DIANA ROSS-INSPIRED VINTAGE BOUTIQUE OPENS
Paying homage to the 1975 film Mahogany, boutique owner Helen Williams, opened Tracy Chambers Vintage and Inspired Clothing, named after Diana's Ross's character in the movie. The vintage boutique, located in the basement of Williams' Bey-Stuy brownstone, features a colorful eclectic collection of runway and resort vintage pieces. DNA Info has the rest of the story.
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BOBBY BROWN GETTING READY TO
RELEASE A NEW ALBUM
Bobby Brown says it took him a long time to come out with a new album because he's spent so much time trying to get his life on track.
Now on tour with bandmates New Edition, Brown says he's ready to return to his solo career with the album "Masterpiece," due out June 5.
"It's what I've been through throughout my life, and just trying to heal myself through my music," the 43-year-old singer said in a recent interview.
"Masterpiece" is Brown's first album in 14 years. He was a multiplatinum star with New Edition and later developed his solo career. But his well-documented battle with drugs and his legal woes led to his musical decline. His turbulent marriage to Whitney Houston further eroded his image.
Read more CLICK HERE.
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A WHOLE NEW TAKE ON HALL & OATES...
AND ROAD TRIPPIN'
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WHITNEY HOUSTON FAMILY REALITY SHOW
ON THE WAY
Lifetime has picked up “The Houston Family Chronicles” (working title), an all-new docu-series that will follow the lives of the late Whitney Houston’s family, led by Pat Houston, Whitney’s sister-in-law and manager, and including Pat’s daughter Rayah, Whitney’s brother Gary, daughter Bobbi Kristina and mother, Grammy® Award-winning singer Cissy Houston. The announcement was made today by Rob Sharenow, Executive Vice President, Programming, of Lifetime Networks. CLICK HERE to read the whole story.
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WAS GEORGE MICHAEL THE VICTIM
OF A PHONE HACKING SCAM?
The singer has previously been named as a possible victim of News of the World phone hacking. "I was asked to talk to the Leveson inquiry, but I declined," Mr Michael wrote. He went on: "It has been several years since two hacking journalists were sent to prison for bugging the royal family. "Why on earth are the rights of the royal family more important than those of Milly Dowler's parents, or of any of the hundreds of people whose lives have been violated by the press?" He concluded: "The day they make this sham real and start genuinely prosecuting people I would [be] more than happy to help ... till then, what's the point." The News of the World's then-royal editor Clive Goodman and private investigator Glenn Mulcaire were jailed for illegally accessing royal aides' mobile phone voicemails in 2007. CLICK HERE to read the rest.
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BOBBY BROWN GETTING READY TO MARRY AGAIN!
Following a two-year engagement, singer Bobby Brown and his fiancée Alicia Etheridge have set a date to tie the knot next month.
According to TMZ, the couple’s wedding will take place on June 15 in Hawaii and will be exclusive to family and friends. Unfortunately for Brown the weekend will also entail a little bit of business as well. The crooner is expected to join his group New Edition for a special Father’s Day concert at Honolulu’s Blaisdell Arena.
Prior to their May 2010...CLICK HERE
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"Like father, like son..."
AL B. SURE'S SON RELEASES HIS OWN SINGLE
Quincy is ready to kick off his young music career with the release of the music video for his new single "Stay Awhile." In the visuals, the young crooner, who is the son of Al B. Sure and Kim Porter, let's his lady know why he wants her to stay awhile. Read more CLICK HERE.
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COULD CHAKA KHAN BE THE NEXT
JUDGE ON "X-FACTOR?"
Chaka Khan has thrown her hat into the ring to possibly become an”X-Factor” judge! According to TMZ,Chaka is “dying to be considered for the lucrative gig and instructed her people to reach out to producers of the show.”
With 10 Grammy’s and 40 years of experience, we’d say...CLICK HERE to read the rest
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VH-1 'BANDS REUNITED'
A FLOCK OF SEAGULLS
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WILL PRINCE HAVE TO KISS AWAY 3.9 MILLION DOLLARS?
The leader of the New Power Generation, Prince, was dealt a financial blow recently after a New York judge ordered him to pay $3.95 million to Revelations Perfume and Cosmetics.
Revelations claimed Prince was hired to promote their fragrance during media interviews and in-store appearances, but the "Purple Rain" singer did not follow through on his end of the bargain.
The company argued that the lack of promotions caused lackluster sales and resulted in the cancellation of a licensing deal.
According to Prince...CLICK HERE TO READ MORE
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SADE BACK IN THE SPOTLIGHT WITH
A NEW CONCERT DVD
After nearly three decades of making music, Sade Adu still has a hard time letting fans in, preferring to limit her press ops and take decade-long stretches between new album releases. But the British-Nigerian singer and her band are inching back towards the spotlight with the May 22nd DVD/CD and Blu-ray release of Bring Me Home - Live 2011, which chronicles their mega-successful Sade Live tour. The 54-date trek touched down in Europe, America, Australia and Asia and celebrated Sade's platinum-certified 2010 LP, Soldier of Love.
Despite the tour's success...CLICK HERE
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GEORGE MICHAEL has finished work on his
"best dance record ever".
The singer was hospitalised with pneumonia in Austria last year while performing a series of shows for the first time in three years. George is now back to health and getting his music career back on track. He has promised that his comeback will be an impressive one. "Ok my lovelies, WHITE LIGHT is done and dusted! Am I allowed to say it may be the best dance record I've ever made....! (sic)" he wrote on his Twitter page. "Finished it today..... :)"
At the beginning of the month, George updated his fans on his progress with White Light. The 48-year-old British star couldn't wait to tell fans of his plans to produce the track. "Yesterday I began to write a song called White Light. It's for all of you, for everyone who prayed for me, for every one of you who has prayed for me, for every person who has stopped me in the streets to ask me how I'm doing, you have made me feel so blessed (sic)," he previously wrote. CLICK HERE to read more.
Muir chronicles the history and lasting impact of Purple Rain in his new tome, on shelves today, from Prince's early quest to find the right film vehicle for himself to his collaboration with director Magnoli in making drastic changes to screenwriter William Blinn's original script (then called Dreams) -- a script that, Magnoli and producer Robert Cavallo say had been passed over by countless directors. Also included: What happened when Prince...CLICK HERE
The provocative image was taken by fashion photographer Steven Meisel but was never included in her controversial 1992 book Sex. The 1990 photo is expected to fetch over $10,000 when it goes under the hammer at Bonhams in New York next month. Madonna – who would have been around 32 years old when the photo was taken – is featured sporting bleach-blonde hair and dark eye make-up. A strategically placed bed sheet saves the shot from indecency as she sprawls out naked on her mattress. She stares seductively at the camera as she places a lit cigarette into her mouth with a pair of manicured fingertips. Her tome Sex contained a series of sexually provocative and explicit images, all captured by Meisel. Despite a poor critical reception, the book went on to shift 1.5 million copies in a matter of days. It coincided with the release of her equally raunchy fifth studio album Erotica. Wanna check it out? CLICK HERE.
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Famed French designer John Paul Gaultier -- the man who created Madge's iconic 1990 outfit -- was recently appointed the creative director of Diet Coke. His first order of business was to create the new bottles, showing off not only the Queen of Pop's signature look, but his own: white and blue stripes.
The cream-colored Madonna bottle, which has no official tie to the singer, is painted with a fishnet corset and, of course, cone bra.
Unfortunately for American Madonna fans...CLICK HERE to read more.
(PHOTO: Simon Hayter , The Ottawa Citizen)
Cyndi Lauper is she-bopping her way onto the small screen with her very own reality TV series, WE tv announced Wednesday.
Tentatively titled Cyndi, the series will follow the life of the life of the outspoken Grammy winning singer according to The Hollywood Reporter. Though Cyndi won’t show all of Lauper’s true colours (but that’s why we love her!), as the site reports the show will be a “docu-soap” from reality television kingpin Mark Burnett’s One Three Inc.
“I am thrilled to continue our relationship with the amazing Cyndi Lauper and very excited to be producing our first show for WE tv,” Burnett said of the 12-episode order. CLICK HERE to read more...
If there were a time machine, fans of Molly Ringwald might want her to stay permanently in the 1980s, when she starred in a trio of John Hughes movies that made her a teen sensation: "Sixteen Candles" (1984), "Breakfast Club" (1985) and "Pretty in Pink" (1986).
"They gave me longevity," she said during a recent interview.
Today, the red-haired actress, who still has flawless fair skin, freckles and pouty lips, offers advice to her TV teen daughter on ABC Family's "The Secret Life of An American Teenager." Read more CLICK HERE.
Check out this classic performance from 1985
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GIRL GROUPS - WHERE ARE THEY NOW?
The Pointer Sisters
TO READ THE ENTIRE ARTICLE FEATURING The Bangles, Sister Sledge, The Go-Go's,
The Supremes AND MORE, CLICK HERE
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Hey, Have U seen 1 of our new billboards?
Very cool!
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The 80's are BACK!
on KOFY TV
"Totally rad, I'm so sure!"
Get all the info CLICK HERE
THE VERY FIRST DAY OF
AUGUST 1, 1981
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