1)  Fifth Harmony – We Know

2) Jidenna – Classic Man

3) Ciara – Dance Like We’re Making Love

4)  Janet Jackson – No Sleeep

5) Jason Derulo & Jennifer Lopez – Try Me

What are Your Top 5 Songs of The Moment?

Music royalty was out in full force this weekend at the 2015 Essence Music Festival in New Orleans.

Missy Elliott was one of the extravaganza’s main attractions this year and commanded a huge crowd on the merit of her name alone (new music is still pending).

Joining those in attendance were Beyonce, bandmate Kelly Rowland, and sister Solange.

The trio are believed to have caught up with Missy backstage, and paused to pose for the snap above.

We love talent here at TGJ and there’s a lot of it housed in the pic. Beautiful.

Your thoughts?

Ciara rocked this year’s Wireless Festival hours ago in support of her new album ‘Jackie.’

How she fared? Brilliantly, storming the stage with a set that impressed fans and critics alike before the release of her new video ‘Dance Like We’re Making Love.’

Watch her in action below…

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Peep this pic of R&B royal Usher!

The performer enjoyed all yesterday’s Essence Festival had to offer yesterday, sporting a t-shirt that sought to address America’s current race-related issues the country celebrated Independence Day.

The singer is currently hard at work on his new album following the release of its first two singles ‘Good Kisser’ and ‘She Came To Give It To You‘ to 2014.

He’s yet to set a release date for the LP.

More below…

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DeJ Loaf is back with brand new material!

Keen to keep her name hot on everyone’s lip the singer releases the song ‘Fools Fall in Love’ just days after unlocking the song that is ‘Back Up‘ with help from its featured act Big Sean.

‘Fools’ sits pretty waiting for your first  listen below…

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Meet Daisha, the sizzling Urban Pop diva fronting the infectious new song ‘HIYAH.’

Produced by Dawn Richard collaborator Swaggrcelious the number comes baring the gift that is its music video in support of her forthcoming EP ‘Skin Out – A Tribe Called Daisha.’

Ready to press play?

Enjoy!

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Is Urban Britney Spears making a more marked return?

It certainly seems so.

The Pop diva recently made waves (albeit not on the charts) with the Iggy Azalea assisted ‘Pretty Girls’ and looks set to further dip into the Urban arena with help from DJ Mustard.

Details below…

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Lil Wayne is aptly declaring his independence on Independence Day.

The rapper, who has been in a legal wrangle with Cash Money label head Birdman in recent months, has taken to Jay Z‘s TIDAL to release what he’s christened his most prolific effort yet – the ‘Free Weezy Album.’

Interestingly rolled out as a stream (rather than a purchasable LP), the project looks to be the fruit of the “deal” Weezy announced he made with Jigga last month.

And while there’s no one yet on the long-awaited arrival of ‘The Carter V,’ Wayne’s newest collection of songs is already generating bountiful buzz.

Take a listen below…

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Rita Ora is playing no games with the push for her new music.

It had been widely speculated (and heavily hinted) that the 360 entity had teamed up with Chris Brown for her next single and now said rumors have been confirmed.

Currently in Los Angeles, the 24-year-old shot the video for the hotly anticipated track this week with Brown and director Colin Tilley.

During our recent interview with the Roc Nation priori, she revealed that the follow-up to UK single ‘Poison’ would dub as the first song to be receive the single treatment Stateside.

As previously relayed, Ora’s new LP will serve as her sophomore effort on home soil, but her American debut.

Your thoughts?

After a brief rest on the bench, Cover Star returns this week with British outfit Brick City, who tackle Janet Jackson‘s seductive comeback cut ‘No Sleeep’

How did they fare? Hit ‘PLAY’ below to find out [cover commences at 0.48 mark]

While it was telling at points that the group had – per their own admission – just learnt the track, they still turned in a commendable rendition.

Their harmony driven delivery served up a fresh take on the simply sung song and actually has us salivating at the prospect of Janet garnishing with similar sounding adlibs when performing it live.

Kudos!

For more on Brick City, check out their YouTube channel here.

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Your thoughts?

Power 105. 1’s Angie Martinez caught up with R&B singer August Alsina recently.

The pair met up on the former’s radio platform to chop it up before the release of the latter’s second studio album and his new ‘Hip Hop‘ sound.

What they discussed?

New music, the absence of love in his life and the battle he faced to save his vision when he diagnosed with a life changing illness.

An honest conversation below…

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Big Sean & DeJ Loaf team up for their hometown of Detroit this year, joining forces to build the bop that is ‘Back Up.’

The song finds its way to the net with a mission to keep Loaf’s name above water on a popularity front before she joins Nicki Minaj on the U.S. leg of her latest world tour.

Listen below…

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