Reality star Omarosa Magnigault and Michael Clarke Duncan were secretly engaged and planning to wed before his untimely death. According to TMZ Michael and Omarosa were planning to wed in January and had only shared their happy news with a few close friends. Omarosa was not in town when Michael died in an LA Hospital and was spotting returning to LAX on Monday sobbing uncontrollably.
There were rumors that Bobbi Kristina wanted Michael Jackson’s daughter Paris to appear on her upcoming reality show. Whether it comes to pass remains to be seen but Bobbi has reached out to Paris to offer her love and support.
In honor of her 31st birthday, Beyoncé’s family, friends, and business associates have taken over Beyonce.com to wish her on her big day. The page is filled with handwritten notes from loved ones including her mother, sister Solange, cousin Angie, mother-in-law, Michelle Williams, Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin, director Melina, and more.
Solange praised her sister’s kindness, selflessness, and generosity, while her nephew Julez sent his love to “Auntie BB.” Mama Knowles called her eldest daughter “one of the greatest gifts in my life” and her mother-in-law Mama Carter admired her for staying humble despite her success.
Read the outpouring of love in the digital birthday card below.
Lil Wayne and Nicki Minaj talk ish on their remix to Kanye West and G.O.O.D. Music’s “Mercy,” one of the cuts off Weezy’s mixtape Dedication 4.
Solange traveled to the townships of Cape Town, South Africa over the weekend to shoot her rand new music video for “Losing You.”
About the video shoot, Solange told the Sunday Times:
“The locations for my video will largely be inspired by the color in the architecture and townships around here. We’ll just take a camera and see what happens.”
She also described the “Losing You” track as “eclectic with ’80s references and African percussion influences”.
Expect the video to drop in October, and watch out for Solange’s gorgeous self rocking the upcoming cover of the November 2012 issue of ELLE South Africa.
There was alot to celebrate within the Carter household over the weekend. Jay-Z launched an historic and hugely successful “Made in the America” Festival featuring some of the best acts in music. Roc Nation also celebrated the first UK #1 Album for protege, Rita Ora, and of course Beyonce kicked off her Birthday Weekend. Bey was spotted in Philly at the festival taking it all in and enjoying herself profusely. Happy 31st!!!! Check out the pics:
The G.O.O.D. Music album Cruel Summer has been shrouded in secrecy, but with 18 days to go until its release, HMV Japan has posted what appears to be the tracklisting. The 12 cuts include G.O.O.D. Music’s own Kanye West, Big Sean, Pusha T, Common, Kid Cudi, D’Banj, John Legend, CyHi Da Prynce, and Teyana Taylor. The hip-hop collective also reached outside the camp, calling upon Ma$e, R. Kelly, Marsha Ambrosius, The-Dream, and Jadakiss. While no one in the crew has officially confirmed the tracklisting, it’s certainly worth a look.
Cruel Summer Tracklisting
1. “To the World” – Kanye West, R. Kelly
2. “Clique” – Kanye West, Jay-Z, Big Sean
3. “Mercy” – Kanye West, Big Sean, Pusha T, 2 Chainz
4. “New God Flow” – Kanye West, Pusha T, Ghostface Killah
5. “The Morning” – Raekwon, Pusha T, Common, 2 Chainz, CyHi Da Prynce, Kid Cudi, D’Banj
6. “Cold” – DJ Khaled, Kanye West
7. “Higher” – The-Dream, Pusha T, Ma$e
8. “Sin City” – John Legend, Travi$ Scott, Teyana Taylor, CyHi Da Prynce, Malik Yusef
9. “The One” – Kanye West, Big Sean, 2 Chainz, Marsha Ambrosius
10. “Creepers” – Kid Cudi
11. “Bliss” – John Legend, Teyana Taylor
12. “Don’t Like” – Kanye West, Chief Keef, Pusha T, Big Sean, Jadakiss
Frank Ocean will be the musical guest on the season opener of Saturday Night Live on September 15th. Ocean, whose debut, channel Orange, was released in July to critical praise and commercial success, will be joined by Seth McFarlane, who will serve as the guest host of SNL’s 38th season opener.
Catching the “Novacane” singer on television is rare, with his most notable appearance to date being a performance of “Bad Religion” on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon. However, little over a week before his SNL performance in New York City, Ocean will be performing on stage at the MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles.
Chris Brown posted a picture of his new blue hair on Instagram before hastily deleting the photo leaving Team Breezy wondering what was going on……
Ludacris kicks off his annual Luda Day Weekend with the release of his new single “Representing.” The Atlanta rapper sets off sparks with Kelly Rowland on the sexy duet off his upcoming album Ludaversal, due this fall. Luda gives Kelly some motivation and in return she puts on a show for her man. Listen to the radio rip, which premiered on V-103.
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