Monthly Archives: June 2009

EVENT PICS: NIECY NASH AT PLANET HOLLYWOOD

Actress/comedian Niecy Nash kisses a fan at Planet Hollywood on Thursday afternoon in New York City. She was at P.H. promoting her upcoming flick “G-Force”.

Niecy is currently the host of popular show ‘Clean House’ and still a re-occurring main character on Comedy Central’s ‘Reno 911′.

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FEATURE: CL GRADUATES FOR THIS WEEK

(L-R) Ben C. (Broadcast Journalism), Evan M. (Graphic Design), Darius J. (Business Management), Errin S. (Psychology), and Nate G. (Music Engineering Technology). All graduates from Hampton University in Virginia.

Check out more graduates below and click on the thumbnail for more information on the GRAD and don’t forget to send your pic and info in so you can get featured in the upcoming weeks. More info at the end of the post.

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MUSIC NEWS: AMERIE ALBUM NEWS / WHITNEY PICKS RELEASE DATE + NEW PROMO PIC / INFO ON MARIAH’S NEW ALBUM

Amerie has completed her new album, entitled IN LOVE & WAR, scheduled to hit stores in August.

The singer is close to unveiling the lead video, “Why R U,” from the album. The vid has been shot by popular video-director Ray Kay (The-Dream, Lady Gaga, & MORE) with a June 8th release date on BET.

IN LOVE & WAR album producers include The Buchanans (“Why R U”), Teddy Riley, Sean Garrett & Eric Hudson, Rico Love, Brian Cox and others.

WHITNEY HOUSTON PICKS RELEASE DATE

Accroding to an Arista Records press release, Whitney Houston’s new album will be released worldwide September 1st. This is Whitney’s 7th studio album, since her 1985 debut. Check out her new promo photo above.

MARIAH SPEAKS ABOUT NEW ALBUM

Mariah Carey is reportedly working with everyone from Jermaine Dupri to The-Dream on her brand new album.

Titled “Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel,” the album is said to be a collection of stories that Mariah says are “for everybody but in a lot of ways are very (related to the) woman empowerment movement”.

Sharing the recording experience with fans, Carey took to twitter over the weekend, stating “Experimenting with my voice in the studio on this new mid temp/ballad..”.

“Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel” is due to be released through Island in September.

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CONCERT PICS: CIARA OPENING UP FOR BRITNEY SPEARS IN LONDON

Ciara pictured on stage performing live at the O2 Arena in support of the closing leg of the Britney Spears’ ‘The Circus Tour’. Ciara’s performance outfits were specially made by up & coming designer Brian Lichtenberg.

In related news, Ciara is currently gearing up to release two simultaneous singles – ‘Like A Surgeon’ for urban and ‘Work’, not to mention, readying for her upcoming tour with Jay-Z this Summer.

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