After a brief rest on the bench, Cover Star is back! This week spotlight’s French native Koreen Clay, who tackles Christina Aguilera‘s latest hit ‘Your Body’. How did she fare? Find out below…

Near-flawless!

Clay’s range, control, and delivery were impeccable. Christina may be the vocal blueprint for this generation , yet few are legitimately able to hold their own with one of her most vocally demanding cuts. This young madame is among the few. Great performance.

For more on Ms. Clay, check out her Youtube page here.

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Having whipped up frenzy aplenty with the video for new single ‘Your Body’, Christina Aguilera took her ‘Lotus’ campaign to the Tonight Show With Jay Leno this evening.

Watch as Xtina dishes on The Voice, her new music, motherhood, and much more!

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With Alicia Keys‘ eyes fixed firmly on the November 27th release of her new album ‘Girl On Fire’, the singer is leaving no stone unturned in her promotional push for the project.

The aggressive jaunt has carried her to London town, where she rocked the iTunes Festival 2012 with a rousing set consisting of new and classic hits. Beautiful ballad ‘Brand New Me’ was one of the newer cuts the thousands in attendance were treated to.

Listen to her show-stopping performance after the jump…

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Kanye West put his best foot forward this afternoon, hitting up Christian Dior‘s Paris Fashion Week outing days after enjoying the #2 spot on the Billboard 200, with G.O.O.D Music’s ‘Cruel Summer’.

Reportedly sans current flame Kim Kardashian, the ‘Stronger’ master mind enjoyed all the women’s fashion Dior had to offer hours after ROC pals Jay Z and Rihanna partied at the opening of the former’s latest 40/40 club.

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All aboard the Ciara promo train!

Three months before she delivers her hotly anticipated ‘One Woman Army‘ album, the ‘Like A Surgeon’ sensation continues to whip up momentum for the release with an interview given to MTV recently.

An interview, fans will be all too appreciate of, as it sees the singer open up on the LP’s ‘voice’- billing it… independent.

Her comments below…

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‘ORA’ has landed in Japan!

Still eager to push her debut effort in as many markets as possible, Pop phenom Rita Ora took to Japan hours ago to launch the Eastern leg of the LP’s promo tour.

Via the given pics, the singer shared her experiences there with fans, who eagerly await the release of her latest video, ‘Shine Ya Light‘.

Rita’s trip thus far below…

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Alicia Keys stripped all the way back recently, taking her rising single ‘Girl On Fire‘ to the ‘New York Times’ for a calmer delivery of the cut.

Explaining it’s premise to the publication, the Grammy winner soared as she performed the number which has thus far peaked at #1 in South Korea, #14 in Switzerland and #5 in the Netherlands.

 

 

Perfection below…

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She made us wait some time, but it seems she’s finally ready.

For tonight, after weeks of teasing us, Christina Aguilera has finally put out… the scorching visual for the smash hit single ‘Your Body‘.

Get all the way into it below…

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Following the success of buzz single ‘Home Run’, soulful songstress Misha B blazes back with new single ‘Do You Think Of Me’.

And with the cut’s video due any day now, the X Factor alum has unveiled an exclusive behind the scenes look what we can expect. So what are you stalling for? Check it out after the jump…

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Rihanna‘s latest cut ‘Diamonds’ certainly has folk talking that talk.

Yet with the dust, excitement, and iTunes buzz finally settling, we’re keen to plough through the smoke and mirrors and ask…is the song truly hot or not.

Watch as we dissect the answer on the latest episode of The Business above. Hit ‘PLAY’ and let us know what you think below…

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As if the 4th quarter release schedule wasn’t looking juicy enough, soulful crooner Bruno Mars has announced that he’ll be joining the list of major releases slated for this Fall.

The news comes courtesy of Billboard, who exclusively revealed that the singer’s sophomore set has a confirmed title of ‘Unorthodox Jukebox’.

Full story below…

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Cop a gander of hitmakers Frank Ocean and Pharrell Williams.

The pair posed it up backstage at a Lupe Fiasco Samsung concert last night, with Neptunes star Williams writing on Twitter:

As one of the biggest producers on the planet and one of the biggest breakout stats, Williams and Ocean fused their talents on the the aptly titled ‘Sweet Life’, which features on Ocean’s critically hailed ‘Channel Orange’ LP.

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