Moody R&B star Jhene Aiko joined Big Sean in NYC last night, performing their collaborative song ‘Beware’ at he finale of Fuse’s “The Hustle After Party”- weeks before Sean’s new album ‘Hall of Fame’ drops.

Due out on August 27th, the album saw its lead single brought to life by the pair in spectacular fashion- rocked out in front of a lively audience and joined by the Rapper’s scorching jam ‘Detroit’.

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R&B crooner Robin Thicke just keeps winning with runway hit ‘Blurred Lines’.

Already a global smash, the song shows no signs of slowing its success streak — especially in the UK, where it made history this week.

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With Harmony in her corner and an ever growing fan base to her name, Ariana Grande is on course to becoming the breakout act of 2013.

The best part about this? Well, as to ensure that happens, she has announced the birth of a US tour and the name of her debut album!

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No stranger to taking off her clothes, Rihanna digs into her usual bag of tricks for a new ad for ‘Rogue’ – her latest fragrance.

The tabloid darling revs up her sexy in a bid, perhaps, to drum up  buzz for the perfume which comes on the heels of  ‘Reb’l Fleur’, her debut effort which performed moderately well upon release in 2011.

Aptly titled, ‘Rogue’ serves as the 25-year-old’s first scent targeted at both female and male shoppers; a fact which likely explains the racy nature of its accompanying ad.

Still, as useless as she is on stage, it’s hard to deny that Ms. Fenty has emerged as the definitive poster-child for the 360 era of entertainment. Indeed, she is – without a spec of doubt – the quintessential example of how to not just leverage your brand, but to become one too.

Of course much of this “positioning” was cooked up by a team who know the coins they can make from marketing a pretty face with marginal talent. Sad, as it’s this very fact that prevents us from celebrating Brand Fenty. It feels almost fraudulent hailing a singer whose biggest struggle is…singing.

Rogue arrives in stores this September.

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Fans of ‘She Don’t’ songstress Letoya Luckett don’t have to wonder anymore what the Grammy winning diva is up to.  Indeed, while winning fans left and right via her recent cinematic offerings, Luckett has been appointed host of Centric’s go-to lifestyle series ‘CultureList’.

According to a recent press release, the songstress will act as viewers’ guide aboard a host of takes on “fashion, fitness, music, food and technology with special insight from experts and celebrities”. Hip Hop & R&B’s brightest are set to join the ‘Torn’ singer as interview guests including Robin Thicke, Wyclef Jean, Chrisette Michelle, and more.

The highly anticipated weekly series will reboot Sunday, July 21 at 11 PM ET/PT on Centric.

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Check out the 18th episode of the hit YouTube all star parody series ‘The Necki Menij Show’.

Parodying Pop‘s brightest stars in alternate world designed by YouTuber ‘GingerTheHorse’, episode 18 of the show welcomes his take on ‘Body Party’ chart topper Ciara for the very first time.

Click here for the full series, and watch ’18’ above!

500,000 units.

The above figure will no doubt be of significance to Lana Del Rey today, as its the number of copies her sleeper hit ‘Young & Beautiful’ has sold thus far, earning it Gold status in the market.

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Back in 2008, Urban Pop hit maker Keri Hilson came under intense fire when lyrics she penned for the song ‘Turnin’ Me Off‘ were allegedly aimed at ‘Bow Down’ performer Beyonce.

Though the negative press she received as a result did nothing to silence her success as a commercial act, they did go some way to sully Hilson’s image within the Urban arena…billed the ‘Big Bad’ to Beyonce‘s Buffy.

Now, in a shock and unsettling move, her long time collaborator Timbaland has revealed that she has joined him in penning a song- which sees them apologise to Beyonce and her husband Jay Z.

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“He’s getting a tattoo, yeah, he’s getting ink done…”

Can you guess who chart-topper was oh-so-keen to flaunt their new ink job on Instagram today? Find out below…

Hint: He’s been generating headlines for all the wrong reason as of late.

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Though he’s most renown for his starring role on VH1’s ‘Love & Hip Hop Atlanta‘, it’s Stevie Jordan‘s contribution to Mariah Carey‘s 1997 classic ‘Honey‘ that’s seen him the respect of any truly in the know.

Now, almost twenty years after producing cuts for her partner Biggie Smalls, Stevie J has shared his thoughts on the Rap belle that is Lil Kim and her well publicised affair with cosmetic surgery.

Speaking to VLAD TV, he also took the time to share his thoughts on ‘Champion‘ MC Nicki Minaj, explaining why he was against Kim’s decision to escalate her feud with the star.

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As far as Brit Pop Princesses go, very few can say their debuts shone as bright as Rita Ora‘s.

Now watching her combined UK sales edge towards the 1.4 million mark in the space of a year, last weekend took the 22 year old beauty to the ‘T in the Park’ Festival, one of two Roc Nation acts scheduled to rock the event…Rihanna being the other.

While there, the former ‘Abercrombie & Fitch‘ sales clerk proved that while Rihanna may boast better material, she’ll never hold a light to Ora as a live act…blazing the stage with a charisma and voice the ‘We Found Love‘ star simply lacks.

Watch them both in action below!

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Before R&B counterpart Ciara watched her new LP ‘Ciara’ soar to #2 on this week’s Billboard 200, Rihanna arrived in the UK to perform a set at this year’s ‘T in The Park‘ Festival.

During her ‘Unapologetic’ delivery, the ROC star whipped up a fresh serving of her emotive number ‘What Now‘, now available to watch- and perhaps enjoy- below!

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