Continuing along the promotional trial for his million-seller ‘Tha Cater III’, Lil’ Wayne performed #1 smash ‘Lollipop’ on the ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’ show on yesterday. Good stuff.

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Teen star Lil’ Mama performed her new single ‘L.I.F.E.’ on the ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’ show last night. Her album ‘VYP: Voice of the Young People’ charted poorly in its first week, debuting at #25 with just 19,000 copies sold. Though it’s a shame, it’s hardly surprising, considering the numerous push backs; I mean ‘Lip Gloss’ came out nearly a year ago. Here’s hoping things look up for this undeniable talent.

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UK singing sensation Leona Lewis has hit the promo trail hard in the US in support of her ‘Spirit’ LP, most recently stopping by Jimmy Kimmel Live. I really enjoyed this interview; it’s one of only times I’ve seen Leona let her personality shine through and she came across really well.

Having already broken records around the globe, she seems set to do the same in the US this coming week as ‘Spirit’ is almost certainly headed for the top spot on the Billboard 200 chart. What’s more, ‘Bleeding Love’ – which already hit #1 in the US three weeks ago – looks set to ascend to the coveted position once again. More power to her!

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With her latest assault on the charts ‘Discipline’ now sitting comfortably at #1, Janet Jackson continues along the promo trail in support of the project, this time stopping by Jimmy Kimmel Live. The interview, which aired yesterday, saw Janet speak about the new album, her family and career, as well as chipping in on the running gag about Jimmy (the host) and Ben Affleck.

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Wyclef stopped by the Jimmy Kimmel show earlier this week to perform his current single ‘Sweetest Girl (Dollar Bill)’. I’m really feeling this song, the performance was pretty good too. Wyclef’s latest album ‘Carnival Vol. II: Memoirs of an Immigrant’ is in stores now.

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During a recent press conference to promote her new film ‘Why Did I Get Married’, Janet Jackson was quizzed on her forthcoming new album. Surprisingly, Jackson, 41, revealed that long-time collaborators Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis are, as of now, not working on her Island Def Jam debut. She had the following to say:

Janet, are you finished with your next album? What direction are you taking?

Janet Jackson: “No, I’m working on it. It’ll be out probably first quarter of next year. I’m doing something, still being who I am, I’ll never shy from that. I’m working with a few people. I’m working with Ne-Yo, I’m working with Jermaine, working with Rodney Jerkins”

(Tyler Perry points at himself and everyone laughs)

Lamman Rucker: “They’ll be doing a duet together.”

Janet Jackson: “This is something different for me because normally it’s myself, Jimmy [Jam] and Terry [Lewis] and always writing music and myself writing the melodies. This is a bit of a departure from [that].”

So Jimmy and Terry are not involved?

Janet Jackson: “As of now, no.”

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I’m all for Janet working with fresh producers, but I don’t know if it’s a wise choice to drop Jimmy & Terry at this stage of her career. IMO, the duo have brought the ‘classic Janet’ element to her more recent efforts – which have seen her try and switch up her musical style. Time will tell if the change will work in her favor.


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With ‘Crank Dat’ spending it’s fourth non-consecutive week atop of the Billboard Hot 100 chart, Soulja Boy is definitely riding the wave of success. The 17 year old stopped by the Jimmy Kimmel show recently to perform the smash hit as well as the follow-up ‘Soulja Girl’. For both performances, he was joined by drummer Travis Barker. Though nothing groundbreaking, Barker kinda added a different vibe to each performances. Soulja Boy’s album ‘SouljaBoyTellEm.com’ is in stores now.

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Singer T-Pain performed his #1 hit ‘Buy U A Drank (Shawty Snappin)’ on Jimmy Kimmel Live earlier this week. I’m not really feeling this performance; it’s one of the first times I’ve heard his voice without the vocoder effect and he didn’t sound too good. Nonetheless, the live band added an extra umph to the performance and the crowd were hyped throughout.

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Just days after offering a stunning set on NPR’s wildly popular ‘Tiny Desk,’ singer-songwriter Willow took her talents to ‘The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.’

Acting as Friday night’s musical guest (May 3), Willow – on hand to celebrate the release of her latest album ‘Empathogen‘ – delivered a live rendition of the project’s fan favorite ‘Home.’

I live my life in a river of grace, oh-oh, oh-oh /  I trust this river to carry me home,” she crooned in front of the live audience.

Hop inside to watch her wow with an all-female band.

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Doja Cat took the stage on ‘The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon’ to perform one of her latest songs.

The rapper performed her song ‘Acknowledge Me’ on the May 1 episode of the late-night talk show. For her performance, she wore a mini dress and jacked. Both were covered in faux fur.

‘Acknowledge Me’ appeared on Doja Cat’s latest project, the deluxe version of her album ‘Scarlet’ called ‘Scarlet 2: Claude.’ 

The new version of the album was released last month and included some additional tracks that did not make the original album.

What are you waiting for? Check out Doja Cat dazzle just below…

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The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame has announced its official Class of 2024 and it is comprised of some of music’s most legendary names.

For, the likes of Mary J. Blige, Cher, and Dionne Warwick are amongst those to be inducted into the prestigious club.

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Janet Jackson is quite the busy bee!

To the surprise of her dedicated fans (affectionately called the #JanFam), the Pop Queen took to social media on Thursday (April 11) to tease a special announcement via a media blitz that would see her visit ‘The Rickey Smiley Morning Show,’ ‘On Air with Ryan Seacrest,’ and ‘The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon’ the following day.

Letting the cat out of the bag on the morning and daytime series respectively, Jackson revealed she would not only be extending her critically and commercially acclaimed ‘Together Again World Tour’ well into the summer but also would be performing “new music” and other “surprises.”

Saving something extra special for ‘The Tonight Show,’ look inside to see how she hilariously broke the exciting news Friday night (April 12).

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