"RHOA" TV personalities Kandi Burruss, Phaedra Parks, Nene Leakes, and Cynthia Bailey took over NYC yesterday as part of the Bravo Upfronts for 2012.  Get the pics, deets on Phaedra's pregnancy rumors, and whether Sheree Whitfield is getting the axe!

As she dodges pregnancy rumors, Phaedra Parks and other Bravo stars took over Center 548 for the 2012 Bravo Upfronts.  

Though she wore a skin tight dress, Phaedra hid her tummy on most pics.  Since her face and certain body parts look slighty plumper than last season in recent pics (which could all be just angles or fluctuation), many folks are buzzing around the net saying she may be expecting baby #2.  Maybe she's holding on to the "pregnancy" for next season's storyline. 

"Hollywood actress" NeNe Leakes also made the rounds in her fave designer Herve Leger....and in her hot Louboutins.

She looks great.

And Cynthia Bailey rocked a gold and shiny little number.

Chick is effortlessly beautiful.

Kandi Burruss' new spinoff show, "Kandi Factory," will return next year as it's own series.  She's been working out hard lately and it's clearly paid off.  She's looking slim and trim and fab.  By the way, she's rocking a design from her designer friend Reco Chapele.

Kandi and Phaedra later posed with Chef Roble.  

They also hung out with fellow Bravo star Jenny Pulos.

And in semi-shocking "RHOA" news......

The word on the street is that Sheree Whitfield won't be back for another season of "RHOA."  According to Talking With Tami, Sheree was flown out to NYC by Bravo and told that her contract would not be renewed.  Womp!

How ever will she afford to building that skating rink at Chateau Sheree now?

BONUS:

Andy Cohen hosted a battle royal of the Real Housewives and from the ATL set, Marlo Hampton and Sheree Whitfield were absent from the battle. Maybe it really it true...

Photos via Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images North America

STARZ is set to debut a brand new series that's all about the flashy nostalgic era of the 1960's.  In the new original series "Magic City," Hollywood glamour meets mob business swag set against a sexy Miami backdrop. 

The series premieres this Friday (April 6th) at 10p on Starz.  Check out a preview HERE.  We'll be watching...

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Beyonce Knowles just gifted her BeyHive with a brand new Tumblr site.  As previously reported, Bey celebrated her 4th wedding anniversary yesterday by hinting she would be offering up tons of pics and video from her personal stash.  She Tweeted for the first time ever today, despite opening her Twitter page a year ago and garnering over 3.5 million followers without ever saying a word, sending her fans to the new site.

Check out our fave pics so far, plus the cutest thing papa Jay-Z tweeted about B.I.C.

Beyonce Tweeted today, "Hey World, It's B! I'm so excited to invite you to my new http://beyonce.com - we've been working hard, and it's finally ready for you XO".  And then wrote on her site/Tumblr that she's ready to show the world her world...through her own eyes.  She revealed:

"This is my life, today, over the years-through my eyes.  My family, my travels, my love.  This is where I share with you, this will continue to grow as I do."

And share she did.  She posted pics from the years of her travels to Europe, Egypt, Australia and other fab places.  Yacht pics with Jay-Z and her fam, including a few bikini pics.  Fun candids of random times.  And even super cute pics of her pregnant belly.  Here's our fave (including the ones above) she's posted so far:

She posted videos of her trip to Croatia (rocking a bikini while pregnant) and her cute handshake with Michelle Williams (the latter can only be viewed from her Tumblr):

Click the thumbnails for full size images:

Meanwhile, her hubby Jay-Z posted (via his Life+Times site) this cute pic of Baby Blue's new Adidas shoes saying, "Jet Blue, Blue's first flight":

Check out Bey's Tumblr for more pics and video.  Loves it!

Oprah Winfrey and her longtime beau Stedman Graham were spotted out at dinner in NYC yesterday.  We rarely get to see these two getting all touchy feely out in public.  See the pics inside and get the deets on Iyanla Vanzant's new OWN show.

Oprah Winfrey was photographed leaving her hotel and going out for dinner with Stedman Graham to ABC Kitchen in New York City last night.  The twosome dined with Stedman's 37-year-old daughter Wendy (not pictured).  And yeah we peeped that hand aound the waist Mr. Graham. Get it. 

Oprah was also  in town for the OWN 2012 Upfronts.

And over on OWN..........

It's a good thing that Iyanla is back in Oprah's good graces because she just landed her "OWN" show. It's called "IYANLA FIX MY LIFE" and Iyanla will use her past to help others’ futures. The show will focus on pulling back the curtain so people can fix their broken lives and is produced by Jon Sinclair and Jill Van Lokeren.

Oprah has renewed the hit series "Sweetie Pie's" as well as her "Master Class" series.  And has added 4 new shows for next season.

Photos via Elder Ordonez/INFphoto.com

CAUGHT!  After Kanye West's big reveal last night on his "Theraflu" track about falling for Kim Kardashian, the twosome were spotted out on a movie date last night.  Not to mention Kim's walk of shame THIS MORNING after leaving his NYC apartment!

Meanwhile, 'Ye's ex Amber Rose was among the passengers for Virgin Airlines inaugural flight to Philadelphia.  Get the deets inside...

Amber Rose was among the first travelers to take flight aboard Virgin Airlines new route to Philadelphia.  The Philly native apparently struck a chord with Virgin Airlines billionaire owner Sir Richard Branson.Sir Richard Branson so he tapped her to be a "celebrity" rider.

She partied it up on the plane with Seth Green.

Later, the group attended a party at Hotel Palomar in Philly.    

Meanwhile, it seems like Kim and Kanye are hooking up AGAIN!  TMZ has pics of the two (CLICK THE LINK TO VIEW THE PICS AS WE CAN'T POST THEM HERE) leaving a movie date in New York where they saw Hunger Games.....hmmmm.

A while back Amber accused Kim Kardashian of sleeping with Kanye while they were together. Kim denied anything was going on and that she and Kanye were never involved.  She even laughed him off.  But it seems Kanye is back to filling his appetite with a bit of Kim.  Sources claim the relationship is 'just starting'' and that Kanye had been chasing Kim for a while.

And she could have justified the movie date as just a friendly outing (as you know she would have)....had she not been spotted on the walk of shame early this morning leaving Kanye's Soho apartment!  Kim left Kanye's luxe apartment wearing the same outfit she wore the evening before when they were seen at a movie theater--minus the furry jacket. She left the apartment flanked by Kanye's bodyguards before climbing into Kanye's Mercedes and being driven to her hotel.

And yes, we know for a fact this is Kanye's building.  Girl, we see you.....

Photos via Splash News /Pacific Coast News/WENN

As one of the most fabulous YBF women in the public eye, it's no surprise that First Lady Michelle Obama is looking amazing while dropping nuggets of wisdom in the May 2012 issue of EBONY magazine.

Check out a few quotes on how Mrs. O views raising her daughters into proper young women inside...

Our nation's First Lady graces the cover of EBONY magazine with the perfect hair fresh faced yet elegant look she pulls off so effortlessly.  During an intimate conversation, she spoke on fitness, motherhood, and more.

And inside the May 2012 issue, President Obama's better half reveals what's important to the couple in raising their two daughters, Sasha (10) & Malia (13):

“Barack and I feel that our greatest responsibility is to raise two productive, respectful, kind empathetic young women.  My husband talks to our girls about how he expects men in their lives to treat them, and he offers examples by how he treats me and how he treats them.”

Powerful.

She also dished on the perks of having her own mother, Marian Anderson, in the White House.  And why Mrs. Anderson is always there for moral support and to tend to the kids taking them to their rehearsals, birthday parties, and more:

“Anytime I need to go and plop on her couch and just talk, she’s always there,” Michelle said.

The issue hits stands April 17th, and also will feature Tina & Solange Knowles with Julez & model Beverly Johnson's family as part of the Mother's Day issue.

Nicki Minaj is still all over the place pubbing her sophomore release (which dropped this past Tuesday), Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded.  And yesterday, she popped up in Philly at the F.Y.E. store to sign copies of her album for fans.

Check the pics inside, plus a sneak peak at Aaliyah's repackaged VH1 "Behind The Music" episode airing tonight...

Nicki and SB headed to Philidelphia last night to say wassup to fans and sign some cds:

This outfit is many things.  And so is this makeup.  And we'll leave it at that.

On a happier note, Nicki is predicted to push 200K-250K units of Roman Reloaded this first week, according to Hits Daily Double.  And her sophomore LP will likely come in at #1.

In other music news, VH1 has repackaged the late singer Aaliyah's "Behind The Music" episode and the new footage airs tonight.  Here are several sneak peeks, including details on her and Damon Dash's relationship:

Clip # 1 “Inside Aaliyah’s Funeral Proceedings”

Clip # 2 “‘Romeo Must Die’ and Aaliyah’s Romance with Damon Dash”

Clip #3 “Aaliyah’s Last Day Before the Flight”

Clip #4 "Friends and Relatives Remember Aaliyah"

The updated rendition airs tonight at 9p ET on VH1.

Pics via INF

Kanye West just took his apparent new boo, Kim K., to lunch at Serafina this afternoon.  The two were spotted exiting the restaurant--all smiles--just hours after Kim was spotted leaving Kanye's apartment this morning wearing the same thing she wore on their movie date last night.

Pics inside...

From Hunger Games to feeding their, um, hunger, Kanye & Kim were spotted fleeing out of Serafina restaurant in NYC after a lunch date today.  The twosome exited separately--but obviously--into an awaiting car with a serious amount of paparazzi cameras swarming them.

Sure they loved every minute of it:

Reportedly, people in their camp told photogs they're on their way to the big toystore FAO Schwartz. 

With two big egos like this....can't wait to see whose actually wins.

Pics via INF

Janet Jackson and Nutrisystem are ready to roll out a slew of new tv and print ads for her weightloss campaign and we have her latest commercial for you inside.......

Janet Jackson is back and looking better than ever in her new Nutrisystem ads. In a new tv spot set to debut on Monday (with print ads following in April), the pop star shows of her stunning figure.  But don't ask her how much she weighs...

She told USA Today, 

"I'm not viewing this as a diet.  I'm not putting a number on it. I don't look at the scale. I'm going about it in a different way this time." 

 
Watch Janet's latest ad below:

Work Ms. Jackson...

Alicia Keys is VIBE Magazine's April/May 2012 cover girl as they celebrate their 2nd Annual Global Issue.  Check out her cover, plus our exclusive outtake from the issue, and an excerpt from her interview she did alongside her hubby Swizz Beatz.

Rocking her ridiculously beautiful canary diamond wedding ring, Alicia Keys is being her usual earthy yet edgy self in the new issue of VIBE magazine.  In YBF's exclusive outtake shot, Alicia rocks only a red leather jacket and a set of colorful strings in place of a shirt, and her black lipstick.  She dishes on the love she shares with her husband in her first real interview in years.  And yes, her man Swizz (Kasseem Dean) was a part of the interview too.

An excerpt from their cover story:

“It was the craziest thing,” says Dean, leaning forward in his chair. “We had a work lunch with some people, and I get home and look in the back pocket—"

"My credit card was in his pocket,” Keys finishes the story, eyes wide. “Why was my credit card in his pocket?”

One explanation might be that he’d grabbed it by accident when they split the check, but that would be too prosaic. They saw the credit card debacle as a sign, the first of many. Well, second, if you count the time, 14 years ago, when they first met and Dean tried unsuccessfully to get her number from his friend. “It wasn’t our time yet,” he says with a smile.
 

Check out VIBE.com for more details on their cover.  The issue hits stands April 16th.

Kanye may have made a whole bunch of folks happy when he released new music last night, but the Theraflu company is anything but.  Check out what the cold company had to say about 'Ye's new "Theraflu" track, and his latest NYC adventures with Kim K....

Kim & Kanye decided to work off their lunch from earlier today by playing on the BIG piano and with the toy soldiers over at FAO Schwartz just a little while ago.  Oh, and if you're wondering why these two are all over the place with each other all of a sudden, reportedly Kim is in the midst of filming a new season of "Keeping Up With The Kardashians."  So...yeah:

The twosome were spotted having some fun in the toystore before heading over to Jeffrey's in the Meatpacking District for some shopping:

But while 'Ye is caught up in the media storm of hopping around town with his boo-of-the-moment, the Theraflu company is calling foul on his new track.  They said in a statement today about his explicit song:

"We in no way endorse or approve of the references or use of the image and likeness of Theraflu in this manner."

Have a feeling somebody's gonna have to cough up some cash.  Cough....get it...nevermind....
 

Pics via SPLASH

The G.O.O.D. Music boys just dropped their brand new "Mercy" track a little early.  It wasn't supposed to officially drop until Friday, but earlier this evening, Kanye West, Big Sean, Pusha-T & 2 Chainz (who isn't officially signed to G.O.O.D. Music) hit the net.

Check the track inside...

On the first track off the upcming G.O.O.D, Music compilation album, The Bronx, ATL & midwest goodfellas flow on the track about Lamborghinis, Sarah Palin, Rick James and Ms. Pac Man. 

You feelin; the track?

Here's to G.O.O.D. Friday...

"Criminal Minds" star Shemar Moore made his way to The Grove in L.A. yesterday as the cast of the series made an appearance on "Extra."  And the hot actor decided to bring his big cutie along with him.

Pics inside....

Shemar Moore flexed his muscular arms while toting around his big dog Shug.  The pup even made an appearance on tv with the "Criminal Minds" cast as they pubbed their current season (they're in season 7) of the series:

Shemar & Shug chatted it up with host Mario Lopez alongside co-stars Kirsten Vangsness and Thomas Gibson.  Congrats to Shemar for holding down a major leading role on network tv for 7 years!

Pics: FAME

While in Japan promoting Battleship, Rihanna still has records to sell so she stopped by the "Music Station" program.  Watch her performance of "We Found Love" inside....

Rihanna performed on Japanese music television program “Music Station” recently, wearing a kimono, and she tweeted,  

“Just did #Musicstation ! Damn I didn’t expect my Japanese fans to go KRAY like that! I got Major love 4 y’all! #ROCstarshit.” 

Watch the show intro here:

Watch the "We Found Love" clip here:

In other Rihanna news.....

We told u earlier about the Sweet 16th birthday party of Tiny's daughter Zonnique last month, and now we know Rihanna sent her a special b-day text.

Tiny tried to book Ri Ri for the party, but her schedule didn't allow it so....Rih sent her a special message instead like only Rihanna could:

Sweet!

Everybody gets a Bentley!  Gayle King just dished on the Bentleys that Tyler Perry gave to her and Oprah Winfrey as gifts last year.   Find out what she said inside and get deets on Alicia Keys new whip.

During a recent conversation, Gayle King opened up about the Bentley that Tyler Perry gave her last summer.  She says it all started when he presented Oprah Winfrey with a Bentley (likely in return for the major impact Oprah has had on his life), and Gayle called Tyler to tell him how sweet she thought the jesture was.

 “I called Tyler and told him how amazing that was because nobody ever does anything like that for her, on such a grand scale,” King said. “And so, the next day when I got home, there was a Bentley in my driveway!”

Must be real nice.  *scouting for Tyler's number my damn self*

In other hot car news.......

Alicia Keys was spotted rolling through NYC in her new candy red Lotus Evora yesterday.  Yeah...this is an additional car to the one her hubby Swizz Beatz, who serves as one of the designers for the luxe British car company, gifted her with recently. She was snapped around the Art Gate Gallery where she was meeting up with Kanye West and Kim Kardashian.  

  The Randomness:

1.  Jaleel White regrets all the "DWTS" drama.  Story.

Whenever Rihanna and Drake collaborate it produces musical gold, and that's what happened with Drake's latest single "Take Care."  Watch the video inside and see if you agree (plus Drizzy's new vid for "HYFR" ft. Weezy).....

Drake has dropped the much-anticipated video for "Take Care" which stars his ex-boo Rihanna.  The track appears on Drake's Take Care album, and the intimate black and white visuals were directed by director Yoann Lemoine.  

See the full video below:

BONUS: Drizzy also dropped his Lil X-directed video for "HYFR" ft. Lil Wayne. Check it:

Nicki Minaj ended her very busy Good Friday with a "secret" concert at Times Square...all to help Nokia celebrate their official launch of its Lumia 9000 phone.  But it wasn't too much of a secret as tens of thousands of fans showed up and shut down the area.

Pics inside, plus her brand new "Beez In The Trap" video ....

Nokia teamed up with the tiger tights wearing Nicki Minaj to bring a building in Times Square alive and create one of the biggest LED displays ever seen to celebrate the launch of the Windows Phone-based Nokia Lumia 900 (available exclusively in North America from AT&T on April 8).

Nicki belted out a medley of her tracks while she simultaneously shot her "Starships Remix" video.  Footage from this concert will serve as Nokia's exclusive remix to the "Starships" video.

And over at the afterparty:

Nicki said about the big concert:

“To see the idea on paper was amazing but to see it for real blew me away. It brought Times Square to a standstill. The absolute bonus for me is that my fans, who have been so loyal to me, are now part of the video for the Starships Nokia remix."

“Performing in my home town of NYC the same week as the release of my new album, Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded is amazing and it really is a dream come true.”

Pics of the Roman Reloaded hawking chick arriving back to her hotel as she signed autographs for fans:

I see this lacefront and these outfits just aren't going to get any better.  Oh wells.  I'm sure her Barbz & Kenz appreciate it...

And Nicki's brand new video for her "Beez In The Trap" single ft. 2 Chainz (from her new Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded LP) is here.  The visuals were shot in Miami by director Benny Boom:

You feelin' it?

Pics via Nokia's Facebook Page

BONUS: Rah Digga just dropped a diss track called "The N*gga In Me" against Tyler The Creator and Fat Trel of Odd Future.  It's all a sport to her, but she wanted to send the boys a message about respect after they've dissed her and MC Lyte several times on wax.  She put out a statement saying:

"I didn't make this record for press purposes or for hype cuz that's not my thing. I got wind of various artists referencin me in a negative fashion. They poked fun at me I'm just pokin back. Its all sport to me. I wish em all the best, they just need to understand who is off limits. MC Lyte is off limits. Rah Digga is off limits. Respect those who kept hip hop raw so that we could still have a culture or get a first hand lesson in a lyrical ass whoopin. Love is love." - Rah Digga

*Snaps*  Listen to the track below: 

R&B singer Fantasia is downsizing in 2012 as she's put her North Carolina mansion on the market for $800K.  Which means she's in for a half a million dollar loss.  Get the deets inside....

Remember the home that Fantasia nearly lost to foreclosure?  She's decided to sell it for $500K less than what she paid for it!  According to TMZ, The Charlotte, NC mansion she bought for $1.3M, could now be yours for $800K.

But why is she selling the 5-bedroom, 38,768 sq. ft. mansion?  Fanny is likely trying to get those finances together now that she has another mouth to feed.  And probably wants to say good riddance to all the bad memories that house holds.  Sigh....

Rocking a coral cropped blazer, electric blue skinny jeans, her black Birkin and her fave Hermes belt, Mary J. Blige was spotted out in Beverly Hills yesterday on a shopping spree.

Pics inside, plus "Love & Hip Hop" star Yandy Smith's rendition of Mary's now infamous Crispy Chicken BK commercial....

Mary J Blige was spotted lunching at Mr. Chow yesterday before hitting up Barney's & Fred Segal for a little shopping:

She hopped into her awaiting SUV after stopping to say hello to fans and even waving to the paparazzi.  Mary is set to co-star in th upcoming musical film, Rock of Ages (April 15), which also stars Tom Cruise, Julianne Hough, Malin Akerman, Russell Brand & Alec Baldwin.  Check out the trailer below:

Meanwhile, the allegedly pregnant (but still hiding it) "Love & Hip Hop" star Yandy Smith rolled up to Hot 97 studios last night to participate in their Chicken Idol contest.  The silly competition is all about people giving their best rendition of the now infamous "Crispy Chicken" song that Mary J Blige performed for that leaked Burger King ad.

Check out Yandy's skills below:

Pics via SPLASH

Guess who was spotted flaunting her envious bikini body while relaxing in Miami this week. The answer is inside....

Those perfectly toned lady lumps belong to....

Supermodel Naomi Campbell of course!  The 41-year-old fab chick was spotted in her black bikini and baseball cap hitting the beach with her boyfriend Vladislav Doronin this week. The twosome seem to live on a constant vacay.  And we're not mad at that....

Pics via FAME