A surprise hit.

Indeed, that’s the title NBC’s ‘The Voice’ was christened with upon launching last April.

Tossing it’s wig into the ever growing ring that is the TV talent arena, the show was viewed by many as an inferior American Idol. And yet fast forward a year, and the series (now in its second season) is being hailed as Idol’s conquerer.

Full story after the jump…

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Continuing YouTube‘s viral trend of hilariously exploiting the most stereotypical aspects of race, homosexuality and celebrity culture comes a brand new video tiled, ‘Sh*t Beyonce Says’.

Not only is the video dead-on accurate in capturing the ‘Ring The Alarm’ singer’s charm and mannerisms but the actress playing the role nailed her lines perfectly. Specifically, “Jay, where are you? You with Kanye? Y’all in Paris?! …That shit cray.” Dead.

Keep in mind this video is all in good fun! Enjoy and sound-off below.

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Following her death, the out pour of love from Whitney Houston supporters has been astounding- to say the least.

From Twitter, YouTube, Facebook  to Tumblr, the late icons fans have taken to many a social media outlet in concert these last few weeks, all in support of the woman affectionately known as ‘Nippy‘.

This week, less than a month after her death, these supporters are launching a campaign which will see the most iconic moment of her career brought to life for one more time.

Details below…

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Former G-Unit rapper The Game is making headlines today for purposefully spitting on a female fan during a show in Australia.

Spitting on someone is one of the most disgusting things a person can do, it’s an entirely new plateau of ‘disrespect’ that only a few have the audacity to reach (yes, we’re looking at you Pumpkin). It’s safe to say the Australian people won’t be hard pressed for the West Coast MC to show his tatted face down under anytime soon.

Watch it all go down after the jump and sound-off below.

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Fantasia and R.Kelly were both scheduled to perform at the Blake Hotel to a sold out crowd of r&b lovers, however, things didn’t quite go as planned.

When R&B legend R. Kelly took to the stage to perform he stopped after only two songs (‘Bump N Grind’ and ‘Slow Jam’) and left the building without explanation.

Get the full scoop after the jump and sound-off below.

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Since the ‘incident’ between Chris Brown and Rihanna back in 2009, the nature of the latter’s response remains just as debated as the pair’s reunion earlier on this year.

While some heralded the ‘I don’t give…’ attitude Fenty showcased in her interview with Diane Sawyer months later, there are others who feel the star hasn’t done enough to ‘represent’ women in a similar situation.

Now it seems, Brit Pop legend Annie Lennox shares that viewpoint.

Her remarks on the matter below…

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The countdown to Madonna‘s ‘MDNA’ starts now!

Material Madge has linked up with Perez Hilton to premiere material from the hotly anticipated set each week in the run-up the album’s March 26th store date.

First up?

‘I’m Addicted’. Take a listen after the jump!

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It’s been a minute since we’ve anything from R&B belle Keri Hilson. However, the songbird’s relative silence has not seen her sit dormant. No.

The ‘Pretty Girl Rock’ singer is not only cooking up her third studio album, she’s been tapped to star in a new Vin Diesel movie.

Details after the jump…

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Believe it or not, since her visit to the country two years ago, Nicki Minaj has not stepped foot in the UK.

Indeed, while that might spell all kinds of trouble for any act hoping to fare well here, it doesn’t seem to have stopped  the ‘Pink Lady‘ from dominating our charts.

For, following its ascent on this week’s UK Top 40, her latest single ‘Starships‘ has exceeded all expectations digitally.

Find out how below…

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The search for The Voice is heading to the UK!

Anchored by coaches Jessie J, will.i.am, Tom Jones, and Danny O’Donoghue, the British incarnation of the Dutch format (and US smash) kicks off on March 24th on BBC1.

Peep its newly released teaser below…

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Last week, Pop philanthropist Lady GaGa launched the ‘Born This Way Foundation‘ in partnership with her mother Cynthia Germanotta and the esteemed folk over at Harvard University.

Attended by Oprah Winfrey and Deepak Chopra and a number of the its stakeholders, peep  the event in its entirety, below…

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Pop priori Alexandra Burke serves up “diva” a plenty in this blazing new shoot for LOOK magazine.

The singer, who performed onThat Grape Juice’s The Splash this week, is hot on the promotional trail for new single ‘Elephant’ – which is set for a March 11th release.

Flip the hood for more pics, as well as her rendition of Whitney Houston‘s ‘Saving All My Love For You’ on The Splash!

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