Ms. JILL SCOTT (Singer): (Singing) If I could give you the world on a silver platter, would it even matter?

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Other acts scheduled to perform are Jill Scott, Maxwell, New Edition, Charlie Wilson, Keyshia Cole, LL Cool J, Brandy and others.

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Boycotts against VH1, "The Search for a Black Model, " and preview of Jill Scott's new album - here with the freshest in entertainment, we've got Allison Samuels, a correspondent for Newsweek.

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