If I Were A Boy

You Know Times Are Tight

When Mary J. Blige and Robyn Thick have to resort to a fire sale to get rid of tickets for their concert at the Lakewood Amphitheatre in Atlanta this Sunday. From 7 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. tonight, concert fans can purchase half-price tickets to the show in the 200-level of the venue. Tickets go back to full price at midnight.

They Grow Up So Fast

Michael Jackson and his un-masked kids at a LA comic book store

Janet Jackson's Back On Track

“Janet, who has been under her doctor’s care and recuperating over the last week, is excited about getting back on the road and again being able to share with her fans what she feels is one of her best stage shows ever,” Live Nation said in a statement.

Performances will resume this weekend with a Saturday concert in Uncasville, Conn.

Randy Denies Vertigo Claims

Randy Jackson took to his myspace page to dispel the rumor that he said his sister Janet was canceling shows because of Vertigo. The message reads: "Randy has not and will not speak publicly about the health of his sister, or her reasons for canceling any of her shows. This "interview" never happened."

Recession? What Recession?

Baby gave Lil Wayne a Louis Vuitton briefcase with 1 million dollars of Weezy's own money in it for his 26th birthday.

Lil Kim Getting Sued

Lil Kim is being sued for $2.5 million for breach of contract by her new record label. Brookland Media says Kim signed on with them, then tried to back out of the deal by refusing to perform unless they made some changes to her contract AFTER they'd already sunk $500,000.00 into her project. Good luck with that Kim. Next time, read before you sign.

You Don't Have To Listen If You Don't Want to

Internet Chatter

Wendy Williams says she is in possession of a sex tape showing a married rapper's wife that does not include the rapper and she's willing to sell it to the highest bidder. Ok, shouldn't be too hard to figure this out. How many rappers are married? Jay Z and Beyonce, Nas and Kelis, Snoop and Shante and Ice T and CoCo. However, Wendy does mention in part two of the segment there are no kids involved and that mainstream media does not care, so that leaves only Nas and Kelis or Ice T and Coco.

Esquire Names Halle Sexiest Woman Alive

Check out Halle's Esquire spread here.

Ciara: Jam It or Slam It

R Kelly Wins Lawsuit

R. Kelly has won a $3.4 million award against his former tour promoter Georgia-based Rowe Entertainment. Kell's company claimed that Rowe Entertainment and owner Leonard Rowe failed to pay him in full for shows scheduled for late last year and early 2008.

Ne-Yo also successfully sued Rowe Entertainment for $700,320 for kicking him off the R Kelly Double Up tour.

Tina Turner Kicks Off Tour

Tina Turner on the opening night of her latest tour on Oct. 1. October 1 Kansas City, MO Sprint Center 3 Chicago, IL United Center 6 Chicago, IL Allstate Arena 13 Los Angeles, CA STAPLES Center 14 Anaheim, CA Honda Center 19 San Jose, CA HP Pavilion 22 Sacramento, CA ARCO Arena 24 Phoenix, AZ Jobing.com Arena 30 Miami, FL American Airlines Arena November 2 Fort Lauderdale BankAtlantic Center 5 Orlando, FL Amway Arena 9 Atlanta, GA Philips Arena 13 Toronto, ON Air Canada Centre 16 Boston, MA TD Banknorth Garden 23 Washington, DC Verizon Center 26 Newark, NJ Prudential Center December 3 Uniondale, NY Nassau Coliseum 8 Montreal, QB Bell Centre

Janet Steady Cancelling Concerts

Janet Jackson cancelled a Saturday show in Greensboro, N.C., one on Sunday in Atlanta and a third on Tuesday in Fort Lauderdale.