Chadwick Boseman‘s incredible talent will shine for all to see and celebrate in upcoming the Netflix movie ‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.’

The film, which serves as the final performance from the actor who died last month, is based on the acclaimed August Wilson‘s play of the same name.

Set in the late 1920s, the production chronicles the life of Blues singer Ma Rainey – played by Viola Davis.

Due on the streaming service on December 18, the film will explore issues of race, music, relationships, and the exploitation of Black recording artists.

Before its arrival, check out the first look stills from the hotly anticipated film…

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#BTSWeek at ‘The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon’ is only at the halfway mark as the 7-member group has three more “live” performances to render before bringing it to a close.

Before they rocked the late nite talk series with showings of previous hits ‘Idol’ and ‘Home’ (as we reported here), however, they filmed an unofficial music video of themselves performing their chart-topping smash ‘Dynamite’ with the show’s resident GRAMMY-winning musicians The Roots.

Tapping host Fallon to assist, look inside to see The Roots join RM, Jin, SUGA, j-hope, Jimin, V and Jung Kook of BTS for a ‘Brady Bunch’-inspired rendition of the current #1 song in the USA.

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It’s been over 10 years since the music video for Alicia Keys and Beyonce‘s duet, ‘Put It In a Love Song,’ was filmed in Brazil but – for specific reasons undisclosed by either party – was never properly released.

The Swizz Beatz-produced song, featured on Keys’ fourth studio album ‘Element of Freedom’ (2009), was set to be the LP’s fourth official single yet was eventually scrapped despite having tapped famed music video director Melina Matsoukas to helm its accompanying visual.

In the time since, Alicia has fielded many questions about its release status – most of which she’s dodged with ambiguous answers.  Now, hot on the promo trail of her seventh studio album ‘ALICIA,’ the 15-time GRAMMY winner was quizzed again on if the clip will ever see the light of day.

See what she said about that and so much more inside:

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Over 20 years into her stellar career and it still appears 2020 may be Jennifer Lopez‘s best year yet.

As if kicking the year off with a history-making, high octane Super Bowl Halftime Show performance wasn’t enough (which later earned her an EMMY nomination), the singer-actress earned a Golden Globe nod and Oscar buzz for her role in the 2019 film, ‘Hustlers.’

While she left the aforementioned ceremonies empty-handed, the E! People’s Choice Awards are looking to add a new member to her mantel as the triple threat diva has been slated to receive the event’s most prestigious trophy.

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In the wake of ending her engagement to Max Ehrich just two months after it was announced (click here to read more on that), Demi Lovato dropped a new song, ‘Still Have Me.’

The heart-tugging ballad, which was teased via Twitter late Tuesday night (September 29) before its Wednesday arrival (September 30), sees the GRAMMY nominee pour out an emotional performance like never before.

“Everything around me shattered/ All the highs are now just lows/ But it doesn’t even matter/ ‘Cause I’d rather be alone/ All my love disappeared and I’m layin’ right here while the silence is piercing/ And it hurts to breath/ I don’t have much but at least I still have me,” she wails on the Gospel-inspired track.

Hear it in full inside:

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Kanye West may be making more headlines for his personal and political antics than his professional, but diehard fans are still keeping their eyes and ears on his prized catalog.

Proof of this has come via the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) which recently updated its certification logs to better reflect West’s sales status in the United States.  From content found aboard his debut album, 2004’s ‘College Dropout,’ to his later works ‘Life of Pablo’ (2016) and ‘Ye’ (2018), the GRAMMY-winning rapper/producer saw over 30 of his songs upgraded in the RIAA books with the highest coming as the now 9x Platinum certified hit, ‘Stronger’ (2007).

His refreshed cumulative tally, which equates to approximately 105 million in digital U.S. sales, makes him the fifth most successful artist of the digital era – trailing only behind Drake, Rihanna, Taylor Swift, and Eminem.

The win makes him the first male artist who debuted in the 2000s to cross the 100M barrier in digital sales.  Look inside to see the updates:

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Ari Lennox feeds fans with delicious new single ‘Chocolate Pomegranate.’

The smooth slice of R&B is the first taste of fresh solo material from the songbird since she made a splash debut album ‘Shea Butter Baby’ last year.

With sophomore season incoming, take a listen to the LP’s first offering below…

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Congratulations are in order for Usher and girlfriend Jenn Goicoechea. 

For, the couple have welcomed their first child together – a baby girl.

Full story below…

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Donald Glover, a.k.a. Childish Gambino, does have plant to release new music.

The music superstar talked with actor Michaela Coel for British GQ about the possibility of new music and what direction he wants to go in musically.

His words below:

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The Whitney Houston Hologram has finally surfaced, but without permission from the estate.

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Demi Lovato isn’t slowing down her comeback campaign.

The singer recently took to Twitter to reveal that she has a new song coming out very soon.

See when below:

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Candiace Dillard and Monique Samuels clashed quite literally on the latest episode of the ‘Real Housewives Of Potomac.’

Teased months before the hit Bravo series returned for its fifth season, viewers finally saw the showdown that spurned police filings from both ladies.

Now, as the aftermath of the fight plays out, Dillard dialled into the Wendy Williams Show to discuss.

Billing the incident as an embarrassment, she lambasts Samuels for embarrassing Black women overall. The former pageant queen also hinted at what’s to come on the rest of this season of ‘Potomac.’

Watch below…

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