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Kelly Rowland Gets Wet & Wild with King

Kelly graces the cover of King's June/July wet issue and I have to say she looks as gorgeous as ever but its still kinda boring since this is King Magazine we are talking about here I hope the scans inside make up for this. View behind the scene footage of the shoot at KING.COM.

Its good to see that she has stepped her promotion game up for the forthcoming July 3rd release of her sophomore album, Ms Kelly. I know like my me you can't wait for Ms Kelly to finally drop but I still keep thinking more should be done for it to garner the same heat as Rihanna's Good Girl Gone Bad album. Anyway although there is more to be done Kelly is on the right track she is getting mad press all over the place because everyone wants her album to do really well.

With the mention of mad press, she also covers the new issue of Bleu Magazine:


While you are patiently waiting for Kelly's "comeback" listen to snippets from Ms Kelly here


Speaking of Rihanna, here she is leaving her hotel in Paris yesterday clutching her new cd:
She is still on her whirlwind European tour promoting Good Girl Gone Bad, which is due for release June 5. I have got a good feeling about this album and its set to do big things with Umbrella already topping the charts in the UK and Ireland and top 10 in Russia, Sweden and Finland.

Rihanna was in Prague earlier this week shooting the video for her new single Shut Up And Drive. As I keep saying Def Jam is not letting up on the promo blitz for Good Girl Gone Bad, they are so confident that it's going to do well they offered Rihanna a $600,000 budget for the Shut Up And Drive video. Surely she has hit the big time now! Peep pics from the video shoot below:


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50 Cent Bumps Back Curtis & Covers Vibe Magazine

All this talk of promos and new releases reminds me: 50 cent as bumped back the release of his third album Curtis from June 26 to Sept. 4. Fiddy's excuse is that he wants all his international fans to get the album at the same time as his US fans. Whatever you say 50, so it's not because new singles Amusement Park and Straight to the Bank are both garbage then. mmm!



Like Kelly and Riri, Fiddy is getting his promo on, he covers the July issue of Vibe Magazine looking as constipated as hell. I wonder WTF Vibe bosses were thinking when they decided on this shot for the cover, although the headline asks: "Who is afraid of 50 Cent?" I think they should ask "Who is laughing at 50 Cent" because this shit is sure as funny as hell to me. I wonder what Cam'ron thinks about this? Lol!


Well gimmicks aside Fiddy is forever on the grind and now he is laughing "straight to the bank" since Coca-Cola purchased Glacéau, a company that produces vitamin water for $4.1 billion dollars which he invested in. He invested in the company in 2004 and owns 10% of the company. According to reports Fiddy is set to earn an estimated $400 million dollars from the sale. You gotta respect Fiddy's hustle he chats pure shit most times but his business ventures are always on point.


B-Rocka Can't Catch A Break, Sued Again


R&B star Brandy Norwood has been hit with another lawsuit connected to the December (06) car crash that cost her a job as a judge on U.S. TV show America'S Got Talent.

Mallory Ham, one of the survivors of the fatal car crash the singer/actress stands accused of causing, has filed suit in Los Angeles, stating Brandy should not have been speeding in her Range Rover on the 405 freeway in California.

In the lawsuit, Ham states Brandy "recklessly wantonly, unlawfully, and maliciously" operated the car responsible for causing a collision that claimed the life of Awatef Aboudihaj.

Ham, who is the third person suing Norwood over the crash, claims she was "severely injured" as a result of the multi-car accident, and is demanding the singer pay her medical bills as well as her legal costs and punitive damages.

Meanwhile, Norwood has responded to a wrongful death suit filed against her as a result of the accident.

In her papers, the singer denies allegations against her and calls for a jury trial, so she can face the charges levelled against her.

Poor lamb, Brandy really can't catch a break, this was an unfortunate accident but everyone seems determined to get their pound of flesh because Brandy is a celebrity. With lawsuits flying from left to right I'm sure Brandy must be really distressed because not only did someone die in the accident but her recording career is in the wilderness at the moment. Not to mention that her hoe of a brother is pimping himself around Hollywood when he should be comforting his poor sis. My prayers are with you Brandy I know what it feels like to be kicked when you're down.

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Cannes Film Festival

Kelly Rowland poses for pictures at the De Grisogono Terrace during Cannes Film Festival (22May)


Kelly also did a showcase at the De Grisogono party Monday night.
Check out the clip here (courtesy of kelly-rowland.net)


This is what I like to see, Kelly is on the grind and getting her publicity on for the release of her sophomore album Ms Kelly. As I keep saying I hope this album does really big things for Kelly because she is very talented and it's her big chance to shine.

Kelly also graces the cover of Pride magazine's June issue:

I still wish they would change these set of promo pics because I'm not feeling them at all, it's too much airbrushing and they just don't do Kelly's beauty any justice at all.



Kimora Lee Simmons and new man Djimon Hounsou attended the De Grisogono Party in Cannes
The tranny has got a man! Lol! I never really thought I would say this but Kimora looks banging here but as we have come to expect from her the face is caked up with 50 pounds of make-up. Oh well at least she knows how to pick 'em, Dijimon looks as sexy as hell!


Red carpet regular, Kerry Washington is also in France for the Cannes Film Festival
Don't get me wrong I love Kelly but is she even working, she seems to be at all these parties and film premieres yet I can't remember when or what was her last film.


Eve's new video for "Tambourine" will premiere on BET Access Granted and Yahoo.com tomorrow (24May). Check out the pictures from the video shoot below:
Eve pleaded not guilty to driving under the influence (DUI) yesterday (22May). She faces a maximum penalty of a $1,000 fine and six months in jail if found guilty.

Eve did not appear in the Los Angeles court, her attorney entered the plea on her behalf, while a court hearing was set for June 28.



Mya Covers Vibe Vixen Magazine
I don't what it is about Mya but there is something missing, personally I think she's got all the right ingredients to really pop off, she is pretty, a good dancer and she as a nice voice but she has failed to hit the big time. I just don't understand it at all and now her new album, Liberation as been pushed back again so it doesn't really seem like she is gonna make it this time around either. It doesn't help that she is rumoured to have slept with most of the hip hop community, it seems like she is shedding some light on that situation in Vibe Vixen.

Speaking of Mya she hit up the DDCLAB & Surface Magazine party in New York last night

Umm she looks nice.


Janet & Jermaine Dupri leaving Nobu Berkley Restaurant restaurant in London
JD told MTV last week that Janet will be joining him at Island Records, where he is the president of urban music and I have to say I don't think it's a wise move at all considering Janet's last album, 20 Y.O flopped under JD's productions and guidance at Virgin. Janet will have to accept that although their relationship is going strong (they have been dating for 5 years now) they are just not a match made in music heaven.



Tyrese, Ginuwine & Tank form group

According to Allhiphop Tyrese, Ginuwine & Tank have formed a R&B Supergroup called TGT.

TGT can be heard together on the remix to Tank's current single "Please Don't Go," but the newly formed group has new plans for TGT in the future, including an international tour. While on tour TGT will also have auditions to find its fourth member in an American Idol type format.

TGT is currently in the studio now working on their debut album.

It's just not fair for some much sexiness to be in one group, well excluding Ginuwine of course because he's gone down now and tend to be too greasy for my liking but Tank is way up there on the hotness scale and Tyrese has still got it. I don't really know where I stand on supergroups but all three are talented and have been successful in their own right so it will be good to see what they will come up with.


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50 Cent: Straight To The Bank {Video}

For some reason I missed this video last week I wonder why, yes you guessed it dry as hell (well the minute that I could bare to watch). Oh, Golden Brooks makes an appearance. Don't ask me why ask 50, I can't believe that out of all the video hoes this is the best that he could come with. I guess her services must have been cheap but again I have to ask why since Fiddy isn't really strapped for cash!

50 Cent: Amusement Park {Video}

Fiddy slurs his way through Amusement Park, the second single from his forth coming album Curtis, which is due for release June 26. As usual with most hip videos it's a case of same shit, different day, there ain't not a damn thing to write about except for the usual video hos writhing around in their underwear. Yawn!

Tony Yayo Arrested And 50 Cent Detained For Assaulting Teen!

According to HNNLive Tony Yayo has been arrested, as the 14-year-old son of music industry rival Jimmy "Henchmen" Rosemond is charging the rapper for assaulting him.
Additionally, 50 Cent and other members affiliated with G-Unit Records have been detained by New York authorities for their connection to the assault of Jimmy "Henchmen" Rosemond's 14-year-old son. Yayo, 50 Cent and their entourage were returning from a brief trip to Africa when authorities apprehended them. It is unclear at this time what charges, if any, have been levied on the men. 50 Cent, Yayo and others were taken to a precinct in downtown Manhattan to be identified by the teen, who will be accompanied by his mother. The police also questioned the men as well for statements on the alleged assault.