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Say Goodbye to Miss J. Alexander and hello to Mr. Andre Leon Talley.

For her new season, Tyra Banks is mixing things up on her top-rated show 'America's Next Top Model.'

The 90-minute premiere of Cycle 14 of the CW model competition series will kick off on Mar.10 with some new line-up changes. It was officially announced by the network today.

Talley, Vogue magazine's long-time editor and Anna Wintour's right-hand man, will serve as a regular judge alongside Banks, photographer Nigel Barker and a rotating weekly guest judge. Miss J., in the meantime, will relinquish his role as a judge and instead mentor the thirteen hopefuls – a role he is thrilled to move into.


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Drake, hip hop's most hyped lyricist of the moment, will headline his first North American solo tour this spring.

According to his spokesperson, the Grammy Award nominated Lil Wayne-cohort will take fellow Canadian rapper K-OS and New York City based synth-pop band Francis & The Light out on 'The Away From Home Tour," starting April 5 in a city to be determined.

This marks the 23-year old's first concert outing since tearing his ACL (knee ligament) while performing as part of Lil Wayne's 'Young Money Presents: America's Most Wanted' music festival last July.

He's since had to endure knee surgery and undergo rehabiitiation and thereby took a brief hiatus from recording his eagerly anticipated debut album, which may finally see the light of day next month.

The upcoming 25-city tour is in tandem with The Campus Consciousness tour, hitting colleges & Universities across the country and promoting green technology. Not only will the former 'Degrassi' star's tour bus use bio-diesel, but he's also decided to adopt biodegradable and recyclable products on the bus and backstage.

Drake has also vowed to make his tour rider agreement more eco-friendly.

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You'd think that NBC would lay low after all the bad press following the Conan O'Brien-Leno Leno late-night fiasco. But the network just can't get it together. The Roots drummer Questlove always Tweets things he finds funny. Yesterday, the 'Late Night With Jimmy Fallon' backing band member decided to post a picture of the NBC cafeteria's "black history month menu," which featured fried chicken, black-eyed peas, collard greens with smoked turkey and jalapeno cornbread. Well, having a million-plus followers gets lots of attention. An NBC public relations executive took down the sign and even apologized for offending people. But the African American cook who made the menu put up a video, letting the world know that she doesn't see what the fuss is all about. So, it's anyone's guess if the Black History Month cafeteria specials will be back at NBC later this month. [New York Mag]

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This month, 'My Manny' starring 'Hustle & Flow' actress Elise Neal and 'ER' actor Sharif Atkins is returning for a third installment to TBS.

The sitcom is called a micro-series because it will air within commercial time during Tyler Perry's 'Meet the Browns,' every Wednesday evening for five consecutive weeks. This new type of programming is the network's way of retaining viewers during commercial breaks and integrating a brand through a natural story line.

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Tomorrow Sean "Diddy" Combs, Queen Latifah and Pharrell Williams will host the second star-studded telethon and concert special to raise money for earthquake relief in Haiti.

S.O.S. Saving Ourselves – Help for Haiti, modeled after a similar special for Hurricane Katrina relief, will air live from Miami's American Airlines Arena at 8 p.m. EST on BET, MTV and VH1.

Mary J. Blige, Chris Brown, Wyclef Jean, Lil' Wayne, Robin Thicke and Justin Bieber have signed on to perform at the three-hour event.

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The legendary Diahann Carroll is doing her part to raise funds for public television.

The Academy Award-nominated actress will perform a live concert from the Annenberg Theatre at the Palm Springs Museum in California on April 21, which will air on PBS in August.

The 74-year-old New York native will give television viewers a taste of her critically acclaimed one-woman show, titled 'The Lady...The Music...The Legend."

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Usher and Alicia Keys are on the same line-up for the first time in a long time.

The former 'My Boo' duo have been announced as performers, along with Shakira, for this year's NBA All-Star half-time show.

Usher, who took the Grammy stage to honor his musical idol Michael Jackson on Jan. 30, is set to sing his new song, 'More,' during the 2010 NBA All-Star players introduction. The 'Confessions' singer is a minority owner of the NBA team Cleveland Cavaliers.

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