Check out behind the scenes footage lifted from Chris Brown‘s forthcoming video ‘They Don’t Know’, featuring the vocals of the late singer Aaliyah.

A far cry from the upbeat feel ‘Fine China’ served, the video sees Chris hit the streets of LA in a clip he hopes will inspire those who see it.

Peep the Pop Prince in all his glory below…

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That Grape Juice was in the house at Robin Thicke‘s exclusive playback in Paris, France this week, where the man himself previewed 6 songs from his upcoming album, ‘Blurred Lines‘. Preceded by its smash of a title track, the LP will march onto  shelves on July 8th. 

Ashanti took her ever welcome but at times overlooked music to the Marie Osmond show today, arriving to perform her new single ‘Never Should Have’.

Marking new territory for the R&B staple, her time on the show stood as her latest effort to push the single- lifted from her forthcoming album ‘Braveheart’.

How did she fare?

You decide below!

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Two years later than it was supposed to, Ashanti‘s serially delayed ‘Braveheart’ album is apparently set to hit stores on July 30th.

And while the project’s trajectory has taught us to only believe its “release date” once it’s actually sitting on shelves, the singer herself seems to be convinced and has hit the promo trail (again) in support of the set.

The 32-year-old’s latest stop was HOT 97 radio, where she waxed honest on the project, her present-day relationship with former INC comrade Ja Rule, and her on-going role in Lifetime series ‘Army Wives’. One area Ms. Douglas wasn’t too keen to explore was her much-talked about relationship with Nelly. Hosts Ebro and K. Foxx would have none of the media-trained PC, though, and were persistent. Find out how Ashanti reacted after the jump….

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Rihanna left little to the imagination in Belgium yesterday, snapped on the way to her scheduled show at the Sportpaleis- days after Beyonce rocked the same venue with the ‘Mrs.Carter Show’.

Sporting a white T-shirt and armed with a Chanel bag, the Pop purveyor was snapped after she became the first artist in chart history to see 11 singles surpass the 3 million US units mark, helped in part by her ballad ‘Stay’ which is now eligible for triple Platinum certification.

More pics below

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Ever eager to shine  light on both fresh and seasoned talent, todays sees us introduce an artist whose work is seeing her become on of Pop’s brightest burning newbies….Yasmeen.

Hitting London Town last week to perform alongside Miguel last week, the ‘Guns & Roses’ starlet caught up with TGJ UK for a short but sweet conversation you can peep below!

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‘The One’ songstress Tamar Braxton finally welcomes a little one – a baby boy to be exact.

Taking to Twitter moments ago to announce his arrival, the special delivery comes as a first for she and music exec husband Vincent Herbert….

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If these recent Marie Claire snaps are anything to go by, it’s pretty safe to say Alicia Keys is still on fire.

Taking time from her hotly selling Set The World On Fire tour, the diva dons the elegant threads of Gucci, Diane von Furstenberg, Versace, Cavalli to name a few to serve as the mag’s July cover girl (already on newsstands everywhere).

Dishing on her relationship with hubby Swizz Beatz, artistic evolution, and so much more,  tuck in to see the behind the scenes action of the story’s accompanying photoshoot and finished products:

It all awaits below…

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After a lengthy spell out of the limelight, Busta Rhymes bounces back with new single ‘#TwerkIt’.

And while the Pharrell Williams produced cut has been garnering healthy buzz on its own accord, the net was set blaze moments ago when a new Nicki Minaj assisted remix was unwrapped. Interestingly, both tap into their respective West Indian tongues (Busta, Jamaican / Nicki – Trinidadian).

How do the Young Money / Cash Money comrades fare on the cut? You be the judge after the jump…

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With Fantasia‘s latest single ‘Without Me’ blowing all the way up on Urban radio, no time is better than the present to shoot its accompanying video. And shoot it the singer did this week in Los Angeles.

Together with Kelly Rowland (who guests on the song with Missy Elliott), the 28-year-old donned a number of fierce ensembles for the clip – which appears to boast multiple set-ups.

Easily one of our favourite pre-Summer cuts, the track’s video will no doubt help both the song and its parent album (‘Side Effects Of You’) keep blazing the charts through the months ahead.

Peep another snap after the jump…

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Jennifer Lopez has been blazing the clubs with Summer anthem ‘Live It Up’. The RedOne produced cut may not be setting the charts ablaze in the manner likely hoped, yet it’s doing a solid job of “setting up” the singer’s tenth studio album (reportedly due in November).

Still, we’re admittedly scratching our heads as to why the uptempo number has, thus far, only managed a #60 peak on the Hot 100. One of the main murmurs, though, is that the enlisting of Pitbull for a “three-peat” was overkill (see: ‘On The Floor’, ‘Dance Again’). And while we don’t see the “problem” (if it’s not broken, why fix it?), others clearly do. A fact which makes the surfacing of a solo version of the track über interesting.

Featuring new lyrics in the first verse and no rapper in sight, does the J.Lo only version (which was likely the demo) rock your boat? Let us know below!

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‘They whisper her success but scream at her losses’.

For Nicki Minaj, the above is unfortunately the case when it comes to her naysayer’s perception of her brand…ever eager to downplay what she has achieved since her arrival. Of course, Minaj does at times make it easy them.

From isolating her core female audience who once billed her their fashion icon with an ‘ethnically cleansed’/unattainable new look- and simply forgetting to promote all of the singles spawned by ‘Reloaded’, it’s not as though her detractors are always unfair towards her….or the sophomore album that was supposed to outsell its predecessor.

However, it seems her immaculate handling of her new single ‘High School’ has seen her fans speak far louder than critics where it matters…the charts.

Details below…

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