Jennifer Lopez released a new promo picture for her new single “Louboutins” which doubles as a promo for her AMA performance which takes place tomorrow night at 8PM EST on ABC.

Also, after the jump check out a new interview Jenny did with radio personality DJ Skee. She talks about her marriage, her new album, and much more! (...) Continue Reading →.

Janet is back! Earlier this evening the video for Janet Jackson’s single “Make Me” premiered during 20/20 and let me tell you that Miss Jackson is giving me everything I need! The video is simple, classy, and sexy. Not to mention, her dancing is on point as usual. There’s just something about this song that makes me wanna shimmy & shake like there’s no tomorrow. Her next studio album is due out next year, but for now you can go out and pick up her brand new greatest hits collection, Number Ones, which is in stores today!

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Get into these rehearsal pictures from Jennifer Lopez’s upcoming performance at this Sunday’s American Music Awards! If you haven’t heard already, she will be performing her brand new single “Louboutins” for the first time! Don’t miss out this Sunday (November 22nd) at 8PM EST on ABC!

In other news, Jennifer Lopez transforms into her sexy alter ego “Lola” in the newly released video for her buzz single “Fresh Out The Oven”. I haven’t quite decided how I feel about the video, but it’s nice to see Jenny back doing her thing again.

Love muffins, check out the video and more photos after the jump & let me know how you feel about the video. Are you anticipating J. Lo’s new album?(...) Continue Reading →.

Jennifer Lopez is getting ready to perform her brand new single “Louboutins” for the first time this sunday at the American Music Awards. This track was originally recorded by Brandy. I actually really like the track, it’s much better than her buzz single “Fresh Out The Oven”. Her new album Love? is due out soon.

What do you think love muffins? Jam it? Or Slam it?

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Rihanna teamed up with Nokia for a special promotional concert that was brodcast via Nokia.com yesterday. For those of you who missed it, I’ve included the full concert for you after the jump. This is the first time Rihanna has performed many of the new tracks off of her new album, Rated R.

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Alicia Keys’ album The Element of Freedom is set for release in December. The newest track to leak from the upcoming project is a soft airy ballad called “Dreaming”. The song reminds me of a mix between her previous songs “Nobody Not Really” and “Butterflyz”. I actually really like it.

Miss Keys also premiered the brand new video for her current single, “Try Sleeping With A Broken Heart,” on BET’s 106 and Park yesterday. You can catch it after the jump.(...) Continue Reading →.

The wait is finally over! The brand new video from Beyoncé and Lady Gaga just hit and it’s fabulous! I love every single thing about the video…but I’m not so sure I understand the concept. The two baddest females in the game have come together and delivered pure hotness!

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I think it’s safe to say that the holiday season wouldn’t be complete with out hearing Mariah Carey’s 1994 hit “All I Want for Christmas Is You” at least once. PopEater.com has a brand new remix done by Joey Abragey in honor of the song’s 15th anniversary.

Head on over to PopEater.com to listen to the song and let me know what you think!

A special performance acoustic performance of “Sweet Dreams” from Beyoncé’s upcoming I Am…Yours DVD has surfaced. The acoustic audio hit the net last week and I haven’t been able to stop playing it. Her vocal delivery is beyond words. You can catch the performance after the jump!

Also after the jump, check out a teaser preview for the super highly anticipated video for “Video Phone” featuring Lady Gaga. The full video is scheduled to premiere tomorrow! I can’t wait! (...) Continue Reading →.

Mariah’s new Hype Williams directed video for “I Want To Know What Love Is” snuck onto the internet last night.

You can check out the video after the jump! Also, Mimi stopped by David Letterman and performed her newest single “H.A.T.E.U.”. You can catch that performance after the jump as well.(...) Continue Reading →.

Merely hours ahead of it’s scheduled release, Rihanna’s long awaited video for “Russian Roulette” made its way to the internet. This dramatic clip does a great job of capturing the essence of the song. I was literally on edge waiting to see what was going to happen. While not as visually engaging as Lady Gaga’s newest video, Rihanna certainly wins the award for Best Drama. Not to mention, both she and her leading man (Jesse Williams) look amazing!

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A new song from Rihanna’s album leaked online last night. “Cold Case Love” was produced by Justin Timberlake’s production group, The Y’s, and is probably the most direct shot at Chris Brown on the entire record. After the jump, check out this behind the scenes look at Rihanna’s cover shoot for her new album Rated R. Also, get into these new shots of Rihanna’s new music video for “Russian Roulette”, which premieres tonight during 20/20!

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UPDATE: Lady Gaga’s hot like fire track “Telephone” featuring Beyoncé has just been added. The darkchild produced club banger is miles better than the “Video Phone” remix and it’s guaranteed to make you shimmy & shake!

We may not have the music video yet, but the remix just hit! Beyoncé and Lady Gaga teamed up and gave us the “Video Phone (Extended Remix)”. Honestly, I’m not sure if I’m a fan of Gaga’s contribution. She doesn’t seem to add anything to the song. I like the extended instrumentals and extra ad-libs though…

In any case, I’m still excited for the video!

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With a little over one week until the release of Rihanna’s Rated R, we now have 30 second snippets of all the the tracks. You can preview the entire album by clicking here. I like a few of the snippets, but I’m not going to say anything about the album until I get a chance to hear it in full. Love muffins, let me know what you think!

Rated R in stores November 23rd!

Dirty Money’s video for their second single “Love Comes Down” made its debut overnight. I love the song, but I expected a bit more from the video. It was boring in comparison to their “Angel” music video, which is a shame because this song is a much better single choice.

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Capitol Records, has really dropped the ball with LeToya’s latest project. Lady Love has received close to zero promotion. Despite the lack of financial support, LeToya managed to release another video to her increasingly popular song “Regret” (featuring Ludacris). The song is climbing up the charts, but unfortunatly I’m not sure her label really cares at this point.

In any case, the video is cute and it’s certainly a good look for her. Check out the video after the jump!(...) Continue Reading →.

“100 Percent” was supposed to serve as the lead single for the movie Precious, but it was later replaced with a Mary J. Blige song due to the fact that director Lee Daniels wanted to focus on Mariah’s acting and not her voice. A snippet of the song leaked earlier, but now we have the full version.

Also, earlier this week Mimi stopped by Italian X-Factor and gave a stellar performance of “I Want To Know What Love Is”. You can check out Mariah’s riveting performance after the jump!(...) Continue Reading →.

Here’s a clip of the video we’ve all been waiting for. Rihanna’s “Russian Roulette” music video is set to premiere this Friday (November 13th) during 20/20. I’ll reserve my judgements for when I see the full thing…

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Check out the new Lady Gaga video for her single “Bad Romance” after the jump!

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Rihanna released the super sexy new single cover to her second single “Hard” which features Young Jeezy. The cover does a great job of representing the song. It’s bold, sexy, strong, and her body looks fantastic! She also sat down with the Associated Press and gave insight as to how personal and emotional her upcoming album is to her. You can catch that interview after the jump!

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It looks as though Robin Thicke is ditching his usual soul sound for more of a commercial hip-hop sound with this next album. “Shakin’ It For Daddy” (featuring Nicki Minaj) is set to be the second single from his upcoming Sex Therapy album. “Meiplé (Me I Play)” is another cut off the album that premiered on NYC’s Hot 97 radio station yesterday. Sex Therapy is set for release on December 15th.

Love muffins, are you feeling Robin Thicke’s new sound?

Shakin’ It For Daddy:

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Shakira is releasing the US version of her new album She Wolf on November 23rd and she’s including a few extra tracks for us. “Did It Again” was originally supposed to be her second US single, but now it’s the second international single and the Timbaland & Lil Wayne assisted “Give It Up To Me” is in its place. This remix featuring Kid Cudi is a bonus track from the US edition of the album. I like the song, but I wish they would have left the original beat intact.

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Mariah teamed up with the super sexy Trey Songz for the remix to “Inseparable.” The collaboration works very well and their vocals blend quite nicely. Unfortunately it’s tagged, but hopefully we’ll have the untagged version soon!

Thoughts?

Also after the jump, check out Trey Songz super racy new video for “Invented Sex.” Jesus take the wheel!
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Rihanna dropped the highly anticipated video for her buzz single “Wait Your Turn” earlier today via her website. While I like the dark theme of the video, I’m not entirely sure what to think about it. It’s definitely going to give people something to talk about….that’s for sure. Earlier today, Ryan Seacrest confirmed the Young Jeezy assisted “So Hard” as being the official second single. He says:

Her second official single “So Hard” featuring rapper Young Jeezy, follows the album’s debut single “Russian Roulette,” a dark ballad which came as a surprise to many fans who expected a high-energy dance track.

In a recent interview, Rihanna finally opened up to Glamour magazine about everything from her new album and image, to domestic violence.

Domestic violence is a big secret. No kid goes around and lets people know their parents fight. Teenage girls can’t tell their parents that their boyfriend beat them up. You don’t dare let your neighbor know that you fight. It’s one of the things we [women] will hide, because it’s embarrassing. My story was broadcast all over the world for people to see, and they have followed every step of my recovery. The positive thing that has come out of my situation is that people can learn from that. I want to give as much insight as I can to young women, because I feel like I represent a voice that really isn’t heard. Now I can help speak for those women.

You can check out excerpts from the interview after the jump, as well as the video for “Wait Your Turn”.(...) Continue Reading →.

I know it seems like Rihanna overload, but she is really hitting us something serious with this music. The new track, “So Hard”, was just premiered on NYC’s Hot 97 radio station. I think the song is fire! She is really coming with these hard-hitting anthems! Not to mention, Tricky Stewart & The Dream did the damn thing with this production. This is by far the best track I’ve heard so far from Rated R. Speaking of the album, hit the jump to see the official tracklisting.

Check out the song below!

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UPDATE #2: A new unreleased track called “Bubble Pop” has been added after the jump. Apparently the track was left over from Good Girl Gone Bad and will.i.am. is responsible for the production.

UPDATE: After listening to the song a few times I’ve decided that I really like it. I love the Rihanna’s delivery and her attitude throughout the entire track. I also really appreciate how she went back to her roots with the Bajan accent. I’m super duper excited for Rated R.

Rihanna wasted no time hitting us with a second single. “Wait Your Turn (The Wait Is Ova)” is a completely different offering from RiRi. I like it…I’m not sure I love it…but it’s a nice track. I prefer “Russian Roulette”.

What do you think love muffins?

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It seems like every day something leaks from Timbaland’s long awaited Shock Value II project. The latest track to leak features Justin Timberlake. “Carry Out” is another hot JT & Timbo collaboration and I can’t say that I expected anything less. Check out the track below!

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Britney Spears just premiered her brand new video for “3″ on her Twitter page and let me tell you that it’s hot! The super sexy video accompanies the hot-like-fire lead single from The Singles Collection, which is a compilation of Brit’s greatest hits (due out November 24th). She looks absolutely radiant in this video and the choreography is definitely a step from from what we’ve been seeing…but it still isn’t 100% Britney. Not to mention, she still relies heavily on her backup dancers to do the more complicated steps. Come on Brit-Brit! You’re almost there…

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UPDATE: Another new track from Ush called “Blockin” has been added for your listening pleasure!

Somebody may be in trouble this morning after two new tracks from Usher found their way to the internet. “More” is another catchy club hit produced by Red One (which sounds very similar to their previous record), while “Daddy’s Home” is a sexy, smooth, R&B track produced by The Runners. Both of these tracks give us different offerings from Usher, so I’m left wondering what the final direction of the album will be. Not to mention, both of these tracks are miles better than “Papers,” which has been confirmed as a buzz single. Raymond Vs Raymond hits stores December 8th!

Give them both a listen below & let me know which one you prefer!

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Alicia Keys is set to drop her new studio album, The Element of Freedom, on December 15th. The project’s first single “Doesn’t Mean Anything” isn’t performing as well as most of us would have expected, so it’s only fitting that we now have the second single from the project. “Try Sleeping With A Broken Heart” is another mellow jam & I actually like this one a bit more than the first single. I hope it does well!

Check out the song below & let me know what you think!
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Love muffins, get into this brand new video from Ne-Yo! It’s for his song “Never Knew I Needed” which is featured on the soundtrack to the upcoming Disney film, The Princess and the Frog.

Check out the video after the jump! The Princess and the Frog hits theaters this December.(...) Continue Reading →.

Ex-Cheetah Girl & former 3LW member, Kiely Williams, is following in the footsteps of her former band-mate Adrienne Bailon and is pursuing a solo career. She just released this video teaser for her new song “Make Me A Drink” and I can’t say that I’m feeling it. Her vocals don’t really do anything for me and the short clip of the video is pretty random. Maybe my opinion will change when I’m able to see it in full…

Check out the video after the jump & let me know what you think!(...) Continue Reading →.

Check out the long-awaited cover for Rihanna’s new album Rated R. Her new single “Russian Roulette” debuted only a week ago and has entered the Billboard Pop Songs chart this week at #35. The song will be available on iTunes on November 3rd while Rated R hits stores on November 23rd!

Thoughts?

After being somewhat underwhelmed by “Papers”, I’m pleased to say that this new track to surface from Ush has turned my attention back his upcoming album Raymond Vs Raymond. It’s not often we hear Usher doing a pop-influenced track, but Red One is obviously the producer of the moment so of course Usher would go ahead and get his track. It has signature Red One production (hard continuous bass-line & lots of chaotic synths), but Usher’s voice sounds really good and does a good job of not getting lost in the music.

Love muffins, tell me what you think!

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Mariah Carey performed an intimate gig in NYC for iHeartRadio’s ‘Stripped’. She performed “Always Be My Baby”, “We Belong Together”, “I Want To Know What Love Is”, and “H.A.T.E.U”. Vocally, she sounded great. She had great balance between her vocals and the vocals from background singers. I actually prefer watching Mimi perform in smaller venues and I think she needs to go ahead and do a small venue tour.

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Omarion is making his return to the music scene offering a brand new video for his new single “I Get It In” featuring rapper of the moment, Gucci Mane. “I Get It In” is the first single to be lifted from his upcoming 3rd solo album Ollusion, which now has the release date of January 12th, 2010. I’m not sure if I’m feeling this just yet. Love muffins, what do you think? Is anybody anticipating O’s return?

You can check out the teaser trailer for the video after the jump!(...) Continue Reading →.

Amerie’s new album In Love & War is set to hit stores on November 3rd. Her current single “Heard Em’ All” isn’t doing so well on the charts (only peaking at #81 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop chart) so I’m slightly concerned about the album sales. You can preview 30 seconds of the entire album courtesy of Amazon.com by clicking here. I will say that I like what I hear so far and I’m looking forward to hearing the tracks in full.

Check out the track credits after the jump!

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UPDATE: Lyrics added after the jump!

“The Wait Is Ova” as Rihanna’s new single premiered just a few moments ago! “Russian Roulette” was written by Ne-Yo and it serves as the lead single from her upcoming album which is officially titled Rated R and is scheduled for release on November 23rd! I think the song is a certified hit! Rihanna’s vocals sound amazing…miles better than anything I’ve heard from her to date. The song itself has somewhat of an epic feel to it that’s hard to describe. Check out the official single cover above and take a listen to the song below!

Love muffins, what do you think? Are you feeling the song? Was it worth the wait?(...) Continue Reading →.

Here we have the finished, finalized, version of Lady Gaga’s “Bad Romance.” An unfinished version has been floating around for a few weeks now and I wasn’t too thrilled with it, but Lady Gaga assured us that the final version would be much better. Well, she lied! It still has Red One’s typical, stale, production and it sounds like a rehashed version of “Pokerface.” This makes me question what exactly she’s going for on this re-release because I was under the impression that the new songs were going to be really different. If they are, then the label is trying to play it safe and keep it radio friendly with this poor single choice.

Love muffins, do we jam it? Or slam it?

Lady Gaga – Bad Romance [Link]

Last week we were given a small taste of what to expect from Alicia Keys’ brand new video for “Doesn’t Mean Anything”, and I wasn’t exactly sure what to expect other than that she would look absolutely stunning. Alicia hit us with another simple, yet sophisticated video that doesn’t draw too much attention from the song itself. It’s not my favorite video, but hopefully this P. R. Brown directed clip can give her single a boost on the charts.

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Seems like things are really coming together for JoJo. She announced earlier this week that her label has reached a distribution deal with Interscope to distribute her new album, All I Want Is Everything! This is great news coming from an artist with such great material. The latest track to leak was produced by Harvey Mason & Oak and it’s a nice mid-tempo jam. JoJo’s vocals are near flawless as usual and she glides effortlessly over the production, even with the synthesized harmonies. The track kind of reminds me a bit of the song “25 to Life,” which she previously recorded. Now that we have all these promising tracks, all we need is a release date for the album. Come on JoJo!

Get into the track below & let me know what you think!

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UPDATE: Supposedly this will be Shakria’s 2nd single and the track will appear on the US version of her album.

Timbaland’s highly anticipated Shock Value 2 is set to drop on November 24th, the same day as Shakira’s She Wolf is scheduled to hit stores. I’m not sure if this is set to be the lead single from Tim’s project, but I think it wouldn’t be a bad look for either one of them. Shakira’s vocals sound great over urban beats, and Timbaland’s production is consistent as usual. Lil Wayne’s feature is okay…but it’s typical Weezy.

Get into the track below and let me know what you think!

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This track leaked earlier this year as a demo by the super talented Ne-Yo, but now we are lucky to have Brandy’s version which I’m assuming is from the recording sessions for her new album. “I Don’t Really Care” is a nice track and I’m glad the production differs somewhat from the leaked demo. Brandy really can sing just about anything and it’s going to be great! Check out the track below!

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Love muffins, get into this brand new video snippet released by Miss Alicia Keys for her latest single “Doesn’t Mean Anything”. She looks really beautiful in this clip and the full video is scheduled to premiere on October 16th. This track serves as the lead single from her upcoming fourth album, The Element of Freedom, which is set to hit stores on Dec 1st!

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The Stargate produced “Never Knew I Needed” is rumored to be featured on the soundtrack to Disney’s new movie The Princess & the Frog. The movie will feature Disney’s first African American princess, Tiana. If this is true, then I think it’s a great honor that Ne-Yo’s music is featured as a part of such a historic movie. The Princess & The Frog opens nationwide on December 11th, 2009!

Have a listen below!
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Mario’s new album, D.N.A. is projected to debut poorly after being released this past Tuesday. It’s predicted to see only between 20k to 25k units within it’s first week, despite the releative success of his lead single “Break Up”. His second offering from the project, “Thinkin’ About You” so far has reached #54 on the R&B/Hip-Hop singles chart. Maybe the new Chris Robinson directed video will help.

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Rihanna made her twitter debut earlier with the following message about her new album:

This means we could be hearing the new single any day now! Also she’s confirmed to be performing her new single on Good Morning America on November 23rd as well! Are you ready?

The Black Eyed Peas wasted no time getting this video out. As soon as their previous single “I Got A Feeling” dipped from #1 on the Billboard charts (after sitting at the top for 14 weeks) they released the video for “Meet Me Halfway.” I actually love everything about this video. Fergie looks great, the storyline is great, and I can tell that they really put a lot of effort into this video as well as their single choice. I wouldn’t be surprised if this song put the Peas right back at #1. If you haven’t already, go pick up a copy of The E.N.D. (The Energy Never Dies), which is in stores now!

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Love muffins, my friend Steph Jones has giving us an exclusive first listen to his highly anticipated mixtape entitled Gravity. Although it isn’t a major label release, it is still a major release because it’s his first! The mixtape, or “Lifetape,” features artists/production from Sean & Kadis, John John Robinson, The Co Stars, Audio Push, and many other talented producers. Great job Steph and love muffins let me know what you think!

Steph Jones – Gravity Mixtape [Link]

If you wanna know more about Steph & the project, be sure to follow him on Twitter.

Michael’s This Is It movie is still a few weeks away, but we now have the lead single from the documentary soundtrack. “This Is It” was recorded in 1991 for the Dangerous album, but it was never completed nor released. The track was completed with background vocals from his brothers. The song isn’t outstanding, but what I like about the song is that it’s pure, organic, Michael. Check out the track after the jump!

Let me know what you all think! Are you excited about the documentary?

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