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Eve is wasting no time pushing out videos and singles from her newest album Lip Lock in stores and online May 14. Lip Lock features appearances from Dawn Richard, Juicy J, Pusha T, Snoop Dogg, Missy Elliott, and more.

Hello all! I have some music news for the music news obsessed. Read on below! Kelis has revealed that her new album tentatively titled FOOD will be released in September. The album will feature the newly released single Jerk Ribs(which is one of my favorite songs right now). Is it back on? That is the question regarding the state of Lil' Kim's new album said to be produced by Bangladesh(worked with Lil' Wayne). News broke out about the producer working with Lil' Kim awhile back. Then it was later revealed that Bangladesh was no longer working with Lil' Kim on her new album. Now its said that they are working together and Kim confirmed it during her recent tour stop in New York. Lil' Kim promises a new single in June/July likely produced by Bangladesh. Welp I guess we will have to wait and see if Kim delivers or not. Chris Brown has revealed that his new album X will be released on July 16. The album features the hit single Fine China . Also on July 16... Pusha ...

Ray J releases the video to his new hit single I Hit It First which he say is not about Kim K. but its pretty evident in the video it is. Check out the lookalike in the video!

Ashanti finally releases the video to her new single Never Should Have . It is the newest single from her upcoming album Braveheart due June 11.

Jennifer Lopez finally speaks out on the collaboration between her and Chris Brown. Check it out! Jennifer Lopez will release her new single Live It Up featuring Pitbull on May 8.

Hello all! I hope you are ready for the weekend! I have some music news for the music news obsessed. I start things off with Ms. Kelly Rowland herself who is releasing her new album Talk A Good Game on June 18. The album features collaborations with The-Dream, Destiny's Child, Wiz Khalifa, and Pharrell. I still think June 18 is too far away. She should be releasing her album sometime next month but what do I know? Kelly will be touring with The-Dream in support of the album. Good luck Kells! Kanye West is set to appear on the season finale of SNL on May 18. No word on what Kanye will perform but he has been working on new music. In the reality TV music realm... Word on the street is that Rasheeda from Love & Hip Hop Atlanta and her husband Kirk may be headed for divorce. Allegedly Kirk stepped out on Rasheeda with a popular stripper girl or escort named Alexis Miller. Rasheeda and her husband manager have had quite a few problems and we've seen it play out in front of the...

Sean Kingston's album Back 2 Life is due later this Summer. The album features collaborations with Busta Rhymes and 2 Chainz.

Hello alll! The weekend is here and I can't begin to explain how happy I am. It's been one long week. J-LO is back with a new single and Ashanti is premiering a new video. Read more below! J-LO has called on Pitbull for her new single Live It Up ! The new single is said to premiere on May 8. The singer will perform the new single on American Idol on May 16; which is the finale. Being that Jennifer is performing on Idol that may have sparked the rumors of her returning to the show. A few days ago I reported that Jennifer Lopez was rumored to come back and replace Mariah Carey after dismal ratings this season. Personally I think FOX should can American Idol . I think the show has worn out its welcome years ago. Ashanti will premiering her new video for the single Never Should Have later today at 11 a.m. EST on etonline.com Ashanti's new album Braveheart is due sometime this Summer. Welp that's all folks! Enjoy your day and each other!

The wait is almost over for the premiere video and single to Mariah Carey's new single Beautiful featuring Miguel. Word spread quickly over the Internet that Mariah had recently shot a video with Miguel. Mariah is said to perform the song on Good Morning America on May 24. Be sure to look out for that!

Beyonce gets sexy for her new commercial for H&M. The song featured in the commercial is Standing On The Sun . Beyonce is currently overseas on her The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour .

Fantasia is in high promo mode in support of her single Lose To Win which she performs here on Good Morning America . Her new album The Side Effects Of  You is in stores now and is said to debut next week with an estimated 95K copies in the first week. Congrats Fantasia!

Hello all! I hope everyone is enjoying their day. It's a rainy day here and the rain sucks! I have some news about the shake up at American Idol and Tamar Braxton talks new single. Read more below! There are stories going around regarding Mariah Carey possibly being ditched from American Idol next season and allegedly during mid season. The show which is nearing its season finale has struggled with ratings. There are rumors that J-LO was going to be brought back in since Mariah had failed to bring it! American Idol reps are denying the claims! An artist that was influenced greatly by Mariah Carey is Tamar Braxton. The singer who is several months pregnant recently revealed details on her new single titled The One . The song was produced by LaShawn Daniels(worked with Brandy) and Yung Berg(the rapper...remember him?). The song samples Mtume's Juicy Fruit which is a popularized sample in R&B/Hip Hop music. Most people have probably heard The One already because she's p...

Nelly dishes on everything from his humble beginnings to what he looks for in a woman with his ex-girlfriend Ashanti in this candid interview.

Hello all! Today has been one of those days with plenty of updates. Good right? Well read on below to get your fix! Last night was the season two premiere of VH1's wildly popular Love & Hip Hop Atlanta and I was perched at work watching bits and pieces of the drama. Once I got home though I was able to watch the drama unfold and boy was it drama-tic. Anyway one of the stars of the show Lil' Scrappy has turned himself in after failing to submit to an urine test. A warrant was issued for his arrest but the rapper turned himself in. When asked to submit another urine test after one that was tampered with was provided; Scrappy objected. Does that surprise you? New rapper female rapper Iggy Azalea just inked a record deal with Island Def Jam Records. The rapper shared the news via Twitter. Azalea who is also apart of T.I.'s Hustle Gang unit will appear on their upcoming compilation album. Iggy will release her debut album The New Classic this Summer. The album features ...

Fire We Make is the third single from Alicia Keys' gold album Girl On Fire .

I desperately needed some new music. So I took a chance on the new album from Kid Cudi Indicud which features the singles Girls featuring Too $hort and King Wizard .  Guests : King Chip, Michael Bolton, RZA, Kendrick Lamar, etc. Song Highlights : Red Eye, Unfuckwittable, Mad Solar, Beez, Afterwards , etc. Album Info : Kid Cudi cried foul on Twitter for lack of support by his record label for failing to promote any of his singles shortly before the release of Indicud . The release of the album was pushed up a week after it leaked online. Shortly before the release of the album Kid Cudi left his label G.O.O.D Music spearheaded by Kanye West. He was the subject of an alleged diss by Big Sean on a new song and found himself the topic of discussion on ex-girlfriend Amanda Byne's Twitter page when she called him "ugly". It's been quite the week for Kid Cudi.    

Hello all! I hope you all are enjoying your day. Of course I have some music news for you. I have a lot of news actually and this blog post is a little lengthy. I warn you now. Read below for info on Lauryn Hill, Fantasia's idea for her new single, and Mariah Carey's latest musical hookup. It's all here and a lot more. Lauryn Hill is back in the news for her tax evasion charges. The singer/rapper recently appeared in court and is now due back on May 6. It has been revealed that Lauryn just signed a million dollar deal with Sony Records. To those who have been waiting for Lauryn Hill to put out new music may finally get their wish. Don't hold your breath though. Fantasia's new album The Side Effects Of You is in stores today. The album features the single Lose To Win which Fantasia recently performed on American Idol . The album's next single Without Me features Kelly Rowland and Missy Elliott. Fantasia wants Missy Elliott to direct the video. Will that happen? ...

K.Michelle of Love & Hip Hop Atlanta fame takes viewers on an introduction into the making of her Atlantic/Warner Bros. Records debut album Rebellious Soul . Check it out!

Ciara finally releases the video to her new single Body Party which features her boyfriend Future.

The full video for Fire We Make will premiere tomorrow.

Hey everyone! I was reading through some of my favorite websites and I saw an article about Love & Hip Hop star K. Michelle. The story centered around her possible departure from Love & Hip Hop Atlanta . Its no secret that K Michelle has basically beefed with everyone on the cast and has reportedly worn out her welcome. So what's the next best thing to do? Give the girl her own show and recast her on the New York version of Love & Hip Hop Atlanta. Surprised? Well that is the word on the street! As for K. Michelle's own show she would serve as host as a "serial cheaters" type show which is currently in pre-production. Looking to add some spice to the New York Love & Hip Hop K. Michelle might prove to be a ratings winner there. The last season of New York struggled a bit with ratings. I, myself watched the last 10 minutes of the first episode and it was pretty much a wrap for me afterwards. So what do you think about K. Michelle getting her own show ...

How Many Drinks is the third single from Miguel's album Kaleidoscope Dream in stores and online now.

Hello all! I hope all is well. I have a report on Rihanna's mysterious illness, Eve is talking a third single release, and Ashanti reveals a new music video is on the way. Catch up on all the news below! I had been reading and seeing on different websites concerning Rihanna's mysterious illness. A few days ago I read a blind item about a popular celebrity who was hospitalized. It spoke of a rumored drug overdose and sad to say I immediately thought of Rihanna. I had also read about the cancellation of some recent tour dates. Low and behold I end up seeing more stories and pictures of Rihanna leaving the hospital in Beverly Hills. Some are speculating that Rihanna may be pregnant. Could be? Personally I think it has something to do with drugs. I mean Rihanna has made it no secret that she dabbles with drug use. With popular rappers like Rick Ross and Lil' Wayne in and out of the hospital for various reasons Rihanna might wanna slow down. Of course this all speculation and no...

Miguel takes viewers behind the scenes as he shoots the video to his new single How Many Drinks featuring Kendrick Lamar. Personally I always thought the song should of been a single but Kendrick is not needed in my opinion. While we're on the subject of single choices Miguel should of released Don't Look Back or Use Me as his second single instead of Do You. But then again what do I know?

Hello all! I hope all is well on your side of things. I have a bit of music news for you all as always. Read below for news on the new album from J-LO and the return of Janelle Monae. It's all here! There was a bit of news I acquired in the last few days but I hadn't actually reported so I'm taking the time to update you all today. Over the weekend Ashanti shot the album packaging for her long awaited album Braveheart in the ATL. Her album Braveheart is still slated to be released on June 11. Ashanti hasn't herself confirmed the release date but many published reports say June 11 is the release date. Her new single Never Should Have is going for radio adds next week. Many have been awaiting the return of new music from Beyonce but according to published reports we all will have to wait longer. As I guessed Beyonce is taking her time with this album and she is making sure everything is right by the time her new album drops...whenever it does. Being that her last firs...

Azealia Banks finally releases the video to her new single which is also available on iTunes.

Hello all! I hope all is well on your side. I have some music news for the music news obsessed. Find out info about the growing feud between Ciara and Rihanna and if a new Keri Hilson single is on the horizon. It's all here! By now everyone has heard Ciara's new single Body Party . The video for the single will be released on April 22. As previously mentioned her new album simply titled Ciara will arrive on July 9. The album features guests and production by Future, Nick Minaj, Rick Ross, Rodney Jerkins, and The Underdogs. In other Ciara news it seems that the former feud between Ciara and Rihanna is brewing again. The two singers have been taking shots at each other via Twitter and sometimes on Instagram. I'm not really sure of the origin of the whole feud but I do remember the not so kind words exchanged between the two. While Ciara manages to keep it classy Rihanna has been out for blood with scatching remarks about Ciara. I can't quite put my finger on why th...

iTunes UK is responsible for the unveiling of the new Ciara album cover now simply titled Ciara . The album will be released here in the States on July 9. It contains the single Body Party and you can check out the tracklisting below: 1. I'm Out 2. Sophomore 3. Body Party 4. Keep On Lookin' 5. Read My Lips 6. Where You Go 7. Super Turnt Up 8. Dui 9. Livin' It Up 10. Overdose 11. Bonus Track

Hello all! Enjoying your weekend? Well I have some music news tidbits for the music news obsessed. Read below to find out about Kelly Rowland's album pushback, news on Chante Moore's new album, and the beef between Chris Brown & Drake heats up...again! It's all here! I have been reporting a lot on the new album from Ms. Kelly Rowland titled Talk A Good Game . The album was originally scheduled to be released on June 4 but now the album will arrive on June 18. I'm not sure why the album is being pushed back but to me all that is doing is hurting its chances of being successful. Kelly's current single Kisses Down Low is doing very well and the single Ice featuring Lil' Wayne before it did very well. So what's the holdup? At this point who knows. Speaking of new album releases Chante Moore is returning to the music scene with new album Moore Is More . The album will be released on July 2 through eOne Records. Chante hooked up with producers Kwame Holland...

Without Me is the new single from Fantasia. It features Kelly Rowland & Missy Elliott. It appears on Fantasia's new album The Side Effects Of You in stores and online April 23.

Hello all! Enjoying the rain? Me not so much. I hate the rain and what's worse is driving in it. Any who I have a little info for you all tonight. Find out why Azealia Banks took offense to comments made by Asap Rocky and how Kid Cudi responded to his album leaking. Read more below! Azealia Banks is the queen of controversy. Instead of offending people this time she was the one offended after comments made by Asap Rocky. The rapper expressed his disdain about dark skin black women wearing red lipstick. Azealia who frequently dons red lipstick took offense and voiced her opinions on Twitter. In typical Azealia Banks fashion she threw a couple of jabs at Asap. She did however express her displeasure with the comments since there is already an injustice towards dark skin women; dark skin people period. That's a whole nother subject. I get where she is coming from. But Azealia now needs to think before she types(speaks) as well because not so long ago she said some things. Things t...

Better is the new album from Chrisette Michele. The album features the new single A Couple Of Forevers . The album will be in stores and online on June 11.

Cassie releases her latest video Paradise which is included on her new mixtape release #RockAByeBaby available for download on April 11 via datpiff.com

Here's the newest video from Nicki Minaj! Check it out!

Azealia Banks sits down with Snoop Lion for a candid, funny, and wacky interview. Check it out!

Brandy sits down in this hour long interview that took place back in February with Google. The singer talks about everything from Moesha to her music to her stage fright. It's all here. Check it out!

Hello all! I have a few music tidbits for you to get your day started. Find out some of the big releases this June and who Monica is in the studio with now! I've been keeping you guys up with the progress of the new Monica album which seems to be moving at a rapid pace. I hope not too fast though. Monica was recently photographed in the studio with Ciara and I read that Future is behind the collaboration as well. Future is definitely the new T-Pain and he is all over radio. I actually prefer Future over T-Pain anyway. T-Pain was always very annoying to me and I hear is not too happy with Future...for taking his place! Ha! The month of June is Black Music Month so maybe that's why more and more releases are being scheduled for that month. The latest artist to schedule his album for a June release date is J. Cole. His new album Born Sinner will be released on June 25. The album will go head to head with Wale's The Gifted also released on the same day. Earlier in the month o...

Azealia Banks teases us with the video preview to her video and single Yung Rapunxel . The video and as well as the iTunes purchase of the single will be available on April 16.

Hello all! I hope you all are enjoying your weekend. Of course I have some music news tidbits to wet your music news appetite.   I'll start things off with Jennifer Hudson who is diligently(another favorite word of mine to use on the blog) working on her new album. This will be her third album for RCA Records. While the album is still in its early stages the singer recently collaborated with Pharrell Williams. Jennifer even attended Pharrell's 40th birthday party. It will be interesting to see what these two will cook up together. I guess I never imagined Jennifer Hudson singing over a Pharrell beat but it probably wouldn't be a bad idea. Speaking of Pharrell he will also be lending a hand to Kelly Rowland's new album Talk A Good Game due this Summer. Jennifer Hudson's label mate Monica is also working on a new album. Pictures surfaced of Monica in the studio with Miguel awhile back. Monica confirmed via Twitter a few things in regards to that picture and m...

Kelly Rowland sits down with the infamous radio show The Breakfast Club and as always no subject is off limits except one. Here, Kelly talks about her new album Talk A Good Game , Jamie Foxx, sex, and more.

Hey everyone! Happy Friday! I have a little music news for the music news obsessed. I have news on Kelly Rowland's new album and Ray J's new single that is sure to have everyone talking. Read more below! Kelly Rowland has unveiled more details about her new album Talk A Good Game due June 4. The singer hooked up with her former Destiny's Child band mates Beyonce and Michelle, Pharrell Williams, Wiz Khalifa, Mike Will(produced Kisses Down Low ), The-Dream and more. Ray J is back with a new single titled I Hit It First . The song is said to be a jab at ex-girlfriend Kim Kardashian and boyfriend Kanye West. The song will premiere on TMZ.com on Monday followed by the iTunes release on Tuesday April 9. Okay Ray J! I think you have run this whole Kim Kardashian thing into the ground. Is he still mad that Kim never acknowledged the sex tape for making her famous? Or has she? Either way who cares but I'm still curious to hear the song when it hits. If anyone knows how to conj...

This is my first time hearing of PYNK magazine but regardless of that fact Brandy looks beautiful on the cover.  Brandy is currently starring in the new movie Temptation . You can also see her every week on BET The Game . Her album Two Eleven is in stores and online now!

Beyonce' teased fans yesterday with a :16 second commercial of what is now her Pepsi commercial. In the commercial Beyonce' revisits some of her past looks in several of her videos including Crazy In Love . The song you are hearing is titled Grown Woman and it looks to be produced by Timbaland. The single will be available on iTunes April 8 but I hear its not the first single from her album. So as you know her fans are not happy about that. Get into the commercial above!

Lil' Mo is certainly not one to mince words. The R&B diva speaks out on Keyshia Cole's recent comments regarding Beyonce's new song Bow Down. Are we still talking about this? I thought this whole conversation was over. Well maybe by tomorrow this whole debacle will be an afterthought. Beyonce is delivering a big announcement today at 9 a.m. Going back to Lil' Mo... Once upon a time Lil' Mo was notorious on Twitter(much like Keyshia) for voicing her opinion on several artists(Ashanti) and being very opinionated. What Keyshia Cole said is no different from things that Lil' Mo has said. Despite all the criticism I respect Keyshia for standing up for herself. She's definitely a lot tougher than Keri Hilson! Ha! That's not it though! The-Dream has also spoken out against Keyshia Cole's comments and has vowed to never work with her again. Ouch! I don't think its that serious though and The-Dream shouldn't let that stop him from making m...

Iggy Azeala is set to drop her debut album The New Classic later this year.

Beyonce' teases fans with this six second teaser video. What could it be?

Hey everyone! I got exclusive news on the status of Lil' Kim's next album, Kid Cudi's departure from his label, and Nicki Minaj's new album plans. It's all here. Read more below! Lil' Kim fans! You may have to wait even longer for a new Lil' Kim album. Word on the street is that producer Bangladesh(produced for Brandy) has abandoned her project. This comes on the heels of Lil' Kim announcing a few weeks ago she was working with the famed producer. One word: Wowzers! On a similar note... Kid Cudi has jumped ship from his infamous label G.O.O.D. Music housed by Kanye West. The label features acts such as Teyana Taylor, Common, and Pusha T. Kid Cudi will still release his new album Indicud on April 23. The album features the newly released single Girls featuring Too $hort. It was a few months ago when Kid Cudi took to Twitter to rant about his label and the lack of support. I believe that rant was directed more towards the parent label Universal(at least I...

Cassie's new mixtape RockAByeBaby will drop on April 11 and feature appearances from Wiz Khalifa, French Montana, Ester Dean, and more.

No subject is off limits as Chris Brown visits the infamous radio show The Breakfast Club! Check it out!

If you just so happened to visit the site earlier I posted up the teaser of the new season of Love & Hip Hop Atlanta and now I bring to you the supertrailer. Hold on to your seats!

Hello all! It's Lamar here with yet another music news update for the music news obsessed. Read below for info on the new collaboration between Beyonce and Andre 3000 and album news on Ashanti, Chris Brown, and Usher. It's all here. Beyonce is pulling out all the stops to ensure that her new album Mrs. Carter (currently no release date) will be a sure fire success. The singer is linking up with former collaborator Andre 3000 to remake Amy Winehouse's song Back To Black . The collaboration will appear on the soundtrack to the upcoming remake of The Great Gatsby . The movie will be in theaters May 10. Jay-Z is coincidentally EP(Executive Producer) on the soundtrack. All this added exposure for Beyonce(collaborations, magazine covers, buzz singles, upcoming tour) are all the perfect set up for her upcoming album Mrs. Carter . One singer that used to always be compared to Beyonce was Ashanti. Though I think the comparisons were mostly spearheaded by Irv Gotti. I never tho...

Drake's new album Nothing Was The Same is due this Summer.

Spring has just gotten a lot more interesting with the preview for season 2 of VH1's hit reality show Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta . I can't wait!

Trust You will appear on Pusha T's new album My Name Is My Name due this Summer. The album's first single is I Am featuring Kanye West.

Fine China is the first single and video from Chris Brown's upcoming album X due this Summer.