TUESDAY R&B FAB ....

Things definitely seem to be looking up for Rihanna as her career continues to go from strength to strength. Her new single "Umbrella" is burning up the charts with it being number one on TRL, debuting on 106 and getting heavy airplay everywhere else. Here are her latest outtakes for Essence magazine:




She looks fantastic! Someone remind me to get this cut later on down the line. Still can't believe her new album Good Girl Gone Bad will be out in 3 weeks. It just all seems a bit sudden. Her last album A Girl Like Me was only released last March and her debut album Music of The Sun was released a year before that. I'm not knocking a girl's hustle though. You have to brew the iron whilst it's still hot, because you never know when your bubble will burst especially when you're vocally-challenged with not much stage charisma. I do like her though but I'm just keeping it real. There are more pictures after the jump.


More outtakes:




Niiiice. Once the HQ versions are available, I'll post them.

And what do we have here? A yum-yum situation right there. Chris Brown who turned 18 last week was making the most of his legal status when he did a one-off gig back in ATL not too long ago:



This has got to be the first time ever since I have seen the handsome R&B singer perform without a top on. Woooo! Chris is obviously taking his new-found manhood to the next level. Ok ok, so he's no 50 Cent when it comes to the pump and iron but um, he's not exactly on the puny side either. Give him some time ladies. I would still give his cute ass the time of day.

And over the weekend, Kelly Rowland did more promotion for her new album Ms Kelly and this time she made an appearance at "MuchOnDemand" show in Canada:




She looked really vibrant.

Kelly was obviously making the most of her stay in Canada as she also attended the
2007 Fashion Cares in Toronto alongside R&B starlet Mya:








Kelly was there to promote her new album Ms Kelly and Mya was there to promote her new album Liberation. I think it's mad hilarious how these two were seen at the same event when they were supposed to be dropping albums on the same day but both of them ended up not sticking to the scheduled release date either way. They sure do have something in common! A couple of days ago, I stated how Mya will become a pensioner before she drops this album and well, I think I spoke waaaay too soon. Ha! I couldn't resist.

I also notice how Melissa R and co were there too - the chicks that got beaten by Asia Nitollano to replace Nicole Scherzinger of the The Pussy Cat Dolls, and I also notice how they've called themselves "Girllesque":



Am I missing something here? Did these girls get signed? I've been trying to look into it and found nothing. If so, it looks like The Pussy Cats dolls have spin-off rivals - the very group that wanted to BE IN THEIR GROUP. Interesting. Needing to add that when I was watching the show, Lil Kim who was a judge said to them that if she could put them all in one group and sign them, she would. And now it appears that it actually happened. Good luck to them.

Anyway, both girls performed tracks from their upcoming albums and looked mad hot in the process:




It's amazing what promotion for an album can do for someone. I hated Kelly's look when she appeared on The Fuse last week though but she looked absolutely beautiful here. Whatever she's doing she really needs to stick with it.

Kelly also has a brand new feature in Sophisticate's Black Hair magazine:


Again, she looks stunning in these new pictures, and Sophisticate's Black Hair is my no 1 mag whenever I am looking to switch up.

A host of R&B celebrities united for KIIS fm's 2007 Wango Tango concert:






Robin Thicke, Brooke Hogan, Omarion and Fergie were amongst the performers at the event. Wow. Brooke sure does know how to ho-herself up on that stage.

Lauryn Hill will be on her grind to make an upcoming comeback but does anyone really care? She will make one of her patented once-in-a-blue-moon appearances next month in California for two shows in June. The Fugees singer has just announced she will perform at Oakland's Paramount Theatre on June 27, and Pala's Palomar Starlight Theatre on June 29. Pala is located in San Diego, County, south of Los Angeles. Hill is rumored to be working on a new album titled "Khulami Phase." Her last CD, "MTV Unplugged," was released in 2002. The reclusive artist also announced that she will play three shows in the UK in July.



OK. So she had one of the most amazing albums of 1998 when her solo debut album The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill was released but she's never really had that spark since then. Life for her would probably serve more relevance to this chick if she stayed sleeping with her former band member Wyclef and pushing out Bob Marley's 50th grandchild to the already increasing football team that she's got going there. Fucking married men AND increasing the Marley legacy is what she's mostly good at now.

Anyway, here are more pictures of Usher and his fiance Tameka at that Cove Atlantis opening looking like complete clowns:




Ya'll know how Usher and Tameka have become my no1 couple to rag on right? To dismiss his mother as his manager for the name of love truly must be love. I just hope She-man is totally worth it (though we all know if he wasn't mega-rich her ass wouldn't have given him the time of day). Neither of his relationships with older women have lasted (supermodel Naomi Campbell and TLC lead singer Rozanda "Chilli" Thomas) although I liked him with Chilli and the beautiful model Elisha Brightwell. I'm sorry but how do you go from those two to THAT? It's like comparing a muddy substance to the purest most beautiful crystal clear glass of water. I don't get it. Then again, Usher is no oil painting his damn self.

Stay tuned!

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