Pregnancy is not slowing down Ms. Carter. After dropping multiple new videos within the last month, she’s released the trailer for her new “Elements of 4″ DVD. The disc set will feature one side of performances from the four Intimate Live concerts Beyonce held at the Roseland Ballroom in New York City, along with behind the scenes footage.  The other side will be a video anthology with “1+1,” “Best Thing I Never Had,” “Party feat. J. Cole,” “Love on Top,” “Countdown,” “Run the World (Girls),” and “Dance for You” –which we haven’t seen footage of just yet.

Watching the trailer reminds me of how mad I was that I missed out on those Roseland tickets and her concert in Central Park. Guess this is the next best thing. Will you pick up “Elements of 4″ on November 29th?

Brande Victorian is a blogger and culture writer in New York City. Follower her on Twitter at @be_vic.

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Rihanna was forced to cancel her concert at the Malmo Arena in Sweden yesterday after she was hospitalized. Fans were concerned after she tweeted an image of her arm with an IV in it, but luckily it’s just a case of the common flu.

The “We Found Love” artist apologized to her stans in a statement:

“I am sorry to everyone who was coming out to my show in Malmo, Switzerland. I was so excited to perform for you all.

“It would have been a great time… so much better than being sick with the flu, ugh! I’m really disappointed I couldn’t be there.”

Hopefully she’ll be back on her feet soon—well wishes!

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“I think it’s something that needs to be said — that there are interracial marriages out there, and the couples live happy lives, and there’s nothing wrong with it.” – Tia Mowry

As a bi-racial woman, Tia Mowry is the child of a British-American father and a Bahamian-American mother. Now married to African-American actor Cory Hardrict, Mowry has seen and experienced the many forms of black love that exist, so her experiences are worth noting. As times change, and the rate of interracial marriages in the black community increases in the coming years, we will all need to realize the truth that Tia espouses: Love is love, and is to be appreciated in every shade that it comes in. Just something to think about as you start your day. Love is a blessing, and is evolving in such a way this it might lead to the ultimate integration of the races. Ms. Mowry is a shining proponent of the beauty that can come from understanding and accepting love in all its iterations.

Have a wonderful, love-filled day!

Royce Reed, perhaps the realest member of the Basketball Wives Miami crew, said no thanks to Season 4 of the hit show via Twitter:

@Roycelr Good Afternoon!  As of right now I have decided NOT 2return 4 Season 4 of BBW due 2 artistic differences.  Things may change but as of now, NO!

I’m not totally surprised by Royce, although with Evelyn’s 18th exclamation that she’s leaving the show for good, this could be Royce’s chance to settle in without her arch rival. It’s been evident that Royce didn’t care much for any of the ladies on the show. Plus, after her one semi-friend Suzy had a case of diarrhea mouth yet again on the Season 3 finale, I’m pretty sure she wondered, “why am I bothering with these chicks”?

My only hope is that Royce didn’t make this move to pursue her acting career with Jennifer’s husband/ex-husband/soon-to-be-ex-husband Eric because his whole deal just sounded fishy. I don’t think Royce’s exit will do anything for Shaunie’s goal of having “a little more balance” in Season 4 though.  For some reason, when Royce said she didn’t give a damn about what her cast mates had to say about her, I think she meant it. And she didn’t seem to feel the need to gang up on anyone or start drama to prove it.

Still, the disclaimer “Things may change but as of now…” suggests it wouldn’t be a stretch to see her in the opening credits. Are you sad to see Royce (potentially)  go?

UPDATE from The Loop 21

After Royce Reed tweeted that she would no longer be on Basketball Wives, VH1 said that is absolutely not the case:

“All rumors!,” VH1 told Loop 21 in an email. “We are gearing up to shoot our fourth season of Basketball Wives and so far all the women from the previous season have signed on.”

Rihanna — who appears to have ditched her red hair — chose to shock fans in a different way recently in London. She opted for the tube as her mode of transportation to the city’s famed O2 Arena, where she made a stop on her “Loud” tour on October 6.  Happily riding the British version of the subway on her way to rock out, RiRi chatted up fans and posed with them for pictures. Fan described her as “humble” and “normal” as they rode together towards a night of fun revelry in music. Head over to the UK web site for The Daily Mail for more great quotes from some of Rihanna’s freaked out fans — but stick around on Madame Noire to check out the photos of the racy star taking public transportation and entertaining on stage!

T-Boz of the legendary girl group TLC has revealed that she has secretly suffered from complications related to a brain tumor in addition to battling sickle cell anemia. The mother of one, Chase pictured above, discussed this ailment for the first time while filming “Celebrity Apprentice,” and talks about her revelation in the Oct. 12 issue of People Magazine. EUR Web has more:

Tionne “T-Boz” Watkins revealed that she has been waging a secret battle against a brain tumor that was diagnosed in 2006.

In the Oct. 12 edition of People magazine, the 39-year-old said that she underwent a seven-hour surgical procedure back in 2006, during which doctors peeled the tumor from her brain stem by making a cut behind her ear.

The divorced single mother of one said she was battling the tumor earlier this year during filming of NBC’s “Celebrity Apprentice,” but didn’t want to make it known to the public.

“I didn’t want pity. I was there to help sick children,” she told People.

Because people are often shocked to hear the news, T-Boz has kept it under wraps until now so that she can focus on her acts of service. For instance, in competing on “Celebrity Apprentice,” T-Boz (also known as Tionne Watkins) wanted to focus on raising money for the Sickle Cell Foundation of Georgia. Watkins was not interested in gaining pity for herself.

T-Boz has already brought joy to millions through her music. It is wonderful that she is still focused on helping others live better lives despite her personal health problems. In fact, those problems seem to be her inspiration to do good. We salute T-Boz f or her creative spirit and her continued generosity. Hopefully, she will stay healthy for the benefit of herself and her child.

It’s true sex appeal sells; but there are a handful of celebrities whose sex appeal exceeds their exterior. These men can be considered our celeb crushes. When we see them (on television of course), they cause us to do a double take, some because of their pure sexiness and others because of their confidence or keen sense of style. While they’re all different, they all have one thing in common: they’re celebs who we surely wouldn’t mind dating.

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What’s a day at work or elsewhere without some good ol’ celebrity voyeurism? We’ve compiled some snapshots of celebs who’ve been doing some nice and naughty things lately. Check them out!

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Men have no idea what it feels like to run without a bra. But that’s okay – they have no idea about many things in this world, so it’s left to the women to nurture and feed their fragile souls! Thankfully, some women have been built with natural pillows on their chest for the comfort of their men, children and others. The way these women wear big breasts and curves can be classy, gorgeous–even cute. Here’s a tribute to all the women out there who are big-breasted and blessed! (A smaller-breast tribute shall be coming soon )…

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The age old ‘hood’ adage goes, ‘you can’t trust a big butt and a smile’; but what if the big butt comes with big brains? In Hollywood, where most are judged by their physical appearance, we sometimes forget that there are a few intelligent celebrities, who just so happen to possess curvaceous backsides to compliment their talent and brains.

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