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Jill Scott 'Still Tripping' Off #1 Album
'I know I only got a week!' she laughs to MTV News about a chart bump from Beyoncé's 4.By Rebecca Thomas
Jill Scott at Essence festival
Photo: Getty Images
NEW ORLEANS — Jill Scott was still catching her breath when we caught up with her after a jubilant show at the 2011 Essence Music Festival. But from what we could gather, she may well have been having her best week ever.
Not only was she coming off of a "sick" Saturday night lineup that included crooner El DeBarge, the legendary Chaka Khan and Kanye West, Jilly from Philly was also celebrating her brand-new disc, The Light of the Sun, which entered the Billboard albums chart at #1, the first of her career. MTV News asked the "Golden" singer how she reacted to the feat.
"I didn't see that coming," she admitted. "I guess every artist hopes people will appreciate what they do and enjoy them, but I didn't see it coming," Scott gushed. "I'm still tripping off it."
And while the sequin-clad songstress — in top form after shedding several lb's — was savoring the moment, she wasn't anticipating holding onto the peak position. A certain diva seemed poised to turn her 4 into a 1, Scott acknowledged with a smile.
"I know I only got a week! You know, Beyoncé's coming out," she laughed, "and she's amazing. And I know I got a week, but I'm so glad I got my week. I'm enjoying it, I'm lavishing in it."
Like B's album, Sun marks Scott's fourth release, and she touched on its overarching themes. In recent years, the star of HBO's "No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency" endured a divorce from longtime love Lyzel Williams (he inspired some of the material on her lauded '01 debut, Who Is Jill Scott?) and then found love again with her drummer Lil' John Roberts only to have the curtains come down on that romance as well. Her personal ups and downs appear to have colored her latest disc.
"The Light of the Sun is really about growing up; it's about facing yourself. It's about passion, weaknesses, falling short from grace, getting lost in the flesh. ... It's all about coming out of darkness and coming into light."
Share your reviews of Jill's new album in the comments!
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TUESDAY CANDIDS: Tyrese And Daughter Shayla Hit The Beach + Kelly Rowland's Fab Dinner Night
Transformers 3 star Tyrese Gibson was spotted on the beach with his adorable daughter Shayla yesterday. See the pics inside and find out where Kelly Rowland dined last night, plus her new video with Lonny Bereal.
Transformers 3 star Tyrese Gibson was seen doing paddles with his tiny tot daughter, Shayla, in Malibu yesterday. Daddy-and-me time was in full effect since he missed spending Father's Day with his little one due to being away for work.
Y'all knows he had to snap some photos.
Sweet! Recently Tyrese spoke out in defense of his former Transformers co-star Megan Fox saying that he misses her in the franchise. But honestly, Rosie was better and the movie ROCKED. JMO..
And in the UK....
Kelly Rowland showed off her long legs in a cute pair of city shorts as she arrived at Nobu, Mayfair, for a dinner date.
Kelly recently joked that her mom is still trying to get used to her new sexy image. But we've been loving it for a while now. WORK Kel.
By the way, Kelly has new music video out too....
She recently lended vocals to the "Favor" track by Lonny Bereal, her former background singer. Check out the video above.
Photos via Pacific Coast News
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Daniel Radcliffe Reveals Recent Drinking Problem
'Harry Potter' star tells GQ magazine he got caught up in 'Hollywood lifestyle.'By Jocelyn Vena
Daniel Radcliffe Photo: Gustavo Caballero/ Getty Images
Daniel Radcliffe has opened up about giving in to one of the pitfalls of fame. In the new issue of GQ magazine, the actor reveals that while shooting "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince," he drank a lot on set.
"I became so reliant on [alcohol] to enjoy stuff," he says of making the 2009 film. "I really got away with that because there were many instances when a paparazzi shot like that could have been taken."
The Broadway star goes on to explain that he was caught up in the Hollywood lifestyle. "There were a few years there when I was just so enamored with the idea of living some sort of famous person's lifestyle that really isn't suited to me," he says before noting that he decided to get clean in 2010 while filming the final installments of the "Harry Potter" films, the last of which hits theaters July 15.
"There's no shame in enjoying a quiet life. And that's been the realization of the past few years for me," he says. "As much as I would love to be a person that goes to parties and has a couple of drinks and has a nice time, that doesn't work for me. I'd just rather sit at home and read, or go out to dinner with someone, or talk to someone I love, or talk to somebody that makes me laugh. And the "Deathly Hallows" star tells the magazine that he now has the company of that special someone. "I'm actually enjoying the fact that I can have a relationship with my girlfriend [Olive Uniacke], where I'm really pleasant and not f---ed up totally all the time."
In an interview with MTV News last year, Radcliffe talked about having young fans that look up to him, noting, "I don't look at myself as a role model. I would never place myself on that pedestal. The thing I always say and I've often said in interviews, if people want a role model, Harry Potter's a very, very good role model. He'll be fixed in that permanent lovely way, and so those are the role models you want."
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TUESDAY CANDIDS: Tyrese And Daughter Shayla Hit The Beach + Kelly Rowland's Fab Dinner Night
Transformers 3 star Tyrese Gibson was spotted on the beach with his adorable daughter Shayla yesterday. See the pics inside and find out where Kelly Rowland dined last night, plus her new video with Lonny Bereal.
Transformers 3 star Tyrese Gibson was seen doing paddles with his tiny tot daughter, Shayla, in Malibu yesterday. Daddy-and-me time was in full effect since he missed spending Father's Day with his little one due to being away for work.
Y'all knows he had to snap some photos.
Sweet! Recently Tyrese spoke out in defense of his former Transformers co-star Megan Fox saying that he misses her in the franchise. But honestly, Rosie was better and the movie ROCKED. JMO..
And in the UK....
Kelly Rowland showed off her long legs in a cute pair of city shorts as she arrived at Nobu, Mayfair, for a dinner date.
Kelly recently joked that her mom is still trying to get used to her new sexy image. But we've been loving it for a while now. WORK Kel.
By the way, Kelly has new music video out too....
She recently lended vocals to the "Favor" track by Lonny Bereal, her former background singer. Check out the video above.
Photos via Pacific Coast News
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Kevin Federline's Dad is holding an Britney Auction!
Like father, like son! Let's just hope Britney's boy haven't caught the shady Federline gene as well...
Following the death of Earl Story's wife Betty, the grandfather of Kevin and Britney's children has decided to auction of several Britney & Kevin memorabilia such as unseen pregnancy and wedding ceremony pictures, a rose petal holder given to guests on the day of the wedding, a napkin ring with a note from the former couple, a baby shower invitation as well as a wedding invitation made of ivory lace and studded with Swarovski Crystals.
We'd have some sympathy for it if his son had only been involved briefly with Britney, but they were married for three years and have two children together for Christ's sake! Does he really want his grand children to view him as a lonely, old gold digger? So not cool!
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MOMMY & ME: Stacey Dash Celebrates Daughter Lola's 8th Birthday At Disneyland!
"Single Ladies" star Stacey Dash threw her daughter Lola a birthday party at Disneyland to celebrate her turning 8. Nice! See the lovely pics inide....
44-year-old Stacey Dash celebrated her daughter Lola’s 8th birthday at Mickey Mouse's other house recently. And had on cute birthday tees to match.
On June 21st, Stacey wished her daughter a Happy Birthday via Twitter saying, “Lola’s big day. Happy Birthday to my baby.. Spending our day at the ‘Happiest Place On Earth’. ”
Lola clearly gets her eyes from mom. Stacey's older son, Austin, is 20 now. Time flies. Cute pic!
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HAPPY 13TH BIRTHDAY Malia Obama!
There's a teenager growing up in the White House as Malia Obama turns 13 today. See pics of the eldest First Kid inside....
Isn't it ironic that the President's eldest daughter was born on the 4th of July? And it sucks that she won't be getting away with any of the stuff WE got away with at 13--boys, sneaking out, parties, and more boys.
With her NEW Secret Service Codename being Radiance, it fits her perfectly. She's grown up into a young woman right before our eyes and we wish her well on her special day.
Later today, she will attend a special USO Concert and barbecue on the South Lawn with her parents and maybe some of those fireworks on display on the National Mall will be dedicated to her.
See our photo tribute to fab chick Malia as we wish her a happy 13th!
Source: http://theybf.com/2011/07/04/happy-13th-birthday-malia-obama
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Beyonce Sings To NYC Fireworks, Rocks Pages of VOGUE ITALIA July 2011 Issue
Beyonce's already donned the cover and pages of L'Umo Vogue recently. And now she has some black and white vintage glam pics for the July 2011 issue of Vogue Italia.
We've got her gorgeous pics, plus video of her performances from last night's Macy's Fireworks show in NYC, when you read on....
She turned up the full out glam with floor length fur coats and beaded evening gowns.
Gorgeous spread.
Meanwhile, she performed at the Macy's 4th of July Fireworks Spectacular on Liberty Island last night (still unclear if it was live despite them claiming it was):
She performed "Best Thing I Never Had" and "God Bless The USA":
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Kanye West Lights Up Superdome At Essence Fest
Yeezy performs a bombastic headlining set on Saturday in New Orleans.By Rebecca Thomas
Kanye West performs at the 2011
Essence Fest on Saturday Photo:
Erika Goldring/Getty Images
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana — Early on in Kanye West's headlining set at the 2011 Essence Music Festival on Saturday Night, the Chicago MC stood on a raised platform suspended high above the cheering crowd. As he spit "Dark Fantasy," the hook "Can we get much higher?" seemed a particularly apt way to describe not only his literal skyward stance at the New Orleans Superdome, but also what was to come that night.
Yeezy was already knee-deep into career-defining classics like "Jesus Walks" "Can't Tell Me Nothing" and "Diamonds are Forever," when he told the elated NOLA fest he was "just getting started." Rocking a white blazer, topped by a thick tangle of gold chains, and a pair of jeans and sneakers, the 34-year-old rapper bounded across the stage like a hyperactive teen, but there was no mistaking that West is a megastar, the "college dropout" who has more than made G.O.O.D. on his childhood dreams.
As a small army of classical dancers — dressed in a variation of the phoenix costume worn by Selita Ebanks' bird in West's short film "Runaway" — flanked him, Kanye launched into a bombastic rendition of "Power"; "Devil in a New Dress" and "Hell of a Life" followed as 'Ye tucked into singles and cuts from last year's platinum-plus opus My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy.
Performing to a massive audience that came to its feet (and stayed there all night) to the strains of 'Ye and Jay-Z's "H.A.M.," the Chi-town MC with a Nas flow touched on his recent scandals, explaining that he stopped granting press interviews after taking lashings from media and bloggers. But he wasn't all rebellious rapper: He danced, sang along and laughed his way through an old-school medley of personally influential music, and the playlist jumped from Al Green to '90s soul groups like Jodeci and Shai.
And West also emphasized that he knew who had held him down when, as he laughed, he "had a little too much too drink" before storming the MTV VMA stage back in 2009. Yeezy repeatedly thanked the predominantly African-American crowd for standing by him before going on to a stirring, church-tinged rendition of "Gold Digger."
The songs felt big and anthemic; the stage and stands, for instance, were bathed in lights and lasers for "All of the Lights" and "Stronger," respectively. As he bounced back and forth between hits from his discography, including his College Dropout debut and his introspective, Auto-Tuned 808s & Heartbreak, the weight of West's musical success was apparent. If there is a handbook for how to headline an expansive show, West should write it. Concertgoers appeared awestruck at the sheer spectacle and scale of the show, mouths gaping when they weren't shouting lyrics back at the energetic MC.
For the finale "Act 3" (a title card projected onto oversize screens flashed the show's three-part progression), a billowing white tent was spread across the stage. In cocoon-like fashion, the dancers re-emerged in black tutus; West clad in his signature red suit. As the rapper knocked out the mournful, tinkling opener of "Runaway" on his MPC machine, the ballerinas circled and Pusha T turned up for his verse.
Still, as large and loud as the show felt, Yeezy's closing was as subtle. After rapping a heartfelt "Hey Mama" on his knees, with a nod to his late mother, Donda West, the star and his band, dancers and DJ took a ballet-company-style bow and walked offstage as the stadium lights went up.
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