T-BOZ & CHILLI OF TLC PERFORM AT SPRINGROOVE IN JAPAN.

Speaking of reuniting girl groups, last weekend, T-Boz and Chilli of TLC reunited once again to perform at Japan's Springroove concert to a packed house and from the videos and pictures (which you can check out below) I've seen, they brought the house down! But then again, I've been a diehard fan of TLC since they hit the scene so of course I would say something like that. Their performance at Springroove marked the third time that they've performed together since Lisa's death seven years ago (April 2002). I LOVE watching these girls perform live and to know they still got it like they had it when they first hit the scene makes it even more entertaining to watch. And to see them include Lisa (as if they wouldn't have) damn near made me start crying! I got chill bumps and shivers went up my spine while I watched a couple of those clips. You can tell Lisa was there with them in spirit as they performed. They were beyond unbelievable. LOVED IT! Lisa didn't lie when she said energy never dies, it just transforms. Those girls still got it. Folks complain, bitch and moan about TLC and what they're not doing, but as soon as they put on a performance such as the one in Japan, it's a whole different story! They can't get enough of them. T&C know how to shut folks the hell up when they shut the stage down.

Check out pics and my favorite clips from their concert.

TLC medley with 'special performance' by Lisa 'Left Eye' Lopes.

AFTER THE JUMP, SEE PICS OF T-BOZ AND CHILLI PREPARING FOR THEIR CONCERT AND FIND OUT WHY T-BOZ SAID THEIR PERFORMANCE WITH ALICIA KEYS AT THE BET AWARDS WAS SUCH A 'HOT MESS.'

'Too Much Booty in da Pants.'


'Girl Talk' and 'Waterfalls.'


Anywho, in a recent interview, T-Boz talked about their performance with Alicia Keys at last year's BET Awards. T-Boz said she didn't really consider it as a real performance and the only reason she and Chilli decided to do it was because of their love for Alicia:

"I love Alicia and that was the only reason I did it. We've never said yes to perform with anybody, ever. She is one of those people that you respect and feel honored to be asked and that's why we said yes. I don't count BET Awards as a real TLC performance. That was just a mess altogether. That was a terrible day for me. It wasn't a regular TLC show anyway. At real TLC show, we run things and are energetic and dance. That was just a hot mess. I'm very excited to do what we do and I'll be back in my element. That sure wasn't my element anyway. I'm happy to be back and we'll be doing it the way that we do it."

Chilli and T-Boz practicing for their concert.

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PERFORMANCE PICS: JANET FREAKS FAN ONSTAGE DURING 'ROCK WITCHU' TOUR STOP IN LOS ANGELES.

Look at Janet's freak-nasty self! For about five minutes during each of her shows on her Rock Witchu Tour, Janet chooses a male fan from her audience and proceeds to change his life forever by making his wildest fantasy come true....just with clothes on and in front of thousands of people! Dude in the pics below was no exception. During her tour stop in Los Angeles, Janet plucked him out of the audience, strapped him into a black harness suspended above the stage and commenced to taunting and teasing him with her raunchy moves before straddling him and 'stimulating' an obscene sex act all while singing Tie me to something, take off all my clothes… my punishment should fit my crime, lyrics from her album's title song Discipline. Janet says, "I've always done a sensual song, on every tour since the Janet Tour. I pick a guy out of the audience - and for the record, I don't know who I'm going to pick; it's a random guy who I think might be good. (For this tour) I had a call-in number, and I asked fans what songs I should do. A lot of fans said I should do a 'sex section.' That's how they worded it - a group of sensual songs."

I ain't even mad at her though! LOL! However, I am mad that my first thought was, 'Why is she freaking and whipping Chris 'Beige Boy' Brown with her phony-pony hair piece?! Her face all up close and personal in his crotch area and whatnot!' But as I looked a little bit closer I realized it wasn't Chris. Dude in the pic looks more like Essé. I'm pretty sure you all have seen at least one Essé in your lifetime. Then again, he can also pass as a thicker version of El DeBarge.

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RIHANNA BANS FANS FROM BRINGING UMBRELLAS TO HER SHOWS.

Grammy Award-winning R&B artist Rihanna has banned fans from bringing umbrellas to her U.K. concerts over fears for their safety. The singer scored a massive hit last summer (07) with her chart-topping single Umbrella, but the Bajan beauty has refused to let devotees bring the item to her gigs, because she is afraid people will get injured as fans try to copy her dance moves during her performance of the song.

And Rihanna has reason to worry: several concertgoers were left injured after a number of umbrella-related incidents occurred during her recent European tour. The bizarre ban was revealed earlier this week as Rihanna played in Aberdeen, Scotland. Security guard Andy McDonald, who works at the Press & Journal Arena in Aberdeen, says, "We don't normally ask people to leave an umbrella outside. But we were taking precautions over a potential accident. We were told that Rihanna's song features dancing with umbrellas on stage. We didn't want the crowd following her actions and someone getting their eye poked out."

Or someone suing her.
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VIDEO CLIP: KANYE WEST BREAKS DOWN IN TEARS @ PARIS CONCERT; MISSES MOTHER'S MEMORIAL SERVICE.

I cried the entire time I read this article. The entire time. Bless his heart for continuing to appease his fans during what has to be the most devastating time of his entire life. His mama would be so proud of her chipmunk.

Only a week after his mother's death, Kanye West returned to the concert stage Saturday night in Paris, only to dramatically break down in tears, audience members tell PEOPLE. Nearing the end of the more than 60-minute performance, with the riff of Hey Mama beginning, West attempted to introduce the tribute to a sold-out crowd at Le Zénith in Paris, saying "this song is for my mother...." and could get no further.
"He just cracked," one attendee tells PEOPLE, "He was at the end of his concert and had just started to dedicate the song and then he just lost it completely."

"He said the word, 'Mother' and just couldn't go any further," Le Parisien journalist Meddy Magloire said. "A back-up singer, the DJ and a guitar player came over to console him. It looked like he might collapse. He just couldn't continue. He just stood there in a spotlight, crying while the band continued playing."

After a few moments of stunned silence, Magloire says, the audience of 5,000 reacted by offering calls of encouragement, which grew into applause. The band restarted the song, but West left the stage, returning after 10-15 minutes to conclude the concert with a rousing performance of Stronger. "He was very nervous, seemed to have gathered himself up, and had a lot of energy," Magloire says. "He kept shouting out to the audience, 'I need you... I need you right now.' and the public was screaming back. It was magic."

Bless his heart. Check out the video clip from his performance below.

West had been reclusive since death of his mother. He cancelled a Victoria's Secrets performance on Thursday and was not at the memorial for her in Chicago on Friday. His arrival in Paris at the Hotel Le Meurice on Friday, accompanied by fiancée Alexis Phifer and her son, was unexpected, coming just hours after another scheduled concert set for Monday in Amsterdam was officially cancelled.

West is scheduled to perform in Brussels on Sunday night. It's now expected he will return to the United States for his mother's funeral in Oklahoma City on Tuesday afternoon before returning to Europe to perform in London on Thursday.

SOURCE: PEOPLE.COM.

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NEW PERFORMANCE PICS: BEY IN ETHIOPIA; CIARA IN KOREA & MARY J. BLIGE IN SOUTH AFRICA.

Within the last couple of days what have Mary J. Blige, Ciara and Beyonce all had in common...besides the obvious? Each of these three ladies performed in three separate countries in the span of three days. I know, I know, not really a big deal, right? Well, too damn bad because that's all I could come up with while trying to figure out how I could group these 3 events into one post! LOL! So view and enjoy, please and thank you, kindly! LOL!

Mary J Blige performing in concert at the Grand West Casino in Cape Town, South Africa on Sunday, October 21, 2007.

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R&B singer Ciara performing at the Fencing Stadium in Seoul, South Korea on October 19, 2007.

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R&B diva Beyonce Knowles continued her world tour with a 2-hour concert in front of 5,000 screaming fans at the Millennium Concert Hall in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia last Saturday, October 20, 2007.

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NEW PERORMANCE & CANDID PICS OF J. LO + MARC ANTHONY THROWS MORE 'HINTS' REGARDING HIS WIFE'S 'PREGNANCY'

I truly don't understand what the problem is. If you and her husband are expecting a little nino or nina, why keep avoiding talking about it when someone brings it up...but then flip around and throw 'hints' about it to thousands of people?

Marc Anthony raised eyebrows Friday night when he made a special song dedication to wife Jennifer Lopez at their Los Angeles concert. "It's a real personal song," Anthony said before belting out Journey's Faithfully inside a packed Staples Center. "This song has a whole new significance." It was when he sang the song's lyrics "They say that the road ain't no place to start a family" that concert goers erupted in cheers. He noted to fans that the song had "quite a special significance," dedicating it to the couple's "friends" in the audience as well. After Anthony's hour-long set (featuring music from the couple's film (El Cantante), Lopez, 38, hit the stage asking fans "How are you, L.A.?" and later told the crowd "This is such a special time."

This has been a year of firsts for Lopez. She released her first Spanish album, embarked on her first tour and – if you believe the bump – becoming a mother for the first time. But as Lopez continues to remain mum on the topic her fans have their own opinions. "She's so pregnant!" one concert goer said as they exited the Staples Center. Another fan tells PEOPLE there was no mistaking "she had a tummy." "She wasn't moving that much," said fan Monica Hathaway, 35, from La Palma, Calif. "I'm a mother of three, I know, she's pregnant!"

SOURCE: People.com

Jennifer Lopez performing at The Staples Center in Los Angeles, California last Friday.




CANDID PICS OF JENNIFER LOPEZ SPORTING HER BABY BUMP IN HOLLYWOOD.


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