Tamia, Kelly Price, and Deborah Cox had come together to form a new female super-group The Queen Project. It’s been entirely too long since we’ve heard any new material from both Tamia and Kelly (Deborah Cox released an album last year) and I’m super duper excited to hear what they have in store. While no full music is available yet, the trio has released an interview where you can hear a small preview of their debut single “Queen”. All three ladies look absolutely splendiferous!

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Allow me to introduce you to one of today’s hottest rising soul singers. Jon Bibbs hails from Richmond, Virgina and is slowly making a name for himself in the independent music scene. When I say this man is the truth, you better listen!

Jon has been developing his musical talents since the age of two, when mother enrolled him in piano classes at Virginia Commonwealth University. By the age of 12 he was playing with the Richmond Philharmonic Orchestra.

After discovering his vocal abilities during a late night recording session while attending Hampton University, Jon Bibbs’ became quite popular throughout the area. In 2001 he released his first project True Story, which swept though the eastern region. His second effort, Red: The Color of Love, garnered him national recognition and heightened anticipation for his last project, Unbreakable.

Jon Bibbs – Heart 2 Heart

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Love muffins, let me introduce you to a new artist that goes by the name of Zaho. She’s an Algerian R&B singer living in Canada who has managed to make a name for her self not only in France, but in also in other parts of the world. Her lyrics are in french, but regardless of the language her vocals are stellar! She can easily hold her own against many of the chart-topping R&B divas we have here in the states. After doing a few guest features in the French rap scene, she garnered enough attention to pursue her dreams of a solo record. Her debut album, Dima was released in 2008.

“Incomprise” and “Assassine” in my opinion, are the two stand-out tracks on the album. “Incomprise” is a nice mid-tempo R&B song with a strong baseline and the hard-hitting “Assassine” could easily be compared to any Timbaland production. She recently won both the 2008 MTV Europe Music Award for Best French Artist and the 2009 NRJ Music Award for French Revelation of the Year.

If you’re looking to venture out and expand your musical horizons, Zaho is a great artist and I think you will enjoy her. Take a listen to the tracks below, and to find out more about Zaho, please check out her website!

Zaho – Incomprise: Link
Zaho – Assassine: Link

Zaho – Kif’n'Dir: Link
Zaho – C’est Chelou: Link

As she promotes her new album, Fantasy Ride, Ciara displayed why she’s hands down the best dancer (with arguably the best body) in the music industry with her live renditions of “Love Sex Magic’” featuring Justin Timberlake and “Never Ever” on Saturday Night Live last night. View the above video and I know you will all agree that her “Love Sex Magic” dance performance was down right mesmerizing! “Go Girl” as you dance for your life!

I’m pleased to introduce you guys to the super talented Nikki Jane. With her unique voice and incredible style, Nikki manages to blend the sounds of old-school soul, hip-hop, R&B, funk and rock to create her own unique genre which has been described as “Bold ,sensual, confident and extraordinary….”

Hailing from Roswell, GA, 18 year old Nikki Jane (who’s real name is Valencia Burse) combines highly personal and philosophical lyrics, as well as unusual musical influences together to create a rich texture of sound. She provides a fresh, innovative, alternative to mainstream soul. Her debut single “I Love U” was released in January to online retailers and was also featured on the Noah’s Arc: Jumping the Broom soundtrack. Her debut EP was released shortly after.

Listen to another song from Nikki Jane called “Neva Again” below! For more information please visit her MySpace page and check her out on YouTube.

Nikki Jane – Neva Again Link 1
Nikki Jane – Neva Again Link 2

In the mist of my sleeplessness last night, I pleasantly ran across again these absolutely amazing live (2007) MSN Tamia performances of songs from her (2006) Between Friends album that she completely infused her heart into. Tamia is one of the most underrated singers currently in the music industry and that’s so terribly sad because she has a voice of an angel. For more information about Tamia visit TamiaWorld.com.

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