Beyoncé to Be Honored with Billboard Millennium Award

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As part of her quest to “Run the World,” Beyoncé will be saluted with a prestigious award at this month’s Billboard Music Awards.

The superstar singer will be on hand to receive the 2011 Billboard Millennium Award at the ceremony on May 22 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, reports Pop Eater.

The “Single Ladies” songstress, who is gearing up for the release of her fourth album this year, has won 16 Grammys over her illustrious career and sold millions of records solo and with her group Destiny’s Child.

The revived awards show will include performances from Rihanna, Jennifer Lopez, Black Eyed Peas, Nicki Minaj, Cee Lo Green, Pitbull, Taio Cruz, and more. It will be broadcast live on ABC at 8 p.m. EST.

Kanye West Debuts A Pricey Line Of “Risque” Scarves

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Kanye West has commissioned a line of scarves with French design partnership M/M (Paris).  Starting Monday, Ye will be hawking five limited-edition designs, based on paintings George Condo made for the cover of the My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy album and Kanye’s other musical fantasies.

Kanye named them Power, Phoenix, Face, Priest and Ballerina, and each is set in a frame of gold lettering created by the M/M (Paris) team.

They will be collector’ items as only 100 prints of each scarf will be made and sold exclusively through M/M (Paris)’s website, and at French boutique Colette for 250€ ($364).

Rihanna’s $11 Mill Home?

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Rihanna recently purchased a laid out pad in L.A. for 7 million pounds ($11,502,543 for us Americans).

Tia Mowry Bares It All

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Tia Mowry is the latest celebrity to show off their bare belly in a nude photo shoot. Inspired by her mother who regrets not having a pregnant nude photo of her own, Tia admits to People Magazine that she is obsessed with her new photo. She also opened up to the magazine about feeling sexy while pregnant, dealing with discomfort , and why counting is keeping her up at night.

Shaunie O’Neal and Boyfriend Marlon Yates In New Photo Shoot

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Shaunie O’Neal is  featured in a hot photo shoot with her boyfriend Marlon Yates while gearing up for Season 3 of Basketball Wives.

This season, Shaunie’s focus is on her upcoming shoe line and being drama free while Evelyn makes the transition from a basketball wife to a football  wife. The cameras will catch Jennifer leaving Eric behind and navigating a new lifestyle as a single lady while Tami works on rebuilding her trust in the ladies and moving on from the past.

Chris Brown Shares Birthday Resolution

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Chris Brown is turning over a new leaf for his 22nd birthday. The R&B star is sharing his resolution as he turns a year older.

“My birthday resolution is to respect and love people more,” tweeted Brown, whose video for “She Ain’t You” premiered this week. “Maturity is a task sometimes for me but my love is the same. Thx.”

Breezy, who recently wrapped the Australian leg of his “F.A.M.E.” tour, received an outpouring of birthday messages from his fans and famous friends, including Justin Bieber, Lloyd, and Keri Hilson.

He also revealed that he’s gone back to blond. “Thanks to everyone for wishing me a happy bday! I love y’all! I’m 22,

Rihanna Migrates to Milan for Nivea’s 100th Anniversary

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Nivea spokeswoman Rihanna jetted to Milan, Italy, to help the skincare brand usher in 100 years in business. The sexy chanteuse, looking demure in a white Dolce & Gabbana dress and long red braid, performed her ballad “California King Bed” and was presented with flowers by a company executive. The video for “California King Bed” was underwritten by Nivea and is expected to debut this month.

Beyoncé to Release Charity Single ‘God Bless the U.S.A.’

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Beyoncé is proudly wearing her stars and stripes. With renewed patriotism sweeping across the country following the demise of Osama bin Laden, the singing sensation has recorded a studio version of “God Bless the U.S.A.”

The song will air on CNN’s “Piers Morgan Tonight,” with proceeds benefitting 9/11 charities. “#Beyonce released a new song, a cover of ‘God Bless the USA’, last night on PiersTonight CNN . He wrote, “All proceeds from #Beyonce song will go to New York Police and Fire Widows’ and Children’s Benefit Fund.”

Bey first performed the Lee Greenwood cover in 2008 for Barack Obama’s campaign and it arrives the same day as the President’s visit to Ground Zero to honor those lost on 9/11. “#Beyonce first recorded ‘God Bless The USA’ in 2008 for Pres Obama campaign but never released it,” added the British host, while showering praise on her rendition. “I just listened to the #Beyonce song – and it’s stunning.”

The patriotic single will become available on iTunes shortly after. “Fans should be able to buy #Beyonce song as soon as Friday on iTunes and from her website beyonce.com.”

New Video: Lady Gaga – ‘Judas’

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Lady Gaga stirs up more controversy in the video for “Judas,” the second single from her third album Born This Way, due May 23. The envelope pusher stars as Mary Magdalene in the reimagining of the betrayal of Jesus Christ by Judas. The video opens with Gaga riding in a motorcycle gang with Jesus and his apostles through a modern day Jerusalem. During several wardrobe changes, she attempts to warn Jesus of Judas’ deceit, but in the end, she pays the ultimate price for his sins.

“We don’t touch on things that we have no right touching upon, but the inspiration and the soul and idea that out of your oppression, your darkness, your Judas, you can come into the marvelous light,” the clip’s co-director and choreographer Laurieann Gibson told the Hollywood Reporter . “So it’s about the inspiration and to never give up… We’ve created a new Jerusalem.”