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The only thing "Loud" on the cover of Rihanna's new album is probably her red hair. Otherwise she looks soft, lustful, and ready to channel her inner diva; something I'm sure she has no problem doing. "Loud" will be online and in stores on November 16. You've already heard the first single, "Only Girl(In The World)" which is currently the #3 song in the country. Music Biz: Jermaine Jackson Child Support Woes! The waxiest of the Jacksons is telling a judge that he’s still too broke to pay child support. According to a TMZ exclusive, MJ’s older brother just asked a judge for a break on the amount of child support he has to pay for two of his son’s, Jermajesty and Jaafar. Jermaine just filed new child support papers in L.A. County Superior Court — obtained by TMZ — grousing that he’s expected to pay $3,000 a month in child support for sons Jaafar and Jermajesty … even though his average monthly income for the last year has been under $1,10...

Everyone is still talking about Chris Brown's performance at the BET Awards. This is where Lloyd comes in. The singer claims he is responsible for telling Chris to cry and show his emotion. There is already a lot of validity concerning Chris' performance. Some people feel like it was real emotion while others think it was a publicity ploy. I think it was real emotion. Shortly after the story broke out about Lloyd's comments; the singer has retracted his statements. He did speak about how he spoke to Chris briefly awhile back. He did encourage Chris to be real and show his emotion. I just think his words got taken out of context. Meanwhile Jermaine Jackson has also spoken out. He feels Chris Brown deserves a "second chance" and he feels that his emotions were indeed real. Soulja Boy may have just gotten the last laugh! It was reported that Soulja Boy deleted his twitter account when #ifsouljaboywerearapper became a Trending Topic. Apparently the rapper did not dele...

Do any of you watching 'The Jacksons' show on A&E or whatever channel it comes on? Well I have watched the show a few times. I remember my friends telling me how Jermaine Jackson was always wanting camera time and behaved like a diva. I know whenever Michael was under some type of ridicule; Jermaine was always the first one in the family to speak out. Maybe he was just the designated one of the family to do so. Check out the video as Jermaine talks about his personal feelings regarding Michael and what led to his untimely death. Music Biz: Whitney Houston Plans New Tour! Whitney Houston is ready to give the ultimate gift to fans who have been supportive over the years ! Set to start giving back early February, Houston will embark on what is being dubbed the "Nothing But Love" World Tour. Including previously announced dates in the U.K., Houston's forthcoming tour will makes its way through South Korea, Japan, Australia, Ireland, Germany, Italy, Denmark, Norway...

As with the last Mario album, Mario had a few pushbacks and with his new album, D.N.A. its pretty much faced a similar fate. Now the album will be released later this month. Mary J. Blige backs out and has other plans. Mariah Carey replaced in her own movie. Read below for more info on all these stories! Mario Unveils Album Tracklisting! Mario will release his new album, D.N.A. on October 13. 1. Break Up Mario featuring Gucci Mane & Sean Garrett 2. Been Thinking About You 3. Get Out Mario featuring Ludacris 4. Soundtrack To My Broken Heart 5. Starlight 6. Stranded 7. Ooh Baby 8. Before She Said Hi Mario featuring Big Sean 9. I Choose You 10. Don’t Walk Away 11. I Miss My Friend 12. The Hardest Moment I'm not really that interested in Mario's album as I was with Go but I might give this a whirl. Mary J. Blige Has Other Plans! Mary J. Blige confirmed on Thursday (September 10) that she will not be participating in Jermaine Jackson's overseas tribute to Michael Jackson. Th...

that I didn't choose a Michael Jackson video for today's throwback video. Instead I opted for Jermaine Jackson's "Don't Take It Personal" video. If you recall Monica remade her own version of "Personal" many years later. ---------------- Now playing: LeToya Luckett - Not Anymore via FoxyTunes

Video: Ludacris feat T-Pain - One More Drink New music video. Wow! You would think Luda is the one going to jail. He has put out singles and videos so fast it seems. For some reason I'm a little skeptical about this album. I mean I never been the biggest Ludacris fan. I just noticed there hasn't been a really big push behind this album. Luda's heart don't seem so into rap right now. I think he's somewhat bored. Music Biz: Michael Jackson Upset! Chicago Sun-Times columnist Bill Zwecker is reporting that Michael Jackson gave his brother Jermaine "quite the tongue-lashing" for wrongly announcing that he is involved in an upcoming Jackson 5 reunion tour. According to Zwecker, Jermaine's assertion that Janet Jackson was on board for the tour is also false. 'Both Michael and Janet [Jackson] are not involved in any way,' Zwecker quotes of a longtime MJ pal, 'and Michael really laid into Jermaine for even raising the possibility.'