TV One announced today that production on season two of its wildly popular reality series R&B Divas La will begin this month on-location in Los Angeles. In addition to returning cast members Chanté Moore, Lil' Mo, Michel'le and Claudette Ortiz, the second season will feature new divas Chrisette Michele and Leela James. The series is scheduled to premiere in the spring of 2014. "The debut season of R&B Divas La set the tone as a series all about glamour and high-stakes drama," said D'Angela Proctor, Svp Programming and Production, TV One. "As we gear up to shoot season two, we anticipate that the addition of two lovely and respected solo artists, Chrisette and Leela, will...
- 12/16/2013
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
On Wednesday, July 10 at 10 Pm/Et, TV One will premiere R&B Divas La, the newest chapter in the network.s highly successful R&B Divas reality series franchise. In the premiere episode, .Lights, Cameras, Divas,. Kelly Price, Chanté Moore, Lil' Mo, Claudette Ortiz, Michel'le, and Dawn Robinson come together as the R&B Divas La. These West Coast Divas attempt to take over the City of Angels with new deals, new drama, and new directions for their careers and their lives. The Divas are coming together for a secret project showcasing their talents, trials, tribulations, and most of all triumph. Success is the only option for these 6 friends -- but is there room for all of them at the...
- 7/2/2013
- by April Neale
- Monsters and Critics
TV One has announced that the network will premiere R&B Divas La, the newest chapter in the network's highly successful R&B Divas reality series franchise, via Video on Demand (VOD), on Sunday, July 7, a three days before the series' network premiere. The VOD premiere marks the first time in network history that TV One will debut and promote an original series on VOD before it airs on the linear network, which will be on Wednesday, July 10, 10 Pm/Et. A follow-up to TV One's popular R&B Divas Atlanta series, the Los Angeles series centers on West Coast divas Kelly Price, Chante Moore, Dawn Robinson, Lil' Mo, Claudette Ortiz and Michel'le. "The R&B Divas franchise...
- 6/10/2013
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
Back in 2001, R&B/rap trio City High were all the rage around these parts, as their bouncy Fugees-esque anthem "What Would You Do?" provided the soundtrack to the 11th season of "The Real World," as well as appearing in the Eddie Murphy dud "Life." Originally comprised of Robby Pardlo and Ryan Toby — who were put together, "Making the Band"-style, by mentor Wyclef Jean — the boys were soon joined by singer Claudette Ortiz after her hook on the song smelled like sweet chemistry.
The catchy tune was a touching tale of a young lady who turns to stripping to put food on the table for her kid and it rose to #8 on the Billboard pop charts, sold two million copies and earned the trio a Grammy.
And then ... nothing.
The band broke up in 2003 and soon after Ortiz parted ways with Pardlo and married Toby. Both were slated to...
The catchy tune was a touching tale of a young lady who turns to stripping to put food on the table for her kid and it rose to #8 on the Billboard pop charts, sold two million copies and earned the trio a Grammy.
And then ... nothing.
The band broke up in 2003 and soon after Ortiz parted ways with Pardlo and married Toby. Both were slated to...
- 1/26/2010
- by Gil Kaufman
- MTV Newsroom
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