Dear Jesus is back!

After the well received launch of its first season, the light hearted drama returns for a second season boasting a plethora of new characters and a storyline set to be more even gripping than the first.

Ready for more of Mercedes and Co?

Peep its trailer above!

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As far as she’s concerned, the violent past she shared with Grammy winning singer Chris Brown is just that…a thing of the past.

Unfortunately for Rihanna, last night saw her past unearthed in an episode of ‘Law & Order: SVU‘ which dealt with a A-list couple battling domestic abuse, pulling from her story by way of its theme and choice of actors.

Now, after it aired on NBC last night, fans of the MAC girl took to the social networking Twitter to air out their feelings towards the show’s execution of carefully crafted story.

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Eclectic songstress Solange stopped by The Late Show With David Letterman a few hours ago.

Building on the buzz of her critically acclaimed EP ‘True’, the 26 year old served up a live performance of ‘Don’t Let Me Down’ from the set.

Watch her full-band backed performance below…

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As comebacks go, No Doubt‘s ‘Push & Shove’ came and went like a thief in the night.

The album’s performance (or lack-thereof) surprised many industry analysts who perceived the group’s popularity was intact despite a ten year hiatus.

In learning the hard way that artists can’t “disappear” and remain relevant these days, the Pop quad mapped out a world tour to re-engage and rebuild their live fanbase.

However, in a somewhat surprising move, the Gwen Stefani led outfit have announced that they have cancelled postponed hitting the road to work on a new album altogether.

And while we already reported that the group are recording new material, it appears the project is coming together much faster than anticipated.

Read their announcement after the jump…

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Kelly Rowland is on fire right now!

Fresh from making headlines aplenty at the Super Bowl, Grammy‘s, and Oscars, the ‘Kisses Down Low’ singer turned up the heat at BET’s Rip The Runway last night.

The 32 year old took on hosting duties with actor Boris Kodjoe; but she might as well have strut the runway herself as she was serving pure supermodel on a platter. Work!

BET’s ‘Rip The Runway’ airs March 12th.

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Fans of gospel supergroup Mary Mary are sure to rejoice at news that the Grammy-winning duo are due give WeTV a season 3 of their hit reality show.  While we’re still glued to the show for its season 2 finale (February 28 at 9 pm ET/PT), reports surfaced today indicating the ‘God In Me’ maestras will in full-swing of production for their third season starting March 2013.

Erica Campbell of the group is quoted as saying, “We’re so excited about the next season as we enter a new phase in our lives and careers. This past year has been both overwhelming and exciting and we were happy to share those moments with our fans…we hope to continue to inspire and encourage people through our show in addition to our music.”

If the season will see them as a duo or done-zo, only time will tell.  The big reveal on the Campbells future as a unit is expected to be revealed tomorrow night only on WeTV!

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As reported here, ‘Balm In Gilead’ belter Karen Clark Sheard and award-winning daughter Kierra Sheard have been tapped to BET to bring forth a family reality show.  Set to be unveiled immediately after this year’s ‘BET Celebration of Gospel’ showing, the reality venture comes as one of many being taken on by gospel stars as Byron Cage, Marvin Sapp, and Kim Burrell have all made strides over 2012 in the reality television market.

The news comes just a day before reports surfaced that WeTV’s hit gospel reality show ‘Mary Mary’ was renewed for a season 3.

See below for when you can get your first peek at the Sheard family’s reality venture:

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While fans anxiously await getting their hands on ‘Side Effects Of You’ – the forthcoming album from ‘American Idol’ alum Fantasia, the Grammy winner continues to tease with updates on the project.

After unveiling the Missy Elliott and Kelly Rowland-enlisted tracklist for the album, now Barrino brings behind-the-scenes footage to light of ‘Lose To Win’ – the album’s first single.

Said to feature a “retro” feel reminiscent of Josephine Baker, early Tina Turner, and co., watch below to get your first peek at Fannie’s latest gem:

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Despite being an entertainer just as celebrated for her sound as she is for her look, Nicki Minaj has oft kept mum on reports she dabbled in cosmetic surgery in the earlier days of her career.

That is…until now.

In an interview with our friends over at ‘Extra‘ last week, the Septuple Platinum Rapper spoke openly on a number of issues regarding her unique look, during a conversation to endorse her new cosmetic venture, ‘Viva Glam Nicki 2’.

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Peep these pics of ‘Like A Surgeon’ stunner Ciara, on her way out of Mastros Steakhouse in Beverly Hills last night.

Joined by her reported boyfriend Future, the Givenchy beauty was snapped on her way out of the restaurant as she made her way to her car, arm in arm with the ‘Love Song’ Rapper.

Her sighting comes months before the launch of her hotly anticipated  ‘One Woman Army’ studio album, which will feature contributions from ‘No Hush‘ gem Wynter Gordon and Roc Nation priority, Elijah Blake.

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Fresh from serving up Urban smash ‘Love & War’, Tamar Braxton is rolling right on with new single ‘The One’.

The outspoken star, who is gearing up for season three of WE tv hit ‘Braxton Family Values’, performed the track at a Power 92 radio event in Chicago this week.

Check out the live rendition of the cut, which borrows the much-employed ‘Juicy’ sample, as well as ‘Love & War’ after the jump…

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Check out Solange and British stars Mutya Keisha Siobhan posing it up at the Los Angeles launch of Topshop recently.

Seemingly from different worlds, the eclectic talents now have a common denominator in producer/songwriter Dev Hynes (pictured).

A Brit himself, Hynes helmed much of Solange’s critically acclaimed EP ‘True’ and is presently clocking up studio time with the ladies (who many will remember as the original Sugababes).

We’re almost wetting ourselves at the prospect of MKS serving up something along the lines of ‘Losing You’ or ‘Some Things Never Seem To F**king Work’ when their album arrives in stores later this year.

In other “Origibabes” news, Keisha and co have also clocked in studio time with the legendary Diane Warren during their current American trip.

Exciting times.

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