The Knowles and Carter families came together to celebrate Mother’s Day in the Big Apple on Sunday. Jay-Z’s mom Gloria Carter and Beyoncé’s cousin Angie were spotted outside Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s building, and Solange arrived bearing gifts. Later in the day, the “I Decided” singer enjoyed a bike ride around Hudson River Park with her 7-year-old son Daniel Julez. The day was extra special for her older sister, who was experiencing her first Mother’s Day since giving birth to daughter Blue Ivy.

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Solange played muse to Vera Wang at the 2012 Runway to Win launch at Theory in New York City on Tuesday night. The 25-year-old singer was glowing in a patterned flowing gown while attending the fundraiser for President Obama with her mother Tina Knowles, who designed a shirt for the cause.

“Vera Wang is a true artist,” wrote Solange, who is signed to Next Model Management. “I feel so lucky to be her canvas, if just for this night.”

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Solange strut down the catwalk at the Alberta Ferretti fashion show during Milan Fashion Week Autumn/Winter 2012. The singer, whose favorite designers include DVF, Opening Ceremony, J. Crew, and Boxing Kitten, recently signed a modeling contract with Next Model Management.

In an interview with Vogue Italia, the new aunt spoke about becoming Rimmel’s first black spokesperson.

“I don’t by any means consider myself the most qualified for model material,” she told the magazine. “I think that people tend to respond to what is real. Black women carry that flame with so much ease and confidence. It is being captured and celebrated on all fronts in fashion now.”

Solange is finishing up her third album. “There are a lot of songs about sex,” she confessed to V magazine. “It’s the kind of record you put on when your man is coming over, when you’re with your girls. There are songs that make you wanna dance because we were kind of partying our way through the record, but it’s very chill.”

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The ladies are taking charge this year. Cassie, JoJo, Solange, and V V Brown pop out from the pages of V magazine’s annual Music Issue. The singers were named “fearless females” by the fashion publication, going glam in the colorful close-ups photographed by Mick Rock. They each spoke out about their upcoming projects.

Cassie on her new sound and image: “In my video we called it ‘giving ’90s supermodel.’ It’s the perfect definition of who I am right now and what I’m going through. People aren’t going to expect me to come out with what I have.”

JoJo on being a voice for her generation: “I love Britney Spears and Madonna and Lady Gaga. I love pop music, those big pop records, but I still want it to feel like my sound. I hope people feel like, ‘Damn, that’s exactly what I’m going through, that’s what I’m thinking but I wasn’t sure how to put it into words.’ I want to sing what people are thinking and feeling. I want it to be the soundtrack to their lives.”

Solange on her new music: “My references for the record were all Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, not just their typical Janet and Prince stuff, but SOS Band and their b-sides with Chaka Khan. At first the songs were really dark because I had a premonition before the record that I was going to die. I was having panic attacks and wiling out.”

V V Brown on her sophomore album Lollipops and Politics: “My second album has a message: it’s about my generation and things going on in the world. But I didn’t want it to come across preachy. I love writing upbeat songs with darker undertones.”

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While the birth of Blue Ivy Carter was the best experience of Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s lives, there are some who did not share their happiness. Solange took to Twitter to address those who had negative things to say about her sister.

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Solange wants you to help cure blood cancer. The singer lends her star power to a PSA for DKMS to find a donor match for 18-year-old Kara and others who are suffering from leukemia, the number one disease affecting children in the U.S. As a registered donor herself, she encourages people to register to become a bone marrow donor at GetSwabbed.org.

“Since attending the DKMS gala couple of years ago, I have wanted to lend my support in any way I could. People are dying and we can save them. Patients like Kara could be cured with a bone marrow transplant,” stated the 25-year-old mother. “A lot of people don’t understand that it’s literally a cotton swab that determines if you’re a match. This can actually save someone’s life!”

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Beyoncé squeezed in some family time with Solange over the weekend. The sisters grabbed a bite to eat at Buttermilk in Brooklyn on Sunday (Oct. 23). Mom-to-be B sported bangs and a colorful patterned dress under a black blazer, hiding her baby bump from cameras with a strategically placed white bag. Solange, whose son Julez just turned seven, wore a spotted trenchcoat and round sunglasses as she left the restaurant. It won’t be long before Julez will have a cousin and Solange will be an aunt.

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The ladies got glamorous for a good cause. Solange, Eve, Estelle, Kim Kardashian, and Shontelle helped raise awareness for cancer research by attending the star-studded Angel Ball benefitting Gabrielle’s Angel Foundation at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City last night. Solange posed with her mother Tina Knowles, Eve rocked a red pantsuit with fur collar, and Estelle and Shontelle wore shades of green. The legendary Patti LaBelle provided the evening’s entertainment as Naomi Campbell and others were honored for their contributions to the fight against cancer.

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