R&B star Brandy was spotted jogging at Runyon, Canyon earlier this week, as cameras filmed her for her new VH1 reality show ‘Family Business’ (which premieres April 11th). Ms. Norwood really has a great shape these days…

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As Christina Aguilera’s promotional campaign pushes ahead, a snippet of the vocal powerhouse’s new song has surfaced. The track, ‘Not Myself Tonight’, was written and produced by Polow Da Don and Ester Dean, and will be released in its entirety on March 30th. Aguilera’s new album, ‘Bionic’, drops on June 8th. Listen to the track below:

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It appears R. Kelly‘s criminally underrated ‘Untitled’ LP isn’t dead afterall…well not yet anyway. The R&B crooner has just released two videos – one for ‘Echo’ (above) and the other for ‘Be My #2’ (above).

While the songs are some of Kelly’s best work in years, the clips have to be, hands down, the worst of his entire career. Besides being recession-specials, which looked like they were filmed AND edited on his cell phone, the whole shabang is made worse by the fact that there was simply no need for them. I mean really, does it look like any of these videos could do anything to save the album? SMH…

Peep the other travesty after the jump….

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In Amerie‘s latest performance in her mother’s native of Korea, she teamed up with girl group 4Minute to give a special rendition of her song ‘Heard Em All’ on the Music Bank show today. Though many outside of Asia may not have heard of 4Minute, they are hugely successful in their continent, hence making the performance of particular interest for many. See how they fared above…

Awesome performance! Amerie’s swagger, vocals, and look were overly on-point, while 4Minute nailed it. Good stuff.

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As the Sugababes today confirm our report that they have ceased working with Roc Nation (aka were dropped), fresh reports have emerged today suggesting that ousted member Keisha Buchanan is on the brink of signing with the Jay-Z-owned firm for her solo project.

Buchanan and the rapper are said to have hit it off at the BRITS after-party last month, with Roc Nation set to formally meet with the 25 year old during her current trip to Los Angeles for the recording of her solo LP.

Should such a deal be finalised, it would ironically be exactly the same deal Buchanan entered into as part of the group – which would see her record label remain Universal Island, while Roc Nation would, essentially, A&R/produce the project.

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Karma really is serving it up! Granted we don’t actually know what went on behind the scenes, for many it simply boils down to principle – you can not dispose of the last original component of a group and expect credibility or support to remain. It just doesn’t work like that. How any label or management team failed to foresee this back in September is anyone’s guess. I mean, prior to Keisha’s album even coming out, the group are being forced to eat some serious humble-pie, with ‘Sweet 7’ belly-flopping and public support and interest at an all-time low.

About the Roc Nation deal; it’s definitely understandable as to why they are actively seeking out Keisha. It is no secret that for many years she was the creative force behind the Sugababes, particularly with the last line-up. Hence, common-knowledge was the fact that she’d often be the first and last at the studio, co-wrote many of their hits, and enjoyed great relationships with several producers – a number of which, reportedly, refused to begin work with the other ladies until Keisha arrived at the studio.

One can only hope that Keisha really serves up the hotness with her solo project and is successful; which if she manages to pull off, will be one of the biggest stories in recent UK music history.

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R&B tycoon Usher made an appearance on BET’s ‘106 & Park’ recently. In a candid interview after debuting his video for ‘Lil Freak (Ft. Nicki Minaj)’, the singer discussed his upcoming album, ‘Raymond vs Raymond’ (which hits stores on March 30th), divorce and the experiences he had working with Minaj. Check out the interview below:

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In a recent interview with MTV News UK, former Hip-Hop heavyweight 50 Cent revealed some interesting fantasies about some of music’s ‘it’ girls. The rapper shared his thoughts on Lady GaGa’s ‘Telephone’ video as well as who he would kiss, marry and avoid among Beyonce, Lady GaGa and Rihanna. So what was his response? Peep the answer below:

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Lady GaGa was recently featured on the cover of latest issue of the Hungarian Cosmopolitan magazine. The Pop star’s new song, ‘Telephone (Ft. Beyonce)’, has helped both her and ‘Honey B’ to tie Mariah Carey’s long standing record for the most #1 songs on the Pop charts with 6 each. The track has thus far peaked at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 and is expected to take the top spot in the coming weeks.

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Peep this behind the scenes look at the video for Janet Jackson‘s new single ‘Nothing’.  The clip, which was shot on Wednesday (24th March), is set to premiere in its entirety next week ahead of the opening of ‘Why Did I Get Married’ on April 4th.

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The video for the remix of Ludacris‘ hit ‘My Chick Bad’ premiered a few moments ago. Featuring an all-female supporting line-up, consisting of Trina, Eve, Nicki Minaj, and Diamond, the TAJ-directed clip is actually pretty good – with each of the ladies looking on-poiny. Check it out above…

‘My Chick Bad’ is lifted from Luda’s new LP ‘Battle of the Sexes’, which is out now!

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The iconic Janet Jackson has been at the centre of media attention during the last few weeks while promoting her new film ‘Why Did I Get Married Too?’. Of even greater interest to her legions of fans is her new song, ‘Nothing’, which was released to support the movie. However, despite enjoying the limelight from both projects, Jackson has revealed to Rolling Stone that she has not taken things a step further by recording a new studio album or even signing to a new label. Read what the diva had to say below:

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Check out the official album cover for Trina‘s forthcoming LP ‘Amazin’. Ms. Taylor looks great!

‘Amazin’, which features collaborations with Nicki Minaj, Diddy, Keri Hilson, Monica and Lady GaGa, hits stores May 4th.

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