Do you hear that?  That, my friend, is the promotional train gearing up for ‘Put It Down’ performer Brandy‘s forthcoming effort ‘Two Eleven’.

Already teasing us yesterday with snaps from the set of the ‘Wildest Dreams’ video – the second single lifted from her latest LP, but now taking us behind the scenes to the song’s creation process!

As ever #Starz, now is the time to get excited.  See it all unfold below:

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Though recent years have seen her struggle to move albums, it seems Mariah Carey‘s potency as a singles act is still intact.

For, by way of dance remixes forged in aid of the song, her latest single ‘Triumphant’ has reached #1 on the Billboard Dance/Club Play songs.

Details below…

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(Actress Halle Berry At the ‘We Will Always Love You: Whitney Houston Tribute event in Los Angeles)

The stars joined to celebrate the life of the late, great Whitney Houston is a moving, Grammy-sponsored tribute last night.

As reported here, the Los Angeles hosted event boasted the vocals of Jennifer Hudson, Cece Winans, Usher, and Celine Dion (amongst others) as those tapped to lift their voices in memory of the ‘I Will Always Love You’ songstress.

Set for air on CBS November 13th, get into these snaps below from last night’s event (especially Jennifer Hudson channeling Houston circa 1988 Freedom Fest gear):

As previously reported, actress Halle Berry, rapper LL Cool J, and “singer” Britney Spears also acted as hosts for the event. (source)

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It’s finally here!

This evening, Justin Bieber released the upbeat video for his single ‘Beauty & A Beat‘, featuring the reigning Queen Of Rap Nicki Minaj.

Good times below…

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Guess which Epic belle was snapped sight seeing with her new boyfriend in Milan yesterday.

Hint: She is currently reading the release of a new LP, set to hit Pop shores in the coming months.

Find out who it is below…

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Chris Brown showed off his comedic side yesterday, tweeting the above pic of him rocking an ‘outrageous’ new look in what appears to be a dressing room.

He shared:

What up ooose! instagr.am/p/Qqh4Cgvpbk/

— Chris Brown(@chrisbrown) October 12, 2012

Flaunting the more lighthearted side to his personality, the snap arrived one month after his fifth album ‘Fortune’ hit the 303,000 units sold mark in the US, and after his single ‘Don’t Wake Me Up‘ was certified double Platinum in Australia.

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Feast your eyes on ‘Video Phone’ sensation Beyonce, arriving in Manhattan to celebrate Gwyneth Paltrow‘s 40th birthday.

Dining with the likes of Cameron Diaz and Paltrow’s husband Chris Martin at Elio‘s, the Pop gem greeted fans as she stepped into the venue, armed with long time security guard Julius.

Her sighting comes months after latest album ‘4’ was certified Platinum in the US, Ireland, Poland and Australia, spawning the single ‘Love On Top’ which has now been certified Gold in the United States.

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She…is…coming!

As promised via our exclusive chat with ‘Put It Down’ diva Brandy, fans will know no long wait for the video to ‘Wildest Dreams’ – the second single from her forthcoming ‘Two Eleven’s’ (October 16th).

Already seeing the album’s lead, Chris Brown-assisted single blaze up R&B charts to #3, the singer is undoubtedly hoping to capitalize off its steam by unveiling its follow-up (possibly soon as next week if rumors serve true).

Until then, see what Miss Norwood is serving in these snaps below:

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After winning over fans with her fiery contribution to the Grand Hustle cypher at this week’s BET Hip Hop Awards, Iggy Azalea blazes the e-circuit with her ‘TrapGold’ mixtape.

The Aussie beauty took to Twitter to unveil the ten-song set, primarily produced by hip hop hitmakers Diplo and 1stDown, and has had the Twitterverse buzzing since.

Want to see what all the fuss is about?  Click below for your chance to listen:

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(‘Woman To Woman’ standard album cover artwork)

Whipping fans into an instant frenzy, “I Just Want It To Be Over” beauty Keyshia Cole is just beginning her long promotional journey for her upcoming LP ‘Woman To Woman’ (November 19th).

Led by singles ‘Enough of No Love’ and ‘Trust & Believe’, Cole is said to be hard at work shooting the video for the former while taking to Twitter moments ago to unleash the deluxe album artwork for the highly anticipated R&B set.

Originally believed to be the standard version’s cover, cop a gander at both  (standard and deluxe covers) below and tell us:

Which do you like better?

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Having landed a new gig on The Voice, Usher extends his ‘Looking 4 Myself’ campaign with the video for the LP’s fifth single ‘Numb’.

As one of the LP’s Pop’ier numbers, it’s clear the crooner playing his chart card hard with this, as thus far ‘Looking’ has generated more successful Pop singles than it has its Urban releases.

Can the ‘Numb’ video help massage interest in the album, which has to date sold 380k in the US thus far? The answer awaits after the jump…

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Led off the strength of her socially conscious video ‘Far Away’, Marsha Ambrosius‘s debut solo album ‘Late Nights & Early Mornings’ skyrocketed the singer/songwriter to the top of pop charts.

Now certainly hoping for a redo with album #2, Ambrosius offers fans ‘F*ck & Get It Over With’ – a taste of the same brazen R&B that lined the tracklisting of her debut set.

Heading off her new album ‘Friends & Lovers’, get into the first, Erica D. Hayes & J. Erving-directed visual from the album due in forthcoming months:

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