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Whitney Houston is not the only one thrilled with the debut of “I Look To You,” which arrives at no.1 on Billboard’s 200 Albums chart today. Longtime mentor and industry exec Clive Davis is calling this week’s debut “surprising”.
“It’s surprising in view of the fact that she’s had such incredible selling albums, but this is [...]

The diva has returned. Not only do we know that Whitney Houston’s album is going to have a worldwide release on September 1, 2009 on Arista Records. But now we know the album is going to be called “I Look To You.”
This is Houston’s seventh studio album since her 1985 self-titled debut. She is one [...]

Chart-topping Def Jam star Jeremih just unveiled the steamy video for his rising single “Birthday Sex” and it’s a winner.
Taken from his soon to be released self-titled debut, “Birthday Sex” finds Jeremih singing “you say you want passion, I think you found it” before blazing the signature hook “Girl you know I…”
In related news, Jeremih’s [...]

TMZ is reporting that Tina Davis, 39, sent the late-night message that set off alleged altercation.
Chris Brown’s manager is reportedly the woman whose text message to the R&B singer triggered the alleged altercation between him and girlfriend Rihanna, according to TMZ.
The gossip Web site is reporting that a source identified Tina Davis, 39, as the [...]

They don’t call it the Great White Way for nothing!
Within the first week of officially opening, the Broadway revival of ‘American Buffalo’ closed after the matinee performance on November 23, at Broadway’s Belasco Theatre.
The show, which marked the debut of black Hollywood heavyweight Cedric The Entertainer, played 20 previews and eight performances.
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Tha CROWn Mixtape

Debut mixtape from $100,000 Winner Tha Crow

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T.I. has wrapped up another slew of BET Hip-Hop Awards nominations. The Atlanta-based rapper received nine nominations for the second annual awards show, which will air on Oct. 17. Last year, the self-proclaimed “King of the South” garnered eight nominations, and won three awarads.

Lil’ Wayne is second in total nominations this year, with seven. Kanye [...]

E! is reporting that Snoop Dogg is filiming a new reality show. The as yet untitled half-hour show, slated for a late 2007 debut, will follow Snoop, whose real name is Calvin Broadus, and his family as the Doggfather goes about his daily business.
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Rap group followed as they attempt to reunite.

VH1 will air the dirty laundry of rap group Salt-N-Pepa in a new 10-episode reality series that follows their attempts to deal with past differences and reunite.
 
      “The Salt-N-Pepa Show,” one of seven new series to debut on VH1 either later this year or early 2008, will follow [...]