Much to our horror, this week saw reports of a Chris Brown and Rihanna duet emerge online, three years after their explosive split.

Said to have lent his vocals to Fenty’s ‘Birthday Cake (Remix)‘, their alleged reunion has led many to question the star’s motives for teaming up with the oft ridiculed singer.

Now, our friends over at Billboard have weighed in, warning Rihanna against the collab.

Excerpts from their open letter below…

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As one of Whitney Houston‘s closest friends, the world has waited to see how R&B star Ray J would respond to her untimely passing now.

Today, he has released an official statement with pertains to her passing.

Get into it below…

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On Saturday night, those on their way to Clive Davis‘ pre-Grammy party learned of Whitney Houston‘s death upon reaching the event.

Quizzed on her death while on the  Beverly Hilton red carpet, Britney Spears shared her thoughts on the tragic news, revealing how much of an influence the late star was on her own career.

Watch below…

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After Simon Cowell‘s colossal cast cull on the X Factor USA, speculation has been rife about just who will replace ousted judges Nicole Scherzinger and Paula Abdul.

And while names such as Mariah Carey and Nicki Minaj have been touted as potential successors, a surprise name has reportedly thrown her wig into the mix – Janet Jackson.

Details after the jump…

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Earlier today, Jessie J graced BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge in support of her debut album, taking on Rihanna‘s ‘We Found Love‘.

Lending her vocals to the #1 track, the star also performed her very own ‘Domino’ , weeks after it held court on the US Billboard Hot 100.

Watch below…

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With his single ‘Strip’ instantly taking off, giving R&B star Chris Brown a bevy of buzz for his forthcoming LP ‘Fortune’, he returns to turn up the heat with ‘Turn Up The Music’.

‘Music’, Brown’s second offering from the highly anticipated ‘F.A.M.E.’ followup, already sent fans into a frenzy when the behind the scenes footage of its accompanying visual made rounds across the net.

Now, fans have been invited for a full view of what Brown’s been up to.  Are you ready?  Get you first look at its after the jump:

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It’s been 4 years since her last album dropped, however there’s no stopping Solange Knowles.

The Carol’s Daughter and Rimmel London spokesmodel features in the latest issue of Rollacoaster magazine, where she poses it up and gushes about being an aunt to Beyonce‘s Blue Ivy.

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Can you guess who snapped on the set of That Grape Juice‘s ‘The Splash’ yesterday?

Find out next week!

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Chris Brown‘s ‘Fortune’ promo train is accelerating full speed, following the video premiere for its latest single ‘Turn Up The Music’ this AM.

Seizing the moment, the 22 year old has unveiled new promotional shots for the LP – which arrives in stores this Spring. Rather suave we must say. Peep more after the jump…

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Since news first broke of the reunion of R&B beauties Brandy and Monica, fans have been in a frenzy with wishes of live performances of the new cut.  At its introduction, ‘The Boy Is Mine’ sequel ‘It All Belongs To Me’ gained instant approval from both diva’s devoted fans.

Now, as reported here, the first televised performance of the tune has surfaced. Lifted from tonight’s airing of ‘The Tonight Show With Jay Leno’, hear the diva duo soar as they bring this Rico Love produced track to life live.

It all awaits after the jump:

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Switch that messy Kardashian nonsense off! The Braxton sisters are back and in a big way.

After warming our hearts with their debut season, Toni, Trina, Towanda, Traci, and, of course, Tamar, return to the small screen with season 2 of their hit WeTV reality series ‘Braxton Family Values’.

You can now check out episode 14 of the latest season below…

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Colorful femcee Nicki Minaj certainly had the Catholic Church seeing red after her now infamous 2012 Grammy performance.  Depicting an exorcism of alter ego Roman Zolanski, the interesting set may have seen the ‘Did It On ‘Em’ darling rid herself of demons, but in the process she certainly gained some new enemies.

Debuting ‘Roman Holiday’, one of many new tracks featuring on her forthcoming ‘Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded’ LP (due April 3rd), the Trinidadian tapped longtime Lady Gaga choreographer Laurieann Gibson for the Grammy showing.  As evidenced by many of Gaga’s numbers, Gibson’s creativity is no stranger to controversy.

Never one to bite her tongue, check out Gibson’s thoughts on the backlash of Nicki’s number in her candid Rolling Stone interview below.  There, the Canadian choreographer speaks on Minaj’s movie plans for Roman and her famous falling out with Gaga:

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