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Happy Belated Birthday Monica! Happy Belated Birthday to Monica, Ashanti, Toni Braxton, and all the fellow Libras. There are so many and too many to name. There is a lot of entertainment news to report and I'll just stick with the interesting stuff. :) Lady Gaga has a new album, "Joanne" which is slated to debut at #1 and she threw shade at Madonna insisting that Madonna doesn't write her songs. CORRECTION: I know for a fact Madonna writes her songs and always has from the very beginning. I think Gaga was just trying to capitalize on the success of her album and decided to call Madonna out. Madonna ain't even been thinking about a Lady Gaga but congrats to Gaga for her #1 album. You never know it might be her last. :)  Tiny Harris has issued a lengthy letter again explaining her taking a picture with her husband's, T.I.'s enemy, Floyd Mayweather. She now says Mariah didn't make her take a picture but she didn't wanna be rude and besides it...

Shady queen Miley Cyrus had some not so nice things to say about Mariah Carey which have many talking. Miley, to make a long story short, basically said that Mariah is all about herself and yadda yadda. I mean I agree with what she said but I like Mariah in all her diva glory.  Lady Gaga is performing at the Super Bowl next year. Will you be watching her performance?  Kandi Burruss of "RHOA"("Real Housewives of Atlanta") fame posted a video revealing that she was recently kicked off a Hawaiian airline. She said there was confusion about her ticket which had her information but after all the ruckus, the pilot decided to kick her off. Kandi and the ladies of "RHOA" were in the midst of taking their cast trip to Maui. I'm wondering if this was simply drama created for the show or was this for real? After all Kandi didn't have anything nice to say so you never know with these reality shows. I do feel like "RHOA" is a little more au...

Lady Gaga and R. Kelly set the SNL stage on fire last night in an awkward way. Check them out as two perform their new hit single!

Another one bites the dust. The collaborative effort between Babyface and Toni Braxton, Love, Marriage, and Divorce has been pushed back until February 4. The album was originally scheduled to be released this December. The album features the single Hurt You . Those surprised say "I"! I guess a push back was inevitable for Babyface and Toni Braxton. R&B albums get pushed back a dozen times before they make their final release date. Don't be surprised by this next story. Pharrell has spoken out about Beyonce's new album saying the singer is a "perfectionist" and the album will be out when its "ready". Whatever that means! Hopefully Beyonce' fans can look forward to a new album sometime next year. I'm not the biggest Beyonce' fan so with that being said I'm not all that pressed about a new album but I did like her last album, 4 so I'm interested in seeing what she has in store this time around. Another album to look forward ...

The American Music Awards were announced and Rihanna and Justin Timberlake lead the list of nominess. In the R&B category, Rihanna will go head to head with Ciara and Alicia Keys for Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist. Justin Timberlake will go head to head with Robin Thicke and Miguel for Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist. Rihanna, Justin Timberlake, and Robin Thicke will vie for Favorite Soul/R&B Album when the winners are televised this November. Will you be watching? Something to look forward to in November is a possible new album from R. Kelly. The famed singer will release his album Black Panties . The album features the single My Story featuring 2 Chainz and his new single Genius . Look for R. Kelly to be featured on new albums from Lady GaGa( Do What U Want ) and Mariah Carey.

I was sitting here watching "106 & Park" and yes I still watch it. After all I a music blogger. Anyway they were showing Usher's "My Way" video which featured Tyrese. It made me think about how Tyrese has been in a lot of videos outside of his own. Of course there are more but only two more came to mind after the "My Way" video. Find out about the other two videos he appeared in. Here I am just wishing I would remember the others but they aren't coming to mind fast enough. My Way, Usher Tyrese co-starred in Usher's "My Way" video as an opponent of Usher's who not only battled him dancing but for the affection of a girl. Telephone, Lady GaGa feat. Beyonce Who hasn't seen the "Telephone" video? It was like a really big thing when it was released. Tyrese starred as Beyonce's controlling boyfriend who sadly collapsed after he was injected with poison. Angel Of Mine, Monica Tyrese starred as the object of Monica...

It is very crazy to still read stories like this about Suge Knight after all these years. Yes; he does have a reputation to be very intimidating mostly because of his huge stature. I guess you can also throw in the countless death threats he has made against other celebrities. Read more below on this story as well as stories on Dr. Dre's new album and Lady GaGa hooking up with T.I. According to TMZ.com, legal documents were filed yesterday (May 24th) in Los Angeles Superior Court, where a judge ordered Knight to stay at least 100 yards away from the man. In court papers, the individual claimed that after Knight was released from jail on an assault charge last week, eight men came to his house last Friday (May 21st). The goons were allegedly sent by Knight to “get me or kill” the man. The individual claims Knight himself said he was going to “take” his life. At press time, it is unclear if the man who filed the restraining order yesterday is the same individual Knight had a...

Robin Thicke took a minute before he settled on an official second single or third; however you want to look at it. Robin's album; "Sex Therapy" is a really good album and if you haven't checked it out you should. Music Biz: Brian McKnight Leaves Radio Hosting Gig! Brian McKnight’s three-year-old morning radio show in Los Angeles has come to an end. The R&B singer is scheduled to announce his departure from KTWV-FM “The Wave” during his 6-9 air shift this morning, reports the LA Times. McKnight’s busy schedule, which forces him to prerecord some segments for KTWV, played a part in the station’s decision to let him go, according to the Times. The multi-platinum R&B star has also hosted his own TV show, a syndicated radio show, still performs live and is writing a book. Station managers now prefer a live and local host in the time slot. “I have thoroughly enjoyed my time the last three years. I love the one-on-one with the fans,” McKnight told The Time...

Happy? Does that mean you might buy more albums or continue not to? Well Universal who is over such labels as Def Jam and Cash Money will slash prices on upcoming releases starting within the next month or so. You can expect prices like to be between $6 and $7. Not bad huh? Generally they want physical albums to run about the same someone would pay for an album on iTunes. Nothing wrong with that right? Maybe this will help album sales. Now if they can get all the labels to do this. India Arie has spoken out against Lady GaGa and her "Telephone" video! India feels that Lady GaGa is just going too far but she does respect her talent and creativity. India's rant comes from twitter. I don't follow her on twitter but I did read an excerpt. Here is a bit of it for you! Don't be offended this is all MY opinion... Am I the only one who thinks the "telephone" video is going a bit too far? I'm not referring to the abstract nature of the video ... I'm tal...

Around the 6:18 mark you can see where everyone starts talking about Lady GaGa and her sexuality and later on Lil' Mama jumping on stage with Jay-Z. The video is rather lengthy though. Check it out! Music Biz: TLC's Chili Stars In Upcoming Reality Show! TLC star Chilli is the latest known name to jump on the reality TV bandwagon. However unlike the likes of Monica and Fantasia, Chilli’s show will not centre on her music career. Instead, the singer, real name Rozonda Thomas, is looking for love (Flava Flav and Ray J style) with her new VH1 show ‘What Chilli Wants’. Check out the casting call sent out for the show, which is set to premiere on March 28th, below: She is known as a superstar around the world. Her exotic looks have been featured in People Magazine’s “50 Most Beautiful.” She is a Pop and R&B Legend, and one of the best selling artists of all time… and she is looking for one man to show her some TLC. Known to millions of fans worldwide as a music icon who put t...

Kid Cudi is weird to me. Ever since I saw this video of him I knew he was a strange one; nothing against him personally. I did read about his alleged punching a fan out and I'm not surprised! I feel like the little buzz Cudi had has pretty much come and gone and he didn't capitalize off of it properly. Kid Cudi -- the guy who sings that "Day 'N Nite" song -- has been officially dropped from the Lady Gaga tour in the wake of a brutal fan-punching incident. Sources at Interscope Records confirm the rapper is "no longer" with the tour -- but wouldn't say if the decision had anything to do with YouTube footage showing Cudi punching fans in the front row of a concert in Vancouver this past weekend. We're told Cudi will be replaced on the Gaga tour by Jason Derulo -- the guy who sings "Whatcha Say." No comment from Lady Gaga's camp. Mariah Carey Plans New Single! We have even more details for you about Mariah's upcoming Memoirs of An ...

The video for Beyonce and Lady GaGa's 'Video Phone' is finally here and it is a very colorful video. It shows Beyonce in a variety of looks that actually work for her. Looking at the video I didn't realize how long and pointed Lady GaGa's nose was. Music Biz: Gucci Mane Heads To Jail! The Milwaukee Hip-Hop scene has love for Gucci Mane, no doubt. So it is unfortunate to have to report this turn of events, especially since Gucci has been having a good end of the year for the most part. The bad news is, the rapper is on his way back to prison. He was sentenced to a year or about six months with good behavior. The reason he is headed back to the slammer is due to a probation violation. He is to begin serving time immediately according to reports. This incident could not have happened at a worse time for Gucci, as the rapper was working on promoting his new album. The album oddly enough is titled, The State Vs. Radric Davis and was due out around December 8, 2009. There...

Solange still has peopel talking about her hair cut which I feel is old news not but whatever. I like the cut on Solange. Music Biz: Mariah Carey Plans Surprise CD! During an interview with MTV News, Mariah addressed the case of the album's missing songs. Mariah had worked with heavyweight producers Timbaland and Jermaine Dupri on a number of tracks, none of which made it onto Memoirs. The songstress assured fans, however, that they'll soon get a chance to give everything a listen. "They're not on the album, but we have a special something planned that [record exec] L.A. Reid would be very angry with me if I discussed right now on MTV," she teased. "But for the fans, there will be more than one Timbaland track and at least one J.D. Track." One of the Timbaland tracks with Mariah Carey leaked out and it was pretty underwhelming for a lot of people. Mariah got kind of drowned out in the production. I know a lot of people were excited to hear a collaboratio...

Kanye West is still a hot topic thanks in part to his VMAS rant! Now Kanye West is taking his frustration to the stage. I'm sure he will be able to get a lot out through touring and being on the road. He is truly a troubled soul. Read about Kanye and find out what Bobby Brown thinks of Whitney Houston's interview with Oprah. And are Nas and Kelis back together? It's all here. Read on below! Kanye West Plans Tour With Lady GaGa! Although Kanye West told Jay Leno he would take some time off amid the disastrous fallout surrounding his stunt at the MTV Video Music Awards, the rapper has confirmed that he will honor his commitment to tour with Lady GaGa as planned. After crashing the stage during Taylor Swift's acceptance speech at the VMAs and subsequently apologizing to the teen singer multiple times - stating he would "take some time off" to reflect – West has decided instead to join Lady GaGa for the "Fame Kills" tour starting this fall. Bobby Brown ...

I don't know much about Wale and I don't care much for the song he has with Lady Gaga though. You can check out this album cover below though. The album is set to feature production from Mark Ronson, Cool & Dre, David Sitek, and The Sleepwalkers. Features include Lady GaGa, Jazmine Sullivan, Chrisette Michele, Gucci Mane, Bun B, and Marshia Ambrosius of Floetry.

A new full-length studio album from Christina Aguilera has long been discussed and is nearing completion according to the singer. You can find out more about that below and Kid Cudi talking his debut album and Whitney Houston's exclusive interview. It's all here! Christina Aguilera Plans New Album! Although still subject to change, the German Amazon website has listed Christina Aguilera's fourth album, tentatively titled "Light & Darkness", as being released on the 27th November. Previous reports said that Xtina's new album wouldn't hit stores until 2010, but the diva recently went on her radio show and admitted that the album was in it's final stages and almost finished. I was just thinking about how everytime Christina Aguilera comes out with a new album, she is trying to be like someone else. Sorry Christina fans! It just seems that way to me. I remember the Lady Gaga comparisons with the greatest hits album and before that it was the whole Mari...

Whitney Houston, Clive Davis, and company are making sure Whitney's comeback to music is everything it is supposed to be. The diva will appear on ABC's "Good Morning America" but with a hitch! Read on about that and will Beyonce stack more trophies on her shelf next month? And Ashanti talks about relationships in the industry. Check it out! Whitney Houston Pre-Plans Performance! When she appears on "Good Morning America" in September, instead of singing live, her performance will be pre-taped the day before. "Lots of singers don't like to perform at 7:30 in the morning," explained an insider. Lesser stars would be forced to perform live, but Houston is such an icon, the producers couldn't say no. "She's the music 'get' of the season. They are so happy to have her," our source said. Beyonce, Lady Gaga Lead VMAs Nominations! Congratulations to Beyoncé and Lady Gaga! The powerhouse singers scored a whopping nine MTV Video...

Lady GaGa has become a cult icon and sensation in her own right. I'm not all that crazy about her but she is slowly starting to make an impact into the R&B/Hip-Hop community with several collaborations in the works including one with The Game. Here the singer snaps out on her racy image and her music. Check it out! Music Biz: Chris Brown To Appear On Larry King? Chris Brown is planning to give his first national TV interview discussing the night he assaulted Rihanna, RadarOnline.com has learned exclusively. The singer will be formally sentenced on Wednesday, August 5 and sources tell RadarOnline.com that he will most likely appear on Larry King Live after that. Brown’s plea deal, negotiated by his lawyer Mark Geragos, will be turned into an official sentence of five years probation, 180 days of labor oriented service, and attending a domestic violence counseling class for one year. Larry King Live is the first choice of Brown’s handlers, RadarOnline.com learned exclusively. Br...

Hello all! I hope you all are enjoying your weekend. It's unusually cool today but that's okay with me, I like cool. I have some music news for you all. Kelly Rowland talks new album, Beyonce's free concert tickets, and Diddy's album pushed back. Read more about these stories below. Kelly Rowland Talks New Album! Former Bandmate singer turned solo star Kelly Rowland is currently topping charts across the globe with her smash single "When Love Takes Over", and now according to Billboard, the songs producer David Guetta has revealed that he will in fact be producing the majority of the singers upcoming third studio album. It's looking less and less likely that Rowlands new album will be R&B like her first two efforts, especially in light of some recent comments she made to Billboard regarding Guetta. "The current sound with urban and pop is just kind of dancing in circles, and nothing is going anywhere," Rowland says. "I was really kind of...

T.I. may be away in the pen but that has not and will not stop him from releasing music from his 2x platinum, "Paper Trail" album. Check out his latest video with Mary J. Blige. Music Biz: KeKe Palmer Signs To New Label! Nickelodeon True Jackson star Keke Palmer has signed with Interscope Records. Keke confirmed this record deal through her official Twitter page, and now we all know what happened with So Uncool era at Atlantic Records. They dropped her because her record sales weren't doing too well. For her sophomore album KeKe Palmer will be working with Top Producers for it. I remember reading that KeKe Palmer said that Atlantic Records wanted her to sell sex and she was only 16. That was so against what KeKe stood for and after all she has a show on Nickelodeon. What gives? Lady GaGa Bankrupt? The singer claimed that the costs of her futuristic, over-the-top, stage gear has left her bankrupt, reported Sun online . "I've gone bankrupt about...