Following the fiasco surrounding legitimacy of ‘Breaking News’, a new song from Michael Jackson‘s first posthumous LP ‘Michael’, the King of Pop’s estate have released a statement to his legions of fans.

Find out what they had to say after the jump…

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The Noise Currently Known As Rihanna continues its aggressive promotional push for single ‘Only Girl‘, moments ago performing the song on France’s Le Grand Journal.

Check out how the nasal sensation fared below…

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In what has become an on-going pattern with the X Factor this year, the series has once again hit the headlines for all the wrong reasons.

As many of our UK readers will know, controversy struck the competition over the weekend when contestant Katie Waissel was saved over TreyC Cohen. This, despite forgetting her words in the final sing-off (again) and  being labelled the inferior singer of the two by Simon Cowell – who still went on to vote for her to stay.

It is the pair’s mentor Cheryl Cole, however, who is the subject of the most intense critique, after out-rightly refusing to cast her vote; a vote which very well could have been instrumental in bringing about a different outcome.

Now, new reports detail how viewers have made hundreds of official complaints about the occurrences, with many calling for Cheryl Cole to be axed from the judging panel.

Full story below…

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R&B star Brandy is currently competing on the latest season of Dancing With The Stars. Check out her week 8 performances of the Waltz and the Cha Cha Cha with partner Maksim Chmerkovskiy below.

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R&B force Fantasia has seen her ‘Back to Me Tour’ open to rave reviews in the US this week. The 30-city Stateside trek rolled into Baltimore’s Meyerhoff Symphony Hall yesterday, for what was said to be a rousing show.

Peep Ms. Barrino’s spine-tingling rendition of the Color Purple’s ‘I’m Here’ after the jump…

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Michael Jackson’s long-awaited new song has finally been released. ‘Breaking News’ will be featured on his new album, ‘Michael’, which will touch down on December 14th. Give it a listen below:

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Michael Jackson fans who are eager to purchase his new ‘Michael’ album on December 14th are being fooled. At least that’s what his children and mother are claiming. In an interview on ‘The Oprah Winfrey Show’, which will air on November 15th, The King of Pop’s family suggested that the voice heard on the new record are not his. Check out all the details of what they had to say below:

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Lil Kim has heard Nicki Minaj’s ‘Roman’s Revenge’ and she is not pleased. The former chart-topper had some fighting words for Minaj while she performed at a nightclub in Queens, New York last evening, stating that she will “erase that’s bitch’s security number”.

Kim even went so far as to say that she doesn’t even need to record a response track to ‘Revenge’ because she could “kill that bitch with my old shit”. Peep the footage below via Real Talk New York:

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Nicki Minaj made a promotional appearance on KMEL 106.1 recently. The rapper spoke about a wide range of topics including the possibility of a full US tour, her favourite songs on her upcoming ‘Pink Friday’ album and much more. Check out the footage below via YouHeardThatNew:

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Our friends over at Real Talk NY recently caught up with Cash Money’s latest signee Bow Wow. When quizzed on his relationship with the centre-piece of the label, Lil’ Wayne, the rapper revealed that he recently visited him in prison, relaying Wayne’s words of advice to him, and adding his own Two Cents on Hip-Hop’s problem with crime.

Check out his comments & my TWO PENCE after the jump…

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Fantasia keeps the ball rolling with the video new single ‘I’m Doin Me’ – which premièred minutes ago on VEVO. The release is the latest to be lifted from the American Idol star’s 3rd studio album ‘Back to Me’ – which debuted at #2 Billboard 200 back in August.

Peep the video after the jump…

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Hard at work on her third studio album, Kelly Rowland appears to be making a number of power moves to elevate her status.

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