Ashanti, pretty in pink, was on hand to help celebrate the 70th anniversary of the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz at the Empire State Building in New York City on Thursday (Sept. 24). She has remade the Judy Garland classic “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” to mark the occasion. Watch her perform it below.

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Mary J. Blige sparkled in all black while performing “Stronger” on “The Late Show with David Letterman” on Wednesday. The ballad can be found on the More Than a Game soundtrack, as well as MJB’s forthcoming album.

Kid Cudi performed “Day ‘N’ Nite” on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” on Tuesday. His debut album Man on the Moon: The End of Day debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard 200 with over 104,000 copies.

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Despite feeling under the weather, Keri Hilson persevered and performed her new single “Slow Dance” on “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon” on Friday. She got by with a little help from The Roots.

Clad in plaid, Jay-Z performed a Lil’ Mama-free version of “Empire State of Mind” on “Friday Night with Jonathan Ross” in the U.K. If you’re wondering who the chick filling in for Alicia Keys is, her name is Bridget Kelly. She also sang at Jay’s Madison Square Garden show on 9/11.

Mariah Carey had New York City singing her praises when she performed “I Want to Know What Love Is” with a gospel choir live in Central Park on Friday’s “Oprah Winfrey Show.” Oprah previewed Mariah’s buzzworthy film Precious and Nick Cannon joined his wife to discuss their marriage.

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The Three Musketeers, Jay-Z, Rihanna, and Kanye West, assembled the troops and stormed NBC’s “The Jay Leno Show” on Monday (Sept. 14). The trio performed “Run This Town” on the show’s premiere.

MTV lived up to its promise of paying “a tribute like no other to a performer like no other” with not one superstar, but two. Madonna opened the VMAs with a heartfelt speech remembering her colleague and one-time friend, followed by an elaborate set by today’s top choreographers, including Tina Landon, Laurie Ann Gibson, and Cris Judd. Janet Jackson brought tears to Radio City by performing “Scream,” her duet with her late brother.

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Whoa Lil’ Mama! What was the 19-year-old femcee doing on stage during Jay-Z’s “Empire State of Mind” closing performance with Alicia Keys? We know she’s on MTV’s payroll, but that doesn’t give you the right to upstage Hov.

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