She…is…coming!

As promised via our exclusive chat with ‘Put It Down’ diva Brandy, fans will know no long wait for the video to ‘Wildest Dreams’ – the second single from her forthcoming ‘Two Eleven’s’ (October 16th).

Already seeing the album’s lead, Chris Brown-assisted single blaze up R&B charts to #3, the singer is undoubtedly hoping to capitalize off its steam by unveiling its follow-up (possibly soon as next week if rumors serve true).

Until then, see what Miss Norwood is serving in these snaps below:

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After winning over fans with her fiery contribution to the Grand Hustle cypher at this week’s BET Hip Hop Awards, Iggy Azalea blazes the e-circuit with her ‘TrapGold’ mixtape.

The Aussie beauty took to Twitter to unveil the ten-song set, primarily produced by hip hop hitmakers Diplo and 1stDown, and has had the Twitterverse buzzing since.

Want to see what all the fuss is about?  Click below for your chance to listen:

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(‘Woman To Woman’ standard album cover artwork)

Whipping fans into an instant frenzy, “I Just Want It To Be Over” beauty Keyshia Cole is just beginning her long promotional journey for her upcoming LP ‘Woman To Woman’ (November 19th).

Led by singles ‘Enough of No Love’ and ‘Trust & Believe’, Cole is said to be hard at work shooting the video for the former while taking to Twitter moments ago to unleash the deluxe album artwork for the highly anticipated R&B set.

Originally believed to be the standard version’s cover, cop a gander at both  (standard and deluxe covers) below and tell us:

Which do you like better?

Your thoughts?

Having landed a new gig on The Voice, Usher extends his ‘Looking 4 Myself’ campaign with the video for the LP’s fifth single ‘Numb’.

As one of the LP’s Pop’ier numbers, it’s clear the crooner playing his chart card hard with this, as thus far ‘Looking’ has generated more successful Pop singles than it has its Urban releases.

Can the ‘Numb’ video help massage interest in the album, which has to date sold 380k in the US thus far? The answer awaits after the jump…

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Led off the strength of her socially conscious video ‘Far Away’, Marsha Ambrosius‘s debut solo album ‘Late Nights & Early Mornings’ skyrocketed the singer/songwriter to the top of pop charts.

Now certainly hoping for a redo with album #2, Ambrosius offers fans ‘F*ck & Get It Over With’ – a taste of the same brazen R&B that lined the tracklisting of her debut set.

Heading off her new album ‘Friends & Lovers’, get into the first, Erica D. Hayes & J. Erving-directed visual from the album due in forthcoming months:

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Rihanna?

Nicki Minaj?

No, as far as we’re concerned, its Keyshia Cole who boasts the best album cover today, unveiling the cover of her new LP ‘Woman To Woman‘.

Arriving one month before the project’s November 19th launch, the snap sees Cole boast a softer side, days after the launch of reality series ‘Family First’. 

The show, which comes in aid of the album, is set to mark one of BET’s highest rated outings this year, with an impressive opening numbers and next airs on October 16th.

Your thoughts?

Ke$ha glistens and glows on the cover of ‘Vibe‘  this month, taking to the mag to promote her long awaited new album ‘Warrior‘.

Titled ‘Hip Hop’s Guilty Pleasure‘, her spread boasts a number of ‘clean cut’ shots arriving two months before the December 4th launch of her project, which features contributions from Will.i.Am and Iggy Pop.

Snaps and quotes below…

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Let’s face it, when it comes to whipping up a buzz, no one does it better than the folk over at Roc Nation.

Hoping to enjoy monumental success with Rihanna‘s forthcoming album ‘Unapologetic’, the Entertainment group are readying the launch of an interactive campaign in aid of the release, unveiled by the singer’s official fan site, Rihanna Daily.

Details below…

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Move over Rihanna!

Minutes after the ‘Diamonds’ singer shared the cover for her new album ‘Unapologetic‘, her ‘Fly‘ collaborator Nicki Minaj shared the cover for her new release ‘The Re-Up‘.

Get into it below…

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Get excited!

Seconds ago, Rihanna announced the name of her seventh studio album via her account on the social networking site Twitter.

Its name below…

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Ever eager to adapt to changes in the industry, Billboard have unveiled they are too- beginning this week- revamp many of their existing charts by altering the way the songs on these charts are tallied.

Find out how and why these charts- including that of R&B’s- have been changed below…

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Arguably, Rihanna has never been an R&B act, despite dabbling in the genre every now and again throughout her seven year career.

However, in what is a testament to her far reaching appeal, the chart topper’s latest single ‘Diamonds’ has hit #1 on Billboard’s R&B/Hip Hop tally, despite being…well… not R&B.

Details below…

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