The-Dream performed on ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ last evening. The studio vocalist performed his news single, ‘Make Up Bag’, without the much-needed help of the track’s featured guest, T.I. The-Dream’s ‘Love King’ LP hits stores on June 29th. Peep the performance below:

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R&B star Ciara has confirmed the release date of her new LP ‘Basic Instinct’.

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Soulful songstress Jazmine Sullivan is back. Following on the success of her critically acclaimed ‘Fearless’ LP, the 23 year old is set to release her hotly anticipated sophomore album within the next few months. Meanwhile, the record’s lead single ‘Holding You Down’, has surfaced.

Produced by Missy Elliott, the track manages to fuse an Old Skool sound, with a Hip-Hop-esque grittiness, both of which are complimented  by Sullivan’s butter-smooth vocals.

True to the sound the J Records star established on her debut, ‘Holding You Down’ looks set to resonate not only with her existing fans, yet also those who’ve yet to grant her an open ear.

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Quirky Pop star Katy Perry is currently here in the UK promoting her smash ‘California Gurls’, most recently stopping by The Graham Norton Show to perform the song.

Check out her more vocal-focal performance below…

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Everyone’s favourite model, Rihanna, is featured on the cover of the August 2010 issue of Seventeen magazine. The black hole of talent is currently prepping a new studio album which will feature contributions from David Guetta and many others. Check out images from the magazine spread below:

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Dirty Money’s Dawn Richard poses it up in the latest issue of fashion magazine, Ghubar Paris.

I miss Danity Kane.

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Eminem’s ‘Recovery’ album has made a major splash on the charts. According to Hits Daily Double, the record will debut at #1 on this week’s Billboard 200 with sales of 753,870 copies. This marks Eminem’s 5th consecutive #1 debut on the tally and the biggest 1st week sales of the year. {Source}

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Pop royalty Britney Spears looks the picture of happiness in these new promotional shots for Candies affordable clothing line (which she is the face of).

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The elusive Lauryn Hill did a rare interview with NPR recently. The music icon spoke candidly about a wide range of topics including why she hasn’t released new music in quite some time and why she finally decided to return to the stage. Peep what Hill had to say below:

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That Grape Juice has joined forces with Sony Music to offer you the chance to win ALL of Ciara‘s back-catalogue! (‘Goodies’, ‘Ciara: The Evolution’, and ‘Fantasy Ride’).

A two-parter, today’s the competition gives you, the fans, the chance to win SIGNED copies of the album.

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After being honored with a rousing tribute at the 2010 BET Awards (not including the Trey Songz performance), Prince has announced that he will be releasing a new album this year. The record, entitled ’20Ten’, will hit stores on July 22nd and on July 10th in Europe. Check out the tracklisting of the “Funk/New Wave fusion” LP below:

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Undeniably a TV golden moment, Chris Brown‘s tear jerker tribute to Michael Jackson at Sunday’s BET Awards remains the talk of the town. Our good friends over at Rap-Up caught up with a number of Brown’s industry contemporaries for their take on his show-stopping performance. Check out what they had to say after the jump…

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