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I have some very cool news to share and celebrate with ya'll: Oh Hell Yes! has been ranked, based on content, coverage, and news items, by Boxxet as the NUMBER ONE provider of Girlfriends news and blog articles on the web!

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An what's more, Oh Hell Yes! has been named the NUMBER THREE provider for Jill Scott information!

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This is so exciting and I just wanted to give you all a huge thank you for the continued support and success of Oh Hell Yes!

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Words & Sounds, Post 44

In celebration of Jill Scott's recent birthday on 4/4 and the obvious significance to her of the number "44", here is the forty-fourth track from her debut album, Who Is Jill Scott? Words & Sounds Vol 1.

>> Download: "Try" - Jill Scott <<

Sara Bareilles' "Bottle It Up" Video Premiere!

Check out the great new video premiere for "Bottle It Up" from Sara Bareilles!!

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Ashlee Simpson's album cover photoshoot

Take a look into Ashlee Simpson's album cover photoshoot for Bittersweet World, due April 22nd!

Happy Birthday Jill Scott!

May God bless you on your 36th birthday and beyond!

Have a wonderful day and thanks for your talent, Jill Scott!

Trouble with The CW and 'Girlfriends'

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Don't hold your breath waiting on a proper finale for the long-running sitcom 'Girlfriends.'
I reported in the BV Buzz on February 12, 2007 that the Kelsey Grammer-produced sitcom, which stars Tracee Ellis Ross, Golden Brooks, Persia White and Reggie Hayes, was one of the first casualties following the end of the Writer's Guild strike and that The CW had opted to cancel it without fulfilling its remaining nine episodes.

Well I've now learned exclusively that The CW made the cast members an offer to return for a "retrospective" episode that would feature recaps of the previous shows and cast members reflecting on those shows.
The CW apparently only offered to pay the actors half of their episodic salary to shoot the makeshift finale, thus the stars collectively opted not to participate.
In addition, several people close to the show tell me that The CW refuses to honor the contracts of the principal cast members and does not intend to pay the actors for the nine episodes that will not be taped.
Now the show stars have hired a litigator who will file a joint lawsuit on behalf of the talent, suing the network for the money they are due.

"The network told them point blank, 'Sue us!' After using this show to help build its name, The CW has turned their back on them and disrespected them in the most horrible way," said someone associated with the show, who spoke under the condition of anonymity.
A rep for The CW was unaware of a pending lawsuit or the latest developments with the show's finale.
"To the best of our knowledge no lawsuits have been filed. Nor is there any new word on finale special," said show publicist Paul McGuire via e-mail.
The CW announced its early renewals for the fall television season at the beginning of March. 'Gossip Girl,' 'One Tree Hill,' 'Smallville,' 'Supernatural,' 'Everybody Hates Chris' and 'America's Next Top Model' were the shows picked up.
No word on the fate of 'The Game,' the 'Girlfriends' spin-off also produced and created by 'Girlfriends' executive producer Mara Brock Akil.
The CW has however allowed 'The Game' to fulfill its commitment for its remaining new episodes for the current season, but whether it will return in the fall has yet to be determined.
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Ugh I cannot stand theCW! They are being such fucks about this whole thing, and if they just gave the show what it deserves, we wouldn't be in this mess... I hope when the girls go to court that they are granted their salary AND a proper series finale!

Tracee Ellis Ross in Essence magazine

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Tracee Ellis Ross still likes to play dress-up. During the eight seasons she portrayed Joan Clayton, Girlfriends’ quirky, romantically challenged lawyer turned entrepreneur, she kept us guessing which styles she would sport next. Each week she moved between power suits and bohemian chic, and likewise switched her coif from curly to straight and back again. The 35-year-old actress, whose personal magazine collection dates back to 1983, keeps an “inspiration board” of fashion editorials affixed to her wall. She’s even been known to bestow nicknames on her favorite hairstyles.

“I come from a line of big-haired ladies,” says Ross with a laugh, over a cup of . herbal tea at a West Hollywood eatery. The second daughter of music icon Diana Ross, Tracee says she got her first style lessons at an early age as a spectator in her mom’s dressing room. “I have a great closet of clothes, including some of my mom’s old pieces,” says Ross, who often styles herself and does her own hair and makeup, both on and off the set. “I’ve had pretty consistent taste since I was young, and my body hasn’t changed much, so a lot of things that worked on me back then still work on me now.”

Like her relationship with her signature mane, which, by her own admission, has evolved from frustration to adoration, her fashion sense has become more confident over time. Whether she’s working the red carpet or shopping at an organic market for ingredients for her homemade safflower oil-rich body scrub, Ross prefers to stick to the basics: a bold lip and nude eyes, or vice versa. This spring, however, she’s looking forward to exploring a brighter palette. “I’m a big lipstick girl,” she says, “and I love a great matte color, like hot pink. I’m happy to claim that!” But don’t let the lip color fool you because, underneath it all, she’ll most likely be moisturizing her pout with a bit of calendula salve—the drugstore variety. “I’m a bit of a hippie,” she admits. “I just love beautiful things and I am very feminine…very much a woman.”

Natural Instincts Above, Tracee shows off the more subtle side of springtime—a soft French braid, a clean face with a kiss of apricot on cheeks and eyes. Sun-kissed skin and well-conditioned strands finish the look.

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Be sure to pick up this month's Essence magazine with Erykah Badu on the cover and a feature of Tracee Ellis Ross inside!

'Girlfriends' Soundtrack?! Apparently,...

WOAH! So today on iTunes, a song by Algebra called "I Know" was released as a single from the GIRLFRIENDS SOUNDTRACK!!!

I didn't even know that there was going to be a soundtrack for sure, but the album cover features our favorite four girlfriends, and the subtitle says Girlfriends: The Soundtrack.

So I guess at some point a soundtrack will actually be released... this is so exciting!!

Please please head on over to iTunes and buy this song so we show support for a full soundtrack.

>> Buy on iTunes: "I Know" - Algebra (from Girlfriends Soundtrack) <<