All Blog Posts Tagged 'TV' (16)

Casey Patterson remembers when, as a young girl, she snuck down to the TV to watch Eddie Murphy’s comedy special “Delirious.”

“I probably shouldn’t have,” she says. “But I had never seen anything like it. It was like what I imagine it would have been to see the Beatles for the first time.

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It seems that while Nicki Minaj will be starring in a number of reality specials, rumors that she will star in a reality show have been greatly exaggerated.

E! confirmed that the YMCMB rapper is set to appear in three specials on the network beginning in November. The network adds that the specials…

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Sean "Diddy" Combs announces REVOLT, his new cable TV network. REVOLT is a revolution in music on television, a place where artists and their viewers come together and engage with technology and social media. It's a channel where new artists can share their work in the way it was meant to be: raw,…

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Rihanna has tackled the worlds of music and movies. Now the fashionista is foraying into television with her own “Project Runway”-inspired series.

The “We Found Love” singer will executive produce and appear in an original show for Sky Living HD in the U.K. Known worldwide for her bold style, the pop star…

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Justin Bieber's new Christmas video is spreading a little less cheer than some had anticipated.

The teen star caused a stir after his music video with Mariah Carey for “All I Want for Christmas” - a remake of Carey’s 1994 hit song - shows the two in some rather awkward moments.

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Following in the footsteps of Oprah Winfrey, Hip-Hop mogul Russell Simmons is planning to buy his own television network.



The Wall Street Journal reports that Uncle Russell is looking into purchasing a TV network that focuses on diversity, unlike the Black Entertainment Television network, which… Continue

Rapper T.I. blew a prison furlough last week after he copped to chatting about business with his manager and reality TV producers while headed to an Atlanta halfway house, prison officials said.



A federal prison report obtained by the Daily News claims T.I. was only supposed to be in contact with his wife… Continue

LOL! THIS IS TOO FUNNY! THE JAPANESE HAVE THE BEST TV… Continue

Beyoncé is no longer a single lady, but that didn't stop the singer from oozing so much sex appeal she was ruled too hot for TV.



The singer's steamy new ad for her fragrance Heat has been deemed "too sexually provocative" for children in the U.K. by the Advertising Standards Authority and will no longer be shown on British television before 7:30 p.m., according to the Daily Mail.



The ad, which opens with a shot… Continue

Rapper/TV personality Xzibit will be featured in an episode of ABC's new crime drama, Detroit 1-8-7, the network has announced.

According to a press release, Xzibit has signed on to star in an episode of the new series, which is slated to premiere September 21st.



In the episode starring Xzibit, the rapper will play a "hustler" turned businessman named Russell Pitts, who is now in the business of producing Hip-Hop… Continue

T.I. continues to explore new avenues in entertainment. The emcee was recently a guest on Sirius’ Shade 45 where he revealed that he’s producing his own animated series. “Tip” explains, quote, “[It's] a cartoon…called ‘Lil Homies.’ I may do, like, voice over [work]…like a narrator.” “Lil Homies” is currently without a network, but T.I. says he still plans to push forward with the show. “Lil Homies” isn’t T.I.’s first experience as a producer. The “Got… Continue

It was obvious that the BET Award winner Nicki Minaj could not be heard during her BET Awards performances. All the tv audience could hear was her verse playing via the studio track in the background while everyone else on stage was clearly live.



When folks started going in on Nicki for not being able to rap live on just a verse or two on the two songs she did, she took to Twitter to blame it on the sound guys.



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Oprah Winfrey is attracting big name talent that will be featured in various shows on her new TV network, OWN (Oprah Winfrey Network).

According to The Wall Street Journal, Jay-Z and Condoleezza Rice will be featured on the premiere episode of a new series titled Master Class, that features celebrities and politicians relaying real life stories into the camera.



Jay-Z told The Wall Street Journal he immediately accepted Winfrey’s offer… Continue

Madonna and funnygirl Ellen DeGeneres are cousins.



Say what?



According to Ancestry.com, the two are related through a common 10th great-grandfather.



"It's not every day you discover two celebrity icons are related, but it's their similarities that make the connection so extraordinary," says a genealogist for the site. "Madonna and Ellen were born the same year, have both written books and been on tour, and are known for… Continue

Cops have arrested a British TV presenter for murder following his shocking on-air confession to smothering an AIDS-stricken lover.



Veteran TV and radio host Ray Gosling made the admission on a BBC show dedicated to end-of-life issues that was broadcast Monday night.



"Nottinghamshire Police has this morning arrested a 70-year-old Nottingham man on suspicion of murder following comments on the BBC's 'Inside Out'… Continue

An elderly Queens man was shot for his new flat-screen TV Friday - but the 47-inch set was too big for the robbers' getaway car.

Three bandits ambushed Bentley White, 64, in his Cambria Heights home about 8:30 a.m. and shot him in the stomach, police said.



The trigger-happy dimwits had their eye on his TV set, but apparently didn't plan ahead.



"I saw three guys fumbling with a box outside by the lamppost," said neighbor… Continue