Hailed by many as voices of the new generation, Leona Lewis and Jennifer Hudson have teamed up for, what is being billed as, an explosive duet’. The song, titled ‘Love Is Your Color’, will feature on the ‘Sex and the City 2’ soundtrack, which hits stores on May 25th. {Source}

As a big endorser of both Leona and Jennifer’s talent, I’m definitely anticipating this one. One can only hope the material itself is of the magnitude of this collaboration.

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Pop superstar Lady GaGa toned down her trademark eccentricity (ever-so-slightly) at the MAC Japan’s charity event in her honour – ‘GaGaKoh’, which took place earlier this week.

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Runway star Rihanna took a rather nasty bump while performing on the Lyon, France stop of her ‘Last Girl On Earth Tour’ last night. The incident isn’t believed to be related to the model’s brief hospitalisation yesterday, however. In any case, check out the footage below…

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R&B star Monica will no doubt be celebrating today; the Grammy winner’s latest LP ‘Still Standing’ has been certified Gold by the RIAA  for sales of over 500,000 – just four weeks after it’s release.

Meanwhile, the album’s lead single ‘Everything to Me’ sits atop of the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Chart for an impressive 5th consecutive week.

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In an industry which sees the flavour of the month top the charts and then disappear, it’s awesome to see a true talent such as Monica holding strong. How refreshing it is to see great music and artists getting the recognition they deserve. Platinum is looking an almost certainty, with the album ‘still standing’ strong in the top ten. More power to Monica!

Randomness: Check out Monica’s awesomely insightful interview with TV One by clicking here

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An elegant looking Michelle Williams posed it up on the red carpet for the Los Angeles première of hit musical ‘Chicago’. The Destiny’s Child alumni has enjoyed a massively successful run with the show, starring in the London, New York, and now Los Angeles, incarnations of the production.

Michelle parted ways with Music World management late 2009.

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The Black Eyed Peas are featured on the cover of the April 2010 issue of Rolling Stones magazine. The band’s most recent LP, ‘The E.N.D.’, has spawned 4 top 10 hits (3 of which went to #1) and has gone double platinum since it’s release on June 9th, 2009. Their latest single, ‘Rock That Body’, which has already climbed to #11 in the UK, officially debuts on US radio on May 11th.

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The ever-eclectic Kelis rocked the stage at the Santos Party House, in New York City last night (April 21st). Ms. Rogers previewed material from her forthcoming LP ‘Flesh Tone’ (which hits stores in the UK on May 17 and July in the States).

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Alicia Keys wasn’t the only celebrity performer to hit the ‘American Idol’ stage last evening. R&B diva Mary J. Blige and the Black Eyed Peas also took part in the ‘Idol Gives Back’ event, treating the audience to performances of ‘Stairway to Heaven’ and ‘Rock That Body’ respectively. Check out the show below:

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Although Christina Aguilera’s new single, ‘Not Myself Tonight’, has been making major moves on the US charts, the singer’s UK fans are going to get the first look at the song’s music video. The Hype Williams-directed clip will air in that territory on May 1 on 4Music at 10 am. ‘Not Myself Tonight’ made its debut on the Billboard Hot 100 this week at #23. {Source}

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It looks like Jennifer Lopez is intent on not letting her new film, ‘The Backup Plan’, bomb like her recent musical ventures. The entertainer, whose ‘Louboutins’ single failed to chart on the Billboard Hot 100 despite intense  promotion, visited ‘The Tonight Show with Jay Leno’ recently to plug the film which premieres on April 23rd. Check out the interview below:

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R&B star Alicia Keys hit the stage on American Idol’s annual ‘Idol Gives Back’ telethon  a few hours ago. Grammy winner, Keys, served up a medley performance of new single ‘Un-thinkable’ as well as chart-topper ‘Empire State of Mind’. Check it out above.

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Chris Brown continues to grind on the comeback trail, today serving up the video for ‘Holla At Me‘, featuring Young Money star Tyga. The song is lifted from the pair’s new collaborative mixtape ‘Fan of a Fan’. Check out the Alex Nazari directed clip above…

As much as we appreciate Chris’ talent, that was trash. Needless to say, rapping certainly ain’t his forte.

What’s more, I’m not quite sure why he’s pushing these mixtapes as of late either. I mean there are more worthwhile ways to keep his name out there (as an R&B/Pop artist).

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On a more positive note, we have received reliable word that Chris is currently working on the follow-up to his last studio album ‘Graffiti’, with a ‘late 2010’ release window currently pencilled-in. What would you like to see Chris do with this next album?

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