Barely a year after his 2012 debut album ‘Well Done’ lived up to its moniker critically and commercially, BET ‘Sunday Best’ champion Joshua Rogers unleashes its follow-up ‘Unconditional’ (in stores today).

Continuing to follow the phenomenal path its predecessor carved, 19-year-old Rogers’ newest work showcases yet again an instrument that is tuned far beyond its years.  And, via our recent sit-down with the young star, his sophomore album will also illustrate artistic growth to match – a feat evidenced by his writing contribution to each song on the project.

Already christened one of the year’s most anticipated gospel offerings, tuck in for more on Rogers’ new album, news about a reality show, and so much more:

Joshua Rogers Shouts Out That Grape Juice!

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18 years after he was first portrayed by ‘Andromeda’s Kevin Sorbo, the story of ‘Hercules‘ finds itself tailored for the big screen this year, by way of the forthcoming flick ‘Hercules: The Legend Begins‘.

Boasting a $70 million budget and ‘Twilight’s Kellan Christopher Lutz as its leading man, the movie will gallop to movie theatres in March 2014, but goes some way to tease its arrival via its official trailer.

How director Renny Harlin fares?

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Your thoughts?

Lisa Kudrow is leaving the warm fuzziness of Friends character Pheobe Buffay behind and sinking her teeth into a darker role on ABC’s ‘Scandal’.

Viewers were introduced to Kudrow’s character, Congresswoman Josephine Marcus, on the latest episode of the Shonda Rhimes hit.

Promoting her stint on the show, the 50-year-old visited Jimmy Kimmel Live recently. Watch below as she dishes on her new gig…

‘Scandal’ airs Thursdays at 10|9c on ABC.

Your thoughts?

While this really is a matter of opinion, we’re sure the masses will concur when we say Beyonce‘s fourth studio album ‘4’ stands as her best piece of work.

Packing all the qualities that made her first three studio efforts the classics that they are, the project’s numbers say more of Beyonce and her songwriting abilities than most are perhaps are aware of- boasting Pop hits, Urban jams and cuts built for Adult Contemporary radio.

One of these cuts, being The Dream produced ‘1+1’, performed for attendees of the star’s recent ‘Mrs.Carter Show’ showing at the Rod Laver arena.

Reintroduce yourself to the cut- and a number of new ad libs- live, below!

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No more than a month after the arrival of his Miguel assisted ‘Would You Like a Tour?’, the Baritone that is Drake has announced the arrival of UK tour dates launched to support his new LP, ‘Nothing Was the Same‘.

So, when can British fans expect to catch the Grammy winning star live?

Dates below…

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 As her new single ‘Overdose’ continues to dominate Urban radio and flirt with Pop formats, Ciara touched down in Houston,Texas to grace a Moet fuelled event at the ‘Hotel Derek’.

It was there, just months after birthing her self titled new album ‘Ciara‘, the R&B stunner rocked a dress that can only be described as ‘revealing’.

Why?

Snaps below…

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Chris Brown‘s headline-grabbing antics have consequences for projects beyond his own. Just ask Pop divas Danity Kane.

Dawn, Shannon, Audrea, and Aubrey had been hard at work in rehearsals for their first show as a group in over five years – a show co-headlined with Brown, set to take place tonight in New York.

However, despite the singer being released from prison last night, promoters for the 92.3 Now Scream extravaganza have announced that the event has been cancelled.

Subsequently, the ladies – who had been working with renown choreographer Luam for the show, released a video statement to their fans.

Watch their heartfelt message below…

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As her daughter continues to fly the flag for Rap in today’s Pop arena, Carol Maraj – mother of Nicki Minaj– has set her sights on the world of Gospel, launching a career she hopes will help and inspire those she seeks to help most.

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As girl groups go, they don’t get much bigger than Destiny’s Child and TLC.

Indeed, both acts have created success narratives that are ground-breaking, trail-blazing. Success narratives that not only serve as a definitive blueprint, but narratives that are forever etched in Pop culture history.

It’s fitting, then, that The Saturdays – the UK’s current biggest female group, also recognise this – paying homage to the girl power pioneers during a recent performance on BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge.

Led by front-woman Vanessa White, the ladies navigated through Drake’s recent hit ‘Hold On, We’re Going Home’ before launching into a mash-up of TLC’s ‘No Scrubs’ and DC’s ‘Survivor’.

Find out how they fared after the jump…

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After a two-week hiatus, The X Factor USA returns tonight on FOX.

So as to signal its comeback, this season’s most popular judge Kelly Rowland stopped by Jimmy Kimmel Live to promote.

The new addition, who joined the this year’s series alongside Latin Pop star Paulina Rubio, hilariously detailed her experiences working on the talent-search, how the US contestants differ to the UK (Rowland judged the 2011 UK series), and more.

Check out the interview after the jump…

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One look at the charts, and it’s clear that – despite a strong start – Justin Timberlake‘s latest album ‘The 20/20 Experience (2 of 2)’ isn’t enjoying the blockbuster success of its predecessor.

Still, it’s fair to say the set has done its job in helping the Pop titan launch a global tour off its back — something his laxed approach promo has us suspecting was the plan all along. After all, it’s a given that top-tier acts such as JT make most coins on the road.

In any case, in a bid to keep his chart buzz lingering , the former NSync’er unwrapped the cinematic video for the project’s second single ‘TKO’ moments ago.

With the song having been released digitally more than a month ago, we’ll file this one under ‘Better Late Than Never’.

Peep the visual after the jump…

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13 days remain until Lady GaGa‘s ‘ARTPOP’ lands in stores. And despite anticipation already being at fever-pitch, the Pop superstar holds true to her promise of previewing material from the set.

The latest on the line-up, ‘Mary Jane Holland’.

Take a listen to a snippet after the jump…

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