LL Cool J and Phaedra Parks both received degrees this week. Find out about their graduations inside...

LL Cool J pulled double duty during Northeastern University's graduation as proud parent AND graduate. First, his daughter Italia Smith graduated with honors and then the university presented him with an honorary Doctor of Arts degree. “For them to recognize my body of work and my contributions to the world of art is an amazing feeling,” he said.

Down in Alabama...

Phaedra Parks is now a licensed funeral director.  Her good friend Kandi Burruss traveled to Alabama to watch her graduate.  She captioned,

"Took a road trip to Alabama to see @phaedraparks graduate today! She didn't know I was coming. I am so proud of her!!! She inspires me. For her to be a mother of two, a wife, run her own law firm, write books, make DVDs, be on a tv show, etc.... Yet still go back to school & get her degree in Funeral Service Education is incredible! She commits herself wholeheartedly to everything she does. She's a true BOSS! Everybody send @phaedraparks love today!"

Congrats Phaedra!

Photos via Kandi's Instagram/AP/WBZ

Academy Award winning actress Lupita Nyong’o was spotted arriving at Union Station in Washington, D.C. See this year’s most beautiful person make her way through the train station and other YBF celebs hanging out in D.C. inside…

Yesterday, Lancôme's newest face Lupita Nyong'o made her way through Union Station in Washington, D.C. for the White House Correspondents Dinner festivities.

The 31-year-old actress was all smiles as she trekked through the train station with her head covered and dark shades.

The White House Correspondents Dinner (also known as the “Nerd Prom”) is one of the few events where politicians, celebrities and media elite can let their hair down and have a little fun, enjoying good eats and funny partisan jokes. Lupita, along with will.i.am and Questlove, will attend the prestigious event tonight at the White House.

And before the big event on Saturday, there are plenty of pre-dinner parties to hit up.
 

The fairest of them all got uber glam and hit the red carpet for the Google/Netflix White House Correspondent's weekend party at the United States Institute of Peace. She shimmered in a pearly white and metallic dress paired with sparkly pointed heels. Loves it!

And then she hung out the “Scandal” cast at the People/TIME WHCD cocktail party at St Regis Hotel. She was all smiles as she posed with “Scandal” stars Katie Lowes and Guillermo Díaz.

And you know the Kenyan beauty loves her selfies. She posted a few to her IG with the gladiators captioning, “#WHCD = #ScandalTour continued. With #ScottFoley #GuillermoDíaz #DanBucatinsky. #Scandal #GladiatorsInTheWhiteHouse”

Nice!

Other YBF celebs in D.C.:

Not to be outdone by Lupita, Terrance J caught two notable selfies during his visit to the White House.

Terrance lucked up with a selfie of President Obama and Michelle Obama at the White House.

And he also caught a selfie with Vice President Joe Biden with the caption, “But first, let me take a selfie. | #UncleJoelovesme #VP #JoeBiden #WhiteHouse #Goodtimes #securityclearance #whyamismilingsohard”

Actress Tatyana Ali was also at the White House yesterday celebrating the success of the Affordable Care Act. She got a chance to speak with President Obama and First Lady Michelle briefly. Due to be overly excited, she said she forgot to say all the things she wanted to say but was amazed at how far the country has come and promised to save this pic to show off to her grandchildren one day.

Nice!

Photos: Getty/Terrance J IG/Tatyana’s IG

In new releases, Nicki Minaj teamed with Soulja Boy for "Yasss Bish" while Lil Wayne tapped Drake for "Believe Me." Listen inside...

While we await Nicki Minaj's next full length album, she enlists the production skills of Soulja Boy on “Yasss Bish!!”, her latest viral single. In the track, she addresses Donald Sterlingcontroversy (“I don’t fuck with you ni**as, I own the Clippers”), and shows Will and Jada some love (“Look up to Jada, I love her and Will / Bitches my sons, but they not in my will”).

Listen to "Yasss Bish"

In new music...

A few days ago, we told you about Lil Wayne and Drake hooking up in the studio and now we have the full track, "Believe Me."  The track appears on Tha Carter V and was produced by Boi-1da and Vinylz.

A shocking video of Columbus Short’s wife Tanee McCall beating down another woman gladiator style has surfaced. See the brawl and find out the deets behind the footage inside…

After making claims that her husband Columbus Shortransacked their home, a new video has surfaced of Tanee McCall getting violently physical with another female.

In an attempt to show his estranged wife is the violent one in their relationship after his wife filed a restraining order against him, Columbus shared video of a physical altercation that went down in the couple’s home after he was arrested for domestic violence back in February.

According to TMZ, once Columbus was bailed out of jail for a domestic dispute in Febuary , he called up a friend named Tilly Key to pick him up from his house. For whatever reason, Tanee was enraged the woman was at her house and attacked the woman, punching and spitting on her as Columbus recorded the entire brawl.

Tilly made claims that she suffered a slew of injuries including a concussion, multiple contusions, a cervical sprain and a lumbar sprain.

You’ll recall, Tanee filed for divorce and filed a restraining order against her husband after he allegedly threaten to kill her and take his own life. The “Gave Ya” singer was recently kicked out of the home he shared with his wife and resigned from the hit TV series “Scandal.”
 

Check out Tanee laying the smack down below:

Columbus likely didn’t stop the fight in fear that Tanee would somehow flip it and say he hit her. These two…

Photos/Video: Getty/TMZ

"RHOA" star Porsha Williams made her stage debut this weekend, gracing New York City with the first live performance of her "Flatline" single.  Watch the video inside....

Seemingly unfazed by the RHOA reunion brawl, "RHOA" star Porsha Williams (wearing a dress by Just Dramatik) put her music first and hit NYC over the weekend for her first live performance of her single "Flatline." 

The Naked Hair spokeswoman took the stage for a sold-out show at NYC hotspot El Morocco where she sang a special dance remix of the ballad. 

Mind you....this was Porsha's FIRST live performance (not counting Kandi Burruss' stage play "A Mother's Love") so we will definitely give her an "A" for effort.  She looked amazing and the crowd was very happy to see her.  At the end of the song, she showed the crowd why BRAVO voted her the "Best Twerk" with an impromptu twerk session.  

Porsha also announced that the "Flatline" video with debut on VEVO later today and you can catch her one-on-one with Andy Cohen following the third installemnt of the RHOA Reunion tonight at 7/8CT on BRAVO.

Watch Porsha's first performance of "Flatline" here:

BONUS:

See Porsha posing on the red carpet here:

Watch Porsha's "Flatline" rehearsal video here:

She captioned, "Learning from the best thank you @dnaybisme for coming out!! I'm so pumped for tonight at #ElMorocco #NYC @joeyakajharris (CreativeDirector) #Rehearsal #Amazing #MrsCartersDancers #Beyonce #lovejonesnyc #teamporsha #Flatline"

Photo via EventBrice/True Exclusives

The June/July 2014 issue of POINTE Magazine features elite ballerinas Ashley Murphy, Ebony Williams and Misty Copeland in a groundbreaking profile. More inside....

POINTE Magazine (an elite publication in the world of dance) created a groundbreaking cover for their June/July 2014 issue by tapping Ashley Murphy (Dance Theatre of Halem), Ebony Williams (Cedar Lake) and Misty Copeland (American Ballet Theatre).  

With the headline "Beyond Role Models", the accompanying article highlights the lack of diversity in the world of elite ballet and offers "straight talk" from the ladies about some of the challenges they've faced as they perfect their craft and climb the ranks.  Also, Misty (who we've seen in Italian VOGUE) opens up about her diversity initiative “Project Plié” which she and the American Ballet Theatre have launched to find more black ballerinas.

Congrats to the ladies and check out browngirlsdoballet (on Instagram) to see other Black ballerinas living their dream. 

BONUS:

A few days ago, ABC News' Dan Harris did a wonderful profile on Misty Copeland and her rise through the ranks in the elite world of ballet. Enjoy...

Photo via Misty Copeland's Facebook

It was a night of many laughs at the 100th anniversary of the White House Correspondents' Association dinner in Washington, D.C. The Washington Hilton ballroom was filled with politicians, celebrities and media elite for Obama’s humorous speech and special guest comedian Joel McHale.

Pics of our President, FLOTUS and celebs such as Lupita Nyong’o, Kevin Hart& more inside…

First Lady Michelle Obama was effortlessly gorgeous in a white drop-shoulder tulle ball gown by Marchesa. Our fashionable First Lady was simply elegant in her beautiful embroidered gown as she enjoyed the laughs of the night.

Thumbs up for the First Lady!

President Obama was hilarious during his speech, cracking jokes on media outlets such as FOX News & CNN, the government shut down, and even mentioned Donald Sterling and The Clippers.

Here are the highlights:

On Obamacare:"Of course, we rolled out HealthCare.gov. That could've gone better. In 2008 my slogan was 'Yes, We Can.' In 2013, my slogan was 'Control, Alt, Delete.'"

On CNN's exhaustive coverage of Malaysia Flight 370:"I'm a little jet-lagged from my trip to Malaysia. The lengths we have to go to for CNN coverage these days. I think they're still searching for their table."

On MSNBC:"They're a little over-whelmed. They've never seen an audience this big before."

On Donald Trump's birth certificate investigation:"An American won the Boston Marathon for the first time in 40 years, which was inspiring and only fair since a Kenyan has been President for the past six."

On Fox News:"Let's face it, Fox. You'll miss me when I'm gone. It'll be harder to convince the American people that Hillary [Clinton] was born in Kenya."

On John Boehner's skin color:"I'm feeling sorry, believe it or not, for the speaker of the House, as well. These days the House Republicans give John Boehner a harder time than they do me. Which means orange really is the new black."

On the government shutdown:"One thing we've been unable to agree on is unemployment insurance. Republicans refuse to extend it. I'm beginning to think they have a point. If you want to get paid while not working, you should have to run for Congress just like everybody else.

On critics of Obamacare:"How well does ObamaCare have to work before people don't want to repeal it. What if everyone's cholesterol drops to 120? What if your yearly check up came with tickets to a Clippers game? Not the old Don Sterling Clippers, the new Oprah Clippers! Would that be good enough? What if it gave Mitch McConnell a pulse?"

On Cliven Bundy:"As a general rule, things don't end well if the sentence starts with, 'Let me tell you something about the Negro,'" Obama said. "You don't really need to know the rest of it, just a tip for you."
 

Special guest “The Soup” host Joel McHale stumbled through his routine of poorly executed jokes, which left the audience groaning more than laughing. Must have been the nerves.

Gotta love him.

Celebs on the red carpet at the "Nerd Prom":

Oscar winning “IT” girl Lupita Nyong’o did not disappoint on the red carpet. She stunned in a black polka dot tulle peplum Oscar de la Renta gown with matching clutch and a pink lip.

Gorgeous!

After roasting Mike Epps on Twitter a few days ago, comedian Kevin Hart and his girlfriend Eniko cleaned up nice for the red carpet.

Super Bowl champ Russell Wilson filed for divorce from his wife recently, so he hit the red carpet with his mother, Tammy.

Russell’s teammate Richard Sherman also hit the carpet alongside his girlfriend, Ashley Lillian.

Despite his foot being wrapped in a boot, Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton was all smiles on the red carpet. He is currently recovering from ankle surgery but is expected to play this season.

Rev. Al Sharpton hit the red carpet with his girlfriend Aisha McShaw along with MSNBC host Ronan Farrow.

And Al also posed it up with Senator John McCain.

"EXTRA" correspondent A.J. Calloway looked dapper on the carpet.

NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was all smiles on the carpet.

And E! News correspondent Alicia Quarles looked beautiful in a purple Ziad Nakad gown and Alejandro Ingelmo shoes.

Check out the Obamas entering the room and the President's full speech below.

Obamas entering the room:

Obama's full speech:

Photos: Getty/Reuters/ Aaron J. / RedCarpetImages.net

WTA defending champion Serena Williams was spotted shopping in Madrid prior to hitting the court to defend her title.  Find out where she went and get deets on her upcoming game inside and watch a laugh-out-loud Beyonce skit on "SNL"...

Serena Williams was spotted hopping out of a chauffeured SUV in Madrid yesterday ready for a shopping spree.  Ranked number one in the world, Serena is in Madrid to compete for her third consecutive title, beginning with a match later today against Swiss teenager Belinda Bencic on Manolo Santana court.

To relax her nerves before the big game, Serena enjoyed a day of shopping at Louis Vuitton.  

Serena, who won titles in Madird in 2012 and 2013, explained to Tennis World USA why she enjoys playing in Madrid,

"I love Madrid. I just love coming here. It's the reason why I come back every year. I mostly love the city - it's just so pretty. And the food is great, so I love the food, obviously...I just love playing here. I hate leaving, I guess. I just don't want to leave. I want to stay. I also love the tournament directors and people who run it - they do a really good job."

On "SNL"....

Last night, "SNL" aired "The Beygency" - a hilarious spin on what happens when you dare to say negative things about Beyonce.

"In a world where everyone loves Beyoncé, Daniel (Andrew Garfield) learns the hard way that you don't say a word against Queen B without retaliation from The Beygency. Not even Jack Bauer (Kiefer Sutherland) and Chloe O'Brian (Mary Lynn Rajskub) are safe."

It's so funny.....and so true.

Photos via FAME/INF

It was a close one but Pretty Boy Floyd still remains undefeated after beating Marcos Maidana in a majority decision. Floyd Mayweather Jr. brought the circus to the ring as he made his grand entrance into the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

See Lil Wayne, Rick Ross, 2 Chainz and other celebs cheer on Floyd inside…

Floyd Mayweather Jr., along with Money Team members Justin Bieber and Lil Wayne, trekked to the ring as Weezy performed his new single, “Believe Me” for the first time. “Believe Me” is said to be the lead single off of Weezy’s Tha Carter V album (which he claims will be his final album).

It was a spectacle of an entrance as clowns, jugglers, dancers and more entered the arena before the Money Team made their way to the boxing ring.

Floyd defeated Marcos after landing 54% of his total punches thrown. Marcos threw half as many punches, landing 26% of punches thrown.

Marcos felt he was robbed saying, “I definitely think I won this fight,” said Maidana. “Floyd did not fight like the man I expected him to. He made me change the gloves. I had bigger gloves and everything and I still gave him a fight.”

"It was a tough, competitive fight," Mayweather said. "I gave the fans what the fans wanted to see. Normally, I box and move. Finally, I was in a tough, competitive fight. Tonight, I wanted to stand there and fight and give the fans their money's worth."

Tyrese was there to cheer on Floyd as he dapped up Lil Wayne in the ring.

Young Jeezy was ready to catch the fight, popping bottles with 2 Chainz and Weezy.

Tiny and her homegirl Shekinah Jo were running late and almost missed the fight. But they made it just in time.

Adrian Broner was victorious last night defeating Carlos Molina with a unanimous decision. But it was what he said after the fight that had everyone up in arms.

Talking to Showtime's Jim Gray after his win, Adrian made the ridiculous comment, "I've beaten Africans and I just beat the f--- out of a Mexican"

Check it:

This guy...

And during the weigh-in on Friday night, Floyd got Rick Ross and 2 Chainz to walk him in.

Floyd Mayweather's MGM entrance:

Adrian Broner's entrance to Rick Ross' "Box Chevy":

Rick Ross, 2 Chainz and Floyd Mayweather entrance to the weigh-in:

Photos/Videos: Tom Casino / Esther Lin / SHOWTIME/Justin Bieber’s IG/Tyese’s IG/Young Jeezy’s IG/ Elliot Wilson’s IG/Tim Burke Vine

Yesterday, celebs pulled out their festive Derby hats for the 140th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs. See their large decorated hats and red carpet pics inside…

Actress Angela Bassett slipped in a blue dress styled with her dramatic white flower hat on the red carpet at the Grey Goose Lounge.

Cheryl James (aka Salt from rap duo Salt and Pepa) was a true southern belle rocking huge pink bow hat with her white laced dress.

Former “The View” co-host Star Jones lit up the carpet, with her dog Pinky in tow, in a lime green dress and her wide-brimmed festive hat.

Detroit Pistons guard Chauncey Billups and his wife Piper came dressed to impress.

Retired NBA baller Scottie Pippen and his wife Larsa were stylish on the red carpet.

After hitting up the 2014 UNCF 'Evening With The Stars' event last month, Ronald Isley stepped out with his wife Kandy.

Jackson brothers Marlon and Jackie came out for the races.

Free agent safety Kerry Rhodes was solo on the carpet. He’s still pursuing playing in the NFL after he was allegedly involved in a same-sex relationship with his former assistant" Russell "Hollywood" Simpson.

And then celebs made a toast with Moet & Chandon champagne:

Angela Bassett flashed a smile as she signed the champagne bottle.

Nicole Murphy showed off her curves as she signed the Moet & Chandon bottle.

Salt made a toast as she signed her name.

Star Jones posed it up next to the luxury champagne bottle.

Retired NFL wide receiver Donald Driver and his wife Betina Driver were there for the toast.

Nicole Murphy as she looked down on the races:

And after the races:

Boyz II Men hopped on stage for an impromptu performance at the Barnstable Brown Gala.

Fun times!

Photos: Getty/Theo Wargo/Nicole’s IG
 

Porsha Williams is still trying to pursue her singing career.  And she seems to be making art imitate life in her brand new video for her single "Flatline".  Go down memory lane with an abusive relationship that seemed like the "picture perfect life"...

In Porsha Williams' new "Flatline" video, directed by Christian Strickland, the "RHOA" star is channeling something that seems quite familiar--a relationship with an older man that went from glittery gold and riches to abusiveness.

In the video, her leading man is ironically named Cordell Moore.  And she relives how the twosome met and how great their relationship was in the beginning--nice cars, a mansion and more.  And then it quickly went left with physical abuse and more.

Check it below. 

Porsha perfromed this track for the first time in NYC on Friday.  Check it.

In new music releases, Usher proves he's a "Good Kisser" while Mase has written a track for all the independent women, "Nothing".  Listen to both inside and see J. Lo's new album cover for A.K.A.

"The Voice" judge Usher returns to the music scene with "Good Kisser" a track he co-wrote with Andrew “Pop” Wansel, Ronald “Flip” Colson, Jameel Roberts, Terry “Tru” Sneed, and Warren “Oak” Felder.

"Good Kisser" was produced by Pop, Flip, JProof, Terry “Tru” Sneed, Natural, and Oak and will appear on his new album due in September 2014.

Listen to "Good Kisser" 

More new music...

As he preps for his comeback album, Now We Even, Ma$e hope to run the club with "Nothing",  a track he penned for independent women who don't need a man to by them "nothing."  The soon-to-be-divorced minister tapped singer Eric Bellinger for the hook.   

Listen to "Nothing" 

In new albums art ...

Jennifer Lopez has revealed the cover art for her 10th album A.K.A., (Also Known As). When Jimmy Kimmel asked about the title, she said, “I feel like I’ve been given so many monikers, and I do a lot of different things,” said J.Lo.

The album features “I Luh Ya Papi” featuring French Montana and will included collaborations with Chris Brown (“Emotions”), Robin Thicke and Wiz Khalifa (“Loveline”), Maxwell (“I Wanna Love”), Nas (“Trouble”), Rick Ross (“No Worries”), and Pitbull (“Big Booty”).

A.K.A. drops on June 17th.

The three part RHOA Reunion concluded last night with a nasty standoff between Kenya Moore and Phaedra Parks and Apollo Nida.  Also, Porsha Williams appeared on "WWHL" where she told Andy Cohen she'd apologized to Kenya...if she received one as well. 

The explosive RHOA reunion went out with a bang last night with Phaedra Parks confronting Kenya Moore about her "unwanted" friendship with her husband Apollo Nida (which included one of the nastiest "reads" in RHOA history).  Also, Apollo blew off Andy's questios about his legal woes while NeNe and Kandi engaged in a shouting match over some nasty coments NeNe aimed at Mama Joyce.  

Phaedra Parks checks Kenya Moore:

Apollo addresses his identity theft charges and says Kenya needs him for a storyline:

Kandi calls out NeNe for saying something negative about Mama Joyce:

On "WWHL".....

Porsha Williams (wearing a Roland Mouret dress and Christian Louboutin shoes) got booted from the RHOA Reunion after her fight with Kenya Moore, but Andy Cohen invited her back on "WWHL" to have her say.  

During the interesting chat Porsha promoted "Flatline" (which she performed in NYC over the weekend) and alleged that Kordel abused her and said the Kenya fight escalted because of the props.  She also said she'd be willing to offer Kenya an apology...if she received one as well.

Porsha on abuse:

Porsha on Kenya's props:

Porsha on an apology:

Photos via BRAVO

Lark Voorhies should seriously consider firing the makeup artist who did this to her. Or if she did this to herself, she should probably lay off on the concealer. The former child star was spotted in a rare appearance out in Hollywood recently and all we can focus on is that extra powdery bleach-like makeup. See the former “Black IT Girl” candids inside…

Ahh…the good old days. Remember Lisa Turtle from “Saved By The Bell?” She was the chick we all wanted to be like back in the day. Nowadays…not so much.

We don’t see Ms. Turtle much, but over the weekend, “Saved By The Bell” alum Lark Voorhies made a rare appearance in Hollywood to hit up the Where We Started movie premiere.

The 40-year-old actress was all smiles as she strolled the streets of Hollywood but we can’t help but notice this awful makeup. This isn’t the first time we’ve spotted Lark with a questionable face beat. She did an interview a few years ago that had us confused about WHY her make-up looked so horrid and why she seemed to be so spacey and out of it.
 

Soon after, Lark’s mother revealed the child star was diagnosed with bipolar disease. Not sure if it’s the disease talking or what, but Lark made claims she isn’t suffering from anything.

Former WWE Superstar Shad Gaspard (above) didn’t seem to mind as he posed it up alongside Lark outside of the venue.

He also posted a pic of them on his IG with the caption, “Last night at the premiere of "Where we started" on a nice outing with Lark Voorhies aka Lisa Turtle on #SavedByTheBell She looks great and is staying in shape for some big things.”

No word on if these two are a couple or not. But if they do decide to start hooking up, we hope he keeps it 100 with her about this heavy, extra powdery makeup.

Photos: Sonia Hall/Splash News/Shad’s IG

Just when we thought all was well between R&B singers Tamar Braxton and K. Michelle, all hell breaks loose…again. Last night, Tamar & K. Michelle took their beef to social media with Kermit the Frog insults and who’s REALLY singing when they perform. Read their social media shade throwing battle inside…

R&B singers Tamar Braxton and K. Michelle are back at throwing epic shade and insults via their social media accounts. We’re not exactly sure how this new “Twitter Beef” came about but it led to an evening full of insults and a war of words.

You’ll recall these two have never really gotten along. The ladies had seemingly called a truce when they both dropped their studio albums. But things went left again when Tamar hit up "The Arsenio Hall Show" making a comment about K. Michelle and Kmart, which ignited yet another social media spat between the two divas.
 

Last night, K first took her Twitter account and posted a tweet about making music and not war:
 

Now, we all know Tamar is currently touring the States on her Love & War tour but K’s comment could have still left room for one to think she could have possibly been referring to something else…that is until she posted this to her Instagram:

She captioned, “Lord, please keep me In your loving arms. I've been good. I've shown support. Haven't bothered anybody. I even went to watch the new movie "Muppets most wanted" and Miss Piggy continues to mess with me. I just wanna sing. No more jumping gates, I even do yoga now. I'm trying”

Of course, Tamar and her “Tamartians” had plenty to say about K:

These two...

Photos: Tamar’s IG/K. Michelle’s IG

Both Lupita Nyong'o and Gabrielle Union were spotted in New York City walking into their hotels.  Find out what the ladies are up to inside....

Academy award winner Lupita Nyong'o  was spotted walking into her hotel in New York City yesterday.

We're sure Lupita is in town to attend the 2014 Met Ball tonight (which focuses on the  work of British-born designer Charles James).  We can't wait to see what she wears as she surely has her pick of the top designers in the world!

Also in NYC....

"Being Mary Jane" star Gabrielle Union was also spotted walking into her hotel yesterday.

In the May/June 2014 issue of Vegas magazine, Gabby (wearing a leather hoodie and skirt) dished on her upcoming wedding to Dwyane Wade while promoting Think Like A Man Too.  

She told the mag,"Well, it will be smaller than the one in the movie, but it's definitely not toned down, per the wishes of my groomzilla.  D's very involved in every detail. My dude is having a princess moment. Me? I did the wine tasting, and I've said yes to the dress. In fact, I've said yes to a few of them. That's the joy of getting married to a man who loves clothes and wardrobe changes: You can have more than one dress."

We hope to see D Wade on Gabby's arm tonight at the Met Ball....stay tuned.

Photos via RGK/Pacific Coast News/North Woods / Splash News

Keshia Cole surprised Iggy Azalea during her NYC concert while R&B Divas star Meelah Williams performed at SOBs.  See clips and pics inside.... 

Iggy Azalea performed at the Music Hall of Williamsburg in NYC for the Hotel Iggy Tour over the weekend. During the show, "Rick James" singer Keyshia Cole made a surprise appearance on stage where she and Iggy performed "I'm Coming Out" (which appears on The Other Woman soundtrack).

Watch "I'm Coming Out" here:

Also in NYC.....

"R&B Divas Atlanta" star Meelah Williams took the stage at last night's RnB Spotlight showcase at NYC's SOB's to perform an extended version of 702's hit single "Get It Together." She ended the performance with a classic Patti Labelle move; flapping her wings (arms) and sitting gracefully on the floor of the stage.

Meelah also performed "Steelo"

Photos via Demis Maryannakis / Splash News
 

French Montana and Khloe Kardashain are keeping the rumor mill churning after the unconfirmed couple was spotted in Las Vegas, partying with Diddy, Meek Mill and Kendrick Lamar. See their party pics inside…

After boxing champ Floyd Mayweather defeated Marcos Maidana, rapper French Montana and his rumored boo Khloe Kardashian hit up Diddy’s fight after party at The Joint inside the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino on Saturday.

Before making their way to the after party, the couple met up with Khloe’s little sister Kylie Jenner (who has been partying with Justin Bieber in Vegas this weekend) along with Meek Mill for a late dinner at 35 Steaks + Martinis steakhouse.
 

French, Khloe and Meek then trekked to Diddy’s after party for a night of drinks and laughs as they celebrated Floyd’s win:

French took the stage alongside Diddy and a slew of others to get the crowd turnt up.

And the Hip-Hop mogul cleaned up nice as he posed on the carpet for his event:

Diddy recently announced he would be interested in owning the Los Angeles Clippers if Donald Sterling is forced to sell the team. He tweeted, "I will always be a Knicks fan, but I am a business man. #DiddyBuyTheClippers #NameYourPrice”

Meek recently lost a civil suit against the Philadelphia Police Department. The Dreamchasers rapper and his entourage were placed in handcuffs after a police officer claimed he smelled marijuana during a traffic stop. Meek and his crew were held for 10 hours causing him to miss his flight to his debut album’s release party back in 2012.

And Kendrick Lamar (looking a bit rugged) was also in attendance for the celebration:

Fun times!

Photos: Erik Kabik / Erik Kabik Photography/ @KidrauhBelieved

May is Black Music Month and to celebrate, EBONY magazine made a special tribute to the game changers in the music industry today. Check Beyonce, Jay Z, Rihanna and Kanye West cover EBONY’s newest issue inside…

Music titans Beyonce, Jay Z, Rihanna and Kanye West have landed on four different covers for EBONY Magazine’s Black Music Month special collector’s June issue.

EBONY is celebrating the accomplishments of pioneers and industry leaders in the entertainment industry who have paved the way for younger generations.

Urban music writer Kevin Powell dished on writing the cover stories for the special issue, revealing similarities of musical greats from the past and present as they fall into the four categories, “Diva,” “Mogul,” “Rebel,” and “Poet.”

“It was an honor to write the four cover stories for EBONY magazine’s Black Music Month special collector’s edition, and to also pen the additional four mini-features inside,” said Powell. “Rarely do you see today’s unstoppable stars like Beyoncé, Rihanna, Kanye West and Jay Z packaged with legends like Tina Turner, Donna Summer or Tupac Shakur, but we did it because when it comes to Black music, it is important to note the deep connection between the musicians of yesterday and today,” he added.

Kevin made an example of how Kanye and Tupac’s lives are recognized as the “poets” who defined their own rules saying,

“They are brothers from another planet – the one they built themselves,” said Powell in the article as he referenced Kanye and Tupac. “Love them or hate them, there is no denying that these two bad boys of hip-hop make our culture so electric and so hard to ignore.”

In addition to Bey, Jay, Rih and Ye, the issue also highlights musical greats such as Usher, Prince, Lauryn Hill and Mary J. Blige.

And they couldn’t forget to mention legendary artists such as Thelonious Monk, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, and Art Blakey who are all artists from the most respected running Jazz label, Blue Records.

You can check out EBONY’s summer music special issues on newsstands May 6th.

And in another magaine...

We gave you a sneak peekof legendary artist Prince gracing the cover of the June 2014 issue of Essence and now the official cover has surfaced.

Under a new agreement with his old label Warner Bros., Prince dished on whether he will work with his band The Revolution again and dealing with record label execs that who would rather take long vacations over working.

On working with The Revolution:
“I’m not putting down The Revolution, even though people would love to see us together again. I owe a great debt to them. But I’m doing something else...”

On record execs:
"Every time I talk to the heads of large companies, they're always at the beach," said Prince. "Middle of the afternoon. What are you doing? 'Oh, I'm at the beach with my kids.' So we're working to send their kids to college. And to the beach. We're not supposed to accept that."

 

Prince also released a statement recently, revealing he’s working on a new studio album saying,

"A brand new studio album is on the way and both Warner Bros. Records and Eye are quite pleased with the results of the negotiations and look forward to a fruitful working relationship," Prince said in a statement.

The Purple One will be headling at the 20th anniversary ESSENCE Festival in New Orleans for the 4th of July. Can't wait.

Photos: EBONY/Essence
 

Nelly's released a new song "Thanks To My Ex" while Rick Ross and Lil' Wayne star in a new video for "Thugs Cry."  More inside....

Maybe we should read between the lines on Nelly's latest single "Thanks To My Ex."  Now that we've seen him getting cozy with Floyd Mayweather's ex-Shantel Jackson, the lyrics to this latest song take on new meaning. 

In "Thanks To My Ex", Nelly croons that the mistakes of his ex had led him into the arms of another woman while his new lady is also on the rebound from a bad boyfriend.  Life imitating art...or art mimicing life?

Listen to "Thanks To My Ex":

In new music videos...

Rick Ross and Lil Wayne teamed up for the new video “Thug Cry,”, a tracked from the Mastermind album. Produced by the J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League, The Dre Films-directed clip stars “The Wire’s” Wood Harris.

Photos via Nelly's Instagram