Kanye West rocked the ‘SINGfest‘ music festival in Singapore yesterday. The radiant rapper (see his suit) performed several of his hits including ‘Heartless’, ‘American boy’ and ‘Jesus Walks’. Moreover, during a rendition of his new song, ‘Power’ – the lead single from his upcoming album which hits stores on September 14th – Yeezy declared himself “a new man”. Peep the performances below:

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T.I. and Keri Hilson hit the stage at the ‘Takers’ premiere after party last evening. The self-proclaimed King of the South performed ‘Yeah Ya Know (Takers)’ and was joined by Hilson for the 1st single from his ‘King Uncaged’ album, ‘Got Your Back’. Check out the performances below:

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Janelle Monae has been garnering much in the way of acclaim (both critically and commercially) as of late. The quirky singer looks set to continue the trend, following today’s debut of the video for ‘Cold War’ – the latest single to be lifted from her ‘‘The ArchAndroid (Suites II and III of IV)’ LP

Check out the concept-focal clip below…

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Following this week’s headline-grabbing announcement of the nominees for the MTV’s Video Music Awards, the first set of performers to rock the stage at this year’s show have been revealed.

Find out who they are after the jump…

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Chris Brown rocked the stage at the after-party for the première for his new movie ‘Takers’ – which took place at Los Angeles’ ArcLight  Cinemas a few hours ago.

Check out the 21 year old’s full set below, which included live renditions of ‘Wall to Wall’, ‘Deuces’, and ‘Forever’, below…

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The Urban entertainment world came out full force to celebrate the release of Chris Brown‘s new movie ‘Takers’ tonight. Hosted at the ArcLight Cinema in Hollywood, the première was attended by, among many others, Keri Hilson, T.I. (who also stars in the film), Snoop Dogg, LaLa Vasquez, Idris Elba, and Michael Ealy.

Peep more red carpet pics below…

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With the (music) world all but falling at the feet of a certain Lady GaGa, it appears Pop princess Katy Perry is not amongst them. Indeed, in the latest issue of Rolling Stone magazine, the 25 year old  took specific aim at the ‘Bad Romance’ singer’s use of shock tactics and religion.

Full story after the jump…

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The official trailer for Christina Aguilera and Cher‘s hotly anticipated movie ‘Burlesque‘ was unveiled a few moments ago. Check it out after the jump…

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Check out episode 6 of Trey Songz‘s new BET’s reality series ‘Trey Songz: My Moment’, which aired last night…

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As some may remember from Alexandra Burke‘s X-Factor journey, the star’s mother, Melissa Bell, has been battling kidney disease for several years.

According to new reports today, the former Soul II Soul singer’s condition has worsened, with a new kidney now urgently needed – one Alexandra herself has offered to provide for her mother.

Full story after the jump…

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R&B-Pop star Chris Brown has put his own spin on Nicki Minaj‘s current smash ‘Your Love’. Take a listen to the track, which is said to be lifted from Brown’s forthcoming mixtape, below…

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Peep R&B songstress Brandy posing it up (impromptu) at a bowling alley, while filming a scene for season two of her hit VH1 reality show ‘A Family Business’. While others age like milk, Ms. Norwood, as with fine wine, gets better with time. Stunning.

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