‘Me & U’ whisperer Cassie is ready to blast her 2012 off with a bang!  In such stride, recent weeks have seen the model-with-a-mic drop by many outlets teasing her soon to surface offerings including a lengthy trailer of ‘King Of Hearts’ – the first single from her forthcoming LP.  Now titled ‘The Seductress’, the serially delayed set has been over 5 years in the making.

But, much to fan delight, 2012 is set to see Puffy’s puppet Ms. Ventura showcase her non-bedroom related talents once again.  While some followers of the songstress have grown weary in anticipation of the full view for the album’s lead visual (as its trailer debuted over a month ago), this weekend saw Cassie take to Twitter to tease its arrival:

We will hold our judgment until the clip is revealed in its entirety.  But chances are, as the trailer has already revealed, this Laurie Ann Gibson choreographed clip may be best viewed on mute.

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Appears the extensive promotional push of Jennifer Hudson‘s latest venture ‘I Got This’ has paid off as reports have surfaced the Grammy/Academy Award winner is now a best selling author.  Landing at number 8 on the New York Times best sellers listing, ‘Got’ marks her first trek on the tally.

Still lining up dates for more appearances for the book, Hudson’s promo grind will soon switch gears as her movies ‘Winnie’ and ‘The Three Stooges’ are both slated for 2012 releases.

Kudos are certainly in order for the songbird. See snapshots of the diva in Dallas earlier in the week where she was presented with a congratulatory cake for her achievement:

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R&B eccentric Solange has seemingly found as much favor in her fashions as she has in her music over recent years.  A nod to such would be the youngest Knowles’ feature in February’s ‘InStyle’ magazine.

Maybe mute on the musical tip (until her new album drops later this year), Solo has certainly been making much noise through her colorful ensembles as evidenced by her stunning threads at Milan’s fashion week recently.

In an article that also sees the songstress/DJ dishing about new niece Baby Blue, get into these snaps of Solange below:

Read more from the interview here.

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‘Save Room’ singer John Legend is undoubtedly hoping fans will be saving room (in their collections and wallets) for the highly anticipated follow-up to his acclaimed 2008 album ‘Evolver’.  While whetting appetites with his collaborative set ‘Wake Up!’ co-starring The Roots, fans of the ‘Get Lifted’ crooner got an eyeful when he recently took to Twitter to announce:

Reportedly set to be included on his fourth solo LP as well as the soundtrack of the romantic comedy ‘Think Like A Man’ soundtrack ,  keep it locked to That Grape Juice for your first listen of the ‘Legend-ary’ tune.

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This week, From The Vault journey’s back to the 90’s with a Pop-Culture classic, the divas showdown which saw Salt-N-Pepa and En Vogue ask ‘Whatta Man’.

One of the biggest hits of  1994, as well as a highlight in both the groups’ respective careers, ‘Man’ was a Top 10 smash both in the US and the UK.

Directed by Matthew Rolston, the song’s accompanying video is gutsy and bodacious. To put it bluntly, the ladies shut it down.

Rightfully so, such brilliance was rewarded with a MTV Video Music Award for Best Choreography courtesy of the Frank Gaston. (Sidenote: En Vogue still stand as the female group with the most VMA wins to this day).

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With femcees popping up left and right as of late (see: Nicki Minaj, Kreyshawn, Azealia Banks), we can’t help but think now would be the aptest of times for another Hip-Hop female collective to build on what Salt-N-Pepa achieved.

As for En Vogue, we hear the Funky Divas are cooking up a new album. Yet, once again, Dawn Robinson has struck herself out of the equation (citing a wack contract). Sad, as having seen the ladies live recently, they still have “it” in abundance. Such a shame.

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This week’s UK charts just came in!

Showcasing feats scored by Adele, Rihanna, Jessie J and Beyonce , find out how  your favorite fared this week below…

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There are some dreams we don’t want to wake up from, and given the success of Katy Perry‘s ‘Teenage Dream’ we can certainly see why.

Since its 2010 release, the multi-Platinum set has birthed hit after hit, a trajectory the singer is hoping continues with a revised version of the album.

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With the return of the original Sugababes confirmed, the group’s current stand-ins are left in quite the precarious position.

Indeed, a slew of commercial disasters (the latest of which saw their last single axed and given away for free) has left the once revered Pop outfit in tatters. A situation rendered worse by their adamance on not throwing in the towel.

And yet, ironically, that’s what they appear to be doing – covertly. First, there were the unaddressed rumours of a label drop, then member Heidi‘s revelation that no new music is on the horizon, and now it has been confirmed that Amelle is going solo.

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In what has become somewhat of a live action episode of  Jem & The Holograms, the rivalry between Sugababes 1.0 and Sugababes 4 reached all new heights today.

Because, shortly after the group’s original members reunited to work on new music, it has emerged that Emeli Sande‘ has teamed up with the ladies to help their upcoming assault on their replacements and the UK charts.

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Her singing voice may be one queen short of a drag ball, but we challenge anyone to criticize these newly released snaps of Pop tart Rihanna.

Taken during her recent trip to Hawaii, the pics were uploaded to her Twitter page earlier this week, days after coming under fire for allegedly smoking a blunt in public.

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‘The Game’ season 5 continues next week in an all new episode.

Airing Tuesday at 10pm EST on BET, episode 4 of the hit sitcom sees Derwin clash with the Sabre’s latest signing. That, and of course all the drama, laughs, and sexy you’ve come to expect from the show.

Peep the sneak peek below…

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Enter Natalie Duncan.

Hailing from Nottingham, the Soul-filled singer presents quite the compelling package. From her hauntingly stellar vocals, to the lyrical depth she evokes as a songwriter, Ms. Duncan continually justifies her ever-growing buzz. It also doesn’t hurt that she satisfies today’s (sad, but true) demand for aesthetic brilliance from artists. In simpler terms, she’s a stunner.

Yet, for all her beauty, Duncan ensures it’s her talent which resonates most. Case, point, her chilling performance of ‘Devil In Me’ above.

Universal Music here have earmarked the budding star as “the next to blow”. Do you agree with them?

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