HOT CELEBS IN UPCOMING FILM

The film adaptation of David E. Talbert’s “Baggage Claim” gets going as sexy heartthrobs Taye Diggs, Morris Chestnut, Trey Songz, Lauren London, Tia Mowry and Djimon Honsou battle it out for a part in the flick. Also, according to Humor Mill, Jill Scott and J Cole allegedly won a part in the project, based on Talbert’s take of a flight attendant with only thirty days and thirty thousand miles to find her soul mate. Also cast in the movie is Paula Patton, Derek Luke, and Octavia Spencer. Check out the synopsis for “Baggage Claim”: “Pledging to keep herself from being the oldest and the only woman in her entire family never to wed, Montana embarks on a thirty-day, thirty-thousand-mile expedition to charm a potential suitor into becoming her fiancé. Whom will she choose? Damon Diesel, a P. Diddy wannabe; Reverend Curtis P. Merewether, pastor of Greater House of Deliverance, Tabernacle of Praise, Worship, and Miracles; pompous attorney-turned-councilman Langston Jefferson Battle III; or Quinton Jamison, a multimillionaire who’s twenty years her senior?”

BAD NEWS FOR JOHN LEGEND FANS…

The Grammy winning R&B crooner has pushed back his forthcoming album, ‘Love In The Future,’ along with the accompanying tour. Making the announcement via his website, the “Tonight” singer says he couldn’t finish the project in time, which led to him postponing the upcoming trek, set to kick off this fall. "Unfortunately, while the creative process has been exciting and I'm pretty certain we're going to deliver the best album of my career so far, the timing hasn't adhered to the schedule I originally envisioned. In other words, we're not done with the album," Legend writes about the Kanye West-produced upcoming effort.  He continued: "And my team and I have made the agonizing decision to put off the tour until 2013 when we know we will have the new music done and will be ready to fully unveil the creative vision through the album and the live experience.”  Legend was also sympathetic to his fans writing, “I've never postponed a tour or done anything like this before. I've only missed a show due to illness a couple times in my eight-year career. I don't like letting my fans down, and I sincerely regret disappointing the thousands of you who have already spent your hard-earned money and gotten excited to see the show."  Legend also assured fans that the 2013 tour would be “worth the wait” and that his forthcoming album will be the "best you've ever had."

CELEBRITY HOT SPOT

Jay-Z today announced the Tuesday, Oct. 9 release of “Live in Brooklyn,” an eight-song “audio/visual optic EP,” which will be available exclusively on iTunes. The album will document the final Oct. 6 show of his eight-night sold-out run at the brand new Barclays Center in Brooklyn. The EP is digital-only but is described as featuring both audio from the show and eight separate videos, according to The Guardian. As previously reported, Jay-Z’s wife Beyonce made a surprise appearance at that same show, joining her husband for the songs “Crazy in Love” and “Young Forever.” Fans can preorder the album starting today.

Rihanna has just been announced as Billboard’s Top Pop Artist of the last 20 years, a title based solely on her “Pop Songs” chart performance. The singer’s achievements on the chart include 34 total appearances – with 21 top ten hits and nine number one songs – all since the pop songs chart began on Oct. 3, 1992. The top ten was dominated by solo women singers, with Usher the only male, and Black Eyed Peas the only group. Pink is in second place, followed by Britney Spears, Kelly Clarkson and Mariah Carey. Rounding out the top ten were Usher in seventh, followed by Black Eyed Peas, Janet Jackson and Madonna.

Sunday Best” judges Yolanda Adams and CeCe Winans are the latest performers announced for “We Will Always Love You: A Grammy Salute To Whitney Houston,” airing Friday, Nov. 16 (10 – 11 p.m. ET/PT) on CBS. They join previously announced artists Celine Dion, Jennifer Hudson and Usher for the one-hour special, to be filmed on Thursday, Oct. 11 at Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE. The special will also feature other artists sharing their memories of Houston, as well as additional highlights of her career.