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It seems prior to Trey Songz releasing his newest album, "Tremaine" he's been embroiled in some pretty high profile celebrity feuds. Now whether or not these feuds are simply for publicity purposes or not, you will have to decide. I have decided to profile some of the feuds Trey has had publicly in the last few months or so because boy has it been a few. Remember when Trey got arrested while performing in Detroit? Well he later pleaded no contest but to be honest with you all I don't remember what he got arrested for. Do you? And we can't forget his feud with obnoxious actress, Keke Palmer. Keke was upset with Trey when she says her image was shown in a video without her permission. Trey shot back and said Keke was aware of a video being filmed. Last month Nicki Minaj got upset with Trey for not coming to her defense when Remy Ma accused her of sleeping with Trey in her "shEther" dis. Trey and Nicki traded some words on Twitter and Trey made light of t...

Mariah back in the studio. Hey guys! Sorry for the lack of updates but I'm back with a few stories you might or might not have heard about. Mariah Carey was spotted out and about with rapper YG(song; "Why You Hatin") and DJ Khaled. Reportedly Mariah just reported a new breakup anthem. Let's just hope its her voice we're hearing on the track! Then again Mariah is a studio singer. It's only when its time to perform live that she doesn't sing at all and just trollops across the stage. Could this breakup anthem be about her ex, James Packer? Go figure!  Actress and sometimes singer, Keke Palmer is forging ahead with a lawsuit against Trey Songz. Keke cried foul when she says she was allegedly filmed for a video without her permission. The video in question(which I can't remember the name) of has made the rounds on the blogs and once Keke saw herself in the video; she spoke out. She claims to have informed Trey she didn't want to be in the vide...

"Damn" Trina! Trina posted a live video to her Facebook account on the set of her new video "Damn". The video will serve as the first single and video from her upcoming album. Trina said the song will be released on January 6 and it features Canadian singer Tory Lanez who was also present in the live video. The live video was from a club in Philly where Tory is currently touring at. No word on when Trina's new album will start but I am happy that Trina is moving right along and putting out her long awaited follow up to "Amazin" which was released back in 2010 believe it or not.  Rihanna's new single, "Love On The Brain" has just reached the top 20 on the Pop chart and it sets a new record for Rihanna. "Love" becomes Rihanna's 40th top 20 single! Congrats Rihanna! Rihanna was recently nominated for Grammy's and next month will mark her album, "Anti" 1 year anniversary. Can you believe its already been a ...

The Billboard Awards are going on as I type this. With that being said, I will give a brief recap of what has occurred so far. The award show, hosted by Ciara and Ludacris opened with a performance from Britney Spears. She performed a medley of her hits including "Toxic" and "I'm a Slave 4 U". The Weeknd won for Hot 100 Artist. Wiz Khalifa won for his "Furious 7" song, can't remember the name of it. Fifth Harmony performed, "Work From Home". Meghan Trainor performed, "No". Oh yeah, Justin Beiber also performed. :( Nick Jonas performed and Shawn Mendes. Presenters included DJ Khaled, Kelly Rowland, Keke Palmer, Heidi Klum, Michael Strahan, etc. At this point I'm pretty much just waiting on the Prince tribute. In other music news, Tamar Braxton was reportedly let go from "The Real", the daytime talk show she hosted along with 4 other women including singer Adrienne Bailon. Tamar posted a cryptic message on social ...

RING A DING: So apparently Meek Mill gave Nicki Minaj some sort of ring that she's been showing off on social media, rightfully so I guess. I'm guessing its a promise ring. I'm sure its no engagement ring then again stranger things have happened. Is Hip Hop's newest couple headed for the altar? I guess we will have to wait and see. Meanwhile some other girl started sporting her ring which is the same as the one Nicki Minaj has been sporting. Next thing you know Meek Mill and this girl are going back and forth. If you really wanna know more you can just check their social media accounts on Instagram and you'll see all this and more. WIZ KID: In other music news, wait is there anymore? I did read that Wiz Khalifa just scored his second #1 hit single on the Billboard Hot 100. Its whatever the name of the song is from the "Fast & Furious 7" soundtrack. Congrats to him! MARRIED MAN: In some other noteworthy news, Tia Mowry-Hardrict(not sure on the spelling...

Any news is better than no news. UNDER ARREST: I woke up this morning to news that Ray J had been arrested. For what exactly? Well it turns out that he got into it with the Beverly Hills police and spit on them. Ray J was partying it up in the Beverly Wilshire Hotel and started acting a plum fool when he was told to leave. Apparently when asked to leave he didn't wanna leave and the nigga in Ray J came out and police were called. The rest of the story went downhill from there. Poor Ray J. I'm wondering where the VH1 cameras present while this went down since Ray J is supposed to be on Love & Hip Hop L.A. Oh they say a girl was present with Ray J but she was unknown. Could it be Teairra Mari? Now I think the media knows her somewhat or one of Ray J's new side chicks. More on this as this story develops. NEW COUPLE: Rapper Meek Mill and singer/actress KeKe Palmer are reportedly dating. There was a picture of the pair with friends at a club then later at a...

Any news is good news. Greetings on this Monday night. Happy Easter to those who observe the Holiday. I have been away for awhile but I am back with the latest music news updates. I'll start things off with Future who has his own record Honest coming out soon. It was mentioned awhile back that Future did a demo to Beyonce's Drunk In Love song. The song, Good Morning leaked out but will not be publicly released has caused many questions wondering how much of a role did Future play in Beyonce's latest hit. There's been the insinuation that Beyonce stole the song from Futue but when asked, Future said no such thing happened. We all know Beyonce has a history of not being the most original artist and it has in turn caused her a little controversy over the years. Anyway to fully understand if I lost you up above, Future did a demo for Drunk In Love with producer Detail and the song ended up in Beyonce's hands. The song sat dormant for six months until its Decembe...

TLC along with Keke Palmer, Drew Sidora, and Lil' Mama visit Wendy to talk about their roles in the new biopic CrazySexyCool: The TLC Story airing on VH1 October 21.

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.

Jay-Z gets candid in a recent interview he did and he talks about the latest rumors circulating about him. You can check that out and more below! Jay-Z Talks Chris Brown, The Game! In an interview with English deejay Tim Westwood, Jay-Z took time to address several hot-button issues, the first of which was Chris Brown. Jay-Z denied rumors that he had Brown's scheduled Michael Jackson tribute at the BET Awards canceled. "First, let me categorically deny that. That's not even my style. If I got a problem with Chris Brown, I got a problem with Chris Brown. I haven't said anything - I haven't said anything live, or behind the scenes. Whatever. I don't agree with what he did, and that's it." Moving onto other controversies, Jay spoke about The Game, whom he mentioned in a freestyle live in concert, which ilicited a harsh response from the west coast rapper. Jay-Z was careful to point out that he in the freestyle that he was not talking about Game. "Tel...

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...