Ciara: French Vogue

Ciara has been relatively quiet over the past few months but it looks like she may have something big cooking up her sleeve in the New Year.   She’s showing off her dancer’s body in an upcoming issue of French Vogue.  Inside, there’s confirmation that she is no longer with Jive and she has signed a new contract with Epic Records under the leadership of LA Reid.

In the meantime, she’s scheduled to wrap up the year with performances in Dubai and Amsterdam (on the 29th & 30th) and she’s  currently in the studio working on her fifth studio album.  Go Ci!

Rapper Common Escapes From Being Held At Gunpoint

Just when you think your life could be a blockbuster movie…
Common gives us an inside look into his life with his new book, “One Day It’ll All Make Sense.” In the memoir, he takes his readers through a series of events and relationships that have helped him shape him into the man he is today.

Lady Gaga Naked

Lady Gaga is one of those artists that would be hard to recognize on a casual day, when she’s not dressed in over-the-top fashion, eye-catching outfits, and dramatic make up. 

Evelyn Lozada Calls It Quits?!

Fiesty ‘Basketball Wives’ star Evelyn Lozada joined the list of celebrities who have threatened to delete their Twitter accounts last night. For reasons that have yet to be revealed, Evelyn tweeted this ominous message about also not doing anymore shows. Does that include the next season of Basketball Wives?:

How Lil Wayne Did on The Carter IV

After much speculation and plenty of sales projections over the past week that estimated that Lil Wayne’s ‘Tha Carter IV’ would sell 800,000 copies, the album went on to sell almost a million copies.

Marvin Gaye And Chardonnay

Big Sean gets colorful in the visual to his Finally Famous second single “Marvin Gaye and Chardonnay.” In the Hype-Williams-directed clip, Big Sean and Kanye West show the fellas how to rock a solid-colored fitted suit in almost every color of the rainbow.

Idris Elba is the New Face For SmartWater

Idris Elba is looking a little tasty in his new ad for Smartwater.
The 39 year old British actor has just been announced as the newest face of Smartwater, a brand of water owned by Coca Cola. According to US Today, this new ad will be featured in a number of major print ads such as Essence, GQ and Men’s Journal.
Another one below:

Idris Elba is looking a little tasty in his new ad for SmartWater

Kelly Rowland Interview With Runway Magazine

Standing boldly like she’s about to kill a major fashion catwalk, Kelly Rowland covers the fall 2011 issue of Runway magazine. She always tries to encourage and promote women to “Be strong. Love yourself. Don’t be afraid to take chances.”

Use To Be

If you’re going to date/marry The-Dream, make sure it works out because you don’t want him writing a song about you.

Celebrities Are Excited for Jay And B!

Last night, after the MTV Video Music Awards, celebrities were still buzzing about the news that Beyonce is pregnant. We caught up with a few celebs at Lil Wayne’s album release party at Boulevard 3 who were excited to share their thoughts on the big news.

Tha Carter IV: Release Party

Hours after Lil Wayne shut down the VMA stage to close out this year’s MTV Video Music Awards, celebs hit up various after parties around LA. Ciara, Christina Milian, Keri Hilson, Young Money’s Shanelle and Jessie J were all spotted at Weezy’s “Tha Carter IV” album release party at ‘Boulevard 3’ in L.A.

Fly

I came to win, to fight, to conquer, to thrive
I came to win, to survive, to prosper, to rise.
To fly

Nicki Minaj premiered the video to her aspirational single ‘Fly’ during the MTV Video Music Awards pre-show,yesterday evening. The visual, which features Rihanna, was shot earlier this year, however, Nicki decided to push the release date back several times to give Rihanna time to dominate the charts. Timing is everything…