Madonna seeks 'Mercy'

Madonna has confirmed to The Associated Press that she is indeed trying to adopt a little girl from Malawi, this time a girl whose about 4 years old named "Mercy." Here's an excerpt of the story I broke today ...

MCHINJI, Malawi – Madonna said Tuesday that she was following standard procedures in her adoption of a Malawian girl, her first response to accusations that that she is using her fame to speed the process.
The pop superstar also took her 3-year-old adopted son, David, to meet his biological father for the first time since he left Malawi in 2006. She and David later visited the orphanage in Mchinji, a village near the Zambian border, where he once lived.
"Madonna is committed to maintaining an ongoing relationship with David's Malawian roots," said Liz Rosenberg in a statement Tuesday morning.

I can't wait to see pictures of Mercy. David has grown up so much in the last three years! He looks happy ... hopefully Mercy will be happy as well!

Prince on Leno!

His purpleness did night two of his three-night stint on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" ... I think this one is off his new album. Are y'all gonna run over to target to cop that CD?

Madonna getting a Malawian playmate for David

As The Associated Press was first to report on Thursday, Madonna is heading to Malawi to adopt another child, three years after taking home David Banda from the impoverished African nation. Word has it that she's eyeing to adopt a little girl. Here's excerpts from the AP story ...

Rumors that Madonna wanted to adopt a girl from Malawi have been circulating for some time. But the first official hint came from the star herself last week.
In an interview in Malawi's leading daily The Nation, the singer said she was considering another adoption but would only do it if she had "the support of the Malawian people and government."

If the adoption goes through, she would become a single mother of four. She also has an 8-year-old son, Rocco, with Ritchie and a 12-year-old daughter, Lourdes, from a previous relationship.

If she adopts her little child, will she be giving Angelina a run for her money? Angelina hasn't adopted a child in awhile now ... hmmmm ....

Ciara and Justin ... what do you think?

Hopefully this will be the hit she needs to finally get this album released!

Chrisette Michelle at the Canal Room

Chrisette Michelle is coming out with a new CD, "Ephiphany," later this month, and to preview it and hype it up, she performed at the Canal Room at a packed party hosted by Def Jam Chairman L.A. Reid. Chrisette won a Grammy and earned a gold album for her debut CD about a year or so ago, and is getting buzz with this one ... Check the video for her new song. And enjoy my pictures!

The career fates of Chris Brown and Rihanna

People can't get enough of Chris Brown, these days, but unfortunately for him, they're more interested in following the scandal surrounding his arrested for allegedly beating Rihanna than his actual music. He had to bow out of Nickelodeon's Kids' Choice Awards yesterday because of the firestorm and word has it T-Pain is recording a new version of "Freeze" without Brown in it.

But a lot of people are riding Rihanna for reuniting with Chris.

This is part of an article I wrote on the whole saga yesterday:

¶ Rihanna may endure a challenging road herself whenever she finally decides to relaunch her equally white-hot career. Already, she had seen her image transformed from pop's femme fatale to domestic violence victim whose decision to go back to her alleged attacker has been endlessly called into question.
¶ "What I think the caution is she has is not to let this incident define her. And I think that's the biggest risk to her career," said Bragman.
¶ An apparent reconciliation with Brown may only exacerbate that risk. Rap mogul Diddy confirmed he let the couple use his home to "talk about a situation they're in," and producer Polow da Don told the Los Angeles Times he was working with both stars on a duet (however, People.com, citing sources it did not name, said the couple has not yet recorded a duet that was penned for them to be included on Brown's new album.)
¶ "I think people are critical of her, saying, 'Oh my god, you're crazy, what are you doing?" said Cori Murray, entertainment editor for Essence magazine. "Then there are people who are like ... they don't want to pass judgment on her because they don't know the whole situation."

I've included a link to the whole article. It's a mess and it keeps on growing.

http://www.foxnews.com/wires/2009Mar11/0,4670,MusicBrownRihanna,00.html

Apparently Kanye knows who Keri Hilson is ...

And from the looks of this video it seems like he "knows" her in the Biblical sense. LOL! She may not be Beyonce but she certainly has some high-profile stans ...