Following the massive success of her 2010 FIFA World Cup theme song, ‘Waka Waka (This Time For Africa)’, Shakira has been encouraged to return to the studio. The twisting temptress’ next album is currently set for a September release and will reflect a return to her Colombian roots. See what she had to say to Billboard below:

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Christina Aguilera has decided to go with ‘You Lost Me’ as the next single off her ‘Bionic’ LP. The singer’s new album recently debuted on the Billboard 200 at #3 with embarrassing sales of 110k copies despite heavy promotion. ‘Not Myself Tonight’, the 1st official single from the album, failed to resonate with audiences and peaked at #23 on the Billboard Hot 100 before quickly slipping off the charts. {Source}

It looks that Aguilera’s team has adopted a new approach in an effort to salvage this project. With it being blatantly obvious that younger audiences simply don’t care about what Aguilera has to offer, her label must be trying make a play for the Adult Contemporary market which is generally more motivated to buy albums. While ‘You Lost Me’ is without a doubt one of Aguilera’s best songs in years, she will still face a difficult challenge attracting AC fans as they generally support more conservative acts such as Susan Boyle and Sade. Considering this fact, Aguilera might be wishing that she never got naked and oiled up in her ‘Not Myself Tonight’ video.

Sidebar: I told you so.

Thoughts?

Teen hearthrob Justin Bieber has teamed up with his ‘mentor’ Usher for ‘Somebody to Love (Remix)’ – the latest release to be lifted from the 16 year old’s ‘My World 2.0’ EP. Peep the video, which premiered seconds ago on VEVO, below…

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R&B superstar Usher turned in a roof-raising performance of his #1 smash ‘OMG’ on ‘So You Think You Can Dance’ tonight. Check it out below…

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Pop vocalist Christina Aguilera took centre stage at the NBA Finals (Game 7) a few moments ago to perform the US national anthem (‘The Star Spangled Banner’). It marks the second time the 29 year old has performed the song this week (she, again, performed it at an NBA game this week).

In any case, check out how she fared below…

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Peep the sizzling hot cover for Kelly Rowland new US single ‘Grown Woman’, which was unveiled moments ago. The song is one half of Rowland’s dual Stateside offerings, with the other being ‘Rose Colored Glasses’ – the cover for which is below…

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Brandy turns up the heat in a new photoshoot with YRB magazine. The singer seems to be in high spirits given the renewal of her reality show, ‘Brandy & Ray J: Family Business’, which will be brought back for a 2nd season on Vh1. Check out more images below:

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Peep Mariah Carey‘s new ‘Lollipop Bling’ fragrance line, which was unveiled today.

Classy, much?

Tidbit: Gotta love the 10 year old pic of her on the packaging.

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Check out this new promotional shot of breakout star Nicki Minaj, via our good friends over at Rap-Up. Another after the jump…

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‘Commander’ singer Kelly Rowland took a stand for her Destiny’s Child bandmate Michelle Williams during the New York listening session for her new self-titled LP. While being questioned (again) regarding the status of her friendship with Beyonce, Rowland took a moment to air her annoyance at the omission of Williams from discussion about the group.

Check out the video below…

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With the release of her ‘Back To Me’ album marked for July 27th, Fantasia is prepping for the debut of her new music video for ‘Bittersweet’. Check some behind the scenes images of the video which is set to hit the airwaves on June 25th below (all courtesy of Necole Bitchie):

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In a recent interview with ELLE magazine, R&B songstress Alicia Keys shared some choice words regarding the direction of her music and image. Keys stated that her look is not “plotted” and that she refuses to adjust her image every time decides to release a new album. Peep what she had to say below:

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