Jennifer Hudson will join 26 students from Sandy Hook Elementary School in singing “America the Beautiful” during the Super Bowl XLVII pregame show on Sunday, NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy said Thursday. It will be the second poignant Super Bowl pregame performance from Hudson, who performed the National Anthem before Super Bowl XLIII in what was her first public appearance after her estranged brother-in-law murdered her mother, brother and 7-year-old nephew. (click) For more on the performance

Jojo from KC and Jojo is back in the fight again in an attempt to shake his long-running addiction to alcohol. The "All My Life" hit-maker, real name Joel Hailey, has suffered from various health issues, including troubles with his pancreas, caused by years of alcohol abuse, and admits he's lucky to still be living This isn't Jojo's first run at rehab, his wife made him check into a treatment facility in the past. Read more (singersroom)

TV One welcomes two new songstresses to the cast of “R&B Divas;” Grammy nominee Angie Stone and former Xscape member Latocha Scott! TV One confirmed thursday (Jan 31) the two will join Faith Evans, Nicci Gilbert-Daniels, Monifah Carter, Syleena Johnson and Keke Wyatt on the cast of “R&B Divas” for a the popular show’s second season. Production began this month (Jan) in Atlanta. Previously, rumors swirled that Gilbert would be outed from the show due to her alleged attitude and beef problem with the other cast members, but since she (along with Faith Evans) is an executive producer, looks like she doesn’t plan on going anywhere! It’ll be nice to see what these ladies have been up to!