ASA

Courtesy of Factory 78, watch some live performances from top Nigerian musicians including soul singer Asa, African Pop king 2face Idibia, Naeto C, Tiwa Savage and guitarist Keziah Jones.

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Chris Brown Caught Kissing Rihanna

Chris was reportedly caught kissing Rihanna on Sunday July 22 when both pop stars were aboard a yacht of Malaysian billionaire Taek Jho Low! Plus, a source tells  EXCLUSIVELY that Chris and Rihanna have been seeing each other for a while now — ‘on the under!’ Read on for all the details!
Chris Brown and Rihanna were reportedly kissing in “plain sight of other partygoers” while boating in St. Tropez, France on Sunday July 22!

Chris and Rihanna certainly aren’t hiding their alleged affair while on international waters! A source on the yacht of Malaysian billionaire Taek Jho Low says Rihanna and Chris were caught kissing. They added, “It was a very private party on a yacht, so they were not worried.”

And this isn’t the first time that the former lovers have reportedly reconnected while in St. Tropez!

Page Six reported the former couple was spotted on billionaire Yuri Shefler’s $300 million yacht this past weekend, and they spent the whole time talking and reconnecting! “There were clearly sparks flying between [them],” says one eyewitness, adding that “they seemed happy to be together.”

So where are the photos? A source close to Chris tells  exclusively that Chris and Rihanna know how to reconnect without getting their photograph taken! Our source says, “I don’t think they’re going to be photographed together. All his boys are tight and we on that sneaking photo s–t and giving it to y’all. We don’t roll like that. It’s one thing to tell you this and that every now and then, but ain’t no photo s–t poppin’ off. I don’t know about Rihanna’s girls and what not, but I’m speaking on Chris’ side. Feel me? It’s not like this s–t is new. It may be new to y’all, but people in the know been knowing they’ve been seeing each other and what not on the under. Because of who they are and their history and s–t, they gotta be extra careful.”

A previous report suggested that Chris was with girlfriend Karrueche Tran all weekend and a reunion with Rihanna would not be possible, but the opposite is true. Yes, Chris was with Karrueche, but our source reveals that that wouldn’t stop Chris from hooking up with Rihanna!

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Justin Bieber and his girlfriend Selena Gomez

Pop sensation Justin Bieber has written and produced a song for his girlfriend Selena Gomez, says rapper will.i.am.

The 37-year-old rapper, who was on the same flight with Bieber after the Teen Choice Awards, said the Baby hitmaker had made him listened to the track, reported Ace Showbiz.

"He taps me on the shoulder... 'I want to show you this song I produced and wrote. I'm really excited about it because it's one of the first songs I produced by myself'.

"The song was dope. He was like, 'Yeah, I wrote it for Selena. It's great.' And it was really awesome. It was, like, really, really dope," will.i.am said.

The Black Eyed Peas rapper says that as a producer himself it makes him proud to see someone so interested in producing and songwriting.

"I think that guy is gonna be around for a really, really long time," he added.S

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Lady Gaga

Pop star Lady Gaga will make her film acting debut in the second installment of the “Machete” film franchise in a casting choice alongside the likes of Mel Gibson and Charlie Sheen, Gaga and the film's director Robert Rodriguez said on Twitter.

Rodriguez announced the casting on Thursday on Twitter, saying, “I just finished working with @LadyGaga on @MacheteKills, she kicked SO MUCH ASS! Holy Smokes. Blown away!” and posted a link to a poster featuring the singer.

Gaga, 26, whose real name is Stefani Germanotta and whose concerts and music videos are littered with various flamboyant theatrics, confirmed on Twitter, “Yes it's true, I will be making my debut as an actress in the amazing MACHETE KILLS BY @RODRIGUEZ IM SO EXCITED!!! AH! Filming was insane.”

Little is known about the role, which is likely to be a cameo or smaller film appearance. The character poster featured the pop star dressed in a scantily clad outfit and a wolf wrap with smoke pouring out of a gun alongside the caption, “Lady Gaga as La Chameleon.”

Rodriguez, who posted a tweet in June he had also cast Charlie Sheen playing a fictional U.S. president in the film, directed the first “Machete” film that was released in 2010 with the “Machete” character derived from his “Spy Kids” 2001 film.

“Machete Kills” sees the character of Machete battling his way through Mexico in order to take down an arms dealer, said film website imdb.com. Rodriguez has previously directed “Sin City” and “Desperado.” A

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SpiderMan Cover

Artist Todd McFarlane's original cover art for "The Amazing Spider-Man" No. 328 has sold for a record $657,250 at auction, just one among several pieces from the 1990s that went for hundreds of thousands of dollars.

The McFarlane cover, which shows Spider-Man gut-punching the Hulk, was part of a collection of original art owned Martin Shamus, a Long Island, N.Y.-based comics and memorabilia shop owner.

McFarlane drew several titles for Marvel Comics in the 1990s and then left to develop his own character, "Spawn," and form Image Comics with other artists and writers.

The cover was among several sold by Heritage Auctions, and also included McFarlane's cover for "Spider-Man" No. 1, which was bought for $358,500.

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Murray invites Jackson's mom

Conrad Murray, the doctor convicted in Michael Jackson's death, is inviting the late pop star's mother to visit him in jail to "answer any questions she might have."

Murray extended the invitation Tuesday night in a statement released to CNN through his lawyers, Valerie Wass and Michael Flanagan..

"I've been told that she has a desire to speak with me before she departs this life," Murray said. "Seeing that she is up in age and in questionable health, and the fact that she is the mother of a very dear departed friend, it would give me great pleasure to sit with her one on one and answer any questions she might have."

Murray was sentenced to four years in prison last November after a jury convicted him of involuntary manslaughter in Jackson's June 25, 2009, death.

Murray, who is expected to serve at least two years in a Los Angeles County jail, said he would put Katherine Jackson's name on his visitor's list.

"It would put her at peace," he said. "I would do that truly out of concern for her and altruistic love and concern for others. I want to see her. I do not want Mrs. Jackson to suffer. She remains as dear to me as my own mother, unbeknownst to her."

News coverage of the ongoing feud among members of the Jackson family apparently prompted Murray's offer.

"Although I am not permitted to see the news in jail, there are times when intermittent snippets are seen before a channel change occurs," Murray said. "I recently saw Katherine Jackson in one of those snippets. She appeared to be extremely sad. I also heard she is having a difficult time."

A representative for Katherine Jackson said he would present the offer to her, but he doubted she would accept.

Katherine Jackson is dealing with a major division in her family that grew larger when four of her children recently took her to Arizona for 10 days without letting Michael Jackson's three children speak to her.

Murray invites Jackson's mom

Murray invites Jackson's mom

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Robert and Kristen

"Twilight" fans are heartbroken by Kristen Stewart's public admission that she cheated on her boyfriend and co-star Robert Pattinson. Some on Twitter are blasting the actress with no shortage of nasty names, while others are pledging support for Pattinson, calling him "sexy" and promising they'd be faithful.

But the scandal involving the on- and off-screen couple is unlikely to affect box-office returns for the final installment in the vampire-romance juggernaut due this fall, or even harm the image of the 22-year-old actress.

"It could make her actually more alluring," said Ian Drew, a senior editor at Us Weekly magazine, which features compromising photos of Stewart and her "Snow White and the Huntsman" director Rupert Sanders in its latest issue, out Friday. "It's not like Sally Field did this, so it could actually enhance her appeal and make her even bigger."

Stewart, whom Forbes named Hollywood's highest-paid actress last month, issued an apology to People magazine Wednesday, saying she is "deeply sorry for the hurt and embarrassment I've caused to those close to me and everyone this has affected."

"This momentary indiscretion has jeopardized the most important thing in my life, the person I love and respect the most, Rob," she said. "I love him, I love him, I'm so sorry."

Stewart and Pattinson, 26, have been in a relationship for several years after meeting on the set of "Twilight," in which they play lovers.

Sanders, 41, who is married and has two children, followed with his own apologetic statement to People.

"I am utterly distraught about the pain I have caused my family," he said. "My beautiful wife and heavenly children are all I have in this world, I love them with all my heart. I am praying that we can get through this together."

A spokesman for the director confirmed the statement Wednesday. Representatives for Stewart and Pattinson did not respond to requests for comment.

Fans embraced Stewart as human girl Bella Swan and Pattinson as vampire suitor Edward Cullen from the moment they were announced in 2008 as the stars of the big-screen adaptation of Stephenie Meyer's popular novels. The real-life romance that bloomed between the co-stars only made things more magical for the mostly female fan base.

"The fans are so romantically tied to this movie in both the real-life romance and the on-screen romance, so I'm sure this is hitting them pretty hard," said box-office analyst Paul Dergarabedian of Hollywood.com. "They think of Bella and Edward and Kristen and Rob like family — characters they absolutely love on screen and in real life. For a 14-year-old girl, this is probably heartbreaking. But are girls not going to see the movie because of this? Heck no."

Reports of infidelity could even draw more viewers to theatres for "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2," he said: "They might go just so they can be even more mad at Kristen."

Pattinson became an instant heartthrob with his casting as the charming, elegant Edward Cullen. He was included among People magazine's "Sexiest Men Alive" in 2008 and has won similar titles from readers of Glamour and OK magazines.

"The shocking thing is (Stewart) cheated on Robert Pattinson, who is this guy who everyone in the world wants," Drew said.

Fans might feel it when they watch the film in November.

"It sort of intrudes on their universe a little bit," he said. "This is the ill-fated romance from the screen that ended up working on screen and in real life as well. That made it more believable and more sellable, so it punctures holes in that."

Still, moviegoers might find the changed dynamic compelling.

"There's a soap opera going on off-screen, and people love to follow that," Dergarabedian said. "I think it only serves to raise awareness of the movie."

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