Janet Jackson appeared Thursday on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” to promote Why Did I Get Married Too? that premieres April 2. The performer also sings the first single,”Nothing,” from the film’s soundtrack that is co-produced by Jermaine Dupri and will be available March 30 on iTunes.
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Chili from R&B group TLC is looking for her soul mate. Her wish list includes a man who is gorgeous, and doesn’t drink, smoke or eat pork. Missy Elliott and group member T-Boz also offer their advice. Check out the trailer for her new VH1 reality show, “What Chili Wants,” which premieres April 11.
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Get ready to see more Ray J. His sister, Brandy and his parents will join him in the new VH1 series, “Brandy and Ray J: A Family Business.” The show will follow Brandy as she records her new album with producer Timbaland and raises her seven-year-old daughter Sy’rai. Viewers can also see their mother Sonja manage the careers of the siblings as well as other artists. Ray J will be featured working on a new project with Rodney “Darkchild” Jerkins and other producers.
Catch the Norwood family in the VH1 series premiere on Sunday, April 11 at 9 p.m.
R&B group SWV was recently on “The Mo’Nique Show” and discussed the reason for their breakup back in the day.
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They also performed the Patti LaBelle classic “If Only You Knew.”
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Hey girls! If you’re between the ages of 13 and 19, wear a size between 12 and 20 and are 5’9″ to 6’1″ in height, then Tyra Banks wants you! The finalists for the first “Fiercely Real Teen Model Search” will be announced during “The Tyra Show” March 2 and the winner crowned the next day. She will receive a one-year modeling contract and photo shoot with a magazine.
“I’ve always felt it was my mission to expand the narrow perceptions of beauty,” she said. “Plus-sized tends to have a negative connotation and I want young girls to realize that what’s considered plus-sized is the average American woman. That woman is healthy, fit and beautiful. Adolescence is such an impressionable time in a young woman’s life, and I hope this contest helps teen girls discover their own beauty from the inside out.”
Interested? Click here for more info.
Celebrities are lining up to lend their support to “S.O.S. Saving OurSelves: Help for Haiti,” which is a three-hour fundraising concert to benefit Haiti relief organizations such as Yele Haiti, CARE, and Project Medishare. Mary J. Blige, Pharrell, Ludacris and Robin Thicke, Chris Brown and Ciara are some of the artists that will perform and appear at the event.
Queen Latifah and Diddy will co-host the telethon from Miami and will air Friday, Feb 5 at 7 p.m. central time on BET, Centric, MTV and VH1.
Maxwell and Rihanna performed Wednesday on Oprah’s show dedicated to the crisis in Haiti. Check out their performances below. Maxwell gets even better with age! He looked great and gave a stirring performance.
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Rihanna sang Bob Marley’s “Redemption Song” on Oprah Wednesday. Downloads of the song on iTunes will help support Haiti relief.
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The hotness that is Boris Kodjoe will star in the new NBC series “Undercovers,” which is about married CIA agents brought out of retirement and re-activated.
British actress Gugu Mbatha-Raw who starred in “Doctor Who” will play his wife. J.J. Abrams co-wrote and will direct the pilot, which is the first he has steered since 2004’s “Lost.”
Oprah Winfrey will give special attention to the crisis in Haiti Wednesday. Rihanna will sing Bob Marley’s “Redemption Song” and Maxwell will perform “Fistful of Tears.” Wyclef Jean will also give a first hand account of the devastation in his homeland and will show footage of the destruction. He will also address the recent concerns of fiscal mismanagement within his Yele Haiti organization.