Let’s take it back to 2007…the year Rihanna became Rihanna.

With two well-received but so-so selling albums behind her, the entertainer stepped into 2007 armed with a fresh batch of hits (some penned with Mary J. Blige, Britney Spears and Nelly Furtado in mind) and a bold new look designed to ensure she stood out when placed next to the bevy of Urban Pop starlets she once trailed behind.

The sum of her reinvention? ‘Good Girl Gone Bad‘, an album/era which saw her dominate Pop’s discourse and cast a multi-platinum shadow on artists she struggled to match on a sales and popularity front just two years before.

Ready to take that journey to the past?

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Danielle Brooks stars in ‘The Day Shall Come’...a thrilling new movie set to glide into cinematic action on September 27th!

In it, an outlandish street preacher with far-fetched ideas catches the attention of a Middle Eastern terrorist organisation who want him to help them overthrow the US government.

Little does he know that the organisation is actually run by the FBI.

What happens next?

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‘Dancing With The Stars’ is back and will see another Fifth Harmony member compete for the coveted  ballroom trophy. For, Ally Brooke has officially been cast on season 28 of the ABC hit.

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In recent weeks Naomi Campbell‘s brand has been forced to carry the weight of claims that she was a good friend of the disgraced (and now dead) child rapist Jeffrey Epstein.

Named as one of the many public figures who wined and dined with him during his reign of terror, Campbell has now been forced to give insight into the true nature of her relationship with him after a number of British media publications implied that she knew what he was doing and said nothing.

The suggestion horrified her as she has spent most of her life defending children and the vulnerable via the countless charities and philanthropic organisations she is affiliated with.

Her side of the story below…

It sickened me to my stomach and I stand with the victims.

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‘The Matrix 4‘?  Yes, it’s happening.

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Netflix continue to invest in the Urban diaspora. For, the streaming giant has just announced its latest sitcom, ‘The Upshaws’ – which is being anchored by comics Wanda Sykes and Mike Epps. 

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Wendy Williams may have underestimated how deep her feud with 50 Cent runs.

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HBO’s ‘A Black Lady Sketch Show‘ sprung into comedic action on August 2nd and is fast-becoming a staple in the television diets of millions across the globe.

US residents can catch the show every week on HBO, but as the platform isn’t available outside of the market, those of the show’s fans who live overseas will be pleased to learn that they no longer have to use illegal sites to get in on the hilarious action.

Why?

HBO has placed highlights from each episode on YouTube.

Find out why some are calling the series one of the funniest shows on television below…

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Aml Ameen has earned a role in a movie named ‘The Charming Hearts of Men.‘

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‘Ice’ singer Kelly Rowland is bundling up to give fans a wintry treat courtesy of the recently announced Lifetime film, ‘Merry Liddle Christmas.’

After scoring a ratings winner in the past via the star-studded, made-for-TV film ’10th Date,’ Rowland’s reuniting with the women’s network for a holiday flick that’s reportedly based on a real-life incident.

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‘Black Girls Rock’ all year and BET will be celebrating the magic of many notable names with the 2019 edition of the annual ceremony.

This instalment brings with it major looks for the likes of Ciara, Angela Bassett, and H.E.R.

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Award-winning CNN news anchor Don Lemon has spent over two decades reporting on controversial headlines and now, thanks to a sexual harassment lawsuit, he has become one.

As has been widely reported, Dustin Hice – a bartender from the Hamptons – alleges he approached the television personality to buy him a drink.  After Lemon, who is engaged to longtime partner Tim Malone, declined the advance he (according to Hice) later approached the bartender in a shocking exchange.  An exchange, Hice asserts, that saw the 53-year-old “put his hand down the front of his own shorts, vigorously rubbed his genitalia, remove his hand and shoved his index and middle fingers in the Plaintiff’s moustache and under Plaintiff’s nose.”

Yikes!  With the story making its rounds, CNN’s clapping back on behalf of their anchor.  More inside:

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