She’s like a young MJB in her prime, check out the official music video for Jive Records’ K. Michelle’s first single, “How Many Times” off her debut album, Pain Medicine. The clip was directed by Benny Boom in LA. Let us know what you think!

Kelly Rowland’s often delayed third studio album has found much success with her latest single “Motivation” featuring Lil Wayne. With “Motivation” becoming a Top 40 hit, Kelly has announced that she will title her album Here I am. She states

“I wanted people to know that this is the record, the sound I’ve been working toward… that here I am,” she explained. “It just connected with my heart and the music as well. It stands for everything I’ve gone through and thought about for this record as a woman. It’s very strong.”

Kelly has been working with a wide range of all-star producers and writers including Rico Love, Ester Dean, Stargate, Rodney Jerkins, David Guetta and many more.This might just be Kelly’s biggest solo album yet!

Lil’ Wayne premieres his video for his latest single, “John,” featuring Rick Ross. It is the second single from his ninth album, The Carter IV, which will be Wayne’s first release since being released from prison. The video was directed by Colin Tilley, who has been responsible for directing several videos for some of the top artists in hip hop and R&B. The Carter IV is set to release June 21st.

Shamar Forté

It seems as though a lot of the “newer” artists are finally taking advantage of the independent/indie route when it comes to getting their music out there. Not to mention, a lot of them are even using their own budgets to make a name for themselves, from shooting their own music videos, releasing music on iTunes, performing and much more. Well, Shamar Forté is no different. Hailing from New York City, check out the brand new clip for his single, “Showdown,” directed by Joe DiBenedetto. His new EP, Numbers & Letters is currently available via iTunes & Amazon.com. Be sure to let us know what you think!

Check the behind-the-scenes clip from SRC Records‘ own Shontelle for her fourth single, “Say Hello to Goodbye” off her sophomore album, No Gravity. This is the follow-up single to her chart-topping hit, “Impossible.” Shontelle is also the writer behind her fellow Bajan native Rihanna’s new single, “Man Down.”