JoJo has traveled a long and winding road since releasing her sophomore album in 2006, but she’s finally ready to step back up to the plate. The 20-year-old singer plots her return with “Disaster,” the first official single from her third album Jumping Trains. The pop record, which is reminiscent of her past hits “Too Little Too Late” and “Leave (Get Out),” is slated to hit digital retailers on September 6.

Catch her performing the song live when she hits the road with Joe Jonas and Jay Sean on a nationwide tour. The 19-city intimate club trek kicks off in JoJo’s Boston hometown on September 6.

She has also partnered with HeartSOUL to find a new face for the junior lifestyle brand’s fall/winter collection. “I am excited to team up with HeartSOUL because fashion is a big part of my life and it’s great to share it with my fans,” says JoJo.

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Leona Lewis is radiant in a color-block dress on the cover of “Collide,” the first single from the British songbird’s as-yet-untitled third album. The dance floor anthem will be released to all digital retailers on September 6.

Swedish DJ-producer Avicii attempted to block the release of the song, claiming that the instrumental was a direct copy of his own work, “Fade Into Darkness.” Both camps resolved the dispute and added Avicii’s name to the credits.

Listen to the original mix and Afrojack remix below.

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Missy Elliott has been in the lab working on her much-anticipated album Block Party, but she’s about to make a brief return to the spotlight. The trailblazing femcee is set to appear on the official remix to “Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.),” the fifth single from Katy Perry’s chart-topping album Teenage Dream.

According to Billboard, the remix will hit radio, the Internet, and digital retailers on Monday, August 8.

The pop starlet is hoping the Missy version will propel “Friday” to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, tying Michael Jackson’s record for most Hot 100 No. 1s from a single album. Her previous records “California Gurls,” “Teenage Dream,” “E.T.,” and “Firework” all went to No. 1.

Are you excited to hear Missy on Katy’s single? Let us know!

Dude looks like a lady on the cover of “Yoü and I,” the fourth single off Lady Gaga’s chart-topping album Born This Way. The pop provocateur transforms into her male alter-ego Jo Calderone—who bears a striking resemblance to Bob Dylan—puffing on a cigarette in the black-and-white artwork. Gaga makes a pretty convincing dude, don’t you think?

Just in time for summer, Rihanna lets the top down and goes for a ride on the cover of “Cheers (Drink to That),” the next single from her platinum album LOUD. The celebratory anthem was produced by The Runners and samples Avril Lavigne’s “I’m With You.” The Barbados beauty just wrapped the U.S. leg of her tour and is expected to release a repackaging of her album this fall.

Do you think “Cheers” is a good single choice? Let us know!

Big Sean takes the lead from his mentor Kanye West on the cover for the Roscoe Dash-assisted “Marvin & Chardonnay,” the next single off his debut Finally Famous. The dapper rappers flaunt their sophisticated swagger on the black-and-white artwork, which features a previously seen image of Kanye. A video was recently shot in New York with famed director Hype Williams.

What do you think of the cover art?

Lil Wayne scored major points with his female fans with his new Carter IV single “How to Love.” The Detail-produced slow jam has already gone to iTunes and here’s a look at the single artwork. Turn around, Weezy.

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Diggy Simmons plays it cool on the black-and-white cover for “Copy, Paste,” the first single from his upcoming Atlantic Records debut. The song is set to premiere over Memorial Day weekend. “It’s gonna do damage to the summer,” Rev Run’s 16-year-old son told MTV News.

Diggy will hit the road with Mindless Behavior, Jacob Latimore, Hamilton Park, and more this summer on the “SCREAM Tour: The Next Generation.”

Skylar Grey sheds some of the mystery surrounding her Wonderland Music/Interscope Records debut by unveiling the cover for her buzz single “Dance Without You.” The song will premiere in the next couple weeks followed by the first official single in June and the album in the fall.

“Sonically I can tell you that every song sounds different and it’s really diverse, kind of going from cinematic to fun to dark,” the singer-songwriter told Rap-Up TV of her album. “Alex [Da Kid] and I really push each other creatively, which I think is good. Sometimes it’s painful and I get stubborn and he gets stubborn, but that’s what makes the music so great.”

Watch our interview with Skylar here.