Monica And Shannon Brown Talk With Essence.com

Monica and Shannon Brown are so in love. Clearly, the two love birds are still deeply in love after the beautiful wedding ceremony they shared with their family and friends. The R&B diva and her sexy basketball player husband recently chatted with Essence.com to discuss the passion in their relationship, how they make time for each other with their busy schedules, Monica's relationship with her mother in-law, the negative criticism from blogs, and her take on doing reality tv again. 

Read a couple of excerpts from the essence.com interview:
On how they keep things passionate:
That's so easy for us. I don't know where to start. The best lingerie I have, Vanessa Bryant gave it to me. She is the biggest fan of La Perla and she goes into stores a lot. Every time I would open one of her gifts, Shannon was like "yeah" and he'd start clapping for that gift. Sometimes he likes when I'm just in his t-shirt or his jersey."
On making time for each other:
We're together a lot because I think you make time for the things that are important and our marriage is important to us. So we make time, all the time. At a video shoot Shannon and I go in my dressing room and order the food we want and just spend time talking to each other and getting to know each other even more. Every day is a new day, so it never stops. You never stop learning each other. Sometimes the best moments are just the quiet ones. 
On her relationship with Shannon's mother:

Sneak Peak Video: Beyonce "Love On Top"

Seems like Beyonce has been all over the internet for the past few days. Last week, she premiered her video "countdown," and received some heat about stealing choreography from Belgian choreographer Anne Teresa De Keemaeker. Beyonce responded to the accusations by saying that she was paying homage to her icons Diana Ross, Twiggy, Audrey Hepburn, Andy Worhol, and more. Now, Bey hit us again with another inspiration for her next music video release "Love On Top," which she performed at the VMA's.

Beyonce is seen as the front man of a group with 5 male back up singers doing choreography with microphone stands. If this seems a little familiar to you, its because Bey uses the influence of  New Edition "Is It Love?" music video.
Check out the sneak peak of "Love On Top" below:

Trey Songz "Too Hot For Tv"/Sexy Roca Wear Commercial Teaser

Now we all know that Trey Songz is no stranger to making sexy music videos. Well, seems like Trigga is expanding his sexiness for a Roca Wear campaign. Trey has been the face of Roca Wear Clothing for quite sometime and is also the face of their new fragrance "Evolution." Yesterday, Roca Wear released a sexy and seductive teaser video for their new fragrance, which stars Trey and beautiful young lady. Trey is seen sitting on a chair, as he watches the young lady strip down to her lingerie and walks towards him. It switches to the two in bed together and ends with the caption reading "to be continued." Can you say "TOO HOT FOR TV?"

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Beyonce Responds To "Countdown" Video Accusations

Last night, we reported on Beyonce being accused of plagiarism for her latest music video "countdown." Read about incident here. Well, Bey responded to the accusations with a letter:
“Clearly, the ballet ‘Rosas danst Rosas’ was one of many references for my video ‘Countdown.’ It was one of the inspirations used to bring the feel and look of the song to life.”

“I was also paying tribute to the film, ‘Funny Face’ with the legendary Audrey Hepburn. My biggest inspirations were the ’60s, the ’70s, Brigitte Bardot, Andy Warhol, Twiggy and Diana Ross. I’ve always been fascinated by the way contemporary art uses different elements and references to produce something unique.”
After releasing a statement about the incident, Anne Teresa also wrote a letter that was posted on the Studio Brussel website (This website was the first to realize the comparison between the two videos). Anne Teresa gave Bey her props, but did not appreciate Beyonce and her crew for not crediting her for her choreography. The letter has been taken down since.

“Beyoncé is not the worst copycat; she sings and dances very well, and she has a good taste! On the other hand, there are protocols and consequences to such actions, and I can’t imagine she and her team are not aware of it.[...]“In the 1980s, this was seen as a statement of girl power, based on assuming a feminine stance on sexual expression. I was often asked then if it was feminist. Now that I see Beyoncé dancing it, I find it pleasant but I don’t see any edge to it. It’s seductive in an entertaining consumerist way.”

First Two Weeks Of 2011-2012 NBA Season Canceled

Negotiators for both sides of the NBA lockout met in New York for 13 hours to reach a deal before the start of the NBA season. Participants of the meeting included NBA commissioner David Stern, a couple of owners (San Antonio owner Peter Holt, New York Knicks owner James Dolan, and Minnesota Timberwolves Glen Taylor) along with NBA Officials Rick Buchanan and Dan Rube, while the NBA union side were union executive director Billy Hunter, L.A Lakers/Union president Derek Fisher, vice president Maurice Evans, and lawyers Jeffrey Kessler and Ron Klempner. Last week, Stern set a Monday deadline to reach an agreement. Unfortunately, they were unable to reach a deal for the split of basketball relation income, which led the commissioner to cancel the first two weeks of the 2011-2012 NBA season. David Stern made the announcement about the cancellation around 10 pm last night.

"We certainly hope it would never come to this. I think that both sides worked hard to get a better solution."

NBA Commissioner David Stern

NBA union executive director Billy Hunter doesn't feel that the entire 2011-2012 NBA season is in trouble. However, the union has been preparing for the worst to happen, similar to the shortened 1998-1999 basketball season.  He told reporters:

"We probably need to miss a few games in order for them to be convinced that there is resolve among the players. While we don't want to be out here, our players are not going to fall apart. We've spend two and half years getting them ready. This is the worst-case scenario."

NBA Union Executive Director Billy Hunter