Mariah Carey #1 To Infinity

On May 18th, Mariah Carey will release her new album titled, Mariah Carey #1 To Infinity. The 19 track album is a collection of 18 of her Billboard #1 singles, more than any solo artist in history. and her new single "Infinity".

Mariah recently signed an exclusive contract with Epic Records, a division of Sony where she started out - this album will be the first release. 

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John Legend Talks Music, Love & Syria

John Legend's tour kicks off on October 20th but first he had one very important thing to do...get married. Which he did, this past weekend in Italy to 27-year-old model Chrissy Teigen.
 
On August 30th, he released his fourth solo album, 'Love In The Future'. Legend reconnected with longtime collaborator Kanye West, which includes hip-hop drum patterns and moments of humor the singer credits to West. "I finally got to take the night off, so we can make some little tax write-offs," he sings in "Caught Up."

Jay-Z's "Made In America" Documentary To Air On Showtime

(AP) - Ron Howard's "Made in America" documentary about the Jay-Z-curated music festival in Philadelphia will air Oct. 11 on Showtime.

Jay-Z's "Budweiser Made in America" festival debuted on Labor Day weekend last year. About 50,000 fans attended the two-day event. Performers included Pearl Jam, Drake, Run DMC, Skrillex, D'Angelo and Calvin Harris.

Toni Braxton & Babyface Duets Album In Stores December 3rd!

Toni Braxton And Kenny 'Babyface' Edmonds
Duets Album, Love, Marriage & Divorce
Set For December 3rd Release On Motown Records!
(PRNewsFoto/Motown Records)

Toni Braxton and Kenny 'Babyface' Edmonds have finally teamed up for their first album of duets together, LOVE, MARRIAGE & DIVORCE , arriving in stores December 3rd on Motown Records.  The album celebrates the strong bond that has been in place between the two artists ever since Babyface and Toni's duet on her smash 1992 debut, "Give U My Heart," which was co-written and co-produced by Babyface (from the Boomerang movie soundtrack).

With a total of  16 Gramys between them, we are sure this album will be all that is expected and much more!

Ashton Kutcher Talks "Jobs"

Ashton Kutcher sat down with the AP to discuss his role as Apple's Steve Jobs.
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AP: You don't paint a spotless portrait of Steve Jobs in this film. How did you balance playing a man that's obviously an icon but also has flaws like everyone else?
Kutcher: I think Steve cared about the end result and wasn't worried about being liked and knew he would eventually be liked if his creations were properly executed. He was very blunt, but it's because he cared. I tried to look at his faults as his gifts, and I tried to understand it and not judge it. I think the way that guy received love in life was by creating products that people loved, and when they loved the products, they thereby loved him.

Robin Thicke Talks Blurred Lines, New Style and What's Next

Robin Thicke's "Blurred Lines" is the longest-running No. 1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart this year with nine weeks on top. The video - the unrated version with nude models prowling was banned from YouTube - has more than 125 million views. The title track from Thicke's fifth album debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart this week after selling 177,000 copies units, according to Nielsen SoundScan.

"The record company didn't get it. They didn't even pay for the video. They didn't want to support it at all. Remy Martin paid for the video," said the 36-year-old crooner, who is a spokesperson for the liquor brand with his wife, actress Paula Patton. "And as soon as the record company saw the video, they said, 'This is a smash.'"

Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine Donate $70M to UCLA

L-R Dr. Dre, Jimmy Iovine

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hip-hop mogul Dr. Dre, whose real name is Andre Young, and music industry entrepreneur Jimmy Iovine have donated a combined $70 million to create a new institute at the University of Southern California, the school announced Tuesday night.

The huge gift from the two who have been music business partners in the past will be used to create the Jimmy Iovine and Andre Young Academy for Arts, Technology and the Business of Innovation.
The academy will provide a special four-year program for undergraduates whose interests span several fields from marketing to computer science to visual design and other arts. It will include one-on-one faculty mentoring with professors from programs around the university and interaction with entertainment industry luminaries.

'Life Is But A Dream' for Beyonce

Beyonce Knowles-Carter has always chosen to keep her private life, well private. But in a revealing documentary, excecutive produced by Beyonce, she has let us all in-into the world of Mrs. Carter.

She said the process was therapeutic for her, helping her to grow and for wounds to heal. Beyonce hopes the documentary will serve as an inspiration to her daughter, Blue Ivy. In a statement to the AP she said,  "I'm hoping that ... it can comfort her and inspire her in her life when she needs it."

"Life Is But A Dream' premiered last night in New York City and will air Saturday on HBO at 9p EST.

Watch the trailer and see the Red Carpet Arrivals.

The Heart Truth 2013 Fashion Show

(L-R) Minka Kelly, Kendall Jenner, Kylie Jenner, Toni Braxton, Kelly Osbourne, Brenda Strong
and Torah Bright on the runway during The Heart Truth 2013 Fashion Show held at the
Hammerstein Ballroom on February 6, 2013 in New York City.

New York Fashion Week kick off event was The Heart Truth Fashion Show. Celebrities came out in their symbolic red dress to show their support for the national Heart Truth campaign. The campaign's goal is to give women a personal and urgent wakeup call about their risk of heart disease.

With February being heart health month, make sure to show your support by wearing a little something red each day. And if the opportunity arises, slip into a beautiful red dress!

THE INAUGURAL BALL

RED CARPET: BET INAUGURAL BALL 2013

Boris Kodjoe & Nicole Ari Parker

SMART, SAVVY & SEXY: LisaRaye McCoy

Kia, founder of GLD, was able to catch up with the beautiful and always fabulous LisaRaye McCoy. Kia told us her interview with Ms. McCoy was refreshing and she walked away with a new admiration and respect for the "real" McCoy. 

Kia: Tell us something about yourself that people may not already know?
LisaRaye: That I am extremely sensitive. I cry at the movies, I cry at the news, I cry if I see somebody getting mistreated.

Kia: As a child growing up was acting something you always dreamed of doing?
LisaRaye: No, my father was a businessman. So I knew it would be something in business, either in the hotel/motel business or entrepreneurship.

Celebrity Spotlight: Usher

Usher's Bedroom Confessions

It's something Oprah says she's always wondered about: Does Usher, an artist known for his steaming hot videos and sexy song lyrics, make love to his own music? His answer may surprise you.

Usher has never before revealed any of the events of his divorce and custody battle - and says he never will again. In an exclusive interview with Oprah, he opens up about his divorce, being a father and setting the mood.

Rihanna Opens Up About Chris Brown

In a recent interview with Oprah Winfrey, Rhianna said she lost her "best friend" following her traumatic break-up with Chris Brown.

During the interview, which features on "Oprah's Next Chapter" on OWN, Rihanna spoke with tears in her eyes about the impact the whole incident had on her life.

SMART, SAVVY & SEXY: USHER

Photo Credit: Timothy Saccenti

He might have seven Grammy awards behind him and millions of adoring fans, but Usher claims it's the simple things in life that put a smile on his face.

"I love to be in settings where people are really just enjoying themselves," he answers, when asked what makes him laugh.

BEYONCE THANKS MICHELLE OBAMA

First Lady Michelle Obama (left) and Beyoncé

Pete Souza; Kevin Mazur/WireImage

Back in April, Beyoncé, thanked the First Lady in a letter of appreciation, she has now recorded a video of her words – calling Mrs. Obama "the ultimate example of a truly strong African American woman."

Smart, Savvy & Sexy: Yandy Smith

GLD caught up with Yandy Smith, the entertainment and now fashion powerhouse. Yandy has been in the entertainment industry, managing and helping  to elevate the careers of many including Missy Elliott, Busta Rhymes and Jim Jones. When Yandy spoke to us, she was humble, down to earth and simply a classy lady.

Adele And Bruno Mars GRAND In 2011!

Photo Credits: Lauren Dukoff

Adele's album "21" was the top-seller worldwide in 2011.

Tamar Braxton: Family's Reality Show And Her Upcoming CD

Tamar Braxton was the breakout star on the first season of "Braxton Family Values," the reality show about the lives of Toni Braxton and her four sisters.

Tamar won over fans with her dramatic demeanor, outspokenness and hilarious catch phrases, ending words with ".com" or ".org."

"Braxton Family Values," which premiered in April, is the highest rated reality show on WEtv. Now, Tamar and her husband Vince Herbert, who discovered Lady Gaga and manages other musical acts, are getting a spinoff show on WEtv. "Tamar ...Vince" will debut in the fourth quarter next year and production begins in March.


On getting most of the attention:
"I used to feel heavy guilt; now I feel a little bit of guilt because I see that this is something me and my sisters are doing together and I don't want anybody to be like, 'She's my favorite' and 'I like her the best,'" she said. "It was really, really hard at first, although I was onstage dancing and stuff, in the inside I felt like, 'Wow, let me just not do that.'"

On how the first season has changed the sisters' relationship:
"Not so much at first. At first it was really odd and weird, I guess when you're married to people that are not involved in the business part, they think that you have some type of ulterior motive, and Vince and I simply are not those people, exactly. So when you have people yap, yap and yapping, and putting their two cents in, you kind of get a little fragrant, I'm going to use that word, about what they say. So, we're back to normal. But at first, (no-no) baby, it was a hot mess. 'Why you doing that?!' and 'Who did that?!' and 'You think you this, that and the other,' and we kind of had to have several meetings to decide, 'OK, this is what we're doing, this is the reason why we're doing it, and so, everything kind of played out."

Since the show, Tamar's music career is rolling on; her self-titled debut album, which came out in 2000, peaked at No. 127 on the Billboard charts. But she recently performed at the Soul Train Music Awards to honor Gladys Knight, and she's currently working on her sophomore effort.