Omnipresent smash ‘Boo’d Up’ has officially launched the London-born Ella Mai into mass consciousness.

The infectious single, plucked from her 2017 EP ‘Ready,’ has garnered acclaim from fans and critics alike and has accomplished the difficult task of evicting Drake’s ‘God’s Plan’ from the No.1 spot on the R&B/Hip-Hop tally – a big feat for a fairly new artist.

Now Mai has reached another milestone – because she can now add “Platinum recording artist” to her resume.

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After witnessing their network peers of ’13 Reasons Why’ renewed for season 3, cast and production of ‘Dear White People’ can now rejoice as Netflix has finally renewed the dramedy for its third season.

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Tiffany Haddish appears to be just what the doctor ordered for MTV as the channel has had a heavily documented number of viewership mishaps since its late 2016 rebranding.

With the revamp of its annual Movie Awards, christened the ‘TV & Movie Awards’ as of 2017, the former music channel enlisted the help of the ‘Girls Trip’ star to assist with breathing new life into the franchise.  The investment proved lucrative.

Haddish, the first African American female host of the shindig, not only brought the funny but also brought the ratings with this year’s showing (which aired June 18th).  Details inside:

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‘Chun Li’ creator Nicki Minaj is among the celebrities using their platforms to fight against the current U.S. administration (which has made headlines for its current immigration policies that has seen countless children stripped from their families and detained).

Minaj – born in Saint James, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago – took to Instagram to say:

“I came to this country as an illegal immigrant @ 5 years old. I can’t imagine the horror of being in a strange place & having my parents stripped away from me at the age of 5,” 

As the current border crisis continues to enrage Americans and onlookers across the globe, look inside to see the Grammy-nominee’s full statement on the pressing matter:

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After a one-week vacation from the top thanks to a temporary ousting by Post Malone & Ty Dolla $ign‘s ‘Psycho,’ rapper Drake‘s back at #1 with his unrelenting hit, ‘Nice For What.’  As usual, a handsome mix of radio airplay, digital downloads, and streams (powered mostly by the latter) led to the Grammy winner’s recapturing of the top spot.

Billboard reports:

‘”Nice,” released on Young Money/Cash Money/Republic Records, revisits the Hot 100’s top spot, as it rises 4-3 on Streaming Songs (31.6 million U.S. streams, down 8 percent, in the week ending June 14, according to Nielsen Music)…6-4 on Radio Songs (87.5 million in audience in the week ending June 17)…10-7 on Digital Song Sales (20,000 downloads sold, down 3 percent, in the week ending June 14)…’

The move, as we forecasted here, gave him just the push he needed to surpass Michael Jackson‘s Hot 100 record.  That’s right, with just five #1s to his credit, Drizzy’s now entered history books with the second most weeks at #1 among males.

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Despite a commendable start at the onset of its inaugural season (click here to read more), the return of NBC’s ‘Marlon’ (which aired June 14) is appearing to be starting on a different track.

Before its episodes 3 and 4 aired tonight, reports began surfacing the show – starring ‘A Haunted House’ stars Marlon Wayans and Essence Atkins – came back to notably lower ratings  (less than half) than its season 1 premiere last August.

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There’s no love lost between Lil Kim and Nicki Minaj. And it doesn’t seem that bridge will be repaired anytime soon.

Rap’s first Queen Bee was in attendance at Paris Hilton’s BooHoo clothing line launch last night and was faced with a question about her foe upon arriving on the carpet.

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Chris Brown‘s promotional crusade for new album ‘Heartbreak On A Full Moon’ continues.

This week he launched the Stateside trek for the 54-track LP and he celebrates the occasion with the debut of new video ‘To My Bed.’

A sensually frantic affair, the clip sees C. Breezy joined by a bevy of dancing beauties.

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Check out Ciara!

The sultry chanteuse was snapped painting London a potent shade of pink last night at the V&A Annual Summer Party.

Rocking colossal curls, the 32-year-old turned heads as she posed it up on the arrival carpet.

The star-studded event was one of several Mrs Wilson attended during her on-going trip to the UK’s capital. Other stops included the Serpentine Summer Party and Royal Ascot.

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Mary J. Blige is making a beeline for more cinematic glory following her award-winning performance in the movie ‘Mudbound.’

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Ariana Grande is gearing up to pour out new album ‘Sweetener’ on the masses on August 17th. 

Keen to showcase the set’s varied flavors, the 24-year-old re-teams with Nicki Minaj for ‘The Light Is Coming.’

Issued as an instant-grat track for any and all who pre-order ‘Sweetener,’ Grande sprinkled added incentive by conjuring up a visual for the song.

Directed by Dave Meyers (who also helmed the clip for the project’s lead single ‘No Tears Left To Cry’), the video awaits after the jump…

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Anita Baker is set to receive quite the salute at this Sunday’s BET Awards. For, the legendary singer has been announced as the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement.

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