Thursday, January 31, 2008

Committed!

According to TMZ, Britney Spears is being taken to UCLA Medical Center by ambulance. Apparently, Spears will be placed on a 5150 hold. Turns out, the plan to hospitalize Spears was in the works for days. Reportedly, “Britney's psychiatrist told her she was going to the hospital. Her response was, is something wrong? She was not resistant. She made hot chocolate and waited before paramedics arrived and placed her on a gurney”. Allegedly, Britney's “psychiatrist felt her condition had deteriorated. Britney had not slept since Saturday -- a day and half longer than she stayed up in recent memory”. This will be the second time that Spears was placed on a 5150 hold within a month.

Forbes' Top-Ten List: Cash Queen Of Music


1. Madonna - $72m
2. Barbra Streisand - $60m
3. Celine Dion - $45m
4. Shakira - $38m
5. Beyonce - $27m
6. Gwen Stefani - $26m
7. Christina Aguilera - $20m
8. Faith Hill - $19m
9. Dixie Chicks - $18m
10. Mariah Carey - $13m

MTV News: Juelz Santana Interview

Fat Joe's 300 Brolic Video

Lil Mama's Shawty Get Loose (Ft. T-Pain & Chris Brown) Video

Wednesday, January 30, 2008

Judge Greenlights Brown's Treatment!

According to TMZ, Judge Melissa Jackson has given Foxy Brown permission to have her ears checked in NYC. However, Judge Melissa Jackson refused to allow Brown to seek treatment in California, due to the fact that Brown failed “provide proof that a coast-to-coast trip was necessary”. Now, Brown has to get permission from the Department of Corrections and the Department of Health before she can to get her hearing treated in NYC.

Expecting!

According to IMDB.com, Gwen Stefani is pregnant with her second child. Reportedly, Stefani “is 13 weeks pregnant”. Stefani is expected to get birth sometime this summer. Rossdale’s father that couple “and the whole family are delighted”.

Leona Lewis' Bleeding Love (US Version) Video

Laugh Out Loud Moment: Obama Music Video

Memphis Bleek's Let It Off (Ft Uncle Murda) Video

Monday, January 28, 2008

14th Screen Actors Guild Awards' Red Carpet

Erykah Badu's Honey Video

Lloyd Banks Spits His New Song "Another 70/Im Back"!

14th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards Winners


Movies

MALE ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Daniel Day-Lewis, There Will Be Blood

FEMALE ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Julie Christie, Away From Her

SUPPORTING MALE ACTOR
Javier Bardem, No Country For Old Men

SUPPORTING FEMALE ACTOR
Ruby Dee, American Gangster

ENSEMBLE CAST
No Country for Old Men

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A STUNT ENSEMBLE IN A MOTION PICTURE
The Bourne Ultimatum

Television

MALE ACTOR IN A TELEFILM OR MINISERIES
Kevin Kline, As You Like It

FEMALE ACTOR IN A TELEFILM OR MINISERIES
Queen Latifah, Life Support

ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Edie Falco, The Sopranos

ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
James Gandolfini, The Sopranos

ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock

ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Tina Fey, 30 Rock

DRAMA ENSEMBLE
The Sopranos

COMEDY ENSEMBLE
The Office

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A STUNT ENSEMBLE IN A TELEVISION SERIES
24

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Charles Durning

Weekend Box Office

  1. Meet the Spartans (2008) $18.7M
  2. Rambo (2008) $18.1M
  3. 27 Dresses (2008) $13.6M
  4. Cloverfield (2008) $12.7M
  5. Untraceable (2008) $11.2M
  6. Juno (2007) $10.3M
  7. The Bucket List (2007) $10.3M
  8. There Will Be Blood (2007) $4.89M
  9. National Treasure: Book of Secrets (2007) $4.66M
  10. Mad Money (2008) $4.61M

Friday, January 25, 2008

They Tried To Make Me Go To Rehab, I Vote Yes, Yes, Yes!

According to IMDB.com, Amy Winehouse has finally checked herself into rehab. Apparently, Winehouse is supposedly ready “to kick her drug addictions”. It’s interesting that Winehouse decides to go to rehab after video surface on the internet of her smoking crack cocaine. Reportedly, Winehouse “decided to enter the facility today after talks with her record label, management, family and doctors. She has come to understand that she requires specialist treatment to continue her ongoing recovery from drug addiction and prepare for her planned appearance at the Grammy Awards. Amy entered the facility by mutual agreement and continues to receive the full support of all concerned”.

Baby On Board!

According to IMDB.com, Tori Spelling is pregnant. This will be Spelling’s second child with husband, Dean McDermott. Just last year, Spelling gave birth to son, Liam. An insider revealed that “they have been having so much fun with Liam; they couldn't wait to have another (child)”.

Bar-Bee's PaddyCake (Ft .Beenie Man) Video

Asia Cruise's Selfish Video

Akon's Ghetto Remix Video

Felli Fel's Get Buck In Here (Ft. Luda, Lil Jon, & Diddy) Video

Tuesday, January 22, 2008

Lil' Kim & Atlantic Records End Their Business Relationship!

According to Billboard.com, Lil' Kim has departed Atlantic Records. It was no secret that Kim was planning to leave Atlantic Records, while promoting her new Mixtape (Ms. G.O.A.T.) on MTV News; Kim stated that she was going to release her next album independently. Allegedly, rumors have been circulating that Kim may be joining “Capitol Music Group's independent arm, Imperial Records”. Last week, Kim stated on DJ Kay Slay's Streetsweeper Radio Show “that she harbors no ill feelings toward Atlantic. She said she was afraid to release her music independently several years ago but is now more comfortable in her knowledge of the music business to work her project”. At this time, Lil Kim's upcoming album is tentatively slated to be release in April or May of 2008.

Brown Arrested For Cocaine Possession!

According to IMDB.com, Bobby Brown is facing drug possession charges. Turns out, Brown was arrested last month in Massachusetts. Trooper Eric Benson reported that the Police were called to Brockton Holiday Inn hotel “shortly after midnight on December 1 to attend to a disturbance, and were directed to Brown, who was waiting in his car outside the building. Upon questioning, Brown was found to be in possession of cocaine, but attempted to convince the trooper to use discretion and not charge him for the drugs”. Apparently, Law enforcement wants to charge Brown “with possession of a Class B substance”; Brown is scheduled to appear in Brockton District Court on 2/1/08.

Dead At 28!

According to Eonline, Heath Ledger was found dead in his Manhattan apartment today at 3:30 pm. New York City Police disclosed that Ledger's housekeeper discovered his lifeless body “in bed, surrounded by sleeping pills”. At this point, the cause of Ledger death has not been determine, however it has been alleged that the cause of death may have been due to a drug overdose. Reportedly, “an autopsy is planned for Wednesday, according to the city's medical examiner”.

New Janet Jackson Interview

Behind The Scenes: Leona Lewis' Harpers Bazaar Photoshoot

80th Annual Oscar Nominees

1. Best Picture: "Atonement," "Juno," "Michael Clayton," "No Country for Old Men," "There Will Be Blood."

2. Actor: George Clooney, "Michael Clayton"; Daniel Day-Lewis, "There Will Be Blood"; Johnny Depp, "Sweeney Todd the Demon Barber of Fleet Street"; Tommy Lee Jones, "In the Valley of Elah"; Viggo Mortensen, "Eastern Promises."

3. Actress: Cate Blanchett, "Elizabeth: The Golden Age"; Julie Christie, "Away From Her"; Marion Cotillard, "La Vie en Rose"; Laura Linney, "The Savages"; Ellen Page, "Juno."

4. Supporting Actor: Casey Affleck, "The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford"; Javier Bardem, "No Country for Old Men"; Hal Holbrook, "Into the Wild"; Philip Seymour Hoffman, "Charlie Wilson's War"; Tom Wilkinson, "Michael Clayton."

5. Supporting Actress: Cate Blanchett, "I'm Not There"; Ruby Dee, "American Gangster"; Saoirse Ronan, "Atonement"; Amy Ryan, "Gone Baby Gone"; Tilda Swinton, "Michael Clayton."

6. Director: Julian Schnabel, "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly"; Jason Reitman, "Juno"; Tony Gilroy, "Michael Clayton"; Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, "No Country for Old Men"; Paul Thomas Anderson, "There Will Be Blood."

7. Foreign Film: "Beaufort," Israel; "The Counterfeiters," Austria; "Katyn," Poland; "Mongol," Kazakhstan; "12," Russia.

8. Adapted Screenplay: Christopher Hampton, "Atonement"; Sarah Polley, "Away from Her"; Ronald Harwood, "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly"; Joel Coen & Ethan Coen, "No Country for Old Men"; Paul Thomas Anderson, "There Will Be Blood."

9. Original Screenplay: Diablo Cody, "Juno"; Nancy Oliver, "Lars and the Real Girl"; Tony Gilroy, "Michael Clayton"; Brad Bird, Jan Pinkava and Jim Capobianco, "Ratatouille"; Tamara Jenkins, "The Savages."

10. Animated Feature Film: "Persepolis"; "Ratatouille"; "Surf's Up."

11. Art Direction: "American Gangster," "Atonement," "The Golden Compass," "Sweeney Todd the Demon Barber of Fleet Street," "There Will Be Blood."

12. Cinematography: "The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford," "Atonement," "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly," "No Country for Old Men," "There Will Be Blood."

13. Sound Mixing: "The Bourne Ultimatum," "No Country for Old Men," "Ratatouille," "3:10 to Yuma," "Transformers."

14. Sound Editing: "The Bourne Ultimatum," "No Country for Old Men," "Ratatouille," "There Will Be Blood," "Transformers."

15. Original Score: "Atonement," Dario Marianelli; "The Kite Runner," Alberto Iglesias; "Michael Clayton," James Newton Howard; "Ratatouille," Michael Giacchino; "3:10 to Yuma," Marco Beltrami.

16. Original Song: "Falling Slowly" from "Once," Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova; "Happy Working Song" from "Enchanted," Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz; "Raise It Up" from "August Rush," Nominees to be determined; "So Close" from "Enchanted," Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz; "That's How You Know" from "Enchanted," Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz.

17. Costume: "Across the Universe," "Atonement," "Elizabeth: The Golden Age," "La Vie en Rose," "Sweeney Todd the Demon Barber of Fleet Street."

18. Documentary Feature: "No End in Sight," "Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience," "Sicko," "Taxi to the Dark Side," "War/Dance."

19. Documentary (short subject): "Freeheld," "La Corona (The Crown)," "Salim Baba," "Sari's Mother."

20. Film Editing: "The Bourne Ultimatum," "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly," "Into the Wild," "No Country for Old Men," "There Will Be Blood."

21. Makeup: "La Vie en Rose," "Norbit," "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End."

22. Animated Short Film: "I Met the Walrus," "Madame Tutli-Putli," "Meme Les Pigeons Vont au Paradis (Even Pigeons Go to Heaven)," "My Love (Moya Lyubov)," "Peter & the Wolf."

23. Live Action Short Film: "At Night," "Il Supplente (The Substitute)," "Le Mozart des Pickpockets (The Mozart of Pickpockets)," "Tanghi Argentini," "The Tonto Woman."

24. Visual Effects: "The Golden Compass," "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End," "Transformers."

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Academy Award winners previously announced this year:

HONORARY AWARD (Oscar statuette): Robert Boyle

The Sun: Amy Winehouse Smoking CRACK

Blogger Issues!

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Dem Franchize Boyz's Talkin Out Da Side Ya Neck Video

Monday, January 21, 2008

Weekend Box Office

  1. Cloverfield (2008) $41M
  2. 27 Dresses (2008) $22.4M
  3. The Bucket List (2007) $15.2M
  4. Juno (2007) $10.2M
  5. National Treasure: Book of Secrets (2007) $8.15M
  6. First Sunday (2008) $7.8M
  7. Mad Money (2008) $7.7M
  8. Alvin and the Chipmunks (2007) $7M
  9. I Am Legend (2007) $5.11M
  10. Atonement (2007) $4.76M

Monday, January 14, 2008

New York's Sex Tape?


Hoodtube - Your time to shine

Jenna Jameson Retires From Porn

It's A Girl!

According to People Magazine.com, Nicole Richie and Joel Madden became the proud parents of a baby girl on 1/11/08. Reportedly, Richie gave birth to Harlow Winter Kate Madden at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. Harlow weighed 6 lbs. and 7 oz. The couple's representative confirmed that “the beautiful healthy baby girl left the hospital with her ecstatic parents”.

It's A Boy!

According to IMDB.com, Christina Aguilera and husband Jordan Bratman welcomed Max Liron Bratman into their family on Saturday night. Max Liron Bratman was born at 10:05pm on Saturday; he weighed six pounds and two ounces. Apparently, Aguilera allegedly had “gone into labor on Friday at Los Angeles' Cedars-Sinai Medical Center”. E! News reported that Aguilera "gave birth by caesarian section at around 4pm that afternoon". “A spokesperson for the couple tells People.com, Christina and Jordan are proud to announce the birth of their son Max Liron Bratman. He is a beautiful, healthy baby boy! Mom is resting and doing well! The baby is the couple's first child together”.

65th Annual Golden Globe Awards Winners

MOTION PICTURE CATEGORIES

BEST MOTION PICTURE, DRAMA
"American Gangster"
"Atonement" (Winner)
"Eastern Promises"
"The Great Debaters"
"Michael Clayton"
"No Country for Old Men"
"There Will Be Blood"

BEST MOTION PICTURE, MUSICAL OR COMEDY
"Across the Universe"
"Charlie Wilson's War"
"Hairspray"
"Juno"
"Sweeney Todd" (Winner)

FOREIGN LANGUAGE PICTURE
"4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days" (Romania)
"The Diving Bell and the Butterfly" (France/USA)(Winner)
"The Kite Runner" (USA)
"Lust, Caution" (Taiwan)
"Persepolis" (France)

BEST DIRECTOR
Tim Burton, "Sweeney Todd"
Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, "No Country for Old Men"
Julian Schnabel, "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly" (Winner)
Ridley Scott, "American Gangster"
Joe Wright, "Atonement"

BEST DRAMATIC ACTOR
George Clooney, "Michael Clayton"
Daniel Day-Lewis, "There Will Be Blood" (Winner)
James McAvoy, "Atonement"
Viggo Mortensen, "Eastern Promises"
Denzel Washington, "American Gangster"

BEST DRAMATIC ACTRESS
Cate Blanchett, "Elizabeth: The Golden Age"
Julie Christie, "Away From Her" (Winner)
Jodie Foster, "The Brave One"
Angelina Jolie, "A Mighty Heart"
Keira Knightley, "Atonement"

BEST ACTOR, COMEDY OR MUSICAL
Johnny Depp, "Sweeney Todd" (Winner)
Tom Hanks, "Charlie Wilson's War"
Ryan Gosling, "Lars and the Real Girl"
Philip Seymour Hoffman, "The Savages"
John C. Reilly, "Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story"

BEST ACTRESS, COMEDY OR MUSICAL
Amy Adams, "Enchanted"
Nikki Blonsky, "Hairspray"
Helena Bonham Carter, "Sweeney Todd"
Marion Cotillard, "La Vie en Rose" (Winner)
Ellen Page, "Juno"

SUPPORTING ACTOR
Casey Affleck, "The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford"
Javier Bardem, "No Country for Old Men" (Winner)
Philip Seymour Hoffman, "Charlie Wilson's War"
John Travolta, "Hairspray"
Tom Wilkinson, "Michael Clayton"

SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Cate Blanchett, "I'm Not There" (Winner)
Saoirse Ronan, "Atonement"
Julia Roberts, "Charlie Wilson's War"
Amy Ryan, "Gone Baby Gone"
Tilda Swinton, "Michael Clayton"

ANIMATED FILM
"Bee Movie"
"Ratatouille"(Winner)
"The Simpsons Movie"

SCREENPLAY
Diablo Cody, "Juno"
Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, "No Country for Old Men" (Winner)
Christopher Hampton, "Atonement"
Ronald Harwood, "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly"
Aaron Sorkin, "Charlie Wilson's War"

ORIGINAL SCORE
Dario Marianelli, "Atonement"(Winner)
Howard Shore, "Eastern Promises"
Clint Eastwood, "Grace Is Gone"
Michael Brook, Kaki King, Eddie Vedder, "Into the Wild"
Alberto Iglesias, "The Kite Runner"

SONG
"Despedida" from "Love in the Time of Cholera"
"Grace Is Gone" from "Grace Is Gone"
"Guaranteed" from "Into the Wild" (Winner)
"That's How You Know" from "Enchanted"
"Walk Hard" from "Walk Hard"


TELEVISION CATEGORIES

DRAMATIC TV SERIES
"Big Love"
"Damages"
"Grey's Anatomy"
"House"
"Mad Men"(Winner)
"The Tudors"

BEST ACTOR, TV DRAMA
Michael C. Hall, "Dexter"
John Hamm, "Mad Men" (Winner)
Hugh Laurie, "House"
Jonathan Rhys Meyers, "The Tudors"
Bill Paxton, "Big Love"

BEST ACTRESS, TV DRAMA
Patricia Arquette, "Medium"
Glenn Close, "Damages" (Winner)
Minnie Driver, "The Riches"
Edie Falco, "The Sopranos"
Sally Field, "Brothers and Sisters"
Holly Hunter, "Saving Grace"
Kyra Sedgwick, "The Closer"

TV SERIES, MUSICAL OR COMEDY
"Californication"
"Entourage"
"Extras" (Winner)
"30 Rock"
"Pushing Daisies"

BEST ACTOR, TV MUSICAL OR COMEDY
Alec Baldwin, "30 Rock"
Steve Carell, "The Office"
David Duchovny, "Californication" (Winner)
Ricky Gervais, "Extras"
Lee Pace, "Pushing Daisies"

BEST ACTRESS, TV MUSICAL OR COMEDY
Christina Applegate, "Samantha Who?"
America Ferrera, "Ugly Betty"
Tina Fey, "30 Rock"(Winner)
Anna Friel, "Pushing Daisies"
Mary-Louise Parker, "Weeds"

BEST MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
"Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee"
"The Company"
"5 Days"
"The State Within"
"Longford" (Winner)

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MINISERIES OR A MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Bryce Dallas Howard, "As You Like It"
Debra Messing, "The Starter Wife"
Queen Latifah, "Life Support" (Winner)
Sissy Spacek, "Pictures of Hollis Woods"
Ruth Wilson, "Jane Eyre"

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MINISERIES OR A MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Adam Beach, "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee"
Ernest Borgnine, "A Grandpa for Christmas"
Jim Broadbent, "Longford" (Winner)
Jason Isaacs, "The State Within"
James Nesbitt, "Jekyll"

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINISERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Rose Byrne, "Damages"
Rachel Griffiths, "Brothers and Sisters"
Katherine Heigl, "Grey's Anatomy"
Samantha Morton, "Longford"(Winner)
Anna Paquin, "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee"
Jaime Pressly, "My Name Is Earl"

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINISERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Ted Danson, "Damages"
Kevin Dillon, "Entourage"
Jeremy Piven, "Entourage" (Winner)
Andy Serkis, "Longford"
William Shatner, "Boston Legal"
Donald Sutherland, "Dirty Sexy Money"

Weekend Box Office

  1. The Bucket List (2007) $19.5M
  2. First Sunday (2008) $19M
  3. Juno (2007) $14M
  4. National Treasure: Book of Secrets (2007) $11.5M
  5. Alvin and the Chipmunks (2007) $9.1M
  6. I Am Legend (2007) $8.13M
  7. One Missed Call (2008) $6.13M
  8. P.S. I Love You (2007) $5M
  9. The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything: A VeggieTales Movie (2008) $4.42M
  10. Atonement (2007) $4.3M

Thursday, January 10, 2008

THE 39th NAACP IMAGE AWARDS NOMINATIONS

Outstanding Comedy Series
• “30 Rock” (NBC)
• “Everybody Hates Chris” (CW)
• “Girlfriends” (CW)
• Tyler Perry’s “House of Payne” (TBS)
• “Ugly Betty” (ABC)

Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series
• Donald Faison – “Scrubs” (NBC)
• Dulé Hill – “Psych” (USA Network)
• LaVan Davis – “Tyler Perry’s House of Payne” (TBS)
• Reggie Hayes – “Girlfriends” (CW)
• Tyler James Williams – “Everybody Hates Chris” (CW)

Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series
• America Ferrera – “Ugly Betty” (ABC)
• Golden Brooks – “Girlfriends” (CW)
• Tia Mowry – “The Game” (CW)
• Tichina Arnold – “Everybody Hates Chris” (CW)
• Tracee Ellis Ross – “Girlfriends” (CW)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
• Blair Underwood – “New Adventures of Old Christine” (CBS)
• Lance Gross – “Tyler Perry’s House of Payne” (TBS)
• Romany Malco – “Weeds” (Showtime)
• Terry Crews – “Everybody Hates Chris” (CW)
• Tracy Morgan – “30 Rock” (NBC)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
• Keesha Sharp – “Girlfriends” (CW)
• Tonye Patano – “Weeds” (Showtime)
• Vanessa L. Williams – “Ugly Betty” (ABC)
• Vivica A. Fox – “Curb Your Enthusiasm” (HBO)
• Wendy Raquel Robinson – “The Game” (CW)

Outstanding Drama Series
• “Grey’s Anatomy” (ABC)
• “House” (FOX)
• “K-Ville” (FOX)
• “Lincoln Heights” (ABC Family)
• “The Unit” (CBS)

Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series
• Anthony Anderson – “K-Ville” (FOX)
• Dennis Haysbert – “The Unit” (CBS)
• Hill Harper – “CSI: NY” (CBS)
• Jesse L. Martin – “Law & Order” (NBC)
• Jimmy Smits – “Cane” (CBS)

Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series
• CCH Pounder – “The Shield” (FX)
• Jennifer Beals – “The L Word” (Showtime)
• Nicki Micheaux – “Lincoln Heights” (ABC Family)
• Regina Taylor – “The Unit” (CBS)
• Wendy Davis – “Army Wives” (Lifetime)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
• Blair Underwood – “Dirty Sexy Money” (ABC)
• James Pickens, Jr. – “Grey’s Anatomy” (ABC)
• Mekhi Phifer – “ER” (NBC)
• Omar Epps – “House” (FOX)
• Taye Diggs – “Private Practice” (ABC)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
• Audra McDonald – “Private Practice” (ABC)
• Chandra Wilson – “Grey’s Anatomy” (ABC)
• Marianne Jean-Baptiste – “Without A Trace”(CBS)
• Pam Grier – “The L Word” (Showtime)
• S. Epatha Merkerson – “Law & Order” (NBC)

Outstanding Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special
• “The Bronx is Burning” (ESPN)
• “Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee” (HBO)
• “Five Days” (HBO)
• “Life Support” (HBO)
• “The List” (ABC Family)

Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special
• Adam Beach – “Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee” (HBO)
• Daniel Sunjata – “The Bronx is Burning” (ESPN)
• Evan Ross – “Life Support” (HBO)
• Wayne Brady – “The List” (ABC Family)
• Wendell Pierce – “Life Support” (HBO)

Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special
• Anika Noni Rose – “The Starter Wife” (USA Network)
• Holly Robinson Peete – “Matters of Life & Dating” (Lifetime)
• Queen Latifah – “Life Support” (HBO)
• S. Epatha Merkerson – “Girl, Positive” (Lifetime)
• Sydney Tamiia Poitier – “The List” (ABC Family)

Outstanding Actor in a Daytime Drama Series
• Bryton McClure – “The Young And The Restless” (CBS)
• Kamar de los Reyes – “One Life to Live” (ABC)
• Kristoff St. John – “The Young And The Restless” (CBS)
• Mykel Shannon Jenkins – “The Bold and the Beautiful” (CBS)
• Tobias Truvillion – “One Life to Live” (ABC)

Outstanding Actress in a Daytime Drama Series
• Brook Kerr – “Passions” (NBC)
• Christel Khalil – “The Young And The Restless” (CBS)
• Nazanin Boniadi – “General Hospital” (ABC)
• Tika Sumpter – “One Life to Live” (ABC)
• Tracey Ross – “Passions” (NBC)

Outstanding News/ Information – (Series or Special)
• “American Gangster” (BET)
• “American Morning Series: MLK Papers” (CNN)
• “Dr. Sonja Gupta: Saving Your Life” (CNN)
• “Good Morning America-Breast Cancer Mission” (ABC)
• “In Conversation: The Senator Barack Obama Interview” (TVOne)

Outstanding Talk – (Series)
• “Judge Mathis” (Syndicated)
• “Our World with Black Enterprise” (Syndicated)
• “Real Time with Bill Maher” (HBO)
• “Tavis Smiley ‘Crisis in Darfur’” (PBS)
• “The Tyra Banks Show” (Syndicated)

Outstanding Reality – (Series)
• “American Idol” (FOX)
• “America’s Next Top Model” (CW)
• “Dancing with the Stars” (ABC)
• “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” (ABC)
• “Run’s House 4” (MTV)

Outstanding Variety – (Series or Special)
• “2007 VH1 Hip-Hop Honors” (VH1)
• “An Evening of Stars: Tribute to Aretha Franklin” (Syndicated)
• “BET Awards” (BET)
• “Celebration of Gospel ‘07” (BET)
• “Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry” (HBO)

Outstanding Children’s Program
• “Cory in the House” (Disney Channel)
• “Dora The Explorer” (Nickelodeon)
• “Go, Diego, Go” (Nickelodeon)
• “High School Musical 2” (Disney Channel)
• “That’s So Raven” (Disney Channel)

Outstanding Performance in a Youth/Children’s Program - Series or Special
• Andre Benjamin – “Class of 3000” (Cartoon Network)
• Kathleen Herles – “Dora the Explorer” (Nickelodeon)
• Kyle Massey – “Cory in the House” (Disney Channel)
• Lil’ JJ – “Just Jordan” (Nickelodeon)
• Raven-Symoné – “That’s So Raven” (Disney Channel)

RECORDING CATEGORIES
Outstanding New Artist
• Chrisette Michele (Island Def Jam)
• Corbin Bleu (Walt Disney Records)
• J. Holiday (Capitol)
• Jordin Sparks (Jive/Zomba)
• Sean Kingston (Sony)

Outstanding Male Artist
• Chris Brown (Jive)
• Common (Geffen)
• Kanye West (Island Def Jam)
• Prince (Columbia Records)
• Seal (Warner Bros. Records)

Outstanding Female Artist
• Alicia Keys (J Records)
• Aretha Franklin (Arista Records/Sony BMG)
• Beyoncé (Columbia Records)
• Jill Scott (Hidden Beach Recordings)
• Mary J. Blige (Geffen)

Outstanding Duo or Group
• Aretha Franklin (feat. Fantasia) (Arista Records/Sony BMG)
• Bow Wow & Omarion (Columbia Records)
• Eddie & Gerald Levert (Atlantic)
• Sounds of Blackness (Sounds of Blackness Records)
• Stephen Marley & Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley (Universal Republic)

Outstanding Jazz Artist
• Dee Dee Bridgewater (DDB Records (UMG))
• Herbie Hancock (Verve)
• Kirk Whalum (Rendezvous Entertainment)
• Patti Austin (Rendezvous Entertainment)
• Randy Crawford & Joe Sample (PRA Records)

Outstanding Gospel Artist – (Traditional or Contemporary)
• Kirk Franklin (Gospocentric)
• Marvin Winans (Pure Springs/EMI Gospel)
• Mavis Staples (Epitaph)
• Sounds of Blackness (Sounds of Blackness Records)
• Yolanda Adams (Columbia Records)

Outstanding World Music Album
• Angelique Kidjo – “Djin Djin” (Razor & Tie)
• Habib Koité – “Afriki” (Cumbancha)
• Various Artists – “Putumayo Presents: World Hits” (Putumayo)
• Shiko Mawatu – “Kimbanda Nzila” (Sterns)
• Youssou N’Dour – “Rokku Mi Rokka” (Atlantic)

Outstanding Music Video
• “Beautiful Liar” - Beyoncé (Columbia Records)
• “Just Fine” – Mary J. Blige(Geffen)
• “Like You’ll Never See Me Again” – Alicia Keys (J Records)
• “Show Me” – John Legend (Columbia Records)
• “Stronger” – Kanye West (Island Def Jam)

Outstanding Song
• “Beautiful Flower” – India Arie (Universal Republic)
• “Just Fine” – Mary J. Blige (Geffen)
• “Like You’ll Never See Me Again” – Alicia Keys (J Records)
• “Stronger” – Kanye West (Island Def Jam)
• “Umbrella” – Rihanna feat. Jay-Z (Island Def Jam)

Outstanding Album
• Alicia Keys – “As I Am” (J Records)
• Chris Brown – “Exclusive” (Jive)
• Kanye West – “Graduation” (Island Def Jam)
• Mary J. Blige – “Growing Pains” (Geffen)
• Seal – “System” (Warner Bros. Records)

LITERATURE CATEGORIES
Outstanding Literary Work – Fiction
• “Blonde Faith” – Walter Mosley (Little, Brown & Company)
• “The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao” – Junot Diaz (Penguin/Riverhead)
• “Cion: A Novel” – Zakes Mda (Picador)
• “Knots” – Nuruddin Farah (Penguin/Riverhead)
• “New England White: A Novel” – Stephen L. Carter (Alfred A. Knopf/RH)

Outstanding Literary Work – Non-Fiction
• An Unbroken Agony” – Randall Robinson (Basic Civitas Books/Perseus)
• “Brother, I’m Dying” – Edwidge Danticat (Alfred A. Knopf/RH)
• “Know What I Mean?: Reflections on Hip-Hop” – Michael Eric Dyson (Basic Civitas
Books/Perseus)
• “Not on Our Watch: The Mission to End Genocide in Darfur and Beyond” – Don Cheadle,
John Prendergast (Hyperion)
• “Race and Racism in the Chinas: Chinese Racial Attitudes Toward Africans and African-
Americans” – M. Dujon Johnson (Authorhouse)

Outstanding Literary Work – Debut Author
• “The Beautiful Things That Heaven Bears” – Dinaw Mengestu (Penguin/Riverhead)
• “Grace Will Lead Me Home” – Robin Givens (Hyperion)
• “Like Trees, Walking” Ravi Howard (Harper Collins/ Amistad)
• “A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier” – Ishmael Beah (Farrar, Straus and
Giroux)
• “The Women Who Raised Me: A Memoir” – Victoria Rowell (Harper Collins)
Outstanding Literary Work – Biography/Auto-Biography
• “I Got Your Back: A Father and Son Keep it Real About Love, Fatherhood, Family, and
Friendship” – Eddie Levert Sr., Gerald Levert, Lyah Leflore (Broadway Books)
• “My Grandfather’s Son” – Clarence Thomas (Harper Collins)
• “Obama: From Promise to Power” – David Mendell (Harper Collins/Amistad)
• “Silent Gesture: The Autobiography of Tommie Smith” – Tommie Smith, David Steele
(Temple University Press)
• “The Women Who Raised Me: A Memoir” – Victoria Rowell (Harper Collins/William
Morrow)

Outstanding Literary Work – Instructional
• “The Covenant in Action” – Tavis Smiley (Smiley Books)
• “Do You!: 12 Laws to Access the Power in You to Achieve Happiness and Success” –
Russell Simmons (Penguin/Gotham)
• “Get Yours!: The Girlfriends’ Guide to Having Everything You Ever Dreamed of and
More” – Amy Dubois Barnett (Random House/Broadway)
• “Reposition Yourself: Living Life Without Limits” – T. D. Jakes (Simon & Schuster/Atria
Books)
• “This Year You Write Your Novel” – Walter Mosley (Little, Brown & Company)

Outstanding Literary Work – Poetry
• “Acolytes: Poems” – Nikki Giovanni (Harper Collins/William Morrow)
• “Duende” – Tracy K. Smith (Gray Wolf Press)
• “Eloquence: Rhythm and Renaissance” – Usi Ku (UsiKu.net)
• “Quiver of Arrows” – Carl Phillips (Farrar, Straus and Giroux)
• “Selected Poems” – Derek Walcott (Farrar, Straus and Giroux)

Outstanding Literary Work – Children
• “A Friendship For Today” – Patricia C. McKissack (Scholastic Inc.)
• “Elijah of Buxton” – Christopher Paul Curtis (Scholastic Inc.)
• “Let it Shine: Three Favorite Spirituals” – Ashley Bryan (Simon & Schuster Children’s
Publishing/Atheneum)
• “Nothing but Trouble: The Story of Althea Gibson” – Sue Stauffacher,Author; Greg
Couch, Illustrator (Random House)
• “Young Pele: Soccer’s First Star – Lesa Cline-Ransome, Author; James Ransome,
Illustrator (Random House)

Outstanding Literary Work – Youth/Teens
• “Body Drama” – Nancy Redd (Penguin/Gotham)
• “Center for Cartoon Studies Presents: Satchel Paige: Striking Out Jim Crow” – James
Sturm, Author; Rich Tommaso, Illustrator (Hyperion Books for Children/Disney
Publishing)
• “Divine Confidential” – Jacquelin Thomas (Pocketbooks/Simon & Schuster)
• “More Than Entertainers: An Inspirational Black Career Guide” – Charles B. Schooler,
Author; Gary Young, Illustrator (Zenith Publishing)
• “Shadow Speaker” – Nnedi Okorafor-Mbachu (Hyperion Books for Children/Disney
Publishing)

MOTION PICTURE CATEGORIES
Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
• Columbus Short – “Stomp The Yard” (Screen Gems)
• Denzel Washington – “The Great Debaters” (The Weinstein Co.)
• Don Cheadle – “Talk To Me” (Focus Features)
• Terrence Howard – “Pride” (Lionsgate Films)
• Will Smith – “I Am Legend” (Warner Bros.)

Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture
• Angelina Jolie – “A Mighty Heart” (Paramount Vantage)
• Halle Berry – “Things We Lost In the Fire” (Dreamworks)
• Jill Scott – “Tyler Perry’s Why Did I Get Married?” (Lionsgate Films)
• Jurnee Smollett – “The Great Debaters” (The Weinstein Co.)
• Taraji P. Henson – “Talk To Me” (Focus Features)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
• Chiwetel Ejiofor – “Talk To Me” (Focus Features)
• Denzel Whitaker – “The Great Debaters” (The Weinstein Co.)
• Forest Whitaker – “The Great Debaters” (The Weinstein Co.)
• Nate Parker – “The Great Debaters” (The Weinstein Co.)
• Tyler Perry – “Tyler Perry’s Why Did I Get Married?” (Lionsgate Films)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
• Janet Jackson – “Tyler Perry’s Why Did I Get Married?” (Lionsgate Films)
• Loretta Devine – “This Christmas” (Screen Gems)
• Meagan Good – “Stomp The Yard” (Screen Gems)
• Queen Latifah – “Hairspray” (New Line)
• Ruby Dee – “American Gangster” (Universal)

Outstanding Motion Picture
• “American Gangster” (Universal)
• “The Great Debaters” (The Weinstein Co.)
• “I Am Legend” (Warner Bros.)
• “Talk To Me” (Focus Features)
• “Tyler Perry’s Why Did I Get Married?” (Lionsgate Films)

Outstanding Independent or Foreign Film
• “A Mighty Heart” (Paramount Vantage)
• “Dirty Laundry” (Codeblack Entertainment)
• “Honeydripper” (Emerging Pictures)
• “My Brother” (Codeblack Entertainment)
• “Persepolis” (Sony Pictures Classics)

Outstanding Documentary
• “Bastards of the Party” (HBO)
• “Darfur Now” (Warner Independent Pictures)
• “Desert Bayou” (Cinema Libre Productions)
• “Price of Sugar” (Mitropolous Films)
• “Sicko” (The Weinstein Co.)

WRITING CATEGORIES
Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series
• Ali LeRoi – “Everybody Hates Chris: Everybody Hates Guidance Counselor” (CW)
• Karen Gist – “Girlfriends: Spree To Be Free” (CW)
• Mindy Kaling – “The Office: Branch Wars” (NBC)
• Sara Finney-Johnson – “The Game: The Big Chill” (CW)
• Silvio Horta – “Ugly Betty: A Nice Day For A Posh Wedding” (ABC)

Outstanding Writing in a Dramatic Series
• Janine Sherman Barrois – “ER: Breach of Trust” (NBC)
• Kathleen McGhee-Anderson and Anthony Sparks – “Lincoln Heights: The Vision” (ABC
Family)
• Natalie Chaidez – “Heroes: The Fix” (NBC)
• Shonda Rhimes – “Private Practice: In Which We Meet Addison, A Nice Girl From
Somewhere Else” (ABC)
• Shonda Rhimes and Krista Vernoff – “Grey’s Anatomy: A Change is Gonna Come”
(ABC)

Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture (Theatrical or Television)
• John Sayles – “Honeydripper” (Emerging Pictures)
• Michael Genet and Rick Famuyiwa – “Talk To Me” (Focus Features)
• Richard LaGravenese – “Freedom Writers” (Paramount Pictures)
• Robert Eisele – “The Great Debaters” (The Weinstein Co.)
• Steve Zaillian – “American Gangster” (Universal)

DIRECTING CATEGORIES
Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series
• Ali LeRoi – “Everybody Hates Chris: Everybody Hates Baseball” (CW)
• Ken Whittingham – “The Office: Phyllis’s Wedding” (NBC)
• Millicent Shelton – “Everybody Hates Chris: Everybody Hates the Substitute” (CW)
• Salim Akil – “Girlfriends: To Be Determined…It’s Been Determined” (CW)
• Seith Mann – “Entourage: The Dream Team” (HBO)

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Soulja Boy's YAHHH (Ft. Arab) Video

Tuesday, January 8, 2008

What's Next For Britney Spears

Kelly Rowland's Daylight (feat. Travis) Video

Weekend Box Office

  1. National Treasure: Book of Secrets (2007) $20.1M
  2. Juno (2007) $15.9M
  3. I Am Legend (2007) $15.7M
  4. Alvin and the Chipmunks (2007) $15.5M
  5. One Missed Call (2008) $12.5M
  6. Charlie Wilson's War (2007) $8.11M
  7. P.S. I Love You (2007) $7.83M
  8. The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep (2007) $6.23M
  9. Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007) $5.54M
  10. Atonement (2007) $5.06M

Tuesday, January 1, 2008

The Palazzo Hotel's Grand Opening Of Jay-Z's 40/40 Club

Tyra Wants A Child!

According to IMDB.com, TV talk show host/ex-supermodel Tyra Banks wants to become a mother. Reportedly, Banks allegedly plans on adopting a child within the near future. Banks disclosed that “I've wanted to adopt since I was nine. I have a connection with children and they don't have to come from my womb for me to have that connection”.

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