The snap above could not be more fitting for the succeeding story as the last month has seen New York-bred beauty Azealia Banks serve (and be served) a seemingly neverending platter of beef.

From newcomer Angel Haze to Perez Hilton and other highly documented showdowns, the ‘Van Vogue’ vixen has definitely dished a dollop of PR disasters that seem to grow in number weekly.

Now, after the backlash received from last week’s renewed tweet beef with Hilton, a recent interview saw Banks come to her own defense in a tirade aimed at gays rights organizations and sensitive readers.  Read the rapstress’s rant below:

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As reported here, R&B king R. Kelly is set to unveil 32 more chapters of his prized ‘Trapped In the Closet‘ series.  Originally debuting in the early noughties, the hip hop musical has seen its storyline take many-a-twist and turn leaving viewers wanting more at every end.

Late 2012 saw the ‘Bump & Grind’ beau tease fans with a peek at ‘Chapter 23’ of neverending lengthy collection, now Kelly has taken to his official Youtube page to unveil a trailer for ten new installments.

Get into it below:

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Check out Rihanna looking all sorts of stunning for ELLE UK!

Proving once again that she shines best without a mic, the Bajan model makes looking so fierce seem effortless in the Mariano Vivanco shoot.

Snapped in Paris, the pic is the first of several to be released as part of the 24 year old’s feature in the April 2013 issue of the magazine.

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While there is no denying Ms. Fenty’s stunner status, her record sales remain subject of ample debate. Put simply, she simply is not selling what the “power in her name” demands that she should or could be. Indeed, four months after the release of her latest LP ‘Unapologetic’, the ‘Diamonds’ led set has shifted 679,500 copies in the US. “Decent” given the current sales climate, yet shocking when considering that many of her chart rivals sell this in the first week (see: Lady GaGa, Beyonce, Adele).

Clearly, it’ll take more than fierce magazine covers and flaunting a relationship that is ‘Nobody’s Business’ to upgrade her from a singles artist to one who shifts albums. Slowly but surely, ay?

Your thoughts?

Rita Ora got in on this week’s Fashion week action, embracing her inner tom boy at the Burberry Prorsum show, held at Kensington Gardens, London.

Rubbing shoulders with ‘Drinking From The Bottle’ star Tinie Tempah, Freida Pinto and Indie sensation Jake Bugg, the Pop royal hit the event as she continues work on her first US LP, which will feature material penned by ‘Let The B*tches Die’ singer, Dev Hynes.

More from Ms.Ora below…

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Fresh from her stunning NBA All Star Game halftime performance, ‘Karma’ craftswoman Alicia Keys came around to the ‘Wendy’ show to discuss motherhood, marriage, and Miguel – her tourmate on the hotly selling ‘Set the World On Fire’ tour.

Also lending a fiery performance of ‘Brand New Me’ from her critically acclaimed quinary album ‘Girl On Fire’, see Mrs. Beatz do what she does best below:

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‘Big Girls Don’t Cry’ beauty Fergie will definitely have new reason to sing that song if her recent announcement is anything to go by.  Indeed, the Black Eyed Peas frontwoman set Twitter ablaze moments ago with news of expecting her first child with husband Josh Duhamel.

The news comes as little surprise to fans of the 37-year-old hitmaker as she expressed to Oprah months ago that she had a desire to start a family soon.  Congratz to the happy couple! (source)

Your thoughts?

Classic…might be one word to describe Beyonce‘s outing with ‘The Gentlewoman‘- hitting the publication’s to discuss her new music, adjusting to motherhood and her wish to the lack of strong and powerful women in the male dominated music industry.

Peep HQ snaps from her black and white shoot below…

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Beyonce and Jay Z were all smiles as they enjoyed the NBA All-Star Game in her hometown of Houston, Texas- perhaps buzzing from the critical acclaim afforded her HBO ‘Life Is But A Dream‘ documentary.

However, as you would have spotted above, Jay wasn’t the only A-lister to join Bey at the game- with ‘Feeling You/Feeling Me‘  belle Alicia Keys arriving with her son Egypt.

Snapped mid conversation, the stunning pair were later joined by ‘Last Train To Paris’ maestro Diddy and ‘Started From The Bottom‘ mastermind Drake.

Celeb ridden shots below!

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It’s finally here!

Yes, the long-awaited new single from songstress Mariah Carey made its way to the net moments ago and is already winning rave reviews from her legions of lambs.

Set to officially hit Itunes tomorrow, listen below to the Stargate-produced track – the lead single from Disney’s ‘Oz:  The Great & Powerful’ soundtrack…

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They’re the apple’s of LA Reid’s eyes, however- despite their similarities- there came a time when things turned all the way sour between ‘Diamonds’ belle Rihanna and  her Grammy winning R&B sister, Ciara.

Of course, while the pair seemed to have patched things up now, their very public confrontation stands as one of the surprising events to come from today’s Pop class, now available to relive below…

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Pink may be a soulful Pop rocker these days, yet – as anyone au fait with her colorful career will know – playful R&B is the arena she rose to prominence in.

Indeed, it was her 2000 debut ‘Can’t Take Me Home’ that propelled the singer to stardom, creating the way for her mainstream mega-seller ‘M!ssundaztood’ the year after.

Thirteen years and thirty hits later, the singer gave a nod to her Urban humblings with an R&B medley at the Los Angeles stop of her ‘Truth About Love Tour’ last night.

Relive the nostalgia of ‘Most Girls’, ‘You Make Me Sick’, and ‘There You Go’ after the jump…

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As reported here, ‘No Scrubs’ craftswoman Kandi Burruss has taken her million dollar pen to craft the new Marvin Sapp-enlisted gospel single ‘Stay Prayed Up’.

Burruss has made headlines since the January announcement of the tune’s development as some gospel music fans were unwelcoming (to say the least) of the dildo designing diva delivering new material for gospel radio.

Hear the new song below (teased on Sunday’s episode of ‘Real Housewives of Atlanta’) and read her response to critics:

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