Vocal powerhouse Jennifer Hudson is working on a new album. The ‘Spotlight’ singer has revealed in a recent interview with the AP that she has already completed 10 songs for the new project which she hopes to hit stores in September. Check out what Hudson, who is also gearing up to play the role of South African activist Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, below:

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After a whopping 48 consecutive weeks on the Official UK Album Chart, Lady GaGa‘s debut ‘The Fame’ has hit #1 on the chart for a fourth time. The 24 year old becomes only the second female solo artist to achieve such a feat, behind Dido whose 2003 LP ‘Life For Rent’ did the same.

Go GaGa!

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Peep pals Ciara and LaLa posing it up at the Los Angeles Lakers v Denver Nuggets game earlier this week (April 8th). As previously reported, Ciara’s new single ‘Ride’ premières tomorrow.

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As the future of Day26 hangs in the balance, it appears the former Bad Boy collective are venturing out on their own in the meanwhile. Following in the footsteps of member Willie, Robert (now going by the alias Robert ‘Magnum’ Curry) has released new solo material in the form of ‘So Freaky’ – the video for which just premièred. Check it out above…

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Put simply, this was a steaming hot mess if I’ve ever seen one. Is this really what life is like after Bad Boy?

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Check out Christina Aguilera who has already begun filming the music video for her new song, ‘Not Myself Tonight’. The singer is expected to perform the song on ‘The Oprah Winfrey Show’ on May 7th. Aguilera’s new album, ‘Bionic’, hits stores on June 8th. {Source}

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This week’s classic From The Vault clip is Mya, Blackstreet and Mase’s 1998 contribution to The Rugrats Movie, ‘Take Me There’. An awesome meshing of the Urban and younger Pop/junior audience, the song still goes hard now. Enjoy.

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A brief snippet of Ciara‘s hotly anticipated new single ‘Ride’ has surfaced via Amazon. You can listen to the clip of the Ludacris-assisted song below; the full version of which is set to première this coming Monday (April 12th).

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Earlier today Mariah Carey and long-time collaborators Jermaine Dupri and Bryan-Michael Cox revealed to the diva’s legion of lambs that they have reunited in the studio to start work on a new studio album. Now, footage from their time together in the booth has popped up. The trio noted that they have only just begun the songwriting process and have yet to create any tracks. Check out the video below where Carey took a few jabs at her label (at the 8:14 mark). The audio kicks in at 3:18:

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Peep rap phenomenon Nicki Minaj‘s recent photoshoot for the latest issue of XXL magazine. Word has it the shoot is Marilyn Monroe inspired…

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Pop ‘rebel’ Ke$ha braved the heat of the Californian desert this week to shoot the video for new single ‘Your Love Is My Drug’. The track, which is the third offering to be lifted from the 23 year old’s ‘Animal’ LP, is currently #32 on the Billboard Hot 100 – with radio spins and downloads indicating that it will almost certainly continue to rise on the chart.

As for the video, which you see more pics of below, MTV reports that it will ‘follow Ke$ha on a fun journey through an animated world’.

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Mariah Carey isn’t going to let the low sales of her ‘Memoirs of An Imperfect Angel’ slow her down. The icon has actually returned to the studio. However, this time Carey has put her ‘Memoirs…’ collaborators, The-Dream and Tricky Stewart, on pause and reunited with her long-time friend, songwriter/producer Jermaine Dupri. The duo, who created many of Carey’s biggest hits including Billboard’s ‘Song of the Decade’, ‘We Belong Together’, tweeted from the studio about the news which can be seen below:

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Following their record-breaking success with their first 3 singles, JLS are gearing up for the release of their fourth single ‘Kickstart’. Set for release on May 17th, the song will likely be the guys’ last domestic release ahead of their US debut. As previously reported, the group – consistent of Aston, Oritse, Marvin, and J.B, have recently signed a US deal with Jive.

Can’t say the song, which you can listen to below, is rocking my world. Too much cheese, and not enough ‘kick’. Still, a hit I’m sure it will be.

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