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Shaheem Reid reports from Tuesday night's Bad Boy R&B showcase at Spotlight Live.

The Making the Band 4 guys, Cheri Dennis, Danity Kane and newcomer Janelle Monae all performed. On Monet's set, Reid says:

The highlight of the night was definitely Janelle Monet, who looks like she has the most star potential of any of Bad Boy's new breed — she even had her own fan section sprinkled throughout the audience. She wearing a bow tie (!) and, on a scale of 1 to 10, her energy level was at 15. Her sound reminds you of bit of Panic! at the Disco mixed with Estelle and Kelis — call it soulful punk-pop.

"We need that," said Diddy — who spent a lot of time going from his seat to the stage — after his show-stealer left the stage. She got the loudest ovation of the night. "We need that in music. A star got up on this stage tonight!"

Edit: Mario Winans also performed.