Days after winning the 12th season of “American Idol,” Candice Glover’s victory tour was in full swing. On Monday, the vocal powerhouse stopped by “Live! with Kelly and Michael,” where she performed her first single “I Am Beautiful.”

After auditioning three times for “Idol,” the determined Candice won. “I went home and I studied just about every genre of music and got my musical knowledge up,” she told Kelly and Michael. “I think I turned myself more into an artist than a singer.”

Candice’s debut Music Speaks is due July 16 via 19 Recordings/Interscope Records.

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After her collaborations with Rick Ross and Wiz Khalifa, Cassie links up with Fabolous on “I Love It,” the latest release off her mixtape RockaByeBaby. The Bad Girl, or “Cassilina” as Loso calls her, takes us behind the scenes as she shoots in an underground club in the Chris Latouche-directed clip.

Over the weekend, Fab brought out Cassie to perform “Diced Pineapples” with him and Trey Songz at his L.A. show at Club Nokia.

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Action Bronson lives large in the humorous video for “Strictly 4 My Jeeps.” The 29-year-old rapper, who is part of XXL’s Freshman Class this year, parodies the lifestyle of a rapper in the Jason Goldwatch-directed clip.

The video, which was shot in Queens, New York, co-stars Riff Raff, pitbulls, a Jeep Wrangler, and big women. The former chef also cooks up a meal of lamb chops and feasts on a cake with his face.

The song will appear on Saab Stories, his joint album with Harry Fraud, due in early June.

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He stepped into the future with “#thatPOWER,” and now will.i.am goes back in time in the vintage video for “Bang Bang,” a cut off his album #willpower and The Great Gatsby soundtrack.

Wearing a top hat and tails, the Black Eyed Peas frontman performs with a band and a flapper girl in the black-and-white clip. He also shows off his tap-dancing skills as he mixes old school with new school.

Roar back to the ’20s with will.

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Music royalty blessed the stage at the Billboard Music Awards. From Madonna to Celine Dion, the three-hour show was full of superstars including the one-and-only Prince. Erykah Badu and Janelle Monáe honored the legendary performer with the Icon Award before he closed with his classic “Let’s Go Crazy.”

“He’s a visionary. He breaks new ground,” said Janelle, while Erykah added, “Fearless, individual, creative, controversial.”

The Purple One rocked the mic and the guitar while jamming with his all-female band. Bow in the presence of greatness.

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Ass, ass, ass. Nicki Minaj showed off her most famous asset during her booty-ful performance at the Billboard Music Awards on Sunday. The voluptuous rap diva, who won three awards including Top Rap Album, took the stage to perform her single “High School” with Lil Wayne. She even gave Weezy a lap dance that left a priceless expression on his face.

The Young Money boss summed it up best. “All that ass,” he said.

Watch Nicki twerk it for Weezy F. Baby.

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After performing solo earlier in the evening, Justin Bieber took the stage with will.i.am to perform “#thatPOWER.” The Black Eyed Peas frontman delivered a futuristic set complete with synchronized dance moves.

“we killed it bro. Love u man. #thatpower,” Bieber told will.

will.i.am presented the Top Touring Artist to Madonna, while the Biebs scored three awards including the Milestone Award.

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Jennifer Lopez knows how to put on a show. After killing it at the “American Idol” finale, the sexy superstar fired up the stage at the Billboard Music Awards. She performed her RedOne-produced single “Live It Up” with Pitbull and her dancers, wearing the same red number from the music video. Watch her show-stopping set below.

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