Mariah Carey spent much of her heyday avoiding the rigor of the road.

Yet, recent times have seen Mimi embrace touring; especially in today’s age where it’s the primary means of making money now that record sales are in a rut.

Building on her Las Vegas stint and recent ‘Sweet Sweet Fantasy’ concert series, Carey has teamed up with Lionel Richie for the 2017 ‘All Of The Hits Tour.’

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Beyonce and Mariah Carey routinely speak of their love and respect for one another and tonight they showed both in earnest.

Queen Bey was in attendance at Mimi’s ‘All I Want For Christmas’ show at the Beacon Theater and ventured backstage to catch up with Carey afterwards.

Peep the celebrated songwriting sisters below…

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The innovative force that is Little Simz extends her friendship with Kehlani to musical territory this month will the unveiling of their song ‘Table.’

Shot in London, the song’s visual is now available to spin below and leads the way for K’s forthcoming ‘SSS’ effort which will impact retailers on January 27th.

Unfortunately, the song doesn’t appear on the set.

Ready to give it a spin?

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Pop quad Little Mix lit up ‘The X Factor UK’ finale tonight with a super turnt up showing of new single ‘Touch.’

The anthemic cut is lifted from the ladies fourth studio album ‘Glory Days’ – which topped the UK charts upon its debut with 96,000 sold.

With over 200,000 copies sold in a mere matter of weeks, can the group soar to higher heights with the ‘Shout Out To My Ex’ follow-up?

Watch them marvel with the MNEK production below and let us know…

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BET‘s ‘Chasing Destiny’ may have come to an end, but June’s Diary are continuing to add new chapters to their story.

And this time it’s with a little help from R. Kelly.

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As Beyonce’s ‘Formation’ takes on singles from Adele (‘Hello’) and Rihanna (‘Work’) at the Grammys, more tea is being spilled about the blockbuster cut.

Earlier this week, producer Mike WiLL Made-It revealed that Swae Lee (of Rae Sremmurd) was behind the central lyric – ‘Ok ladies, now let’s get in formation’ – as the two freestyled on a car ride on the way to Coachella.

As many know, the track contains many standout lines, with the most renown being the Red Lobster rhyme.

More on how the Record of the Year candidate came to be below…
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Drake’s ‘More Life‘ release date has been pushed back t0 2017?

Why some of his fans (and critics) think this happened?

J. Cole’s ‘Eyez.’

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The promising R&B starlet Tink has graced the world with two new numbers.

Their names? ‘MC Hammer’ and ‘Commitment.’

You got my heart and I hope that you don’t **** it up. I don’t really let my guard down anymore / Last love hit me and I’m still pretty sore.

Both are waiting below and lead the way for her debut album ‘Think Tink’ which will make its way to the world in 2017.

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Nicki Minaj‘s bevy of Barbz are patiently awaiting the femcee’s fourth studio album.

And though details are scarce, the Rap titan is whetting appetites by serving up a visual for ‘Black Barbies.’

The popular cut is Minaj’s take on the official mannequin challenge song ‘Black Beatles’ by Rae Sremmurd.

It’s not ready for premiere just yet, but a titillating teaser was serviced on social media moments ago.

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Rita Ora is on a roll!

Now two days removed from the premiere of her version of ‘America’s Next Top Model’, the singer continues to hit the media circuit to raise awareness for it and the album she will drop via Atlantic Records next year.

Why it’s set to be worth the wait?

Find out below….

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Scribbled in history books for some good and not-so-good reasons, 2016 brought with it some of modern music’s most memorable moments.

Now, as the year draws to a close, TGJ is reflecting on 31 moments that rocked – and to some degree shaped – the Urban and Pop musical landscape as we know it.

Next, we reflect on how streaming literally put Kanye West and Rihanna in history books for unprecedented feats:

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Billboard may have honored Madonna tonight as their ‘Woman of the Year’ at this year’s ‘Women in Music’ event, but the Queen of Pop is certainly receiving a royal dragging after her controversial acceptance speech.

The Grammy-winning pop icon is quoted as saying:

“Michael is gone.  Tupac is gone.  Prince is gone. Whitney is gone.  Amy Winehouse is gone. David Bowie.  But, I’m still standing.  I’m one of the lucky ones.”

The statement may have earned an awkward applause at the event, but that damn sure wasn’t the case on Twitter.  See what we mean below:

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