Ecclectic singer Kelis is gearing up for the release of her new LP ‘Flesh Tones’ (due in UK May 12th / US – June 22nd). To wet her fans’ appetite, the former Mrs Jones, has released a mixtape featuring new material from the LP, as well as some of her past hits. Check out the tracklist below, as well the link to download the free compilation after the jump….

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Janet Jackson sat down with MTV News during the promotional rounds for her new film, ‘Why Did I Get Married Too?’. Accompanied by her co-star, Tyler Perry, the diva revealed that she worries for Lady GaGa’s health given her  rigorous work schedule. Check out what Jackson had to say below:

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With his new promotional campaign in full swing, Usher has made yet another high profile appearance. The R&B superstar performed his new international single, ‘OMG’, for his fans at CityWalk in Orlando, Florida at the Ellen Degeneres-hosted event. The song has thus far peaked at #13 on the UK Singles Chart. Check out the performance below:

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Jennifer Hudson has been out of the public eye for a quite some time. However, the powerhouse singer made a rare appearance on ABC’s ‘Good Morning America’ today to reveal her shockingly slimmer figure.  Hudson used the opportunity to speak about how she was inspired by her new son to lose the weight and her upcoming role as Winnie Mandela. Check out the interview below:

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Mary J. Blige released the music video for her new song ‘Each Tear (Ft. Jay Sean)’ today. The clip was directed by Marcus Raboy to support the track which serves as the 2nd single to be released in the UK. ‘Each Tear’ will not be sent to US radio. Rather, ‘We Got Hood Love (Ft. Trey Songz)’ has been sent to Urban formats instead. Check out the video below:

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Nicki Minaj stopped by BET’s ‘106 & Park’ to debut her new video for ‘Massive Attack (Ft. Sean Garrett)’ last evening. Minaj was greeted by an excited audience and met one of her idols, Janet Jackson, backstage. Check out the footage below (as well as the crazy fan at the 0:30 mark):

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R&B star Keri Hilson had quite the embarrassing episode last night at the LA Lakers vs Atlanta Hawks game. While performing the US National Anthem (‘The Star Spangled Banner’), Hilson blanked out, forgetting the words to the iconic song in front of the thousands in attendance.

Kudos to her for continuing on (like a professional), however I’d be lying if I said this wasn’t just a teeny-weeny bit hilarious. After all, it just had to be Keri Hilson, didn’t it?! (I’m pretty sure the usual stans will tear her a new one LOL). Check it out after the jump…

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Continuing along the promotional trail for what’s shaping up to be his successful ‘Raymond v Raymond’ LP, Usher took to the stage on American Idol a few hours ago to perform his new single ‘OMG’. Joined by Black Eyed Peas frontman will.i.am, Usher – as ever – put on a world class performance. Check it out after the jump…

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Pop royalty Janet Jackson stopped by BET’s 106 & Park yesterday to promote her new movie ‘Why Did I Get Married Too’, along with co-star Malik Yoba. Jackson, 43, chatted it up with Terrance and Rocsi about headlining the Essence Music Festival, her latest projects, and of course the movie. Peep the interview above…

Tidbit: Tyler and co’s promo game for this movie has been ridiculously on point, don’t you think? I mean, who doesn’t know this movie is coming out? Roll on April 4th…

Randomness: Does anyone else find the juxtoposition between Janet’s on and off-stage personna’s hilarious? She’s comes across all Disney-esque during interviews, yet a freak while performing. I love it! Complete randomness, but when interviewing Ciara last summer, I noticed the exact same thing. Interesting…

Your thoughts?

Diddy and Dirty Money (Danity Kane’s Dawn and Kaleena) landed a performance spot on American Idol’s ‘R&B Night’ episode, which aired tonight. The trio gave the first live performance of new single ‘Hello Good Morning’ – the latest cut to be lifted from their ‘Last Train To Paris‘ LP (due June 22nd).

As with all things Diddy, the performance was a very grand and flashy affair. More over, the  Rico Love penned song isn’t bad at all. Peep the performance below…

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Check out this short preview of Janet Jackson‘s video for ‘Nothing’ – the lead single from the soundtrack of ‘Why Did I Get Married Too’. Directed by Tim Palen, the video in its full-form premières tomorrow (April 1st).

Judging by this clip….as much as I support Janet…this is not the business. Still, I’ll reserve full judgement until seeing the video in its entirety.

Your thoughts?

The video for Nicki Minaj‘s debut single ‘Massive Attack’ premièred literally a few moments ago. Check out the clip in its entirety above. Sean Garrett features…

Hmm. While the song is not rocking my world (the word doo-doo comes to mind), its accompanying video was a commendable first solo effort. The video really encapsulated Minaj’s ‘larger-than-life’ / cartoon-esque character particularly well. There were many an instance where the overwhelming feeling of ‘seen it / heard it all before’ came over me (see: Lil’ Kim). Yet Nicki’s undeniable charisma – which hasn’t been seen in years with female Hip-Hop – just about redeems the Young Money star.

Not bad.

What do you think of the video?