Azealia Banks provided the soundtrack at the launch party for Karl Lagerfeld’s new masstige line on Wednesday night (Jan. 25). The 20-year-old Harlem rapper was hand-picked by the fashion guru to perform at the opulent dinner held at his house during Paris Fashion Week.

“I’m here! Hi, Mr. Lagerfeld,” shouted Banks, who sported blue and green hair and a Lagerfeld-inspired outfit. She worked the stage with her expletive-laced single “212” and received a hug from the designer himself.

Not only did Banks score a custom jumper from Mr. Lagerfeld, she also went home with a personalized iPad. Très chic.

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Ashanti was back on the scene. In addition to visiting several Atlanta radio stations on Friday, the R&B singer graced the stage at Tom Joyner’s “Sky Show” to celebrate the release of George Lucas’ film Red Tails. In addition to her classics, she performed her new Busta Rhymes-assisted single “The Woman You Love” live for the first time.

“I have a new record out right now. It’s called ‘The Woman You Love,’” Ashanti told the crowd, which included T.I. and Tiny. “And I know we’ve all been in a situation where we just tryna do everything, tryna be the perfect person—whether you’re a male or female—you just want that person to love you.”

Watch the fan-filmed footage below.

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Brandy took ‘em to church with a cover of “His Eye Is on the Sparrow.” The R&B songstress performed the gospel hymn last week during Sing-a-Rama II, an annual gospel gathering spearheaded by her father Willie Norwood. She received a warm reception from the crowd who clung to every word. In a few weeks, Brandy and Monica will release “It All Belongs to Me,” the highly-anticipated sequel to their duet.

Is Lil’ Kim moving past her beef with Young Money? The Brooklyn diva was seen dancing and mouthing the lyrics to Drake and Lil Wayne’s collaboration “The Motto” (1:46 mark) while co-hosting a party with Trina in Tampa, Florida, on Friday night. The Queen Bee was the center of attention as she shook her booty to the song and performed her hits “Lighters Up” and “Magic Stick.”

She made a comment at the end, which is hard to decipher except for the words “bitch ass ni**a.” On second thought, a reconciliation may not be happening anytime soon.

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The celebration continues. After hitting up “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon” on Thursday, Common brought the party over to “Live with Kelly.” Looking sharp in a double-breasted blazer and jeans, the rapper-turned-actor performed the No I.D.-produced “Celebrate” off his latest album The Dreamer/The Believer. Raise a toast with Common.

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Several artists took a stab at remixing “Marvin’s Room” this year including Teyana Taylor. The singer-actress has posted a video of herself in the studio singing an acoustic version of Drake’s song, entitled “Her Room,” with guitarist Tiara Thomas. “Raw footage!! NO MIC, NOT EDITING STRAIGHTTTT UUPPPPPP,” wrote Teyana.

What do you think of her acoustic rendition?

Stevie Wonder showed Common love by joining him onstage at his show at the House of Blues in Los Angeles on Wednesday night (Dec. 21). “We got the greatest singer and a poet,” rapped Common on his freestyle as Stevie sang along during the encore. Watch them come together for a special moment.

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Young Jeezy celebrates his album release with a live show from New York City’s Gramercy Theatre. Watch the Snowman serve up his classics along with new material off TM:103: Hustlerz Ambition.

Kelly Rowland got into the Christmas spirit by dueting with Michael Bublé during his U.K. holiday special “Home for Christmas.” Looking elegant in a short white feathery dress, the R&B diva joined the Canadian crooner and a cappella group Naturally 7 for a jazzy rendition of the yuletide classic. Bublé thanked Kelly by giving her a CD signed by British pop star Gary Barlow. Make your days merry and bright by watching their performance below.

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