Lady GaGa has pulled the plug on the ‘Born This Way Ball Tour’.

Yes, after postponing a number of dates earlier this week, last night saw her cancel the rest of the sold out tour.

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As sophomore albums go, Alexandra Burke‘s effort ‘Heartbreak On Hold’ was criminally underrated. Released last May, the Dance heavy set was hailed by fans, yet shunned by certain media sects for reasons as puzzling now as they were then.

Hoping to appease all on bases on her next outing, the X Factor graduate has revealed that she’s slowing down the tempo and channelling a more Soulful sound for LP number three (which also dubs as her US debut).

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While fans anxiously anticipate the release of rapstress Eve‘s long-awaited ‘Lip Lock’, the ‘Who’s That Girl’ hitmaker took to Bravo  to share dibs about the forthcoming project.  Chatting with the channel’s hit late night talk show ‘Watch What Happens…with Andy Cohen’, as ever, the Ruff Ryder found herself chiming in on a number of off-the-wall topics.

Press PLAY on the videos below to hear her talk about ‘beef with Nicki Minaj’, her fashion sense, and more.

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As music fans know, this week saw the one-year anniversary of the passing of late pop icon Whitney Houston.

To commemorate such, Billboard is collecting some of this generation’s top vocal performers to salute the diva by covering numbers from her catalog of hits.  Kicking off the week-long tribute to Houston are R&B belles Chrisette Michele & Melanie Fiona.

While Michele chose to put her jazzy spin on Whitney’s up-tempo top hit ‘I Wanna Dance With Somebody’, Fiona opted to slow things down with a stirring performance of ‘One Moment In Time’.  See the starlets shine below:

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As reported here, R&B royal Mary J. Blige brought her regal stylings to the latest issue of VIBE magazine.

Raising a few eyebrows in the mag’s feature story with her interesting comments on ‘Diamonds’ diva Rihanna and the current status of R&B, Blige’s feature in the hip hop publication has certainly earned its fair share of headlines.

We’ve already shown you some excerpts from the much talked about sitdown with the diva, now check below to see some of the visuals that came from that same showing.

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Get all the way into ‘Freaks’, the sizzling new cut by French Montana and Rap Empress, Nicki Minaj.

Lifted from the former’s debut album, ‘Excuse My French‘, the Rico Love produced jam comes armed with a sample we’re sure almost everyone will recognize upon listening, and a Ragga inspired verse from the ‘Va Va Voom’ Rapper.

R Rated fun below….

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 Peep this snap pulled from Beyonce‘s forthcoming appearance on ‘Oprah’s Next Chapter‘, set to air on OWN on Saturday February 16th.

Taking to the celebrated outlet to discuss her new HBO documentary, ‘Life Is But A Dream‘, Bey’s interview with the talk show Queen received somewhat of a promotional boost today, following the surfacing of a short preview.

Beyonce, like you’ve never seen her before below…

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Details surrounding its lead single and release date may be cloaked in mystery, but this week has brought fresh news pertaining to Beyonce‘s fifth studio album.

Before the airing of her HBO ‘Life Is But A Dream’ this Saturday, Yahoo have shared details of what they’ve seen from the emotional piece, which sees her open up on the miscarriage she suffered before having her one year old daughter, Blue Ivy. Details, that reportedly unveil lyrics pulled from a song documenting the loss.

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Twenty years.

That would be how long mega-producer Jermaine Dupri has decorated Billboard charts with a slew of hits for the likes of Mariah Carey, Usher, Janet Jackson, and countless others.

Indeed, throughout a storied career of lending a passel of platinum plaques to many-an-Urban Pop favorite, Dupri is now looking to stroll down memory lane with an assembly of stars from his self-fronted record label ‘So So Def’ to celebrate reaching the two decade milestone.

Chatting exclusively with That Grape Juice, JD details the inspiration behind the anniversary special (likening it to ‘Motown 25’) and shares dibs on Mariah’s forthcoming album, thoughts on Bow Wow vs. Kandi, and addresses rumors he’s working on Janet Jackson’s newest record.

As ever, this is a must read:

 Jermaine Dupri Shouts Out That Grape Juice!

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While she may have been popular from the jump, there’s no denying the powerful hand Roc Nation played in turning Rihanna into the Pop force she is today.

Of course, while this force has undoubtedly been driven by the work of her writers and producers and not her own ‘voice’, last year saw Riri  showcase her ‘inner singer’ with ‘Unapologetic‘, crafted by the likes of Elijah Blake, Sia and Mike Will Made It.

This move, albeit long overdue, has now seen the star do what many of her contemporaries would find impossible and reach #1 on iTunes USA with a traditional ballad. A ballad, named ‘Stay‘.

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As the poster child for fourth wave feminism, recent years have seen Beyonce’s brand built on the right balance of inner strength and overt sexuality.

Proving that the term ‘bad b*tch‘ isn’t all that derogatory when used to praise her endless list of achievements, her last LP ‘4’ saw her ditch the fire and pizzazz that was 2006’s ‘B’Day’ and fully embrace a romantic vulnerability we hadn’t heard since ‘Gift From Virgo’.

Now, in a conversation with ‘Vogue’, she has revealed that her new album will be both sensual and empowering.

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