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Chris Martin: Beyonce Rejected One Of My Songs!

He’s the cover guy for Rolling Stone's latest issue, and in his interview Chris Martin confessed that he was once snubbed by good pal Beyonce over a song called “Hook Up.”

The “Viva La Vida” crooner explained, “She did it in the sweetest way possible- she told me, ‘I really like you- but this is awful.”

Martin also touched on the topic of his marriage to and divorce from Gwyneth Paltrow, during which they welcomed two kids- “I have a very wonderful separation-divorce. It’s a divorce but it’s a weird one. I see it as more like you meet someone, you have some time together and things just move through.”

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#RHOA: OH? Nene & Gregg Leakes Split Secrets Exposed By Gregg’s Own Son; Is The Couple Really Back On Track?

Nene and Gregg Leakes publically split, but quickly rekindled their relationship back in 2013. The couple even got a Bravo special based around their extravagant second wedding; I Dream of Nene. On camera the two seem to have a great relationship, leaving viewers wondering what really happened to drive a wedge between the couple years ago.

Gregg’s son from a previous relationship Damian Leakes has been VERY chatty with Radaronline lately, and in his latest interview he dishes on how the couple is really doing, 3 years into their second marriage.

“They’re more in tune than a 20-year-old couple,” Damian shared. He added that they are so smitten that sometimes he finds their intense PDA “offensive.”

Damian also implied that Gregg’s wandering eye led the couple to originally split years ago. While it had been implied, cheating wasn’t something Nene spoke in depth about when the couple went their separate ways.

“It hurt me to file for divorce, but I had to see it through. I let him know you’re going to be my husband and you’re not going to be somebody else’s anything, but if you plan to be somebody else’s anything, then we can’t be together,” Nene confessed in an interview at the time of the split. Then when they got back together she admitted, “Gregg needed to feel what it was like without me. I wanted to let him see if the grass was really greener on the other side. He brought his a** back, because the grass is very brown over there.”

Damian also filled us in on how their relationship is really doing now. “They’re very much in love,” Damian said. “He’s her rock and she makes it known to us.”

“When they rekindled their marriage, between that and us on the show we needed to air out our differences. It was therapeutic for me and my family for us to move forward,” Damian finished.

Gregg must feel so guilty about cheating and loosing Nene when she was on her way to the top; he seems so passive and she definitely wears the pants in the relationship. Nene can NOT be happy that her step son keeps talking to the media about her family, especially to Radaronline. I’m happy to hear Nene and Gregg really are doing well and it’s not some facade for the show, we have way to many Bravo couples doing that already!

Thoughts on what Damian had to say? Are you surprised Nene and Gregg’s love isn’t just for TV? Do you like them together as a couple?

Music News: Maxwell Announces New Album Set For 2016 Release!

Can you believe it’s been 20 years since the world was first introduced to R&B icon Maxwell?!

April 2016 will mark the 20th anniversary of his outstanding debut album Urban Hang Suite, which brought us some of our favorite Maxwell tracks including “Whenever, Wherever, Whatever,” and “Ascension (Don’t Ever Wonder).”

If you’re like us and wondering where part 2 of the R&B crooner’s trilogy has been hiding, wonder no more! After talking with the good people over at Essence Magazine, Max gave us a long-awaited update on blackSUMMERS’night — the follow up to 2009’s BLACKsummers’night— and promises that fans will have their hands on the much-anticipated album sooner than they think.

This year marks 20 years since Urban Hang Suite. Wow!

I can’t believe that 20 years after doing something that I started when I was 21, would even mean anything, or even stand the test of time to the point where I would have an interview and it would be a mentioning point. It’s exciting for me to know that we made those choices back then, and they still kind of live in the hearts of people to this day. What’s really great about it is that I work with all of the same people, and I’m working with all of the same people on the new album that’s coming out this year. It’s always been a family type of thing, and I think that that’s what, maybe, has made it special. I never veered off and decided to go super pop and say, “Okay, I want to get on pop radio, I’m just going to go work with that producer, and I’m going to flip my style so that I can really make that big money and be everywhere on TV.” I just stayed with my crew, and here we are…We’re writing this new album. It feels, to me, even better than what we did twenty years ago.

So, blackSUMMMER’snight is coming?!

I’m so hyped about the new album coming out, which is so exciting for me, because it’s fresh and it’s different, but it is what I do. It doesn’t make you feel like, oh, yeah, that’s going to come out in 1996. You’re not going to feel that. At least I hope you don’t. (Laughs.)

We’ve been patiently waiting for this album.

People are like, “Why does it take so long? Why does it take so long?” Because there’s always a part of me that’s like, “Nah.” You know? I know I started the record, but have I lived enough of what I need to live to view it with the emotion that it needs, and then release it? I can sometimes feel like it’s okay to wait. It’s like … It’s not that I just want to torture people, because I know there are a few people, like, “When’s the album coming?” They see me posting things, and living, and they’re like, “What the hell is this about? Why are you running around, flying to Africa on safari? Where’s the album?” They don’t realize that living my life is what makes what they may get what it’s going to be sounding like. They think it’s … some factory or something. It never worked like that for me.

So living your life if part of your process?

It’s like, if I don’t go out there and get my heart broken, or get into situations, enjoy happiness, or whatever, just so that I can have that experience, then there’s really this hollow sort of thing that is released that may affect you, may touch you, but may not really grip you.

Meaning you’ve had years of material for blackSUMMERS’night?

I’m at the point with the album where it’s just like … With the passing of my cousin, and my grandmother passing away … Me turning 40, and being 42 now, and having a whole sort of new milestone in my life, where a lot of my mind is grown up, and I’m thinking in terms of the next 10 years, and what I’m going to try to do for the next ten years, which is something I never really … I mean, I did it, but I’m not doing it as much as I do now. I’m just hyped. We have two and a half years of just consistent, around the world, going everywhere, traveling, doing shows…It’s funny, because I remember reading Marvin Gaye’s biography when I was, like, seventeen years old, Divided Soul. He always said something that really stuck with me. He said, “You can rush to fail, or you can take your time to succeed.” I’m happy that I haven’t exhausted people’s visions to the point where they’ll never want to listen to me.

We had a chance to hear the first single, “Lake By The Ocean,” which is do dope. Everyone is so pumped for this album. What else can we tell the fans?

Yeah, well, there’s a song called, “Hostage.” We have this song called “Orphan,” that’s pretty much opening the album—it sort of talks about who I am and how my life has been. There’s a very orphan quality to my experience. It’s very up-tempo. We have this song called “Three,” that’s super funky, like … I don’t know how to describe it, because I’m not really a big toot my own horn type of person, but there’s some good things there. There’s a song called “Lost” that I did with Stuart Matthewman, and another one called “Listen Here.” It’s so exciting. The thing, to me, is that I’m always sort of in a way, like a lock, like clicking. It takes a long time before I have to realize that what used to be a rock is now a statue. Sometimes people have to tap me on my shoulder and say, “Look, dude, that’s a sculpture. You did it. Walk away. Put the thing down. Put the chisel down.”

Read The Full Interview At ESSENCE

DEVELOPING NOW! Buffalo Bill and former Philadelphia Eagle Lesean Mccoy Investigated For Assault On Philadelphia Cops.

Sources tell Action News Philly 6ABC that former Eagles player and current Buffalo Bills running back LeSean McCoy is under investigation after two off-duty Philadelphia police officers were assaulted and seriously injured.

Philadelphia police haven’t formally identified McCoy as a suspect, but in a statement issued Monday said four suspects were involved and they are “reported to be members of the National Football League.”

They expect arrests to be made soon!

OOOPS! Taraji P. Henson Thought Coldplay Was Maroon 5 At Super Bowl 50

Taraji P. Henson had a great view of the Super Bowl 50 contest between the champions, the Denver Broncos, and the Carolina Panthers from inside Levi’s Stadium. Much like everyone else, the Empire star was excited over the halftime show but actually confused the headlining Coldplay for another popular band.

From the Huffington Post:

“Empire” star Taraji P. Henson was super psyched for Maroon 5 to play the Super Bowl halftime show — too bad she got Coldplay instead.

On Sunday, Henson shared a clip of the show shot from her seat inside Levi’s Stadium, and wrote, “YAAAAAAASSSSSS!!!! #maroon5 is life to me!!! #superbowl50 #HappyCamper I am.”

The only problem with that is Coldplay, Beyoncé and Bruno Mars were the ones who shut it down during the halftime set. Still, Maroon 5’s Adam Levine still had a little fun with it at Henson’s expense after screen capping her excitable Instagram post. Henson replied by with a tweet reading “Oooooooopppps. Lmao!” during the conclusion of the game.

Henson is taking it all in stride, and even clarified her gaffe in an exclusive chat with Entertainment Tonight, which you can watch in the clip below!

LOL!! Still heart you Cookie Lyon!

Making HistoRIH...Rihanna's 'Anti' Rules at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart

Rihanna gave away 1 million 'Anti' albums to the Samsung users and Tidal leak some of Rihanna album. This chick is still winning... The Billboard 200 chart ranks the most popular albums of the week based on multi-metric consumption, which includes traditional album sales, track equivalent albums (TEA) and streaming equivalent albums (SEA).

The new Feb. 20, 2016-dated chart (where Rihanna is tops) will be posted in full to Billboard’s websites on Tuesday, Feb. 9. Anti jumps from No. 27 to No. 1 on the list, following the album’s arrival on the tally a week ago (chart dated Feb. 13, reflecting data in the tracking week ending Jan. 28). Thanks to the Navy.

YIKES! Derek Fisher Is Fired From the Knicks!

THE JIG IS UP!

NY Post reports, The Knicks fired coach Derek Fisher on Monday morning just one and a half seasons into a mediocre run on the sideline, the team announced in a statement. Fisher, 41, oversaw a 17-65 disaster last season and had the Knicks at 23-31 this season following nine losses in their past 10 games. He exits with a .294 winning percentage (40-96).

Mike Epps Comes for the BeyHive with a Stick!

Mike Epps trashes the Super Bowl halftime show drawing the wrath of the BeyHive...

This morning Mike Epps was forced to delete a post on Instagram after calling the Super Bowl halftime show garbage.

The post was up for less than five minutes before the BeyHive began to swarm.

SNEAKER FIEND adidas Unveils James Harden’s Crazylight Boost 2.5 For All-Star Game!

The NBA All-Star game is around the corner, and the kicks and apparel dedicated to the game keep rolling in. Adidas unveiled the Crazylight Boost 2.5 PE that James Harden will be wearing during the game.

The Beard’s shoe is part of adidas’s Aurora Borealis collection of kicks which are inspired by Toronto’s culture and the Northern Lights of Canada. The shoes feature glow in the dark flourishes and multicolored uppers.

Check out detailed images of Harden’s Crazylight Boost 2.5 PE below. Also, see the Aurora Borealis Triple White Pack, which includes all-white takes on the adidas D Lillard 2 and T-MAC 3,

Harden’s Crazylight Boost 2.5 PE features a two-tone upper composed of teal mesh and Xeno scales that change colors when hit with flash lighting. The outsole, forefoot and toe box of the green and purple shoe glow in the dark while hot pink detailing is found in the Torsion plate and three stripes.

Super Bowl Nuggets! The Celebs were out in FULL FORCE!

The VIP suites were lit with celebs yesterday during the Superbowl. It was all about the squads of Black Hollywood as Jay Z linked up with his homies Swizz Beatz and Usher. All the fellas snapped a pic with Kendrick Lamar, Lewis Hamilton and Swizz & Alicia's son Egypt.

After Jay's wife Beyonce slayed the stage at halftime, she changed clothes and partied it up with her mom Tina and stepdad Richard Lawson:

Her glam squad Kim Kimble and Sir John were also in the mix.

Steph Curry's good friend (and fellow league MVP) Cam Newton was set to have the biggest game of his career. So it's only right huge Panther fanss Steph & Ayesha were front and center on the field cheering on the fellas:

Even Steph's former NBA baller pops and mom Sonya were there too.

On the sidelines, we spotted Kevin Durant....as an official Super bowl photographer!

The OKC Thunder NBA star was credentialed to photograph Super Bowl 50 for The Players’ Tribune.

He shared the best photos from the night and reflected on the experience on the site saying:“I may be just starting out, but I also like to think that at my height, I might have some different angles than other photographers. After all, you’ve gotta play up your strengths.”

“Time flies when you’re shooting. At first I was just going to cover only the first quarter, then go back up to my seat. But then I was like, why would I stop? I started to see how you build a story with your photos throughout the game. I stayed on the field the whole first half. Right when I was about to call it a night … Beyonce came on stage.”

It's never too late to follow a new passion!

NFL player Kelvin Hayden, who is dating Taraji (who was also there in the suite), snapped pics with "House of Lies" star and Broncos fan Don Cheadle and Alicia Keys: