‘I’m Every Woman’ wailer Chaka Khan is just one of many in the music industry still reeling from the untimely death of pop icon Whitney Houston.  Hours upon hearing of the tragic loss, reports surfaced that Jennifer Hudson and Khan would take to the Grammy stage in a last minute tribute arranged for the singer.

Minutes before scheduled to hit the stage, the R&B legend’s camp released a statement saying she opted to grieve in private and let Hudson provide the short, stirring tribute by her lonesome.  Now, taking to CNN’s Piers Morgan, the ‘Through the Fire’ singer is speaking out – lending fiery statements against Houston’s career-long mentor Clive Davis.

Slamming the music mogul for carrying on with Saturday night’s planned festivities in light of Houston’s passing, hear her thoughts after the jump:

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The 2012 BET Honors aired tonight and tributed the achievements of Mariah Carey, Stevie Wonder, Dr. Maya Angelou, among others. The Gabrielle Union-hosted affair, shot January 14th, took place at the Warner Theatre in Washington, D.C and saw acts Kelly Rowland, Jennifer Hudson, Patti Labelle, Stevie Wonder, and more hit the stage to salute the hour’s honorees.

See their moving performances below:

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Let the second search for ‘The Voice’ commence!

Hosted by Carson Daly, the US talent-search sees judges Christina Aguilera, Adam Levine, Cee-Lo Green, and Blake Shelton conduct “blind auditions” in hope of finding the next big star. The winner of the competition lands major recording contract with Universal Republic.

Check out episode 3 after the jump…

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‘We Break the Dawn’ diva Michelle Williams certainly moves at this year’s Mercedes Benz fashion week!  Sitting front row aside ‘Foolish’ singer Ashanti at the ‘Falguni & Shane Peacock Fall’ show, Williams donned an electric blue number while Ashanti took a more daring approach to her threads.

The latter is already making rounds in promotion of ‘The Woman You Love’ – the lead single from her 5th LP.  Likewise, the Destiny’s Child alum is hard at work at her 4th LP, the followup to 2008’s critically acclaimed ‘Unexpected’.  As such, fans can expect to see much of the songstresses in the coming months.

For now, you can see more of the two below:

Your thoughts?

Not even 24 hours after unveiling her addition to the Young Money roster, Christina Milian rolls out ‘Mr. Valentine’.  The new track, which looks to have fans dipping low to an islandy/reggae beat, sees the singer pair her signature soft coo with a carnival-esque instrumental reminiscent of Rihanna‘s ‘We Found Love’ fused with a J.Lo jam.

How does she fare? Find out for yourself after the jump:

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Both in life and in death, Whitney Houston remains the vocal bible. Naturally, then, it’s inevitable that a host of artists are lining up to pay tribute to the late megastar, who passed onto eternity on Saturday.

As such, following Ashanti, Pop star Nicole Scherzinger is the latest to tip her hat to Houston, performing the classic ‘I Will Always Love You’ on her ‘Killer Love Tour’ in Brussels, Belgium  last night.

Check out her take on the track after the jump…

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Amidst mourn for their fallen idol, diva duo Brandy and Monica and pressing forward with the shooting ‘It All Belongs To Me’ – their R&B reunion track already winning critical acclaim from longtime fans of the songstresses.  Directed by famed director Chris Robinson, the accompanying visual for this featured track is set to debut in the coming weeks and precede both ladies forthcoming LPs – Mo’s ‘New Life’ and Brandy’s yet titled 6th album.

As fans anxiously await the two’s visit to Leno this Friday for the cut’s first (televised) live unveiling, they’ve been invited into these snaps – lifted to Monica’s Twitter moments ago –  below:

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Barbies and Ken Dolls at the ready?!

Hip-Pop force Nicki Minaj is set to unwrap her new single ‘Starships’ tomorrow, and so as to whet fan appetites, the  Young Money maven has revealed the song’s official cover.

Are you amped for Ms. Minaj’s big premiere tomorrow?

Your thoughts?

VH1 has completed its quest to crown ‘the ultimate diva’ (based on fan votes) by unveiling its list of the 100 greatest women of music history.  The survey comes as their second – the first saw acts Aretha Franklin and Tina Turner take the number 1 and 2 spots respectively while acts like Madonna and Billie Holiday filled out the top 10.

With 6 categories – “All Time”, “90s”, “80s”, “Pop”, “Rock”, and “Hip Hop/R&B” – VH1 has introduced a more comprehensive compilation of divas to include, unlike their original survey, more contemporary performers (i.e. Rihanna, Beyonce, Lady Gaga, etc) and base it on achievements in the past 20 years.  Sure to get tongues wagging, the list’s first 20 are set for a televised unveil on tonight’s premiere episode of the five night countdown at 10pm Eastern.

If this list is the best they could do, VH1 may have done better unveiling this on April 1st.  Find out where your fave fell via the full list below:

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‘Stupid Hoe’ hitmaker Nicki Minaj may have won new fans after scoring a touchdown with her Superbowl performance with pop icon Madonna last week, but last night’s showing at the 54th Annual Grammy Awards probably didn’t win the starlet anything more than a mountain of mixed reviews.

Debuting her new number ‘Roman Holiday’, lifted from her April-due sophomore album ‘Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded’ the multi-personality performer took to ‘On Air with Ryan Seacrest’ to dish on details of the performance, the response from spectators, her new single ‘Starships’ (due tomorrow), days with Madge, and more.

While the femcee/fashionista was recently caught fronting the latest Fashion edition of New York magazine, her faithful Barbs can now get a listen at her time with Seacrest after the jump:

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Following her astounding night at the 54th Annual Grammy awards, the excitement surrounding Brit belle Adele is showing no signs of dying down.

So, to further capitalize on the renewed press she is receiving, the name of her new single was confirmed today.

Find out what it is below…

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This morning, US audiences woke up to the sweet sound of Ashanti who took the Good Morning America stage in support of her new album.

Performing as part of the show’s ‘Winter Concert Series‘, the star delivered a live version of her new single, ‘The Woman You Love’, available to watch below…

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