VH1′s Basketball Wives will be back for yet another season of drama and more later this month! The newest video and promo pics of the entire cast – Evelyn Lozada, Shaunie O’Neal, Royce Reed, Jennifer Williams, Tami Roman and Suzie Ketcham – includes two fresh, new faces in the bunch – Kenya Bell and Kesha Nichols. Check out the superTRAILER below!

With New York Fashion Week finally kicked off, Janelle Monàe made a classy red carpet appearance at the annual amFar New York City gala at the Cipriani Wall Street on Wednesday night ( February 8 ). The charity event was hosted by actress Sarah Jessica Parker and Ms. Monae hit the stage to perform a few of her songs.

amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research, is a non-profit organization dedicated to the support of AIDS research, HIV prevention, treatment education, and the advocacy of sound AIDS-related public policy. Since 1998, the annual amfAR New York Gala has raised more than $12 million in support of the cause. To learn more about amfAR, visit their official website.

After enjoying some time on the charts, Kanye West and Jay-Z finally release a visual for their hit HitBoy-produced single, “Niggas In Paris” from their hugely successful joint album, Watch the Throne. The video features footage from their tour in Los Angeles, where it’s said that they performed the track 10 times in a row. Watch the Throne is in stores now.

Concrete Loop friend and supporter Stacy Barthe recently inked a deal with John Legend’s Homeschool Music label and is giving us a new EP just months after the release of her first one, Sincerely Yours. As a free treat, she’s allowing listeners to download her new track, “No Strings Attached,” featuring John Legend (produced by Supa Dups), for free.

In addition to releasing her EP, Stacy Barthe is currently on the road with label mate Estelle for BET’s Music Matters tour. She is definitely excited about performing and working on her debut album, which will probably hit stores later this year.

You may know Ricco Barrino as just Fantasia’s brother, but he is also an accomplished vocalist. The Grand Hustle signee joins forces with his American Idol winning sister for his first single, “Hood.”

With her third studio album set to drop some time this year, singer-songwriter LeToya Luckett released the first episode of her new web series, Life, Love & Music. In the new clip, fans and followers are given a behind-the-scenes glimpse into her life as she works on her music and promotes her latest film, From the Rough. She even shows off her rapping skills in the clip, too. LOL Cute.

GUESS WHO appeared on popular daytime court show, Swift Justice this week? HINT: She is currently starring in a popular reality series.

It’s Kandi Burruss!! The singer/songwriter and reality star of Bravo’s “Real Housewives of Atlanta” acted as an expert in a case Judge Jackie Glass presiding over. Check out a clip from the episode below..

Singer songwriter Erykah Badu was spotted arriving at MyHouse nightclub in Hollywood for a Pre-Grammy event wearing a pair of Ice-Skating boots. The 40 year-old mother of 3 always has a quirky take on style.

Following the release of his latest EP More Beautiful Than Silence, which includes a collaboration with Nas, and the release of a statement that legal action against Mitt Romney could be sought if his campaign continues to use “Wavin’ Flag”, K’NAAN shares the lyric video to the Ryan Tedder-produced and Coldplay-sampled “Better”. The video, which premiered on AOL Boombox, was introduced with a joke that it was Newt Gingrich’s secret love making song.

The fashion industry is notorious for being slow on the uptake when it comes to embracing and promoting models of color, even though recently there have been a slew of rising faces with the potential to challenge that notion — Chanel Iman, Jourdan Dunn, and Joan Smalls to name a few.

But when it comes to instant recognition and true ‘Super’ status, there are few in the game who can even begin to touch the legend that is Naomi Campbell. With over 25 years in the industry under her belt, the sometimes controversial yet always fabulous Miss Campbell is still giving good face, working the pages of the March 2012 issue of Harper’s Bazaar.

As the article accompanying the editorial states, and her photos are a testament to, it’s clear why the industry still needs Naomi. But after such a successful career, why would Naomi still need fashion? She tells the mag:

“I still love what I do,” she says. “It’s a new challenge to see how people can change your look. I like words like transformation, reinvention, and chameleon.” She lets out a laugh, adding, “because one word I don’t like is predictable.”