With Simon Cowell’s much hyped game-show ‘Red or Black’ making its debut tonight, what better stage for his protegee Leona Lewis to give the premiere performance of new single ‘Collide’.

Check out how the songbird fared after the jump…

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The X-Factor is back and bigger than ever. Unsurprisingly, with this being the audition phase, the talented and talent-challenged came out in equal measure for a crack at progressing to the next stage. Judging the hopefuls are new additions Kelly Rowland, Tulisa Costastavlos, Gary Barlow and original panelist Louis Walsh.

{For those unfamiliar with The X Factor, the show is the UK’s version of American Idol – with a twist in that groups and over 25’s are eligible to enter. Now in it’s eighth season, the show is responsible for birthing the careers of Leona Lewis, Alexandra Burke, Cher Lloyd and JLS. Its US incarnation is set to launch next month}.
Best and worst of this week’s auditions below…

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Check out ‘Rich Whores‘ entertainer Kreayshawn shot in a close encounter with a fan of the feathery persuasion recently.

Whilst enjoying the company of a good friend and a cone of Vanilla Ice cream, a bird swooped down and landed on the Rapper’s head much to her amusement.

Watch below…

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After selflessly taking a hiatus from music to become Diddy‘s part time fashion accessory, Pop character Cassie has generated fresh attention for herself with the surfacing of her new song ‘Radio‘.

Lifted from the ‘Bad Boy PRESENTS The Preview‘ mixtape , the effort features the Rapper Fabolous and precedes the entertainer’s upcoming LP due out in coming months.

Listen to ‘Radio’ below…

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With sales that now exceed the 9 million sold figure, Adele‘s ‘21‘  is now one of the highest and fastest  selling LPs in chart history.

Spawning the smash hit singles ‘Rolling In The Deep’ and ‘Someone Like You’ , as of this Global Chart week it has now achieved the commendable feat of spending 21 weeks at the top spot.

More information below…

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It’s been a while since the general public has heard material from ‘Ride It’ entertainer Jay Sean , so fans of the Punjab performer will be pleased to learn that next week sees the release of his brand spanking new mixtape titled ‘The Mistress‘.

With collaborations from the likes of Lupe Fiasco, Tyga and his boss Bird Man, today saw the surfacing of the mixtape’s title track of the same name.

Listen below…

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That Grape Juice’s resident host Patrick gives the business (nee Rundown) on this week’s hottest stories:

* Beyonce’s Announces Pregnancy Video

* Christina Milian Talks New Album

* Kim Kardashian Video Teaser

* Rihanna Talks ‘Battleship’

…and more!

Your thoughts?

It seems Leona Lewis is conjuring up a striking image to compliment her striking voice.

The British belle is gearing up to release her third studio album ‘Glassheart’ and appears on the cover of ‘The Guardian’, as the promotional wheels for the project begin a-turning.

Check out what she had to say about tracks from the LP below…

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Despite appearing on the cover of ‘Glamour’, Britney Spears achieves quite the opposite on the photoshop fail of a front page spread.

A shame, as the shot does little to compliment how good she looks in person. However, it appears her team, much like her performances, are becoming lazier and lazier. Still, when there’s $$$’s to be made, who cares if she looks like ‘that’.

Luckily for Ms. Spears, she’s redeemed by the rest of the shoot, which you can check out below…

Your thoughts?

Rap fans are all too familiar with Queen Bee Lil Kim‘s 1997 smash hit ‘Not Tonight (Ladies Night remix)’ featuring a host of famed femcees on bars and (video) cameos – Missy Elliott, Queen Latifah, Mary J. Blige,  Angie Martinez, Lisa ‘Left Eye’ Lopes, and more.  For those who aren’t, ‘The Voice (of the young people)’ Lil’ Mama thinks its time you get familiar.

Speaking with our friends over at Hip Hop Wired, the ‘Scrawberry’ rapstress took time away from the America’s Best Dance Crew judging table to speak on her latest happenings, a desire to do a new all-star remake of ‘Ladies Night’, and her mentors – Hollywood power couple Will & Jada Pinkett-Smith.

Find out what she had to say after the jump:

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While fans may be readying themselves to see R&B heartthrob Chris Brown deliver live showings of cuts from his ‘F.A.M.E.’ album in the coming days, producer/friend Kevin McCall has spilled news on its now completed successor – ‘Fortune’.  Originally slated for a late 2011 release, McCall (who is prepping his own release) informed our friends at RAP Up TV that the ‘F.A.M.E.’ followup has gotten rescheduled.

Find out when you expect it on shelves after the jump:

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Miami dance machine Jason Derulo treats fans to another offering from his ‘Future History’ album (due September 27).  Said to be an official ‘promotional single’, the Rick Ross-assisted ‘Make It Up As We Go’ seems aptly titled as it appears the singer did just that over many parts of the track.

Expectedly never venturing too far into the unknown, ‘Make It Up’ drives Derulo’s signature pop sound over a very familiar uptempo avenue. You decide; Is he headed for a ‘hit’ or is Derulo destined to miss?  Yield your verdict after the jump:

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