On August 10th, Whitney Houston‘s latest movie ‘Sparkle’ will finally hit US theaters, marking her first time on the big screen since 1996’s ‘The Preacher Wife’.

Starring Jordin Sparks, Mike Epps and Cee Lo Green, the long awaited movie received a  promotional boost this week when snaps from its set emerged in People Magazine.

In one of their exclusive shots, Houston and Sparks can be seen in the middle of an indoor scene and in another, the Pop veteran can be seen dressed to the nines as her character ‘Emma‘.

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Since her appearance on SNL , Lana Del Rey has become quite the hot topic.

So, as to make the most of the unexpected ‘buzz’ coming her way, she released two never before heard cuts from the LP, ahead of its January 30th release.

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“It doesn’t matter if you love him or capital H-I-M”

Beyond the lyrics of her global smash ‘Born This Way’, Lady GaGa has campaigned tirelessly for the rights of gay and lesbians the world over. A practice which hasn’t gone unnoticed by GLAAD – who today nominated the superstar in the 23rd Annual GLAAD Media Awards.

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Get familiar with ‘Proud’, the latest charity single by JLS.

In aid of Sport Relief 2012, the cut hits outlets on March 16th and is followed by  one-off matinee concert put on the group on March 24th, which is set to feature a number of special guests.

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Love her or loathe her, Lady GaGa stands of one of Pop’s biggest forces. A statement the Grammy committee clearly agree with; for they have tapped the star to ensure next month’s show kicks off and climaxes with a bang.

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Jay-Z has been on the lips of many since the birth of his and Beyonce‘s daughter, Blue Ivy, two weeks ago. Attention which reached fever-pitch upon the release of the emotionally-charged ‘Glory’.

However, as expected, the fiercely private couple have been out of the spotlight throughout – that is until last night.

Jigga, beaming ear to ear, was snapped arriving at the re-opening of his 40/40 club in New York. Fans outside the venue reportedly expressed their congratulations to the 42 year old mogul, who simply responded “thank you”. A statement Baby Blue will no doubt be making once she’s old enough to bask in record-breaking appearance on ‘Glory’.

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It’s been a good week for ‘Roc Me Out‘ beauty Rihanna.

From scoring another week atop the US singles chart with ‘We Found Love’, to and enjoying the sights, seas and sands of Hawaii, the last seven days have been seemingly bliss for the singer.

Now, she has even more cause to celebrate.

She is to perform at the 2012 Grammys.

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Her own reality may be a little tough to swallow, but that hasn’t stopped Katy Perry from making the fantasies of ‘The Sims’ fans just that bit better this week.

Because, after declaring her love for the role play based series, she has been unveiled as the new face of the game’s latest installment.

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Soulful songstress Estelle gives her forthcoming album ‘All of Me’ a boost with the release of the video for its latest single ‘Thank You’.

The London-bred, US-Based star plays a woman wronged in the Iren-Sheffield clip.

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Hitting her hometown in promotion of her memoir ‘I Got This’, Chicagoan songbird Jennifer Hudson was seen making a pit stop at the city’s Barnes & Noble for a book signing Tuesday.  Greeting a line of adoring fans and weight loss hopefuls, the ‘Love You I Do’ diva was joined by soon-to-be husband David Otunga and their son David Otunga, Jr.

Rocking an interesting set of dotted tights and Alian Quilici Payson booties, the stop is just one of many she will be making on her tight schedule.  Followers of the jet setting songstress can next check her out tomorrow on The Rachel Ray Show.

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2012 may have seen R&B veteran Brandy land a starring role on BET’s ‘The Game’, but when it comes to vocal displays, we all know, she. does. not. play!  As if there aren’t already a wealth of performances and recordings to reiterate such, the songbird took to Los Angeles’ ‘Sing-A-Rama 2012’ recently (an event she annually guests) to sing ‘His Eye Is On The Sparrow’.

Previous years have seen Ms. Norwood turn the event out with her stunning vocal demonstrations, but none quite like this!  Get an eye and earful of the ‘Long Distance’ diva in this short clip after the jump:

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‘Stay With Me’ singer Ne-Yo has certainly stayed low-key as of late months after swapping mixtape plans with the preparation of a full LP.  Despite generating moderate buzz for his Trey Songz-assisted single ‘The Way You Move’, the R&B crooner has remained fairly mute on the musical tip since the under-performance of 2010’s ‘Libra Scale’.

Albeit reportedly readying his return to radio later this year, Ne-Yo starts off his 2012 with his cinematic debut in the George Lucas-directed ‘Red Tails’.  The semi-biographical film, boasting an all-star cast featuring Terrence Howard and Cuba Gooding, Jr., sees the crooner take flight in new ways as the group have joined to depict the famous story of the Tuskeegee Airmen.

Already jetting up the promotional trail for ‘Tails’, last night saw the singer drop by Jimmy Kimmel Live to give fans a few sneak peeks of the film.  Also, chatting it up with BET, watch this clip and find out what Ne-Yo had to say about divas Beyonce, Celine Dion, and Mary J. Blige after the jump:

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