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R. Kelly To Drop Write Me Back Album In June

Pied Piper of R&B will roll out his 11th album on June 26. By Nadeska Alexis R. Kelly’s Write Me Back album cover Photo: RCA Records After taking a break from singing to undergo emergency throat surgery last year, R. Kelly is making an official return with his 11th studio album, Write Me Back, set for release on June 26. “Share My Love,” the lead single from Write Me Back, was released in February and has already made waves on radio. The latest cut, “Feelin’ Single” will be available digitally on May 29. The new LP is a follow-up to R. Kelly’s 2010 release Love Letter, which was an ode to music from the ’50s and ’60s. Back in December, Kells shocked fans when he announced that he would be adding 32 chapters to his popular “Trapped in the Closet” series , and in March it was confirmed that the series would be aired on IFC later this year. Twenty-two chapters exist thus far in the soap opera series that begins with a one-night stand and weaves into an extended tale of sex and lies, starring Kelly’s alter ego, Sylvester. “When I first began experiencing the unknown journey of writing ‘Trapped in the Closet,’ I knew after the first chapter that I had tapped into something that was not of this earth,” R. Kelly said in a statement at the time of the IFC announcement. “Being the nosy person that I am, I more than anyone wanted to know what the second chapter would be. And now here we are at chapter 23, trapped in the million dollar question — what the hell is the package? Well, ladies and gentlemen, not only am I ready to reveal what the package is, but I have many more chapters to share.” It’s set to be a pretty eventful year for the Pied Piper. In February, he was one of the entertainers at Whitney Houston’s funeral, performing a moving rendition of the late singer’s hit “I Look to You,” which he also wrote. Related Artists R. Kelly

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Houston Family Reality Show to Launch Bobbi Kristina Music Career?

At first glance, it seems disturbingly exploitive: Lifetime will soon air a reality show based around the family of Whitney Houston . But sources tell TMZ the motivation behind this program isn’t merely to make money off the singer’s tragic death; for Cissy Houston, it’s to help boost the career of her granddaughter, 18-year old Bobbi Kristina. Bobbi Kristina Sings Adele While believing the series will push along the family’s “healing process,” Cissy is mostly concerned about Bobbi , insiders say, and hopes this will be a showcase for her talents. Look for the Houston family docu-series to feature a far more serious tone than similar programs such as Keeping Up with the Kardashians and for Whitney’s sister, Patricia, to serve as the lead. Will you tune in?

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Reality TV: Whitney Houston’s Family Has Signed On To Do A Show Highlighting Their Struggles Dealing With Her Death

Wow, really?? Whitney Houston’s Family Officially Signs On For New Reality Show It’s been three months since Whitney Houston tragically died in her hotel room in Beverly Hills and her family is finally ready to open up their lives to the public, and to cameras. The The Hollywood Reporter reports that the Houston family has signed up for a revealing reality show with Lifetime. Tentatively called The Houston Family Chronicles, it will follow Whitney’s mother Cissy, her brother Gary and his wife Pat Houston (Whitney’s former manager), their daughter Rayah, and Whitney’s daughter Bobby Kristina as they deal with her death and manage her estate. Her cousin Dionne Warwick and gospel singer CeCe Winans are both expected to make guest appearances. “The tragic loss of Whitney Houston left a void in the hearts of people all over the world, but certainly none more so than her beloved family,” said Lifetime executive VP of programming, Rob Sharenow. “In this series, the multi-generations of the Houston family will bravely reveal their lives as they bond together to heal, love and grow.” In light of today’s news, Pat says she’s been working over several years to get a similar project off the ground. However, Whitney’s death has affected the “direction” of the show. Not that we won’t watch, but we’re honestly kind of surprised that the family would let people into their lives during such a difficult time. Will you be tuned in?? Source Image via WENN

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Bangers: Jordin Sparks Remembers Whitney Houston In V Magazine

Jordin Sparks is featured in the new Americana issue of V Magazine on newsstands Thursday. Inside the magazine the beauty talks about her relationship with Whitney Houston, which was fostered on the set of their new movie “Sparkle”. Peep an excerpt below: Part musical, part cautionary tale, the movie tells the story of three sisters, Sparkle, Delores (Tika Sumpter) and Sister (Carmen Ejogo), whose successful Motown singing act disintegrates in the face of drug addiction and familial strife. Originally Houston had signed on solely as exectutive producer, but eventually agreed to also play the girls’ mother, Emma. “I think she was hesitant at first, and then she said, ‘Yeah, I really want to do that,” says Sparks. On set in Detroit at the first table read, Sparks, who has d worshiped the pop star since childhood, was appropriately tongue-tied. “She walked in and I was like, ‘This. Is. Awesome.’” But over time the two women grew close, bonding over a slavish devotion to the craft-services table and a near constant habit of singing under their breath. “One day, actually, she was walking behind me and singing ‘I Have Nothing,’” recalls Sparks. “And then she reached out and said, ‘I forgot I sang that. I was annoyed that day and just didn’t ant to do it. We ended up doing it in three takes!’” When Houston died unexpectedly in February, Sparks (who attended her memorial service) was grief-stricken. “She was always so full of light,” she says, choking back tears . “Every day… she would open the door and ask, ‘How are my babies this morning? Are my babies good? God is good. Praise the Lord.’” Still Sparks has no illusions about the demons that plagued her late costar (and, ironically, some of the films characters). “I can see how people can fall and people can flip or they can just get in with the wrong crowd.” Gotta love Jordin Sparks. We are really looking forward to “Sparkle” but we have to side-eye the writer for saying Whitney and Jordin had a “near slavish devotion” to craft services. Big SMH. Photo Credit: Mark Abrahams

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Whitney Houston to Be Honored at “VH1 Divas” Show

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It’s been nearly three months since the tragic death of Whitney Houston, andVH1 Divas has announced plans to honor the late pop icon’s contribution to…

Whitney Houston to Be Honored at “VH1 Divas” Show

Whitney Houston to Be Honored at “VH1 Divas” Show

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It’s been nearly three months since the tragic death of Whitney Houston, andVH1 Divas has announced plans to honor the late pop icon’s contribution to…

Whitney Houston to Be Honored at “VH1 Divas” Show

Beastie Boys Albums Storm iTunes Following Adam Yauch’s Death

Band’s debut, Licensed to Ill , shoots up to #3 following MCA’s death. Adam Yauch Photo: Bertrand Guay/ Getty Images In what has become a modern digital mourning ritual, fans of the Beastie Boys swarmed onto iTunes over the weekend to snatch up copies of the trio’s albums in honor of the passing of member Adam “MCA” Yauch. The rapper, who died on Friday 
 at age 47, left behind a legacy of eight studio albums with partners Adam “Ad-Rock” Horovitz 
 and Michael “Mike D” Diamond. With everyone from Madonna 
, to the B-Boys’ longtime DJ, Mix Master Mike and Justin Timberlake 
 paying homage, as well as in-concert shout-outs from Coldplay, the Red Hot Chili Peppers and fun. over the weekend, Yauch’s memory was clearly on the minds of his peers. But fans were feeling nostalgic as well, since all of the trio’s studio albums featuring their intricate rhymes rocketed onto the iTunes charts since the news broke friday. As of press time on Monday morning (May 7), the group’s 1986 debut, Licensed to Ill moved up to the #3 position on the iTunes album chart, with the sample-thick 1989 follow-up, Paul’s Boutique , on the chart at #13. A 1999 anthology charted at #26, followed by 1994’s Ill Communication at #27, 1992’s rock and rap hybrid Check Your Head (#38), their final studio effort, last year’s Hot Sauce Committee Part Two (#42), the Boutique re-issue (#83), 2004’s To the 5 Boroughs (#174) and the Head re-issue (#184). The sales surge followed the pattern of rush buying that accompanied the recent deaths of Whitney Houston 
, Amy Winehouse 
, Etta James and Michael Jackson 
. It’s likely that a number of the albums will make it onto the Billboard 200 chart this week as well when it is released on Wednesday. Share your memories of Adam on Twitter using the hashtag #RIPMCA. Related Videos Adam Yauch: Remembering A Beastie Boy Beastie Boys’ Adam Yauch: 1964-2012 Related Photos The Beastie Boys’ Adam ‘MCA’ Yauch: A Life In Photos Related Artists Beastie Boys

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Plastic Surgery: Is Bobbi Kris Getting Knifed Up To Further Her Hollyweird Career?

Please say it ain’t so Krissy! Bobbi Kristina Wants Breast Enhancement And Nose Job Bobbi Kristina is plotting to get knifed up according to new reports in the latest print edition of Star Magazine : “Krissy is planning on getting a nose job and a boob job,” a source tells Star. “She’s been consulting with her mother’s friends to find out which doctors she should use.” And Whitney Houston’s only daughter thinks now is the perfect time, as she steps into showbiz on the Tyler Perry sitcom For Better or Worse. “Now that she’s pursuing acting, she wants a total makeover,” says the source. And Krissy, 19, hopes fiancée Nick Gordon, 22, will like her new look. “They want to get married really soon,” says the source, “and she wants to look her best on the big day.” SMH. This is not the right time. Bobbi Kris shouldn’t do anything rash while she’s still mourning her mom’s death. Besides, her mom had a huge career without any boost from her bosoms. In fact, if we recall, Whitney had some kind of an implant mishap, didn’t she? WENN More On Bossip! Yeah, We Said It: 10 Reasons Evelyn’s “Slap Happy Lackey” Nia Is The Epitome Of A Bum Beyotch All Natural, No Additives Pt. 1: The Most Beautiful Women That Haven’t Gotten Any Plastic Surgery On Anything! Baller Cribs: Take A Peek Inside Cam Newton’s $1.6M Condo In Charlotte [Photos] Poor Thang: Serena “Bangin Bawdy” Williams Says She’s Given Up On Dating…”It Just Hasn’t Worked Out Well For Me”

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Family Matters: Bobby Brown & Bobbi Kristina Reunite For The First Time Since Whitney Houston’s Funeral

We wonder if her boo/brother was there too SMH Bobbi Kristina Brown and Bobby Brown had some quality father-daughter bonding time in the Big Apple on Tuesday and the late Whitney Houston’s daughter and ex-husband didn’t exactly pick a low-profile spot for their reunion: A witness tells Us Weekly exclusively that Bobbi Kristina, 19, and her R&B singer dad, 43, had lunch at Blue Fin, located in the heart of Times Square. The somewhat estranged twomsome were joined by Brown’s longtime girlfriend, Alicia Etheridge and three other unidentified pals. The group’s Blue Fin lunch lasted about an hour and a half and, according to the witness, Bobbi Kristina “was on her phone and texting a crazy amount. She didn’t seem too thrilled to be there, in all honesty.” Bobbi Kristina — who briefly checked into the hospital following her mother’s shocking Feb. 11 death at age 48 — has kept a fairly low profile in the past month. Appearing calm in a March interview with Oprah Winfrey, she said “I’m doing as good as I possibly can at this point. I’m just trying to keep going. . . I feel [my mom] pass through me all the time. I wake up at night.” She raised eyebrows later that month, when she stepped out holding hands with and kissing Nick Gordon, whom Houston informally adopted when he was just 12 year old. A source told Us the pair have been “living like a couple” in Atlanta. “Bobbi Kristina is still so vulnerable since her mother passed away,” the source added. “But Nick has become like her rock.” We hope Bad A$$ Bobby can stay out the clink and get back into his daughter’s life! Source More On Bossip! Stop The Violence: A List Of The 10 Most Dangerous States In America! Where’d Our Childhoods Go? A Gallery Of All Our 90s R&B Stars That Fell Off…Super Hard Eff A Criminal Record: A Gallery Of Mugshots From Women That Could Still Get The Business…Or Can They? Making It Rain On Them Hoes: People Magazine Names Mommy Banger BeyBey “World’s Most Beautiful Woman”

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Rosie O’Donnell Worries Lindsay Lohan Will Die Like Whitney Houston

Rosie O’Donnell is not holding back in her strange crusade against Lindsay Lohan , saying if she doesn’t change her life, she could die like Whitney Houston. Rosie went back on Today show this morning to expand on why she believes LiLo should not have been cast as Liz Taylor in an upcoming Lifetime movie. Or any acting role, for that matter. O’Donnell suggested Lindsay is heading down a similar path as the late, great Whitney Houston , and can only be saved if she takes time off from showbiz. The ruthless Hollywood machine is slowly killing Lohan, Rosie feels, and she says feels obligated to speak out about the 25-year-old actress because: “Watching Whitney Houston’s funeral I recall thinking, ‘Why didn’t more people say what they knew?’ We all knew. We watched Being Bobby Brown – it was like watching Sid and Nancy … they were people in the throes of addiction.” “All anyone cared about was that the show was getting ratings. To look at Lindsay Lohan, you can’t help but feel for her … and I do not think she’s untalented, I think she’s quite talented. But this is a dangerous situation.” What do you think? Is Rosie totally off base or should she zip it? Lindsay has brushed off her attacks , but might she be better off heeding the warnings? VOTE: Whose side are you on?

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