NEW YORK (AP) - Usher is preparing a tour for ladies only. The R&B singer revealed in a recent interview with The Associated Press that he will soon announce details of his "One Night Stand" tour. He said specific dates are still being worked out for about 15 "intimate" venues.
Asked why he wanted to perform a "ladies only" tour, Usher said he relishes the challenge.
"There's only a few artists that can pull that off," said the 29-year-old singer. "I feel like I've had such a connection with my audience. This album, I felt like, was definitely the type of one that was more intimate. So what better way to get up close and personal than to make it all women?" Click Here For More...
Usher's latest album, "Here I Stand," finds him still singing about the life of a lothario, but this time he's a more mature, committed lothario. He sings: "This aint' sex/ This is a symbol of the true makings of love."
Last year, Usher married Tameka Foster and the couple had a son, Usher Raymond V. Though now a family man, Usher hasn't relinquished his sex symbol status.
"The ladies like to see that masculine build," he said. "They question if I still got it."
To go with the theme, Usher is also planning his own line of lingerie and men's undergarments. He already has a fragrance and cologne.
Usher, who's working on a video for his new single "Trading Places," will perform at the National Football League's annual kickoff concert Thursday along with Keith Urban and Natasha Bedingfield.
Asked why he wanted to perform a "ladies only" tour, Usher said he relishes the challenge.
"There's only a few artists that can pull that off," said the 29-year-old singer. "I feel like I've had such a connection with my audience. This album, I felt like, was definitely the type of one that was more intimate. So what better way to get up close and personal than to make it all women?" Click Here For More...
Usher's latest album, "Here I Stand," finds him still singing about the life of a lothario, but this time he's a more mature, committed lothario. He sings: "This aint' sex/ This is a symbol of the true makings of love."
Last year, Usher married Tameka Foster and the couple had a son, Usher Raymond V. Though now a family man, Usher hasn't relinquished his sex symbol status.
"The ladies like to see that masculine build," he said. "They question if I still got it."
To go with the theme, Usher is also planning his own line of lingerie and men's undergarments. He already has a fragrance and cologne.
Usher, who's working on a video for his new single "Trading Places," will perform at the National Football League's annual kickoff concert Thursday along with Keith Urban and Natasha Bedingfield.
Dipset rapper Juelz Santana has shot down rumors that he was robbed at a London hotel by a promoter and his entourage this past weekend.
Rumors had surfaced this past weekend that Juelz and his staff were robbed of their jewelry by the promoter because they had allegedly swindled him in an earlier visit to London. Click Here For More...
The rumors also claimed that the robbery lead to the cancellation of Juelz’ shows in London and his relocation to another hotel by police.
Juelz denied the rumors in a statement yesterday (September 3) claiming he was not robbed. The rapper claimed that he was moved from the hotel along with his entourage because of making a commotion
“I was NOT robbed,” Juelz stressed.” My staff and I were kicked out of our original hotel for the commotion.”
Juelz also revealed that his London shows were cancelled by the police before show time because of the hotel commotion and their inability to handle the turn out.
Rumors had surfaced this past weekend that Juelz and his staff were robbed of their jewelry by the promoter because they had allegedly swindled him in an earlier visit to London. Click Here For More...
The rumors also claimed that the robbery lead to the cancellation of Juelz’ shows in London and his relocation to another hotel by police.
Juelz denied the rumors in a statement yesterday (September 3) claiming he was not robbed. The rapper claimed that he was moved from the hotel along with his entourage because of making a commotion
“I was NOT robbed,” Juelz stressed.” My staff and I were kicked out of our original hotel for the commotion.”
Juelz also revealed that his London shows were cancelled by the police before show time because of the hotel commotion and their inability to handle the turn out.
e-Yo was granted over 700K for his lawsuit against R. Kelly:
The R&B star has scored a nice payday for being dumped from R. Kelly’s road show last year. A Los Angeles judge has ordered Kelly’s promoter to pony up $700,320 to the “Because of You” Grammy winner. Superior Court Judge Malcolm Mackey made his default judgment after Georgia-based Rowe Entertainment refused to respond to the lawsuit filed by Ne-Yo under his real name, Shaffer Smith. Per his suit, Ne-Yo was supposed to earn $785,000 on the 25-date jaunt, but the 25-year-old performer was canned by Rowe after the second show on Nov. 15 and only received a fraction of the contracted amount. At the time, the promoter blamed the dismissal on Ne-Yo’s camp for not completing the proper paperwork. There was no immediate comment from either Ne-Yo or Rowe on the judge’s ruling. Kelly was not named as a defendant in the suit.
The R&B star has scored a nice payday for being dumped from R. Kelly’s road show last year. A Los Angeles judge has ordered Kelly’s promoter to pony up $700,320 to the “Because of You” Grammy winner. Superior Court Judge Malcolm Mackey made his default judgment after Georgia-based Rowe Entertainment refused to respond to the lawsuit filed by Ne-Yo under his real name, Shaffer Smith. Per his suit, Ne-Yo was supposed to earn $785,000 on the 25-date jaunt, but the 25-year-old performer was canned by Rowe after the second show on Nov. 15 and only received a fraction of the contracted amount. At the time, the promoter blamed the dismissal on Ne-Yo’s camp for not completing the proper paperwork. There was no immediate comment from either Ne-Yo or Rowe on the judge’s ruling. Kelly was not named as a defendant in the suit.
Chante Moore has joined the list of singers who have allegedly had their songs stolen by Jennifer Lopez this week. According to a recent interview with NPR, Lopez's breakthrough single "If You Had My Love" was Chante Moore's second single !
"I wanted to sock him in the head," says Moore when asked about the song which was written by Rodney Jerkins (Brandy) then later re-written for Lopez.
According to Moore, her second single entitled "If I Gave Love" was almost identical to Lopez's 1999 hit "If You Had My Love" which resulted in Moore's single being shelved. Click Here For More...
"We should have been aggressive instead of backing off our single, we backed off of it because J.Lo had such a machine at the time. We should have just stepped out," says the singer who recently released a new album.
Possibly referencing the debacle in her new single "It Ain't Suppose To Be This Way," Moore blames Jerkins and Sean Diddy (Puffy) Combs for the song which catipulted Jennifer Lopez to the top of the charts, leaving the "Chante's Got A Man" singer to fend for herself.
"I heard that it was because Puff Daddy walked in and heard my song and said, 'I want that song.' [Rodney] was like, 'Yeah, it's already taken. We wrote that for Chante.' And [Puffy] was like, 'Yeah, mmm hmm, I want that song.' So Rodney wrote really the same song," the singer explained, before adding: "Hers, I can't even remember. It's so close I can't even sing it right now. Same song!"
Moore has released four albums since the "If I Gave Love" situation, the replacement single for "If I Gave Love" entitled "I See You In A Different Light" failed to achieve the top 10 success of "Chante's Got A Man."
"I wanted to sock him in the head," says Moore when asked about the song which was written by Rodney Jerkins (Brandy) then later re-written for Lopez.
According to Moore, her second single entitled "If I Gave Love" was almost identical to Lopez's 1999 hit "If You Had My Love" which resulted in Moore's single being shelved. Click Here For More...
"We should have been aggressive instead of backing off our single, we backed off of it because J.Lo had such a machine at the time. We should have just stepped out," says the singer who recently released a new album.
Possibly referencing the debacle in her new single "It Ain't Suppose To Be This Way," Moore blames Jerkins and Sean Diddy (Puffy) Combs for the song which catipulted Jennifer Lopez to the top of the charts, leaving the "Chante's Got A Man" singer to fend for herself.
"I heard that it was because Puff Daddy walked in and heard my song and said, 'I want that song.' [Rodney] was like, 'Yeah, it's already taken. We wrote that for Chante.' And [Puffy] was like, 'Yeah, mmm hmm, I want that song.' So Rodney wrote really the same song," the singer explained, before adding: "Hers, I can't even remember. It's so close I can't even sing it right now. Same song!"
Moore has released four albums since the "If I Gave Love" situation, the replacement single for "If I Gave Love" entitled "I See You In A Different Light" failed to achieve the top 10 success of "Chante's Got A Man."
R&B singer Bobby Brown could be planning to wed again after confirming he and manager/girlfriend Alicia Etheredge are an item.
Brown, who finalized an uncontested divorce judgment in April 2007 with ex-wife Whitney Houston, which ended the couple's turbulent 15-year marriage, tells Sister 2 Sister magazine he's mad about Etheredge.
He says, "That one (relationship) is gonna work 'cause I'm gonna make it work." Click Here For More...
Brown was with Etheredge when he reportedly suffered a minor heart attack last year - but it has taken him almost a year to confirm the romance.
Etheredge has always maintained she and Brown are longtime friends and business partners - but she hopes to be the one when Brown chooses to settle down again.
In an interview last year (07), she said, "I think that Bobby is a big romantic and really does believe in love.
"His parents are still married after all these years and I think that he will find that again."
Brown, who finalized an uncontested divorce judgment in April 2007 with ex-wife Whitney Houston, which ended the couple's turbulent 15-year marriage, tells Sister 2 Sister magazine he's mad about Etheredge.
He says, "That one (relationship) is gonna work 'cause I'm gonna make it work." Click Here For More...
Brown was with Etheredge when he reportedly suffered a minor heart attack last year - but it has taken him almost a year to confirm the romance.
Etheredge has always maintained she and Brown are longtime friends and business partners - but she hopes to be the one when Brown chooses to settle down again.
In an interview last year (07), she said, "I think that Bobby is a big romantic and really does believe in love.
"His parents are still married after all these years and I think that he will find that again."
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