Patience quite literally has been a virtue for fans of ‘Southern Hummingbird’ Tweet.

Indeed, the years following the 2006 release of sophomore effort ‘It’s Me Again’ were defined by minimal music, long periods of silence, and promises of a comeback album.

Now, nine years later, the singer is ready to put the industry politics and hardships behind her and finally deliver the LP supporters have been thirsty for.

During a recent interview with our friends over at You Know I Got Soul, the star spilled all – confirming she has a new record deal with eOne, an album called ‘Charlene’ on the way, and an actual release date for said set. She also revealed that she’s re-teamed with longtime collaborator Missy Elliott for the set.

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Keri Hilson is to drop her third studio album…next month.

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Soaring songbird Leona Lewis hit all the right notes when stopping by Chicago’s B96 radio this week.

The X Factor champion is presently stateside kicking off promotion for new single ‘Thunder’ and its parent album, ‘I Am’ – due September 11th via Island/Def Jam.

Giving the windy city a taste of the more soulful sound she’s moulded alongside hitmaker Toby Gad, Lewis took vocal flight with a rousing acoustic showing of ‘Thunder.’

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Is there any stopping Rihanna‘s quest for success outside of music? No, not there isn’t.

Why?

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If looking fierce was a sport, Ciara would no doubt hold the championship.

The singer, who has been named as the new face of both Roberto Cavalli and  Topshop USA, looked all sorts of lush as she arrived at the 2015 ESPY‘s with footballer beau Russell Wilson.

29-year-old Ci color co-ordinated the 26-year-old Seattles Seahawks player, and had heads turning for all the right reasons.

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Adam Lambert‘s R&B-kissed ‘The Original High’ received a fresh pair of promotional legs recently when he performed the song for ‘LoveLive’ in support of its parent album of the same name.

The project features the Urban number ‘Underground’ and dropped before its executive producer Max Martin releases the material he’s been crafting with the R&B gem that is Tinashe.

Ready to watch Lambert in promotional action?

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Today is the day!

Ciara‘s newest video, ‘Dance Like We’re Making Love,’ makes its hotly anticipated debut tonight on VEVO.

Speaking to That Grape Juice recently, the singer deemed the Dave Meyers visual as her best yet.

It’s little wonder, then, why she’s excited to share a multitude of previews ahead of its arrival.

As well as giving Access Hollywood a behind the scenes look at the making of the clip, Ci has also taken to Instagram to showcase a snippet.

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Cash Money records CEO Birdman has allegedly been linked to a plot to murder his former friend and artist Lil Wayne.

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The Lyon family are set to roar back onto the small screen on September 23rd when ‘Empire’ season 2 debuts.

Anticipation is already at fever pitch for the return of the FOX smash, which was created by Lee Daniel and is anchored by Terrence Howard and Taraji P. Henson.

To whip the already sky-high hype into overdrive, the network have unwrapped the first promotional snap for the music drama’s sophomore run.

We love it and hope we are just as enamoured by what’s in store for the series’ second outing.

As reported, Kelly Rowland, Alicia Keys, Lenny Kravitz, and Chris Rock are just a few of the new names set feature.

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Little Mix are set to ‘Get Weird’ on their third studio album.

Building on the buzz of lead single ‘Black Magic’ (which is on course to hit #1 on the Official UK Charts this week), the Pop quad have unveiled the project’s title, official cover, and release date.

With album’s now impacting on the same day globally, the ladies will roll out the LP worldwide on Friday November 9th via SyCo/Sony Music.

Check out the group’s recent acoustic take on ‘Black Magic’ below. It’s all sorts of lush.

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Jill Scott’s new album ‘WOMAN’ makes its way to the world on Friday July 24th.

Excited? Join the club. Now the singer has released the latest song she hopes will support the project before its due date.

Its name? ‘Closure.’

Its location?

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Rihanna fans have good reason to look forward to her new album.

For, after being criticised for delivering “microwaveable pop” to the masses the star has now made no secret of the fact that she is still working on her next studio album two years after she started to craft cuts for it.

The Grammy winner was snapped making her way to a studio session in New York City hours ago following the release of her latest music video for the single ‘Bitch Better Have My Money.’

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