But now Jennifer said that it is time for the show to go on. The talented ‘American Idol’ will be performing during the 51st Annual Grammy Awards where she has been nominated for four awards and she will also be singing the national anthem during the Super Bowl in Tampa, Florida. Her performance a the Super Bowl will be her first public performance since the tragedy.

Hudson has been nominated for four Emmy’s including Best Female R&B Vocal Performance, Best R&B Song (for “Spotlight”), Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals for her duet with Fantasia (”I’m His Only Woman”), and Best R&B Album.

This isn’t the first time that a rapper has made songs in which they sing and not rap – but it is the first time that a rapper made a whole CD of songs that he sings to. His new R&B CD 808s & Heartbreak features two singles “Love Lockdown” and “Heartless” – which have become the two favorites from the entire CD. But beyond those songs the CD is very painful to listen to.

He sings most songs in a low tone with a melody that helps to hide the fact that he just can’t sing very well. The lyrics and the theme of the CD is excellent and one of the few things that we like about it. But perhaps what will kill the new album the most is the song “Pinocchio Story”.

This song is freestyle that was recorded live in Singapore. During the song he explains why he fights with the paparazzi and complains at award shows. He says that he is just being honest like Pinocchio. We don’t think that it is a very good analogy seeing as how this doll was famous for …well being a doll and the fact that he lied a lot.

We think that West should stick to what he is good at and let go of R&B. He is famous with his rap albums and we can all agree that he knows how to rap!

Warwick had many hit songs that were on the R&B and soul charts both in the 1960’s and 1970’s. She also was a Grammy Award nominee two times and was a backup singer for Wilson Picket and Aretha Franklin before she began to sing solo.

She is a cousin of Whitney Houston who was born in Newark. When she was a teenager she began to sing with her older sister during the late 1950’s. The two performed together as The Gospelaires and also sang with the Drinkard Singers. This group featured aunts and uncles of Warwick’s.

Sources say that she was treated at Verizon Center in Washington for migraines that were connected to vertigo. She is now being treated for this illness – which can cause imbalance, dizziness, and other symptoms.

“She’s a world-class entertainer and needs to be at the top of her game to give her fans the show they expect,” Jackson’s manager, Kenneth Crear, said in a statement. “She’s feeling much better and is ready to hit the road again to finish the tour.”

Her next stops will be for Houston, Atlanta, Dallas, New York, and New Jersey. She will be rescheduling the concerts that she canceled in Florida, Connecticut, Philadelphia, and North Carolina. This is her first North American tour in seven years.

A source felt that Usher’s kisses with the women on the video were “disrespectful” to his new bride Tameka Foster and the mother of his child. It seems though that many feel that the true reasoning for disliking the video lies in the lyrics and the menaing behind them.

The video – directed by Chris Robinson – advocates role reversal in intimacy. During the video Usher is telling the woman that he wants her to take charge in the romance department and the video shows us examples of how she can do that. Both Usher and the mysterious woman are seen being intimate on the leather sofa, the bed, and the stair case. Both of them wearing very little clothing.

Usher described his new video as “very hot, very forward thinking.” “This is kinda wishful thinking for all men,” he told MTV, “to have a woman finally take control and compliment us the way we compliment them, whether it is taking us out to dinner or opening up the door.”

The question is whether or not Tameka enjoyed watching her husband get it on with another woman. We would imagine that she would be used to things like this due to the type of career that he has. I think right now they are both hoping that this new song will bring him the publicity he lost when he released his album ‘Here I Stand’ that was released in April – which failed to make a dent in the music industry.

Apparently the 42 year old singer was on her North American tour and fell sick during her sound check. She was then rushed to the hospital just before the show was going to begin.

Physicians are now monitoring Jackson while she is staying at the hospital. She does hope to be able to reschedule the show in Montreal. No other details were released concerning her condition.

Rihanna is also the only artist with eight songs on Nielsen/SoundScan’s running, all-time list of the top 200 songs with the most paid downloads. Fergie, Nickelback and Chris Brown are tied for second place with five each.

Rihanna is listed on that chart with “Umbrella,” “Don’t Stop The Music,” “SOS,” “Take A Bow,” “Pon De Replay,” “Shut Up And Drive,” “Unfaithful,” and “Hate That I Love You” (featuring Ne-Yo). These eight hits have sold a combined total of 13,155,000 downloads. Fergie’s five hits, all from The Dutchess, have sold a combined total of 11,830,000 downloads.

One reason for Rihanna’s success is her adaptability. She can move from a sexy R&B smash like “Umbrella” to a creamy pop confection like “Hate That I Love You”; from a striking and soulful kiss-off like “Take A Bow” to the hard-charging dance/pop of “Disturbia.”

She will be singing “Another Way To Die”. The song was written and produced by Jack White from the White Stripes and he will be playing the drums in the song. The soundtrack for the movie will hit stores October 28th and the movie will be in theatres November 7th.

It was the second time in as many months that Winehouse has been in the hospital. She was admitted to a London clinic in June after collapsing at home, and father Mitch Winehouse said at the time she had developed early stage emphysema from smoking cigarettes and crack cocaine.

“I want you to love me like I never left,” the legendary songbird trills in the aptly titled “Like I Never Left.”
MIA from the music scene since her private life went on a roller-coaster ride full of substance-abuse problems and a trainwreck marriage to Bobby Brown, Ms. Houston hasn’t released a new tune in approximately forever—or at least since 2003’s “One Wish (for Christmas).”

While “Like I Never Left” is technically a love song featuring Akon, the lyrics couldn’t be more perfect for her return to recording. In one verse from the three-minute, 39-second cut, Houston coos, “Yes, your girl is coming back.” Whit is expected to release her new – and much anticipated – album this coming fall.