If you're going to knock a girl when she's down, at least give her credit when she's up.
Perennial media punching bag Amy Winehouse – who is often under fire for looking, let's say, less than admirable – appears rather refreshed and downright beautiful in a new campaign for fashion powerhouse Fred Perry, featuring clothing she herself designed.
They say a picture is worth a thousand words, but Chelsea Handler is insisting everyone has the story all wrong after a photo of her and 50 Cent made the rounds earlier this week.
The comedienne and the rapper were spotted looking awfully cozy at a New Orleans bar Sunday night. A TMZ.com source even reported "they were getting very hot and heavy with each other."
The sighting, plus 50 Cent's vocal admiration for the late night TV host,… Continue
Big girls will love this Barbie.
The curvaceous, custom-designed doll is donning a necklace featuring a 1-carat pink diamond. She's being offered Oct. 20 at Christie's auction house in New York for an estimated $300,000 to $500,000. At that selling price, Christie's says she would be the world's most expensive Barbie.
All proceeds will benefit The Breast Cancer Research Foundation in support of Breast Cancer Awareness… Continue
Converse has announced its new Fall 2010 brand campaign entitled, "The Procession", featuring product with the iconic Converse "Star Chevron" logo, including the new Star Player Evo shoe.
Developed to pay homage to legends of Converse’s past, present and future and to celebrate basketball along with the breadth of Converse product.
The ads for the campaign shine a light on the iconic “Star Chevron” mark and give nods to Converse's… Continue
The Young Money concert fraud-a-thon continues and this time it's YM's first lady who's fake concert promoter's latest victim.
Nicki Minaj recently threatened to expose a faux promoter who started a false ad campaign that she was performing tonight at New Jersey's Montclair State University.
Minaj recently put the perpetrator on front street via Twitter, tweeting,
“According to msu, they sent $ to a man by the name of… Continue
If you've been anywhere on the Internet today, you may have heard the new leaked Nicki Minaj track, "Right Through Me." While some of us here at VIBE already have the pop-y hook stuck in our heads, others would rather forget it. Here's a quick snapshot of the VIBE office first impressions of the track, supposedly a single off Nicki's hotly anticipated debut, Pink Friday, due Nov. 23. HERE IS WHAT VIBE SAYS: Heard Around The… Continue
Def Jam Rapstar debuted its first TV commercial for the highly anticipated interactive game, which is due in stores this October. "The World is Your Stage" commercial was shot in Brooklyn, New York, by famed director Anthony Mandler. Mandler has shot a number of high profile videos, including Jay-Z's "Run This Town" and Drake's song "Find Your Love." Def Jam Rap Star allows you to freestyle over instrumental Hip-Hop tracks by well known rappers and producers like DMX, Fat… Continue
This Fall, BET willl celebrate the 10-year anniversary of the network's hit live countdown show, 106 & Park.
The show, which originally launched in 2000 with hosts Free & AJ, who were replaced by Tigger & Julissa in 2005
The countdown show has continued into the 21st century with longtime hosts, Terrence J. and Rocsi, who started hosting the show in 2006.
Since the shows debut, a number of celebrities have graced… Continue
Paris Hilton is telling her friends the cocaine Las Vegas cops found in her purse was not hers -- it was probably her girlfriend's.
Paris' close friends are telling TMZ ... Hilton now says one of her friends recently borrowed the purse in question and "probably" put cocaine inside. Paris says she got the bag back but never checked the contents.
It's slightly different from the "It's-not-my-purse" defense, but it's the same… Continue
Fans of R&B star Ciara will apparently have to wait a few more months to pick up her next record. Ciara’s “Basic Instinct” album has been pushed back to October. The record was scheduled for an August 17th debut. There is no official word on why “Basic Instinct” is being delayed, but insiders believe additional recordings could be to blame. “Basic Instinct’s” first single, “Ride,” has wasted little time generating headlines. The… Continue
Young Money rapper Nicki Minaj recently spoke on defining her sound and what fans can look forward to with her upcoming debut album.
Nicki said she has used various "weird" voices to get people to notice her. "I want to be a balanced artist so its not gimmicky. What people don't know is that before I was doing that craziness I was doing me, I was just doing regular sounding rap that anyone could… Continue
Bedbugs are becoming quite fashionable.
The bloodsuckers shut down an Abercrombie & Fitch clothing store in the South Street Seaport Friday - two days after an infestation forced a sister shop in SoHo to close its doors.
The trendy spot at the tip of lower Manhattan was boarded up with a sign apologizing to customers. An Abercrombie & Fitch company spokesman said the store would stay closed indefinitely until the outbreak was… Continue
In his upcoming cover story with Rolling Stone, Jay-Z opened up on wife’s creative influence, competing with younger emcees, and Hip-Hop losing creative ground to indie rock. Dubbed the “King of America” in the article’s title, the normally guarded Jay-Z was more candid about his married life with fellow superstar Beyonce. He explained they occasionally seek each other’s input on their musical directions, and marveled at her eye for… Continue
Miley Cyrus' dad is cool with his little girl's recently released "lap dance" video.
Billy Ray Cyrus says that the teen pop star, who was 16 when she was filmed grinding with a 44-year-old movie producer, Adam Shankman, was "having fun."
"It's what people her age do," Cyrus told TMZ.com about the video, which was shot during the wrap party for Cyrus' film, "The Last Song."
Queensbridge rapper Nas recently spoke about his strained relationship with Kelis and the issues he is having seeing their son, Knight.
Kelis and Nas married in 2005, but the “Milkshake” singer decided to divorce the rapper in April of 2009, citing irreconcilable differences as the reason for the split.
In July of 2009, during the court proceedings, Nas and Kelis had a son together named Knight.
Ice Cube outdoes himself as the director, narrator and interview subject of the upcoming ESPN "30 for 30" documentary "Straight Outta L.A." The film examines the love affair that Cube and many people living in Los Angeles had with the Raiders before they moved back to Oakland in 1995.
"Straight Outta L.A." also documents the origins of gangsta rap, including Cube and N.W.A's rise and how the group played a part in popularizing the NFL franchise by… Continue
Tracy Morgan bought one of Michael Jackson's famous jewelled gloves. The amazing thing is that Tracy Morgan only paid about $17,000 for the piece of Michael Jackson history. Morgan purchased the glove before Michael Jackson died.
Tracy Morgan, star of 'Death at a Funeral,' bought a Michael Jackson glove from the 'Thriller' video. Since Michael Jackson's death, the glove has been valued at $43,000, which is an incredible… Continue
Rick Ross is proclaiming victory over a verdict where he was ordered to pay $300,000 in punitive and compensatory damages to DJ Vlad (Vlad Lyubovni). The case was resulted in a August 2008 incident where members of Ross’ entourage assaulted DJ Vlad at the Ozone Awards over the deejay posting comedic images of Ross dressed as a correctional officer.
The attack left Vlad with 7 stitches below the eye, fractures to the face, a corneal… Continue