With Kelly Rowland wrapping up the recording  of her hotly anticipated 3rd studio album, a new track titled ‘Smooches’ has surfaced. The buzz track, which is produced by hitmaker Bangladesh (‘Diva’, ‘Bossy’, ‘A Milli’), sees Rowland amp up the swagger over a gritty, club-ready beat. An Urban smash-in-waiting, no doubt! Check out the track below:

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Bajan model Rihanna poses it up in the latest issue of Australia’s ‘Sunday’ magazine. The sizzling shoot was shot by noted photographer Georges Antoni, and accompanied a feature where the 22 year old spoke on her ‘Rated R’ LP, Chris Brown, and more. Click here to read the interview. Meanwhile peep more pics below:

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The UK’s top acts were out in full force last night for BBC’s Sports Relief extravaganza, which raised money for charity. Peep performances from Cheryl Cole (‘Parachute’) above and Lemar and JLS (‘What About Love’) below

On slower cuts especially, it becomes dreadfully obvious how limited Ms. Cole and JLS’ vocals are. I mean, for goodness sake Cheryl’s voice sounded wafer-thin and that’s just a backing track for her to sing lip-sync along to. What’s more, words cannot describe just how much Lemar showed up JLS too; Marvin and JB were especially awful. Still, it appears someone out there disagrees, as their sales and US deal shows. SMH…

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The highly anticipated new single from Janet Jackson has finally surfaced. The track, entitled ‘Nothing’, was co-produced by Jermaine Dupri and Bryan-Michael Cox. The song serves as the first release from the soundtrack Jackson’s new movie, ‘Why Did I Get Married Too?’, and will officially debut on radio on March 30th. Check out ‘Nothing’ below:

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R&B singer Brandy has been known to venture into her bathroom and apply her vocal prowess to some of musics best known classics. This time the star, whose new reality series, ‘Brandy and Ray J: A Family Business’, delivered a rendition of Etta James’ ‘At Last’. Brandy’s new show premieres on April 11th.

Brandy certainly did the song justice. Every note was injected with an unmistakable passion and skillfully controlled. However, I always wonder why singers always use this song to show off their ability to do vocal runs. Like the ‘Star Spangled Banner‘, there is absolutely no need to drag out every syllable with over 50 notes. Nonetheless, Brandy still performed it well, unlike a certain dirrty singer who (as usual) turned the song into a  complete scream-fest; sounding more like horrible Mariah Carey/Whitney Houston wannabe instead of paying tribute to James.

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After a tumultuous 2009, it appears things are finally on the up for Chris Brown. Following the announcement that the R&B star will be taking his ‘Fan Appreciation Tour’ around the globe, BET have confirmed that the 20 year old star will be headlining their forthcoming ‘Spring Bling’ extravaganza on April 10th.

Brown phoned in to the network’s flagship show, 106 & Park, yesterday to elaborate on his appearance – his first ‘proper’ televised set since…you know what. Check it out below…

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Fresh off his #1 R&B hit with ‘Sex Therapy’, soulful crooner Robin Thicke has premiered the video for his latest single ‘Rollacoasta’. You can check out the clip for the more funky cut above. Estelle features…

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Check out these hot new promotional shots of Sabrina Washington. The sassy singer, formerly of Misteeq, is really setting the benchmark on the fashion tip this side of the pond; her styling stays on-point!

Ms. Washington is set to release her infectious new single ‘OMG’ on April 5th.

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Pop icon Janet Jackson stopped by the The Tonight Show With Jay Leno earlier today to discuss her new movie ‘Why Did I Get Married Too’, her new book, and much more. Peep part 1 above, and part 2 after the jump…

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Those awaiting Janet Jackson‘s new single ‘Nothing’ can breathe a sigh of relief, as the song – the first offering from the ‘Why Did I Get Married Too’ soundtrack – has a confirmed debut date of March 30th.

The news comes via the song’s producer, Janet’s partner-turned-friend, Jermaine Dupri, who made the the announcement a few moments ago on Twitter.

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Reliable word has it that the delay of the song’s debut was due to paper-work needing to be signed-off by its producers JD and Bryan Michael Cox (the song apparently features a sample). In any case, roll on March 30th…

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Diva Whitney Houston sat down recently for a promotional interview for her ‘Nothin’ But Love Tour’. The superstar spoke on a number of things, including her storied career, her thoughts on music today, the tour, and much more. Peep the interview above…

You gotta love her ‘diva’ demeanour…definitely one of the last ‘originales’ out there. Great interview.

Randomness: I wonder who she was talking about when critiquing some of today’s music?

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Auto-tune advocate, T-Pain, has been quiet for a while, however is now back with new single – the interestingly titled ‘Reverse Cowgirl’, the first to be lifted from his forthcoming LP ‘rEVOLVEr’. The video for the cut premièred a few moments ago; check it out above…

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