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BET aired a new preview for the upcoming reality show “Tiny & Toya”. The series stars the baby mamas of hip hop superstars T.I. and Lil Wayne. We know that Tiny never married T.I. but did we miss a wedding between Lil Wayne and his baby mama Toya? If the rumors are true about Lauren London and Nivea both being pregnant with Lil Wayne’s babies then Toya’s support check are about to get smaller. This preview is a mess. Why doesn’t Tiny get to writing music again? What is happening to homegirl’s lips because they look swollen from injections.

Tiny And Toya Show Preview

Give it up for baby mamas! They are having the best week ever.

Not only is Tiny supposedly Mrs. T.I. now, she along with friend and Lil’ Wayne’s ex-wife, Antonia “Toya” Johnson-Carter, have signed on to star in a new BET series.
Tiny and Toya is said to chronicle the lives of “two dynamic, young women immersed in the craziness of the Hip Hop world, but striving to find inner strength, peace and purpose.”

If you’re wondering that inner peace is said to not come in the form of Louis bags and saddity stilettos paid for by child support checks.

Rather, the ladies will be each starting their very own businesses.

The show will also chronicle how each copes with the legal woes of their respective baby daddies, and seeks to offer each woman an opportunity to define themselves outside of their high profile relationships.

Already on track to have the best-selling album of 2008, rapper Lil
Wayne leads the nominations for the 51st Annual Grammy Awards with
eight, including album of the year and best rap album for "Tha
Carter III," best rap song for "Lollipop" and best rap/sung
collaboration for "Got Money" featuring T-Pain.

Other leading artists are Coldplay, who earned seven nominations,
and Jay-Z, Ne-Yo and Kanye West, who each scored six.

In album of the year, the nominees were: Coldplay for "Viva La Vida
Or Death And All His Friends," Lil Wayne for "Tha Carter III,"
Ne-Yo for "Year of the Gentlemen," Robert Plant and Alison Krauss
for "Raising Sand" and Radiohead for "In Rainbows."

For record of the year, the nominees were: Adele for "Chasing
Pavements," Coldplay for "Viva La Vida," Leona Lewis for "Bleeding
Love," M.I.A. for "Paper Planes" and Plant & Krauss for "Please
Read the Letter."

Song of the year nominees include: "American Boy," by songwriters
William Adams, Keith Harris, Josh Lopez, Caleb Speir, John
Stephens, Estelle Swaray and Kanye West; "Chasing Pavements" by
songwriters Adele Adkins and Eg White; "I’m Yours" by Jason Mraz;
"Love Song" by Sara Bareilles; and "Viva La Vida" by songwriters
Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion and Chris Martin.

Two of West’s nominations came for his production on "Tha Carter
III" and "American Boy." He is also up against himself in the best
rap performance by a duo or group category, for "Swagga Like Us"
with Jay-Z & T.I. and featuring Lil Wayne and "Put On" with
Young Jeezy. Jay-Z also faces off against himself in that category,
with "Swagga" going up against his collaboration with Wayne on "Mr.
Carter."

In the best new artist category, Adele, Duffy, the Jonas Brothers,
Lady Antebellum and Jazmine Sullivan received nominations.

In the best pop collaboration category with vocals, the nominees
were: Alicia Keys and John Mayer for "Lessons Learned," Madonna,
Justin Timberlake and Timbaland for "4 Minutes," Plant and Krauss
for "Rich Woman," Rihanna and Maroon 5 for "If I Never See Your
Face Again" and Jordin Sparks and Chris Brown for "No Air." source

Britney Spears’ new music video for the song Circus leaked online. Do you think the old Britney is back? So far the pr machine that is spinning the new Britney seems to working it’s magic on her first week album sales. Britney is expected to debut her new album "Circus" at the number one spot on the Billboard charts.

Britney Spears’ sixth studio album, "Circus," is on track to debut
at No. 1 on The Billboard 200 next week, as the Jive set will lead
Nielsen SoundScan’s Building chart when it is released later today
(Dec. 3).



Unweighted first-day sales of "Circus" through the close of
business yesterday stood at 219,000. Billboard estimates the eight
merchants who report to Nielsen SoundScan’s Building chart — Trans
World Entertainment, Best Buy, Circuit City, iTunes, Starbucks,
Borders, Target and Anderson Merchandisers — comprise about 80% of
all U.S. album sales.



Sources close to the project suggest that "Circus" could move as
much as 450,000 in its first week.



If "Circus" arrives atop the tally, it will be Spears’ fifth No. 1
album. Among female artists, only four have racked up more
chart-toppers: Barbra Streisand (eight), Madonna (seven) and Mariah
Carey and Janet Jackson (both with six). source

Kanye West was number one this week with his pop album  808’s and Heartbreak while Guns and Roses’ big comeback flopped with lackluster sales.

After nearly 17 years in the studio, one truly odd MTV VMA appearance, a failed world tour, a riot in Philadelphia, a lot of defensive talk from Sebastian Bach, a leak facilitated by Mike Piazza and DJ Eddie Trunk, a much-ballyhooed exclusive deal with Best Buy, a lawsuit involving the Offspring, the apparently empty promise of free Dr Pepper for all, innumerable and mysterious delays, $13 million in reported production costs, a Greatest Hits album, a change in managers, five possible producers, five guitarists, two bassists, three drummers, the invention of the iPod, a guy with a KFC bucket on his head, zero promotion from the album’s mastermind, and now, rumors of a potential reunion of the original lineup, Guns N’ Roses’ sixth studio album, Chinese Democracy, sold a whopping 261,200 copies its first week on store shelves.

That’s right, just 261,200 copies.

Two weeks ago, it seemed like the #1 position on Billboard’s weekly albums sales chart could have gone to either Guns or Kanye West. Chinese Democracy was released on November 23, and West’s 808s & Heartbreak dropped November 24. It was a battle that pitted one of hip-hop’s biggest stars against one of rock’s most enigmatic ringleaders, and in the end, GN’R just couldn’t contend.

When Nielsen SoundScan issued the latest national album sales data on Wednesday (December 3), it was West’s latest at #1, opening with sales of more than 450,100, leaving the #2 slot wide open for Guns … or so it seemed. Unfortunately, no one factored country crossover cutie Taylor Swift into the equation. In its third week out, her new one, Fearless, climbed from #4 to #2, thanks to sales of close to 267,400 — meaning GN’R’s first appearance on the chart in close to 20 years will be at #3.

Whether it was to pick up Kanye’s new one or Axl Rose’s magnum opus, consumers made their presence felt at record retail last week — one of the biggest shopping weeks of the year. Virtually every album in Billboard’s Top 200 experienced either increased or stronger sales, with 22 new efforts cracking the chart. Beyond ‘Ye and GN’R, two other albums debut in next week’s top 10: Ludacris’ Theater of the Mind bows at #5, selling 213,500 units, with The Killers’ Day & Age following at #6, scanning 193,400 copies. source

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The LisaRaye McCoy-Misick & Michael Misick soap opera continues. The fairytale is definitely over for the pair who had a Grace Kelly style whirlwind romance.

The romance had started beautifully. Three months after meeting
LisaRaye, who appeared in the 2003 sitcom "All of Us," Misick popped
the question with a 10-carat diamond ring. Their 2006 wedding at the
exclusive Amanyara resort featured an orchid-covered altar and a
sugar-spun horse and carriage with miniatures of the couple inside. Vivica Fox and LisaRaye’s half-sister, Da Brat,
were in the bridal party, and Misick paid $4,000 just to ship her
wedding dress there, saying, "I want to give her everything she wants."
The couple honeymooned in Bali, which we guess is where you go when you live in Turks and Caicos.

The couple made a social splash in New York
as sexy LisaRaye played the role of first lady and Misick, just 41,
hugely boosted tourism on the pristine 40-island cluster, where Keith Richards and Bruce Willis have homes along the world’s third-biggest barrier reef.

But the marriage deteriorated quickly amidst charges of infidelity. LisaRaye was accused of having an affair with former Miami Heat point guard Gary Payton,
who separated from his wife this week. And Misick allowed BET veejay
Rocsi to hold court in the mansion while LisaRaye was away, angering
his wife.

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There is good news that rapper Master P who is now known by the name P.Miller is going to launch a television network called Better Black Television. Master P  made his fortune of the  dirty south sound and is now an advocate of G rated profanity free rap music.

Hip-hop mogul P. MILLER is launching his own
family-friendly cable network to provide "positive" viewing for the
black community.

The star, formerly known as Master P, announced on Thursday
(14Aug08) that the new network – titled Better Black Television (BBTV)
- will focus on general entert ainment, ranging from drama, comedy,
movies, animation, politics and sports, as well as entertainment news.

And Miller has brought a number of celebrities on board BBTV -
Oscar-winner Denzel Washington, rap pioneer DJ Kool Herc and NBA
basketball player Derek Anderson are among the network’s board members.

BBTV CEO Miller says, "I believe that there is a market in our
community for a new diverse network that provides a new brand of
superior programming that caters to all aspects of television, from
reality to original programming."

The new channel will be in direct competition with the existing
U.S. network Black Entertainment Television (BET), which also caters
for the African American community.

But Miller insists he still has "a great relationship with BET and
MTV" and has vowed that he and his rapper/actor son Lil’ Romeo "will
continue to do work with them and support their networks".

  BBTV is set to launch in 2009. source