With the The-Dream now at the centre of a cheating fiasco, the singer-songwriter has announced via his spokesperson that his 9 month marriage to Christina Milian is over, with the pair having now separated….

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Pop star Kelly Rowland is currently wrapping up the recording of her third solo LP. With but a few slots remaining on the self-titled album’s track-list, the 29 year old has revealed in a recent interview that she has been working with hit-maker Tricky Stewart in the record’s final stages.

Stewart, whose hits-list is impressive to say the least (‘Umbrella’, ‘Single Ladies’, ‘Touch My Body’), joins the likes of Ne-Yo, Dr Luke, Stargate, Brian Kennedy, Ester Dean, Rico Love, David Guetta, and Bangladesh as a contributor to the record. ‘Kelly Rowland’ hits stores on September 21st {Source}

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Ms. Kelly and her team are clearly not playing with this record! Roll on September!

In other Kelly news, ‘Grown Woman’ is blowing all the way up on Urban radio, ahead of its iTunes release on July 13th. I say forget ‘Rose Colored Glasses’ and push the Ne-Yo penned cut to the top!

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Peep Christina Milian smiling it up with Melissa Marie – The-Dream’s personal assistant and now alleged mistress – in a photo taken last year.

Marie (posing in white jacket), according to reports, is lady who was spotted steaming it up with the married producer, real name Terius Nash, on a Caribbean beach.

Interestingly, Marie deleted her Facebook with the swiftness this morning, following the publication of the images. Figures.

This really is turning into some soap-opera ish. SMH…

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Check out this sneak peek of Usher‘s video for ‘There Goes My Baby’, the latest single to be lifted from his Platinum selling ‘Raymond vs Raymond’ LP…

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Here is an interview of Fantasia with Magic 95.9’s Tim Watts from late last week. In the clip the singer spoke about how she almost did not get to audition for American Idol, her upcoming tour and even sang happy birthday for one of her fans. Fantasia’s ‘Back To Me’ album hits stores on August 10th. Peep the video below:

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Super producer Bangladesh sat down with Rap-Up to talk about the records that he recently crafted for Kelly Rowland and R. Kelly. In the interview the ‘Diva’-producer spoke about his experiences working with both artists. Check out the footage below and pay particular attention to what he says about R. Kelly’s influence on the industry (Trey Songz I’m looking at you):

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Speculation surrounding the relationship between The-Dream and Christina Milian is set to intensify after the hit-making producer was snapped ‘getting close’ with a mystery woman while holidaying in the Caribbean last week. The pictures come just one month after he strenuously denied that there was any issues in their marriage.

Interesting to note is that it’s less than a year since the producer (real name Terius Nash) and Milian married (they tied the knot in September 2009). The couple’s daughter Violet was born this February. Nash has three other children with ex-wife, R&B singer Nivea.

UPDATE:

Christina Milian, within the hour, tweeted the following…

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Peep this new promotional shot for Ciara‘s forthcoming LP ‘Basic Instinct‘ (due August 17th via Jive).

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Despite the lead single from Usher‘s newly-announced EP  ‘Versus’ having only just premièred, details of its follow-up have surfaced. It now appears that the Pop-flavoured ‘DJ Got Us Fallin’ In Love’ will be the record’s Mainstream/Crossover single, while new track ‘Hot Tottie’ – which was produced by Polow Da Don – will be geared towards the Urban audience. ‘Hot Tottie’ is reportedly set to hit radio on August 9th. {Source}

Needless to say, Usher and his team are covering all bases with this current era of his. Who would have thought a year or even 6 months ago that Mr Raymond would have the industry in the palm of his hand again? With ‘Raymond vs Raymond’ serving as one the year’s biggest sellers and ‘DJ Got Us Fallin’ In Love’ blowing up on radio already, it really has been a great comeback for the father of two. Here’s hoping her serves up the goods with the new release. ‘Versus’ hits stores August 24th.

Randomness: Did you know Usher is no longer managed by his mother? After dropping her during Tameka-gate, then re-hiring her afterwards, the R&B crooner is now managed by AEG and Randy Philips (the man behind Michael Jackson’s ‘This Is It’). There’s no doubt his signing with Philips (whose financial and business resources are limitless) has been a major factor in his reversal of career fortunes.

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Despite calls to the contrary, Lil’ Kim is apparently still relevant – according to the rapper herself.

In a recent interview with Life Lounge, the 34 year old star states that she is still relevant and has remained so because of her ability to reinvent herself – something she feels artists of today need to do more.

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Though renown for his hard-hitting lyrics, Snoop Dogg left the macho-bravado on the bench in a recent interview with PEOPLE magazine. The at-times tearful rapper opened up about his youngest daughter Cori‘s struggle with Lupus, as well as the positive effect it had on his marriage to wife of 13 years, Shante.

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Cult hit ‘The Boondocks’ is back Adult Swim for its third and final season. Check out episode 11, which aired last night,  after the jump…

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