Adele Loses Weight – and Her Golden Voice

British singer Adele tweeted this pic on her official Twitter page yesterday. When Adele was riding high, her Twitter page was maintained by her record label. But Adele took it over now that she has nothing else better to do after having throat surgery.

Adele’s critically acclaimed 2nd studio album, 21, is the one of the biggest-selling albums of the decade. But don’t look for another album from Adele for at least a couple of years.

Adele’s signature vocals is unnatural for her and puts a strain on her golden pipes, causing bleeding inside her vocal cords.

Surgical intervention for vocal cord hemorrhage is usually the last resort when nothing else will stop the bleeding. This means Adele is susceptible to future episodes of vocal cord bleeding. She must either alter the way she sings or she will never sing again.

Tamar Braxton performs Gladys Knight Tribute on Soul Train 2011

I remember the first time I met the Braxton Sisters, the singing siblings of superstar Toni Braxton. The chance meeting occurred in a hotel suite in Charlotte, NC in 1996. I was there to shoot a music conference for VIBE magazine, and I bumped into LA Reid’s brother, Bryant Reid, in the hotel lobby.

At the time Bryant was managing the Braxton Sisters, so he paid me to shoot a party he was having for the girls in his suite that night.

The picture on the right is one that I took in 1996. At the time, the group consisted of Towanda, left, and teenagers Tamar, 19, center, and Trina, 17. They had just released an album, titled So Many Ways, on Atlantic Records.

Last night, BET aired Soul Train Awards 2011 which was pre-taped in Atlanta on Nov. 17. Tamar was the highlight of the night as she sang a rousing tribute to Soul legend Gladys Knight, with Dave Hollister, Kenny Lattimore and Freddie Jackson backing Tamar up as the honorary Pips for the night.

Tamar’s performance surprised and electrified social networking sites like Twitter.com, where users compared her sultry vocals to her sister Toni Braxton, and even Beyonce!

Below are just a few of the thousands of positive tweets about Tamar’s performance from Twitter.com! By the way, Tamar’s sisters, Towanda and Trina Braxton will chat live with Sandrarose.com readers via Ustream right here on Wednesday! So check back for that.

Watch Tamar’s performance after the break!

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Photo of the Day: Akon Giving Back

Singer Akon just tweeted this pic of himself giving back to his community here in Atlanta. He tweeted, “Feels good to feed 500 families this year for Thanksgiving. Thanks to the YMCA Lakewood for their support!”

Meanwhile, 10,000 people In South Los Angeles are expected to benefit from the 23rd annual Turkey Dinner Giveaway by the Jackson Limousine Service being held today.

Kelly Rowland Wears Sexy Milk Mustache in New Campaign

Singer Kelly Rowland recently posed for Britain’s version of the ‘Got Milk’ campaign to raise awareness about the healthy benefits of drinking milk.

The new posters featuring Kelly wearing the famous milk moustache on her upper lip will be splashed across buses in Britain, according to the Daily Mail.

“I really believe that looking after your body makes you feel good on the inside and happy on the outside,” said Rowland, 30.
“When I’m feeling fit, I also feel confident and comfortable in my own skin.”

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Celebrity Seed: Keyshia Cole

R&B Diva Keyshia Cole tweeted this pic of her cutie pie son, Daniel Hiram Gibson, Jr., aka DJ, on Twitter.com yesterday. He looks so adorable in his Gucci jacket, destroyed straight leg denim jeans and Vans boat shoes! We had to check DJ’s birthdate again to make sure he was just born last year. He looks like a 3-year-old! DJ is going to be taller than his daddy, Cleveland Cavs star Daniel Gibson.

Beyonce Baby Bump Watch 2011

Cartoon rapper Nicki Minaj tweeted this pic today of herself posing with a very wooden looking Beyonce backstage at the Victoria Secret Fashion show in New York on Wednesday. Normally, Bey’s bump looks like a pillow. But in this pic it looks like she stuffed her laundry and the linen from her hotel bed up under there.

Source: ME

Monica Denies Pregnancy Rumors

R&B singer Monica dismissed rumors that she is carrying husband Shannon Brown’s baby. The Diva spoke to Global Grind last night during the ASCAP Rhythm & Soul 3rd Annual Women Behind the Music series at Tenjune in New York.

When Monica was asked if there were any future baby plans for her and basketball hubby Shannon Brown, she said:

“Absolutely I’m young, he’s young and we want to have that between the two of us, but right now we are enjoying the three that we have blended together. We have little Shannon, we have Rodney and we have Romello. So we are enjoying the three of them right now.”

On married life as a basketball wife:

“I always say ‘I’m Shannon Brown’s wife’. I don’t look at the title of what he does, basketball, as the leading ideal of what I am as a wife. Because no matter what career path he chooses, I’m his wife, not a basketball wife.

I just look at it like we have two different jobs that are some times complex, but wanting our marriage to work it’s easy for us to prioritize and do what we need to do.”

Last night’s event honored Mona Scott, Monica and celebrity manager Phillana Williams with a special performance by Bridgette Kelly.

Photo: Getty Images

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