Wednesday, June 29, 2011 Posted by: Christine

MUSIC NEWS: J.COLE REPLACES CEE-LO / J. SCOTT’S ‘LIGHT OF THE SUN’ #1 / A. KEYS TO CO-PRODUCE PLAY

After eclectic singer-songwriter Cee-Lo announced that he will be stepping down from Rihanna’s Loud tour, the pop starlett announced that North Carolina-native J. Cole as the official opener for her international tour:

Rihanna announced via Twitter that rapper J. Cole, who was already on the road with the singer, will fill Green’s shoes as her main warm-up act on the tour, which began this month. “#GOODNEWS @JColeNC is our new official opener!” she wrote on Tuesday night. “@CeeLoGreen will no longer be a part of #LOUDtour due 2 commitment with ‘The Voice’ #Cantmissit.” [Source]

Rihanna’s tour ends its US leg in the States on July 24, then makes its way overseas until the end of this year. Talk about heavy touring! Congrats to J. Cole!

JILL SCOTT’S ‘LIGHT OF THE SUN’ SOARS TO THE #1 SPOT

Following the release of her latest album, R&B singer Jill Scott‘s album, The Light of the Sun, has officially landed the #1 spot on the Billboard 200 chart. According to Nielsen SoundScan, she has racked up a total of 135,000 units in first week sales. This is Jill’s fourth studio album to date.

You can catch the Grammy award winning singer as she hits the stage at this year’s annual Essence Music Festival at the Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana. Congrats to her! [Source]

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Wednesday, June 29, 2011 Posted by: ANGEL

SPOTTED: HALLE BERRY & NAHLA AT THE PARK + INFO ON THE CUSTODY CASE

Actress Halle Berry was spotted leaving daycare with her daughter Nahla earlier this week in Los Angeles. She appeared in a family court on Tuesday to try to convince a judge that her ex, Gabriel Aubry, has violated their custody agreement. The judge however has set a future hearing for when Gabriel can attend.

According to Radar online, the custody battle is started to get heated again. A source close to Gabriel says Halle is overbearing when it comes to THEIR daughter.

“Halle has been coming down hard on Gabe recently,” the source says. “If he drops off Nahla just five minutes late or is not exactly on time when he picks her up, he gets it in the ear, big time. Then he is criticized for not taking Nahla to the ‘right kind of places’ when he’s with her, not dressing her correctly, not feeding her the right kind of foods.

“Gabriel said there was a nuclear level melt-down last week because he gave Nahla pizza on one of her ‘non-cheat days‘. He’s basically being totally micro-managed and has no freedom when it comes to his daughter. [ READ MORE ]

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Wednesday, June 29, 2011 Posted by: Christine

‘ROUND THE WAY: IDRIS GOES OFF / TIA MOWRY GIVES BIRTH / AMERIIE GETS MARRIED + MORE!

Following his performance with soul singer Jill Scott at the BET Awards, Idris Elba stopped to answer questions from the press/media. One question posed by Cheri Saunders of Black Press Radio struck a nerve in his body. When asked to justify his recent comments about the Tyler Perry and Spike Lee feud, he responded:

“Can I be candid? I don’t like all of Tyler Perry’s films. Yes, I did work with Tyler for ‘Daddy’s Little Girls’ because it portrayed a positive image of a black father. I am happy for Tyler’s success…we need Tyler Perry…by going to support his movies, we need to show economic strength. But we are also responsible for elevating film. I’m not with buffoonish characters like Madea or Big Momma.”

Listen to the audio below:

  • Amerie Gets Married in Anguilla. // (DigitalSpy)

  • Rick Ross Gets Hit With Lawsuit Regarding Death of Yorkie Dog. // (TMZ)

  • Tia Mowry Gives Birth To Newborn Son. // (People)

  • Patti Labelle Countersues Over Airport Beating. // (iLuLu)

  • Chris Brown Talks BET Awards on Twitter. // (HR)

  • Halle Berry Argues That Gabriel Aubry Violated Custody Agreement. // (JustJared)

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    Wednesday, June 29, 2011 Posted by: ANGEL

    GUESS WHO: SIPPING A SMOOTHIE IN CALI

    GUESS WHO was spotted drinking a smoothie in Cali on Tuesday afternoon? HINT: His baby mama stars in a popular VH1 reality show..

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