On the heels of her Stevie Wonder tribute at the Billboard Music Awards on Sunday, Keys confirmed she will be releasing new music in the very near future.

“Right now I’m actually finishing baking up the most incredible musical cake that you’ve ever eaten in your life,” she told Downtown Julie Brown. “The music is coming within the next couple of months, so we’re really putting all the final touches on it and I am in a whole other zone. I’m really excited about this music.”

John Legend is sticking up for his model fiance Chrissy Teigen who has been receiving death threats via Twitter from crazed Chris Brown fans, affectionately called “#TeamBreezy.”

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The whole incident began after Teigen criticized Brown for lip-syncing at the Billboard Music Awards on Sunday. Hundreds of malicious tweets poured in calling Teigen every name under the sun and defending Brown’s performance. She replied:

“I’ve had comments ranging from “kill yourself you stupid HO” to “gold digging cunt” “get a f-cking job”, etc. because I don’t like him?…seriously. this isn’t your f-cking job. You guys are too young for this sh-t. too f-cking young. stop being psychotic. be strong women. listen to opinions without spewing pure maliciousness…John [Legend] has gotten numerous comments about him needed to “leash” me or “control” me. FROM WOMEN. please stop this. What are you even doing this for? some good music and dancing? good god. DO BETTER.”

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Brown responded back to his followers stating, “Team Breezy! Lets stop sending death threats! I know y’all bout that life but it’s the wrong message! Ur turning haters into victims! And that only furthers their pointless existence.”

Legend stepped in Tuesday afternoon to defend Teigen and her comments. He said:

“Personally, I don’t think [Chrissy's] existence is pointless. Nor anyone else who dares criticize a performance

Every artist has to be ok with the fact that some people won’t like their work. All critics aren’t “haters”

And don’t ever tell me to put my ‘bitch on a leash’. She’s a grown woman with her own mind and her own opinions and this is not 1950.”

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Gotta love a man sticking up for his woman!

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Shaunie O’Neal and Sheree Whitfield have complained that there’s a reality show double standard, but does that matter?

As African-American women, we have always taken pride in our strength and intelligence. We have fought long and hard to establish our good name and image, and we celebrate role models like Michelle Obama, Condoleezza Rice and Oprah Winfrey who exemplify the model behavior we admire.

Unfortunately, TV programs like “Basketball Wives” and “Real Housewives of Atlanta” threaten to snatch those great images away from Black women when they portray us jumping over tables to fight, backstabbing frenemies and referring to each other as bitches.

Sheree recently suggested it’s not a racial issue but rather a gender issue, comparing the violence on “RHOA” to shows such as “Mob Wives” and “Jersey Shore.” But arguing that women of other races carry on just as badly doesn’t excuse our poor behavior.

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Despite attempts to paint him as an unparalleled divisive political figure, very few conservatives will say President Barack Obama doesn’t know how to empathize.

During the last 3-and-a-half years, Obama has managed to visit and/or address several headline-grabbing disasters and tragedies, whether they be natural or man-made.

On Monday, the president gave a commencement speech for the 2012 graduates of Joplin High School. The Missouri town was ravaged by half-mile wide tornado almost one year ago.

Here are 5 ways that Obama has embraced Americans following disastrous events:

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Filming for season 5 of “Real Housewives of Atlanta” has begun, but NeNe Leakes said she hasn’t met the alleged new addition, Kenya Moore.

“I don’t know where all those rumors came from. I haven’t seen her,” NeNe told Wendy Williams, asserting that she doesn’t even know the beauty queen.

The ‘very rich’ reality star added that she’s not even sure if friend Marlo Hampton will be a part of the new season. Strange, being that the two appeared to be so close in season 4.

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D’Angelo is prepping for his return to music this year and has landed in the pages of GQ’s June issue. Along with six stunning pictures, the ESSENCE Music Festival performer explained the real meaning behind his sexy and iconic video “Untitled (How Does It Feel).” His interpretation of the song may surprise you – it has nothing to do with sex.

The men’s magazine caught up with the video’s director, Paul Hunter, and he explained it was all about food. “Most people think the ‘Untitled’ video was about sex,” he says. “But my direction was completely opposite of that. It was about his grandmother’s cooking. Think of your grandmother’s greens, how it smelled in the kitchen. What did the yams and fried chicken taste like? That’s what I want you to express.”

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I used to watch “Basketball Wives,” then it became an all-out women’s fight fest and I quickly lost interest, especially in the latest season where bullying became the main theme of the show. Former cast member, Meeka Claxton may have left the show last season, but not without a fight. Tami Roman, some say the show’s biggest bully, slapped Meeka across Italy and in a letter, Meeka let it be known that she’s not like these women. She even took legal action against Tami.

Now after seeing this season and watching Roman bully other cast mates–particularly Kesha Nichols–Meeka wants to know why she wasn’t considered a victim of Tami’s bullying and even posed the question in the form of a blog post. Well, Meeka–here’s why.

1. Meeka entered “BBW” as if she was interviewing each girl to see which circle she’d fit best into. Instead of getting to know these women fairly, Meeka placed her on value system on each woman for friendship. That’s not how you get friends Meeka.

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The Men In Black 3 actor sat down with David Letterman on Tuesday to discuss his unexpected and “awkward” kiss from Ukranian reporter Vitalii Sediuk.

Sediuk, known for his past Hollywood pranks, and his team apologized to Smith saying it was just his “schtick.”

Smith’s reply: “Well, that’s why his ass got schtuck.”

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