“VH1 Divas” will celebrate soul music with performances from Mary J. Blige, Jennifer Hudson, Jill Scott, Florence + The Machine, Kelly Clarkson and Jessie J. The show will pay tribute to the cities where soul gave birth to music’s most powerful classics and inspired today’s divas. Each singer will pay homage to these cities and soul music’s timeless classics at New York City’s Hammerstein Ballroom. Not only will each act perform their own soul-inspired songs, but also some of the greatest classics that have shaped a genre. Their performances will be accompanied by The Roots, who serve as the house band. Their member ?uestlove will pull a double duty as a musical director. Check out where divas like Jilly go in Philly As always, the show will benefit VH1′s “Save The Music Foundation” and its programs to restore music education in public schools. The special will air Monday, December 19 at 9 PM/8c on VH1 SOURCE Mary J. Blige To Perform At 2011 American Music Awards Did Jennifer Hudson Call Off Her Engagement?
Please excuse the “You can’t be serious about this Three Stooges remake” feeling coursing through your veins, because this is real . Will Sasso, Sean Hayes, and Chris Diamantopolous play the slapstick trio, and they’re accompanied by Jane Lynch, Jennifer Hudson, Sofia Vergara, and Larry David. Comes out April 4. 2012, but in the meantime we have this teaser poster featuring a very familiar silhouette.
The Michael Jackson tribute concert took place this weekend in Wales where numerous performers were invited and paid to perform. Jennifer Hudson was one of them, but according to TMZ.com pulled a no-show and didn’t even warn the producers! She tweeted that she wouldn’t be attending the show due to “major production issues.” According to a source of TMZ “Hudson is claiming she felt the show’s producers didn’t give her enough time with the music she was supposed to be singing. According to our sources, Jennifer received her music the same time as all the performers.” Click here , for full article. Jennifer Hudson Opens Her Own Weight Watchers Center In Chicago Jennifer Hudson Finally Sets A Wedding Date
While Christina Aguilera made like The King of Pop at the Michael Forever tribute concert in Cardiff, Wales last night, former American Idol finalist Jennifer Hudson did not attend the event – and her absence is raising a few questions this morning. According to a Hudson Tweet on Saturday afternoon, she said “major production issues” would prevent her from performing, while a rep for the artist tells TMZ producers were made aware ahead of time and “completely understood.” However, other sources tell the site the complete opposite. They claim Hudson shocked organizers by her no-show and, to make matters worse/more controversial, she was paid in full ahead of time for the gig. Those who did play a role in the tribute, meanwhile, included Ne-Yo, LaToya Jackson, Leona Lewis, Cee Lo Green, Gladys Knight, Beyonce (via satellite) and Jamie Foxx, who served as host. [Photo: WENN.com]
After Kanye West debuted his women’s fashion line at Paris Fashion Week , he hit up the Givenchy show and after party arm-in-arm with supermodel Chanel Iman. While they are now rumored to be a new couple, Ciara, Jennifer Hudson and Naomi Campbell all rode solo instead. Everybody wore black (was that a requirement!?), but J.Hud and Naomi had more in common than just that: new ombre highlights at the ends of their hair. Who looked best? Kanye West Debuts Women’s Fashion Line In Paris Jennifer Hudson Opens Her Own Weight Watchers Center In Chicago
Kimora Lee, the new President and Creative Director of JustFabulous flexed her fashion forward heels at the Sunset Tower in West Hollywood. Christina Milian attended the event in a pair of pink JustFabulous pumps. Kimora’s husband Djimon Hounsou was by her side smiling for photos with his Fabulous wife! Fab Or Fug? Kimora In Leopard [PHOTOS] Jennifer Hudson & Mary J. Blige Attend Art For Life Benefit [PHOTOS]
DJ/producer calls their collabo the ‘biggest record’ on his just-released Nothing but the Beat. By Akshay Bhansali Usher Photo: Todd Williamson/ WireImage David Guetta recently told MTV News that the Usher collabo “Without You” is the “biggest record” on his just-released Nothing but the Beat. It’s a rather bold statement, considering his latest album also features Lil Wayne, Chris Brown, will.i.am, Akon, Timbaland, Nicki Minaj and Jennifer Hudson , just to name a few. But Guetta has a soft spot for the cinematic team-up with Ush, which he says is equal parts sentimental and hands-in-the-air euphoric. “It’s just totally emotional,” Guetta said. “Some of the record is a proper ballad, and then it goes to that crazy dance beat. It’s perfect for him, because he’s famous for his ballads. And he’s also now famous for those big club records that he comes with. He’s an amazing dancer, so I felt like he was the artist that I needed.” Usher and Guetta first previewed the song in Ibiza, Spain, earlier this summer, with the crowd demanding an encore performance of the sure-to-be-hit song. “It was amazing,” Guetta gushed. “We were not supposed to do this. I always do these kinds of stupid things, playing records when I’m not supposed to play them. And Usher was so excited for this time to be in Ibiza performing in front of those people. He called me onstage and said, ‘Come on. Let’s do it.’ So we did it, and, yeah, they loved it. We had to do it again! They asked for one more.” For some, the combination of Usher and Guetta might seem out of left field. While the DJ/producer works with a variety of artists, he has a pretty tight-knit musical family — but it may come as a surprise that Guetta has known Usher the longest. “I actually speak very often about how thankful I am to will.i.am because he called me to produce ‘I Gotta Feeling’; Akon, when we started to work together, because I wasn’t famous in America; Kelly Rowland and all those guys that came to me when I was not known yet,” Guetta said. “But I have to say that the very first time when someone big from America asked me if I want to work with him, it was Usher. Like, a really long time ago, but we never had the time to do it. So I was so happy to be finally in the studio with him, because he spotted me when I was really not famous yet.” Usher and Guetta already shot the video for “Without You” in Ibiza. The song will follow up Guetta’s current single, “Little Bad Girl,” which features Ludacris and Taio Cruz.
Last week, President Barack Obama’s Uncle Onyango Obama was arrested for drunk driving in Framingham, Massachusetts. Police said Obama made a rolling stop through a stop sign and nearly caused a cruiser to hit his sport utility vehicle. Onyango who is originally from Kenya is President Obama’s father’s half brother. Onyango Obama who is 67, was charged with operating under the influence of alcohol, negligent operation of a motor vehicle and failure to yield the right of way. After being booked at the police station, when asked if he would like to make a phone call to arrange bail he stated, ”I think I will call The White House.” He pleaded not guilty on Friday and was being held without bail on a detainer from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. In a court document, ICE said he had an earlier deportation or removal order. Spotted @ MSNBC Jennifer Hudson Sings “Happy Birthday” To Barack Obama [VIDEO] Happy Birthday Obama: 50 Things You Might Not Know!
“I didn#39;t even know I was considered plus-sized until I came to Hollywood,” the 2007 Oscar winner and Weight Watchers spokesperson Jennifer Hudson, 29, tells September#39;s Self magazine, on sale Thursday. “I thought I was the perfect size!” It wasn#39;t until Jennifer Hudson appeared on American Idol in 2004 that she was made aware of her weight. That changed on a red carpet, when “an interviewer asked, #39;How does it feel to be plus-sized in Hollywood?#39; I looked around, like, Who is s
