Enter Marcus Canty.

A favourite on the premiere season of ‘X Factor USA’, the Maryland native may not have won, however still walked away with an Epic record deal with courtesy of on-show mentor LA Reid.

Now, keen to prove himself outside of the TV arena, Canty has served up his first single ‘Won’t Make A Fool Out Of You’. Set to feature on the soundtrack for ‘Think Like A Man’, the cut will also appear on the 21 year old’s album (due later this year).

How does Canty hold up without the X Factor scaffolding? Find out after the jump…

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Remember when the world held its collective breath at the end of each ‘Trapped In The Closet’ “chapter”?

Well, fast forward seven years and creator R. Kelly is gearing up to unleash more instalments of the musical drama on the masses (32, to be exact) in a joint venture with Sylvester Films.

Watch as Kelly gets his Tyler Perry on in the titillating preview after the jump…

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Ever the eccentric, Nicki Minaj is serving up theatrics aplenty on her first visit to Tokyo.

It was apt then that the Young Money maven was decked out in a popcorn dress as she hit the streets of the Japanese city, enroute to a TV promo for her ‘Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded’ LP (due April 3rd).

Feast your eyes on more pics, as she shared with her fans on Twitter, below…

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Drake lives up to his up to his stylish billing in these newly released shots from his GQ”Style Bible” feature

The dapper rapper rapper has also revealed the premiere date for the video for ‘Take Care’, his latest single with actress Rihanna.

Details and another GQ snap await after the jump…

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R&B star Ciara was all smiles last night as she enjoyed the Raptors vs Knicks game at New York’s Madison Square Garden.

Casual and laid-back, she appeared to be in good spirits.

Let’s just hope she’s slam dunked the new material she’s been cooking up for her 5th studio album. For, which ever way it’s spun, her career is several points down in the 4th quarter. That said, she has it her arsenal to stage a last-minute, yet hard-hitting comeback (see: LA Reid, new label Epic…and her own talent!)

In any case, peep more pics below…

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Season 5 of The Game continued tonight on BET.

Serving up a heavy dose of drama, comedy, and sexy, this series looks set to be its best yet!

Check out episode 11 of the smash hit sitcom below. Melanie, Derwin, Tasha, Malik, and co are back! Singer Brandy also stars.

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Gangster Rap met Itali-Pop and ‘got busy’.

The above- in all honesty- is how we’d describe Nicki Minaj’s ‘Pink Friday:Roman Reloaded‘.

Out April 3rd, today saw the surfacing of the LP’s preview, showcasing all 22 of its cuts.

Get right into it below…

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It’s here!

Madonna and her man-friends unleash their sexy in the video for ‘Girl Gone Wild’, the latest release to be lifted from the singer’s hotly anticipated ‘MDNA’ LP.

What are you waiting for? Check out the vid below!

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Nicki Minaj retouches her Hip-Hop roots on the newly surfaced ‘Beez In The Trap (ft. 2 Chainz)’.

The hard-hitting cut is set to serve as the “street single” from the Young Money maven’s ‘Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded’.

What are you waiting for? Listen, via Angie Martinez, after the jump…

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Today sees Melanie Fiona finally serve up her long-awaited sophomore set ‘The MF Life’.

That Grape Juice caught up with the vocal powerhouse this week to talk about the release, feeing underrated, her thoughts on Whitney Houston’s passing, album sales, being a woman in today’s music industry, and much more!

As ever, we ask the questions you really want answers to. And answer them Ms. Fiona does.

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Bringing her wacky of brand of theatrics to Tokyo, Nicki Minaj made her hotly anticipated Asian debut today.

The Hip-Pop eccentric was snapped rocking a cabbage coloured wig as she greeted adorning fans at Tokyo International Airport.

Minaj, 29, is leaving no stone, nor city, unturned as she promotes her hotly anticipated sophomore set ‘Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded’, which hits stores on April 3rd.

Peep more pics of Nicki being…Nicki…below…

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Soul-filled songstress Fantasia has seen many a peak and trough. However, hoping to put the drama behind her after giving birth, the 26 year old has returned to the booth to begin recording her 4th studio album.

Find out who she’s working with after the jump…

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