MUSIC VIDEO: LUPE FIASCO – “OUT OF MY HEAD” (FT. TREY SONGZ)

Lupe Fiasco dropped a new visual for his newest single, “Out of My Head” from his 3rd studio album Lasers. The Michael Thelin-directed video features his singing labelmate Trey Songz, with model Tracey Thomas playing the love interest. Peep it! “Girl, I want you to knoooooooow!”

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Sean Paul feat. Alexis Jordan – Got 2 Luv U (full) – listen
Check out the brand new single from Sean Paul, “Got 2 Luv U.” The track from the dancehall artist features StarRoc/Roc Nation signee, Alexis Jordan. He is planning to release this new album this fall. It will be Sean Paul’s first album since 2009′s Imperial Blaze.

Shanell – How to Love (full) – listen
Shanell offers up her version of Lil’ Wayne’s current single, “How to Love” from his upcoming album, The Carter IV. Shanell is currently promoting her single, “My Button,” which she has already shot a video for in Los Angeles and is currently putting the finishing touches on it.

Adrienne Bailon – Chase the Wind (full) – listen
Def Jam signee and former Cheetah Girl and 3LW member Adrienne Bailon has been working on her debut solo album for quite some time now. Originally, she had been in the studio with the industry’s top producers and writers, but we’ve yet to really here any material from Adrienne since she began recording. Check out the new track, “Chase the Wind” in it’s rough form. Maybe more from Adrienne later this summer?

Candice Pillay feat. Kelly Rowland – Smooches (full) – listen
Do you remember the track “Smooches” that surfaced last year from Kelly Rowland in preparation for her new album? Well, before, it belonged to Teyana Taylor and now it seems as though Kelly’s old vocals have been tagged on this new version for newcome Candice Pillay’s new single. Admittedly, this was a great track (produced by Bangladesh), but over a year later, are people really expected to take this as a first single?

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MUSIC NEWS: J.COLE REPLACES CEE-LO / J. SCOTT’S ‘LIGHT OF THE SUN’ #1 / A. KEYS TO CO-PRODUCE PLAY

After eclectic singer-songwriter Cee-Lo announced that he will be stepping down from Rihanna’s Loud tour, the pop starlett announced that North Carolina-native J. Cole as the official opener for her international tour:

Rihanna announced via Twitter that rapper J. Cole, who was already on the road with the singer, will fill Green’s shoes as her main warm-up act on the tour, which began this month. “#GOODNEWS @JColeNC is our new official opener!” she wrote on Tuesday night. “@CeeLoGreen will no longer be a part of #LOUDtour due 2 commitment with ‘The Voice’ #Cantmissit.” [Source]

Rihanna’s tour ends its US leg in the States on July 24, then makes its way overseas until the end of this year. Talk about heavy touring! Congrats to J. Cole!

JILL SCOTT’S ‘LIGHT OF THE SUN’ SOARS TO THE #1 SPOT

Following the release of her latest album, R&B singer Jill Scott‘s album, The Light of the Sun, has officially landed the #1 spot on the Billboard 200 chart. According to Nielsen SoundScan, she has racked up a total of 135,000 units in first week sales. This is Jill’s fourth studio album to date.

You can catch the Grammy award winning singer as she hits the stage at this year’s annual Essence Music Festival at the Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana. Congrats to her! [Source]

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MUSIC VIDEO: DAVID GUETTA – “WHERE THEM GIRLS AT” (FT. NICKI MINAJ & FLO RIDA)

Global hit-maker DJ David Guetta released a new music video for his club-friendly track “Where Them Girls At?” featuring Young Money’s Nicki Minaj and rapper Flo-Rida. This track is off his upcoming album Nothing But The Beat, which is set to drop on August 29th. Other major artists featured on the album include Usher, will.i.am, Snoop Dogg, Akon, Jennifer Hudson, Sia, Timbaland and more.

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