Rihanna looked a little under the weather last night, as she headed to a LA recording studio to finish work on her new LP, ‘Unapologetic‘.

Sans her trademark and sporting a laid back look, Fenty’s late night studio session came a month before the LP’s November 19th release, which will see her go head to head with ‘Va Va Voom’ Rapper Nicki Minaj and ‘Woman To Woman‘ star Keyshia Cole, both of whom release albums on the same day.

However, in what may give the singer a competitive advantage of her rivals, she has called on up and coming creative Elijah Blake to craft cuts on the project.

Perhaps,in the hope of capturing the same success the writer enjoyed with Usher‘s ‘Climax’ and Cole’s ‘Enough Of No Love‘, both of which he penned.

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Miguel lit up ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’ last night, dazzling the hit show with a performance of his number, ‘The Thrill‘.

Dressed to kill and packing vocals we’d challenge anyone not to be moved by, fans can catch the ‘P*ssy Is Mine’ performer in all his glory below…

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Cop a gander of Brandy on the cover of VIBE Vixen‘s newest issue!

The feature forms part of the ‘Put It Down’ singer’s agressive promotional push for her comeback album ‘Two Eleven’ which hit stores globally this week.

Needles to say, Ms. Norwood looks stunning!

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Get all the way into these snaps of ‘Blow’ belle Ke$ha, leaving Paris’ NRJ studios yesterday- in support of her new book ‘My Crazy Beautiful Life’ and her new single ‘Die Young’.

Continuing on in her efforts to clean up her image, her sighting came weeks before the November 20th release of the publication and days before the visual for ‘Young’ is set to arrive, kicking off the promo for its supporting album ‘Warrior‘.

 

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In their continued quest to embody the title of their new album ‘Evolution’, Pop quad JLS have stripped back the theatrics to deliver an acoustic take on the the LP’s lead single ‘Hottest Girl In The World’.

How did Aston and co fare? The answer awaits below…

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Back in April , Nicki Minaj took to Power 105.1′s ‘The Breakfast Club’ in support of her second studio album, ‘Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded’.

During the interview, she revealed that she had been propositioned by a number of artists in a bid to score deals at her burgeoning music group, ‘Pink Friday Productions‘, which already houses A&R consultant Safaree ‘SB’ Samuels.

Yesterday, the Rapper’s ‘Sex In The Lounge’ collaborator Bobby V arrived at the very same radio show, where he opened up on a potential deal with the group, in the hope of furthering his career.

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With a chart showdown with Rihanna looming, Keyshia Cole is wasting no time whipping up a buzz for her fifth studio album ‘Woman to Woman’.

Due on November 19th, the songbird is pushing the set with a hit BET reality show, as well as singles ‘Enough of No Love’ and ‘Trust and Believe’. And now for added measure, Cole has unveiled the LP’s tracklisting.

Peep the list, which features many a notable name, below…

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Brandy is not playing.

The R&B diva is keeping her buzz a’buzzing with ‘Wildest Dreams’ – the second single to be lifted from her newly available ‘Two Eleven’ LP. And so as to further whet apetites, the soul-filled songbird has unveiled a sneak peek at the track’s accompanying video.

Peep what the Matthew Rolston directed clip (which was filmed just last week) is serving up below…

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Today’s the day! Brandy‘s hotly anticipated comeback set ‘Two Eleven’ stormed into stores today, and as per iTunes is a strong contender for the top spot. So as to give the LP an added push, the Vocal Bible took over BET’s 106 & Park.

The episode is actually still airing as we type, but you know we had to hit you with that good good first. Peep B-Rocka’s performance of ‘Put It Down’ below and keep it locked for more!

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After titillating the masses with 2005’s ‘Trapped In The Closet’, R. Kelly is rebooting the franchise for another drama-filled run this November.

Details and new trailer after the jump…

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Tony Bennett finds himself in the company of Christina Aguilera this time around, one year after collaborating with her fellow chart topper Lady GaGa, on ‘The Lady Is A Tramp‘.

Pulled from the veteran’s ‘Viva Duets’ album, the jam features stellar vocals from both parties, boasting the range and  control many hope to hear on Christina‘s forthcoming album ‘Lotus‘.

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“He’s getting a tattoo, yeah, he’s getting ink done…”

In the case of a certain Chris Brown these lyrics are ring true on a weekly basis. For, taking to his ever-active Instagram account today, the 23 year old has revealed yet another tattoo on his neck. 

This go round it’s a lion, which he -quote unquote- says is a “symbol of Christ and Freedom”. Ok then.

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