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Chanchez’s “The Game” Renewed for Seventh Season

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Hosea Chanchez still has plenty of game at BET…

The cable network has renewed the 31-year-old Afro-Dominican American actor’s hit series The Game for a seventh season.

Hosea Chanchez

Chanchez, who earned an NAACP Image Award nomination last year for his performance as quarterbacking football player Malik Wright on The Game, has seen the series gain wider success since moving from the CW to the BET in 2011.

The Game broke records and made history when it premiered on BET in 2011 with 7.7 million viewers tuning in that night, making BET the home of the #1 sitcom debut in the history of cable television.

In 2013, Lauren London and Jay Ellis will be joining the cast, while Brandy will return in her expanded role as Chardonnay, aka Mrs. Jason Pitts along with series favorites Chanchez, Coby Bell and Wendy Raquel Robinson.

BET says season seven will bring even more sexy drama as the cast negotiates the ups and downs of love and football. 

Maxwell to Perform at This Year’s Essence Festival

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Maxwell will be sharing his musical essence in New Orleans…

The 39-year-old half-Puerto Rican singer-songwriter is set to perform at the 2013 Essence Festival, which returns to New Orleans for four days this summer.

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The 19th annual celebration of black music and culture will be held July 4-7 at the Superdome and the nearby convention center, where speakers like Rev. Al Sharpton and Representative John Lewis, a congressman and civil rights leader, will give lectures, according to the New York Times.

Maxwell’s performance will come a year after the neo-soul singer had to cancel a comeback tour due to vocal hemorrhaging. He’s currently working on his fifth studio album, SUMMERS, which he hopes to release later this year.

Maxwell will join Beyonce, Brandy, Jill Scott, Keyshia Cole as entertainers set to take the stage. Other performers include New Edition and LL Cool J, while smaller stages will feature Bridget Kelly, Les Nubians, Mint Condition and the new jack swing stalwarts, Blackstreet.

The festival began as a one-time event celebrating the 25th anniversary of Essence magazine.

Last year’s event featured performances by Aretha Franklin, Chaka Khan and Mary J. Blige as well as D’Angelo and Melanie Fiona.

Pitbull to Perform on ABC’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve

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Pitbull will be having a rockin’ New Year’s Eve next month…

The 31-year-old Cuban-American rap superstar, who recently launched his new album Global Warming, will help ring in 2013 by performing on ABC’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve on December 31.

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The Ryan Seacrest-hosted year-end celebration will include performances by Taylor Swift, Carly Rae Jepsen and Neon Trees in Times Square.

Pitbull will join Brandy, Flo Rida, Karmin and OneRepublic on the broadcast from the West Coast.

But he won’t be the only Hispanic artist on the show…

Fergie will be pulling double-duty during the New Year’s Eve event. The 37-year-old part-Mexican singer and Black Eyed Peas member will co-host a tribute to Dick Clark, the show’s longtime host, who died at age 82 this spring.

The two-hour segment, kicking off at 8:00 pm ET., will be co-hosted by Fergie and Jenny McCarthy.