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Supermodel Tyra Banks aired a special hyped episode to show off her “real hair” to the world.  Tyra pulled off her weave, wig and hair extensions to reveal she has a beautiful head of natural hair which she should show off everyday. Was this worth tuning into to see?  Check out the big reveal if you missed it.

As the season opener of her show, Tyra Banks has debuted her God-given hair on national television. The episode airing on Tuesday, September 8 was aimed to encourage women embracing their natural look. She came out with shoulder-length hair which is pulled back and flattened with water.

“Let’s talk about my hair right now. I know it’s been a big mystery. And it was like an unsolved mystery and I felt like I needed to solve this mystery,” the model said in the beginning of her show before turning around to give a better look of her hair. She then let the audience in the studio to touch it and called on her hairdresser to give her a make-over on stage.

While having her hair done, the host interviewed some women who have insecurities about their real hair. She asked them to be “brave enough to show it to everybody on national television”. Tyra declared the day as “National Real Hair Day”.

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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

Yes, it’s true. Rihanna is Allure Magazine’s latest cover girl. Rihanna has established her own distinctive identity. Thanks to two platinum albums, a career-making haircut, and a little hit called "Umbrella," she has officially arrived at pop-singer stardom.  Pick up the January 2008 issue of Allure on newstands now.

Here are 5 Facts Rihanna, who was once dubbed the "Bajan Beyoncé, revealed at the photo shoot.

1. Rihanna arrived at New York City’s Lux Studio for her Allure photo shoot at 9:30 A.M., after a recording session that ran until 4 A.M. Although she took a nap while her makeup was applied, she perked up as Robin Thicke’s CD, The Evolution of Robin Thicke, played. Here she poses for the cover in a Lanvin dress.

2. Asked about the rumors she dated Josh Hartnett (pictured below), Rihanna says, "I went to Pink Elephant, and he came by. All of a sudden, the next day I’m seeing that we were kissing and hugging up each other. You can’t even go out with a friend who’s a celebrity and have a good time without people making shit up…well, at least he’s good-looking, right?" 

3.  Rihanna is the unofficial spokeswoman for Barbados, regularly clearing up American misconceptions about the island. She’s reassured people that yes, Barbadians speak English, have roads, and use indoor toilets. She takes it all in stride: "I can’t get upset." she says. "They just don’t know."

4. Rihanna recently signed an advertising campaign for Gillete’s Venus Breeze Razor, insuring her legs for $1 million. The fact her legs will be on billboards "weirds her out." "Genetically my legs are supposed to be huge. I can’t really think about it, or I’ll go crazy," she says.

5. While watching Aeon Flux,Rihanna liked Charlize Theron’s sleek, dark hair so much she spontaneously chopped her long, wavy locks into a precise bob and dyed it black—without her label’s permission. "My friends still live in Barbados, and they let me know that everyone asks for the ‘Rihanna haircut.’"