Now that the legal drama surrounding Brandy has subsided, the R&B songstress is focusing, once again, on her career. This new track ‘Dig This’ features on the soundtrack for Tyler Perry’s upcoming movie ‘Meet The Browns’. Despite being produced by The Underdogs (Tyrese, the entire ‘Dreamgirls’ score etc), the piano-driven ballad sounds like a vintage Bryan Michael-Cox cut (‘We Belong Together’, ‘Be Without You’ etc). In any case, the song great; Brandy trademark vocals, the lyrics, the instrumentation, everything!

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The video for Danity Kane’s brand new single ‘Damaged’ – from their forthcoming album ‘Welcome To The Dollhouse’ – premiered just a few hours ago on MTV. I’m undecided as to whether it’s a cool concept or a mess – there’s no middle ground. I guess I was expecting something markedly different from this (choreography included). On a more definite note, the ladies look great.

You can now listen to the whole album over at MTV.com

What do you think of the video?

Reputable UK newspaper The Independent were less than impressed with Rihanna’s concert here in London at the 02 last week:

Rihanna’s two backing singers, meanwhile, wear more tasteful cocktail dresses, and carry the songs. Her rougher voice cuts across them almost randomly, and is only strong when buffed by effects. Look at the video screens, and you can admire Rihanna’s looks, and diamond-encrusted mic. Look at the stage, and her real performance has no charisma, no defining persona. She could be a mannequin, or a hopeful rap video extra. Click here to read more…

Thankfully, it’s not just me who sees past all the hype.

Your thoughts?

As R&B songstress Kelly Rowland gears up for the digital re-release of her album ‘Ms. Kelly’ (Diva Deluxe), the full version of one of the album’s new songs, the ballad ‘Love Again’, has surfaced.

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Something about Ray J irks me to no end. I don’t know what it is exactly, but I’m sure it has something to do with him pretty much being a joke. ‘I want to focus on my career now’? Maybe he didn’t get the memo, but no one is checking for his career – ‘One Wish’ aside, I don’t think they ever were.

Your thoughts?

Continuing along the promo path for her #1 album ‘Discipline’, Janet Jackson appears on the cover of the April issue of BlackBook magazine. Janet really is killing it with the covers this go round. See the pic below too:

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What do you think of the cover?

The ex-girlfriend of singer/producer Mario Winans is claiming that he hasn’t paid child support for their son:

Janel Bennett, who was in an eight-year relationship with Winans before she had her son, Jordan, claims she was evicted from her home in Miami because Winans won’t pay child support. She states she is “homeless and living with friends on the South Side of Chicago,” where she works as a cocktail waitress. A DNA test shows a ‘99.99 percent probability’ that Winans is the biological parent. Mario Winans is obligated to pay Janel Bennett $4,500 per month due on the first of each month as child support. Bennett says, “He hasn’t paid me. I just wanted support, and I was on disability and Medicaid and welfare just to have the baby. His current girlfriend, Joy — the mother of his toddler daughter, Sklyar — is known publicly as his “wife.” Bennett said, “Joy lives in a 16-bedroom mansion and her daughter wears mink coats and Seven jeans, and my son doesn’t have boots to wear in the winter.”

She claims Winans has only seen Jordan once, and “doesn’t send Christmas cards, doesn’t send him birthday cards, nothing.” Bennett said that for a while, Winans was sending her some money, but “he stopped paying last year . . . by the end of August 2007, I lost the house and moved to Chicago . . . I just want him to do right by Jordan . . . It would be so simple for him to call me so we could work something out.” {Source}

Not a good look, not a good look at all.

Any thoughts?