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Faith Evans Releases "Tears Of Joy" Single, ANNOUNCES "R&B Divas" Album
As her reality show "R&B Divas" is set to premiere on TV One tonight, Faith Evans has announced that she's releasing a companion album to the show called R&B Divas on October 2.
The first single off the album is “Tears of Joy,” which was written by songwriter and producer (respectively), Claude Kelly & Chuck Harmony.
The album also features “Dumb,” a retro-soul uptempo track written by Faith and produced by the group 1500 OR NOTHIN’.
Also, the LP features the show's theme song, “Lovin Me,” which was co-written by fellow R&B Diva, Nichole “Nicci” Gilbert-Daniels, Belle Johnson and Gharah “PK” Degeddungseze.
The album will benefit the WHITNEY E. HOUSTON ACADEMY OF CREATIVE AND PERFORMING ARTS.
Faith spoke about the project saying,
“I'm extremely excited about executive producing this Faith Evans R&B Divas album and working beside some of the premiere female R&B vocalists of our generation. I'm also proud to honor to my dear friend and music Icon, Ms. Whitney Houston and give back to the community in doing my part to help save performing arts in schools. Making this album has been an incredible experience, and every true fan of R&B music will be touched by these beautiful songs of love, hope and triumph!”
Listen to Faith belt it out on "Tears of Joy" below:
YES...CAN'T WAIT! LUVS FAITH
Mariah Carey irate over idea of sharing 'American Idol' judges panel with Nicki Minaj
Pull up a chair, because Nicki Minaj may just be joining the judges' table over at "American Idol"!
The colorful female emcee, 29, is reportedly already set to be the latest addition to Fox's hit singing competition show, a source tells Us Weekly.
"I'm not sure the deal is completely done yet, but yes, she is definitely doing it," the source told Us. "A few more things to sign off on but it is happening."
Another source told the magazine that Minaj is "100% confirmed to judge 'American Idol.'" However, Mariah was informed she would be the show's only leading lady, and whisperings also imply that Mariah is pissed that Mz. Nicki is a younger chicka (13 years younger… ain't no thang!).
Awww ladies, LADIES! There is more than enough room for both of your bubbly personas! While Mariah is a musical legend and invokes an attractive nostalgia, Nicki is allllll the ragey rage right now and would be the perfect candidate to draw in the coveted youth demographic.
But if these two Divas can put aside their ish and happily sit next to each other, which dashing gents will accompany them?
Right now it seems Brad Paisley, Keith Urban and Enrique Iglesias are all vying for a spot, and it is unclear as to whether Randy Jackson will stay on as judge, whether he will become mentor, or even how many judges American Idol plans on hiring!
It seems the AI execs are doing evrrryyything to ensure they are viable competition for X Factor and The Voice!!
Trey Songz Falls Into Audience Of Female Fans
You ever wondered if you fall, will there be someone to catch you?
Well, Trey Songz fans definitely have his back.
He recently visited Detroit for a promo stop for his new album, ‘Chapter V’ which hits stores tomorrow and had a moment with his fans. He fell backwards from the stage, on purpose, with trust that his female fans would not let him hit the ground.
As you can see, it became a great photo opp.
Juvenile Arrested for Fight in Miami Hotel With LIL Wayne
Rapper Juvenile was arrested for disorderly conduct at a Miami hotel last night after allegedly participating in a crazy brawl … TMZ has learned.
Juvenile — real name Terius Gray — had just reunited with Lil Wayne on stage at LIV nightclub earlier in the evening … when something went wrong.
Juve and Wayne — who were in the Hot Boys together back in the late ’90s and had a long running beef when the group broke up sources reports and last night was the first time they have been on stage together since the feud.
But around 7AM, cops say Juvenile – who’s listed at 5’11, 150 lbs — was involved in a fight that began inside the nightclub and spilled outside to the front of the hotel.
Security told police the people involved in the fight were “creating a threat to life and property as well as the overall safety of the patrons inside.”
Miami Beach PD responded to the scene and arrested Juve — he was hauled to a nearby station where he was booked. He is still in custody.
Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel married in a secret ceremony over the weekend.
JUSTIN Timberlake and Jessica Biel are said to have married in a secret ceremony.
The singer, 31, and Total Recall star, 30, got engaged in the ski resort of Jackson Hole, Wyoming, at Christmas — and are now reported to have wed there. Jessica said last week they had not planned their wedding.
But web gossip columnist Janet Charlton said on Saturday: “They pulled a fast one! “They are in the middle of their ceremony at a very fancy private estate.”
Wedding cake designer Sylvia Weinstock had also revealed that she was in Jackson Hole.
HOT SHOTS: CIARA SHOOTS NEW MUSIC VIDEO
Cop a gander of Ciara!
The stage blazer was snapped shooting a new music video in Malibu, California on the eve of the release of her comeback single ‘Sorry’.
Whether or not the video in question is for the hotly anticipated song is unknown. What is certain, though, is that Ms. Harris’ body is banging!
Revealed: Top Gun director Tony Scott 'was told he had inoperable brain cancer' before suicide
The 68-year-old's diagnosis, reported by ABC News, sheds light on the torment he endured before his death on Sunday, when he leaped from the Vincent Thomas Bridge after penning a suicide note.
His tragic death comes just weeks after he was pictured looking pained as he left a Beverly Hills restaurant on July 23.
Scott had been in hospital earlier this summer and told friends it was for a hip operation. But they knew he had previously kicked cancer and suspected it had come back.
'He has been suffering from cancer and he had a relapse,' a source told the New York Post. 'He wasn’t depressed, he was a lovely guy. On Sundays everyone went to his house, there would be the guy who worked in his local restaurant sitting by the pool by Michael Caine.'
Another source added: 'He did have cancer, and for a while he was cancer free. He didn’t have any money problems or marriage problems.'
The beloved filmmaker, who directed movies including Top Gun, Beverly Hills Cop II and Enemy Of The State and was the younger brother of director Ridley Scott, fell within feet of a cruise boat around 12.30 p.m. on Sunday as horrified tourists watched.
'He landed right next to our tour boat, and many of us saw the whole thing,' a witness, who had been on the cruise around the Los Angeles Harbour, told TMZ.
According to the Contra Costa Times, Scott climbed a fence on the south side of the bridge, which spans San Pedro and Terminal Island, at 12.30 p.m. on Sunday and leaped off 'without hesitation'.
Several people called 911 around 12.35pm to report that someone had jumped off the bridge, according to Los Angeles police Lt. Tim Nordquist. Police are interviewing witnesses.
A dive team with Los Angeles Port Police pulled the body from the murky water around 3pm. It was taken to a dock in Wilmington and turned over to the county coroner's office.
Investigators found a note in Scott's black Toyota Prius, which was parked on the bridge, according to the Los Angeles Times.
The note listed names and contact numbers - including that of his wife - so police could call his friends to tell them of his death, TMZ reported.
A suicide note was later found at his office but, while it is said to have been much more detailed than the note in his car, its contents were not revealed.
Simon Halls, a publicist who represents the Scott brothers, confirmed the death. 'The family asks for privacy during this time,' Halls said.
Ridley Scott is flying from London to Los Angeles to be with his brother's family.
The Los Angeles County Coroner's Office said an autopsy is planned and results could be expected as early as this afternoon.
The sudden death shook Hollywood and film fans as the successful director, who is the younger brother of director Ridley Scott, apparently had everything to live for.
He leaves behind two twin sons and his wife Donna, a model and actress who had appeared in some of his films.
He was also in the early stages of developing a sequel to cult classic movie Top Gun with Tom Cruise and producer Jerry Bruckheimer. It was set for release in 2014, the L.A. Times reported.
TONY SCOTT'S FILMOGRAPHY
The Hunger (1983) - His debut starred Catherine Deneuve and David Bowie as vampires. It was a commercial flop but became a cult classic
Top Gun (1986) - Tom Cruise, Kelly McGillis, and Val Kilmer turned this film into the highest-grossing of the year, $354million, and a pop-culture classic.
Beverly Hills Cop II (1987) - This Eddie Murphy film was the most highly-anticipated film of the year
Revenge (1990) – Scott left the action genre to work with Kevin Costner in this adultery thriller. It was a flop
Days of Thunder (1990) – Cruise returned for a film about the danger of NASCAR racing. Nicole Kidman and Robert Duvall played major roles
The Last Boy Scout (1991) - Bruce Willis starred in this big-budget action film that under-performed at the box office
True Romance (1993) – Ironically, this was Scott most critically-acclaimed film but also one of his biggest commercial flops
Crimson Tide (1995) – Another success for Scott in this thriller starring Gene Hackman and Denzel Washington
The Fan (1996) – Robert De Niro and Wesley Snipes star in a psychological thriller about fanatical baseball fans
Enemy of the State (1998) – Will Smith played opposite Gene Hackman in a big-budget spy thriller
Spy Game (2001) – More glowing reviews for another Scott spy thriller, this one starring Robert Redford and Brad Pitt
Man on Fire (2004) – Denzel Washington as a CIA operative bent on revenge after his young charge is kidnapped in Mexico
Domino (2005) – Keira Knightley stars as a bounty hunter in LA. Panned by critics
Déjà Vu (2006) – A science fiction thriller starring Denzel Washington
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 (2009) – Denzel Washington and John Travolta play opposite each other in this terrorism-related thriller.
Unstoppable (2010) – Scott again turned to Denzel. The critics enjoyed it and the public too spending $168million
On Friday, Cruise toured a naval Air Station near Fallon, Nevada, as part of prep work for the movie which, if it enjoys the same success of the first film, could be one of the biggest box office hits of the decade.
The actor is said to be crushed at news of the death, calling Scott 'a creative visionary whose mark on film is immeasurable', according to TMZ.
He added: 'Tony was my dear friend and I will really miss him ... My deepest sorrow and thoughts are with his family at this time.'
Scott, who ran Scott Free Productions with his brother, was also working on a movie called Killing Lincoln, based on the bestseller by Bill O'Reilly, and has a film starring Christian Bale out next year.
Scott was highly respected in the industry working on blockbusters with the creme of the A-list including Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt, Will Smith, Denzel Washington and John Travolta.
Tony was the first of the Scott brothers to enjoy blockbuster success with Top Gun, the top-grossing film of 1986 at $176 million.
The film, which also starred Kelly McGillis and Val Kilmer, was nominated for four Academy Awards and won the best song award for Take My Breath Away.
Scott teamed with Cruise again four years later on the hit Days of Thunder, and had the sequel to Top Gun in development.
Last year, Cruise, who was propelled to fame with the original film, told MTV: 'I said to Tony, I want to make another movie with him.
'We all want to make a film that is in the same kind of tone as the other one and shoot it in the same way as we shot Top Gun.'
It had been rumoured that Cruise's character would return as an instructor for a new class of recruits - but the actor said they were 'still working on it'.
Scott had also recently completed filming Out of the Furnace, a drama starring Christian Bale which is set to come out next year.
Scott was an avid rock climber and liked driving fast cars and motorcycles - but admitted that filmmaking was his real thrill.
'The biggest edge I live on is directing,' Scott said in an interview for his 1995 naval adventure Crimson Tide. 'That’s the most scary, dangerous thing you can do in your life.
'The scariest thing in my life is the first morning of production on all my movies. It’s the fear of failing, the loss of face and a sense of guilt that everybody puts their faith in you and not coming through.'
Tributes started to pour in for the celebrated director who made his last film Unstoppable in 2010, starring Denzel Washington and Chris Pine.
Director Ron Howard tweeted: 'No more Tony Scott movies. Tragic day.'
Documentary-maker Morgan Spurlock wrote: 'RIP Tony Scott - so sad to hear this.'
'Tony Scott. Damn. Great knowing you, buddy," added Sin City director Robert Rodriguez. 'Thanks for the inspiration, advice, encouragement, and the decades of great entertainment.'
Val Kilmer, who also starred in Top Gun, wrote: 'RIP Tony. You were the kindest film director I ever worked for. You will be missed.'
'Tony Scott as a friend and a mentor was irreplaceable. Tone, wherever you are, I love you man. RIP,' director and producer Joe Carnahan said on Twitter.
Carnahan added that when his movie The Grey was finished, Scott called him to tell him he had seen it. He told Carnahan not to allow anybody to change anything in it.
'Tony always sent personal, handwritten notes & always drew a cartoon caricature of himself, smoking a cigar, with his hat colored in red,' Carnahan said.
Richard Kelly, who wrote the screenplay for Domino which Scott directed, added his condolences.
'Working with Tony Scott was like a glorious road trip to Vegas on desert back roads, a wild man behind the wheel, grinning,' the Donnie Darko director wrote. 'I felt safe.'
He added: 'Tony Scott was the best mentor - when he saw something punk rock that he could slip through the system ... he pounced.'
His family has not yet spoken out about the sudden death. He met his wife Donna in 1994, after two unsuccessful marriages. She gave birth to twins Max and Frank in 2000.
Anthony Scott was born in 1944 in North Shields, England.
His first appearance on screen came at age 16 in The Boy and the Bicycle, a film directed by brother Ridley, who is six years older.
He attended Grangefield School, West Hartlepool College of Art and Sunderland Art School and earned a degree from the Royal College of Art.
Tony followed in his brother's footsteps, lured by the success of his older brother's production company Ridley Scott Associates (RSA) - and his promise of a new Ferrari.
He first directed TV commercials before breaking into the American movie industry and enjoying amazing success with Top Gun, which became a cult classic.
Basketball Wives Star, Laura Govan, In A Revealing Python Dress
Laura Govan has lost quite a few pounds since the first season of Basketball Wives LA. Since dropping the weight, she works hard at showing it off every chance she gets (rightfully so), and last night was no different. Laura showed up to Vh1′s annual Do Something Awards in Santa Monica, California wearing a very revealing, floor length chiffon dress in a python print and a high slit. The look sort of reminds me of the discount version of J. Lo’s infamous Green Versace dress from the MTV Awards (circa Diddy).
So what do you think?
Tichina Arnold Gets Married
Tichina Arnold married Rico Hines on Last Saturday in Hawaii. The island is a special place for the couple so it was chosen for their intimate wedding held at the Oasis Oceanfront Estate in Honolulu.
“Rico and I enjoyed our fist vacation in Hawaii so we knew that we wanted to legalize our love here,” Tichina told Essence.com. “However, we chose Honolulu instead of the romantic island of Maui as we knew our guests would have so many more entertaining options on this festive island.”
The couple exchanged vows in front of seventy guests which included several NBA players (Baron Davis, Stephen Jackson,Monte Ellis, Al Harrington, Matt Barnes) as part of the bridal party. Celeb wedding planner Diann Valentine helped them with their dream wedding.
On the way to the ceremony. Sidra Smith, Tasha Smith’s twin sister was part of the bridal party.
Wedding planner Diann Valentine wakes up the bride.
Baron playing deejay. D-Nice was the official deejay.
Congrats to the happy couple….
Pics courtesy of Entertainment Rundown
Chad Johnson Facing More Trouble
Chad Johnson, when it rains it pours
After being arrested for headbutting his wife, Basketball Wives' Evelyn Lozada, Chad Johnson was cut from the Miami Dolphins football team, lost an endorsement deal with Zico Coconut Water, faces foreclosure on his condo in Miami and now a former employee is coming after Chad for $130,000...=
Jacinth Preston filed papers in Broward County, FL last week claiming Chad owes him the staggering amount for salary, car insurance, dry cleaning, landscaping and decorating - in other words Jacinth was a do-boy.
According to the documents dug up by TMZ the lien states if Chad doesn't come up with the dough soon he could be facing another foreclosure, this time on the house he shared with Evelyn.
Jennifer Lopez Thinks Casper is Dumb
Jennifer Lopez and Casper Smart got into a huge argument because she doesn't think he's smart.
Cougar JENNIFER LOPEZ triggered a huge blowup when she told toyboy CASPER SMART he’s not very…er, smart!
Mistake No. 1: J.Lo asked Baby Beau – a dancer, for crying out loud! – for his “artistic” input on a script for a TV movie she’s producing for ABC Family.
Mistake No. 2: After Casper spent hours dissecting the script, J.Lo coldly tossed his meticulous notes aside without a glance.
Mistake No. 3: When Casper protested, J.Lo spent 45 minutes ruthlessly ripping his ideas to shreds.
Mistake No. 4: When Casper blew up and stormed out, J.Lo did NOT stop him!
Conclusion: After many hours of not hearing word one from crushed Casper, La Lopez freaked and began calling his cell nonstop! When he finally answered, SenoraCougar purred like a kitty-cat, telling Toyboy she really DOES respect his opinion. Instantly, Casper scampered back to La Casa, wagging his tail like a good little puppy
Kris Humphries' Parents Headed for Divorce
Kris Humphries parents filed for divorce on Kris and Kim Kardashian's wedding anniversary.
A year after Kris took a walk down the aisle with Kim Kardashian, his parents are getting divorced too! Read on for all the details. Kris Humphries’ mom Debra filed for divorce from husband William earlier this month — one year after Kris married Kim Kardashian, a source confirms to HollywoodLife.com. Ironically, Kris married Kim on August 20, 2011 — almost one full-year before news of his parents’ split erupted. Debra and William’s split won’t bode well for Kris in his divorce case as he allegedly claims a divorce from Kim goes against his religious beliefs. What do YOU think? Will Kris’ parents divorce affect his own case?
AND FINALLY FROM THE PEOPLE SHOPPING AT WALMART FILES
“FLAKY BISCUITS”
Forget Folgers, the best part of waking up are bottom biscuits that I can cup.
HAVE A GREAT DAY!
EFREM
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