She’s the R&B royal whose critical acclaim and occasionally untapped commercial pull makes her the unsuspecting envy of many of a Urban hopeful.

So, perhaps in recognising his potential as one of the genre’s trendsetters, the year has seen Keyshia Cole lend her expertise in the field to Roc Nation’s Elijah Blake, with whom she collaborated with on her latest LP ‘Woman To Woman’ and has enlisted to produce its hotly anticipated follow up.

Now peep what the ‘I Changed My Mind’ singer had to say on Blake’s skill as a live act below…

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 Power 99’s  Powerhouse 2013 showcased the height of Hip Hop & R&B recently, inviting some of the genre’s brightest stars to rock the annual event for this year’s audience.

On the guest list? Well, alongside Meek Mill, Kendrick Lamar and Sevyn Streeter, came K.Michelle, Nicki Minaj, Chris Brown, Rick Ross, 2 Chainz and Big Sean– all of whom took to the stage to deliver must see performances!

What they got up to on the night?

Check ’em out below!

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With Lady GaGa‘s ‘ARTPOP’ set to land in stores in a mere matter of weeks, the Pop superstar is cranking her promotional push into overdrive.

Presently in the UK to plug the ‘Applause’ led set, this morning saw the singer unveil a new commercial for the LP in conjunction with one of Britain’s biggest phone giants – O2.

A major coup for the campaign, the ad (which features the project’s second single ‘Do What U Want’) will run on primetime UK TV in the run-up to the global release of ”POP’ on November 11th.

Check it out after the jump…

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Hours before she was set to serve a Stadium set in Kuala Lumpur, ‘Backstabber’ beauty Ke$ha has seen a spanner thrown in her works, after Malaysian authorities pulled the plug on the show- citing the star’s music as their cause for doing so.

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It’s Ciara’s birthday weekend!  In honor of one of our favorites, this week’s That Grape Juice Cover Star is Ashleigh Paylor singing ‘Sorry’ from Ci’s latest critically acclaimed self-titled set.  Watch below:

As ‘Sorry’ continues to ring as one of our favorite numbers from Cici, we always love to hear a cover that does the tune justice.  And, Paylor did just that and then some!

Uncannily sounding just like the ‘Promise’ singer in parts, Paylor was able to capture the emotion and sincerity of the lyrics without drowning them out or attempting to overcompensate with with dramatics and theatrics (see:  excessive melisma, volume, etc).

To that, we say bravo!

For more on Ashleigh Paylor, check out her Youtube page.

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R&B belter Tamar Braxton is wasting no time building on her buzz.

2013 has seen the singer expand her empire both professionally and personally – bringing with it ample success with sophomore album ‘Love And War’, as well as the birth of first child Logan Vincent Herbert.

Currently on tour with John Legend, the diva is gearing up for the release of Holiday album ‘Winter Loverland’ next month.

And despite her “busy”, Braxton is also looking beyond the festive season – recently confirming that a re-release of ‘Love And War’ is in the works for next year.

Details after the jump…

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It’s UK version may have crashed and burned within weeks of airing, but that hasn’t stopped the US reboot of Rihanna‘s ‘Styled To Rock‘ become an immediate fan favourite, garnering a stream of positive reviews upon its Bravo debut last night.

With the winner set to earn a $100,000 cash prize, a fashion feature in Glamour magazine and the chance to join Rihanna’s style team, last night saw the show introduce the world to its first set of contestants.

What its viewers had to say about it?

Their words below…

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With a discography that includes many a hit penned for Beyonce, Rihanna and Mariah Carey, it’s no wonder Ne-Yo remains the ‘go to guy’ for any act seeking chart heat.

Enter Celine Dion…the Pop icon who’s now enlisted the performer to craft material for her new album ‘Loved Me Back to Life’, due out on November 5th.

What Ne-Yo cooked up for the ‘A New Day Has Come’ songbird?

Nothing short of ‘Incredible’!

Behind the scenes footage below…

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For an artist as vocal as Keyshia Cole, much of 2013 has been uncharacteristically quiet – if discounting “that” Twitter duel with Destiny’s Child diva Michelle Williams at the top of the year.

However, the singer breaks the relative silence in a new interview with our friends over at True Exclusives.

Leaving no stone unturned, interviewer Silent grilled the singer on many a topic including the Williams feud, her mixtape and  album, rumored marriage woes, reality TV return and much more.

A wholly insightful chat. Check it out after the jump…

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Arabian Pop Princess Ahlam has billed US Pop sensation Rihanna an ‘infidel’ today, hurling a barrage of insults at the entertainer for the disrespect she allegedly showed an Abu Dhabi mosque, when she took to its entrance to engage in an unauthorised photo shoot.

Full story below…

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Check out Kelly Rowland!

The X Factor diva stuns on the latest cover of fashion mag Fashizblack.

Set to hit newsstands from November 8th, the singer’s spread is the latest in a long list of promotional stops lined up to support her stint on the FOX show – which returns to screens on October 29th following a two-week hiatus.

Randomness: Is anyone else perplexed as to why ‘Put Your Name On It’ wasn’t a) on the main ‘Talk A Good Game’ tracklist and b) not released as a single? We’re still scratching our heads re that one. For, more than any effort after ‘Motivation’, it honed in on the right brand and strand of “baby-making” music that made the 2011 track such a jam.

Just thinking out aloud. Anyway…

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Next Monday brings with it the full premiere and iTunes release of Lady GaGa‘s latest ‘ARTPOP’ promo cut ‘Venus’. Hence, after warming fans up with one teaser of the track yesterday, the tour de force titilates with a fresh snippet of the DJ White Shadow number.

Unwrapped moments ago, take a listen after the jump…

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