USDA2DAY Staff's Blog – May 2008 Archive (138)

Beyonce and Ellen DeGeneres launch New American Express Commercial

American Express released it’s newest installment to the “Are you a Cardmember?” campaign, featuring talk show host and lesbian rights advocate, Ellen DeGeneres and Mrs. Beyonce Knowles Carter, on Monday. In the spot, Ellen is looking for her “people” as Beyoncé encourages Ellen to “have your people call my people” to get tickets to her upcoming concert.

The campaign is in effort to help promote Amex’s guide and portal to a wide variety… Continue

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Mary J. Blige Teams up With Steve Stoute To Form Woman Empowerment Foundation

The queen of R&B, Mary J. Blige has teamed up with good friend, Steve Stoute, COO of Translation Brand Consultation and Brand Imaging to announce the formation of a new charity called F.F.A.W.N. (the Foundation For the Advancement of Women Now, Inc.) Billboard.biz is reporting that the organization which is said to be aimed at “inspiring women” will be officially announced this Friday.

The organization reportedly will offer… Continue

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KEISHA COLE TO PARTNER WITH LUSTER FOR HER OWN HAIR PRODUCTS

CHICAGO, April 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Tastemakers from across the country

and Luster Products, Inc. employees celebrated last evening at the

company's much anticipated launch of one of its latest product line, the

Pink(R) Brand Smooth Touch(R) line of hair care products. The evening was

highlighted by an impromptu performance by Luster's(R) new celebrity

endorser, Keyshia Cole, who personally unveiled Luster's(R) Pink(R)… Continue

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Micheal (Tristan Wilds) From the Wire to Star in Beverly Hills 90210 Redux

Tristan Wilds, 19, who played fan favorite, “Michael Lee” in the final two seasons of the best TV drama of all time, “The Wire,” has packed his bags and traded his .45 and the Baltimore drug hustle in for the star studded streets of Southern California as the newest cast member of the CW’s Beverly Hills, 90210 2.0.

Wilds has been cast to play “Dixon“, the adopted son of the Mills family, which has moved to Beverly Hills because of his… Continue

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CHRIS BROWN AND SECURITY SCUFFLE WITH PAPARAZZI?

*A photographer for the Tampa Bay Times says he was assaulted by security guards attempting to protect pop star Chris Brown outside of a St. Petersburg, Fla. club.

According to the newspaper, Luis Santana, 25, tried to snap photos of Brown outside of a private party at Vintage Ultra Lounge, where he and his rumored girlfriend Rihanna were celebrating his 19th birthday.

Santana said he talked to security for the club and was… Continue

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PHILLY POLICE STOMP OUT SUSPECTS

May 05/08:Video from a local TV news helicopter is under review by the Internal Affairs unit of the Philadelphia Police Department, to see if excessive force was used on three suspects allegedly involved in a shooting Monday night in the Hunting Park section of the city.

The incident started on Monday night when members of a police narcotics team were following up a homicide… Continue

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TRAE MAKES IT OFFICIAL HE'S OUT OF RAP-A-LOT

Having fulfilled his contractual obligations at Rap-A-Lot, Trae is now a free agent. If you’re keeping tab, that’s 2 big exits (Devin made his move in February) at RAL in the last 3 months alone. What’s really going on over there?

Anyhow, Trae plans to stay busy with an extensive nationwide trek. Peep the tour schedule below:

Trae Tour Dates & Venues

May 16th - Victoria, TX

May 17th - Bryan, TX - Tonix… Continue

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RIHANNA ON THE COVER OF ELLE

GOOD GIRL GONE GREAT

Those legs? They're insured. That haircut? Legendary. The chances that serial hit-maker Rihanna will keep churning out gold-whether in music, fashion, or film-for some time to come? Spectacular.

By Candice Rainey

There are those hits that climb to the top of the music charts, live in our iPods for a couple months, morph into ring tones, do a cameo on Grey’s Anatomy, and eventually reach their… Continue

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50 Cent's Chain Robber Arrested by Angolan Police

In a stunning video that hit the Net over the weekend, the world watched a bold concert-goer in Luanda, Angola leap onstage during a 50 Cent concert and swipe the rap star's chain from his neck. With the apparantly beefy security presence during the show it's hard to believe that robber actually made off with the expensive piece of jewelry.

The man did, in fact, get away with the heist, but not for long. Local police have reportedly arrested… Continue

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CHRIS BROWN ON WOMEN, SEX, AND MUSIC

CHRIS BROWN ON THE COVER OF EBONY

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COMMON LAND NEW ROLE IN TERMINATOR SALVATION

Chicago rapper Common has landed a high-profile role in an upcoming new installment of The Terminator franchise of movies.

Common, born Lonnie Rashid Lynn, will star in Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins, which is being produced by Halcyon Pictures and distributed by Warner Bros. and Sony.

The fourth installment of The Terminator focuses on John Connor, who leads the human race in an epic battle against… Continue

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HIGH GAS PRICES

ATLANTA (CNN) -- After a two-week climb in gasoline prices, there appeared to be some short-term moderation Monday - but another run at the record high set last week seems likely, two surveys indicated.

The average price of gasoline jumped 15 cents over the past two weeks to a national average of $3.62 per gallon of self-serve regular, according to the biweekly Lundberg Survey released Sunday. The rise continued at virtually the same… Continue

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50 Cent TALKS BIG BUSINESS with Billionaire Patrice Motsepe in South Africa

Billionaire Patrice Motsepe is using star power in his quest to get South Africa's young people involved in mining. He and U.S. rap star 50 Cent are set to join forces in a major deal to benefit the Country's youth. Although no details have been released yet, it has been established that they are in talks to launch a project that will encourage young South Africans to develop an interest in mining.

Steve Mashalane, Cheif… Continue

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DALLAS AUSTIN FIRES HIS CAMP

According to Drewreports.com, producer Dallas Austin fired his staff at Rowdy Records last week. Supposedly, financial backers have abandoned Dallas and left him holding the bag, so to speak.

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MARIAH CAREY ON COVER OF VIBE

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50 CENTS GETS IT IN ON STAGE IN AFRICA CHECK VIDEO OUT

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Brawl Turns Fatal On Streets Of Newark

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Man, Teenager Shoot Each Other

Two men fatally shot each other after they brawled in Newark on Saturday afternoon.

The incident began around 2 p.m., said Det. Todd McClendon, a Newark police spokesman.

Police did not confirm what sparked the brawl, but identified the victims as 16-year-old Bashir Davis and 28-year-old… Continue

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NEW WITNESS IN R KELLY'S TRIAL

A new witness has emerged in R Kelly’s child pornography case:

A woman is set to testify at R. Kelly’s upcoming child pornography trial that she had a three-way sexual encounter with Kelly and the allegedly underage girl shown in the video at the heart of the case. The 41-year-old R&B superstar is accused of videotaping himself having sex with a girl estimated to be 13 or 14. He has pleaded not guilty. Jury selection is set to begin… Continue

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MORE JAY-Z NEWS. Jay Z And Live Nation Closed $150 Million Deal

According to Billboard, Jay Z has closed his Live Nation deal.

Live Nation closed the Jay-Z 360-degree deal Wednesday night (April 30), sources say.

The company yesterday (May 1) filed a Form-8K with the SEC which states that the artist is getting 750,000 Live Nation shares, plus an option on an additional 500,000 with the exercise price of $13.73. The shares go to Marcy Media, the company affiliated with Jay-Z (born Shawn… Continue

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Snoop's U.K. Ban Still On

Guess the Brits really don't want Snoop Dogg in their country! The British government is going to extremes to make sure Snoop doesn't enter their country.

Snoop was originally banned from the UK after a brawl at the airport back in 2006 and a judge almost threw the ban out last month insisting that Snoop was harmless.

Unfortunately for Snoop, Britain's Border Agency is now on his ass and they want to make sure he never sets foot… Continue

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