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Maxwell Needed A Change
Despite receiving critical praise and being put in a position as one of the leaders of the neo-soul movement after his first three albums, Maxwell says he “needed to experience some real things if I was going to continue to have something to say artistically.” So the 35-year-old stepped out of the spotlight for six [...]
Jazmine Sullivan Understands Why Jive Dropped Her
Jazmine Sullivan recorded “hundreds” of songs while she was signed to Jive Records, but when the R&B singer was 18, preparing to begin a full time career as a singer, the label dropped her. “That was a big blow,” she tells Dan DeLuca of the Philadelphia Inquirer. “I was angry. Everybody was going off to [...]
Slim On Communication
Slim of 112 is offering some advice on communication in his blog over at AOL’s The Boombox blog. “A lot of us have a tendency to say things we don’t mean and end up having to clean up a mess we really didn’t want to make,” he writes. “It’s like how the old saying goes [...]
Beyonce: I Love Kanye West, I Love Rihanna
Beyonce Knowles spoke with Ed Lover of Power 105.1 FM about Kanye West’s recent comments, saying the best thing to happen to the ex-Destiny’s Child star was the emergence of Rihanna, which forced Beyonce to step up her game. “I love Kanye,” she suggested of the perceived diss. “It’s all from a good place.” Beyonce [...]
Beyonce Knowles Wasn’t Hurried To Marry Jay-Z
Beyonce Knowles tells Seventeen magazine in their December/January issue she wasn’t in any hurry to marry Jay-Z. “I was 18 when we first met, 19 when we first started dating,” the Destiny’s Child star said. “I really don’t believe that you will love the same thing when you’re 20 as you do at 30. So [...]
Jennifer Hudson Thanks Fans For Thoughts & Prayers
Jennifer Hudson checked in with fans on her blog at MySpace on Thursday (November 13), thanking them for their support as she mourns the shooting deaths of her mother, brother and nephew. The Oscar winner tells readers:
I want to thank each and every one of you for your thoughts and prayers during this difficult time. [...]
Jennifer Hudson & Family Staying For Free At Trump’s Chicago Hotel
Since Jennifer Hudson lost her mother, brother and nephew in a tragic shooting death, the Oscar winner and some of her family members have been staying at the Trump International Hotel & Tower in Chicago, with ‘The Apprentice’ boss picking up the tab. “They are safe,” Trump told People on Monday night. “She’s a great [...]
Seal Clarifies Leaving America If McCain Won Comments
British soul singer Seal tells ‘Access Hollywood’ he was misquoted when a Vanity Fair story quoted him saying that had Barack Obama lost his presidential bid to John McCain, he and wife Heidi Klum would have left America. “What I did say [was], the country has gone through perhaps the worst eight years during the [...]
Beyonce’s Mother Tina Smacks Her Into Reality
Beyonce Knowles tells Telegraph her mother Tina once smacked her as a teenager in public after the star was dancing to Destiny’s Child - ignoring her mom. “There have been times where my mom has literally smacked me in my face,” Beyonce said. “When I was 19 - when I was confused and wondering what [...]
Mya’s Training Hard In The Gym After Foot Recovery
Mya checked in with fans on her blog at MySpace on Saturday (November 8), discussing the broken foot that forced her to postpone a stint in the Broadway musical ‘Chicago’. The R&B singer tells readers:
Hello beautiful people, I hope everyone is doing wonderful & living life to the fullest. I am happy to say I [...]
