The MoMo Show

Rihanna was one of the many superstar acts who in the audience at the NBA All-Star Game last evening. Other notable names at the event included Beyonce, Jay-Z, Drake, Keri Hilson and Kanye West. Birthday girl Rihanna, who turned 23, provided the halftime entertainment at Sunday’s NBA All-Star Game at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. A stunning RiRi performed a medley of her hits including “Umbrella,” “Only Girl (In the World),” and “Rude Boy,” bringing out surprise guests Drake and Kanye West for “What’s My Name?” and “All of the Lights.”  Read more »

I wouldn’t be surprised, Mariah Carey seemed a little bored these few months what with being pregnant and flogging her cheap clothing on HSN! The fact that she hasn’t turned to the studio – just makes me asks, why didn’t she do this sooner? The diva tweeted at good friend JD over twitter saying “@LTLline ok JD..now that u told everyone about this song can we finish it already?!? Call me!!! X0 Mimi” and Island Record sources have confirmed that Mariah is “developing a new LP” – however they couldn’t confirm a release date. Read more »

Music industry tycoon Steve Stoute is calling out The National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS) and its president, Neil Portnow. The Commissioner, who’s masterminded million-dollar deals for artists like Jay-Z and Gwen Stefani, has taken out a full page ad in Sunday’s New York Times chiding the Grammys for awarding less popular artists such as Arcade Fire and Esperanza Spalding over chart toppers Justin Bieber, Eminem, and Kanye West in past years. Stoute believes the artists are being used for ratings and that the “Grammy Awards have clearly lost touch with contemporary pop culture.” Do you agree? Read his fiery words below. Read more »

Soulful songstress Adele has much cause for celebration tonight; for following her spine-tingling BRIT Awards showing this week, she today scored four placings in the UK’s Big Top 40 Chart. Topping the tally is the 21 year old’s live BRIT’s rendition of “Someone Like You“, which was made available on iTunes immediately following Tuesday’s performance. Meanwhile, ”Rolling In The Deep“ and the studio version of “Someone Like You” occupy positions #4 and #9 respectively. Over on the Official UK Singles Chart, the singer’s sophomore LP “21” sits at #1 for another week, whole her debut “19” rests comfortably at #4. Read more »

The biggest names in showbiz and sports collided at Jay-Z and LeBron James’ 5th Annual Two Kings Dinner and After-Party presented by Bing in Los Angeles this week. The most exclusive event of NBA All-Star Weekend attracted Rihanna, Drake, Dwyane Wade, Melanie Fiona, J. Cole, Young Jeezy, and a non-photographed Beyoncé and Kanye West, who dined at upscale eatery Craft as DJs D-Nice and Mick Boogie provided the evening’s soundtrack. Read more »

With the Minaj and Kim beef at it’s peak, The Young Money crew - Drake, Nicki Minaj, and Lil Wayne were a triple threat at IMP Entertainment and Steve Marlton Worldwide’s All-Star Event at Siren Studios in Hollywood on Saturday night. Drizzy showed his wild side with a cheetah-print shirt underneath his tan blazer, while Nicki accessorized with a Barbie chain and Weezy puffed a cigar. Christina Milian, Flo Rida, and Yung Berg also lived it up at one of the countless events in L.A. over NBA All-Star Weekend. Read more »

The sales of Lil’ Kim’s mixtape Black Friday are a hot topic of conversation. The rap diva claims to have sold 113,000 copies of the $9.99 release via PayPal within 28 hours, but some have questioned the authenticity of those numbers. Being music industry savoy, with an “quoted” 113,000 copies sold, the mixtape would of qualified for the Billboard hot 200 album chart. Which it didn’t. So Lil Kim – just stop embarrassing yourself!  She went on to say Read more »

Jay-Z and LeBron James gave back to the community for the third year in a row during NBA All-Star Weekend by teaming up with Sprite to present a renovated gym to the Boys & Girls Club of Los Angeles on Saturday. Hip-hop and basketball’s MVPs interacted with the youth, posed for photos, and unveiled a mural by artist Mr. Cartoon. After performing their good deed, the titans hosted their 5th Annual Two Kings Dinner at Craft in Century City. Read more »

Brandy was fierce in fuchsia while co-hosting VH1’s “Basketball Wives” Red Carpet Charity Shopping Event with Shaquille O’Neal’s ex-wife Shaunie O’Neal at the Louis Vuitton store in Beverly Hills during NBA All-Star Weekend. The charity gathering drew Flo Rida and girlfriend Eva Marcille, Omarion, and Amber Rose. Looks like the stars are flaunting their fashions for a good cause (about time…!) Brandy rocked her pink and black cocktail dress with the phat Louis Vuitton which she probably just only got to have for the event! Read more »

Omarion was spotted at the VH1’s ‘Basketball Wives Red Carpet Charity Shopping Event in Beverly Hills, California yesterday. The singer was dressed unusually simple at the event compared to his more colourful fashion choices. But fashion is a the last thing on Omarion’s mind, after industry superiors laughed off his attempt of a come back with his previous album and the recent surfacing of the more than disappointing video to his effort with (I don’t even know what the single was called, that’s how bad it is) lead his own manager to say that “Trey Songz had saturated the market” – sources reported that Omarion is taking anti-depressant pills Read more »