Monthly Archives: September 2011

NEW MUSIC: AMBER RILEY – “SPOTLIGHT (MUSIC FROM GLEE)”


♫ Amber Riley – Spotlight (from GLEE)
PURCHASE

Check out GLEE’s Amber Riley (Mercedes) as she sings a cover of Jennifer Hudson’s popular single, “Spotlight”. The 25 year-old songstress will be performing the song on next week’s episode of GLEE, which airs on Tuesday, October 4 on FOX.

You can head on over to www.gleethemusic.com to hear the rest of the covered tracks from the “Asian F” First Listen Friday.

( Photo: Essence )
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MAG COVERS: TRACEE ELLIS ROSS COVERS ‘JET’ + SNEAK PEEK OF NEW SERIES

Tracee Ellis Ross covers the new issue of JET (available on newsstands October 10). In the cover story, “Our Girlfriend Is Back”, the actress speaks on her new series, BET’S Reed Between the Lines, which premieres Tues., Oct. 11 at 10 ET, and more. Ross, who also produces the show, stars as therapist Carla Reed and says she was drawn to the project:

“The world of self-help and self-awareness has always been of great interest to me. I welcomed the opportunity to introduce, through comedy, this idea of therapy, which has been this ‘hush hush’ thing in our culture.”

Check out a sneak peek of Reed Between the Lines with Tracee and her fellow producer and co-star Malcom-Jamal Warner below. Continue

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MUSIC NEWS: MARIAH CAREY REUNITES W/ J. DUPRI / TWEET MAKING MUSIC, COMING BACK IN 2012

After having #dembabies, Mariah Carey is back to her music grind. The 41 year-old mother of two has gotten to work on her upcoming, untiled studio album. With many producers and writers itching for credits on her album, Mariah has decided to work with one of her favorite producers again, Jermaine Dupri!

The two longtime friends posted pictures of themselves enjoying themselves, while working hard at laying down tracks in the studio. We’re sure they’ve been cooking up some musical magic. Hopefully her first single will drop really soon! *does a happy dance*

TWEET TO MAKE MUSIC COMEBACK AT TOP OF 2012

Yes, yes, YES! It looks like Ms. Southern Hummingbird aka Tweet is coming back to the music game! It has been six years since her second studio album It’s Me Again. Since then Tweet had been working on releasing her 3rd album Love, Tweet but had to cancel any release of its single tracks due to an online leak.

No word on what the new album will be titled. But the good news is: a new gem is on the way!

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SPOTTED: KERI / AMBER / EDDIE / CIARA / DENZEL / WENDY

Singer Keri Hilson give us the over the shoulder pose as she leaves the Raspoutine nightclub in Paris, France. Over the weekend, she took part in the Teen Diaries: Project Butterfly event in support of First Lady Obama’s Let’s Move campaign…

Model Amber Rose goes for a stroll in West Village shortly before (or after) her interview with NYC’s Hot 97, where she shared her dislike for Funk Master Flex and addressed questions about Kanye West. Now she wants to squash “the beef” with him.

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