“Glory”: Jay-Z featuring His Baby Girl, Blue Ivy Carter!

“The most amazing feeling I feel, words can’t describe what I’m feeling for real / Baby, I paint the sky blue, my greatest creation was you.”  -Jay-Z

This is pretty awesome stuff.

Brand new Daddy, Jay-Z, just wrote and recorded a brand new track called “Glory.”  It’s all about his two-day-old baby daughter, Blue Ivy Carter.  (Blue was born Saturday in New York City.) And Blue Ivy even makes an appearance on the record.  You can hear the baby coo in the backyard over some beats.  The track was produced by Pharrell and credits Blue Ivy as “B.I.C.”

Jay-Z just posted this track on his website, Life & Times.  He must have been truly inspired by the birth. I just wish his wife, and Blue’s Mama, Beyoncé made an appearance too.

Jay-Z does reference first-time mom Beyoncé’s musical past by saying: “You’re the child of destiny / you’re the child of my destiny / you’re my child with the child from Destiny’s Child.”

The notoriously private star even reveals that he and Beyoncé conceived the baby in Paris AND opens up about a miscarriage in the past.

“Last time the miscarriage was tragic / We was afraid you’d disappear but nah baby you’re magic.”  Wow.  You can listen to “Glory” below.

Jessica Simpson: Mommy-to-be?

Is she or isn’t she?  Jessica Simpson has not confirmed her pregnancy, but I think this photo taken of the superstar this past weekend at New York’s JFK airport says it all.  Jessica is engaged to Eric Johnson and has been mum about her growing belly.  I think an announcement will be coming soon.  I’m excited for her and I’ve always been a big fan.  We even like the same boy bander. So, come on, Jessica!  Give us a tweet with the happy news!

Annabel’s Hair Feathers

I love trendy celebrity things.  I just can’t help myself. I had to buy Jessica Simpson’s crochet shawl when she started wearing one every week on her Newlyweds reality show.  I made Hubbie buy me this designer diaper bag when I saw a bunch of celebrities carrying it in the pages of People Magazine.  I bought this blush because I read that celebrity makeup artists used it on almost all their clients. So when I saw Tori Spelling tweet about finding new feathers for her daughter Stella’s hair, I just had to know more.  It took me a second on Google to find other celebrity offspring with feathers in their hair.  How cute are these kids?

That’s Denise Richards’ daughter, Lola, Cindy Crawford’s daughter, Kaia, and Brooke Burke’s daughter, Neriah.

Then my daughter’s friend sported some purple feathers in her hair and I asked her mom where I could buy them for Annabel.  We picked these up at Claire’s Boutique for ten bucks:

It’s a bit pricey for a fancy barrette, but she just loves it.  I think I passed my trendy gene on to my daughter.  (YES!)

 

Kingston and Zuma

I love Gwen Stefani.  I think she’s a super cool chick.  I love that she’s my age and she’s a mom.  She also has an amazing sense of style that she apparently handed down to her two fashionable little boys.

I love this photo of her sons Kingston (age 5) and Zuma (age 2). Poor little Zuma just broke his arm by falling off a counter top at home.  I can completely relate to the sick feeling you get when one of your kids gets hurt.  Gavin Rossdale, Gwen’s husband, said “It was one of the worst nights of our lives.”

Well, it looks like Zuma is doing just fine.  And his big brother is taking good care of him.  How sweet.

Mariah’s Pregnant Butterfly Belly

You know, I never had the nerve, or desire, to get a belly cast or belly art when I was pregnant with Daniel or Annabel.

Here’s a photo of Mariah Carey’s REALLY pregnant belly.  She shared it via Twitter.

She painted it to celebrate her 42nd birthday and to celebrate her return from the hospital after experiencing some early contractions.  She had a little scare over the weekend, but she’s back relaxing (we hope!) at home.

I love that the butterfly is half pink (for her baby girl) and half blue (for her baby boy.)  Mariah and her hubbie Nick Cannon have been referring to their twins as “dem babies” on Twitter lately, so naturally that was written above the elaborate belly art.

All I keep thinking is MAN, she is HUGE!  Mariah and Nick have never confirmed the actual due date except to say “spring,” but I’m betting it could be any day now.

Elin Finally Speaks: PEOPLE Magazine Exclusive

I can not wait to read this week’s PEOPLE Magazine. 

Elin Nordegren breaks her silence now that her divorce is final from Tiger Woods.

I still wonder what the heck he was thinking.  She is a beautiful mom with two beautiful children.

You can read the PEOPLE Magazine story HERE.

The Beckhams

I love this photo of the Beckham family.  It’s the adorable David and Victoria Beckham and their super cute boys Romeo and Cruz.  They are hanging out at a Jonas Brothers concert at The Grove in West Hollywood.  (Thank you People.com for the photo and info.)

They are so lovely, aren’t they?

No. No.  They are so MAJOR.  

(I hope some of you actually get that or I really do watch way too much reality television.)

Happy 40th Gwen Stefani

I love Gwen Stefani. 

I met her once backstage at a concert.  I really wanted my No Doubt Rolling Stone cover signed, but we were only allowed to take some quick photos of the group.  I stuck around until the end and kinda pushed my way to where Gwen was standing.  I remember she was really tall, had on tons of make-up, and was, of course, gorgeous. She graciously signed my magazine while her bodyguards cursed me out.  (That’s what they get paid to do – I totally get it.)

There was a time when I thought Gwen and I led parallel lives.  She’s married to a rock star.  I’m married to a radio star.  She had a son.  Then, I had a son. (She was the reason I bought this baby sling.  She rocked it, so I wanted it.) She’s a blonde.  I’m a blonde.  Well, at least I can dream that I will look half as amazing as she does when I turn 40.  Happy Birthday Gwen!

Open Letter to Kate Gosselin

Dear Kate,

Please quit the show.

Quit the show that involves you and your eight adorable children.  We’ve watched them grow up on TV and it has been a fun and joyful ride, but now it’s enough.  Cara and Mady especially need to move on without cameras.  I heard you say on The Today Show this morning that your children LOVE the show and that they were “wailing and sobbing” when they found out their Daddy had temporarily pulled the plug.  That may be true but I know kids and YOU know kids, Kate.  Give it a week and they will be glad the cameras are gone. You have given them an amazing life and that will continue on.

We all understand you need the money.  You have eight kids! But I think YOU should do a show. You can do a talk show or a lifestyle show about raising eight kids. Take us back to when we first loved Jon & Kate Plus 8. We loved YOU and were in awe of how well you organized your house and your life.  You had fun holiday ideas and interesting outings.  You can take all that and put it into a talk show about being a single mom.

That’s the other thing Kate.  You and Jon are over.  O-V-E-R. We all know it.  Jon nailed that door shut when he showed up in the tabloids a week later with his new girlfriend.  I wrote here that I thought maybe you both could (or should) still work it out.  I still believe that marriage is sacred and you should try and save it.  But based on Jon’s antics and all this back and forth press that continues on and on and on, it is time for you both to MOVE ON.  Sign the divorce papers.  Take off your ring.

You are a strong woman, Kate.  You can do it on your own.  But be sure to get some really supportive people around you. I felt sick when I saw this interview with your brother and sister-in-law.  They may have been trying to protect your children, but they are just as bad as the papparazi when they run their mouths to an online tabloid magazine.

You can absolutely do a  television show that does not have your kids in it.  You are a star.  You are a celebrity.  And that is what will make you money.  Write more books.  Write your cookbook.  People will buy it.

There’s a small window of opportunity here.  This whole thing is tuning into a really bad he said/she said eight-ring circus. You’ve said that you will take the high road.  We all appreciate that. So end Jon & Kate plus 8 (or Kate plus 8) NOW.  Do it before you lose all your fans.  Do it now with dignity.  Do it before we do it for you.

Take some time off to be with your kids in this new transition.  When you are ready, come back.

We will be here.

-Pam

Where’s my “Team Kate” T-shirt?

I wrote about the deterioration of Jon & Kate (Plus Eight) Gosselin’s marriage here.  I wished, back then, that they would have worked on their marriage a little more before calling it quits.  But I think I may have spoken too soon. 

Here is a list of headlines from the popular entertainment and tabloid magazines that feature “Jon Gosselin.” 

(And these are JUST from the month of JULY):

Jon Gosselin Gets an N.Y.C. Bachelor Pad

Jon Gosselin Holds Hands With New Girlfriend in France!

EXCLUSIVE: See Mugshot of Jon Gosselin’s New Girlfriend

Pal: Hailey Glassman Dating Jon Gosselin “to Get Famous”

Jon Gosselin Brags He’s Bringing Back “Good Ol’ High School Days!”

Jon Gosselin and 22-Year-Old Girlfriend Enjoy PDA-Filled Day in the Park

Jon Gosselin Hits the Hamptons – with Lindsay Lohan’s Dad

Jon Gosselin’s New Girlfriend Shocked He’s Out with Another Woman

Jon Gosselin’s Double Date with a New Kate – and Real Housewive’sJill Zarin!

Tabloid Reporter Resigns Over New Boyfriend Jon Gosselin

Need I say more??

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