The “Queen of Hip-Hop Soul” Mary J. Blige is back in the studio!  The nine time Grammy award-winning singer is working with super-producer Swizz Beatz and is promising fans yet another classic album.

Mary has had a long successful music career, but many people liked the “sad” Mary a lot better than “happy” Mary.  With successful albums like “411”, “My Life”, and “Share My World”, fans enjoyed Mary’s heartfelt and honest lyrics much more than her recent work.  She is now ready to go back in the past and recreate Read the rest of this entry »

Usher was recently in New York for a couple of early morning performances with sons Naviyd (1 y.o.) and Usher Rayond V (2 y.o.) in tow. The father and still R&B leading man was spotted Friday (August 20th) morning at CBS’ Early Show Studio Plaza to perform as part of the Early Summer Concert Series.

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Some people like her and some people don’t, but songwriter turned singer Keri Hilson is back with her new single “Breaking Point,”  written by her and produced by Timbaland.

As the lead single for her sophomore album “No Boys Allowed,” Keri sings about being fed up with men and their lame excuses and  finally reaches her “breaking point.”  When asked about the song Keri stated, “If you’re not man enough to step to the plate, then keep it moving.”

Keri seems to be on Read the rest of this entry »

On August 16^th German pop star Nadja Benaissa of the group “No Angels” stood before a court in Darmstadt, Germany weeping.  Nadja, once part of the biggest-selling German girl group to date, stands trial this week facing charges of aggravated assault due to allegations she had unprotected sex with her ex-lovers without informing any of them of her HIV status.  Nadja, now 28, was told of her status at the tender age of 17 following a routine screening.  Of the three men she’s said to had sex with between 2000 and 2004, one of them was infected with HIV and is proclaiming he contracted the disease from Nadja.  Nadja was arrested last year and served ten days in jail.

In court Nadja admits keeping her status a secret because Read the rest of this entry »

This week Kanye West stopped by Hot 97 and chatted it up on a range of topics including his upcoming album, dealing with his mother’s death, what he did following the MTV Taylor Swift incident and his relationship with Amber Rose.

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Erykah Badu with a blonde mohawk at Lollapalooza 2010

Erykah Badu and rapper Rick Ross team up “Bonnie & Clyde” style in her latest video. In this “two-for-one” special, the video opens with the remix to her lead single, “Window Seat,” off her “New Amerykah Part Two…” album, then flows into her single “Turn Me Away (Get Munny),” also on the album.

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Finally, Marsha Ambrosius of the hit duo Floetry is scheduled to release her debut solo album Late Night, Early Morning October 26^th on J Records.  Already leaked on the internet, the lead single “Hope She Cheats on You (With a Basketball Player)” officially hits the airwaves August 16^th and will be available on ITunes August 17^th.

Marsha a.k.a “The Songstress” is a six-time grammy award nominee and has penned hot songs for many successful artists (Michael Jackson “Butterflies”, Justin Timberlake “Cry Me A River”, Kelis “Circus”), just to name a few.  Marsha is known for her vocal acrobatics and her melodic wordplay.  On “Hope She Cheats on You (With a Basketball Player)”, which is also written by Ms. Marsha Ambrosius, she speaks for many scorned lovers everywhere.  In a recent interview Marsha describes Read the rest of this entry »

Eminem debuted the video to his single “Love The Way You Lie,” featuring Rihanna on the hook. Despite the seemingly unlikely fit, the two are a perfect pair to deliver such powerful lyrics.

“It’s something that, you know, we [Eminem and I] both experienced on different sides, different ends of the table,” Rihanna explained Read the rest of this entry »

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