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Diva Mariah Carey performed a set at the Samsung AT&T ‘Summer Krush’ series in Hollywood, California last night – portion of which was aired on Jimmy Kimmel Live. Check out her interview with Kimmel above, as well two performances including her first ever televised performance of ‘Side Effects’ with Young Jeezy below:

Loving U Long Time // Touch My Body

I’m not really a fan of ‘Side Effects’, nor ‘E=MC²’ for that matter, so I’m not surprised the performance did little to move me. The ‘Loving U Long Time / Touch My Body’ medley was better. Overall, an improvement on some of the truly cringe -worthy performances we have been subject to this go round. Decent.

Your thoughts?

Though I’d have preferred to see Missy exert herself a bit more performance-wise (i.e. dancing more, live vocals etc), there’s no denying the performance was on-point. Missy continues to step outside the box and push the envelope, which is much needed in the ‘samey’ state the industry is in at the minute.

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As the release of Keri Hilson’s debut LP ‘In A Perfect Word’ draws nearer (due September 23rd), new promotional shots for the project have surfaced. Keri looks great. Real classy.

What do you think of the pics?

I really enjoyed their rendition; they seemed to too lol.

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R&B songstress Ashanti appears in the latest issue of Page Six magazine. The 27 year old star speaks on, among other things, her industry competition, Rihanna as well as her wedding plans:

On Her Competition:

“I’d hear a song on the radio and wish mine was next. But I respect a lot of the artists who’ve come along since I was out, especially Rihanna. She’s smart and she’s worked the business instead of having the business work her.”

On Her Wedding Plans:

“I’ve been planning my wedding in my head since I was a little girl, and it just keeps getting more elaborate. I’m a huge fan of the Caribbean, so if I don’t get married in New York, it would have to be on the beach.”

I welcome her honesty about her current standing in the industry and that things have changed. That said, I’m not sure I wholesomely agree with the Rihanna bit…

Your thoughts?

Great performance! Though real laid back, Solange delivered a fantastic vocal showing. Did anyone hear her vocal runs and ‘that’ high-note at the end. Good stuff.

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Rapper Jay-Z features on the cover of VIBE magazine’s 15th Anniversary ‘Juice’ issue.

I’ll throw this out to you guys (hint hint)…

Burgeoning star Solange has been named as an ambassador for Amarni – more specifically, an ambassador for their Armani Jeans line. Check out the report via Vogue below:

“Armani Jeans expresses my vision of a young, independent, casual lifestyle with a strong and cool, fashion sensibility. Solange epitomises this style perfectly and brings to it that swing so evident in her new single, I Decided,” Giorgio Armani commented on his newest muse.

The profile-boosting partnership couldn’t come at a better time for Solange, whose second album, SoL-AngeL and the Hadley Street Dreams (from which I Decided is taken), is released on August 26 prior to her embarking on a worldwide tour this autumn.

More power to her.

In other Solange news, the singer/songwriter has been added to the star-studded line-up for this years Fashion Rocks event, which includes big sis Beyonce, Justin Timberlake and Rihanna.

Your thoughts?

Peep the alternate cover for Nelly’s forthcoming new LP ‘Brass Knuckles’ (due September 16th):

Interesting. I can’t help but think that the fact none of Nelly’s 4 releases from this album (yes, 4) have managed to catch means the age-old ‘sex sells’ notion being served up here. I’m sure many aren’t complaining, though lol…

Original cover:

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