ThisisRnB TV caught up with soul artist Allen Stone prior to he hit the stage at his sold out show at NYC’s SOB’s. The burgeoning singer/songwriter spoke about his socially conscious and politically inspired songs, including “What I’ve Seen,” and “Unaware.” Allen delved into his feelings about the state of our country, the economy, why things seem to have not changed, and more importantly being an artist that expresses these thoughts through soul music once again.

After interviewing athletes for The Insider on Superbowl media day R&B star Ciara sat down with Sway and Devi Dev on SiriusXM to discuss the making of her new album. The singer talks taking her time with the music, making mistakes, and appreciation for her supportive fans. She also hinted at a few surprises you can expect on the record. Looks like CiCi’s gearing up for a comeback.

Mr. 16 shows off his money, why he decided to sign with Diddy rather than Mr. West (kanYe West) or Jay-Z, Cocaine City DVDs, Max B in jail & much more.

Interscope’s newest artist Iggy Azalea is gearing up to release her debut album “The New Classic” in June. Today, she revealed to MTV that T.I. will serve as executive producer for the album and will oversee the project.

“T.I.’s gonna be helping me with it, kind of A&R-ing, kind of executive producing. He called me up like, ‘Please?’ and I was like, ‘Definitely. You’re Tip; I love you — of course.’ So he’s gonna be helping me out, just reaching out to people and helping me find production and pointing me in the direction of things that I might like.”

Astronaut Future premieres his new video “Magic“ on 106 & Park, talks about his performance at the 49ers game, his album Pluto + working with Snoop Dogg, R. Kelly and more.

Rick Ross tells Sway about meeting Dr. Dre in Miami, which led to a studio session, and the inspiration from Dre’s advice.

”The advice he gave me, it’s already affected the way I’ve been in the studio for the last week. So let’s just say he’s full of knowledge and he’s a solid guy. Most definitely that’s maybe my biggest hip-hop influence in the game.”

R&B princess Ashanti is ready for her return to music stardom, including the launch her own label, Written Entertainment. In this recent interview with “Access Hollywood Live,” the 31-year-old singer spoke about moving on from her past deals and taking her career into her own hands.

The burgeoning businesswoman learned some valuable lessons along the way. “Being with the major [label] taught me that I need a way bigger percentage than what they were giving me,” joked Ashanti. “It’s about the profit sharing now and everything is digital and I’m cutting my own deal with iTunes. It’s about learning the behind the scenes to become a better business woman.”

Ashanti’s fifth album is due this summer on Written Entertainment/eOne. The first single, “The Woman You Love” featuring Busta Rhymes, is available right now on iTunes and Amazon digital.

The Queen, Mary J. Blige stopped by to chat with Bravo TV’s Andy Cohen on his comedy talk show ‘Watch What Happens.’ Check out the clips below as Mary addresses the recent snub from the Oscar academy for her original song “The Living Proof” from The Help, and see her talk and joke about being a member of the mile high club, what her theme song would be and much more.

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After previewing his upcoming second studio album The Day After Tomorrow at Skyline Studios in Manhattan, Maino sat down with AllHipHop to speak about how critical mixtapes are, how he will choose to name his next album, and more.

Part 2 after the jump.

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