To say the last year has been eventful for the Rapper T.I would be an understatement.

From being released from jail to scoring his very own VH1 Reality show, the last twelve months have certainly seen him enjoy numerous highs and a number of well publicized lows.

Now, he is using these experiences  to lay the foundations for his eighth studio album, Trouble Man‘.

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Queen of Hip Hop Soul Mary J. Blige looks ever-commanding in the promo pics for ‘My Life II: The Journey Continues’ (November 21st).  The soulful diva, whose Unstaged concert won rave reviews from fans and critics alike, will be taking the stage at tonight’s 2011 American Music Awards.

The performance precedes one of many fans can expect to see of Blige in coming weeks including the recent announcement that she will lend her talents to the 13th annual Home For the Holidays With Martina McBride special (Dec. 21 at 8PM ET on CBS).

See the pics below courtesy, in part, of Ilulu:

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It’s about to get very hot in here. Very hot indeed.

For minutes ago, a preview of Beyonce‘s upcoming ‘Dance For You‘ video found its way online and from the looks of it- it may just be the performer’s hottest clip to date.

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That Grape Juice‘s resident host Patrick B previews one of entertainment’s biggest night’s – the 2011 American Music Awards.

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There are only two more days left till Rihanna fans can get their hands on her latest album ‘Talk That Talk‘.

So today in a further attempt to give these fans a behind the scenes look into the project’s campaign, her team have released footage of her preparing her performance on the X Factor USA.

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When Mariah Carey makes a promise, she most certainly keeps it.

For, earlier this week she promised her fans a ‘Holiday Surprise’ and surprise them she did when she delivered the ‘Global Christmas Extravaganza Concert‘, a virtual showing beamed across various locations in Europe as part of   T-Mobile’s ‘Life’s For Sharing’ series.

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With Rihanna revving up her generic jukebox, ‘Talk That Talk’ for release next week, she been drip feeding fans with the project’s accompanying promo shots; the latest of which were “unlocked” a few moments ago.

True to form, the snaps draw attention to where her true talent lies. She just so classy.

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If the numbers are anything to go by, fans couldn’t wait to tune in to last Thursday’s premiere of Braxton Family Values season 2.  The show, which was already WEtv’s highest rated, blasted onto the ratings tally with some impressive numbers.

Press report:

Braxton Family Values ranked as the #1 telecast for women 18-34 (108% increase from last season’s premiere) and #3 for women 25-54 during primetime among all ad-supported cable when the show returned for its second season on Thursday, November 10.  The series also ranked as the #1 show among African-American viewers during primetime for all key women and adult demo deliveries.

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Fans of pop Pinochio Britney Spears were in for an epic treat last night as EPIX invited viewers into the ‘Femme Fatale’ tour.  ‘Fatale’, the latest worldwide trek of the Grammy-winning songstress, hosts a live collection of Spears’ greatest hits (and a few gems from its parent album).

Although ridden with with mixed reviews from fans and critics alike, many-a-Brit faithful tuned into the showing last night with hopes that the ‘Criminal’ diva for once proved naysayers wrong.

How did she fare?  See Miss B.S. after the jump and you decide:

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With the microwave timer on pop tart Rihanna‘s ‘Talk That Talk’ dish counting down at a rapid pace, fans of the Navy commander are getting treated with more and more whiffs of her forthcoming offerings.  Promo schedule finalizing, new single dropping, and the like coming full speed in the coming days, that Rihanna reign just won’t let up (on letting so many down).

Documenting the creation of her latest LP, the singer has been inviting fans into ‘webisodes’ filled with behind the scenes glimpses at herself on tour.  In this latest webisode unlocked by fans, the Barbadian beauty meets up with famed hitmakers/longtime collaborators Stargate and gives fans a clip of a cover of one of her professed idols.

The countdown to Talk That Talk continues.  See Riri after the jump:

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Rihanna‘s latest fast food hit ‘We Found Love’ clearly hit the spot of the masses after it topped many a chart globally a few weeks back. However, in perhaps knowing that she must keep the pace going to avoid irrelevancy, the popular model is already getting ready to shoot the video for its follow up – ‘You Da One’.

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With just weeks to go before Rihanna‘s 6th studio album (in as many years) ‘Talk That Talk‘ debuts, short snippets of the hotly anticipated set have surfaced.

Sample what Ms. Fenty has been cooking in that microwave below…