‘I Was Here’ hitmaker Beyoncé was with ‘AC360’ and CNN’s Anderson Cooper before she took to the stage at the United Nations General Assembly Hall to shoot her highly anticipated forthcoming video.

With the visual set for release on August 19th, get into B sharing with Cooper what fans can expect from this ‘Humanitarian Day’ performance and more in this telling clip of her sitdown with the talkshow host below:

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In what has seen her exceed commercial expectations, Elle Varner‘s  ‘Perfectly Imperfect’ has sold over 33K copies in its first week of release, debuting at #4 on the Billboard 200.

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Peep Pop rebel Pink posing it up in freshly released promo pics for her new album, ‘The Truth About Love’.

Due on September 18th, the set is lead by chart smash ‘Blow Me (One Last Kiss)’, with another single expected before the LP arrives in stores.

More pics, via our friends over at Digital Spy, below…

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Willie Taylor calls on rising vocalist Dondria for the R&B jam ‘Not Mine‘, co-written by the Day 26 star himself.

Pulled from his upcoming mix tape ‘The Reintroduction Of Willie Taylor‘, the release came with the following message for the star’s fans:

“I felt that “NOT MINE” was a record that is relatable today for both, men and women as you are able to hear both sides of the story. I am honored to be able to have worked with such an amazing and talented artist like Dondria on this song”

Listen below…

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Believe it or not, there are only 2 more episodes left to complete Season 5 of True Blood.

Arguably its best season to date- save for its slow start- today saw the series unveil a preview for its 11th episode.

Watch above and let us know what you think about it below..

After surpassing sales of 1 million units sold worldwide earlier this month, Nicki Minaj‘s ‘Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded‘ grew a fresh pair of legs yesterday by way of a free concert thrown by Pepsi at the Roseland Ballroom.

Though we’re sure appearances by Drake, Cam’ron and Lil Wayne would have been enough to ensure you tuned in, it was the arrival of Foxy Brown that struck up the most buzz last night when the pair took to the stage for a ‘sonic heart to heart’.

Find out what we mean below…

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With all roads leading to the premiere of Ciara‘s new single ‘Sorry’ next Monday, the sultry songstress is giving fans a window-peak into…herself.

Taking to Instagram, the 26 year old shared the following…

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Love her or hate her, we challenge anyone to question Rita Ora‘s status as the UK’s leading Pop Princess.

Set to enjoy her third consecutive #1 single in the country this Sunday, the trendsetter was snapped on her way out of London’s Capital FM this morning after taking to the station to push her latest effort ‘How We Do‘.

This, after she invited members of the British press to a listening party held for debut LP ‘ORA’ last week, and gave That Grape Juice an exclusive preview of material she is gearing up to release later on in the year, on Monday.

Still haven’t picked up your copy of ‘Party‘?

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Vocal bible Brandy stopped by BET‘s flagship show 106 & Park yesterday to debut the video for her comeback single ‘Put It Down’.

By no means a fly-by, the songtress co-hosted and talked it up with Rocsi about her forthcoming effort ‘Two Eleven’, love life, and more.

Check out the hilarious chat after the jump…

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Boisterous femcee Azealia Banks is blowing all the way up…literally. Case, point her controversial cover for ‘Dazed & Confused’ magazine.

The ‘212’ lyricist playfully blows into a condom in the shot, yet not everyone saw the funny side. According to the publication’s distributors, early previews of the issue saw it banned in several countries.

Just been told our upcoming @azealiabanks cover has been banned from 7 countries so far. Thank God for the Internet, huh?

— Dazed and Confused (@DazedMagazine) August 8, 2012

As a rebel with quite the cause, this will no doubt only serve to boost Ms. Banks’ rise in the run-up to the release of her debut album ‘Broke With Expensive Taste’.

Peep more pics below…

Tidbit: Click here to check out Azealia’s latest video, ‘Van Vogue’.

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Nicki Minaj fans got more than they bargained for last night, when she welcomed long time friend Foxy Brown to the stage at the NYC stop of her ‘Pink Friday World Tour’.

Thanking the artist for opening a number of doors up for her own career, Minaj joined her supporters as they chanted Brown’s name in honor of her contributions to Hip Hop and Female Rap.

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You’ve seen the video, now scoop a behind the scenes look the making of Brandy‘s ‘Put It Down’ video.

The Insider were on set of the hotly anticipated visual and nabbed a chat with the Grammy winner, who dished on the clip, collaborating with Chris Brown, her forthcoming album ‘Two Eleven’, being in love and much more. C-Breezy also declares his admiration for the former ‘Moesha’ star in the clip too.

Check out the video after the jump…

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