R&B SINGERS OUT & ABOUT // JANET SUPERBOWL SCANDAL THROWN OUT OF COURT PLUS HER PARTNER IN CRIME JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE UPSETS BLACK FOLKS YET AGAIN.....

It's been a hot minute since I did an "R&B Singers Out & About" post. But I've been concentrating on putting out the new music posts as well since this is a music blog, and at times it can be quiet tough to keep up. HOWEVER, you can check out what some of our top R&B acts got up to this week. Yesterday, Ashanti was spotted at Top of the Rock - Rockefeller Center which took place in New York City, NY. Apparently, the 27-year-old was appointed the Ambassador Of Music And Nightlife for the event's Campaign:



The campaign involved Ashanti helping to bid bon voyage to winners of a Nassau County Tourism vacation. Four families from all over the world will enjoy a day in Nassau County. Ashanti has been everywhere as of late but she rocked it out and looked fierce.

She also did her co-hosting duties on BET's '106 & Park' late last week:



FIERCE! Once again. Finally, she finds a sexy black dress to accentuate her curvaceous figure. I wouldn't choose those shoes though but whatever rocks her boat I guess. She still looked fab. Despite new album 'The Declaration' under performing, it's good to know she hasn't given upon it just yet.

Aubrey hit up TRL:



Am I missing the memo or something? Since when did Aubrey officially launch herself as a solo member? Oh, I forgot. She's doing Broadway. Anyway, good news for you Danity Kane fans. Their video for 'Bad Girl' is set to premiere this coming Friday on FNMTV. About time too. But knowing Diddy, anything goes so we should just wait and see.

I posted the video of when Mariah Carey appeared on TRL yesterday, and here are a couple of behind-the-scene pics:



Mimi was looking good as she showed off her trim line figure and toned stomach. I'm just surprised hubby Nick weren't there since he accompanies her EVERYWHERE else like a little lap dog. I mean he is a lap dog and those pics of him at the chemist where he was seen on his phone to Mariah asking what laxatives to buy proves it as well as being seen in a HELLO KITTY store buying gifts for the missus. Some may say it's sweet but have you ever seen MC buying laxatives/Hello Kitty items? I'm sure she has her people on the job but now she got Nick to do the dirty work. I guess the secret is out as to how she got that nice figure.....

This week, John Legend and Estelle performed at the 26th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Concert Series which took place at Wingate Field in Brooklyn, NY:



Estelle looks.........

WEEKEND ACTIVITIES.......

Tamia and hubby Grant Hill attended the 9th Annual Art For Life Benefit Gala over the weekend:




Cute.

And last week, Kelis and her rapper hubby Nas were seen leaving a private party at the Villa nightclub:



Not feeling it.

More weekend festivities saw Kelly Rowland posing it up at T4 On The Beach red carpet, at Weston-super-Mare, UK:



Kelly rocked it out on T4 On The Beach. I hope we get to see more performances like that. She looked ace.

Usher attended UFC Fight Night in Las Vegas:


On the music front, his 3rd single will be 'His Mistakes' from latest album 'Here I Stand'. The song will impact radio on August 18th. Poor single choice but I don't give a rats ass about that album. As the album was weak, there aren't that much strong tracks for single choice to begin. Although I do like the Prince-inspired 'Tradin' Places' and it's better than 'This Aint Sex' which sucks. His wife is already planning to milk him some more by having more kids with him. Must be nice in deed.

Letoya Luckett hosted Beauty, Arts & Beats event at Club Bambou:



....doing the rounds as usual but she needs to be putting out that single. We've waited long enough.

Teairra Mari also performed for the ESPYs afterparty:



T is still hustling to get that album out.

Speaking of ESPYs I am glad Justin Timberlake ended up making a fool of himself, even if there were racist undertones associated to his "shucking and jiving" joke about Celtic Champ Paul Pierce:


Report: JT was reportedly teasing Boston Celtics basketball player Paul Pierce about his injured knee in Game 1 of the NBA Finals. In describing how Pierce quickly came back, Justin joked that Pierce was back on the court, "shucking and jiving."

The comment, which was cut out of the broadcast that aired Sunday night, was met with silence from the crowd when the show taped on Wednesday.

For those not in the know, "shuckin' and jivin'" is a slang term primarily used by African Americans referring to the speech and behavioural mechanisms adopted in the presence of authority figures. The term usually involves clever lies and impromptu storytelling, used to one-up an opponent or avoid punishment and originated in the era of slavery.

This news comes after Janet Jackson's 'Nipplegate' scandal at the Superbowl has been thrown out of court and there will be no fines accountable. Just when black folks got over how Justin Timberlake shunned Janet in her hour of need four years ago, he goes and fucks up once again.