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Lady GaGa bares all on the cover of the latest issue of Rolling Stone magazine. Erm…yeah…

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Christina Aguilera’s ‘Bionic’ has made history in the UK but not for the reasons her fans would appreciate. The LP, which debuted at #1 on the Official UK Albums Chart with 24k units sold (the lowest sales figure for a #1 album in 8 years on the tally), has dropped to #29 during it’s 2nd week on the lineup. This stands as the largest dip that any #1 album has suffered in the history of the UK charts. On the other hand, Lady GaGa’s ‘The Fame’ remains in the top 10 despite being released since January 2009.

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Ciara made a surprise appearance during Ludacris‘ set at Atlanta radio station 107.9’s Birthday Bash last night. The pair tore the house down with an electrifying performance of their collabo ‘Ride’. Check it out below…

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Check out Monica‘s performance of new single ‘Love All Over Me’ at Atlanta radio station 107.9’s Birthday Bash last night. As ever she nailed it!

Performance after the jump…

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Despite executive producing Ciara‘s forthcoming ‘Basic Instinct’ project, The-Dream had some choice words about the ‘Ride’ singer in a recent interview with Parlour Magazine. More after the jump…

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Kelis has been hot on the promotional trail for her new LP ‘Flesh Tone’, most recently stopping by The Jay Leno Show to perform the album’s latest single ‘4th of July’. Check out Ms. Rogers’ solid showing below…

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According to Fantasia‘s official website, the soulful singer will now release her new LP, ‘Back to Me’, on August 10th. Originally set to hit stores on July 27th, the slight delay is said to be so as to grant the album a better lead-in promotion-wise.

The video for the album’s first single ‘Bittersweet’ premiers on next Friday (June 25th).

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While I’d actually prefer the album be pushed back until the start of season 2 of ‘Fantasia for Real’ (so as to maximise promotion), I can’t wait to hear it.

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R&B star Brandy looks set to capitalise on the success of her hit VH1 reality show, ‘A Family Business’, with a return to the charts.

According to sources, The-Dream, who heads up the Island Def Jam Urban division, confirmed on a New York radio show that the former Moesha star is the latest addition to the label’s roster (along with J. Holiday).

If indeed true, Brandy joins the likes of Kanye West, Rihanna, and Jennifer Lopez on the label.

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In a recent interview with Perez Hilton, Kelis addressed the current status of her relationship with ex-husband Nas. What’s more, the eclectic singer also revealed that she is is a new relationship. Peep the interview below…

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After a brief rest on the bench, this week sees the return of our Cover Star feature…

This week’s Cover Star is Shanterrial. The 23 year old Chicago-based music student serves up her own rendition of Beyonce‘s recent release ‘Why Don’t You Love Me’. Check it out below:

She nailed it!

For more on Shanterrial, check out her Youtube page

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The music industry’s biggest movers and shakers came out in full force on Wednesday night (June 16th) for Kelly Rowland‘s album listening session at New York’s Hudson Hall.

Hosted Universal Motown, the event was MC’ed by Oprah’s BFF Gayle King, and was attended by the likes of BET president Stephen Hill, Star Jones, Motown’s label head Syliva Rhone ( below in peach dress), Rico Love, and many other key figures in the radio, TV, and press spectrum’s.

Randomness: It’s worth noting such high-profile gatherings are only reserved for projects a label are treating as a top priority. With Kelly having this kind of backing on her side this time round (take from that what you will), it’s increasingly looking like she can blow up on the solo tip.

For, such key figures coming together for Kelly shouldn’t be looked at in a minor light; afterall it is these radio programmers, television networks and what have you, who essentially control (for the lack of a better word) what and who is ‘hot’ and who and what are ‘not’. Considering this, there’s no doubt support from such entities is arguably the most important factor to Kelly breaking the industry (especially the US). Here’s hoping she does just that…she deserves it!

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Having previously worn a jersey emblazoned with the words ‘Auto-Tune is for P*ssies’, Christina Aguilera now admits that she has a new-found respect for the device. The singer, who utilised the technology on her ‘Bionic’ LP, noted that she has no problem with auto-tune once it is used creatively. Check out what Aguilera had to say to Sirius Satellite Radio below:

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