Usher is hitting the road!

With just days to go before he headlines the Apple Music Super Bowl Halftime Show on February 11, the R&B icon has announced a brand new trek, the ‘Usher: Past Present Future’ tour.

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Fantasia blew the roof off the stage at GRAMMY Awards 2024 with a rousing rendition of ‘Proud Mary’ in tribute to Tina Turner.

Basking in the wave of praise that is being showered on her powerful performance, the singer seized the moment to acknowledge Beyonce who was in the crowd cheering her on.

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Jung Kook sent his faithful fans into a frenzy in November with news his Billboard Hot 100 top 10 hit ‘Standing Next To You’ would see him stand next to R&B icon Usher on the tune’s official remix.

As if the unexpected union itself wasn’t enough to get them going, the tune shot to #1 on real-time sales charts worldwide after the K-Pop superstar’s supporters copped a gander at its highly stylized and choreographed accompanying music video.

Now, as Ush gears up for the February 9 release of his long-awaited new studio album ‘Coming Home‘ (as well as a Super Bowl Halftime Show on February 11), the 8x GRAMMY winner is reflecting on how the magic of the ‘Standing’ clip came to be by unveiling an official behind the scenes look at the visual.

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Taylor Swift is wasting no time lighting a match under her newly announced album, ‘The Tortured Poets Department.’

As reported, the Pop titan surprised fans with the announcement of the LP at the GRAMMY Awards 2024.

Serving as the official follow-up to 2022’s ‘Midnights,’ the project arrives on April 19.

And while the date may seem to be in the distance to some, Swift is swiftly capitalizing on the buzz.

For, she’s unveiled the tracklist for the album.

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Sexyy Red has confirmed the birth of her seccond child and she’s already expressed plans to get back to her…regularly scheduled programming.

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City Girls star Yung Miami is striking out solo.

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Over two decades after Brandy and Monica topped charts with ‘The Boy is Mine’ – one of the biggest duets of all time – the latter took to the red carpet of Clive Davis’ annual pre-GRAMMY Gala on Saturday (February 3) to indicate she is open to the possibility of reuniting with her fellow R&B icon for a redo.

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Latto is stepping up to the musical pulpit.

For, the femcee is set to unlock her latest single, ‘Sunday Service’ this week.

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Just moments after shocking GRAMMY viewers for sweeping the Rap category with three wins (Best Rap Song, Best Rap Performance, and Best Rap Album), Killer Mike received another shock when he was whisked away by the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD).

At the time the LAPD had not released any information about what caused the arrest, but not long after the authorities took to Twitter to confirm Mike (born Michael Render) had been detained on misdemeanor battery charges.

Released approximately five hours later, look below to see how Render responded to the headline-grabbing incident.

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Usher famously warned “don’t leave your girl around me” and will likely have to reiterate the lyric for the masses thanks to his scintillating new campaign for SKIMS.

The R&B icon strips down for the underwear campaign for the booming brand – which was founded by Kim Kardashian.

Arriving ahead of the February 9 release of the superstar’s ‘Coming Home’ album and his Super Bowl Halftime Show performance two days later on February 11, the spotlight also comes with a unique musical component.

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Though comprised of seasoned writers who share a similar outlook on Urban Pop culture, the idiosyncrasies of the TGJ team members often lend to quite heated debates “behind the scenes” about the hottest topics.

Now, we give you a front-row seat to the show. In a format similar to ‘The View’ and your favorite panel shows, TGJ editors get real in a very candid way.

Today’s roundtable topic asks each anchor their thoughts on the…

GRAMMYs 2024

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Megan Thee Stallion‘s ‘Hiss‘ has not only slithered into digital history books for its gargantuan response on music sales and streaming sites, but – as recently revealed by Billboard – it’s also marked a major personal milestone.

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