It’s been rather easy to forget the fact that X-Factor  Cheryl Cole is releasing her sophomore album, ‘Messy Little Raindrops’, in a matter of weeks. Indeed, in the wake of Gamu-Gate, Cole’s musical makings have been very much sidelined (along with her nonsensical ‘Nation’s Sweetheart’ tag).

However, she and her team will no doubt looking to re-affix the focus on the LP as its release draws nearer – case, point, example, today’s unveiling of its artwork (above).

Based on that shot, her team seem to have opted to cultivate a cover which mirrors her ‘talent’ (see: uninspired, amateur, and generally, yet postively crap).

‘Messy Little Raindrops’ hits stores November 1st.

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Pop rebel Ke$ha looks set to further silence her naysayers with the release of ‘Cannibal’ – a ‘companion’ to her Platinum selling debut ‘Animal’.

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Rihanna’s ‘Only Sheep (In The Meadow)’ ‘Only Girl (In The World)’ video was released just seconds ago. The visual was directed by the model’s long time director Anthony Mandler. Check it out below:

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Ke$ha is featured on the cover of the November edition of Seventeen magazine. In the issue the auto-tune mistress revealed that people do not appreciate her voice like they should. Check out what she had to say below:

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Kelly Rowland was honored last evening at the ASCAP Presents…Women Behind The Music for her contributions to the music industry. Several of the industry’s influential names including Johnta Austin showed up to support Rowland and the other honorees. Check out images from the event below courtesy of KidduNot:

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The eclectic Kelis took to the stage on the Alan Titchmarsh Show here in the UK this week to perform her latest single ‘Scream’. Check out how the 30 year old fared after the jump…

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Ciara has finally announced the official release date of her new album, ‘Basic Instinct’. The ‘Gimme Dat’ performer broke the news via Ustream moments ago that the record, which is preceded by the singles ‘Ride’ and ‘Speechless’, will be in stores in before the end of the year.

So when exactly will the album be available? Check out the date below:

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R&B crooner Lloyd is back with the video for new single ‘Lay It Down’. The Polow Da Don produced cut is the first single to be lifted from the former Murder INC singer’s forthcoming LP ‘King of Hearts’ (due Q1 next year).

Check out the Mikey Finnigan-directed clip below…

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R&B star Monica graces the cover of Essence magazine’s first Hot Hair issue. The special edition publication centres on “the unique relationship between African-American women and their hair”.

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In light of today’s published reports regarding her marriage, Christina Aguilera has officially confirmed that she and husband Jordan Bratman, are calling time on their five year marriage. The couple have one child, 2 year old Max, who was born in January 2008.

Her statement after the jump…

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Here is the full version of Rihanna’s new Christmas song, ‘A Child Is Born’. The song will be featured on ‘Now That’s What I Call Christmas! Vol. 4′ which was released today. Give it a listen below:

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The 2010 American Music Awards nominees were announced earlier today and Hip-Hop titan Eminem leads the pack with an impressive 5 nominations. The ceremony, which airs live on November 21st, will be celebrating its 38th anniversary with performances from Usher and P!nk as well as other acts who have yet to be named.

Other artists scoring multiple nods include Lady GaGa, Ke$ha, Katy Perry and Justin Bieber, who will all compete with Eminem in the Artist of the Year category. Check out the full list of nominees below and vote for your favourite artists here:

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