On slow news days such as this, reaching back into the archives always yields some interesting tidbits. Case, point, example, Rihanna, Amerie, and Teairra Mari’s tribute to Destiny’s Child at the 2005 World Music Awards.

Beyond scratching my head at how 6 years have flown by so fast, it was also unbelievable to reflect on the path each of the ladies careers have taken. With Mari clearly billed as the main attraction and Amerie effortlessly making the part her own, who would have thought Rihanna and her mechanical whine would emerge as the most successful. Or have more number #1’s than the group she was tributing? Sigh.

At this point, it seems promo teams should be the ones getting Platinum plaques; for – as Rihanna’s have shown – folk will buy hot doo-doo on a platter. Just make sure it’s shined up real good.

Randomness: I miss DC3!

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Chris Brown attended the 10th Annual Jack in the Box Celebrity Shoot out at Us Airways Center in Arizona this weekend. The entertainer participated in the basketball game alongside several celebrities including rapper Common. More images are available below via Necole Bitchie:

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Nicki Minaj was spotted as she arrived at JFK Airport in New York on Sunday. The rapper’s appearance on ‘Saturday Night Live’ alongside host Jesse Eisenberg was quite successful as she helped the show to achieve its 2nd highest ratings of the season. See more images below:

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Check out the latest episode of ‘Brandy & Ray J: A Family Business’. The show’s ratings experience a minor decline last week by slipping to 0.781 million viewers compared to the 1 million viewer average observed earlier in the season. Look below for episode 8:

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Whitney Houston‘s much anticipated performance at BET’s Celebration of Gospel aired a few moments ago. The legendary vocalist joined friend and prayer partner Kim Burrell to serve up a rousing showing of her 2009 hit ‘I Look To You’.

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At the time when R&B music was arguably at its peak in the mid-2000s there was no other female artist as consistent as Alicia Keys. This week’s From The Vault selection, ‘Diary’, demonstrates the key (no pun intended) elements of her success during that era – soulful vocals, true musicianship and superb songwriting.

This live version of the track was filmed during Keys’ set on ‘MTV Unplugged’ and released as part of her ‘Unplugged’ on album on October 7th 2005. The collection set records on the Billboard 200 by becoming the 1st ‘Unplugged’ album by a female artist to debut at #1.

Watching this performance is a bittersweet experience. It depicts a time in Keys’ career when she was still relatively new to the industry and her sound was unique as well as quite refreshing. Today, however, her music is far less impressive as she has become rather redundant in her persistent quest to emulate the R&B/Jazz sounds of her idols, Sade, and make it her own.

Perhaps motherhood will inspire Keys to refocus her artistry and strive toward reviving the refreshing elements of her early career. Maybe that will help her to have both successful singles and albums instead of just the latter.

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Nicki Minaj rocked Saturday Night Live with another hilarious skit. Check out Minaj and fictional group, The Island Boys, in their debut music video for ‘The Creep’, below…

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Nicki Minaj proved herself a woman of many talents on Saturday Night Live tonight. Indeed, the rapper flexed her acting muscles in the latest ‘SNL Digital Short’.

Parodying the 1970’s Blaxploitation movie genre, Minaj and hosts Kenan Thompson and Jesse Eisenberg starred in ‘The Bride of Blackenstein’.

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Hip-Pop phenom Nicki Minaj took centre stage on ‘Saturday Night Live’ earlier today. The Young Money Mrs turned in sound performances of singles ‘Right Thru Me’ and ‘Moment 4 Life’ – both of which are lifted from her Platinum selling ‘Pink Friday’ LP.

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Jessie J’s video for ‘Price Tag’ has finally been released. The song, which features B.o.B, serves as the 2nd official single from her upcoming album, ‘Who You Are’. Check out the video below:

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Check out the official single cover of Chris Brown’s new Urban single, ‘Look At Me Now (Ft. Busta Rhymes & Lil Wayne)’. The song will be available to download on February 1st.

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Beyonce was spotted in New York City yesterday. The future icon is currently working on her a new studio album which will be released later this year.

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