Rap phenomenon Drake caused quite a stir during the Nashville, Tennessee stop of his ‘Away From Home’ tour over the weekend. During his set, the Young Money star proceeded to serenade a female fan, eventually mouth-kissing her. Peep the footage below…

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Runway star Rihanna took a rather nasty bump while performing on the Lyon, France stop of her ‘Last Girl On Earth Tour’ last night. The incident isn’t believed to be related to the model’s brief hospitalisation yesterday, however. In any case, check out the footage below…

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Spoiled for choice or a muddled mess? Either way it appears Rihanna and her team have been having some difficulty choosing the next single from her ‘Rated R’ LP.

After initially going with ‘Photographs’, the model’s ever-reliable fansite Rihanna Daily are now reporting that Spanish-flavoured ‘Te Amo’ will serve as the project’s next (and likely final) single. To kick off the promotional campaign for the song, Rihanna will be performing it on American Idol this coming Tuesday.

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Though not screaming ‘hit’ in any way, shape, or form, ‘Te Amo’ is admittedly one of the less offensive-sounding tracks on Ms. Fenty’s ‘Rated R’ record. Although, I do find it a little curious that her team switched the single to ‘Te Amo’ (which is likely to appeal to the Latino audience) when Lady GaGa had long confirmed that she is set to release ‘Alejandro’ (also Spanish-tinged) in the same period. I’m just saying…

Anyway, for those who haven’t heard ‘Te Amo’, check it out below:

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Bajan model Rihanna poses it up in the latest issue of Australia’s ‘Sunday’ magazine. The sizzling shoot was shot by noted photographer Georges Antoni, and accompanied a feature where the 22 year old spoke on her ‘Rated R’ LP, Chris Brown, and more. Click here to read the interview. Meanwhile peep more pics below:

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In the midst of calls for her to slow down her hectic schedule, Lady GaGa has today officially announced the US leg of her ‘Monsters Ball’ tour. Set to kick off this June, the 23 year old will play Stateside arenas, including New York’s famed Madison Squared Garden, right through to the end of September. No rest for GaGa, I guess. Check out the full list of dates below:

»June 28 – Montreal, QC @ Bell Centre
»July 1 – Boston, MA @ TD Garden
»July 4 – Atlantic City, NJ @ Boardwalk Hall
»July 6- New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden
»July 11 – Toronto, ON @ Air Canada Centre
»July 14 – Cleveland, OH @ Quicken Loans Arena
»July 15 – Indianapolis, IN @ Conseco Fieldhouse
»July 17 – St. Louis, MO @ Scottrade Center
»July 20 – Oklahoma City, OK @ Ford Center
»July 22 – Dallas, TX @ American Airlines Center
»July 25 – Houston, TX @ Toyota Center
»July 28 – Denver, CO @ Pepsi Center
»July 31 – Phoenix, AZ @ US Airways Center
»August 3 – Kansas City, MO @ Sprint Center
»August 11 – Los Angeles, CA @ Staples Center
»August 13 – Las Vegas, NV @ MGM Grand
»August 16 – San Jose, CA @ HP Pavilion
»August 19 – Portland, OR @ Rose Garden
»August 21 – Tacoma, WA @ Tacoma Dome
»August 23 – Vancouver, BC @ General Motors Place
»August 26 – Edmonton, AB @ Rexall Place
»August 30 – St. Paul, MN @ Xcel Energy Center
»September 1 – Milwaukee, WI @ Bradley Center
»September 4 – Detroit, MI @ The Palace of Auburn Hills
»September 5 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Consol Energy Center
»September 7 – Washington, DC @ Verizon Center
»September 8 – Charlottesville, VA @ John Paul Jones Arena
»September 14 – Philadelphia, PA @ Wachovia Center
»September 16 – Hartford, CT @ XL Center
»September 18 – Charlotte, NC @ Time Warner Cable Arena
»September 19 – Raleigh, NC @ RBC Center

Click here for ticket info

Granted it’s definitely a good look for her US ‘monsters’, I can’t help but feel that a substantial period of rest is needed. That said, if she’s raring to go and running her show (which insiders say she is), then who’s to argue otherwise.

Randomness: I guess her touring for the majority of the year will see her avoid over-exposure by being everywhere at once.

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Eccentric singer Kelis is taking it to the clubs with her forthcoming LP ‘Fleshtones’, hence is doing the club-rounds to build a buzz ahead of the album’s Summer release. Peep the former Ms. Nas performing her single ‘Acapella’ – which hit #1 on the Billboard Dance Chart recently – at New York’s Club 57 over the weekend.

Let’s just say, I never knew she could split like that!

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If there lay truth in the latest murmurings about Mariah Carey, things appear to be going from bad to worse for the diva. Reliable word has it that, in light of the disappointing performance of its singles, the 39 year old’s ‘Angel’s Advocate’ album has been shelved.

While Carey’s label, Island Def Jam, have yet to confirm or deny the speculation, the LP – which was a Target exclusive – has interestingly vanished from listings on the Target website, as well as Amazon where it was also featured as a download-only release. Additionally, despite being but a few weeks away from its announced release date of March 30th, no album cover nor promotional material for the record has surfaced.

The singer’s latest set-back comes on the heels of the poor performance of her ‘Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel’ LP, as well as the so-so success of her ‘Angel’s Advocate Tour’ – the box office scores of which saw particular dates struggle to fill 3000-seat arenas.

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Oh Mimi! What else, honestly, can be said, that hasn’t been said already? Should the album have indeed been shelved, one has to wonder if the drama surrounding her label head L.A Reid has anything to do with it? It’ll be interesting to see how this unfolds…

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The hotly anticipated video for Lady GaGa and Beyonce‘s ‘Telephone’ video premiered a few moments ago! Check it out the Jonas Auckerland directed clip above!

Where does one begin?!!!! This is hands-down one of the best music videos of the last 10 years – if not ‘the’ best. From the cinematic look and feel (rivalled only in recent years by the genius of Michael Jackson videos), to the choreography, to the comedic moments, Crazy and Bouncy defied the odds and legitimately lived up to the hype.

If ever there was ever any doubt about GaGa’s position as Pop royalty, this more than dispels it. It is actually official: there is no other artist doing it the way GaGa is, and for that reason she sits alone at the top of the music game…

Amazing!

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Check out this new promotional shot for Kelis‘ forthcoming ‘Fleshtones’ LP.

The former Mrs Nas is set to release the album on will.i.am’s Will.i.am Music Group /Interscrope later this year.

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With  Kelis‘  putting the finishing touches to her new LP ‘Fleshtones’, the singer has received a glowing endorsement from Black Eyed Peas front-man will.i.am, who signed the 30 year old to his Will.i.Am Music Group imprint over at Interscope. Speaking to VIBE, he said:

“Kelis has always been a best kept secret. The cool people know Kelis. But the majority of people just know ‘Milkshake.’ If Kelis were fashion she would be a girl’s favorite pair of shoes or a coat…high fashion. I would like Kelis to show she’s an international sensation. She can be big. A lot of people think big is being on the radio or that being big is having a show in London, France and sometimes Japan. But that ain’t international…that’s just three countries. The Black Eyed Peas are big; the Black Eyed Peas are international. I think Kelis can be that big. As big as the Peas.

Fergie is huge. When Fergie blew up she was bigger than me! I believe Kelis can do the same.” {Source}

The former Ms Nas’ new single ‘Acapella’ has grown on me considerably since first hearing it. Here’s hoping the rest of the album delivers the goods and garners the success she so deserves.

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R&B star Christina Milian and hit-maker hubby The-Dream are celebrating the birth of their first child. The couple welcomed a daughter, who they named Violet, on Friday (February 26th). According to the delighted pair, the child has “a full head of hair”.

While the child is Milian’s first, she is The-Dream’s fourth – the singer/songwriter has three children with ex-wife, singer Nivea.

Milian and Dream, real name Terius Nash, married in October last year, announcing the pregnancy a few weeks prior to tying the knot in Las Vegas.

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Congratulations to them!

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Rihanna performance of new single ‘Rude Boy’ on The Ellen Degeneres Show aired a few moments ago. Check it out above…

While, Ms. Fenty’s stage presence is improving (stiff whining and all), her live vocals are still not the business. I was a little baffled as to why she was holding the mic to her mouth instead of her nose, as her vocals were extra nasal today.

Still, as the age old saying goes, people will only believe in you, once you start belieivng in yourself; and, judging by this performance and some of her more recent showings, she’s starting to believe in her performance capabilities. Now, if only her talent would catch up with her self-belief, then we may be onto something.

What do you think of the performance?