Double Up For Some Lil' Wayne Follow Ups

Beyonce appears on the latest issue of Essence magazine. In the article the singer speaks exclusively about her marriage to Jay-Z. Well about damn time! I was thinking she would never confirm this. Her upcoming untitled album is said to be her most personal album to date. I have always thought of Beyonce's albums to be personal though. She has just denied it in the past. Anyway the magazine is worth picking up just for talking about her marriage. Remember next week Beyonce will unleash her new singles, "If I Were A Boy" and "Single Ladies" to radio. Something tells me though we might hear them this week. We shall see.....and hear!

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Janet Delays!

Janet Jackson has postponed three more shows because of an undisclosed illness. Her publicist said in an e-mail late Saturday that Jackson was postponing a Saturday show in Greensboro, N.C., one on Sunday in Atlanta and a third on Tuesday in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.A statement from Jackson said she arrived in Greensboro, N.C., hoping to perform there Saturday, but a local doctor advised that she not perform after it became "evident" she was not fully recovered.

T.I. Bound For #1!

T.I.'s "Paper Trail" (Grand Hustle/Atlantic) is on course to debut at No. 1 on The Billboard 200 next week. The rapper's sixth studio set leads Nielsen SoundScan's Building chart, released today (Oct. 3). Unweighted sales of "Paper Trail" through the close of business yesterday stood at 357,000.If "Paper Trail" does hit No. 1, it will be T.I.'s third straight chart topper on The Billboard 200, following "King" in 2006 and "T.I. Vs. T.I.P." in 2007. "King" bowed with 522,000 while "T.I.P." landed with 468,000.

Lil' Wayne Plans Follow-Ups!

His latest album, "Tha Carter III," has only been out since May, but Lil Wayne is already recording its follow-up. According to his blog on ESPN.com, the rapper is in the studio working on "Tha Carter IV" as well as a new mixtape.The latter, "Dedication 3," will fall under DJ Drama's "Gangsta Grillz" series and "you can expect [it] real soon," Wayne says.Lil Wayne is also collaborating with T-Pain for a highly anticipated duet album, "T-Wayne," which is slated for 2009.

Kanye West will release his new album, "808s & Heartbreaks" on November 25. The rapper claims he just finished his new album.

R. Kelly Awarded Money!

R. Kelly's last tour brought the singer a lot of drama — from Ne-Yo's jumping on and then off, resulting in a lawsuit and the whole mess over how much money he was owed for touring in the first place, to R's nearly being arrested over a tour-bus delay that made him late to court.But on Monday (October 6), that issue was settled when an independent arbitrator awarded Kells $3.4 million in back pay for performances on the Double Up Tour last fall and winter. The singer initiated legal action back in February against Rowe Entertainment while he was still on tour. Kelly completed the tour while the payment dispute was still ongoing.