Jennifer Hudson can now add the title of author to her ever growing resume.  The Oscar and Grammy winning actress has signed with publishing house Penguin Group to pen a memoir about her 80 pound weight loss after the birth of her son David Otunga Jr. in 2009. Read full story at REUTERS RELATED POSTS: […]

My, how they grow up so quickly!  It seems like just yesterday little China Anne McClain made her big screen debut as one of Idris Elba’s adorable little munchkins on Daddy’s Little Girls.  After almost seven seasons as sassy busybody Jazmine on Tyler Perry’s “House of Payne”, China Anne is headlining her own sitcom on […]

The First Lady, Michelle Obama will appear as a special guest on Nickelodeon’s hit TV show, iCarly. Accordiong to E! Online Michelle Obama was on set to record on Monday. She hopes the guest spot will help put some attention on Joining Forces, a program dedicated to helping and honoring U.S. military families. On the […]

Fresh off the blogosphere from her juicy interview with Hip Hollywood a couple weeks ago, Mo’ of “The T.O. Show” recently caught up with The Urban Daily’s Jazzy F. for a very lengthy and very real interview. Mo spilled the beans on everything from what really went down in that interview to gearing up for […]

The most digital generation in history is stepping up to the podium to get their college and high school diplomas. So what graduation gift should you give your capped-and-gowned digerati? It’s hard. An iPod? (Probably passé.) A check? Are Our Kids Thinly Disguised Little Monsters? GPS system. For a graduate heading off to a new […]

Yesterday convicted felon Dexter Isaac claimed that he was the triggerman in the 1994 shooting of Tupac Shakur at Quad Studios. He alleged that Jimmy Henchman paid him $2,500 to complete the task. Henchman’s lawyer told the Daily News: “It’s a flat out lie, Dexter Isaac is not claiming this 17 years later to clear […]

Trey Songz, Kelly Rowland and Mary J Blige have been added to the roster of BET performers for the 2011 BET Awards! Kelly is set to hit the stage to sing her #1 hit “Motivation.” Other celebs to be confirmed to perform are Lil Wayne, Drake, Alicia Keys, Chris Brown, and Jill Scott. Comedian Kevin […]

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Solange Knowles took it back to the 80’s last night in NYC. She attended the grand opening of Dream Dowtown, PH-D Rooftop Lounge and Restaurant. Solange wore a white blouse and turquoise wide-legged pants. To top her look, Solange rocked a ‘fro.  I’m lovin’ the outfit but leave the ‘fro where it belongs: in the […]

LUTHER fans sure are faithful.  The second season premiere debuted this past Tuesday in the U.K., watched by 5.6 million viewers on BBC Two.  Seems Mr. Elba  is quite pleased by the show’s ratings success as evidenced on Twitter: Season 2 picks up a year after the climactic season finale: Alice  is biding her time […]

LA Reid is now the chairman of Epic Label Group! The Hollywood Reporter states “As part of the restructuring, Epic will absorb some of Jive’s acts including Usher and Pink, who were both signed by Reid. Other stars such as Britney Spears will remain on the RCA/Jive Label Group.” Reid will oversee some of the […]

It was “Ladies First” in our last Black Music Month poll for TheUrbanDaily’s It’s All Black Music celebration. This time around we asked you: Who Is The Best Female Rapper Ever? Lil Kim, Nicki Minaj, Queen Latifah, MC Lyte, Trina, Foxy Brown and Remy Ma went head to head in the battle. Who did you […]

Most of us know Lloyd from getting his start with Irv Gotti’s Murder Inc records. In 2004, he released his debut album “Southside” which landed him a top thirty hit for the self titled duet with Ashanti. In 1996, when Lloyd was a teenager, he was chosen by Klymaxx’s leading lady Joyce Irby to join the […]