The death of late great Whitney Houston in February rocked the music industry to its core. And, as the world at large begins to process and deal with the mammoth loss, the mood is being altered to one of celebration – courtesy of VH1 Divas.

Details after the jump…

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She’s usually known for her meek and mild manner, but this week saw Leona Lewis ‘hit out’ like she’s never done before.

Find out why she’s slamming ‘College Dropout’ Kanye West below…

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No Doubt are back!

Yes we know, they don’t necessarily tick the Urban quota. However, we can’t but be amped for the quartet’s return.

Gwen Stefani and co are set to release their long-awaited comeback album on September 25th. And while not sporting a title as of yet, the project’s campaign is fully underway.

Case, point, their new ‘In the Studio’ web series – the first episode of which premiered moments ago.

Check out the ‘Hey Baby’ stars as they cook-up a collaboration with Major Lazer and Jamaican artist Busy Signal below…

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They’re used to topping the Billboard charts, hence it’s only natural, then, that Usher and protegee Justin Bieber cover the latest edition of Billboard Magazine.

The pair are each gearing up for the release of their new albums; with Usher’s ‘Looking 4 Myself’ hitting stores on June 12th, while Bieber’s ‘Believe’ follows a week later on June 19th.

What do you think of the cover?

There really seems to be no stopping tour de force Luke James.

The budding Def Jam star, who we can EXCLUSIVELY reveal has signed on as the face of Diddy’s Sean John, already counts the likes of Beyonce and Kelly Rowland as fans. And having brought the First Lady, Mrs Obama, to her feet at the 2012 BET Honors, the powerhouse served up another emotionally-charged performance of current single ‘I Want You’ on VH1’s Morning Buzz recently.

Watch James wake up the masses to his talent after the jump…

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Congratulations are certainly in order for Rihanna.

Yes, while her talent may still be missing in action and a #1 US album still dodging her like the plague, the star has scored quite the feat today.

For today, the UK’s Official Charts Company released the Top 150 Biggest Selling Singles Of The 21st Century.

A list, which sees Rihanna named 9 times- beating the likes of Beyonce, Adele and Lady GaGa.

Full list below…

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Who is Cleo Sol?

 It’s a question no doubt on the minds of many reading this. Yet, it’s a question the Londoner provides an emphatic answer to with debut single ‘Never The Right Time’.

British bred, the 22 year old has been a fixture on the London live circuit, drumming up a buzz which carried her into Island Records late last year. There she would ink her first major label deal.

Since then, Sol has been cooking up her hotly anticipated LP, the first taste of which you can hear below…

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You might not know this, but Nicki Minaj and Azealia Banks have more in common than their ‘dissaproval’ of Rap veteran Lil Kim.

Yes, while you may know they both attended Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School, many are unaware they shared a drama teacher in a Mr. Harry Shifman.

A Mr.Shifman, who claims to have mentored both ladies during their time at the school.

Now, years after they graduated,he was weighed in on the ladies.

His comments below…

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While Rihanna looked just like she sounds at last night’s 2012 MET Gala, ROC rival Rita Ora readied the launch of her new single ‘RIP‘, looking better than ever.

Joined by ‘Pass Out’ maestro Tinie Tempah and a select group of fans and press, Ora’s event comes before the cut is set to hit the UK #1, after reaching that very spot on iTunes.

This, set to land her a second #1 following the dubstep hit ‘Hot Right Now‘.

More from the day below…

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With season 2 of The Voice set for its curtain call tonight, the final three are pulling out all the stops to ensure victory – none moreso than Jermaine Paul.

The former backing singer for Alicia Keys rocked the house with a roof-shattering performance of R. Kelly‘s ‘I Believe I Can Fly’.

Check it out below…

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It’s hard to believe, but six years have passed since Justin Timberlake released the LP ‘Future Love Sex Sounds‘.

Caught between  Saturday Night Live, Biel related tabloid inches and a series of here today forgotten tomorrow movies, Justin’s career-albeit relevant- just isn’t what it could be had he continued pushing new music.

So, after watching one time rivals Britney & Beyonce rise to ‘budding icon’ status and having his business model ‘borrowed’ by Usher to create Justin Bieber, we ask:

Can Justin Make A Comeback?

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While ‘insert name of fair skinned fair eyed Roc hopeful‘ gathers dust on Jay Z‘s shelf, the campaign for Rita Ora‘s debut LP continues on-stopping by at VEVO this week.

Joining them for a set of her latest music, peep the one time sales clerk performing her US smash ‘How We Do‘ below…

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