Queen of Hip-Hop Soul Mary J. Blige braved a royal backlash recently, making global headlines after an AI-generated advertisement seemingly showed the R&B legend embracing a song created by artificial intelligence.

As the blowback increased over the week, now reports are indicating her team never actually approved the campaign.

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Critically acclaimed author Roxane Gay sees her 2017 autobiography ‘Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body’ adapted to a small-screen biopic in Lifetime’s forthcoming original film ‘Surviving the Silence.’

Chronicling her triuumph over trauma including surviving sexual assault and battling issues with body image and confidence, Roxane’s story is one of an embattled woman who overcame physical and emotional violence to reclaim her voice, identity, and the lifelong navigation of a society that often limits women by their age and appearance.

Narrated by Gay, ‘Surviving’ stars familiar faces like Hilda Martin, Sunnii E. Bartee, Julia Harnett, Ron Robinson, and more.

Ahead of the Asia Youngman-directed film’s premiere on Lifetime this Saturday (September 5), look inside for the official trailer.

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Aubrey O’Day is making it clear that when it comes to Danity Kane, she’s still waiting on some accountability. (more…)

Usher has officially met his wax double and the resemblance is almost too real.

The R&B superstar unveiled his figure at Madame Tussauds Las Vegas on Wednesday (Sept 2) and even he was stunned by the finished product.

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Drake has given his mysterious FOMO project a release date. The rapper announced that ‘Fear of Missing Out’ will reveal itself on September 15 at 9 p.m. on YouTube.

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T-Boz is recovering after suffering a sickle cell crisis. The TLC singer was hospitalized and forced to step away from the ‘It’s Iconic Tour.’

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Clipse are already back in the studio. Pusha T confirmed on The Breakfast Club that he and Malice are working on new music with Pharrell.

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‘The X Factor’ may be preparing to deliver its biggest “yes” yet: a return to UK screens.

Reports that ITV is plotting a revival of the hit talent search have intensified, and newly surfaced trademark filings suggest plans have quietly been taking shape for months.

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As Tinashe fans gear up for the anxiously awaited September 25 release of her new album ‘POPSTAR,’ the Pop stageblazer is looking to send that buzz into the stratosphere by hitting the promo trail in its support.

Beyond rocking the festival circuit with live showings of her latest singles ‘Too Easy‘ and ‘Crash Out,’ she’s showing off more of the performance prowess she’s oft-praised for by recently giving the latter a live lift on Amazon Music.

“Think I’m ’bout to lose it (Lose it), I don’t even care no more / I been on some cool sh*t (Uh, uh), but I’m ’bout to lose control (Lose control) / I’m ’bout to crash out, every time I go outside (Yeah, yeah, yeah) / Think I’m ’bout to lose it (Yeah, yeah, yeah),” she sings.

Donning 2000’s-inspired, all-black get-up and armed with a troop of female backup dancers, hop inside to see T deliver a slam dunk of a performance from a basketball court-themed set at Amazon Music studios.

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As TLC‘s Chilli forges ahead as the group’s sole performer on the ongoing ‘It’s Iconic Tour‘ with En Vogue and Salt-N-Pepa, fans have begun expressing worry and demanding answers about the well-being of frontwoman T-Boz amid reports she recently suffered a medical emergency.

With no conclusive updates delivered since the 56-year-old (born Tionne Watkins) abruptly departed the jaunt, speculation about her health status went into overdrive when her former boyfriend Dalvin DeGrate (of the popular 90’s R&B quartet Jodeci) took to social media calling for prayers for her.

The overwhelming reactions sparked by his request prompted a rep for Watkins to issue an official statement on the R&B singer’s behalf to ease fans’ concerns.

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Miley Cyrus is wasting little time hitting the promo trail in support of her 10th studio album, ‘Bass Persuades.’

Set to come bumping to digital music shelves on September 18, the effort – announced just this week – has already seen its first single and title track unveiled with an official music video.

“Ghosts run to Bermuda ’cause there’s no one to haunt / Candy’s cut with fentanyl that nobody wants / Spin it for a minute, make it all disappear / If we ain’t moving, baby, baby, why are we here? / And I don’t wanna change your mind / The bass persuades,” she wails over Maxx Morando production.

Her first taste of new music since the commercial nonperformance of last year’s ‘Something Beautiful,’ hop inside to hear the 80’s Synth-Pop-inspired ‘Bass’ in full courtesy of its Mert Alas-directed music video.

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With GRAMMY-winning producers Stereotypes at the helm, Pitbull is ready to get us back on the dance floor with the infectious new track ‘Privacy.’

Officially released in August, the song comes as a reunion with fellow Florida native and global hitmaker Jason Derulo after the two have delivered nearly two decades of celebrated collaborations including 2007’s ‘My Life,’ 2013’s ‘Fire,’ and 2015’s ‘Drive You Crazy.’

“It’s Friday night, and baby, I just wanna dance (Wanna dance) / Girl, you about to start a party in my pants (In my pants) / Don’t tell your friends, I’ll tell my friends they not invited (Yo) / ‘Cause it’s just you and me tonight, that’s how I like it (Woo),” Derulo wails on the undeniable party-starting ‘Privacy.’

Pushing the party to the next level, Pit has unleashed the music video for the new song. And while it doesn’t feature appearances from either of its performers, their message gets across loud and clear.

See what we mean inside.

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