The world's most entertaining and controversial reality show has made a successful return to the television screens of many drama thirsty individuals, including myself. In fact, the reality phenomenon has created a buzz like no other with the recent additions to the cast.

To avoid giving out spoilers on the show, I will only discuss the new additions to the show and the juicy drama that has transpired thus far. To begin, let discuss the new cast...

Let's begin with Bambi, her most notable mention is comes from Basketball wives LA. She was the quite party girl who knew how to push the buttons of her cast mates. However, on Love and Hip Hop she expresses her deep love for rapper Scrappy. However, rapper scrappy isn't to fond of being with one woman. Furthermore, the media just found out about Bambi being pregnant with his child. Unfortunately, Scrappy has stated many times that he isn't in love with Bambi, but will make it work out for the bun in the oven.  It would seem that her story line will revolve around Scrappy and his antiques with multiple women. Check out Scrappy's confession to fellow cast member Kirk.

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Next, we have Tammy Rivera. Tammy is the fiancé of rapper, Waka Flocka Flame. They have had a tremulous 3 year relationship, however, they have finally decided to walk down the aisle. Rivera, is a business women with a very successful line of clothes for women. She is also a stylist and fashonista too the stars.

She brings a more humble, relaxed, and educated appeal to the show. However, the recent previews have shown trouble brewing with Rivera and cast member Joseline Hernandez. Check out a video about her high end fashion line.

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Then, we have the secret addition to the show. Kaleena Harper (Spoiler alert) , who is the secret cast member that will be introduced very soon. Unfortunately, the drama just began and she hasn't stepped onto the show yet. However, for those who do not know who she is, Harper, was the third member of the highly successful group Dirty Money. After their disbandment, she has been working hard to become the solo artist she was born to be.

Last but not least, we have rapper Young Joc, who has officially joined the cast. The Atlanta recording artist is known for hit songs like "Its Going Down" which garnished him major success in the early 200s. Now, he is back in the limelight and has the heart of the infamous Karlie Redd. Their relationship constantly changes with the day. In fact check out the clip below to see Joc's reaction when Karlie is caught red handed flirting with R&B singer, Jeremih.

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The show continues to gain a tremendous following. Especially after the infamous sex tape of cast member Nikko and Mimi Faust. Let's just say that the show is maintaining it's audience and racking up money for media moguls in VH1.

Stay tuned for the drama every Monday at 8:30pm/eastern time.

Ladies and gentlemen, I'm back with a brand new Destiny's Child edition of new music releases!!! These lovely ladies have been on FIRE on this past year!!! The only thing better would be a complete DC reunion. Billboard named Destiny's Child ranked them as one of the greatest trio's of all time, the ninth most successful artist/band in the 2000s, and finally they rank number 68 in its All-time Hot 100 artists in 2008. So without further a due I give you new singles from the ladies of DC!!!


Beyonce:

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She is the most successful and well known member of the group after their separation in 2005. She has starred in movies such as "Austin Powers: Goldmember", "The Fighting Temptations", "Dreamgirls" and "Obsessed". Her first album "Dangerously in love" was released in 2003. Since then she has released four other albums including her self-titled surprise album that was just released earlier this year.  Her new song partition is absolutely amazing!!! Between her vocals and the bass in this song it is sure to be a song at party this summer!! Check it out below:

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Kelly Rowland:

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Since the disbandment, Kelly has also appeared in movies such as, "Freddy vs. Jason", "The seat filler" and "Think like a man". She released her debut album, "Simply deep" in 2002. Along with rapper Nelly, she produced a worldwide #1 single "Dilemma". In 2007 she released her second album, "Ms. Kelly" and in 2011 her third album, "Here I am". Rowland was one of the four judges on this past season of the X-Factor. Her fourth album "Talk a good game" was released earlier in 2013, with the hit single "kisses down low". One of her favorite songs off her new album is "I remember". It has a great beat and her vocals are absolutely amazing. I say work Ms. Rowland work!!! Check it out below.

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Michelle Williams:

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She is a singer/songwriter, model, record producer, actress and now owns the WNBA team Chicago Sky. Williams released her first album, "Heart to yours" which became the top selling gospel release of 2002. In 2004, she released her second gospel album "Do you know". After Destiny's Child disbanded in 2005, she released her first pop album, "Unexpected" in 2008. Currently, she is making a return to inspirational music with her up and coming album "Journey to freedom". The lead single of this album, "If we had your eyes" features Fantasia. I don't think I can think of a better single to lead off her album. Both women do a fantastic job with this uplifting, inspirational song. Check it out below!

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In my only hope for a Destiny's Child reunion, I give you a bonus song!!! Beyonce and Michelle joined Kelly in the studio and recorded "You changed" to be apart of Kelly's album "Talk a good game". So without further a due, here it is ladies and gentleman;

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Beyonce' is one of the most recognizable female pop artist of our generation. However, the focus of today's topic will highlight her business side. I will illustrate the top four smartest digital marketing moves made by Beyonce'. These moves will focus on the recent release of her self-titled new album, "Beyonce."

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Just for fun, we will illustrate her remarkable digital marketing achievements by using some of her most memorable musical titles.

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 "Crazy In Love"

Fan's are "Crazy in Love" with Beyonce and she know's it. She completely understands her influence on her fans, but more importantly, she knows her target audience. With the industry trends constantly changing to a more digital platform, Beyonce did something that had not been dared before. She literally released a whole album with solely the help of digital marketing. She revolutionized the music industry by taking advantage of the technology and the current media trends.

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"Upgrade You"

Beyonce spent years "Upgrading" her online visibility. She utilized every single social media network to push her image, brand, and music. Her social network connection created a unique experience  with fans and allowed her to personally engage her fans on a different level. Not to mention her sold out world-wide tour, documentary, and popular music snippets played a significant role. 

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"Run the World"

Beyonce's exclusive deal with iTunes controlled distribution and created a sense of urgency. Think about it, how many artist can say they caused a world-wide shock simply by releasing their album? Beyonce can! Let me tell you why! Beyonce's album was released strictly on iTunes first. In fact, to get the new content on her album, the consumer had to buy the exclusive videos that came with the music.  Furthermore, with the album only being sold through iTunes, fans could only go to one place to buy her exclusive released content. With iTunes being accessible from any smartphone, laptop, or computer, fans could  literally buy the album and watch the videos that came with the music instantly. She literally controlled the way the "World" received her new content. 

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"Drunk in Love"

Last, but not least,  moving visuals are more appealing then ads. This important lesson was the key to Beyonce's success. She had fans" Drunk in Love" simply by mesmerizing them with her own visual digital promotion. Literally she created a buzz on social networks by the exclusive promotional video she released on her Instagram. Check it out below...

Beyonce literally announced her music via Instagram and caused a riot on all the blogs, social networks, and television shows. She literally revolutionized the way music and cd's are now being released.

So, the lesson you can learn from the Queen B goes as followed...

1. Know your Target Audience
2. Upgrade all major Social Networks
3. Create Urgency and control Distribution
4. Captivate Your Audience with Visual Appeal

These top 4 lessons are the new digital marketing rules for musical artist.

References:
http://simplymeasured.com/blog/2013/12/17/5-things-brands-can-learn-from-beyonce/

http://blogs.gartner.com/jennifer-polk/the-media-the-medium-and-visual-storytelling-what-digital-marketers-can-learn-from-beyonce/

http://instagram.com/p/h2YFO6Pw1d

"Artist Spotlight" artist Emeli Sande is an English born Scottish recording artist and songwriter. She is a new up and coming artist with a very soulful and smooth voice. I first found out about Sande when I was walking around Best Buy and her song was playing all over the T.V in the home theater section. Ever since I have been a fan of her powerful and uplifting songs.

She first became known to the public when she was featured on the song "diamond rings" by rapper chipmunk. She then became recognized by the one and only Simon Cowell, who said that she was "his favorite songwriter at the minute". Sande has written for a number of other artists including Alicia Keys, Cher Lloyd, Susan Boyle, Rihanna, Leona Lewis and Tinie Tempah. 

In 2010 she signed with EMI Music Publishing and later announced that Virgin Records had given her a record deal. In August of 2011, she released her first solo single "heaven". Since then she has had three #1 singles across the UK and Ireland. Her debut album "Our Version of Events" spent 7 consecutive weeks at #1 and became the best selling album of 2012 in the UK with over $1million in sales. 

Sande got the incredible opportunity to perform at both the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2012 London Olympics. In May she preformed at the white house as one of the featuring artists at the award ceremony when President Obama presented Carole King with the Library of Congress Gershwin Medal. She is set to release her 2nd studio album in the summer of 2014. If your looking for a new soul artist and like the sounds of India Arie and Erykah Badu then Emeli Sande is the artist for you!!! Check out some of her songs below:

website: http://us.emelisande.com

twitter:@emelisande

instagram:http://web.stagram.com/n/emelisande/

"Artist Spotlight" artist Dustin Tavella is an up and coming artist with a big heart and an amazing voice.  Music wasn't the first choice of this Philly born native. For the past 5 years he has worked full time for a humanitarian organization. He has also traveled the world feeding the homeless, helping drug addicts, aiding prostitutes in getting off the street and mentoring youth.

While traveling he realized his ability to affect people's lives and bring encouragement to those through songs. That is when he decided to turn music from just a simple side project into a full time project. He started making videos for his songs and putting them up for the world to see on Youtube.

Along the way Dustin met a young fan named Ella Grace. Ella was a young girl that had cancer. They became friends and she was even in one of his videos. He didn't just see a young girl dying of cancer, rather he saw just one of the very few people that were actually living. According to Dustin, to Ella "living" wasn't defined by breathing and having a heartbeat but rather but what she did with her life.

Sadly, in February of 2013 Ella Grace lost her battle with cancer at the age of 4. He then created a vision, to do all we can to love others and to always LIVElikeELLA. On his website you can purchase T-shirts that say "LiveLikeELLA". All of the money from the T-shirts go to Jen Kresge who raised Ella along with 2 boys.

 Not only is he recognizable from Youtube, Tavella was also on the 3rd season of CMT's Sweet Home Alabama (kind of like the bachelorette only were guys from the city and country compete for the love of the girl). He is currently living in LA working on his first album. With all of the passion he puts into his music how could anyone not love Dustin. Check out some of his songs below:

For more information on Dustin visit:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DustinTavella
Twitter: https://twitter.com/dUSTINtAVELLA
Instagram: http://instagram.com/dustintavella
Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/dUSTINtAVELLA

We have "New Music" busting on the scene this week. If you are a R&B fan , then you will be pleasantly surprised with some familiar artist making a comeback with their new music. In fact, these artist are sure to create some buzz with their new songs.

Lets first start with Lyfe Jennings. The gifted soul singer is finally back on the scene. After a dispute with his ex- girlfriend which resulted in his incarceration, the singer can now put the pain and legal issues behind him. After time served, the singer is back on track and is ready to bring substance back to the RnB music industry.

The raspy singer spoke with BET recently and talked about his new single "Boomerang" and upcoming tour. His new video for his single was released this week and already has become a major anthem in the RnB realm. Check out the song and video below...

Next, we have some new music from the legendary R Kelly. The singer, producer, and songwriter has been missing from the spotlight and finally is bringing fans what they need. The new single "My Story" has already been released for purchase on iTunes and is sure to get you dancing with it's heavily bass driven beat. The new single features 2 Chainz who brings a nice mix to the song. Check out R'Kelly's new joint below...

Additionally, this next artist has had an amazing year already. Justin Timberlake has been dominating in the entertainment industry and is not backing down anytime soon. The former N'Sync singer, has brought the fire with his new single and video "Take Back The Night." The new song is the leading single for his second part of his 20/20 Experience album part 2 which will be released September 30th. JT is definitely on the right track with this new song. Check out the video below and fall in love with the Michael Jacksonesque sound of Justin Timberlake's new song "Take Back The Night!"

Last but not least, we have Big Sean. Although the Detroit Native isn't a R&B singer, I think his new track will be creating waves real soon. The G.O.O.D. music artist, is on to something with his new single "Fire!" The song is sure to bring a smile to your face and have your head bouncing to the beat. The new song brings a uplifting message and highlights the positive aspects surrounding Big Sean's achievements and career. The song is dynamic and gives fans a different perspective on Big Sean's music. Check out "Fire" below...

July's "Artist Spotlight" artist Bridget Kelly, is the girl next door with a passion to bring a voice to her female audiences. The New York City native, has been active in music all her life. From the age of three she's been singing and creating a name for herself.