‘Sweet Love’ is the last thing Anita Baker is receiving after her highly anticipated ‘The Songstress Tour’ pulled into Houston’s Toyota Center on Friday (December 15).

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Tubi is no stranger to getting mixed reviews for some of its unique productions, but rarely has that polarized response veered into outright controversy.

That changed recently when attention around the trailer for the forthcoming film, ‘The Rapper Who Got Shot in the Heel,’ reached a new height – earning the streamer some serious side-eyes in the process.

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Tiffany Haddish has officially been charged in her second DUI case.

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Chrismas has come early for Beyonce fans.

As reported, today marks the 10th anniversary of the superstar’s surprise self-titled visual album.

With fans and critics alike reflecting on the impact of the monumental release, Queen Bey herself acknowledged its importance to her career as the day kicked off.

Now, she’s gone the extra mile to gift her BeyHive a wide streaming release for the elusive fan-favorite ‘Grown Woman.

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The term “game-changing” is often used hyperbolically. Yet, when it comes to Beyonce’s 2013 self-titled visual album, few terms if any better define this blockbuster project and the impact it continues to have on the industry at large.

Arriving like a thief in the night sans any warning or announcement, the LP’s unleashing served as an epic crescendo to a year that had taken The BeyHive on a roller coaster only rivaled by the present discourse around the ‘Renaissance’ visuals.

Join us after the jump where, in celebration of the 10th anniversary of ‘Beyonce,’ we reflect on the lead-up to the release of the cultural cornerstone and countdown our top 5 videos a decade on.

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Just hours after watching their single ‘Airplane Tickets‘ touch down on digital streaming services, Pharrell Williams, Swae Lee, and Rauw Alejandro lifted the tune’s official music video.

“Fun time, I want you and I under the sun / I think strongly about that special someone,” sings Swae on the sizzling new track. “Fun time, I want you and I under the sun / I think strongly about that special someone.”

The creative director for Louis Vuitton Men, Williams makes plenty of nods to the high-end designer in the visual which was filmed in Japan and arrives a month after he first teased a preview of it at LV’s Pre-Fall 2024 runway show in Hong Kong.

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How you gonna act like that took on a new meaning recently for singer-actor Tyrese after he caught wind of Lil Nas X previewing a new song claiming he was getting ready to enter a “Christian era.”

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After winning rave reviews for the Kid Cudi and Lil Durk-led ‘Guitar in My Room,’ Lyrical Lemonade’s Cole Bennett assembles Jack Harlow and Dave for the new song ‘Stop Giving Me Advice.’

Accompanied by a black-and-white music video, the Hollywood Cole-produced cut sees the star emcees toast to the good life and their successes so far.

“All this unsolicited advice from the guys getting booked for a quarter of my price / All this red carpet shit, brand partnerships, I must’ve let y’all forget that boy nice,” raps Harlow on the braggadocious bop.

Hop inside to see the Bennett-directed action.

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Halle Bailey is booked and busy.

Blazing a trail across a multitude of mediums – from music to TV to film – the star’s latest venture sees her star in the movie revival of ‘The Color Purple’ as Nettie.

Ahead of its December 25 release, Bailey stopped by Jimmy Kimmel Live to dish on the Fantasia Barrino-led flick and more.

Chopping it up with the anchor, the 23-year-old – who also earned rave reviews for her leading role in ‘The Little Mermaid’ this year – opened up about working on ‘The Color Purple’ with Oprah Winfrey on-set.

Elsewhere, she spilled on sister life with Chloe Bailey and what it’s like being signed to Beyonce‘s imprint – who she revealed is forthcoming with tips..

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After ample teasing and delays, Nicki Minaj has finally lifted the lid on her fifth album ‘Pink Friday 2.’

The conceptual successor to her debut album, 2010’s ‘Pink Friday,’ the new project comes as her first body of new music to land on digital shelves since she conquered charts with 2018’s ‘Queen‘ (marking her longest time between studio efforts to date).

Bolstered by ‘Red Ruby Da Sleeze,’ ‘Last Time I Saw You,’ and the history-making chart-topper ‘Super Freaky Girl,’ ‘PF2’ – which feature guest appearances from her longtime Young Money collaborators Lil Wayne and Drake as well as J. Cole, Lil Uzi Vert, Tasha Cobbs Leonard, and others – arrives as the GRAMMY nominee’s birthday and is her first LP since announcing her retirement in 2019.

Ahead of the recently announced world tour designed to support the highly anticipated effort, stream ‘Pink’ inside via Spotify and Apple Music.

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Beyonce continues to leave an indelible mark across a multitude of mediums with her blockbuster ‘Renaissance’ project.

The latest pillar of the LP’s shimmering success is a critically acclaimed film that chronicles the history-making stadium tour.

Christened ‘Renaissance: A Film By Beyonce,’ the audio-visual feast dives deep into the mind of the megastar while shining a light on the themes and the seismic amount of work she and her village poured into making the ‘Renaissance’ live show the stellar experience it was.

As reported, the film debuted at #1 at the US box office – registering a 20-year high in gross for this season.

Toasting the latest touchdown and reflecting on its win, see what Queen Bey said below…

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After a 30-something-year-old social media influencer is able to influence everything but a positive spin on her love life, she returns home to help with her family’s annual carnival only to get more than she bargained for when she finds love in more than one place in the Hallmark Channel movie ‘Christmas with a Kiss.’

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