Alicia Keys Is Beautiful Bare-Faced And Bold On 4 Epic New Elle Brasil Covers
Alicia Keys is a burst of color in dark times. We’re taking her latest cover shoot as proof.
Keys stars on not one, not two, but four high fashion covers for Elle Brasil, wearing her rainbow box braids in different styles and rocking four major looks (ahem, that yellow jacket with shearling sleeves!). These might be our favorites of her magazine covers yet.
The singer famously joined the #nomakeup movement in June 2016, though she sometimes sports minimal amounts of product. She looks flawless on the new covers in what appears to be mostly light face makeup.
We’re fallin’ in love with this lady all over again, one cover at a time.
#RHoA: Nominees For The Fourth Annual Real Housewives Awards Announced!
Bravo is bringing back the Real Housewives Awards for the fourth year in a row. This time, the ladies from across the franchise will compete for fans’ votes in various categories within the back-to-school theme.
Fortunately, it seems like this list was compiled with the intention to make sure everyone feels included, which is nice. Unfortunately, it seems like this list was compiled with the intention to make sure everyone feels included, which means that many of the nominations do not make sense. Nevertheless, the fandom will (hopefully) make the right decisions. Either way you slice it, nominating every housewife is a good way to ensure that a lot of them show up when the awards are handed out. So at least that’s good.
The fans have until October 4 to vote for the winners at Bravotv.com/RHAwards or the Bravo Now app.
These are the categories (and my corresponding opinions):
The first category is “Most Likely to Live in A Mansion.”
The first thing I notice after reading the list of nominees is that New Jersey is excluded. Shade thrown – for sure. It also doesn’t make sense to include anyone from New York City since they all live in apartments, but then again they are luxury apartments so carry on. Obviously this whole category is designed to reignite the Atlanta mansion war between Sheree Whitfield and Kenya Moore, who are both nominated, of course. The other nominees include Lisa Vanderpump (duh), Shannon Beador, Stephanie Hollman (her husband bought a home with a pool in the living room so she had to make the list), Bethenny Frankel, and Charrisse Jackson-Jordan (she did not put in that champagne room for nothing). This should really just be about the Beverly Hills cast in all honesty.
The “Most Likely to Surprise Everyone at the Reunion” category is a juicy one.
It is obviously referencing the biggest reunion episode revelations. Without question this should go to Porsha Williams for outing Phaedra Parks as the one who started the date rape rumors about Kandi Burruss. That was beyond shocking. Kim Richards giving Lisa Rinna that bunny is a close second place. Teresa Giudice accusing Jacqueline Laurita of calling the Feds was also pretty outrageous. Ashley Darby surprised the fans when she announced that she was living separately from her husband. Tamra Judge, Brandi Redmond, and Bethenny are also nominated.
Of course a “Class Comedian” category had to be included with high school themed awards.
I have no idea why Phaedra Parks was nominated. She didn’t end her last season on a “funny” note. Sure, she threw in some humorous shade en route to her demise, but including her is awkward at this point. Lisa Rinna asking if people were doing coke in Dorit’s bathroom was one of the funniest moments ever, even though she was asking in a serious manner, but I’m really not here for any of her “intentional” jokes. The other nominees include Vicki Gunvalson, LeeAnne Locken, Luann de Lesseps, Sonja Morgan, and Monique Samuels. Why isn’t Dorinda Medley on this list? She should not only be on this list, but she should be winning this award. Hopefully it goes to another New York lady in her honor. Luann and Sonja are hilarious so either would make sense.
“Most Likely To Never Age” is going to be a tough category.
The pair formally known as Frick and Frack – Phaedra Parks and Porsha Williams – scored a nomination, which is awkward considering that they are not friends anymore. It could be interesting TV to see them accept the award together though. Nevertheless, I really don’t want to see Phaedra on Bravo ever again after what she did to Kandi, so I feel conflicted about that.
The “Prom King and Queen” category is full of polarizing choices: Dorit and PK Kemsley, Lydia and Doug McLaughlin, Melissa and Joe Gorga, Karen and Ray Huger, Kandi Burruss and Todd Tucker, Mark and Cary Deuber, and then the wildcard of Sonja Morgan and “Frenchie.”
The contenders for “Best Style” are Shereé Whitfield, Erika Girardi (but not Erika Jayne?), Meghan Edmonds, Kameron Westcott, Ramona Singer, and Karen Huger. Once again New Jersey was completely snubbed (and subsequently shaded) by being excluded from this race.
This award for “Most Likely To Succeed (in Reading)” is actually a tough contest. It really should be between all of the Atlanta ladies and Dorinda Medley, but the actual nominees are Porsha Williams, Erika Girardi, Kelly Dodd, LeeAnne Locken, Teresa Giudice, Gizelle Bryant, and (thankfully) Dorinda Medley.
#EMPIRE: Taraji P. Henson’s Super-Approachable Meditation Method
Lena Dunham’s not the only celeb with an all-too-relatable approach to meditation. Taraji P. Henson, the badass star of Empire and Hidden Figures, joins the ranks of all who have tried to get Zen, only to find that they can’t quiet their minds—but she’s found a way to push past that.
The actress starts each morning with a meditation sesh, right in the comfort of her own home. No commute to the meditation studio or Tibetan bowls needed.
“When you say ‘meditate,’ people think that you’ve got to be like, ‘oooohm oooohm,'” Henson tells The Cut in a recent interview. “Meditation is just peace. You’re sitting with your thoughts and letting them play out in your mind until there’s total quiet.” So she’s saying there is an end to that endless cycle of thoughts surrounding your to-do list (phew).
“You’re sitting with your thoughts and letting them play out in your mind until there’s total quiet.”
She also notes that you don’t need an appointment or a reason to clear your mind—you can do so whenever the feeling strikes. “I find myself being in a meditative state all the time,” says Henson. “I’ll be in my house doing things in total silence, but even though I’m doing things, my thoughts aren’t running through my mind. That’s a meditative state!”
You’re telling me I can do the dishes and search for inner peace at the same time? I’ll chant to that. LOL!
#NEWMUSICVIDEO: from Chante Moore – ‘Something to Remember’
Check out the stunning new music video for the sophomore single, “SOMETHING TO REMEMBER” from the upcoming 7th studio album, “The Rise Of The Phoenix” from R&B Songstress CHANTE’ MOORE. The anticipated album will be available worldwide on September 15th, 2017 and pre-orders are available now.
“Something to Remember” was written by Chante’ Moore and Felly The Voice and produced by Lil Ronnie for Beats 4 The Stars.
The music video was creatively directed by the one and only Frank Gatson Jr. “My goal with Chante’ was to create a stripped down visual that concentrated on real black love as being very simple…. “Something to Remember,” adds Frank.
Moore’s most personal album yet, “The Rise of the Phoenix” is rich with emotion and personal revelations about Chanté’s life and feelings. Infectious dance tracks, sensual ballads and anthems of heart-and-soul capture Moore’s impressive vocal dexterity, songwriting skills and production ingenuity to thrill her legion of avid fans and quench the soul music lovers longing for real R&B.
WATCH HERE
“This album reflects where I am now in my life. I am perfecting myself. I continue to learn how to burn away the old mindset, the negativity that weighed me down so I can become the best me. I am the Phoenix rising and I’m living my life again!”
#HIPHOPNEWS: Questlove Reveals The Roots Currently Have 263 Songs Recorded For Their Next Album
Questlove officially announced the 17th album from The Roots was in the works. In June, Black Thought revealed the group wasn’t rushing the process. When asked if The Roots were still working on their official follow-up to 2014’s … And Then You Shoot Your Cousin, Quest answered, “Yes, we are.” He also referenced the loss of the group’s longtime manager, Richard Nichols, who passed away in 2014.
While speaking to hiphop bloggers over at hiphopdx he said :“It’s still tentatively titled End Game,” he revealed. “The difference between this record and [the ones] that came before it was our longtime collaborator, who’s our manager and producer, is no longer with us. Usually, in that situation, [Nichols has] always been the centerpiece, the referee, between all the guys. So, this will be the first time we had to grow up and resolve our own arguments. But the one thing he was talented at was telling us to stop.”
263 songs have been recorded for End Game but only 14 will make the cut.
“Usually when we get to 100 songs, he’s like, ‘Guys. You have 100 songs,” Quest explained. “There’s 14 really good songs in these 100. Let’s stop and concentrate on the 14.’ Right now, we’re at 263. But ideas keep coming. I made the promise that by November 1, we are stopping. And we’re just going to pick a good 14. And I’m certain by then, it’ll be 400 songs.”
#MADONNARAMA: Madonna Announces Move to Portugal, Reveals She's Working on New Projects
THE QUEEN! Madonna has made a major change to her life!
The 59-year-old entertainer announced on Instagram that she has moved to Lisbon, Portugal to work on her upcoming new movie and new music.
“The energy of Portugal is so inspiring,” Madonna shared in one post. “I feel very creative and alive here and I look forward to working on my film LOVED and making New Music!!! This will be the next Chapter in My Book! It’s time to conquer the world from a different vantage point!!”
Madonna has been working on directing on her new movie LOVED, which follows King Edward VIII’s abdication of the throne to be with American divorcee Wallis Simpson.
L'Oreal sacks first transgender model Munroe Bergdorf over ‘alleged’ racist comments
L'Oreal has sacked its first transgender model after claims she posted racist comments online.
Munroe Bergdorf reportedly wrote "all white people" are racist in a Facebook post.
The cosmetics company says her comments "are at odds" with their values and has now ended its partnership with her.
The model has since responded, writing online: "Just know that in tearing me down, you are proving everything that I said to be true".
Munroe Bergdorf, who is from London, was labelled "the face of modern diversity" when she was recruited as part of L'Oreal's #allworthit campaign.
Shortly afterwards it's claimed the 29-year-old wrote online: "Honestly I don't have energy to talk about the racial violence of white people any more. Yes ALL white people.
"Because most of ya'll don't even realise or refuse to acknowledge that your existence, privilege and success as a race is built on the backs, blood and death of people of colour.
"Your entire existence is drenched in racism."
The comments have since been deleted.
The model and DJ claims she made the comments in response to the events in Charlottesville, where protestors carrying Nazi flags clashed with anti-racism demonstrators.
One woman died there.
Today she has tried to clarify her position saying: "When I stated that 'all white people are racist', I was addressing that fact that western society as a whole, is a system rooted in white supremacy - designed to benefit, prioritise and protect white people before anyone of any other race."
"Unknowingly, white people are socialised to be racist from birth onwards. It is not something genetic. No one is born racist."
People supporting Munroe have been tweeting using the hashtag #boycottLOreal.
But in a statement, the cosmetics company said: "L'Oreal supports diversity and tolerance towards all people irrespective of their race, background, gender and religion.
"The L'Oreal Paris True Match campaign is a representation of these values and we are proud of the diversity of the ambassadors who represent this campaign.
"We believe that the recent comments by Munroe Bergdorf are at odds with those values, and as such we have taken the decision to end the partnership with her."
Why did Tamar Braxton Have Emotional Breakdown On Instagram Live.
Tamar reportedly had an emotional break down on Instagram LIVE!.
It is very rare to see the singer shows the side of her on public. But, whatever Tamar is going through I hope she surrounding with loving and caring people that can truly support her through these difficult times. Please reach out to her on social media and leave her kind and encouraging posts on her gram page.
If it’s about Vince…. I’m going to keep it cute with a NO comment.
Back in March this year, Tamar and Vince addressed divorce rumors and fighting.
Later Tamar post this message on the gram.
HMMMM
Woman Accuses Usher Of Hiding Assets In $20 Million Herpes Lawsuit
Back in July, Usher’s accuser demands more money from the R&B singer after he failed to to disclose his herpes status before engaging in unprotected sex. Click Here if you missed the story. She now wants at least $20 million for emotional harm, medical bills and punitive damages.
According to reports Jane Doe has filed legal docs accusing Usher of hiding assets after he requested to postpone discovery for 90 days.
Jane Doe believes Usher is planning to use that time to shift assets, though she has no proof of her claims.
Usher denies the accusation.
Serena Williams & Fiance Welcome Baby Girl
It’s a girl! Tennis superstar Serena Williams and fiance Alexis Ohanian welcomed their first child, weighing 6 pounds, 13 ounces. The news was shared by WPBF-25 news producer Chris Shepherd on twitter:
In April, the 35-year-old inadvertently announced to the world she was pregnant via Snapchat. Her spokesperson later confirmed that she was indeed expecting and due in the fall. In January, Williams explained that Ohanian proposed to her in Rome after a year of dating,
I came home. A little late. Someone had a bag packed for me. And a carriage waited. Destination: Rome. To escort me to my very own ‘charming.’ Back to where our stars first collided. And now it was full circle. At the same table we first met by chance. But by choice. Down on knee. He said 4 words. And I said yes.
Congrats to the couple!
Bobby Brown Pulls Out Of ‘Dancing With The Stars’, Bell Biv DeVoe To Headline Free Unity Concert
Bobby Brown was set to compete on “Dancing With the Stars” season 25, but the Kang of R&B [Whitney Houston voice] had a last minute change of heart.
US Weekly first reported Bobby had pulled out. However, there is no explanation as to why he pulled out of the show.
It may have been for the best considering Bobby cashed out early during New Edition’s performance at the BET Awards.
Marenikae – Remember Either way – it’s his prerogative.
In other New Edition news….
Bell Biv DeVoe will headline a free Unity Concert on City Hall Plaza in their hometown of Boston.
The event will take place on Saturday, September 9 at 7 p.m. and will feature local artists as the opening acts.
“The City of Boston is proud to partner with Bell Biv DeVoe to bring an evening of live music for our resident on City Hall Plaza,” said Mayor Walsh. “We are grateful to Ricky Bell, Michael Bivins, and Ronnie Defoe for their commitment to our city and for bring us all together for a great cause.”
They are also asking attendees to donate school supplies for the Houston Independent School District to help families and children with “Back to School” materials.
AND FINALLY FROM THE CRAZY PEOPLE SHOPPING AT WALMART FILES
‘POPPIN’ FRESH’
A great way to tell that your clothes are too tight and don’t fit would be when you go out in public and a crowd gathers to see what’s about to happen next.
EGGPLANT NATION: Meet MACK
Meet Mack! You know what to do to see them goods. CLICK HERE TO SEE THE PICS and remember they’re NSFW!
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HAVE A GREAT WEEK AHEAD EVERYBODY!!!
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