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ENGAGEMENT & DIVORCES: Vanessa L. Williams is engaged. To who? I don't know. I just saw a mention of it while scrolling Facebook. Anywho congratulations to her. Randy Jackson of American Idol fame is getting a divorce. His wife filed after 18 years of marriage. It's unfortunate because it seems like its been a lot of breakups lately. With those breakups there has been an equal amount of engagements as evident with the news of Vanessa Williams. We can't forget the surprise engagement between Bow Wow and Erica Mena, which is still a surprise in itself. FEMALE RAPPER ROUNDUP: In other news Lil' Kim is said to be appearing on New York's infamous radio show The Breakfast Club this Monday. She has appeared on the show in the past and for some reason this interview looks to be very interesting. Trina says her new album, her sixth will be available at the top of the year. Trina recently released her single Fuck Love which has been garnering a lot of attention. Trina...

I took it back quite a bit today with the Throwback Video. This song and video was released in 1991.

E! Entertainment Television declared Vanessa Williams as the most successful Miss America winner of all-time. Of course she was stripped of the title but Vanessa went on to produce a very successful music career. One of her last moderate hits was 'Happiness' which samples Nu Shoozs' 'I Can't Wait'. This song was produced by Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis. Check it out! I was looking at this video earlier and I notice the place in which Vanessa is dancing all about looks similar to the place in Lil' Kim's 'No Matter What They Say'. Anyone know what I'm talking about? ---------------- Now playing: Robin Thicke - I Wanna Love You Girl - feat. Pharrell via FoxyTunes

Hello all! I apologize for the lack of updates the last day or two. I have been busy with family in town but now that they are gone, I will try and resume to my normal updating schedule. Read about Brian McKnight, Chris Brown's sentencing, and Kelly Rowland's new album below! Brian McKnight Reveals Album Tracklisting! Brian McKnight returns to the music scene with his new album, "Evolution Of A Man" in stores October 27. The album is led by the single, "What I've Been Waiting For". This fall will also see Brian debut his late night talk show that will appear on the CW and FOX networks. Below you can check out the track listing to the new album! Track listing 1. "While I'm Feelin This Way" 2. "What I've Been Waiting For" 3. "Next To you" 4. "Baby It's You" 5. "More Than Just A Thang" featuring Jill Scott 6. "Just A Little Bit" 7. "I Betcha Never" 8. "Without You" f...

Check out some new album covers from albums being released this month or next month. Stax Records debut! Streets June 9. Features hit single, "Cant Last A Day" featuring Faith Evans. Guests include MC Lyte. Warner Bros. debut! Streets June 23. Features hit single, "Last Chance". Guests include Brandy. Actress/Singer returns to music! Streets June 9. Features new single, "The Real Thing". Guests include Babyface. 8 years in the making! Streets July 7. Features hit single, "Pretty Wings". B.E.P. Reunites! Streets June 9. Features hit single, "Boom Pow Pow".

---------------- Now playing: Jamie Foxx ft T.I. - Just Like Me via FoxyTunes Vanessa Williams returns to music something she started back in the late 80s with hits like "Dreamin" and "The Right Stuff". Now the singer/model/actress returns with a new video and new album, "The Real Thing". The song is produced by Babyface. Check it out! I love Vanessa don't get me wrong but the video is kinda bland and boring but Vanessa is nice to look at. They should of changed it up a little bit more though.

Jacki-O sits down for an exclusive interview where she talks about rap beef, her upcoming projects, and more. Check it out! Video: Jacki-O Interview Music Biz: I found this while skimming through some message boards. I figured you all would be interested to see this. People don't make a big deal about how expensive videos are(or used to be). I remember when MTV used to do those shows where they would count down the most expensive videos. Most expensive videos of 2008 1. “Womanizer” - Britney Spears ($236.000,00) 2. “4 Minutes” - Madonna feat. Justin Timberlake & Timbaland ($197.000,00) 3. “Feedback” - Janet Jackson ($186.000,00) 4. “When I Grow Up” - The Pussycat Dolls ($167.000,00) 5. “WOW” - Kylie Minogue ($152.000,00) 6. “Poker Face” - Lady GaGa ($149.000,00) 7. “Human” - The Killers ($124.000,00) 8. “Damaged” - Danity Kane ($119.000,00) 9. “Lollipop” - Lil Wayne ($117.000,00) 10. “The Fear” - Lily Allen ($108.000,00) Black Eyed Peas 'Boom' With New Single Peak! The ...