FRIDAY'S HOT R&B JUICE ....

Well finally, Mariah Carey comes out of hiding. I know she's been very busy in the studio recording her new album and that but I really did think she was in hiding because she possibly put on the weight Big Momma House-style. Ya'll know when you don't see Mariah for a while and we get a sudden apearance, she usually looks chunky but not this time round. She looked fab yesterday when she attended the Fresh Air Fund's Salute to American Heroes gala at Tavern on the Green on June 7, 2007 in New York City:



The event took place in Central Park with cocktails (The Crystal Garden) at 6:00pm with dinner and dancing which followed at 7:30pm. The gala, hosted by Tiki Barber, honors Harry Carson, Alicia Keys and Michelle Williams. More pictures after the jump.

Alicia Keys was also at the event:



She looked nice.

Rihanna attended the Cartier Celebrates Love event and looked absolutely striking in that dress. The event took place in New York City at the Cartier Mansion:



I need to have some type of version of that dress in my life. Usher was also at the event. Here are all the high-profile celebs who attended.

And Rihanna also put in an appearance at 106:

And of course she performed her track Umbrella.

Beyonce was spotted leaving her luxury Manchester hotel in the UK. Bey was making her way to the 'Evening News Arena' where her concert was to take place:

Not really feeling the spandex pants but you know Bey has lost tonnes of weight since she can successfully carry off that look without looking all thigh-heavy, which is normally the case. And it's no secret that spandex isn't a girl's best friend when she actually has curves.

Check out her live performance of Irreplaceable at the 2007 ALMA Awards in Madrid, Spain:

Cracking stuff.

Kelly Rowland didn't put a foot wrong when she was spotted yesterday arriving at BBC Radio studio's in London:

She has such a cute shape and looked really great. But it also appears that Kelly hasn't gotten over "Beyonce is better than me" mentality. The low self-esteem continues to strike. When asked in RWD magazine if she would work with Jay-Z, she replied: "No, I couldn't. I just couldn’t out of respect for B. Like, that's her". Like my goodness, Bey doesn't have all the rights to Jay-Z. And in a way, she was dissing Rihanna. And isn't there a Like This remix which features Eve and Jay-Z? It's not like she's fucking him. Let's not forget that interview where Beyonce put Kelly in her place about mentioning Letoya and Latavia and Kelly was like, "You're right, I'm sorry....". Kelly really does have a habit of making herself look like Beyonce's bitch. I just thought the comment sounded really retarded. Just when I was giving Kelly her props, she goes and says some dumb ass shit like this.

John Legend and Joss Stone attended the 38th Annual Songwriters Hall of Fame Ceremony:

J Records boss Clive Davis was also at the event, which took place at Marriott Marquis in New York City.

And who told Kelis that her saggy breasts could actually defy gravity? Kelis put in an appearance at Pure night club in Miami:

If they look like this and she's never had kids, just imagine what they'll look like when she does have kids. Put on a bra!

Christina Aguilera was spotted out and about in LA:

Who'd have thought that out of Britney and Christina, that Christina would come out the classy one?

This week, Fantasia Barrino attended the award ceremony for the Theatre World Awards where she picked up her award for Outstanding Debut Performance for "The Color Purple." She was presented her award by Broadway legend Barbara Cook:

Good for her. Fanny really did put bums on seats and raised the productions lots of millions. If they brought it over here I'd definitely would have attended.

Jennifer Lopez is back to gracing those magazine covers again:

Looking good on Harper Baazar and S Cawaii.

Ne-yo's super-fug sister Nicole Smith, Ne-yo and his mom Lorraine Burts were caught backstage at a gig Ne-yo was playing at Center Stage:

Huh. Looks like her face rejected surgery after someone caved it in with a sledge hammer. YOU too could become a model one day REGARDLESS.

R&B Bites



1. Sam from That Grape Juice meets Kelly Rowland in London.

2. Amerie is about to shoot the video for her next single "Gotta Work". The video will be directed by Scott Franklin.

3. It appears Brandy's comeback is underway. Her official site foreverbrandy.com is under construction and word has it that the instrumental song played in the background is a new track which could be a future single or new album track.

Stay tuned!