About In The Spotlight

Established June 23, 2009, In the Spotlight is a celebrity blog by college junior and upcoming writer Brittany Shawnté that is dedicated to informing readers about what is going on with our celebs, shows what Brittany has to say about it, and gives them the opportunity to give their own take on it. Thank you for taking the time to visit the site. Continue to come back, and you will definitely not be disappointed. You can follow this blog by clicking on the follow link below. If you like what you see, spread the word!

About The Writer

What’s good people? It’s your girl Brittany Shawnté. I would go into a spiel about everything I’ve done in my 19 years on this earth, but I won’t bore you. Here’s the basics. I rep DMV (D.C/Maryland/Virginia) and PG County to the fullest! I’m a communications major at Loyola University Maryland in Baltimore, set to graduate in 2012. I consider writing and entertainment to be two of my biggest passions, hence me having In The Spotlight! If you have certain topics that you would like to see, email me at inthespotlight1@live.com. Oh and spread the word to people you know!!! Thanks to everyone for the continued love, support, and feedback for the blog! Much Love.

PEACE.

About The Writer

What’s good people? It’s your girl Brittany Shawnté. I would go into a spiel about everything I’ve done in my 19 years on this earth, but I won’t bore you. Here’s the basics. I rep DMV (D.C/Maryland/Virginia) and PG County to the fullest! I’m a communications major at Loyola University Maryland in Baltimore, set to graduate in 2012. I consider writing and entertainment to be two of my biggest passions, hence me having In The Spotlight! If you have certain topics that you would like to see, email me at inthespotlight1@live.com. Oh and spread the word to people you know!!! Thanks to everyone for the continued love, support, and feedback for the blog! Much Love.

PEACE.

Battle of the Divas

Two actresses. Two dancers. Two singers.Two divas. But who is the bigger diva? Who is the one that is just killing the game right now? It’s becoming a hotly debated question, at least in my hood. Who is really better: Beyoncé or Ciara? Well, I must say, I like both of these artists. You have to give it to em. They are two of the biggest artists out right now. But of course, you know, one has to triumph over the other. So let me get started on comparisons…

1) ACTING
Well, the first category is definitely the easiest. Beyoncé first made her acting debut in Carmen: A Hip Hopera and has stayed on the right track since then. She has had a few flops (AKA The Pink Panther and Cadillac Records, but her roles as Deena Jones in Dreamgirls and Sharon Charles in Obsessed definitely make up for it (UMMM…DID YOU NOT SEE THAT FIGHT SCENE?!!!) I feel like she’s not typecast at all. She’s played several different roles showing her versatility as an actress. Ciara has starred in a total of two movies, one that has yet to be released. I saw her first movie on MTV, All You’ve Got, a volleyball movie that was a tad bit disappointing overall. Her acting was okay, but not the best. Hopefully, she’s step up the acting and her new movie Mama, I Want to Sing! with Lynn Whitfield will be better. Better luck next time Ci-Ci..
WINNER: BEYONCÉ

2) DANCING
Well, this category is kind of harder to choose for me. I mean, these ladies are two great dancers. Who can forget Beyoncé coming out with the Uh-oh dance that you still can’t help dancing to every time “Crazy in Love” comes on? Or dances from “Get Me Bodied?” Or the Single Ladies’ Dance that is still EVERYWHERE (even got Joe Jonas doing it!!)She definitely has a flowing rhythm in her dancing. And Miss Ciara? Uh…duh: THE MATRIX from “Goodies” says it all. From “Goodies” to “Like a Boy” to “Love Sex Magic”, we see that Ciara is very technical with her dancing. Every move is just precise and on point to me. B’s dances are fun and hot, but you gotta admit that Ci-Ci beats her in the dancing department. Sorry B…
WINNER: CIARA

3) SINGING
Now to the tiebreaker: Singing. Well, I knew who I would be picking from jump…Ciara is a good singer. She tears it down in “Promise” and “And I”. She has this soft yet strong voice that is great to me for ballads. She definitely can sing. And Queen B? We all know Beyoncé has been singing forever. She was trained in opera and can hit notes with SO MUCH POWER (Check Listen or Irreplaceable if you don’t believe me). Sure, she has her moments where her voice can get kind of shaky like in Ego (sorry, the part with the ohs…her voice was mad scratchy. I soooo would’ve made her do that over lol Love ya B), but for the most part, Beyoncé is definitely on track with her singing talents. She is a powerhouse and easily beats out Ciara with the vocals. Ciara can sing, but, to me, Beyoncé can SANG!!!!
WINNER: BEYONCÉ

With the score 2-1, BEYONCÉ TAKES THE CROWN!!! Sorry Ciara, but Beyoncé is the top diva. She’s the-the diva, she’s the, she’s the-the diva…Couldn’t resist, that song stays in my head…

Hit me up with your comments. If you’re going to disagree in any of these categories, give examples as to why you disagree. Love to the people…

PEACE.

~Brittany Shawnté

The Beginning

Hello, hello. Welcome to In The Spotlight, my new celebrity blog site. Just started this blog today. I am an aspiring entertainment journalist, and I decided that it might be good to do some blogging about celebrities since my ultimate goal is to interview and write stories on them. This definitely isn’t a total bashing site of celebrities. This is just a blog to put the activities of different celebrities out there. I know, I know, there are so many celebrity blogs out there, why do you need another one? Well here’s my plan for this site: I’m going to start small, you know, just reporting on celeb news that people know about and talk about and giving my take on it and hear from different people about their take. Then I want to expand my followers and get to the point where upcoming artists will want to be on this site for exposure. I think it’s very important for new artists to get their music out there, and I would love to be a part of that. I want to interview these new artists and write feature articles on them and have some of their music on the site, so that they will gain more listeners. That’s just my plan. Also, I would love to work with different people on this site. If you have any celeb news or artists in your area that you would love to see IN THE SPOTLIGHT, email me at brittanyshawnte@yahoo.com. So here’s to the beginning of In The Spotlight!!! Thanks for visiting!! Spread the word!!!

http://www.inthespotlight1.blogspot.com

PEACE.

~Brittany Shawnté