Days after thrilling audiences with her high octane tribute to Motown at the 61st annual Grammy Awards, Jennifer Lopez announced she’s set to hit the road this summer in celebration of her 50th birthday (as we reported here).

The jaunt, titled ‘It’s My Party:  the Live Celebration’ tour, will give fans who missed the singer during her nearly 3-year long, ‘All I Have’ residency in Las Vegas the chance to see live renditions of her greatest hits over a 24-city trek scheduled to touch down in every corner of the United States.

Kicking off June 7th in Phoenix, the outing comes as the singer’s first in 6 years and will visit Los Angeles, Detroit, Houston, New York, and more before wrapping up on July 26 in Miami.

Curious to see if she’ll be dropping by a stage near you?  Look below to see:

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An all-star performance roster was on hand to help Motown ring in its 60th anniversary via the highly anticipated Grammy celebration, ‘Motown 60.’

Headlined by John Legend and Stevie Wonder, the extravaganza – set to air April 21 on CBS – was taped at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles and was hosted by Smokey Robinson and Cedric the Entertainer.

Look inside to see the list of names tapped to pay homage to the iconic label:

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It’s official! Cardi B and Bruno Mars are re-teaming for more magic and it’s dropping sooner than you think.

Details below…

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Are we the only ones who love when awards’ season is in full swing?

With the Grammys and Golden Globes in our rearview, next up is the NAACP Image Awards.

Unveiling its full list of nods today, the prestigious award honors actors, actresses, singers, authors, and activists of color, in and out of the entertainment industry, via its 50th annual presentation this year live on TV One.

Music royals such as Beyonce, JAY-Z, and Janet Jackson all landed noms in the recording categories, as did  Grammy-winning newcomers such as H.E.R and Ella Mai.

Elsewhere Netflix and HBO lead in the TV categories.

Ahead of finding out who will walk away with the coveted trophies on March 30th, head below to see the full nominations list:

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Cop a gander of Lizzo!

The eclectic songstress has been steadily building buzz for years on the indie circuit and will, at long last, unleash her major label debut ‘Cuz I Love You’ on April 19th via Atlantic.

Hotly anticipated, the set is preceded by viral smash ‘Juice’ (which continues to gain traction) and its title track – the video for which arrives tomorrow.

Today though brings with it the unveiling of the LP’s official cover. Check it out above.

A keen advocate of body confidence, the 30-year-old demonstrates exactly that on the stunning artwork.

We’re all sorts of excited about the project. Head below to find out why…

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Jennifer Lopez is celebrating her 50th birthday in trademark fashion – she’ll be blazing the stage!

In an announcement made today on the Ellen show, J.Lo revealed that she’ll be marking the occasion by embarking on a tour of the US.

What are you waiting for? Details below…

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Usher is safe and sound after he managed to escape a robbery which took place at the recording studio he was working in.

Full story below…

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Motown legend Smokey Robinson hasn’t been shy about defending Jennifer Lopez from critics of her tribute to the iconic label at the 2019 Grammy Awards.

Ahead of the performance (which courted backlash at its announcement from people arguing the show’s organizers were overlooking more deserving performers in favor of the ‘Love Don’t Cost a Thing’ singer), Robinson took to press to call detractors ‘stupid’ for disqualifying the singer/actress’ because of her race (click here to watch).

Now, after the showing was met with mixed review (as we reported here), the ‘I Second That Emotion’ singer is handing out a second helping of clap back on behalf of the 49-year-old stage blazer.  See the video and read his Instagram statement inside:

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It’s pretty safe to say Ariana Grande had the best weekend ever.

Despite some highly publicized drama leading into Grammy Sunday (as we reported here), the 25-year-old was able to boast the first Grammy win of her career thanks to taking the ‘Best Pop Vocal’ category for work found aboard her 2018 album, ‘Sweetener.’ (click here to read more on that).

On the same day the songstress learned the second chart-topper of her career, ‘7 Rings,’ had earned its third week atop the Hot 100 thanks to a handsome mix of streaming, digital downloads, and radio airplay.

“Rings” leads the Streaming Songs chart for a third frame, with 57.7 million U.S. streams, down 9 percent…It also tops the Digital Song Sales chart for a third week, with 42,000 downloads sold, up 7 percent, in the week ending Feb. 7. On Radio Songs, “Rings” rockets 19-10, up 21 percent to 50.6 million audience impressions in the week ending Feb. 10…

As we extend a hearty “congratz” to the Pop star, whose fifth studio album – ‘thank u next’ – is on track to top the Billboard 200 next week with the best first week sales of her career (click here to read more on that), look inside to see who joins her on this week’s edition of ‘TGJ Chart Check:  Hot 100’:

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Lady Gaga and Cardi B won big at the 61st GRAMMYs on Sunday night – taking home four awards between them.

However, Cardi’s win for Best Rap Album appears to have tickled a select few, which in turn saw the femcee vent about the haters.

Hoping to pivot the narrative in a more positive space, Mother Monster has spoken up and out in support of the rapper.

Her words await below…

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Ariana Grande is currently riding the highest wave of her career to date and it looks like she’s about to scale to higher heights.

The past week saw the songbird hatch new album ‘Thank U, Next.’

And while the project arrives just six months after its predecessor ‘Sweetener,’ it doesn’t seem like the masses have Ari fatigue. Quite the contrary.

Because, the LP – which has yielded two #1 singles already – is topping earlier sales forecasts.

Details below…

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With new journeys comes new inspiration. Kehlani is due to give birth to her first child any day now, and pregnancy hasn’t halted her creative juices. Quite the contrary.

For, the gifted singer is gearing up to unwrap a new project – recorded during

Details below, where a fresh track also awaits…

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