As the genre struggles to find firm footing on charts outside of its own, R&B found a new found hero in Lady GaGa this year, who returned to the Urban roots previously touched upon on ‘The Fame‘ with her latest single ‘Do What U Want.’

On course to outperform its predecessor ‘Applause‘ in the US, the jam’s international success is to thank for the air of positivity currently surrounding its supporting LP ‘ARTPOP‘, which now sits at sales of 750,000 units worldwide.

Now peep GaGa explain the cut’s conception and undeniably R&B nature below!

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You’ve seen two of them here, now peep more shots taken of Beyonce during her time Jamaica and Costa Rica weeks ago, now lying in wait for your first look after the jump!

Scorching, to say the very least, the images arrive two months before the first anniversary of the star’s Super Bowl 2013 set and no more than a few weeks away from the unleashing of her brand new single!

Hot shots below…

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Much to the joy of her faithful lambs, Grammy winning pop diva Mariah Carey brought a slew of Christmas classics to the 81st Annual Rockefeller Christmas Tree Lighting in New York City.

Joining a line-up that featured Toni Braxton, Mary J. Blige, Leona Lewis, Kelly Clarkson, and diva-in-training Ariana Grande, the diva pulled a two-for-two on the NBC-aired program with classics ‘Joy To the World’ and her holiday staple ‘All I Want For Christmas’.

Immediately after, Grande took to the stage to share her rendition of ‘Last Christmas’ and her song ‘Love Is Everything’.  See the sights and sounds of them all below:

P.S. – Mariah, Ariana, Kelly and Toni’s vocals were simply splendid…

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Daniel Ek’s music streaming service ‘Spotify’ has named Rapper Drake the ‘Most Streamed Act of 2013‘ today, using figures generated by the performer on the service to hand him the sought after title.

Good news below…

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You’ve seen two of them here, now peep more shots taken of Beyonce during her time Jamaica and Costa Rica weeks ago, now lying in wait for your first look after the jump!

Scorching, to say the very least, the images arrive two months before the first anniversary of the star’s Super Bowl 2013 set and no more than a few weeks away from the unleashing of her brand new single!

Hot shots below…

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It is a Tamar Braxton takeover!

After dropping not one, but two videos today for latest singles ‘All The Way Home’ (album:  ‘Love & War’) and ‘She Can Have You’ (album: ‘Winter Loversland’), the songstress took to ‘Access Hollywood’ to share a live rendition of her ‘Tamartian’ spun ‘Silent Night’.

Flexing her oft-praised vocal chops like only she can, see if #shedidthat below:

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Late 2011 saw R. Kelly announce he would be unveiling over 30 new chapters to his hit “hip-hopera” ‘Trapped In the Closet’.  Now, R&B’s self-proclaimed ‘Pied Piper’ is following up on the promise with reports that he will follow-up 2013’s ‘Chapter 33’ (seen above) with a series of new chapters due 2014.

Via Billboard:

“…he announced that new chapters of his ongoing hip-hopera “Trapped in the Closet” will come out next year, debuting on the cable channel IFC

A statement on IFC’s official site promises “more drama, more crazy situations, more tumultuous relationships, more Sylvester, more Pimp Lucius, more Reverend Mosely, more everything that you love about ‘Trapped in the Closet.'”

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No word on a premiere date.

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While we await the delivery of ‘BraveHeart’, Ashanti shares new music to tide fans over until they’re given the gift of a full studio effort.

Titled ‘A Wonderful Christmas With Ashanti’, the 5-song effort rings as the singer’s first yuletide flavored offering ten years (second overall to 2003’s ‘Ashanti’s Christmas’ featuring the tune ‘Christmas Time Again’).

Now, before you get to hear some the gems listed on ‘Wonderful Christmas’ aboard the new Lifetime movie ‘Christmas In the City’ (premiering December 7th), tuck in below for a sneak listen to ‘Christmas Love’…

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Those in search of holiday cheer certainly shouldn’t look here.

Indeed, TGJ favorite Tamar Braxton serves up a taste of holiday heartbreak aboard the visual for her newest number ‘She Can Have You’ – the first single lifted from her critically acclaimed Christmas album ‘Winter Loversland‘.

Making its debut via 106 & Park today (along with the video for fan favorite ‘All The Way Home’), Miss Braxton-Herbert is giving you two ways to get your life this holiday season.  Your second dose awaits below:

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R&B is in full effect today!

Yes, we’ve already seen the likes of Tamar Braxton and Luke James dropping videos to their newest joints, and now they are joined by powerhouse songstress Ledisi.

After rocking ‘Black Girls Rock’ with the spirited, mid-tempo groove ‘I Blame You’, the singer taps famed photographer Derek Blanks to helm its accompanying visual.  Was it worth the wait?  You tell us:

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It’s here!

Yes…you guessed it…Tamar Braxton has finally released the visual for her latest single ‘All The Way Home’, pulled from her hit birthing album ‘Love & War‘!

Debuting on BET’s ‘106 & Park’, the clip touches down in spectacular fashion and stands as one of the only R&B clips to boast the ‘big budget’ feel oft supplied by many a well funded Pop royal.

Ready to give it a spin?

See ‘Home’ below…

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As one of R&B’s hardest working women, ‘Don’t Talk About Me’ vocalist Ciara continues to fly the flag for her genre nine years after her ‘Goodies‘ generated debut.

Perhaps, with this in mind, a number of her fans have taken to social media to weigh in on the handling of her latest project ‘Ciara‘, penning an open letter demanding an update on the critically acclaimed project and- rather unfortunately- accusing her of abandoning them in favour of her fiancee, Future.

Their problem?

Read below…

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