Peep R&B star Keri Hilson arriving at day 2 of the 2010 Essence Music Festival in New Orleans’ Louisiana Stadium last night.

Really liking Ms. Hilson’s new look. More pics below…

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Following the appalling sales of 50 Cent‘s ‘Before I Self-Destruct’ LP (which was certified Triple Foil), it is now being reported that the G-Unit General was quietly released from longtime label Interscope (at his “request”) last summer, and is now with Capitol/EMI.

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Though Drake has taken the music scene by storm with his undeniable lyrical prowess, the same can not be said for his more R&B flavoured vocals. Despite scoring a hit with the singing-only ‘Find Your Love’, the Canadian native caught a heavy dose of critique over his live performance of the song on the Jay Leno Show recently.

Quite interestingly, the 23 year readily admits his lack of vocal skills. Check out what he had to say (via VIBE) below…

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As earlier reported, Pop superstar Janet Jackson rocked the 2010 Essence Music Festival in New Orleans last night, treating the audience to a world class spectacle. Video’s from her set have now surfaced, which you can check out below…

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Following on the multi-Platinum success of her solo debut, ‘3 Words’, Cheryl Cole is reportedly set to release its follow-up before the year is out.

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BET’s Vice President Stephen Hill has hit out at claims that Chris Brown‘s emotional performance at last Sunday’s BET Awards featured ‘fake tears’.

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Pop diva Kelly Rowland performed  her new single on BBC Radio 1’s Live Lounge a few moments ago. Check out how Ms. Kelly fared below…(she also performed Kasabian‘s ‘Underdog’)

{Shout out to Kelly Rowland Network}

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The-Dream found himself in a tricky situation last week when he commented on the state of Ciara’s career, when he claimed that her upcoming ‘Basic Instinct’ project is basically her “last chance” at major success. Now, after being slammed by Ciara’s fans, deleting his Twitter pages and taking shots at That Grape Juice for reporting the news, Ciara herself has come to his defense. Check out what she had to say below:

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Solange posed it up for fashion mag Refinery 29 recently. As well as featuring in a pictorial, the ‘T.O.N.Y’ singer opened up about why she stepped away from House of Dereon, her new afro, new album, the Beyonce comparisons, and more. Pics and quotes after the jump…

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Check out this special trilogy video from The-Dream. Ciara’s biggest fan has combined 3 of the tracks – ‘Yamaha’, ‘Nikki Part 2’ and ‘Abyss’ – from his upcoming album, ‘Love King’, into one music video in an effort to build buzz for the LP. ‘Love King’ hits stores on June 29th. Peep the production below:

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The elusive Lauryn Hill did a rare interview with NPR recently. The music icon spoke candidly about a wide range of topics including why she hasn’t released new music in quite some time and why she finally decided to return to the stage. Peep what Hill had to say below:

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It appears anyone and everyone can land a TV show these days; the latest being R&B crooner Trey Songz. The 25 year old is the focus of BET’s new reality series ‘Trey Songz: My Moment’, episode 1 of the which aired after last night’s BET Awards 2010. Check it out below…

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