While Jennifer Lopez fans, affectionately called #JLovers, were none-too-pleased after the Academy Awards snubbed the singer-actress earlier this year (click here to read more), but redemption may come via their TV alternative – the EMMYs.

Tuesday (July 28), the Television Academy announced its highly anticipated Primetime EMMY nominations for its 72nd annual ceremony (as we reported here).  Easily its most diverse crew of nominees to date, the list made history for being the most inclusive of acts of color in the event’s history.

Among celebrated nominees were Lopez and Shakira for their historic Super Bowl Halftime Show that rocked Miami’s Hard Rock Stadium in February.

Look inside to see how the ladies responded to the announcement:

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Lewis Hamilton has finally confirmed a report that he and the mysterious musician XNDA are one and the same.

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Beyonce is the latest star to shower Megan Thee Stallion with support in the wake of her shooting (allegedly at the hands of Tory Lanez).

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Jaden Smith has long marched to the beat of his own drum. Whether it’s by way of music, movies, or his celebrated style.

Still, as the son of Will Smith and Jada Pinkett-Smith, he’s always been tied to his lineage.

In recent times, he’s ditched the surname and has gone solely by Jaden.

Now, in a new interview with Zane Lowe, he unpacks why.

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Spotify‘s subscriber count has reached a new high.

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50 Cent has apologised to the beloved and amiable rapper Megan Thee Stallion after he mocked her for being shot by the singer Tory Lanez.

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Megan Thee Stallion is being showered with the support from fans and contemporaries after allegedly being shot by Tory Lanez.

The latest to star to show love to the femcee is Rihanna. 

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Taylor Swift is set to make a titan-sized splash on the Billboard 200 with new album ‘Folklore.’

As reported, the singer’s eighth studio effort was on-course to premiere with the year’s biggest sales launch.

But now it looks like it’ll open with a more seismic sum than first thought.

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To commemorate the 20th anniversary of her breakthrough album, 1986’s ‘Control,’ Pop icon Janet Jackson released her ninth studio album – the aptly titled ’20 Y.O.’ – in September 2006.

Famously dating Jermaine Dupri at the time, the LP may have featured contributions from her longtime collaborators Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, but its singles were helmed by the So So Def founder (who also served as the project’s executive producer).

Given the fragility of the GRAMMY winner’s career at the time, only two years removed from the infamous Super Bowl incident, fans disapproved of the album’s creative direction and pointed to Dupri’s involvement as the reason it stalled at Platinum status and yielded no sizable hits.

Recently reflecting on the effort’s commercial performance, J.D. took to our friends at Page Six to address why it’s unlikely he’ll reunite with his former boo in the studio any time soon.

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Since its onset, #VERZUZ has been a social media phenomenon that’s not only locked some of Urban music’s most beloved characters in a hit-for-hit duel but also seen fans create fantasy versions to assess how their faves would fare if squared.

As it’s been a critical knockout for the slew of big names who have graced the platforms to date, calls for prospective contenders have only risen and include names like Chris Brown (click here to read more), Usher, Beyoncé, Keyshia Cole, Ashanti, and more.

Among the names thrown in the ring for a potential battle is 2000’s rapper Bow Wow.  Despite previously asserting openness to battling fellow emcee Fabolous, the ‘Bounce with Me’ beau has since retracted said interest even as fans are pushing for a round-for-round bout with Soulja Boy.

Once our friends at TSR shared Bow’s latest weigh-in on the prospect, Timbaland – one of the #VERZUZ creators – offered a criticism that must’ve gotten under the ‘Growing Up Hip Hop’ star’s skin.

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Katy Perry spilled major tea during a Tomorrowland press conference on July 23.

The pop star revealed that she turned down a feature on David Guetta‘s 2011 hit single ‘Titanium.’ 

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The Hip-Hop prince Tory Lanez has discovered that there are calls for him to be deported after he was accused of shooting the rapper Megan thee Stallion.

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