India.Arie Talks Politics On New Album
Hello all! Check out the exclusive album cover for India.Arie's "Testimony Vol. 2: Love & Politics". It is one of the first huge releases this year. The album is led by single, "Chocolate High" featuring Musiq. I'm not the biggest fan of India but I do like some songs from her debut, "Acoustic Soul" such as "Brown Skin". The album will be in stores February 3.Audio: Lil' Jon feat Ciara & Lil' Wayne - Roll CallNewly leaked track! This is said to be on Lil' Jon's ill-fated, "Crunk Rock" album. It may pop up o

No Grapes For Usher: Closes Atlanta Wine Bar, Hits Studio with Pharrell
No more grapes, wine tastings or photos will be taken at the singer's Atlanta-area Grape Franchise. According to Access Atlanta, Usher's much-publicized bar, which opened in late 2006, has closed. The Grape at Inman Park -- a bistro, wine bar and wine retailer -- did not reopen for the New Year and did not renew its liquor license with Georgia's Department of Revenue. Upon opening the franchise in 2006, Usher rolled out the red carpet and met reporters, photographers and a well known list of

Bryan Thomas : Hunk of the Day
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TV Hottie : Neil Patrick Harris
Adam Levine Andrew Oldershaw Austin Hartley-Leonard Billy Dortch Brady Quinn Brock Harris Bryan David Thomas Chris Evans Christopher Meloni Craig Horner Evan Wadle Luke Guldan Marcus Randall Matt Dallas Neil Patrick Harris Paul James Rob Marciano Robert Pattinson Travis Fimmel Zachary Quinto View All Categories » Just Beautiful Men !! omg blog !! Towleroad Gay

Stars set for Obama inauguration - Entertainment News, Business News, Media - Variety
Barack Obama's inauguration team announced a huge lineup of talent -- assembled in less than two weeks -- that will perform at an opening celebration at the Lincoln Memorial on Sunday, in a kickoff heavy in its mix of history and leading artists. The roster includes a cross-section of Legends and luminaries: U2, Beyonce, Bruce Springsteen, Stevie Wonder, Sheryl Crow, Garth Brooks, Shakira, John Mellencamp, Renee Fleming, Josh Groban, Herbie Hancock, Usher, James Taylor, will.i.am, Mary J. Blige, John Legend

TV Hottie : Christopher Meloni
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Promises Promises for the New Year - The Bachelor, Gossip Girl and More
I'm pooped from the holidays and while I really need/want to catch up at the movies (and I'm postponing my Best of Movies 2008 list until I see a few more films), I really need a night at home and get back to my beloved TV! I didn't even realize ABC burned off a new Eli Stone last week and NBC burned off another Lipstick Jungle but now ALL the craziness begins as tons of shows return over the next few weeks and a bunch of new ones start (see my updated Tapeworthy sidebar for the list). So much to look forwa

Ciara & Young Jeezy Shoot ‘Never Ever’ Video
Ciara is moving full steam ahead with her new single “Never Ever” from her April album Fantasy Ride. The singer shot a video for the song in Atlanta over the weekend with a scruffy-looking Young Jeezy and director Chris Robinson. Check out a couple on-set photos. CiCi is taking it back to her crunk&B [...]

CIARA GRABS CHRIS BROWN FOR \"TURN ME ON\" DUET
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CIARA - "ROLL CALL (Feat. LIL WAYNE & LIL JON)"
Yo Kanye, damn man im still blown away . I caught the programme you did on MTV for the Vets on Friday night. Like the man Tairan said, we need more people like you in the world. "Your a legend, period." Your gonna become even more legendary!! I'm so happy that I can say that your apart of my life, and thats not just through your music, its because of who you are as a person. Like your attitude to life and your opinions, and just everything man. Your music helps myself and so many

SNEAK PEEK: CIARA ft. CHRIS BROWN- “TURN ME ON”
Here’s a snippet of Ciara’s new track “Turn Me On” featuring Chris Brown which is rumored to be on her upcoming album Fantasy Ride scheduled to drop April 3rd. From the looks of it “Turn Me On” is a definite club banger. >ANY THOUGHTS?! SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "SNEAK PEEK: Ciara ft. Chris Brown- “TURN ME ON”", url: "http://str8nyc.com/2009/01/12/sneak-peek-Ciara-ft-chris-brown-turn-me-on/" });

Ciara's New Track 'Roll Call' Feat. Lil Wayne and Lil Jon
'Roll Call', Ciara's collaboration with Lil Wayne and Lil Jon for her new LP 'Fantasy Ride', has been available to listen through a newly-outed audio stream.

Ciara’s Essence Magazine Fashion Spread!
Check out Ciara in her new spread for Essence Magazine courtesy of SincerelyCiara.com…

LIL JON FT CIARA & LIL WAYNE - \"ROLL CALL\"
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Ciara - Roll Call (Feat. Lil Wayne & Lil Jon)
Is CiCi going back to the old formula for success? Its been a minute since Lil Jon has been on the radar, but this track right here.. is a definite banger. YoungKingz you already know.. DOWNLOAD: Ciara - Roll Call (Feat. Lil Wayne & Lil Jon) (Produced by Lil Jon) addthis_url = [...]

QUOTE OF THE DAY:: Polow Da Dizzzon
[ON WORKING WITH Ciara]Ciara's upcoming album, Fantasy Ride, may feature a slew of hitmaking producers, including Tricky Stewart (Rihanna's "Umbrella"), Danjahandz (Britney Spears' "Gimme More") and Missy Elliott (Jazmine Sullivan's "Need U Bad"). But according to Polow Da Don, only he and CiCi have something special enough to become the new Aaliyah and Timbaland. "We both came up and were raised in the same camp," Polow explained to MTV News. "We've known each other for a long time. We actually just have t

25 Best Live Performances of 2008
Last year I started a Best Performances of the year list mostly because of the overabundance of great performances at Live Earth. Despite the lack of any major cultural event, I thought I would continue the list for at one more year. Here the live performances that caught my ear this year. I have links to YouTube for those that have yet been pulled and there are even a couple that are sold on iTunes so check out the button for those.1. Stronger/Hey Mama - Kanye West and Daft Punk (Grammy Awards)2. Just Stan

Polow Da Don: "Me & Ciara Are Like Timbaland & Aaliyah"
Hit-maker Polow Da Don spoke with MTV.com recently about working on Ciara's forthcoming 'Fantasy Ride' LP. During the interview, the 'Promise' producer made an interesting comparison about himself and Ciara and the late Aaliyah and Timbaland:Ciara's upcoming album, Fantasy Ride, may feature a slew of hitmaking producers, including Tricky Stewart (Rihanna's "Umbrella"), Danjahandz (Britney Spears'

“Notorious” Movie Premiere in New York City
The highly anticipated biopic of Christopher “Notorious B.I.G.” Wallace hits theaters next Friday, January 16th 2008, and all of the celebrities came in droves to check out the premiere of Notorious at AMC Lincoln Square in New York City Wednesday night. Some of the celebs on the red carpet were Beyonce, Jay-Z, Mary J. Blige, Ciara, Angela Bassett, Derek Luke and Jamal “Gravy” Woolard. Continue reading for the rest of the flix and to see who else hit up the big premiere!

Whoa, Bitch...Whoa
Hit-maker Polow Da Don spoke with MTV.com recently about working on Ciara's forthcoming 'Fantasy Ride' LP. During the interview, the 'Promise' producer made an interesting comparison about himself and Ciara and the late Aaliyah and Timbaland: Ciara's upcoming album, Fantasy Ride, may feature a slew of hitmaking producers, including Tricky Stewart (Rihanna's "Umbrella"), Danjahandz (Britney Spears'"Gimme More") and Missy Elliott (Jazmine Sullivan's "Need U Bad"). But according to Polow Da Don, only he and Ci

Ciara on The Red Carpet
I think Ciara is always underrated! She has great style… people don’t like when she is compared to Beyonce’ because people seem to think that Beyonce’ is ‘god’ lol!

dON'T Mizz ThezE!
Gee (Main Version) - Girls' GenerationAfter spending a year preparing and practicing more and almost leave the K-biz for 'Wonder Girls' as well as others girlbands, now SNSD aka Girls' Generation is back with the super catchy song titled 'Gee', which is produced by the same one of 'U-Go-Girl' (the comeback single of sexy queen Lee Hyori and it's successful!). The Music video starring MinHo of SHINee, you must check this out!!! Welcome back my girls!!!Stuck With Each Other - Shontelle Feat. AkonOops, I doubt

Snippet: Ciara f/ Chris Brown - ‘Turn Me On’
Looks like the cat’s out of the bag. Yesterday we reported that Ciara had some surprise guests in store for her new album Fantasy Ride. Well, one of those guests appears to be labelmate Chris Brown, who is featured on the Indian-sampled dance cut “Turn Me On.” Listen to a snippet of [...]

Snippet of Ciara's New Single 'Turn Me On' Feat. Chris Brown
From the newly-outed snippet, Ciara is revealed to join forces with Chris Brown in a new song entitled 'Turn Me On', which is rumored to appear in her upcoming 'Fantasy Ride' LP.