This Sunday, British publication ‘The Guardian’ will publish a tell-all interview taken with Def Jam‘s very own Frank Ocean, two weeks after sharing details of his sexual past with fans via Tumblr.

Set to explore a number of topics yet to be addressed by the ‘Bad Religion‘ beau, an excerpt from the article has found its way online- giving some indication as to what readers can expect upon its full release.

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She may have lent her skills to NBC’s ‘The Voice‘ last season, but yesterday Christina Milian’s ‘Body‘ generate the most attention in Miami.

Snapped enjoying the weather with family and friends, the Young Money star was all smiles sporting a snake skin get up- more of which can be seen below…

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Soul-filled belter JoJo is pairing her new sound with a new album title.

Having whipped the Urban audience into a frenzy with her new single ‘Demonstrate’, the 21 year old has revealed that while the song will feature on her third studio effort, the LP will no longer be called ‘Jumping Trains’.

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Following Beyonce‘s drastic reinvention this week,  ‘New Day‘ belle Alicia Keys boasted some changes of her own online some hours back.

Unveiling a brand spanking new short do, Egypt’s mother struck a number of poses flaunting the look which arrives before the launch of her new LP.

A new LP, which reportedly boasts collaborations with Babyface and Rico Love.

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After almost a year of speculation, the original line-up of the Sugababes have announced their return to the charts!

All the details, including the new band-name, after the jump…

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Pop force Cheryl Cole follows up the mammoth success of recent single ‘Call My Name’ with the ‘Under The Sun’ – the confirmed next release from her third studio album ‘A Million Lights’.

The Girls Aloud stalwart has re-teamed with Anthony Mandler for the Alex Da Kid cut’s video, which serves up a taste of throwback if these newly released stills are anything to go by.

With the visual arriving on July 26th, you can get a flavour of what to expect in the shots below…

Photo credit: Cary Hammond

‘Under The Sun’ hits iTunes on September 2nd. Perhaps it’ll give the album, which currently sits at #34, a much-needed push.

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No Lady Gaga. No Beyonce.  No (new) Adele. No major rap act.  And it shows…

Despite top acts like Madonna, Justin Bieber, Nicki Minaj, Frank Ocean, and more managing to score impressive debuts this year, it seems their combined efforts have paled in comparison to a number of old releases.

So much so, reports are now indicating that 2012 has seen – for the first time in U.S. history – albums released before January 1st of this year have outsold new releases in this year…

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Hip Hop titans Rick Ross, Dr Dre and Jay-Z team up for the aptly titled ‘3 Kings’ – a cut the Maybach Music leader’s latest LP ‘God Forgives, I Don’t’.

What are you waiting for? Take a listen after the jump…

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Pint sized femcee Lil Kim hails the ‘Return of the Queen’ in the latest edition of her web series.

The 38 year old’s career in recent years has been anything but royal, yet we’re all for her claiming the title (which, at present, resides with a certain Nicki Minaj – almost by default given the lack of competition). Perhaps then, it’ll spur the ‘Whoa’ rapper on to deliver something worthy of such status. We can only hope.

For now, peep week 2 / part 2 of the mini-series below…

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Though her role on VH1’s ‘Love & Hip Hop : ATL’ may see her play Stevie J’s long suffering concubine, it would seem Joseline Hernandez‘ first love has always been music.

So, in an attempt to capitalize on her rising notoriety, she releases ‘Bailar‘- a well produced Reggaeton that may surprise any in doubt of her skills.

Listen above, and let us know what you think of it below…

Guess which Pop sensation was snapped wowing fans in Toronto last night.

Hint:  Her debut album was certified 4x Platinum in the US and 5x Platinum in Canada.

Find out who the ‘Real’ diva is below…

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Rihanna was a picture of health hours ago, striking a pose with friends in Capri yesterday.

Indeed, while her seventh album is being crafted for her, the nocalist was caught partying it up on a yacht in seemingly high spirits.

All this, months before she is set to launch a 2013 world tour following from the so so received ‘Loud Tour’.

Ever the hard worker eh?

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