Good day, dolls. Ashanti is going all out with her sophomore album. The songstress is planning a duet with Justin Timberlake. "Justin has taken an interest in Ashanti," says a close friend of the singer. "He was planning to release his duet with Mariah Carey but Jive will not let up. The track with him and Christina may also never see the light of day. Ashanti, on the other hand, is said to be in place." Ashanti is also rehearsing for her first movie role in Sparkle alongside Ja Rule.

The rumors are flying around that J. Lo is leaving yet another man, but my sources say that J. Lo is still planning her wedding. "She is very happy with Ben. The tabloids will say anything to stir up drama," says an employee at Sony Music. Another source adds, "She wants to wear a beautiful gown which she will design herself. If anyone is having second thoughts it's Ben. His best pal has yet to connect with the diva." This is one of those stories you get sick of writing about.

Chante Moore and Kenny Latimore gave birth to a bouncing baby boy late last week while Arista plans to release their video for "You Don‚t Have To Cry."...In other Arista news, Blu Cantrell is rumored to be posing for Playboy in June. Another beautiful voice will be overshadowed by her 'ass'..."It's official," says a Universal rep. Toni Braxton has signed to Blackground/Universal and plans to release a new album by September before the Sept. 30 Grammy deadline...Memo to music's favorite pop tart: Britney, the first rule of endorsing a product is not consuming a rival product in public. If you're going to get millions of dollars from Pepsi, stop drinking Diet Coke in public, like you did at the Nickelodeon awards show last weekend. Not a doll Miss Spears.

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