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.

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 Britney Spears stunned in the city of Angels last night, turning up at the ‘City Of Hope‘ awards with her fiance Jason Trawick.

Enjoying the company of Jordin Sparks and Miley Cyrus, the icon also looked on as Halston CEO Ben Malka picked up the ‘Spirit Of Life‘ awards.

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We do have time for this!

‘The Bridge’ beauty Melanie Fiona shows off her funnybone in a tribute to Youtube sensation Sweet Brown.  Youtube lovers may remember Brown from a clip that went viral months ago when she gave an interesting recount of her home that had caught fire.

Giving Internet junkies one-liners that they’re still repeating (‘Ain’t nobody got time for that’, ‘I got bronchitis’, etc.), see Fiona put a musical twist on Brown’s speech above:

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Still in heavy promotion of his top 10 sophomore set ‘Kaleidoscope Dream’, ‘Quickie’ crooner Miguel lent his talents to a live showing at ‘David Letterman’ last night.  Get into the electric performer as he does what he does best above:

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See the singer offer stripped down versions of ‘Adorn’ and its follow-up ‘Do You’ via Rhapsody’s ‘South Park’ sessions below:

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Adele has crashed Billboard’s digital charts this week with ‘Skyfall’ – the theme to the forthcoming James Bond film of the same name.  Besting sales of last week’s best sellers Rihanna and Ke$ha, Adele’s storm of charts is bested only by country princess Taylor Swift whose third single boasted 312k in first week sales.

Interested to know how the others fared? Find out their stats as well as the Billboard 200 newcomers when you click below:

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Things are certainly on  up-and-up for ‘A Different Me’ maestra Keyshia Cole.

With her latest Lil’ Wayne-assisted single ‘Enough of No Love’ burning up R&B charts, the songstress has already readied its successor ‘Trust & Believe’.

And, after news her new BET reality show – ‘Family First’ – was a ratings winner as the “#1 new reality series debut telecast on cable in 2012 among total viewers and adults”, it’s safe to say Mrs. Cole-Gibson is #winning!

Cop a gander at the new single cover and tell us what you think:

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“Your bossed up swag got ’em droolin’ like a new born babe”

With her brand spanking new LP ‘The Re-Up’ set for a November 19th release, Nicki Minaj enlists former ‘Bad Boy’ sister Cassie for its lead single ‘The Boys‘.

So today, as to whet the appetites of their respective fan bases, the ladies release an ‘explicit’ pic from the clip tonight. A pic, we’d encourage anyone under the age of 18 to shy away from…seriously.

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Whichever way you look at it, Rita Ora is indeed 2012’s breakout star.

Rocketing to global notoriety back in February, the last few months have seen the singer’s debut album ‘ORA’ secure opportunities very few artists can honestly say they wouldn’t kill for.

From a lucrative stint on the summer leg of Coldplay‘s ‘Mylo Xyloto’ Tour to performing cuts from the project on the ‘On Air With Ryan Seacrest’ show, Campaign Rita has been a roaring success.

However, all of these may pale in comparison to news she shared with fans today, which saw her reveal she has taken ‘meetings’ with the esteemed folk over at ‘Vogue’.

Another day, another meeting, another step.. #Strikeapose twitter.com/RitaOra/status…

— Rita Ora (@RitaOra) October 10, 2012

We can’t wait to see what they cook up!

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In an age where moving major units is a rarity for most acts, it would be safe to assume the only acts making bank are the more renown of today’s stars- the Beyonce‘s, Rihanna‘s and GaGa‘s of the world.

However, in an report released by Pandora CEO Tim Westergren, it has emerged that capital generated from album sales and touring are no longer the bread and butter for many an A-List account, and now come second place to the power of internet radio.

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Seems like Christina Aguilera isn’t the only one weighing in on a certain diva showdown!

Legendary rocker/former Fleetwood Mac frontwoman Stevie Nicks sent shockwaves over the industry when she weighed in on the Nicki Minaj/Mariah Carey debacle from a Charlotte audition of ‘American Idol’.

While the two-some have torn fans on who was right, its clear that Nicks has taken Carey’s side in the showdown.  Her statements were met with so much backlash, the 64-year-old singer was prompted to issue an apology.

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Though it is already one of the highest selling LPs of the year with 1 million copies sold worldwide, there’s no denying Nicki Minaj’s ‘Roman Reloaded‘ is under performing in the US.

Ironically, though she is far more ‘well known’ today than she was during the release of her debut LP ‘Pink Friday’, the mishandling of many a single has seen ‘Reloaded’ fail to live up to its initial hype.

So now, in a bid to push its overall sales, she is to re-release the project this November.

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This morning saw Twitter set alight with chatter over last night’s 2012 BET Hip Hop Awards.

Already drumming up buzz from the beef between rappers Rick Ross and Young Jeezy, the televised showing got viewers chatting for reasons other than the showdown between the hip hop heavyweights.

Indeed, Ross’ MayBach Music Group’s latest inductee and former B2K frontman Omarion joined the Biggest Bawse on stage for what was expected to be a sizzling performance of their tune ‘Ice Cold’.  However, unbeknownst to both, the fire was just starting:

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