The BET Awards 2012 has been injected with an extra dose of Soul, for it has today been announced that R&B crooner D’Angelo will be taking to the stage.

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Get into this snap of chart evader Lil Kim, rolling a blunt for her latest boyfriend ‘Mr Papers’.

Laying in dingy hotel room sporting a New York fitted, the alleged Queen was snapped in the act , and went onto tweet the image with the caption: Rolling My Baby’s Blunt.

Currently on her ‘Return Of The Queen‘ nightclub tour, her decision to tweet the pic prompted comments from Twitter uses slamming the act.

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As the saying goes, all that glitters isn’t gold- or platinum for the matter.

For, as living proof of the above, Lil Kim took to Texas hours ago to deliver her ‘Return Of The Queen‘ tour to Southern fans, dressed in a very telling glitter catsuit.

Sans her black cat and broomstick, the songbird’s set followed reviews by a number of outlets (including the LA Times) praising the tour’s creativity but slamming its production value.

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Yesterday, That Grape Juice confirmed that Rihanna had taken to London to begin work with an all star writing camp, for her seventh studio album.

Hours later, the singer was snapped on her way a studio in the city, where she met with ‘Diva’ producer Sean Garrett, ‘The Woman You Love’ maestro Eric Bellinger and ‘Euphoria‘s Swedish House Mafia.

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Cop a gander at ‘Ghetto Baby‘ creator Lana Del Rey, snapped shopping at Milan’s Cesare Paciotti with ‘90210’ alum Tara Reid.

Sporting a ‘Raising Hell Tour 1986′ shirt in honor of the Run-D.M.C tour of the same name, the singer/songwriter’s trip to Italy will come to an end in the next few days, as she is reported to perform at the Isle Of Wight festival this Friday.

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Rihanna‘s last acting gig may have helped ‘Battleship’ sink something vicious at the US office. However, the so-so performance of that film hasn’t quelled the star’s movie ambitions.

For according to The Hollywood Reporter, the ‘S&M’ “singer” has signed on to star in Dreamworks’ new animated adventure ‘Happy Smekday!’

In ‘Smekday!’, a friendly alien race invades Earth and uses it as a hideout from their mortal enemy. When one lowly alien accidentally notifies the enemies of his whereabouts, he is forced to go on the run with a teenage girl, embarking on a comical road trip across a postapocalyptic America and learning what it really means to be human.

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Kudos to “brand RiRi” for continuing to branch out. For, there’s only so long she can keep getting away with singing like that. Hence, it makes an abundance of sense to branch out while the going is good.

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Although no stranger to dominating charts on her own, ‘Part Of Me’ maestra Katy Perry is reportedly ready to share a part of her success with a new generation of aspiring singers.  Chatting it up with (and playing cover star to) the latest issue of ‘The Hollywood Reporter’, Perry tells the magazine:

“I’m preparing for it now…And when this record label does come to fruition, I’m going to try and avoid the things that take away any fighting chance for an artist to have financial success.”

The unnamed imprint will be just one of many ventures the young starlet is undertaking (see: new album, 3D movie). Until then, the singer’s faithful KatyCats can catch her posing it up in the full spread and behind the scenes footage of her ‘Reporter’ photoshoot. See it all below:

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Permanently pouted-lip pop star Trey Songz has never been shy about shedding his clothes for the camera.  So, as evidenced by the aspiring porn star Virginian’s Dewey Nick‘s shoot with ‘Self’ magazine, such habit isn’t one fans should expect less of anytime in the future.  Posing it up with exotic models, Songz can be seen twist and dipping in the July ‘Music Issue’ of the popular magazine.

Readying his 5th LP, creatively titled ‘Chapter V’, the ‘LOL :-)’ singer may be bringing just that to many of his faithful female followers perusing the pages of the mag.  See more shots and the behind the scenes action below:

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She may be known for bringing in the Platinums, but it was gold Lady GaGa opted to weart during an outing in Australia last night.

In town to serve up her ‘Born This Way‘ Ball, the Grammy winning gem was snapped leaning out of her car to sign autographs and meet with fans, who can expect her fourth studio album in the coming months.

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If Universal Music‘s plans to purchase EMI‘s recorded music department, the above (Katy Perry & Nicki Minaj) might just become label mates, marking one of the ‘grandest’ acquisitions to take place in label history.

However, in what many a critic saw coming a mile away, the European Competition Commission has objected to the deal, sending Universal a list of issues it has with the proposition.

A proposition, which will see Universal own 40% of  the industry’s recorded music market.

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With the June 26th release date for R.Kelly‘s ‘Write Me Back’ just days away, today saw the welcome surfacing of ‘All Rounds On Me’, a Rock’n’Roll inspired cut by the icon.

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As the former first Lady of Hip Hop, Lil Kim has seen her fair share of feuds- going to jail in 2005 for a shooting related to her spat with fellow Femcee Foxy Brown.

Ever the fire starter, this week saw the Rapstress weigh in on unlikely rival Drake who mocked her in 2010 during her feud with Rap Queen Nicki Minaj.

Now, she has weighed in on him for the first time this year, giving her two cents on his recent brawl with ‘Fortune’ beau Chris Brown.

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