Leona Lewis received a warm welcome in Hollywood where she hosted the release party for her sophomore album Echo at Hyde Lounge on Tuesday (Nov. 17). Justin Timberlake, Ciara, David Beckham, OneRepublic, Eve, and more celebrated with the multi-octave Brit, who has been tapped to sing the theme song for the sci-fi film Avatar.

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Eve walked on “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon” on Thursday (Oct. 8) to her collaboration with The Roots, “You Got Me.” The rapper said she never received a Grammy for the song on which she appeared with Erykah Badu. Fallon then offered her a broken Grammy that ?uestlove received and keeps in his bathroom, but she passed. Ouch.

The Whip It star also confirmed her new single as “Me N My (Up in the Club)” and revealed an overseas club tour. “I’m actually experimenting with this movement called dubstep in the U.K., this underground sound,” she said.

Common was the lucky man sandwiched between Ashanti and Eve at the Hennessy Artistry 2009 Series at Terminal 5 in New York City on Wednesday (Oct. 7). The Chicago MC co-curated and headlined the event with The Roots as Robin Thicke, Paula Patton, Consequence, and more sipped on the cognac.

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Eve rocked a burgundy, body-hugging number at the Hollywood premiere of Whip It, her new roller derby film directed by Drew Barrymore, at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre on Tuesday (Sept. 29). The rapper-turned-actress chilled with co-stars Ellen Page and Juliette Lewis at the after-party. Eve is planning to release her fourth album Flirt by the end of the year.

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Ruff Ryders, they’re back. A reunited DMX, Eve, Drag-On, Styles P, Sheek Louch, and Swizz Beatz ride out in Jadakiss’ video for “Who’s Real (Remix).”

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It’s hard to believe it’s been seven years since Eve released her last album, 2002’s Eve-Olution. Now E-V-E strays outside of her lane with “Me N My (Up in the Club),” a headache-inducing production from Salaam Remi and Benga da Afro Warrior, from her fourth album Flirt.

Swizz Beatz, we need an intervention.

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Eve skates her way through Whip It, Drew Barrymore’s directorial debut starring Ellen Page (Juno) and Kristen Wiig (“SNL”). Eve plays a roller derby girl named Rosa Sparks in the film, which opens Oct. 9. Watch the trailer below.

Look out for the rapper’s fourth album Flirt later this year as well.

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Common and Queen Latifah took to the streets of Brooklyn to shoot scenes for their romantic comedy Just Wright on Wednesday. The Sanaa Hamri-directed film about a physical therapist (Queen Latifah) who falls in love with a basketball player (Common) is due out in 2010.

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