Amy Sciarretto

First Pink. Now Janelle Monae. The pint-sized singer is the newest face of CoverGirl. Just weeks after Pink was confirmed as a rep for the brand, Monae is also getting in on the cosmetic fun and will be an easy, breezy, beautiful CoverGirl.

Not one. Not two. But three. That’s how many consecutive life sentences William Balfour, the man who was convicted of murdering three members of Jennifer Hudson‘s family in Chicago back in 2008, will serve.

Mariah Carey has officially joined ‘American Idol‘ as a judge for Season 12, which kicks off in 2013. Congrats not only to Carey but to Fox on this major, major coup. While it seemed that producers had a challenge on their hands in trying to find a suitable A-list replacement for the departing Jennifer Lopez, they outdiva-ed the diva with this addition.

Imagine being on a transcontinental flight and getting ready to tuck into a turkey sandwich only to find a sewing needle. That’s quite the unwanted condiment. Unfortunately, it was a reality for some unlucky passengers.

Oops! Butter smooth, blue-eyed soul crooner and ‘Duets‘ star Robin Thicke smashed his swanky black convertible Porsche into a parked car on Sunset Blvd. in Hollywood last night (July 10.) Jeez, does Thicke need some driving lessons? Was he under the influence, as if often the case in these types of incidents? As it turns out,  the answer is “no.” It wasn’t Thicke’s fault.

It is with a heavy heart that we report Beastie Boys member MCA — born Adam Yauch — has died. Yauch, who has battled cancer since 2009, was just 47 years old.

Blue Ivy just hit the (god) motherload … Again. She’s barely three-weeks-old and the world’s most famous little girl has already been featured on a Billboard-charting song and has been much discussed in the media. Now, word is that her beautiful, famous and bootylicious mama Beyonce and proud papa Jay-Z have selected the former queen of daytime talk TV Oprah Winfrey as Blue’s godmother.

Justin Bieber is the most famous teen on the planet, which is a blessing and a curse, if we may be so bold as to get all ‘Spider-Man’ about his predicament. The singer is adored and worshipped by teenage girls the world over, but he also has to deal with things like being accused of impregnating Mariah Yeater.

The verdict in the Michael Jackson case is in. The jury convicted Dr. Conrad Murray on charges of involuntary manslaughter, meaning he was found guilty of the charges against him. All 12 members of the jury found Murray guilty, and he now faces up to four years in jail and the loss of his medical license.