Complications with vocal chord surgery saw R. Kelly unable to perform on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon last month.

All healed up, the R&B pioneer took, front stage center on last night’s episode, where he served up a rousing rendition of ‘Feelin’ Single’ – the latest single from his ‘Write Me Back’ LP.

Check it out after the jump…

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Bargain bin songstress Tulisa has unleashed the follow-up to her chart-topper ‘Young’.

Cue ‘Live It Up (ft. Tyga)’.

Produced and written by Kelly Rowland cohort by Rico Love, the cut marks an altogether more Urban affair than her last solo outing. The question, though, is it actually any good? Take a listen after jump…

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Love her or loathe her, supermodel Rihanna has ensured one thing over the course of her seven year career – you’re talking about her.

A polarizing figure if we’ve ever seen one, the Pop rebel sat down with Oprah Winfrey recently, where she dished on her rise and the controversies that have defined it.

Check out the trailer of the interview about. Oprah’s Next Chapter with Rihanna airs on OWN on August 19th at 9pm.

Your thoughts?

Everyone clowned Nick Cannon for claiming that American Idol would need to pay all the way up to secure the judging services of his wife Mariah Carey. Yet, a week removed from his comments, not only is the superstar songbird the new judge on Fox’s hit show, she’s made history in doing so.

Find out why after the jump…

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Britney Spears gets a one, two touch of Photoshop in the new promotionals for X Factor USA season 2.

And while she -give or take- looks great, we can’t help but feel the “artificial” nature of the shot will mimic the editing of her judging ability on the show. Call us cut throat, but it’s clear Simon Cowell and co signed her on the basis of her name, rather than ability. The woman can’t perform, nor even sit through interviews anymore. How or why should she be expected to fare any better on live TV is bewildering.

In any case, being the fair and unbias site we are, we’ll wait until the show’s premiere in September to see how her narrative plays out. In the meanwhile, peep another pic after the jump…

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Not content with pulling out her breasts or baring her behind, Madonna has sunk her claws into Pop rival Lady GaGa once again.

The 54 year old has made no secret of her belief the ‘Bad Romance’ singer borrowed heavily from image, as well as her 1989 hit ‘Express Yourself’ – which she charges birthed the “reductive” ‘Born This Way’.

In a new interview with a Brazilian station, the Material Girl gave quite the chilly response when quizzed on her hand-picked nemesis.

Check out what she had to say after the jump…

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With a matter of weeks to go until the release of ‘Chapter V‘, Trey Songz serves up the video for its new single ‘Simply Amazing‘ today.

Curious to see how his latest visual piece fares?

Enjoy below…

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Mariah Carey is heading to ‘American Idol’.

Yes, after weeks of speculation -and a questionable soundbite from the icon’s husband Nick Cannon – today saw TV Guide confirm the report many an ‘Idol‘ worshiper had been hoping for.

Full story below…

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Frank Ocean was all smiles last night, as he received support from his family following a performance at the Center Stage Theater in Atlanta.

In snaps posted online earlier this morning, the Odd Future front-man can be seen in the company of his mother and younger brother, two weeks after releasing the chart topping album ‘Channel Orange‘.

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Despite enjoying a sales boost in the country as a result of it, Nicki Minaj’s UK festival tour this month saw her face a number of unflattering  but trivial controversies.

Accused of pushing a festival worker in a pool of mud and demanding  ‘T In The Park’ organizers to cut the location’s grass before agreeing to walk in it, the Rapper  kept mum on the matter even after the reports made the rounds on the British press circuit.

Now, she has bitten back.

Her comments below…

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Get familiar with the preview to ‘Goin In‘, Jennifer Lopez’ visual in aid of ‘Step Up Revolution‘.

Featuring chart topping ‘Whistler’ Flo Rida , the video was shot on June 20th and is set to premiere later on this week.

So until then, peep its trailer below…

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Last week, Ciara‘s ever loyal ‘C-Squad’ welcomed the leak of ‘Overdose’, a jam recorded for the stars upcoming ‘One Woman Army’ album.

However, much to the dismay of her supports, the cut is yet to be placed on iTunes– despite marking one of the singer’s better received releases.

So well received, Epic executive LA Reid took to Twitter to address its surfacing hours later, asking fans to share their thoughts on its sound.

Now That Grape Juice asks…

If ‘Overdose‘ was sent to radio and made available for release, would you buy it?

Let us know below…

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