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After spending the last year rocking headlines with her electric personal life, Teyana Taylor finally makes serious moves towards a career in music with the release of ‘Maybe’, her latest single.

Fortunately for her fans, the wait for solid Taylor material has been worth it.

Indeed, while verses from Yo Gotti and Pusha T do absolutely nothing for it, Teyana‘s vocal and its infectious melody give us no choice but to anticipate the release of its supporting album….even if its lyrics sway a little too close to cliches exhausted by many an Urban Contemporary newbie.

Want to hear it for yourself?

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Weeks before its seventh season is reported to begin filming, ‘The Real Housewives of Atlanta‘ has ignored the calls of some critics to cut ties with Porsha Williams, calling on the beauty to return to the series following her “brawl” with cast mate Kenya Moore.

Want more details?

Her words below…

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After a brief spell in the slammer, Chris Brown seems keen to release his pent up creative energy.

Having already logged in a block of studio time, the 25-year-old has been locked on to Instagram of late – today sharing a brand new freestyle.

What has C. Breezy got on his mind? Find out after the jump…

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Today’s the day.

Jennifer Lopez‘s tenth studio album ‘A.K.A’ finally danced its way into stores following an aggressive pre-release campaign.

Not resting on her laurels, the dynamite diva made a high-profile appearance on ‘The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon’ yesterday, where she performed current single ‘First Love’ and sat down for a hilarious interview.

All the action after the jump…

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The divas of Devious Maids are back for a second round of drama-filled antics.

Conceived by Desperate Housewives creator Marc Cherry and executive produced by Eva Longoria, the spicy dramedy follows the lives of five maids who work for the wealthy residents of Beverly Hills.

With the both workers and their bosses housing a host of secrets, season 2 of the hit Lifetime series promises to be its most scandalous yet.

Peep a preview of of season 2 / episode 10 after the jump…

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Shalamar‘s classic 80’s hit ‘A Night To Remember’ gets a royal revamp courtesy of Queen of Hip Hop Soul Mary J. Blige.

A funky affair decorated with clips from the film ‘Think Like A Man Too,’ starring Kevin Hart, Gabrielle Union, and more, the song is one of 14 lifted from the official soundtrack of the same name.  Led by the Queen herself, with help from Pharrell, the Dream, and others, the tune’s parent album is due in stores tomorrow (June 17th).

Giving fans just one more reminder why they should check out the MJB-heavy affair, tuck in below for the first official visual from the album.  It all awaits:

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Fans will definitely say yes when they cop a gander at Destiny’s Child reuniting once more affront the video for Michelle Williams’ latest single ‘Say Yes’.

The latest mile marker to Williams’ highly anticipated fourth album ‘Journey To Freedom,’ the song’s official video earned a few waved hands and “hallelujahs” when it was teased days after the song hit the net.

Now, in what will certainly make some rejoice, the video has an official release date.  Tuck in below to find out when you can get your first full view of the new video from DC3:

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Much to the exasperation of Beyonce‘s beloved #Beyhive, Grammy-nominated songstress Syleena Johnson dared to compare Blue Ivy‘s hair to that of late rapper Ol’ Dirty Bastard’s.  The move may have resulted in a quite a few stings from the fan group, as seen here, but the ‘Angry Girl’ singer reveals that she has taken it all in stride.

Maintaining her stance on the little one’s hair, Johnson was recently interviewed on a red carpet where she did at least profess her love for Bey and child. This, of course, not without standing her ground and passing a few jokes along the way.

Fellow R&B diva India.Arie is not a fan of people making fun of Blue’s hair (read her open letter slamming critics here), but the ‘All Falls Down’ diva is not willing to back down to ‘computer thugs.’ Read her comments below:

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After Syleena Johnson‘s woeful weigh in and news of a Change.org petition to comb Blue Ivy‘s hair went viral, India.Arie says “enough is enough” – at least as it relates to people’s constant jabs to Beyonce‘s famous toddler’s locks.

Taking to Twitter to pen an open letter slamming critics who have lent negative comments about the child, the ‘I Am Not My Hair’ hitmaker was so upset that she assembled a fiery collection of words to scold fellow celebs and fans alike on the topic.

Her damning words below:

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Minutes after actress Zendaya Coleman announced that she was play late singer Aaliyah in the forthcoming ‘Lifetime’ biopic based on her life, British rapper Monie Love has slammed the project, taking aim at the “unethical” motives behind its conception.

Her take on the project below…

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Cop a gander of Chris Brown!

The R&B crooner is wasting no time getting back to business following a much publicised spell in the slammer for violating his probation.

And while news of C. Breezy’s return to the studio will bring warmth to his legion of loyal fans, his choice of collaboration perhaps won’t.

Legally laden singer Justin Bieber posted the shot above of him and Brown in the studio together on Instagram moments ago, adding the caption:

Studio, me and CB did 1 for the fans.

*****

Meh.

On a relatively random note; is anyone else puzzled as to why the Urban artist community have welcomed Bieber with such open arms? Surely the allure of his charting power wanes with every new drama and his efforts to evoke “hip” are all flavours of contrived. Odd.

Your thoughts?

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‘Zapped’ singer/actress Zendaya has confirmed that she is to play R&B vocalist Aaliyah in a ‘Lifetime‘ biopic today, taking to Twitter to share the news with their respective fan bases.

How she broke the news?

Find out below…

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