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Following in the footsteps of Whitney Houston this year is Alexandra Burke, the vocal wonder gearing up to star in the latest serving of Houston’s ‘The Bodyguard.’

Only right then, that before she takes on the role of Rachel Marron in the movie’s musical adaptation this June, Burke showcases just a little of what fans can expect today…doing so with a cover of the LA Reid-penned ‘Queen of the Night.’

How she fared? Perfectly, delivering a performance that honoured Houston’s take on the song without every parodying it, sure to excite any who’ve purchased the tickets to the stage show!

Check her out below!

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‘Team’ player Lorde has taken the unusual step of slamming herself this week, revealing that she detests her #1 single ‘Royals‘ in an interview with the UK’s ‘Daily Record.’

Her surprising stance on the smash hit release below!

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Save for the Hip Hop jams on ‘Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded‘, Nicki Minaj‘s Urban singles have never had any trouble greeting major sales, with the likes of ‘Moment 4 Life’, ‘Your Love’ and ‘Right Thru Me‘ swinging to the 1 million units sold mark with relative ease.

Now, as her new single ‘Pills N Potions’ sits at #13 on iTunes UK and #4 on iTunes USA, the Rap royal has added another piece to its promo puzzle today, unlocking a short teaser lifted from its official video.

What fans can expect from the Diane Martel piece?

Press play below…

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Forbes magazine certainly stirred its fair share of controversy between fans of Nicki Minaj and Iggy Azalea.  For, after crowning Azalea rap’s new female frontrunner, Minaj’s faithful “Barbs and Ken Barbs” came to her defense via a host of unforgiving tweets to the mag.  So much so, they opted to retitle the article.

When quizzed on the matter via a phoned ‘Breakfast Club’ interview days later, the ‘Pills N Potions’ performer politely laughed off claims of her absence. Now, as news has surfaced that the Aussie rap sensation’s single ‘Fancy’ has risen to the #2 spot on the Hot 100, she is extending praises.

“I think that congratulations is in order. Her single is doing really, really well and I think that’s a good thing,” she said of Iggy’s hit “Fancy.”

Minaj made it clear, however, that the Grand Hustle rapstress’ success came at a price:
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Is ‘Missundaztood’ maestra P!nk living up to her nickname with the Twitter circus surrounding her right now?

Indeed, the singer may have ruled 2012 and 2013 with blockbuster album and tour sales, but 2014 greeted the dynamo performer with headlines of a rumored pregnancy.  Then, just as rumors those were losing the steam,  the Grammy winner lifted a cryptic message lifted to Twitter yesterday to reignite them.

Tuck in below to see the message that has fans of the singer worried they won’t be seeing ‘The Truth About Love’s follow-up anytime soon:

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Finally!

Two years after the release of his fifth studio album ‘R.E.D‘, Ne-Yo whips up momentum for its follow-up this year, confirming the release of its lead single today!

How he did it?

Find out below…

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Director Quentin Tarantino has teased the release of a ‘Django Unchained’ television series this week, spilling details on the potential project during a press conference held at 2014’s ‘Cannes Film Festival.’

Details on the release below!

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11 years after they took the ‘Super Bowl XXXVII’ pre-game show by storm, Carlos Santana has called on ‘Be With You’ beauty Beyonce to reunite with him for a brand new collaboration!

That’s right, perhaps just as impressed with her today as he was the first time they joined forces, the ‘Havana Moon’ maestro revealed that he hopes to work with the Si Yo Fuera un Chico’ singer during an interview with ‘Vibe.’

Why he’d involve her husband Jay Z and ‘Bright Road‘ actor Harry Belafonte?

Hit the button below to find out.

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Kandi Burruss’Xscape’ is honoured by Urban Pop newbies Havok Jones today, seeing their take on ‘The Jones Girls‘ 1979 classic ‘Who Can I Run To’ covered by the fashion forward quartet.

With vocals produced by Leon Giles, the ladies go a long way to stake their claim as one of their genre’s more promising groups, flaunting well-produced runs and airtight harmonies far too absent in today’s playing field.

Why we hope to see the ladies picked up by a major by the year’s end?

Killer vocals on a timeless song, below…

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Iggy ‘Chart Topper’ Azalea.

Like the way that sounds? Well, if you don’t, now’d be the perfect time to get used to it, now that chart-topping rapper Iggy Azalea has done just that on iTunes USA!

Pop open the lid below for more…

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‘American Boy’ chanteuse Estelle may be a fan of fellow Brit Adele, but not so much of her supposed links to Soul music, it has emerged this week.

For, during a recent conversation with Russell Simmons‘Global Grind‘, the ‘Come Over Love’ belle was quizzed on remarks she made on the singer and ‘Warwick Avenue’ vocalist Duffy, both of whom she said had been billed Soul singers by the media…incorrectly.

Why she feels this labelling downplays efforts made by the likes of Aretha Franklin?

Her explanation after the jump…

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As to support her Grammy-acknowledged sophomore album ‘Love and War‘, Tamar Braxton hit the road for the ‘Love & War Tour‘ this year, taking her latest stage show to a number of intimate venues across North America.

One of these intimate stops, as fans will already, was ‘The Fillmore Miami Beach’, which boasts a capacity of 2,462 seats and was rocked to its core by the Kim Burse-inspired spectacle that was Tamar’s show.

Put simply…it was fantastic.

Press play to catch ‘her’ in all her wind machine-assisted glory below…

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