As reported yesterday, Pop starlet Jamelia revealed that she has signed a lucrative new record deal. While we’ve long been in the know as to where the ‘Superstar’ singer now calls her label home, details have only today been publicised .

Find out which label the Birmingham-bred star is signed to after the jump….

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After an almost 3 year hiatus from the music scene, Pop star Jamelia has announced that she has signed a new record deal.

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Get your iTunes ready because Donnie Klang is planning a duet with none other than Rihanna. The former Bad Boy artist is hoping to work with ‘The Voice’ on a record which will be a part of his sophomore LP. Read what Klang had to say below:

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Former Danity Kane star Aubrey O’Day recently opened up to Global Grind about her experiences following Diddy‘s disbanding of the Platinum-selling group more than two years ago.

The 26 year old talked in some depth about Diddy’s handling of Danity Kane, her struggles (not having a manager, an agent nor a publicist), her regrets, her ‘comeback’, her new Oxygen reality show, and much more. A very insightful read…

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R. Kelly is no stranger to R&B classics; indeed a vast array of his material enjoys such status. For that reason and so much more, this week’s classic From The Vault clip is Kelly’s 1996 smash ‘Downlow (Nobody Has To Know)’. The song’s popularity, which saw it peak at #4 on the Billboard Hot 100, was undeniably spear-headed by its dramatic, cinematic video. Featuring Ronald Isley and Garcelle Beauvais, the clip remains a stand-out among Kelly’s already impressive body of work.

Randomness: Songs such as this really have me sighing at the state of the industry today. I mean when was the last time an outright R&B song -in the vein of this-achieved such high chart recognition. Instead, uniformity and genericness populate what was once a musically diverse industry. In days of old, one could see R&B, Pop, Rock, and Hip-Hop  songs all vying for the top spot and actually having a fair chance of achieving it. Today, top ten’s often sound like the same damn song. SMH…

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It’s hard to believe that for all Nicki Minaj‘s success, her debut LP has yet to be released. Indeed, the collaboration-queen is still cooking up material for the as-yet-untitled record (which hits stores November 23rd).

With the likes of Swizz Beats and Sean Garrett already on board, Minaj revealed in a recent interview with Entertainment Weekly that Will.i.am is the latest hitmaker to join the list of producers on the record.

Check out what she had to say of the Black Eyed Peas frontman’s contribution to the record, as well as the ‘surprises’ the LP boasts, after the jump…

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Pop collective JLS are set to release their self-titled US debut in less than two weeks time. Arriving in stores via their Stateside label Jive, the group’s US fans (if they have any at all) can get their hands on the LP on August 3rd.

With the Aston and co’s’ Stateside promo push yielding little of anything, it’ll be real interesting to see what first week numbers they do. As I’ve said many a time, JLS are getting away murder over here – something I can’t see the US taking to.

Tidbit: I still “can’t” with that album cover. Ortise..SMH..always doing too damn much.

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In a recent interview with Kontrol magazine, Dirty Money’s Dawn Richard opened up about the demise of her former group Danity Kane. The 25 year old touched upon accusations of favouritism from Diddy within the group, their break-up, her apprehensions joining a new group, and more.

Extract after the jump…

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Fiery Foxy Brown has been arrested yet again. Full story below…

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Check out episode 4 of Trey Songz‘s new BET’s reality series ‘Trey Songz: My Moment’, which aired last night…

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Ke$ha spoke highly of Rihanna in a recent interview with MTV News. The auto-tune princess, who is the opening act for the US leg of microphone offender’s ‘Last Girl On Earth‘ tour, stated that her tour mate “has one of the best voices of anyone” she has ever seen live. Peep what she had to say in full below:

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Elongating what must be one of the longest Hip-Hop feuds in recent memory, Lil’ Kim has hit out at 90’s rival Foxy Brown in an interview with our friends over at AOL Black Voices.

Check out what the pint-sized star had to say about the ‘Ill Na Na’ after the jump…

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