This week brought with it the release of Tamia‘s fifth studio album ‘Beautiful Surprise’.

The hotly anticipated LP is the petite powerhouse’s first traditional effort in over six years; yet as the age old adage goes – good things (in this case, great things) come to those who wait.

In our first interview with the Canadian songbird since 2007, she dishes readily on the delicious new album, the up’s and down’s of being an Independent artist, celebrity marriages, Basketball Wives, and more!

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Chart-topper Rita Ora continued to celebrate the UK release of her ‘Ora’ LP last night, rocking London’s Scala with rousing showcase.

Of the many songs Roc Nation’s first lady performed, fan favourite and new US single ‘Radioactive’ drew the biggest the response.

Watch the 21 year old electrify below…

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Ludacris is back and has tapped Kelly Rowland for his latest single, ‘Representing’.

The gritty mid-tempo sees the Atlanta MC and ‘Motivation’ maven trade verses on a subject matter that Luda is all too familiar with.

Take a listen to the radio rip, which premiered on V-103, LP after the jump…

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Get into these snaps of Rihanna, enjoying a wild night in London town last night.

Opting not to support label mate Rita Ora at her performance at the city’s Scala Club, the ‘We Found Love’ singer was snapped leaving her hotel with her assistant, later spending the night at the Rose Club.

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Kerry Washington‘s hit ABC show ‘Scandal’ returns for a titillating second season on September 27th.

After the twists, turns, and all-round epicness of its premiere season, we’ll definitely be tuning in. Will you?

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‘Stranger In My House’ hitmaker Tamia is no stranger to moving audiences with her powerhouse vocals.  The Canadian beauty has been hitting the promo trail all week in support of her latest effort ‘Beautiful Surprise’ (August 28th) and was recently spotted center stage on ‘Verses & Flow’.

Sharing the spotlight with ‘Spend My Life With You’ co-star Eric Benet for a live rendition of the wedding favorite, see this performance and more below:

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August 29th marked what would’ve been King of Pop Michael Jackson‘s 54th birthday.  As fans and fellow performers alike flooded social networks with praise for the fallen icon, Billboard teamed with cola kings Pepsi to honor the pop potentate.

Assembling a host of Urban acts for ‘Summer Beats’, Ne-Yo, Melanie Fiona, and more saw their name fill a bill that saw them pay tribute to Jackson by performing some of the biggest hits from his famed ‘Thriller’ follow-up ‘Bad’.

With latter, which is set to see a 25th anniversary reissue on September 18th, look below to hear the singers take on ‘Smooth Criminal’, ‘Dirty Diana’, and more:

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Pint-sized Pop star Cher Lloyd is proving that One Direction aren’t the only British act to have enchanted the US.

The 19 year old’s immense buzz carried her all the way to the Today Show stage this morning, where she thrilled the thousands of fans in attendance with renditions of US iTunes smash ‘Want U Back’ and new Stateside single ‘With Ur Love’.

Watch Ms. Lloyd in action below…

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The Wendy Williams Show is set to return for its fourth season in a matter of weeks and so as to drum up buzz, Ms. Williams herself stopped by Wild 49.9 for a chit-chat.

Never one to hold her tongue, the talk show diva dished on changes to her show, her husband’s rumored sex tape, the secret to her longevity, and much more. Check out the interview above…and when done CLICK HERE to read our interview with Wendy!

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Peep these snaps of Blue Ivy out and about her with her daddy Jay Z, snapped making their way out of a helicopter in NYC today.

Sans her ‘Mama Bey’, the pair were caught by onlooking paparazzi days before Jay takes to Philadelphia with Pop starlet Rita Ora to perform at the ‘Made In America Fest’, which will also welcome the likes of Drake, Jill Scott and Odd Future.

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They may have started out as friends, but as last week’s ‘Love & Hip Hop ATL Reunion: Part 1′ proved, there’s no love lost between cast mates Rasheeda and K. Michelle.

Now, after accusing the singer of fabricating allegations of abuse against former BET personality Memphitz, Rasheeda has taken to radio show ‘The Breakfast Club‘ to launch further attacks on her- admitting, she wish she had slapped during the taping of the reunion.

Explosive interview above…

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Alicia Keys heats up on the cover for her new single ‘Girl On Fire’, unveiled to fans online minutes ago.

On the snap, the singer tweeted:

Crazy excited!!! My new single #GirlOnFire will be unleashed soon!!! Are you ready?

Available for download on September 4th, Keys will perform the single two days later at the 2012 Video Music Awards- two months before releasing its LP of the same name on November 27th.

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