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Fans of R&B veteran Usher will undoubtedly be saying ‘O.M.G.’ after getting a load of some snapshots he unveiled today.  The Grammy winning crooner, whose ‘Promise’ saw his name perched atop Billboard Hot Latin tracks this week, took to Twitter to introduce fans to the new/old him – losing the scruffy look he has rocked for quite some time now.

While Raymond did reveal he is “studying for a major movie role” (although he did not indicate if the look was in conjunction with the film), is the ‘My Way’ singer headed the wrong way with this look?

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Seems Jojo isn’t the only young songstress causing a commotion with her covers.  Bruno Mars‘ ‘Grenade’ also got the cover treatment from British bred songbird Leona Lewis, who lent her talents to the 2011 Doha Tribeca Film Festival.

Acting as the fest’s closing act, the ‘Better In Time’ belter took a shot at some of recent pop history most celebrated numbers – covering everything from the Mars hit and One Republic‘s ‘Apologize’ to Seal‘s classic hit ‘Kiss From a Rose’.  This, of course, was accompanied by the X Factor alum treating fans to her own hits ‘Bleeding Love’ and ‘Collide’.

How did she fare? Find out after the jump:

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In support of her latest single ‘Try With Me‘, one time Pussycat Doll Nicole Scherzinger performed the number of tonight’s edition of the X Factor UK.

Watch her ‘riveting’ rendition of the song below…

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What a difference a year can make.

In support of her new single ‘With Ur Love’,  Cher Lloyd took to the X Factor UK stage minutes ago to perform the upbeat release, a year since she served as one of the show’s contestants.

Peep the vibrant performance below…

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The year was 2001 and a certain Britney Spears had freshly shocked the industry with an altogether raunchier image and attiude courtesy of her ‘Slave for You’ video.

However, as the age old saying goes, never count out the underdog. A statement which rung true and then some when longtime chart-rival Christina Aguilera roared back with ‘Dirrty’ a year later.

The first single to be lifted from her  highly-praised and mega-selling sophomore set, ‘Stripped’, 2002’s ‘Dirrty’ served as an introduction to Ms. Aguilera’s explicit and controversial alter-ego Xtina.

Leaving behind the safeness which defined her earlier effort, the one-time girl-next-door, was now leaving her doors open – both lyrically and visually – in a way we’d never seen before. Ditched were the Pop-by-the-numbers tracks, in favor of a filthy urban sound and sexed-up demeanour, ‘Dirrty’ (and the ‘Stripped’ era) marked a turning point in Christina’s career.

Joining forces again with Rockwilder, the very man responsible for her then-latest hit ‘Lady Marmalade’, Aguilera wanted something radically different from than anything she’d done before to usher in her newest project. The result was this bodacious, unapologetic party anthem based on featured rapper Redman‘s hit ‘Let’s Get Dirty’.

And while the 30 year old might be a judge on rival show, The Voice, she definitely served up the X-Factor. Helmed by the great David Lachapelle, the accompanying video depicted an underground party headlined by biker chick Xtina, where dancing suggestively was a requirement and wearing as few clothes as possible a staunch obligation.

From the classic choreography to the now-iconic leather chaps, it’s safe to say that Dirrty sits effortlessly within the upper echelon  of the Top 5 female videos of the 00’s.

And with the mother of one now in the studio working on a comeback (after a series of commercial disappointments), we can’t but get excited that she’s already christened the sound as echoing that of ‘Stripped’. Of course, we don’t particularly endorse her re-treading ‘Dirrty’ water (see: ‘Not Myself Tonight’); however we seriously hope Baby Jane can recapture that imperfectly-perfect combination of strengh, hope and vulnerability that made the album it called home so captivating and relatable.

When you hit rock bottom, the only way is up. As such, let’s hope ‘Moves Like Jagger’ global chart success is but a small indication of what’s to come for Christina Aguilera, one of the most gifted artists of this generation.

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In the words of diva rival Mariah, Jennifer Lopez looks hot tamale in the shot above.

And while you’d be forgiven for thinking the pic depicts the singer in her heyday, a throwback post this is not.

Indeed, it was snapped this weekend on the set of the video for will.i.am‘s latest single ‘Hard’ – which the 42 year old mother features on.

Needless to say, Ms. Lopez is proving that, while some age like milk, she’s ageing like the finest of wines. Work!

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Some love her while others loathe her, but there is no denying the impact Pop debutante Nicki Minaj has made on the charts.

Enjoying the well publicized success of her debut album ‘Pink Friday‘, which has now sold around 2 million copies worldwide, the former drama student now has more cause to celebrate.

As of October 23rd of this year, her single ‘Super Bass‘ has sold over 3 million copies, making it the top-selling digital single by female Hip Hop act.

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Now set to make its way to the world this coming Tuesday, a sneak peek for JoJo‘s ‘Disaster‘ video is now available for your viewing pleasure.

Get into the heartfelt clip below…

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Expected to premiere in coming weeks, details surrounding Lady GaGa‘s visual for  her new single ‘Marry The Night‘ has been scarce to say the least.

Now, the one time waitress has shared more on the clip during an interview in India just hours ago, explaining its theme and why she feels it is autobiographical in nature.

Interview below…

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