Monica continued along the promotional trail for her new LP ‘Still Standing’ yesterday, with another spot in BET’s 106 & Park. This go round, the 29 year old performed her latest smash ‘Everything To Me’, which looks like a cert for the #1 spot on the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop chart this week. Peep the performance above…

Not the best performance I’ve heard of the song, but a good nonetheless! Go Monica!

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Our good friends over at AOL Black Voices attended the premiere of Tyler Perry’s ‘Why Did I Get Married Too’ yesterday. While, there the ever-reliable outlet nabbed an exclusive from Perry regarding his latest movie – ‘For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf (Editor: Yes, that really is the title).

Perhaps most interesting about the announcement, was Perry’s confirmation of the film’s cast – which is stellar to say the very least. Appearing in the movie will be…Janet Jackson, Mariah Carey, Whoopi Goldberg, Phylicia Rashad, Jurnee Smollett, Kimberly Elise, Kerry Washington, Loretta Devine and Macy Gray. Find out all about the movie, via AOL, after the jump…

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Pop star Christina Aguilera is prepping a return to the charts with new single ‘Not Myself Tonight’, the official first single to be lifted from her forthcoming LP ‘Bionic’. The cover for the single was accompanied by a message from the Aguilera’s team on her official site, promising fans that every day this week will bring a new surprise from the Grammy winner. A counter clock promptly went up. Exciting stuff.

About the cover…I’m not feeling it. As should always be the case though, it’s the music that counts, hence I’ll reserve any kinda judgement until hearing / seeing what Ms. Dirrty has up her sleeve. In the meanwhile…

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Things appear to be going from bad to worse for the Sugababes. Following the dismal debut of their ‘Sweet 7’ LP, midweek figures today revealed that the album is set to crash out of #40 in its second week on the Official UK Album Chart. That doesn’t appear to be the worse of their woes though, as there is now increasing talk that the ladies were quietly dropped by production label Roc Nation last month.

Some may remember that the group signed the lucrative deal in early 2009 with the company shortly before the recording process of ‘Sweet 7’ commenced. Indeed, it was that very production deal which enabled the group, then-fronted by Keisha Buchanan, to work with US-based hitmakers such as Ne-Yo and RedOne for the proeject.

It now seems the drama and awful performance of the project on a whole left a sour taste in the mouth of Roc Nation, who are now reportedly referring to the group as ‘former clients’. The group are also no longer featured on the company’s site. Miaw!

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UK media darling and X-Factor judge Cheryl Cole stopped by BBC Radio 1’s Live Lounge to perform new single ‘Parachute’. Check out how the former Girl’s Aloud singer fared above…

After watching that, I doubt I’ll ever moan about Cheryl’s now-notorious lip-synching again. Atrocious. Truth be told, I should known better when I initially saw the words ‘Cheryl Cole’ and ‘Live’. That said, I always thought that was an oxymoron. In any case, it makes you wonder how this beautiful young lady is judging other people’s talent on the X-Factor. Then again, I guess the answer lies in just that….her ‘beauty’…SMH.

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Monica‘s hotly anticipated 6th studio album ‘Still Standing’ finally hit stores today. The set, which was preceded by the BET reality show of the same name, as well as first single ‘Everything To Me’, looks set to re-affirm the young veteran’s place as one R&B’s premier acts – and rightfully so. The album is, to put it simply, audio fire! Hands down one of the best body’s of work we’ve had the privilege of listening to in a long time.

We’re keen to hear whether you guys are feeling Monica this go round? Will you be buying the LP? Got it already; what do you think of it? Drop your views in the comments section! In the meanwhile, I’ll leave you with, what has to be my favourite Monica cut ever, the Polow Da Don produced ‘Here I Am’ – which is lifted from the album…

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Superstar Janet Jackson graced the red carpet at the première of her new movie,  ‘Why Did I Get Married Too’ last night. The youngest of the Jackson clan was joined by the oldest, big sister Rebbie, who is renown for being the most private member of the family, when it comes to media attention. As hard as it may be to believe, Rebbie is approaching 60 years old! Both looked stunning! Check out more pics below…

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Everyone’s favourite Pussycat Doll Nicole Scherzinger (;-p) made her Dancing With The Stars debut a few moments ago. The 31 year old stunner danced the Viennese Waltz with partner Derek Hough, earning praise from the judges as on-off boyfriend, racing driver Lewis Hamilton watched from the audience.

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R&B star Monica hit the promotional trail yesterday for her eagerly awaited new album ‘Still Standing’ (which is out now!) by co-hosting BET’s flagship show, 106 & Park with Terrence J (above).

You can check out her ‘Hits Medley’ below, as well HQ pics from the show courtesy of our good friend, and celebrity photographer Freddy O (you can also check out the full gallery of snaps over at his site)…

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‘MTV Spring Break 2010’ is here. Crowds of drunk college students were entertained by the likes of Ludacris, Nicki Minaj, Trey Songz and Drake at the event held in Acapulco, Mexico. Check out the performances below:

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Peep this short preview of the video for Usher‘s latest US single ‘Lil’ Freak’, featuring Nicki Minaj. We’re going to hold judgement on the TAJ directed clip until seeing it in its entirety when it premières later this week. Check out the vid after the jump…

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Pop royalty Janet Jackson stopped by The Today Show a few moments ago to promote her new movie ‘Why Did I Get Married Too’, along with the film’s driving force Tyler Perry. Check out their interview above…

Pretty standard-fare interview; that said, I can’t wait to see the film! Few folks know, but Janet actually filmed ALL of her parts after the passing of her brother Michael, so we can expect an authentic emotionally-charged performance from the 43 year old.

Tidbit: Janet seems to be ageing backwards. She looks amazing!

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