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Azealia's chicken coop T.I. is trying to put a stop to his divorce, a month after Tiny Harris filed. T.I. even put up a cryptic meme on his social media in regards to all the media speculation that has dogged the couple in recent days. What do you think? Should Tiny call off her divorce? Is T.I. going to do right now after 15 years? I personally think she should continue with the divorce proceedings. My friend and I were texting about the impeding divorce and my friend said T.I. is "on the market" and I replied that he was on the "market" when he was married!  Brandy's songwriter, TC; who is or was a huge Brandy fan prior to working with her blasted her on social media yesterday. He made light of how Brandy was allegedly upset at him for taking a picture with Beyoncé. He also went on to say that he was done with Brandy. After a blog posted the tweets, Brandy must of got wind of it and immediately defused the situation. She posted a video of her TC ru...

Azealia Banks says she plans to get a butt lift after publicly criticizing Nicki Minaj and K. Michelle for their own procedures. Azealia also plans to do a "skin lighting" video. I actually think Lil' Kim should do one since she's seem to have the "skin lighting" thing packed, just saying! Azealia also took time to criticize T.I. over his role in the remake of "ROOTS" and his disdain over Donald Trump. As far as music is concerned, Azealia says she's finishing her "Fantasea 2: The Second Wave" by summer's end. Chris Brown is being sued by his former manager who says Chris assaulted him. A few days ago Keri Hilson had Twitter on fire after she posted a video on her Snapchat of her swallowing a popsicle whole. The shocking act was meant to be funny and it was taken that way but also let people know Keri is not to be messed with it when it comes to placing things deep in her throat! Ha! Kanye West just released the video to his si...

So there's a lot of ground to cover here so let's get right into it. Future is being blasted by a promoter for not showing up for a performance. The promoter claims Future was paid in full but was too scared to enter the venue. Hmm..I wonder what Future has to say about this. And I read that Janet Jackson has canceled the UK portion of her tour. Rumors are that tickets are not moving at all. Poor Janet! I kinda wanna see her this June if she still plans on coming here, then again she might cancel that too. I just think people are not too into her tour because its not like her other tours. Janet is basically just performing in one outfit and barely dancing. I don't think she's all into it at the moment to be honest. Still love her Janet though and her "Unbreakable" album was one of my favorites last year. Keri Hilson is back with a new album titled,"L.I.A.R." The acronym stands for Love Is A Religion. Personally I think she should of went with the f...

So I was on my way to work this morning listening to the Rickey Smiley morning show where RHOA(Real Housewives of Atlanta) star Claudia is a host. I caught the middle of a conversation where Claudia was talking and speaking about issuing an apology and Rickey Smiley was co-signing. I had no idea who she was talking about because I got out the car to go to the gas station. It wasn't until much later in the day that I realized that Claudia was speaking about Tiny, T.I.'s wife. Apparently Claudia made some not so nice comments about Tiny when she worked on The Foxxhole, a radio show with Jamie Foxx. Claudia described Tiny's looks as a "pig" among other things. Oddly enough Claudia was one of the hosts on Tiny's show Tiny Tonight. But since people have been uncovering old videos of Claudia shading folks, its safe to say it hasn't been the best week for the newest housewife. Tiny caught wind of the news today and referred to Claudia as a "slut" who i...

Ashanti has been busy in the studio crafting her oft-delayed album BraveHeart . Recently the singer logged studio time with none other than reggae legend Beenie Man. BraveHeart is currently scheduled to be released in March 2014 but don't hold your breath. Speaking of new albums Mike Will Made It, producer extraordinaire whose worked with everyone from Juicy J to Rihanna says Ciara is working on a new album. Her current album Ciara was released this past July. Next up for Ciara is the release of her single Overdose . I remember reading about Read My Lips being released as well, possibly as an Urban single so we'll see. Speaking of Ciara, I keep reading and seeing this story about Keri Hilson reportedly recording a new song which will be an apology to Ciara and Beyonce. The news first came at the hands of Timbaland who may or may not of revealed the news. Keri is currently working on a new album and most recently had a brief role in the Vin Diesel film Riddick. There is no word...

Kelly Rowland is keeping busy. The singer just signed on as the new face behind the motor vehicle company Jaguar. In addition to that you can see Kelly Rowland on The X Factor this September on FOX. Her new album Talk A Good Game is in stores and online now. R&B bad boy Chris Brown has plans to release his new single Love More featuring Nicki Minaj. If you may recall he performed a snippet of the song at the BET Awards along with Nicki. Brown's new album X is due in stores this September. She may of left R&B Divas Atlanta but Faith Evans is keeping busy by locking down a new distribution deal for her new untitled album. The singer's last album R&B Divas was released last year to little fanfare. Her last album before that was 2010's Something About Faith which was a complete letdown. I'm hoping Faith can revive my interest in her singing career. Her abrupt exit from R&B Divas Atlanta wasn't surprising to me. I think Faith realized she was very m...

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...

Hello all! Enjoying your weekend? Well I have music news for the music news obsessed and boy do I have quite the amount of news for you all. Read below to find out who Kelly Rowland is collaborating with now and who Keri Hilson is in the studio with. It's all here. Kelly Rowland has become the go to girl for R&B/Hip Hop artists as of late collaborating with everyone from Future, Ludacris, Michael Bolton and now Fantasia. That's right! Fantasia! Kelly Rowland will appear on Fantasia's new single alongside Missy Elliott. The song titled Without Me is the second single from Fantasia's album The Side Effects of You due April 23. While I'm on the subject of Kelly Rowland I wanna switch gears to her former bandmate Beyonce. It has been revealed by Rolling Stone magazine that Beyonce's new album is indeed titled Mrs. Carter . There had been rumors that her album was titled Mrs. Carter after it was revealed that her upcoming tour was named The Mrs. Carter Show . ...

Hey everyone! I got music news for you of course. Feast below! In the world of new album news... Ms. Keri "Baby" Hilson has a new album in the works and the album's first single is said to debut in two weeks. The first single will be produced by Timbaland(who handled the bulk of the production) along with Polow Da Don. I've never been a big Keri Hilson fan but her first album In A Perfect World ... has some nice cuts on it. The last few years for Keri has been pretty tough. She faced backlash for the last couple of years and I think she is ready to finally move past all the drama. In the world of new single releases... I mentioned a day or so ago about a new album from India.Arie titled Songversations . Now I have a release date for June 25. Alicia Keys has been riding high with the release of her album and single Girl On Fire . Now the singer has revealed her third single as Fire We Make featuring Maxwell. Fire We Make is a very likable song and I'm glad to see...

French Montana is looking to finally release his new album Excuse My French. The rapper has chosen a March 12, 2013 release for the new album. The album contains the hit single Pop That. The album features appearances from M.I.A. Lana Del Ray, The Weeknd, Wiz Khalifa, Wale, and Max B. French Montana executive produced Trina's latest mixtape Back 2 Business which was released a few weeks ago. Keri Hilson is looking to release a new album in 2013. The singer/songwriter will also star in The Chronicles Of Riddick: Dead Man Stalking. Keri recently appeared on VH1 Divas!

After a series of questionable tweets and criticism from fans; Nicki Minaj has deleted her twitter page. She is not the first act to do so so but the close interaction with fans and non-fans can be jarring for anyone particularly someone of a celebrity status. Maybe in a few weeks Nicki may change her mind and make a new twitter page. Nicki had 11 million followers on twitter. I know she didn't think those 11 million people were all gonna rush out and buy her album in the first week. Sales of her new album; "Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded" debuted at #1 with 253K units. It's a 125K difference from her debut; "Pink Friday" released in November of 2010. Monica will release; "Without You" as the next single from her "New Life" album. Overall this will be Monica's 4th single released from this album more than she received on her last album; 2010's "Still Standing". The song is already topping the iTunes charts and that's a ...

I'm not sure how many people actually remember this song. I mean it does have a video but I'm not sure if it made much of an impact on the charts. Rich Boy is perhaps best known for his hit single; "Throw Some D's" but I can't even remember how I stumbled upon this song but its always been a favorite of mine. The song was produced by Polow Da Don and features Polow's frequent collaborator; Keri Hilson. Last I read Keri Hilson was working on new music and I'm not sure exactly what Polow is doing. ---------------- Now playing: Rich Boy - Good Things ft. Polow Da Don, Keri Hilson - YouTube via FoxyTunes

Keith Sweat has renamed his new album; "Till The Morning" originally titled; "Open Invitation". A week later; Tyrese is to release his album of the same name. So to avoid any confusion or overall disdain; Keith Sweat made a last minute album title change which is smart in his case. Then too; it would of been a nice marketing scheme to keep the title as is. It could of even went as far as to which "Open Invitation" album is better. Anyway... Click here to see the cover of the new Keith Sweat album. Keri Hilson has announced that she is working on a third album. This isn't really news to me because I did read awhile back that she was. It may be news to some of you though. She describes the new album as "emotional". Okay! What boggles me is why Keri still insists on releasing yet another single from her current album; "No Boys Allowed". The album has been finished and no single following "Pretty Girl Rock" has been able to r...

SYTYCD stands for "So You Think You Can Dance" in case anyone was unaware of the show that airs weekly on FOX. I read that Keri was trending yesterday on twitter or was it Kelly Rowland because she was mistakenly referred to as "Kelly Hilson". Ha! Oh and the song she was performing was "Lose Control" if you were unaware of that too and the song features Nelly from her most recent album; "No Boys Allowed". I was just thinking about Keri and how her album hasn't sold all that great this time and she's released like five singles/videos. Only two of those five; "Pretty Girl Rock" and "One Night Stand" featuring Chris Brown have been hits. Many have said why don't Keri just give it up but she must be really adamant about this album. I mean the album is cool in my opinion but she has yet to make an album I fully enjoy. ---------------- Now playing: SYTYCD Season 8 (Top 20 Results) - Keri Hilson - Lose Control - HD 720p v...

I was going to throw in a funny joke about the fans fainting over Keri. Maybe it was because her set was so boring; they had no choice but to faint. But no it was the heat which was pretty hot down south in Memphis. Read more below! Grammy- nominated artist Keri Hilson visited Memphis Tuesday to give a free concert as part of a promotional tour. The music at the "Walmart Road to Essence Music Festival Concert in Memphis" was hot Tuesday, and so was the unbearable heat. The warm temps were too much for many who passed out after succumbing to the heat during the concert, held at the Walmart on Winchester Road. According to Memphis Firefighters, one person had to be treated for heat exhaustion. "I brought my children out," Renita Lauderdale said. "Let them go ahead. I'll stay cool. I gave them plenty of water before they went out there, but that's fine." Excited fans didn't let the hot weather stop them from taking part in the special 45 m...

Keri Hilson releases yet another video this time for single; "Lose Control" which may have a better chance at impacting the Pop charts than "One Night Stand" with Chris Brown which is doing moderately well at Urban radio. Keri is really trying to get another Gold album and after its all said it done; she might. I know her album is near the bottom of the Top 200 charts. Anyway this song is not bad as I've heard it before since I have the "No Boys Allowed" album. I think its a good song for the summertime and may do well off the strength of that. It took me awhile though to understand what Keri was saying in the chorus but I finally figured it out.

A little while back it was revealed that Jay-Z would appear on a remix to Sade's "The Moon & The Sky" and it is apart of the group's "Ultimate Collection" album which you can read more about below as well as stories on Keri Hilson's new single and Sara Stokes from MTV's "Making The Band" in a domestic dispute with her husband. Sade are back with The Ultimate Collection to be released on May 3, just in time to make it the essential Mother’s Day gift. The must-have, 29-track, two-disc album will include four new, never-before heard songs including a remix to “The Moon And The Sky” (featuring Jay-Z). The Ultimate Collection also features 15 tracks that were not included on Sade’s 1994 “Best Of” album. Here for the first time, fans can find all of their favorite Sade classics including songs Lover’s Rock and Soldier Of Love. Disc 1 1. Your Love Is King 2. Smooth Operator 3. Hang On To Your Love 4. The Sweetest Taboo 5. Is It A Crime ...

Keri Hilson; being the smart artist that she is went with the Chris Brown featured; "One Night Stand" as her new video and single. The video is pretty cool to me. Their chemistry was a little awkward to me for some reason. I was reading on a few message board that Keri swagger jacked Ciara and Keyshia Cole. What do you think? To date Keri Hilson's "No Boys Allowed" album has sold 234K units. I also just found that Ne-Yo wrote "Pretty Girl Rock". You would of thought; I already knew that but I didn't. ---------------- Now playing: Keri Hilson Feat. Chris Brown - One Night Stand (Official Music Video) ♫ 2011! via FoxyTunes

Someone said their tired of seeing Keri perform this song and I agree but it is a hit single so what do you expect? Keri is currently filming a video for her next single, "One Night Stand" featuring Chris Brown.

Producer Krucial Keys has revealed that Alicia Keys is back in the studio and plans to release a new album this year. If you know Alicia Keys and how she puts out albums; its likely to be released during the holidays. Alicia's last album, "The Element Of Freedom" went platinum but was underwhelming in sales due to some of the bad press she received from dating and marrying Swizz Beats. Despite that she still churned a respectable hit single such as the #1, "Un-Thinkable(I'm Ready)". Those anticipating Lloyd's new album, "King Of Hearts" will have to wait a little longer. The album will now be released on April 19. The album features the new single, "Cupid" as well as the hit single, "Lay It Down". Keri Hilson is releasing "One Night Stand" as the next single from her album, "No Boys Allowed". The song features Chris Brown and a video is currently in the works. I see Keri and her team are playing it smart ...