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With her latest album still solidly entrenched in the Billboard 200, Fantasia released the video for her second single from the CD Monday night.

The song is “Without Me” and includes a guest vocal by Kelly Rowland, a guest rap by Missy Elliott and a seductive beat.

Fantasia at an album release party for Side Effects of You earlier this year.

And it’s getting early rave reviews on YouTube.

One commenter points out what we already know — that Fantasia’s “voice is unmatched, like for real.”

Another says “Without Me” harkens back to the 1990s, when videos were fun.

In addition to the new video, the other piece of good news for local Fantasia fans is that she’ll be performing Saturday at the African American Festival in Baltimore.

The festival runs Saturday (noon to 10 p.m.) and Sunday (noon to 8 p.m.) at M&T Bank Stadium, lots B & C.

Admission is free. You can head here for more details. But you won’t find a time for Fantasia’s appearance.

I have a call out about that, and will pass along the info as soon as I get it.

On the Billboard charts, Fantasia’s “Side Effects of You” album is still number 11 on the R&B/Hip-Hop chart, nine weeks after its release.

Lead single “Lose to Win” is 15 among R&B singles, having peaked at 13 a couple weeks ago.

Now, that video …