With societal tensions high following the controversial decisions made in the Ferguson and Eric Garner cases, Alicia Keys has released an aptly titled new song christened ‘We Gotta Pray’.

The singer, who is renown for making cultural commentary via her music, continues the trend on the haunting track, which arrived paired with a powerful video.

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Mariah Carey may not want a lot for Christmas, but we’re hoping Santa re-gifts her voice back.

The diva’s vocals (or lack-there of) have been at the centre of ample debate since she set sail on her new tour ‘The Elusive Chanteuse Show’ in October. And though her overall vocal climate improved as the trek treaded on, a new performance tonight has re-affirmed that her road to recovery is by no means a linear.

Mimi was tapped to serve as the “major” attraction at this evening’s Christmas In Rockefeller Center event. However, her performance of her self-penned holiday classic ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You’ was attention-grabbing for all the wrong reasons.

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After being blasted by ‘Fire Squad’ rapper J. Cole here, Def Jam’s Iggy Azalea has faced fresh criticism launched her way by ‘Wallace’ performer Azealia Banks, who has accused her of being part of a scheme to downplay achievements made by their fellow “femcee” Nicki Minaj.

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As reported earlier today, a multitude of sources confirmed the saddening news that singer Kelly Rowland‘s mother had passed away.

Now, the R&B songbird is opening up on the loss of Doris Rowland Garrison – who was 66.

Her heartfelt words below…

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Tis the season of giving and Beyonce is in a generous mood.

If the last year has relayed anything, it’s that the ‘7/11’ songstress is conducting promotion for her self-titled visual album on her own terms. Out of the box best characterises her approach – a point illustrated in her plug for the new Platinum Edition of the LP on ‘The Real’.

For while not appearing on Fox’s freshman talker, the superstar gifted personalised copies of the beefed-up re-release to each of the shows hosts.

Peep the snap above of Tamar Braxton, Loni Love, Adrienne Bailon, Jeannie Mai, and Tamera Mowry posing with their box-sets.

Sharing the image on Instagram, Mowry added the caption:

@beyonce we are so grateful for our gifts!! We are all huge fans of yours!! Thanks for being a fan of the show! Mucho kisses

Sweet!

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Fifth Harmony usher in the holiday season with the video for their remake of Mariah Carey‘s festive classic ‘All I Want For Christmas’.

Unwrapped moments ago, the visual is pulled from Epic Records’ new compilation EP ‘I’ll Be Home For Christmas’ – which is out now.

The song and its parent project precedes the ladies debut album ‘Reflection’, which struts into stores on January 26th 2015.

In the here and now, watch Normani, Dinah Jane, Camila, and co in action below…

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45,467 music lovers picked up Beyonce‘s latest body of work in the last week, showing their support for the extended version of her self-titled new album and handing it a Top Ten spot on this week’s ‘Billboard 200.’

Fortunately for the singer, track equivalent sales and streams pushed the album’s opening figure well over the 70,000 mark, with ‘Beyonce Stats‘ reporting that it opened with a commendable 71,000 units.

Unfortunately, not even the continued success of her latest single ‘Beg For It’ could help Iggy Azalea‘s EP ‘Reclassified’, which failed to crack the Top 50 after selling less than 13,000 units in its opening week.

Here’s hoping her second studio album doesn’t fare as poorly.

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Oft accused of stealing music made by African-American artists to create his own, the legend that is Elvis Presley has been compared to rappers Iggy Azalea and Eminem this year.

Who made the comparison? ‘Crooked Smile’ rapper J. Cole, who blasted the pair with “culture vulture” claims in a song named ‘Fire Squad‘, pulled from his latest studio album.

His controversial stance on the pair below…

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In unfortunate news, multiple sources are confirming that singer Kelly Rowland‘s mother, Doris Rowland Garrison (pictured hugging her daughter above), has passed away.

Details below…

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After enjoying an applause worthy run on ‘Love & Hip Hop Hollywood’s first season, R&B singer Omarion makes an unsurprising return to the charts today, blasting into iTunes Top Ten with his latest release ‘Sex Playlist.’

Now available to purchase for $7.99, the project now sits at #8 on iTunes USA’s albums tally and is currently outperforming pre-order digits moved by J.Cole’s ‘2014 Forest Hills Drive‘, Beyonce’s ‘More Only’ and Sam Smith‘s ‘In the Lonely Hour.’

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If Nicki Minaj‘s discography was lacking a “classic”, we’d say it’s found in her latest effort ‘All Things Go.’

Pulled from her forthcoming album ‘The Pinkprint‘, the track marks the latest effort to drop in support of the project, but- as we’re sure many will agree once they give it a spin- the first to throw Grammy talk in its direction, filled to the brim with a rawness and honesty some would argue she hasn’t delivered since the release of ‘Autobiography.’

So, why we’re calling ‘Go’ a potential Hip Hop classic?

Listen below…

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The Material Girl may be plagued by leaks of new material from her forthcoming 13th studio album, but if reports are to be believed, her pockets definitely ain’t hurting as a result thereof.

Proof of this can be found by perusing the “World’s Richest Recording Artists” list.  With names like Dr. Dre, Beyonce, Mariah Carey and Paul McCartney ruling the tally’s upper rankings, above all the aforementioned sits one name – Madonna.

With a whopping net worth of $800 million (dispelling rumors that the diva is a billionaire), the songstress’s foray into music and movies has assisted with building an empire that towers over competitors.  A move easily attributed to the diva’s ability to keep her name on the tongue of the masses, as evidenced by a topless photoshoot to accompany the feature story of her recent Interview magazine stint.

Did you miss the hoopla?  See the “richest recording artist” top 10 list below and read more on that controversial photo shoot:

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