After making a name for herself on the Atlanta and New York instalments of ‘Love & Hip-Hop’, songbird K. Michelle is taking flight on her own.

It was previously announced that the songstress and reality star had scored her own VH1 spin-off series.

And now, after making a brief return to LHHATL last night in a cameo capacity, Michelle has unzipped details of her show.

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As his old pal Rihanna whips up bops for her eighth studio album, Drake lends his sought after skills to ‘Recognize‘, the brand new number by PartyNextDoor.

Pulled from the latter’s new album ‘PARTYNEXTDOOR TWO’, set for takeoff on July 29th.

Is it any good?

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Check out Chris Brown.

The ‘Loyal’ singer is wasting no time soaking up the spotlight since his release from prison last month. Indeed, as well as returning to the stage, the star has been active off it…namely on social media.

This morning saw the 25-year-old debut an interesting new look on Instagram; one which sees his hair sporting texturized waves.

His caption with the snap read:

“Taking it back to the 30s! Lol!”

What’s your take on C.Breezy’s new ‘do?

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On ‘Love & Hip-Hop: Atlanta’, Joseline Hernazdez rose to notoriety due her razor sharp tongue. Indeed, she’s become renown for throwing a forest of shade and being unapologetic in the process.

However, when it comes to her “music”, it appears folk aren’t as receptive. Case in point, her recent club performance in Dallas, Texas.

The self-professed “baddest chick” was almost booed out of the building when trying to perform one of her elusive singles. Superman Stebbie Stevie J came to the rescue, but it’s clear the damage to her ego was done.

A mucky mess awaits after the jump…

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After bidding farewell to ‘Interscope’ and heading over to ‘Def Jam’, it’s safe to say that Iggy Azalea‘s career has gone from strength to strength, now handled by a team who’ve succeeded in taking her from the bottom of the Pop pile to the height of the ‘Hot 100.’

Now, as they figure out a way to turn her ‘Fancy’ buzz into commendable sales, the label have placed her on ‘My Main’, the forthcoming single from Motown‘s Mila J.

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Justin Timberlake continues to prove himself quite the Pop force.

Sixteen months have passed since the singer made a triumphant return to the charts with comeback album ‘The 20/20 Experience’. Fast forward to today, the LP, its ‘Part 2’ extension, and combined set (aptly sub-titled ‘The Complete Experience’) have amassed total global sales of over 6 million units.

The incredible feat (which is rendered even more remarkable given the worldwide dip in music sales) saw Timberlake presented with a plaque backstage at his Hammerstein Ballroom show in New York last week. Peep the celebratory pic, which sees the star surrounded by his label and management, above. {Source}

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Congrats are certainly in order for JT and his team. That said, we remain perplexed as to how he’s sold so many units and yet few outside his fanbase could name four songs on the album that weren’t singles.

After all, with fellow mega-sellers such as Adele and Beyonce, the musical and cultural impact of their dominance was incredibly hard to escape. Indeed, wasn’t the world chanting “surfboard” in unison? Didn’t everyone from Times Square to Antarctica know at least one song back to front on ’21’? And yet with JT  there was…‘Mirrors’…and even that was a generic box-ready radio number; one hardly equipped with the ability to sell this many albums.

Hey, who knows. Perhaps, we’re being unjustly harsh because, from our vantage point, the LP’s hype far outpaced its quality. Still, the uneven balance between the album’s success and cultural penetration does make us wonder…wonder…wonder.

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Man is the least of mi problem.

Unfortunately, the sentiment above isn’t shared by socialite Karrueche Tran, who has revealed that the love triangle between she Chris Brown and Pop singer Rihanna is taking a cruel toll on her life.

Detailing her problem on BET talk show ‘Just KeKe’, her comments will mark the first time she has addressed her long running feud with the performer publicly, coming five years after Brown assaulted the ‘Take a Bow’ beauty in an incident which has marred his career ever since.

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Last week saw the masses given the first look at actress Yaya DaCosta in her role as Whitney Houston in Lifetime‘s hotly anticipated biopic on the late diva.

Today, though, brings with it a sneak peek at DaCosta and co-star Arlen Escarpeta – who plays Houston’s controversial ex-husband Bobby Brown. 

Interestingly, the movie – which is being directed by Whitney’s Waiting To Exhale co-star Angela Bassett – won’t chronicle the entirety of the singer’s life or death. Instead, the telepic will play out the headline-grabbing relationship between Houston and Brown – from the time they first met at the very height of their celebrity, to their courtship and roller-coaster marriage.

Tentatively titled ‘Whitney’, the film is currently shooting and is slated for a 2015 debut.

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September couldn’t come sooner for fans of The Carters.

Beyonce and Jay Z are set to bring their blockbuster ‘On The Run Tour’ to HBO during the said month and the network have already begun spinning the wheels on the hype machine.

Having unzipped a preview last week, the channel have today unwrapped another titillating teaser.

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Mariah Carey may be shunning the promo push for new album ‘Me. I Am…Mariah. The Elusive Chanteuse’ following the set’s elusive sales, however the diva has been far from idle.

Today saw a major music entity announce their new deal with the iconic songbird. Which company is it? Find out below…

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As one of the world’s most renown supermodels, Naomi Campbell‘s career continues to shine bright. It’s entirely apt, then, that the model-mogul has teamed up with Beats By Dre to offer a golden salute to World Cup winners Germany.

Together, Campbell and Beats have presented the entire team with 24 carat gold dipped Beats Pro headphones. 

To celebrate the win, the unique campaign tapped famed photographer Rankin to lens a shoot titled Golden. The snap, which features above, see’s Naomi stun as the World Cup trophy adorned in gold high-fashion and wearing the the 24 carat Gold Beats Pros. 

Needless to say, she looks divine!

Speaking on the project, Campbell gushed…

“Working on the ‘Golden’ project with Beats by Dr. Dre was so much fun.  The shoot was loud and energetic…I even got to practice my football skills! This was the first time I’ve had the chance to work with the legendary Rankin, so it was a dream shoot. The ‘Golden’ project is the perfect way to celebrate the German victory and I’m glad to be a part of this campaign.”

Peep a behind the scenes look at the shoot below…

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Lil’ Mama may have garnered favour and acclaim for her performance as Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes in ‘Crazy, Sexy, Cool: The TLC Story’ last year, yet that hasn’t stopped a select set from targeting her online.

The rapper/actress, who has been the subject of ample jabs since her infamous stage crashing of Jay Z’s VMA performance in 2009, is now being slammed by internet trolls for her looks.

Fed up, she took to Instagram today to address claims that she’s been bleaching her skin.

Her words below…

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