Check out Diddy-Dirty Money backup singer member Dawn Richard on the cover of Ikon magazine. The issue will be in stores on November 5th. A 2nd image from the shoot is available below via Your Music My World:

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Here is a new song from R&B singer Tank. ‘Fix Me’ is a track confirmed to included on his upcoming ‘Now or Never’ LP that hits stores on December 14th. Give it a listen below:

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Janet Jackson is featured on the cover of the latest issue of JET magazine. The dynamic entertainer’s new movie, ‘For Colored Girls’, will debut in cinemas on November 5h.

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MTV has announced their picks for 2010 Hottest MCs In The Game. The list comprised the usual suspects including Eminem and Kanye West as well as a few surprises. Check out the full lineup below:

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Christina Milian and her daughter Violet were spotted in Los Angeles yesterday when they attended the Rally For Kids With Cancer. More images are available below via The YBF:

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The last few years has seen talk of a so called celebrity cult, deemed the ‘illuminati’, go into overdrive. Stars from all corners of the entertainment industry have been accused by the movement’s most vocal critics, most of whom circulate their theories on the internet forums, chat rooms, and social networking websites.

It appears the industry is hitting back at the once-laughable, now conceivable claims, with Kanye West this week speaking up on the largely un-addressed topic. The rapper’s use of ‘out-there’ imagery, most recently in his ‘Runaway’ short film, has seen him propelled to the top of the list of those supposedly ‘in and of’ the cult.

Check out what he had to say after the jump. (Plus my heated Two Pence)

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Stars from music and film came out full force last night at the 32nd Annual Carousel of Hope Gala in Beverly Hills. The event, which supports the Barbara Davis Center for Childhood Diabetes, was attended by the likes of Jennifer Lopez and husband Marc Anthony, Brandy, Akon, as well as Halle Berry and new beau – actor Olivier Martinez (Kylie Minogue’s ex).

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X-Factor judge Cheryl Cole employed the use of studio wizardry to aid her much-hyped performance on the hit ITV1 show tonight. This despite vowing to ‘sing live’ earlier this week.

Check out her performance of ‘Promise This’ after the jump…

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The X-Factor 2010 saw its third set of eliminations tonight. Find out who’s heading home this week…

{For those unfamiliar with The X Factor, the show is the UK’s version of American Idol – with a twist in that groups and over 25’s are eligible to enter. Now in it’s seventh season, the show is responsible for birthing the careers of Leona Lewis, Alexandra Burke, and JLS. It’s US version is set to launch in 2011}.

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Pop star Christina Aguilera took to the stage at last night’s ‘Justin Timberlake & Friends’ concert in Las Vegas. Preceding her performance of ‘Beautiful’, the soon-to-be-divorced diva was introduced by Timberake as “with no competition, the best singer of our generation”.

Her performance after the jump…

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R&B star Michelle Williams is currently competing on hit UK show Strictly Come Dancing. Check out how the Destiny’s Child singer and stand-in dance partner Ian Waite fared in this their 4th week with the Tango. (Williams’ partner Brendan Cole missed this week’s show due to a bereavement in his family)…

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