Miss USA, Olivia Culpo was crowned Miss Universe 2012 live from Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas. The 61st Annual “MISS UNIVERSE® Competition” was broadcast live on NBC with a Spanish simulcast on Telemundo. This years lineup of finalists differ from the normal , Caribbean contestants such as Trinidad and Tobago, Puerto Rico, and Dominican Republic, whom are past winners, where not selected. Miss USA, Olivia Culpo, grew up in Cranston, Rhode Island as the middle child of five. The 20 year-old comes from a family of avid musicians. Culpo and her siblings each play different instruments and…

Bajan R&B recording star Rihanna, known for her own trendsetting style, is getting serious about the world of fashion, starring in a reality TV show competition that will challenge designers to make outfits for selected celebrities, according to US cable channel Style Network. Red Carpet Shelley reports: The forthcoming series will piggyback on a British television show on the same theme in which the Diamonds girl appeared this summer. Set to premiere next year, Styled to Rock will feature 12 young designers handpicked by the Grammy award-winning singer. The up-and-coming designers will be tasked with styling a celebrity guest on…

WHAT’S THE REAL DISH ON THE DEPARTURE OF FRANK AND WANDA? How does a number one hit morning show in Atlanta, with a long running television show,looses its DJs? After making a suggestive teaser announcement on 12/12/2012, this morning V-103 morning show co-host Frank Ski announced his decision to end his long-running term as co-host of the V-103 morning show Thursday. “I am not leaving Atlanta. This is my home,” said Ski after telling radio listeners he would be back on the air. “This is not a goodbye, but instead, a to be continued very soon,” Ski said before airing…

The Australian radio show that prank called the London hospital where Duchess Kate was a patient was canceled Monday. The call may have led to the apparent suicide of the nurse who took their call. CANBERRA, Australia — Two Australian radio announcers who made a prank call to a British hospital treating Prince William’s pregnant wife Kate broke a three-day silence Monday to speak of their distress at the apparent suicide of the nurse who took their call. Their show, “Hot 30,” has been terminated, the station’s parent company, Southern Cross Austereo (SCA), said in a statement Monday. SCA also…

It seems that there were some unfortunate trouble in Trinidad and Tobago for one of the biggest artist in Soca. Machel Montano has sold out Madison Square Garden, and traveled the world, although his genre of music isn’t recognized as popular music, by the Recording Academy.

Serena Gomez is not the only one snubbing Bieber lately, the boy wonder was on the short list of popular musicians that didn’t make the cut for a Grammy nomination this year. Justin Bieber, Nicki Minaj, and British Boy Band One Direction, are high-profile snubs that apparently indicates Grammy voters are not willing to commit to their copy cat brands. When the nominations were announced Wednesday night, Mumford and Sons and Jay Z led the pack, but there was no Bieber in the bunch. At second glance neither was Minaj and One Direction. Bill Werde, editorial director of Billboard magazine,…

This infamous picture has been floating around the internet for the past few days. There were several things that comes to mind. When did Gabourey Sidibe lose the weight? How did she lose the weight? What advice does she have to her plus size fans? These questions may be harder for Sidibe to answer, as she is NOT 174 pounds lighter. She recently lost only 54 pounds, over the past year, which would be very accurate for someone with a busy schedule. Although, it may be a welcome sight for many Gabourey fans, it is clearly a Photoshop image. The…

Joe Jackson, the Jackson family patriarch, suffered a stroke Thursday morning and is being treated in a Las Vegas hospital, a source close to the Jackson family said. Jackson, 83,”is in very good spirits” and expects to be sent home from the hospital Friday, said the source, who asked not to be identified. The “mild” stroke is similar to two others he suffered in the past five years, another source close to Jackson said. The head of the Jackson family has suffered a mild stroke.Joe Jackson created and managed the Jackson 5, the legendary R&B and pop group made up…