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Jordin Sparks‘ third album may not be available ‘Right Here Right Now,’ but as its August 21st release draws nearer, the songbird is hatching a series of new visuals in support of it.

The latest is for emotional ballad ‘They Don’t Give.’

Sparks slows things down on the cut, which follows the the visual for the LP’s title track and lead single ‘Double Tap.’

Check it out after the jump…

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The R&B singer Tyrese is echoing sentiments held by the rapper Azealia Banks.

Why he feels US radio is racist?

Find out below…

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Keyshia Cole’s debut single is this week’s From The Vault selection. ‘I Changed My Mind’ serves as today’s pick.

Produced by then-man of the hour Kanye West and written by Cole alongside John Legend, ‘Mind’ sees the songbird take back her love from an unfaithful companion. As it was customary at that stage of his career, West relied heavily on the use of samples, in this case a Dr Dre selection which itself uses a portion of Solomon Burke’s ‘Get Out Of My Life’.

The launching single off the singer’s ‘The Way It Is’ album, ‘Mind’ sadly didn’t set the charts alight in similar fashion to other material such ‘Last Night’ or ‘Let It Go’ and had to settle for a peak position of #71 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Benny Boom took charge of bringing the song to visual life and delivered a video that saw the chanteuse parade around her block as well as confronting her cheating boyfriend after finding out about his infidelity. Mr West can be seen in the clip alongside Cole.

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Artists such as Keyshia are very rare in this day and age; she’s an artist who doesn’t compromise her sound and brings much needed grit to the R&B genre.

And while her recent releases haven’t rouses the masses, we hope the songbird hasn’t gotten to that point of no return where the masses start singing back to her “I changed my mind, I don’t love you no more “.

While only time will tell whether Ms. Cole can make a successful comeback, we’ll keep rooting for her – as she’s an undeniable talent.

Your thoughts?

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Timbaland is sitting on never-before-heard Aaliyah material…and is getting ready to release it!

Full story after the jump…

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‘Come My Way’ wordsmith Fetty Wap made his way to the latest showing of Taylor Swift‘s ‘1989 Tour’ recently.

There, he joined the ‘Bad Blood’ belle to perform his smash hit single ‘Trap Queen’ as it continues to rise on British Top 40 radio formats before the release of his debut album which will drop via Lyor Cohen‘s ‘300 Entertainment’ this year.

Watch below…

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Beyonce is all about bold business moves.

From fragrances, to movies, to tattoos, the ‘Single Ladies’ singer has leveraged her star-power towards a number of lucrative ventures.

The latest has seen her team with Philip Green’s Topshop to launch her own lifestyle range.

Not to be confused as merely a celebrity endorsement, Queen Bey’s Parkwood company actually has ownership in the as yet untitled line – which arrives early 2016.

It’s little wonder, then, why the 33-year-old is pulling out all the stops to ensure the project’s success.

See what we mean below…

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As reported earlier season eight of Bravo’s ‘Real Housewives of Atlanta’ will bring with it the return of ex-‘Wife’ Sheree Whitfield and “friend to the wives” Marlo Hampton.

Unfortunately, their return is reported to have spelled trouble for ‘Wife’ Kenya Moore who seems to have found an enemy in Whitfield three seasons after she replaced her on the show.

Ratings-grabbing info below…

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They may have butted heads during their first run on the series together but  it seems things have changed for the ‘Real Housewives of Atlanta’s Marlo Hampton and Sheree Whitfield.

For, they’ve put their differences aside to return to the series for its eighth season.

Full story below…

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October 10th 2015 will bring with it the next iteration of Ryan Murphy‘s ‘American Horror Story.’

This time around will see the ‘Glee‘ mastermind take Pop singer Lady GaGa and the supermodel Naomi Campbell along for the 13-episode ride which is titled ‘American Horror Story: Hotel.’

Spoilers after the jump…

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As reported earlier this week, Mariah Carey is still trying to revive recent single ‘Infinity’ and has called on Justin Bieber, French Montana, and T.I. to help administer some much needed CPR.

No word yet on what Mimi plans to do with the track, but what is certain is that it’s now arrived via TMZ.

Titled ‘Why You Mad? (Infinity Remix)’, the revised version of the track features verses from all of the aforementioned and new vocals from Mariah too. The production has received an update via Eric Hudson as well.

Take a listen below…

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Kelly Rowland gave the models at Max Azria‘s fashion presentation last night a run for their money.

The ‘Motivation’ maven served all sorts of diva as she arrived at the LA showcase, which saw the latest from the designer’s BCBG collection unveiled.

Moving forward, the next few months are set to be busy ones for the married mother of one.

Shooting is underway for her new BET talent-search ‘Chasing Destiny,’ while recording continues for her hotly anticipated fifth studio album – which Rowland promises will boast a more uptempo sound.

For now, though, check out more pics below…

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Hurricane Rita is making its way to the USA!

Fantastic news for the Brit-Pop queen below…

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