CELEB SPOTTINGS: R&B SINGERS OUT & ABOUT // INFO ON CHRIS BROWN'S RE-RELEASE....

UPDATE: ADDITIONAL PICTURES ADDED.

Since being struck down with flu a couple of weeks ago, we haven't been seeing much of Janet Jackson but the youngest Jackson sibling finally coerced herself out of hiding to attend the Nickelodeon's 2008 Kids Choice Awards held at the Pauley Pavilion on March 29, 2008 in Westwood, California:

Janet is taking me back to her 'All For You' days with this look, but it's good to see her looking fine and well again. At the event, the singer and Josh Peck presented the award for 'Favourite Movie Actress' to pregnant actress Jessica Alba.

Rihanna was also at the Awards looking more stunning than ever:




Absolutely pure hotness especially the hair and makeup. And her outfit was cute, although her shoes are mad crazy with the toothpick heels. I can imagine how she looked like a street lamppost being that she is already a natural 5'9 in height. However, she has just the perfect frame to carry it off. In fact, Rihanna could even add a modeling career to her expanding resume. The singer wasn't nominated this year.

Rihanna's beau Chris Brown was there, and the two decided not to be pictured together at such a public event:





.... but he posed it up with Heroes actress Hayden Pantierre. He won under the category of Male R8B Singer. Chris is on course to re-release his platinum plus-selling album Exclusive. The first single from the re-released repackaged Exclusive is titled Forever and Chris will shoot the video for it next week. The song is one of few new tracks that will be featured on the re-release. The heart throb singer is also considering putting his US tour DVD on the re-release. The new single Forever was produced by Polow Da Don and was penned by Chris himself and his songwriting team, the Graffiti Artists. Chris describes the track's musical direction as "European, techno, house-type feel" in his bid to crossover to the pop realm. Originally, the Kanye West-featured Down, was slated to be the next single but the new track Forever has taken is place. To be honest with you, I am sick and tired of all these damn re-releases and it's definetely a kick in the teeth to the fans who bought the album the first time round. But the DVD of his US tour is a good look.

Jordin Sparks was also there as well:



She looked pretty.... and bright.

Others that also attended the event included R&B King Usher (um yeah, I think he's since proven himself for that title), his family and Hollywood actor Will Smith who brought along his two adorable kids Willow and Jaden:






I heart Will Smith. Usher and fam look really happy. Well, if my hubby was Usher and I never had to pay for shit, I'd be happy too.

Rihanna also performed at Ruby Skye for Believe Charity and met her fans with the Variety Children's Charity of Northern California in San Francisco on March 28, 2008:






Rihanna really has been a great ambassador as of late. Anyway, an interesting tidbit. Did ya'll know that Mary J Blige wasn't the only one to turn down her hit single Umbrella? The word just got out that the track was also offered to Britney Spears but she rejected it as well. Mary turned it down because it was too "mainstream-sounding". And Britney's representatives sent it back saying it didn't work for her.