TUESDAY'S R&B NEWS SCOOP

The third installment of Resident Evil is coming out this fall. Ashanti is pictured in her role as Nurse Betty in her fight for survival against extinction. Resident Evil: Extinction sees her and other survivors trying to fend off hoards of zombies, killer crows and the most terrifying creatures created as a result of the deadly T-Virus that has killed millions:



And it appears that staying alive is proving to be more of a harder task than ever before as they battle it out in the Nevada Desert and through the ruins of Las Vegas. On the music front, it has also been officially confirmed that "Switch" will in deed be the lead single off her new album The Declaration. The new album is set to drop 23rd October 2007 (yup, the VERY same day as my gurl Alicia Keys who will be releasing her new album As I Am). And as for her movie, it gets released in the UK on 21st September 2007. I am not sure about the US though, but the movie will coincide with the release of her new single so this is great timing! And I am a big fan of the Resident Evil installments and cannot wait for the movie to drop.

Beyonce graces the cover of digital July 2007 edition of People magazine:



Beyonce has just been nominated for THREE Teen Choice Awards. In the "R&B Artist" category, she is up against Chris Brown, Rihanna, Ne-yo and Akon. Her track Irreplaceable has been nominated in the "Payback track" category. And lastly, she (and Jamie Foxx) has been nominated for the best "Liplock" movie category for Dream Girls. Provided that you are in between the ages of 13-19, you can vote by clicking here.

And as we're on Rihanna, she is on the front cover of my favourite hair magazine: Sophisticate's Black Hair (August 2007 issue):


[source: ultimate-Rihanna.com]

There is an exclusive interview inside the mag. Ultimate-Rihanna has all of the scans if you're interested in having hair like Rihanna's.

Kelly Rowland co-hosted TRL this week:



What is up with the shorts? Anyway, Kelly's new album Miss Kelly was released stateside yesterday and I'm really curious as to how far she'll chart. High debuts have become really hard to achieve these days. But anyway, I feel Kelly has done all she can to promote the CD even on a Scrooge-like budget. She really needs to ditch the Knowles for real. This is one of the things that annoys me the most about Kelly. Beyonce and clan can shit on her head and she'll swear that it was magical destined to make the hair fine, healthy and pure. But that Wendy interview really has made me take a huge liking to her. And I wish her the best of luck with them album sales.

Two pregnancies were OFFICIALLY announced this week:



After many weeks of speculation, Christina Aguilera is REALLY pregnant as is Lionel Richie's daughter Nicole. Maybe this pregnancy will help Nicole's case because she will need to eat AND put on weight for her baby to survive. Nicole is expecting for her fiance Joel Madden and Christina is expecting for her hubby Jordan Bratman. That said, mad congrats to both of them. A baby is a blessing.

Stay tuned.

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