Awesome performance. It still baffles me till this day as to why the US seem to be sleeping on her? Hopefully that will change upon the release of her third solo LP, which is due early 2009.

What do you think of the performance?

The Ashanti promotional blitz hit New York yesterday. As well as putting in an appearance on MTV’s TRL earlier in the day (click here to watch), the singer dropped by Virgin Megastores, Times Square to perform and sign copies of her brand new LP ‘The Declaration’.

What do you think of the pics?

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I’m pretty interested to see if her tour will be heading to this side of the pond, after all she did say it was to be a world tour. ‘Discipline’s’ poor standing on the UK/European charts (thanks in part to zero promo on Janet’s part etc), has me thinking that he show may not be coming our way. I guess time will tell…

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According to Mariah Daily, the third official single to be lifted from Mariah Carey’s ‘E=MC²’ will be ‘I’ll Be Loving You Long Time’. At a press conference held during the 38 year old’s promo blitz in Japan, she confirmed that the video will be shot in Hawaii later this week. Chris Applebaum, who directed Rihanna’s ‘Umbrella’ as well as Mary J’s ‘Just Fine’, will be directing the clip. {Source}

No surprises there, seeing as she performed the song at the MTV Japan VMA’s last week. ‘I’ll Be Loving You Long Time’ is one of my favourite tracks from the, otherwise, lackluster album, so I’m glad it’s getting the single treatment. Saying that, the likelihood of the smash-in-waiting ‘Migrate’ being as big as it could be is lessened with each other single release she places before it. At this rate, I really can’t see ‘E=MC²’ having as much longevity as ‘The Emancipation of Mimi’…it seems after ‘Touch My Body’ the project ceased to be handled properly. Yes, she’s everywhere, but the single release order is baffling to say the least.

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I actually squirmed a lil bit watching that. What my mother would have done to me if…SMH…

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*Back to your regularly scheduled programming lol*

I’m pleasantly surprised, she sounded even better than the record. Her vocals have most definitely matured, as has her stage presence. With the right promotion and single releases, Solange, IMO, really has the potential to be one of the biggest celebrity siblings to make a major impact in their own right – in the same way Janet emerged from Michael’s shadow more than 20 years ago. Great performance.

Solange’s video for ‘I Decided’ premieres tomorrow. Keep it locked on That Grape Juice for the goods…

With the 2008 BET Awards just a few weeks away, more information about the much anticipated show has been announced

Will you be tuning into the 2008 BET Awards?

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With Ashanti’s latest studio effort ‘The Declaration’ in US stores today, the singer stopped by BET’s 106 & Park to promote the project yesterday. A real interesting interview, I must say. She comes across very well. Ashanti really brought her ‘A Game’ this go round, so I’m hoping she does well with this record.

Your thoughts?