Earth Wind and Fire, Patti LaBelle, Frankie Beverly and Team Cincinnati Choir are some of the stars who will headline this year’s Macy’s Music Festival, July 25-26.

Festival organizer Joe Santangelo is counting on star power to help boost the two-day festival at Paul Brown Stadium, an extravaganza of R&B, jazz, hip-hop and soul. Macy’s Music Festival will again be part of Music Fusion Week, July 19-27.

Earth Wind and Fire and Patti LaBelle will share Friday night’s bill with three hot young stars: Keyshia Cole, Chrisette Michele and Raheem DeVaughn.

“What we tried to do this year is to make a mix of young and old,” Santangelo says. “Keyshia Cole, even though she is extremely hot right now, she’s liked by everybody. Most people are calling her the next Mary J. Blige.” Continue reading the full article.

I’ve added a couple sets of rare performance photos circa 2005 to the gallery.

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Keyshia Cole’s video for her third single, “Heaven Sent,” from her sophomore album, “Just Like You,” is in the can. Benny Boom directed the clip on March 4 in Hawaii and the final product will premier March 19 on BET’s behind the scenes show, “Access Granted.”

“Just Like You” has sold 1.2 million copies to-date, according to Nielsen SoundScan. This week marks the fourth that Cole’s current single “I Remember” sits at no. 1 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.

Thanks to rockstarr at the forums for the pics, visit the Keyshia Cole Forums for larger pics!

Keyshia’s hit BET reality show “The Way It Is,” is now available on DVD. The first season can be found at Walmart and other online retailers. Season 2 (pictured above) will be released April 29th and include the featurettes “Meet Keyshia’s Glam Squad” and “Frankie Reveals,” as well as deleted scenes.

“Heaven Sent” makes for the fourth video from JUST LIKE YOU being shot by video director mainstay Benny Boom. The breezy video being shot in sunny Hawaii on March 4th is based on the soul-stirring “Footprints” poem. The single is produced by Jason Farmer and written by Keyshia Cole.

Keyshia Cole is featured on two new singles. One of them is “I’ Got a Thang For You“, which is the 2nd from Trina’s upcoming album “Still Da Baddest“.

The other song is called “Boyfriend/Girlfriend” by C-side. This song was previously recorded with Flaire Jonez, but now it features Keyshia. The track is produced by Marvelous J.

You can listen to the tracks in the OK Forums

Keyshia attended Floyd Mayweather’s 31st Birthday bash in Vegas a few days ago. They look kind of cute together don’t they? I’m just sayin’… Anyways, you can view pics of the event >>>here<<< in the OK Gallery.

UPDATE: Keyshia’s management team has thoroughly denied any relationship between Keyshia and Floyd. The official statement reads:

“Keyshia and Floyd Mayweather are not an item. They really don’t know each other that well. She was in Vegas on vacation and attended his b’day party. That’s all there was to it! The media is just trying to make a big deal out of nothing.“

Thanks to Sandra Rose and YH of Imani Entertainment.