2008 Wimbledon Champ Venus Williams is rocking the cover and pages of the new issue of SHAPE magazine:

{Click pic for larger image} And she's looking pretty fab too. She talks about how her sister Serena is the one who helps her succeed. Awww. And if Kanye's workout plan just isn't cuttin' it for you anymore, check out what Venus does to stay fit:

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Nice. Rihanna's InStyle cover and performance pics when you read the rest...

And if you just haven't had enough of all the celebs who hit up and performed at Essence Fest in the N.O. this past weekend:

  And there's more where that came from when you read the rest...  

YBF is on the scene in New Orleans at Essence Fest 2008 and we caught the star-uhs out and about at the daytime seminars and nighttime concerts:

Solange rocked her cute look today during the daytime festivites.

So did Sanaa, Keisha Knight Pulliam Tanika Ray, and Lynn Whitfield.  Looking fab ladies. And Chrihanna were in full effect at last night's concert:

By the way, Kanye headlined and gave one of the most fantabulous performances of the night.  Loves it.Lots more pics and exclusives when you read the rest...

It's the Fourth of July and how are your fave celebs (and myself) spending the Holiday weekend? In New Orleans at the Essence Music Festival. The 3 day concert event kicks off tonight at the Superdome and this year's performances include Jill Scott, Mary J. Blige, Chris Brown, LL Cool J, Kanye West, and Morris Day and The Time as well as Maze featuring Frankie Beverly.

All kinds of folks performed at concerts this weekend:

T-Pain was the headliner of the Hot 97 concert in the NYC and he made an announcement in the middle if his performance saying he wants other artist to stop trying to sound like him. *cough* Kanye and Weezy *cough* He said he has 37 songs on the radio right now and that he wants people to quit swagger jacking and using the same effect he uses on his songs. Tell em why you mad T-Pain. But I do want him to understand that he wasn't the originator of this voco (voice recorder) ish either. Let's keep it 100. Ashanti also performed:

And Keyshia held it down at the South Florida Summerfest concert in Sunrise, Florida this weekend.

Lots more pics from the concerts when you read the rest.

Jay-Z made history this weekend by being the first hip hop act to ever headline at the esteemed Glastonbury Festival in the UK...even after it was said Glastonbury would never allow something like hip hop to infiltrate its ranks.  He got rave reviews for the show, and you can check ot the entire set by clicking the pic above.  Nice. And look what Weezy started with the rappers and those guitars they don't play. (Yes, I am well aware he was just making a statement in response to Gallagher's of Oasis and others' statements about how hip hop not shouldn't be "allowed" at Glastonbury. It's called sarcasm peoples. And it's been happening on this site for 3 years now. Learn it, live it, love it. It's just really not that serious. Damn.) Anyways, his main chick Beyonce was spotted in the crowd cheering on her hubby:

Cute. Lupe Fiasco and Estelle also performed. More music when you read the rest...

Both Nelly and T.I. gave concerts this weekend.  And brought the swexy while doing so:

Nelly performed in the Rocks Lounge at the Red Rock Resort in Las Vegas.  No Ashanti in sight.

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Pics of T.I. in concert when you read the rest...