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Prince: Dance 4 Me (Purple Music)

Prince: Dance 4 Me (Purple Music)

t's 2012, and Prince is back a new single- Hallelujah! If there was ever a song to make you want to go buy a stripper pole and swing around it to dance for Prince Rogers Nelson this may just be it!

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Rihanna: Talk Talk Talk (Mercury)

Rihanna: Talk Talk Talk (Mercury)

Having sold millions of albums worldwide, toured the planet (practically), and still so young, is there anything stopping this star? Having just coughed out her last album “LOUD”; she returns to the music world with Talk That Talk

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Kelly Rowland: Here I Am (Universal-Island Records Ltd)

Kelly Rowland: Here I Am (Universal-Island Records Ltd)

“I’m Dat Chick” has lyrics such as “I’m so fly, I’m so fly”, well we all know that! This confident, multi-talented woman and artist return to the music scene with her third album “Here I Am.

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Robin Thicke: Love After War (Polydor)

Robin Thicke: Love After War (Polydor)

With 20 delicious soul songs; ladies and gentlemen please welcome “Love After War” into your album collection. The third track from the album deserves a Grammy nomination titled “Never Give Up." Backed with a full orchestra..

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Mary J. Blige:  My Life II – The Journey Continues (Polydor)

Mary J. Blige: My Life II – The Journey Continues (Polydor)

Falling in love is not always easy to do, but having followed and fallen in love with the queen of hip-hop soul, it is pretty easy. Mary J Blige releases “My Life…II – The Journey Continues”, yet again strong woman,

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Aaliyah & Lisa 'Left Eye' Lopes: R&B's Lost Souls (Wienerworld)

Aaliyah & Lisa 'Left Eye' Lopes: R&B's Lost Souls (Wienerworld)

I wasn’t sure what to make of this, so will leave it open to you – the viewers – to decide. Anyway, this 2-dvd set features Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes (“Crazy Sexy Cool”) and Aaliyah (“Losing&am

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Alicia Keys: songs in A Minor @bluesandsoul.com

Win a 10th Anniversary special edition of Alicia Keys 'Songs In A Minor'

It's the 10th anniversary of the groundbreaking debut from Alicia Keys, 'songs in A Minor'. To celebrate that fact, on June 27 this classic album will be re-released in Deluxe and Collector's 10th Anniversary Editon's...

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Janet Jackson @bluesandsoul.com

Win tickets to see Janet Jackson

The youngest of the Jackson clan, Janet Jackson, touches down in the UK to present a very special set of performance's on June 30, July 2 and 3. The show is called 'Number Ones: Up Close & Personal' and you could win tickets...

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Win a copy of Brandy & Ray J: A Family Business (Rhino)

Win a copy of 'Brandy & Ray J: A Family Business' album

The new album from Brandy is definitely a family affair, featuring bother Ray J and parents Willie & Sonja Norwood. This unique album marks the first time this mega talented family have recorded together - and you can win a copy right here...

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R&B Street Anthems Vol.1 (Streetsounds)

R&B Street Anthems Vol. 1 - Various (Streetsounds)

Are they actually anthems? Given that 5 tracks appeared in the top 10 R&B chart on the first week of release, which is a huge feat for independent artists, you could say indeed they are...

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It’s quite an achievement for a night to last five years in the volatile and competitive world of Central London clubbing. It’s even more impressive when it doesn’t sell out musically in order to achieve such a status.

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