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.. I shouldn't have you without a hot beat to step to lol.

IslandDahls, first and foremost, I want to apologize for abruptly leaving you in the cold. It was unplanned and unavoidable and I promise that it will never happen again.

Please take me back *puppy eyes*

Last night (May 7th)in London, Brandy performed a live concert at the IndigO2 arena. She performed some of her old school hits such as I Wanna Be Down and Baby from her timeless debut. Adding to that, she performed tracks like The Boy Is Mine from her classic ‘Never Say Never’ album to her more recent stuff from latest album ‘Human’ like Right Here (Departed) Torn Down and Long Distance. She even performed a couple of songs from her fantastic ‘Afrodisiac’ album:



In the above clip, she is seen performing the hell out of the intro, Afrodisiac & Who Is She 2 U. Check out her spasmic movements midway. Brandy was getting into it on that stage. I love how she always sounds like the record. Hot performance. Your fav could never "saaay yeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah" like that (lol).

Almost Doesn’t Count:



Almost Doesn’t Count has to be one of my favourite songs from the Never Say Never album so I’m really happy she performed it. Great vocal delivery.

Here’s another performance of her previous hit ‘What About Us’ from her ‘Full Moon’ album:



Top Of The World/Best Friend/I Wanna Be Down/Baby/The Boy Is Mine Medley



Torn Down

After pictures of Jennifer Hudson from a recent performance hinted at a fuller figure, Internet rumors swirled that the singer was pregnant. Essence.com is now reporting that sources have confirmed she's expecting.

J. Hud is currently engaged to I Love New York 2 contestant David Otunga, but they haven't nailed down a wedding date yet.

A baby would be joyful news for the Oscar and Grammy winner, who tragically lost her mother, brother and nephew in October when they were found murdered in Chicago.

Sadly, Ms. Hudson was supposed to be on tour through May 8 but she was ordered by the doctor to postpone her tour. The “official” cause for the postponement of the tour is “throat problems.” But one of the insiders speculates that it could be much more serious.

We hope everything is ok Jen... we will be praying for you.

Singer/songwriter, actor and author Ashanti will make her stage debut as Dorothy in the New York City Center Encores! Summer Stars production of The Wiz, June 12 - July 5 at New York City Center (W. 55th Street between 6th & 7th Avenues). The Wiz, the 1974 rock and soul musical based on the beloved L. Frank Baum story about Dorothy and her adventures in Oz, will be directed by Thomas Kail and choreographed by Andy Blankenbuehler, with music direction by Alex Lacamoire, (the team responsible for the Tony-winning In the Heights). A June 18th opening is planned.

Ashanti burst onto the music scene with her 2002 self-titled debut album, Ashanti. The album landed at the #1 spot on both the Billboard Top 200 and R&B Album charts, and won the Grammy for Best Contemporary R&B Album. Simultaneously, Ashanti also secured the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles chart and the R&B/Hip Hop Singles & Tracks chart with her song, "Foolish." She made Billboard history by having her first three chart entries land in the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 at the same time, becoming the first woman to accomplish this feat (which was previously attained only by the Beatles). Her follow-up album, Chapter II, debuted in the # 1 slot on the Billboard Album Chart and spawned two Top-10 singles. Ashanti's other albums include Ashanti's Christmas; Concrete Rose; a remix album titled, Collectables by Ashanti and The Declaration.

Ashanti's film credits include Coach Carter, Resident Evil Extinction, John Tucker Must Die and Bride & Prejudice. Her television credits include "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," "The Muppets' Wizard of Oz," "Sabrina, the Teenage Witch," and "American Dreams," in which she portrayed Dionne Warwick. Her first book of poetry is titled Foolish/Unfoolish: Reflections on Love. (www.ashantithisisme.com)

The Wiz will run June 12 - July 5 Tickets range from $25 - $110 and are available at the New York City Center Box Office (West 55th Street between 6th and 7th Avenues), through CityTix® at 212-581-1212, or online at www.nycitycenter.org.

THE WIZ PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE: Monday and Tuesday evenings at 7:00 pm; Wednesday - Saturday evenings at 8:00 pm (note: Opening night, June 18 curtain is at 6:30pm); and Wednesday matinees at 2:00 pm. There will be Saturday matinees on June 20 and 27.


Source: Broadway.com

Sadly, it's has been confirmed that Hip Hop superstar Nas and wife Kelis are getting a divorce. Vibe Magazine reports:

One of hip hop’s most talked about married couples have split. VIBE has confirmed that Nas and Kelis are headed for a divorce. “I can confirm that she has filed for divorce,” a spokesperson for Kelis told VIBE. “We request the media to respect her privacy during this very difficult time.” At around 3:45pm PST, high-powered attorney Laura Wasser (who has also represented Britney Spears, Angelina Jolie, and Stevie Wonder) filed a divorce petition today on behalf of Kelis, citing irreconciable differences. The bombshell comes amid recent reports that the acclaimed rhymer and influential R&B vixen were expecting their first child together—a son. Kelis is currently seven months pregnant.

It was only last February when Nas spoke excitedly to MTV about the prospect of having a baby with Kelis. “Yeah, man, I find out what it's gonna be next week, so I'm happy," said the multiplatinum rapper, who also has a 15-year-old daughter from a previous relationship.

Nas and Kelis first met in 2002 at a MTV Video Music Awards afterparty thrown by hip hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs. “I wasn’t going to go, but I’m glad I did,” Nas told VIBE in June 2003. “Then at the afterparty, I met my girl.” Kelis remembered the meeting with her future husband vividly: “Everyone moves out of the way, and Nas stands up, and I put my hand out, and I’m like, Hey, I’m Kelis. And he goes, ‘Who?’… So I’m crawling into a fucking hole, and he’s like, ‘Wait-huh? What’s your name? And I’m like, Kelis, and he’s like, ‘Oh, well that’s great, because I’ve been waiting to make you my wife all these years.’” When Nas told her of his bold marital plans, she replied in typical Kelis form. “That’s great, because that’s all I wanna be.”

After dating for two years, the pair married in a small ceremony in Atlanta on July 28, 2003. Their relationship even sparked artistic collaborations, with Nas appearing on Kelis’ sensual single "In Public," featured on her 2003 release Tasty (Star Trak/Arista). Kelis returned the favor on the Queensbridge, N.Y., MC’s controversial 2006 work Hip Hop Is Dead (Def Jam) on “Not Going Back.” Yet, since March of 2008, rumors of the couple separating have been circulating on the Web. Nas’ spokesperson could not be reached for comment.

IslandDahl is proud to announce new contributors to the blog, DrizzyNo1 and databurst. DrizzyNo1 will focus mostly on movies, TV shows and up and coming rap artist Drake while databurst will focus mostly on games and movies...sometimes.

Go get 'em Drizzy & databurst!

R&B singer, Maxwell is back with a new album Black (from Black Summer's Night) in stores on July 7th. Here's the video for the first official single "Pretty Wings".

You know your time is up
Lil' homie it's time to return my crown
I want it now

You guys know how IslandDahl likes to keep y'all up to date with your music game.

Here are albums you should look out for this second quarter:

May 5
Ciara - "Fantasy Ride" (Jive)
Chrisette Michele - "Epiphany" (Def Jam)

May 12
Cam'Ron - "Crime Pays" (Asylum/WMG)
Paul Wall - "Fast Life" ((Asylum/WMG)

May 19
Busta Rhymes - "Back On My BS" (Flipmode/Universal Motown)
DJ Drama - "Gangsta Grillz: The Album (Vol.2)" (Atlantic)
Eminem - "Relapse" (Interscope/Aftermath/ Shady)
Fat Joe - "Jealous Ones Still Envy 2" (Imperial/Terror Squad)
Method Man & Redman - "Blackout 2" (Def Jam)
Lionel Richie - "Just A Go" (Island)
Ruben Studdard - "Love Is" (Hickory/19 Recordings)

June 2
Ginuwine - "A Man's Thoughts" (Notifi/Asylum/Warner)
Joe - "Signature" (Kedar Entertainment/Universal)
Vanessa Williams - "The Real Thing" (Concord)

June 9
Maino - "If Tomorrow Never Comes" (Hustle Hard/Atlantic)
Teena Marie - "Congo Square" (Stax/Concord)
Pleasure P - "The Introduction of Marcus Cooper" (Atlantic)

June 16
Cassie - "Electro Love" (Bad Boy/Next Selection)
Jill Scott - "The #1 Lady (Remixed)" (Hidden Beach)
Twista - "Category F5" (Get Money Gang Entertainment/EMI)

June 23
Chamillionaire - "Venom" (Chamillitary/Universal)
LeToya - "Lady Love" (Capitol)
Lil Wayne - Rebirth"

June 30
Bone Thugz-N-Harmony - "Uni5" (BTNH Worldwide/Warner)
Chico DeBarge - "Addiction" (Kedar Entertainment/Universal)
Fabolous - "Loso's Way" (Desert Storm?Def Jam)
Mos Def - "The Ecstatic" (Downtown)

It looks like Chris and Rihanna may FINALLY be over...at least according to Rihanna’s father, Ronald Fenty, who spoke to US Magazine and said the following:

Chris sounds like old news to me. She [Rihanna] is a different person, back to herself. It’s like Chris never [even] existed. She seems reborn.

Indeed a second source says Rihanna is in a really good place. “She’s realizing how precious life is … she could lose it all if she’s not smarter. She’s starting to see that one wrong choice about who she loves could turn her into the next Whitney Houston.”

A cheating husband confessed to his wife that he has been cheating on her with her friend. Things backfire when he finds out his wife has been cheating too and she is leaving him. He also finds out that his kids may not be his. He then breaks down and faints.

Jokes on him.

R&B singer-actress Brandy will return to network TV this fall after landing a role on the ABC pilot This Little Piggy.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, the series will follow two adult siblings (Jeff Davis, Rebecca Cheskoff) who move in with their oldest brother (Kevin Rahm).

The Grammy winner and former star of UPN’s Moesha will play Davis’ materialistic wife.

Here are more exclusive pictures from the set:

Pleasure P, member of Pretty Ricky, went solo and his debut album is titled The Introduction of Marcus Cooper and is scheduled for release on June 9, 2009.

The 'Love Sex Magic' singer says her "ultimate goal" is to sing on stage with the 43-year-old star - the sister of pop legend Michael.

She said: "My dream is to collaborate with Janet Jackson. She was my big idol growing up. She is amazing and no matter what, you can't forget what she has contributed to American music.

"Janet is truly an icon. She was the only person I listened to as a kid, along with her big brother Michael."

Ciara, 23, worked with Justin Timberlake on her latest single, and insists she learnt a lot from the 'SexyBack' singer.

She explained: "Hooking up with Justin Timberlake taught me all about hypnosis and how to get into people's minds. Now, thanks to JT, I feel like I can almost hypnotise the listener, take you to another place and tease you.

"Working with Justin was such a pleasure. He is so down-to-earth and people don't realise how funny he is. He should have his own comedy show."

Ciara is currently working on her new album 'Fantasy Ride', planning a US tour with Timberlake and preparing for her support slot on the UK leg of Britney Spear's world tour in June.

She added to Britain's Daily Star newspaper: "Supporting Britney in the UK this summer will be my biggest challenge yet. I'm looking forward to sharing the stage and rocking out with Brit. And I've got some amazing outfits to rival her own."

What do you guys think?

The Sugababes have reportedly signed a new US deal with Jay-Z's Roc-A-Fella records. The trio, who happen to be the UK's biggest girl group, have been over in L.A. recently recording their seventh studio album. The girls will remain under contract with label Island Records but will start working with a new team, and will reportedly begin recording with producers of Rihanna and Beyonce quality.

We like that Jay-Z is snatching up all kinds of people both management wise or artist wise. It is nothing usual and expected thus creating a diverse label. We do however wish Jay-Z did this before The Sugababes went totally commercial music wise.

It's confirmed: "Slumdog Millionaire" costars Dev Patel and Freida Pinto are an item.

US Magazine reports that days after Patel, 19, and Pinto, 24, were photographed having a romantic lunch at an Israeli cafe on Wednesday, Patel's mother confirms they're together.

"First it was the film and now everything else seems to have slotted into place," Mrs. Patel is quoted as saying in Monday's Daily Mirror.

"Life can't get any better for him," she adds. "Freida is really beautiful, and I am really happy for them."

Asked about her son's trip to visit Pinto (who is shooting the Julian Schnabel drama "Miral" in Jerusalem), she says, "Yes, we knew he was flying to Israel to see her."

During the trip, Patel and Pinto were spotted packing on the PDA in Tel Aviv, where they strolled around the harbor and enjoyed a champagne dinner at a seaside restaurant.

Both Patel and Pinto denied dating rumors earlier this year while they promoted "Slumdog Millionaire," which won the Oscar for Best Picture.

"No, no, no," Patel told Ryan Seacrest at the Academy Awards.

Good for them!

Quick! How many of you thought Kim Kardashian was Beyonce in these pics? Socialite/TV personality Kim K debuted her new hair color over the weekend in Manhattan to the delight of the paparazzi who thought she was Beyonce promoting her new movie Obsessed.




However, there’s no need to ring the alarm Beyonce fans: socialite and TV personality Kim Kardashian didn’t bleach her hair blond to overthrow Beyonce. Kim K took to her blog (or Twitter) and admitted she was wearing a quick weave (wig) around New York as part of a photo shoot:

“It’s a wig! Did I have you fooled? I did a fabulous photo shoot this weekend and they put this hair piece on! I haven’t taken it off since, because I’m really loving the look. I’ve been wearing it around New York and everyone thought it was my real hair! It’s making me want to dye my hair and maybe go lighter for the summer. What do you think? Should I dye it for real?”

Britney Spears caught on tape dancing at a recent concert...with her tampon string sticking out...and flapping around like a dying fish.

IslandDahl just received a very troubling report. Former NBA star Jayson Williams was taken into custody earlier today after he tried to commit suicide.

According to reports, the 41 year old NBA star took an entire bottle of pills and drank a bottle of alcohol.

IslandDahl learned that police were called to his room after hotel guests complained of Jayson’s erratic behavior. And when they arrived, officers used a taser gun to subdue him.

Jayson was involuntary committed into a NYC mental health facility.

If there is one thing IslandDahl doesn't like about flops, it is when they try to do ANYTHING for attention like Marques Houston.



Anyway, Mr. Houston is the fourth studio album from singer Marques a former member of the R&B group Immature. The album is set for release on June 23, 2009. He also has to movies coming out later this year. Hopefully, he doesn't try to go the Omarion way...
*cough* sextape*cough*

Who would have imagined that Beyonce’s Lifetime-esque Movie Obsessed would do 3 times as well as Oscar winner Jamie Foxx’ The Soloist. Well that’s EXACTLY what happened. Obsessed clawed its way to the top of the weekend box office with a fierce estimated $28.5 million, or nearly as much as the debuts of Fighting, The Soloist and Earth combined. Unleashed on approximately 3,000 screens at 2,514 sites,

Obsessed boasted the highest-grossing opening on record for a psycho stalker, erotic or "blank from hell" thriller. That's because the sub-genres' heyday of the late '80s/early '90s, which included Fatal Attraction and The Hand That Rocks the Cradle, was a period when movies played at fewer theaters and had less opening weekend emphasis than they do today. Obsessed, though, outdrew any recent comparable title by a vast margin, such as Lakeview Terrace, Perfect Stranger, SwimFan and Enough.

Brandishing the tagline "All is fair when love is war," Obsessed was marketed as an over-the-top Fatal Attracton redux, inviting audiences to proclaim "Oh, no, she didn't!" and root for Beyonce to take out the psycho (Ali Larter) who's after her man. As rote as the picture may be, this type of storyline is enduring and relatable, and the trailer clearly spelled out the entire movie.

Things are about to get heated IslandDahls!! We just learned, from our pals over at Access Hollywood, that the Los Angeles Police department has issued SEARCH WARRANTS to find out how TMZ got those Rihanna photos.

Here’s how Access Hollywood is reporting it:

Access Hollywood has confirmed that two search warrants have been issued in the ongoing probe into the Chris Brown-Rihanna case and it is believed they involve how a confidential police photograph of Rihanna wound up on the Internet.

Although Los Angeles Police will not confirm it, one warrant is believed to have allowed investigators access to computers inside the Police Department itself, as they seek to find out who transmitted the picture. The photo was to be used as evidence in a potential criminal case against Rihanna’s then-boyfriend, singer Chris Brown and it showed Rihanna with a badly bruised face….


And there’s even more:

The second warrant has not been executed and the target of that warrant has also not been identified, although TMZ is the only Web site or television show claiming to have independently acquired the picture.

She looks really good! What do you guys think?

What do you think?

D.Woods, ex-Danity Kane member, talks about her solo album and gives us a little A Capella of her song called "On My Side"



What do you think, especially about the thing on her head?

Hear the full version below

Sadly, his new album, New Jack City II, is selling horribly.