"Queen Latifah Sounds Off," in this week's issue of PEOPLE, where she "opens up about beauty, her breast reduction and her 'bodylicious' curves," and talks about how her mom has been central to her success.

Queen Latifah threw out the ceremonial first pitch before the Major League Baseball playoff game between the New York Yankees and Cleveland Indians at Cleveland's Jacobs Field during Game 2 of the 2007 American League Division Series. "This is pretty close to the Super Bowl for me," said Latifah.

QueenLatifah.com caught up with legendary arranger Jerry Hey during the making of Trav'lin' Light, and explained that in addition to being impressed by her musical talent, he was blown away by "her personable approach."

Geffen A&R head honcho Ron Fair stepped in personally to produce the second half of Queen Latifah's new album, Trav'lin' Light, and he was pretty happy with the results.

Queen Latifah stopped by "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" on Sept. 28th to share music from new album Trav'lin' Light. Catch Latifah on the air all week long.

Session guitarist Paul Jackson Jr. has played with some of music's legendary artists over the years, including work on Queen Latifah's The Dana Owens Album in 2004. When he got the call to play on Queen's new album, it was a no-brainer.

Queen Latifah was on hand at the 59th Emmy Awards to help honor the 30th anniversary of the miniseries "Roots" and was also a nominee for her acclaimed work in the HBO movie "Life Support."

Queen Latifah's Trav'lin' Light tour, presented by Jenny Craig, is on the road now, making stops in cities across the United States. Don't miss your chance to hear her perform material from her new album in your hometown.