Ester Dean is making it overwhelmingly clear with every new song that makes it’s way online that she desperately wants a taste of the spotlight. The woman behind Rihanna‘s biggest hits (‘Whats My Name’, ‘S&M’) finally comes out of her shell with the self-penned track, ‘Let It Grow’.

Listen to Dean’s latest Rihanna knock-off offering after the jump and sound-off below.

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Guess which Pop tart was caught in a warm embrace with Brit icon Jonathan Ross last afternoon.

Hint: It’s not Rita Ora.

Find out who it is below…

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Da Brat is back!

Commiserating her release from a lengthy stint in prison comes ‘4 Walls’, a hip-hop throwback in which the underrated MC thanks her fans for their unwavering support throughout the years.

Listen to Da Brat get sentimental after the jump and sound-off below.

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R&B veteran Usher visited Atlanta’s V-103 radio show and spoke with host Ryan Cameron about the surprise meaning behind his hot new single ‘Climax’.

With an orgasmic title like ‘Climax’ most people assumed the track was indeed about sex.

Watch below as the 33-year old singer unzips his latest single’s hidden sentiment after the jump and sound-off below.

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Alexandra Burke serves up regal in earnest on the latest cover of Flavour magazine.

The self-proclaimed ‘stage beast’ is gearing up for the March 11th release of her new single ‘Elephant’, which is all flavours of hot tamale.

Peep Alexandra’s EXCLUSIVE performance of the cut on That Grape Juice’s The Splash after the jump!

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Feast your eyes on these pics of Rita Ora, partying it up with alleged lover Rob Kardashian.

Snapped leaving London’s Mahiki, last night  marks the latest sighting of the pair in the city. Back in February, Kardashian was spotted at London’s YoYo in support of Ora, who took to the club to perform the #1 single ‘Hot Right Now’.

More from last night’s outing below…

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Get into ‘Barbie Sh*t’ by Rap fire starter Azealia Banks.

Reportedly aimed at  La Guardia sister Nicki Minaj, peep Banks performing the cut at London’s ‘Heaven’ on Monday night below…

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Topping charts from home.

Once again Beyonce shows there’s little she can’t do. For, a month after giving birth, the singer has scored the first Billboard #1 single from her ‘4’ LP.

Details after the jump…

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We’re not quite sure what Lil Kim is promoting, but the pint-sized femcee is back, and took front stage centre on BET’s Rip The Runway 2012 last night.

It marks a welcome return to the spotlight for the one-time Billboard, now PayPal chart topper. Indeed, recent years have seen her collect her coins by making appearances at cookouts, BBQ’s, and other events of the ratchet persuasion.

Needless to say, her return to the main-stage is one we wholly endorse. And with preliminary reports suggesting she ‘nailed it’, we can’t wait to see if they’re truthful or lies, fairytales, and fallacies. The answer awaits on March 21st only on BET!

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It’s been a long time coming, but this week saw the launch of Lady GaGa’s ‘Born This Way Foundation‘, in partnership with Harvard University.

Now, ahead of the its airing on Oprah’s OWN, peep footage from the event, featuring GaGa and her mother below….

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Soul-filled songbird Melanie Fiona is honing in on the release of her sophomore set ‘The MF Life’; and so as to ensure folk buy the LP when it arrives on March 20th, Fiona has unveiled its next official single.

Christened ‘This Time’, the J.Cole assisted cut follows ‘Gone & Never Coming Back’ and R&B hit ‘4 AM’.

We’re loving the taste of this one. Bite into the delicious number after the jump…

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With ‘It All Belongs To Me’ making its way up charts as we speak, diva duo Brandy & Monica are making promo rounds in support of the effort.  Along the way teasing fans with plans of a ‘joint tour’  (only helping build anticipation for the single’s accompanying visual).

Winning praise for their first live showing of the cut on Leno, the divas continue their double team with a recent sitdown with People magazine.  Posing it up for a set of forthcoming snaps, the talented twosome chatted about their new single, their first official meeting, and what makes this time different from the first.

Get into what the two shared after the jump:

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