Little Mix star Jade Thirlwall is ready for her solo close-up!

The singer, who is rebranding simply as Jade, has been diligently working on material of her own and is finally set to serve it up.

For, the stage blazer has announced her launch effort ‘Angel of My Dreams.’

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Spice sparkled like only she can at the BET Awards 2024. 

That Grape Juice was on hand at the Culture’s Biggest Night and caught up with the Queen of Dancehall, who – as ever – has much ongoing.

Most central to her activity is her incoming album ‘Mirror 25’ – a release that will toast her decades of dominance on a global scale.

TGJ’s Shar Jossell caught up with Spice on the BET Awards’ blue carpet, where she spilled on her journey, the broad reach of Dancehall, her new Busta Rhymes collaboration ‘Round Round,’ Usher‘s tribute, and more.

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Shannon Sharpe is making amends with Megan Thee Stallion.

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Cardi B is continuing to tease new music.

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After years of being one of Urban Pop’s most consistent performers Tinashe isn’t only getting her overdue flowers from music lovers but from peers as well.

As her recent hit song ‘Nasty‘ continues its ascent up the Billboard Hot 100 (reportedly set to reach a new peak in the chart’s third quadrant this week), more and more celebrities – from Karamo and Mario Lopez to Azealia Banks and others – are showing their appreciation to the Ricky Reed-produced jam.

For Tinashe, however, the standout shout-outs came from two of her idols: Christina Aguilera and Janet Jackson.

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Nearly two years after sparking concern from his GRAMMY-winning sister Brandy and his fans for sharing he was battling thoughts of self-harm, singer-actor-businessman Ray J is making headlines for revealing similar ideas after almost coming to blows with Zeus Network CEO Lemuel Plummer at Sunday night’s BET Awards (June 30).

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If Ice Spice fans weren’t already itching to get their hands on her eagerly awaited debut album ‘Y2K‘ (due on digital shelves July 26), her high-octane performance at the BET Awards on Sunday night (June 30) likely sent their collective impatience into overdrive.

Ahead of the showing, Spice (born Isis Naija Gaston) took to the event’s red carpet to chat it up about her Versace gown, expectations of the night, and more.

While chatting it up with ET’s Deidre Behar, Gaston coyly discussed an unnamed collaboration she “locked in” and responded to rumors the duet partner was none other than Pop megastar Taylor Swift.

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The nearly six-year wait for a new album from R&B veteran Marsha Ambrosius came to a close on Friday (June 28) with the arrival of the anxiously awaited ‘Casablanco.’

Delivered courtesy of Aftermath/Interscope Records, the 11-track LP – preceded to Billboard 200 chart battle by singles ‘The Greatest,’ ‘One Night Stand,’ and ‘Greedy’ – serves as the 9x GRAMMY nominee’s fourth studio effort (the follow-up to 2018’s ‘NYLA).

Executive produced by the legendary Dr. Dre, the genre-blending project was reportedly three years in the making.

“Dr. Dre dared me to dream bigger and aim higher. CASABLANCO took on a life of its own once we grasped the concept. The ideas just kept coming, and everyone was on the same page at the same time,” she said.

Hear the magical result of those “dreams and ideas” when you stream ‘Casablanco’ in full inside via Apple Music and Spotify.

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Viewers are still buzzing about the EPIC tribute to Usher at the 2024 BET Awards on Sunday night (June 30).

An exquisite toast to the groundbreaking R&B star’s 30-year career, the event’s organizers called on some of this generation’s best and brightest stage blazers to render rocking renditions of his greatest hits including ‘Nice & Slow,’ ‘U Make Me Wanna,’ ‘Superstar,’ ‘There Goes My Baby,’ and more.

And while the likes of Tinashe, Chloe Bailey, Coco Jones, KeKe Palmer, Donald Glover, and Marsha Ambrosius took turns making the audience drop jaws at their respective performances, it was the ‘Bad Girl‘ combo of Teyana Taylor and Victoria Monet that drove viewers at-home and in-person absolutely wild.

As social media continues its collective tongue-wagging at their sultry tag-team, the dynamic duo took to Instagram to give each other praise for the show-stopping moment.

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With a whopping 81 nominations and 35 wins over her career, Beyonce was already the undisputed Queen of the BET Awards ahead of Sunday night’s show (June 30).

Thanks to a few new shiny trophies picked up that night for work attached to her latest chart-topping album ‘Cowboy Carter,’ her reign was only extended..

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