LOOK WHO'S BOOED UP

Look who's booed up? Brandy and Flo Rida



The two were coupled up in Miami this weekend. Supposedly they have been dating for months now and trying to keep it on the low.

GV Says: Love me some Bran. Lets hope this works.

BRANDY DOES A LITTLE SOMETHING FOR HER FANS

Brandy gives a little something, something back to her fans...




GV Says: I love me some Bran and I didn't even know she could blow like that. Go B!

BRANDY HAS A NEW DO

After years of weave, wigs and braids Bran has gone short

BRANDY SETTLES

Brandy has just settled one of the lawsuits filed by a survivor of her fatal 2006 car crash.

Mallory Ham -- who suffered facial injuries during the crash, including a severely broken nose -- just settled with the singer for an undisclosed amount.

BRANDY IN SEARCH OF LABEL HOME

Looks like Brandy is going through some serious professional changes....



R&B singer Brandy Norwood is in search of a new record deal. The 30-year-old singer was just dropped by her label Epic Records because of the lackluster sales of from her comeback CD, ‘Human.’ Released on Dec. 8, 2008, the CD has only sold 196,509 units to date according to SoundScan. “Her friend Brandon Creed that works as an A&R representative at Epic Records has been making calls to see if other labels would be interested in signing her,” a record company source told me. In addition, Brandy has also parted ways with her management. The former ‘Moesha’ star had been represented in recent months by Jay-Z’s Roc Nation Management. The McComb, Miss.-bred singer’s relationship with Roc Nation supposedly dissolved because of “creative differences.”

GV Says: That's a shame. Y'all know I love me some Brandy. I actually like Human. Hope everything falls in place for her.

BRANDY SETTLES

Brandy has settled with the two children whose mother was killed in the singer's 2006 car accident.

Awatef Aboudihaj's two children will receive $300,000 each, according to court documents filed in L.A. County Superior Court today, TMZ.com reports.

Awatef's husband, Marouane Hdidou, has not yet settled with Norwood. He rejected a $1.2 million settlement offer in February.

In December 2006, Norwood's Land Rover struck another vehicle on L.A.'s 405 Freeway and caused a four-car pileup.

She was not charged with any crime after Los Angeles police ruled there was "insufficient evidence" that she'd committed vehicular manslaughter.

"It was a situation that changed my life forever," Brandy has said.

BRANDY BACK ON TV

Brandy will be back on TV soon.



Bran has jumped on board ABC's forthcoming series "This Little Piggy"

Centered around a family man who's forced to take in his younger brother and sister when times get tough, "This Little Piggy" will feature Brandy as the "high maintenance wife" of the younger brother played by Jeff Davis.

Planned for pilot presentation during the 2009-2010 season, "This Little Piggy" comes from writers Steven Cragg and Brian Bradley (Mad TV).

BRANDY'S OFFER REJECTED

Brandy's settlement offer in the car accident that resulted in the death of another driver has been rejected. TMZ reports..

The man whose wife died in the Brandy car crash has rejected a big settlement — and his lawyers have had enough of him.

You’ll recall Awatef Aboudihaj was killed in 2006 after her car was struck by Brandy’s Range Rover on the 405 Freeway in L.A.

The victim’s husband, Marouane Hdidou, their two kids, the victim’s parents and another car accident victim got a $1.2 million settlement offer. Under the deal, the insurance company would pay $1 million and Brandy would personally pay $200,000. Hdidou rejected the offer and the deal went south.

Hdidou’s lawyers have had it, claiming their client’s cut would have been $300,000, which they call “excellent.”

They say he just won’t listen to reason so they want off the case.

BRANDY SETS THE RECORD STRAIGHT ON RAY J

So were Ray J and Whitney really an item???? According to big sis Brandy....no



In a recent issue of Rap-Up magazine, Brandy reveals Ray J’s sentiments about his relationship with Whitney Houston.

“Well, every time I ask Ray J about Whitney he always says that’s just his friend. He’s not dating her. And I don’t think that he would lie to me. I said, ‘Well Ray, that’s not the way it looks. People think that you and Whitney are in a relationship.’ He was like, ‘Well, that’s what they’re gonna think, but I’m telling you the truth and I’m not dating Whitney. Whitney and I are just really good friends and that’s it.’ When I ask Whitney, she says the same thing, unless they are just pulling the wool over my eyes. But I think he’s telling the truth.”

GV Says: Now y'all know I love me some Brandy.....but honestly, she can't be that naive.

BRANDY SUED

An 83-year old man is suing R&B singer Brandy and the woman that died as a result of the fatal 2006 accident. Although Brandy was not charged with a crime in the case, Donald Lite is filing suit against the singer for causing the accident and against the deceased woman, Awatef Aboudihaj, for contributing (allegedly) to the collision. Lite is seeking settlement for "serious and permanent injuries."

BRANDY PERFORMS

Over the holiday, Brandy performed at the annual Hob Nobble Gobble at the Michigan State Fairgrounds.




Looks like she's feeling it here.

BRANDY COMES CLEAN

So Brandy is coming clean about her marriage and the fatal accident she was involved in via US magazine.

Singer Brandy opens up for the first time to Us Weekly about her fake marriage and the traumatic car accident that left one person dead.

In 2002, Brandy Norwood announced she'd secretly wed music producer Robert Smith the year before - just four months before giving birth to their baby, Sy'rai, when just 22 years old. The pair even acted as husband and wife on MTV series Brandy: A Special Delivery, which documented their daughter's birth.

But after calling it quits in 2003, Smith told a radio station the marriage never happened.

"I lied because of the fear of what people would think and the pressure to be a good role model," Norwood, 29, reveals to Us Weekly in her first interview on the topic.

"Our relationship was very real, we just weren't legally married," she adds.

Norwood also admits she kept her daughter in the dark about the 2006 multicar collision she was involved in that left a 38-year-old woman dead.

"It was a very tough time, and I still have never talked about it with Sy'rai," she says. "I had to be a mother and stay strong for her. I'd cry when she'd go to sleep so she wouldn't see me like that - I had a responsibility to her."

Though Norwood wasn't arrested (there was no evidence of drugs or alcohol in her system) and was never charged, a $50 million lawsuit by the victim's family looms.

But the singer (her next album, Human, hits stores Dec. 9) is moving forward from the past.

"I think this is my year because I've decided that I'm going to go with the flow in my life," Norwood tells Us. "The purpose of my life is music. it's my responsibility to give the fans something they've been waiting for, something they deserve."

GV Says: Wow....I get Brandy's point of view. I think we all do. But the lie was sooo big you know. A marriage license is public record, clearly that was going to blow up. Still, I'm a Brandy fan.

BRANDY AND TYRESE WERE SPOTTED OUT AND ABOUT

Brandy and Tyrese were spotted this weekend at Westfield Mall in Century City, CA




As you can see....Ty wasn't too pleased. See HERE


I'm assuming this was a purely platonic trip as Ty just got engaged to the mother of his child Norma at her baby shower–which Brandy hosted.

BRANDY HITS TRL

Brandy performs on MTV’s “TRL” at MTV studios on October 29, 2008 in New York City.

BRANDY STILL HAUNTED BY ACCIDENT

In a interview with Ryan Seacrest, Brandy revealed that she continues to deal with the pain of knowing that her role in a freeway car accident took the life of another human being in December 2006.

"It was just a tough situation to go through," she told Los Angeles DJ Ryan Seacrest Monday. "I can't really talk about it in any great detail because of legal matters but it was just something that I don't like to think about often."

The singer escaped vehicular manslaughter charges over the collision, which killed Awatef Aboudihaj almost two years years ago.

"You have to understand that you don't intend for things like that to happen; it's an accident... and that's how you get through things like that.

"I prayed a lot and I had great people around me to help me up and lift my spirits and I got through it... but I don't even think that I'm all the way over it. I don't think you can ever get over something like that - but I'm able to live my life without feeling the way I did in the beginning. I'm a lot more cautious driving, you don't want anything like that to happen again."

Brandy says the emotional pain she endured in the weeks and months after the crash is evident in her new songs - one new track, "Right Here (Departed)," is a tribute to her friends and family members who stuck by her: "A lot of people can relate to that song because everyone needs someone to be there for them."

BRANDY IS BACK

Looks like Brandy is back.

The songstress announced Thursday (Oct. 2) on New York radio station Hot 97 (WQHT) that she is planning on partnering with her brother Ray J for a collaborative album tentatively titled "R&B." The title is a nod to the siblings' respective first initials as well as their chosen style of music.Meanwhile, Brandy's fifth studio album, "Human," is due Nov. 11 via Epic. First single "Right Here (Departed)" reached No. 24 on the Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop songs chart.

She also took some time out to throw darts at Kim Kardashian and talk about her ex.



GV Says: You know I love you B, but don't get messy. You know you're coming back on some really shaky grounds these days.

BRANDY READIES FOR ALBUM RELEASE

Brandy readies for her album, Human, set to hit shelves Nov 11. Check our her promo photos.

Very nice! Good to see Bran back.

CELEBS HIT UP NY FASHION WEEK

Fashion brought out the stars this week at the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in New York City .

Djimon Hounson and KeKe as well as Paula Patton headed to the Calvin Klein show.

I love Paula's look!

Kanye and Hov came out to Marc Jacobs show. WTF Weezy....heck...what is Hov wearing too?



Bran was spotted at the Ports 1961 show

Serena was seen arriving at the nyf diesel show

FASHION ROCKS ON THE RED CARPET

To no surprise celebs stepped out of the box for Friday night's Fashion Rocks celebration.

Beyonce looked subdued but sexy....and wait....

is that a ring....yes it is....it's a 18-carat ring to be exact...NICE!

Rihanna came out donning a Monique Lhuillier Fall strapless number. Very nice! No gaudy bling....very nice. I love the fresh faces that her and B are rocking.

LL showed up....not really feeling this jacket and hat combo

Ciara arrived in Elie Saab. I'm not crazy about the stripped looked, but it certainly was a good fit.

Solange, Solange, Solange....y'all know I love Solange. But this was a hot mess. Period.

Lil Mama came out looking the same.

Ashanti came decked in pink. This dress is little too tight and bright to work. Sorry Shani...you know we love you

Keyshia Cole hit the carpet looking extra cute and sexy. Who knew this girl was that small. Someone's been working out.

Tyra...too much makeup. Color just too dark. Very vamp looking.

MJB...I just don't like the tie dye look on the red carpet.

Bran showed up....borderline on the trashbag look, but it somehow works.

BRANDY DEBUTS NEW VIDEO

Brandy's back. Check out her new video HERE for "Departed."

GV Says: I'm a huge Brandy fan. Can't wait for the album to drop.