Rihanna, who was just named the most downloaded artist of 2011, and who’s Loud Tour raked in a whopping $90 million, posted a picture the new Jeep she got from Roc Nation. Must be nice…
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Monthly Archives: January 2012
Celebrities Congratulate Beyoncé and Jay-Z on Daughter’s Birth
Beyoncé and Jay-Z sparked a frenzy when news of their baby girl’s birth made its way online late Saturday night. The couple’s daughter barely made it out of the womb before she was a trending topic on Twitter and lighting up blogs.
Fans and fellow celebrities reacted with joy and congratulatory messages across social networking sites. From Rihanna’s welcome to the newborn to Tyrese’s blessings to Nicki Minaj’s excitement, their peers couldn’t be happier for the new parents.
Rihanna: Welcome to the world princess Carter! Love Aunty Rih
Diddy: Congrats to jay and B! God Bless 🙂 ! And many more!
Tyrese Gibson: Congrats to you both .. You are loved..! Beyonce’ and Jay are new proud parents of a healthy baby girl .. Blessings!!
Russell Simmons: congrats to my good friends Beyonce and Jay-Z
The-Dream: 1 7 2012 Congrats!!!!!
Estelle: Congrats b And jay.
OneRepublic: Congrats Beyonce & Sean- it would seem musical royalty has just been born
Diane Warren: Congrats Bey and Jay!!!
?uestlove of The Roots: “Welcome to the world……”
Nicki Minaj: BARBZ!!!!!!!!!*screams mad loud*
Jazmine Sullivan: I The most beautiful girl in the world.wonder if jayz and beyonce knows I’m the baby’s godmom???? #drunkthoughts
Solange Knowles: The most beautiful girl in the world.
Gwenyth Paltrow: Welcome to the world Blue! We love you already
CONGRATULATIONS!!! Beyonce Gives Birth To a Baby Girl
Via Billboard Music
Beyonce Knowles and Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter, two of America’s biggest musical artists, have welcomed their first child together.
The 30-year-old pop singer gave birth to a baby girl late last night (Jan. 7) in NYC, according to The Houston Chronicle. The baby girl’s name is Ivy Blue Carter! E! Online News reports that although “the couple’s reps have not immediately responded to calls seeking comment,” the proud dad is telling his friends that his and Bey’s baby girl’s name is Blue Ivy Carter.
Rumors that Beyonce and Jay-Z were ready to welcome their first child swarmed the Internet on Wednesday (Dec. 28) after reports ran that a celebrity patient was about to check in at St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital in New York.
Music mogul Russell Simmons also confirmed the arrival of the bundle of joy, tweeting “congrats to my good friends Beyonce and Jay-Z.”
A very pregnant Beyoncé had checked into the upper East Side hospital on Friday night under the name “Ingrid Jackson,” a hospital staffer told the Daily News.,
On Saturday night, people were seen bringing bags of takeout and a dozen bottles of red wine onto the heavily guarded hospital wing.
After 11 p.m., even doctors and nurses were barred from entering the fourth floor, prompting one doc to complain that he had patients to see.
In an effort to keep images from leaking to the public, hospital workers placed tape over security cameras and are forcing employees to turn in cell phones when they arrive for their shifts, a source said.
Several security guards were spotted patrolling the perimeter of the hospital Saturday night.
A Lenox Hill staffer confirmed that a patient named Ingrid Jackson was in a “labor room.”
According to MediaTakeOut, a “celebrity VIP” had reserved half of the labor and delivery floor at the hospital on Wednesday. Beyonce’s pal Alicia Keys reportedly gave birth to her first son, Egypt, at the same hospital last year
Beyonce announced her pregnancy on Aug. 28 on the red carpet at the MTV Video Music Awards, hours before performing her joyful single, “Love on Top.” The announcement came exactly two months after the release of “4,” Beyonce’s fourth solo album, which has sold 1.04 million copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan. Earlier that month, Jay-Z released “Watch The Throne,” a collaborative album with Kanye West.
Following the pregnancy announcement, Beyonce released a series of music videos supporting “4,” including clips for “Countdown,” “Party” and “Love on Top,” as well as a DVD showcasing her four performances at New York’s Roseland Ballroom in August. Jay-Z and Beyonce were originally believed to be expecting their first child in February 2012, but a behind-the-scenes clip from the “Countdown” video shoot in September suggests that Beyonce was six months pregnant at the time of filming, and that the couple was expecting a December arrival.
The best-selling rapper and former Destiny’s Child leader began dating in 2002, and have collaborated on hit singles like “Crazy in Love,” “’03 Bonnie and Clyde” and “Deja Vu.” The couple married in April 2008.
Lil’ Kim Supports Floyd Mayweather in Court
Lil’ Kim traveled across the country to show her loyalty for her friend Floyd Mayweather, Jr. The Queen Bee was in the courtoom as the boxing champ faced a judge in his domestic violence case in Las Vegas on Friday. Mayweather, who plead guilty, will have until June 1 to turn himself in to serve a 90-day jail sentence. Wearing high-heeled boots and holding a designer bag, Kim spoke briefly to the cameramen on her way out of the courthouse.
Kim and Floyd have become great friends recently and the rapper spent part of her holiday vacation hanging with him, 50 Cent, and other members of the Money Team. According to TMZ, Kim is putting her career on hold for the boxer while he deals with his case, canceling New Year’s Eve appearances and delaying her EP so she can be by his side.
Brandy and Monica Reunite in the Studio
Fourteen years after topping the charts with their hit “The Boy Is Mine,” Brandy and Monica reunited in the studio to make history again. Both ladies flew down to Miami to record with hitmaker Rico Love on a follow-up to their Grammy-winning duet, which spent 13 weeks at No. 1 in 1998.
“We have Both Been Blessed Beyond Measure..14years later,” tweeted Monica, while Brandy responded, “I love you so much Mo❤thank u!”
Monica’s seventh album New Life and Brandy’s as-yet-untitled RCA/Chameleon Records debut are both due this spring.
Pittsburgh Steelers Coach Severely Burned in House Fire
Via Associated Press
Steelers running backs coach Kirby Wilson was hospitalized on Friday after being severely burned during an early morning fire at his home in a Pittsburgh suburb.
Authorities say the fire broke out at about 3 a.m. ET in the kitchen of Wilson’s home in Seven Fields, about 30 minutes north of the city. Flames were visible to firefighters when they arrived on the scene, according to Cranberry Township director of public safety Jeffrey Schueler.
The 50-year-old Wilson, in his fifth season with the Steelers, was taken to a hospital before being airlifted to UPMC Mercy Hospital for treatment. His condition was not immediately available. The cause of the fire has not been determined and remains under investigation.
Wilson will not travel with the team on Sunday when the Steelers face Denver in the first round of the AFC playoffs. Offensive assistant Harold Goodwin worked with the running backs during Friday’s practice.
“We know that he has the best medical care in the country treating him,” Steelers president Art Rooney II said in a statement posted on the team’s website. “The entire organization is praying for Kirby to have a full recovery and we will be by his side through this difficult time.”
UPMC Mercy has the area’s only comprehensive burn center. It’s the same hospital where quarterback Ben Roethlisberger was treated following a motorcycle crash in 2006.
Wilson, who is from Los Angeles, played running back and wide receiver at Illinois before playing briefly in the Canadian Football League. He served as running backs coach in New England, Washington, Arizona and Tampa Bay before joining the Steelers when Mike Tomlin took over as coach in 2007.
Popular with the players because of his high-energy approach, Wilson guided running backRashard Mendenhall to consecutive 1,000-yard seasons and spent this week helping third-year back Isaac Redman get ready for his first playoff start after Mendenhall was lost for the season with a torn ACL in his right knee.
“He’s really taken me from a practice-squad running back to a running back that’s capable of playing in this league,” Redman said of Wilson. “He had a lot to do with my development, being able to recognize defenses and being able to be just a complete professional in how I go about my life every day.”
The players were alerted to Wilson’s condition during a team meeting Friday, and his players realized something was amiss when Wilson — a notoriously early riser — was not at the facility looking at film.
Veteran wide receiver Hines Ward said he doesn’t believe Wilson’s condition will be a distraction.
Redman, who made the practice squad as an undrafted rookie free agent out of Bowie State in 2009 before being elevated to the 53-man roster last season, hopes to pay tribute to the coach who turned him into a professional.
“We’re going to fight and we have a little more incentive to go out and get this win, to get the win for him,” Redman said.
Where Are Those Aspiring Actresses??? “Single Ladies” Hosting Casting Call In ATL
The VH1 show “Single Ladies” needs extras for its upcoming season.
Casting folks say they are “searching for super attractive, sexy, hot African American women ages 25-35 height and weight proportionate.” who are available Jan. 20.
If that’s you email three photos and your dimensions along with contact information to Singleladies2atl@gmail.com. Put “HOT” in the subject line.
They also need “high society matron types ages 45-60″ who can work Jan. 23 and Jan. 27. These extras need glamourous wardrobes and a confident style. If that’s you email three photos and all your specs to singleladies2atl@gmail.com. Put “MATRON” in the subject line.
Rodney Ho said that the show will be filming this month and that the season airs this summer. He also reported that Stacey Dash left the show after one season, replaced with Denise Vasi.
Wiz Khalifa Sued for $2.3M over ‘Black and Yellow’
A Pittsburgh rapper is suing fellow hometown artist Wiz Khalifa for $2.3 million over allegations that he stole the hit song “Black and Yellow.”
Max Warren, who performs under the stage name Maxamillion, says Khalifa’s chart-topper “Black and Yellow” was swiped from his own song “Pink N Yellow.”
Warren says he copyrighted “Pink N Yellow” in 2008 and Khalifa copyrighted “Black and Yellow” in 2011.
Stanning Gone Too Far!!! Man Stabs Friend After Finding Out Beyonce’s Married To Jay-Z
A Parma, Ohio, man was stabbed by his friend just an hour before the New Year rang in 2012 because he learned that songstress Beyonce was married to rapper Jay-Z.
Friends Mark E. Kozelka and Ronald Deavers got into a heated discussion about the marital status of the superstar diva while watching music videos. According to a police report, Deavers, 31, became irrational when Kozelka, 48, broke the news to him that Beyonce was in fact married to Jay-Z.
Parma Police Detective Marty Compton then says Deavers exploded into a rage:
Both males then faced off during the heated argument, Deavers pulled out a knife and stabbed Kozelka in his left side
Spinderella Calls Out Lil Wayne, Alicia Keys and Kanye West and Celebs: You’re Not Real DJs
Legendary DJ Spinderella from Salt-N-Pepa has a problem with rappers, singers and producers pretending to do her job, and she flew to the Twittersphere to tell the world about it.
Some celebs such as Alicia Keys (DJ AK-47), Lil Wayne, and Kanye West (DJ Yeezy World Peace), have all started DJ’ing like it’s the new “it’ thing to to do, and Spin, a DJ true to her craft since the 80s, ain’t having it.
See a screenshot of Twitter rant below.
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