The 2011 Soul Train Awards Recap

Melanie Fiona performed "Fool For You", her duet with Cee Lo Green, at the 2011 Soul Train Awards, where Kelly Rowland was a big winner, picking up Song Of The Year for "Motivation"! Nicki Minaj won Best Hip-Hop Song Of The Year for "Moment 4 Life", Beyonce picked up Best Dance Performance for "Run The World (Girls)", & Rihanna won Best Caribbean Performance for "Man Down". See a full list of winners HERE.

*UPDATED* New Dawn Richard Promo Pic + More

Dawn Richard's just chillin' in this new promotional photo. She will be releasing her Christmas single "December Sky" to iTunes on December 1st!

UPDATE: Added another promo pic & the "December Sky" single cover for the heck of it below:

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Pia Toscano Performs "This Time" On So Random!

Pia Toscano randomly (...literally) performed "This Time" on the Disney Channel's So Random! She did an incredible job & it sure is a shame this song didn't take off because I could've really used her album during this complete void music-wise known as December that we have coming up.

Lily Allen Welcomes Daughter

Somewhere along the line, I missed something because I didn't even know Lily Allen was pregnant (her Twitter handle's the only reason I knew she got married...), but I am happy to report that after two miscarriages, Lily has given birth to a girl! The baby, whose name is as yet unknown, was born last Friday.

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David Archuleta Performs With Mannheim Steamroller On Pandora Unforgettable Moments On Ice

Above The Northern Lights



To Be With You



What Child Is This



Pat-A-Pan



Silent Night (w/ Chip David, MS founder)
David Archuleta came out of hiding back to America to perform on the Pandora Unforgettable Moments On Ice special with Mannheim Steamroller... & he's still got it! "Above The Northern Lights" is purdy, "To Be With You" was a nice throwback to his wonderful debut album, & the 'oo' version of "Silent Night" was... interesting! Note: David's only in the "Silent Night" video for a little over two minutes anyway, so by the time it messes up, he's done, no worries.

OneRepublic "Christmas Without You" Song Premiere

OneRepublic has released a holiday tune of their own called "Christmas Without You". They may not be a bunch of Mariahs when it comes to Christmas music, but they're not half bad (certainly better than that absolute sh!t Bieber has out)!

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Birdman ft. Nicki Minaj & Lil' Wayne "Y U Mad" Video Premiere

Nicki Minaj is all about representing the YMCMB in her latest appearance alongside Lil' Wayne in Birdman's new video for "Y U Mad". I think Birdman literally got a whole 15 words in there! Lil' Wayne, maybe 20! Nicki <3

Nicole Scherzinger "Shape" Magazine Cover

Nicole Scherzinger steps away from The X Factor's judging table for a moment to show off her Shape on the magazine's December cover. Yes ma'am! Good timing too, with all the albums you AREN'T putting out to promote! :)

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Beyonce "Dance For You" Video Premiere

"Dance For You" completes Beyonce's anthology for her latest album 4. This one's just in case you were wondering how lil' Sasha got made! Fantastic as usual!

Jordin Sparks Performs "The Cure" On Kaleidoscope

Jordin Sparks sang her appropriate track "The Cure" off her last album Battlefield on Kaleidoscope, which honors cancer survivors. Lookin' good, Jordy!

Melinda Doolittle "God Bless Us Everyone" Video Premiere

Melinda Doolittle has just premiered a video of random photos for her new Christmas song "God Bless Us Everyone". She sounds better than I remember! Anybody know why she (practically) shaved her head though?!

Billboard Update

^#1 Album #1 Single^

While Drake's Take Care tops the Billboard 200 album chart, it's all about Rihanna (well, & a little bit about Drake too) on the Hot 100 singles chart, where her "We Found Love" rules with the Airplay Gainer title for a fourth consecutive week. Rihanna also jumps 73-14 with "You Da One" & earns the chart's highest debut @ #9 alongside Drake with "Take Care".

See full charts HERE

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Avril Lavigne Performs "Wish You Were Here" On Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

Here is Avril Lavigne's bloody performance of "Wish You Were Here" off her latest album Goodbye Lullaby on the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. Not that there's anything wrong with the explicit version, but I kinda wanna download the edited version of this song!

Avril Lavigne On VH1 Big Morning Buzz

"Wish You Were Here" & "What The Hell"



Interview
Avril Lavigne continued her promo tour for the new single "Wish You Were Here" off Goodbye Lullaby on VH1 Big Morning Buzz(?). Re: her "What The Hell" performance... don't get too crazy there, Avril! lol

Kelly Clarkson Performs "What Doesn't Kill You (Stronger)" On The X Factor

The original Idol Kelly Clarkson gave her first high-profile performance of "What Doesn't Kill You (Stronger)", her new single off Stronger, on The X Factor. Nice!