‘Queen of Gospel’ Shirley Caesar received a royal backlash on Twitter this week after indirectly throwing her support to fellow gospel hitmaker Kim Burrell after the latter was slammed for a fiery anti-LGBT sermon.

As Burrell continues to lose everything from endorsements to promotional spots, Caesar – probably fearing the same was forthcoming – quickly tried to clarify her stance on the LGBT community by taking to Facebook to issue a statement.

Asserting the viral clip of her speaking was “taken out of context,” tuck in below to the gospel legend claim the true intent behind words:

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The L’s just keep getting handed to ‘Victory’ singer Kim Burrell.

The embattled gospel singer, whose anti-LGBT sermon from last week landed her in hot water with the community and its supporters, is continuing to see endorsements snatched from her.  After learning her appearance on ‘Ellen’ had been cancelled, the revered songstress learned her radio and television programming had been snatched from their respective points of air.

As if that wasn’t enough, yesterday she was greeted with news from BMI that she’d been uninvited from an awards ceremony honoring songwriters.

Burrell’s backlash has no end in sight:

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TGJ favourite Sevyn Streeter calls on Lyrica Anderson, Siya and Dreezy to complete her remix of DJ Khaled’s ‘Do You Mind.’

DJ Carisma’s ‘This Is the Queen’ mix houses the remix and arrives as Streeter’s fans look forward to the release of her ‘Girl Disrupted’ LP which is to drop via Atlantic Records.

Peep its release date here!

Ready to hear the ladies in action?

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Bruno Mars blazed back onto the scene last Fall with third album ’24k Magic,’ which topped charts across the globe.

Spearheaded by its title track, the LP has been a fixture in the upper echelon of the Billboard 200 and looks set to continue said run with the release of its next single.

There has been ample debate as to which song should be selected.

And now, it appears the stage blazer has made his decision.

Find out what he’s set to serve up below…

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Jhene Aiko gets psychotic in the asylum, self-directed visual for single ‘Maniac.’

With the dark sensual single as her backdrop, the ‘Souled Out’ singer is bound, gagged, and restrained before freeing herself and straddling a mannequin. The concept stems from Aiko’s research on the reasons women were admitted into mental institutions in earlier years. The reason: nymphomania, which is a side of the 28-year-old that she wanted to highlight more with this effort.

Peep the visual below…
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Following a year that gifted pop music lovers game and/or career-changing albums like Justin Timberlake‘s ‘FutureSex/LoveSounds,’ Christina Aguilera‘s ‘Back To Basics,’ Beyonce‘s ‘BDay,’ Amy Winehouse‘s ‘Back To  Black,’ Ciara‘s ‘The Evolution,’ and Fergie‘s ‘The Dutchess,’ 2007 had some big shoes to fill.

For many of the artists who stood to the challenge (see:  Britney Spears, Alicia Keys, Mary J. Blige, Kanye West, Jay Z, etc.) the results may not have matched the commercial response of their previous efforts (or collectively those of the big named releases the year prior), but critically the class of 2007 wielded what many consider some of their (if not their) best work(s) to date.

As we kick off 2017, let’s flashback to 2007 to ode 10 game and/or career-changing albums that turned 10 this year.  Your gateway to feeling “old” awaits below:

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Is Beyonce gearing up to reboot the ‘Formation World Tour?’

Find out why some folk feel so below…

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Fifth Harmony‘s future as a four-piece is looking promising following news that the quad have re-signed with Epic Records.

At the point Camila Cabello exited, it was revealed that the group had fulfilled certain obligations with the Sony imprint. A reality which meant their relationship with the label moving forward hinged on whether LA Reid and co wanted to exercise their legal right to “pick up their option.”

Well, it has now been confirmed that that’s what has indeed happened.

Dive below for details…

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With the New Year upon us, Tinashe has come out swinging.

Chart success may be perpetually pending, but that hasn’t stopped the performer from showing up and showing out.

Case in point the newly uncaged video for ‘Company.’

The high-octane clip is the latest to be serviced from the singer’s ‘Nightride’ project, which was released as a pre-cursor (of sorts) to her long-awaited sophomore album ‘Joyride.’

Check it out below…

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After a two-year musical hiatus, Brit crooner Ed Sheeran arrives with two new singles, ‘Shape of You‘ and ‘Castles On The Hill.’ Both are lifted from his third studio album ‘÷ / divide.’

The track ‘Shape’ finds Sheeran uttering lyrics of infatuation with a woman’s body over a Caribbean-inspired beat. While ‘Castles’ sees the red-head singer get nostalgic as he reminisces on simpler times in his hometown of Framlingham, Suffolk.

Hear them both below for yourself…

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As if kicking his new year off with yet another L was damaging enough, rapper Meek Mill is still facing the fury of ex-girlfriend Nicki Minaj‘s faithful fan group, The Barbz, after he slick dissed the rapstress following her announcement of their breakup.

We previously reported Minaj took to Twitter earlier today to excite fans with news of new music and announce her departure from Mill after a two year+ romance.  Shortly after fans trolled his social media handles, the rapper hit back with subtle shade in a now-deleted IG post.

Needless to say, it didn’t go over well with Minaj’s fans who – hours after the infraction – are still going in on Mill.  See what we mean below:

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Cop a gander of Fifth Harmony!

Looking ravishing in red, the newly remoulded quad step out in style for their first promotional snap since the dramatic departure of Camila Cabello last month.

The group – now comprised of Normani, Dinah, Lauren, and Ally – have vowed to continue as a collective. They’ve also promised solo material. All in 2017.

Exciting times!

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