Tamar Braxton, the youngest sister of Toni Braxton, is slowly coming out of her shell and getting comfortable with actually being the center of attention, a fact that was abundantly clear during her latest performance of "Love & War".

The over-the-top diva kept her campaign for her surprise No.1 single going by performing on 'Good Morning America', and delivering her best live showing of the buzzworthy new single thus far. Watch the performance and weigh in beneath:

'American Idol' alum Fantasia, who was crowned champion of the show's third season, revealed that she was going in a new direction of Rock mixed with Soul for her fourth studio album, and now, we have the first listen of her latest musical foray.

"Lose to Win" is the first single from her upcoming LP and samples the Commodores' song "Nightshift", and as expected, the cut is reminiscent of something Tina Turner would have done in her heyday. Take a listen to her new single and weigh in beneath:

Alicia Keys continued her promotional campaign for her No.1 album 'Girl On Fire', by making stops by 'The Late Show with David Letterman' and 'The View'.

The 14x-Grammy winner talked about motherhood and her tour plans on the late night show, and performed her latest single "Brand New Me", on each of the talk show venues. Watch her two performances of her album's second release beneath:

The ratings-improved third season of 'The Voice' came to a close this week with Cassadee Pope edging out Terry McDermott to become the youngest and the first female competitor to win the competition.

In addition, her win also gave coach Blake Shelton his second consecutive win in the music-based competition, which he still refers to as his side-job despite his music and touring career seemingly taking a back step.

Aside from Pope taking home the title and a recording contract with Universal Music Group, the finale also featured some performances from three of the biggest names in popular music.

Rihanna was first up to bat with a performance of "Diamonds", the lead single and No.1 smash from her seventh album 'Unapologetic'. The single is currently enjoying its eleventh week atop the Billboard R&B/Hip Hop Songs chart.

While she avoided some of the high notes in the song, the performance is the latest reminder that the singer is finally learning how to use her voice and control the nasally sound that plagued her performances early in her career as a artist.

Kelly Clarkson hit the stage next with finalists Cassadee Pope and Terry McDermott for a performance of her latest single "Catch My Breath". Dressed in an ill-fitting black ensemble, Clarkson showed the two contestants how a seasoned pro with over a decade of experience in the industry works and as always, her voice was spot on.

Bruno Mars was the last performer to hit the stage and this was a truly a example of saving the best for last as the crooner soared above all of the other featured musical guests with a stunning rendition of "When I Was Your Man".

The song is taken from his perfect sophomore studio album 'Unorthodox Jukebox', which exceeded expectations and started off at No.2 on the Billboard 200 with 192,000 copies sold (more than triple the first week sales of his debut album 'Doo-Wops & Hooligans').

During my absence from the blogosphere, America faced yet another horrible tragedy with the death of twenty-six individuals in Newtown.

On Monday's episode of 'The Voice', the show opened with Christina Aguilera, Adam Levine, Blake Shelton, Cee Lo Green and host Carson Daly joining the season three contestants to sing "Hallelujah" in remembrance of the victims with each person holding a sign with a victim's name and age on it. Watch the coaches' performance beneath:

R&B songstress Alicia Keys has issued a video for "Brand New Me", the second single taken from her album 'Girl On Fire', which debuted at No.1 on the Billboard 200 back in December with 159,000 copies sold (the lowest first-week sales of her career).

Directed by Diane Martel, the video takes a understated and subtle approach, but sometimes less is more, and the beauty of having a song this emotionally captivating is that it stands on its own two feet. Watch the spot-on music clip beneath: