Keyshia Cole is featured on the cover of JET magazine’s latest issue. The R&B singer’s new album, ‘Calling All Hearts‘, hits stores on December 21st.

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Mariah Carey teamed up with the Jump Smokers to create a mashup remix of her #1 Holiday hits ‘Oh Santa’ and ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You’. The diva, whose ‘Merry Christmas To You’ concert airs tonight at 9pm Est on ABC, even applied some new vocals to the songs. Give the remix a listen below:

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Keri Hilson sat down with Rap-Up TV to reveal some details about her soon-to-be-released ‘No Boys Allowed’ LP. During the discussion the singer/songwriter stated why Lil Kim’s verse on the song ‘Buy You’ was replaced by J.Cole and shared her thoughts on the Kim/Nicki Minaj beef. Check out the interview below:

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Here are some additional pictures of Mariah Carey’s appearance at ‘Christmas In Washington’. The diva performed ‘One Child’ and ‘O Come All Ye Faithful’ at the concert which will air at 8pm ET/PT on December 17th via TNT.

Other performers are the Ellen Degeneres-hosted event included Maxwell, Annie Lennox and Andre Bocelli. More images are available tonight via Mariah Daily:

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The legendary Whitney Houston brought the house at BET’s Celebration of Gospel extravaganza this past weekend. Introduced as a surprise guest during friend Kim Burrell‘s performance, the ladies performed a duet version of Houston’s inspirational ballad ‘I Look To You’. Reports from those in attendance attest to Whitney’s voice being “the best she has genuinely sounded in years”.

BET’s Celebration of Gospel airs January 30th 2011.

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Funds are clearly not an issue if the spend of Diddy-Dirty Money (and their label) is anything to go by. For, yet another video from the group’s ‘Last Train To Paris’ LP premièred today on World Star Hip-Hop; this time getting the visual treatment is the Swizz Beats featured ‘Ass On The Floor’.

Check out the Colin Tiley directed clip below

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BET aired the ‘A Very BET Christmas’ special just moments ago. The show featured performances from Ne-Yo, Jazmine Sullivan, Keri Hilson and others. Peep the full lineup below:

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Mariah Carey was spotted with Ellen DeGeneres at the ‘Christmas in Washington’ taping earlier today. The event, which was held at the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C, will air on December 17th at 8pm Est on TNT.

Check out a 2nd image and a short clip of Carey’s performance of ‘Oh Come All Ye Faithful’ below:

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Christina Milian appeared on ‘Good Day LA’ on Friday. The singer promoted her new movie ‘Christmas Cupid’, which premieres tonight on ABC. Look below for the interview:

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A clip of Mariah Carey and her mother, Patricia, performing ‘Oh Come All Ye Faithful’/‘Hallelujah Chorus’ has surfaced. The duo’s entire performance can be seen tomorrow at 9pm Est on ABC during Carey’s ‘Merry Christmas To You’ concert. Look below for the preview:

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With reports surfacing this week that she is experiencing serious health complications, I see no better time than the present to pay homage to the Queen, Aretha Franklin. Hence, this week’s From The Vault features the icon belting out one of her signatures tunes – ‘A Natural Woman’. Alongside Mariah Carey, Celine Dion, Carol King (the song’s writer), Gloria Estefan and Shania Twain, Franklin created a legendary moment in television at Vh1’s ‘Divas Live’ in 1998.

There is absolutely no question that Franklin is the most influential artist of the last 50 years. Every singer to emerge in the industry after her arrival has been inspired by her voice, either directly or indirectly. From Michael Jackson to Whitney Houston to Mariah to Beyonce to Lady GaGa, there isn’t a single artist who can deny her influence on their music.

Moreover, Franklin personifies the very meaning of the word ‘diva’. She is more than just an act with a few hits – she is a woman who has changed the game, establishing a legacy that will live on for generations.

Thus, that filth that Vh1 aired last weekend – ‘Vh1 Divas: Salute The Troops’ – should be viewed as an insult to her and all of the other singers who previously appeared on the show. Still, I digress. Long live the Queen!

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