The Janet Jackson Project reality show is looking for the next big thing and they wantraw talent Janet is taking one winner from the streets to the stage. The competition reality series is open to Males and Females at least 16 years old , who appear to be between 16 and 22 and who exhibit superior talent in combined singing and dancing. Those who are eligible are encouraged to apply and attend the nearest open call, taking place in Chicago, New York, Atlanta and Los Angeles. You might be the best on your block, but can you represent on the world's stage? Can you become Janet Jackson's prodigy?http://prodigycasting.com/




Kelly Rowland has filmed a pilot for a new a travel and lifestyle series called Around The World.  Kelly will host and executive produce the show which will spotlight the best in dining, hotel accommodations and party destinations throughout the world. The pilot's already caught the interest of several networks including E!, Bravo, Style, A&E, VH1 and Oprah's O.W.N., but so far no deal has been set.    

Justin Timberlake had another slip up on when he hosted the espy awards. Apparently he made a “shucking and jiving” joke about Celtic Champ Paul Pierce. And unlike Janet and her chee chees, his slip up will be omitted from the ESPY Awards show completely when it airs. According to Faded Youth, JT was reportedly teasing Boston Celtics basketball player Paul Pierce about his injured knee in Game 1 of the NBA Finals. In describing how Pierce quickly came back, Justin joked that Pierce was back on the court, “shucking and jiving.”  The comment, which was cut out of the broadcast that aired Sunday night, was met with silence from the crowd when the show taped on Wednesday.  For those not in the know, “shuckin’ and jivin’” is a slang term primarily used by African Americans referring to the speech and behavioural mechanisms adopted in the presence of authority figures. The term usually involves clever lies and impromptu storytelling, used to one-up an opponent or avoid punishment and originated in the era of slavery

50 Cent is suing Taco Bell for using his likeness to sell their tacos &those salty **** Enchiritos.  50 trademarked his name a while ago and said that the taco bell  needs to back off he is losing street cred because of this stunt. He’s asking for more than $1 million in damages. Jackson says he never gave the company permission to use his name in an ad that asks him to change his name to 79 Cent, 89 Cent or 99 Cent.  “Taco Bell traded on the name of the world’s biggest hip-hop star to draw attention to its new, hip-hop-based advertising campaign, and thereby generated massive publicity for its business,” the suit says. The letter from Taco Bell President Greg Creed promised to donate $10,000 to Fitty’s favorite charity if he joined in the stunt

Nas joined members of ColorOfChange.org & MoveOn.org to deliver over 600,000 petitions to put and end to their racist propaganda  and the way that they are portraying the Obamas. The group will made the delivery Wednesday, July 23rd at FOX in Manhattan. Over the last several weeks, FOX has had a string of incidents that many believe are a veiled attempt to prey on racism and intolerance and cast the Obamas as “outsiders”: an on-screen graphic referred to Mrs. Obama as “Obama’s baby mama,” a pundit “confused” Obama with Osama and then joked they should both be assassinated, and an anchor called a loving fist bump between Barack and Michelle a “terrorist fist jab.” In February, Bill O’Reilly talked about calling a “lynching party” to deal with Michelle.    http://colorofchange.org/foxobama/

 

So while Method Man performed during a Wu-Tang concert this week, he decided to stage dive. But y’all know certain folks are not trying to catch a dude who is flying mid air at them at a rap concert. Peep the video: In a packed and ultra crowded club, nobody caught Method Man as he stage dived and he indeed hit the floor. But then he was picked up after the fact and carried on like nothing happened. Hilarious.




Michael Jordan is worth about $400 million -- but he doesn't use a dime of that to tip on his bill at a popular Vegas nightclub in Las Vegas. Still wanna be like Mike?Sources tell us MJ frequently visits a very upscale Vegas hotspot and gets comped more often than not. But even with the free dranks, MJ isn't opening up his wallet. Nike must not pay what it used to! For his part, Air Jordan shelled out $168 mil for his divorce from Juanita. And apparently he's trying to get that money back, one abandoned tip at a time!




Kimora Lee Simmons’ launch of her Fabulosity collection for JCPenney wasn’t fabulous for everyone. A guest tells us the event at Hiro was “so disorganized” that several people walked out because there were no seats. “It was a disaster,” said our spy. “When we complained, we were offered bottles of champagne to stay.” Another source said attendees were groping for freebies and stealing diamond-shaped Fabulosity perfume bottles. Simmons’ rep said, “There was no designated seating, there was a VIP area that was Kimora’s for executives. And no one paid for anything

According to online reports, Lifetime has given the green light for a reality series featuring Kim Porter, ex-partner of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs and mother to three of his children. The unnamed show will follow Kim as she adjusts to new life as a single mother in Los Angeles.  Actor Blair Underwood is tapped to produce the series. We wonder if Sean Combs will completely dominate this show as he has done with every other show he’s in?

DMX

: X was arrested (July 19) in a Phoenix mall, due to an alleged incident at the Scottsdale Mayo clinic in April where the rapper was being treated for an illness. While there, he allegedly used an alias, “Troy Jones,” and defaulted on a $7,500 bill. DMX, real name Earl Simmons, was booked at the Maricopa County jail. The arrest marks X’s fourth bust in two months, on charges that range from alleged illicit drug use to numerous motor vehicle violations .And now  he’s back in jail again  & because of Earl’s celebrity status, he will be held in protective custody.

Who Knocked The Boots Better H-Town or Pretty Rick You Be The Judge

Beginning today Mariah Carey is giving professionals and amateurs alike a chance to remix her current single "I'll Be Lovin' U Long Time," from the album, "E=MC2." a contest will be held on the Web site Indaba Music. The online community, marketed as a destination for aspiring and established producers and artists, will be furnished with the complete stems of the Carey track for remixing. Entrants must join Indaba by creating a profile and can then download the song stems, work on their mix and submit it via the site by August 26. The Indaba community will pick its 10 favorite mixes via online voting. Three judges will then select the winner. The producer of the winning mix will receive $5,000, be designated as Carey's No. 1 MySpace friend for four weeks and possibly have his or her work released.

TMZ spies caught Martin Lawrence dining with two members of his posse at Musashi Japanese restaurant in Simi Valley, CA -- where he apparently dropped $120 dollars on a $140 bill

A $1 million judgment against rapper Too Short, stemming from a 1991 car accident, may lead to the closing of his two-month-old recording studio in Oakland.  The Oakland Tribune reported that the artist owes over $700,000 dollars to a family, after his GMC truck was involved in a 1991 head on collision with a Mercury Cougar. Too Short was reportedly fleeing the scene of a previous accident where he clipped a parked car, when the Mercury crossed over the center divider and the two vehicles crashed, head on. Although he was not responsible for the accident, Too Short, born Todd Shaw, did not have insurance and was legally drunk at the time of the deadly crash.  He was later sued by one of the families for $17 million dollars, but agreed to an out of court settlement of $1 million dollars.   According to court documents, Too Short has paid over $282,000 dollars over the last decade, but has yet to pay the remainder.   If he fails to fork over the balance, The Alameda County Sheriff’s office will seize the equipment in the rapper’s Oakland-based UpAllNite studio, which opened in May, the Tribune reported.  Allhiphop.com is reporting that Too Short has already moved the equipment out of the studio and to an undisclosed location in case the facility is raided.

After storming off the set on Friday, rumors are flying all around the web regarding Rocsi’s mysterious absence from yesterday’s episode of 106 & Park. Word is she has been suspended indefinitely, and Terrance could be on his way out too. Keri Hilson stood in for ole girl yesterday and received a bouquet of flowers from Terrance once she arrived on set. I  have a feeling both of the kids are on their way out,

 

Kim Kardashian’s kid sis is headed to the Big House. Khloe Kardashian, will surrender to authorities in California this Friday, July 18th, to begin serving a thirty day sentence for a DUI-related probation violation. “Khloe is ready and willing to serve out her sentence, no matter how long and where, and have this resolved,” Khloe’s attorney tells TMZ.com.The twenty-four year old star of Keeping Up With The Kardashians was sentenced to thirty-six months’ probation and community service with the California Department of Transportation last August after pleading no contest to driving under the influence on March 4, 2007. Khloe failed to complete to the alcohol education class or community service phase of her sentence.

Peep Mos Def and his estranged wife Alana Wyatt during happier times. Now the former stripper is writing a tell-all which implicates him as a wife beater.  She said she filed for divorce in October following what she claimed was a loud argument that got out of control. “I don’t believe that his intent was to hurt me, I believe that he was trying to prove a point,” she said. “But I had shared and cried with him many nights about my past (abusive) situation and I asked of him not to do that [abuse her]. Wyatt-Smith said she didn’t press charges because she didn’t “want to cause problems” in the hopes that his outburst was “a first and last.” She said there were several attempts at reconciliation, but that Mos Def, who has six children with four different women, has a demanding though not abusive demeanor that she found difficult to abide. They have not been together since October 2006, but despite a $115,000 financial settlement are not officially divorced. “He won’t sign the papers,” she said. “He told my lawyer if he can’t have me, nobody else will.”

Prince ise suing a Norway record company for releasing a 5-CD cover album of the Purple One’s songs. Shockadelica, an 81-track album featuring all Norwegian artists, already released its run of 5,000 copies when the label, sent a copy to Prince as a goodwill gesture. Instead, Prince’s legal team swiftly requested that Shockadelica be pulled and all copies destroyed. All artists involved with the album weren’t paid for their contribution, and Shockadelica is, for the moment, still available online

    

Romeo Miller will enter his freshman year at USC this fall as an actor, rapper, and now, budding fashion tycoon.  The 18-year-old teen and his father, No Limit founder Percy "Master P" Miller, have agreed to relaunch their P. Miller Designs clothing line exclusively through Wal-Mart. The brand of men's apparel, featuring graphic T-shirts, fleece hoodies and fashion denims, will be available at about 350 Wal-Mart stores beginning next month. "Wal-Mart stands for everything P. Miller does," said Master P. "It's America and diversity. Our whole thing is price point. I want to put out affordable clothes where the masses can buy them." 

DMX was busted in Miami for trying to buy cocaine and marijuana.
According to the Miami-Dade Police Department, DMX was busted as part of an undercover narcotics investigation. He approached an undercover Miami-Dade Police narcotics detective and requested to purchase “30 Powder & 15 Weed” — street slang for cocaine and marijuana. X handed over $45 — and was arrested. X, real name Earl Simmons, was popped back on June 23 for driving without a valid driver’s license … and on May 9 on seven misdemeanor counts of animal cruelty and four felony drug possession charges … and May 7 on charges of racing on a highway, reckless driving, two counts of endangerment, three counts of criminal speed and driving on a suspended license.




There’s a new reality shown in England called “Britain’s Missing Top Model” featuring young women with disabilities competing in a beauty contest. It will air on BBC Three and includes women in the 18-30 range, one of whom is partially paralyzed, one deaf and several limbless. The winner gets a spread in British Marie Claire and will be represented by a modeling agency. Producers say they want to increase awareness and acceptance of people with disabilities: ‘Britain’s Missing Top Model’ only features models with disabilities from around the world - including one from the U.S.. Among the eight lovely ladies who will duke it out onscreen are women without limbs, some who are partially paralyzed and one who is deaf.The series, which debuts on BBC in July, reportedly aims to challenge the standard of beauty in the fashion industry.“I went into this program thinking it was an adventure, rather than a path to a new career,” contestant Jessica Kellgren-Hayes, who often uses a wheelchair to get around, told Britain’s Daily Mail newspaper. “Although I don’t want any of my dreams to be unattainable, I’m not sure if Britain is ready for a model with a disability.”U.K. Marie Claire editor Marie O’Riordan, who serves as a judge for “Missing Top Model,” says she has high hopes for the show: “I do believe the program could help challenge our attitudes to disability. I want to see the winner shake up the fashion industry. These young women shouldn’t be invisible to the fashion world just because they are disabled.” How do yall feel about this would you watch this show hit me with a comment.  

This past week, former G-Unit member Young Buck was scheduled to perform at Fur Nightclub in Washington D.C. According to reports, only 20 people showed and the promoters made Buck pay for his own hotel room. Before the show, he was paid half of the money for the gig but never performed when he got his remainder at show time.His entourage wasnt allowed into Fur because they weren't dressed properly. Buck was the only one to wear athletic wear.