Trey Songz hit the stage on BET’s ‘106 & Park’ today. The singer performed a medley of new songs including ‘Neighbours Know My Name’, ‘I Invented Sex’ and ‘Say Aah’ from his ‘Ready’ LP. Since it’s release on August 31st, 2009, ‘Ready’ has sold over 503k copies.

Songz delivered a very good performance. However, I find it rather baffling that people consider him to R&B’s current leading man. As a performer who primarily sings about sex, to compare him to the likes of R. Kelly or even Usher is quite laughable. He is yet to come close to the successes of those two, either commercially or musically.

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Toni Braxton made a guest appearance on ‘The Wendy Williams Show’ today. The diva performed the official 2nd single from her upcoming ‘Pulse’ album, ‘Make My Heart’. ‘Pulse’ hits stores on May 4th.

Although she was clearly lip-syncing, Braxton worked the life out of that stage. She oozed sex appeal and got into the choreography without looking forced or awkward in the least. ‘Make My Heart’ has grown on me a lot since I first heard it and I can definitely see it doing big things on the charts if given the right music video and promotion. Great stuff!

Check out the interview Braxton had with Wendy below where she discussed her marriage and upcoming reality show, among other things, below:

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Janet Jackson has being remaining under the radar while recording her next studio album. However, that’s not the only project that the icon has in the works. Jackson and her former boyfriend, Jermaine Dupri, have recorded the theme song for her new film, ‘Why Did I Get Married Too?’. Dupri confirms that the track, entitled ‘Nothing’, was co-produced by Bryan-Michael Cox. ‘Why Did I Get Married Too?’ hits the big screen on April 2nd. {Source}

Jackson seems to be gearing up to take 2010 by storm. With a new album, movie and theme song, all this activity is reminiscent of the impact she had with the ‘All For You’ LP and the ‘Nutty Professor 2: The Klumps’ film. Coincidentally, after hearing the direction she plans to take with this record, I expect the new album to sound a lot ‘All For You’ which was packed with several up-tempo, ‘fun’ tracks. It’s exciting to see how this will all turn out!

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Ke$ha has just made history on the Billboard Hot 100. The Pop sensation’s first single, ‘Tik Tok’, has spent 8 weeks at the top of the chart, the longest stay at the top for a female artist’s debut single since 1977. Debbie Boone’s ‘You Light Up My Life’ set the record 33 years ago by holding the #1 position for 10 weeks. {Source}

Seriously? I take it that people in the US just want to party and have a good time given the gloomy weather. Still, the only thing I can say is: seriously?

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Grammy nominee and Young Money star, Drake, features in Sprite’s new ‘Unleashed’ commercial – the first for their new  ‘Spark’ campaign. Check out the pretty cool TV spot above…

‘Spark’ is the drinks giant’s new global initiative to inspire and enable teens to spark fresh thinking and display their originality. Sprite’s online mixing tool, which will allow users to upload, remix, rate, original music, is set to launch in March. Click here to read more.

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The video for LeToya‘s latest single ‘Good To Me’ premièred a few moments ago. Check out the AJ Crimson directed clip above. Keston Karter stars…

As much as we’re feeling LeToya as well as the song, it’s imperative to keep it real; the video – though not bad – left a lot to be desired (visually, concept-wise, budget and all that jazz). However, I must give the Destiny’s Child alumni props where props are due. With her label Capitol offering nothing more than to release the song (i.e. formally service it to radio and nothing else in terms of finance or promotion), Ms. Luckett deserves kudos for pressing on and keeping her face out there. Here’s hoping things work out for her in the long run.

Tidbit: LeToya looked stunning!

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Drama-plagued group, the Sugababes, continue along the promotional trail for their forthcoming LP – the interestingly titled ‘Sweet 7’, most recently stopping  by Total Access to perform an acoustic version of recent single ‘About A Girl’. Check out how they fared below;

Good stuff.

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Whitney Houston was spotted performing on the Japan leg of her ‘Nothin’ But Love’ world tour yesterday in Saitama. The diva, who admitted to lip-syncing some of the the up-tempo material during recent performances, sang several songs from her platinum-selling album, ‘I Look To You’. Check for more images below:

Sam Edit: Mimi, come and get this lamb (aka Trent!)

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Beyonce and her mother/business partner Tina Knowles tries to go sightseeing in Rio dh Janeiro, Brazil yesterday. The duo were mobbed by tourists and paparazzi while they made their way through the streets. Tina is currently in the middle of divorce proceedings with her husband, Mathew Knowles. Peep more images below:

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Lady GaGa took the stages wearing nothing but pearls last evening. The singer performed at the amfAR gala held at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York City during New York Fashion Week where she also accepted an award on behalf of Sir Elton John. Peep more images of the GaGa below:

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Rihanna was spotted at the InterContinental Hotel in Seoul, South Korea today. The Bajan beauty, who will be celebrating her 22nd birthday on February 20th, was given a cake to celebrate the occasion. Check out more pics below:

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Toni Braxton has revealed that she is currently working on a reality show which will air on Bravo’s fall season lineup. In a recent interview with Rap-Up.com, the contralto spoke about the project which will feature her family, including her sister/backup singer, Tamar. Here is what Braxton had to say below:

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