President-Elect Barack Obama was named the “Most Fascinating Person of 2008″ on the 16th edition of the ABC special “Barbara Walters Presents: The 10 Most Fascinating People” on Thursday night. (See below clip)
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Jennifer Hudson, who's been grieving the deaths of her mother, brother and nephew, offered up thanks and gratitude on Thursday for her four Grammy nominations for her debut album.
"It's been a childhood dream of mine to release an album, so to receive 4 Grammy nominations is truly a blessing," Hudson, 27, said. "I'm extremely honored and humbled by the nominations."Jennifer's self-titled album was nominated for Best R&B Album, Best Female R&B Vocal Performance and Best R&B Song for "Spotlight," and Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals for "I'm His Only Woman" with fellow American Idol alum Fantasia.
The nominations were announced on the same day as her estranged brother-in-law, William Balfour was denied bail. Read more (Click Now)
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More Sasha Y'all...BeyoncĂ© and Mariah Carey celebrated the season by performing holiday songs (well, kinda). BeyoncĂ© performed her rendition of “Ave Maria” on NBC’s “Christmas in Rockefeller Center,” while Mariah was on CBS singing and looking stiff as usual,“Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)” on “The Grammy Nominations Concert Live!! — Countdown to Music’s Biggest Night” (video below).
Keyshia took a break from her very DYSFUNCTIONAL but yet entertaining family. Keyshia Cole’s 2nd single “You Complete Me” off her upcoming album A Different Me, which is in stores on December 16th.
All of the songs for A Different Me were written or co-written by Keyshia with production from award-winning producers such as Ron Fair, Polow Da Don, the Trackmasters, The Runners, Kwame and Neffu. Stand out guest appearances include Nas and a duet with Monica. Listen (Click Now)
Don't usually report on the "Pop Trainwreck" but she's looking good since she "Grew some extension" and got her life back. Lions, tigers, and Britney, oh my! “Circus” is the second single off Spears’ new album of the same name. The sixth studio LP from the pop star is expected to debut at No. 1 with first-week sales in excess of 450,000. Watch the colossal, circus-themed video below.
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NeNe Leakes, in a series of e-mails Tuesday, would not say where she is living now. “It’s none of your business,” she wrote. But she noted that they “are financial able [sic] and stable to live where ever we feel fits.”She also says “people don’t really know her relationship with Greg”. Um, what? So they’re possibly not married either? WTF is really hood with the poserificness in the ATL? And we also reported several months ago souces told us many folks on the show were frontin’ and rentin’. We hear Sheree was put out of her house as well. No clothes for her fashion line to go along with her no house having self. And NeNe isn’t the only Housewife on the show frontin’ and rentin’...bunch of fake BEEYOTCHES!! Read more and see what Bravo TV Said (Click Now) ************************************************************************************ HOUSE OF GLITZ: They could have put me down!! Hell I'm renting too!! Could have faked it to the end as well.
Sean “Diddy” Combs, Terry McMillan and Ruby Dee will also attend the gala, which celebrates Taylor’s 37 years with the magazine targeted to African-American women.
Last night also serve as a fundraiser for the National CARES Mentoring Movement, which is dedicated to pairing vulnerable African-American children with a caring mentor. The organization, founded by Taylor as Essence CARES, currently operates in more than 50 U.S. states.
Gospel stars Yolanda Adams and Donnie McClurkin were scheduled to perform.