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Several sources are reporting this morning that Aretha Franklin is “gravely ill” and surrounded by her friends and family in Detroit.
The legendary songstress has been battling cancer for some time now and this new report seems to indicate that she’s not doing very well.
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Jermaine Dupri is notably one of Atlanta’s most influential artists and now he’s finally being honored for his musical contributions.
Dupri was officially inducted into the Songwriter’s Hall of Fame yesterday (June 14), and he celebrated the huge accomplishment alongside his family and friends including, Usher, Mariah Carey, Johnta Austin, Bryan-Michael Cox and more at the Marquis Hotel in NYC.
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Singer Mariah Carey has reportedly gone under the knife to shed a few pounds and it’s sparked quite a bit of conversation online and off.
The 47-year-old multimillion-dollar, award winning songstress recently underwent weight-loss surgery after blawgs and social media commenters made her self-conscious about her expanding waistline.
Body shaming is certainly prevalent online these days but I think there’s more to it than just a few trolls commenting on a burger belly. The internet has a way of sucking us in and making us all believe that everyone walks out of the house fully made up and ‘snatched’.
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Kandi Burruss, Lil Kim and Tiny Harris strike a pose during the 2017 Hip-Hop Honors, which was taped last night.
Xscape is one of the many old school groups performing for VH1’s Hip Hop Honors this year, which will honor ’90s Game Changers’ and celebrate a number of influencers responsible for driving urban entertainment to the mainstream in the 90s.
Honorees include Martin Lawrence, Mariah Carey, Master P, Jermaine Dupri and renowned hip-hop video director Hype Williams.
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Mariah Carey was spotted in Atlanta last night (August 13, 2017).
It didn’t take long for excited fans to flock to Atlanta’s Oceanaire Seafood Room in midtown when they heard the superstar singer had been seen.
Carey was joined by boyfriend Bryan Tanaka and Atlanta radio personality, DaBrat.
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It’s official! Mariah Carey‘s New Year’s Eve performance will go down in history is one of the most awkward LIVE performances EVER!
As the legendary diva hit the stage, she appeared to be frustrated while she fumbled with her earpice. She went on to ‘perform’ to the album version of her hit songs but her lip-syncing was totally out of sync.
Carey has since blamed Dick Clark productions for the lackluster performance, stating that technical failures in her Time Square New Years Eve performance left her with a faulty earpiece and no monitors to display the lyrics to her Number 1 hit “Emotions”.
Just FYI, if Mariah’s excuse sounds familiar, it’s because it’s been used before…
[FLASHBACK: Mariah Carey Blames Disgruntled Techs of Leaking Christmas Performance Audio (VIDEO)]
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