Ciara dons superheroine role; Chrisette Michele digs deep

Ciara's long-delayed third album, "Fantasy Ride" (LaFace/Zomba, ¿¿ 1/2) includes one cut for which she has been taking flak. "Turntables" is a duet with Chris Brown, a song the Atlanta-based hip-pop ingenue opted not to remove even after Brown allegedly battered his ex-girlfriend, Rihanna, in a February incident for which he's facing criminal charges. The song, produced by Timbaland associate Nate "Danja" Hills, does have the whirlpool pull of a hit, thanks in part to the synergistic tens...

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