After briefly slowing things down with recent single ‘I’m Into You’, Jennifer Lopez makes a sizzling return to the dance-floor with ‘Papi’. Produced by man of the moment RedOne, the club-ready cut fuses Electro-tinged Pop with Lopez’s Latina roots, for a wholly listenable experience.

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Check out the official cover for Lady GaGa‘s hotly anticipated ‘Born This Way’ LP. The cover for the set, which arrives in stores on May 23rd, was shot by noted photographer Nick Knight.

While very GaGa (who else would morph into a motocycle?), yours truly is struggling to see the connection to the album’s title. All a bit random, I say. Still, odd cover or otherwise, the record will no doubt be flying off shelves come next month.

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Despite turning 45 next month, Janet Jackson‘s work ethic shows no signs of slowing down.

Taking a brief break from her sell-out ‘Up, Close, & Personal Tour’, the Pop icon hit up Book Soup in West Hollywood yesterday (April 15th) to promote and sign copies of her New York Times Bestseller ‘True You: Finding & Loving Yourself’. Fans are said to have queued around the block for a chance to meet the superstar diva.

As earlier reported, popular demand has seen Jackson’s tour has been extended to the Fall.

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Peep R&B crooners Usher and Miguel posing it up backstage at the Coachella Music Festival yesterday (April 15th). The pair are label-mates, and struck up a rapport after Miguel served as the opener for Usher’s ‘OMG Tour’ earlier this year.

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Another month and another Keri Hilson video. The singer/songwriter has teamed up with rapper Nelly and director Colin Tilley for the video for her new single, ‘Lose Control’, from her ‘No Boys Allowed’ album.

More images for visual supporting the Stargate-produced track are available below:

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Who is the undisputed King of R&B? R. Kelly of course! The most successful R&B artist of the last 25 years recently graced the stage on Netherlands’ ‘X Factor’ and belted out ‘When A Woman Loves’ from his gold-certified ‘Love Letter’ LP as well as his classic ‘I Believe I Can Fly’.

Peep below to see what Trey Songz can’t do:

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“Freedom is mine and I know who I feel!” or at least that is what Jennifer Hudson has been singing for the last few months in her Weight Watchers campaign.

However, it looks that the rising diva has put those words into action as she walked the streets of Los Angeles without makeup earlier this week, opting for an all natural appeal.

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After displaying a brief glimmer of actual talent on ‘American Idol’ last evening, Rihanna partied with friends at Osteria Mozza in Los Angeles. Hopefully, she didn’t stay out too late because she needs to be consistent with those vocal classes.

Another image of Rihanna can be seen below:

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If Jessie J keeps this up then her ‘Who You Are’ album won’t have any problems entering the Billboard 200 at #1!  The British songbird hit the stage for a 2nd time on ‘The Ellen Degeneres Show’ today, this time with an exciting rendition of ‘Price Tag’, continuing to extend her string of high profile promotional appearances.

Jessie will return to a television screen near you next week where she is expected to perform on ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’ on April 18th. Peep her ‘Price Tag’ rendition below:

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Toni Braxton and her sisters Traci, Trina, Tamar and Towanda are featured on the cover of this month’s 2nd anniversary issue of Kontrol magazine. Proving that their onscreen chemistry is far from a concocted gimmick, the sisters allowed cameras behind the scenes of the shoot to witness the raw hilarity of their family.

See the footage of the Braxton sisters below:

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Guess who put on a show in this glittering outfit at The Forum in Inglewood, California yesterday! Hint: he is one of the most influential artists of our time!

Look below for the answer:

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The wonders never cease with Jessie J. The eccentric singer visited ‘The Ellen Degeneres Show’ today and stunned viewers with a powerful rendition of ‘Nobody’s Perfect’ from her recently released ‘Who You Are’ album.

Watch Jessie in action below:

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