The Handsome Men’s Club features the host as the unelected president, with an impressive array of handsome Hollywood stars as members. These leading men are tired of Kimmel’s rather dictatorial behavior.

Official members of the Handsome Men’s Club, who are on the verge of staging a palace coup include, among many othera, Matthew Mcconaughey, Ben Affleck, and the naked guy from the “Sex & The City” movie Gilles Marini.

But most importantly Taye Diggs and Lenny Kravitz (5:00 mark)

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Radio One Raleigh is happy to announce that Calvin Richardson will perform during Women’s Empowerment 2010! Tickets for this year’s event are still available at TicketMaster.Com and at the RBC Center Box Office.

ABOUT CALVIN
The soul of a man can be described in many parts. It can describe his tenacity to stay true to his craft, it will illustrate his passion, and it will ultimately define his essence; the musical legacy of Calvin Richardson will prove why he is noted as the “Prince of Soul.”

Emerging as the fifth child out of nine, Richardson grew up in the Bible belt, Monroe, North Carolina where he got his musical foundation in Gospel. As a youth he sang alongside his mother who was a part of a successful local Gospel ensemble The Willing Wonders. Adding to his musical diet Richardson got his fair share of R&B/soul servings from the likes of Bobby Womack, Sam Cooke, Otis Redding to Donny Hathaway.

While making his rounds on the Gospel circuit Richardson became acquainted with Cedric “K-Ci” Hailey and Joel “Jo Jo” Hailey, who went on to form the 90s top charting R&B group Jodeci. Inspired by the success of his friends, he formed his own R&B group Undacova. Richardson and his group came to the national forefront contributing to the soundtrack of the mid 90s urban cult classic film, New Jersey Drive alongside Outkast, Total with Notorious BIG, Maze featuring Frankie Beverly to Heavy D & the Boyz with the mid-tempo groove “Love Slave.”

Spring boarding his career as a solo artist after Undacova disbanded Richardson remerged in 1999 with the release of his debut solo effort ‘Country Boy’ via Uptown/Universal Records. The album’s lead singles included “True Love” featuring Chico DeBarge and “I’ll Take Her” featuring Richardson’s friend “K-Ci.” The album noted as a solid effort failed to make a strong impact commercially, it would be four years until his sophomore effort.

In the time between his debut and follow-up effort, Richardson was busy crafting music for the release of his second album, female soul chanteuse Angie Stone heard a demo of Richardson’s “More Than a Woman,” she later went on to record Richardson’s song as a duet for her 2001 album ‘Mahogny Soul.’ The song went on to be nominated for a Grammy award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals in 2003, solidifying Richardson not only as a phenomenal singer but songwriter as well.

Caught in limbo with this record label, Universal Records, Richardson’s long awaited sophomore album was released in 2003 on his new label, Hollywoord Records. His second album, ‘2:35 PM’ was named to commemorate the time one of his children was born. With Richardson’s album getting heavy support at Urban AC radio with the release of singles from the album including – “Keep on Pushin,’” “Not Like This,” and “I’ve Got to Move;” the successful push of Richardson’s album allowed him to land at #65 on Billboard’s Top 200 Albums Chart and #8 on the R&B chart respectively. ‘2:35pm’ went on to sell around a quarter of a million units solidifying Richardson as a successful artist while being true to his craft, soul music.

Taking a five year sabbatical from the music scene Richardson’s voice wouldn’t resound again until 2008 with the release of his third album, ‘When Love Comes’ via Shanachie Records and Richardson’s own independent label, NuMo Records.

‘When Love Comes’ was led by what some music critics considered to be a provocative statement from the soul singer’s lead single, “Sing No More.” In the song Richardson sings frankly about the hard choices a singer must make given the trade-offs between being an artist, a star, and an authentic human being. He alludes that If fame and fortune means forgetting what’s important – love and the core values of life – then he doesn’t want to sing anymore, doesn’t want to be “successful,” that ultimately the price would be too high. Richardson’s gamble to take on such a subject in popular music resonated with music listeners and his fans allowing his third album to land at #17 on Billboard’s Top R&B Albums Chart in 2008.

Richardson along with notable producer/songwriter Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds collaborated on the massive Urban R&B single “There Goes My Baby” for R&B icon Charlie Wilson of the Gap Band fame. “There Goes My Baby” broke into the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart and spent 10 weeks at the top spot on the Billboard R&B Adult Contemporary Chart, and 52 weeks on the chart in total, it also garnered Wilson a Grammy nomination at the 52nd annual awards(2010); proving once again that Richardson had the Midas touch.

Not one to miss out on the success and esteem of the Grammy awards, he was also honored with a nomination at the 52nd annual musical celebration. Richardson scored his first two Grammy nominations as a solo artist for Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals with Grammy award winning singer Ann Nesby former lead singer of the Sounds of Blackness for their soulful cover of one of Richardson’s musical idols Bobby Womack’s “Love Has Finally Come at Last” and Best Traditional R&B Performance for “Woman Gotta Have It” from his fourth studio album, ‘The Facts of Life: The Soul of Bobby Womack’ released in late 2009 via Shanachie Records and his own indie imprint NuMo Records.

Expanding his creative reach into the world of theater Richardson currently co-stars in the Garrett Davis inspirational stage play, ‘The Lord Will Make a Way’ alongside Ann Nesby, Gary “Lil G’ Jenkins former lead singer of the R&B group SILK, and Scott Savol a top 5 American Idol finalist (season 4).

Closing out the first decade of the 21st century and basking in the success of relevant longevity over the span of 15 years as an artist Calvin Richardson’s heterogeneous blend of Soul and Gospel tinged music put him in a class all his own. His tenacity, passion, and the essence of who is undoubtedly make him the “Prince of Soul.”

We can’t see Houston’s face in any of these shots, perhaps she did it on purpose. Check out Whitney’s curly locks hiding that mug of hers…

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Alicia Keys and Beyonce’s music video for their single “Put It in a Love Song” has gotten pushed back. After it was rumored that it’d be making its debut Monday, March 8, the video is said to come next week.

But Alicia Keys’ France fan site claims the singer’s French label confirmed it will be unveiled in mid April. In the meantime, the video is still in the editing room.

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Also, Lady Gaga and Beyonce’s “Telephone” video was shot back in January and has endured more than enough pushbacks. Word is the wait is over this Thursday, March 11. Fingers crossed.

E! News is exclusively premiering the epic 10-minute video, during the show’s 11:30 PM broadcast. Allegedly. It will also make its online debut at midnight on VEVO.com and LadyGaga.com so fans can view it again right away. VEVO will offer the ability to watch the video with lyrics.

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There has been a report recently in the Philadelphia Inquirer that NBA All-Star, Allen Iverson has extreme drinking and gambling problems. Steven A. Smith wrote:

Allen Iverson is in trouble, folks, deep trouble. The combination of alcohol and gambling – and a once-promising career in tatters because of the first two – won’t culminate in anything short of disaster if help does not arrive in short order.

If numerous NBA sources are telling the truth – and there’s no reason to believe they’d do otherwise in a situation of this magnitude – Iverson will either drink himself into oblivion or gamble his life away.

Iverson recently responded to Smith’s article on his Twitter account.

To my fans: You all know that my life isn’t perfect. I am going through some very tough times right now, like I am sure that we all do from time to time. However, I will stand tall like always with “rhino” thick skin. Even though I have become used to hearing people say things about me that aren’t true, it still hurts. I encourage you to continue your ongoing support and I want you to trust that this is another obstacle in my life that, with God’s help I will overcome. God Bless You All.

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The cast for Lee Daniels‘ next film, Selma, is really starting to shape up. A while back there was rumor that Robert De Niro would be on board as Alabama governor George Wallace, and that news was confirmed by Movieline. Daniels now also has Hugh Jackman in the cast (announced last week) and, seemingly, Lenny Kravitz, who did good work in “Precious.”

The film is said to largely center around the relationship between Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and President Lyndon Johnson. Beyond the core relationship between King and Johnson, the film also features the voting rights and desegregation campaigns and civil rights marches that centered in Selma, Alabama in the mid-’60s.

While talking to E! last night before the Oscars, Kravitz said he’d been cast in Selma, as civil rights activist Andrew Young. An Alabama pastor in the late ’50s, Young encouraged African-Americans to register to vote and became a friend of Dr. King. He moved to New York, but returned to the South during the Civil Rights Movement, during which he was jailed for taking part in demonstrations. This could be a relatively large role for Kravitz, depending on how Daniels is arranging Selma. READ MORE HERE!

Mo’Nique Wins Best Supporting Actress

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Ne-Yo said he would like to model his acting career after Tom Hanks. He explains:

“I was quoted as once saying I want to be the black Tom Hanks, and what I mean by that is Tom Hanks is the kind of guy that can do comedy, action, you name it. So I want to be that guy..” Ne-Yo adds, quote, “With that being said, any action movies? Holler at me. Any drama? I can cry on cue. I can do all that.”

What type of  movies you won’t see Ne-Yo in?

He states:

“I think I might be a little too dark. Vampires are normally pretty pale. Maybe I’ll give it a shot.”

Ne-Yo will be starring alongside Cuba Gooding Jr. and Terrence Howard in the film “Red Tails.” He will also appear in the science fiction flick “Battle: Los Angeles” next February. Ne-Yo’s untitled, fourth studio release is expected in stores later this year.

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Reports just surfaced that Stacey Dash has filed for divorce from her third husband actor Emmanuel Xuereb, after alleging the couple were “growing apart.”

Now, we’re not claiming that Jamie Foxx had anything to do with the split, but he sure didn’t waste any time picking up the pieces.

Why would the two walk the red carpet together, unless they were, of course, trying to get media attention, or send out a couple alert?

Foxx and Dash attended both the Vanity Fair After Party, as well as Elton John’s 18th annual Oscar after-party arm-in-arm. Usually, Jamie walks the red carpet with his daughter, Corinne, or his sister. And Stacey Dash is rarely even present at these type of events. Plus, she’s always had a thing for white men – she’s three-for-three – so, what’s really going on?

Dash was previously married to actor Brian Lowell and James Maby. She has two children: son Austin (dad is R&B singer Christopher Williams) and daughter Lola (dad is Brian Lovell.

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*Mo’Nique won the best supporting actress Oscar on Sunday for her role as an abusive mother in “Precious,” claiming her first Academy Award.

The actress had been considered the favorite to win, having racked up a slew of critics’ choice, festival and guild awards for her role in the independent film.

Her chilling portrayal of Mary, a verbally, physically and sexually abusive mother to the title character, had an intensity unmatched by any of the other nominees, who were Penelope Cruz in “Nine,” Maggie Gyllenhaal in “Crazy Heart,” and Vera Farmiga and Anna Kendrick in “Up in the Air.”

Mo’Nique accepted her statuette to a standing ovation. Check out her acceptance speech..