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Mariah Cancels World Tour

The singer has canceled plans to go on a world tour, though she hasn’t admitted to being pregnant… yet. Unfortunately, everyone working on her show is up in arms, as costume designers and dancers are now out of what was probably a very high-paying gig.

Whitney Houston’s New Album Due in September

The date for Whitney Houston’s comeback has been set.
Arista Records says her long-awaited album will be released Sept. 1. Houston hasn’t released a CD in seven years.
So far, there’s no word on a title for the album.
The 45-year-old superstar is one of the best-selling artists of all-time, but in recent years, she’s been defined more [...]

Jennifer Hudson to Sing At the Super Bowl

Jennifer Hudson is using pop culture’s grandest stage — the Super Bowl — to make her return to the spotlight following the slayings of her mother, brother and 7-year-old nephew.
NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy confirmed Wednesday that Hudson will sing the national anthem at the Super Bowl in Tampa, Fla., on Feb. 1. E! News first [...]

Jennifer Hudson To Perform At Inauguration?

We know that Jennifer Hudson will perform at a pre-Grammy event in Los Angeles next month but will she  take the stage for President-elect Barack Obama’s inauguration as well?
According to Page Six:
Oscar winner and former “American Idol” star Jennifer Hudson hasn’t been able to perform since her mother, sister and nephew were brutally murdered in [...]

Vh1’s Tiffany Pollard, Aka New York, on Gaining 40 Lbs., Men, And Life in L.A.

She’s made men fight over her, women hate her, and an entire state her stage name; but for vh1 reality TV icon, Tiffany Pollard, aka New York, her career is just getting started.
You may have wondered why Tiffany hasn’t been seen chain smoking, per usual, on her new series “New York Goes to Hollywood.” She [...]

Isaac Hayes Leaves Part of Estate to Foundation

Isaac Hayes has left his estate to his wife, Adjowa, his children and the Isaac Hayes Foundation, which promotes literacy, music and nutrition, according to his will.
The will was filed last week in Probate Court. The Commercial Appeal in Memphis reported the value and contents of Hayes’ estate hasn’t been filed.
Part of Hayes’ humanitarian [...]

Usher to Launch Ladies-Only ‘One Night Stand’ Tour

R&B crooner Usher is looking to prove that he hasn’t lost his sex appeal now that he’s family man. The singer has announced plans to launch a ladies-only jaunt dubbed ‘One Night Stand,’ in support of his latest album ‘Here I Stand.’
“There’s only a few artists that can pull that off,” [...]

Lawsuit: Blige Stole Tunes, Including IPod Ad

Mary J. Blige has been sued in New York for $2 million by a company that says she stole some of the music she used on her latest hit album, including one used on an iPod commercial.
The Drama Family Entertainment company filed the lawsuit in federal court in Manhattan on Tuesday.
The lawsuit claims the [...]

New Whitney Houston Song Leaked on Internet

Whitney Houston says it all in a new track making the rounds online.
“I want you to love me like I never left,” the legendary songbird trills in the aptly titled “Like I Never Left.”
MIA from the music scene since her private life went on a roller-coaster ride full of substance-abuse problems and a trainwreck marriage [...]