In what will be sure to come as good news to Team Beyonce, her album ‘4’ remains atop the Billboard 200 in its second week of release, despite surfacing online months ago.

It is the only Beyonce album to do so without the aid of a #1 single in the week of its debut.

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Peep ‘Pretty Girl Rock’ performer in this hot shot for the ‘Celebration For A Cause’ campaign.

Lending her very welcomed voice to the fight against cancer, Ms. Hilson will perform at the 4th annual ‘Celebration For A Cause: Where Music Meets Fashion For A Cure’ in coming weeks as part of a campaign to support the cure for the illness.

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In what may be the most surprising copy cat claim in urban music since Patti Labelle accused Diana Ross of snatching her aesthetic glory back in the 60s, Miguel and Lloyd‘s war of words reached all new heights hours ago.

In a recording confirmed to be authentic, Lloyd confronted the star over the comments he made which suggested that he had copied Miguel’s current hair design.

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The early hours of this morning brought with it news that Hip-Hip star Nicki Minaj has been assaulted by a man in a hotel.

However, the Young Money Mrs has taken to Twitter to refute the claims. Check out what she had to say after the jump…

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Check out the behind scenes footage from Chris Brown‘s and Justin Bieber‘s ‘Next To You’ visual.

In what will be sure to excite both their respective fan bases, the footage gives an in depth look into how director Collin Tilley‘s vision came to materialize and how both performers collaborated on both the song and the video.

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Undeniably one of the year’s most awaited releases, Kanye West and Jay-Z‘s ‘Watch The Throne’ looks set to whip fans into more of a frenzy, upon release of its tracklisting today.

Check out what the Hip-Hip heavyweights will be serving up this September with the collaborative effort. A number of special guests feature…

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Last night saw the airing of Fox’s much anticipated US version of ‘The X Factor’. In true US fashion, the lengthy commercial, which features acting and footage from auditions, billed the show as larger than life.

Interestingly, ousted judge Cheryl Cole features no where and appears to have been erased from memory.

Anyway, check out Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul, Nicole Scherzinger, and LA Reid in action below. Let the hype machine begin…

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R&B diva Monica has been making quite the headlines this past weekend for her lavish wedding to ‘Love All Over Me’ co-star/L.A. Laker Shannon Brown.  Albeit, the couple was already legally married, the event marks the first full-out ceremony to commemorate the nuptials with a guest list including names like Lala Vasquez, Kobe Bryant, LL Cool J and others.

While pictures from the happy couple’s walk down the aisle have surfaced everywhere, the usually very private singer let ‘The Insider’ in for an exclusive interview.  See what she had to say after the jump:

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While in New Orleans headlining the 2011 Essence Festival and being honored at McDonald’s 365BlackAwards,  Queen of Hip-Hop Soul Mary J. Blige chatted with MTV News about her upcoming LP ‘My Life Too:  The Journey Continues’.  The album, which will be the successor to Blige’s famed 1994 sophomore album ‘My Life’, is set to have an October release date.

See what the ‘No More Drama’ singer has in store for the record after the jump:

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Rihanna flaunted her charitable side last during a concert in Birmingham, USA last night, to raise money for the relief effort designed to aid victims who were struck by the natural disasters that hit the state recently.

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Despite boasting potential by the bucketload, Ciara‘s last few projects have been chart disasters. Indeed, so poorly did the singer’s recent ‘Basic Instinct’ LP perform, she subsequently severed ties with longtime label Jive.

However, in what looks like a dramatic turn of events, the 25 year old is reportedly headed back to the Sony Music family, this time under the umbrella of subsidiary label – Epic Records.

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Though she hasn’t released an album since before we knew what a Lady GaGa was, Cassie‘s name has still remained a hot topic on the lips of Pop spectators far and wide.

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