Friday, April 8, 2016

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Janet had gone on Twitter posting a video to announce that 

she was postponing again her Unbreakable Tour, European 

leg, to focus on starting a family with her husband. It has 

been speculated that she is either pregnant or trying to get 

pregnant. 

The debate has been on if Janet waited too long to have a 

child and almost hitting 50 next month.

Here's the thing...we all know about the female reproductive

 system and how it works in regards to their age; however, as

 long as a woman has her cycle, she can still have children 

with fertilization stimulation implantation and good old 

fashioned bed rest. We know Janet stans are pissed for her 

cancelling, but life always comes first. 

 So with that said, there is nothing wrong with Janet trying to

 get preggo to sire an heir to her husband's legacy. and 

lineage.

But you know some folks are messy saying that the

 supposed secret daughter Janet has will soon have a

 sibling.




The series finale of the juggernaut American Idol ended Thursday after a three day finale sendoff after 15 seasons. The show was more of a American Idol High School Reunion where past contestants opened with a harmonizing chorus of white-clad winners and contenders including Scotty McCreery, Taylor Hicks and Diana DeGarmo.
Other familiar faces from years past popped up in solos and group numbers, including Carrie Underwood, Jennifer Hudson, David Cook, Fantasia, Ruben Studdard, Jordin Sparks and Kimberley Locke.
Judges got in on the act, as well. Keith Urban and Underwood dueted, while Harry Connick Jr. saluted a music center in New Orleans' Katrina battered-Ninth Ward by inviting a young student, Marley Fletcher, to join him on "It's a Wonderful World." Jennifer Lopez performed her new single.
Clarkson, who's expecting her second child soon, appeared in a pre-taped performance.
There was a brief nod to nostalgia, with clips from past auditions presided over by original judges Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul and Randy Jackson. Abdul and Jackson showed up to salute Seacrest for his longevity, with Cowell strolling onstage belatedly to steal the spotlight.
President Barack Obama was the unexpected opening act. In apparently pre-taped remarks, Obama congratulated the show on its long run and noted that it motivated millions of young people to vote for contestants.
Then he made a pitch for Americans to demonstrate that same eagerness at the polls, calling voting the most fundamental and sacred rite of democracy. "I believe it should be almost as easy as voting on 'American Idol.' And we're working on that," Obama said.

As one Tweeter tweeted during the series finale, time hasnt been too kind to many of them who performed (ie. Syler Laine) did you all live for the Pants On the Ground guy and William Hung stage surprises?

And a spoiler....this was this show's "farewell" not finale meaning a spinoff of the show will likely be created (ala Americas Next Top Model) with various changes,

As far as Thursdays ratings,  the ratings as of press time has yet to be posted but based on Tuesday's retrospect of the show (1.4 demo/5.9 million viewers) and Wednesday's Part One of the finale (2.2. demo/ 10 million viewers) we are sure the numbers will the highest in years.









And in more Idol newz,  although Season 15 finalists Trent  Harmon and La Porsha Renae  were overshadowed by the pomp and circumstance of the show's finale,  they did  have their final  result reveal near the last  five minutes of the show read by Ryan Seacrest where voters chose Harmon as its last and final winner of the show.  But dont fret La' Porsha fans, who felt she was robbed, according to Billboard  both will be signed by American Idol's  record label.s. 

Harmon will embark on a country music career as an artist on 19/Big Machine Records,Billboard has confirmed.
And unlike recent seasons, when the runner-up has not necessarily been offered a label deal, Renae will also be joining the Universal Music Group family, signing with 19/Big Machine/Motown Records, in partnership with Big Machine. 
"Because of the overwhelming fan demand and success of the farewell season of American Idol, we have made the decision to sign both the winner, Trent Harmon, and runner-up, La'Porsha Renae, to exclusive recording agreements," Big Machine Label Group founder and CEO Scott Borchetta tells Billboard. "I can't think of a better way to bring this American institution to a close. Everyone at the Big Machine Label Group, the Universal Music Group and Motown Records are so thrilled with the outcome and can't wait to get to work." 

Well, that was generous of Idol to do that, especially now that the Idol Live tour will not occur. But it will be interesting if either will have pop life after Idol. Well, they definitely got a big boost from the show being its last, but we think it was smart for Idol to sign both from a marketing point of view. So who do you think will have a longer career? Harmon tapping country we will have a chance to shine (ala Scott Mcreery) but the challenge will be Renae. Even though she is super talented, how will she fit in today's lack luster R&B market?  It's likely she will be marketed to the Adult R&B market. But she could definitely venture into Broadway as well with her tremendous vocal ability.




The Martins, Tisha and Duane made newz when they filed for bankruptcy. But many assumed they were broke was the reason---not the case according to Tisha.

It was reported that The Martins filed Chapter 7 filing $15 million in debt. According to Los Angeles bankruptcy documents obtained by E! News, the two have around $15 million in debt and only $313,000 in assets. That includes over $300,000 in personal and real estate property, including three cars, five motorcycles and a house.

When news of the bankruptcy broke this week, Campbell-Martin took to Twitter and explained a bit more about the situation she and her husband are in, before eventually deleting the tweets .

Tisha tweeted: “Hey anybody got nickel? Yeah guys it’s not like what’s being reported at ALL but it’s funny tho. Quick statement, have y’all seen the movie ‘The Big Short?’… Yup we did file but its becuz my hubby n I invested n real estate, got involved w some loans b4 the BANKS caused the market to crash … Obviously couldn’t agree 2 a settlement with the banks, so we filed to reorganize, that’s all, but I so appreciate the genuine concern 4 my fam. I got the best supporters ever thanks TWITTER FAM,” Campbell-Martin wrote.

But the word now is that The Martins allegedly hid a few thousands from Tisha's new series Dr Ken away in a new account before filing and could be facing fraud charges. Hmmm. Guess we will find out on this soon.
 TV host and musician Nick Cannon recently released the 

controversial video “Too Broke to Vote” focusing on the

 current election cycle’s vote for popular presidential

 candidates will not change America’s outlook on war,

 poverty, and the criminal justice system.
One point of view is Cannon is urging African-Americans to
 not vote in the upcoming election. Wednesday (04-06-16) on
 “News One Now” host and managing editor Roland S. Martin and panelists discussed the many ways Cannon’s theory is problematic for the Black community.
“We’re a representative democracy. That means that once

 you vote and you put that representative in place, it’s your

 obligation to be sure that that individual does what you sent

 that individual there to do,” political scientist Dr. Wilmer 

Leon, II said. “It’s a great rap that Nick Cannon has. I love the

 rhythm, but he offers no solution as Lupe Fiasco did in 2012

 and as with P. Diddy with Vote or Die before that. It was a

 great shirt, it was a great slogan, but there was nothing

 substantive behind it.”'

Here's our thing, Cannon is a popular figure in the

 entertainment industry and has an influence on popular 

culture. We think that Cannon's intent is more of a stance on

 the choices of candidates given to those who will be most

 effective-the working class and poor as opposed to the

 voting system itself

.
We believe for realistic change, voting starts locally to make

 changes whereas the national vote focus on lobbyists

 interests (ie big business)  than the common folk. 



Congrats goes out to Welcome To Sweetie Pies star Janae Wallik and soon to be husband fitness trainer Arthur Shivers who had their engagement party last weekend in St Louis. They invited family and friends to the affair,. No word yet on when the big wedding day has been set. Wallik hinted on her new love on the last season of "Sweetie Pies" but not by name, but now that its official, it is likely he will be an added to the show when it returns for Season 7 later this year on OWN.


Opening Day St LouisA pre-game ceremony that welcomes home the 2015 National League Central Division Champions, honors the team’s Hall of Famers, and commemorates the great tradition of Opening Day in St. Louis will punctuate a day of activities celebrating the annual return of baseball to St. Louis on Monday, April 11. The Cardinals will take on the Milwaukee Brewers in a 3:15 p.m. game.

Following is a schedule of official activities and information to help fans enjoy the great tradition that is Opening Day in St. Louis (#OpeningDaySTL).
Pre-Game Schedule
11:00 a.m. – 1:45 p.m. Opening Day Pep Rally at Ballpark Village: Join former Cardinals players, FOX Sports announcers and DJ Todd Thomas at the Ballpark Village parking lot, next to the Busch II Infield, for the Cardinals Opening Day Pep Rally. This event is free for all fans to attend and will proceed rain or shine. Fredbird and Team Fredbird will also be on hand to give away Opening Day tickets and other Cardinals & Ballpark Village prizes. Food and drinks will be available for purchase as well.
12:45 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. Opening Day Pre-Game Party at Cardinals Nation
12:45 p.m. Gates open
Budweiser Magnet Schedule Day: All ticketed-fans, ages 21 and older, will receive a magnet featuring the 2016 Cardinals schedule, compliments of Budweiser.
2:30 p.m. Pre-game ceremonies begin with an appearance by the famed Budweiser Clydesdales.
  • Introduction of St. Louis County Executive Steve Stenger, St. Louis Mayor Francis G. Slay and Missouri Governor Jay Nixon.
  • Introduction of Fredbird and Team Fredbird.
  • Hall of Famers will be introduced via a Ford Motorcade around the warning track. Each Hall of Famer will be riding in a 2016 Ford Mustang convertible.
  • Busch Stadium 10th Anniversary / Tradition Meets Today Video
  • Introduction of St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame members from the dugout (Mike Shannon, Jim Edmonds & Ted Simmons).
  • Introduction of the 2016 St. Louis Cardinals via Ford Motorcade. The players will ride in 2016 Ford F-150s.
  • Introduction of the Milwaukee Brewers and the St. Louis Cardinals lineups.
  • Color Guard and American Flag in Center Field, courtesy of the service men and women of Ft. Leonard Wood.
  • Moment of silence for Joe Strauss and Joe Garagiola.
  • The National Anthem will be performed by Clayton Mathews, professional Opera singer and son of Cardinals front office employee Marilyn Mathews.
  • Tentative fly over by U.S. Air Force (two T-38 supersonic jet trainers).
  • Ceremonial First Pitch by Hall of Famer Lou Brock.
  • Game Time at 3:15pm




Nelly's 10th annual Black and White Ball taking place April 10 at the Four Seasons Hotel.
Nelly will host the RSVP only event with special guest Orlando Pace, an inductee of this year’s NFL Hall of Fame. The musical guest will be Grammy Award winning singer/producer T-Pain. The party with a purpose will benefit Make-A-Wish Missouri.





                                                                                             
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This week we feature Janet who has been in the news about her health and having a baby. The megastar is not only known for her superstar music and acting career but her well taut frame  and chiseled abs when she is in shape. 


                                                                            

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This week we feature superstar rap artist /mogul Nelly (PICTURED on the red carpet at the  2013 Grammy Awards in Los Angeles) who, is hosting his annual Black and White Ball in St Louis this Sunday when he dresses up, hits the mark with his flair for hip hop style. Case in point this shiny gray tux with a tie-less and unbuttoned black shirt.





 WORDZ TO THE WHYZ

Why did Mississippi  pass a law to deny services to LGBT community?  Why are people making such a big deal about Janet trying to have a baby at 50? Why didnt Puff daddy invite Biggie's daughter to the celebration of Biggie's b-day? Why wasnt  Adam Lambert at the American Idol finale show? Why do the actors on Tyler Perry shows on OWN repeat their lines? Why is Charlamagne Tha God starting a Go Fund Me page for Duane and Tisha Martin? Why is Justin Bieber trying to wear locs? Why is Kloe Karshadian so salty of her brother  Robert's engagement to Blac Chyna? Why are the LGBT community upset over Queen Latifah winning a GLAAD award recently? and why do  plumbers and butt crack go hand in hand?

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Friday, April 1, 2016

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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
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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.




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Marvel Comics fans went in drives to check out the latest

installment of the Batman and Superman franchise with

 Batman v Spiderman: Dawn of Justice raking in $170 million last weekend.  It was the biggest March opening in history overtaking “The Hunger Games,” which opened to $152.5 million in 2012.It also was the film's biggest opening for either a Batman or Superman film.
But the big newz was that the film was showered with negative reviews before its national opening.
One reviewer said , “Tough reviews are unlikely to hurt the film short-term as fans will want to see it in order to form their own opinion. In the long-term the only reviews that will matter are those by the collective fan base who are truly vested in these characters and the legacy of DC.”
And that rings true. Despite bad reviews, if die hard fans wants to make a film a success, they will go to the theater to see it. 

Beyonce is making newz as she always does. This time around is for her continuation of her political "Black Lives Matter" stance. Continuing the theme from her "Formation" video,  she is set to release a new video in which the mothers of slain teens Trayvon Martin, Mike Brown and 12-year-old Tamir Rice are featured. Reportedly, the mothers will all hold photos of their sons in the clip. In other Bey newz, 
 Bey has been spotted on multiple occasions filming... Well, we don't know. She shot something at the Superdome in New Orleans. She jumped off a building in downtown L.A. as cameras rolled. And then there's the matter of her Vevo account, which boasts 120 videos, but only 102 are visible. That's 18 clips unaccounted for. Beyhivers are speculating another visual album akin to her Grammy nominated 2013  self titled album. Beyhivers are feeling a surprise visual album that she may release this weekend as a Tidal exclusive. Then it will hit iTunes. Then, she is set to launch an active wear line for women April 14. Bey reportedly announced the 2016 spring/summer collection called Ivy Park on Thursday. It’s a collaboration with Sir Philip Green.

Well guess all Beyhivers will be awaiting with bated breath with credit card in hand this weekend for the album--or will it be a full April Fool Weekend.






Fox’s “Empire” has proven it’s the rare show strong enough to survive a lengthy midseason hiatus, returning Wednesday with surprisingly robust numbers that towered over everything else on the night.

 In final nationals from Nielsen, “Empire” was revised upward to a 4.8 rating/15 share in adults 18-49 and 12.45 million total viewers — matching the show’s top demo score for its final seven episodes last fall and its largest total-viewer count since that third episode on Oct. 7 (13.10 million).

Wednesday's Spring premiere  result out-rated the final five hours of the show’s 10-episode run last fall, and is its best results since Oct. 21 (4.8/15 in 18-49, 12.3 million viewers overall); its fall finale on Dec. 2 averaged a 4.5 in 18-49 and 11.8 million total viewers. The show’s peak remains its first-season finale in March of last year (6.9/21 in 18-49 and 17.6 million total viewers).
“Empire” was easily the most popular Wednesday television series on Twitter, according to Nielsen Social. An estimated 2.66 million people saw one or more of the 471,000 tweets sent about last night’s episode.

Well lets hope the remaining seven episodes will be OMG wowing because the last 10 episodes before the break was a bit underwhelming.




Angela Yee is responding to critics after K. Michelle dragged her on “The Breakfast Club.”On March 29, K Michelle dropped by the syndicated radio show to promote her upcoming project, More Issues Than Vogue. And then all went haywire.  Apparently, she had on her mind regarding some instigating comments the co-host made about her private parts during an interview with Maino and Uncle Murda a week prior.
“You’re a woman and I think I’ve been very cool and very supportive of you,” K. Michelle said to Yee. “The interview was over and the credits were running. You brought that back up. And the thing about that is, I know you want ratings, but you are a woman. And no woman wants a body. And no woman wants nothing like that on them. So they wasn’t even talking about that. You brought that back up. ”
“You brought that up and then you was [sic] being all instigating,” continued Michelle. “When he said he was gonna sleep with me, you was like, ‘Ew, you nasty. You sat there and chuckled,” she says. “You did that and you don’t know what that might have done to me.
“You have to do a job, but maybe before you open your mouth when you do your job, you should look at the time. You was at my listening party. You knew that album was coming out. You know how the media attacks me. So you know any negative headline that they can put up about me to overshadow my music is what they do.”
Meanwhile, Yee is standing by her actions, alluding to the notion that Michelle only popped off for the cameras. “No one will bait me into an argument when those ‘Love & Hip Hop’ cameras are rolling.”

Here's our thing. K Michelle is notorious for turning up on reality TV and now that she is back on reality TV and cameras rolling then she had to take it to the next level for it to be "real."  We all know that the Breakfast Club has a rep to be invasive when it comes to getting the truth from their guests, so it shouldnt have been that surprising what Yee asked Maino about Michelle. Its enough that we see black women on reality TV clapping back at each other  (and Michelle is the queen of it on TV and on Twitter) and good for Yee to not respond the way Michelle wanted her to do for Michelle's ratings. 




Trader Joes patrons got tricked into thinking that the grocery chain was going to close. Yahoo! News published a story Thursday afternoon titled "Trader Joe’s to Close All Stores by 2017, Plans to Discontinue Products."
Soon after, people lost their minds. Below are some of the quites from the Internet: 
WAIT NO THEY CANT CLOSE ALL TRADER JOES THEY'VE GOT THE BEST CHAI LATTE MIX EVER FML



Apparently, few got to the bottom of the story, which read "If this shocking news hits you as hard as it hit me, fear not. It’s merely April Fools’ time. Now go celebrate being a fool with your favorite cheap wine."

The Edward Jones Dome, the former home of the St Louis Rams, has a new name. The St. Louis Convention & Visitors Commission, which runs the facility, has reportedly decided that the former home of the St. Louis Rams on Friday becomes “The Dome at America’s Center.”
From reports, in January, National Football League owners approved the Rams’ move to Los Angeles. In February, Edward Jones, the giant financial services company, sent termination letters canceling its naming rights contract with the Rams and the facility.
The contract was signed in 2002. The firm paid more than $32 million over 14 years for the rights.
The company paid the Rams directly; the convention commission, a public agency, received no cut.
Now its all about how the venue will be used now that its biggest money maker , The St Louis Rams, are no longer there.





The opening of  The National Blues Museum is scheduled to open on April 2 located downtown St Louis, 615 Washington Ave. For more info go to https://www.nationalbluesmuseum.org/visit/hours-and-admission/




And lastly, prayers goes to East St Louis native legenary drummer Sylvester Sunshine Lee who will be prepped for surgery on Friday (info on the surgery was undisclosed). Lee, who worked under the tutelage of the late dancer Katherine Dunham was recently named an Unsung Hero by the Tom Joyner Mornng Show and was featured on the show earlier this week about his career and his mentoring youngsters for free. 




                                                                                             
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This week we feature actor Morris Chestnut, who's been making fans swoon since his debut in the iconic film, "Boyz N The Hood" in 1991. Well, in 2016 he is making waves on the TV drama Rosewood that has returned from its winter break  last month and slowly rising in the ratings as the lead in to Fox TV;s megahit Empire. One reason for its steady rise in ratings is Chestnut's shirtless scenes. We also give him props for keeping in shape for he has been featured on several fitness magazines.



                                                                            


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This week we feature actor/rapper Yazz who showcased this unique  comic stripped printed ensem and sneakers to match on the spring return of the hot show Empire this week. So what do we call this? How about-- Strip Wear? 





 WORDZ TO THE WHYZ

Why are Donald Trump's handlers trying to fix the comments that he made about women needing to be punished for having abortions? Why did Karrine Steffans put on Instagram her throwing out Columbus Short's clothing after catching him cheating? Why is there so much attention on singer Kehlani's supposed suicide attempt? Why did the OJ Simpson American Crime Story seemed like a Kardashian biopic on the shade side?  AND WHY DID PEOPLE BELIEVE THAT THIS WAS THE LAST BLOG POST--APRIL FOOLS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



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