Ariana Grande had Madonna moving side to side at the ‘Raising Malawi’ benefit hosted tonight in Miami.

Taking place the newly opened Faena Forum, the event – dedicated to the support of The Mercy James Pediatric Surgery Hospital in Malawi – saw her Madgesty tap Grande and a host of other familiar faces to hit the stage and raise money for the worthy cause.

Pop, lock, and dropping it all in the name of charity, tuck in below to see the ladies get into the groove of Madonna’s #1 hit, ‘Music’:

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If you thought “singer,” “songwriter,” “dancer,” “actress,” “workout guru,” and “producer” were the only hats the multi-talented Kelly Rowland wears, it’s time you got introduced to her newest one:  author.

As was announced today, the diva has teamed up with her personal OB-GYN, Dr. Tristan Emily Bickman, for the release of her first book, ‘Whoa, Baby!:  A Guide for New Moms Who Feel Overwhelmed and Freaked Out (And Wonder What the #*@& Just Happened).’

Details inside:

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Ciara is on the cusp of becoming a mother for the second time. And despite being quite a way along, she’s already thinking of her post-baby musical output.

Details below…

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50 Cent and Vivica Fox dated over 13 years ago, but the fallout flames from their brief relationship continue to burn.

Indeed, they heated all the way up earlier this year when the pair’s respective shows ‘Power’ and ‘Empire’ went head-to-head in the court of public opinion.

During the peak of the pettiness, Fox insinuated the former G-Unit general may be gay – due to his willingness to let her play with his ass-ets. That and his interestingly themed VIBE cover with Soulja Boy.

Now, 50 is responding. Ironically on the same show Aunt Viv made her claims – Bravo’s Watch What Happens Live.

Peep the ‘P.I.M.P’ MC tell his side below…

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All roads lead to 2017 for Sevyn Streeter.

It’s been the longest journey for the R&B belle, but said date will bring with it the release of her debut studio album ‘Girl Disrupted.’

In an unorthodox, but altogether refreshing move, the star has offered a song (and video)-a-month in the run-up to the LP’s release.

The latest is titled ‘Before I Do.’

Playing at a slower tempo than predecessors ‘Prolly’ and ‘D4L,’ the cut awaits your listening after the jump…
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Fergie is finally hitting the promo circuit for new single ‘Life Goes On.’

The track is the latest number to be serviced from her sophomore solo album ‘Double Duchess,’ which has been “due” for the longest.

With an early 2017 roll-out now planned, it’s little surprise that she’s picking up the pace with spreading the word.

Said cause brought the Black Eyed Peas belle to the TODAY Show this morning, where she performed ‘Life.’

Watch Fergie-Ferg in action below…

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Scribbled in history books for some good and not-so-good reasons, 2016 brought with it some of modern music’s most memorable moments.

Now, as the year draws to a close, TGJ is reflecting on 31 moments that rocked – and to some degree shaped – the Urban and Pop entertainment landscape as we know it.

Next?  We reflect on how ‘Clueless’ should’ve been the name of Stacey Dash‘s autobiography…

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In honour of World Aids Day (December 1st 2016), Rihanna and Prince Harry made it their mission to raise awareness for the deadly disease’s life-changing affects by taking H.I.V tests…on camera.

Harry was in Barbados to celebrate its 50 years of independence away from British rule and Rihanna, who is hard at work on a new album, was there to play host.

Watch them in fun, yet serious, action below…

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The Adult Contemporary force John Legend has released his latest album ‘Darkness and Light‘ today.

Filled with 13 songs, the set was executive-produced by the Alabama Shakes‘ Blake Mills and offers the singer’s views on love, life, politics, racism, marriage and fatherhood with help from Chance the Rapper, Brittany Howard and Miguel.

If you follow me on Twitter, you know I have a point of view. I want to do the same with my art. I want to contribute to the conversation.

Press play to stream the release below!

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J.Cole‘s ‘4 Your Eyez Only’ LP will arrive on December 9th.

Before that, he drops a 40-minute documentary named ‘Eyez’ via Tidal.

You get to this height or this level in your career, in terms of platform, the next one might go down, it could go up. You’re never guaranteed to be this high again. While I’m here, let me use this opportunity to say the realest shit I’ve ever said.

Undoubtedly aware of Drake’s superstar status, Cole presents himself as Hip-Hop’s underdog, shying away from the pomp and pageantry he feels has created a disconnect between his peers and the fans they share.

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1) Beyonce & The Dixie Chicks – Daddy Lessons

2) Bruno Mars – Chunky

3) Bruno Mars – That’s What I like

4) Gallant – Bourbon

5) Mariah Carey  & John Legend – When Christmas Comes

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Bruno Mars certainly has the American Music Awards to thank for rubbing some of its magic on his newest album, ‘24K Magic.’

The opus, originally projected to sell as little as 110,000 its first week, surged in sales after his show-stopping set at the annual awards’ show.  Nearly doubling industry analysts’ predictions by the time its inaugural tallying week was over, the commercial performance of the project even saw Mars’ name added to history books due to buyer response on iTunes.

Finishing with his highest first week sales ever at 231,000 SPS (194,000 pure sales), Bruno-fever was so high his first two albums – ‘Doo-Wops & Hooligans’ and ‘Unorthodox Jukebox’ – both saw boosts in sales as well.  Tuck in below to find out where all three of his projects landed on this week’s refreshed ‘Chart Check’:

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