With the Oscar buzz surrounding Aretha Franklin biopic ‘Respect’ already at high volume, lead Jennifer Hudson just upped the ante with the announcement of on original song.

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When the line-up for new show ‘BET Presents The Encore’ was unveiled, one of the names most buzzed-about was Kiely Williams. 

The 3LW star may have hung up her mic many moons ago, but she’s maintained an arguable omnipresence in the mediascape by way of headlines involving her past bandmates and that “broken promithes” meme.

Williams also notably appeared in the highly viral clip from the show’s unaired pilot episode. Taped many years ago, it saw her lock horns with momentary Destiny’s Child member Farrah Franklin. Upon its unearthing last year, the clip created an immediate hunger for more, leading to the show eventually landing at BET.

Armed with this momentum, she makes clear that she still has a lot to offer the music industry…albeit with a twist.

Viewers of the show will have seen that while castmates such as Aubrey O’Day, Shamari DeVoe, and Nivea are uniting to form a supergroup, Williams elected to take a different role – creative director.

With that decision already causing friction (the type that makes for TV gold), That Grape Juice‘s Chet Kincaid caught up with Williams and Pamela Long of Total to discuss the show and more.

During the candid chat, the 34-year-old explained that she found the public scrutiny hard and insisted that she is “memed and mocked for a lisp I don’t have.”

She also expanded on her pivot into creative direction and why it’s her true calling.

Watch above and be sure to tune into ‘BET Presents The Encore’ Wednesdays at 10/9c on BET.

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Little Mix star Leigh-Anne Pinnock wears many titles – musician, expectant mother, and now the face of Maybelline New York. 

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Ed Sheeran is on the comeback trail and the countdown is officially on.

The Pop force will unleash his new single ‘Bad Habits’ on June 25. 

And he has confirmed that the song will arrive alongside its music video.

In trumpeting the news, Sheeran unwrapped a first-look preview at the visual and it appears it’ll be a cinematic affair.

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Beyonce, Kelly Rowland, and JAY-Z were among the stars that aligned to celebrate June Ambrose – one of Hollywood’s most luminous stylists and designers.

The revered fashion figure celebrated her 50th birthday at an elegant event, which saw her showered with love from many of her longtime clients, family, and friends.

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Thanks to his new hit, ‘Yonaguni,’ Latin hitmaker Bad Bunny‘s bounced to the top 10 of the Hot 100 by his lonesome for the first time. (more…)

Tinashe may easily rank among the most highly regarded stage performers to have debuted in the last 10 years, but – as she evidences in a new behind the scenes clip – making it look easy ain’t easy.

Hot on the promo trail for her latest single, ‘Pasadena’ (the first lift from her forthcoming studio album ‘333’), the 28-year-old invites fans on the other side of the camera to see how the magic from the tune’s official music video came to be.

Rocking a Janet Jackson ‘Rhythm Nation’ t-shirt while showing off some fancy footwork alongside her choreographer and team of dancers, look inside to see how Sweet T prepped the sweet moves that line her latest Micaiah Carter-directed music video.
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New rules, indeed!

In a world where music consumption is dominated by digital downloads and streaming, many once thought traditional radio was a dying format – until Dua Lipa‘s 2020 hit ‘Levitating,’ that is.

Thanks to an unprecedented resurgence on the platform, the Koz-produced cut – once written off after its initial failure at launch – has literally rewritten the rules on how long a song’s lifeline can be extended due to radio success.

Now, for the first time in its enduring tenure, ‘Levitating’ has been lifted to the apex of the format’s tally.

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French Montana‘s latest mixtape, ‘CB5,’ quietly impacted charts in late 2020 before slipping off the tally.

Instead of investing more push into the project, the 36-year-old is already moving on to the next – as evidenced by the release of his latest single, ‘FWMGAB’ (which is an acronym for ‘F*ck With Me Get a Bag’).

A StoopidOnDaBeat and Butter Beats-produced cut, the tune – which features a prominent sample of Jerry Rivera‘s ‘Amores Como el Nuestro’ (most famously sampled on Shakira‘s #1 hit ‘Hips Don’t Lie’) – is supported by a recently released Edgar Esteves and Jon Primo-directed music video.

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‘Married To Medicine’s 8th season has been off the thermometer!

The popular Bravo series chronicles the lives of a group of ladies – some of whom work in the medical field and others who are married to those who do.

This installment has unquestionably made for magnetic viewing.

Dr. Jackie, Dr. Simone, Dr. Heavenly, and Dr. Contessa Metcalfe were all back in the mix and were joined by newcomer Anila Sajja.

Alums Lisa Nicole Cloud, Quad Webb, and Kari Wells all appeared as Friends Of.

With this season at its climax, want to know what happens at the end?

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Jessie J is wasting no time lighting a match under her new single ‘I Want Love.’

The roof-raising Ryan Tedder production is the first taste of the singer’s forthcoming new album and has been greeted by rapturous applause from fans and critics alike.

This week will see J unleash its accompanying music video.

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Kevin Hart has a message for his critics.

Specifically, those who bemoan his comedic skill set.

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