CASTING CALL ALERT: America’s Next Top Model

Open auditions for The CW‘s America’s Next Top Model cycle 11 will be held in various cities nationwide beginning in Boston this Saturday with the casting director attending. 

Other cities include San Francisco –  February 26; Dallas – March 1; Atlanta- March 5; Chicago – March 8; New York – March 15; Miami – March 22; and Los Angeles – March 29.

Casting directors are looking for females, aged 18-27 of diverse backgrounds, shapes and sizes, with a minimum height of 5’7″.

Full casting details can be found at www.cwtv.com.

Pharell Williams Helps Launch Talent Search

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World Renowned Hip Hop/R&B Producer & Artist Pharrell Williams and Japan’s music producer Nigo from APE SOUNDS are hosting “Star Bape Search” which is an audition to find the next female R & B artist. The audition will consist of several stages and will be broadcast on the NIGOLDENEYE show through MTV. The winner of the auction will get One Million Yen and also their own debut CD with APE SOUNDS. 

For more information, you can head to the Star Bape Search site.  It’s in Japanese – but if you’re entering this contest, you’ll probably need to know Japanese anyway.

Pharell’s Offical MySpace Page

Kimora’s “Life in the Fab Lane” Back for Another Season

Style Network has picked up a second season of Kimora: Life in the Fab Lane, premiering April 20th at 8p, reports THR.  Additionally, Kimora Lee Simmons will participate in Style Network’s sister network E!’s coverage of the Academy Awards, participating on the red carpet as well as in the Fashion Police special set to air the day after the Oscars.

 Below is a clip from the season one…

Kimora’s Websites

Kimora’s Official Website

“Life in the Fab Lane” Website

 

BET Recognizes the Achievements of African-Americans at “THE BET HONORS” – Premiering February 22nd

“Keyshia Cole on the red carpet”

It was an evening full of glamour, hope and inspiration, as BET presented its inaugural celebration of THE BET HONORS at the Warner Theatre in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, January 12. Hosted by the always hilarious and charming Cedric “The Entertainer,” the show, which recognizes African American luminaries across a broad range of achievements, will premiere on BET on Friday, February 22 at 8:00 p.m. ET/ PT. 

Nelly’s Apple Bottoms Turns 5

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Official Website

CONCERT PICS: Gospel Artist Smokie Norful

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Event Pics From Everywhere…

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Singer Rihanna helps H&M kick-off “Fashion Against AIDS”

Rihanna lends her support @ H&M, 5th Avenue in NYC

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H&M and Designers Against AIDS (DAA) have joined forces in the battle against AIDS and are launching a collection for guys and girls together with Rihanna, Timbaland and other well-known designers, musicians and artists. The aim is to spread awareness about HIV/AIDS, which affects many young people all over the world.  The collection “Fashion Against AIDS” will be available in H&M’s Divided departments in February.

“Supporting the Fashion Against AIDS campaign was a great way to encourage my fans to join me in the fight against HIV/AIDS. I love that H&M is providing a fashionable and easy way for young people all over the world to get involved in this worthy cause, says Rihanna.”

For more information, visit HM.com.

Angie Stone Performs @ Sugar Hill in Atlanta

ANGIE STONE

TAKES THE STAGE @ SUGAR HILL – ATLANTA

SPONSORED BY: ESSENCE MAGAZINE & LEXUS

Essence Magazine to Premiere Valentines Day Special

 

Just in time for Valentine’s Day, ESSENCE Magazine is producing a 60-minute special to premiere on TV One on February 3 8pm. ESSENCE Magazine Presents: Will You Marry Me? features six men from six different U.S. cities proposing to their girlfriends and the stories behind each couple.

For more information visit, Essence.com.