WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama broke into song Tuesday at a White House blues show, as Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger urged a reluctant U.S. leader to step up and sing a few lines.

“Not tonight!” the US leader protested as Jagger and blues legends B.B. King and Buddy Guy invited him to sing-a-long to the classic ” Sweet Home Chicago.”

To cheers from the audience, a smiling Obama sang parts of the tune, an ode to his adopted hometown, originally made famous by the legendary bluesman Robert Johnson.

Obama singing soul legend Al Green’s “Let’s Stay Together”…

The often reclusive Dave Chappelle is among the living!  Apparently, the “Half Baked” star made an impromptu visit to the locker room of the Golden State Warriors after their victory over the L.A. Clippers last night.

Check out the video of Dave interacting with the players.

Like Oprah Winfrey and Ryan Seacrest before him, the music mogul Sean Combs wants a spot on the cable channel lineup.

Combs will unveil today his plans for a music-oriented cable channel called Revolt, a public relations agency managing the announcement said Monday. The channel may start by the end of the year.

Mr. Combs will bill Revolt as a music and news television channel influenced by the nonstop chatter of social networking Web sites. It is the latest of several challenges to MTV and BET, both owned by Viacom.

Comcast, the nation’s largest cable television provider,…

Rihanna and Chris Brown have been very busy of late and apparently have been doing it together.  The star-crossed lovers tweeted their newly remixed “Birthday Cake” and “Turn Up The Music” featuring eachother!

Listen to the two tracks below.  Do you have a problem with the two making music together?  Sound off below!

“Turn Up The Music Remix”

 

Blue-Eyed Soul singer Robin Thicke was arrested  in New York City Friday (Feb. 17, 2012) for marijuana possession, according to reports. The 34-year-old singer was apparently stopped near Manhattan’s Madison Square Park after he was seen throwing something out of the window of his Cadillac Escalade.

Check out the video “Love after War” from his latest album of the same title.  The video features his wife actress Paula Patton.

Watch a touching first meeting between Brandy and Whitney Houston.  It shows the spirit of Whitney and how she loved people.

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Visitors with accommodations at the Beverly Hilton the day that Whitney Houston died have unsuccessfully demanded their money back, according to TMZ, after claiming their untimely stay during her even more untimely death was simply “unbearable.”

Disgruntled guests say security on the fourth floor (where Whitney was lodging) inconvenienced them by constantly asking to see their key cards, and that police and EMS workers created such a hubbub that they couldn’t get a good night’s sleep.

Based on early Twitter reaction, the majority of commenters seem to be aligning with the Beverly Hilton, including @CaNTDoiTLiKeB, who says,…

Watch Whitney Houston’s funeral live this morning, February 18, 2012  at 8am Pacific / 11am Eastern on thenikkithomasnetwork.com. Be sure and spread the word with all your friends and family.

 

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I received an emailing claiming that this is Whitney Houston’s funeral programme.  If it is not, it is still a beautiful tribute to the legend.  Take a look and enjoy:

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During a recent club appearance in Chicago,  Fantasia broke down crying while sharing her thoughts about the late Whitney Houston. In an almost sermon like way Tasia  talks about the struggles that celebrities face with all of the pressure of being a mega star.

She even shared her own struggles and how she nearly lost her life to that same pressure.

Check out the video below: (Side note: The video ends abruptly and cuts to a random dude singing “Change Gon Come”. Not sure where that came from but we appreciate the footage nonetheless)