R&B singer Monica took to the stage to open the Essence Music festival and performed a series of her biggest hits including her new song, ‘Love All Over Me’. In addition to her own material, Monica once again performed a tribute to her close friend and mentor Whitney Houston.

I’m sure most of you saw the BET Awards last Sunday night and like most women do, we critique the outfits, hair etc…Well BET had actress Vivica A. Fox critiquing the fashions on the red carpet, and I think she pissed off R&B singer Monica.

Looks like Monica is back on the dating scene. I’m hearing that she’s seeing NBA Baller Shannon Brown from the Los Angeles Lakers. The two met when she was out in LA a few months ago and kept in touch.

Today marks the 68th anniversary of the birth of one of black music’s greatest songwriters, Curtis Mayfield.

The lack of recognition made by BET's head honchos to Monica and her recent overwhelming success has sparked a Twitter outrage.

She says, "I didn't have a choice. As I have been performing lately I see the response to 'Love All Over Me' & it was a blessed feeling to see people singing along, holding their spouses and screaming during this record."

R&B singer Monica should be celebrating today, the Grammy winner’s ‘Still Standing’ has just been certified Gold by the RIAA for sales of over 500,000 – just four weeks after it’s release.

Monica chatted with George Lopez about her shoe game, the upside to Twitter, and her talented children. The host also presented her with some customized gifts. And as expected, she killed her performance of "Everything To Me."

Monica just announced that she’ll be touring this summer with Trey Songz. Monica made the announcement on Atlanta’s Fox 5 news. The official tour doesn’t start until August. But the two singers are doing spot dates right now.

Fresh off the successful release of "Still Standing," the album, Monica is going on tour ! see who going on tour with her

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R&B singer Monica is set to follow-up her hit song ‘Everything To Me’ with new single ‘Here I Am’. The singer broke the news on Twitter and revealed that she and label-mate Jamie Foxx have put an interesting new twist on the song, alluding to a remix collaboration serving as the single version.

After debuting at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 with her latest album Still Standing, the in-demand singer scored a spot on Monday’s “Tonight Show with Jay Leno,” where she performed her single “Everything to Me." And, as expected, she killed it.