As the music world awaits the première of Rihanna‘s hyped-to-the-heavens new single ‘Only Girl (In The World)’, the model herself has announced the title of her fifth studio album.

Speaking to reliable fansite Rihanna Daily, the 22 year revealed the LP’s name to be…

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As earlier reported, rapper Ludacris hosted the 5th Annual LudaDay Weekend in Atlanta over the the weekend. The three-day long celebration culminated in a celebrity basketball match at the Forbes Arena last night. The event  attended by – among others – Chris Brown and Kelly Rowland (above), Nelly, Ne-Yo, Bow Wow, Polow Da Don, and Teairra Mari.

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R&B veteran R. Kelly is looking to leave no format unturned this year, and is set to release an impressive three albums before the year draws to a close (‘Zodiac’, ‘Love Letter’ and ‘Epic’).

A new Polow Da Don produced track titled ‘Fireworks’ is set to serve as the lead release from ‘Epic’ (due September 21st). Take a listen to the Pop-flavoured Inspirational number below. It’s a hit…

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Just when you thought Lady GaGa couldn’t get any wackier, she does. The Pop phenom features on the cover of Vogue Hommes Japan’s September issue – covered in slabs of raw meat. The outlandish shoot was shot by Terry Richardson. Oh GaGa…

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The official tracklist of JoJo’s ‘Can’t Take That Away From Me’ mixtape has been made available. The EP will be available on September 7th and includes contributions from Oak, The Messengers and Neff-U. Check out the lineup below:

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The full version of ‘Invincible’, Kelly Rowland‘s collaboration with UK sensation Tinie Tempah, has surfaced. Take a listen to the song in its entirety below (via our friends over at Punch Bowl)…

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Guess who was spotted playing basketball at Ludacris‘ 5th annual LudaDay charity event in Atlanta yesterday. Hint: he is a big fan of Kirby! Spot the answer below via Sir Mag:

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R&B singer Amerie rocked an ‘interesting’ new look at the Grey Goose 7th Annual Black Affair in Dallas, Texas over the weekend. The 30 year old stunner is now sporting a platinum blonde mane…

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A new song from J.Cole was released by the rapper last evening. The track, ‘Villematic’, was recorded over the beat of Kanye West’s ‘Devil In A New Dress’ and will be included on a mixtape soon to be released by J.Cole before his debut album hits stores. Give the track a listen below:

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There finally appears to be a worthwhile reason to watch this year’s MTV’s Video Music Awards – R&B star Ciara has joined the list of performers.

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Sam

1) Move On Me – Fantasia

2) So What – Pink

3) Backstroke – Teedra Moses

4) This Bed – Alicia Keys

5) Turn My Swag On – Soulja Boy/Keri Hilson

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As previously reported, Kelly Rowland hit the studio with Jermaine Dupri this weekend. In typical Dupri fashion, the session was filmed to feature in his ‘Living The Life’ web-series.

Check the latest episode below, which features a snippet of the track he was working on with Kelly. Interestingly, Nelly joined them in the studio…(fast forward to 3.03)

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