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Rihanna fans, start your engines. On the ‘Rihanna Unlocked’ section of her Facebook page, the pop diva announced the follow-up to her critically and publicly-acclaimed album ‘Loud’ will drop on November 21 and be called ‘Talk That Talk.’

The New Yorker doesn’t usually devote much space to young artists or current trends, but they made an exception for Taylor Swift in their most recent issue, giving a full profile of the artist that, as they point out, has sold more albums in the last five years than any other musician. Swift was characteristically frank in the article, offering her thoughts on life and love as a 21-year-old supers

Not so long ago, J. Cole was just another budding rapper hoping for a shot at the big time. In fact, his first meeting with his future mentor and label boss Jay-Z occurred when he brushed past the hip-hop icon on the street, failing to get his attention. Now, of course, all that persistence has paid off: He’s one of the hottest young performers in hip-hop, and if industry predictions are correct,

It’s been more than 20 years since Michael Jackson set the record for most Number One singles from an album with his five chart-topping hits from ‘Bad.’ In fact, as the industry has splintered into niche marketplaces over the last decade and change, it’s looked like that record might stand forever. It’s all the more impressive, then, that Katy Perry managed to duplicate Jackson’s feat earlier this

As Madonna works on her upcoming album, set to be released early next year, she’s reportedly collaborating with quirky Australian vocalist Sia on a new track called ‘Trust.’

In today’s pop marketplace, it’s commonly accepted for an artist to take three years or longer to finish a new album, which is almost exactly how long it took Lady Gaga to get from her first full-length collection, ‘The Fame,’ to its recently released follow-up, ‘Born This Way.’ But Gaga didn’t get where she is by following what everyone else is doing, and based on comments she made during a recen

Bruno Mars has recorded a song called ‘It Will Rain’ for the forthcoming soundtrack of the ‘Twilight’ movie, ‘The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1.’

Didn’t see Taylor Swift‘s Speak Now world tour? No problem — she’s releasing a tour CD and DVD.

Starting with 1999′s double-platinum ‘Mary’ collection, Mary J. Blige has released a new album every two years, and she’ll keep that streak alive this fall with the upcoming ‘My Life II: The Journey Continues…Act I.’ For her 10th full-length studio effort, Blige has created a sequel to her Grammy-nominated 1994 sophomore release, ‘My Life,’ which sold three million copies, spawned four hit singles

The more we learn about Justin Bieber‘s upcoming Christmas album, the clearer it becomes that it won’t be just another quickie cash-in holiday release. Bieber’s bringing all-new original material to the table and lining up some special guests to help him share the yuletide spirit. One example: ’90s R&B mainstays Boyz II Men, who Bieber invited to join him for a track titled ‘Falalalala.’ Read

Rihanna used her Twitter account last week to announce she’s working on her sixth studio album, set to drop this fall. “Yaaayy I can’t wait to start filling u guys in on some details!!” she tweeted.

It’s been an awfully long wait between new albums for fans of No Doubt, who’ve had to make do with their old CDs and a 2009 tour to tide them over since the band last surfaced with ‘Rock Steady’ in 2001. And that wait is about to get a little longer. The band has just dashed hopes that its next release would be in stores before the end of the year, admitting that “it’s just not ready yet.” Read M