As the second season of NBC’s hit reality show competition ‘The Voice’ begins, R&B Superstar Monica is on the search for the next ‘Artist On The Rise’. Tune in to the Rickey Smiley Morning Show Monday Morning at 9:30am EST to see who Monica chose!

In related news, Monica and Brandy’s new single ‘It All Belongs To Me’ is scheduled to hit radio Monday February 13th and iTunes on February 14th! The release of the new single will usher in the debut performance of the song on Jay Leno’s ‘The Tonight Show’ on February 16th!

Be sure to join our Monica Fan Forum… We got lots to discuss with New Life on the way! CLICK HERE TO JOIN!!

After 18 weeks on the charts, Until Its Gone is still holding tight. This week it sits at #27 on the Billboard R&B/Hip Hop Charts.

VH1 is preparing to air their next installment in their ’100 Greatest…’ series and this time they will be covering the Greatest Women In Music! We think Monica is more than great, right? So let’s make sure everyone else knows it as well. We always say how Monica is slept on so let’s do something about it! Log on to VH1 with your Facebook or Twitter Accounts and start voting! Get the info below!

Monica is eligible for 3 of the 6 categories & You can vote as often as you like:

Greatest Female Artist of ALL TIME?
Greatest Female Artist from THE 90s?
Greatest Female Hip Hop/R&B Artist

UPCOMING AIRINGS
Monday, February 13th
10:00 PM ET/PT on VH1
Tuesday, February 14th
10:00 PM ET/PT on VH1
Wednesday, February 15th
10:00 PM ET/PT on VH1
Thursday, February 16th
10:00 PM ET/PT on VH1
Friday, February 17th
10:00 PM ET/PT on VH1

Of course this may not be news to some because you guys stay on it, but ‘New Life’ has the new tentative release date of April 3rd! There will be some anxious fans that don’t get the pushback, but with the new single about a week in a half away from it’s radio add date, iTunes release, music video shoot and live performances all underway it just gives the new single with Brandy more time to ignite excitement from the people who may not be aware of the upcoming release from Monica!

Stay locked to MonicaSoul.. we will be updating fans on all that is coming up! Get your DVR’s ready!

Monica shared a few pictures with fans yesterday as she enjoyed Battle Of The Bands with her friends and family after her performance!

Monica stepped out in support of the Governor’s Battle Of The Band Ball tonight. If you’re in ATL, be sure to come out and see her headline the event tomorrow afternoon at The Georgia Dome.

She was later spotted at Frank Ski’s Restaurant.

Are we rebounding? Can we actually hit the Top 20? ‘Until It’s Gone’ jumps 7 spots this week to return to #25 on Billboard’s R&B/Hip Hop Charts after 17 weeks. It currently peaked at #22, so it would be cool to at least just beat that by next week. ‘Until It’s Gone’ is currently #18 on Urban Radio (up 124 spins) and #13 on Urban AC (down 37 spins)!

Let’s continue to request UIG in addition to ‘It All Belongs To Me’ and help Monica with two singles on the charts at one time to show it can be done!

Artists On The Rise! What’s up ya’ll, this is Monica and I’m looking for the hottest new talent to participate in “Artists On the Rise”, presented by NBC’s “The Voice”. If you’re a musical artist, sign up below for your chance to WIN a one-on-one mentoring session with me!

If you love music, join as a fan and listen to great new artists and vote! Each vote gives you another chance to WIN $1,000 CASH!

Time is running out, get involved TODAY! Competition submission ends on 2/1/2012! Voting ends on 2/2/2012!

Share your favorite entries with me at @monicabrown or facebook.com/monica

View the competition official rules http://www.ourstage.com/go/thevoice!

Monica hung out with Khloe tonight at the game as they supported their husbands… after the game Monica tweeted us fans to let us know that she is heading to the studio and will be turning in the album on Friday… ‘No more changes’. Sounds like she pretty much retooled the entire album as promised months ago. She has been going mad hard in the lab this past month!

Can’t wait to see what she has in store for us… Let’s go!