While some Female MCs will avoid live performances at any cost, Azealia Banks has made live gigs the bread and butter of her artistry, headlining many a summer Festival in preparation for her ‘Broke With Expensive Taste‘ debut.

Sure, while these performances do nothing to explain the confusion that surrounds the album’s roll out, they do give the world no choice but to accept that she stands as one of the best performers to grace her scene, putting even her most celebrated of rivals to shame.

Now watch her prove that point below, via footage lifted from her recent set at ‘Rock Werchter’!

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Fall in love with ‘All of Me‘, the cut sent to the world straight from John Legend‘s heart.

Featured on his upcoming LP ‘Love in the Future’, the song marks one of the album’s more Top 40 efforts, sure to secure many a sale once the album drops on September 3rd.

Not sure it’s worth the listen? Believe us when we say it is, and find out why below!

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‘The Great Gatsby‘ showcases even more of its soundtrack today, releasing the video for the Fergie fuelled ‘A Little Party Never Killed Nobody’, featuring Q-Tip and Goonrock!

Set in the 1920s, the fun filled visual sees the Contralto pull on her inner flapper and swing right into vintage action!

Party with Fergie Ferg below!

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For Eminem, the pressure’s undoubtedly on for his new album (due out this year) to match or better the seven that came before it.

Before that though, he may be pleased to learn that it’ll be received by an audience still very much in support of his cause…a cause, that’s now seen ‘Curtain’ certified 5x Platinum in the UK.

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For Chris Brown supporters, the release of his new album ‘X’ will mark one of the year’s more exciting events, set to see the star reach new creative territory and growth as an artist. Unfortunately, despite the love afforded to its lead single ‘Fine China‘, the Spinto Tenor has taken to Twitter- announcing that the album may very be hist last. Bad news below…

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It’s here!!!

Minutes ago, Drake dropped the first single to be pulled from his forthcoming album ‘Nothing Was The Same‘, a smooth jam named ‘Hold On, We’re Going Home‘.

The follow up to the buzz single ‘Started From The Bottom’, ‘Hold On’ features vocals from Canadian vocalist Majid and is already dominating Urban radio as you read this!

Press play below!

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The MOBO Awards want you!

Indeed, after spending the last eighteen years nurturing acts who’ve now gone onto enjoy international acclaim, the MOBO Awards have launched an initiative which sees them search for Pop’s next brightest star!

Details below!

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Having thrilled thousands during the US leg of her ‘Mrs Carter Show World Tour’, chart titan Beyonce ended the trek’s first American run in spectacular fashion last night.

Armed with her catalogue of hits, King B rocked the house at the last of her three-show run at Brooklyn’s Barclay’s Center.

The New York audience were awarded extra perks in the form ‘Bow Down’ (which, until now, had only been performed once in Houston), as well as a surprise performance from Mr Carter, Jay-Z, who upped the ante with ‘Tom Ford’ from his ‘Magna Carta Holy Grail’ LP.

Peep music’s first couple in action after the jump…

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Fresh from unwrapping the cover for her new album ‘Love And War’, R&B belter Tamar Braxton has shared the set’s official tracklisting.

Due on September 3rd via Epic Records, the hotly anticipated LP is preceded by its title track and Summer sizzler ‘The One’.

Having carved out quite the media career of late (see: reality TV and hosting ‘The Real’), the new mother is keen to affirm her place as a viable recording artist. Flip the hood to find out the army of tracks she has enlisted to do so!

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With Urban music struggles to find credible footing in the UK today,  it may be hard for some to believe that an R&B quartet once stood at the forefront of the nation’s Pop scene, alongside the force that was the Spice Girls.

Eternal….the four piece band that rocked to the top of the British charts with 1 Quadruple Platinum album, and a run that saw each and every one of the singles peak no lower than Top 20- a feat, that’s all too telling of their undisputed run at the top.

Now, 13 years after parting ways, former member Louise Redknapp has opened up on reports the group are to reunite on the hit ITV show ‘The Big Reunion’.

Her explanation below…

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Can you taste the anticipation? We can!

Lady GaGa‘s ‘ARTPOP’ has fans and critics salivating in equal measure — and with good reason too. Billed as more of a movement than a traditional album, the project is unique in that so much, yet so little is known about it.

Continuing to whet appetites, Mother Monster unveiled a fresh promotional shot for the set (due November 11th) moments ago.

Again, we’re not yet sure what we’re supposed to be looking at nor how it relates to ‘ARTPOP’ visually. However, it’s safe to say we’ll acquire an answer of sorts when the song and video for its lead single ‘Applause’ arrives on August 19th.

Your thoughts?

In the mood for a new 2 Chainz set?

If so, peep the Rapper’s performance of ‘Feds Watching’, delivered live on ‘Late Night with Jimmy Fallon‘ last night!

Joined by The Roots, the MC’s showing precedes the September 10th launch of his new album ‘B.O.A.T.S. II: MEtime’, featuring production from ‘Lap Dance‘ producer Pharrell.

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