Alicia Keys treated fans to a show stopping performance today at Walmart‘s annual shareholder’s meeting. Armed with her trademark piano and breathtaking vocals, the new mother performed many of her well loved hits including ‘Empire State of Mind’.

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It’s been a so-so few years for Mary J. Blige. While her albums have sold solidly, each release seems to spurn fewer and fewer hits. Hoping to turn the tide with her forthcoming ‘My Life II’ LP, the Queen of Hip-Hop/Soul has gone back to basics. Case, point, example, ‘Miss Me With That’.

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Mario is the latest to serve up his own rendition of Kelly Rowland‘s Urban chart topper ‘Motivation’. The R&B crooner, who is currently hard at work on his 5th studio album, trades verses with the Destiny’s Child diva on what may very well be the best remix of the track to date.

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The video for Nicola Roberts‘ debut solo single ‘Beat of My Drum’ premiered moments ago – two days ahead of its scheduled unveiling.

Produced by Diplo (Beyonce’s ‘Run The World’), the cut serves as the first release to be lifted from her ‘Cinderella’s Eyes’ LP (due this Summer).

Can Girls Aloud’s ‘quiet one’ make a loud enough noise on her own? Find out after the jump…

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Can you guess whose girlfriend tweeted a picture of his new tattoo? Find out after the jump…

Hint: He recently has a career resurgence.

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Pop belter Jessie J lived up to that billing last night, as she took over the Britain’s Got Talent stage. There she rattled the roof with a rousing performance of ‘Mama Knows Best’, which is lifted from her Platinum selling ‘Who Your Are’ LP.

Check out the 23 year old do what she does best after the jump…

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Check out this new promotional shot for for Beyonce‘s eagerly anticipated ‘4’ LP. Preceded by singles ‘Run The World (Girls)’ and ‘Best Thing I Never Had’, the album is set for lift-off just three weeks from now (June 28th).

Randomness: Surely I can’t be the only one who’s a little alarmed by how soon the project’s release has come around. Yes, the tide is better now (see: Billboard performance, Idol, and great reception of ‘Best Thing I Never Had’). However it’s impossible to ignore the shaky start and ultimate poor charting of ‘Run The World (Girls)’.

Given B’s status, there is a certain sales expectation the masses will no doubt hold her to. Whether a June release, given the drama, will allow for that will be interesting to see.

Your thoughts?

Pop rebel Pink and husband of four years Carey Hart welcomed their first child in the early hours of this morning.

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Feeling the heat from the backlash over her ‘Man Down’ video, Rihanna phoned in to BET’s 106 & Park moments ago to further defend herself. According to the model, the visual for the Anthony Mandler directed clip is empowering for women the world over.

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Undeterred by her omission from this year’s BET Award nominations, it’s business as usual for rapper Trina. The self-proclaimed Diamond Princess recently shot the video for ‘Hit It Right’ – the latest single to be lifted from her ‘Diamonds Are Forever’ mixtape.

Check out the 32 year old in action below…

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Pop diva Kelly Rowland continued to shine as she arrived for day 2 of auditions for the X Factor UK in Birmingham, England today.

As earlier reported, the ‘Motivation’ singer was paid $1 million to become a judge on the hit show.

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As JoJo puts the finishing touches to her ‘Jumping Trains’ LP, a new promotional shot for the project has surfaced.

Delayed for the better part of four years (as the 20 year old battled label and legal drama), ‘Trains’is slated for release later this year.

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Randomness: After so long out of the limelight, it’ll be interesting to see how the masses warm to the song bird’s latest batch of material. For, as talented as she is (and as great as her last release -2006’s ‘The High Road’ – was, the industry is renown for being ruthless to acts who have been out of the mix for an elongated period of time. What’s more, the project’s lead single ‘The Other Chick’ ultimately isn’t as instant as it need be.

Still, given how gifted as she is, the industry would be better off making room for her. She’s far too talented to go unnoticed.

Your thoughts?