Above is the OFFICIAL album cover for Alicia Keys‘ upcoming album The Element of Freedom, which is set to hit stores December 15th. A supposedly fake cover leaked last week and Alicia took to her Twitter to deny claims that it was the cover for her album, even though the fonts/styles match up exactly. **sniff sniff** Is that bullsh*t we smell? Continue reading for a side-by-side comparison of the “fake” cover and the cover above…

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Above is the official album cover for Chris Brown’s upcoming album Graffiti! The little cartoon characters in the corner are a bit random but other than that, we think it’s dope! The album will hit stores December 15th and is preceded by two lead singles: “I Can Transform Ya” and “Crawl.”

In addition, Chris has released pictures from the “Crawl” music video, which features Cassie. You can take a look at those, along with a behind the scenes video, after the break.

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The second single off Alicia Keys‘ upcoming album The Element of Freedom has leaked. The track is called “Try Sleeping With a Broken Heart” and let’s just say this one is gonna do much better than “Doesn’t Mean Anything.” And you can quote us on that! Hit the link below (or hit “play” on the player above) to check out the song for yourself.

D/L: Try Sleeping with a Broken Heart

American Idol Season 8 runner-up Adam Lambert revealed the cover for his debut album For Your Entertainment.

The album is set to hit stores November 23rd and will be going head to head with big names like Rihanna, Diddy, Timbaland and Britney Spears.

The cover definitely fits Adam and his style but we’re calling it risky because in today’s mainstream America, you don’t see many covers like this (read: he looks very androgynous in this pic). It’s a ballsy move and overall it’s just a bit too much! Hopefully this album works out well for him cause he’s got the talent.

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Above is the official album cover to Rihanna’s upcoming album Rated R. The album will hit stores November 23rd and the video for the lead single “Russian Roulette” should premiere soon.

It seems she is seriously going all the way with this “dark” image. Oh and does anyone else find it just a coincidence that she unveils this the same day Chris premieres his new video? The people behind these two sure do know how to market a product!

Shout out to Coverlandia for the pic!

Above is the official cover for Leona Lewis‘ upcoming sophomore album Echo. The album is set to hit stores November 16th (UK) and November 17th (USA) and will feature work from Ryan Tedder, Justin Timberlake, Kevin Rudolf and more. The debut single from the album is the Ryan Tedder produced “Happy.” Follow the break to look at the official tracklisting:

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Above is the newly released backcover and tracklisting of Jay-Z’s upcoming 11th studio album The Blueprint 3. This looks promising and we’re definitely looking forward to hear what the collaboration with Alicia Keys sounds like!

Also, big ups goes to Drake for being able to have a guest appearance on one of the most highly anticipated albums to drop this year. Dude doesn’t even have an album out and he’s already infiltrating the game with the quickness!

The Blueprint 3 hits stores September 11th. Check out a text version of the tracklisting below:

01. What We Talkin’ About (F/ Luke Steele of Empire of the Sun)
02. Thank You
03. D.O.A. (Death of Auto-tune)
04. Run This Town (F/ Rihanna and Kanye West)
05. Empire State of Mind (F/ Alicia Keys)
06. Real as it Gets (F/ Young Jeezy)
07. On to the Next Move (F/ Swizz Beatz)
08. Off That (F/ Drake)
09. A Star Is Born (F/ J. Cole)
10. Venus vs. Mars
11. Already Home (F/ Kid Cudi)
12. Hate (F/ Kanye West)
13. Reminder
14. So Ambitious (F/ Pharrell)
15. Young Forever (F/ Mr. Hudson)

This dope piece of art you’re feasting your eyes upon is the official cover for Kid Cudi’s debut album, Man on the Moon: The End of Day, due in stores September 15th.

The album was originally slated to be released on August 25th, but due to the fact that the artwork and the album’s other illustrations weren’t done in time, Cudi and his label had no choice but to push it back a couple of weeks, which means that the project will not be eligible for a Grammy Award (the cut-off date is Aug 31). This also means that it will compete with Jay-Z’s Blueprint 3 in album sales, which is set to be released 4 days prior on September 11th.

Check out the cover for the DVD deluxe edition after the cut!

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Letoya Luckett’s label recently released the official cover for the R&B singer’s upcoming album, Lady Love.

She looks very pretty on the cover but it’s a bit too simple. If the background was all white instead of  the gray being dominant it might have made her pop a bit more. Not to mention it does look like one of the Sasha Fierce promo pictures.

Anyway, be on the look out for Letoya’s new album, which is set to drop August 25th.

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Our friends from Atlantic Records sent over Pleasure P’s album cover for his debut album The Introduction of Marcus Cooper, which is due in stores and online June 9th. This LP will feature the tracks “Boyfriend #2” and “I Did You Wrong” and will be Pleasure P’s first solo album. Keep up with “the new bad boy of R&B” via his official website, his Twitter and his MySpace.

Originality at its best! Rapper Eminem always comes hard when it comes to the aesthetics of his album artwork, and the masterpiece above is no exception. What you’re looking at is the album cover for Em’s 6th studio album, Relapse – due in stores May 19th (as noted in the prescription on the cover haha).

The guys of Day 26 are coming out with a new album, and here’s the official cover for it. The group’s sophomore album, Forever In A Day, hits stores April 14, 2009 but it appears this album is hardly getting any promotion. Where’s the leading single that we should be hearing every day on the radio? Where’s the music video? Where’s the television appearances? Where are the weekly track leaks? All we’ve got is a damn cover.

Here’s the official album cover for Brutha. Their eponymous debut album is set for a December 23rd 2008 release, and to be honest, us here at Gossip On This are actually looking forward to hearing more material from these guys! Be sure to catch them weekly on their hit BET series, “Brothers to Brutha,” which comes on at 10:30 PM EST – right after Keyshia Cole’s show.

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Our friends over at  have gotten their hands on the official cover for Keyshia Cole’s brand new album, A Different Me – in stores December 16th! Check it out above.

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The official album cover for legendary R&B singer Whitney Houston’s latest release, Undefeated, has hit the internet. After becoming the butt of every joke involving a crackhead, does she still have the “it” factor to make this new release succesful? Let us know what you think about the cover in the comments!

UPDATE: We just got word that the picture at the top of this post is not an official album cover for Whitney Houston’s new album. I’m not even sure if they’ve given her new release a name yet. And if you questioned the look of the album, then your suspicions were correct because it is the product of a job done in Photoshop. Apparently a fan at a Whitney Houston fansite made this cover … and did a pretty damn good job! But we here at Gossip On This are here to tell you that it’s fake. We’ll let you know when the real cover hits the net. Keep it locked! Continue reading to see the original image.

As of yet, there is no set release date, but we’ll keep you updated. In the meantime, here’s an official statement from Houston’s camp.

The allegedly “new” Whitney Houston album cover circulating throughout the internet is not a legitimate

album cover for Ms. Houston’s forthcoming Arista disc. Ms. Houston is still recording and we look forward to unveiling new music along with the official

album cover in due time.

(J Records, Arista, RCA Records)

Theola Borden
Vice President, Publicity
RCA Music Group

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Here are the official covers of Beyoncé’s upcoming album, I Am…Sasha Fierce. According to these covers there will be a basic album and a deluxe edition available on November 18th when her album is released in stores. Check out the two music videos Beyoncé has just shot for her current singles IF I WERE A BOY and SINGLE LADIES.

Here is the official (and alternate) album cover for St. Luis rapper Nelly’s forthcoming album set to be released Sept. 19th, Brass Knuckles (Universal).

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According to Amazon.com this is the official album cover for Pretty Ricky’s upcoming sophomore album “80s Babies” . The album features their lead single “Cuddle Up” and their second single “Knockin’ Boots ‘08″ ,and is scheduled to drop September 23rd!

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According to Amazon.com this is the official album cover for Lloyd’s upcoming album “Lessons In Love” which features the lead and hit single “Girls Around The World” . The album is scheduled to drop August 5th!

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This is allegedly the official album cover for Lil Wayne’s upcoming album “Tha Carter III” which is scheduled to drop May 13th. I wonder if that is Wayne’s real baby picture, it looks just like him.

I’m not one to judge, but dang!