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Janet Jackson’s Album
SNL Ratings Go Up For Tracey Morgan’s Return
Tracy Morgan made his first TV gig since his accident Sat- urday on Saturday Night Live (SNL).
Saturday Night Live, with host Tracy Morgan in his first TV acting gig since last year’s truck accident, and mu- sical guest Demi Lovato logged a 4.2 household rating in metered-market households and a 2.0 rating in adults 18-49.
RHOA Share With Thousands At Million Man March
Phaedra Parks and her sons, Porsha Williams and Sheree Whitfield of Real Housewives of ATL attended the Million Man March.
Is #1 On The Charts
Janet Jackson has found herself in the no. 1 spot for the seventh time in her career. Her first release in seven years, Unbreakable, has re- portedly landed atop the Bill- board 200 chart with 116,000 equivalent units in its first week.
Unbreakable was also her first album released via an in- dependent label, which was her own Rhythm Nation label. The project is no. 1 on the In- dependent Albums chart as well. The No Sleeep” singer’s last appearance at no. 1 was in 2008 when she released her Discipline album. Miss Jackson’s other top spot proj- ects include All For You
Janet Jackson is #1 again.
(2001), The Velvet Rope (1997), janet. (1993), Janet Jackson’s Rhythm Nation 1814 (1989) and Control (1986).
When celebrities and ac- tivists headed to Washington, DC to mark the 20th anniver- sary of the historic Million Man March on Saturday (Oc- tober 10), several of the Real Housewives of Atlanta women were right there alongside them. Phaedra Parks, Porsha Williams, and Sheree Whitfield joined Puff Daddy, Common, J. Cole, Jeezy, Snoop Dogg, Dave Chappelle, Bryshere Gray, and Russell Sim-
mons and thousands more on the National Mall for the “Jus- tice Or Else” march. Organized by Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan, the event was held to raise awareness for issues affecting the African- American community, includ- ing police brutality.
"So happy I was able to share an amazing day with my sons, brother and friends," Phae- dra wrote about the experi- ence on Instagram.
RHOA returns on No- vember 8 at 8/7c.
Trouble In Paradise; Ne-Yo Caught Cheating?
It is being reported that there may be some issues going on with Ne-Yo and his expecting girlfriend, Crystal Renay.
According to sources, the couple who got engaged last August may be on the end of their love high!
A Twitter post by a stripper led to the singer’s fiancee deleting him form her page.
Back in September it was leaked that the couple got married, however, Ne-Yo quickly cleared the rumor up. He stated that the couple was engaged, and were expecting a baby.
Fetty Wap And French
Chris Brown Reveals Cover Of Album
Ne-Yo and his pregnant fi- ancee, Crystal.
To Release
Sounds like his relation- ships from the past. We hope this time it works out.
Mixtape
Montana
Queen Latifah And Usher Support The Arts At The White House
Queen Latifah and Usher
Chris Brown and daughter, Royalty grace the cover.
FETTY WAP
New York and New Jersey are about to join forces. The Bronx’s French Montana and NJ’s Fetty Wap are re- portedly working on a joint mixtape.
French’s brother Zack told Revolt that the project is com- ing. The Coke Boys represen- tative announced the two East Coast performers recorded tracks during Chris Brown’s “One Hell Of A Nite” tour.
Fetty has had a breakout year. His singles have set Bill- board chart records and his self-titled debut album opened at number one. French re- leased his Casino Life 2: Brown Bag Legend mixtape in May.
A few months ago, Chris Brown revealed he planned on naming his upcoming album after his 1-year-old daughter Royalty. Now he’s revealed the album cover on Instagram.
"#ROYALTY ALBUM COVER," he captioned with the photo, a black-and-white picture shot by Francesco
Carrozzini showing a shirt- less Brown as he holds his baby girl in a loving embrace.
Brown has said fatherhood has forced him to grow as a man, making public strides to show the devotion he has for his daughter.
Royalty will drop on No- vember 27th.
Essence Music Fest Headed To South Africa
President Obama and the First Lady Michelle Obama hosted a White House event Wednesday (Oct. 14) that celebrated the arts and featured performances from Queen Latifah, Usher and more, Billboard reports.
The “In Performance at the White House” installment, which will air on PBS in Janu- ary 2016, will celebrate the 50th anniversary of legislation that created the National En-
dowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Other performers include singer and actress Audra Macdonald, James Taylor, Smokey Robinson and Trombone Shorty.
Before the performances, the FLOTUS hosted a student workshop with help from MC Lyte, Esperanza Spalding, Keb Mo’ and Robinson.
New Orleans has been the home of the Essence Music Festival for over 20 years, time to venture to another conti- nent!
For the next two years, 2016 and 2017, the popular music festival will be held in Durban, South Africa. Essence has partnered with the eThekwini Municipality to hold the fun on the motherland. Michelle Ebanks and eThekwini Mayor James Nxumalo made the announcement at Durban City Hall.
The Essence Festival Durban
Essence Music Fest will be in S. Africa in 2016 and 2017.
will host both international and local performers. South Africa has been on an eco- nomic upswing and a popular destination for a plethora of events. Mayor Nxumalo said.
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