Fantasia Barrino
Fantasia Barrino will appear on 'The Oprah Winfrey Show' Feb. 3.

The platinum-selling, eight-time Grammy Award nominated 'American Idol' champ will open up to Winfrey -- who is the producer of the acclaimed theater musical 'The Color Purple' -- about some of her highly-publicized dramas and a few previously unknown details of her life, which is captured on her hit VH1 reality series 'Fantasia For Real.' (Exclusive excerpts are below.) As previously reported by BV Newswire, the show was ratings bonanza for VH1 during its premiere.

Fantasia will debut her new song, 'Even Angels,' which will be featured on her third J Records album – due for release this spring.

Last night, a 25th anniversary version of 'We Are the World' was recorded in Los Angeles at the Jim Henson Studios, drawing a new generation of music's biggest stars, including Kanye West, Pink, Jennifer Hudson, Lil' Wayne, Jamie Foxx, Akon and the Jonas Brothers along with legendary veterans such as Barbra Streisand, Tony Bennett, Gladys Knight, Brian Wilson and Natalie Cole.

The song and video, filmed in 3-D by 'Crash' director Paul Haggis, will premiere Feb. 12 on NBC as part of the Olympic Games opening ceremonies.

Proceeds go toward Haiti earthquake relief.Kanye West

More pics are below.

A new black Miss America was crowned at Las Vegas' Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino on Jan. 30 and her name is Caressa Cameron.

Miss Virginia from Fredericksburg, VA was crowned Miss America 2010 as the final night of the Miss America Pageant was broadcast live from Las Vegas on TLC and hosted by Mario Lopez and TLC's Clinton Kelly.

"You can be and become anything that you want to be, even Miss America," she said.

For the talent portion of the competition, Cameron sang Beyonce's hit single 'Listen,' from the movie, 'Dreamgirls.'

Mary J. BligeMary J. Blige has come a long way baby!

And she has every reason to rejoice about it.

From her humble beginnings as a back up singer for one-hit wonder rap acts -- like Father MC -- to abusive relationships with men and a not so secret battle with substance abuse, The Queen of Hip Hop Soul has continued to reign supreme and become one of the most enduring forces in black music.

In celebration of her near 20 year career in the limelight, Essence and Lincoln celebrated the 39-year singer during its inaugural "Black Women in Music:" event, a star-studded fete at Hollywood's Sunset Towers on Jan. 27.

Fellow vocal powerhouses such as Kelly Price, Lalah Hathaway, Ledisi and Ann Nesby joined the likes of record label executives Sylvia Rhone, Antonio "L.A." Reid and Jimmy Iovine, Academy Award nominated actress Taraji P. Henson and rapper Ludacris, to fete the trend-setting diva.

"I feel so great, so blessed, so honored," Blige told BV Newswire while working the red carpet for the event. "You know what it is."

She, herself, was shocked when we brought up her record-holding history with Essence: In the magazine's 40 year history, Mary J. Blige has appeared on its cover 10 times -- more than anyone else.

"From day one that I walked into the music business, Essence has been there and they've supported me and they kept me in the light," she shared. "When I thought I was in the dark, Essence showed me that there was light. All the women showed me that I could pick my back up and speak like a woman of intelligence and elegance and a proud black woman. Essence gave me confidence when I had none. Essence gave me a cover when no one wanted to bother with me at all."

etta jamesGrammy Award winning soul singer Etta James is currently hospitalized in Southern California for an infection caused by a urinary tract infection.

The 72 year old singer's son, Donto James, told news outlets that his mother has been at Riverside Community Hospital for about a week and is recovering from sepsis.

The 'At Last' singer reportedly entered a drug rehabilitation treatment program about a month ago to shake a dependency on painkillers and over-the-counter medicine. She was transferred to another facility and then the hospital when her physical condition worsened.

Since Haiti suffered the devastating earthquake on Jan. 12, which killed more than 200,000 people, the world has responded with an outpouring of charity.

Tonight, a who's who of top notch talent from the worlds of film, music and television came together for the all-star, international 'Hope for Haiti Now: A Global Benefit for Earthquake Relief.' telethon, which was streamed online and broadcast for two hours on national and international television outlets.

Wylcef Jean, Bruce Springsteen, Morgan Freeman, Samuel L. Jackson, Stevie Wonder, George Clooney, Julia Roberts, Jay-Z, Mary J. Blige, Bono, Shakira, Reese Witherspoon, Mark Wahlberg, Mel Gibson, and Justin Timberlake were just some of the stars who participated Friday in this major and worthwhile undertaking.

While many of the musical performances sang versions of songs popularized by others, the one and only Beyonce did an acoustic rendtition of her hit song, 'Halo'

The video is below.