MONICA HOSTS PARTY

Monica hosted a promotional party for her new show “The Single: Monica.”

Quite a few people came out. Yung Joc and Trey Songz. What is Trey doing these days??? Wonder how many units his last album sold.

Keyshia Cole found the time to come out.

GV Says: Where'e Roc? The long-time fiance.....I'm just sayng.

NELLY HITS US WITH THE 1, 2

Nelly is hitting us with 2 covers to choose from for his upcoming Brass Knuckes album.

After being pushed back up-teen times it's to hit shelves Sept 16.

GV Says: Good luck Nelly. I've got to say....being pushed back is not a good sign. Lets hope he at least goes 1x platinum to save face.

JENNIFER HUDSON DEBUTS PROMO PICS

Promo pics for J Hud's new album - to hit shelves Sept 30 - have been released.

These are gorgeous!!! Go J.

RUSH WITH A NEW WOMAN?

Does Russell have a new lady friend?

According to the rumor mill, Rush may be over his break up ex Porschla and on to another. He was spotted getting his swirl on at The Waverly Inn & Garden restaurant last night in NYC.

GV Says: I kinda don't see Rush playing on the other team, but who knows. I figured I'd keep y'all in the know.

SOLANGE NEW FACE OF ARMANI JEANS

Solange has landed a new gig on the eve of her album release.


The lil sis of Beyonce was named as an ambassador for Armani Jeans.

"Armani Jeans expresses my vision of a young, independent, casual lifestyle with a strong and cool, fashion sensibility. Solange epitomises this style perfectly and brings to it that swing so evident in her new single, I Decided," Giorgio Armani said in a statement.

Solange's second album, SoL-AngeL and the Hadley Street Dreams, hits shelves August 26.

GV Says: Please understand these Knowles sisters know how to make a buck. If that album flops she will have no problem paying the rent. I need to take notes.

RIHANNA OUT AND ABOUT

Rihanna was spotted heading to a party in NY last night sans "good friend" Chris Brown.

Wonder why she's covering her breasts....

Could it be because she knew the camera light was shining slam through her top....You know better RiRi



GV Says: By now we all know that the light from the camera flashes make a normally opaque black top sheer.

CIARA WORKS THE CAMERA

Looks like CiCi has already found work since announcing her modeling contract.




The songstress was spotted on break yesterday during a photo shoot.

HOV GRACES VIBE

Jigga is gracing VIBE’s 15th Anniversary “Juice” issue.

GV Says: Not the best pic of Hov but I still love his swagger .

BEYONCE ROCKS FASHION

Beyonce hits the pages of Fashion Rocks

More of the Armani/Knowles connection. The songstress will appear in the magazine decked in a Giorgio Armani suit.

Fashion Rocks will be included with the September issues of Vogue, GQ, Vanity Fair and Allure magazines. The magazine is a tie-in with the big Fashion Rocks concert at Radio City Music Hall on the opening night of Fashion Week in New York on September 5.

GV Says: Love this pic of B.

KELLY CATCHES A BREAK

Kelly Rowland just caught a break. She has wrapped up her own travel show that is shooting to be picked up by Oprah’s OWN network, Bravo and E!

The show will be titled ‘Around The World’ and is a hip, modern version of ‘Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous.’

The series will feature Kelly showcasing the hottest food, hotel, restaurant and party destinations all over the world.

GV Says: Good for Kelly

CHRIS HAS DOUBLE THE FUN

Chris Brown was spotted having double the fun....at the Doublemint event in N.Y.C. Tuesday, where he revealed that his hit single, “Forever” which will actually be the new jingle for Doublemint gum.


Not to be out done Ne-yo was there too.



Hov and Steve Stoute were there too


Danity Kane’s Dawn was spotted in the crowd

along w/ dancer, actor Darrin Henson

Akon, Jigga, Steve, and Red Cafe (that name is so....) hit up the after-performance dinner at Phillip Chow’s




GV Says: Ne-yo is hitting up a lot of commercial spots lately....no shame. Get that money!

THE RICK ROSS SAGA CONTINUES

So, it seems that this story isn’t going away.



Recently, photos surfaced on the Net that appeared to be rapper Rick Ross wearing a correctional officer’s uniform. But the Miami rapper has adamantly denied being the person in the photo.

“My life is 100% real. These online hackers putting a picture of my face when I was a teenager in high school on other peoples’ body.,” Ross said in a statment. “If this s**t was real don’t you think they would have more specifics, like dates and everything?”

“I’m in the entertainment business and a lot of people who like to hate because I’m on top of my game…Like I said before my life is 100% real. I live by this die by this. Fake pictures are created by the fake, meant to entertain the fake.”

Unfortunately, despite his attempts to distance himself from any affiliation with law enforcement, the Department of Corrections (DoC) records show that Ross did, in fact, work as a correctional officer for 18 months. Ross (real name: William Leonard Roberts) was appointed a prison guard in December 1995 at a salary of 22,913.54, according to personnel records.

So who exactly leaked this fact….according to the rumor mill it may have been Trick Daddy.

Footage of an interview has surfaced wherein Ross was asked what he thought about Trick telling people he was a corrections officer. Ross responded by saying the allegations were false and that Trick was a "sucker" (and that was probably the nicest thing he said) for trying to falsely blow him up. The only problem is, Trick says he never did go around telling people about his fellow Miami native's past — right side of the law or otherwise.

"Me and Ross had a clear understanding 'bout the whole station," Trick said. "The video [interview] comes from an attempt to start a beef like two or three years ago. Some people around you don't mean you good. After figuring that out, those people are no longer in the situation. When this whole thing came out, it had nothing to do with me. Then all of sudden this video popped up on [the Net]. I'm a man. I don't do sh-- like that."

"The only thing I can say to that is, I'm a grown man," Trick insisted. "I'm definitely not gonna [let] nobody make me say something negative. I'm a Rick Ross fan. A lot of years ago, a lot of people wanted me and Rick Ross to have this problem with one another, and they almost succeeded from what you can see in the video. The video is very old. It's two or three years old. As far as that situation, he was given some bad advice. He's a very talented person. It seems like me and Ross was going through some type of problems. I don't have problems with nobody, period. I don't care what the video says. Me and Ross never had problems. That was somebody lying."

Trick is also supposedly upset at the rumors that he might be behind the prison-guard photos that have recently popped up. Trick said he's heard ridiculous innuendo that he was behind those pictures surfacing after all these years.

"You know how the media go," he rationalized. "I'm just surprised it comes from so many so-called professional people that they would even involve my name in that. I had nothing to do with that from day one. They don't need to make up lies like I leaked pictures or I'm beefing with Plies and Rick Ross. Definitely not Rick Ross — that's my homeboy."

Trick and Ross did speak just days ago, and everything was on sturdy ground. "He's working on his album, man," Trick said. "The media tries to do what they do. You can't stop. You gotta get money."

GV Says: Who cares. Also, why is it a bad thing that he was a correctional officer? Why is that Ross was quick to confess to slinging drugs but denies having a decent, respectable job. Wow....that speaks volumes of that genre. I'm acutally embarassed.

SNOOP GOES INDIAN

Snoop Dogg is never one to do the expected.



This time he has teamed up with the reigning king of Indian films, Akshay Kumar, to record the title track for the actor's upcoming Bollywood epic, Singh is Kinng. In the accompanying music video, Dogg dresses in traditional grand sardar style. According to producer Vipul A. Shah, Snoop hopes to break into the booming Indian film scene.....WTF???

"Snoop wants to do a Hindi movie with Akshay, as he is really keen on wooing the Indian audiences," Shah said in a statement. "The most interesting aspect of the song is that one gets to see two very different styles – hip-hop with Snoop and Bhangra with Akshay," says Shah. "Their chemistry was worth seeing as they're superstars from two different worlds. To say the least, the video is looking brilliant!"

GV Says: WTF????

KELIS ON THE GO

Kelis was spotted going through security at LAX airport yesterday in an interesting get-up...I don't hate it though.

MONICA READIES FOR REALITY SHOW

New promo pics have been released on the eve of Monica's new reality show...The Single: Monica which pemieres Aug. 5th on Peachtree TV.




Apparently it's a family affair with Rodney ‘Lil Rock’ Ramone III who's now 3 and Romelo Montez who's 6 months.

BRANDY OUT & ABOUT

Brandy was spotted yesterday afternoon in LA.

According to the rumor mill, she's working on her 5th album.

GV Says: Glad to see Bran out and about. Can't wait for her new album.

MICHELLE WILLIAMS ALBUM PUSHED BACK

Looks like Michelle Williams' album is being pushed back. On her blog she writes:



I am so sorry about the news of my album!!! Trust me......when they told me I was numb for two days and couldn't talk to anybody!!! I had sooooooooooooo many questions of as to why they'd push my album back three weeks before the original release date!!!! I will be honest and say that I am disappointed becuz I feel like we should've been doing more 3 months ago to promote my album instead of waiting to the last minute to change the date!!!! I have thought about EVERYTHING!!! Columbia Records is saying that they need more time to properly set up the album to ensure its success!!! So let's make some lemonade out of the lemons!!! This could very well be a blessing in disguise!!! Plus there are still many people who didn't even know my album was coming out August 12th anyway. I know you guys are LIVID but let's keep the energy POSITIVE!!!! Things will work out for the good!!!! I will still WIN!!!!!

CIARA GRACES BILLBOARD

Ciara is gracing the cover of Billboard.

Very nice Cici.

Inside she talks music, new movie and modeling contract.

JAY-Z SPORTS A BAND

Hov was spotted wearing a wedding band this weekend. Whew....took him long enough.



GV Says: Love black love.

RAY J & WHITNEY BACK IN THE NEWS

Look who's out and about? Cougar Whitney Houston and Ray J.

The two were spotted hitting up Villa nightclub together Saturday night.

Oh in other Ray-ho news, it's been confirmed that a reality show is in the makings for him.

GV Says: I can't stomach his high-pitched voice. Perhaps if he had some base in his voice he wouldn't be so bad.

NELLY POSES FOR SEAN JOHN

Diddy has tapped Nelly to be the new face for Sean John underwear line.



“I have known Nelly for many years and I really admire his work...To me, Nelly is the quintessential definition of the Sean John man.”

Sean John Underwear is licensed to New York-based company Basic Resources, and the line consists of briefs, boxer briefs, boxers, undershirts, pajamas and robes.

GV Says: So when is Nelly going to drop his album? I'm just saying....

CEE-LO HOSTS RELEASE PARTY

Ne-yo and PussyCat Doll's Nicole Scherzinger came out for Cee-Lo's private release party over the weekend.