WEDSNEDAY R&B SCOOP

CANDIDS AND EVENTS

Janet Jackson at her album release party.

My friend is a huuuuge Jay-Z fan and attended his concert when he was in my city last saturday. As I keep reporting Jay-Z has been in the UK on his European tour. As my friend is totally in-love with Jay-Z's ugly ass, she had one whale of a time. I don't know what it is that has her mesmerised by him. Maybe she likes men with big fat noses that predominate their faces or maybe she gets wet and sticky looking at those jumbo-sausage shaped lips. Either way, I did hear good things about the concert, despite Jay-Z's shortlived retirement. Anyway, my friend begged me to post some pictures on my blog. Soooo ....

These are candids of Beyonce and her jiggaman in London. Below, are his pictures taken from his European tour.

Barf!

He has the audience doing that sign that Beyonce always does when she's around him, whatever it's supposed to mean. By the way, why do I only see two black faces in the audience?

Hoodie Rap.

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Whilst on his private jet, Jay-Z reads British Broadsheet newspaper The Times and not the tabloid junk that prevails us. Could Jay-Z really care about more conservative issues in the world? Mmmm, maybe not.

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Jay-Z gets off the plane from one venue to another.

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Jay-Z chilling out backstage.

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It was a lively night.

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Janet Jackson was at Virgin yesterday to sign copies of her new album 20 Y.O. What are your predictions about Janet getting the no 1 spot on Billboard next week? It will be a historic moment when she knocks Justin Timberfake off the no1 spot next week. Lets make that happen so JT can walk away with egg on his face.

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So we finally get some pictures of Rihanna without her make-up. No mascara, no lipstick, no false eyelashes, no blusher and her hair is tucked away into a Bob-Marley style beanie. Rihanna sure does look like a former shadow of herself. Is she still pretty to you or just another plain-looking light skinned chick?

I didn't believe in this so-called romance between Eddie Murphy and Spice Girl Mel B. I kept reading about it in magazines, newspapers and other blog sites but yet no pictures of them together would surface .... until now that is. So as it goes, seeing is believing and now I'm believing. The rumours of their so-called engagement sparked up the theory that due to Mel's "bankruptcy", she is only marrying Eddie Murphy just to give her daughter Phoenix Chi some financial security. After her attempts to get a Spice Girl reunion back on track had failed, what else could she have done to recoup back her Spice Girls fortune which she totally blew but to marry Hollywood actor Eddie Murphy? After all, it's been reported that Mel has been broke for the past couple of years to the point that she had to give up her 2 million pound Mansion in Maidenhead, Berkshire, England. Well, of course Murphy denied any marriage was to take place but he did say he was happy. The last high profile actor she had a relationship with was Max Beesly but he's not as high profile as Murphy so it seems Mel has hit the bees knees. Of course she may not be with him for the money. Maybe she truly does love him, but her relationships never seem to last, so I really don't know about this one. If they're still together after 18 months, there may be hope for them yet.

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Here's a brand new Monica picture (left). Monica looks niiiice except ... I still hate the blonde hair. I never understand why singers like Christina Milian and Monica dye their natural black shade to blonde hoping to achieve the same mainstream success that Beyonce achieved. Beyonce is in a totally different league to those two. I am soooo happy that Ciara transitioned herself back to the black hair. She is so pretty with the darker shade. I think black women who wear blonde hair look tired. Blonde hair was made to accentuate the features of white women, and well, Beyonce looks white anyway, so it doesn't look bad on her at all. In Blender, Beyonce says she makes black music and doesn't care who likes it or not. It's a shame her image is marketed towards white men and not the image of the wholesome black female which she rocked during her Austin Powers fame. On the right, Cassie turned up at P.Diddy's listening party for his new album Press Play sporting a new shorter cut. I love it!

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MAGAZINES

In the latest issue of Essence, Solange Knowles knocks the music industry that her sister is in saying she "doesn't need it" but would her words be reversial had she not failed with her Solo Star CD three years ago when she was hoping that her sister's name would pave her some success? Yes, the music industry sucks when they're not trying to hear you Solange, lol. CLICK IMAGE TO READ THE ARTICLE IN FULL.

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NEWS

"Hold tight and be patient on the new music, it's coming and I promise you will be thrilled. You know how I do it," said Brandy to her MySpace fans. Well, for your sake Brandy, I sure do hope so. Your music has been less-than-outstanding without the genious of Rodney DARKCHILD Jerkins. So of course I was pleased to read that she will be teaming up with him again, alongside The Neptunes, Bryce Wilson (formely of Groove Theory), and others. Let's hope that this album is a Never Say Never part 2. Brandy recently split from Atlantic Records and plans to release her album on the indepenent label Knockout Entertainment early 2007. Meanwhile, another artist which Brandy and Darkchild both worked with in the past is the legendary Michael Jackson. The troubled pop star has left his Bahrain-based record company Two Seas, canceling the album he was set to release under the label and has now formed a new firm called the Michael Jackson Company, which will take care of Jackson's business affairs as well as a new album planned for release in 2007. OK, well, let's translate this shall we? What Michael actually means is that his album will never be released because, well, admit it Michael, you're still America-phobic. Get your act together. Your die-hard fans will be very disappointed.

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PROMO

This is a brand new promo picture of Fantasia taken from her new upcoming album Young Girl, Old Soul. Her fantastic sophomore release is expected to drop 28th November 2006.