Are you the BET Awards Next Big Music Star? The tour hits Temple University in PHILLY and your chance to audition id this Friday, May 18th at 1pm - 8pm at the Pearle Theater on Temple University’s campus.  Grand prize? A trip for 2 to the BET Awards-­â€and performing at the 106 & Park pre-­â€show! Visit www.bet.com/nextbigmusicstar for information on how to pre-­â€register for your chance to audition!  Don’t miss the BET Awards, Sunday, July 1 at 8P/7C.

Ted Williams, "The Golden Voice" and YouTube sensation has released a book chronicling his life and how he went from Radio DJ to crack addict and back. The book entitled “A Golden Voice: How Faith, Hard Work, and Humility Brought Me from the Streets to Salvation” speaks to William’s spiritual and emotional life journey. Although most of America met Williams while he was at one of his lowest points, his story began like many American’s; a child of a working class family with deep religious ties. After being in the military and working as a Radio Disc Jockey, he had a chance interaction with crack that changed his life. Williams told reporters that throughout his struggle with addiction “God was always with him, but he had yet to be with God”. This all changed after he says “God changed his heart” so that he could truly start walking the walk and talking the talk, in regards to his spirituality. Since the Dispatch YouTube video which catapulted him to household fame, Ted Williams has been sober for a year after two relapses and is now working for Kraft Food Incorporated as the voice over specialist for their commercials. In writing this book, Williams simply wanted to share his story with the world and show that anything is possible with faith.

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Tank, Ginuwine and Tyrese joined forces to create their TGT R&B group back in 2007, and are finally releasing an album. 

Tyrese took to Twitter to confirm what many thought were rumors. "BREAKING:… It’s not a rumor:. _TgT_ is in the studio this WHOLE WEEK to start our new album as a group! @Tyrese @Ginuwine & @TheRealTank,” he tweeted. 

News of the giant three's album comes after the recent release of Tyrese's Open Invitation (2011) and Tank's This is How I Feel (2012). With hopes of "picking up where Jodeci left off," Tyrese says fans can expect a "Shirts Off Tour."

Check out TGT's remix of Tank's "Please Don't Go":

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Shondra Rhimes the creator of "Grey's Anatomy" and "Private Practice" had a lot to celebrate this past Mother's Day. Over the weekend her newest creation "Scandal", a series on ABC about a high power crisis management fixer played by Kerry Washington, was renewed for a second season. The show has received acclaim for its high ratings following "Grey's Anatomy" on Thursday nights and intriguing storylines. For its second season "Scandal" will be moved to a new night, Tuesday. Fans are excited about its renewal, can't wait to see how the season ends, and are looking forward to next season's twists and turns. With two out of her three shows renewed, 'Grey's Anatomy" was renewed for its ninth season prior to Scandal, a renewal for "Private Practice" with give Rhimes three successful shows on ABC during primetime.

For more information about the show and its renewal Click Here to read the Huffington Post article

The Lifetime Network has announced that later this year they will air their latest reality show "The Houston Family Chronicles". The series will focus on Bobbi-Kristina Brown (Whitney's daughter), Cissy Houston (Whitney's mother), Dionne Warwick (Whitney's cousin), as well as Gary and Pat Houston (Whitney's brother, and sister in law/manager) as they come to terms with Whitney's passing and grow closer as a family. Many are excited to see how the Houston family is doing, while others see this as an opportunity for the family to keep themselves in the spotlight. The show was already in the works before Whitney's untimely death but has now become an outlet for those she has left behind.

Will you be watching?

For more information Click Here for THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER article

The new Fox sitcom, Mr. Box Office, is coming to television this fall and stars two of our 90s favorites: Bill Bellamy and Vivica Fox. It's about a movie star who gets into some trouble with the law and is ordered to serve community service at a high school in South Central Los Angeles.

Fox will air 104 episodes of Mr. Box Office, written and created by Scott and Allen Satin, that will be broadcasted over a two-year period. Other featured stars include Keisha Knight-Pulliam and Rick Fox.

Check out more here at the Hollywood Reporter.

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According to The Huffington Post, Aretha Franklin will be inducted into the Gospel Hall of Fame. The Queen of Soul will be honored alongside Ricky Skaggs, The Hoppers, Dallas Holm, Rex Humbard and Christian rock band Love Song on August 14th in Hendersonville, Tennessee. In 1972, Aretha released her first Gospel album, Amazing Grace -- which has sold over 2 million copies and is one of the best-selling gospel albums of all time. Aretha will join the ranks of Shirley Caesar, inducted in 2000, the late Albertina Walker, inducted in 2001 and The Winans, whom were inducted in 2007.

In an interview with the Associated Press last week during the promotion of his Men in Black III feature, Philadelphia-bred Will Smith said he supported President Obama's proposal to raise taxes for the wealthy.

"I'm very supportive of that idea," the very successful rapper-turned-actor said. "America has been fantastic to me. I have no problem paying whatever I need to pay to keep my country growing."

Obama's plan calls for those who earn more $1 million to pay 30 percent (at minimum) of their income in taxes.

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