Friday, March 18, 2016

OUT 252--SPOT BITZ (MARCH 18-24)

HEY OUTTOWNERS, 


OUTSTAGRS AND

 COUTURIANS....


CHECK OUT WHAT WE

 ARE STAGIN THIS WEEK! 












Maatology is now seeking gents for our SECOND QUARTER ROUND  for the 8th Annual Mista

 Couture Charity Style Contest .  If you or someone you know who has style and a great personality,

 email to snaphoney2011@gmail.com for more info

UPDATE:THE DEADLINE IS APRIL 16.
You can go to YOUTUBE and type in MISTA COUTURE to

 see past videos!


2016 Mr Couture contestant and Connecticut native Nate Brackett will be releasing his own 13-month calendar. For more info on pre-sales email to snaphoney2011@gmail.com. Street date is July 2016.




For all of your entertainment coverage in the St Louis area check out New Scene News. Go to http://www.newscenenews.com/


For all of your jewelry needs go to 
www.kilojoules4.com







Here is YOURS TRULY's Kilojoules bracelet, the signature piece.




Mr  Couture at Indie Fashion Week D.C.

Current Mr Couture Cordario Bodi Worrell attended the finale at Indie Fashion Week held at Sax Lounge in Washington D.C.

PICTURED IS WORRELL WITH EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF INDIE FASHION WEEK TERRANCE PAYTON.



PICTURED IS WORRELL WITH FASHION DESIGNER KENNY KAS FLANAGAN,


                                                                      WORRELL WITH DC PODCASTER TY COBB




WE HAVE TICKETS TO THE NEXT NATURAL HAIR GALA PRESENTED BY LOVE OUR CULTURE STYLE. IT WILL TAKE PLACE SATURDAY MARCH 26 STARTING AT 11AM AT FOUR PINTS SHERATON HOTEL , 319 FOUNTAIN PARKWAY IN FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS, iLL. TICKETS ARE $10. FOR MORE INFO EMAIL TINA.GARDNER6@AOL.COM


OUR FIRST QUARTER CONTESTANTS OF 2017 MR COUTURE CONTESTANTS ARE
ANNOUNCED! TO SEE THE CONTESTANTS AND VOTE YOUR CHOICE GO TO

OK NOW TO THE BITZ THIS WEEK

Ahead of her SXSW (South by South West) Music Keynote Conversation in Dallas, Tx. on Wednesday, First Lady Michelle Obama has a released song titled “This Is For My Girls” that features Missy Elliott, Kelly Clarkson, Zendaya, Kelly Rowland, Janelle Monáe, Lea Michele, Jada Grace and Chloe x Halle. Y
 Obama is making history by becoming the only First Lady with a number one single on the Billboard music charts. It took over the No. 1 slot on the real-time Billboard + Twitter Trending 140 Wednesday (March 16), becoming the most shared and discussed track on the platform hours after its midnight ET release. The Emerging Artists chart measures the volume of tweets around new artists and their songs.
The track is described as a "global call-to-action" in support of the Obamas'Let Girls Learn initiative as well as the First Lady's #62MillionGirls campaign, targeted towards helping young ladies around the world complete their education. 
FLOTUS doesn’t sing on the track, which was written by legendary songwriter Diane Warren, but she did assemble the track with AOL’s Makers to promote her Let Girls Learn initiative, which helps provide access to education to the estimated 62 million girls around the world without schooling. The song’s proceeds will go the Peace Corps Let Girls Learn Fund.
Chloe x Halle performed the song live during the keynote address Wednesday morning at SFSX at the White House, which will feature a discussion between the First Lady, Elliott, Warren, Sophia Bush and Queen Latifah, who will moderate the conversation. The event will be live-streamed on MAKERS.com starting at 11:30 a.m. ET.
One critic described the track as “This Is for My Girls” is a rare track where the stars in attendance don’t try to outshine each other. They let their co-stars excel at their own strengths, which really is a solid message for “my girls.”
Now the question is, will the song be nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Pop Collaboration next year and actually win. Anything is possible. Besides, her husband has two of them on his mantle.
People are talking about the surprise proposal that NFLer Russell Wilson made to his GF singer/model Ciara this week

Following Paris Fashion Week, Russell reportedly surprised Ciara with a surprise holiday, playing a game of "travel roulette," Wilson gave his future (pun intended) wife 30 possible destinations in the world to guess where she was headed. "She was shocked when they landed in the Seychelles at the exclusive resort North Island," adds her rep. 

 We are happy for the couple. Its hard enough being in the public eye as a star couple, but doubly tough when the odds are against them especially with their exes (His posted a bigger ring on social media and hers blasted her about her rep). Their image of abstinence before marriage have been upheld in the media and enforcing the "Christian" values of marriage.



For more than two decades, the world's largest music-publishing catalogue was split down the middle in ownership between Sony and the late Michael Jackson. But as of this month, that power structure will undergo a drastic change: Sony has agreed to buy out the Michael Jackson estate's half of Sony/ATV Music Publishing for $750 million.

In one of the most notorious deals in music history, Jackson famously purchased ATV Publishing for more than $41.5 million in 1985 — outbidding his friend Paul McCartney to acquire a significant amount of the Beatles publishing catalogue — and sold half of ATV's shares to Sony a decade later to form Sony/ATV. But when Jackson died, in 2009, he reportedly left his estate more than $500 million in debt (which the estate has largely resolved thanks in part to posthumous success). 

 Last September, reports circulated that one side was looking to buy out the other after Sony initiated a clause in the contract that would allow such a deal, though it was unclear at the time who was buying whom. (Both sides were rumored to be interested in selling their stake.) It now appears that the Jackson estate, in a bid to free up its debt, has agreed to Sony's lucrative buyout. 
The deal, which is expected to be closed later this year or early in 2017 following regulatory approval, will put Sony in sole ownership of the largest music-publishing catalogue in the world.  

 Many conspirators are saying this is the reason why the King of Pop died, or in Latoya's words, "murdered" because he had the most lucrative publishing catolog in music history and he refused to sell it back to Sony  (Remember when Jackson publically called then Sony president Tommy Motalla "The devil?) Enough said.










Actress Elise Neal broke the Internet recently when she WOWed fans with a bikini photo ahead of her 50th birthday, She shared a picture of herself in a black bikini that was taken just two weeks previous by photographer Todd Westphal.
"#FBF when @ishootamerica wanted to take pics before we got to the location .. #prebdaybehavior #blackdontcrack," Neal captioned the snapshot. (SEE FIT BITZ ON MORE ON THIS STORY)
Well, we must say she does look great and didnt have to take off her clothes and pose with a champagne bottle. We just sayin.



Grammy Award winning singer Ron Isley was the latest celebrity who got caught in an Internet death hoax.  A Facebook page with the caption, "R.I.P. Ronald Isley" got a million people grieving. But TMZ got the 74-year-old singer out and about this past Monday at the Century City mall in L.A. and his heart was beating and his pulse was strong.
The inaccurate Facebook page read:
“At about 11 a.m. ET on Monday (March 14, 2016), our beloved singer Ronald Isley passed away. Ronald Isley was born on March 21, 1941 in Cincinnati. He will be missed but not forgotten. Please show your sympathy and condolences by commenting on and liking this page.”
We wonder who comes up with these hoaxes in the first place? But good that it was a hoax but we are sure the hoax brought some life to his getting trended on social media. This would be perfect timing if he released a single on this. How about "I'm Not La-da-da-da Dead"  LOL 




March Madness is here, and so are the two greatest days in sports, as the 32 first round NCAA Tournament games started Thursday and ends Friday.
 The games are split up at eight different locations — Providence, Rhode Island; Raleigh, North Carolina; Des Moines, Iowa; Denver, Colorado; St. Louis, Missouri; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Brooklyn, New York and Spokane, Washington.
Here's the full schedule, with times on Friday (all times Eastern)
No. 7 Dayton vs. No. 10 Syracuse
Time: 12:15 p.m.
TV: CBS
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
No. 2 Villanova vs. No. 15 UNC-Asheville
Time: 12:40 p.m.
TV: truTV
Location: Brooklyn, New York
No. 7 Oregon State vs. No. 10 VCU
Time: 1:30 p.m.
TV: TNT
Location: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
No. 4 Cal vs. No. 13 Hawaii
Time: 2 p.m.
TV: TBS
Location: Spokane, Washington
No. 2 Michigan State vs. No. 15 Middle Tennessee State
Time: approx. 2:45 p.m.
TV: CBS
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
No. 7 Iowa vs. No. 10 Temple
Time: approx. 3:10 p.m.
TV: truTV
Location: Brooklyn, New York
No. 2 Oklahoma vs. No. 15 CSU-Bakersfield
Time: approx. 4 p.m.
TV: TNT
Location: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
No. 5 Maryland vs. No. 12 South Dakota State
Time: approx. 4:30
TV: TBS
Location: Spokane, Washington
No. 7 Wisconsin vs. No. 10 Pittsburgh
Time: 6:50 p.m.
TV: TNT
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
No. 3 West Virginia vs. No. 14 Stephen F. Austin
Time: 7:10 p.m.
TV: CBS
Location: Brooklyn, New York
No. 3 Texas A&M vs. No. 14 UW-Green Bay
Time: 7:20 p.m.
TV: TBS
Location: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
No. 1 Oregon vs. No. 16 Holy Cross or Southern
Time: 7:27 p.m.
TV: truTV
Location: Spokane, Washington
No. 2 Xavier vs. No. 15 Weber State
Time: approx. 9:20 p.m.
TV: TNT
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
No. 6 Notre Dame vs. No. 11 Michigan or Tulsa
Time: approx. 9:40 p.m.
TV: CBS
Location: Brooklyn, New York
No. 6 Texas vs. No. 11 Northern Iowa
Time: approx. 9:50 p.m.
TV: TBS
Location: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
No. 8 St. Joseph's vs. No. 9 Cincinnati
Time: approx. 9:57 p.m.
TV: truTV
Location: Spokane, Washington


And lastly, we send condolences to the Montgomery Family as Andre Montgomery, the grandson to Welcome To Sweetie Pies star Robbie "Miss Robbie" Mongomery was murdered this week.
Montgomery, 21, was killed in the shooting  Tuesday inside the home in the 3900 block of Natural Bridge Avenue in St Louis. Police say that after someone shot Montgomery, the second man ran upstairs to help him. A third man who was in the home saw the second man carrying a gun and shot that man because he feared for his safety. There is no suspect in the shootings, according to TMZ. Robbie told TMZ that the home where Montgomery was shot has a recording studio, where he was recording a rap. She said that she was told that her grandson received a phone call during the session and was told to meet someone outside. When he went outside, he was shot, Robbie said.
He had appeared in past seasons on the family’s reality TV show, “Welcome to Sweetie Pie’s,” on the Oprah Winfrey Network. He graduated in 2013 from McCluer North High School, and the ceremony was featured on the show.



Music Industry Night Networking Jam Session will present the

 quintessential and multitalented music artist, Peetey Weestro 
Live and Unplugged that will take place
7p.m.,  Thursday, March 24, 
at The Rustic Goat, 2617 
Washington Ave., St. Louis, Mo. 
This RSVP only event, sponsored by Delux Magazine and Martel Cognac, will

 be hosted by R&B sensation Jzanell with music by The Company Band. It also
 will kick off Weestro’s promotional tour for his upcoming release, Blame Peetey
 that is slated for the spring of 2016. He will perform some of his popular hip-hop
 songs from his previous releases along with future classics from Blame Peetey
 that will bridge fluidly between hip hop, R&B and pop.For more info to RSVP go to www.eventbrite.com and 
type Peetey Weestro Live or contact Al Cole, Jr. at 314.215.9208 and  on

  Peetey Weestro  go to http://www.peeteyweestro.com/





OLD BITZ


Singer and videographer Pascal 's variety talk show LATE NIGHT WITH PASCAL aires on ABC TV (Channel 30-KDNL)in St Louis late Saturday/early Sundays.

Renowned photographer Steven Williams launched his first

 book Shades of Color. It is a photo series of men of color

 capturing the beauty, spirit, and humanity with empowering

 imagery. This book is about diversity, and what we don't see

 in a world of color lines. He hopes to begin a new trend in

 empowering the future of men and women of color. If you

 want to place your order or donate, he have launched an

 Indiegogo to fund this series. There will be many perks and

 pleasures along the way. For more info go to









                                                                                             
FIT BITZ




This week we feature  actress Elise Neal who made social media trendlines when she posted a pic of herself in a bikini showing her  50 year old fit frame. 
Neal spoke on her fitness regimen.
"I try to eat right, but I'm still southern, so bacon creeps in there sometimes," Neal previously told Blackdoctor.org. "And that's okay with me. When that happens, I know not to eat too much of it."
"I work out three times a week," she revealed. "I have a gym at my house where I'll jump on the treadmill, and I do free weights. I find time by doing 200 sit-ups or some squats while watching TV!"




                                                                            
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This week we feature current Mr Couture winner Cordario Bodi Worrell who is sporting an original outfit by EDI Designs . A white short set embroadered with gold chains and and safety pins. 
 WORDZ TO THE WHYZ

Why didnt POTUS choose a black female to be heard by the Supreme Court committee?  Why did Russell Wilsons ex try to one-up Ciara by posting up her ring that Wilson gave her when they were married? Why is so Matt Barnes so off the chain fighting folks? Why was Andre Montgomery shot and killed? Why is it taking singer Keri Hilson so long to release new music? And Why are there so many celebrities coming out with reality shows ?


If you have a fitness pic, a style pic or an artist or event 

you would like featured on SPOT BITZ, email to 

snaphoney2011@gmail.com
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Thursday, March 17, 2016

MEET OUR CURRENT 2017 MR COUTURE CONTESTANTS! (POLLS HAVE NOW CLOSED)


Greetings Couturians!

 Below are the FIRST QUARTER  DIVISION contestants who are competing in the 8th Annual Mista Couture Charity Style Contest that will take place Sunday, August 21 at The St Louis Activity Center, 5602 Arsenal, St. Louis, Mo.

 They will compete for votes and campaign funds for three titles: ONLINE POLL WINNER (voted by the public), POPULAR VOTE WINNER (campaign funds and audience funds )and OVERALL MR COUTURE (voted by the judges on Aug 21). 

 UPDATE (MAY 25): There will be one OVERALL MR COUTURE winner from poll votes, donations (if any) and judges score via Skype interview and that winner will be chosen online the week of Aug 22 to win cash prize (TBD), a sash, swag bag, photo shoot and invites to fashion events in St Louis.





TYLER CRANCER, ST. LOUIS, MO
Platform: Helping Orphans in Haiti
(REMOVED FROM COMPETITION) 
Prince Dominic, St. Louis, Mo.
Platform: Equality for All and helping children who are orphaned.
(REMOVED FROM COMPETITION)

DeLonn Donovan, Columbus, Ohio
Platform:Education and equality
(RESIGNED FROM COMPETITION)



 Donald Miles, St. Louis, Mo.
Platform:Social equality and justice for all races/Black Lives Matter

 (ADVANCES TO THE SEMI-FINALS as of MAY 26)

 DONALD MILES WILL BE IN THE FINALS THAT WILL START AUG 15. HE WILL BE PART OF THE FINALS ONLINE POLL THAT WILL BE POSTED!


Malachi E. Robinson II, Washington, DC
Platform:Arts and education in schools
(REMOVED FROM COMPETITION)

To vote in semi finalists round in FIRST QUARTER go to 


http://www.easypolls.net/poll.html?p=575ad033e4b07c3dfe0b1420

Deadline is June 17. 
VOTING IS UNLIMITED.
UPDATE:The first round voting has been closed.


SECOND QUARTER DIVISION CONTESTANTS BELOW


Brandon Westbrook
Riverdale, Ga
Social platform: 
Volunteering at boys and girls club, Black Lives Matter,
among others
(ELIMINATED FROM CONTEST)


To vote in the SECOND QUARTER ROUND go to :
http://www.easypolls.net/poll.html?p=5746cac1e4b0c842da360e0e

DEADLINE IS JUNE 16. VOTING IS UNLIMITED. (VOTING IN SECOND ROUND HAS CLOSED)

 Semi finals voting deadline in SECOND ROUND   will be  JULY 17 MIDNITE CT.
To vote for semi-finalists in SECOND ROUND go to 

 http://www.easypolls.net/poll.html?p=57638226e4b0aae8661affa2

VOTING IS UNLIMITED--


 NOTE: We will have a THIRD Quarter Online Poll for more contestants that will be posted here JUNE 17. (UPDATE DEADLINE HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO JUNE 30)
(DEADLINE submission JUNE 16)

 DEADLINE TO VOTE  is  JULY 17

 (UPDATE 7/22 )

BELOW ARE THE THIRD ROUND CONTESTANTS

UPDATE 8/16 VOTES IN THIS ROUND HAVE CLOSED!!!
Landon Turner
New Orleans, La.
SOCIAL PLATFORM: Youth activites, feeding homeless,
gun violence 
(ADVANCED TO THE FINALS)

Semifinals voting deadline in THIRD ROUND will be Aug 16. 

 Finals Round with all semi finalists in each round will begin Aug 17  until Aug 21.

 The winner will be posted on OUTSTAGN the week of AUG 22 

 THE WINNER WILL BE CHOSEN BASED ON PROMOTION FREQUENCY, THE PERCENTAGE FREQUENCY OF VOTES IN EACH ROUND(NOT THE TOTAL NUMBER OF VOTES), DONATIONS GIVEN IF ANY AND A SKYPE INTERVIEW FROM SELECT PANEL OF JUDGES.

 The winner wlll receive a sash, a cash prize (TBD, swag bag, photo shoot, free clothing item, a feature in Inbox Magazine and invites to fashion events in St Louis, Mo.

 If you or someone you may know are a gent with great style, a winning personality and have a go-getter personality, email to snaphoney2011@gmail.com 


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