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We love us some Idris Elba. We really do. And we're perfectly fine with the fact that he's a well-known DJ on his homeland of London. But we haven't yet decided how we feel about being a rapper.

Essence will celebrate its 40th anniversary with three of R&B's top divas, each headlining a night at the three day Essence Music Festival in New Orleans. Set to take place July 2 - 4, this year's Essence Musical Festival line-up (including dates) was revealed Friday, kicking off with Janet Jackson !

Before she jets off to South Africa to film 'Winnie' with Terrence Howard, Jennifer Hudson will be spending time in the studio recording new material.

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Common appeared on "The Ellen Degeneres Show" last Thursday, and the Grammy Award-winning rapper and actor discussed Just Wright, his new romantic comedy co-starring Queen Latifah, as well as his early acting experiences. He also talked about his mother and the example she set for him, getting in shape for the film, meeting Michael Jordan and his relationship with tennis superstar Serena Williams.

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Ms. Berry works it out "Stripper Style". Check out these photos from her new movie. <!--more-->

Mary J. Blige and her record label’s Chairman, Jimmy Iovine, have joined forces with Orange 21 Inc. to develop Melodies by MJB, a signature line of fashion sunglasses set to debut in Fall 2010.

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Are you a Lisa Raye fan? Tv One is giving you a chance to win a Lisa Raye: "The Real McCoy" DVD box set. Get the details here.

One of my favorite train wrecks Frankie has been out and about speaking to families and telling her story about how she has stayed clean for almost three years:

Terrence Howard sure has a thing for secret marriages.

When we first heard about Beyonce's foray into home decor, we weren't sure to expect. After all, we know Miss Tina loves to bedazzle anything and everything, so we weren't sure how well that would translate into bedding.