New couple alert?

Omarion and Ashanti’s little sister Shi Shi were caught getting EXTRA close with other in the VIP section at a nightclub recently.

This could, of course, be the result of a little harmless fun between “friends,” but what’s up with the coordinating outfits? (See how her cheetah-print top matches his shoes?)

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50 Cent and Omarion laughed up a storm at the launch party for 50′s new “Street King” energy shot drink at the Hudson Hotel Library Bar in New York City Wednesday night (Sep 14).

The duo posed for a number of pictures together, and were joined by actress Tika Sumpter, TV personality/designer Angela Simmons and actor Jesse Williams at the event.

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TV personality/designer Angela Simmons posed for photos at the Nanette Lepore Spring 2012 show during New York Fashion Week 2011 Wednesday (Sep 14).

R&B singer Omarion hit up the Style360 Presents Sachika Fashion Show at the Metropolitan Pavilion Tuesday (Sep 13).

Reality TV stars Jennifer Williams (“Basketball Wives”) and NeNe Leakes (“Real Housewives of Atlanta”) got into a very interesting conversation in the front row of the Sachika fashion show … and by the looks of it, didn’t invite TV persoality Julissa Bermudez (Left) to join them. Looked like a pretty funny convo though!

Miami Heat basketball star LeBron James hung out with designer Michael Bastain at his Spring 2012 fashion show Monday (Sep 12).

Jordin Sparks and “True Blood” actress Rutina Wesley were spotted at the Alice + Olivia Spring 2012 presentation at Highline Stages.

Angela Simmons was spotted at the Tommy Hilfiger Women’s Collection show at The Theater at Lincoln Center.

Basketball player Carmelo Anthony attended the Simon Spurr Spring 2012 fashion show on Sunday (Sep 11).

Supermodel Naomi Campbell laughed it up with Christy Turlington and Sting at the Edun Spring 2012 Fashion Show at 330 West Street.

Alicia Keys & Swizz Beatz showed up at the Alexander Wang Spring 2012 fashion show at Pier 94.

Teairra Mari posed on the red carpet at the Samantha Black Style360 Spring 2012 Fashion Show at the Metropolitan Pavilion.

And Solange Knowles and her designer mother Tina Knowles attended Total Management’s Fashion Week Party at a Private Residence last Saturday (Sep 10) in New York City.

Kim and Kourtney Kardashian attended the Evening Sherri Hill Spring 2012 fashion show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week at Trump Tower Grand Corridor yesterday (Wed. Sep 14) in New York City.

Zoe Saldana posed with designer Michael Kors backstage at his New York Fashion Week fashion show at Lincoln Center.

Angela Simmons attended the Zang Toi Spring 2012 Fashion show on Tuesday (Sep 13).

NFL player Plaxico Burress and NBA player Matt Barnes were spotted backstage at the Indashio Spring 2012 fashion show, held at the Audi Forum.

Model/actress Veronica Webb and soul singer/songwriter Corinne Bailey Rae hung out together at the Sophie Theallet Spring 2012 fashion show at Milk Studios.

Angela Simmons and June Ambrose sat in the front row of the Rebecca Minkoff Spring 2012 show at Lincoln Center Monday (Sep 12).

R&B singer Omarion rocked this “interesting” shirt Sunday (Sep 11) in the front row of the Y-3 Spring 2012 Fashion show at 82 Mercer.

Orlando Magic basketball player Dwight Howard represented for the Y-3 brand by wearing one of their t-shirts at the Y-3 fashion show.

Carmelo Anthony shook hands with designer Tommy Hilfiger on the red carpet outside his fashion show.

And actress Lea Michele attended the Alexander Wang Spring 2012 fashion show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week at Pier 94 last Saturday (Sep 10).

Rapper Fabolous was spotted chillin’ in a pair of dark sunglasses as he sat next to actress Tika Sumpter in the front row of the Samantha Black Style360 Spring 2012 Fashion Show, held at the Metropolitan Pavilion in New York City for Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week (aka New York Fashion Week).

Other celebrities spotted at the Samantha Black show were Solange, Omarion, Latina model Jessica Caban, Angela Simmons (who also walked on the runway in peach, form-fitting strapless gown during the show) and more.

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A new track from R&B singer Omarion has hit the web!

Check out “Forgot About Love“ below:

Your thoughts on the song?

Responding to a fake press release that mysteriously popped up out of nowhere today, the R&B singer (currently in Japan) posted a message on his Twitter denying that he is bi-sexual.

“Whats up twitter world? its 8:02am SUN- Japan time & i just got obnoxiously woken out of my slumber…,” Omarion said on Twitter, before adding “Hope yall having a beautiful day….”

So who put that press release out? It sounded pretty official….but we had a feeling it was some BS. How much you wanna bet Raz B had something to do with it!!

Thoughts?

Has R&B singer Omarion come out of the closet?!?

In an “official” (**finger quotes in the air**) press release today, the former B2k band member revealed that he is a “respectable, mature, proud bi-sexual man.”

Peep O’s shocking words below:

“I pride myself in being an honest, God Fearing, respectful man. I have kept my personal life private and wanted to keep it that way. Unfortunately, other’s are interested in profiting from my anguish; so before they can do that, i will clarify things. I am not at all what certain ex-band members are trying to paint me as, I am however a respectable, mature, proud, bisexual man,” O stated.

WOW!!!

If this press release turns out to be legit, we guess Raz-B WAS partially right after-all. We wonder what will come to surface next!

Your thoughts?

Jay-Z has announced that rapper Jay Electronica is the latest artist to join his Roc Nation music label. The announcement was made last night (Fri. Nov 12) at a secret event (also attended by Jay-Z’s wife Beyonce and R&B singer Omarion), held at The Box in New York City.

“It’s not really a surprise of this next wizard we are about to introduce. We’ve been watching this wizard do his thing, you guys have supported him in a major way and he goes by the name of Jay Electronica. He’s an official Roc Nation Signee. Make some noise!!!” Jay-Z said at the event.

Jay Electronica is best known for his 2009 track “Exhibit C,” and also has a child with R&B singer Erykah Badu. Electronica joins Willow Smith, Rihanna, Alexis Jordan and Sean Garrett on Jay-Z’s Roc Nation imprint.

More pics (and video footage) from Jay-Z’s “Experience the Turn” event below!

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Instead of Omarion worrying about what Raz B has to say about him and Marques Houston….he needs to be worrying about why he owes the IRS over $100,000 in back federal taxes!

Peep the full story below…

The R&B singer is apparently struggling to keep up with his tax payments and now owes the Internal Revenue Service (best known as the IRS or “Uncle Sam”) $110,000.

Omarion (known to the government as Omari Grandberry) was hit with his first lien for nearly $50k back in August of 2009 by the LA County Recorder of deeds. He also received another bill for an undisclosed amount a few months later in October, before receiving another one amounting to nearly $40K from the Orange County Recorder of Deeds in May of this year.

The former B2K member even tried to file for Chapter 13 bankruptcy at the start of the year, but the case was dismissed.

The back taxes Omarion owes date back to 2003 when he was with B2K.

Earlier this week, former B2K member Raz B made some shocking claims about Marques Houston and Chris Stokes (very similar to accusations he made 3 years ago). And now, Marques’ little bro Omarion is sharing some words of his own!

The R&B singer spoke with our good friends That Grape Juice over in the UK last night (Wed. Oct 13) and Omarion went in on Raz B (without mentiong his name) and accused his former bandmate of being an attention craver and says what he’s trying to do “is a joke.”

“It’s a joke, it’s funny! Who are you? Come on man, get your life together!” Omarion said. “Do something different. Why you gotta always have an opinion about something? Be a man!”

Check out the video below:

Tyreke Qualls was granted his wish Sunday (Aug 15) when the young man got the chance to meet R&B singer Omarion at Millions of Milkshakes in California.

Tyreke Qualls of Brockton, MA told the Make-A-Wish Foundation that his wish was to meet, see perform and perform with Omarion….and the foundation granted Qualls, who is terminally ill, his wish at Millions of Milkshakes at Westfield Mall in Culver City, California.

Also spotted at the event was actor Kel Mitchell! Where has he been??

R&B singer Omarion rocked this strange ensemble: a colorful print jacket, a Janet Jackson tee and a pair of denim capri-like pants as he posed for photos this past Tuesday night (Aug 10) on the red carpet of the Nylon + Express August Denim Issue Party at The London Hotel in West Hollywood, CA.

Other celebs at the event were actresses Drew Barrymore, Gabrielle Union and Carmen Electra, and the “Crimson Chin” aka Natalie Nunn from the Bad Girls Club. Peep a few pics below…

Celebrities hit the Gibson Amphitheater at Universal Studios Sunday night (Jun 6) in Universal City, California to attend the 2010 MTV Movie Awards, hosted by actor/comedian Aziz Ansari.

Some of the big names who walked the red carpet before making their way into the building for the show were Christina Aguilera, T.I., Diddy, Tyrese, Lindsay Lohan, Jaden Smith, Jackie Chan and more. Check out 20+ pics of celebrities at last night’s MTV Movie Awards in Hollywood below and when you continue reading…

Poor Omarion. The former B2K member’s third studio album Ollusion dropped last Tuesday (Jan 12) and opened at a disappointing No. 19 with only 19,000 copies told for the week. That’s definitely no bueno for an artist who should be considered established. His last album 21, released in 2006 debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 ad sold 119,000 copies (100x more!) in its first week due to the success of the album’s lead single “Icebox.” And his debut album O dropped in 2005 and also debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard album charts with 180,000 copies sold. So yeah, 19k is pretty bad :-/

But anyway, on to the good news! Even though his latest album tanked, he’ll still be able to pay his bills with no problem as MTV has scooped him up and given him a gig as a judge on the upcoming season of MTV’s “America’s Best Dance Crew.” The 25-year-old entertainer will be replacing Shane Sparks, who was axed after child molestation allegations were brought against him late last year.

O had this to say about joining the judge’s panel:

“I’m so excited to be a judge on MTV’s America’s Best Dance Crew. Dancing and performing is what I do and being a judge on this show will allow me to give creative feedback to the newest and hottest dancers on the rise.”

We think that this a perfectly good look for Omarion since he has a great deal of dance experience! Congrats to Omarion! He’s exactly what more artists should do. Think outside of the box. Music isn’t selling, so you have to be creative and think of new ways to bring in some chips. Those bills gotta get paid somehow!

Omarion and his friends celebrated the release of his new album Ollusion Tuesday night (Jan 12) at Element in New York City. DJ Clue, DJ Webstar and Rosa Acosta and more all came through to party with O. More pics from the event below…

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Omarion hung out with BET’s 106 & Park hosts Terrence J and Rocsi to talk about his new album Ollusion yesterday (Jan. 12).

Omarion also performed “Hoodie,” and his mom came out for a special appearance. He even took the 106 & Park audience back with another performance of a past hit “Ice Box” from his last album 21. Check out the rest of the pics below and the performances after the cut.

HOODIE

ICEBOX

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Hot 97 radio personality Angie Martinez celebrated her 39th birthday Sunday night (Jan 10) at Quo Nightclub in New York City and a gang of her celebrity friends came out to party with the radio diva. Guests included Beyonce, Jay-Z, Omarion, Adrienne Bailon and many more. Here are some photos from the shindig:

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Omarion has released his latest video for his second single “Speedin” which will appear on his brand new album Ollusion, in stores and online now.

“The concept of the song is that I’m racing to get to my girl because I love her and I care about her,” the 25-year-old told Rap-Up.com. “It has so many meanings too, not just racing time. We’re racing like whether or not we’re gonna be together.”

Peep the brand new music video, which features actress Malika Haqq (one of the twins from ATL) as O’s leading lady, after the cut!

Check out Omarion‘s “Hoodie” music video, which he dedicated to the memory of the King of Pop Michael Jackson. We definitely see the inspiration from “Bad” and “Beat It” in this video even though the dancing in it wasn’t really MJ. But we give the guy an “A” for effort.

Continue reading for the R&B singer’s new video, which features rapper Jay Rock! Also, be on the look-out for O’s new studio album Ollusion, set to drop January 12, 2010.

R&B singer Omarion is back from his hiatus with an official first single “I Get It In“ (featuring rapper Gucci Mane) from his upcoming 2010 album, Ollusion.  Although he’s no longer apart of Young Money and now has his own label named “StarWorld Entertainment” (EMI), he still wants to work with his short-term Young Money family.

Check out he and Gucci Mane’s new video video after the cut!

Pop/R&B diva Janet Jackson is set to be featured in an hour-long exclusive interview with ABC News correspondent Robin Roberts on November 18th. This will be her first extended sit-down interview with her brother Michael’s death back in June. Janet’s Number Ones greatest hits compilation drops November 17th and the interview will air the next day. Number Ones is a two disc feature-set of her biggest hit singles, and will include a new track called “Make Me,” which is a tribute to her late brother’s smash single “Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough.”

Hip-hop mogul Jay-Z says that if he had to choose to do one thing before he died, he would love to fly to the moon! The Grammy Award winning rapper told Gotham Magazine that he’s accomplished a lot in his liftime, but he’d love to “Go to the moon.”

Speaking to Rap-Up.com, R&B singer Omarion says he hasn’t severed ALL ties with his former label Young Money. In fact, he says he’s open to future collaborations with his ex label mates even though his new album Ollusion will not feature any tracks with anyone from Young Money. He’d even like to work with people outside of hip-hop. When asked about it, he said:

“Hopefully. I love to create music. That’s what I’m all about. What’s that character Jamie Foxx played? He played the violin. Nathaniel Ayers [in the Soloist]. I would do a song with him [laughs]. I just love creative people. I love the studio and I love having the vibe. It could be whoever.”

Omarion’s third album Ollusion drops January 12th and the video for “I Get It In,” his debut single featuring rapper Gucci Mane, is set to premiere within the next couple of weeks.

Singer Jennifer Hudson is excited about being a new mommy; so excited that she wants another one! Speaking highly about her new “job” in an interview with Access Hollywood, Jennifer said she shes at least one more child (a little girl) in she and her fiance David’s future.

“Maybe one more,” Jennifer said. “I’d like to have at least one more, a little girl. I want a girl and then maybe another one. You know, one baby at a time.”

Former Austin Powers star Verne Troyer, who played “Mini Me” in the film, has been hit with a huge tax bill just days after being accused for leaving abusive and threatening phone calls to his ex-girlfriend. Troyer denies any and all accusations against him and he plans on taking legal action in court. According to TMZ, the 2 ft. 8 in. actor owes the IRS over $11,000 after falling behind in payments. He’s now being reportedly tracked by California officials.

R&B singer Omarion is hitting out at rumors claiming he was “dropped” from Lil Wayne’s Young Money Entertainment for leaking a song [ I Get It In ]. He says he asked to be released from his contract. He took to his Twitter Thursday (Aug 20) to tell his side of the story.

“How kan I fall or get dropped when lam “gravity”…and jah is by my side being tha force that’s driving and parachuting my arriving plateau … What up tweep’s good day.There’s alot of people thinking i got dropped from Y.m that has never nor will ever b the kase I asked to b…realeased,I didnt get dropped.I wish wayne and all of Y.m good luck for there future. There r no hard feelings,business is business and I..made a decision that I felt was best for me..ALBUM OLLUSION still koming video still koming really soon luv yall thanx for holdin me down!”

Meanwhile, Omarion’s former labelmate Shanell says she wishes him the best of luck because she’s always been a fan.

“I don’t know, everything happens so quick,” Shanell said about Omarion’s departure. “Everything happens so quick but I’ve always been a fan of Omarion. So whether he’s with us or not with us, I hope the best for his career. I haven’t been able to work with him yet…[With Bow Wow,] that’s the homie. That’s the homie. We’ve worked together before. He’s actually with Cash Money. It’s a whole family but it’s two separate situations. It’s Cash Money and Young Money.”

Something tell us that it’s definitely no coincidence that Omarion up and decided he wanted to leave Young Money just 3 days after Bow Wow signed with Cash Money Records. And wasn’t he just moonwalking on stage with Young Money last Friday (Aug 14) in California at the America’s Most Wanted Tour? That was a pretty damn quick change of events…

Omarion, Chris Brown, Monica and Polow Da Don were all spotted on the set of Keri Hilson‘s new music video for her latest single, “Slow Dance” in Los Angeles Wednesday night (Aug 19). Melody Thornton from the Pussycat Dolls also dropped by the set to make a cameo appearance in the clip.

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Chris Brown was among the celebrities who sat courtside Tuesday (Jun 9) night as the Orlando Magic took on the Los Angeles lakers in Orlando, FL at the Amway Arena during Game 3 of the 2009 NBA Finals. Ludacris, Lil Wayne, Omarion and others also sat and watched as the Magic defeated the Lakers with a final score of 108 to 104. More pics after the cut!

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R&B heartthrob and former B2K member Omarion announced that he will be joining Drake, Mack Maine, Tyga, Nicki Minaj and others on Lil’ Wayne‘s “Young Money Entertainment” Universal imprint. He announced the news himself on a radio interview with BBC 1 Xtra’s Ace & Vis.

“I was with Sony, but I got released. I asked to be released, and I’m with a new situation. I’m with Young Money/Cash Money. I’m Wayne’s artist,” he told the radio personalities.

They also talked to Omarion about his management, in which he confirmed that he’s still with TUG (Chris Stokes) and when the interview got to his current relationship with his former B2K bandmates, he revealed that a reunion will NEVER happen and that he is NOT cool with them, but he said that the blame shouldn’t be put on him:

“It’s not my fault. I promise you it’s not my fault. The relationship is really what kept us stronger together. It wasn’t the business. So now when I think about doing business with them, because it was so personal, our relationships/friendships would really have to be really tight in order for me to feel like I could do a record with them.”

He also denied rumors of him marrying a stripper and made it known that he would NOT be responding or participating to that “grind off” thing Spectacular from Pretty Ricky was talking about when he made a fool of himself on YouTube last week.

Apparently, R&B singer Omarion has plans for new things in the year of 2009. He’s been in the studio recording new tracks to be implemented into his upcoming album, but according to his Twitter page, he has a new sneaker line coming out called Oboi’s that he said was created to “appeal to dancers.” They actually look kinda hot! But we’re not gonna front, they do resemble Kanye’s Nike Air Yeezy’s a little. Continue reading to peep a couple more pics.

This recession is real people. Despite the fact that there’s a clear void in the “young, dancing, male R&B singer” world, Omarion is apparently trying his damndest to revive his career. It’s obvious dude can slide in right about now and steal a certain someone’s coveted spot quicker than you can say O, but according to The YBF, home boy is about to leak a sex tape with his bi-sexual wife. And her girlfriend is supposedly the one holding the camera. SMH…

If there were any way on this planet to squash those rumors of him playing Butt Pirates with Bow Wow every now and then, we suppose this would be the route to go, although we admit it is a pretty drastic move. And then there were those Chris Stokes rumors. So we agree … dude does have a lot of house to clean, if you know what we mean. Whatever gets the bills paid, right? Continue reading for the rest of the pics!

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MTV is preparing for the 16th season of their hit show, Cribs, where they let us into the homes of our favorite celebrities. The new season aired tonight and if you missed it, you can watch here on T2W! We have videos featuring the cribs of Omarion, Perez Hilton,TJ Houshmandzadeh, T-Pain & Shwayze right here. Check out episode one up top. Episode two is after the cut!

Omarion is the latest male celebrity to go from rocking braids to rocking a short haircut. The former B2K member was recently spotted with his new ‘do at Ghana’s “State Of The Republic” concert last weekend. I spoke with R&B singer Lloyd last week, and we were talking about how a lot of these guys are cutting their hair off. So I asked him if he had any plans to follow suit, and his response was:

“Nah man, they cut theirs off because they can’t rock it like I rock mine!”

So don’t expect Lloyd to be chopping his hair off anytime soon. Be on the look-out for the full interview, which will be posted next week! Follow the break for more flicks of Omarion’s new haircut.

Rumored couple Ne-Yo and Nicole Scherzinger failed miserably at trying to “sneak by” the paps as they left the Ivy after lunch yesterday (May 6th) in LA. They left so fast, Ne-Yo was still chewing on some food! Ne-Yo, what did ya eat? Was it good? Dang, swallow already! Lol

Britney Spears was spotted as she left the Los Angeles Superior County Courthouse after a child custody hearing yesterday (May 6th). According to various reports from the media, the judge decided to grant Spears more access to see her two sons.

Singer Janelle Monae performed at her very own showcase at the Key Club in Los Angeles last night (May 6th).

Funny man Ashton Kutcher was spotted as he hit up the Ed Sullivan Theatre for a taping “The Late Show with David Letterman” yesterday afternoon (May 6th) in New York.

Flo Rida performed in Boston, MA Sunday (May 4th) for the 2008 MtvU “Campus Invasion Music Tour.”

Erykah Badu performed in concert in Detroit, MI this past Sunday (May 4th) at the Fox Theater.

Singer Tank and video vixen Melyssa Ford were in Miami during the “Hazel Eyes Experience” at the Catalina Hotel Sunday (May 4th).

The paps caught Omarion driving around in his new Bentley in West Hollywood Monday (May 5th). New Bentley, huh? Didn’t he just get dropped from his label? If I lost my job, I wouldn’t be running out to the nearest car dealership to purchase a new whip …. especially a damn Bentley! Not to mention the simple fact that cars depreciate in value the second you leave the damn lot.

Chris Tucker was spotted chatting on his phone while taking a walk in Beverly Hills earlier today (May 7th).

Ex-rapper Heavy D was spotted as he left a medical center in Beverly Hills. What’s in the bag, mister?

R&B singer John Legend performed live during Sunfest in West Palm Beach, FL this past Sunday (May 4th).

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#1: Why did Allure hide Jill Scott behind a bush, but left Gabrielle Union out in the field?

#2: Does Jermaine Dupri use a booster seat when he drives?

#3: Why is Madonna’s new album shitting on “Discipline” and it hasn’t even been released yet?

#4: Why is “Don’t talk to me, you know better than that!” [Jay-Z] so damn funny?

#5: Why did Wesley Snipes get 3 years in prison, and those racist ass cops who murdered a black man for no apparent reason didn’t spend one day behind bars? All Wesley did was not pay the government. Those idiots filled an un-armed person with 50 bullets! Am I the only one who feels this way?

#6: Why hasn’t Hillary Clinton just given up yet?

#7: Why is everyone surprised that Mariah Carey lip-synchs? I mean really, who doesn’t lip-synch every now and then?

#8: What the fuck is taking so long to get R. Kelly convicted?

#9: Why isn’t anyone calling out “shitty cent” on his bitchassness?

#10: Why is Khia so salty over getting the boot from that whack ass VH1 show. How many times are we gonna hear her bitch about why she should be “Ms. Rap Supreme?”

#11: How does Omarion feel now that he’s a “free agent?”

#12: Is anyone really checking for Cassie’s new album?

#13: Why is Ne-Yo’s new video Michael Jackson-ish? Not that there’s anything wrong with that…

#14: Why did everyone but Star Jones know Al was gay?

#15: Does Beyonce and Jay-Z know that we already know they’re married? What the hell are they hiding? The more they hide, the more we dig!

#16: Is Beyonce really gonna retire? Or is she gonna pull a Jay-Z on us?

#17: What provoked Akon to lie about being an ex-con?

#18: Who else thinks that Foxy Brown will be back in prison by 2009?

#19: Now let’s be real. When Orlando Brown went missing, did anyone ask “who?” … and after you found out it was the dude from “That’s So Raven,” you were like “ohhh, him!”

#20: Adding on to that Orlando Brown fiasco, who gave Ricky Romance the approval to manage anyone’s career?

#21: Oh, by the way. Did anyone know that Ray J released a new album like 2 or 3 weeks ago?

Janet & J.D. were spotted leaving the Foxtail Club last night in L.A. Continue reading for more candids…

Ashanti leaving her hotel in Downtown Manhattan.

Ciara @ the 2008 National Hip-Hop Team Vote.

Chris Brown spotted waiting for his driver in Los Angeles. You can catch his new single, “Forever” on iTunes today.

Terrence & Rocsi @ the 2008 National Hip-Hop Team Vote.

Mariah Carey @ the Empire State Building. Due to her recent success with her album, E=MC2, she’ll turn the Empire State Building lavender and pink.

Omarion @ the Opening Bape Store in Los Angeles.

Apparently, Omarion was dropped from Columbia Records according to AOL Black Voices. In February 2005, Omarion released his first solo album, “O”, then in October 2006, he released his sophomore album “21″. Both albums went Gold only. Then in December 2007, Omarion and Bow Wow, released their collaborative album, “Face Off”, which only sold 347,137 since the release date (SoundScan). Read the rest of the article at AOL Black Voices.

Hopefully, Omarion will release an official statement on wheter this is actually true or not. Stay tuned to Think2wice for more info.

Will.i.am, Quincy Jones, Omarion, Akon, Wyclef Jean, Beyonce, Mary J. Blige and Pharrell Williams talk about their influence with Michael Jackson and his Best Selling-album to date Thriller.

Hey remember that pic of BW I posted not to while ago last year saying he and O would appear on Ugly Betty? I didn’t see it, I hear the show is funny though, here is the video! Enjoy..

Just to throw in some more laughs, we thought about having “Superlatives!” You know what those are right? They’re in the Senior section of your high school yearbook. They list the cutest couple, biggest flirt, best all around, most athletic, most likely to ___, etc. If I had thought of this sooner we could have had you guys participate by nominating and voting, but we’ll save that for next year. This time around we’re going to pick the winners. Cool? Anyhow … “Cutest Couple” for the year 2007 goes to …

BOW WOW & OMARION »

Bowmarion, as we like to call them, received the 2007 “Cutest Couple” award because they deserve it and you damn well know it. For the past year or two, these two have been inseparable. From parties to award shows, to television appearances and random interviews, you just can’t get these two Butt Pirates [1] apart! Recently, the couple have released a joint-album together – “Face Off” – and are currently on tour with Chris Brown in the “Up Close and Personal” tour. To see a public display of Bow Wow’s love and affection for his other half, peep this youtube video of the little guy taking up for his man. Love is such a beautiful thing.

[1] Sorry y’all, I just got through watching “I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry!”

Here’s the uh … “Part 2″ to the couple’s previous video, “Boyfriend” “Girlfriend.” Their flop of an album has sold just over 100,000 units since it’s December 11th release. Anyhow, in regards to the video … can you say “WACK” ?

Who said chivalry was dead?? But I’ve always wondered, out of these two, which one gets fussed at for leaving the toilet seat up? Or maybe they both sit down and piss. Hmm…

But back to the clip, Toure is funny as hell! What’s wrong Lil Poodle? Can’t take a joke?? I’d hate to see him in a Wendy Williams interview!! “He’s disrespecting my man, and he’s disrespecting me!” Funny shit. Peep another video of the little guy losing his cool and “demanding respect” below. He needs a nice tall glass of SHUT THE FUCK UP!

Bow Wow and his other half hit up 106 and Park today to deliver a performance of their new song together “Girlfriend” and to promote their joint-album “Face Off,” which hit stores today. The album is currently in competition with Mario’s “Go!” and The Dream’s “Love (Me All Winter) / Hate (Me All Summer). I just hope O didn’t think he was fly with that damn scarf and rocking the “crooked preacha” look! Doesn’t he look like one of those preachers who have about 20 offerings in one service?

Anyhow, my baby Gabrielle Union was there as well to promote her new movie, “The Perfect Holiday,” which will be released tomorrow, December 12th! Gabby’s co-stars in the movie include Queen Latifah, Terrence Howard, Katt Williams, Faizon Love, Morris Chestnut (who also appeared with Gabby), and more.

Mary J. Blige // Growing Pains » Growing Pains (Geffen) is the name of MJB’s new studio album which hits stores December 18 and includes the hit single “Just Fine” produced by The-Dream and Tricky Stewart. The album starts off as this big celebration with the first single “Just Fine” that kind of gave me this Jackson vibe, I still think she shoulda got them on the remix or something, that’s a hot joint right there! Anyway GP continues to mid tempo and then to some real nice downbeat, classic ol’ school joints to say it best, that’s what it sounded like to me. Guest appearances for this LP includes Ne-Yo, Ludacris, and you know Mary had to get Usher on this project — he ripped that shed! Yes you should go get this album, the arrangements and production are pretty solid and Mary delivers as always! Two thumbs up! My favorites are “Roses,” “What Love Is” and “Come To Me (Peace).” AND “WORK THAT!” <3.

Just Fine // Roses // Work That! // What Love Is

Blake Lewis // Audio Day Dream » Audio Day Dream (Arista), or A.D.D., is the name of American Idol’s runner-up Blake Lewis’ new album out right now, it includes the first single “Break Anotha” and a track featuring Lupe Fiasco entitled “Know My Name.” I was going crazy becos this album would NOT leak for anything, instead it appeared in full first within the “Free Full CD Listening Parties” section on AOL.com on December 3, the day before the album release! Those crafty bastards… Anyway, I digress (somewhat), but wasn’t disappointed with the overall delivery of Lewis second time around listening. It was some solid production and well put together arrangements for A.D.D. I was highly impressed. The album is like some retro 80′s, futuristic, sci-fi, dance-pop and r&b all fused together — I love it!

End Of The World // She’s Makin’ Me Loose It // Know My Name // Break Anotha

Bow Wow + Omarion // Face Off » Face Off (Columbia) is the new collaborative album by Bow Wow and Omarion that comes out December 11 and includes the first single lifted “Girlfriend.” Producers (in co-op with Bowmarion) include Rick Rubin, T-Pain and Jim Jonsin . I ain’t braggin but it’s iight… You know what? I ain’t even goin to lie there are a select few I liked for the production on both parts in particular. This was a good idea becos these two together are unstoppable on this project, Bow Wow delivers, Omarion’s vocals/ad-libs are incredible! As far as material, Face Off is very eclectic and differs highly from previous collaborations, Bowmarion are definitely on point second time around, this is sure to go gold first week (at least)! My favourite is “Listen,” which is like the boy version of Destiny’s Child “Girl,” and I like “Hey Baby (Jump Off)” cos it reminds me of an updated version of Ghost Town DJ’s “My Boo.” (that was my shit growing up!)

Take Off Your Clothes // Hey Baby (Jump Off) // Baby Girl // Can’t Get Tired Of Me

The dynamic duo we all know as Bow Wow and Omarion (Bowmarion) visited MTV studios today for some healthy promo for their new album “Face Off.” I think they performed too… Anyhow, I haven’t been keeping up with the album like that, so I’m not sure what the release date is. Google it ’cause I don’t feel like it, Lol. Has it been pushed back? Inform me in the comments!!

YOU can get your name on the VIP list and possibly meet the stars of the film Somebody Help Me on DVD and in stores right now! So, if you live in Atlanta, Georgia and would like to attend this screening proceed onto reading…

Send me a message via Mike@Think2wice.org with your full name for the VIP list, number of guests you are bringing, blog (if you have one) and contact. I will then contact you back, accordingly, with appropriate details for tomorrows screening in the “A!” That’s it! Have fun, and enjoy yourself! Afterwards you can do a brief write-up on the film and your experiences meeting stars like Marques Houston and Omarion. You send your review into us and we will be sure to post it on the site! This is not mandatory, but it would be grand!

Remember the deadline to get all of this info into me is by midnight tonite, the first 5 individuals to email me will get to see the movie for FREE and get a chance to meet Marques Houston and Omarion!

EMAIL ME ASAP!!

Bowmarion recently premiered their video for their first single, “Girlfriend,” off the album Face Off. I thought I should post it for all the people who didn’t see it yet, so here you go!

Here is the official album cover to Face Off, which is also due out December 2007! THEY ARE A MESS!!! LOL, dope pic though! Click the cover above for best image quality! Urgh, I guess THIS ONE is the Deluxe Edition? I’m so confused!!! Btw, PhotoShop works WONDERS!

EDIT: Yep, ok guys, the Deluxe Edition is like a DVD bonus that will come with the CD I’m told.

SOMEBODY HELP ME
DVD in stores November 13
CodeBlack Entertainment / Christopher Brian Films
Pre-Order HERE

SYNOPSIS

From the director of YOU GOT SERVED & HOUSE PARTY 4, comes this urban horror/thriller on the order of CABIN FEVER, THE HILLS HAVE EYES, and WRONG TURN. SOMEBODY HELP ME delivers a chill a minute as the story revolves around characters Brendan Young (Marques Houston) and Darryl Jennings (Omarion) as they head off with friends and their respective girlfriends for a weekend stay at a remote cabin in the woods. After the couples settle in and start to enjoy the weekend, things take an eerie turn. On trips into the local town, they start to have strange encounters with some of the townspeople who seem a bit askew. One by one of group ends up missing or dead, while the dwindling group is forced to ban together more and more to figure out who or what is behind the killings. Ultimately, they discover even more than they bargain for in a chilling reveal.

CAST

Omari “Omarion” Grandberry
Alexis Fields
Brooklyn Sudano
Marques Houston

Genre: Thriller
Running Time: 1 hour, 35 minutes
Rating: NR

Okay, this is surprisingly digestible – you know what – I’m not even gonna lie. I will admit, I was a little skeptical, about this whole Face Off ordeal at first. But so far, all of the recent material I have heard from these two are gold. It is highly likely this will push at least Gold status; citing how Bow Wow and Omarion’s debut collaboration, “Let Me Hold You,” did the equivalent anyhow. And with solid delivery like that, who can complain?

“Girlfriend” • ( FULL )

Being a die-hard Trey Songz fan, he already was the “enabler”. So, in essence, I was ultimately looking forward to this kind of collaboration. Seeing how I am also a Jigga fan as well, I was floored. I have yet to believe such a collaboration is possible. Although with the type of production, backing with Jay’s flow, on this track is nothing to mess with, I kind of felt this continuity going in my mind with Trey’s voice so I was not surprise once he made his brief appearance. Usually [rappers] adding to a Hova’s rap is highly unnecessary and almost seems unfeasible in correlation with the beat. But Trey sort of hung in there and stuck it out with the arrangements – I did not get that vibe at all.

“Blue Magic” ft. Trey Songz • ( RADIO RIP )

Sadly, I was giving up on young Chris; convinced that he was going through a little bit of a drought second time around. I do not understand what is missing, I mean, none of his previous material/singles gave me that umph. When I hear this, it really does not make me want to get up and go buy his album. However, it is a virtual step up from the others, that with the help of Swizz Beatz producing. We will see what is in store once the FULL surfaces, and if I am not phased …

“I’ll Call Ya” • ( SNIP )

As previously stated, this is my favorite from Timbaland’s Shock Value. No surprise this was released recently. In my opinion, I think this will debut OneRepublic and their new upcoming project (as most of the material from Shock Value does.) I really like what Diddy and Timbaland did for these acts such as Keri Hilson, Money, OneRepublic, etc. figga deal me? Anyhoo, the self-titled LP drops November 20th. Stay clicked for the next BFF!

“Apologize” • ( FULL )

PHOTOS BY MARK VON HOLDEN FOR WIRE IMAGE

Omarion hit up Fuse’s “The Sauce” this past Monday. He was probably promoting that album he and Bow Wow are coming out with. I forget the name of it, seeing as it’s not really in my list of top 10 things to remember.

AMERICA FERRERA DROPS BY MTV’S TRL »

PHOTOS BY STEPHEN LOVEKIN FOR WIRE IMAGE

America Ferrera, best known as “Ugly Betty” hit up MTV’s TRL this past Monday.

JOHN LEGEND PERFORMS AT PREMIERE OF STARBUCKS’ NOW PLAYING SERVICE »

PHOTOS BY SHAWN EHLERS FOR WIRE IMAGE

Apple recently launched a new feature for their iPhone/iPod Touch line where in (select) Starbucks locations, you can purchase songs playing in the shop. John Legend was at Starbucks Astor Place to perform for the event.

J.HOLIDAY “BACK OF MY LAC” ALBUM RELEASE PARTY »

PHOTOS BY MYCHAL WATTS FOR WIRE IMAGE

Here are a few photos of some folks who showed up for J.Holiday’s album release party for his debut album “Back of My Lac” on Monday. What the hell is up with Nik from America’s Next Top Model?! She used to be so fine. She looks like … “death.” I can’t put my finger on it, but something’s just not right in the face area.

T.I. feat. Alfa Mega + Busta Rhymes » “Hurt” » LISTEN » (Full) » “Hurt” is T.I.’s third single from his latest album, T.I. vs T.I.P., the Danja-produced track features rappers Alfa Mega and Busta Rhymes. This was always one of my favorite tracks from the album, great production, great single choice! T.I. recently shot the video, we should have that pretty soon for y’all, so stay clicked!

Nicole Scherzinger feat. will.I.am » “Baby Love” » LISTEN » (Full) » Here is the HQ version of singer Nicole’s second single, featuring as well as produced by will.I.am, entitled “Baby Love”. It’s a nice stringy guitar ballad, I think this shows Nicole’s vocal range more than the previous singles she had, this was one of the few tracks I loved from her album. will.I.am was a nice addition as well, speaking of him, I did a crazy review on his latest (Songs About Girls), check it out HERE!

The-Dream » “Falsetto” » LISTEN » (Full) » This is a new track from writer The-Dream entitled “Falsetto,” wow I’m actually diggin this joint, it takes me back to those R. Kelly days (NO I’m not too young to know about R. Kelly)! Look out for the exclusive interview Dustin did with The-Dream in the upcoming week! Shouts go out to A HOT MESS, my other favorite blog, for the track! =p

Omarion feat. Bow Wow » “Hood Star” » LISTEN » (Full) » “Hood Star” is believed to be the first single lifted from the Face Off album with Omarion and Bow Wow. Hmm, this is pretty good, maybe a little better than “Designated Driver”. I can honestly say I have nothing bad to say about Bow Wow, I know, I’m surprised too! =-o