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Video: Whitney Houston’s daughter covers Adele song

allison — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 07:35:16 +0000

Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown’s daughter, Bobbi Kristina posted a video of herself on Twitter Saturday singing Adele’s “Someone Like You.”

She also tweeted, “Just a little cover, nothing serious. Thanks all! & thank you@OfficialAdele for making this song, so beautiful, you are so incredibly talented.”

‘Awkward Black Girl’ is hit web series

allison — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 02:05:55 +0000

It all started when a 26-year-old African-American woman decided to create her own web series, “The Mis-Adventures of Awkward Black Girl,” because of the limited roles for people of color on television.

Issa Rae, born Jo-Issa Rae Diop, plays J, and the show follows her professional and love lives, the AP reports.

“The Web series came about because I really didn’t see anybody like me on the screen, nobody that I could relate to,” said Rae, the show’s producer, writer and director. “There’s are just so many limited archetypes for black females in particular, and just people of color in general, and it’s frustrating to look at the screen and only be able to relate to people like Tina Fey or Amy Poehler, people who don’t look like me.”

Since the series first posted online in February, the debut episode has garnered more than 240,000 hits, the AP reports. Subsequent episodes have received more than 100,000 hits and 1,000 viewer comments. Nearly 17,000 people are dedicated to the show’s Facebook page.

View the first episode of the series after the jump.

View more episodes at http://www.awkwardblackgirl.com

Jay-Z, Pharrell featured in new web series

allison — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 21:56:18 +0000

Nas’s former manager and Jay-Z’s current business partner, Steve Stoute, in conjunction with Thursday’s release of his new book, The Tanning of America: How Hip-Hop Created A Culture That Rewrote the Rules of the New Economy, is launching a new video series, “The Tanning Effect” with AOL HuffPost Media Group where he talks with stars such as Jay-Z, Pharrell Williams, and Lady Gaga.

Stoute is a former music executive that created endorsement deals for Beyonce with Tommy Hilfiger to launch the Tue Star fragrance, Justin Timberlake with McDonald’s for the “Lovin’ it” campaign, and Chris Brown with Wrigley, according to XXLmag.com.

He also runs the advertising agency Translation LLC with Jay-Z with campaigns with McDonald’s and Reebok.

Video: Jill Scott feat. Anthony Hamilton ” So In Love”

allison — Sun, 05 Jun 2011 12:06:43 +0000

Jill Scott is gearing up for the June 21st release of her fourth album, “The Light of the Sun,” with a summer tour which kicks off July 28 in New York. Check out her new single “So In Love” featuring Anthony Hamilton.

The concert, sponsored by the Budweiser Superfest, will feature soul singer Hamilton and Mint Condition as the opening acts, while DJ Jazzy Jeff will spin the beats and Doug E. Fresh will host, reports Billboard.

See her upcoming tour dates under the cut.

Scott is also headlining the 2011 Essence Music Festival in New Orleans along with Mary J. Blige, Trey Songz and Kanye West from July 1-3.

Here are Scott’s upcoming tour dates:

July 28: New York, N.Y.
July 30: Detroit, Mich.
July 31: Chicago, Ill.
Aug. 3: Cleveland, Ohio
Aug. 4: St. Louis, Mo.
Aug. 6: Philadelphia, Pa.
Aug. 7: Washington, D.C.
Aug. 10: Los Angeles, Calif.
Aug. 14: Oakland, Calif.
Aug. 17: Memphis, Tenn.
Aug. 19: Atlanta, Ga.
Aug. 21: Virginia Beach, Va.
Aug. 23: Raleigh, N.C.
Aug. 24: Charlotte, N.C.
Aug. 27: Dallas, Tex.
Aug. 28: Houston, Tex.

Miguel performs on Jimmy Kimmel Live

allison — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 06:44:44 +0000

I’ve been feeling the song, “All I Want is You” all summer. It is great that it is finally getting some shine. New artist Miguel performed the song Tuesday night on Jimmy Kimmel Live. He kind of reminded me of a young Prince with his stage performance. The half-Black, half-Mexican singer brought some theatrics. Gotta love it.

Check out his performance…

Miguel talks at his father’s home in South Central L.A. about his path to a music career.

Kelis talks about life since divorce from Nas

allison — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 22:56:47 +0000

Kelis sat down with Perez Hilton and discussed life after her divorce from Nas and her new man.

Video: Lauryn Hill performs live at Harmony Festival

allison — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 06:00:32 +0000

Last weekend, Lauryn Hill performed at the Harmony Festival in Santa Rosa, CA. Hill performed her hit song, “Doo Wop (That Thing)” and the Fugees hit, “Fu-Gee-La”.

Video: R. Kelly performs World Cup anthem in South Africa

allison — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 07:35:02 +0000

R.Kelly opened the FIFA World Cup recently in South Africa with a spirited performance of his song, “Sign of Victory,” along with the Soweto Spiritual Singers. ”Sign of Victory” is the official anthem of the 2010 World Cup.

Snoop Dogg learns new tricks from magician David Blaine

allison — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 06:13:38 +0000

A dog can learn new tricks. Snoop Dogg recently learned a few card tricks from magician David Blaine in New Jersey.

“You’re too much for TV,” Snoop Dogg exclaimed to Blaine. ”You’ve pulled a special effects CGI maneuver!”

Check the video after the jump…

Alternate Video: Beyonce’s ‘Halo’

allison — Fri, 21 May 2010 06:48:25 +0000

This is another version of Beyonce’s “Halo” video that is much darker and didn’t make the cut. Both co-star actor Michael Ealy.