Despite regular grilling from respectable vocal critics and music enthusiasts, pop poser Rihanna takes the idea of ‘getting grilled’ to a new level in this recent ‘Talk That Talk‘ webisode.  As fans await the visual for ‘Talk’s’ latest single ‘You Da One’, the Barbadian beauty takes fans in for more behind-the-scenes action as she preps for the sexy shoot.

Celebrating her 6th week atop Billboard charts with her latest single ‘We Found Love‘, see Riri finding herself in an interesting predicament after the jump:

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Since her weight loss journey began “And I’m Telling You’ singer Jennifer Hudson has been telling fans and weight-loss hopefuls of her plans to release a memoir documenting the process.  Enter – ‘I Got This:  How I Changed My Ways and Lost What Weighed Me Down and Found Myself’ – Hudson’s weight loss diary that details how she lost 80 pounds over the course of two years.  The book, set for a January 10 release, is already seeing the Chicagoan songbird traverse the promo trail.

Peep the soon-to-be Mrs. Otunga dish on how she’s ‘got this’ and more below:

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‘Sandcastle Disco’ diva Solange has gained quite the reputation for being one of Urban music’s leading fashionistas and every bit of testament to that would certainly be her recent spread in Lucky Magazine.  There the youngest of the Knowles clan talked about her love for fashion, her eccentric style, and her latest happenings.

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When not working fierce fashion spreads, the songstress is said to be working on the followup to her 2008 sophomore effort ‘Solangel & The Hadley Street Dreams’. Read the interview in its entirety here.

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It’s been a while since G Unit front man 50 Cent made headlines for his once celebrated music, yet that hasn’t stopped him from trying to use his star power to endorse a number of philanthropic projects he is involved in.

Now watch him discuss these projects with the Wall Street Journal‘s Lee Hawkins in an in depth interview recently below…

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Weeks ago, Urban Pop Princess Keri Hilson confirmed that she has began work on the follow up to her critically acclaimed LP ‘No Boys Allowed‘.

Set to hit stores in 2012, the songbird built anticipation for the project by revealing that its sound may ‘shock’ some members of her core audience.

Now’s the chance to have your say.

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It may have debuted with so so sales two weeks ago, but it seems Mary J. Blige‘s  latest LP ‘My Life II: The Journey Continues‘ is unprepared to give up the ghost just yet.

For, in what will come as a pleasant surprise to many in her fan base, as of this chart week the album has sold more copies than  Rihanna‘s latest project, Talk That Talk‘.

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Controversial. Given the array of responses to this year’s Grammy Award nominations, that is perhaps the best way of characterising the list on everyone’s lips.

For despite featuring the expected suspects (see: Adele and Bruno Mars), the anticipated tally saw many a notable omission – none more apparent than Beyonce and her ‘4’ project.

A usual Grammy favourite, many were surprised to see the singer shut-out from all but one main category.

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Lady GaGa may be in the thick of one album campaign, yet that hasn’t stopped the megastar from drumming up a buzz about its follow-up.

The Pop eccentric dropped insightful soundbites about the project, which she’ll no doubt be hoping replicates the multi-Platinum success of ‘Born This Way’.

Her comments after the jump…

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All aboard the Young Money  promotional train!

Yes, with Nicki Minaj‘s upcoming album ‘Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded‘ gearing up to hits stores February 14th 2012, the songbird gave her very first detailed interview about the project hours ago, with none other than the UK’s Tim Westwood.

Find out why she says the album and her alter ego Roman Zolanski are going to ‘snatch wigs’ below…

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Kelly Rowland is taking her X Factor global; for, after rocking the UK incarnation of the show earlier this week, the 30 year old stopped by the German version last night to perform new single ‘Down for Whatever’.

Peep Rowland and her troop of dancers do their thing below. Easily her best performance of the cut yet…

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Melanie Fiona may be known for showing off her fierce vocals, but the latest issue of YRB magazine saw the songstress show off another flavor of that fierceness.  Joined by Mayer Hawthorne (with J. Cole rocking the cover), the Canadian beauty’s swanky shoot was shot by Carlos Arias at New York’s Juliet Supper Club.

In related news, Fiona has much to look forward to in the new year.  Aside from snagging two Grammy nods for her work with Cee Lo Green on ‘Fool For You’, her highly anticipated forthcoming release, ‘The MF Life’, is expected to hit shelves the first quarter of 2012.

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