She acts, sings, and dances, and now Jennifer Lopez may be adding a new gig to her résumé. The superstar has reportedly signed on to judge America’s biggest television show.

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Lil’ Kim may not be in Nicki Minaj’s corner, but her longtime rival Foxy Brown is riding for the Young Money diva.

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After penning hits for Ludacris, Jamie Foxx, and T-Pain, Range makes the transition from songwriter to singer with his debut music video “Ghetto Dance” featuring Rick Ross. The 24-year-old StarRoc/Roc Nation signee chose director Ray Kay to introduce himself.

“Range is a new star,” Ray Kay told Rap-Up.com. “They came to me to get an edgy piece that shows the hood in a different way, so we went into some neighborhoods full of personalities and soul, and shot them in a fresh way.”

Range’s debut album No Strings is set for an early 2011 release and will include production from Stargate, Shea Taylor, and Ryan Leslie.

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Rihanna has taken it upon herself to plan an over-the-top bachelorette party for her BFF Katy Perry. “Planning Katy Perry’s bachelorette party is taking up way more time than my tour,” she tells “Access Hollywood.” “It’s so much pressure. Her wedding is probably gonna be the best wedding I’ve ever been to and now I have to match the bachelorette party to that.”

She also shares why she bonded with the “California Gurls” singer. “We had similar personalities and I just really connected to her character,” says RiRi. “I love that she was so real, so down-to-earth. [She's] really, really fun; she doesn’t take herself too seriously.”

While she wouldn’t drop hints about what she’s planning, you can expect something wild. “If you want a bachelorette party, you need to call me.”

Soulja Boy Tell’em celebrated his 20th birthday with a red carpet soirée and mini-concert at The Highlands in Hollywood on Wednesday night (July 28). The “Pretty Boy Swag” rapper made a grand entrance in all white, later removing his shirt onstage to reveal his tattoo-covered body.

His fans will soon have a new anthem to party to with the Boi-1da-produced “Speakers Going Hammer,” the second single from his forthcoming album The DeAndre Way. “It’s another hit,” he tells MTV News.

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Flo Rida brought the club to the “Today” show for an early morning performance of his party starter “Club Can’t Handle Me” from the Step Up 3D soundtrack. Brandy better watch her man because host Hoda Kotb seems to have a thing for him. In addition to David Guetta, Flo has nabbed Lil Wayne (“Fresh I Stay”) and Ludacris (“Why You Up in Here”) for his new album The Only 1.

After debuting his club banger “Tippin’ in the Club,” Nelly comes with the pop single from his upcoming album Nelly 5.0. The Jim Jonsin production harkens back to his Sweatsuit days with a more melodic sound.

For those who keep asking if Janet Jackson will appear on the album, Nelly told us no, but he did get T.I., Diddy, Kelly Rowland, and Akon.

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Kanye West’s six-figure Horus chain hangs low in this first image from his “Power” video. The New York Times got a sneak peek of the clip directed by artist Marco Brambilla. As Mr. West raps, the camera slowly pans out in one continuous, unedited take to reveal him surrounded by nude female attendants; some kneel before him, others wear devil horns, and some are suspended upside down from the ceiling. The Sword of Damocles hangs over the rapper’s head, while an executioner prepares to strike him with a blade.

“It’s kind of apocalyptic, in a very personal way,” Brambilla told ArtsBeat. “It’s a very exaggerated hyper-sensational version of what the song is saying.”

The controversial video is expected to premiere next week on Kanye’s website.