Shay Johnson

R&B diva Whitney Houston will perform her comeback single, “I Didn’t Know My Own Strength,” at 2009 AMA, airing next Sunday, Nov. 22, @ 9PM on ABC.

NY Daily News: Her song “Single Ladies” is an Internet hit among dancing babies and now, Beyoncé’s working on a tot of her own.

That’s according to get this Jay-Z, B’s notoriously tight-lipped hubby, who spilled the baby beans himself. (more…)

Comedian Katt Williams was arrested outside of Atlanta, Georgia overnight, following an incident that resulted in charges of burglary and criminal trespassing. (more…)

Precious: Based On The Novel ‘Push’ By Sapphire was a hit at the box office this weekend.

The inner-city drama — about a sexually-abused, obese girl battling teen pregnancy and physical abuse in 1987 Harlem — earned $1.8 million at 18 theaters in its first weekend of limited release, according to Variety.

The film, executive produced by Oprah Winfrey and Tyler Perry, scored an average of $100,000 per theater — a record for films in limited release.

Fulton County Superior Court spokeswoman Jada Hudspeth says a final decree in the divorce case was issued Wednesday.

Usher, whose real name is Usher Raymond IV, filed for divorce from Tameka Raymond on June 12, claiming there was “no reasonable hope of reconciliation” and the marriage was “irretrievably broken.”

The couple married in August 2007 and have two young sons, Usher Raymond V and Naviyd Ely Raymond.

VIBE’s relaunch issue — featuring an exclusive interview with Captain Slapahoe Chris Brown — hits newsstands everywhere Dec. 8.

Shawn Stockman of the R&B group Boyz II Men has been diagnosed with the illness, fellow group members Wanya Morris and Nathan Morris told CNN.

The pair said Stockman was unable to accompany them to Atlanta on Tuesday for a scheduled performance at the 2009 Soul Train Awards.

“We tour eight months out of the year, and we are always traveling around,” Nathan Morris said. “It’s hectic for us always being in airplanes and airports. He got sick, and it hit him pretty hard.”

The Grammy-winning and platinum-selling group, known for their No. 1 singles “End of the Road” and “I’ll Make Love to You,” has a new album out in stores in November called “Love.” Wanya and Nathan Morris still planned to perform at the awards show as a duo, according to the group’s manager.
“We go all over the world really, so I am surprised it hasn’t happened earlier, to be honest,” Nathan Morris said. “I talked to [Stockman] today, and he is doing much better.”
Stockman joins a growing list of stars who have fallen prey to the swine flu, including the Backstreet Boys’ Brian Littrell and “Harry Potter” star Rupert Grint. Source

So much for a reconciliation: Nas has filed a legal bid to prevent his estranged wife Kelis from receiving spousal support payments, TMZ.com reported Monday.

The former hip-hop supercouple has been embroiled in a bitter divorce since April. In July, Nas was ordered to pay the “Milkshake” hitmaker $55,000-a-week in spousal and child support by a New York judge, but now the star is trying to knock down those payments.

Nas is also seeking joint custody of his baby son.

Mary J Blige has stepped up her campaign to help victims of domestic abuse – by opening a refuge for battered women in New York.

The star has also been a vocal supporter of women’s charities, alleging her father often beat her mother before he walked out on the family when she was just four years old.

Singer/rapper/choreographer Teyana Taylor of Harlem released a few promo pics of her modeling her new lip gloss line, “Dope Lips” via Twitter early Thursday morning. No word on when the collection hits stores.