In what is becoming somewhat of a trend for him, Chris Brown has announced that he plans to release another album this year. This despite ‘F.A.M.E’, his hotly anticipated ‘comeback’ effort, still being a week away fro release.

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It’s been a minute since we’ve heard anything from Solange; however, the youngest of the Knowles clan has been busying herself with many a project. Indeed, as well as recording her third studio album, the 24 year old joined forces with Twin Shadow and Chris Taylor (of the Grizzly Bears) to record charitable track ‘Kenya’.

The release is designed to generate awareness of the world’s water crisis, benefitting charitable efforts of Coca-Cola Africa Foundation’s RAIN (Replenishing Africa Initiative). Proceeds from the track will be used to establish clean water standards for a number of African countries such as Uganda, Cameroon, and Rwanda.

Speaking of the record, Solange said: “To me it inspires hope when it’s more upbeat and spirited, and I think that that is what the conversation should be about.”

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Here are more images of Rihanna’s upcoming spread in April’s Vogue magazine. This photoshoot provides ample proof that she is amazing when her voice is on mute. More images are available below via Rihannas-Rehab:

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A new song from Jennifer Hudson surfaced today. ‘Angel’ was written by Alicia Keys and produced by Swizz Beatz for Hudson’s upcoming ‘I Remember Me’ album which hits stores on March 22nd.

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Guess who performed at KOKO in London yesterday! Hint: he won the award for ‘Best Male Pop Vocal Performance’ at the Grammy Awards this year! Look below for the answer:

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Nicole Scherzinger made a guest appearance on Orange Monkey recently. The multi-octave singer performed acoustic versions of her UK hit single ‘Poison’ as well as ‘I Hate This Part’ from her former group, the Pussycat Dolls.

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Ciara and Ne-Yo attended the Indiana Pacers vs New York Knicks game last evening. The match took place in Madison Square Garden in New York. Peep more images below:

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Rihanna hit the Los Angeles party circuit last evening. The stage walker will be taking her wig collection on the road for the US leg of her ‘Loud’ tour in June.

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If her current sales are anything to go by, Nicole Scherzinger will have much cause for celebration this week. For, the Pop vixen’s latest single ‘Don’t Hold Your Breath’ is on-course to be a bonafide smash on the Official UK Singles Chart.

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R&B star Brandy was the focal point of the latest episode of MTV’s ‘When I Was 17’ series. Check out the singer recounting prom, homeschool, winning her first Grammy, meeting Michael Jackson, and more, after the jump…

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Guess who attended the Luxxx Ball at Salon Millesime in New York last evening. Hint: she refers to Nicki Minaj as “the other girl”. Look below for the answer:

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Lady Saw’s ‘I’ve Got Your Man’ is this week’s pick for From The Vault. The song was released as a single from her ‘Strip Tease’ album in 2004 and received strong airplay in the US as well as Europe. ‘Strip Tease’ was Lady Saw’s 5th studio album, arriving in stores almost exactly 10 years after her 1994 debut LP, ‘Love Girl’.

Songs like this exemplify the reason why Lady Saw remained a dominant force in Dancehall music for over a decade. Although she has not dropped a new record in almost 4 years, her catalog of music guarantees that she will remain the Queen of Dancehall for a very long time.

Admit it, this song is a guilty pleasure! Feel fre to sing it in traffic with your windows up and your tint extra dark.

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