The Kora Awards, dubbed "Africa's Grammys", have been postponed until Monday because Chris Brown, the US rapper headlining the event, missed his flight, organisers said.
Brown "will not arrive until Sunday at 5:00 am (0500 GMT)," the event's communication director Konnie Toure told AFP on Saturday.
The award extravaganza, which originated in South Africa in 1994, was to have been held Saturday in Ivory Coast's economic capital Abidjan.
Past editions have been attended by South African anti-apartheid hero Nelson Mandela and the late "King of Pop" Michael Jackson.
Brown, known as much for his virtuoso dance steps as for his tumultuous relationship with singer Rihanna, whom he has admitted assaulting, will still arrive in time to perform as scheduled at a concert "for peace in Africa" at Abidjan's main sport stadium on Sunday, Toure said.
African artists including the Nigerian duo P-Square, winner of the last top Kora prize in Ouagadougou in 2010, will also take part.
For Ivory Coast, which is still recovering from four months of post-election violence that ended in April 2011 after claiming some 3,000 lives, the event signals a return to normalcy.
However, it has drawn criticism over the price of admission: one million CFA francs (1,500 euros, $2,000) for those who want a seat in the luxury hotel for the ceremony, or 50,000 CFA francs (75 euros, $100) for seats outside.
These prices are far out of reach for most people in the poor west African country, the world's top cocoa producer.
Brown was sentenced to five years probation, a year-long domestic violence programme and 180 days of community labour after pleading guilty to assaulting Barbadian singer Rihanna on the eve of the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles in 2009.
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Saturday, December 29, 2012
Charlie Sheens new club
US actor Charlie Sheen, who has a long history of hard partying and scandal, has a new night spot in Mexico -- his own, a local official said Saturday.
The perennially troubled Hollywood star hosted a gala opening night dinner Friday at his new bar, The Goose, in the Mexican resort area of Los Cabos, said state Tourism Secretary Ruben Reachi Lugo, who was not invited.
Many celebrities "spend their vacation, celebrate their birthdays or open a new restaurant or new development," Lugo said of the resort area at the southern tip of the Baja California peninsula.
Sheen, born Carlos Irwin Estevez, was abruptly booted from his long-running gig starring in the television comedy series, "Two and a Half Men" in 2011, after publicly insulting the producer.
He returned to television in 2012, with a somewhat tongue-in-cheek role playing a man sentenced to anger management counseling.
Son of actor Martin Sheen and brother of another actor, Emilio Estevez, Sheen first became famous for his roles in the Vietnam War drama "Platoon," and 1980s greed parable "Wall Street."
Highlights in his career have also included comedic roles in the "Major League" movies and "Top Gun" parodies "Hot Shots" and "Hot Shots: Part Deux."
The perennially troubled Hollywood star hosted a gala opening night dinner Friday at his new bar, The Goose, in the Mexican resort area of Los Cabos, said state Tourism Secretary Ruben Reachi Lugo, who was not invited.
Many celebrities "spend their vacation, celebrate their birthdays or open a new restaurant or new development," Lugo said of the resort area at the southern tip of the Baja California peninsula.
Sheen, born Carlos Irwin Estevez, was abruptly booted from his long-running gig starring in the television comedy series, "Two and a Half Men" in 2011, after publicly insulting the producer.
He returned to television in 2012, with a somewhat tongue-in-cheek role playing a man sentenced to anger management counseling.
Son of actor Martin Sheen and brother of another actor, Emilio Estevez, Sheen first became famous for his roles in the Vietnam War drama "Platoon," and 1980s greed parable "Wall Street."
Highlights in his career have also included comedic roles in the "Major League" movies and "Top Gun" parodies "Hot Shots" and "Hot Shots: Part Deux."
Beyonce half time show
Beyonce will be joined onstage by fans at the upcoming Super Bowl in the US.
The Grammy-winning diva is set to perform at the American football championship - at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans - on February 3.
Pepsi, sponsor of the half-time show, has now announced that 100 of the chart star's fans will hit the stage with her.
A contest that kicks off on Saturday will allow fans to submit photos of themselves in various poses, including head bopping, feet tapping and hip shaking.
Those pictures will be used in a TV ad introducing Beyonce's half-time performance, and 50 of those people - along with a friend - will be selected to join the Love On Top singer onstage.
The Grammy-winning diva is set to perform at the American football championship - at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans - on February 3.
Pepsi, sponsor of the half-time show, has now announced that 100 of the chart star's fans will hit the stage with her.
A contest that kicks off on Saturday will allow fans to submit photos of themselves in various poses, including head bopping, feet tapping and hip shaking.
Those pictures will be used in a TV ad introducing Beyonce's half-time performance, and 50 of those people - along with a friend - will be selected to join the Love On Top singer onstage.
Tuesday, December 18, 2012
Tinys new talk show
Last night, VH1 took “ratchet” to a whole new level (literally) with Tiny’s new talk show, Tiny Tonight. The show was hosted by TI’s wife Tameka “Tiny” Harris and featured her celeb friends Trina, Tamar Braxton and Claudia Jordan. The show was an hour long which gave the ladies more than enough time to go through some of the hottest topics of the year like whether or not Beyonce faked her pregnancy, The Rihanna/Chris Brown/Karrueche love triangle and the Mariah Carey/Nicki Minaj American Idol drama.
Tamar, who wasn’t afraid to speak her mind throughout the hour, was catching it left and right on Twitter. First, from the Beyonce stans who were pissed that she didn’t believe Beyonce carried her baby, and then from Love and Hip Hop Atlanta’s Joseline Hernandez, who was angry that Tamar said she still believes that Joseline is a man. Joseline tweeted:
@TamarBraxtonHer b–ch u got a d–k u f–k u know who whit you wanna be beyonce old PUTA. U a mess. I stay on u hoes mind. U 2 old
@TamarBraxtonHer I fight old hoes. Iol. #trowback. N give it up u like 100 u been trying all your life. Get back brawd. Lol
Grandmamas always b hating
Judging from the reaction on twitter, there is an audience for the show and it has the potential to be successful. (It was a top trending topic throughout the night.) There were times that it was easy to forget that Tiny was the host of the show, but she was very charming and relatable. Throughout the hour, she shared personal stories on meeting Whitney Houston and getting a chance to rub Beyonce’s belly. She also revealed that Mimi, from Love and Hip Hop Atlanta, used to clean her home. The other hosts all brought a different dynamic to the show as well. While Tamar was very outspoken, Trina was very reserved and politically correct as to not piss anyone off. Claudia Jordan was very poised and articulated her thoughts on each topic very well, however, there was noticeable tension between herself and Tamar Braxton.
Tiny’s hairstylist Shekinah will become a fan favorite. She took to the streets to ask random folks about their favorite reality show and if they’ve ever heard the term, “Ratchet”. She eventually joined the ladies in the studio and was super funny as she gave her commentary on various topics, including the Tanning Mom.
Overall, if you don’t mind seeing celebs giving commentary on other celebs uncensored, this show may be for you.
Monday, December 3, 2012
Rob Kardashian puts Rita Ora on blast
Drama! And this time it's with the male Kardashian. Rob K. just put his UK bombshell singer of a girlfriend, Rita Ora, on BLAST. Find out how he just told the entire world how homegirl chopped down plenty of other men while they were together inside...
Gotta love a cheater story with a man scorned. Rob Kardashian, the youngin of the Kardashian crew and only male (besides Bruce) of the Kardashian/Jenner crew, is in his feelings today.
He posted some tweets detailing why he's so disgusted with his girlfriend Rita Ora. And it's all because of her cheating ways. Interestingly, the two only recently went public with their relationship--posting kissy pics with each other (above)--in the last couple months after dating for several months.
So what alleged ho-activites are Rob revealing? That Ms. "R.I.P." singer Rita slept with more than 20 dudes while she was his girlfriend. So we assume...Rob & Rita are now over Burn! The Def Jam chick has been trying to plaster herself all over the industry in every magazine, concert, performance, red carpet possible to really make her career happen. Maybe this publicity could help. Or maybe not. Meanwhile, 'Rita Whora' is currently trending on Twitter. And Rob deleted all of his tweets (including these) except for two from a few days ago. Who really cares !!!
Friday, November 30, 2012
Love and hip hop ATL
Everyone's favorite mess of a reality show "LAHH ATL" is revving up for season two. But before that happens, VH1 has put together a special called “Love & Hip Hop Atlanta: Dirty Little Secrets.” Airing on Sunday, December 16 at 8PM, the special will reveal insider infomation about the show and it's stars through never before seen footage, casting tapes, interviews, bloopers and deleted scenes.
Fans will also get updates on their favorite characters and will hopefully it will touch on the numerous Twitter beefs and verbal wars that broke out off camera. We'd love to hear Stevie J. speak about Joseline blasting him for using drugs and messing with dudes....allegedly.
And there will also be an exclusive sneak peek at the upcoming “Love & Hip Hop” Season 3 and a behind the scenes look at the taping of “Love & Hip Hop Atlanta” Season 2.
Fans will also get updates on their favorite characters and will hopefully it will touch on the numerous Twitter beefs and verbal wars that broke out off camera. We'd love to hear Stevie J. speak about Joseline blasting him for using drugs and messing with dudes....allegedly.
And there will also be an exclusive sneak peek at the upcoming “Love & Hip Hop” Season 3 and a behind the scenes look at the taping of “Love & Hip Hop Atlanta” Season 2.
Kenya Moore speaks house wives
Kenya Moore stopped by "WENDY" this morning to dish on her love life, her RHOA fights and about Wendy shading her about her skin. Last week, Wendy made some comments about Kenya wearing a lot of makeup to cover up her "bad skin," and Kenya admitted to having breakouts sometimes. But honestly, chick is absolutely gorgeous with a bangin' body so if that's people's only complaint...
When Wendy asked her how she felt about being described as a mean girl, Kenya said "I can say this, I don't play for the cameras. What you see is who I am, but I have to say I think the mean girl reputation is not deserved." Really? She added that she would never tear another black woman down. Aside form those "Coochie Crack" screams...
She did reveal her distaste for fellow castmate Porsha Stewart. And can we blame her? Kenya threw a few verbal jabs at Porsha about being naive but the big kicker was when she said she felt Porsha was single handedly ruining the legacy of her grandfather, civil rights leader Hosea Williams. Oh, and that Porsha is playing the 20-something card when she's actually 31. Womp.
Kenya added that while Porsha is riding the coattails of her husband and her late grandfather, Kenya herself is a girl from Detroit who built herself from the ground up. "Some people work for a living, and some people twerk for a living." DOUBLE WOMP.
Wendy also talked about the "possible" storyline of Kenya trying to make a move on Phaedra Parks' husband Apollo. Of course, Kenya didn't reveal anything, but she did encourage fans to stay tuned and to NOT believe what Phaedra's been saying.
When Wendy asked her how she felt about being described as a mean girl, Kenya said "I can say this, I don't play for the cameras. What you see is who I am, but I have to say I think the mean girl reputation is not deserved." Really? She added that she would never tear another black woman down. Aside form those "Coochie Crack" screams...
She did reveal her distaste for fellow castmate Porsha Stewart. And can we blame her? Kenya threw a few verbal jabs at Porsha about being naive but the big kicker was when she said she felt Porsha was single handedly ruining the legacy of her grandfather, civil rights leader Hosea Williams. Oh, and that Porsha is playing the 20-something card when she's actually 31. Womp.
Kenya added that while Porsha is riding the coattails of her husband and her late grandfather, Kenya herself is a girl from Detroit who built herself from the ground up. "Some people work for a living, and some people twerk for a living." DOUBLE WOMP.
Wendy also talked about the "possible" storyline of Kenya trying to make a move on Phaedra Parks' husband Apollo. Of course, Kenya didn't reveal anything, but she did encourage fans to stay tuned and to NOT believe what Phaedra's been saying.
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