The Queen Project: More than just music!

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Posted by: Red Carpet Shelley on Nov 30, 2009

The 37th Annual American Music Awards went down last night. There was good bad and ugly (as usual). The good Jay-Z and Alicia Keys performing Empire State of Mind!   Also, my girls Mary J. Blige, Whitney Houston and Janet Jackson (Hammer pants notwithstanding!)  Whitney's performance was simply soul stirring -- it moved country singer Reba McEntire to tears.  Other notable performances:  Lady Gaga!   Whether you like her or not her performances are always memorable.   Now that we're done with the good, how about the bad!   What was up with J Lo?  Someone tweeted that her outfit was She by Sheree!   And, then during her boxing match set she got knocked down (ok, she fell down)!!!!  She got up fast though - if you blinked you missed it.   Ok, now the ugly - Adam Lambert - there's so much bad and ugly here that I'm going to leave it alone but my guess is that he won't be back for an encore next year -- nasty, nasty, nasty!

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Posted by: Red Carpet Shelley on Nov 23, 2009

Co-host of the popular talk show "The View", star of her own sitcom "Sherri" and now best selling author, Sherri Shepherd stopped  in Atlanta to promote her new book “Permission Slips: Every Woman’s Guide to Giving Herself a Break.” (Grand Central Publishing, $24.99).  Basically, the book is about women allowing themselves a break i.e. "me time".  My friends all know that I strongly espouse this life philosophy.  If I die tomorrow, trust me I have given myself  a lot of  "permission" to do things I won't expound upon here!  Sherri is one of the most personable celebrities I have ever met.  Sherri is real, down-to-earth and funny as hell.   She spoke for a few minutes (actually much longer than that!) about some of her life experiences as a single mom, being a former Jehovah's witness, working on The View and her challenges raising a special needs child.   Sherri is extremely likeable and relatable as witnessed by her "grassroots" book tour.  Sherri didn't stop in a swanky book store in Buckhead, rather she held a book signing at the Decatur Recreation Center without lots of media hoopla and lots of real fans.  Gotta love it!!!  Check out the pictures!

Sherri's book discusses her life views on love, relationships, religion, etc.  In an interview with Access Atlanta Sherri explained why she wrote the book  "I wrote this book because I feel like as women we are always trying to hold it together and be the perfect wife, mother, friend, co-worker and inside we are truly a mess. We seem to be the nurturers of our home. It was easier in our moms’ day to hold it together. We have so much more to hold together. Even now there is the guilt. At the park, your child falls, a man goes, “Did you break an arm? ” Women go, “Am I a bad mother? Is someone going to be mad at me?” We just carry a lot of guilt about not being a superwoman"

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Posted by: Red Carpet Shelley on Nov 21, 2009

A stunningly beautiful, 43 year old, Janet Jackson finally broke her silence in an interview with ABC's Robin Roberts.  For the first time ever, Janet allowed Robin Roberts, television cameras and the world into her Malibu, California home.  Janet spoke on how the family tried to intervene on Michael's behalf but to no avail.  A very poised,  demure yet quietly confident, Janet is still very torn over Michael's death.  She admits not having seen the blockbuster movie about the King of Pop, "This is It".   "I don't know if I will ever see it but I definitely can't see it right now...too soon, too hard".

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Posted by: Red Carpet Shelley on Nov 19, 2009