Power couple Beyonce and Jay-Z led a host of music royals in celebrating the launch of ‘The Thriving Child’ – a parenting book by Erica Reid, the wife of Epic Records head LA Reid.

The trendy event, which was also attended by Mary J. Blige, was a break of of sorts for 30 year old Beyonce. For, the megastar is in intense rehearsals for her series of comeback shows at the Revel resort in New Jersey at the end of the month. As reported, overwhelming demand has seen another date added to the hotly anticipated showcase.

Peep more pics from last night’s New York event below…

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You’ve heard the song, you’ve seen the video; now Alexandra Burke serves up a behind the scenes look at the clip for her sizzling Summer jam ‘Let It Go’.

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The Voice finale was lit up with Bieber Fever last night when Pop pin-up Justin Bieber performed new single ‘Boyfriend’.

Already a chart and online smash, the high-profile slot will no doubt give the song and its housing album an added boost.

Justin professes he is dabbling with a “maturer” sound, does his stage show match? Find out after the jump…

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After an intense battle of teams under the mentorship of Cee Lo Green, Christina Aguilera, Adam Levine, and Blake Shelton, season 2 of NBC’s top rated reality talent show ‘The Voice’ has finally crowned its winner.

A fan favorite from the very beginning, former Alicia Keys backup singer Jermaine Paul will reign as this season’s champion and take home the show’s hefty Universal Republic Records contract and $100,000 cash prize.

Congratulations are in order!  We certainly look forward to hearing what this voice will be cooking up in the studio!

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We love us some Raven Symone and so does talk-show maven Wendy Williams.

The former shock-jock invited the former Cosby Show actress onto her sofa once again, where the 26 year old dished on life, love, and her new role in Sister Act: The Musical.

Peep the hilarious interview above…

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Madea is back and ready to stomp her way back onto the big screen this Summer.

Set to hit US theatres on June 29th, Madea’s Witness Protection sees a Wall Street investment banker set up as the linchpin of his company’s mob-backed Ponzi scheme. So as to survive, he is relocated with his family to Aunt Madea’s southern home – where, as ever, fun-filled drama unfolds.

Peep the official poster for the film, which stars Tyler Perry, Eugene Levy, Denise Richards, and Romeo Miller, above. Click here to watch the trailer.

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While the world anxiously awaits the results of ‘The Voice’ season 2, another show saw R&B bad boy Chris Brown moving the crowd with his voice – and killer dance moves.  Performing his latest hit ‘Turn Up the Music’ on ‘Dancing With The Stars’ result show, Brown brought the crowd up to their feet as they cheered on the high octane performer’s set.

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The death of late great Whitney Houston in February rocked the music industry to its core. And, as the world at large begins to process and deal with the mammoth loss, the mood is being altered to one of celebration – courtesy of VH1 Divas.

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She’s usually known for her meek and mild manner, but this week saw Leona Lewis ‘hit out’ like she’s never done before.

Find out why she’s slamming ‘College Dropout’ Kanye West below…

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No Doubt are back!

Yes we know, they don’t necessarily tick the Urban quota. However, we can’t but be amped for the quartet’s return.

Gwen Stefani and co are set to release their long-awaited comeback album on September 25th. And while not sporting a title as of yet, the project’s campaign is fully underway.

Case, point, their new ‘In the Studio’ web series – the first episode of which premiered moments ago.

Check out the ‘Hey Baby’ stars as they cook-up a collaboration with Major Lazer and Jamaican artist Busy Signal below…

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They’re used to topping the Billboard charts, hence it’s only natural, then, that Usher and protegee Justin Bieber cover the latest edition of Billboard Magazine.

The pair are each gearing up for the release of their new albums; with Usher’s ‘Looking 4 Myself’ hitting stores on June 12th, while Bieber’s ‘Believe’ follows a week later on June 19th.

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There really seems to be no stopping tour de force Luke James.

The budding Def Jam star, who we can EXCLUSIVELY reveal has signed on as the face of Diddy’s Sean John, already counts the likes of Beyonce and Kelly Rowland as fans. And having brought the First Lady, Mrs Obama, to her feet at the 2012 BET Honors, the powerhouse served up another emotionally-charged performance of current single ‘I Want You’ on VH1’s Morning Buzz recently.

Watch James wake up the masses to his talent after the jump…

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