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Say what you will about Michael Jackson, but the influence he had on the fashion industry is just as notable as his mark in music. The King of Pop understood the power of the costume, both on and off the stage. There are several looks that upon first glance will always remind us of MJ. Here, on the 1-year anniversary of his death, we honor him by reviewing his inimitable, legendary style.

Toni Braxton sat down with MoShay Lauren at Soul Beach 2010 in Aruba a few weeks ago and talked about everything from performing in in Las Vegas and being diagnosed with microvascular angina, to her son's autism and that infamous on-stage kiss with Trey Songz. Watch our exclusive interview!

Radio killed the Jay-Z and Alicia Keys collabo, “Empire State Of Mind.” That much is certain. But when the anthem began to play one night, it felt like we – meaning every woman in Radio City Music Hall – hadn’t heard it in years. People snapped, swayed, threw their arms in the air and chanted […]

With the release of her anticipated third album “My Soul” set for tomorrow, MAY 25, we got the chance to sit down with soul singer and NAACP Image Award nominee Leela James. Watch our interview below to hear James talk haircare (after all, her trademark ‘do is as big and distinctive as her voice is), […]

So Chris Brown and Tyga released a mixtape last night called ‘Fan of a Fan’ and on one track Chris tries to fool us all by naming it “Ain’t Thinking About You” but he clearly IS thinking about “you” – if “you” means Rihanna. “We done been together for a minute / now it feels […]

In “Just Wright,” in theaters MAY 14, Queen Latifah plays Leslie, a straight-shooting physical therapist, and Paula Patton plays her scene-stealing childhood friend Morgan. Both women are looking for love. So, when Leslie gets the gig of a lifetime working with NBA All-Star Scott McKnight (played by Common), the ladies find themselves falling for the […]

So, not everyone is a fan of Lady Gaga. Most of the teens still are – and they’ve probably broken many a finger nail trying to twist their hair into dangly oversized bows – but winning over the elders of the universe is another story altogether. And that sucks for Gaga – especially because she’s […]

Welcome to our second HelloHandsome post, where we profile deserving young men – men on the rise and men on our radar! Five years ago, Miguel Jontel graced our televisions screen on a blink-and-you-missed-it BET reality show. But before you jump to conclusions, he wasn’t bedhopping in college or looking for love, he was working […]

Every year the critics are ready to proclaim the death of soul music, moaning to one another about the days when Curtis Mayfield and Barry White once walked the earth like musical giants. Sometimes they sleep when something fresh does come along, but Raheem DeVaughn was determined from the beginning to be the best. Introduced […]

He talked about everything from the downside of social networking and experiencing racism, to why he's not attracted to other comedians and what dating a Latin woman is like.

HelloBeautiful readers, Welcome to our very first “HelloHandsome” post. We’ve been providing you ladies with a fun mix of fashion, beauty, entertainment, and relationship talk for some time now, but we felt it was finally time to profile some deserving young men – men on the rise and men on our radar! We scored up-and-coming […]

For those that like to indulge in both work and play, the new Nissan Altima 2.5S makes it so easy for its owner to strike the balance between the two. And much like its driver, the car tends to exude style and substance simultaneously. On looks alone, the Altimas unique design elements, like the molding […]