Hitmaker Pharrell Williams has ample cause to be ‘Happy’ this week.

For not only has his second solo album ‘G I R L’ charged straight to the top of the Official UK Album Chart, it’s done so with blockbuster sales.

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Well, hello J.Lo!

Premium diva Jennifer Lopez continues her media takeover on the cover of Instyle Magazine‘s April 2014 issue.

The 43-year-old is working the campaign trail hard in support of new single ‘I Luh Ya Papi’ and her upcoming new LP.

Should she keep stunning like this and, of course, serve up hot new material, album number 10 may just smash in the way Team J.Lo are pining for.

For now, fans can catch La Lopez every week on FOX’s American Idol.

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Soul-filled songbird Marsha Ambrosius is hard at work on sophomore album ‘Friends & Lovers’. Yet, while she puts the finishing touches to the project, the former Floetry singer warms fans up with a free EP christened ‘Fvck & Love’.

The racy set, which features track titles such as ‘Come’, ‘Take It’ and ’69’, includes production from the likes of Da Internz and Eric Hudson.

So what are you waiting for? Get all the way familiar with new Marsha after the jump…

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Man of the moment Pharrell Williams may be topping charts across the globe, yet solo success isn’t seeing the Neptunes frontman rest on his laurels.

The 40-year-old continues to blaze the promo trail, most recently posing it up for the UK’s Guardian newspaper in support of new album ‘G I R L’ – which looks set to make a major splash on the Official UK Album Chart today.

Proving that age ain’t nothing but a number, peep Pharrell serve youth aplenty after the jump…

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Keyshia Cole certainly knows how to keep busy.

The R&B belter is currently baking new material in the studio, which we hear she is gearing up to serve later this year.

It appears the mother of one is eager to mix and marry her musical efforts with her foray into fashion, if her new promotional video is anything to go by.

Taking to Instagram this weekend, Cole teased fans with a sneak peek at the latest range of her ‘Keyshia Cole By Steve Madden‘ shoe collection, which struts into Macy’s and Dillards this Summer. Beyond the still shots (more of which you can check out below), the ‘Trust & Believe’ songbird plugged the line with a brief clip that featured new music (from her upcoming new album?.

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With sales  and a mainstream appeal that’s made her the envy of many a R&B diva, Tamar Braxton undoubtedly finds herself in the ‘good books’ of any familiar with her genre, and its staple acts.

However, by way of a comment published on her official Twitter account, she may have scored a new found enemy in Britney Spears’ fan base this week, after she weighed in on a message published by the ‘Chart News’ twitter account on the icon’s latest album ‘Britney Jean.’

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TV One hit R&B Divas: Atlanta returns for its third season outing next month.

With former staples Faith Evans and Nicci Gilbert having departed the show, two new additions slip into their vacant stiletto’s, Destiny’s Child original LaTavia Roberson and former 702 lead Meelah.

The duo join Syleena Johnson, Angie Stone, KeKe Wyatt, and Monifah for a season that promises to bring the music, the drama, and the LOL’s.

Peep the preview below…

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Season 3 of ‘Scandal’ exploded back on the small screen recently, and the show’s stars are making sure everyone knows.

Columbus Short, Bellamy Young, and Jeff Perry (who play Harrison, Mellie, and Cyrus respectively), made the rounds on the talk show circuit this – stopping by ‘The Arsenio Hall Show’ and ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’.

Peep our the Gladitors in action below…

Columbus Short Visits ‘The Arsenio Hall Show’

Bellamy Young Stops By ‘Jimmy Kimmel’

Jeff Perry Chats With ‘Arsenio’

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Currently hard at work on fresh music and TV projects, Kelly Rowland took a brief break to share a new look.

Taking to Facebook today, the ‘Dirty Laundry’ diva revealed a braided hairstyle, adding the caption: “changing it up”.

Liking the look. But more amped to hear new material. With X Factor out-of-the-way and few other female R&B projects  on the horizon, what time is better than the present to strike out with a new album campaign. A promo-heavy one at that.

Anyway, peep a dynamite performance of ‘Like This’ after the jump. Why? Because we feel like it!

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11 years may have passed since “Naughty Girl”s release, but that”s done nothing to weather the love it finds in the hearts of Beyonce fans, a staple in the star”s ever electric stage shows.

Now, after the release Der Hochstgewinn liegt bei diesem online casino spiele bei 50. of her self-titled new album, the song finds a younger sister in “Blow”, the euphemism-serving jam currently setting many a dance floor ablaze.

Only right them, considering their similarities, that the cuts be paired during the icon”s latest tour, brought to life during the more “erotic” portion of the show.

Yet to see it for yourself?

Get down with “Mrs.Carter” and her crew below!

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Before the likes of Mariah Carey and  Keri Hilson rock the charts with their new releases, Tamar Braxton and Ariana Grande do their part to uphold R&B with their new albums this year, heading to a milestone set to make the envy of a number of their genre mates.

How?

Details below!

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After a brief rest on the bench, Cover Star returns this week and shines spotlight on the uniquely named songbird Amen Kelly.

The dedicated Rihanna fan (…) tackles one of the star’s biggest hits ‘Diamonds’. How does she fare? Hit ‘PLAY’ below to find out…

Impressive.

For all the justified critique levelled Rihanna’s way, it’s hard to deny that ‘Diamonds’ serves as one of her better performed songs. Hence, Amen’s rendition not only held its own in comparison to the original, it was rendered offered something new with the slower arrangement and fresh riffs and runs.

For more on Amen, check out her Youtube page here.

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