We’re all human.

That’s certainly the take-away point Tamar Braxton will be hoping her fans embrace following her concert in Dallas, Texas last night.

Tongues have been wagging about the singer’s well-being after a dramatic showing – which saw the star halt the show due to an exhaustion-fuelled breakdown.

Now, in a heartfelt letter, the songbird and reality star relayed exactly what went down.

Her words after the jump…

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After a brief rest on the bench, Cover Star returns this week with a U.S. quartet trying their hands at Michelle Williams’ latest soon-to-be hit ‘Say Yes’ (ft. Kelly Rowland & Beyonce). How do they fare? 

Press PLAY to find out…

No pun intended, but…YES YES YES!

We can certainly say yes to these ladies’ rendition of the infectious gospel tune.  It doesn’t hurt that they opted to have fun while doing it.  Relaying a magnetic wave of harmonies and handclaps to provide the song’s instrumentation, we couldn’t help but hurt the replay button on this!

Go girls (especially on that ending).

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The Queen Of Hip-Hop/Soul Mary B. Blige blessed the masses with an album’s worth fn new material this week when the soundtrack for ‘Think Like A Man Too’ arrived in stores.

Blige performs all 14 of the songs featured, including ‘Suitcase’ – the visual for which debuted today.

Check it out below…

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Jennifer Lopez is leaving no stone nor show unturned in the push for new album ‘A.K.A’.

Having hit a number of stages in support of the well-received set, the diva stopped by Bravo’s Watch What Happens Live last night to chat music, men, and more.

All the action after the jump…

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“Sweet, sweet, Fantasy baby…”

Mariah Carey is quite the prankster these days. Or at least we hope she is.

Because, it’d be various flavours of sad, if she wasn’t “in” on the joke that has become her artwork of late.

Recent years have seen the songbird demonstrate a flare for Photoshop, yet the cover for her latest single ‘You Don’t Know What To Do’ may be pushing things too far.

The Wale assisted cut is the fifth and newest single to be lifted from the diva’s new album ‘Me. I Am…Mariah. The Elusive Chanteuse’. Yet, the approach to its artwork was anything but new.

Unveiled by Mimi herself on Twitter, the cover appears to be a festively edited version of the visual for its parent album – with a different face shot pasted on.

Compare and contrast below…

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Undoubtedly one of Pop’s nicer purveyors, Iggy Azalea‘s undeniable chart reign with single ‘Fancy’ has gone relatively undisturbed by digital dramas of yesteryear.

Alas, if the Rap royal had thought she’d found a dangerous opponent in Azealia Banks three years ago, this week would have seen forced to think again, after coming face to face with…’The Barbz.’

Oh yes, as to ensure the chart-topping lyricist knew her supposed in station in Rap music, Nicki Minaj‘s fans pulled quite the stunt on Azalea this week, when she asked her fans to support her bid to pick up the ‘Best R&B/Hip Hop Artist‘ award at this year’s ‘Teen Choice Awards.’

What happened next?

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“You know I hate it…when you leave me.”

The Soubrette that is Nicki Minaj continued to tease fans with new material today, taking to ‘Instagram’ to unveil just a little of what they can expect to hear on new LP ‘The Pink Print.’

Falling in line with the project’s reported romantic and feminine direction, the jam-whose name is yet to be revealed- sees the star place her emotions centre stage, gliding across mid-tempo production with the light, bright and occasionally impressive vehicle that is her voice.

Unfortunately, the release won’t appear on the aforementioned ‘Print’, but- should the project’s jams sound anything like it- serve as the perfect endorsement for it.

‘Pink’ passion below…

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‘Larry King Now’ had the pleasure of catching up with Trey Songz recently, inviting the singer/actor to discuss his latest LP ‘Trigga’ days before its July 1st release.

There, he spoke frankly and freely on a number of issues close to his heart. One, being the difficulty he faced growing up without a father, and another being Justin Bieber‘s use of the ‘N-Word’ in footage released here.

How he feels about them both?

Songz’ side below…

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Having crafted hits for the likes of Beyonce and Jennifer Lopez, super producer Diplo is naturally in high demand.

So much so that Pop queen Madonna has tapped him to piece together material for her new album.

Speaking to Paper Magazine this week, the 35-year-old elaborated on his approach to working with her Madegesty and interestingly remarked about the sales of her rival Mariah Carey.

His words after the jump…

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As she watches many of her Pop class mates dip, slip and trip in unison, Beyonce finds herself reaching new career highs almost two decades into her career this year.

For, despite starving her fans of the late night interviews and live televised performances that usually come with a traditional Bey campaign, the icon is now enjoying her most successful era to date…critically and commercially.

How  her new single ‘Pretty Hurts’ is proof of this?

Find out below…

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After ascending to the R&B heavens with recent album ‘Side Effects of You’, Fantasia rolls up her sleeves and gets to work on its follow-up this year – revealing that it’s to be inspired by her love for Rock music!

Want more on her edgier sound?

Pop open the lid below…

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Capping off a week of aggressive promotion for new album ‘A.K.A’, diva Jennifer Lopez showed up and showed out at Good Morning America’s Summer Concert Series today.

Backed by an army of dancers, the dynamite performer lived up to that billing – thrilling the thousands in attendance with show-stopping renditions of ‘Booty’, ‘First Love’, ‘On The Floor’, and the classic ‘Let’s Get Loud’.

Watching this has us salivating for a tour. See what we mean below…

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