Lifetime‘s biopic on the late, great Whitney Houston hasn’t even hit screens yet and is already causing quite the scene.

Indeed, debate has greeted almost every morsel of news revealed about the movie; from it being a cable production instead of a big screen offering, to its lead stars, public response has been potently polarized.

The latest facet of the Angela Bassett directed telepic to come into question is the licensing of Houston’s music.

According to E!, with legalities surrounding the use of Whitney’s iconic song catalogue still being hashed out, original versions of the tracks will not feature. Instead, Yaya DaCosta – who has been cast as Houston – will “lip-synch” to re-recorded takes on the songs performed by none other than Deborah Cox.

Details below…

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Hoping to avoid Iggy Azalea this summer?

You were? Well, consider yourself unlucky today, for the chart-slaying star’s winning streak is showing no signs of slowing down.

Indeed, after wowing the world with a number of ‘VMA’ worthy music videos and flying the flag for Rap and Pop with the smash hit ‘Fancy’, the star has now joined this year’s ‘Made in America‘ lineup!

More on her new booking  below…

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“Tell me what you see when you look at me.”

The above may have been demanded by her husband’s former flame Christina Milian, but it’s a statement Mariah Carey needn’t ask today, as the world already the knows the answer to it.

You ready for it?

FICTION!

Yes, in giving ‘Murder She Wrote‘s Jessica Fletcher a Usain Bolt-sized run for her money, Mimi continues to serve up fiction in abundance with her recent shoot for ‘Wonderland‘ magazine.

Unfortunately, said fiction hasn’t gone do too well with the folks over at ‘Jezebel’, who have slammed the singer for her shocking use of ‘Photo Shop‘ in the snaps.

What they had to say on the matter?

Read below…

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15 million streams garnered by his debut EP make Elijah Blake one of R&B’s fastest rising planets, currently orbiting a sun fuelled by the likes of Chris Brown and Trey Songz.

However, it’s ‘Ray’ actor Jamie Foxx whose called on the singer’s services this year, teasing their creative union before the release of Blake’s debut album.

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As Iggy Azalea & Rita Ora‘s ‘Black Widow’ occupy the #65 spot on the ‘Billboard Hot 100′, Lana Del Rey rocks the cover of July 2014 ‘Rolling Stone’ magazine!

Teaming up with the publication to promote her new LP ‘Ultraviolence’, the ‘Interscope‘ chanteuse is billed ‘The Saddest, Baddest Diva in Rock’, coming after the release of the LP’s  critically acclaimed cut ‘Shades of Cool.’

More below!

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After spending the last decade breaking UK Hip Hop ground from its shadows, production duo Balistiq step into mainstream light today, doing so with the launch of their brand new single ‘Louder.’

Led by the singer Espa, the cut made its debut on ‘BBC Radio 1′ this morning weeks before the launch of its parent EP, ‘Louder‘, due out August 14th!

Why the ‘Sony‘-backed pair are being hailed as the UK’s answer to Dr.Dre?

Step into their world below…

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Marsha Ambrosius calls on ‘Friends and Lovers’ to support her on ‘Conan‘ last night, wowing the talk show with a performance of the LP’s ‘Run.‘

Performing the number as her ‘Sony’ sister Beyonce saw sales of her new self-titled LP reach sales of 2,011,397 units, Ambrosius’ delivery was moving to say the least, teasing a little of what fans can expect when she joins John Legend on tour come July 22nd.

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Seemingly over her days of being a mere socialite in ‘Black Hollywood’, Teyana Taylor continues on in her efforts to launch a career in music today, trying her hand at Nicki Minaj‘s new single ‘Pills N Potions.’

Uploading a portion of the song on her ‘Instagram’ page, Taylor’s take on ‘Potions’ comes days after her pal Karrueche Tran bared all on her “battle” with Pop singer Rihanna, whom Teyana is also feuding with.

However, with a voice like hers, we’d say petty squabbles should be the least of T’s problems this year, now standing just one hit away from turning into the R&B force she’s destined to become.

Teyana’s talent below!

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Hot shot alert!!

Peep these pics of R&B chanteuse Mila J, putting her best fashion foot forward for a promotional shoot shot at Venice Beach!

Sizzling in a number of killer fits, the singer’s shoot swings by as the beauty whips up material for her forthcoming EP ‘M.I.LA’, set to feature a collaboration with ‘My World’ rapper Iggy Azalea and-should she get her own way- lay the foundations for what she no doubt hopes will be a stellar career!

Want more from Ms.J?

Check her out below!

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Still yet to hear Usher“s latest single “She Came To Give It To You“? Well, it won”t be long before that changes, now that the song stands as the most added song on “Rhythmic” radio this week!

“Good” news below…

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For three seasons, ‘Love & Hip-Hop: Atlanta’ has gripped viewers with its soap-like storylines and verbal jabs. However, according to reports, last night saw the verbal quickly become physical.

The drama is said to have taken place during the taping of the VH1 hit’s season 3 reunion.

And word has it, what went down was more shocking than anything that’s happened on the show thus far.

The tea via TMZ after the jump…

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Having served up ‘Lemonade’ to quench the thirst of fans this Summer, Danity Kane are now looking to the track’s parent album.

The newly remoulded threesome, which now consists of Dawn, Shannon, and Aubrey (after Aundrea departed in May to start a family), remain hard at work on the as yet untitled set.

To boost buzz, the group have shared snippets of new material via Dawn’s Instagram.

Want a sip-sip of what DK3 have been cooking up. A generous helping awaits after the jump…

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