Rising star Jhene Aiko saw her buzz amplified this week when she was unveiled as the latest cover girl for VIBE magazine.

The singer, whose long-awaited major label debut ‘Souled Out’ arrives in August, stuns in the accompanying feature spread.

Equally engaging is her explanation for why the LP, which is preceded by singles ‘The Worst’ and ‘To Love & Die’, is taking so long to come out.

Her words and more snaps await below…

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Faith Evans is back!

With her new album ‘Incomparable’ on the way to fans this year, the R&B veteran serves up its first single in spectacular style today, doing so arm in arm with Missy Elliott and Sharaya J.

Its name? ‘I Deserve It.’

Is it any good? No. It’s excellent. Indeed, packing a sound we’d hope more R&B divas would employ for their own LPs, ‘Deserve’ is classically Faith without ever feeling dated, proving that one needn’t hop on trends to get it right.

Tune in for a wonderful listen below…

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“Don’t say my daughter is becoming my son.”

R&B icon R.Kelly had that to say to Chicago‘s WCGI-FM recently, doing so when asked to address his daughter’s announcement that she was to go under the knife to become the boy she revealed she was born to be.

Why the Grammy-winning legend is now under fresh fire?

Find out below…

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‘Cosmic Journey‘ chanteuse Solange has engaged her longtime boyfriend Alan Ferguson, reports claim today.

Surfacing after the star’s 28th birthday, reports of the engagement come well before the release of the singer’s third studio album, and hours before sister Beyonce kicks off her first joint tour with husband Jay Z.

Full story below…

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Exactly five years after Michael Jackson‘s passing, the UK’s ‘ITV‘ has announced that they are to honour the performer with a TV special birthed to celebrate his time at ‘Motown Records‘, and its impact on Pop culture as we know it today.

Details on the special below…

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In 2009, Rita Ora tasted her first piece of US notoriety when she starred in Drake‘s ‘Over’ visual.

In 2014, the ‘Black Widow’ joins the rapper in celebrating gains they’ve both made on this week’s ‘Billboard’ charts, doing so as talk of their new LPs heat up in industry circles.

News on their respective wins below!

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As his digital star continues to rise via word of mouth and user-generated uploads of his material, Elijah Blake has confirmed the release of his second EP this week, doing so during his time with That Grape Juice’s/Creative Recreation’s ‘Sole Sessions.’

Details on the project below…

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After earning a seat at Pop’s cool table under her tutelage, Ariana Grande joins ‘Republic Records’ in celebrating Wendy Goldstein‘s promotion to ‘Head of Urban A&R’ at the label!

What this could mean for future Grand releases?

Find out below…

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Jazmine Sullivan is back!

With new single ‘Dumb’ in heavy rotation on Urban radio, the Soul-filled songbird continues her comeback campaign with new web series – ‘Jazmine Sullivan’s Reality Show’. The title, of course, pays homage to and promotes Sullivan’s upcoming third album ‘Reality Show‘.

Watch the second episode, christened ‘Spirit’, after the jump…

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They may be months away from getting their hands on her new album, but fans of Pop singer Rihanna will be pleased to learn that the star can be found on the cover of ‘Jalouse‘ magazine!

Heating up the Parisian publication before the release of her new movie ‘Home’, the star’s spread in the mag comes after she was named the ‘Most Streamed Female Artist’ in the United Kingdom!

So, let us know…

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Promising.

With a voice that’s scored praise from the likes of Ledisi, Jill Scott and Rihanna, Elijah Blake stands tall as R&B’s most promising male newcomer, set to see his sonic ship sail to the top with the release of his Def Jam-backed debut LP.

Only right then, that as his debut ‘Bijoux 22′ EP crossed the 15 million streams mark, he celebrates its success and the arrival of its follow up on the latest edition of ‘Sole Sessions.’

The live platform, which sees That Grape Juice team up with footwear force Creative Recreation, welcomes the R&B freshman, who turns in rousing renditions of Beyonce’s ‘XO’, Sam Smith’s ‘Latch‘ and his very own ‘Bout That Life.’

Watch him in action above and below!

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After streaming his new LP ‘Trigga’ here, why not peep Trey Songz‘ brand new video for the song ‘Change Your Mind’, lifted from the July 1st release.

No doubt released with summer in mind, ‘Mind’s video takes Trey out of R-rated territory and into the PG light with a rooftop party thrown by the singer and enjoyed by more models than we’d say even he could take count of.

Turn up with Mr.Songz after the jump…

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