Ah yes, another episode of Amanda Diva TV. No blind governor jokes this time. On May 3, Amanda Diva took a trip to Philly for a performance at The Black Lily. It was the 2nd Annual Black Lily Film and Music Festival. The Black Lily is the soil that sprouted Jill Scott, Erykah Badu, Jaguar Wright, and just about every other neo-soul/hip-hop face on (or off) the scene.

The jewels are the interviews with Ladybug Mecca (from Digable Planets) and Bahamadia << if you know that name, you get an automatic fifteen points on your Hip-Hop SAT. Amanda also talked to producer/musician James Poyser (read your liner notes) and the founders of The Black Lily.

Mariah Carey is canceling spots all over her personal calendar. She was supposed to be a guest on The View next Monday - not any more. A performance at the Dubai Festival Resort - I'm kinda busy now. Interviews on British radio stations - I'm not a morning person. It's the glow of new love blinding outside distractions. So it was surprising to see Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon together at Lincoln Center last night for Time Magazine's Most Influential People in the World event.

It was their first time in the public eye since they got matching tattoos (there is something weird going on with the lights in that picture, her face isn't melting.)

Vanessa and Angela Simmons were at a Harlem sneaker spot this week, scribbling their names on Pastry sneakers for a 'thousand' people. Strike that.. a thousand young ladies. It's nice to see the Simmons sisters haven't grabbed microphones, attempting to become the next hot female rappers or singers. That would be too predictable. Instead they've channeled Auntie Kimora's inner Baby Phat and infused it with a new youthful energy.

Oliver Stone is hard at work, trying to crank out this year's Farenheit 9/11. His biopic W about the soon to be ex-president, George W. Bush aka Who's Osama?, is on full press. The listed drop date is 2009, but the word is Oliver Stone is hoping to have the movie finished by this October. Just in time for the November election.

Entertainment Weekly got first dibs on a photo of George and Laura Bush (Josh Brolin [No Country for Old Men] and Elizabeth Banks [40 Year Old Virgin].) The movie will be a dramatic reenactment of key moments of Bush's presidency, but with all of the George Bush impersonations over the years on SNL, Comedy Central, etc., I find it hard to believe that anyone will take this as a serious movie.

Alright, I said I wouldn't dig, but this kind of fell on my lap. People is reporting that Vogue's fashion editor, Andre Leon Talley, got an email from Mariah Carey on Monday confirming her marriage to Nick Cannon. Take it and bake it..

Look at that picture. If you weren't sure if Angela Bassett looked anything like Voletta Wallace, that's proof positive the Notorious casting director got it right. As filming of Notorious continues (it began on March 23,) over at notoriousblog.net the folks involved with the film are keeping a decent set of updates.

They've just started to post videos. The first is a "Hey, my name is.." to introduce the cast and crew.

Mariah Carey is this month's Vibe magazine cover girl. They've got a fantastic summertime look going on. No green screen here, Vibe flew to the Caribbean island of Antigua to shoot Mariah in her favorite outifit: anything itsy bitsy or mini and skimpy. This time it was a black bikini. Too bad these types of magazine articles are crafted months in advance or they might have checked her fingers for that Cannon ring. That whole rumored marriage to Nick is so left field, it's easier not to believe it than to do any kind of investigative digging.

Mariah Cannon. How's that sound? Actually.. not that bad.

Iron Man crushed the box office this weekend. $100 mil in three days, that's a nice little pay day. Robert Downey Jr. gave a swagger to his superhero that I didn't see in Batman or Spider Man. Once he customized the suit with supersonic jet propulsion and dipped it in Fast and Furious colors, it was over. Will Smith has some work ahead of him.

Next Tuesday, Remy Ma will stand before a Manhattan judge to find out how many years, months, or days (What up, Mike) she will spend behind bars. Facing charges of shooting her friend Makeda Barnes-Joseph in the stomach during a dispute over money, a jury found Remy Ma guilty of first-degree assault, attempted coercion, and criminal possession of a weapon. She faces 5 - 25 years in jail.

That is not Foxy Brown or Lil Kim, stand in the corner for a month or two, time. That's Shyne, Slick Rick, your career is finito, time.

Since stealing the show in Dreamgirls, Jennifer Hudson is known more as an actress than a singer. I'm sure she has that Oscar sitting right next to the salt and pepper shaker on her dining room table. But does anyone else believe her role in Sex and The City will be one of those - blinked and missed it deals?

Theo, Rudy, and Olivia aka The Cosby Show kids are forever painted with that goody gum drops colored brush. It's why some people are posting this story about Keshia Knight Pulliam's latest career move with a side-eyed look.

Tyler Perry cast her in his next movie Madea Goes to Jail. Rudy..I mean, Keshia will play Candy, a prostitute who Madea meets in jail. If you're familiar with the play, you may know Candy as Katie. This would be scandalous news if Keshia was actually seen on a dark street chasing down $20's, but it's a movie.. a Tyler Perry movie. Which are about as tame as.. The Cosby Show. Yes, Bill would approve.