“America’s Got Talent” and online sensation Alexis Jordan, 17, has signed a deal, thanks to Jay-Z!

Currently at work on her debut album, Jordan recently spoke of the deal, which stemmed from her success online, specifically on YouTube.

Of the call she received from Stargate, who arranged a meeting and recording session,

“I thought if they didn’t love me then they wouldn’t fly me all the way out to New York. I knew I had a good chance. Once I got out there we recorded a few songs and Jay-Z came to the studio. I was so excited! And the next thing I knew I was signed to StarRoc/Roc Nation.”

On her first single “Happiness,” Alexis belts out lyrics covering self-joy and empowerment over Stargate’s up-tempo.

She says,

“I want to be really positive, no cussing, none of that. I’m a young artist and I want to be a role model. A lot of songs are upbeat, and some are ballads. There’s a little bit of that country vibe in it, and a little bit of that reggae vibe. My album really has everything.”

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Watch her behind-the-scenes footage of the music video for her debut single, “Happiness”

Watch her smash Alicia Keys’ “Unthinkable” in one of her many YouTube videos!

Here, she is at the age of 14 belting out Whitney Houston’s “I Have Nothing” on “America’s Got Talent”

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Alicia Keys takes on interracial dating in the past and present in the video for “Un-thinkable (I’m Ready),” the third single from “The Element of Freedom.” The powerful clip was directed by Jake Nava and co-stars actor Chad Michael Murray (“One Tree Hill”) as Alicia’s love interest.

She claimed the video would date back to the 50′s when she was seen on set last month: SNAPPED: Alicia Keys On The Set of “Un-thinkable”

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Rihanna rides a gun for “Te Amo” and takes a spin during “Umbrella” in the latest rehearsal footage from her “Last Girl on Earth” tour. The European leg kicks off tonight in Antwerp, Belgium.

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Check out these behind-the-scenes pictures of Kelis on the video shoot for the new DJ Benny Benassi single called “Spaceship.” Kelis is a featured vocalist on the new electro-house track along with The Black Eyed Peas’ Apl.de.ap.

She’s rocking some fierce equestrian-inspired boots that almost make her look like centaur.

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Hear the song below. Apologies for the low quality:

Here’s Rihanna on the set of the video for her latest single ‘Rockstar 101.’ And to stay true to the songs title, Rihanna has decided to learn how to play the drums. Who better to get lessons from than someone of Travis Barker’s calibur? The former Blink 182 member and DJ AM sidekick said of Rihanna’s drumming skills:

“She’s awesome. I haven’t seen anyone catch on that quick in quite a while and have that kind of ear for drums or rhythm, so I was stoked that she could really play the drums.”

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Ciara was spotted on the set of her video for her new single “Ride” featuring Ludacris, which is rumored to premiere next week.We can’t even hate she looks amazing.

Take a look at the pics courtesy of thisisrnb.com:

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Here is your first look from the set of Janet Jackson’s video for “Nothing,” the lead single from the soundtrack to Tyler Perry’s “Why Did I Get Married, Too?” Miss Jackson teams with director-photographer Tim Palen for the clip. The Jermaine Dupri and Bryan-Michael Cox-produced ballad goes to iTunes on March 30, while the video is expected to premiere next week.

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La La Vazquez perfectly fits the description of an independent woman, even if she shares her bed with her multimillionaire baller fiancé Carmelo Anthony. “I don’t think people understand how hard I’ve worked to achieve the things I have,” she tells Latina.

She tells us in the April 2010 issue of Latina magazine,

“Even with all that I’ve accomplished on my own, I know the story out there about me: ‘[Carmelo] ain’t gonna marry her. She got that ring but now he’s making her wait. He don’t really love her…’ For once…I’d like to tell the story as it is. Not as it’s told.”

What does her fiance have to say?

“I wasn’t making her wait. If anything, I was waiting for her to slow down. She was doing her own thing, handling her business and we were happy. When it was time to take it to the next step we did. Period.”

So has he ever doubted for a minute that La La Vazquez is Mrs. Right, one with life, mindset (and bank account) of her own? Melo speaks slowly, but surely:

“I wouldn’t be with her if it was any other way.” “Understood?”

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On her early hustle:
“I would get off the air at 6, take a shower, and go straight to school,” recalls La La of her early radio days as a 16-year-old on-air personality during the overnight shift in Atlanta. When Ludacris got his own show, La La had to hold her own as his sidekick. “They didn’t want me there,” she told Latina. “We joke about it now. But I had to fight to hang on to my spot.

And on her black Puerto Rican roots:
“The essay,” she says solemnly. “The responses hurt.” She’s speaking of a first person piece she recently wrote for Latina.com on being Puerto Rican, in which she explained that, since childhood, people have often assumed that she is black. “Which I am!” she says, almost yelling. “But I am also 100 percent Puerto Rican and I’m proud of that. People got it twisted and thought I was saying, I’’m Puerto Rican. I’m not black. That isn’t what I was saying. It’s just that when I tell someone I’m Puerto Rican, I don’t want to hear someone say, ‘You ain’t Puerto Rican. You black.’ As if I can only be one or the other. Do I look like Jennifer Lopez? No. Clearly, I’m a black woman. However you want to define that, that’s what I am. And I’m also a Spanish-speaking Puerto Rican woman. Period.”

Check out behind-the-scenes footage of the shoot:

We’re not sure when the video will be released, but here’s the behind the scenes video of “Million Dollar Girl” with Trina ft. Diddy and Keri Hilson:

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Beyonce struck a pose in Greece for the Spring 2010 promo campaign of her ‘House of Dereon’ clothing line.

She looks AMAZING!!

Check the pics out below, as well as a behind-the-scenes video of the photo shoot.

This must be why she lost her lacefront back in November!

See the new line of island-inspired dresses in The “Lookbook” at her website HERE!

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