out The Game And Stashed It Under That Thick Ass Bang, She Can Do Way Better.
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