Exquisite Magazine, Yemi Alade covers New Edition Issues.

Musical Artist Yemi Alade has covered the latest edition of Exquisite magazine.

The Johnny singer spoke to magazine about her past, talks about the present and the blueprint for her future.

Pharrell Williams denies Blurred Lines plagiarism claim

But the producer and singer agreed he was "channelling... that late-70s feeling" when he co-wrote the song.

Williams, Robin Thicke and rapper TI are being sued by Gaye's family over similarities between Gaye's 1977 song the 2013 hit Blurred Lines.

In court, Williams said Gaye's work was not on his mind when he wrote the song, but he later recognised a likeness.

"Sometimes when you look back on your past work, you see echoes of people."

"But that doesn't mean that's what you were doing," Williams testified in court in Los Angeles.

Williams, Thicke and rapper TI - real name Clifford Harris Jr - all deny copying Got to Give It Up for the song, a number one hit in 2013.

Being a single working mother leaves her ‘exhausted’-Michelle Williams

Motherhood and work is a balancing act that Michelle Williams says she’s not perfect at.

“I feel like I’m so good at raising a kid when I’m not working,” the 34-year-old actress told ELLE UK in its April issue. “I don’t forget anything. I’ve got everything covered. It’s a real luxury to have a moment when I’m not scrambling.”

Kanye West reveals new album title 'So Help Me God,'

So help me god, Kanye West has set the Internet ablaze again.

The rapper immediately became a trending topic on the social media site Sunday after revealing the name of his upcoming seventh album, “So Help Me God,” and sharing what many believe to be the project’s cover art.
Yeezus made the major announcement to his 11.5 million followers after previously indicating that the album, which is “80% done,” will be released as a surprise without any promotions.
“My last album was a protest in music,” West said on Feb. 20 during a radio interview with New York City’s Power 105.1 FM Breakfast Club.

“I was like, ‘I’m gonna take my ball and go home. If ya’ll aint going (to) let me play where I wanna play and do clothes and do this … the album (‘Yeezus’) don’t really got no music I just let ya’ll have a little music on it … ‘Bound,’ but that was it.”

For the new album, Kim Kardashian’s husband took a different approach by filling it with “bars, songs,” and “cookout music that feels good.”

“This album is about embracing the music and embracing joy and being of joy and being of service to the people,” he said on the morning radio show. “I just hope people like it and enjoy it.”

Thus far, West has released three songs from the upcoming project — “Only One,” “FourFiveSeconds,” and “All Day” — by either performing it live as he did with the Rihanna and Paul McCartney collaboration, or in the form of an official release.

The 37-year-old rapper appears to already be living the positive, feel good way he describes his next album by tweeting apologies to artists he’s recently offended like Beck and Bruno Mars.

“I also want to publicly apologize to Bruno Mars,” he tweeted Thursday after apologizing to Beck. “I used to hate on him but I really respect what he does as an artist.

“I also would love for Bruno to sing this hook on this song 88 keys / Puff and I produced,” West continued. “I even asked Tyler to shoot the vid.”

He continued spreading the love by tweeting congratulations to Big Sean on his recent album success.

“Yo so proud of my family Big Sean for his first number 1 album!!! #Goodmusic!!!” West tweeted Saturday.
 

Mary J. Blige speaks on basing a relationship on trust?

The nine-time Grammy award-winning artist Mary J. Blige has revealed an essential rule about friendships outside of her marriage when she was interviewed by Stella magazine: “All females for me, all guys for him.” Ouch.

Blige claims that a husband having “female friends” or a wife having “guy friends” never works in a marriage. Apparently, her husband is on board with the terms and conditions applied in their relationship.

Seriously? I thought we lived in the 21st century.

It could be because Blige is an artist who has been living in the spotlight. After many years of working in the music industry, she has collaborated with beautiful and talented men like herself. I would be lying if I said I didn’t dream about the yummy Trey Songz, an artist Blige has featured on her 2010 track “We Got Hood Love.”

Her husband Kendu Isaacs, who also happens to be her manager, is probably used to being around equally beautiful and talented female celebrities like Blige. In an industry driven by sex, looks and money, it probably brings a perspective to a marriage that the majority of the population is unfamiliar with.

Agreed. Temptation can be a bitch for any relationship, but completely eliminating members of the opposite sex from one’s circle of friends seems both extreme and almost impossible.

Surely, Blige did not make her millions by avoiding friendships with other male music artists and producers. How else would a person thrive in the cutthroat music industry? Her career would not be where it is today if she avoided mingling with male professionals at album release parties and cocktail mixers.

In normal work situations, we are constantly interacting with members of the opposite sex: meetings, group projects, customers, etc. Creating a healthy and connected work environment requires us to get to know our co-workers, both male and female. We cannot simply ignore them completely. In order for things to run smoothly, we have to at least be friendly with them.

Outside of the workplace it is just as unlikely. Even if we were to limit ourselves to spending time with only female (or male) friends, surely they might also have a significant other of their own. As a friend, it seems like a selfish move to tell them, “Hey, never introduce me to your love interest. If I develop a friendship with them, I might be too tempted to sleep with him (or her).” Come on now, do you really lack the ability to control your sexual cravings?

What happened to basing a relationship on trust? Perhaps that is what Blige’s marriage lacks.

In order to put such a rule in place, someone was clearly burned in a past relationship. Or perhaps one of these two lovebirds did the burning. Either way, maybe these two just are not "relationship material."

Having control over each other’s social groups is not a way to live. Friendships with the opposite sex are inevitable.

Newsflash, Blige. Not every woman is out to screw your husband, and not every man is plotting to jump in them jeans.