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Some music news...J-LO in the studio with Future! Janet Jackson has confirmed that she's been secretly married since last year. Fantasia says her new album The Side Effects Of You will be out on April 23. Ashanti says new single She Can't is finally mixed!

Music news alert! Justin Timberlake just announced his joint tour with Jay-Z. To add to that he will be appearing on SNL on March 9. His new album The 20/20 Experience will be released on March 19. Speaking of new albums producer Rico Love(worked with Brandy) will be working on the new Monica album. The producer recently made the announcement on the radio. It will be the follow up to her 2012 album New Life.

Fantasia will release her new album on April 16. It features the single Lose To Win.

Happy Birthday Rihanna! The singer turns 25. There's a rumor that Chris Brown may propose to her. Now that would be something! Kelis has been relatively quiet on the  music scene but it has been revealed she will release new music this year. Her new album will be an alternative rock album. Frank Ocean has revealed that he is working on a new album and is already 10, 11 songs into the new album. It will be the follow up to his Grammy winning 2012 album channel Orange.

Mary J. Blige’s financial troubles — they’re worse than we thought. The “No More Drama” singer’s reported money problems have gotten so bad, she was slapped with a notice on the door of her tony upper West Side apartment building after it was discovered that she “had a rent-paying problem” last November. The luxe building, the Ashley, boasts a basketball court, state-of-the-art gym and bowling alley. “It was for not paying back rent,” said a real estate source who has leased apartments at the building. A three-bedroom apartment at the Extell Development site, similar to the one Blige was renting, rents for $9,000 to $12,000 monthly, depending on the view and amenities. Our source says the 42-year-old singer was there for a little more than a year before the note was plastered on the front door of the pad. http://hellobeautiful.com/2619995/mary-j-blige-facing-eviction/

Some American Idol news... Fantasia's new album The Side Effects Of You was originally due on March 19 but has since been pushed back to an unspecified date. The album features the first single Lose To Win. Jennifer Hudson just started work on her new album; her third with producer Salaam Remi(worked with Nas). Nicki Minaj just recently filmed the video to the single Freaks alongside French Montana. The song is the newest single from French Montana's album Excuse My French in stores and online this May.

Music news....TLC biopic is going into production next month. Starring as Left Eye is the previously mentioned Lil' Mama. Joining Lil' Mama is Keke Palmer as Chili and Drew Sidora(guest starred on The Game) will play T-Boz. Tyga has pushed back the release of his new album Hotel California to April 9. The reasoning behind the pushback stems from clearance issues.

Some music news for you all! French Montana will release his new album Excuse My French on May 21. The album's new single Freaks features Nicki Minaj. The song was recently released online. Eve says we can expect a collaboration between her and Dawn Richard on her upcoming album Lip Lock due May 14. The album also features a collaboration with Snoop Dogg. Speaking of Snoop Dogg the rapper recently linked up with Azealia Banks for a possible collaboration.

Mindless Behavior's new album All Around The World will be in stores and online March 12.

Some music news for you all...The-Dream releasing new single Slow It Down on Valentine's Day. His new album Fourplay will be available this May. He is diligently working on Beyonce's new album but has been ordered to "zip it" in regards to album details. The-Dream did reveal that he will be working with Kanye West on his next album. Kid Cudi will release his new album Indicud on April 23. The album features collaborations from Pusha T, Kanye West, and Kendrick Lamar. R&B Divas: LA is a go! The show is ready for to go into production. The show will feature Kelly Price, Dawn Robinson(of En Vogue), Michel'le, Claudette Ortiz(of City High), Chante Moore, and Lil' Mo. The show is set to air this Fall on TVOne.

Chris Brown speaks about the state of "real music", Miguel, and gimmicky music!

Stay is the second single and video from Rihanna's new album Unapologetic available now!

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Justin Timberlake has unveiled the deluxe version album cover of his new album The 20/20 Experience due March 19. The album contains the hit single Suit & Tie featuring Jay-Z and also the recently released Mirrors. The album's standard version contains 10 tracks while its deluxe version(sold exclusively at Target) will feature 2 additional tracks. Last night Justin Timberlake performed Suit & Tie at the Grammys.

Kelly Rowland stunned tonight on the Grammy Red Carpet tonight! Here the singer talks about her red carpet look, her new album, and J-LO! Check it out!

Some music news for you all...Big Sean is set to feature Eminem on his upcoming album Hall Of Fame. Azealia Banks will release her new single Yung Rapunxel on February 12. Lil' Mama is set to portray Left Eye in upcoming TLC biopic airing on VH1. Chris Brown involved in car crash!

Fantasia's forthcoming fourth studio album will be like nothing we've heard from her before. According to Harmony, who produced songs with the "American Idol" winner and "Lose To Win" singer, Fantasia is very "open and truthful" on this album. "This is an album for people to be like 'I relate. I understand.' They're going to look at her differently. Even though she has made her mistakes, that have played out in the industry and in her life, this is an album where she gets to tell everybody. She even gets to tell some people off. This album, she gets to kind of explain herself," Harmony shared with K Empire Radio in a recent interview. "It's just you and her. There's no interruptions or anyone twisting the story. It's just her explaining herself purely." As previously reported, Fantasia has titled this album "The Side Effects of You" and plans to release it later this Spring. It is h...

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Nas talks Grammys and Hip Hop beef!

Here's some music news for you all! Marsha Ambrosius will release her new album Friends & Lovers on March 12. The album contains the first single Cold War. Eve is back with new album Lip Lock due May 14. The album features the first single She Bad Bad. The album's second single Make It Outta This Town will be released shortly. In a recent interview Eve revealed that Chrisette Michelle, Azealia Banks(possibly), Snoop Dogg, and Jeremih are some of the guests on Lip Lock.

Beyonce has announced her The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour which will start overseas in April before launching into North America in June. Beyonce's new album is rumored to be titled Mrs. Carter but there has been no confirmation as of yet.

Word on the street is that Ashanti's oft-delayed album Braveheart has been scrapped! The singer has however posted several pictures of herself in the studio on Instagram. New music is still coming but with a new album title and theme to be announced later this year. Did you all see this coming? I certainly didn't. But with the constant pushbacks that was also a red flag.

Brandy is said to release Without You as her third single from her album Two Eleven. The song was originally Brandy's choice for second single but we got Wildest Dreams instead. Wildest Dreams is one of my favorite songs on Brandy's album but the song just didn't take off like it should of. There have been many rumors and suggestions of what the third single should be but as of now its Without You. The confirmation should be confirmed this Monday at the latest. Many are assuming that Beyonce's new album may be titled Mrs. Carter or The Mrs. Carter Show based on a leaked photo of a proposed tour. Beyonce has been mum(as normal) regarding the details of her new album. No title has been confirmed but she did hint that some news after her Super Bowl performance will be revealed.