Queen of Hip Hop Soul Mary J. Blige filled out the panel of this morning’s ‘The View’ and lent her view on a number of topics, including late friend/pop icon Whitney Houston.  Sharing fond memories of her time with the legendary songbird, the ‘Give Me You’ hitmaker also gave Barbara and co. her thoughts on Houston’s “demons” as well as her own battle with addiction.

A gripping watch indeed.  Catch a snippet below:

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Looks like pop icon Madonna is looking to give ‘Give Me All Your Luvin’ fans a redo with Nicki Minaj.  While the ‘Stupid Hoe’ hitmaker is launching her own campaign for the ‘Starships’ led ‘Pink Friday:  Roman Reloaded’ (April 3), it looks like Madge is set to reload the rapstress on yet another track on her 12th LP ‘MDNA’ (due March 26th).

Details below:

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As the masses await the video for their new single ‘It All Belongs To Me’, R&B belles Brandy and Monica whet appetites with  a short teaser of the Chris Robinson directed clip.

Check it out after the jump…

Ever since Simon Cowell actioned the X Factor USA bloodbath, speculation has been rife as to who would be replacing ousted judges Paula Abdul and Nicole Scherzinger. And while many a name had been touted, Pop icon Janet Jackson drew the most headlines, after teasing that she’d been in talks to join the Fox show.

Yet, fans of the 45 year old will be disappointed today; for just as fast as she poured fuel on the flames, she’s now extinguished them. Janet, as per her own mouth, will not be joining the X Factor.

Find out why after the jump…

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It’s exactly a month since Letoya Luckett aired episode 1 of her online show, ‘Love, Life & Music‘.

Today, in support of her long awaited new album, episode 2  of the series was released, and is now available to watch below.

Get into it…

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April 3rd will mark the release of ‘Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded‘, Nicki Minaj‘s latest LP.

So, as to whet the appetites of her loyal ‘Barbz‘, today saw the release of its explosive front cover.

In line with her light, bright and dangerous theme, the cover’s debut follows the release of budding hit ‘Starships‘ and fan favorite ‘Roman Reloaded’.

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Ester Dean is making it overwhelmingly clear with every new song that makes it’s way online that she desperately wants a taste of the spotlight. The woman behind Rihanna‘s biggest hits (‘Whats My Name’, ‘S&M’) finally comes out of her shell with the self-penned track, ‘Let It Grow’.

Listen to Dean’s latest Rihanna knock-off offering after the jump and sound-off below.

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Guess which Pop tart was caught in a warm embrace with Brit icon Jonathan Ross last afternoon.

Hint: It’s not Rita Ora.

Find out who it is below…

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Da Brat is back!

Commiserating her release from a lengthy stint in prison comes ‘4 Walls’, a hip-hop throwback in which the underrated MC thanks her fans for their unwavering support throughout the years.

Listen to Da Brat get sentimental after the jump and sound-off below.

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R&B veteran Usher visited Atlanta’s V-103 radio show and spoke with host Ryan Cameron about the surprise meaning behind his hot new single ‘Climax’.

With an orgasmic title like ‘Climax’ most people assumed the track was indeed about sex.

Watch below as the 33-year old singer unzips his latest single’s hidden sentiment after the jump and sound-off below.

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Alexandra Burke serves up regal in earnest on the latest cover of Flavour magazine.

The self-proclaimed ‘stage beast’ is gearing up for the March 11th release of her new single ‘Elephant’, which is all flavours of hot tamale.

Peep Alexandra’s EXCLUSIVE performance of the cut on That Grape Juice’s The Splash after the jump!

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Feast your eyes on these pics of Rita Ora, partying it up with alleged lover Rob Kardashian.

Snapped leaving London’s Mahiki, last night  marks the latest sighting of the pair in the city. Back in February, Kardashian was spotted at London’s YoYo in support of Ora, who took to the club to perform the #1 single ‘Hot Right Now’.

More from last night’s outing below…

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