Rihanna covers Madonna's "Vogue," Beyonce dazzles with "At Last," Justin tackles Marvin Gaye, and much more fashion and music collided on the 5th Annual Fashion Rocks' stage!


Chris Brown, Solange, Mariah Carey, Timbaland, Kid Rock and Mary J. Blige were also part of music special! See all the videos under the cut...Make sure to leave a comment on what you loved, liked, and hated.

Loved "At Last" but would we expect anything less? I was so impressed with Justin' cover of Marvin Gaye's "Get Up On It." Rihanna lip synced so I can critique too much, but I always say get on that treadmill and sing. Solange was borderline for me, it was pitchy in spots but girl has some confidence.

Chris Brown - "Forever"


Mariah Carey - "I'm that Chick"


Solange - "I Decided"


Timbaland with One Republic, Chris Connell, & PCD



Justin Timberlake - "Get Up On It" & with Beyonce - "Ain't Nothin' Like the Real Thing"
I'll add more as they become available...

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Solange took time to say thanks to the fans...oh and yes about that clip from yesterday, she sets the record straight: "Stop Jocking Jay Z!"

WORD! She told you...

In other Knowles family media mania, if you missed Solo, Beyonce and Mama Tina on The Early Show click through see the video!

Proud Beyonce and Mama


Solange - "I Decided"

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So when your busy getting flip with the news anchor, you clearly forget to watch everything you say... so you also get caught slipping calling Jay Z your "brother-in-law." Tsk Tsk, Solo! You see, she didn't realize that the anchor asked for permission to discuss the other Knowles family star and Jay Z while the cameras were off... Maybe a little time with Beyonce PR trainer will help, you know Beyonce wasn't always so polished! Just saying...

In other Jay Z news, the Vegas 40/40 Club bombs and closes after just a short nine months, but after reading this review, I see why!

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Angela and Vanessa hit up the Giant Magazine party celebrating the new Phat Fashion Collection to support aunt Kimora Lee Simmon. Djimon Hounsou was there booed up with his girlfriend as well as they partied in Las Vegas.

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Solange worked the sidewalk as she arrived and left the Ed Sullivan Theater where she taped her appearance on The Late Show with David Letterman. Me no likey the purple shag vest, one trend I am not feeling. But the red boots are fab, and black skirt and belt number. The bag is hot, love a big purse!

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Solange hit up Sirius Shade 45 “Lip Service” Show last night with Angela Yee and gave up the good on some little known topics like who she's dating, who she'll get gully for, and a little about her music. Pretty interesting interview...

I love how she says she likes an articulate man, in the same sentence she says "axe" instead of "ask," that's that damn Houston coming out.

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All I have to say is... Girl, you are doin' the most! Solange debuted her self-directed video for "Sandcastle Disco" on FNMTV... Just a lot going on in this video. Definitely different.

In some recent quotes she talks about being Beyonce's little sister...she's funny!

"I get asked about Beyonce all the time but I try and make fun of it. Sometimes I say she's not my sister. Other times I say I've stuffed her in my suitcase and sent it to Dubai.

I have to have fun with it or I'll turn in to Britney (Spears) - shave my head and go totally crazy."

Papa Knowles puts her past Beyonce-envy tantrum on blast in her new feature in Giant mag...

“Years ago, we had theses shelves in our living room.” he says. “They where filled with trophies and plaques my older daughter, Beyoncé, had won in different talent shows. I came home from work one day, and every last one of those trophies was broken and scattered across the room!” He smiles at the memory, shaking his head. "Solange broke them, every single one--and didn't deny it."

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...and being different! Solange is becoming more and more like my kind of chick! She is definitely putting herself out there as she promotes her new music. In her recent Blender Magazine interview, she talks dives, Coronas and sex:

It’s Friday night at 11 P.M. What are you doing?
I’m either at home with my son or out drinking some Coronas and adding to my beer belly.

Where do you drink your Coronas?
Dive bars. Two doors down from here there’s a little joint that’s full of old rednecks. I go in there, drop $10 in the jukebox, play nothing but Marvin and Prince and just get wasted. The rednecks are like, “What the
fcuk?”

What kind of drunk are you?
I am a Miss-Tina’s-in-the-back-of-my-head kind of drunk.

You mean, your mom. What is she saying?
“Girl, you better have some panties on!” My mom’s so reserved-last year, for my 21st birthday, she was like, “You can have one glass of champagne, and that’s it.” I said, “First of all, I haven’t lived with you since I was 17. Second, I’m divorced. And third, I have a kid. I am drinking tonight.”

If we drug-tested you, what would we find?
I’ve got a song called “Champagne Chronic Nightcap.” That’s about as wild as it gets for me-that and the Coronas.

Are you a good girl or a bad girl?
Definitely…um…You know, I was so trained to say a god girl, but I really straddle that line.

Ever doubted your sexual orientation?
You mean like in that Katy Perry song? Negative. I’m strictly dickly.

How about videotaped yourself having sex?
Nope. Ain’t no Solo tapes, y’all.

How would you characterize your taste in sex.
A good girl never kisses and tells. Didn’t I say I straddle that line.

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...her "vlogging virginity" that is! Her stylist Tim put her up to it and in one less comparison to big sis Beyonce, Solange is definitely not as shy to share her personal life with people. It's more giggling and "I don't know"s than worthwhile info, but it may make you giggle too...or maybe not?!

I totally subscribed, I can't even lie. I really want to see more of lil' Creole Pimp Daniel to be honest!

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Declared 2008’s “Brave New Girls” Teyana Talyor, Keri Hilson, and Solange bring a modern flair to old school girl group style on the cover of Rap Up Magazine’s Summer issue. Cute, Cute. I really love Keri’s style and her voice. “Energy” is on high rotation right now.

In this issue:

• Nelly addresses the haters and the state of hip-hop, gives the scoop on his relationship with Ashanti, and reveals plans for a joint album with another rap superstar.
• Meet 2008's other "Brave New Girls" Estelle, Kid Sister, Janelle Monáe, and Wynter Gordon.
• Plus exclusive interviews and photos of G-Unit, The Game, Leona Lewis, Danity Kane, Rick Ross, N.E.R.D., Lloyd, Three 6 Mafia, Flo Rida, Yung Berg, and more!

You can check out the other cover featuring Nelly after the jump!

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Solange premiered her debut single off her sophomore effort Sol-AngeL and the Hadley Street Dreams, "I Decided" on BET. I can't lie, I love the song and the video was pretty hot. I think it's pretty different and they did a lot with just a green screen. The video was directed by Melina, who has also worked with sister Beyonce.

You can pick up the album August 26th. Unfortunately for Solange, she recently broke her foot while on a tour in Kansas City, but says she'll keep going with her cast.

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Solange has been smoking some Hadley Street grass... Just call her SoL-AngeL! That's her new moniker for her upcoming sophomore release, SoL-AngeL and The Hadley Street Dreams which is due for release on August 26th.

"I literally had to beg Cee-Lo to listen to my music but once he did he signed on immediately," states the giddy SoL-AngeL. "We wrote and recorded 'T.O.N.Y' and 'Sandcastle Disco' (produced by Soul Shock) that same week. Producer Jack Splash joined in to produce 'T.O.N.Y' and went on to produce two more songs for me: 'Would've Been the One' and 'Ode To Marvin,' my special take on Mr. Gaye's 'What's going On,' both of which I wrote with Splash and Makeba."

For the remainder of the album SoL-AngeL went on to work with Pharrell for the finger-snapping, feel-good first single "I Decided," Lil Wayne makes an intoxicated guest appearance on "Champagnechronicnightcap," Bilal helps write and appears on "Cosmic Journey" and "Wanna Go Back," which Marsha Ambrosius of Floetry lends vocals to, and Raphael Saddiq produces the soulfully insightful, "Same Song, Different Man," which features Estelle. [SOURCE]

The video for first single "I Decided" is being shot in Malibu and directed by Melina. She describes it as being an "ultimate pop art piece. Its psychedelic, it's adventurous, it's colorful and not so colorful, it's intelligent, and it's the inner makings of Solange." Mmmmm K.

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Solange broke it down for Sister2Sister about her upcoming album, her short-lived marriage and raising Lil' Creole Pimp.

SOLANGE ON HER ALBUM'S TITLE & HOW IT RELATES TO HER DAD: For me, my father-- a lot of people don't know that he came from a really small town, Gadsden, Alabama. He grew up very poor and he had a dream for his life and his family. He beat a lot of odds; he came from a family of 10 and just to see him--hearing the story about him starting off with nothing and building this empire, building his future; it just started off as a dream for him. That's sort of what this record has been for me. I've always wanted to do a record that was organic for me, and that was my dream from day one. I was always scared. I always had pressure from the label or from people to create a certain kind of persona. But with this record, I went to Hadley Street (which is the street where Mathew Knowles Music World organization is located) one day and I wrote this song called Heartbreak after a friend of mine passed away when I was 17. Then that next week I found out I was pregnant. I went to the studio and I just started freestyling with a jazz band, and I came up with a great record and it made me feel things in music that I had never felt before And it was on that street. This record portrays my life. This is the first piece of creative art by me that shows I am woman and I've gone through things that women do, and I've gone through real life situations that don't involve dancing and partying and dating: 'Boy, I like you. Do you like me too? I'm feeling you.' (laughs) So I definitely think that's portrayed through the record.

Continue reading for more of her interview...

SOLANGE ON LIVING IN IDAHO WITH HER EX-HUBBY: My ex-husband was finishing school there and I was totally down! I loved the thought of going to the country, and it was such a good move for me as a mom because the very first year of my son's life I had to sit down and focus and not have any distractions--not from work, not from aunts, not from nannies, not from babysitters. So we have a bond that I don't think could have been there as much maybe if I was in Houston with a thousand aunts and Mom and Dad and everyone there wanting to pitch in. Idaho made me realize that I can be in any environment and survive. (laughs) And I didn't realize this, as a woman--that I would step up that much to the plate. I literally cooked and cleaned. I definitely was able to be secure in myself with just staying home and doing whatever I needed to do to be a wife and mommy. And in Idaho that's all I had time to do 'cause there's nothing else to do.

SOLANGE ON IF SHE REGRETS HAVING A CHILD AT THE AGE OF 18: Oh, absolutely not. I have been so blessed, number one, that my son is the coolest kid ever. Of course, that first year of 'non-sleeping' and just being dedicated to him had tough parts. But as far as motherhood goes, it's been a blast for me. A lot of people hear that answer and they have doubts, but when you have a child, I think it takes a really unemotional person not to--no matter what age. And I think that emotional attachment, there's nothing out of it that someone could regret. I haven't had an experience where I've been blue. I think just the fact that I have so much family and the fact that my son's father is still involved in his life...I don't know how (being blue) feels so I can't really give any advice other than that, as a mother, your goal is always to make sure that your child is the happiest.

SOLANGE ON IF SHE'LL HAVE ANY MORE KIDS AND WHY SHE HAS TO WORK MORE ON DISCIPLINING HER SON: Absolutely! Motherhood has been the best thing that has ever happened to me. It's the most important job/project that I ever have had. It's so enjoyable! My son is at the funniest age ever right now; he's 3. But, the one thing that I definitely have to work on as a parent is discipline because sometimes he's just so funny that it takes me off guard. But I'm noticing I can't laugh at the things that he does because then he repeats them to other people and expects the same reaction. When he was younger, his Grandma and Auntie used to get him to say silly stuff and then they'd look all lost and confused when he would say it in church. He is such a ham! I'm hoping he doesn't want to be in this industry, but he is in love with music and he has a little drum set and piano and he really tries to put things together. He only wants to do it when he wants to do it though. I've been places, like for instance TRL and he's not supposed to be out there with me, but he notices the cameras and he's like, 'I want to be there!'

SOLANGE ON HOW SHE'S ABLE TO KEEP HER PERSONAL BUSINESS (I.E. HER QUICK DIVORCE) OUT OF THE LIMELIGHT: You don't hear my sister really speaking about her relationship, and I never really spoke about mine. And I still don't go into detail about anything, just because I feel like music is definitely our lives--and all of the other career choices that we've made. And of course it comes along with the territory, but our personal lives don't have anything to do with our careers. Just like if anyone worked at a job as a marketing director at a firm, it wouldn't be in their qualifications to share their personal life, so I don't feel like I should have to. And that's something my parents have been really big on instilling in us. I just always try to keep a positive take on life, and I think that's how I was able to keep my divorce quiet, (laughs) because I was positive and there wasn't any bitterness and I wasn't going around badmouthing or trash-talking anyone. I live a very, very low key life. In Idaho, there wasn't any paparazzi walking around there. And then in Houston it's the same thing, I go to drop my son off at school at about 10 every day and go to the studio from 10 till 4, and go to dinner or make dinner at home. And that's pretty much it. I'm going to have to adjust to being back out there when this record comes out.

SOLANGE ON HER CURRENT RELATIONSHIP STATUS: Actually, I have friends but nothing more. I'm so focused now on my son and my career--and I know that's such a typical answer. Really, I could make time if I wanted to, but right now, I'm in such a hustler spirit. I'm 21, so I'm still figuring out exactly what I want in a relationship.

SOLANGE ON TAKING OVER HER FATHER'S EMPIRE IN 5 YEARS: My father has always wanted Music World to stay in the family. This was something he started from in an extra bedroom in our house, and now, on Hadley Street, he has 30 employees all over the United States and London. It's very important for him to keep that legacy within, and I've always been the one out of all us girls wanting to go to the office, wanting to sit in A&R meetings, wanting to research marketing and keep up with the industry, so naturally my father has always said, 'When I want to retire, you'd better run my company well.' I'd love, love to run Music World one day. My only fear is that is it's really hard to run a label when you have such an artistic ear...My father thinks he's going to retire at 60, which is where the five years come into play, but I seriously doubt it. I respect him so much.

Shout to Real Gossip 101 for the quotables.

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I know Us Weekly was pissed when Solange [pictured above leaving Beyonce's apartment at the Bloomberg building] came to their office and acted clueless about sister Beyonce's wedding. Clearly they weren't checkin' for new musical endeavors...

Does Beyoncé like being married? "I have no idea!" she responded.

Solange attended Beyonce and Jay-Z's hush-hush nuptials in NYC Friday night, Us Weekly reports in its latest issue, on newsstands now.

When complimented about the skirt she wore to the wedding, she only replied, "It was a cute dress."

Was it a fun night? "What night are you talking about?" she replied. "Friday? Hmm. Friday. I really don't [know]."

The wedding aside, Solange did comment about Beyonce and her family.

"She's always pretty, she's always beautiful," she said when asked about Us' cover story on Beyonce's nuptials.

"Family is family, and we're all [a] very tight knit, protective family," she added.

The florist was more open to dish the details though, I guess they forgot to make her sign that confidentiality agreement I hear some people were asked to sign before the wedding.

"It made the apartment like a heaven, like a palace," florist Amy Vongpitaka, owner of NYC's Amy's Orchids, told Us of the decorations. "You walked in, and it was all flowers — everything white and creamy."

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New music from the Knowles sisters has leaked this week. As you may have heard Beyonce's next project it set to be a dance album, a more international sound than her previous albums have been. This new song that unexpectedly hit the internet, "Beautiful Nightmare," may be a taste of what is to come, but I don't think is anything official and may very well be just some music left on the cutting room floor. Ya'll know Beyonce is constantly working on music so we'll see what comes of this new direction.



Baby sister Solange is inching closer to releasing her second album and from the new music that's bee coming out, she is definitely working on creating a very different sound. That's definitely a good look for her seeing that she is likely to face comparison to her her vocally superior sister. "I Decided" is a very Amy Winehouse-esque jazz number that is really catchy. Said to be the lead single off her upcoming project. Also leaked this week is another song "God Given Name" that may the the intro song on the album which features a real mellow groove.


In other Knowles Empire World Domination news... Solange and Baby Daniel move in on Nick Jr. with "Yo Gabba Gabba" [got him making that paper early!] and may even be getting his own show...

Plus, House of Dereon is adding sunglasses and accessories to the line [coming to a TJ Maxx near you, much love to the Maxx]

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Solange gave her 2 cents about teen pregnancy from one young mom to another, Jamie Lynn Spears:

"I have been so blessed that my son is the coolest kid ever," Solange tells World Entertainment News Network of son, Daniel Julez J. Smith. ”Of course, that first year of not sleeping and just being dedicated to him had tough parts.

I've heard stories of people who were 14 that had kids and basically snapped into it and got into the groove of motherhood. A lot of people have doubts, but when you have a child I think it takes a really non-emotional person not to have a blast, no matter what age." [SOURCE]

A lot of people are up in arms about her comments, saying that it's ill-advised encouragement to say it's a "blast" and that her son is the "coolest."

Granted, being a teen mother is no walk in the park [being one myself, I know] however there isn't one person that can convince me to get down on myself or not feel blessed to have a child.

I surely can't judge, it's never the best situation, but I understand where she was going with it...

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