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VIA: Los Angeles Times The critical darling “Precious,” the hit of the Sundance Film Festival, received three nominations at the 67th annual Golden Globe Awards, including best film, best actress in a drama for Gabourey Sidibe and supporting actress for Mo’Nique. However, the film was snubbed in the best director and screenplay categories. George Clooney […]

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VIA: MTVNews.com Chris Brown’s irate state of mind, as displayed over the weekend in a series of angry tweets, came to an end Monday afternoon (December 14) when the embattled R&B artist abruptly canceled his Twitter account and abandoned tens of thousands of followers. “I WANNA THANK MY FANS FOR ALL THE SUPPORT,” Brown posted […]

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VIA: AJC.com One of Atlanta’s most popular former high school basketball stars is taking his “game” from the basketball court to the courthouse. Dwight Howard, a center for the Orlando Magic and graduate of Southwest Atlanta Christian Academy, has filed two lawsuits in Orange County, Fla. against Royce Lyndsay Reed, the mother of his son, […]

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Disney’s first black princess raked in $25 million at the box office this weekend making it #1. Disney’s animated musical stars Anika Noni Rose as the voice of a young woman in 1920s New Orleans who’s turned into a frog by a kiss from an amphibian. According to cnn.com, the film has now grossed close […]

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VIA: Tigerwoods.com Tiger Woods released the following statement on his Web site today: I am deeply aware of the disappointment and hurt that my infidelity has caused to so many people, most of all my wife and children. I want to say again to everyone that I am profoundly sorry and that I ask forgiveness. […]

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VIA: NewsOne.com LOS ANGELES – Beyonce has enough Grammy nominations for her and Sasha Fierce. The omnipresent diva garnered the most Grammy nominations on Thursday with 10 nods, including nominations for album of the year for “I Am … Sasha Fierce,” song of the year for her anthem “Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)” […]

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VIA: AccessAtlanta.com Despite rumors that Sheree Whitfield might not be coming back, Kandi Burruss said last night at the opening of her new unisex boutique Tags that Bravo is negotiating with all of five of them for a third season. She wasn’t aware if anybody has signed a contract yet, so there are no guarantees all […]

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OSLO – President Barack Obama won the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for “his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples,” the Norwegian Nobel Committee said, citing his outreach to the Muslim world and attempts to curb nuclear proliferation. The stunning choice made Obama the third sitting U.S. president to win […]

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Fan voting has begun for the 25th annual Stellar Awards now through October 3, 2009. Fans will only be allowed to vote once for Artist of the Year by going to the Stellar Awards website.

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As a special “thank you” to his fans, multiple award-winning artist Smokie Norful will release Smokie Norful Live: Deluxe Edition (EMI Gospel/Tre’Myles Music) on August 25. The deluxe edition package will consist of an expanded version of Norful’s fourth and latest album release, Smokie Norful Live, with two bonus tracks (a studio version of the […]

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Growing up in Detroit, MI, Benjamin “BeBe” Winans and Priscilla “CeCe” Winans were born into a home that birthed the first family of Gospel music. The Winans Family was led by a mother and father who taught their ten children the foundations of a Godly life and admonished them to use their voices for the […]

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JJ Hairston and the impeccable voices of Youthful Praise continue to raise the roof with their new blockbuster album, Resting on His Promise. Featuring the talents of Myron Butler, Dorinda Clark Cole, and Shirley Caesar, JJ delivers a collection of music that continues the Youthful Praise legacy for passionate worship mixed with that East Coast […]