Put on your red dress, slip on your high heels and shave your hairline so your lace front is perched properly for the kids.

An all-star diva line-up comprised of Mary J. Blige, Kelly Clarkson, Florence + The Machine, Jennifer Hudson, Jessie J. and Jill Scott paid tribute to the great cities of soul music (Chicago, Detroit, London, Memphis and Philadelphia) on Sunday night at VH1 Divas Celebrates Soul event!

In addition to the head divas in charged, performances of the evening also included Chaka Khan, Erykah Badu, Boyz II Men, Estelle, Marsha Ambrosius, Travie McCoy, Mavis Staples, Martha Reeves and Ledisi.

Welch, Wanda Jackson and Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings also paid tribute to the late Amy Winehouse at the special, which airs tonight.

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Low Down Loretta Brown hooked up with The Roots, Bootsy Collins, Biz Markie and the colorful cast from Yo Gabba Gabba! to jam it on the one as musical guests on ‘Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.’ Watch DJ Lance let his nuts hang after the jump. Weed brownies not included.

Lowdown Loretta Brown don’t mess around! Hot on the promo trail in support his new memoir, Common visited The Wendy Williams Show this week where he shared details with the talk show host on the abrupt end of his two year relationship with Erykah Badu.

“She handed it to me. I was in my hotel room on tour and . . . she called me and was like, ‘Hey, I don’t wanna be in this relationship no more. I’m liking somebody else.’ That was my first love and my first heartbreak,” he revealed. “It taught me a lot of things, and when it happened I kinda really got into myself and really learned about myself and I was able to move on, and now me and E are real cool.”

It’s better than reading “have your crochet nut huggers and the rest of your shit out my loft by the end of business hours today” in a text message. Insert your own “Tyrone” joke here.

Got an extra 20 minutes to spare this afternoon before the VMA’s madness? Spark some incense and get into this. After giving a brief rundown of all her aliases Erykah Badu chopped it up with Out Da Box TV on a range of topics including balancing her career with life as a mother, defying industry stereotypes, the deeper meaning behind shedding her clothes in the “Window Seat” video and more.

As much as I openly stan for Erykah Badu I will be the first to admit to turning my head and mouthing “the hell?” when she steps out the house on certain occasions — this  being one.

Puma-dem’s mama worked the crowd at the 2010 Cypress Hill Smokeout in San Bernardino, California sporting a fancy plaid barber cape and a blonde wig that would make even Gaymonn blush. What’s your verdict?

Commandeering the Lollapalooza stage in a pair of sky high YSL ankle boots while rocking an equally towering bleach blond mohawk, Erykah Badu continued to drive home the point that she does not give a damn about what fashion critics have to say. You know, for all parties under the false pretense that she did.

WHAT’S YOUR VERDICT?

Janet Jackson was spotted with a mystery man (who most likely is a family member, he has that “Jackson” look) leaving Playhouse in Hollywood on Thursday night.

Ciara whipped her yaki into shape on Monday after a trip to Warren Tricome’s Melrose salon.

Chad Ochocinco tossed around the pigskin with Maksim Chmerkovskiy and Tony Dovolani on Tuesday afteroon before filming Dancing with the Stars. Some women go crazy over this guy but all I see is Terrell Owens without the suicide watch vest.

Erykah Badu resurrected the ankh and her now controversial purple hoody for her performance at American Airlines Arena in Miami on Thursday.

Pharrell is still walking around voluntarily looking like Shyne before he got deported I see. He was spotted on the set of a music video with his right man Chad cruising down Hollywood Blvd. in an equally wonky Porche Spyder.

I didn’t expect to see Erykah Badu gazing out into the heavens while seated on a vacant airplane in the video for her latest single “Window Seat” because that’s just now what she does.

And then I saw that ass.

After a life full of eating processed foods all the aspiring video chicks who have their asses as their icon on Twitter are about to start embracing a vegan lifestyle. Only time will tell if they yield the same results. How’s that for envelope pushing, India Arie?

If we experience a sudden explosion of hoe shit its most likely due to pseudo R&B chanteuses being well aware of Loretta Brown’s return. On Saturday the Dallas native performed a smooth version of “You’ve Got a Friend” during the halftime portion of the NBA Skills Competition. I don’t smoke but I would roll to this. View video of the performance after the jump!