In a testament both to its popularity and priority, ‘Orange Is The New Black’ has been renewed for a third season – a month before its second hits the air.

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The Real Housewives Of Atlanta may have wrapped their sixth season last night, yet the fall-out from the record-breaking instalment of the Bravo hit continues.

In recent weeks, Porsha Williams hit headlines following her literal dragging of cast mate Kenya Moore at the show’s reunion taping.

Since then, the reality star, business woman, and aspiring singer has been hitting the promo rounds to relay her side of the story.

Her latest stop? A sit-down with her boss, Housewives creator Andy Cohen on Watch What Happens Live.

Watch below as Williams, who is “likely” to return for the show’s seventh season, dishes on “that” fight, the trauma of her prison booking, and whether she’ll ever clear the air with Kenya.

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Despite disbanding almost ten years ago, the story of Destiny’s Child remains one millions the world over continue to be fascinated by.

Indeed, the narrative of the Grammy-winning group is as juicy as juicy gets – from line-up changes, to rumors of favouritism, there was never a dull moment with the children of Destiny.

Clearly, Wendy Williams agrees. For, the talk-show maven welcomed former member LaTavia Roberson onto her show today.

The singer and budding author, is currently enjoying a renewed turn in the spotlight thanks to TVOne hit ‘R&B Divas’ – which she was naturally keen to promote.

Still, it wouldn’t be Wendy if the tough questions weren’t asked – and ask she did. Topics discussed include her time in the band and her infamous departure, the group’s manager (and Beyonce’s dad) Mathew Knowles, and much more.

Watch below as the new mother sits down one-on-one with Williams…

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Cop a gander of Prince!

The purple one covers the June 2014 issue of Essence magazine.

Celebrating his headline slot at the Essence Festival next month, the icon pulls back the curtain on his legacy, gives his take on mentoring and shares why creating and performing music makes him feel alive.

Look out for the issue which hits newsstands on May 9th.

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Power. That exactly what EBONY magazine is celebrating a-front of their June 2014 issue.

A four-cover series, the latest edition of the popular publication features Beyonce, Jay Z, Kanye West and Rihanna – as a salute to their unprecedented impact on Black music.

Critically acclaimed writer Kevin Powell lends EBONY his pen and probes the connection between the ruling musical icons and how they compare with legends of the past.

“It was an honor to write the four cover stories for EBONY magazine’s Black Music Month special collector’s edition, and to also pen the additional four mini-features inside. Rarely do you see today’s unstoppable stars like Beyoncé, Rihanna, Kanye West and Jay Z packaged with legends like Tina Turner, Donna Summer or Tupac Shakur, but we did it because when it comes to Black music, it is important to note the deep connection between the musicians of yesterday and today.”

Set to hit newsstands tomorrow (May 6th), Rihanna is the first of the quad to comment on the cover. Her words below…

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A search-party may still be on the hunt for Rihanna‘s talent, yet it’s hard to deny — she’s a success. A major one at that.

As such, it’s intriguing to learn that the star may not only have left her longtime recording home Def Jam, but done so with minimal volume.

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Since airing over the weekend, Saturday Night Live‘s hilarious skit ‘The Beygency’ has gone viral (click here to watch).

The digital short, which starred Spiderman actor Andrew Garfield, paid homage to Beyonce‘s ever-buzzing fans, The BeyHive.

Proving that she too has a sense of humor, the chart-topper took to her Instagram moments ago to offer a short yet sweet acknowledgement.

Check it out below…

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Season 3 of ABC’s Revenge is set to reach a titillating climax this Sunday (May 11th).

With Emily Throne having scored payback against Conrad Grayson, the season’s penultimate episode ‘Execution’ deals with the aftermath – which promises to be all sorts of explosive.

Nothing is off limits as Emily and Victoria are dead set on destroying each other. Lives will be lost and fates will be altered, but who will rise victorious?

Peep the teaser after the jump…

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In the fifteen years since Jennifer Lopez first blazed onto the music scene, the dynamite diva has become a tour de force. From her countless catalogue of classics, to clothing lines, movies, and fragrances, the star – for many – serves the blueprint of what it means to be more than an artist, but to be a brand.

As such, it’s little surprise that Billboard have chosen the singer to receive the highest honor at the upcoming Billboard Music Awards.

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That didn’t take long.

Fresh from unwrapping new single ‘Good Kisser’ early this morning, Usher follows with the video for the Oak produced cut.

Directed by Chris Sims, the high-octane clip awaits after the jump…

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The King Of Pop, Michael Jackson, lives on with new album ‘Xscape’.

Due globally on May 13th, the Epic Records set serves as the icon’s second posthumous LP.

And while predecessor ‘Michael’ was greeted with many a grunt upon release in 2010, the climate feels altogether warmer for this project.

Indeed, with lead single ‘Love Never Felt So Good’ rocking many a chart worldwide, anticipation is at an all-time high for new MJ material.

So as to capitalize on the buzz, each day of this week will bring with it a snippet of a new song from the project. Today it’s the turn of the Timbaland produced ‘Chicago’.

Really, friends, what are you waiting for? Take a listen below!

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She may have  impressed many  a music lover with hit-stained discography, but it would seem Rihanna‘s off-stage antics have left the folks over at ‘Instagram’ anything but this week.

For, after urging the singer to remove any nude/suggestive snaps from her account on the photo-sharing outlet, the company now appears to have deleted said account in full, pulling it from their servers earlier this morning.

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