With cuts written by Elijah Blake, Claude Kelly, Eric Bellinger and the Swedish House Mafia,  Rihanna’s seventh studio album is shaping up to be quite the Pop event.

So much so, the singer has taken time out of her recent trip to London to continue work on the project which is set to coincide with the launch of her 2013 World Tour.

Snapped leaving her hotel yesterday afternoon, the ‘Styled To Rock’ producer is reported to have hit a recording studio South of the city, two nights after hitting the Rose Club with members of her team.

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‘Put It Down’ diva Brandy is set to do just that all in a name of a good cause for the MDA telethon.

Set for CBS on September 2nd, the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA)-hosted showcase aims to educate viewers on the effects of muscular disease and efforts to combat it.

Other acts tapped to perform include Carrie Underwood, Alanis Morissette, and the All American Rejects. Needless to say, Ms. Norwood will be flying the flag for ‘Urban’ on the show.

Get a look at what B-Rocka has in store below…

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‘A Different Me’ maestra Keyshia Cole has been winning old fans over again with her latest Lil Wayne-assisted single ‘Enough of No Love’.

‘Love’, the lead single from the singer’s forthcoming album ‘Woman To Woman’, is a return to form for Cole who says her new album will feature more of the “sad” cuts that rose her to fame in the mid-noughties.

Chatting it up with The Breakfast Club & Essence Magazine recently,  the oft-brazen beauty lent her opinion on why her last album failed, what fans can expect in her new album, and why she admires Mary J. Blige and the relationship of Hip Hop power couple Jay Z & Beyonce.

Joined by husband Daniel “Boobie” Gibson, hear her thoughts after the jump:

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Tuck into Wacka Flocka Flame’s brand spanking new video ‘Get Low‘, featuring Pop Princess Nicki Minaj, Flo Rida and ‘Rack City’ maestro Tyga.

Making its television debut a matter of minutes ago, fans can now peep the video online below….

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With a career spanning over a decade and a number of immeasurable accolades under her belt, Beyonce is undoubtedly one of Pop’s most influential players.

Very rarely sharing her thoughts on her contemporaries, this week saw the star break her norm to lend her support to Pop Princess Rita Ora, days before her debut album ‘ORA‘ is set to hit #1 on the UK LP tally.

Peep B’s message to the star below…

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Feast your eyes on this snap of Pop gem Ciara, taken from her upcoming video for the single ‘Sorry‘.

Uploading the pic to the photo sharing site Instagram, the ‘Ride‘ singer is expected to release the anticipated clip in the coming days, two months before the release of her upbeat new album ‘One Woman Army‘.

Many thanks to our friends over at Ultimate Ciara.

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Back in July, ‘Bad Religion’ singer Frank Ocean found himself under the intense gaze of the media after revealing he had been romantically involved with a male friend aged 19.

Receiving support from his fans and contemporaries alike, Ocean’s openness saw him belabored with the title of ‘this generation’s first openly ‘gay’ R&B singer’, despite the fact that he himself did not label his sexual orientation.

Now, the  philanthropic musician Stevie Wonder has shared his thoughts on Ocean’s sexuality- explaining why he believes some gay people are at times confused by their thoughts.

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Ahead of her performance at the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards, Alicia Keys releases a snippet from her new single ‘Girl On Fire’ in support of the show- which airs September 6th.

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The original line-up of the Sugababes, now christened Mutya Keisha Siobhan, sent the net aflutter last month with official confirmation of their reformation.

Now, the ladies look set to do the same with their first interview as a unit in over a decade.

Our friends over at Pop Justice earned the honour of asking the questions everyone really wants answers to. So without further adieu…

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This week brought with it the release of Tamia‘s fifth studio album ‘Beautiful Surprise’.

The hotly anticipated LP is the petite powerhouse’s first traditional effort in over six years; yet as the age old adage goes – good things (in this case, great things) come to those who wait.

In our first interview with the Canadian songbird since 2007, she dishes readily on the delicious new album, the up’s and down’s of being an Independent artist, celebrity marriages, Basketball Wives, and more!

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Chart-topper Rita Ora continued to celebrate the UK release of her ‘Ora’ LP last night, rocking London’s Scala with rousing showcase.

Of the many songs Roc Nation’s first lady performed, fan favourite and new US single ‘Radioactive’ drew the biggest the response.

Watch the 21 year old electrify below…

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Ludacris is back and has tapped Kelly Rowland for his latest single, ‘Representing’.

The gritty mid-tempo sees the Atlanta MC and ‘Motivation’ maven trade verses on a subject matter that Luda is all too familiar with.

Take a listen to the radio rip, which premiered on V-103, LP after the jump…

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