Too $hort caters to the ladies, and they return the favor, in the laid-back video for “Hey.” The Oakland O.G. collaborates with R&B singer Silk-E on the smooth cut, which will appear on his upcoming album No Trespassing, due February 28.

Fresh off her electrifying performance with Madonna at theSuper Bowl halftime show, Nicki Minaj has announced her next single, Grammy plans, and NBA All-Star Game performance.

Ahead of the April 3 release of her sophomore set Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded, Young Money’s First Lady will debut “Roman Holiday,” a never-before-heard cut off the album at the Grammy Awards. She is nominated in four categoriesincluding Best New Artist at the 54th annual ceremony, which airs live on February 12. “Roman Holiday” will go on sale immediately following the telecast, along with other performances.

The following day on February 13, Ryan Seacrest will premiere the album’s new single, “Starships,” which will be available on iTunes the same day.

If that wasn’t enough, Nicki’s Barbz will be treated to yet another performance when she hits the court at the 2012 NBA All-Star Game in Orlando on February 26. The album will be available for pre-order the next day.

Brandy and Monica delighted their fans by debuting their new single “It All Belongs to Me” on Monday. And now the R&B divas will team up to perform the song live at the Pre-Grammy Gala in Beverly Hills this weekend.

mzrocklanta.com has learned that the singers will take the stage at the star-studded affair, considered the highlight of Grammy weekend. This year’s event, hosted by Clive Davis, will honor Sir Richard Branson and feature other surprise musical guests. Past performers include Whitney Houston, Jennifer Hudson, and Alicia Keys.

Brandy and Monica will shoot a video for the Rico Love-produced song on February 13 with director Chris Robinson, and perform it on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” the same week.

“It’s just great to come back and do something with [Monica],” Brandy said during an interview

Jay-Z painted Carnegie Hall blue in honor of his daughterBlue Ivy Carter. Backed by a 36-piece orchestra, the hip-hop mogul performed the Neptunes-produced dedication to his month-old baby for the first time at the famed New York Cityvenue on Monday night.

“I didn’t think I was gonna make it through that one. That was tough,” said a dapper Jay, who was overcome with emotion as he rapped the personal lyrics.

He’ll do it again tonight, with a second show benefitting the United Way of New York City and the Shawn Carter ScholarshipFoundation.

Burrrr. Gucci Mane is the “Quiet” before the snow storm in the video for a cut off his Trap Back mixtape, set to drop at 10:17 a.m. on Super Bowl Sunday. The Brick Squad rapper lets his money talk as he flashes his grill and ice cream chain in the dark visuals.

Pharrell is taking a new generation of young stars under his wing. The Neptunes super-producer hit the studio with Justin Bieber in Miami to work on his upcoming album Believe over the weekend. While in town, the Biebs also logged studio time with Timbaland and went skateboarding with Lil Wayne.

In addition to the teen idol, Skateboard P cooked up some beats for former “X Factor” contestant and rapper Astro aka the Astronomical Kid, who recently inked a deal with Epic Records. Judging from the wheel in Astro’s hand, it looks like they also found time to play Mario Kart.

Add them to Pharrell’s growing list of recent collaborators including Ne-Yo, Wiz Khalifa, Dr. Dre, and Snoop Dogg. Who gon’ stop him, huh?

Don Cornelius, creator and host of the iconic TV dance show “Soul Train,” was found dead on Wednesday morning at his Los Angeles-area home, police said. The 75-year-old is believed to have committed suicide.

According to the AP, officers responded to a report of a shooting at his Sherman Oaks, Calif., home at around 4 a.m. He was pronounced dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound at 4:56 a.m. at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, said Los Angeles County Assistant Chief Coroner Ed Winter.

Celebrities mourned his passing on Twitter. “Black music never looked so good. R.I.P. Don Cornelius,” tweeted Keri Hilson, while Common called him “a true pioneer and trailblazer to the biz!”

“Soul Train” debuted in 1970 in Chicago and aired nationally from 1971 to 2006, introducing legendary artists such as Aretha Franklin, Marvin Gaye, and Barry White.

It’s alive! From the mind of David Guetta comes the video for “Turn Me On,” his hit collaboration with Nicki Minaj off his album Nothing But the Beat. The French DJ plays a mad scientist, bringing to life his finest creation in the lab. But once the rest of his bald-headed prototypes get a peek at the voluptuous vixen, their envy turns into anger and they hunt down their creator, tearing off his clothes to reveal a body of metal. The pink-haired Barb makes her way through the dark village before riding off on a horse as the mannequins chase her down.

Lil Wayne gave Justin Bieber some skating tips when he caught up with him in Miami. With skateboard in hand, the teen sensation hit the ramp with the Young Money chief in between recording his upcoming album Believe.

“Good time in the studio last night,” tweeted the Biebs. “Back at it tonight. oh yeah…and big bro came thru.”

While he didn’t say if he and Weezy had collaborated, Timbaland has been in the studio with the pop idol. “yo @justinbieber played me some of his joints last nite, craziee. the dude is super talented & our work ethics are just alike. #hitsondeck,” tweeted Timbo.

Drake and Kanye West are also among the contributors to Bieber’s sophomore album, due later this year.

R. Kelly is feeling generous on “Share My Love,” the feel-good first single from his 12th studio album Write Me Back, due in May on RCA Records.

“Now that we’re in this room, let’s do what we were born to do/ Populate, let’s get together, make the world better,” sings the R&B icon on the ’70s-inspired tune, which he wrote and produced.

Kellz is also readying a sequel to his 1993 debut 12 Play entitled Black Panties and is writing original music for the upcoming musical Sparkle starring Whitney Houston and Jordin Sparks.