DeJ Loaf, Tinashe, Lion Babe & Halsey Tapped As The New Faces Of M.A.C Cosmetics
DeJ Loaf, Tinashe, Lion Babe, and singer-songwriter, Hasley, will be fronting M.A.C. Cosmetics’ new Future Forward campaign, to launch on March 17.
It is the first of an ongoing series of collaborations and campaigns that will spotlight newer talent making waves within the music industry. “It feels like a great thing to be able to support artists who are breaking through but aren’t necessarily at the top top, to push them forward,” Senior Vice President and Group Creative Director, James Gager, says in a statement. “We’ve always done that sort of thing with fashion designers, and to me, it’s most interesting to introduce these artists, as well as our M·A·C fans, to new people.”
Tinashe will jump start the rollout with the “Times Nine Palette” of eye shadow, which takes names for each shade from track names like “All Hands On Deck.”
“I was really intrigued by the chance to bring my creative vision to this,” says Tinashe. “I got to design the packaging, pick out the colors and create something that I felt like I would use.”
DeJ Loaf ‘s rosy-nude lipglass will hit stores on April 14. She describes the opportunity as an invaluable one. “Music was just a stepping stone for me, I want to get into other things outside of music… creative things,” she tells Billboard. “This first step [with M·A·C] is a big first step.”
Each of the artists and Gager, spoke with Billboard about the launch. Read excerpts from their chat at Billboard.com. Congrats to the ladies!
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SUPER BOWL 50…Your Denver Broncos are the WORLD CHAMPIONS!
If this was the final game of Peyton Manning's 18-year career, he couldn't have scripted the ending much better.
Well, it wasn't a pretty game. Actually, it was one of the ugliest victories in Super Bowl history, depending on how you define football beauty--it certainly wasn't a display of perfect offensive precision (the Broncos won with 191 yards from scrimmage, the fewest of a Super-Bowl winning team ever).
But, Von Miller was brilliant and the Broncos defense shutdown a Carolina offense that had looked previously unstoppable. Carolina's defense and the previously unknown Kony Ealy had some highlight moments too, but Denver's defense won out by rattling Cam Newton.
Your MVP in this one, deservedly: Von Miller. Six tackles, 2.5 sacks, two forced fumbles.
But, this will likely be remembered as a swan song for one of the game's greatest quarterbacks ever: Peyton Manning. Was he particularly good? No. It is such a strange transformation--two years ago, Manning led a team with an incredible offense to the Super Bowl, but the team's defense wasn't up to par. Now, perhaps the game's greatest offensive force had to be carried to a Super Bowl by the league's best defense. Life is strange sometimes, right?
He didn't say for sure after the game if he'll retire. He says he doesn't want to make an emotional decision, and that he wants to drink some Budweiser. Yes, he'll always be remembered as both a great quarterback and a frequent product pitch man.
THIS JUST IN! Beyonce to Embark on 'Formation' Stadium Tour
Beyonce will embark on her first headlining stadium tour this summer with the 40-date Formation tour, set to begin April 27.
Tickets will go on sale next week, starting with an Amex pre-sale. The tour’s 40 shows will be split fairly evenly between North America and the U.K. and Europe, with Canada and the U.S. to run through mid-June. The U.K./Europe leg will start in mid-June and run through July!
News of Beyonce’s upcoming stadium trek arrives on the heels of her surprise new song “Formation,” which was released with an accompanying music video on Saturday (Feb. 6), the day before her performance at Super Bowl 50.
The Formation tour is promoted worldwide by Live Nation Global Touring chairman Arthur Fogel and the Global Touring division team, producers of tours by U2, Madonna, Lady Gaga and the upcoming Rock Paper Scissors tour, featuring Sting and Peter Gabriel.
Beyonce has developed into one of the elite touring acts in the world. Her Mrs. Carter World Tour of 2013-2014 grossed $212 million from attendance of nearly 2 million to 126 shows, according to Billboard Boxscore. Following that tour, she launched the On The Run co-headlining stadium run with her husband, Jay Z, which grossed $96 million from 832,769 tickets sold to just 19 shows in North America.
Support on the Formation tour is still to be determined. Depending on the market, ticket prices will range from $250 to $300 on the high end, down to $65. No tour sponsor has been named as of yet.
Full details on the tour are expected to follow shortly.
#RHOA: Sheree Whitfield Gets Candid On Her Relationship With Bob Whitfield; Plus Reveals She “Wiped The Slate Clean” & Is In A Good Place With NeNe Leakes!
Sheree Whitfield returned to season 8 of The Real Housewives of Atlanta after years out of the spotlight, and the time away really did her good! Sheree has grown so much and besides looking great she is doing great. She has managed to stay out of this season’s drama, but she did shock the ladies when she brought her ex-husband Bob Whitfield as her plus one on the cast trip to Jamaica. While Sheree claims the two are just friends, viewers (and her co-stars) speculate there is more to the story. This week we also got to see Nene and Sheree like we haven’t seen them in years; laughing and having fun together. In this week’s Bravo Blog Sheree got candid about her relationship with Bob and elaborated on how her and Nene got their friendship back on track!
Bravotv.com: How did you and Bob end up reconciling? What’s your current status?
Sheree Whitfield: Back when I was on the show, I was going through some very real experiences. I was dealing with a divorce, navigating life as a single parent, and trying to juggle my newfound independence. I do not care what anyone says, but no one gets married hoping for it to end in a divorce! Once my truth played out on TV, I feel it added to the already very challenging road we were traveling on, the difficulties we were experiencing in co-parenting our children, and us even attempting to be cordial to one another.
Once I decided to take a break from TV and focus on my family, I feel like it really helped me to deal with what was at hand. After all that I’ve gone through, I decided to let go of the past and forgive. I no longer was willing to block my blessings. Everyone deserves a second chance, and if that second chance means a better relationship for my children with their dad, then I’m all for it!
I’ve learned that life is all about perspective, and I choose to focus on the positive. There is a lot that Bob and I may never agree on, but what we do agree on is that we love our kids. I am happy to say that Bob and I have a growing friendship and he plays an active role in all three of my children’s lives.
Bravotv.com: What went through your mind when NeNe Leakes surprised you all at dinner?
SW: #JAWDROPPING! LOL! I didn’t know what to think honestly. I hadn’t spoken to NeNe in over four years, so I wasn’t sure how things were going to play out.
Bravotv.com: Did you feel like you and NeNe truly wiped the slate clean?
SW: I honestly feel like we both wiped the slate clean. I am choosing to remain optimistic and take it day by day. What many people do not understand is that NeNe and I were friends far before #RHOA came into the picture. We shared some great times and really knew one another — the good, the bad, and the ugly! Through the fallout we still held those secrets close and maintained a mutual respect for one another, and that I applaud.
We embarked on this journey together along with Kim Zolciak-Biermann, Lisa Wu Hartwell, and DeShawn Snow, not knowing where sharing our stories would lead us. That bond will always be shared amongst us five ladies, and we will always have certain level of respect for each other.
Thoughts on what Sheree had to say? Are you happy that she is back on The Real Housewives of Atlanta?
New Music Listen: Swv Releases New Album ‘Still’
Veteran group SWV is back with a brand new album!
The trio – comprised of Coko, Lelee, and Taj – is ready to deliver another set of classics for fans to bask in. Serving as the follow-up to 2012’s I Missed Us, Still features the singles “#MCE (Man Crush Everyday)” and “Ain’t No Man.”
Continuing to showcase their talent and furthermore, their ability to stay relevant and lovable in an ever-changing industry, the album is set to provide fans of both the group and the R&B genre with the feel that they’ve been missing.
Get into Still below
YESSS! They’re back and ready ride!
HIP HOP BEEF! Jay Electronica Threatens To “Slap 50 Cent’s Eyeballs Loose Out His Scalp”
Jay Electronica says that Kendrick Lamar “wishes he could be me” in a video.
The New Orleans rapper hosted a Periscope session during which he made the claims.
"Look, I like the one Kendrick song with Gunplay, 'Cartoons and Cereal,' but other than that we don’t know what nigga talking about,” Jay Electronica says.
Later in the clip, Jay Electronica disses the TDE rapper again.
"Kendrick is my son,” he says of his Big Sean “Control” collaborator. "Kendrick is my baby, Kendrick wishes he could be me.”
In April 2014, Jay Electronica said he had the best “Control” verse and ranked the verses in order of their potency.
"me, big sean then kendrick. he really didn't say anything," Jay Electronica said in a Twitter post at the time. "no shots. everyone knows i like kendrick. but facts are facts."
Elsewhere in the Periscope clip, Jay Electronica disses 50 Cent.
"50 Cent at once, he was a good rapper,” the Louisiana rapper says. "Right now he got the potential to be a rapper, but he’s on some sucker shit…and we will slap 50 Cent’s eyeballs loose out his scalp.”
Watch video in which Jay Electronica says that Kendrick Lamar “wishes he could be me” below:
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Erica Dixon Quits ‘Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta’!
Erica Dixon is throwing up the deuces to the Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta. After starring on VH1’s hit show for 4 seasons, the baby mama of Lil Scrappy says she will not return for another season. She tells Wet Paint,
You won’t see me on this season of Love & Hip Hop [Atlanta].
She adds,
It’s been peaceful. People don’t understand — they just think it’s all this glitz and glamour because you’re on TV, but there’s so much that comes with it. It’s mentally draining and physically draining and people just don’t get that you know? And with me being a mom, I still have to put on face when it comes to her no matter what I’m going through. I can honestly say I’m at peace and I’m happy.
Good Luck to her in her future endeavors!
Uh Oh? Film Maker Slams Beyonce for Using Clips Without Permission
Film maker accuses Beyonce of using clips from his 2012 documentary about New Orleans bounce music in her Formation video after he said no...
WOW….We haven’t received a response from Beyonce’s camp!
Is Whoopi trying to get fired from ‘The View’?
You would think little Miss Raven will be kicked to the curb not Whoopi.
Sources inform Page six, A show source said, “Whoopi has been so antagonistic, she’s constantly at war with management. It’s so bad that some execs think she’s daring them to fire her so she can go off and do other things, particularly after her ‘slave’ outburst. She knows if they did fire her, they’d have to pay out her contract and she’d be paid $5 million for doing nothing.”
The source added, “Whoopi loves the money, but she doesn’t want to work so hard anymore. She doesn’t come in prepared, she doesn’t really engage with other panelists and guests. She gives some one-liners and moves on.”
The insider added, “Her contract is up at the end of this season, and even if she does renew, it would be for significantly less money.”
Well stay tuned!
K. Michelle And Memphitz Finally Make Peace.
It’s been a long a rocky road for these two people. Memphitz slapped lawsuit to both VH1 and K. Michelle click Here to read. Just recently K. Michelle and Toya just got into a beef not too long ago click Here to read.
K. Michelle reveal on social media she finally made peace with Memphitz.
She said: kmichellemusic: Have you ever had that 1 thing that you just couldn’t seem to heal from. You prayed about it, cried, even tried to convince yourself that you were over it. This 1 thing has held me hostage to hurt for 5 years. 5 years of open wounds. Numbness is not healing. This week I took pride in someone else’s hurt, because they hurt me. My Little spat with Toya was uncalled for but needed. For the first time in years I spoke to Memphitz.😳 Yes I still can’t believe it. I faced my fear and decided to confront this without lawyers,family members, or cameras in the way. To my surprise it was not only a mature convo, but I felt like the world had been lifted off my back. I spoke my peace, he spoke his and the closure happened. We even laughed. I thanked him for being the first person to sign me to a label, and he even apologized for the numerous negative social media post. Wow. In a funny way I thank him. I know what it’s like to be at your lowest and have the world pointing fingers at you. My heart is Teflon. I forgive HIM now maybe I can start forgiving THEM. I truly wish him the best, because hating him was only killing me. He has a gift when it comes to discovering talent, like me and Tpain. I pray he finds his home in the music. Let this be a lesson learned. Stay out of people’s personal affairs, you only make them worse. The only people who can solve the problem are the parties involved. Stop waiting around on people’s apologies, cause you may never get it, and if you do it might be 2late. Today on the video set I was so darn proud of the woman I’m becoming. It’s a constant battle of self. Now if I can only get rid of Petty Betty(my alter ego)😂 I have an amazing career, a great son, a man that I adore, and I’m young and just really getting started. It’s time to let it go. 1 less issue. I told my story and that’s the end of this chapter.
Good night
Iman Breaks Her Silence from Social Media!
Welcome back, Iman. Superstar musician David Bowie's wife has resurfaced on social media in her first posts since her husband's death Jan 10.
In an Instagram post Saturday, Bowie's widow's message was simple: "Love and gratitude."
She continued with a post Sunday that was a message of encouragement about prayer: "Pray hardest when it is hardest to pray."
The posts come days after the supermodel, 60, was photographed Tuesday walking the couple's dog in New York. It was the first public sighting of her since Bowie's death and the details of his will were revealed. Bowie, 69, left the bulk of his estate to Iman and his two children. Among his requests were that his ashes be scattered in Bali……We love you Iman!
ICYMI! RED CARPET FAB: At The 2016 NAACP Image Awards!
Black Hollywood and beyond showed up and showed out at the 2016 NAACP Image Awards Friday night.
Check out Black Hollywood putting their money where their mouths are and showing up for the cause
Will and Jada Pinkett Smith showed up looking just as regal as expected.
The Queens of ABC slayed in white:
Kerry Washington served perfectly tousled hair and makeup and a plunging neckline for the night's red carpet.
Viola Davis brought her husband Julian Tennon as her supportive date.
Yes Shonda Rhimes! Looking beautiful.
"black ish" star Yara Shahidi whipped out her phone on the red carpet to snap a cute flick with "Being Mary Jane" star Gabby Union. The two ladies were both up for Awards and definitely dressed for the occasion.
Gabby Union looks nice in this black lace and tulle Rita Vinieris gown and Niwaka jewels
Before taking home two major awards -- including the biggest of the night, Entertainer of the Year -- Michael B. Jordan of Creed hit the carpet.
Sexy couple Trai Byers and fiance and "Empire" co-star Grace Gealey were color coordinated for their big night.
The "Empire" squad took home a statue at the end of the night as well.
The couple's co-star Terrece Howard also won big, and he even thanked his wife Mira for beign right by his side.
Speaking of "Empire" Serayah repped for the fresh faced set in this sexy Philipp Plein dress ad Nicholas Kirkwood with her Ennkou clutch
Gabby Sidibe rocked all black and was all smiles as usual on the carpet.
Bryshere "Yazz" Gray rocked the mint green to perfection.
Ta'Rhonda Jones worked it out in a cranberry frock.
And "Empire" creator Lee Daniels rocked his signature shades.
Taraji P. Henson went for a slinky nude number from Balmain as she hit the carpet before accepting her Outstanding Actress award.
Then the O'Sheas made their double dapper appearance.
TV mom Tracee Ellis Ross looked stunning in the Rubin SInger creation hitting the carpet before winning a big Award later in the night.
Another TV mom, Naturi Naughton, showed off a little sexy in her Galia Lahav gown as she was nominated for an award for her role in "Power".
When Ghost and Tasha St. Patrick walked thru...Yas! Omari Hardwick looked hot in Calvin Klein on the carpet alongside his on screen wife.
Upcoming "Underground" actress Jurnee Smollett rocked a nude look that had folks doing a double take when she hit the stage to present.
Fab chick Tika Sumpter, rocking a sheer and lace Elie Saab gown, just showed her Southside With You film at Sundance and is waiting on it to get picked up. She plays a young Michelle Obama.
Expectant couple John Legend and Chrissy Teigen brought their baby bump tot he Awards show carpet before Jjohn accepted the President's Award for all his social activism.
Laverne Cox in custom Marc Bouwer.
And finally, Amber Riley and Sheryl Lee Ralph brought some fabness of their own on the carpet.
Fab times all around!
AND FINALLY FROM THE CRAZY PEOPLE SHOPPING AT WALMART FILES
‘OLDER & WISER’
Smart move old timer, Valentine’s Day is coming up and you don’t want that unexpected baby mama drama at the nursing home in 9 months.
HAVE A GREAT WEEK AHEAD EVERYBODY!!!
EFREM
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