We are beyond excited for the upcoming show Styled By June, which premieres in March on VH1. Celebrity stylist June Ambrose is an icon in her own right, having worked with Jay-Z, Sean “Diddy” Combs, and Mariah Carey among many others, and she appeared this morning on VH1′s Big Morning Buzz Live along with filmmaker Nelson George to discuss last night’s Grammy Awards. They talked about fashion, they talked about the performances, and of course, they talked about all the various tributes to Whitney Houston. Ambrose applauded Jennifer Hudson for her understated rendition of “I Will Always Love You” saying “She was right for it, I thought…she didn’t over-sing it, she just did it her way in memory of Whitney, it was genius. I got goosebumps.” Ambrose also discussed Adele‘s killer style last night and said of her look “For a curvy woman — she lost weight, but her meat was neat.”
All this week, the VH1 Blog will be giving away five signed copies of Mob Wives cast member Karen Gravano’s memoir Mob Daughter. Starting today, we’ll be publishing one trivia question per day all this week. All you have to do is simply send the correct answer along with the information outlined below to MobWivesGiveaway@Vh1.com, and and the winner, who will be chosen at random, receives a signed copy of the book which comes out tomorrow, February 14.
Today’s question: In our post-reunion interview with Karen on the VH1 blog, who did she say she’d like to play her in the movie of her life? (Not sure? Check this link for a hint.)
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Karen Gravano‘s memoir, Mob Daughter, hits the bookstores on February 14, and as she gears up for the book’s release, she’s also making the publicity rounds. This past Friday, she appeared on ABC’s 20/20 to discuss the book, and life as Sammy The Bull’s only daughter. Included in this segment are several stories about Karen’s childhood, including one where John Gotti showed up at her sweet sixteen party to give her a cool $1000 gift. And even better than that, there’s footage and photographs of Karen as a kid throughout the piece. If you enjoyed our retrospective of Big Ang photos, you’ll love the clip above. [click to continue…]
The news of Whitney Houston‘s tragic passing sent shockwaves through the music industry last night. Houston’s legacy as one of the greatest and most popular vocalists of all-time is undeniable, and it will be days, if not weeks, before we’re all able to fully process this awful news.
As a way to pay tribute to Houston’s singular talent, VH1 will be reshuffling our regularly scheduled programming over the next few days. Among the broadcasts, we will be airing the VH1 News special Whitney Houston: Death Of a Diva Monday night at 8 p.m. ET/PT (note that this is at a different time than we previously reported). Here’s a list of all of our coverage in honor of Houston:
VH1 will be airing a special, one-hour long block of Whitney’s best music videos from 10-11 a.m. and from 3-4 p.m. ET/PT today (Sunday, 2/12). You can also tune into VH1 Soul all weekend long to catch some of Whitney’s most memorable and iconic video moments.
Monday morning’s edition of Big Morning Buzz Live will provide updates on the tragedy and feature reactions of celebrities attending the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles this evening.
On Monday, February 13th at 8 p.m. ET/PT, VH1 will premiere a VH1 News special, Whitney Houston: Death Of a Diva, that honors the life and times of Whitney Houston. It will feature the latest updates on events surrounding her death, as well as reactions from attendees at her mentor music mogul Clive Davis’s annual pre-Grammy Awards music industry party, as well as tributes from officials, artists and executives and fans.
Our latest installment of The Greatest series, the 100 Greatest Women In Music, premieres Monday at 10 p.m. ET/PT. These specials will air each weeknight and will acknowledge the tremendous loss and salute Houston’s legacy and wide-ranging influence.
VH1 Classic will be airing a 3-hour A to Z Whitney Houston video retrospective on Tuesday at 12:00 p.m. ET/PT and again at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT.
On Thursday, February 16th, VH1 will debut a new special celebrating Whitney Houston’s legacy, which included appearances on VH1 Divas in 1999 and 2003, as well as VH1 Honors in 1996.
Stay tuned to our new music blog, VH1 Tuner, for more updates on the life and passing of one of the all-time greats, Miss Whitney Houston.
Like almost everyone else, we were shocked and saddened to hear the news that Whitney Houstonpassed away today at the age of 48. TMZ reports that Houston’s body was discovered in her room at the Beverly Hilton Hotel this afternoon, and the cause of death has not yet been determined.
Her death has devastated the entertainment world (and the regular world, too) and though her life had been troubled at times, she left a legacy behind that affected countless people. Here’s a little snippet of that legacy, in the form of Houston’s performance from the 1999 VH1 DIVAS show. Our hearts go out to her daughter, Bobbi Kristina, and the rest of her family. She is gone but never, ever forgotten. [click to continue…]
We’ve been reporting on the devastating family situationRenee Graziano has been going through for the past few months as a result of her ex-husband, Junior Pagan, cooperating with the Feds and resulting in the recent arrest of her father, Anthony Graziano. Renee went to court earlier this week and reportedly broke down in tears at her father’s arraignment, and when the New York Post caught up with her the next day, she spoke out against Junior and held no punches.
“They’re in ‘the life’ with you one day, and then cooperating the next,” she said and explained that her son, AJ, has been taking the entire situation hard. “I won’t forgive [Pagan] for what he did to my son,” calling what he did an “immense betrayal.”
Pagan is currently thought to be in witness protection, and Renee admits that she “100%” would have told her father had she known that Junior was setting him up. The Post points out that since informants are the lowest life form in the organized crime world, a tip-off would have almost guaranteed that Junior himself may have been killed for cooperating.
Okay, let’s do a running tally of people we love who also loveMob Wives. So far, celebrities like Christina Ricci, Lana Del Rey and Anthony Hopkins have confessed an obsession with the show, andDiddy has tweeted his love for Big Ang. So it only makes sense that we add Nicki Minaj to this ever-growing list of superfans. In an interview with Paper, Minaj talks to Simon Doonan about her addiction to trash TV (which he shares), and she singles out Big Ang in particular.
Minaj: I love Mob Wives.
Doonan: Me too!
Minaj: I love Big Ang — what is that? And I love the way those girls talk to each other: “Don’t YOU be coming at ME!!!” I love every freakin’ moment. And I watch The Real Housewives of Atlanta and Beverly Hills. Taylor and Adrienne and the girls.
Now all we can think about is getting Nicki and Big Ang together, that’s a match made in heaven.
[UPDATE] The feeling is mutual, according to Twitter.
Ramona Rizzo appeared on Big Morning Buzz Live today, and in addition to showing off her sexy shoes and her kissy face, she and host Carrie Keagan did get around to discussing Mob Wives eventually. Ramona says that since this is her first time on reality TV, watching the show at first “was a little bit difficult,” but she’s used to it now. We highly recommend watching till the end, when Ramona does her best to impersonate Big Ang. [click to continue…]
Remember the time on The T.O. Show when Terrell shot a movie with Stacey Dash, Meagan Good, and Stacy Keibler? The film, called Dysfunctional Friends, is in theaters now! [Facebook]
Renee Graziano appeared in court this week to tearfully show her father some support. Anthony Graziano was arrested two weeks ago in a bust in which her ex-husband, Hector Pagan, aided the Feds. [NYDN]
Is Celebrity Rehab star Michael Lohan taking a job at Burger King? [TMZ]
La La Anthony poses for YRB Magazine and looks hot hot hot in feathers. [Necole Bitchie]
Hogan Knows Best star Hulk Hogan was on The Wendy Williams Show to discuss his new wife, Jennifer, and his contentious divorce from Linda. [Bossip]
