Rihanna's 'Last Girl On Earth' Tour Off To A Rough Start

Just when it sounded too good to be true, Rihanna's North American 'Last Girl On Earth' tour with Nicki Minaj and Ke$ha has already gotten off to a rough start... and it hasn't even begun!

Rapper Nicki Minaj has announced that she's dropping out of the tour!

"Barbz I'm sorry 2 say I will not be going out on RiRi's tour. I've decided 2 use that time 4 the completion of my album. Hope u understand," Minaj Tweeted on Wednesday.

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Christina Aguilera Posts A New Message To Fans

Dear Fans,

I have been hard at work over the last year or so preparing for this moment. As you know, I have just wrapped production on my first feature film, Burlesque, which will be in theaters this Thanksgiving. And I will finally be releasing my fourth studio album, Bionic, this summer on June 8th.

I couldn’t be more excited to finally share this material with you all and I wanted to reach out and let you know what this project is all about for me.

Each album I release is a representation of my personal life experiences and how they have shaped me. I strongly believe that life is all about growth, self-discovery and self-expression.

Making music allows me to define my experiences and share them with others who might hopefully relate. Over the past four years I have learned a lot about myself and what I am capable of. What all women are capable of.

Since the release of my last studio album, Back to Basics, I have become a mother, a wife, and most recently an actress. All of these new experiences have allowed me to face new challenges and explore different sides of myself I did not even know existed.

I am a woman who wears many hats and carries many responsibilities. There are so many characteristics that define me, and this album was put together to represent all of those different parts of myself.

The sound is not necessarily easy to define because I am not easy to define. I can be serious. I can be playful. Sexual. Loving. Tough. Hardworking. Honest. To capture all of these characteristics I chose to collaborate with a variety of artists and producers across different musical genres.

I was able to explore and create a fresh, sexy feel using both electronic and organic elements with subject matters ranging from playful to introspective. This allowed me to challenge myself by using my voice in ways I never had before.

It also allowed me to push personal boundaries and explore what is possible for my future and me as an artist. You will find on this album songs that represent the many sides of me. I have learned that like all women I am sometimes capable of being superhuman. Like all women I am BIONIC… I look forward to seeing all of you on the road very soon.

In the meantime, keep checking here as I am preparing to launch my new and improved website in the near future. It will be a place for you all to connect with each other, with me, and to insure that you are updated with all official information.

There are a lot of fun surprises in store for this year! Get ready, and I’ll see you all soon…

With love,

C/X

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M.I.A. Slams Labelmate Lady Gaga!

M.I.A. recently gave some very candid opinions to NME regarding labelmate, Lady Gaga.

Do we still need record labels?
Are they even interested in making money from music anymore? Lady Gaga plugs 15 things in her new video. Dude, she even plugs a burger! That’s probably how they’re making money right now - buying up the burger joint, putting the burger in a music video and making loads of burger money.

Do you think those programmes and the internet have destroyed the mythology around popstars?
I don’t know. Again, there’s Lady Gaga - people say we’re similar, that we both mix all these things in the pot and spit them out differently, but she spits it out exactly the same! None of her music’s reflective of how weird she wants to be or thinks she is.

She models herself on Grace Jones and Madonna, but the music sounds like 20-year-old Ibiza music, you know? She’s not progressive, but she’s a good mimic. She sounds more like me than I fucking do! That’s a talent and she’s got a great team behind her, but she’s the industry last stab at making itself important - saying, ‘You need our money behind you, the endorsements, the stadiums’ Respect to her, she’s keeping a hundred thousand people in work, but my belief is: Do It Yourself.

How important are image and visuals to your music?
Very. But it’s not like “Haus of Gaga” (laughs). Me blindfolded with naked men feeding me apples and shit.

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Monica's Next Single Will Be "Here I Am" Featuring Jamie Foxx

Monica is set to follow-up her smash "Everything To Me" with new single "Here I Am."

Confirming the news on Twitter, the Grammy winner also revealed that she and label-mate Jamie Foxx have put an interesting new twist on the song, alluding to a re-worked collaboration as the single version.

The 29 year old Grammy winner’s album sold 183,766 copies its first week on sale, in the process landing at a very respectable #2 on the Billboard 200. It's great to see R&B making a comeback.

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Kelis Feat. Will.i.Am "Acapella" Performance On Jimmy Kimmel

Is Rihanna Engaged To Matt Kemp?

Sources are claiming that Rihanna and her boyfriend, Matt Kemp, have gotten engaged!

The source claims:

“Matt surprised Rihanna last week when he approached her and asked for her hand in marriage. She said yes, but also relayed the message of feeling that this may be too soon and a long engagement should follow.”

We all know these random "sources" are usually just fabricated stories, but congrats to the happy couple...if this is true!

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Whitney Houston Postpones UK Shows And Hospitalised

Things do not seem to be going well with the European leg of Whitney Houston’s ‘Nothing But Love Tour.’

After postponing the trek’s first date in Paris this week, Houston’s label have announced that another three shows have been postponed due to the singer coming down with a respiratory infection. The illness being one which saw the 46 year old have brief spell in a French hospital yesterday.

Sony Music U.K. sent out the following press release:

WHITNEY HOUSTON CONCERTS IN MANCHESTER & GLASGOW TO BE RESCHEDULED

With great disappointment, Whitney Houston has postponed her first three concerts in the UK due to illness.

The shows affected are her two concerts in Manchester this Thursday and Friday (8th and 9th April) at the Manchester Evening News Arena and her show in Glasgow on Sunday (11th April) at the S.E.C.C.

All three dates have been rescheduled. Glasgow now takes place on Saturday 1st May whilst the Manchester dates will take place at the end of the tour on Wednesday 16th and Thursday 17th June.

Doctors visited Whitney late last night in Paris and confirmed that she was suffering from an upper respiratory infection. Upon medical advice Whitney has been advised that she cannot perform to allow her time to recover.

Whitney’s Nothing But Love show is packed with some of her greatest hits including ‘Saving All My Love’ and ‘Its Not Right (But Its OK)’, as well as her more recent hits including the top 3 smash hit ‘Million Dollar Bill’ from her current critically acclaimed album, ‘I Look to You’. ‘I Look To You’ is Whitney’s fastest selling album in the UK, and has already sold over 2.5 million copies. The show uses a brand new never seen before production from Baz Halpin, who created shows for artists including Pink and Tina Turner.

Only last month Whitney had said how excited she was to be performing again in the UK after her eleven year absence and was looking forward to performing new songs as well as crowd favourites.

Concert promoters Marshall Arts have asked ticket holders for Manchester and Glasgow to retain their tickets which will remain valid.

Those unable to make the rescheduled shows should apply to their point of ticket purchase for their refund.

All other dates on Whitney Houston’s Nothing But Love World Tour 2010 will not be affected and are as follows:

Tuesday 13th April Birmingham LG Arena
Wednesday 14th April Nottingham Trent FM Arena
Saturday 17th April Dublin The O2
Sunday 18th April Dublin The O2
Tuesday 20th April Dublin The O2
Thursday 22nd April Newcastle Metro Radio Arena
Sunday 25th April London The O2 arena
Monday 26th April London The O2 arena
Wednesday 28th April London The O2 arena
Saturday 1 May Glasgow S.E.C.C.
PLEASE NOTE RESCHEDULED DATE – TICKETS FOR 11 APRIL REMAIN VALID

Wednesday 16th June Manchester M.E.N Arena
PLEASE NOTE RESCHEDULED DATE – TICKETS FOR 8 APRIL REMAIN VALID
Thursday 17th June Manchester M.E.N Arena
PLEASE NOTE RESCHEDULED DATE – TICKETS FOR 9 APRIL REMAIN VALID

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Jennifer Lopez Graces The Cover Of Redbook Magazine

Jennifer Lopez's world turned upside down when twins Max and Emme were born in March 2008. In the two years since then, she's changed with it.

"I can't help but be a different person now that I've had kids," the singer and actress, 40, tells the May issue of Redbook, on newsstands April 20. "That really does change your whole perspective on life for the better. I definitely feel like I've grown up."

It took a little while to get up to speed. Lopez relied on husband Marc Anthony, who had two sons with previous wife Dayanara Torres, to teach her the basics of diaper changing. Lopez says she was almost afraid to touch the babies at first "because I might hurt them, because they were only five pounds each."

"My main priority now is that my kids are happy; that's my No. 1 focus in life," she says. "Are these little people happy, content, and getting everything they need? Everything after that is secondary. Before, my work was my main priority – even above myself."

The kids, in return, have nourished her. "I think the biggest thing they've taught me is what loving someone is and what it should feel like," she says. "This is what unconditional love means. It's crazy, but it's heaven and earth."

And when she can't be with them, she feels the downside of love: guilt. "I didn't know that feeling before," she says. "You don't know about it because nobody ever tells you. I think it's because women are a little ashamed to admit it. You feel guilty whenever you can't have your kids right there with you on your hip."

Lopez has a busy spring and summer planned. Her first film in three years, The Back-Up Plan, comes out this month, following by a guest-starring role on Glee and the summer release of her new CD, Love?.

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First Picture Of Christina Milian's Baby Girl

US Weekly’s latest issue features the first public photo of Christina Milian and The-Dream’s baby daughter, Violet.

The singer-actress delivered daughter Violet on Feb. 26th. Her rep confirmed saying the girl has "a full head of hair."

This is the first child for Milian, 28, and the fourth for singer-songwriter and record producer, 31, who has three children with his ex-wife, singer Nivea.

The couple who wed in September, announced the pregnancy in October.

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What Is Jennifer Hudson’s Fitness Goal?

Even before becoming pregnant and gaining 35 lbs. with son David Otunga Jr., Jennifer Hudson hated running and wasn’t a huge fan of the gym.

But as soon as she got her doctor’s OK to start working out, the former American Idol star met up with L.A.-based trainer, Harley Pasternak, to start slimming down for her role in an upcoming film on Winnie Mandela.

She got her diet on track by starting with Weight Watchers in January–recently debuting as their newest spokesperson. And their aim was specific, Pasternak says.

“Our goal was to bounce quarters off her butt!” Pasternak, author of The Five-Factor World Diet, explains “We had to start off with simple work-outs.”

With a focus on images of Winnie Mandela at her fittest, Hudson started off with a 25-minute circuit-training routine of cardio, lunges, shoulder presses, and ab exercises five days a week. Eight months later, she’s worked her way up to 50-minute routines, now including 25 additional minutes of cardio.

“Unprompted, she’ll start running when I’ve just asked her to walk!” says Pasternak.And how’s the payoff coming along? “I think she looks fantastic,” says Pasternak. “She loves the way she looks but she really feels great.”

See more tips from Harley for your own workout routine at HarleyPasternak.com, and read more about Jennifer’s new look in this week’s issue of PEOPLE, on newsstands tomorrow.

Want To Work For Alicia Keys?

Alicia Keys is launching a new female empowerment site called “I Am A Superwoman.” She has turned to Monster.com to find bloggers to help her out on the project. The ad reads:

“Alicia Keys’s voice has reached millions, but she needs your help to blast it into the blogosphere! If you have what it takes, you could be the Head Blogger for the new site www.IAAS.com.

The goal of IAAS.com (I Am A Super Woman) is to create an online community connecting, inspiring, and broadcasting important topics related to women. You will be the main voice of the website aiming to motivate and encourage women all over the globe!

This is an opportunity to turn your creative writing, blogging, and social media skills into a promising career within the Arts & Entertainment industry.”

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First Listen: Ke$ha - "This Is Me Breaking Up With You"

Ciara On Set Of "Ride" Music Video

Ciara is gearing up for the release of new single "Ride," which is the first single from her forthcoming 4th studio album.

Check out these official shots from the recently-shot video, courtesy of ThisIsRNB.com.



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Jennifer Hudson Gets 'One Shining Moment' At NCAA Championships

Madonna Lays Brick For New African Girls' Academy

Madonna laid the first brick of her new girls' academy near Malawi's capital Tuesday, in which she encouraged Malawian girls to "dare to dream," according to the inscription on the brick.

The pop star said it has long been her dream to build a girls' school. She said she hopes the girls attending the academy will go on to become doctors, lawyers and future leaders of their country.

The $15 million Raising Malawi Academy for Girls is scheduled to open in 2011, and will assist 500 orphaned children.

At the same event, Madonna also launched a telecommunications and fundraising initiative that aims to provide education to children around the world by offering secondary school scholarships and by supporting schools in developing countries in accessing the internet.

"Kids will be able to connect with kids from the other parts of the world," the singer said. "This will promote peace throughout the world."

Telecommunications giant Ericsson will donate computers to various schools in 11 African countries through the United Nations Millennium Village initiative, where model villages are established to demonstrate how the quality of life in African rural areas can be improved through community-led development.

Daughters Lourdes and Mercy accompanied Madonna to Tuesday's ceremony.

The pop DIVA looked relaxed as she used a trowel to turn the earth. She wore a long-sleeved striped top, white cotton slacks, a patterned scarf and pale ballet flats. She also wore a black-banded straw hat and dark sunglasses on the sunny day.

Madonna arrived in Malawi on Monday for a weeklong charity tour to inspect projects she established since her first visit in 2006 while filming a documentary on its devastating poverty and AIDS crisis.

Madonna has adopted two Malawian children, David Banda and Mercy Chifundo James, both four. She also funds six Malawian orphanages, which feed, clothe and educate some 25,000 orphans.

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Mariah Carey On Leute Heute, Germany

Sticky & Sweet Tour Available In Stores TODAY!

Don't forget to pick up a copy of Madonna's highly anticipated 'Sticky & Sweet' DVD out TODAY!

The 'Sticky & Sweet' tour was the most successful tour by a solo artist in history and was seen by over 3.5 million fans in 32 countries around the world.

The Blu-ray was filmed in Buenos Aires, over four days to a crowd exceeding 256,000 fans, and also includes 30 minutes of exclusive footage filmed behind the scenes during the course of the tour. The CD contains the audio version of the show.

You can also purchase it by going to Madonna's official site.

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Monica "Everything To Me" Live Performance On Jay Leno

Rihanna Announces Tour With Nicki Minaj And Ke$ha

Rihanna will hit the road this summer for her "Last Girl On Earth Tour" and she's tapped two of her famous lady friends to join her.

Lil Wayne protégé Nicki Minaj and pop singer Ke$ha will be opening up for the Bajan singer on the trek, which kicks off July 2nd in Seattle, Washington, and wraps up in Chicago on Aug. 25th.

The 25-date tour will also make stops in Canada, Tampa, L.A., New York and Las Vegas. Tickets will go on sale at LiveNation.com on Friday (April 9). Additional dates will be announced soon.

The full list of tour dates for the "Last Girl on Earth tour" are after the jump!

7/2: Seattle, WA (White River Amphitheatre)
7/4: Vancouver, BC (General Motors Place)
7/6: Calgary, AB (Pengrowth Saddeldome)
7/9: Sacramento, CA (ARCO Arena)
7/10: Mountain View, CA (Shoreline Amphitheatre at Mountain View)
7/14: Albuquerque, NM (Hard Rock Casino Albuquerque presents The Pavilion)
7/15: Denver, CO (Comfort Dental Amphitheatre)
7/17: Las Vegas, NV (Mandalay Bay Events Center)
7/21: Los Angeles, CA (Staples Center)
7/22: Phoenix, AZ (Cricket Wireless Pavilion)
7/28: Atlanta, GA (Philips Arena)
7/30: Tampa, FL (Ford Amphitheatre)
7/31: Miami, FL (American Airlines Center)
8/3: Indianapolis, IN (Verizon Wireless Music Center Indianapolis)
8/5: Toronto, ON (Molson Canadian Amphitheatre)
8/7: Montreal, QC (Bell Centre)
8/8: Boston, MA (Comcast Center)
8/11: Uncasville, CT (Mohegan Sun Arena)
8/12: New York, NY (Madison Square Garden)
8/15: Wantagh, NY (Nikon at Jones Beach Theater)
8/18: Camden, NJ (Susquehanna Bank Center)
8/20: Bristow, VA (Jiffy Lube Live)
8/21: Hershey, PA (Hersheypark Stadium)
8/22: Detroit, MI (DTE Energy Music Theatre)
8/25: Chicago, IL (United Center)

Whitney Houston Postpones European Tour Kickoff

Whitney Houston has postponed the start of the European leg of her ‘Nothing But Love Tour,’ due to suffering from a ‘repository infection’ – her publicist announced today.

Concert organisers, AEG, offered the following statement:

“Whitney is suffering from an upper respiratory infection and after a consultation with her doctors has been advised to postpone her performance, Whitney and her band apologize that the show has to be rescheduled on such short notice.”

Originally set to kick off in Paris in tonight, the tour’s first European date will be this Thursday (April 8th) in Manchester, England. Thereafter, there will be stops here in London, Switzerland, Germany, Demark and Sweden.

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Nicole Scherzinger Interview On Lopez Tonight

Madonna Blogs About Recent Experience In Malawi

Madonna is currently in Malawi to begin construction of the Raising Malawi Academy for Girls on Tuesday, but she is so overcome by emotion that she took to blogging about it.

She writes:

On my first visit to Malawi, I was devastated to meet child after child who had been orphaned by AIDS. Having lost my mother
at such a young age, I felt a close connection to these children. Their stories had touched my own.

In a country of 14 million, a staggering one million children have been left alone with the responsibility of raising each other. I returned home knowing the future of Malawi was resting on the shoulders of these orphaned children, and I had to act.

So it is with tremendous joy that I return to Malawi to lay the first brick in the Raising Malawi Academy for Girls. By educating girls we will rebuild this community and raise this nation.

Our academy will educate, protect, and empower 450 young girls who are Malawi’s hope for the future. We will stop the brain drain happening in so many African nations—our students will receive an internationally competitive education while incorporating local values.

As an artist, I know the transformative power of art. Malawi’s culture will be preserved and passed on through the teaching of music, art, and dance in our academy. Once instilled with pride in their homeland, young women will understand the importance of remaining in Malawi and investing in their own communities.

I will share not only my own words of encouragement tomorrow at our ceremony, but also encouragement from women and men around the world who believe that the future of Malawi rests squarely on the shoulders of its girls.

As one Raising Malawi supporter wrote to Malawi's girls, “You carry the future of your country in your school bags.”

Having seen the determination in the eyes of these children, I know they have the strength to save Malawi—they just need to be given the tools. I am so grateful for the many people who have partnered with me to provide the resources needed, including Jeffrey Sachs, with whom I am launching a new global initiative to provide access to education for all children on all continents.

It is with hope for a bright future that I am here. Tomorrow the brick I will lay is not just the bedrock to a school—it is the foundation for our shared future.

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‘Why Did I Get Married Too?’ A Box Office Hit!

Tyler Perry’s ‘Why Did I Get Married Too?’ starring Janet Jackson, has paid off rather handsomely.

Since the movie’s debut four days ago (April 2nd), it has grossed $30,150,000 – besting the first film’s debut box office sum by more than $10 million.

The movie debuted at #2 behind ‘Clash of the Titans’, which rocketed to #1 after grossing a whopping $61,400,000 during the same period.

The real success story, however, is undeniably ‘Married’. With its $20 million production budget, the movie in its first week of release has surpassed that sum and made a profit of $10 million!

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Rihanna's Special Announcement!!!

Lady Gaga And Erykah Badu Top Lollapalooza 2010 Lineup

Lady Gaga, Green Day, Erykah Badu, a reunited Soundgarden, Arcade Fire, the Strokes and Phoenix will headline this year's Lollapalooza, festival organizers confirmed today.

The National, Spoon, Devo, Cypress Hill, Cut Copy, the New Pornographers, Slightly Stoopid, Grizzly Bear, Gogol Bordello, Chromeo, Wolfmother, Yeasayer and X Japan are also among the more than 130 bands, musicians, and DJs set to perform at the weekend-long event, scheduled for Aug. 6-8 in Chicago's Grant Park.

Tickets for the three day festival are $215, inclusive of the service charge, and are on sale now. Additional information about tickets, travel packages and VIP options is available at lollapalooza.com.

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Rihanna: 'Product Placement Ruins Music'

Rihanna has criticised artists who use excessive product placement in their music videos.

The singer, who launched her latest album Rated R with help from Nokia, admitted that the heavy use of product placement can ruin music videos.

She told NME: "I don’t like things to be so commercial. I hate product placement in my videos. Videos should just tell the story of the song.

"With product placement it becomes this big ad campaign. I just don't like that. Sometimes we have to, for whatever political reason, but it's never my first choice. "

The 22-year-old also revealed that when recording her previous album, Good Girl Gone Bad, her label was unaware of what she was recording in the studio.

She said: "After my first two albums I just said, ‘I’m ready to do it my way, completely.

"So a few of us went into the studio, cut my hair, dyed it black. The label hadn’t seen anything, they didn’t know what was going on.

"The mystique I have kept has been because I don’t say a lot. There are a lot of rumors about me, every day it’s something new."

She explained: “I guess by not replying people never know what’s true and they never know what’s not true.

"So that kinda leaves them wondering - they see me, but they never know what’s in my mind."


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Toni Braxton Owes Uncle Sam Some Money!

Toni Braxton has been reported to owe the US government more than $396,000 (£293,268) in delinquent federal taxes.

The R&B singer, whose tax records recently leaked online, is said to also have her husband Keirston Lewis involved in the outstanding debt, according to The Detroit News.

The IRS filed a $396,330 (£293,512) lien against Braxton and her husband on March 26th with Whitfield County, Georgia Superior Court.

On the music front, Braxton has revealed that she is hoping to line up a duet with Alicia Keys in the near future.

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Rihanna Featured In New DKMS PSA In The Fight Against Leukemia

Madonna Visits Malawi For A Charity Tour

Madonna has arrived in Malawi ahead of her weeklong charity tour.

According to an official program released by the pop star's charity, Raising Malawi, Madonna is scheduled Monday to visit the Millennium Village, a United Nations initiative in the central border district west of Lilongwe.

Madonna will be joined by economist Jeffrey Sachs, a development affairs expert and mentor of the initiative. On Tuesday, she will lay the first brick of her Raising Malawi Academy for Girls, signaling the official commencement of construction of the $15 million academy, set to open in 2011.

Madonna has pumped millions into this impoverished southern African country and become very active in charitable efforts; she has also adopted two children from Malawi.

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Nicki Minaj Addresses The Haters

Jennifer Lopez Says "Now Is A Real Girl Time" In Music

You might think Lady Gaga is a big deal. Maybe Taylor Swift seems about as famous as a person can be, or Beyoncé ranks as high as you could imagine.

All these years later, it's still a bit hard to comprehend how absurdly famous Jennifer Lopez was in 2001, when she became the first woman to ever have a film ("The Wedding Planner") and album (J.Lo) both debut at #1 in the same week.

Now, Lopez has a new movie ("The Back-Up Plan") and album (this summer's Love?) on the way and is still going strong. But she happily looks back on that crazy time and the path she blazed for today's female artists.

"Gosh, I love all the girls out," Lopez said of today's female artists. "[Husband] Marc [Anthony] and I were just talking about this the other day, because obviously we're both into music and we make records and stuff.

"All the way from Taylor Swift to Lady Gaga to Madonna to Britney to Beyoncé and Rihanna and myself — there's just so many people who are on the scene and really doing their thing, and it's nice," she added. "It's nice to see."

Does Lopez see herself as a trailblazer since she was topping the charts long before Gaga and Rihanna came along? "I don't really think of myself that way," Lopez said. "I just always thought of myself as somebody who was out there [trying something unique], and that's what I love about [the music industry]. There's room for all these different kinds of artists."

Although music-buying dollars undoubtedly have fans torn between whether they should drop their bucks on Gaga, Madonna, Taylor Swift or someone else, J.Lo said the ladies are all rooting for one another.

"It's not a competition type of thing," Lopez insisted. "But it is great to be seen as somebody who was at the forefront of that little girl movement.

"[We've seen] such an onslaught of so many different women, girls taking over the music scene, and it's nice," Lopez said of the last decade in music. "There was a time where it was just boy bands and rock-and-roll stars and all that bull. But now is a real girl time."

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First Listen: Jennifer Hudson - "One Shining Moment"

Kelly Rowland's Label Gear Up For A Huge Comeback

Kelly Rowland’s new record label, Universal Motown appear to be pulling out all the stops for the project’s lead single "Commander."

The label which is home to the likes of Lil’ Wayne, Drake, Akon, and Nicki Minaj – are seeking out top brands to feature their products in Kelly's new video. Check out the press release which made its way out to some of the world’s biggest brands:

Kelly Rowland is seeking a new partner for her latest music video – the singer’s reps have sent out mass emails urging big brands to appear in the promo.

The former Destiny’s Child star is following the record industry’s latest craze of teaming up with famous companies to cover the cost of music videos.

Her reps at Universal Motown are on the hunt for marketing executives to pay for their products to appear in the promo for the debut single from Rowland’s new record – her first since parting ways with ex-manager Mathew Knowles and former label Columbia Records.

The email reads, “We are currently seeking brands who want to partner with us for the upcoming (Grammy-winning, platinum-selling) Kelly Rowland music video for the first single off of (sic) her new album.

“We are primed for an outstanding project. This will be a video that is serviced around the world.”

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Brandy And Monica Hang Out In Miami

Brandy and Monica enjoyed their Easter weekend by partying in Miami, Florida.

The two R&B DIVAS, who shared a monster hit in the 90’s with "The Boy Is Mine," had reason to celebrate as Monica’s new album, ‘Still Standing’ rests comfortably at the #2 position on the Billboard 200.

Last week, in an interview with HipHollowood.com, Brandy highlighted that she was so impressed with resurgence of Monica’s popularity that she is using her "The Boy Is Mine" collaborator as a model for her future endeavours in music.

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First Listen: Ke$ha - "Bootycall"

Ciara Gears Up To Shoot Second Video For New Album

Ciara and her team really do not appear to be pulling all stops for her forthcoming album. As previously reported, the singer shot the video for the album’s lead single "Ride" earlier last week.

Yet it seems plans for the project are being put into action way before its release window, as it has been confirmed that the Ciara is also set to shoot the video for another song titled "You Got Me" – which, like "Ride," was written and produced by Tricky Stewart & The-Dream.

Ciara’s new album is currently set for a June release.

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Will Simon Cowell Let Mel B. Spice Up The X Factor?

The comments and putdowns can be devastating – and that’s just the ones between the judges.

So the prospect of adding the famously outspoken Mel B to the likes of Simon Cowell, Cheryl Cole and Louis Walsh on the X Factor is a prospect fans of the show might relish.

The arrival of the 34-year-old former Spice Girl might not, however, delight pregnant Dannii Minogue, whose future as a judge would appear to be in doubt.

Mel B recently enjoyed a night out in Los Angeles with the ITV talent show’s executives, who were there for talks about the next series with Cowell.

An X Factor source told the Mail: "The top level executives at the production company, TalkbackThames, took Mel B out for the evening and it was certainly to gauge her thoughts on the show – and to see if she would be right for a role."

But the source added: "Mel is extremely temperamental – she won’t listen to anyone, so there could be fireworks on the panel."

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Janet Jackson Interview On Oprah

Check out the rest Janet Jackson's interview on Oprah after the jump!

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Rihanna Changes Her Next Single From 'Rated R' Album

Rihanna's “Te Amo” (produced by Stargate), will now be Rihanna’s follow up Rated R single to “Rude Boy.”

After initially going with "Photographs," fansite Rihanna Daily are now reporting that Spanish-flavoured ‘Te Amo’ will serve as the project’s next (and likely final) single.

“Te Amo” is Spanish for I Love You. As we all know, it was the only track which leaked on the internet that made it on Rated R. It is one of the most different tracks on the album, beautifully written by James Fauntleroy, topped the Brazilian charts and made the Top 60 in Sweden earlier this year even without an official release.

Make sure to look out for her performance of “Te Amo” on American Idol next Wednesday!

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Brandy And Ray J Interview With HipHollywood.com

First Listen: Claudette Ortiz - "Simply Amazing"

Erykah Badu Charged Over Dallas Nude Video Shoot

Erykah Badu faces a disorderly conduct charge for her nude music video shoot in downtown Dallas' Dealey Plaza, officials announced Friday.

Badu, a Dallas native, performed a walking striptease in front of tourists and pedestrians during the March 13 shoot for Badu's "Window Seat" music video. The performance ended with a nude Badu acting out receiving a fatal gunshot to the head at the spot where President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in 1963.

Sgt. Warren Mitchell said Friday the decision to cite Badu for disorderly conduct — a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of up to $500 — came after witness Ida Espinosa, 32, of Vernon, offered a sworn statement to police Thursday. Espinosa declined to comment to The Associated Press on Friday.

"Having a fact witness that was there is what let us file the charges," Mitchell said. "After much discussion, we feel that these charges best fit her conduct. She disrobed in a public place without regard to individuals and small children who were close by."

Mitchell said the department has had "people calling from all across the country to express their concern."

Mitchell said Badu can either fight the charge or pay the fine. He said a citation would be mailed to the singer.

Carla Sims, a spokeswoman for Badu, had no immediate comment Friday.

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Toni Braxton 'Pulse' Official Tracklisting

The official tracklisting for Toni Braxton’s latest LP ‘Pulse’ has surfaced. The list below is said to be for the record’s U.K. version, and will be altered slightly for the U.S. release.

'Pulse' Tracklisting:

1. Yesterday
2. Make My Heart
3. Hands Tied
4. Woman
5. If I Have To Wait
6. Lookin’ At Me
7. Wardrobe
8. Hero
9. No Way
10. Pulse
11. Why Won’t You Love Me

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Geri Halliwell, formerly Ginger Spice of The Spice Girls, is back in the studio and recording new solo material!

Geri posted this message on her official site:

"Hi hello!

How are you? I’m really good, if you wanna see me being interrogated by Piers Morgan check me out on ITV1… on Saturday night. Yes I will admit I do cry, it could have been a massive blub - but I manage to contain it…!

I was away last week and ended up skiing down a black run which was so much fun, if a little scary.

And guess what, I’m back in the studio…. which I’m really enjoying. So I’ve been playing lots of music in the house which Bluebell and I have been dancing around to. I have discovered that Bluebell loves Lady GaGa! Great taste huh?

So the other day my mother is bathing Bluebell and is trying to persuade her to wash her hair, or she’d get ‘fleas’ and my 3 year old daughter replied to her Nana “I’m rather suspicious of the crap coming out of your mouth!”

Omg - where did she learn that!??? Ooooh dear!!

Wrap up warm with all the cold weather on the way,
Big hug
G xx"

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