Tuesday Tales

According to mediatakeout.com, singer Fantasia Barrino is carrying the child of her married boyfriend Antoine Cook. Fans will recall that the wife of Mr Cook sued the singer claiming she was aware that he was married when their relationship began. Stay tuned as this story develops. Dr Conrad Murray will be hitting the small screen soon. His manslaughter trial in the death of Michael Jackson will be televised. No word on a air date, however. Rapper Rick Ross announced that he has signed rapper Wale to his Maybach Music Group. It's been rumored that Ross' label has been in a bidding war with major label distribution partners Sony, Warner Music Group and Universal. No word on when Wale's first release for the label will hit stores. Eminem will be going toe to toe with Jay Z for a Grammy this Sunday  and it remains to be seen which MC will be the victor. Rapper B.o.B. is nominated in the rap category as well and is looking to take home a statue as well. The 53rd annual Grammy Awards will air Sunday at 8pm. Sade will have John Legend join her on her spring tour. No tour dates have been announced. Rapper Maino shot the video for his single "We Keep It Rockin" at New York's Club Amnesia. The video was directed by Ron Adkins and is a throw back to the days of champagne poppin and New York posse cuts. When picking a video director, Maino and his team decided to pick a New York native to add that authentic NYC flavor. The director's resume includes videos for not only Maino, but Gorilla Zoe and Tony Yayo. Not only has Elton  John recorded an album with his longtime idol Leon Russell, he'll do the honors when he inducts Russell into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame next month. John won't be the only Hall of Famer honoring the class of 2011 on March 14. Paul Simon will induct Neil Diamond, Neil Young will induct Tom Waits, Rob Zombie will induct Alice Cooper, while John Legend will induct Dr. John. Bette Midler will pay tribute to Darlene Love. The induction ceremony will take place in New York City and will air on March 20 on the Fuse network. Joan Rivers has been given a new lease on life thanks to a new reality show "Joan and Melissa: Joan Knows Best". The show centers around Joan moving in with Melissa in Los Angeles while Joan does a play there. Two of eight episodes have aired with another airing tonight at 9 p.m. It will Joan being her outrageous self. On DVD: "Paranormal Activity 2", "Life As We Know It" and "For Colored Girls". On the tube: "Glee" on Fox, "NCIS" on CBS, "No Ordinary Family" on ABC and "Biggest Loser: Couples" on NBC. Happy Tuesday!