A resident of Atlanta, Georgia, Danetra is no stranger to the entertainment world.  Her repertoire includes background vocal contributions, songwriting, acting, and modeling. Moore’s multiple gifts have led her to share the stage with artists such as Ledisi, Angie Stone, Marvin Sapp, Fred Hammond, Donald Lawrence, Kirk Franklin, Neyo, Kierra Sheard, Trace Adkins, Byron Cage, Jonathan Nelson, Ann Nesby and more.

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Her impressive vocals and drive have also helped to open doors of opportunity in television as well.

Some of her most recent appearances include: The Jay Leno Show, VH1’s Behind the Music with Neyo, TV One’s R&B Divas, BET’s Sunday Best, The Monique Show, Allstate Gospel Superfest, the Trumpet Awards and more.

“Season 9 I made top 70 and Season 11 I made top 60 and I wasn’t going to come back  I found myself on the website anyway looking up auditions for Season 12 so I did it one more time. My mom and my dad cared so much about me and didn’t want to see my hurt so they said maybe we should think of a different way to start your career. I wanted to do it so they stuck by me whatever my choice was and I’m glad they did.”

Though Glover, who was inspired by singer Christina Aguilera to start a singer career of her own says that she dreamed of success for years. Her roundabout way to the “Idol” win has inspired many who appreciated that she didn’t give up on her dreams. Her 3 “Idol” stints made her able to outlast the competition in the end. Though Mariah Carey and Nikki Minaj (who cried) were among her supporters this season, she didn’t have as much support in previous seasons.

“I got cut in Vegas week. So that was in December and I let the whole season go by from January to May and then audition cities came up. My friends Jessica Sanchez and D’Andre were all on that season so I was still voting and stuff so I thought about them and I was like this could be me if I try one more time. The reason why I auditioned in Season 11 was because of the change in the judges. Simon was there my first time and he wasn’t a fan. That was a really hard season for me. I was only 19 didn’t really know who I was or anything.  J. Lo and Steven Tyler they were really nice. So I really enjoyed them.”

Rumors first began churning that the Grammy winner was pregnant earlier this month. She walked the red carpet at the Met Gala wearing a custom-made Givenchy gown that deftly concealed her stomach, its bodice cinched high above the waist just as its intricate pattern made it difficult to discern any change in her silhouette.

Speculation then went into overdrive Tuesday after Beyoncé was forced to cancel her Mrs. Carter Show performance in Antwerp, Belgium, after doctors advised her to rest “as a result of dehydration and exhaustion.”

The 31-year-old recently spoke out about the possibility of giving 1-year-old Blue Ivy a sibling, telling ABC News that she “would like more children” and explaining that she thinks her daughter “needs some company.”

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Fast forward to 2013. This weekend, Prince receives the coveted Billboard Music Awards Icon Award. He’ll perform as well, something the famously capricious artist does when and where he feels like it. Yet public perception of Prince has changed in decades past. Madonna, now in her 50’s, has conceded ground to the Pinks, Katy Perrys and Rihannas, as well as her clear successor/imitator Lady Gaga. Jackson, sadly is dead. But Prince, who celebrates his 55th birthday on June 7th has become one of music’s most beloved icons.

Though he hasn’t had a radio hit in years, his concerts sell out faster than just about any major artist any place in the world anytime he decides he wants to do one. He doesn’t have a Twitter, an Instagram or a Facebook page and some years back, he attempted to have some of his independently-run fan sites shut down. Unlike many of the current artists chasing fame and attention and exposing every detail of their personal lives to the world has little interest in you getting to know him better. Anything he needs to tell you, he’ll tell you through the music. He is not a big presence on YouTube (even though a search for him will turn up a plethora of rare clips) nor does he endorse any major product. But let him announce a concert, let him show up on an awards show and people, of all races, colors, backgrounds and ages, go crazy. If you don’t believe me, make sure you have The Billboard Awards turned on Sunday night at 8 p.m. and you’ll see it for yourself. When Prince presented the Record of The Year Grammy to Belgian-Australian artist Goyte (“Someone That I Used to Know” ) at this year’s awards, saying before he announced the winner that he “loved” the song, it was unclear whether Goyte was more overjoyed about the Grammy or that he got to get it from Prince.

Like actor Johnny Depp, Prince is viewed  as doing things his way without bowing to commercial pressures. (Not that he has to, Prince is filthy rich off songwriting royalties alone.) Like Depp, he never compromises his art nor does he hide his eccentricity. There is a certain nostalgia factor, but Prince has fans that are well under the age of the 40 and up fans who remember his heyday.
Part of Prince’s vast appeal is that he’s embraced everyone in his music. Playing with perceptions about his sexuality, using androgyny to tease his audience while embracing a multi-generational, multi-racial audience thorough songs like “Controversy”" and “Uptown” has always has made his music accessible to a wide range of people. His honest, emotionally vulnerable songs about love, heartbreak and feeling like an outsider (as a short, Black, musical genius must have growing up in Minneapolis in the 70′s) means he touches everyone who has felt the same.

Prince has created timeless music in a variety of genres and done everything from love songs to anthemic classics like “Purple Rain.” He even flirted with rap in the New Power Generation days, touring with Doug E. Fresh, though that wasn’t his forte. He’s quietly co-signed younger artists like Beyonce, Alicia Keys, Cee-Lo, Jill Scott, the late Amy Winehouse and Jennifer Hudson by either performing with them or inviting them to open for or share a stage with him. When he does show his sense of humor (see: faces he made during Alicia Keys’ now famous pregnant BET Awards tribute performance) people laugh right along with him.
Sure, there are critics who feel his best days are past and he needs to ease up on the legal chokehold he has on his music. There’s a reason why you don’t see many Prince samples, if there are any at all. Now that he’s a Jehovah Witness, he’s given some truly bizarre interviews and is well-known for um, eccentric moments, like the story of his never to be completed film with writer/director Kevin Smith. (YouTube it.)
Yet for all his idiosyncrasies, Prince gets respect because he never skimps on what has defined him – his music. If you go to see him you’ll need comfortable shoes and a good babysitter because you won’t get home until dawn. You’ll see him play for 2 or more hours at the official show and if you can hang and you’re lucky, for hours more at the aftershow. You’ll get to see one of the true artistic geniuses of this or any musical time who is still at the peak of his craft who’s never sold or pimped himself out for commercial purposes. I

“When someone is diagnosed with cancer, their Faith is usually what helps them continue to move forward. That’s why I want us all to come together so that we can put our Faith Against Cancer. I’ve lost six people that were close to me as a result of cancer within the past five years, therefore, I want to raise awareness of the disease. My goal is to help raise funds for cancer research and provide a monetary contribution to assist patients,” says Khalif M. Townes, CEO/President of Urban Roundup Entertainment.

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“Chris Tucker will be hosting and we had a press conference with him the other day and he was killing it at the press conference so you know what he’s going to do on stage,” Hill said.

Hill promised Tom Joyner a surprise performance that he says the radio personality will love.

“We’re getting one of your favorite groups back together,” Hill told the Tom Joyner Morning Show. “They’ve been broken up for a while but we worked the different angles to get them together in the same place at the same time. They’re going to be getting back to together, one of Tom’s favorite groups of all time.”

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R&B songstress Kelly Rowland is pulling no punches on her upcoming fourth album “Talk A Good Game.” Her new song “Dirty Laundry,” Destiny’s Child’s second in command vents her frustrations when the award-winning trio went their separate ways and Beyonce became the queen of pop music.

Kelly doesn’t just speak about her feelings toward Beyonce’s success in The-Dream-penned song, she also reveals details about an abusive relationship she was in. Many are speculating as to whether she’s referring to her engagement to football player Roy Williams, but nothing has been confirmed or denied.

Check out some of the raw lyrics below. Do you think Kelly Rowland really needed to get these feelings off her chest or is she just making a song like this because drama will most likely sell the album? Will you be grabbing a copy when it hits stores June 18th? Sound off below.

“When my sister was on stage killin’ it like a motherf**ker

I was enraged, feelin’ it like a motherf**ker

Bird in a cage

You would never know what I was dealin’ with

Went our separate ways but I was happy she was killin’ it

Bittersweet

She was up, I was down

No lie, I feel good for her but what do I do now?

Forget the records, off the record

I was goin’ through some bulls**t

Post-Survivor, she on fire, who wanna hear my bulls**t?”

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The line-up for the tenth annual Rock The Bells tour was announced on Tuesday May 14th and two names have been making more news than many of the other performers on the bill. And they’re dead.

Following in the footsteps of Tupac Shakur’s virtual performance at Coachella in  2012, the late Ol’ Dirty Bastard and Eazy-E will be taking the stage as holograms this summer. ODB will be coming out during the Wu-Tang Clan’s set and Eazy-E will be keeping it gangsta with Bone Thugs N Harmony.

The reactions to the announcement have been mixed with some expressing outrage while other fans seem pleased with the notion.

an ODB hologram? i hope said hologram impregnates the projector operator's daughter.—
thomas magnum IV (@the_blueprint) May 15, 2013

Congrats to the O.D.B., the first Brooklyn native to be made into a hologram! tinyurl.com/aw4yyon—
  (@Brokelyn) May 15, 2013

The company responsible for the Tupac Shakur hologram, Digital Domain Media Group Inc., filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection last year, so it is unclear who will be creating the ODB and Eazy-E projections. The Tupac hologram was rumored to have cost between $100,000 and $400,000 to create. Watch the performance from Coachella below.