UK-born songstress Estelle has released two versions of the official video for her lead single, “Fall In Love,” off her upcoming project, “All Of Me,” due out soon on Atlantic Records.

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Last night, the place to be was at the 2010 BET Awards, whether you were there live or at home watching.  None other than Kanye West opened the award show with a mediocre performance of his latest hit single, “Power.”  The multi-talented host, Queen Latifah then followed with a playful and comedic medley.  The “Queen” also spit for those who forgot how it all began.

During the 106 & Park: Live From The Red Carpet pre-show Keri Hilson hinted, “I heard it’s a night of comebacks.” and indeed it was.  In tribute to the legendary honoree Prince, the also legendary Patti Labelle bellowed out a powerful rendition of Prince’s classic hit “Purple Rain.” It was also a pleasant surprise to see 80’s superstar R&B singer, El DeBarge still looking good and sounding great.  The lineup also featured a few surprise duets, namely: Alicia Keys & Kim Burrell, B.O.B. & Keyshia Cole, Monica & Deniece Williams (“Silly Of Me”).  But the best performance goes to Chris Brown for his exhilarating tribute to the late, Michael Jackson.  Chris Brown poured his heart out while dancing (looking like MJ) and literally singing to tears.  It was a performance to remember.  “He [Chris Brown] left his heart on the stage, he gave genuine emotion,” said Trey Songz when asked to describe Chris Brown’s performance during a BET post-show interview with BET correspondent Big Tigger.

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Tonight, live from Los Angeles, The BET Awards will celebrate its ten year anniversary.  The highly anticipated award show has become the “black” Grammys for our African American artists and entertainers. I’m excited to see some of the artists’ fashion and stage performances. The BET Awards always does a phenomenal job selecting nominees, winners, and performances.

Tonight expect performances from the  Alicia Keys, Diddy’s Dirty Money, Drake, Trey Songz, Usher, Nicki Minaj, Ludacris, T.I (The King is back!), Kanye West (what will he do next?), Rick Ross, DJ Khaled, Eminem, and T-Pain along with a host of other talents to hit the stage. The legendary performer and musician Prince will Read the rest of this entry »

John Legend performed with The Roots this past Sunday (April 25) as part of The Climate Rally, the biggest event held to commemorate Earth Day. The Rally was held at the National Mall in Washington, D.C.

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R&B singer John Legend was spotted on Saturday afternoon (April 24) enjoying a stroll with model-girlfriend Christy Teigen and their English Bulldog in NYC.  The couple just left friends for lunch at Gemma restaurant on the L.E.S.

The following day John Legend joined Sting, The Roots,  and other musical acts for The Climate Rally, a huge gathering at the National Mall in Washington, DC to commemorate Earth Day.

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Kanye West has a new book out titled, Glow in The Dark. It’s a collection of over 450 photos chronicling his last major tour of the same name. The photos were taken by photographer Nabil Elderkin.

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Singer John Legend and model girlfriend Christine Teigen attended Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People gala last night at Lincoln Center in New York.

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