NBC’s search for the ‘The Voice’ continues next week.

With the “blind audition” stage of the hit show now over, the competition heats up as the judges begin prepping their respective’ teams’ prior to going head-to-head.

In this preview of episode 3, Christina Aguilera coaches contestants Frenchie Davis and Tarralyn Ramsey who take on Beyonce‘s ‘Single Ladies’.

Peep the footage below, which also sees Aguilera sing the Bouncy classic herself!

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Teairra Mari performed the first single from of her new mixtape ‘Now Or Never‘ recently at R&B Live. Titled ‘That’s All Me‘, the song samples Diddy‘s ‘All About The Benjamins‘ and sees Rihanna‘s former ROC sister boast about how incomparable  her love is.

Peep the performance after the jump:

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You only turn 22 once, and Chris Brown made sure he marked his occasion in a big way. The singer took over Miami’s Club Play last night, where he partied into the night with the likes of Lil Wayne, Young Money, and Trina, all of who came out to support R&B’s comeback kid.

Brown, of course, has more than his birthday to celebrate. His latest LP ‘F.A.M.E’ has already been certified Gold, and has spawned multiple hits including current single ‘Look At Me Now’. More power to him.

More pics below via Urban Party Life

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Pop starlets The Saturdays are back!

Following the success of the singles from 2010’s ‘Headlines’ EP, the fierce five get ‘Notorious’ on the first offering from their third studio album.

Set to premiere in its entirety any day now, a snippet of the cut surfaced today. Preview what Vanessa, Frankie, Una, Mollie and Rochelle are serving up this go round below…

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It was an all-legends affair at Prince‘s Los Angeles show last night. The purple one was joined at The Forum by not only Chaka Khan, but the legendary Whitney Houston.

Leaving the spotlight to the ladies, the 52 year old assumed bass duties while Houston and Khan sang that latter’s classic ‘Tell Me Something Good’.

All the action after the jump…

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Pop star Jason Derulo let’s it all hang out in the latest issue of Cosmo magazine.

The 21 year old (…) claims the nude shoot was to promote testicular cancer – which may very well be the case. However, with a new single and album on the horizon, his timing for this is convenient to say the least.

Full shot, at your own risk, after the jump…

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Kelly Rowland dons her dancing shoes in the video for ‘What A Feeling’ – her collaboration with Italian DJ, Alex Gaudino.

Directed by Frank Gatson, the vibrant clip comes at the aptest of times; for, with the (Europe-only) song now playlisted at every major radio station across the UK, its visual will no doubt give it a boast as the summer approaches.

Check out Ms. Kelly soaking up and the sun and dancing up a stom after the jump…

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This week’s That Grape Juice Cover Star is Envy Starr. The 22 year old, Los Angeles native serves up her own rendition of Mary J. Blige’s 2006 smash ‘Be Without You.

Check out the clip below:

Her over-reliance on the backing-track aside, Starr nailed it. Showcasing a competent and confident vocal, she serves as a reminder that it’s not all about having the best voice. Rather, how one is able to hone, control, and emote from it separates the bad from the good – this effortlessly falling into the latter. I like.

For more on Envy Starr, check out her Youtube page

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As the release of Lady GaGa‘s ‘Born This Way’ album draws nearer, the singer and her team have cranked their promotional efforts into overdrive. She is everywhere!

E! News were the latest to speak with the Pop eccentric, who spoke candidly on many a topic including the ‘Judas‘ video, her family, her fans, her fashion, future plans and much more. At 27 minutes, very few stones were left unturned.

Check out GaGa, uncensored, below…

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Cheryl Cole‘s promotional shots for X Factor USA have been released just one day after her role as a judge on the show was confirmed.

The announcement ended months of speculation surrounding her involvement in the talent-search, which will also star Simon Cowell and LA Reid.

Like an empty vase, Ms. Cole is undeniably easy on the eyes,  but unfortunately lacking in content.

Whilst she has achieved mass popularity in the United Kingdom over the last decade, the question of her vocal ability and artistic credibility will only be rehashed when she is compared to more able British singers who have also made a name across the pond.

Let’s also hope the US press stay away from the controversy she faced less than six years ago, when she was accused of racially and physically assaulting a black nightclub attendant who claimed the starlet called her a ‘black jigaboo’.

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Want to see Lady GaGa‘s bits? The singer sure thinks you do. Living up to her eccentric billing, the ‘Judas’ singer  turned heads as she arrived at the press conference for her ‘Monster Ball Tour’ in Mexico today.

Having taken the live extravaganza across the globe multiple times(210 shows to be exact), the Pop force wraps up the tour tonight. According to Billboard, once the curtain falls, the trek will have amassed $227.4 Million, securing a place among the top 10 highest grossing tours of all time.

More power to her!

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Another day, another Teairra Mari mixtape.

While the R&B vixen continues work on her Warner Records debut, she aims to keep her name in the mix by teaming up with DJ Scream for ‘Now or Never’. The free set, due May 30th, is the former Princess of the Roc’s third in under a year.

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Really, though; who at this point actually cares anymore? Like, really? After all, there’s grinding, and then there’s just not having one’s ish together. Luckily for Mari, she’s beginning to do the latter, recently locking in studio time with hitmaker Rico Love.

Either way, she seems to have nine lives. Here’s hoping she uses the latest better than her last. All that skin-baring and T&A wasn’t necessary. For, unlike many of her contemporaries she actually has talent.

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