After experimenting with Pop on his platinum-certified ‘Raymond vs Raymond’ LP and achieving a worldwide #1 hit with ‘OMG (Ft. Will.i.am)’, Usher is ready to completely abandon his R&B roots and embrace a more radio-friendly sound.

The chart titan has revealed that his working on a completely new type of music called “Revolutionary Pop” which will be a combination of various genres. See what he had to say below:

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Melanie Fiona will be releasing her new studio album, ‘The MF Life’, this year. To prepare her fans for the LP, Grammy Award-nominated singer/songwriter has given a short preview of the record where she describes its theme and entailed concepts.

Look below for Fiona’s explanation of ‘The MF Life’:

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Tank recently hit the stage on ‘Good Day New York’ to promote his recently released ‘Now of Never’ album. The R&B crooner performed the project’s latest single, ‘Emergency’. Peep below for the footage:

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T.I has gotten himself into trouble once again. The rapper has been reprimanded and placed under increased security in prison because he engaged in sexual activity with his wife, Tiny, violating the clearly expressed guidelines of the facility.

Check out all the details below:

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As earlier reported, Pop vixen Kelly Rowland took to the stage at Jet Nightclub is Las Vegas this week. Footage of the 29 year old star performing an array of her hits has since surfaced.

Peep Ms. Kelly working it out to ‘Commander’ and ‘Survivor’ after the jump…

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Jamie Foxx continued along the promotional trail for his latest LP ‘Best Night of My Life’, paying a visit to The Tonight Show With Jay Leno.

Check out the crooner’s medley performance of ‘Fall For Your Type’ and ‘Yup, That’s Me’ after the jump…

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Although Nicole Scherzinger‘s recent single ‘Poison’ fared well here in Europe, the song was a non-starter in her biggest market – the US . Hence, the former Pussycat Doll will no doubt be hoping her forthcoming single makes a dent on her home-turf too.

Speaking to That Grape Juice last month, Scherzinger confirmed that the single, the 2nd to be lifted from her as yet untitled sophomore LP, is due within a matter of weeks. And, although  the song has yet to hit the airwaves, the 33 year old star confirmed its title while doing the promotional rounds on DJ Dave Aude‘s radio show.

Find out what the song is titled, and listen to a brief snippet (as well as the full demo) after the jump…

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While Nicki Minaj is busy dominating the album charts and achieving platinum status with her ‘Pink Friday’ debut album, Lil Kim has been readying the video for her new songs ‘Clap Clap’ and ‘Black Friday’. Look below for extended behind the scenes footage of the rapper and her IRS crew filming the visual which will serve as a diss toward Minaj:

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2010 will be remembered as the year of incredible comebacks. From the once exiled Chris Brown to Monica – who many thought had retired – several artists managed to revive their careers and recapture their former positions at the top of the charts.

However, there is one artist who failed to regain her previous glory; an artist who encountered resounding rejection from consumers and critics of both music and film. Who is that artist? Christina Aguilera.

The former Pop princess has fallen to cataclysmic career lows and where she once seemed primed to claim a spot in history as one of music’s legendary divas, Aguilera is now being labelled as a has-been despite being only 30 years old.

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A demure Janet Jackson joined her family today at a Los Angeles courthouse for day two of the preliminary hearing of Dr Conrad Murray – the physician charged with the manslaughter of her brother Michael Jackson.

More pics of the Pop icon arriving at the courthouse below…

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2011 has only just begun but things are already looking grim from the music industry. With whopping 8% decrease in album sales compared to the same week last year, artists from all genres experienced a rapid decline in their success at retail outlets. However, all is not lost.

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Michael Jackson‘s first posthumous LP ‘Michael’ closed out 2010 as one of the year’s best-sellers. Lead by the Akon-assisted ‘Hold My Hand’, the LP has been an international smash, still occupying top 10 chart positions across the globe – despite being released almost a month ago.

Looking to extend the project’s success, Sony Music and The Michael Jackson Estate are set to release another single from the project.

Find out what it’ll be and take a listen after the jump…

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