Usher and baby Usher Raymond V covers the August issue of Essence Magazine…He is a cute lil’ doodlebug with his hat! Other than that Ursh talks about the same ish, just in a different mag…Usher IV On Fatherhood:“He’s gonna admire me, he’s gonna look up to me. He’s gonna say, ‘I wanna be’ or he should say - ‘I wanna be like my father.”On His Marriage:“They think that it was forced. I’ve heard a lot of comments like, “Oh, she trapped him.” “He got a baby by her, and then she’s married and she’s set for life.” “No. She wasn’t pregnant when I asked her to marry me. There’s some sort of huge conspiracy over this, the fact that I made these choices in my life. No I grew older. As a man, I have to take responsibility and take a hold of my life. I’m accountable for what happens…

Congrats to Mary! Thanks to all who sent me the correct answer. Keep checking back for new contests.And of course, keep browsing Tina’s jewelry shop!

Its Over for Drew Barrymore and her boyfriend Justin Long.
The two broke up for reasons unknown, but a spokesman did say to PEOPLE, “I can confirm the split with no additional comment.”
Well, I do hope they can still be friends!!

Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban are the proud new parents to little Sunday Rose Kidman Urban. Kinda a different name, Sunday, but hey thats what they wanted to name her. I just wonder where they came up with that. I mean Sunday. I hope they share why they named their baby girl.
Anyways, the baby was born this morning in Nashville. Sunday Rose weighed in at 6lbs 7/5 oz. Thats a nice sized baby.
Do you guys think that Nicole’s two older children were there for the birth? Do you think they have or want anything to do with their mom, Keith and the new baby? I sure hope they do. I can’t wait to see pics of them all.
Congrats Nicole and Keith, Nicole you so deservie it!!!!

Justin and Drew are dunzo! Aw man, I was rooting for them! I even nicknamed them Drustin. Whatev, I guess they’re still friends. - Erin Dustin

I first wrote about Christopher Ciccone’s sleazefest tell-all on his sister Madonna a month ago, but now that it’s only a week away from release, I’m foaming at the mouth for this must-have summer read! It’s going straight within hand’s-reach of my toilet!The Sun has insider tidbits about what’s apparently going to be revealed in the book, including lezbo tongue-action with Gwyneth Paltrow and drug-taking with record execs—and I believe every word of it!Gotta love how the book has a “…with Wendy Leigh” writing credit. Why do you get the feeling Wendy wrote the entire thing while Chris Ciccone was doing lines through a sheet of food stamps off a rent boy’s cock?Don’t forget to vote for the greatest male pop star of the past 25 years!

Yessir, the biggest party with a purpose to hit any city touched down in New Orleans this weekend and ya girl was in full Essence Music Fest Mode [hence the lack of posts]… If you have never been to Essence I don’t think I could properly describe the feeling in the city. Approximately 270,000 people descended on the Cresent City for music, seminars, food and partying. Three nights of more music than you can even take in. So many artists perform as well as celebrity fans come to the weekend festivities, so you catch anyone from Boris Kodjoe to Cornell West to Patti LaBelle. The nightly shows are the highlight, but you can come and not even go the concerts and still get plenty of free entertainment with seminars, events, and stages at the Convention Center. I had an absolute blast!If you need a great Fourth of July getaway, save…

This ish write here… This ish right here! This is my joint!! I am in love with Jazmine Sullivan’s “Need U Bad,” I listen to it about 10 times a day. Her voice is great to me, giving me that Lauryn Hill vibe. Maybe I just miss Lauryn so much, that she’s filling a bit of void so I am really looking forward to her debut which is sure to establish her as an artist destined for longevity.The as-yet-titled debut album is coming soon via J Records, and features the provocative cuts “Bust Your Windows,” “One Night Stand,” and “In Love with Another Man” along with production from Wyclef Jean, Saalam Remi, and Stargate amongst others.You can check out a sneak peek of “Bust Your Windows” on her Official MySpace and see behind the scenes as Jazmine records in the studio with Tricky Stewart. Baby girl is quite talented.