Check out this video of R&B songstress Kelly Rowland performing her UK smash ‘Work’ (Freemasons Mix) – on BBC’s Sound show, here in the London. As a big fan of the original version of the track, I’ve also come to really like the Freemasons mix – which is set to climb into the top 3 on the Official single chart tomorrow. About the performance, Kelly did a great job…vocals, sass and all the rest. Good stuff.

Read our interview with Kelly yet? Click here, if you haven’t!

What do you think of the performance?

Though it seems Ciara has wrapped up the promotion for her most recent project ‘The Evolution’, she isn’t heading out of the limelight just yet. The ‘Goodies’ singer laid down new vocals for a remix to Janet’s ‘Feedback’, as well as Missy Elliott’s ‘Ching-A-Ling’.

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Hit-maker Jermaine Dupri posted this new video of him working with superstar Mariah Carey at the singer’s in-house studio. Listen out around the middle for a very small snippet of a new track from Mariah’s ‘That Chick’ album rumored to be ‘Thanks For Nothing.’ Stephen Hill, the Senior VP of Music Programming and Talent at BET and Rachel McIntosh, Mariah’s choreographer (lol lol lol) also make an appearance in the vid. Tidbit: Is it me or was Mariah’s obsession with ‘the right lighting’ kinda annoying?

Your thoughts?

It had been announced previously that fans should hit up Janet Jackson’s official website today at 1pm (US) / 6pm (UK) for a surprise of some sort. It turns out the ‘surprise’ was two new tracks from Janet’s highly anticipated ‘Discipline’ album – ‘Rock With U’ & ‘LUV’.The first, ‘Rock With U’ is a futuristic techno-esque cut. Fans of the Kylie Minogue sound, will eat this up, as will the European market. Perhaps the most surprising thing about the song is the fact that it’s produced by Jermaine Dupri. Very alternate to the sound we’ve come to expect from the hit-maker. Not the best Janet track, but satisfying, all the same.

‘WOW’ is the what came to mind after listening to the Rodney ‘Darkchild’ Jerkins produced ‘LUV’. I’m actually still playing it as I type. The beat goes HARD. The vocal arrangements are on-point too, with Janet’s harmonies complimenting the gritty production. My gut told me Darkchild’s involvement with the project would yield great results – case example, this and ‘Feedback’.

If these are indicative of the rest of the album, Ms Jackson is onto a winner.

Hit(s) or Miss(es)?

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The official tracklisting for Janet Jackson’s much-hyped new album ‘Discipline’ has surfaced via Walmart and HMV Japan. With word being that the album has been completed, mixed and mastered, I would assume the tracklisting is concrete:

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In her latest MySpace blog, Destiny’s Child star Michelle Williams updates fans on her project, offers words of inspiration and shouts-out That Grape Juice! Check it out:

Hey family!!!! I’m so happy we finally updated my myspace page!!! Whewwwww!!! Thanks to all my folks at Music World for hookin a sista’s page up!!! (thanks Courtney!)

I’m lovin my new page!! LOL

Just wanna say thanks again for the support and encouragement!! I’m taking all of the comments and suggestions to heart!!! Especially the ones about what I should do with my hair!!!

We’ve also put the snip of Stop This Car on here as well!!

Kids, Kids………don’t sleep!! I got some more for ya!!! I’m so ready to hit the scene again and perform my new material!! I gotta hold my horses y’all!!!

I just wanna say that God is sooooooooooo good!! Everything has been coming together!!! Never doubt…..always believe in YOURSELF!!! Yes……Michelle Williams “the quiet one”……..has the nerve and audacity to try something different!!!! I say that bcuz it took me a minute to accept change!! Fear had me for a minute but I had to let that go bcuz I don’t wanna be kickin myself in the behind 10 years from now singin the “coulda woulda shoulda” song!!!! You guys take this year and claim AWESOME things!!! Whatever you put in the air….it’ll come back to you!! So that being said….I’m expecting GREAT things for my life and for your life too in 2008!! I’m getting me a boyfriend too!!! (just thought I’d put that in the air LOL) I’m not needy trust me!! Never be in need for a man or a woman…..they should always be a benefit!!!!!!!!!

I gotta shout out concreteloop and UK based thatgrapejuice.net for posting pieces of my blogs on your pages.

I love you fam!!!!
God Bless