Mary J. Blige, Diddy, Justin Timberlake, and Queen Latifah are just some of the celebs wishing talk-show host Ellen DeGeneres a happy 52nd birthday.
“I hope I look as good as you, I hope I’m married to a pretty girl like you, I hope I can still dance like you,” Diddy told Ellen in the taped message.
When your father is Sean “Diddy” Combs, you can expect him to pull out all the stops. Diddy spared no expense celebrating his son Justin Dior Combs’ 16th birthday at M2 Ultra Lounge in New York City on Saturday (Jan. 23).
Justin, whose mother is stylist Misa Hylton, arrived with his date for the evening, Nicki Minaj, who also performed. In addition, Trey Songz, Jim Jones, Juelz Santana, Fabolous, and G. Dep hit the stage. Lil’ Kim, Janice Combs, Teyana Taylor, and the cast of MTV’s “Jersey Shore” partied with the birthday boy, who received a chauffeur-driven Maybach from his music mogul father.
The “Prince of New York”-themed bash was filmed for MTV’s “My Super Sweet 16” to air at a later date.
Timbaland sent shockwaves through Irving Plaza in New York City on Wednesday (Jan. 20) when he surprised concertgoers with a few special guests during his Shock Value II tour. Lil’ Kim took the stage with Timbo to perform “The Jump Off,” and Diddy joined them on “It’s All About the Benjamins.” Keri Hilson also dropped by to sing a few of her own hits.
BET celebrated the achievements of Whitney Houston, Sean “Diddy” Combs, and Queen Latifah at the 3rd Annual BET Honors taped at Warner Theatre in Washington, D.C., on Saturday (Jan. 16). Among the evening’s highlights…
• Jennifer Hudson sang the praises of her idol Whitney Houston with her rendition of “I Will Always Love You” as Houston looked on.
• Jazmine Sullivan performed soul-stirring interpretations of “Unforgettable” and “Rock Steady” for Queen Latifah.
• Stevie Wonder and Trey Songz raised eyebrows by dueting on Trey’s raunchy single “I Invented Sex,” and hit a more somber note with their tribute to the late Teddy Pendergrass on “Wake Up Everybody” with special guest India.Arie.
• Mary J. Blige showed appreciation to the man who helped launch her career, Diddy, by singing a medley of her hits including “Love No Limit,” “I Love You,” and “Be Happy.”
• Maxwell closed the show with “Fistful of Tears” and “Bad Habits” from his Grammy-nominated album BLACKsummers’night.
Diddy takes care of his Dirty Money business with his partner in crime Rick “I’m a Photographer’s Dream” Ross, Dawn Richard, and Kalenna in the Parris-directed video for the remix to “Angels.” Look for cameos from DJ Khaled and Busta Rhymes. Puff’s Last Train to Paris pulls into stores later this year on Interscope Records.
After spending some quality time with his G.O.O.D. Music family before the holidays, Consequence visits with the Bad Boys on another remix to “Whatever U Want,” featuring Diddy and a reunited Lox.
Tyrese Gibson and Tank celebrated their birthdays with a “fly and flashy” extravaganza over the weekend in Los Angeles. The Transformers star, 31, and singer-songwriter, 34, marked the occasion with friends including Rihanna, Snoop Dogg, Diddy, Ray J, LeToya Luckett, Teairra Mari, and Pleasure P.
East Coast and West Coast united in Las Vegas on Thursday (Jan. 7) where Sean “Diddy” Combs and Dr. Dre were on hand to announce their new collaboration, Diddy Beats, at the 2010 Consumer Electronics Show (CES). The in-ear headphones are the latest in the popular Beats by Dr. Dre lineup.
“I wanted something that looked like fashion, but just wasn’t all about fashion,” said Diddy at the press event held at Paris Las Vegas.
Sean “Diddy” Combs is expanding his ever-growing business empire. The music mogul has joined Dr. Dre and Lady Gaga by launching his own line of headphones.
