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Keri Hilson is nominated for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration for “Knock you Down” with Kanye West and Ne-yo.  l like the new hair think it suits her.  Good luck Keri!

Drake Smiles very happily at his arrival to the Grammy Nominations Concert.  He is nominated for Best Rap Solo Performance for his track “Best I Ever Had” as well as Best Rap Song for his work as one of the writers on that same track.

Katy Perry is up for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for her single “Hot N Cold”.  She looks like a doll in a cute strapless embroidered mini dress and very high lilac pumps.

Maxwell is Nominated for best R&B Vocal performance for his hit single “Pretty Wings” and Best Male Pop Vocal Performance for “Love You”. T-Pain takes the stage for a second to make an announcement, surprisingly he’s not without his trade mark over sized chains.

The Black Eyed Peas are nominated for record of the year for “I got a feeling” along side Beyonce for Halo, Lady Gaga for “Poker Face”, “Use Somebody” by Kings of Leon and “You belong with Me” by Taylor Swift.  Competition for that title is looking pretty stacked, can’t say I have a strong feeling of who is going to win.  But it’s going to be between Taylor and Beyonce in my opinion.

Fergie appears wearing a crystal encrusted and spiked dress, this officially a Hollywood trend brought to you by Ms. Rihanna who continues to set the standards of fashion higher than ever.  She pairs them with little black half gloves and black pumps. You guys feeling this?

So we are officially into the Christmas season, it’s Dec 2 and if you haven’t finished doing your Christmas shopping and money is tight, let me help you out with a few great gifts for under $50.

Crushed glitter minaudière $49.50

You could pick up one of these cute clutches for a girl friend, from J.Crew.com

Try this gift set by Clinique at Sephora.com for $49.50.

Whats in the set:

• 1.7 oz Happy Heart Eau de Parfum Spray
• 2.5 oz Happy Heart Body Cream
• 0.15 oz/0.14 oz Happy Heart Rollerball/Long Last Glosswear SPF 15 in Whisper

This is a really cute foaming bath collection from Fruits&Passion for $24. It comes with 6 bottles 40 ml in size, each a different scent;Field Berries, Orange-Cantaloup, Very Lemon, Grapefruit-Guava, Pear-Peony, Georgia Peach.

Mary J Blige has a line of cosmetics called Carols daughter. Something like this would be great for any African Queen get it at Sephora for $37.00 (Parabens free!)

How about this black panther necklace from Shoprumour.com for $28.00 a great gift for the edgy fashionista!

(RED) opened a pop up store in Tokyo Japan in Honour of World AIDS day (December 1) this year, and put out all the latest holiday products which will make great gifts this season.  Why not show support and give a gift to more than one person this year?  A portion of the sales from (RED) products like Ipods from Apple, laptops from Dell and sneakers from Converse go towards the Global Fund to Support the Fight against AIDS in Africa.

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Alicia Keys performed last night at the Alicia Keys Live! World AIDS charity concert at the Nokia Theater in New York on December 1.  She continues to stay dedicated to her charity work with Keep a Child Alive Foundation, and looks like she ready to rock as she takes the stage in all black and leather with a studded detail theme which she carries from her belt to her jeans.

She poses for pictures with Jay-Z backstage and performs their hit single “Empire state of Mind”. Alicia’s fourth album “The Element of Freedom” is scheduled to be released on Dec 15, just in time for Christmas for the Alicia fans.  It’s said that she actually does a duet with Beyonce and Toronto rapper Drake.  hmmm those are some unexpected collaborations i need to hear those tracks…..

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Ashley Simpson Wentz and hubby Pete Wentz arrive to Ashly’s debut after party event at the Inc Lounge in New York last night.  Ashley has a part in the broadway show Chicago, she’s building a pretty impressive resume right now, singer , actress on 90210, and now she does Broadway.  This post is really about her outfit, love the vintage vibe I’m getting from her in this black ensemble with a long string of classic pearls.  She ties the necklace in with the shoes perfectly with it’d studded detail going around the toe, and keeps the line of her long lean legs endless with black tights.

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Too many people in the black community especially are suffering from the HIV and AIDS virus.  Having witnessed the effects of this deadly disease in my own family, I can only stress the importance of prevention and education on this topic.  HIV and AIDS is not a joke, it’s for life, till death do you part.  Take part in a change towards a brighter future, to enrich the lives of people suffering from this disease, and the people suffering from the loses because of this disease.