The mucky melee that has been Rihanna‘s new album campaign may have hit a standstill when it missed its intended November roll-out, but that hasn’t stopped the star from attempting to keep hope alive for her fans.

Taking to Instagram moments ago, the Bajan beauty un-boxed a new snippet from the set – which has affectionately been codenamed ‘#R8’ by her supporters.

Does it sound any better than the ‘Beyonce’ inspired preview previously released? You be the judge below…

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After coming in at #15 on Billboard’s Decade-end chart in 2009, Usher‘s ‘U Got it Bad‘ was revived for fans during his ‘The UR Experience Tour’ recently, performed live for an audience at ‘Rexall Place.’

Why Mr. Raymond remains one of the best things to happen to Pop and R&B music?

Enjoy the classic below…

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During this year’s ‘MTV Video Music Awards’, K. Michelle ruffled the feathers of Lil Kim fans when she referred to her rival Nicki Minaj as the “Queen of Rap.”

Shortly after, Kim took to radio show ‘The Breakfast Club‘ to slam Michelle for blasting her fans when they slammed her remark, going on to accuse the ‘Drake Would Love Me‘ singer of fabricating the relationship she said they shared.

How Michelle responded when she hit the ‘Club‘ today? Give her the nickname ‘Plastic Penny’ and suggest that she doesn’t recall the niceties they exchanged because “her face is stretched back too tight.”

Her words below…

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Promo. Promo. Promo.

The above no doubt fills the pages of K. Michelle‘s schedule nowadays, tasked with doing a whole lot of it to ensure her new album fares better than her first.

Fortunately, its current position of #2 on iTunes will go a long way to prove her hard work is paying off, set to enjoy a commendable ‘Billboard 200′ chart position when next week’s charts roll through.

Before that though, peep her recent interview with the folks over at ‘The Breakfast Club’, seeing her spill details on her hit Reality TV show, her relationship with Drake and a number of other K-related hot topics.

Hit ze play button below…

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Looks like TGJ favorites Nicki Minaj and Trey Songz won’t be the only acts repping Urban music on the road next spring.

‘Pieces of Me’ performer Ledisi lifted the lid on news that she’ll be taking her powerhouse chops for a spin on a Stateside tour with a little help from fellow R&B gems Raheem Devaughn and Leela James. Christened ‘The Intimate Truth Tour,’ the trek will support Ledisi’s latest album ‘The Truth’ (in stores now) as well as her forthcoming seven-song EP, ‘The Intimate Truth’ (January 20).

DeVaughn will be supporting his upcoming project, ‘Love, Sex, & Passion,’ in stores February 10, 2015.

Kicking off February 27th in Los Angeles, will the crew be coming to a city near you? Tuck in below and find out:

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It would seem Iggy Azalea isn’t the only femcee on the receiving end of criticism this week.

For, during the promotion of his new movie ‘Top Five‘, ‘Everybody Hates Chris’ comedian revealed that he believed ‘Hardcore’ rapper Lil’ Kim is inferior to ‘All Things Go’ performer Nicki Minaj.

What he had to say on Minaj’s career in comparison to Kim’s?

Find out below…

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The social networking site ‘Facebook’ has announced which songs were “mentioned” most by their users this year, celebrating the bops that whipped up the most attention and discussion in 2014.

So, who made the list?

Find out below!

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Months removed from her remixing of their jam ‘No Flex Zone‘, Nicki Minaj lends a helping hand to Rae Sremmurd‘s latest release ‘Throw Some Mo‘, featuring Young Thug.

With Mike Will on production, Nicki joins the duo to build what can only be described as club-ready single, set to generate attention for their forthcoming album ‘Sremmlife’, due out on January 6th 2015.

Hit the play button below to check it out…

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R&B star Keri Hilson has been steadily baking her new album over last year.

And while details on the as yet untitled LP have been shroud in secrecy, it appears the singer-songwriter may be gearing up to unleash new music sooner rather than later.

While celebrating her birthday yesterday with fellow songbird Monica, a new Keri cut titled ‘Dinero’ was played.

The moment was captured by Mon, who wrote:

#NewKeri #Dinero #IfItsARichBitchGangWeInIt LOL #PolowABeast Happy Birthday @kerihilson excuse the glisten it’s #HotInHurrrr LOL

Take a listen below…

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Wendy Williams rarely minces her words when musing on Mariah Carey.

However, the singer found an ally in the former shock jock yesterday.

For, during her infamous “Hot Topics” segment, the talk show maven took up for Mimi following the backlash that surfaced after her woeful performance at the Rockefeller Center last week.

Speaking on the panned spectacle, the 50-year-old deemed it “not that bad” and added that Mariah “sounds better than Rihanna on her worst day”. Meow.

Watch it below…

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After its African-American led ‘The Princess and the Frog’ saw its Box Office success sing to the tune of $267 million, Disney has announced that it is to embrace diversity once again this year…welcoming its very first Polynesian princess to its fairytale family.

Full story below…

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Ajaypal Singh Banga‘s ‘MasterCard‘ has opened its doors to the ‘Cool‘ Gwen Stefani this year, inviting her to represent the company before the release of her hotly anticipated new album and its supporting tour.

Details on her lucrative new move below…

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