As earlier reported, Pop superstar Janet Jackson rocked the 2010 Essence Music Festival in New Orleans last night, treating the audience to a world class spectacle. Video’s from her set have now surfaced, which you can check out below…

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Following on the multi-Platinum success of her solo debut, ‘3 Words’, Cheryl Cole is reportedly set to release its follow-up before the year is out.

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Pop icon Janet Jackson tore the house down at the 2010 Essence Music Festival last night (July 2nd), which took place at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans. Jackson’s headlining set comprised all her biggest hits including ‘Nasty’ and ‘If”, as well as her more recent material.

Tidbit: Great to see Ms. Jackson sticking with the short do’. She looks great!

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This week’s Cover Star is Jordan Tyler. The London-based singer serves up his own rendition of Alexandra Burke’s take on Leonard Cohen’s classic ‘Hallelujah’. Check it out below:

Though this song has been covered within an inch of its life, Jordan’s rendition still proved refreshing. A male take on Alexandra’s  version (which featured many a riff and adlib), this Londoner certainly held his own and then some. Great performance!

For more on Jordan, check out his Youtube page

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Peep Lady GaGa posing up with a large polaroid photo of herself at the MIT Art Museum in Cambridge. The pic is to be featured in the Museum’s Polaroid archive, it was announced at the press conference.

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Kelly Rowland stopped by the ‘5 O’Clock Show’ in the UK yesterday. The singer performed ‘Commander’ – the 1st international single from her upcoming self-titled album which will hit stores on September 21st. Peep the performance below:

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Ciara has decided to release her ‘Basic Instinct’ album a week ahead of schedule. The record, which was originally carded for an August 24th debut, has been moved up to August 17th. Check out what Ciara had to say about the change below:

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Rihanna stole a kiss from her current boyfriend Matt Kemp earlier today. Billboard’s most successful yodeler was wishing Kemp luck as he left to play a game in Arizona.

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Mary J. Blige rocked ‘Good Morning America’ earlier today. The R&B diva performed a collection of her hits including ‘I Am’ from her ‘Stronger with Each Tear’ album which has sold over 750k units in the US to date. Check out the performance below:

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BET’s Vice President Stephen Hill has hit out at claims that Chris Brown‘s emotional performance at last Sunday’s BET Awards featured ‘fake tears’.

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Many of Drake‘s European fans were disappointed this week  when it was announced that the European leg of his ‘Away From Home Tour’, was postponed.

Addressing the matter in a statement today, though, the Young Money star revealed that he pushed for a delay in the tour due to the fact his mother is set to undergoing urgent surgery.

His statement and details on the scheduled dates the  after the jump…

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As previously reported, Pop royalty Janet Jackson posed it up for Essence magazine recently. Prior to the issue hitting news-stands next week, you can now preview of the 44 year old’s shoot – which features CSI Miami star Adam Rodriguez.

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