It was a big week for Mariah Carey — she lost her single status and her No. 1 spot on the Billboard 200. In her defense, there was really no competing with Madonna’s Hard Candy.

Also debuting new albums last week were Lyfe Jennings, whose Lyfe Change debuted at No. 4, and the Roots. Their album, Rising Down, debuted at the No. 6 spot. I haven’t listened to it yet, but from what I hear, it’s definitely better than it’s spot on the charts suggests. But that’s just the way it works in the music industry.

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Yolanda “La La” Brown, a 21-year-old R&B singer, was found shot to death along with her music producer boyfriend, JeTannue Clayborn, in their Milwaukee studio. Brown, best known for her appearance on the Lyfe Jennings song, “S.E.X.,” and Clayborn were dead for about a day before they were discovered.

Besides the Lyfe Jennings song, I’m not familiar with Brown, but apparently she’s a local celebrity in Milwaukee. Sad.

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It wasn’t until I saw a picture of these two again that I realized how nice it was to not see them for a while. Even if they’re back for good, it was a smart move on their part to lay low for a while. They came out for the opening of Jermaine Dupri’s new club, Studio 72, along with JD and Janet (of course), Nelly, some Flavor of Love girls (not pictured), and a bunch of your typical Atlantans.

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