Lil’ Mama debut album, VYP: Voice Of The Young People released in stores today. Lil’ Mama performed, “Shawty Get Loose” on Regis & Kelly this afternoon to promote the new album. Click play to watch the performance.

Mariah Carey appeared on GMA today to promote her 11th album, E=MC2. She performed both singles, “Touch My Body”, “Bye Bye” and other track from the album, “I’m That Chick”. Let me know what you think about the performance. Continue reading to view the other performances.

Alicia Keys performed on the Today show Monday to promote the third single, “Teenage Love Affair”, from her album that has been on the charts for 22 weeks, As I Am (J Records). Alicia also performed her first single, “No One” as well. You can catch Alicia on the cover of Blender Magazine.

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Singer Rihanna performed and met with fans from her “Believe” Charity at Ruby Skye on last Wednesday (Mar. 28th) in San Francisco, California. She signed autographs and even took a couple of requests. It’s always good to see stars who make it big give back to their communities! YAY RIHANNA!

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Hip-hop king Jay-Z and R&B queen Mary J. Blige showed up and showed out (from what I hear) in Miami’s American Airlines Arena Saturday night! The two were there, along with Kanye West, Timbaland, and The Dream, to kick off their Heart of the City tour. Rappers Young Jeezy and [...]

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Jay-Z performed live in concert at The Pearl at the Palms Hotel in Las Vegas Saturday night. Peep more events from over the weekend after the jump!

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Yesterday (Dec. 1st) was World AIDS Day, and the annual 46664 Aids Awareness concert sponsored by Nelson Mandela was held yesterday at Ellis Park Stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa. Hip-Hop artist Ludacris, singer Corrine Bailey Rae, UK artist Jamelia, and supermodel Naomi Campbell all showed up to support the cause.
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MISSY AND KEYSHIA ON STAGE AT THE “DOUBLE UP TOUR” IN ATLANTA
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R Kelly’s currently on tour with Keyshia Cole, Ne-Yo, and J.Holiday, and the crew touched down in Atlanta last night. I’m hearing Keyshia’s giving a little trouble behind the scenes though. I was reading on Fresh’s site that [...]

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Fat Joe, DJ Khaled, Busta Rhymes, and Trick Daddy all performed at Mansion Nightclub  last night in Miami. The show was sponsored by “Raw,” which is a channel on XM Satellite Radio.

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Here are a few photos taken of Ciara while she was performing at the Fencing Stadium, Olympic Park in a live show in  Seoul, South Korea. Looks like CiCi is doing big thangs! [...]

OMARION HITS UP FUSE’S “THE SAUCE” »

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Omarion hit up Fuse’s “The Sauce” this past Monday. He was probably promoting that album he and Bow Wow are coming out with. I forget the name of it, seeing as it’s not really in my list of top 10 things to [...]

QUINCY JONES, STEVIE WONDER, AND L.L. COOL J AT “THE DREAM” BENEFIT CONCERT
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“The Dream” Concert, presented by Viacom, was a concert benefiting the Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial Project Fondation in Washington, which is working to raise $100 million to “build the dream.” Big time artists like Stevie [...]

O.J. SIMPSON AT TODAY’S COURT HEARING »

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Here O.J. Simpson is photographed leaving the Clark County Detention Center after making bail following his court appearance on charges including kidnapping, assault and burglary earlier today in Las Vegas. Bail for Simpson’s release was set at [...]

Not sure when the video comes out, but I stumbled on this when I was searching for it. I was told that it recently premiered on Yahoo! Music or something, but instead, I think they were talking about this particular live performance, which is very good, I might add! Rihanna’s really improved on her live [...]

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Common, Teedra Moses, and Raheem DeVaughn were on hand to perform at the Heineken Red Star Soul Concert Series at Seldom Blues in Detroit.

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Nelly, Ashanti, and some members of the St. Lunatic clan hit up Chase Park [...]

HOT 97 PRESENTS “ON DA REGGAE TIP” // PHOTOS BY SOUL BROTHER FOR FILM MAGIC
What is with girls getting dry-humped on stage? Is it really that enjoyable? Anyhow, here are a few flicks of a concert thrown by Hot 97 at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City. “On Da Reggae Tip” featured appearances/performances from [...]

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When Screamfest ‘07 hit NYC last week (Wednesday August 22 2007) they didn’t hold anything back! In addition to the headliners and supporting acts (I’m sure you know who they are by now), you had the likes of 50 Cent, Kanye West, and Jay-Z sharing the same stage! [...]

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Ciara was spotted yesterday promoting Rocawear’s “I Will Not Lose” Campaign at Macy’s Herald Square in New York City. She’s one of the headliners for the hottest tour of the summer - Screamfest 2007! Purchase your concert tickets for the show HERE!

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Ludacris, Chingy, Big Boi, Janelle Monae, Big Gipp, and others showed up to the launch of the “New Era” flagship store launch in Atlanta, Georgia. “New Era” is a company that specializes in jerseys, sports apparel, and fitted caps.

R. Kelly recently attended the premiere of Chapters 13-22 of “Trapped in the Closet” at the IFC Center in New York City. Those shades are hella fly! If you didn’t know already, IFC is releasing a new chapter everyday of that “Trapped in the Closet” mess over HERE.