Melody Thornton is renown for her somewhat unappreciated vocal contributions to the Pussycat Dolls. With the group having now disbanded, the talented songstress is striking  out on her own.

In a recent interview with VIBE magazine, Thornton addressed many a topic including her reported feud with PCD front-woman Nicole Scherzinger, whether or not she has a solo deal, her future plans and more.

Her insightful comments after the jump…

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John Legend and The Roots visited ‘Late Night with Jimmy Fallon’ last evening to promote their collaborative project, ‘Wake Up!’. The artists performed 2 tracks from the LP – ‘Hard Times’ and ‘I Can’t Write Left Handed’. Check out the performances below:

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Drake made a promotional appearance on the latest episode of MTV’s ‘Extended Play’. The rapper talked about the influence of Jimmy Hendrix on his new tour, the pressures that he has to endure for the 1 hour and 45 minutes setlist, his ‘Fancy’ video and much more. Check out the spot below:

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With the the industry abuzz about LA Reid‘s status with Universal Music, yet another spanner has been thrown into the works – courtesy of the New York Daily News.

The publication reports today that a key point has been omitted from the ‘has he/ hasn’t he been sacked’ debate; the fact  that the Island Def Jam head has been in negotiations for a position on the judging panel of the X Factor US.

Why is this a problem for his role at Universal, you may ask?

Find out after the jump…

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As earlier reported, diva Jennifer Lopez and Aerosmith’s Steve Tyler were announced as two-thirds of the all-new American Idol judging panel. Peep pics of Lopez and Tyler (along with original judge Randy Jackson) at the show’s press conference today below…

Randomness: The judging panel isn’t the only major change in this the show’s tenth season. Now featured as an in-house mentor will be Interscope head Jimmy Iovine. What does this mean, you may ask? Gone, according to reports, are the weekly themes. Instead individual acts will be honed to be great in the genre of music which suits them as an artist. What’s more, Interscope in-house producers  such as Timbaland and Polow Da Don (as well as other label figures) will be working with the contestants each week to ‘up their everything’ (posture, vocals, artistic growth etc). The heavy involvement of Interscope (a subsidary of Universal Music) comes on the heels of the label replacing long-time Idol collaborators Sony Music as the winners’ label.

Sounds like Idol may actually be worth the watch this go round.

Your thoughts?

R&B-Pop starlet Shontelle took to the stage on Jimmy Kimmel Live to perform her top 10 smash ‘Impossible’. Check out how the Bajan singer fared after the jump…

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Trey Songz made a guest appearance on ‘Late Night With Jimmy Fallon’ last evening. The somewhat successful singer performed ‘Already Taken’ from the ‘Step Up 3D Original Motion Picture Soundtrack’. Check out the performance below:

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Hip-Hop heavyweights Drake and Nicki Minaj took to the stage on Jimmy Kimmel Live! a few hours ago to perform Young Money smash ‘Bed Rock’.

Check out their performance after the jump…

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International crossover star, Taio Cruz, performed his new single ‘Dynamite’ on Jimmy Kimmel Live last night. The singer songwriter performed the track as part of his set to the promote his ‘Rokstarr’ LP – which was released in the States this week.

While I’m gonna need Mr Cruz to update the wardrobe pronto (fellow Brits will know what I mean), as well as his live performing skills, it’s hard to deny the song’s smash hit potential. Put simply, it’s the business.

In any case, check out Taio’s performance after the jump…

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Ciara and Paris Hilton partied the night away at Timbaland‘s 38th birthday party last night (April 28th). The pair joined the likes of Brandy, Ray J, Justin Timberlake, and Interscope head Jimmy Iovine, to help the hitmaker celebrate at Drai’s at The W Hotel Hollywood.

Your thoughts?

Rapper Eve has been out of the spotlight for almost 3 years, and in January confirmed that she has parted ways with Interscope – her label home of 11 years. In a new interview with VIBE, the self-proclaimed ‘pit-bull in a skirt ‘ elaborates on the split, revealing  the mishandling of her shelved 2007 LP ‘Flirt’ to be the reason for her departure. Check out what she had to say below….

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Eclectic singer Kelis stopped by the Jimmy Kimmel Live! show last night to perform new single ‘Acapella’. With label head will..i.am spinning on the decks behind her, Kelis delivered a rousing performance of the #1 Billboard Dance smash (while a slightly unenthusiastic audience looked on ). Check out how she fared below…

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