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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Diddy-Dirty Money has announced another release date for their new album, ‘Last Train To Paris’. The music mogul and his backup singers have revealed that the long-delayed record will be available to those who still care on December 14th. Peep what the group had to say about the “love story” behind the project below:

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In a recent interview with Real Talk NY, the abrasively egotistical Trey Songz slammed the critics who challenge his sexual approach to music. Check out what the never-platinum singer had to say about the issue as well as the success of his new album below:

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It’s been well-documented that Christina Aguilera‘s year has been far from plain-sailing; and if new reports are to be believed, things are set to become even rockier for the singer. Her five year old marriage to music executive Jordan Bratman is said to be over.

Full story after the jump…

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R&B star Brandy is currently competing on the latest season of Dancing With The Stars. Check out her performance of the Rumba with partner Maksim Chmerkovskiy below.

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